I paired up with Phillip

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The next day, I and the others woke up feeling refreshed, thanks to the herbs, and we quickly finished preparing for the morning.
Breakfast was just as busy as dinner was last night.
This was because the fenrirs ate so much.

Once that was done, I thought the fenrirs were going to leave… But apparently, they meant to stay with us a little longer.
While it could have been to spend time with Sherry or Leo, I had a feeling it had a lot to do with the food…

In any case, it was time for Tilura and I to train again.
Thanks to seeing her parents fight yesterday, Sherry was even more enthusiastic than usual.

“What is Liza doing?”
“Wuff? Wuff-wuff.”

As we waited, I saw that Liza was talking to the parents fenrirs a short distance away.
She seemed to be telling them something quite passionately, and her tail was wagging… What was it?
Leo did not seem to know.
Well, she seemed to be having fun, so I guess there was no problem.

“Here they come… Mr. Takumi, Phillip.”

As there were two orcs nearby, it was decided that Phillip and I would form a pair.
Nicholas and the other guards were luring in the orcs.
Ms. Claire and those who could not fight, were waiting close to Leo and the fenrirs, so they should be fine.

Phillip and I nodded at Mr. Ekenhart and took a few steps forward.
This time, I was not allowed to use the katana.
As I was cooperating with Phillip, I had to use the same kind of sword.
Indeed, it would be easier to synchronize with him, if we moved in a similar way.

This time, it wasn’t just about defeating the orcs, but about getting accustomed to cooperating with someone else.

“Mr. Takumi. You attack the orc first. And I will follow after you.”
“Very well.”

As Phillip had more experience, it would be best to allow him to match my movements.

“Now then, Mr. Takumi…”
“Yes. I will go…”

I saw the two orcs appear from the trees, and then I nodded at Phillip and rushed forward.
As always, the orcs charged wildly, and seemed to be surprised when they saw me.
That being said, Nicholas and the others must have provoked them quite a lot… They were red in the face and very excited…

“Hmm. Considering Phillip’s experience, that was not bad.”
“Hah…phew…yes. Unlike yesterday, I was never in danger.”
“You moved like someone who had been training for more than just a few months. Of course, I already knew that from seeing you yesterday.”

We talked to Mr. Ekenhart while looking down at the two orcs, who were no longer moving.
Next to me, Phillip wiped away the sweat from his face and calmly gave his opinion.
He was hardly even out of breath, unlike me… While I was happy for the compliment, I still had a long way to go.

Unlike yesterday, the fight had ended quite quickly.
Neither of us had been injured, so the results were not bad.
It had been easy enough.

I had wounded it a little as it passed me by. And while the orc tried to change direction, Phillip had come from behind and swung at its ankle.

In general, I would hurt the orc a little, provoke it, and make it charge.
And as it passed, Phillip would attack its legs, and then move away. And then we would repeat it again.
It could not be helped, since the purpose was for my training, but I was practically being used as bait.
That being said, Phillip was also wounding it and slowing the orc down, so it would be easier for me to dodge the attacks.

“They still try to charge when their ankles are cut…resulting in them falling over. That was well done, Phillip.”
“The orc charges are quite a threat. It is not difficult to dodge them in wide areas, but if they do hit you, you will get thrown into the air. This can be especially dangerous if there are two, as they may be hit as soon as they land on the ground. And so it was necessary to stop it…”
“Mmm, indeed. And after weakening them, the legs become easier to target.”
“It slid a little after falling forward… It must have really wanted to hit me.”

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