On a normal morning, the early birds in the forest are chirping from time to time. In the midst of the foliage, a man sat quietly beside a small spring, with a long sword stuck in the ground beside him, and two birds resting on his shoulders, as if he could not perceive that it was a man and not a branch.

The long sword, which was originally strangely shaped, had a crack on the hilt at this time, and there was a gem like an eyeball in it that emitted a slight fluorescence, although it was weird, it made people feel quiet and awe-inspiring, not eerie.

Suddenly, the long sword inserted in the ground suddenly made a buzzing sound, and the man's body shook slightly, not alarming the two birds that fell on his shoulder, but the beads of sweat on his forehead came out involuntarily, as if he was experiencing a fight, the beads of sweat on his forehead became more and more, and the trembling amplitude of his body became larger and larger.

"Hah!" At this moment, a clear female voice broke the silence of the mountain forest, amazed at the two birds on the man's shoulder.

"Is this Estelle again... The man opened his closed eyes, sighed a little helplessly, but as if relieved, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, only to find that he was already sweating profusely, silently pondered for a while, got up and pulled out the long sword inserted in the ground, flicked the dust, and put it back into the scabbard behind his back. Then he leaned forward and walked in the direction from which the female voice came.

According to the message sent by Rei, the association seems to have accelerated the implementation of the plan, which caused the guerrillas who followed them to suffer a big loss, and it seems that even Joshua gained his previous memories because 'White-Faced' Wiseman activated the stigmata, and finally broke away from Estelle and disappeared alone. The sword saint Cassius, who heard this, didn't need to guide Ike's mind, the matter was already a little out of his grasp, and he disappeared half a month after teaching Ike, and called his daughter Estelle to Ike's side. It seems that he is clearly planning to let Ike teach his daughter. Although Ike is not strong enough for himself, it is still more than enough to teach Istelle, and in terms of the fastest improvement in the short term, it seems that there is no one who can match the hunter. Especially this former head of the hunters.

"Estelle! Didn't I tell you not to make a big fuss about training in the morning?! ”

"Oh~Ike, good morning." Estelle, who was practicing, saw the man coming, put away her moves and said hello.

"Good what. Didn't I tell you earlier, don't shout when you make a move? Ike picked up a twig he picked up on the road and tapped Estelle on the head.

"It hurts! But if you don't shout, isn't there no momentum? . . ”

"Momentum is not something that can only be shouted by." Ike kept talking, "You're shouting like that, but you're letting others know your intentions." It used to be fine, just dealing with some miscellaneous fish, but now you're not dealing with those little gangsters, do you still think your previous methods worked? ”

As soon as Ike finished speaking, Estelle's eyes darkened significantly, "Ike... You know it ... Things before Joshua. ”

"Sort of, the executor is also considered to be the high-level combat power of the Devouring Snake, and there is no reason not to know if you are concerned about the association." Ike dropped the branch and sat on the stone next to him, his feet crossed, "Didn't Cassius tell you?" ”

"Father only told me about the Serpent, and Joshua was in it... Estelle, who was originally sunny, showed a look of frustration at this time, and those who knew Estelle would never have imagined that this girl, who was also like sunshine in front of the enemy, would show such an expression.

"Cassius, this guy really threw me in trouble." Ike sighed, "Get up!" You look like the Estelle I know, and since that kid ran away, you won't chase it yourself! ”

"Myself ... To chase? ”

"As far as I know, that guy is now in a hostile relationship with the association, and the association has recently made a big move in Libel, if you catch up with the clue of the association, you should be able to find him, if he doesn't come back then, won't you catch him back yourself? Or have you given up? ”

"Of course I won't give up!" Estelle stood up suddenly, her eyes shining brightly, and something called fighting spirit burned in her eyes, "You're right, I'm going to get that guy back and scold him." ”

"That's for the future, you can obediently give me practice now, you want to trouble the executor with this bit of strength, it's just looking for death." Ike waved his hand.

"Why did Ike agree to help me practice?" Estelle suddenly wondered.

"Do you think I want to, I'm just here to practice, who wants to take a child." Ike was helpless, "It's just that I've received your father's help, and I have to pay it back... ”

。。。。。。 Time goes back to before

"You're awake." After the day's mountain-shaking contest was over, it wasn't until midnight that Ike slowly woke up.

"Cut, it seems that even if I do my best, I am still a lot worse than you." Ike sat up helplessly. There was a tingling pain in his body, not like an injury, but like he was exhausted after a hard work. Ike, who is obviously very confident in his physical strength, feels a little incredible at this time.

"I can't say that, I haven't been hurt in a long time." Cassius smiled slightly wryly, and raised his bandaged arm to gesture, "And I didn't expect to break my stick, it seems that your head is still well preserved." ”

"A life for a sword saint, a stick plus abrasions... It doesn't sound like a profit. Ike pouted. The sword master who hit with all his strength only knocked himself out in the moment of the fight, and he didn't know how many times he died on the battlefield.

"You don't have to worry too much, although my dragon stick is not a magic weapon, but even if it is a head-to-head confrontation, you can break my stick and count it with two hands, your strength has reached the top level, all you lack is skill and experience. Or ... It's the 'truth' of martial arts," Cassius suddenly approached Ike, like a devil, "How about it?" Is it time to negotiate a deal? ”

"It's just that I'll give you information unilaterally, this can only be regarded as a threat and not a deal." Ike said angrily.

"What if I promise to teach you martial arts within a month?"

"You mean really?" Ike narrowed his eyes.

"Although it is not your master's opponent, it is enough to teach you. Your skills have reached the pinnacle of weapons, and there are probably no one who can compare to you in riding a spear, but where is it so easy to transfer weapons, and you are now just changing weapons and combat skills, and you are still 108,000 miles away from the situation, how about it? I can teach you how to get started, but it's up to you whether you're successful or not. ”

“。。。 No wonder the white face can't fight you, where are you a loyal hound, you are a fox. ”

"I'll just take it as if you complimented and agreed?"

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"Your father is not a good man, he said that he would teach me for a month, but he ran to Calvard in half a month. And throw you to me. ”

"Ahaha, I don't know what my dad does. But since then, he has been away from home a lot. Estelle snorted.

"So I'm going to be mad at you." Ike smiled maliciously and pulled out his long sword from his back, "Come on, let me see, what has you grown in half a month." I'm not as soft-hearted as they are, if I don't give it my all. You can't blame me for breaking my hands and feet. ”

"Don't underestimate me." Estelle raised her long stick in her hand. "Let's show you my progress! It hurts! It's not started yet! ”

"Shut up and eat breakfast first."

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