Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Sluggish Body

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I’m currently facing Eleonora-neesan in the courtyard while holding a wooden sword.

Though it was only nothing but standing there, there’s this oppressive feeling like my heart being squeezed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Even if I don’t like it, I can still feel my heart pounding *dokudoku*.

Eleonora-neesan is standing in front of me with a dignified look in her eyes.
She was holding her sword in chudan(chudan no kamae) stance, but that stance look quite natural for her.
I understand that there’s no chance for me just by facing each other like this.

I was already under pressure even when we faced each other before this, but it seems that her vigor has increased ever since she came back from the royal capital.

……no image of me winning comes to mind, no matter where I strike her.

The only image where I can win that comes to my mind is, when I approach her while swinging my sword and make a feint by kicking up sand in her direction to make her close her eyes.
And in that gap when she closes her eyes, I stab her from the blind spot and take Eleonora-neesan’s wooden sword away using the non-attributed magic Psychic.
I named it the killer magic-combi move1.

But, even if I use such a dirty move in a sword-only practice, there is no reason for me to use magic, and I shouldn’t do it since I don’t know what I would suffer after that.

I wonder how do I defeat my sister – who had finished her training part in the royal capital – with such a single, unreliable wooden sword?

I stare at the wooden sword in my hand.

Though I would be able to do something if it has some sort of gimmicks like a blade, thorn, or some kind of gimmick where something popped out.

「Now then, let’s begin!」

The moment Eleonora-neesan said that and looked toward Sylvio-niisan, I weakened my presence to the limit and start running without making any sound.

Nimbly rushing in as if crawling on the ground, I sent a finishing blow toward Eleonora-neesan – who is trying to shout something to Sylvio-niisan – with all my might.

「Sylvio! Please give the sig――eh! Kuh!?」

Darn! Did my bloodlust leak out? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

My attack got defended before it reached Eleonora-neesan’s chest by a wooden sword somehow.

「The signal hadn’t been given yet, you know!?」

「But Eleonora-neesan said ‘Let’s begin’ a short while ago, right!」

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The match started when Eleonora-neesan said ‘begin’.
A third person’s signal was not needed.

「……you did something those rowdy guys in the Knight’s Order, huh」

「I see, so there are smart guys in the royal capital’s Knight’s Order」

I thought that those knights in the capital would still stick on only fighting in a clean way of fighting, I need to reconsider it.

「That’s not it.
They are the type of coward who strikes you from your blind spot or throws something to blind your eyes in melee」

H, hmーm, so for me who don’t think of them as cowards, would that make me the same as them?

If I were to object to her more than this, Eleonora-neesan would just be displeased with me so let’s not say anything here.

I just keep on pushing my sword, trying to make Eleonora-neesan’s posture collapse but she’s unperturbed.

「Uoooohhhh, I can’t push anymore! Eleonora-neesan is heavy! 」

「That’s rude.
I just have more power and a firm center of gravity you know!」

Eleonora-neesan strongly pushes the wooden sword in her hand even while emphasizing that.

I restore my posture while stumbling forward so that I won’t fall down.

My surprise attack was being flawlessly prevented.
With the current exchange of offense and defense, I have completely lost my chance to win, what should I do now. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I give up」

「Your surprise attack just didn’t connect and you gave up, are you kidding me? 」

Even though I said I give up, Eleonora-neesan didn’t acknowledge it.
Can such tyranny be allowed?

「I’m going to attack next!」

Just when I was amazed at her, Eleonora-neesan attacked me this time.

It was not the fast moves she displayed against Sylvio-niisan but it’s fast enough for the mediocre me.

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I completely observe the trajectory while holding my sword at the ready.

Several seconds after that, I immediately backstep-ped after feeling a sharp sweeping attack coming toward me.

Eh? My mind was able to react perfectly but my body was doesn’t respond that well.
I won’t be able to make it if I avoid it with the timing just now!?

 

I’m surprised at my own body’s poor reaction time.

In the meantime, Eleonora-neesan’s wooden sword is approaching my stomach――and splendidly struck my stomach.

「Uguuh!?」

「Haa?」

I can feel the solid wooden sword hitting my stomach protector hard.
And when the sword hit me, a stupid-sounding voice escaped Eleonora-neesan.

The leather protector is absorbing some of the impacts but, part of the impact went through, without being absorbed by the leather protector.

Receiving such a sudden impact