After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

He stepped forward, bent down and said:

"Your sister is at work. If you don't mind, I'll teach you."

The children's attention immediately turned to Aize:

"Big brother? That's great!"

"But big brother's swordsmanship is different from yours, right? Can you really teach us?"

"All great swordsmanship is the same~"

……

"Oh right, this time, big brother and sister fought together, right? Which of you two is more powerful?"

After a while of chattering, the children finally talked about this topic.

Alicia was stunned. After looking at Aize, she smiled and said:

"His swordsmanship is definitely better~"

This is probably because they took into account Aize's identity as their savior and didn't want to embarrass him.

But the children didn't understand this and immediately started making a fuss.

"How could that be? Sister Alicia is clearly stronger!"

"I've never seen Sister Alicia lose!"

"But Big Brother saved the village, maybe Big Brother is also very strong?"

"Sister Alicia has saved the village many times!"

……

They started arguing again after a disagreement.

Alicia was somewhat at a loss, and after looking at her, Aize took the opportunity to say to the children:

"How about I compete with your sister?"

"Ah?"

"But on the other hand, after watching the competition, please don't disturb your sister until she finishes her work."

As soon as these words were spoken, the noisy children immediately stopped and nodded repeatedly, their eyes shining.

This is Aize's purpose.

Sword skills and fighting styles can, to a certain extent, reveal a person's usual fighting habits, opponents, etc.

Through a competition, Aize can better confirm his previous guess.

Alicia waved her hands repeatedly:

"No, no, how can I fight with the village's benefactor? This is too rude!"

"It's okay, it's just a competition, just stop when you're done."

As Aize said this, he took the two wooden swords from the children and threw one of them to them.

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Aize said with a smile:

"If we don't compete now, the kids won't agree."

As if to cooperate with Aize's behavior, the children started to make noises:

"Come on, sister! Come on, sister! Come on, sister..."

Alicia looked at them, knew there was no other way, and sighed.

"No choice, then... just one game. After you finish watching, you can go home. It's getting dark soon, okay?"

"Good~"

After giving the instructions, Alicia put down the list and pen in her hand, and stood opposite Aize with the wooden sword in her hand.

Aize said:

"No rules, it's over if it hits the body, okay?"

"Okay, sorry."

The two men drew their swords.

The evening breeze blew across the village ground, slightly cold.

Watching the two people ready to go, the children, and even the half-bloods who were working nearby, stopped what they were doing and looked over here without saying a word.

Then, take a step forward.

The confrontation has begun.

Alicia probably thought about losing and didn't fight seriously. She just defended passively and made some random attacks occasionally.

This won’t do. If she doesn’t take it seriously, Aize’s goal will be in vain.

So, after a long-winded confrontation, Aize moved the corner of his mouth, suddenly turned the sword tip, and stabbed directly at the opponent's vital point.

This time, it was accompanied by a strong murderous intent.

"Varied--"

Alicia was startled by the sudden situation. She had no time to think and the weapon in her hand had already made a subconscious instinctive reaction.

"Well--"

Aize, who deliberately exposed his flaw, only felt a sharp pain in his throat. The impact was so strong that it seemed as if his neck was about to be broken, and his body involuntarily collapsed to the ground.

Icathia's wooden sword pierced Aze's throat, and the outcome was decided.

"Well, ahem—I admit defeat—"

Aize covered his throat and kept coughing, and Alicia only reacted now.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I accidentally hit you too hard! Is it okay?!"

Throwing the wooden sword on the ground, she quickly knelt down to check on Aize.

Villian, who had been watching from the side, also rushed over and helped Aize up.

And Aize just smiled and shook his head:

"It's okay, it's okay... Woo---Miss Alicia is truly extraordinary."

The children watching were also in an uproar:

"Wow, that just now, it looked so painful..."

"Sister Alicia has gotten stronger again! It wasn't this fast before!"

