Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Prologue

Prologue

3 years ago, at the Blade Dance match venue.

"My granddaughter, look closely at Velsaria's Blade Dance, sooner or later you will also serve and carry the Empire's dignity on your back and will be fighting in the Blade Dance matches."

"Yes, grandfather."

Towards the old aged grandfather's — Duke Fahrengart's — words, the little girl nodded and replied with a dignified voice.

She had auburn colored pupils blessed with strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply angled.

Her mesmerizing blue hair was tied in a ponytail.

She was a lovely girl that anyone would turn around to look at, but there was absolutely no coquetry or sweetness in her facial expression.

She had an atmosphere like the edge of a blade that could slice one with just a touch.

Ellis Fahrengart.

Her talent as a Spirit Contractor was revealed since childhood, and it had been determined that starting from next spring, she would attend Areishia Spirit Academy, the only Spirit Contractor training institute in Ordesia Empire.

She was an elite cadet of the Empire's Spirit Knights with a promising future.

Ellis leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena right below.

Her soft breasts touching and rubbing on the iron fence, her recent worries was that compared to the other girls at the same age, her breast growth was abnormal.

"Really.....Having big breasts just makes swinging a sword difficult, it's just a nuisance".

Regarding this topic, the girls around her were completely jealous. For Ellis, she had totally no interest regarding love affairs. To her, having huge breasts was simply an obstruction.

"......Something like love is stupid, I will become a Knight just like my step-sister, a splendid Knight."

Ellis strongly closed her fist, at that moment.

A loud cheer broke out in the arena.

From the West gate, the Ordesia Empire's representative Spirit Contractor was entering.

A refined gathering of stars shone in her beautiful rondo hair.

Delicately sculpted carvings decorated her silver armor.

Clothed in a red cloak, a conquest-like appearance, just like a general returning victoriously.

Velsaria Eva Fahrengart.

She came from a lower noble family that had declined because of the Ranbaru war. Thanks to the promises of her talent as a Spirit Contractor, she was adopted into the Fahrengart house, and became Ellis's two years older step-sister.

Even though she was a freshman from the Areishia Spirit Academy, she was chosen from among all the elite Spirit Contractors from all nations, as a representative at the Blade Dance Festival. The fact that a freshman was chosen as the Blade Dance Representative was a precedence previously unheard of in the long tradition of Areishia Spirit Academy.

And in such a step-sister, was Ellis' ideal image of a knight stacked together; and she respected her from the depths of her heart.

She headed towards the middle of the stage. Then, at the door on the east side, the opponent Spirit Contractor appeared.

Having long black hair that extended to her hips, she had the foreign-styled attire　with a large silts inserted at the edge of the pants.

Although having youthful features, she was so beautiful that even Ellis, despite being of the same gender, was taken back.

In her hands lay, contrary to her lovely appearance, a wicked-looking darkness-colored sword.

"Grandfather, who is that girl?"

"Ren Ashbell, an independent Spirit Contractor."

"Independent........not belonging to any country or organization. Is that what you're implying?"

"Yeah. Apparently it seems there was a powerful person's influence. It also seems that her age is the same as you 13 years old."

"......."

Ellis bit her lips. Although having the same age, the fact that the girl was participating in the Blade Dance, was truly mortifying.

And then, the bell signalling the start of the match was rang.

The greatest kagura offered to the 5 great spirit kings— the matchlock of the Blade Dance was cut and dropped.

Immediately Velsaria Iva's armor activated— and instantly shifted into battle form.

The armor emitted sparkling light particles. From both shoulders large twin-main cannons emerged.

That truly was the impregnable fortress that reigned over the world.

Velsaria Iva's elemental waffe —Silent Fortress.

.........What a contract spirit. No, the one that should be praised is Anee-ue the one that uses it.

Velsaria's contract spirit, was a ancient sealed spirit that was sealed in a certain old castle's basement.

On top of being ferocious, it was a sealed spirit that was said to be impossible for a normal spirit contractor to make a contract with.

And that, she was able to perfectly control it.

Currently for Ellis, she could not even activate her contract spirit's elemental-waffe .

Just thinking of the ability difference of her target being her sister, she got driven by the thought of shame.

I, will I be able to chase after Anee-ue's back.......

Velsaria swung her hand up, —from both shoulders the main cannons fired once.

She did not like a refined blade dance. Facing her opponent, always firing completely at maximum firepower— an extremely simple battle style.

A roaring sound that pierced the ears. In the arena countless amounts of pillars of fire's rose up.

It was over— not only Ellis, but thousands of the audience were sure about it.

But.

[Ehh?]

Ellis slowly opened her eyes.

The cloud of dust cleared up and there was—

That black-haired girl's figure wasn't there.

No way!?

Momentarily, a high-pitched metal-sound echoed.

Before anyone knew —the girl, moved towards Velsaria's sight.

The black hair fluttering girl's magic sword, stabbed through the silent fortress's composite armor.

Immediately, a black fog like blood splashed and gushed out.

Having the armor destroyed, Velsaria slowly collapsed to the ground.

Silence arrived.

And then—

Finally the situation was settled by the audience, a break of cheers arose.

It was an unbelievable outcome. From the military based family, the Fahrengart duke's knight, was beaten by an underage unnamed spirit contractor.

[......]

While Ellis was bewildered, the black haired girl that has beaten Velsaria was bewitching.

The spirit contractor that has beaten the sister that she respected— originally, the opponent was supposed to be hated.

But, at that time the feeling that was embracing Ellis' chest, wasn't hate but an opposite feeling.

13 years old. Although having the same age, the girl had shown her overwhelming power.

Someday I too, just like her—

A faint bud of admiration, before long a newly confirmed target was carved into Ellis' chest.

Together with the name the strongest blade dancer— Ren Ashbell.