Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 54.3

For now, I dodge all her attacks to gauge her.

“Impossible… My agility… is at 100…”

“Sorry, but mine is 200.”

Moreover, my skill bonuses are likely higher than hers, so there’s almost double the difference in agility alone.

“Is that swordsmanship something you developed yourself?”

“No, my father is a martial artist!”

Oh, so Count Rudelagan is actually strong?

“I see. It’s very efficient swordsmanship. More than anything, it’s a sword technique that always keeps you aware of the distance to retreat.”

“So, you can tell?”

Even while talking, her attacks don’t stop, and I continue to evade them.

“Well, I’m used to fighting people.”

“But Chloe told me you were born and raised in a peaceful village.”

“Peaceful places often have many dangers.”

“I see…!”

Now, it’s time for counterattacks.

Let’s try that move again after a long time.

I time my move with Diana’s actions, read her attack path, and lightly jab her weapon-holding hand with my wooden sword.

Diana reacts, but due to the acceleration of her own movements, she can’t avoid it and ends up hitting my extended wooden sword with her own momentum.

“Ouch…”

“Impressive. I didn’t expect you to not drop your sword.”

It’s a tactic I often used in games, but usually, people are surprised and let go of their weapon. Despite the pain, she doesn’t let go, which shows she’s truly a martial artist’s daughter.

She bears the pain in her swollen fingers while holding her sword.

I thought she was serious, but it seems she’s not ordinary.

“Beryl-kun. I have one request.”

“Go ahead.”

“I’ve been receiving instruction from my father and the military. I’ve leveled up properly. So… I want to see how well I can fight against someone my age. I want you to fight seriously.”

“I see. You want to know how good you are.”

She nodded slightly.

Honestly, I think she is strong. I’ve seen many of the same age at the noble academy, but only Al could match her.

But her eyes are not on Al or others of the same age… they are fixed on me.

It might be her pride, given her good environment and strong abilities.

“Alright. I’ll fight you seriously for a bit.”

“…Please.”

A clear golden aura rises from her body. It’s beautiful. It seems to reflect her heart itself—straightforward and strong, making her reason for wanting to become stronger somewhat understandable.

――――However.

That is precisely her weakness.

As soon as she assumes her stance, I throw the wooden sword at her.

At the same time, I start running and recreate a small telekinesis size.

When she deflects the wooden sword, I kick her, but it seems she anticipated it and narrowly avoided it. She even attacked in the opening.

“Didn’t hit!?”

The distance increased, but I had attached the shadow threads from the technique [Shadow] to where she dodged. Accelerating quickly, I kicked her in the abdomen.

Although she tried to block it, she couldn’t keep up with the speed, and she was blown against the wall, making a loud sound as she fell to the ground.

Maybe I overdid it a bit? No, this is necessary to突破 her armor.

“…”

With a pained and cute expression, she got up and readied her sword again.

“Is this all the academy’s top can do? Diana-san.”

“Not… yet!”

She unleashed several techniques with all her might, and she was strong. However, none of them reached me; all were dodged and turned into counterattack opportunities.

Hmph. Still too naive. This level won’t reach me. After all――――

“Haah haah… It doesn’t reach… Why…”

“It’s too beautiful. Everything.”

“Too… beautiful?”

“Your swordsmanship and tactics are all straightforward and knightly. Fighting is better with a bit of cunning. Your attacks are―――― too easy to read. It might be okay against magical beasts?”

“But! My power didn’t work at all against that magical beast!”

Suddenly, she got angry and then quickly apologized, “S-sorry…”

It seems she has been troubled by that day’s events.

She took out a potion and drank it, then readied her wooden sword again.

However, the tip of her sword now had far more hesitation than at the start.