Chapter 35

After that, I tried swinging a wooden sword, which was easy to prepare, but as Fevalter said, it just didn’t feel right.

What was that sense of discomfort? It was a bit hard to explain.

Fevalter and the other gardeners, who were watching my practice, seemed to think the sword wasn’t a good fit for me. I myself quickly realized that the indescribable discomfort and the handling of the sword indicated that it wasn’t the right choice for me.

So, it was decided that I would discuss this with Grandfather.

While stretching with Nebel, who is learning self-defense with me from the twins, I told him about it.

"Surprising. I thought Al had good physical coordination, so I figured you could handle anything pretty well."

That’s what he said.

"Maybe it’s just that I don’t have much stamina, but I can’t do that walking course."

"That’s probably just a matter of getting used to it. It took me quite a while to get moving, and I got a lot of bruises and contusions."

"That might be true, but oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, stop! I can’t bend any further!"

Nebel screamed as I pressed on his back.

"Nebel, is your magic circulation working properly? Your amount isn’t that low, right?"

Nebel had learned swordsmanship at his previous home, so his stamina wasn’t low, but his body was quite stiff.

"It’s not low, but it’s not as much as Al’s."

"I have an average amount of magic power."

Probably about the same as Nebel, right?

"Eh? What? No way?"

"Really, really. You see, the amount of magic power doesn’t matter for circulation. It’s about circulating the magic power you have within your body. You need endurance to keep it circulating, but that comes with practice. Even if the amount is small, it’s not a problem. Didn’t you learn that?"

"I don’t know about other families, but we didn’t learn that at my original home."

Hmm, so they prioritized physical training and swordsmanship?

"Still, your body is quite stiff, though?"

"No, I’ve never done this before! I’ve done long-distance running and push-ups, but not this!"

"Why not stretching, then?"

Suddenly moving your body puts a strain on your muscles, right? First, you do some warm-up stretching, then strength training to build stamina, and finally, more stretching to relax your muscles.

"Nebel, let’s do stretching when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night. It’s better that way."

Since we move our bodies here during the day, it’s essential to do it three times a day. I’ll teach you some stretches you can do on your own later.

Hilda, who saw Nebel and me stretching, looked envious, but I ignored her.

Even though she’s still a child, it’s a bit awkward to stretch with a girl, right? I’ll teach you some stretches you can do on your own, Hilda.

Next time, I’ll ask the Chancellor to send a female knight when Hilda comes.

While Nebel and Hilda were coming to my place almost every other day to exercise and study Diorashi, the common language of the surrounding countries of the Lave Kingdom, I was suddenly ambushed.

By Ignatz.

Why? I don’t understand why this happened.

Because, Ignatz, you usually come after being called, right? You’ve never just shown up out of the blue.

While teaching Nebel the basics of magic circulation on a slightly open lawn, Ignatz and one of our servants, who was trying to stop him, approached us from the building.

"Please wait, Second Prince!"

Ignoring the servant’s plea, Ignatz came up to us and pushed Nebel, who was standing opposite me.

"Nebel!"

"Whoa!"

I tried to catch him, but Nebel lost his balance and fell onto the grass with a thud.

"Nebel!"

As I tried to help him up, Ignatz, who had come from behind, grabbed me and shouted in a loud voice.

"He’s my older brother!!"

What are you saying, Ignatz?

"He’s my older brother, so why are you always with him! It’s not fair! It’s not fair! I want to practice and study with my older brother too!!"

After saying that, Ignatz, who is usually so quiet, started crying loudly.

Ugh... What should I do? And, Ignatz, aren’t you a bit younger mentally than I thought? What’s going on?

How do I fix this?

While I was at a loss, the servants had set up a table, chairs, and a parasol, and Silt had helped Nebel up, checked for injuries, and applied some first aid.

The other servants had laid a tablecloth on the table, and Lanz had brought a tea set and snacks on a cart.

You guys are too prepared.

I separated Ignatz, who was clinging to me, and sat him down in a chair. I also asked Nebel to join us since he had been affected. When I tried to send Hilda home, she gave Nebel a concerned look and asked to stay.

Ah, right, I see. Sorry, Hilda. Of course, you’d be worried about someone you like.

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