An Old Country Bumpkin Stops by a Blacksmith's Shop

The Rebellio Order's training grounds always have a steady number of people there, no matter the time of day.

There's no set training period, like from this time to that. Each knight comes according to their own schedule and motivation.

Even so, the closer it gets to night, the fewer people there are. Knights start early, so they turn in early, too.

My instruction schedule isn't packed tight, either, so the times I show up are fairly irregular. I have a rough idea in my head—somewhere between morning and early afternoon—but that's about it.

I'm pretty sure it was Allucia who said the number of people training during the day had increased since I started coming.

They're all serious and sincere, which is only natural for people who've become knights. Leaving aside how much talent they have, of course those who keep diligently swinging their swords will get better.

As someone teaching them, I couldn't be happier.

As for me, I give advice after watching the knights' sword forms, spar with them, and generally get to do the sort of things a swordsmanship instructor would.

This isn't a dojo, so I don't have everyone gather together and repeat forms.

Their swordsmanship isn't rough, but since they're earnestly pursuing strength, it's only natural that I end up giving a lot of instruction in sparring and other areas closer to actual combat...