The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 109. Difficulty

After all 3 of us had warmed up, the sparring began. My first opponent was Sarah. This should be interesting. I grabbed a dulled training sword and Sarah pulled out a dulled halberd to use as her weapon.

" My Love, when was the last time we seriously sparred exactly?"

" I think before we left for the Hero Party. So around 10 months ago?"

Sarah smiled at me.

" I'm glad you remembered! Now then! Let's see how far we've come! Please come at me seriously!"

" Of course, I will!"

We both took our stances and waited for Anna to officially start the match.

" Begin!"

With those words, Sarah kicked off the ground and launched herself at me. I put up my blade to block. Sarah's halberd comes closing in on my blade. That was when I felt it. My body moved by itself, I felt myself pull my sword closer to my body and position itself in a way where the blade of Sarah's halberd grinded on my blade as it cut towards the ground. I then felt myself slash at Sarah's chest.

" Woah!"

Sarah felt danger and used wind magic to blast herself away from me.

" What was that, John!?"

She was so surprised she even used my real name. I was just as confused as she was.

" I'm not sure?"

I thought about what just happened. And then I remembered what the Angel Swordsmanship skill said. I explained what just happened to Sarah and Anna.

" So, you have a skill that... Fights for you?"

" Kind of, it's more like it's readjusting my body and fighting instincts. That movement I just made against you, it felt like the most natural motion in the world to me. I wonder how long something like this is going to last?"

Sarah and Anna were a bit shocked at my explanation, Sarah summarized what I said. It felt so strange.

" Well, regardless, I think it's a good thing! Let's keep fighting until the skill settles then! This is going to make you stronger right? Sparring and hunting should help you even more now!"

" Okay! Let's do it!"

Anna was excited for me and seemed to have the same idea as Sarah as she was also excited.

" Fight me next!"

Anna wanted her turn now. This situation has become familiar to me. Both of my wives wanting my attention and eventually having to settle on taking turns. I usually just go along with them unless I think someone is being overly selfish. The usual suspect, who I won't name, but she has purple eyes, proceeded to head to the side of the battlegrounds as Anna and I readied ourselves.

" I checked around us, there's no one in hearing distance! So, John! This time, attack me! Let's see if anything different happens!"

I nodded to Anna and waited for Sarah to signal the start of the match.

" Begin!"

At the sound of her voice, I launch myself by kicking off the ground. My body has grown stronger over these past 9 months, it's a side effect of Holy Mana flowing through me. Because of that, I've been able to do things I used to not be able to. That one kick on the ground launched me like a bullet towards Anna. She could take this kind of fast speed because of her own personal growth from her new job.

"Earth Goddess!"

With her words, Anna started to glow a dark copper color as she prepared for my attack. This was one of the abilities she's gained as a Divine Channeler. Out of the 3 Gods she's signed a contract with the Earth Goddess grants her increased defensive abilities. Along with the blanket increase to her abilities, she gains an increase in her fighting strength while she channels a God of her choice. She can easily take a slash from scarlet without blocking and only escape with a small scratch. It's scary to think that she's barely scratched the surface of her new abilities. That's not even including the possibility that she gains more contracts with even more Gods. Truly, she's been blessed, but I still fly forward looking to see what I can do now as a High Paladin.