The Fake Princess's Soul Contract Duke

Chapter 24: One of the Important People

“Hah? Are you crazy?”

Eathen squeezed the trunk of his nose, while Alianora just tilted her head innocently.

“Hm, why? You don't want to?”

“You're a beginner, right? How can you fight without knowing the basic pattern first?”

For Alianora who was used to fighting with the sword, let alone the archetype, even the sword techniques used to be when she was a goddess, are still remembered today. So actually, to learn everything from scratch, for Alianora it was just a waste of her time. After all, he only wanted to train to get his body used to using the sword.

However, of course, he could not say that in front of Eathen. That would look weird.

“Basic pattern? I've read it in books, just practiced, right? That's why I need you to be my opponent.”

Eathen was about to interrupt Alianora's words, but Alianora had already opened her mouth first.

“Why? Are you scared, boy?”

The annoyance of Eathen went straight up to the crown. She was so irritated that she was speechless, and just stayed in place.

“Ck,ck, I did not expect the son of one of the strongest knights in the kingdom to not dare to fight a princess-”

“Alright, I'll do it.”

Alianora, who was facing the other direction, turned her lips. He then turned to look at Eathen with a blatant satisfied expression from his face.

“Ha! I knew you'd want.”

“Iya, yes. But before that,”

Athen looked at Alianora from top to bottom, then he raised his eyebrows.

“You want to practice while using that?

He pointed towards the dress that Alianora was wearing.

Alianora looked at her own dress, but she did not find anything wrong.

What is wrong with wearing a dress? I can still swing a sword even with any shirt. 

After all, Alianora used to see some female knights, queens, princesses, also some wearing dresses equipped with armor outside, and they could still fight fiercely. Therefore, alianora could not see the problem of wearing a dress during sword practice.

“What's wrong?”

“Do you still need to ask? Where would anyone practice swords using such clothes? Don't you have a special training suit?”

“No. Why indeed? I can still move around like this.”

Alianora moved her body and jumped up agilely.

The highlight of Eathen's eyes was glued to Alianora for a moment before she shook her head.

“No, I won't train with you if you dress like that.

Alianora just gawked at Eathen.

Does she have to wear clothes like Estelle used? That fancy black uniform that looks like that?

How could he have gotten the money to buy such a good practice uniform? Kalisto never gave him anything.

Then he looked towards Eathen. Eathen clothes are simpler, only in the form of loose shirt shirts, shorts, and shoes.

It felt that if she sold some of her jewelry that she did not wear, she could still buy it.

“All right, all right, I'll buy it. But you have to promise me that you'll fight me later, okay boy?”

Alianora had to go to the city first to buy a pair of clothes for training. Although actually it was a bit troublesome for Alianora, but what can be done if indeed the rules are now so. After all, Alianora also did not want to be seen with strange gazes by the soldiers when she trained later.

Eathen's eyes narrowed towards Alianora in annoyance.

“Terserusah, and for the umpteenth time. Don't call me boy.”

*****

“Sister! Where have you been?”

Estelle ran over to Aianora who had just returned to Estelle's training area, with Eathen.

“Hm? I was just walking around here, sorry not to tell you first.”

Alianora smiled sincerely as she gently stroked Elle's head. From the side of the eye, Eathen pierced him sharply, and Alianora did not need to look at him directly to know what was on his mind at that time.

Of course it must have been about his drastic change in attitude. In front of Estelle, she returns to being a dignified noble daughter, and a loving older sister.

As for his irregular demeanor before, it had already disappeared without a trace, like it had never been before.

Eathen did not intend to stare at Alianora any longer, he finally turned around to put the sword and straw doll he had picked up from the warehouse.

“Hm, sister went with Eathen?”

Estelle asked after seeing Esthen walking past her.

“Oh, I asked Eathen to accompany me, because I don't know the area around here.”

Hearing that, Estelle immediately laughed amusedly.

“Hahaha, ah yes, I forgot, since big brother came to Nauchwanstein Castle, big brother has never been here before right? Obviously kayak can't possibly know.”

The words came out smoothly from Estelle's mouth, like it was something normal.

It is normal to insist in front of everyone that Thalia is just an adopted child who knows nothing.

That girl, what was she thinking?

“How about you, Elle? Did the waiter you said arrive?”

