Lust System: Monster girl Harem-Chapter 292 - 293 Royal Guards

Ethan walked through the portal and appeared close to the palace.

He wasn’t at the palace gates since, so he had to walk all the way to the gate, which was far ahead.

"Hey there, what business do you have?" The first guard that saw Ethan asked as she stopped him.

"I’m a guest of the princess, my name is Ethan, I came some..."

"Oh, forgive me, I have seen you in the palace before, when did you leave?" The guard asked and Ethan smiled without answering.

The guard didn’t push the issue further and escorted Ethan back to the palace gates as there were both guards around. It was a long walk to the palace gates, but they finally arrived.

The guards at the gates opened it up, and Ethan passed through; he already knew his way around since this was his third time here, but instead of going inside the palace, Ethan walked around the palace instead.

He could hear sounds of steel clashing; his heightened senses were already like a passive skill to him; since he could hear sounds like that, some of the guards were most likely training.

Ethan walked around till he found the spot; at the back of the palace, there was a training ground; it was big enough for ten people to spar simultaneously, but only two people were sparring while the rest watched.

Ethan didn’t draw any attention to himself. Instead, he just stood in a corner where he could see them clearly; two girls were going at it; both of them wore only undergarments covering their chest, but it was well placed and wrapped around their shoulders like a sports bra and they wore pants.

It wasn’t a practice sword but a real sword instead, and from the way they fought, he knew they were skilled.

Sword fighting wasn’t something taught in the academy since it was a magic academy; magic was superior to sword fighting, but both of them combined were even superior.

All the guards in the palace had swords, meaning they were all swordsmen, and to be a Royal guard, you would have to excel in the academy, so they were also excellent mages.

Ethan wasn’t sure who would win the battle if he fought with one of them; he watched closely as the girls exchanged blows.

Ethan leaned against the wall, quietly observing the sparring match on the training ground.

The two guards, both young women, clashed with real swords, their movements swift and precise.

The first guard, a taller woman with short black hair, lunged forward, aiming a powerful slash at her opponent.

The other guard, a leaner figure with blonde hair tied in a braid, sidestepped the attack with ease, her sword sweeping low to force the first guard back.

Both of them were really pretty, but Ethan kept his head in the game.

Steel rang out as their swords collided, sparks flying with each strike. The black-haired guard pressed her advantage, unleashing a series of quick, heavy strikes that kept her opponent on the defensive.

However, the blonde guard was quick on her feet, parrying each blow and waiting for an opening.

Apart from the battle with the knight, which he lost, Ethan hadn’t used his sword on a real opponent; all he fought were beasts; Ethan couldn’t help it as his mind went back to Vala; he had no idea where she was, or what she was planning.

At the stage he was, even if he increased his stats, it wouldn’t matter if he was facing someone stronger than him; he needed to train his skill.

Suddenly, the blonde guard feinted left, forcing her opponent to overcommit, and struck with a quick thrust toward her ribs. The black-haired guard barely managed to block in time, but the force of the attack made her stumble back.

"Ohh..." Ethan muttered.

"Nice one," the black-haired guard muttered, resetting her stance.

The blonde guard smirked and darted forward, her strikes coming faster now, testing her opponent’s defenses.

The black-haired guard held firm, deflecting the attacks with practiced skill, until she managed to counter with a swift upward slash that forced the blonde guard to leap back.

The two paused briefly, circling each other, their breaths heavy but their eyes sharp until the black hair guard’s eyes darting up, and she saw Ethan staring at both of them.

Both of their eyes met at the same time, and immediately, she stood upright, causing the blond-haired guard to turn around, and soon all the guards turned around.

"You don’t have to worry about me; I’m just watching," Ethan spoke, and the guards all turned around.

Now that they knew Ethan was watching, something was different. They all knew the male that came was from the academy and he was quite powerful, so now they wanted to show him.

"Alright, let’s go for real; Mana on the sword to avoid contact, the first person to a hit wins," The black-haired guard spoke as she dashed forward. freewёbnoνel.com

The black-haired guard dashed forward, her sword now glowing faintly with a layer of blue Mana coating its blade.

Ethan could see the Mana in their sword, but instead of shrouding the sword with Mana, they infused enough Mana that it covered the entire sword.

The blonde guard mirrored her, her sword shining with a blue hue as she prepared to strike.

Ethan leaned in slightly, his interest piqued, it seemed they changed their sparring method because of him.

’To show off or to interest me?’

The black-haired guard struck first, her sword humming with Mana as it aimed for the blonde guard’s shoulder.

The blonde reacted quickly, parrying the blow and stepping to the side to counter with a sharp diagonal slash aimed at her opponent’s waist.

Their swords clashed, Mana crackling on impact.

The black-haired guard used her strength to force her opponent back, delivering a lot of heavy blows.

The blonde guard, however, wasn’t fazed, her movements fluid as she redirected each attack, her Mana flaring brighter with every precise block.

Ethan observed closely, impressed by their skill, there was no way he would win in a sword fight with any of these two, and he was sure this wasn’t their best since it was just a sparring match. He crossed his arms, mentally noting how their techniques differed from his own.

The blonde guard suddenly shifted her stance, dodging a downward slash and stepping in close to deliver a quick strike. Her sword grazed the black-haired guard’s arm hitting it down.

"Point," the blonde guard declared with a grin, stepping back as her opponent sighed in defeat.