"Phew."
Sonia exhaled a sword-like white breath, stopped her tired hands, and waited for the armor dummy, pierced with a huge hole, to slowly recover. The other swordsmanship apprentices in the training hall watched the red-haired Sword Maiden curiously. This was their first time seeing the redhead train in the afternoon—although, thinking of the evening's social event, they couldn't help but admire her.
Because she had to attend an event later, she'd trained earlier in the day. Truly deserving of our Sword Maiden!
"Sonia!" Adelle rushed in, calling out, "Loy and the others are waiting for you, aren't you leaving yet?"
"Just a few more minutes." Sonia held the wooden training sword level, ready to thrust: "Wait for me a moment."
Adelle was terribly anxious but could only obediently stay on the side, squatting and rubbing her own calves—she had run all the way from the dormitory, and just this short distance made her feel exhausted.
