When I returned to Decane after a long time, a lot had changed.
From the entrance to Kinish Bluff, you can see a wall spread all around and a flat stone path inside.
“General, are you here?”
The soldiers guarding the entrance saluted me loudly as soon as they saw me.
“okay. Has a lot changed here too?”
“yes! “This time, the royal family dispatched a lot of manpower to carry out the work.”
I nodded and walked up the stone road to Decane.
Another gate that must be entered to enter Decaine. Unlike before, large stone pillars were erected on both sides of the entrance, and simple wooden barriers were built on both sides.
This place was guarded by semi-knights, not ordinary soldiers.
“See you, General!”
“… … Good luck.”
“yep!”
Those bright eyes directed at me. It’s even burdensome.
I heard it’s a Rayman piece.
“Oh! “Shooter, are you here!!”
When I went up to Decane, Rayman welcomed me.
“Rayman, I heard you seduced the associate knights?”
“ha ha ha! That’s right. “My classmates asked how I improved my skills so quickly, so I told them the truth!”
“What are the facts?”
“They say you can improve your swordsmanship skills just by watching the master’s training at Decain after work.”
“Tsk, what a useless thing.”
“Still, aren’t semi-knights better than regular soldiers? And if those guys also improve their skills, the power of the entire kingdom will also increase.”
“… … “That’s right.”
I had no idea this guy had thought that far. I thought this happened because I was just bragging.
“I heard that the drivers also applied.”
“And the knights? her… … . so?”
“But the chief of protocol prevented it… … .”
“That’s right. “It’s a waste of manpower.”
“That’s right.”
“you? So, have you improved your skills?”
“Yes! Now, semi-knights are no match for me!”
“oh… … . okay?”
It’s been a while since I checked Rayman’s status window.
[Rayman]
– Skill: Intermediate Brillant Kingdom Swordsmanship
– Strength: 12.1
– Agility: 12.0
– Stamina: 14.4
– Sensation: 7.9
– Energy: 4.1
As his energy increases, his overall basic abilities also appear to have increased significantly.
His swordsmanship has also reached an intermediate level. Isn’t this almost equivalent to a knight-level lieutenant?
“I improved my skills by sparring with Adeline every day!”
“What about Adeline?”
“He’s probably training.”
“okay? Would you like to see the two of you spar?”
“I understand!”
Rayman went straight into the forest somewhere and quickly brought Adeline with him.
“Ren! I’ve been working hard all this time! “I did all the training Potter gave me!”
“good job. “You two should spar.”
“yes!”
“Don’t watch secretly from behind, just come and watch.”
The presence of two people is felt behind a tree.
Hearing my words, two semi-equivocal knights walked forward and approached me. It seems like he didn’t go down after his shift and stayed in Decane.
“sorry!”
“Well, that…” , Rayman said it was okay… … .”
“It’s okay, come and see. “How much did Rayman grow while you were still just semi-knights?”
The two junior knights nodded with serious faces at my words.
The sparring between the two began immediately.
Rayman held a crude long sword, and Adeline held an ax the size of her body.
– No matter how much Rayman he is, he can’t beat the student I personally taught. Cough.
Potter floats in the air and mutters.
– … … wren.
And then, my ancestor approached me and called me with a stern face.
“Why are you doing that?”
– If that guy loses, I’ll have to lend him some help.
“… … All right.”
Still, Rayman is a guy who has been touched by his ancestors several times. Looking at the expression on the ancestor’s face, the moment you lose, you are sure to go to hell.
“Haaap!!”
Rayman kicks the ground and jumps in. Adeline, with her slender frame, ignorantly lifted the large ax and made a diagonal slash.
Huh-!!
“and… … .”
“what?”
The junior knights expressed their admiration. It would be surprising to see a slender girl swinging that huge ax with one hand.
I understand. Even I, who have seen it several times, am amazed.
In the past two months, Adeline’s ax handling movements and use of force have become more diverse.
By using great force only at the point of impact where force is applied, power is increased and unnecessary physical strength consumption is reduced.
How much practice did you have?
I’m so excited!!
But Rayman is no slouch either. The leisure to deflect Adeline’s axe and cause the opponent’s stamina to drain.
