A Holy Sword? (5.5K)

To be honest, it's typical of the anime/manga world.

The girl's feet were small, soft, and warm like jade, with rounded toes that shimmered like translucent pearls in the sunlight.

Most importantly, there's no odor!

At the same time, he slowly covered Claire's soles with magic.

This immediately caused Claire to let out a soft moan.

Oh, they're in...

The sadistic teacher's magic has entered my body!

"To deliver a slash, cover your entire arm and then generate power from your waist, hips, and legs."

Mahiro stood up and gently stroked the girl's slender, pale white arm, letting her feel the flow of magic.

Then, her hand slowly moved down, covering her petite buttocks and slender waist without an ounce of excess fat, correcting her posture.

The moment she touched her, Claire couldn't help but scream:

"You damn teacher, where exactly are you touching?!"

"Don't move! I'm adjusting it for you."

Mahiro gave a reprimand and then continued enjoying... no, explaining.

It must be said that although Claire's figure is not as voluptuous as Snow Woman's, it feels surprisingly good to the touch!

However, whether his reprimand had an effect or not, Claire did not resist at all during the rest of the process.

After he finished explaining, it was unclear whether Claire had actually listened. All that was known was that her delicate body trembled slightly, and her fair face was flushed with an unusual blush.

"Alright, let's review what I just taught you—"

Cover your feet with magic, then stand on the water's surface and see if your magic output is stable and if you fall into the water.

Mahiro pointed to the gentle river beside them.

Although this is a way of using chakra, in essence, both magic and chakra are used in the same way; they are just called by different names.

"Claire, you're the older sister, you should show us how."

Claire didn't speak, but simply lowered her head and stepped onto the water as he instructed.

"Oh? Very good. I didn't expect you to control magic so skillfully."

Claire didn't fall into the water as expected; instead, she stood there very steadily.

This indicates that her magic output is very gradual.

Otherwise, if the magic output is too high, it will explode the water surface, disrupting the surface tension and causing the user to fall in. If the output is too low, it will also be unable to maintain its weight and cause the user to fall in.

"Now it's Cid's turn, give it a try."

Yes~

Cid, with his usual innocent smile, made "Edu ehdu" sounds as he awkwardly waded across the water.

Then.

With a splash, he decisively fell into the river.

"Waaaaaah, help me, teacher!"

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

It's unbearable to look at.

It's unbearable to watch; could your acting be any worse?

At least say something like "I can't swim," right?

"Waaaaaah, I can't swim... glug glug!"

Mahiro remained unmoved, even somewhat amused, deciding to tease this guy a little longer—after all, wasn't he fond of putting on an act?

Let him pretend to be as much as he wants all at once.

Let's see how much river water it can hold, and whether it can drink the whole river dry like Kuafu!

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a chilling whistling sound in his ears.

Mahiro quickly snapped out of his thoughts, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a sharp blade coming straight at him.

He calmly made an evasive maneuver, and Claire's swift slash passed right in front of him, the force of the wind cutting through him like a knife.

"Claire, what do you mean by this?"

Mahiro couldn't help but tease, "You've only learned a little bit and you're already planning to kill your master? That's a foolish thing to do."

"Stop talking nonsense and prepare to die, you sadistic teacher!!!"

When her slashing attack failed, Claire changed her attack method, closing in and suddenly unleashing a whip kick.

Those slender, shapely legs, honed through countless trials, kicked out at him with a fierce momentum.

Result.

With a snap, he grabbed her ankle.

"You seized the opportunity well, but unfortunately you're still too sweet."

Let me go.

Claire said coldly, but Mahiro ignored her completely, instead slowly lowering his gaze and couldn't help but laugh:

"Claire, don't say I didn't warn you, next time you wear a skirt, especially a short skirt, don't do high leg raises."

Also, although black is a nice color and suits you well, it's not suitable for your age.

"Asshole!"

Mahiro go, Claire immediately pulled back her long legs, gripping her skirt tightly with both hands, her flushed face showing extreme shame and indignation.

She was so ashamed and angry that she forgot her younger brother was still soaking in the river...

No, perhaps she did it on purpose.

