A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 13 : Training on the small mind
{Chapter 13} Training on the small mind
“Why do you look even more listless today than yesterday?”
Seeing Anna, who appeared even more dispirited than the day before, Helga's face also showed a trace of concern.
“It must be because we weren't with her,” Louise concluded decisively.
“...That's not it!”
Yesterday's lack of energy was because you weren't with me, but today it's not like that!
Anna herself felt somewhat baffled. She had gone to bed early, yet when she woke up this morning, she felt as if she had pulled two all-nighters in a row, unable to stop feeling drowsy.
‘Could it be because of that dream? But even after having such a dream last time, I didn't feel like this the next day…’
Pondering without any clues won't yield anything, and Anna's intuition didn't give any reaction either. The simulation couldn't replicate the dream... Moreover, the kid in the dream seemed to know about the simulator's existence, though not exactly what it was.
“See you again... ah.”
At the end of the dream, those words were exactly the same as in the previous dream, which made Anna pay a bit more attention to them.
But no matter how she thought about it, those words were just a simple farewell, and only the “see you again” part really caught Anna's attention.
We must have known each other in the past, right? It must be related to that lack of memory, right?
“Anna, are you okay?” Atala thoughtfully brought over a cup of black tea, looking at Anna with concern. “Do you want to go to sleep?”
“...If I'm going to sleep, there's no need to bring a cup of tea, right?”
“This black tea can help with sleep, it's fine.”
...Sleep-inducing black tea?
It seems there is such a thing... but when it comes to sleep-inducing black tea, Anna always thinks of that time in a simulation where Louise gave her black tea, and she fell asleep only to be brutally assaulted by Louise.
“...No need, I'm not that sleepy yet.”
Aside from a certain eerie discomfort with the idea of sleep-inducing black tea, another reason is probably... Anna feels her body isn't actually tired.
It's more like mental exhaustion, but the body shows no signs of fatigue... that kind of feeling.
Not something a normal human would experience, yet it's happening to Anna.
Anna's body is quite mysterious, isn't it?
“Should we go for a walk around the city today?”
“...The royal city is still under martial law, there's nowhere to go, right?” Atala brewed a cup of black tea for everyone, and Helga downed hers in one gulp.
“...I almost forgot.”
After the martial law was imposed, the royal city now has high-intensity patrols every day, and there are far fewer pedestrians on the streets. According to Louise, it's “completely lacking the atmosphere for shopping.”
But this makes it tough for Anna, who can't sleep well at night and has nothing to do during the day.
“...Then I'll go practice my sword skills.”
It's been a while since I last practiced, and I haven't taken on any adventurer guild quests for a long time. If I don't get some exercise soon, I might turn into a couch potato, right?
And... that guy in the dream mentioned that I need to level up to a C-rank adventurer, which is also quite concerning.
I still have one bottle of Agility Enhancer β on hand, which I originally kept as a trump card to deliver a fatal blow if I encountered an opponent I couldn't beat.
But judging from the several sudden deaths in the simulations, it seems I don't have the luxury of drinking this Agility Enhancer β like I did when I encountered those bandits last time.
“Maybe I should just drink it at the next opportunity...”
The numbing electric current from minor attribute boosts is effective and can be offset with some magic, but a full rank upgrade is no small matter.
This is a universal lightning strike, not something ordinary magic can negate. It's best to wait until the martial law is lifted, then head out to a deserted area to drink the potion, so as not to accidentally strike some innocent bystander with the lightning.
A C-rank knight requires all attributes to reach A-, and I also need to complete the combat skill assessment required for the D-rank knight promotion and the functional distinction of a C-rank knight.
Looking at it this way, attribute enhancement might actually be the easiest part for me... After all, as long as I run more simulations, with good luck, I can accumulate enough achievement points to exchange for more attribute enhancers.
...There are so many good things in the achievement store, but I'm reluctant to use them.
Now, I have to semi-forcibly exchange these saved achievement points for attribute enhancers, which makes the miserly Anna feel inexplicably distressed.
This is a necessary sacrifice!
“Training? Then I'll join you too.”
Louise also stood up and stretched her body.
“I haven't exercised in a long time either,” Helga also looked eager.
“Then... me too...?” Even Atala seemed tempted.
“Alright, alright, let's all go together,” Anna sobbed. “Is the training ground at home big enough to accommodate the four of us?”
You know, the movements of professionals during training are not ordinary...
“I was just joking,” Helga immediately put on a helpless expression. “I'm not in the mood to train my physical attributes now... my magic is more important.”
After all, what Helga lacks most for her promotion is magic power. It's strange how a mage's magic power is her lowest attribute...
“I won't go either,” seeing Helga give up, Atala also hesitated a bit. “If the space isn't big enough, forget it.”
In the end, only Anna and Louise went to the training ground.
Picking up a wooden longsword, Anna swung it a few times, but her gaze fell on Louise.
Louise also picked up a longsword, looking eager.
“...Lou, can you use a longsword?”
“Not really,” Louise clumsily swung at a straw dummy a few times, her movements stiff, lacking fluidity, and with many unnecessary actions.
“You haven't learned before?”
“...I didn't formally attend a knight academy, so of course, I haven't learned much,” Louise answered bluntly. “A hand-and-a-half sword with a shield is still the best combination for me, and those combat skills are also easy to learn.”
“As a knight, you must be proficient with most weapons.”
“I know!” Louise replied in a half-coquettish manner, winking at Anna.
“So, silly Senpai, teach me.”
“...Teach you the longsword?”
“Of course~ The longsword is quite difficult to use, so please~”
Seeing Louise practically leaning on her, Anna suddenly realized something.
This girl must have deliberately come over to get me to teach her the longsword, right?
Chapter 13 : Training on the small mind
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