// September 7 S.1202, Imperial Capital Heimdallr //

"Here I am at last arriving in Heimdallr"

In front of me the northern gate of the capital, of course I am in my human form, in travel clothing with Yamato and a Tachi with a black and red blade, with a chain at the end of the guard that Master Ka-fai gave me when I received my rank of beginner level that I named "Zanketsu" in a bag hanging on my shoulder, I placed my bike in my inventory to explore the city as a tourist.

After passing the imperial guard at the city gate, I walk towards the Vander school, I enjoy the atmosphere of the city with its Vermillion colors, when I look at the newspaper I read that there is a lot of tension between the Empire and the Kingdom of Liberl, and I can't interfere in this fight, without Giliath Osborne, Black Alberade or Lechter getting my hands on it.

And I'm sure Osborne must always keep an eye on me because he knows my abilities and will want to integrate me into his Ironblood, thinking about that I take a streetcar to the city centerDuring my reflection, something came to my mind and it is that all the Awakeners had a witch of the Hexen clan to guide them, but I in my case who will guide me, Rosalia guided Lianne Sandlot, Vita guided Crow last year to recover Ordine and Emma will have to guide Rean with Valimar.

Then here I am in front of the Vander school, the martial arts taught by the Vander school is the one taught to the soldier of the imperial guard and also to the member of the imperial family because the Vanders are the protectors of the latter, I approach the entrance of the dojo when I go inside I see people from 17 to 25 years old training I put myself in search of the instructor when I am arrested by a student

He looks like he's in his twenties, hair back, threatening, I feel like we're not going to get along and he's being followed by two people behind him

' Ha, the typical bullies, moreover, would say a noble one. '

"Halt, who are you, kid? This is the first time I've seen you here"

I frown when I hear him call me kid

"And you who are you? "I ask him

"My name is F/N L/N, a noble and student of this school"

( A/N: F/N: First Name, L/N: Last Name)

"Nice to meet you Mr. L/N, my name is Zero, on those," I tell him with a disinterested look and go around to ask someone where the instructor is

Which of course he didn't like very much, as for me I ask another student

"Excuse me, this is the first time I've been here, I'm looking for an instructor or assistant, please"

"Oh, if you're looking for the instructor and assistant they aren't here right now but he should be back soon you could wait for them"

"Thank you very much."

I plan to stand on the side so I can wait when a voice stops me in my action

"You, kid wait a moment "

At that noise, everyone in the dojo stops what they are doing and looks where the noise comes from and I hear whispers like '' Again L/N'', '' He's going after a kid'', '' What's he up to this time''.Looks like this guy's known to be a real asshole.

"What's the matter? "I answer with my monotonous look, which makes it smoked even more

"Why did you ignore me earlier?"

"Might as well ask why a cat mews? "I say to him with a mocking look

"Show some respect for your elders, kid," said one of the men behind him, punching him in the face and dodging his fist by spinning on myself.

"Boxing of the eight extremities... " to get into his guard, my back facing him

"Tenshinkoda" and then gives him a strong backhand on his face that knocked him out.

My little demonstration is very surprising to the students because it is not every day that a 14-year-old kid beats a 25-year-old adult with a single punch.

"I advise you to leave me alone or you risk tasting something worse than that because I am a child does not allow you to act as you did," I tell them by making my eyes turn red for a while

"Tch, you'll hear about me," Mr. L/N tells the other henchman to take his comrade when I hear applause I turn around to see someone I haven't seen for a long time what makes me smile

"Nice demonstration Zero-kun, And you if my memory serves me right, you are the son of Baron L/N"

"Olivert" I whisper

"P-Prince Olivert!!!!!! "Mr. L/N says in a frightened voice, as the dojo students greet the prince

"It's been a long time, Olivert, you too Mueller," I tell them with a curtsy

"Indeed, glad to see that you are fine Zero-kun," said Mueller following Olivert in his act with an irritated look

"It's been two years, Alfin asks me when you'll come and tell her another story, but we'll talk about it another time," Olivert tells me.

Then he turns to Mr.L/N who is panicking because I am an acquaintance of the prince

"So Mr. L/N, what business do you have with this young man?"

"Nothing at all, Your Highness, we started from a simple misunderstanding but it's all settled now"

I'm not a monster for all that, so I'm going to let him go, nodding to Olivert to let him go.

"Well, if everything is settled, you should take your friend to a doctor."

"Right away, if you'll excuse me, Your Highness, Mr. Vander, Mr. Zero" and then run away at full speed

"Everyone continue training" orders Mueller to the other students

"You got me out of a hell of a mess, my prince, I owe you one"

"Don't worry about it, I realized you didn't want to use your other identity to get out of this situation so you wouldn't worry your father."

"Sometimes I wonder why you're being a clown when you're so smart, but that's what makes you who you are, and I respect that."

