Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1403 1375. Ask for advice
A circle of intense sparks, created only by the collision of steel, erupted from the castle's training ground!
With unique techniques, these sparks form a diffuse circle.

"Hey!"

The fluffy ball used its [Thundercat Sword] to block the attack, and a meow of encouragement came out of its mouth. Its tri-colored fur ball-like body drew an arc, first rising, and then landing smoothly and lightly.

After bouncing twice on the ground, the calico cat finally dissipated the remaining impact force.

The objective difference in weight always requires deeper technical accumulation to deal with.

"That's quite powerful, meow!"

However, the kitten did not show any sign of being discouraged. Instead, he put his hands on his hips and nodded, praising his opponent in a very powerful and cute manner.

"I didn't expect that, nya! Ms. Maria, with her size, could have the strength of a hunter!"

The 'hunters' that the fluff ball refers to are those hunters in the New World Survey Team.

In the investigation team, almost everyone has full muscle lines. If the female hunter's strong and plump thighs are stretched hard, the latitude of the muscles after being filled with blood is basically comparable to the waist circumference of a normal, slightly thinner woman.

Although, even if a normal person develops muscles of the same size as them, it is impossible for him to use tons of super-heavy weapons freely. But after all, body size is an important indicator of physical strength.

Maria, who came from Yharnam, looked like she lacked exercise in the eyes of the Velvet Ball.

His skin looked fair as if he had never been exposed to the sun or sweated, and even though he was wearing a complicated lining, a suit vest, and a windbreaker on the outside, his body shape did not look very strong.

From the perspective of the aesthetics developed by the fluff ball in the wild nature, it is even a bit unhealthy.

"But the sword swung by such an 'unhealthy' hand has such a contrasting power, meow!"

"Is this the strategy of a great warrior to hide himself?"

"——It's on fire, meow!"

Looking at the kitten whose fur was slightly standing on end due to excitement, and its two kitten teeth that were unconsciously revealed when it became serious, Maria's calm face suddenly tilted.

The swan feather on the tricorn hat shook: "I am a hunter."

However, as Maria spoke, she looked down at the palm of her hand holding the Fallen Leaf long sword.

The hand holding the knife felt a little uncoordinated, although it was very slight, but for a hunter of Maria's level, she didn't think it was an illusion.

'Technical reasons?'

Recalling the several clashes with the calico kitten at the beginning when they were not too serious, Maria immediately associated the unique circular sparks between the blades with Lan En.

Although she was wary of Lann at first when she was in Old Yharnam, she never actually took action against the demon hunter.

But at least she watched the entire duel between Lan and Ludwig, the two moonlight swords.

At that time, the collision between the two swords, both of which were condensed with moonlight, although there were no sparks from the collision of steel, the green light spots that floated out like dreamy dust were also shaken into a circle-shaped diffusion.

"There's a chance, meow!"

While Maria was looking down at her palm, the fluffy ball suddenly jumped up with great momentum!
But Maria, who was a little slow in starting, was not panicked at all.

Just a blink of an eye!
With a "click", the double-headed long sword was broken into two, one long and one short, and the tall and beautiful woman in the black windbreaker turned into a wisp of green smoke. When she appeared again, she had suddenly moved sideways two positions!

The blood-red lining on the inside of the one-shoulder cape was still fluttering in the air!
The back of the dagger suddenly hit the ball of fluff, sending the kitten flying far away. The kitten somersaulted several times on the ground before finally stopping on its butt.

The Embers Knights watching the battle suddenly burst into a commotion: "Huh???"

"It doesn't hurt!" But just as it stabilized itself on the ground with its butt, the calico cat quickly stood up with the help of its slightly crooked helmet, and immediately raised its head and toughened its mouth.

The kitten patted its armor with its paws twice, "It's made of dragon scales! It's okay, meow!"

Embers Knight: "Oh!!!"

The Embers Knights cheered loudly, and the Qilin who was strolling nearby snorted disdainfully, blowing out a stream of hot air that had turned into white smoke from his big moist nostrils.

"Huchi~"

Kirin twisted his slender neck and took a plum from the basket hung by the Embers Knight. He tilted his head back and rolled it into his mouth. After his lips moved for a moment, he spit it out, leaving only the hard core.

There was a lot of fun down there, and the two witchers were watching from above.

"Where did you find this woman?" Geralt tilted his chin and nodded at Maria, who was holding her tricorn hat to greet the knights around her. "Look at her swordsmanship. Tsk, it makes me feel cold."

"After just a few attempts at [Deng Li], I could already feel that something was not right with my hands. It would be impossible to reach this level without ten years of practice."

Geralt analyzed the confrontation between the fluff ball and the huntress very clearly.