However, when she wanted to attack again, she instinctively wanted to kick, but remembering her earlier state and Mahiro's instructions, she stopped kicking.

Instead, he focused intently on swinging his long sword.

"Help!..."

Cid was still struggling in the river, but when he realized that no one was paying attention to him, he silently surfaced.

Seeing the two fighting on the shore, he silently climbed back onto the water, sat there with his arms crossed, and watched quietly.

Cid didn't really care about the fact that Zhen Xun Mahiro Claire.

After all, during practice sessions in the past, he would secretly tease his silly older sister.

In fact, it's a good thing for him that someone is openly able to suppress this trouble.

But I must say, Claire's stamina is really good.

He swung his sword from morning till night, skipping even lunch, focusing solely on hard work.

Even the maid who came to announce the meal didn't dare to disturb the young lady after seeing how serious she was, and chose to leave.

Claire's parents were even happier when they found out.

Finally, they found an excellent teacher who could teach Claire!

When evening came, Claire sat at the dining table, her whole body aching, her arms almost too weak to lift, but she still tried her best to eat dinner.

By the end of the day, she felt like her whole body was falling apart.

"That despicable, sadistic teacher! I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"

Claire slashed the knife with all her might, as if the plate contained not steak, but Yotsuba Mahiro.

However, when she recalled what had happened during the day, her face involuntarily flushed red, and her scarlet eyes were filled with shame and anger.

If Claire is eating, then what is Mahiro doing?

Naturally, they prepared to leave Kagenou Family and return to their inn to rest.

But before leaving, he found Cid, who was about to go eat.

"Hey, Cid."

"Ah, Mahiro- sensei."

Cid's face still wore that innocent, harmless smile.

"Teacher, what brings you here?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to you."

Mahiro his hand, leaned against the wall, and said, "I'm thinking, should I call you Cid Cagaino now, or should I call you Shadow?"

As he spoke, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

Cid's eyes widened slightly before returning to normal, and the same smile curved at the corners of his mouth.

"Hmph, as expected of my nemesis."

Having shed his "good boy" facade and donned his "chuunibyou" mask once more, Cid lowered his voice and burst into laughter.

"My nemesis, what is your purpose in coming here? Is there some conspiracy? Or are you already eager to attack me? Or do you want to control Claire to defeat me indirectly?"

"Let me tell you, all your efforts are in vain! Come and defeat me squarely from the front!"

Sigh, so melodramatic.

Looking at this ultimate chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager, Mahiro sighed helplessly, walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"I haven't considered any of what you're saying. I'm just wondering what my parents and sister Claire would think of me if I told them about this?"

Cid Cagaino, you wouldn't want your identity as the Shadow to be exposed to your family and the public, would you?

Chapter 188 A Holy Sword? (5.5K)

As the saying goes, "Strike the snake at its seven-inch mark," meaning to teach according to aptitude and exploit weaknesses.

If it were any other powerful individual, such a threat would be utterly useless.

But when applied to Cid, it was handled perfectly.

After all, he usually pretends to be an inconspicuous extra in order to hide himself and quietly enjoy his so-called Shadow -the Eminence in Shadow.

If this gets exposed, it will be even worse than killing Cid.

He turned out to be right.

When he said those words, Cid's body froze completely, as if he had been petrified.

"Hmph, so this is the villain, the one I was destined to be?"

Although he spoke casually, it was clear from his appearance that Cid was drenched in sweat.

I reckon if I used that as leverage now, I could easily get him to take off his clothes and run a few laps outside.

But doing so was pointless; in a way, Cid was quite shameless.

However, from that day on, Cid became completely obedient, acting as a well-behaved student and doing whatever he said.

That's at least on the surface.

Although he privately grumbled that being under enemy surveillance meant enduring hardship and biding his time was an unavoidable part of the process...

And so on.

The ideas of someone with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) will never be understood by others.

Time flies.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three years, Mahiro diligently devoted himself to his teaching career, spending his days teasing... oh no, training... no, anyway, he was teaching and guiding Claire.

In the evening, he returned to the inn and taught Alpha and the Snow Woman combat techniques.

Progress in either direction can be described as rapid.