I Give Up on Conquering the Heroines

13 – Episode 13. Yerina Frost (5)

The plan went awry.

Yeri was planning to put me in a predicament and get her married as soon as she could.

After getting married, I wanted to try love, but unfortunately it turned out to be a shame.

Of course, just because the original plan was ruined doesn’t mean everything is over.

In any case, the ‘plan to get married quickly’ was ruined.

It seems like Yerina hasn’t lost her favor with me yet.

Still, she is pressed for time, so she has to hurry.

“Higher! Lift her feet higher!”

“Ugh, the cast iron shoes are too heavy.”

“This is why the human race…”

Instead of immediately getting married, I was able to stay in Falana under the pretext of taking Yerina’s swordsmanship lessons.

But this is so intense that I feel like I’m going crazy.

Once you practice the Dacian style that Jill gave you, your proficiency increases steadily.

Merida style also breaks joints in some of its techniques, so it’s not that difficult, except for the fact that you need to be careful.

However, there are many problems with frost.

“I think I was much stronger in the last sparring. Why are you so thin today?”

“I guess I had a strong desire to protect the guard warrior’s 10 gold… Heo-eok…”

“What does that mean?”

First of all, the biggest problem is that you cannot activate Guardian Knight.

There is no way that Yerina, who is much stronger than me, would feel protected by me.

So, in the ice cave where he trains alone with Yerina, he has no choice but to receive a guardian knight penalty and become helpless.

In the meantime, in order to master the technique, I am wearing cast iron shoes, wrist guards, and 10 rings, so I am exhausted just by standing still.

“Phew. Are you tired already?”

“Yes. I guess it’s too much. Besides, I’m not a royal, so flashy accessories like this don’t suit me. I don’t usually wear this, so it’s of no use at all.”

“Then, shall we make some improvements for Mr. Eugene?”

I shook off most of the chunks of steel that covered my body.

All that remains is a clunky and heavy iron ring.

Yerina said, this is a gift as a token of good luck, so don’t miss it.

It’s a little uncomfortable, but it’s worth wearing at least one ring.

Very occasionally, she may be able to catch the opponent off guard by blocking the blade with her fist.

“These are new boots. They’re mostly leather and the steel plate is thin, so they’ll be much lighter.”

Yeri tries on the new boots she asked her father-in-law to make for her.

They look like regular boots and are very light.

Unless you intentionally touch the steel plate at the ankle, everyone will think they are regular boots.

“Then shall we test the boots?”

“hahahahaha…”

“I’ll go all out today. Just try to block it with Frost-type skills.”

The harsh training continued every day.

As if it was revenge for embarrassing him at the banquet hall that day.

Even though her entire body was bruised and bleeding, she couldn’t stop.

Yerina’s dedicated healers constantly maintained my condition perfectly.

“You. How are your basics so strong?”

Yerina asks as if she is dumbfounded.

She has no choice but to be solid.

When I decide to use a technique, my posture automatically changes and the technique goes out.

“Compared to the basic skills, your application skills are very poor. You really can’t do anything other than use your hidden sword skills to catch people off guard.”

“······.”

You hit the nail on the head.

I’m dying from heartache.

Hearing from a superhuman in the world that you have no talent, it carries a special weight.

“Then, you must know how to perfectly pull off even a subtle trick that catches the eye. Pick up your sword. This time, you can use all the skills you know.”

After repeated training with Yerina, the level of the characteristics increased endlessly.

And all three sword techniques equally.

[Characteristic: Dacia (lv.9)]

[Learn the forgotten ancient one-handed sword technique. Your understanding of one-handed swords increases.]

[Characteristic: Merida type (lv.4)]

[Learn the traditional one-handed swordsmanship of the Elven tribe, which was improved by adopting the swordsmanship of the human tribe. Your understanding of one-handed swords increases.]

[Attribute: Frost type (lv.5)]

[Learn the swordsmanship of the Frost royal family. Your understanding of two-handed swords increases.]

In just one week, the levels are already level 9, level 5, and level 4, respectively.

Considering that all I had to do was raise my Dacian level to level 4 by swinging a sword alone in Hameln for several months, this is an incredible growth rate.

Of course, I have never been able to beat Yerina.

Ever since the first sparring, it has always been broken.

I already lost to Yerina a few times today.

She collapsed and was catching her breath for a while when Yerina came up to her and started laughing.

“Sigh. I can’t understand how I lost a fight to this sloppy man.”

“Even if you don’t understand, there’s nothing you can do. It’s already happened.”

“That’s right. It’s already happened. I lost to you. Even though I fell in love with you, the rumor that I was firmly in love with you spread.”

“hahahaha.”

“Don’t laugh. How serious it is.”

Yerina gives a warning with a hardened expression.

But she only lets him know that she’s having fun by keeping her ears perked to the side.

