Book 2: Chapter 32
* The day before the skill orb awarding ceremony: House Ebene residence *
Lelenore was watching her lord, Ethan, train. At the training ground in House Ebene’s mansion, it is possible to practice swordsmanship and strength training even in the rain.
「—Okay, let’s end it here for today.」
「Y-Yes, thank… you…」Ethan said, trying to catch his breath.
For Ethan, who was drenched in sweat, his training partner was a beastman of height close to 2 meters. Since halflings are few in number when looking at the whole continent, practicing with a halfling all the time will often impact you negatively in actual battles. The purpose of this lesson was also to learn how to fight opponents with different physiques.
Lelenore offered a cup of water to Ethan as he was wiping his face with a towel. Ethan took the silver cup, and gulped down all the water in one go.
「Puhaa–」he exhaled, feeling refreshed.
「You did well today, Ethan-sama.」
Lelenore always uses honorific when speaking to Ethan.