The number of times people rush in excitedly or swing their swords recklessly like before has decreased significantly.
I wonder if this innocent spirit is in his body. He does not lose his composure even as that huge ax blade passes right in front of his nose.
“her.”
It’s truly awe-inspiring. So much so that I doubted whether they were the two guys I knew.
How did they grow so fast in such a short period of time?
Kwaaang!!
Adeline’s ax struck the ground, raising dust.
Between the falling dirt and stone dust, Rayman is revealed holding a sword to Adeline’s neck.
match. match. match… … .
The two semi-cavaliers clapped absently.
– Well, I… … ! Rayman you bastard!! How can you use Adeline’s daily habits to win?
– There’s still a long way to go. After winning this hard… . Tsk.
An ancestor quietly returns to his grave. Fortunately, it looks like I avoided going to hell.
“Good work.”
“Whoa… … ! “How was it!”
Rayman looks at me expectantly.
“Good job.”
“and!! What a compliment from the gunner! “I think I’ve definitely improved!”
It has increased a lot. Amazingly.
“I think I still lack a lot. Mr. Ren.”
Adeline was very depressed and her shoulders slumped.
“You did well enough. “Because the two of them were almost neck-and-neck.”
“really?”
“okay. “You two should get some rest.”
Rayman approaches the two chauffeurs, sticks out his chest and proudly begins to lecture them.
Where did you learn something like that?
I shook my head and walked to the heroes’ graves.
11 heroes who have not yet awakened. I plan to wake up the twelfth hero today.
[Use spiritual power to awaken the ghosts sleeping in the tomb.]
[Emilia Blackward wakes up.]
A white-haired old woman with glasses on the tip of her nose rises from the grave.
She, wearing a blue robe, lifts her glasses with her index finger and glares at me.
– … … Who are you?
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“My name is Ren Arzen, a descendant of Havenberg Arzen. “He is Decane’s gravedigger and he is also the one who woke you up.”
– Havenberg’s descendants?
She looks around blankly and then looks at me again.
– The world has changed a lot. How much time has passed?
“It must have been at least hundreds of years more.”
– The fact that we, who were dead and asleep, have woken up… … , this means that a crisis has come to the continent.
She says with a bitter smile.
-What can I help you with?
“I heard that Emilia was a scholar who studied magic.”
– you’re right. I am a magician. I would try to solve difficult problems that required time and patience and pioneer new magical paths.
“Most of the magic that Emilia pioneered has disappeared in this era. “The magic of the Brilliant Kingdom has almost disappeared.”
– Magic… Are you saying they’re all gone?
“yes.”
Emilia’s expression crumpled. She adjusts her glasses that have slipped down with difficulty and sighs loudly.
– These are the things I taught you… … , Are you saying that it’s all gone?
“yes.”
– how… … , What on earth did later educators do?
Even if you ask me, there is nothing I can answer. As I was hesitating, she sighed deeply and said.
– I guess I’ll have to step forward again. Where should I start and how far should I re-educate? … .
I haven’t even said anything properly yet, but I’m already narrowing my brows and thinking.
“That’s why I’m saying, I’m thinking of setting up a magic school in our kingdom.”
– Good idea. It would be nice if I could go there myself and teach the students… … , it’s a shame that doesn’t work.
“But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way.”
The dead can be revived, and if circumstances allow, they can come down to me and teach me.
– that’s right. It would be a good idea to create a theory book while training educators to replace me.
An educator… … . There is someone who was already thinking about it. It seems like he also has magical talent.
“But with one or two people… … .”
– First, I need to tell you how to determine if you have magical talent. All you have to do is produce a large number of basic theory books and have talented people study them.
She smiles with a face full of enthusiasm.
– I have taught countless people who are ignorant of magic. Don’t worry. When it comes to education, I am more confident than anyone else.
I am also ignorant about magic. As a magician, the hero who raised many wizards of the past is Emilia Blackward.
I guess I can just leave this matter to her.
* * *
After completing various tasks in the kingdom, I returned to Decaine.
Emilia, who was raised from the dead, devoted herself to writing a theory book for two days.