Yeri must have noticed that my gaze was directed towards her ears. Her cheeks immediately blushed and she covered her ears with her hands.

“Stop stealing other people’s feelings with your ears…”

“It’s not like they’re stealing. It’s obvious.”

“I don’t know. It’s annoying.”

Sharp.

Yerina lies down next to me, pursing her lips.

Then, whenever I try to turn my head, she grabs my chin and makes her look up to the ceiling.

This is the ceiling I was tired of seeing every time I was defeated by Yerina and fell down.

Nevertheless, it is always beautiful to see the ice stalactites coming down and giving off colorful lights.

I couldn’t help but laugh as I caught the dripping water on her face.

“It’s a space I cherish very much.”

“It’s worth saving. It’s very beautiful.”

“Not only is it beautiful, but it is also a place where my memories reside. This is the place where I first defeated my father. That day, it was decided that I would succeed to the throne.”

“It’s the cave that brought me the throne. It’s meaningful. And now, it’s also the cave that brought me a marriage partner…”

“Oh, shut up!”

Quick.

Yeri immediately covers my mouth with her mouth.

But her mouth is filled with something.

I was surprised and noticed that it was cold ice, but it tasted sweet.

“hehehe. Isn’t it sweet?”

“It’s all there…”

It seems she wanted to keep my mouth shut like that.

Yerina stands up, hides her ears with her hat, and walks slowly through her ice cave with her back to her.

Her ears are covered, so I really have no idea what she’s thinking.

“Eujin… Are you leaving soon…?”

Yerina’s voice is trembling.

How did she know?

It will soon be time for her to leave.

Her swordsmanship level is barely rising anymore.

Her relationship with Yerina has reached a limit.

Now, the calculation is that it would be much more efficient to go to Jill or Julia.

“That’s right. I learned a lot. Thank you so much.”

“Eugene. I don’t recognize you as someone stronger than me.”

“I know.”

“And you are a sneaky, mean, opportunistic person.”

“I won’t deny it.”

“We are an unfortunate race that uses our race’s ears to play mischievous pranks.”

“······I don’t think it’s my fault.”

“And I still think it’s right to get married after a long relationship.”

Yerina shakes her shoulders and continues her words.

It is not that difficult to predict what to say next.

As expected, marrying you is impossible.

You were a good friend and a good student.

Goodbye.

Well, this must be a farewell.

“So, will you please enter into a marriage engagement with me?”

“Yes?”

But Yerina turns around behind her and her body stiffens at the words that come out of her mouth.

Her face was bright red, and she didn’t even try to hide her nervously pricked ears.

Instead, I just put her hands together and made eye contact with her.

“I’ll give you time. Until you become stronger than me…”

“No matter how much time you give me, I will never become stronger than Yerina.”

“Ah! Be quiet! I want to get married, but the reason I’m doing it right now is because I’m out of shape as a monarch, so let’s take the time to date! I don’t want another woman to take me in the meantime, so I’m thinking of tying it up with a marriage contract! Now. Do you understand, you dumbass?”

“Actually, I knew about it a long time ago.”

I can’t help but laugh.

Yeri I think she has decided that it is impossible to hide her feelings from me anymore, so she speaks honestly.

But she’s just so cute that she can’t stop laughing.

Yerina is very excited and gives me her hand.

She was about to stand up with her hands clasped together.

“Good. Marriage…”

“Yujin.”

The butler’s voice echoes from the cave entrance.

This is a very serious voice.

The only strange thing is that she called me, not Yeri.

She stands up, holding Yerina’s hand, and she approaches her butler, who is waiting at the entrance to the cave.

“The letter has arrived.”

“Are you coming to me?”

“Yes. The address is Palana Palace, but the recipient is Eugene.”

“······.”

What is coming has come.

No one knows that I am here.

In the meantime, who would be worthy of sending a letter with my name written correctly?

The answer is clear.

This is someone who is desperately looking for me.

The time attack failed.

She closes her eyes tightly and swallows the bitterness, melting it along with the ice in her mouth.

“Who is the sender?”

“The sender is Jill Diner. She is a saint from the southern continent.”

“Eugene. What’s going on?”

Do you know the key to our game harem strategy?

One of the most important principles.

Never let Yerina know about other heroines.

If Jill’s jealousy level is 3 and Julia’s is 5, then Yerina’s is around 10.

It is somehow possible to clear Jill and Yulia even if they find out about each other, but not Yerina.

If Yerina finds out, the harem attack will be completely over.

“You’re asking. I’m asking because I’m really curious. I won’t be angry.”

“You’re angry.”

“I heard you didn’t come out. Tell me. You said you had no connection, so why did you send a letter to Eugene all the way to this remote area?”

Yerina’s ears stand stiff as she says that.

The same goes for the fur on her tail.

Unlike her face, which is trying to look cool, her ears and tail clearly show anger.

1St round.

No matter how much I thought about it, I was devastated.