After the King's Selection began, Felt, Merry, and Erza returned to the hometown of the Sword Saint family.
Little Loli was very angry when she learned that Xiao Lin didn't go with her, but she heard that the reason was to help her establish connections and advantages in the royal capital, and she had to deal with those hateful nobles, so she felt guilty again.
However, with Lord Rom's guidance, the guy quickly regained his energy.
Yes, even if Lord Rom was messing around during the King's Selection Ceremony, the Parliament and the Knights could not convict him if there were alternate candidates for the King's Selection, and could only let him go.
Lord Rom of the Giant Clan can be regarded as a big help to some extent.
After that, Kobayashi lived at Karsten's house.
As Felice's teacher, even if there is no clear exchange of interests, basic food and housing are still no problem.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Lin, who should have thoughts about the duchess, thought in his heart:
——Now I have more time to communicate with Wilhelm.
In addition to wanting to gain more combat experience from the opponent, there is also the reason for the stiff relationship with the Sword Master.
Like Natsuki Subaru, Reinhardt's situation is not suitable for him to speak for himself, so he can only rely on external forces.
The external force is naturally Xiao Lin.
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The second day after arriving at Karsten Mansion.
Early in the morning.
Under Liu Zi's service, Xiao Lin walked out of the room refreshed.
"Xiao Lin! I slept well last night, meow!"
"Good morning, Xiaolin."
"Good morning, Phyllis, Natsuki-kun."
As soon as they went out, they saw the two of them appearing together in the corridor.
It seemed that Xiaolin was curious about why they gathered here so early in the morning. Phyllis explained: "Subaru and I met halfway. Of course, we both came here to find Xiaolin, nya."
"Find me?"
"That's right! When I think about being able to go deep with Xiaolin, Phyllis was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night!"
"Don't be so ambiguous. It's just learning magic."
"But you just can't stand other people's excitement? Really, whenever I think of Xiao Lin, my heart is beating so fast that it's about to jump out of my chest!"
What Phyllis said was even more misleading.
Moreover, his slightly red cheeks due to excitement and the way he placed his hands on his chest looked more like the shyness of a young girl in Huaichun.
What are you doing, this cat-eared man?
"Give up, Xiaolin." Natsuki Subaru patted Xiaolin on the shoulder and said, "This is Felice's character. You have to get used to it as soon as possible."
As talkative as ever.
It looks like it's back to normal again.
When discussing the alliance with Emilia yesterday, Kobayashi's side made it clear that Subaru Natsuki was the one who brokered the deal, so the reckless boy who took a lot of credit was liberated on the spot, although the silver-haired half-elf girl had a tangled face when she made this decision. with reluctance.
It's not that she doesn't want to see Natsuki Subaru, or that she's afraid that he will cause trouble to her, but that she's worried that the other party will get hurt because he forces himself on something.
Especially because of oneself, the guilt caused by that kind of incomprehensible kindness will be even more serious.
"That's it! Phyllis, I'm really looking forward to Xiaolin's teaching, nya!"
"Don't call me Xiaolin, call me teacher."
"Okay teacher, no problem teacher!"
Phyllis answered without hesitation.
Different from the stubborn and willful little lolita who has a bad temper, the cat-eared man who studies for a reason is more obedient and well-behaved. He will happily accept whatever pose Xiaolin asks him to put into.
"Then Teacher Xiaolin, let's go have breakfast!"
"Huh? I thought you would drag me to study in a hurry."
"That was my original plan, but I didn't remember it until I met Subaru and he said he wanted to go eat with Phyllis first."
"...Do you really plan that?"
Looking at the cat-eared man making a hey expression, Xiaolin sighed helplessly. Being willing to learn is a good thing, and he is happy to teach such students, but being too enthusiastic can cause headaches.
It would be nice if Phyllis could neutralize Felt who had to be coaxed.
I can't help but think so in my heart.
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On the way to the restaurant.
Phyllis briefly talked about the situation in the Duke's mansion. For example, there were not many servants in the mansion. Apart from Wilhelm and him, there were only less than ten maids. And since the king's selection ceremony, Kurciu has been They were all so busy that they didn't even have time to chat with him.
This made Xiao Lin very suspicious that he was so keen on learning magic because of loneliness.
Went to the restaurant and enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast under Rem's hospitality.
I thought something had happened to the blue-haired maid who wasn't following Natsuki Subaru, but she didn't expect that she was preparing breakfast for them.
However, during the meal, I always felt Rem's eyes on me.
She wasn't looking at him but at Liu Zi beside her.
There was an expression of unwillingness to admit defeat in those eyes... no, to be precise, it was a look of competition.
Was there any conflict between them?
Xiao Lin looked at the two maids who were very similar with suspicion and began to think about why this was the case.
But he didn't think about it until the meal was over.
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After the meal, Phyllis eagerly took him to the small dark room.
It's fun to watch him meow anxiously, but it's also the teacher's responsibility to satisfy students' thirst for knowledge as soon as possible.
It was definitely not because Xiao Lin was uncomfortable with the cat-eared man hugging him without any sense of distance.
Well, absolutely not.
Then comes the formal teaching.
first--
"Break the inherent impression that healing magic is water magic!"
"……Huh?"
"You know, healing magic is not water magic, but one of them. This is engraved in my head."
"Meow meow meow???"
Xiao Lin had already expected Phyllis' question mark face.
This is just like someone telling you that the time axis is not a horizontal axis but a vertical axis. Although the two expressions have the same meaning, they are just to explain the truth of observing things from another angle, but the inherent impression has already formed a cognitive barrier that is difficult to Convert over.
But this had little effect on Phyllis.
As Xiao Lin continued to explain, the cat-eared man gradually understood everything, and the whole process was ridiculously fast. He learned the healing magic in just a few hours.
"Is this the magic that healed Subaru? It's really magical!"
Phyllis felt the huge energy contained in the small aqua blue light group, and couldn't help but feel a little crazy.
Xiao Lin on the side sighed secretly:
It is indeed a good seedling.
Reward him for joining the Axis Cult!
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth turned up with a smile. Even though he was good-looking, to Phyllis, it looked like a bad smile to trick a simple and ignorant little lolita.
"Xiao Lin, your smile is very strange, are you thinking of something bad?"
"It's not a bad thing. Phyllis, do you want to learn more magical magic?"
"Meow meow meow???"
Phyllis kept twitching her cat ears and tail.
More magic was certainly attractive, and he was quite curious. But seeing Xiao Lin's ulterior smile, I couldn't help but wonder if this was a bait thrown by the other party.
It's like placing a bet.
The dealer will definitely let you taste the sweetness at the beginning, but once you are trapped, you will never be able to get out.
Seeing the cat-eared man's hesitation, Xiao Lin took the initiative and said: "As I said, I don't want it to get any benefit, and I will teach you that you just love talents."
"Everyone knows that Phyllis is a genius, but... is it true?"
"What a shame! Do you want to learn it or not?"
"If Xiao Lin teaches me, then I will definitely learn it!"
Seeing the irritated Xiao Lin rolling his eyes angrily, Phyllis smiled instead.
"Then, I have to tell you about the Axis Cult!"
Then, they injected the teachings of the Axis Cult and the goddess they believed in - Aqua, the goddess of water, into the cat-eared man's body.
After hearing this, Phyllis did not accept God's wishes or resist, but asked with interest:
"Is Xiaolin a member of the Witch Cult?"
"Is there such a bad witch cult?"
"Indeed, it doesn't look like it. And I've never heard of the name of the Water Goddess."
Xiao Lin curled his lips.
The church in this world is not a compliment. The existence of the Witch Cult frightens the hearts of ordinary people. However, everyone knows that the Axis Cult is a more terrifying natural disaster group than the Witch Cult.
Phyllis was still a little resistant.
"Xiao Lin, is it okay if you don't join?"
"If you don't want to learn more new magic."
"Hey——, bullying people."
"Stop shouting about grievances. It doesn't cost any money anyway, just have some faith."
In this way, under Xiaolin's abduction, Phyllis successfully signed the application to join the Axis Cult, and told him to pray every day and recite the teachings.
In the beginning, Phyllis was unable to obtain actual benefits, but as time went by, he would definitely understand the benefits of the Axis Cult.
As long as it's bad enough, no one can hurt him!
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In the afternoon, it was time to fight against Mr. Wilhelm.
Natsuki Subaru was among them.
自诩骑士的他被尤利乌斯揍的鼻青脸肿，看清现实的少年也在不断成长，直到足以匹配上心爱少女的那一刻。
Unlike Kobayashi, Wilhelm prefers Natsuki Subaru who works hard for women. Who knows that this old man is also a maniac about loving his wife?
Natsuki Subaru, who was sweating profusely, was lying on the lawn with his chest rising and falling, gasping for air.