“It’s done. My body is definitely lighter and better than when I was alive. “I didn’t have to sleep for two whole days because I wasn’t tired.”
According to Rayman and Adeline, their concentration was so high that they couldn’t even listen well when people around them spoke to them.
A total of 4 books she created over the course of two days.
Two were basic theory books on magic and two were beginner theory books.
“One is for writing and one is for studying. “Who is coming today?”
“Ah, you’re coming at the right time.”
Joanna comes up the path and stops in shock when she sees Emilia.
However, he soon checked on me, caught his breath, and calmly approached me.
“Ren. “I brought some food here.”
“thank you. “I’m okay with things like this.”
“no. “Rayman and Adeline are probably hungry too, so please eat.”
“thank you!”
“I will eat well. Joanna.”
We laid out the food on the wooden table and while Rayman and Adeline ate, Joanna and I went to see Emilia.
“Aren’t you scared?”
“… Honestly, it’s a little scary. I heard that our knights were attacked by skeletons in the Holy Kingdom… … .”
“Don’t misunderstand-.”
“Don’t misunderstand. There’s no way Ren would do that. Even if that were the case, I would believe whatever Ren said. So don’t worry.”
Despite the fear in her eyes, her will was still strong. That’s also why I think highly of her.
“This is Emilia Blackward. “You don’t have to be too afraid.”
As Emilia greeted her politely, Joanna’s expression softened slightly.
“I am a person born with mana pulse.”
“Mana… “You mean pulse?”
She looks at Joanna with startled eyes.
“You were born with the constitution that wizards aspire to have.”
“Well, me?”
“yes.”
The light began to burn brightly in her empty eyelids.
“I will teach you properly.”
“really… , Am I going to become a wizard?”
“yes. So please think of Emilia as your teacher and follow her diligently.”
“all right.”
“I will leave the transcription to the kingdom.”
“There shouldn’t be even a single mistake in Tossi.”
“yes.”
Now that the foundation of the magic corps has been laid, is it now time to train the knights?
I headed to Arjen Mansion in Brillant.
Children brought from the village of vagabonds in the Holy Kingdom. Those who followed me in search of a new home are now working and living in Argen.
“Oh, boss. “Are you here to see the kids?”
“okay. “How are the kids?”
“excuse me. “See for yourself.”
Children gathered at the training ground. It was quite different from the number of people I had narrowed down after checking the status window.
“The captain drew up a list for reference, but it is said that Cleta Arzen changed it depending on the children’s will and desired direction. “I checked for two days and agreed.”
“Good job.”
I watched the kids training with my arms crossed. Arjen’s vassal knight was training children.
The one that stands out the most among them is, of course, Martina.
He is swinging his sword like crazy in the scorching sun, so much so that his dark blue short hair gets soaked.
The venom revealed in her eyes. Their skills right now may be inferior to some kids, but guys with eyes like that will definitely reach the top level someday.
“Ren, I heard the news.”
“Uncle.”
“You said you killed the devil with divine power?”
“… … yes.”
“Even if I ask you how you did that, you won’t answer, right?”
“… … “I was lucky.”
“done. “What do you think about children?”
“I’m excited about the future. In particular, Martina’s eyes still look alive.”
“Unexpectedly, he seemed to have great magical talent, so I recommended him to join the magic corps you will create in the future. however… “He said he wanted to become a great knight like you.”
Cleta smiled with both regret and interest.
“If that guy is anything… … .”
Martina, who was sweating profusely, stumbled for a moment.
Instead of swinging the sword down, I barely use my legs to keep from falling forward.
“this.”
“Wait a minute… … .”
I stopped Cleta, who was about to run away.
Unlike the body that looks like it might collapse at any moment, the eyes are even more burning.
That thing that flowed from her body for a moment was definitely… … .
‘Speculation (鬪氣). It is the speculation filled with the intense desire shown by monsters.’
“aaa!!!”
She suddenly screamed and swung her sword in the air.
Huh… … !
A very insignificant diagonal cut.
But obviously… … , The space shook.
dump.
Martina collapsed on the spot, and my uncle and Vasil ran out.
Martina’s status window appeared on the shoulders of her uncle, who was urgently carrying her around him.
‘The characteristics… … , what does it look like?’