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"Clang—!"
The clear ring of a sword echoed through the air above the courtyard.
"Ha—!"
The golden-haired, golden-eyed girl let out a rather pleasant cry. The silver-white rapier in her hand transformed into an endless stream of sword shadows, like overlapping waves rolling one after another in every direction, carving silver trails through the air.
Sharp sword qi seemed to burst forth with every swing and thrust. Like invisible gusts, it swept across the ground and brushed through the surrounding flowers and grass, making the greenery all around ripple in the wind as the flowers, plants, and trees swayed back and forth, creating a pleasing sight.
The scene looked as though it had stepped straight out of a dream, exquisitely beautiful.
Ais simply focused wholeheartedly on practicing her swordsmanship.
It was a daily routine Ais never failed to complete.
Ever since joining the Loki Familia and becoming one of its adventurers, Ais had completed this routine almost every morning whenever she was at the base.
Although, as a person of the lower world who had received a god's blessing, Ais could still gain experience points by slaying monsters in the Dungeon and raise her ability values to become stronger without training herself so diligently, she would never be satisfied with merely that much.
This girl had always pursued strength.
Thus, in the Dungeon, she fought harder than anyone else, trying to absorb more experience points and grow stronger.
That was precisely why she had earned the alias War Princess.
And even outside the Dungeon, she trained herself harder than anyone else.
As an adventurer standing at