Old Sword But Sharp Edge

Contract and Old Student

"W-who are you?"

'this situation is quite troublesome'

"well young lass my name is Henry"

this young lady has witnessed our fight obviously she would be afraid.

"h-how were you able to fight against a Fenrir and even win?"

as expected this would be quite troublesome to explain, I myself don't understand since I'm just an old swordsman.

"lass I have a way to help you calm down would you allow it?"

obviously she is hesitant trusting a stranger who beat a Fenrir out of nowhere.

but despite her hesitation she nods in acceptance.

I walked towards her and placed my hand over her head.

"Healing magic? no this is different"

"Yes its principles are similar but rather than physical injuries this magic can help mental state stabilize"

this is something I made to help children face their fears especially those who wishes to become adventurers.

"are you Kay now?"

"y-yes thank you Lord Henry"

'eh? lord?'

I was a bit surprised by the way she called me.

"So girl what is your name?"

"I am Claudia"

hoh? from her clothes I guess she is a young lady of a noble family, since she didn't introduce herself with a family name she is hiding it.

"uhm, Lord Henry how are you so strong? just who are you?"

"hm? no no no, I'm just an Old man who teaches swordsmanship in a nearby village"

hmm her expression suddenly changed.

"I see"

'a nearby village but isn't the village the one the prime minister and the others mentioned? is he by any chance'

"by the way what attacked you?"

"didn't I already mentioned that it was Demon boars and demon wolves?"

"true but I want to hear her side of the story"

honestly speaking I just want to know what happened.

"actually it's as lord Fenrir mentioned we were attacked by demon boars and demon wolves but he saved us, I actually witnessed it"

"I see, well Fenrir what do you plan to do now?"

might as well ask him.

"at first I planned to return to the forest after fighting you but I changed my mind, I'll serve as your familiar"

eh?.

'familiar? a Fenrir becoming my familiar!? but I'm just an old man!'

"eh? that's amazing Lord Henry, no human has ever tamed such a legendary beast"

oh come on I'm just a regular old man.

"but why me?"

"I see that you still doubt yourself but It is by my own decision to follow you"

"that's"

I can't say anything to that.

"(sigh) fine do as you want this old man can't keep up with all this"

"Lord Henry consider himself old?"

'right I'm still in my thirties but since I've been acting like one I'm basically treated as one'

since his demeanor as a swords master is nothing but that of an old man he was treated as such by his students.

and in response to that he acts and treats himself as an old man despite still being in his 30s.

"well it is what it is"

"wait what is your actual age?"

"hmm? I'm 34"

both Claudia and Fenrir were dumbfounded.

"you fool your still young don't you have a wife or child that gives you any common sense?"

"I'm not married actually"

'so lord Henry is still single just like the they mentioned'

"why does lord Henry not look for a wife?"

Henry turned to Claudia with an awkward expression.

"who would want to marry an old man such as myself?"

"well in my honest opinion you seem like a descent person and despite being in your 30s you look quite handsome"

'handsome? what part of this old man is handsome? kids these days sure are confusing'

suddenly Claudia remembered something.

"ah lord Henry can you please heal my Knights"

"well that was my intention to begin with let me see them"

he went and healed them, some are actually conscious and had been listening to them and some even caught a glimpse of the fight.

they were just too injured to stand since many of them were on the brink of death.

thankfully none died.

"thank you very much lord Henry"

"lass can you stop with the lord thing?"

honestly I'm not good with formalities.

"ehm would that be alright?"

"sure, by the way what do you plan now?"

this girl is a noble or maybe of higher status.

well nothing to do with me.

"for now I plan to return to the capital and make a report, then maybe visit your village and if possible I want to train under you"

"train under me?" I asked confused.

aren't there any better people to train her? I doubt I have anything to teach her.

compared to those in the capital she should be able to find more fitting individuals.

while thinking this Fenrir was actually looking at Henry with something in mind.

'this man is undoubtedly demeaning himself again, (sigh)'

"but lass I don't have anything to teach you, there should be some better people in the capital right?"

"please stop calling me lass and treating me like a child moreover who would be better than a person who beat a devine wolf?"

Claudia replied with a pout.

"eh? well this wolf held back so yeah"

"oi what do you mean I held back?"