"Thank you very much now tell me what you're doing here in the Capital and at Vander School to be precise I think you had urgent business to attend to in Ymir and Roer"

"I've already taken care of everything but right now I'm on a training trip, my master wanted me to go around the Empire to polish my fencing and broaden my horizons because training with him and close to home is no longer enough, and I remembered the invitation that Viscount Alseid gave me 10 years ago to visit his school to train so I decided to go there. I also decided to go to Vander School for a friendly game since the Capital was on my route to Legram.

"You keep surprising me, my young Yuno," Olivert told me.

"Now that I look more closely at it the last time we saw each other you had the aura of a fencer but weaker but stronger but now it has increased in amplitude you are very rigorous in your training for your age, under whom you train," asks Mueller

"Ah, I am under the supervision of Master Yun Ka-fai, Founder of the Eight Leaves One Blade School" when I say that everyone shows an expression of surprise

"So you are on the way to the "Divine Blades", Mueller asks me with a smile.

"It's one of my goals but I still have a lot to learn before I reach this title, now that I think about it what you're doing here, I thought you were in one of the empire's camps"

"I'm getting ready to go to Liber to prepare an engagement with the Princess of Liberl and Mueller is assigned to the Embassy of the Empire there"

"On the other hand he tries to escape his responsibilities," I ask with an impassive face

"That's it" confirms Mueller

"You hurt me both very badly with these remarks," Olivert said, simulating a sad face.

"I've heard that the Princess of Liberl is a beauty, sometimes I wish I was in your shoes"

"No luck, if things go well I'll arrange a meeting"

"Oh, now that I think about it if during your trip to Liber you get bored, please look at this file maybe it will be useful to you in the future" by saying that I take another notebook out of my inventory and make it look like I take it out of the bag and hang it on my belt.

"I have put some thoughts on it that I would like your opinion, we will discuss them again at our next meeting" I add

"I would look at this notebook carefully since we have time, why don't you face Mueller, since you came to fight against a fencer from the Vander School it will be beneficial to you even if you lose against him"

"Olivert doesn't decide this kind of thing yourself." The young officer retorts to his friend

"Um, it's not a bad idea, if Mueller accepts of course."

"Okay, I really want to see what a future "Divine Blade" can do."

Then we head to an empty training ground, we each move from one side of the field to the other

I take "Zangetsu" out of my bag and hang it on my belt as for Mueller he draws his greatsword and puts himself in position with Prince Olivert in the center to serve as a judge with the students around

"You're both ready."

"Yuno Schwarzer from Eight Leaves, One Blade School, I'm ready. "I draw Zangetsu and put myself in position by releasing my aura

"Muller Vander, practitioner of the Vander school. Ready. "by also releasing his aura

"Start! "

I rush on him to cut him but he trims my blade with his sword which makes me back off, when I get back on my feet, I feel a huge pressure above my head that I block by putting my Tachi in the high position, but I get thrown back again with more force but this time I held on

"ah ah ah" I start smiling then I put my Tachi in a vertical position with my left hand against the blade then close my eyes and inhale air, and the color of my aura that was purple turns green.As for Mueller, he's getting into position waiting for my next move.

Then I open my eyes which have turned dark green, then I run towards him with much more force like a gust of wind using the same tactic that he tried to block with his sword but to be welcomed only by a remanent image, to see me reappear on his left flank and give slashes in succession, that he dodges with great difficulty and takes damage

"Urg, not bad, but it takes more to beat me"

I remain silent, then smile at him, I put myself in the position of sprinting my Tachi in one hand with my green aura surrounding the blade.

"2nd Form: Arcane Gale" I run to Muller at wind speed, this time he is much more on guard but no luck I am even faster than before, I pass him in front and reappear behind him succeeding in placing a blow on the way but it does not end here I put myself in battōjutsu and release, a big shock wave that he did not expect to see and receives damage

"You said" by putting my Tachi against my shoulder

"I underestimated you, you have more resources than I thought, but no more chatting," says Mueller, who releases a surprising amount of aura.

"A Succession Techniques, its would mean that Mueller really wants to get it over," Olivert said to himself

( Succession technique: (S-craft))

But at the same time, a gust of wind begins to gather around me and my aura begins to change to resemble Mueller's but instead of the energy being released to the outside of me, it converges inside me

"What is Yuno trying to do? Don't tell me he's trying to copy Mueller and confront him."

"Aaaaaah,'Righteous Witness'" shouts Mueller as he loses a powerful slash towards meAs for me, I release all the energy then jump into the air and all the energy from the wind I have collected goes to my Tachi

"Final Tachi (Termination Slash): Thunder Emperor"

Then I rush against Mueller's attack like a thunderbolt when in collision a big explosion happens and a big cloud of smoking surrounds the arena when the smoke disappears, I find myself lying unconscious on the ground and Muller on his knees holding his sword to hold upright

"End of the fight, Winner, Mueller Vander" Everyone cheers Mueller, hearing all these cheers I wake up and try to get up although badly hurt and I don't want to use my accelerated regeneration in public

Olivert helps me stand up

"You fought well, you should rest," he said to me.

I nod before I fall asleep