She's That Knight Known As Zero

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Eureka even told them that he only spar with her with a stick, to which she commented, "Stick versus a Sword, I say he must be a very formidable person when he was still wielding his sword . "

They just didn"t bother with this, Kaoru never showed them at the same time, even during the war he was not in the front lines . Only towards the end where he and Eureka took action in separating Juzo from Leo .

"The last time he wielded his sword was when he was just 15 . He was already acknowledged by many within the five years span of time that he was holding it . "

Akihiro started telling them the story, of how his father tasked Kaoru not to openly use his ability . With this restriction, Kaoru became engrossed in his physical capabilities ending him becoming such a formidable sword master .

"Then why did he chose to leave his sword behind? If he was that great, then maybe, I mean maybe the past where sir Leo had to time jump wouldn"t have happened," Rino questioned .

He is not questioning it because of what they have experienced but because he was plainly curious of the reason why Kaoru chose to turn his back in being a swordmaster .

"You knew that he and Akira"s relations.h.i.+p was strained because of the past right?"

They nodded, they found out about it in separate occa.s.sions but in the end they still found out about it .

"It was because he couldn"t protect Akira . "

The eight of them showed even more confusion . If he can"t protect Akira then he shouldn"t have dropped his sword but instead he should have took hold of it and train even more .

"I can say that what you all think is wrong . He couldn"t protect her not from the enemy but from himself . The scar that Akira obtained from that incident back then was due to her jumping in between Kaoru and the bandit . Kaoru was about to deal with the final blow but Akira who was in the side jumped in between them . "

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"Why, why would she suddenly jump in between? Did she know who the bandit was?" Rino still was the one who asked .

Akihiro shook his head, "She didn"t know . But she became scared of the changes it brought Kaoru . Akira said that everytime Kaoru slay an enemy back then, she felt like he is changing more and more . Becoming more ruthless, someone who only desires blood and ma.s.sacre . "

"It feels like a part of your soul is being ripped apart . "

When Karen asked Eureka the question of how does it feel to kill, her answer was that .

"A part of your soul is being ripped apart," Karen spoke after remembering this .

They never thought about it, during the battle they completely forgot about how it felt like to kill someone, despite him being your enemy . Now that the war is over, it never came to their mind that they have indeed killed so many . Though most were zombies .

"If I was not mistaken, there were 15 bandits who ambushed them back then . It was only Kaoru who can fight against them since the other guards were on a patrol in the other areas . Enemies or not, for Akira who encounter such events for the first time and seeing Kaoru wield his sword in order to kill and not just to train . She must have been scared," Akihiro continued after a few moment of silence .

"So he was traumatized by this that he can no longer wield his sword?"

"Yes, he could have fought with us when Hesperian Kingdom first attack but even if he tried, his hands won"t even move . Like the sword was too heavy for him to carry . "

Such revelation was something they didn"t expect during this time . The war was over, they have defeated their main enemy and thought that finally everything would be in peace and everyone would already be fine and could move forward .

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Who would have thought that Kaoru, whom they always see as someone who"s childish and playful . Someone who loves snacks and tea, was actually someone who was once ruthless .

Who would have thought that those smiles were hiding so many painful scars .

Eureka, who had killed much more than any of them could imagine, didn"t want him to wallow in the past . She didn"t want him to forget his past and live a life where it was only half of him .

That is why she had pushed through with the marriage, she knew she would be hurting him but she knew this is the only way for her to help him as well .

Once again, all eight of them found her amazing . She really came like a storm, sweeping everything she pa.s.ses through up their feet and returning them to the ground with a new devotion to live .

"Kaoru, wanted to follow Eureka"s wish, not just for him to take reign in Hesperian but also for him to finally forgive himself by bringing Akira with him to his preliminary investigations," Akihiro commented .

"But why? Why did he still push her away? If he was planning to taking up his sword and fighting back, wouldn"t it be better for him to show it to the Doctor?" Nana who was silently listening all this time, opened her mouth and asked .

"Despite facing his fears and picking up his sword once again . Not everyone could easily shake off the trauma of what had happened in the past . He is currently taking things slowly . And since he was alone facing all those generals and maybe captains, he can"t risk Akira"s life," Akihiro explained .

"Then he would be alone, how will he stay strong if he remains alone?" Nana, who was feeling sad, asked once again .

"Your uncle is old enough . If he can"t carry this much emotional burden, how is he supposed to carry his duties as the king?" Akihiro smiled and said .

He then picked up the parchment and another blank paper, ready to write a letter to Kaoru, informing him that everything is up to him .

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"Father," Nana once again spoke up .

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Kaoru, who remained the same all through out the two weeks of Akira"s travel and the week of the travel of the letter, just entered his still messy place holding the envelope that just arrived .

No one knew but he had a sword in his room for the past two months where he barely interacted with Akira . He had been secretly swinging it, trying to regain back his feel towards the sword .

After Akira left, he had been swinging it for almost every hour that he was free . He never brought it out in order for those people not to get suspicious of him, of why he suddenly became interested in using the sword .

If he were to follow those people"s plan then if he had married Arisa, the chief and the others who support him would accept him as the new king wiythout any qualms . Without bothering with the first condition their kingdom brought up, if someone wants to be their next king .

He sat down at the chair that was the only one standing in the middle of the whole messed up place . No one had the chance to enter his place after Akira left so everyone thinks that he was still acting normal .

~Uncle, yes it is I, Nana, I still don"t get it really, why you chose to push the doctor away . But I will trust you, that you would be able to shut the mouths of all those people out there and return here for the doctor . So just do your best out there okay?~

~Now I understand, Eureka didn"t truly got her swordsmans.h.i.+p from father and mother who were both knights in the past, she actually got it from you . So I trust that you would be able to finish this business cleanly . ~

Kaoru, stared at the letter in front of him, there were eight paragraphs on it . And each paragraph writing was different from the other .

~Kaoru, I was really mad when I came to escort the doctor back . That girl was even holding your hand, but I"ll pa.s.s it as you acting . When you return I wish to try and spar with you . ~

~Who would have thought that you have that side as well . I thought you only knew how to have some snack and tea . Well good luck, bring back some good news . ~

He chuckled, the third was obviously from Mamoru and the next would be from Hideyos.h.i.+ .

~I can never incorporate you with a sword but you have guided me back in the academy regarding my control of the water ability . So I can tell that you would be able to wield that sword, even with the year gap . You are that strong after all . ~

~I never got the chance to be under you but I saw that you took good care of the students back then especially Eureka . So I know that she is in approval of you wielding your sword all over again . Just not hurting the doctor, I think . ~

"I don"t think so Azusa, she had hurt all of us over and over again to protect us after all . "

Upon reading the next line he couldn"t help but laugh .

~If I think like you, you must be thinking that Azusa is wrong because Eureka have hurt all of us to protect us right? But well you two are related after all . I am no longer shock to find out that you have the same mindset . ~

"I"m amazed that Karen would be able to guess what was on my mind," reading their letters made him feel lighter compared to the past weeks after Akira left .

~You two are truly the same . So just win and get her back . ~

Kaoru nodded his head and a smile bloomed in his face, the last paragraph is obviously Raven, "Don"t worry I have no plans on losing right now . "

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