"hm? well if you were serious I wouldn't even be alive right now"

"huh!? like hell I would hold back against my opponents"

'is this human serious? does he mean to tell me that I didn't give my all against an opponent like him!?'

obviously Henry was still unconvinced.

"come on I was just lucky that time"

"luck is part of your strength human"

'luck? you think luck alone could defeat me!?, ugh this dumbass!'

"uhm I think lord Fenrir is right even amongst the strongest knight in the kingdom we would need at least 4 to 5 Knight captains in fact we would need the commander of knights and mages to fight him"

huh? it's true that would be the case but it shouldn't have been possible for me to win to begin with.

am I actually strong?, no I shouldn't get conceited after all I couldn't even win against my own father.

"please mister Henry, I promise you that I would train hard under you!"

'this is a one in a lifetime chance!'

"well... (sigh) alright if you say so"

"thank you Sensei!"

Sensei huh, I guess I got another student.

"now Fenrir let's make a contract"

"understood"

with that we started the contract honestly it wasn't as hard as I imagined.

"now give me a name"

'name huh, well she has a beautiful white silver fur'

"Silvia it describes your beautiful fur"

"Silvia I like it"

a mark appeared on her forehead.

'phew that took quite a lot of mana from me'

"so lord Fenrir is a girl?"

"yes"

'eh? good thing I choose a good name for her, I thought she acted like a female and I've been using she and her'

"so Sensei I'll be going now, thankfully the horses were alright"

"are you sure? your knights lost a lot of blood you could stay at the village for a while"

it could be dangerous for them if they leave as they are.

"thank you for your offer but it should be fine, and I need to make preparations for you and Silvia sama"

"hmm? what do you mean child?"

oh I see it must be registration for silvia, since she is now my contract beast she would need to be registered in the country.

"I'll explain things to you Silvia for now Claudia should be on her way"

"understood"

Claudia huh, to think I would not only gain a familiar but also a student.

"goodbye Sensei I'll be back in a few days"

"alright be careful back"

with that she and her knights left.

her knights didn't say anything but I could feel one of their gazes, one of them were analyzing me interesting.

they are quite strong but I didn't really see anything much from them, could I have been underestimating myself?.... sigh, I shouldn't think much of it.

"Silvia let's go to my village"

"understood master"

when they returned to the village the people were shocked but after a brief explanation they were joyous.

for them something like this was expected, but for Henry to tame a devine beast? things were really getting out of hand.

but of course they easily accepted this saying things like, 'its Henry after all' 'hahaha as expected of him' 'the old man did it again' 'sensei never cease to amaze us'.. and so on so forth.

well henry is unaware of course.

but more than that the people were overjoyed when Silvia brought the boar meats.

despite being, demon beast they were edible, so when Silvia took it out from her spacial storage they were all happy.

later she taught it to Henry and to her surprise or expectations he learned it easily.

'to have all basic elements and also some other element's, he is truly an exception'

she was lucky since she found him as her master.

Henry went to bed early.

'sigh, having a Fenrir as my familiar and a new student (sigh) seriously what a day'

well things will be much more lovelier, especially now.

he isn't even aware of the changes that will come after meeting Claudia, his life will take a big turn.

a week later.

"Sensei! I'm here!"

"Claudia but I thought you would come after your report it's only been a week!"

Henry was taken a back after seeing the girl she just rescued a week ago.

"well after my report I immediately made preparations to come here and I got permission to stay here as well"

"a young lass coming to a place like this it's dangerous!"

"hmp!, I already told you not to treat me as a little girl! I'm 24 this year!"

well true she is indeed quite mature but still she is a noble doesn't she have some caution?.

"you don't have to worry Sensei sense I brought someone to guard me and you should know her quite well"

"hm? someone I know?"

now I'm interested who she brought.

a knight with a Cloak walked besides Claudia.

hmm, who could this be?.

Henry wondered who this person is but then.

'wait this mana signature'

"seriously Sensei you forgot about little ol me?"

'this voice!'

the knight took of her cloak and what appeared was a female knight Henry know very well.

"Victoria!"

"fufufu indeed it's me, to think you wouldn't know it was me just because of a Cloak I'm hurt Sensei"

henry sweat dropped remembering the past.

"it's been a while since Sensei"

Victoria Evergreen is one of the oldest disciples and also one of the strongest and currently the knight commander of the knights.

"fufufu please take care of me again Sensei~"