I refused Mr. Ekenhart’s suggestion

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After closing in on the left side of the orc, Liza used her momentum to slash at the orc’s leg, cutting deep into its flesh.
Due to suddenly not being able to move its leg, the orc fell and then slid on the ground.
It was kind of like a replay of when I fought it. Only, she did not cut the leg off.
And yet, without a moment’s delay, Liza took her knife…and stabbed it into the orc’s neck as it lay on the ground.

“Gyu!? Gyuu…”
“There! Uhh… It’s not moving?”

After stabbing it deep in, the orc let out a cry and flailed its right leg. But then a moment later, it stopped moving.
Upon confirming this, Liza pulled out her knife and then tapped the orc’s back to see that it was really dead.

“Liza!”
“Woah, sister Claire!?”

As soon as the orc was silent, Ms. Claire could hold herself back no longer.
She rushed forward towards Liza.
Liza seemed surprised to suddenly see Ms. Claire run towards her.

“Wuff! Wuff!”
“That was amazing, Liza!”
“Mama, Tilura. Ehehe… I Did my best!”
“Yes, yes. You did, Liza…”

Liza smiled as Ms. Claire patted her gently on the head.

“Mr. Takumi.”
“Yes?”
“Do you think Liza was holding back during the test?”
“…Well, I’m sure she wouldn’t fight an orc in the same way as a human… She was probably going all out just now.”

As I watched the others celebrate, Mr. Ekenhart started to talk to me.
Indeed, it was possible that she was holding back without even realizing it…

“Or it could be the clothes? Her movements seemed sharp this time.”
“It appears that way. You wouldn’t be able to move as much in a skirt… But I don’t think it’s that alone.”
“…Yes. She came at me in a straight line… But with the orc, she was definitely trying to weaken it. That’s why she targeted the shoulder. And she knew that she couldn’t cut it off with a knife.”
“Indeed. Well, she also stabbed so deep that it took time to pull the knife out… But in general, she was definitely trying to weaken it.”

I thought that people who weren’t used to fighting would always try and aim for the heart.
Even when fighting Mr. Ekenhart, she had tried to stab him in the chest.
However, against the orc, she went for the shoulders instead… And then after the charge, she attacked the legs.

“Is it beastkin…instincts?”
“I don’t know… Liza did watch us fighting, so she probably learned from that.”
“I see… Focusing on weakening them first and create a favorable opening…”
“Yes. I tend to target the limbs first. And she probably copied Tilura’s fighting style, so that it would not be able to fight back.”

Even if she was at a distance, Liza had been watching me, Liza…and Shery.
But even then, it was hard to believe that someone her age could fight like that without any training.
So perhaps being a beastkin and being able to use special magic was related to it…

“Indeed. She decided on how to fight based on information she saw. Mr. Takumi, would you allow me to train Liza? I think with some training, she can become a real beast of a fighter.”
“…No, thank you. I want Liza to live a peaceful life…”
“Hmph… It would have been very entertaining…”

Obviously, I had to refuse such a suggestion.
It was because I wanted her to laugh and live in peace. And not because I didn’t like the idea of her surpassing me or anything.

Mr. Ekenhart grumbled with disappointment.
He had a habit of wanting to train people that he found to be promising…

“Papa! I did it!”
“Yes, I saw. You did well! I’m so happy to see how skilled you were.”
“Ehehe.”
“Wuff!”
“Hehe… She really is fond of you and Leo. Even when she is with me and Tilura, as soon as she saw you, she got onto Leo and happily made her report.”
“Ahaha…”

As I was talking to Mr. Ekenhart, Liza came towards me while riding on Leo’s back.
Leo stopped suddenly, and Liza jumped off and landed on the ground with a smile.
And so I patted her on the head and praised her.
Leo was also happy that it had gone smoothly, and barked in a proud voice.

And then Ms. Claire and Tilura joined us.
Ms. Claire chuckled, but looked just a little jealous as well.

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