"I always say Sister Alicia is stronger!"

"Alright, stop talking. The winner has been decided. As we said before, you should go back!!"

Alicia was already a little annoyed because of the mistake she made and hurt someone, and now she was also a little angry because of the children's teasing. She put her hands on her hips when she spoke, and her tone was much higher.

"Sister is angry!"

"Run!"

The children dispersed, Alicia sighed, turned around and continued to walk towards Aize:

"I'm sorry, I... wasn't paying attention for a moment..."

"Okay, stop talking. It's all fine now."

Aize covered his neck except for the place where he was stabbed and waved his hand.

Of course Alicia was still worried.

"Really...really okay?"

"Of course it's true! Okay, I'm going back now. You guys should get some rest early too."

After a brief farewell, without waiting for the other party's response, Aize and Villian hurried back to their cabin.

The moment the door closed—

“Cough cough cough—it hurts—it hurts so much!!”

Aize covered his throat, groaning and gasping for breath, looking like a dead fish that had come ashore, gasping for breath and rolling its eyes.

That blow just now was really heavy.

If the person who got hit by that sword was not a hero but an ordinary person, even if it was a wooden sword, his head would have been blown off by now.

Is this really the explosive power that an ordinary human woman can have?

It's like asking for a beating.

Villian complained in dissatisfaction:

"Serves you right! I just told you, and you're already doing something dangerous again! What if something really goes wrong?"

"I didn't expect... uh, it would be so deadly."

Aize let out a long breath, and finally calmed down. He slowly stood up with the help of the wooden door.

"But in any case, this confirms that guy is definitely not an adventurer."

If you don't remember the beating, you will enter work mode again.

Villian held her forehead and sighed helplessly.

"……Why?"

"During the previous match, I was observing her movements the entire time. Her swordsmanship is extremely deadly, with every strike aiming for vital points. Adventurers who have been subjugating monsters for a long time, on the other hand, don't aim for a single fatal strike. Instead, they accumulate damage to weaken their opponent before attempting the final kill."

Even if Alicia hadn't taken it seriously at the time, subconscious actions and fighting habits were difficult to change.

For adventurers, when facing an enemy that is several times or even dozens of times bigger than you, it is too much to expect to kill the enemy with one sword. You can only do it honestly by scraping your skin, washing your feet and rubbing your back.

This is obviously inconsistent.

"Also, with that last blow, I actually deliberately left a lot of holes exposed. My chest, arms, legs, etc. could have been easily hit, but she subconsciously went for my neck."

I can only say that I apply it on my neck too much and it has been engraved into my DNA.

"No matter how you look at it, this is more like the behavior of someone like an assassin."

Villian nodded and sighed:

"So, what does it matter if you know this? It's far from enough to figure out your identity, and you almost got yourself killed first."

"Well, at least we know that we can't reveal our identities to her for the time being. As for the rest..."

Aize also sighed.

Most importantly, the question of what Alicia is remains unanswered.

From that night on, the tentacles that crushed the deserters never appeared again.

She seemed to be trying her best to avoid showing this ability in front of other people. If she hadn't mistaken Aize for a captured half-blood child that day, she probably wouldn't have used this ability.

After thinking for a while, Aize nodded.

"Well, there's nothing I can do. Let's start with the tentacle thing. I'll just go ask him tomorrow, but I have to wait until no one is around."

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Chapter 90 Fatal Visit

Late at night in Tafia, the streets were deserted, and even the usually bustling commercial street was now completely plunged into silence and darkness.

A cavalry team broke the silence.

More than a dozen people, wearing black cloaks, crossed the street, headed straight towards Noble Street, and finally stopped in front of Sheen's lord's mansion.

With their arrival, Sheen, who had been sleeping for a long time, had to get out of bed, quickly get dressed, and come to the reception room.

Sheen was very surprised to see the familiar face under the visitor's cloak.

But he still bowed politely: