Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 411 - 412: Pierre and Aya [8/14]

Holy LomarI’s Capital - Wisteria

In a certain estate in the western part of the capital,

At this moment,

After receiving instructions from the estate’s owner, the vast martial arts training hall in the central area of the estate has become empty, except for two graceful figures clashing swords.

Accompanied by one crisp clash of swords after another, an intense swordsmanship duel is underway in the training hall. However, strictly speaking, the term ’duel’ might not adequately describe the situation between the two.

A one-sided domination might be a more fitting description of the battle.

There stood a girl with long green hair, wearing an eyepatch on one side, swinging her sharp sword with all her might, launching relentless attacks against the purple-haired girl opposite her. This girl with the eyepatch is the owner of the estate, and also a candidate for the imperial honor of Holy Lomari, known as Aya.

"AAAAAAHH!!"

With the girl’s scream, and the rapid spreading of green sword energy, Aya persistently waved her weapon, attacking the purple-haired ’girl’ from multiple directions.

Unfortunately,

Although Aya’s attacks seemed impeccable, they appeared like child’s play in the eyes of the purple-haired ’girl’.

"Tsk…"

With a cold snort,

The purple-haired girl saw through Aya’s attack intention, easily dodging Aya’s sword technique with a sidestep. Then, with a casual swing of her wooden sword, the purple-haired ’girl’ knocked Aya’s precious sword away.

Simultaneously, the purple-haired girl extended her foot and kicked Aya’s ankle.

In an instant,

This imperial candidate lost her balance and stumbled to the ground, looking quite disheveled.

When Aya turned around, intending to fight again, the wooden sword of the purple-haired girl was already at her throat. Obviously, if it had been a real fight, Aya would have been dead by now.

The duel was clear from the start; victory and defeat were clear.

Realizing this, Aya wasn’t angry but resignedly relaxed her body, sitting powerlessly on the sandy ground,

"Sigh, I lost again."

Facing Aya’s concession, the purple-haired main in disguise, Pierre, showed no joy of victory. After tossing his wooden sword aside, he disdainfully rolled his eyes and spoke in a slightly neutral tone:

"Tsk… With your level, thinking of winning against me? Stop daydreaming… Your intention was revealed by your eyes long ago! Moreover, after training for so long, your stance is still so unstable that you fell with just a slight nudge. You’re really weak."

"I’m not weak! When I was at Luminous Academy, my swordsmanship was among the top."

Aya raised her eyebrows, seemingly unconvinced,

"I think… it’s you Pierre, who can’t stand to lose, and deliberately used more strength~"

"Tsk!"

Hearing this, the purple-haired man, also known as the demon sword Pierre, immediately gave his ’master’ a roll of the eyes: "I said I would use level 5 strength, and that’s what I did, I would not stoop to bully others! Let alone use more than level 5 strength, I didn’t even fully use the 5th level power! It’s clearly you who are too weak, okay!"

Pierre pouted, speaking somewhat excitedly,

"Alright, alright~"

Seeing this, Aya stopped joking with Pierre and waved her hand playfully.

Although Aya found it quite amusing to joke around with the purple-haired man in front of her, she also knew that annoying him would bring no benefits.

"I was just kidding, you take things so seriously, Pierre."

"Hmph!"

"Okay, okay. Thanks for teaching me, Sir Pierre. I really appreciate you practicing swordsmanship with me every day."

"Heh, good to know you’re grateful."

Pierre had none of the demeanor of a maid, his arms folded across his flat chest, speaking arrogantly:

"Now that you know, get better quickly. Master your sword techniques. Stop bothering me for practice sessions all the time. I hate working the morning shift!"

"Sure, sure, thanks, Pierre. But... it looks like... You don’t just hate the morning shift, right? You seem to hate anything related to work."

"Tch!"

Ignoring Aya, Pierre started to remove his unnecessary armor. Clearly, after finishing his practice with his mistress, he couldn’t wait to slack off.

As the light armor was taken off piece by piece, the man’s skin that had been hidden beneath was suddenly exposed to the sunlight.

Looking at the hideous scars on the man’s fair arms and back, Aya squinted her eyes,

"Speaking of which, Pierre."

"What is it?"

"I’ve been curious for a while now, what’s the story behind those scars?"

"Scars?"

Hearing this, the purple-haired man frowned and looked down at his own arms and back,

"You mean these scars?"

"Yes. I’m a bit curious. You’re so strong; where did these scars come from?"

Aya slowly stood up, asking curiously.

She had been curious about Pierre’s scars for a long time.

Aya had some idea of just how strong Pierre was. If Pierre wanted to, he could easily destroy Holy Lomari, one of the four great empires.

So why would such a strong person have such gruesome scars?

Seeing these scars again today, Aya couldn’t help but ask.

However,

The answer from the purple-haired man made Aya frown immediately.

"As for the scars, I really don’t know."

"What? You don’t know?"

"Yeah."

Pierre answered quite honestly.

"Such severe scars, and you don’t know how you got them?"

"I really don’t know! It happened when I was a kid... When I woke up, I just had them. Someone told me... uh... my Mom told me... that they were inflicted by my older sister. How she did it... I don’t know."

"You... your older sister did this?"

Hearing this, Aya showed a strange expression, even sounding incredulous,

"You have an older sister?"

"What, you didn’t know? I don’t just have a big sister; I have a bunch of younger sisters too!" Pierre said, sounding a bit smug.

"So why did your sister do this to you? Are you guys not close?"

"..."

Pierre paused for a moment, considering the question. After a while, he slowly shook her head.

"As far as I can tell, we’re on good terms. She’s cold, sure, but she usually takes care of me. they told me she’s the one who wounded me, but I just can’t believe she would do that. Unfortunately, I don’t have any memory of that time, so... Wait a second!!!!"

Pierre seemed to realize something and turned toward Aya, annoyed.

"Wait, didn’t I say not to ask about my family?"

"Hm, does this count as prying?"

"Yes! Ask again, and you’re done for!"

"Okay, got it."

"And whatever you heard just now, don’t you dare tell anyone! Got it?"

Pierre theatrically raised his hand, pointing at Aya’s forehead, leaving Aya speechless.

’You’re the one who spilled the beans.’

Aya thought to herself but didn’t press the issue further. After a polite nod, she replied, "Fine, I won’t say anything. You know I’m good at keeping secrets."

"Hmph, you better be."

Pierre placed his hands on his hips, his expression returning to its usual indifference. he then turned to leave the training ground, ready to enjoy a well-deserved break.

But as he took his first step, Aya’s voice came from behind.

"Oh, Pipi, can I ask you for a favor?"

’What now?’

Pierre turned back, annoyed.

"What is it?"

"Actually, the elders noticed my good performance recently and assigned me a new task."

"Huh? Another task?"

"It’s to act as a government official or a diplomat and visit the Red Leaf Empire to discuss some collaborations. Also, Elder Baiyin wants me to finish my studies at the Royal Academy and try to get the Heart of the Sacred Dragon while I’m at it. So... Pipi~~..."

Aya said with a sweet smile,

"Could you come with me to Red Leaf Empire?"

"What?!!!?"

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:3 hehe poor Pierre ~