Sword Art Online's
chapter 13's
Calling back the sound of Tieze wanting to meet Eugeo-senpai so badly, Ronye squeezed out her right hand without touching her tears that appeared again.
A swordsman does not need to choose a sword, but his sword will choose its owner. I should have opened my heart and poured love on it, then the sword would have responded.
Ronye's hand picked the 3rd from kiri—a sword with a silver holster to the tip, with its handle covered in coarse black leather as black as Kirito's hair, yet emitting a sparkle. The new type of skin on the handle was a little hard to feel, but he thought if he held it carefully, it would be more used to it.
He took his breath, then slowly raised the sword. A heavy feeling due to the thickness of an opposite object radiated from the fingers to the wrist, elbow, shoulder, to the entire body.This is not an unpleasant weight. Like the platinum oak sword I used when I was a junior, like the official sword of the United Council of the Human World that we used in the war, I feel like I can hold it easily someday if I take care of it with love.
He held the handle with his right hand and felt the core of the sword by holding his knife eye with his left hand. Then saying.
“...This sword is okay right?”
Vice-Prime Swordsman Asuna returned the remaining 3 grandpieces, hung them back to the wall, then stood to Ronye's left.
“The name for this sword should be your own to decide, Ronye-san, go to the administration section and register it in the knight.” equipment ledger
“...baik”
This was the first time he had a sword that should be officially registered, so he was a bit confused yet he immediately nodded as the owner's obligation. In the past when the supreme goddess Administrator arbitrarily made or destroyed a divine object, she gave it to someone or took it back, she said, but now all kinds of weapons and armor in the Cathedral were arranged in a large book.
Asuna nodded and smiled, glancing at Ronye.
“What will you do with your old sword after? If you wish to
return it to the army of the Human World, I can send it there with the sender of tomorrow.”
“Oh i—iya, I have to..”.
The standard sword, which is always on his left waist, which belongs to Ronye— the sacred letter “P” marks that he is the owner if he opens the window of Stacia—but in the military regulations of the United Council of the Human World, the, it's just a loan. When we update our weapons and the old ones become surplus, then we have to return them to the troops.
Both the handle and scabbard are made of dark brown leather, and are made without any decoration, the sword is still sharp with a priority of 25 made of special crois iron from the south. It was not that this was a cheap production, and since Ronye carefully took care of her, there was still a lot of her life left.
In fact, it had already been exchanged to a standard sword knight a year ago when he started becoming an apprentice Integrity Knight, but back then he kept putting it off because of being busy, he said, so both Ronye and Tieze still held onto their previous swords and continued to wear them.
After all, if the new sword the Vice-Prime Swordsman gave him was the way, he would eventually have to release it.
".................."
Holding his new sword with his right hand, he still held the standard sword hilt that was on his left. Asuna nodded and said.
“I understand that feeling, I also do not want to let go of my first favorite sword, to the point that I made Kirito-kun distracted.”
"Eh…?"
Surprised, he looked at the Prime Swordsman's face.
“Asuna-sama,......is it about the real world?”
“Ya not really. Once upon a time Kirito-kun and I fought together in a world that was neither the real world nor the Underworld. More precisely.Kirito-kun taught me how to fight when I don't know much."
“So even Asuna-sama who is as strong as this goddess..ever was like that..”.
“True, I am not a goddess, but just like you Ronye-san, an ordinary girl.”
Looking at Asuna's smiling face, which looked prettier than even a human, Ronye narrowed her eyelids for a moment and asked.
“Em...Asuna-sama, so how do you take off your first sword?”
Asuna looked at her right palm feeling the longing from what her old sword felt like, she raised her hand and replied.
“I followed Kirito-kun's advice, I melted his sword into a piece of metal, its shape is still original, and I made a new sword out of it. That way, he said, the soul of the sword will be channeled.The man is too sentimental when it comes to the sword."
“Hehehe..it Kirito-senpai once.”.
The two of them laughed, but suddenly Asuna muttered.
“But this story does not help at the moment, Ronye-san.I cannot melt the sword of the army of the Human World, and after all, there is already a new sword in the first place.”.
“I can decide after hearing your story. This sword will be returned to the army of the Human World.”
