Second Chance of the Sword God

My Brother is The Protagonist (2)

It was Shion's swordsmanship lesson today.

The Count of Lorez was his personal trainer and teacher

The County of Lorez has always been one of the most trusted and close allies of the Duchy of Spade

The County serves and fights alongside the Patriarch in their wars and battles

However, It was the Count himself who suggested to teach Shion

Well, not just Shion but his Daughter as well

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"Shion! It's been a while!"

"Ah! Cecily! How have you been?"

The two 8-year-olds hugged while greeting each other for the first time in a while

"How was the tournament in the Empire?"

Shion asked, curious about his friend's adventure

"From what I heard, the reward was around 100 gold."

"Huuu... I lost at second place"

"Eh? Cecily lost?"

With a sad face, she faced Shion as she shared her experiences

"I lost to a masked guy who showed up. He didn't have any identity or anything so he just took the money and suddenly disappeared. Well, It's an open tournament after all"

She shrugged as she picked up a wooden sword

"Anyways, what's going on with your brother?"

"Big Brother Lenn? Oh He got grounded from leaving the Manor because he disappeared for a whole day"

"What?"

"Brother said that he went out and got lost in the woods"

"Hmph, a weakling like him should just stay indoors"

As the two continued to chat, The Count of Lorez wandered into the garden

His footsteps were quiet and his presence had almost been diminished

'I believe that the first-born should be in here'

He pondered 

Lenn would always stay in the garden at any time or date, which is a fact known to anyone here.

Yet, even when the Count tried to spread his mana in the entire Manor, He could not detect Lenn's presence in any way whatsoever.

'Weird'

Now, instead of using his mana, he tried to show his hostility, in hopes of scaring Lenn into showing himself. 

Instead...

In a certain direction, the Hostility that he stretched out, bounced back

The Pressure he tried to scatter was blocked by an even stronger Hostility

'Haha... Interesting as always'

"Tsk, what are you doing here"

Behind The Count, a voice echoed

"It's been a while Lenn, the last time we saw each other was in the Empire, haven't we"

"Tsk, should've bought a better mask"

Lenn clicked his tongue and glared at the Count's face

He remembered how he accidentally let his guard down when he went to the empire to receive some extra allowance