He is now very familiar with the [Ashina Style]. After all, when Lan was teaching Flannel and Ciri in Kaer Morhen, he also exchanged a lot of techniques with several demon hunters.

"She is an old hunter, and this is not her full strength." Lan En responded easily. "Isn't it normal for me to make some friends when I travel to another world?" "I also want Maria to help teach Lincoln and the others swordsmanship, or [speed-up] or something."

Lan En shrugged: "She's in a period of confusion now, so it's good for her to find something to do."

Geralt paid attention to another point: "Can the speed-up spell be taught?"

The old demon hunter looked surprised. After all, although Lan En was not a person who would hide his skills, he learned the [Acceleration Technique] from the [Old Hunter's Leg Bones] by using it many times and using his brain and body to comprehend it.

I have no idea how to teach others, and I don’t have much energy to think about it.

Maria is different. She is the founder of the [Acceleration Technique] and a student taught personally by Yharnam [the First Hunter].

On the high platform at the entrance of the tower, Lan, with his hands on the railing, had just turned his head to talk to Geralt and was about to go down to discuss with Maria.

But then he saw Lincoln already walking towards the huntress.

So he chuckled and patted Geralt on the shoulder: "It seems that I don't need to worry about it. They are very enterprising. Let's go, we should start preparing the medicine."

The two witchers turned and headed back into the tower.

Maria, who had just finished morning exercise with her ball of fluff, also saw Lincoln walking towards her with a smile on his face.

This young man seems to be Lan En's secretary?
Even though Maria was born into the nostalgic Cainhurst clan, the magical medieval officer system was too far away for them and was far less addictive than the current blood.

So Maria was a little confused about Lincoln's identity and position in the castle.

While I was still thinking about how to greet him, Lincoln had already walked in front of me.

Maria could only look down at him quietly.

Lincoln is now 1.80 meters tall, but for the tall and upright female hunter of the Blood Noble, this height is still too high to look down upon.

"Greetings, Ms. Maria." Lincoln spoke to the tall huntress who was half a head taller than him, including the hat, with a smile on his face. "I am the secretary of the Order of Embers and the attendant of Lord Lan."

Maria nodded to him, holding the brim of her hat.

"In fact, my Lord has already told me yesterday." Lincoln patted the strap of the large notebook slung across his shoulder, "He said that you are actually here to rest and recuperate. We are deeply welcome and honored."

"Wow!" The fluff ball sat down at Maria's feet and exclaimed, "So you're actually still not feeling well right now, meow? You're a really good fighter, Maria!"

"No, my rest has nothing to do with my physical condition. It's just to eliminate hidden dangers." The female hunter first lowered her head to explain to the kitten sitting at her feet, then looked at Lincoln.

"I see." Lincoln said as if he had just heard the news, but there was no surprise on his face. He just smiled. "Then you have to exercise regularly to recuperate. I think your long sword is a bit similar to ours."

As he spoke, Lincoln pressed the elven long sword at his waist and showed it to Maria horizontally, with the blade, which was only hung by a wide leather belt and without a scabbard.

The long swords with smooth lines are generally similar in shape. If it is not a god-made weapon like Arondite, designed by the God of Craftsmen of the Arda world, the subtle differences are not really a problem.

Lan En had also hinted to Maria before, saying that it would be best if she could teach her knight as well.

So Maria reacted easily at this moment and had no resistance.

When she was in Yharnam, she often guided the new hunters. That's why Henryk still remembered her and couldn't forget her as a 'dead person' even after decades.

While Maria had already agreed in her heart, Lincoln was still muttering to himself.

As if to say, 'We are all a bunch of rough people, that's the character of the people of Cintra'.

'We used to prefer hammers and axes to swords, just like in the Skellige Islands.'

"When the war was won under the leadership of the adults, many of us became addicted to the sword."

"Unfortunately, even if they put all their efforts into practicing, they couldn't achieve anything. On the contrary, several people couldn't control their swords well and injured themselves when they swung them."

"Now that I have a clear view, it is better to start with the long sword."

When talking about other things, Maria just nodded politely, out of courtesy, but she was not really interested in listening.

Until Lincoln's last words.

"You mean a war?" Maria looked down at the young clerk. "He led you to fight a war?"

As she spoke, the huntress turned her head, and her eyes under the shadow of her hat brim looked at the tower of the main castle, then looked down at the fluffy ball that was squatting there obediently and licking its little paws.

"Meow?" The kitten tilted its head in confusion, then quickly waved its hands, "Don't look at me, I wasn't a follower cat at that time, meow! I don't know what happened."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Flannel Ball hadn't arrived yet." Lincoln responded from the side. He looked at Maria's curious and inquiring eyes, and his polite smile suddenly became more enthusiastic.

"Only old friends like us have experienced it firsthand. Do you want to hear the story?"

(End of this chapter)