He put his new sword on the table, removed the standard sword along with the sheath from his belt and gave it to Asuna.
have it..”
“It's okay, I know this sword has been fighting with me for a long time, I think someone else will need it.”
“I see, then I will return it to the headquarters of the Human World army with the sender of tomorrow's message.”
After receiving Ronye's standard sword with a respectful gesture, Asuna hung it on her right waist. The standard sword of the Human World army could be said to be extremely bright, if combined with the ‘Radiant Light’ sword on his left waist, it must be heavy, it must be, but he arranged it opposites so as not to give the impression of weight in all the black leather sheaths decorated with silver that he put there.
Ronye lowered his head to clasp his belt back as he put down his new sword. While feeling the new weight on her body, Asuna suddenly straightened her back and looked straight at Ronye.
“...Ronye-san, regarding Kirito-kun, thank you yes.”
“Ah..ya!”
He replied spontaneously, but given the situation, Ronye again gave a knight salute.
“Integrity Knight apprentice Ronye Arabel will protect the Prime Swordsman with my life!”
After Ronye answered correctly, Asuna smiled.
“Don't push yourself too much, the important thing is that you two return safely, if you see Kirito-kun running, chase after him as best you can.”
Sensing an emotion quivering from her words, Ronye asked doubtfully.
“Er...actually..does Asuna-sama also want to accompany her?."
“Slightly anyway.”
It was just a joking answer, it was obvious that the meaning behind it was very different. The Vice-Prime Swordsman shook his head short and said before Ronye opened his mouth to reply.
“Actually me and Kirito-kun can't leave Centoria together. There were still many decisions to be taken every day, and the former senior noble was dissatisfied with the United Council of the Human World that would not simply disappear this”
“...I'm sorry, it must be a bit..”.
Quickly Ronye lowered her head, Asuna blinked her eyes and smiled at him.
“No need to apologize Ronye-san, why?”
“It..I also came from a noble family and I never heard of any doubt in the noble system of the Human World until I met Kirito senpai. ”.
“But the fathers of Ronye-san and Tieze-san are important people working as executives, right? Completely different from the great nobility who enjoyed his days from the hard work of the people in his realm.”
"............"
Suddenly Ronye fell silent, still bowing his head.
Formerly the castle was a towering place on a hill not far from the Central Cathedral, the former castle administration and guards were still operating at the time, so his father worked as the leader of the guard platoon before the war.But the Konoe knight that previously existed for the castle guard has disbanded, but the Konoe knight that previously existed for the castle has disbanded, the function of the guard office has also been transferred to the Human World army led by General Solterina Selurute.
In the future it seems that all of the 4 remaining platoons in the 4 empires will be united to the defense forces and the number of the troops themselves will be reduced, but this should have happened, Ronye was not sure if his father was still in his position.
If he was asked to reassemble the platoon or be transferred to the administrative office section, his father could still continue with his obligations. If we lose the amount of income from labor by the Private Estate Liberation Act and he will work as an executive in the Human World army, it would still be different from the great nobles who tried not to pay them…
But if this was his father's path, and perhaps for Ronye himself, it still felt in his heart. The perception that they were a noble family and were different from ordinary people. As long as that thought passed from generation to generation would not disappear, between Ronye and the people of the Arabel family remained the same as the other senior nobles.
“Asuna-sama, preferably..”.
Ronye stopped his words.
Not only the level of nobility, it would be better to eliminate the noble system itself.He thought so, but it was not a good thing to say while aiming to become the best Integrity Knight. And his hopes of becoming a knight also could not be thrown away. Being one of the honorable knights, having silver-colored armor, as well as dragons, and he also wanted to serve Kirito for the rest of his life, because that was only Ronye's dream.
Asuna tilted her head waiting for Ronye to continue her words. And Ronye answered him after shaking his head.
“No, it's nothing.but uh, if possible, can Asuna-sama give the same sword as this to Tieze? Because he will also continue to use it in the army of the Human World.”.
“Yes, I'll meet Tieze-san.”
“Alright, thank you very much!”
If Tieze also made the same conclusion, he thought, Ronye swallowed his words that he could not say.