Alianora glanced towards the seat made of finely carved iron by the side, and found that there were several sheets of towels there.

Estelle nodded.

“Hm, yes. Tia and Liz were finally here with snacks and towels, but when I asked them why they were late, they said something happened in the kitchen that made Tia's neck hurt. Does sister know something about that?”

Although Estelle's face still looked innocent, and her smile was still beaming as usual, yet from her eyes, it looked at Alianora deeply.

Alianora nodded slowly.

“No. When I came here I didn't see them at all.”

“Is that? Yes, they are also okay, just a little pale.”

Not long after that, Sir Gallahan came from the side while eating a meat loaf.

With that, Estelle's sword practice restarted, and Alianora listened enthusiastically to it all.

Human sword techniques after thousands of years had passed, were already many different ones. Although there are some that are still the same, but some swings and punctures are obviously different, and that's even better.

On the other hand, Alianora also seemed satisfied to see the talented young generation.

He was a little surprised when he found that Estelle from the outside looked flabby, turned out to be very agile in using a greatsword type sword.

Alianora simply asked, where is the power on that skinny hand, to swing a greatsword effectively.

Moreover, Eathen did not need to be asked anymore.

From the beginning, Alianora had already seen that the boy's long sword technique had already exceeded the average, judging from his young age, but when looking directly at his skill when he fought against Sir Gallahan himself, Alianora could see the quality of his sword technique as a whole.

Although his body was smaller than that of Sir Gallahan, he could easily find a suitable gap to attack. Every movement is also not wasted at all, and he can still close vital gaps in his body, so that the opponent does not easily target him.

Seeing that the real talent of Eathen was so, Alianora felt that choosing him to be her peer training opponent was not wrong. He was already impatient to fight against Eathen. It felt, Eathen would be the brat that would make him feel the thrill of fighting back.

What a talented boy, but who is he really?

Alianora was still thinking about the identity of Eathen in Thalia's life. He had a hunch that Eathen was not an indiscriminate figure, with such talent, it was impossible for such a person to be just an ordinary person.

Behind her, Mary was rinsing Alianora's silver hair, cleaning it from the rest of the shampoo.

“Nona, did something happen?”

Alianora who was soaking in the bathtub, woke up from her mind.

“Ah, Mary, it's okay. I just remembered Elle's practice this afternoon. By the way, have you got the answer?”

Mary took some fragrances, then poured them into the bathtub.

“Numbers, miss.”

“Hm, it's been two days but still no answer? Cih, that one guy what is he doing?”

In the past, Alianora had made a deal with Archmage Othima, about how to communicate so as not to cause attention. If it was Alianora who sent, Alianora could send him as usual, but if Archmage Othima sent him, he would have to send one of his servants to secretly take him to Nauchwanstein Castle, then it will be received directly by Alianora.

But Alianora did not have time to wait for Archmage Othima's reply, but rather she told Mary, and she was grateful for that.

If he had to wait for two days blankly, he could have gone crazy.

Hah, at least that person should tell me if he succeeds or not, don't make it unclear like this. Cih, you troublesome.

“Nona, how was the training area? Did the lady do what she wanted?”

Mary rubbed Alianora's body while simultaneously scolding her a little, making Alianora almost fall asleep.

“Oh, unfortunately not. A boy doesn't want to be my opponent unless I have a training uniform. It's a pain, isn't it?”

“A boy?”

“Oh yes, the boy happened to be training with Estelle. Estelle said she was Sir Gallahan's son, you know?”

Mary nodded with a faint smile.

“Iya, miss. I had heard from the knights that Sir Gallahan's eldest son was quite talented. He has already started his training here after his blessing event last month.”

Hearing that, Alianora's eyes immediately widened. Blessing event? An event that must be attended by every noble child in the Kingdom of Agris.

Nobility

Sir Gallahan's.

Athen.

From the beginning he felt that the two names were no stranger.

If they were a noble family, they were most likely also important figures around Thalia, in her previous life.

Alianora turned to look at Mary.

“Mary, Sir Gallahan's a nobleman?”

Mary looked at him in surprise before nodding.

“Iya, miss. Sir Gallahan was a nobleman. He has the official title of Viscount. He is Viscount Frederick Gallahan.”