「Recently, you’re doing poorly, haven’t you?」
「Eh? N-No way, that can’t be…」
「I’m telling you. Aren’t you getting cocky?」
「I-It hurts! Stop it! Ruu-nee! I’ll lose my arm!」
Ruu-nee’s in her room, as usual, clamping her arms around Emily.
Saying that she’s been doing poorly was right, Emily’s been busy being an idol, being toyed around by Alec for her lessons, and she’s hardly done a job on the Free Knights guild with Ruu.
「Oh yeah! You can be an idol too Ruu-nee! Ouch! Wait! That hurts!」
「That’s a little embarrassing. I’ll pass. You can do that by yourself」
「Ruu-nee! My arm hurts! Stop it! Help me!」
Alec once invited her to see the show but she refused because she didn’t like the glittery dress.
Perhaps she imagined herself wearing the idol costume, or perhaps her arms were clamping at Emily’s arm, causing her to cry, but Ruu ignored it like it was the usual.
「Ouch, ugh. That reminds me, what are your plans after graduation, Ruu-nee? Isn’t it coming soon?」
「After graduation? I don’t know」
After teasing her for a while, she finally let go of Emily.
She rested her back against the sofa and looked up at the ceiling.
「I thought that Ruu-nee would get scouted from all sorts of places」
「They’re coming, but I put them on hold. It doesn’t feel right to me」
It’s common for women to be stronger than male Kiryu, but Ruu’s strength was outstanding among them. Two years ago, when she was in her fifth year, she fought against a seventh year at that time and she won after a fierce battle. After that, she defeated all the boys of her age and above in the same year, and she reigned as the strongest for more than two years.
The current supervisor of the male dorm was the first among the people Ruu beat up and his heart was broken, then he fell in love with the younger, prettier, and kinder girl, Emily. He wanted a youthful female classmate to visit.
In any case, Ruu was strong in every way and she was constantly receiving invitations from the Kingdom’s knights, other territories, and even the Free Knights Guild. The details of her activities at the Free Knights Guild are also evaluated, and she’s expected to be an immediate asset who can work at the frontlines now.
By the way, a Kiryu female who graduated from school is usually split into three categories, marriage, employment, or sex life.
While attending the upper dragon academy, it’s common for them to look for a partner around their fifth year, and if they do, they’ll get married as soon as they graduate. After marriage, they’ll join the family.
The second common pattern is for the girls who are too strong, and since nobody among the boys of their year is interested, they look for a job and start working. Most of the working female Kiryu are unmarried, and many are so talented they overwhelm most men and devote themselves to work. The female knights of this world are all so strong that they couldn’t die easily.
The third option was to look for matchmaking events after graduating. Well, only a few of them end up engaged in marriage, they’re more like NEETs or housekeepers. Most of them live at home and enjoy a relaxed NEET life nibbling at their parent’s home.
Ruu’s likely to go for the second option It’s a custom to become a knight, but she found herself struggling with the choice.
Is she fine becoming a knight? There’s some fuzzy feeling in her chest that can’t take shape and she can’t make a decision even when graduation is approaching.
「That’s rare. Ruu-nee getting so troubled」
「Well yeah」
「Are you having trouble with something? If you don’t mind then we can talk about it」
「Don’t get cocky」
「Ouch!」
Emily was worried about Ruu, who seemed to have a shadow in her usual high spirits, but Ruu stubbornly refused.
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Ruu’s walking down the corridor of the women’s dorm.
She’s vaguely thinking about her future, but she had difficulty picturing herself as a knight of the Kingdom or a territory, or flying around at the request of Free Knights Guild.
「Oh, Master Ruu!」
「Oh, Alec? What’s up?」
She then met Alec across the corridor.
He runs up to her with a happy look.
「If you have time, then let’s play a game! I’ll win before Master Ruu graduates!」
「Hmm.. I have some time, but…」
Alec was on a losing streak against Dragojan and is looking for revenge. Looking at the boy, she had a sudden thought.
「How about a mock battle? I’ll let you train」
「Really? Sure! Let’s have a mock battle!」
「Hmm. Be ready to get beaten up」
Last year, this boy Defeated Mira in front of Ruu and others.
An irregular Zatsuryu who can beat a Kiryu.
She was curious about his strength so she invited him.
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Then, she of course beat the shit out of him.
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The winner, Ruu, sent his charred body to Ceres’ room, which scolded her for going too far.
「Okay, give me a moment」
After leaving Alec…
Ruu’s worries about her post-graduation career have disappeared.
It’s been five long years. Now Ruu’s willing to take that long detour.