manynovel Chapter 59 Merad is a good person
Chapter 59 Merad is a good person
Chapter 59 Merad is a good person
Esdeath only wanted to fight, while Merard genuinely wanted to obtain the strategy guide, so neither of them held back and they immediately engaged in a fierce battle.
In direct combat, Esdeath is stronger than Merard, who is skilled in assassination. However, because she had sparred with Broly for a long time during the journey in the morning and afternoon, her physical strength was severely depleted, so she has not yet gained a significant advantage.
While Merard was in good physical condition, he couldn't actually kill anyone, and some deadly assassination techniques were unusable. For a time, the two were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.
The place where Melard invited Esdeath out to exchange heartfelt words was not far from where the team would be camping that night.
As a result, their fight quickly attracted the attention of children who came to collect branches and fetch water.
"Quick, someone come quick! It looks like Esdeath and Melard are fighting!"
A younger child shouted.
"Huh?!"
The children who were setting up their tents were shocked and rushed to the lakeside to see what was happening.
Upon arriving at the location, they saw Esdeath and Merard engaged in a rapid offensive and defensive battle.
Esdeath's physical skills are somewhat similar to Merad's; both are characterized by very concise and swift movements, without the slightest hesitation.
However, one is a move specifically trained to kill dangerous species, characterized by wide, sweeping movements, with large kicks and punches.
The other is learning how to kill and practicing the movements learned, with very low range of motion, making it difficult for others to judge the specific attack intentions based on the movement of the body muscles.
"That's amazing!"
The children were amazed by the realistic action scenes that looked like edited versions of a martial arts movie. When Esdeath sparred with her older brother on the street before, there was no sense of intense fighting; it was more like children playing house. But now there was.
"What exactly happened?"
The older children were puzzled, not understanding why the two had started fighting.
"Esdeath, do your best!"
Broly didn't know why they were fighting, but that didn't stop him from cheering on the girl in the battle as he watched Esdeath's happiness level rise rapidly.
Upon hearing the cheers, Merad stumbled and nearly got kicked in the side by Esdeath.
Fortunately, her body was flexible enough to twist and turn like a water snake.
Esdeath's kick missed, only leaving a dent in the tree trunk beside her.
Meladera stopped at a distance and glared at the boy not far away.
She was a little angry, but there was nothing she could do.
"Miss Melard, keep it up!"
At this moment, Casandora, who was standing among the children, also shouted.
Although they didn't know what had happened, since Broly and Casandora were cheering them on and didn't seem to care about the reason for their fight, they didn't really care.
The children cheered on the person they felt closer to.
Although Esdeath joined the team two days earlier than Melard, she had a more solitary personality, and the children's impression of her was that of a tough older sister who loved to fight with her older brother.
Although Melard only joined the team two days ago, she won the hearts of some of the children in the team with her gentle and charming image. With the added bonus of Casandora, a very capable little maid, four or five children in the team started cheering her on.
Excluding the older kids who didn't cheer, the number of kids cheering for Esdeath was about 50/50.
"See that? That's my charm!"
Seeing this, Merad felt a little better.
"Enough with the nonsense, take this flying kick."
Esdeath didn't care much about whether anyone was cheering her on, and attacked again.
After a fierce fight, as darkness fell, someone's stomach growled. Before a winner could be decided, the fight ended abruptly because Esdeath's soup was considered the best and she had to go make some soup.
. . . .
"By the way, why did you two start fighting?"
After dinner was ready, they ate together around the campfire. It was then that Broly asked the question, as he was also somewhat puzzled by the sudden fight between the two.
"Brother Broly, that shouldn't be the most important thing. The most important thing is why a master like Miss Merard, who can fight Miss Esdeath to a draw, would fall into trouble because of bandits."
He didn't mention it when he was fighting, nor when he was making dinner, until Nahashu finally asked about it during dinner.
They are children, but not fools. If Merard can go toe-to-toe with Esdeath, who has made it to the semifinals of the Western Martial Arts Tournament, it is impossible for her to be attacked by ordinary thieves and end up needing their help.
"Miss Melard, be sincere."
Melard turned his questioning gaze to his young maid, Casandora, and said just that.
"Okay, I'll stop pretending. I was actually the player who was defeated by your big brother before she was defeated in the competition."
Melard pointed at Esdeath and said.
"The player who was defeated first?"
The children were stunned for a moment.
"Who was it again?"
Melard: "..."
"No, you guys really don't remember? The martial arts tournament only happened a few days ago!"
"Oh, I remember now, you're the girl who was strangled unconscious by the eldest brother."
"But you don't look like her either?"
"That's because I disguised myself. Do you understand what disguise is? Just like your older brother deliberately dressed up in a disheveled state on the field, I did it to conceal my identity."
Merad shouted, his face flushed.
"But why are you hiding your identity?"
Black Eyes asked curiously.
"That's because, well, there are all sorts of reasons."
Melard didn't really want to say it.
"Miss, be sincere."
Casandora reminded her again.
"Alright, I understand. It's because my true identity is an assassin."
"Huh?!"
The children looked over in surprise. They had seen bandits before, but they had never seen an assassin.
"So what are you planning to do, secretly infiltrating our team? Are you trying to harm our leader?"
Nahashu became alert, and the other children also looked at her warily.
"I didn't intend to do anything, I just wanted to get him."
Having revealed his identity, Melard gave his answer without any pretense, which was much more open and generous than before.
The children were surprised, especially Akame, Kurome, and Mine, whose eyes widened in astonishment. Only Broly's eyes lit up, and he asked directly, "Are you still willing to take us in as your subordinates and provide us with food and lodging?"
"Huh?!"
The children looked at Broly again, not quite understanding what he meant. Broly then explained to them what Merad had said in the ring a few days earlier.
"I thought I had no chance, but I didn't expect her to be willing to give us a chance to work under her."
Broly sighed somewhat, as in his mind, it seemed that being a subordinate was equivalent to being provided with food and lodging.
"Mellad, you're such a good person."
Broly gave the assassin girl a friend card.
"ah?!"
Melard was somewhat stunned.
"Didn't you guys make a ton of money at the martial arts tournament? Why are you still expecting me to cover your food and lodging?"
She couldn't help but ask.
"They've made a lot of money, but what does that have to do with our desire for free room and board?"
Broly didn't quite understand why she had doubts.
"Having money to buy food and being able to eat free meals don't seem to conflict with each other, do they?"
And naturally, the more food sources the better; there's never too much!
(End of this chapter)