"Hya!" I shouted as I swing my sword at Eria.
Still, despite putting all the effort I can muster in my attack, Eria managed to easily block and counter me with a strike of her own.
"Guh! H-Harry!" I called out to my partner.
"Take this!" Harry also shouted as he came at Eria's side, ready to strike a blow on her stomach.
It should be her only opening, but she also managed to dodge it by simply spinning around.
"Kuh!" Harry groaned as he was countered and hit on the back.
Receiving Eria's attack, both of us fell on the ground at the same time.
"Is that all you've got?" she said as she looked down on us.
"O-One more time!"
"We can still fight!"
Harry and I quickly stood up and challenged her for another round. We picked up our weapons and once again readied ourselves. Eria nodded in response and also prepared the sheath of her sword.
After I saw Eria train Harry, I asked her to train me as well. She accepted my request, and in only such a short time, I felt as if I had learned more from her than anyone who taught me before. She's exceptional as a mentor.
Erika wanted to join as well, but Eria refused her, stating the fact that she wasn't really a martial artist like her. Hence, she cannot teach her anything. With her strength, I thought that she should be able to at least teach her one thing, but Eria really seemed adamant on her stance. As I think about it further, I realized that she was just being responsible.
"Here we come, Eria!"
Another hour passed just like that...
"I... It's my loss..."
"I feel like dying..."
Harry and I laid on the ground, completely defeated by Eria.
"Ha! That's what you get!" Log shouted from the sidelines.
"Heal, Clean," Eria casted her spells on us.
"T-Thank you, Eria..."
"We really appreciate it..."
"Take a rest, you two. I'll prepare the food in the meantime," she said as she finally turned away.
Since yesterday, Eria had taken it upon herself to prepare our food. Erika and I can cook for ourselves, so we volunteered for it at first, but once we tasted Eria's cooking, I just gave up—and as for Erika...
"Don't forget about me! You're going to teach me how to cook too, right?" Erika said.
"Ah! I did promise you that... Umu, let's do that..." Eria nodded.
The two girls left as we remained lying on the ground. Log followed behind them, leaving us with a smug grin.
"Sigh... Eria's really strong, huh?"
"Umu, I can't even begin to imagine we will be able to get to her level..."
Both of us sighed in dissapointment.
"Still, when Eria assesed our strength, she said that we're really strong. She even went as far as to say that we'll definitely be able to compete with some adventurers on a higher rank than us."
"That's a good sign..."
Remembering her words lifted me up a little.
It's true, while we might not be able to reach her level, we can still definitely compete with other adventurers. We shouldn't have compared ourselves with Eria in the first place. She's a monster through and through.
"Kai... I really love, Eria..."
"Why are you suddenly saying that now?"
"I just feel like it..."
Harry had told me about it before. He apparently fell in love with Eria at first sight. At that time, when we haven't even noticed she was an elf and thought she was a rookie.
It's not surprising, since Eria is really pretty, and despite her age, she still looks as young as us.
Hmm... I admit, even though I already have someone I love and intend to marry in the future, I still get flustered by her.
"Do you think she has a lover?"
"I don't think she has one right now, but since she's been alive for an entire century, it would not be suprising if she already had one in the past."
"That's true, but I doubt her lover would be a man. I think Eria is one of those..."
"You don't mean...?"
What Harry was implying is certainly possible. After all, we did witness her happily kiss another girl.
"Urk..." I groaned.
I really hate myself for having such an aggressive hard-on when I witnessed that scene between Erika and Eria. I love Erika, so I really should had been jealous, but I got flustered instead.
As I pictured their plump lips lewdly crossing each other, a large bulge just suddenly appeared on my pants.
"I understand why rich men take multiple wives now..." I murmured in shame.
I looked at Harry. He still has the usual indifferent expression on his face. He really is hard to read.
But then I noticed it...
He was displaying a large bulge on his pants too...
I realized that he must be picturing the same image as I...
Yes, he must be imagining two beautiful girls in front of his crotch, kissing and swapping spit with each other...
If anyone happens to see us right now, they would definitely think we were perverts who got off by a woman beating us to a pulp.