The "Master swordsman” who was reincarnated, wants to live freely - Chapter 108

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

As she jumped off the cliff, she could soon see Minei.

There was quite a distance between them, but as Iris fell she ran across the wall next to her.

Though it wasn’t that far away, to begin with, Iris thought it is best to have as little distance between them.

(If I can just get a little closer…!)

Minei’s scream, as she was falling, could be heard.

The fall was from quite high, but she shouldn’t worry for they’d fall into the sea after all.

That’s to be said, in these parts, there are monsters that appear in the sea as well.

This is what concerned Iris most.

With a few steps along the wall, Iris moved over and kicked the cliff she was on.

As she accelerated the speed she was falling with, she was now falling at a slant, allowing her to fall near to where Minei would fall.

She fell into the sea with a splash and quickly checked around her to access the situation.

Minei, who had trouble keeping her balance as she fell, reached the few meters deep ocean floor.

(I’m still no great swimmer, but…)

Iris remembered what Alta had thought her.

She had no diving techniques, but — This wasn’t the time to think about that.

Iris too managed to reach the ocean floor. 

Purple Lightning acted as a weight, helping her a bit in sinking to the ocean floor.

(!)

Iris soon felt a change in the waters.

Minei’s struggle in the water had attracted monsters.

Iris isn’t able to hold her breath for long either.

Still, even though she’s not very accustomed to water – Iris pulls out her blade.

Though the movements of the blade were far more heavy than usual, Iris still managed to truly cull the beasts.

The beasts weren’t that big in size, but these four fish-like monsters had quite sharp fangs.

After Iris had beaten them she supported Minei back up.

However, due to the panic that Minei was in, she got violent the moment Iris touched her.

(I… I have to calm her down somehow–!)

That moment she saw someone fall down close to her.

It didn’t take long for Iris to notice it was Alia.

Alia’s splash into the ocean did cause more monsters to appear — But Alia defeated them without breaking a sweat, and then went over to Iris and Minei.

Alia was moving freely in the water, and then moved behind Minei and struck her neck.

The hit, and the shock that came from it, caused Minei to lose consciousness.

Alia swam while supporting Minei, and Iris followed them.

They swam all the way to shore and then managed to finally get out of the sea.

“Haa– Haa–“

–They had bearly any breath left.

This made Iris think that she had become quite good at swimming, especially since she just yesterday learned how to from Alta. But this had really put her life on the line.

On the other hand, Alia had absolutely no problem breathing and quickly made her way over to Iris.

“You can barely swim, so please don’t be so reckless”

“…It couldn’t be helped. You, Alia, put Lotto in a…”

“That couldn’t be helped. She wanted to see what you were up to”

“What I…?”

“You and Mr. Alta — And me as well. We spend a lot of time together, so she must’ve wanted to know what was going on”

Alia quickly looked over at Minei. 

She was still lying fainted, yet she really wanted to figure out what we were doing with Mr. Schweiss.

… She might have wanted to find a scandalous story between a teacher of the academy and the daughter of one of the great noble houses.

Of course, there is no such thing — Iris and Alta are always surrounded with battles.

Still, Iris was reliefed that Minei was unharmed.

“…Once she wakes up, we’ve got a lot of explaining to do… But I’m glad she’s safe”

“She’ll be fine. More importantly, we’ve got to return soon”

Alia fixed her gaze at the cliff.

The dual to the death has probably already started.

Between the Swordsman Gang member Zenas Raadi and Ruino Tomura. They are unmistakenly very strong.

However, Ruino has already used her overwhelming power to topple two of the Swordsman Gang down.

Zenas can’t slack off against her.

Still, Iris had the intent to move up again, no matter what would come of the battle.

“…Right, we must return soon”

“Yes, let’s go quickl—“

“Alia, I’ll leave Lotto to you”

“! Iris..?”

Alia was baffled as to what Iris had said.

For Alia, these were words she must’ve never expected to hear.

“Lotto’s not getting her consciousness back anytime soon. And besides, that guy isn’t the only enemy. I’d like you to take care of the rest of the class as well”

“…Iris… Are you going to fight on your own?”

“Yes. … Do not worry. And… I am sorry. But this is what I’ve chosen I’d do”

Iris said to Alia. Alia in response left out a sigh.

“It’s fine. That’s just who you are. …But that’s why I worry. Besides, Mr. Schweiss is at the lighthouse as well. If anything were to happen, he’d save you”

“…That’s true. However, this time – It’s different. I am going to protect Mr. Schweiss this time. I might not have any validity to say something like that. But still, he believes in me”

In any form of crisis, Alta would always come and save Iris.

The fact that this idea lived in Iris, was her own lack of self-reliance.

Alta had told Iris that she could “depend on him”.

If she’s really in a pinch… she would actually rely on him to save her.

However, Iris has a dream.

To become the strongest knight, a dream she can’t leave to anyone else. If only Iris had the power to fulfill this dream of hers — Alta would recognize her for who she is.

That’s why Iris has already decided on what she needs to do.

“Alia, will you believe in me too?”

“…Asking it like that is kind of unfair but if you’ve decided this is what you should do – I will believe in you. So, absolutely don’t lose, alright?”

“Yes, of course”

Iris put a smile on her face and placed her hand gently on Alia’s head. As she patted her, Alia looked relieved.

This moment was soon over, as Iris looked over at the top of the cliff. The fight atop its peak has already started, and Iris has to be there as well.

What was about to happen – Was a three-way battle of beliefs.