Twilight Manor, early morning
"Um… Tiona, why is it so noisy outside?"
Tione, the Amazoness sister who lived in the same room, rubbed her eyes, only to find that her sister had suddenly woken up early and was hurriedly getting dressed.
"What's wrong? We just came back from the expedition. Isn't today a day off? What are you doing?"
Seeing her sister's abnormal operation, Tione was no longer sleepy. She immediately sat up straight and looked at the other party in confusion.
"Amazing!"
Tiona hurriedly said, "Takema is actually practicing early in the morning with Aiz!"
"I just saw it, those two are too close!"
"Ha!"
Hearing Tiona's anxious words, Tione widened her eyes. She woke up in a hurry and felt energetic.
It wasn't because she liked Shun like her sister, it was just that Aiz, known as the Sword Princess, had never had any scandals at all.
Not to mention morning practice, Tione had hardly ever heard Aiz interact with any man.
And now, was Aiz going to invite Shun to the Loki Familia to practice?
Something was wrong!
This behavior was very wrong!
The pair of Amazoness sisters quickly ran outside and watched from the upstairs window.
And when they arrived, they found that not only them, but also many members of the Familia were lying by the window watching the scene happily, especially an Elf girl with long orange hair, who was crying and sadly muttering the words 'Aiz-san is being snatched away'.
Aiz and Shun were fighting with swords on the vast meadow.
Continuous clashes, the sound of iron and iron, the sound of the wind as the swords were swung…
The blonde girl with a face as beautiful as a goddess and the handsome young man were engaged in a beautiful and exciting sword duel.
Aiz's swordsman's skills were like a gentle rainstorm, with continuous thrusts that were fast, fierce, precise, and powerful.
Every time the sword was swung, it would cause a beam of silver light to flash at an astonishing speed.
Vertical slash, horizontal slash, diagonal slash, thrust, hard slash… Every swing of her sword was extremely fast and urgent, as if she was afraid that she would be stagnant.
The essence of her swordsmanship was already very mature and had its own style.
But compared to Shun, it was far inferior.
No one could imagine that swordsmanship as fast as thunder and lightning, as bright as the sun, as intricate and beautiful as blooming flowers could be easily grasped in one person's hands.
With Shun's current state, almost all Breathing Techniques were no longer a secret in front of him, especially after he had taught Kashiwagi Nagisa and Shinomiya Kaguya's breathing techniques for several months, he had almost combined all Breathing Techniques and swordsmanship.
*CLANG!*
With another clash of swords, Aiz took half a step back and firmly held the sword in her hand, without attacking again.
"I lost again."
She had just used all her strength to withstand Shun's attack, but even so, her right hand was too numb to swing the sword.
Aiz looked as calm as usual, but Shun knew from her drooping eyes and slightly lowered head that the girl was a little frustrated at this moment.
"You performed well. After a few fights, you're lasting longer and longer."
Shun comforted the girl in front of him and continued:
"The warm-up is almost finished now. You have some problems with your body. Today I'll teach you Thunderclap and Flash."
"The essence of this swordsmanship is to use the power of the legs to move at extremely fast speeds. Combining another type of my previous style with the first type is even stronger. Combining another type with the super speed of the first type will make it easier to kill enemies, and the fighting form will be more varied. Another type can also easily create opportunities for instant kills with one type of sword. However, the core of the entire series of swordsmanship is movement."
Shun explained the key points, and from time to time he would personally hold Aiz's hand to swing the sword, and occasionally correct her posture.
Moreover, the intimate appearance of hugging the girl from behind and swinging the sword, they looked like a couple.
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In the high-rise building, Loki, Riveria, Finn, and Gareth watched the scene below.
"Riveria, even though Aiz's swordsmanship has improved rapidly under his guidance, your daughter's heart may be stolen by that boy."
Loki said fiercely: "We can't let our beautiful girl be kidnapped like this, Mama Riveria!"
"Shut up! According to human age, I'm still very young."
Riveria said this, feeling dissatisfied with Loki calling her mama.
Of course, she knew what would happen to an innocent girl like Aiz if she continued to practice swordsmanship with that young man.
Being able to let Aiz accept intimate gestures from Shun already explained a lot of problems.
Perhaps, men and women would naturally fall in love.
When she thought about this, Riveria felt worried.
She had raised this little girl since she was brought to the Loki Familia when she was seven years old, and she had raised her until she was as elegant as she was now.
Although she thought Aiz was a smart girl, once she fell in love, she was afraid that her 'daughter' would be deceived.
Especially when she looked at it from her experience, Shun was clearly not an easy man. Just seeing how he easily handled the Amazoness sisters and Lefiya, Riveria felt that this man was truly a bastard!
Thinking about this, Riveria felt like she couldn't sit still. She couldn't wait to go down immediately and let the other party see how powerful a Level 6 adventurer was.
Let Shun understand that she, Reveria Ljos Alf, wasn't called Nine Hell for no reason.
Even without using magic, a dignified Level 6 adventurer could use a magic staff to kill a misbehaving bastard.
Thinking about this, Riveria unconsciously touched her magic staff—Magna Alfs.
Finn, who had been silent all this time, helplessly rubbed his brow as he saw Riveria's anxious expression. Especially when he saw her tightly holding that staff, it made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Don't let Riveria rush and start a fight with Shun, otherwise, the problem wouldn't end.
"Ehem!"