And Kobayashi is having a mock battle with Wilhelm.
Relying on his eyes, he could indeed fight back and forth with the Sword Demon, and even gained the upper hand for a while.
That's all.
Whenever he was about to win, Wilhelm could always cleverly twist the sword in his hand to block Xiaolin's attack, like a small boat that kept churning in the rough waves but never turned over.
This old man constantly uses his rich experience to avert danger, and he feels like a bully.
As time passed, Wilhelm realized something. Then when Xiaolin continued to attack, he suddenly changed his usual defensive posture and turned to stabbing from diagonally below in an extremely insidious manner.
It's a fake move, the real killer move is to turn around and stab.
The eyes convey this message.
However, when Kobayashi was sure that Wilhelm would change his attack and block it one step ahead, he found that the opponent did not change but regarded the fake move as real and stabbed him.
His eyes shrank, and he turned his wrist to block the attack with his sword, but he was still a step too late.
His forehead was hit by the tip of the wooden sword, and the next moment he was knocked away by centrifugal force.
Feeling the spinning feeling, Xiao Lin adjusted his position and adopted a perfect body position to perfectly resolve the damage caused by the fall.
Have you deceived your own eyes?
It turns out that, in addition to methods such as closing the heart, switching between virtual and real is also a method of restraining the eyes.
Xiao Lin figured it out instantly.
Rather, I have suffered this kind of loss many times, almost in every world.
But this is just right. Only in this way can we understand the limitations of the eyes and then continue to improve.
A carp hits hard.
He stood up neatly from the grass and repositioned himself for the next round.
Seeing that Xiao Lin didn't look disappointed after suffering any setback, Wilhelm nodded with appreciation in his eyes.
"Why is Master Xiaolin holding a sword?"
"Sir? Please don't call me that. After all, no matter in terms of age, position or strength, I am not as strong as you, old man, so just call me Xiao Lin."
Needless to say about their age, the two were both subordinates who were candidates for the king's election. There was no difference except that one was a housekeeper and the other was a teacher on the surface.
"As for why you hold the sword..."
Xiao Lin thought for a while and said: "There is no special reason, just to be able to see the scenery from higher places."
That's been the case from the beginning.
The reasons for asking for a ring from Aqua during time travel, or being stubborn and unwilling to work full-time in an easier profession, are all so that they can go to more worlds and see more scenery.
"...I see, I thought Xiao Lin that you had some kind of determination to die. After all, you can feel the aura floating around death."
"In terms of the number of deaths, I've died more than the guy over there (Nasuki Subaru)."
Xiaolin's complaint was not understood.
Yes, who can understand the pain of not fighting the enemy, but dying due to all kinds of nonsense?
"Hmm... Although I don't understand what you said, Xiaolin, what I can understand is that Xiaolin, you are not good at using a sword, and your eyes seem to be able to see other people's movements, and you can even imitate them, right?"
After defeating the previous Sword Master, the old man, known as the Sword Demon, quickly discovered Xiaolin's weaknesses and strengths.
Xiao Lin nodded and said that he was right, and told about his threads and the characteristics that could condense various weapons.
"I see."
Wilhelm understood the origin of the stiffness.
Being able to change any weapon has the advantage of being able to deal with any enemy, but the disadvantage is that it requires a lot of energy to learn how to use various weapons.
"Also, there are too many redundant movements."
"Um?"
"Xiaolin, your eyes are very special, and you can make good use of them, which is a good thing. However, sometimes in order to attack the enemy's weaknesses, you will subconsciously make unnecessary movements and disrupt your own rhythm. Generally, Sometimes the other party will be in a hurry so they don't show this weakness, but once the other party lures you, it will put you in danger."
Xiao Lin was thoughtful.
Aisi had told him about this issue before, but the swordswoman was not good at explaining it, and she was still confused after talking for a long time.
It was only now that Wilhelm unlocked it.
"There's also the incoherence of swordsmanship, like swinging a sword for the sake of swordsmanship."
It's like a ghost swordsman in a certain dungeon.
Some people can intersperse normal attacks with their skills to make combos smoother, while others can only release skills rigidly. This is also the difference between masters and novices.
Wilhelm kept telling the key points, and Kobayashi kept nodding.
At this time, Curio, who happened to have listened to Felice's report of praising Xiaolin, stood in front of the window and looked at the fiery old man and young man in the courtyard below. A strange feeling arose in the duchess's heart.
——My house was robbed?
(End of chapter)