Finn bit his thumb then said: "Since Riveria is worried about Aiz, you should go and interact with that boy more."
"It's impossible for someone with this level of handsomeness to remain unknown in the outside world, but he came to the city of Orario unexpectedly."
As the head of the entire team, and one of the leaders who fought against Evilus at that time, Finn was always very cautious, like the most sophisticated chess player, observing every strange move in the entire Orario.
"His appearance is too strange. He can't help but be strong without Falna, and he also has that kind of swordsmanship. Now he has a good relationship with Level 5 adventurers, it makes sense to be careful."
Talking about this, Finn hesitated, but then he looked at Riveria and said:
"Of course, it would be better if you could touch each other."
Elf are a very proud race. It's not that people of this race are very arrogant, but that's their nature. Elf' appearance is extraordinary. That's also why they consider people of other races ugly. In other words, if it's not someone they identify with, even gods wouldn't allow them to touch them.
It's already equivalent to body instinct. Regardless of whether the Elf wants to or not, their body won't allow people with ugly hearts and all kinds of things to touch them.
Therefore, if you want to verify Shun, then you can let Riveria touch him and try it.
If Riveria doesn't hate him, then all doubts about Shun will disappear. If she hates him, then the Loki Familia and Finn won't give up observing this suddenly appeared young man.
Riveria unconsciously frowned when she heard Finn's suggestion, but then she nodded in agreement.
"I know, I just want to see what kind of person that kid is, so I'll try it."
❀❀❀
That night, Shun, who was helping to clear the tables, was poked in the butt again by Chloe.
"What happened again?"
Facing the young man's hesitant question, Chloe helplessly pointed towards Riveria at the door.
Seeing the little head swaying like Aiz, Shun moved the corner of his mouth.
This was really two mothers and daughters who had exactly the same way of finding people!
"I'll bother you next."
Shun put down his work and walked out of the pub.
While Hostess of Fertility was packing up and closing, there was naturally no movement on the streets.
In the quiet night, only the streetlights emitted this warm orange light. A tall Elf with a mature temperament stood there, silently looking at Shun from time to time, until the other party came, she took her usual solitary posture as the famous Nine Hell.
"Miss Riveria, is there anything you want to ask me?"
Shun said with interest, curious about what she wanted to do.
"Indeed, there's something I want to confirm."
Riveria looked at him and the feeling of familiar intimacy once again appeared uncontrollably in her heart, like the peace of mind when returning to nature.
She quickly pinched herself, trying her best to put on a face like a cold beauty, and said seriously:
"Takema, although Aiz isn't my biological daughter, she was raised by me since she was a child. In my heart, Aiz is the daughter I love the most."
"So, allow me as a mother to ask you something."
"What do you actually think of Aiz?"
"I think Takema isn't someone who's emotionally insensitive. You should know what you're doing. If you hurt her, don't blame me for being rude!"
At this moment, Riveria was like a strong mother, protecting her child.
"Okay, how about you confirm it for yourself?"
Instead of backing down, Shun instead stepped forward, causing the distance between them to shrink.
"Elf have their own way of identifying humans, don't they?"
Even in the darkness of night, his appearance couldn't be hidden. On the contrary, it added a sense of mystery to him, making people unconsciously want to explore.
"Miss Riveria, why don't you try it yourself?"
"Wait, you're too close..."
Riveria was about to speak, but Shun grabbed her wrist faster and pushed her forcefully against the wall behind her.
Green eyes and pure black eyes met. This was the first time she had made close contact with a man. Riveria could feel a little warmth coming from him. Even the sound of his breathing was so clear now, there was only a bar between their lips.
Riveria looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.
As a First-Class Adventurer, she had never experienced such rough treatment.
The young man in front of her was truly offending her feelings rudely!
"You! Do you know who you're hurting!"
Riveria tried to maintain her dignity and angrily scolded the person in front of her.
"Of course I know, Riveria!"
Shun clearly remembered the line in the original work: "Because she was treated respectfully by the Elf, but Riveria herself was tired of the restrictive attitude as if she was trapped in a cage".
It was the right thing to treat the arrogant woman so rudely and firmly!
Instead of showing fear, Shun even more brutally grabbed her other hand and placed it on top of her head.
At this moment, Riveria was forcefully controlled with her hands superimposed, like a captured Elf.
This posture made Riveria feel humiliated, but when she looked into the dominating and powerful eyes of the young man in front of her, her body became weaker.
"Feel it with your heart."
Shun grabbed her wrist with one hand and pinched Riveria's face with the other, treating her in the most classic dominating way.
"Riveria, as an Elf, as royalty... Do you reject me?"
"I, I..."
It was clear that Riveria's mind was in turmoil. The forceful treatment and inexplicable excitement confused her.
Shun's powerful strength prevented her from breaking free, but she didn't feel disgusted at all by being treated so rudely, instead, her heart beat faster.
Seeing this scene, Shun's lips showed a smile.
"Now, I think I can answer your question."
He lifted her chin and kissed her lips with great force.
Riveria struggled at first, but as Shun became more forceful, the oppression, roughness, and restraint surrounded her, slowly she fell into his arms obediently like a soft marshmallow.
"I like Riveria more than Aiz."
Shun's words echoed in her ears along with his warm and moist breath, and in an instant, Riveria's mind went blank.
'So, the one he likes isn't my daughter, but me!'