Episode 13. Legacy of the First Hero (2)
“Then let’s go. I will hear the results later.”
“…… Yes. Bye. Prause.”
While the princess was talking to me, her eyes were on the warriors standing to my left and right.
Are you jealous?
If she was a yandere attribute coming from her lack of affection, what I had to do was fixed.
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I approached her slowly so as not to frighten her and whispered in her ear.
“I believe in you. Tax collector.”
“!”
She said that and just before she fell, she saw her shoulders tremble. Maybe this wasn’t it?
I glanced at her face.
Her eyes were wide open and her mouth was so open that her teeth and tongue were visible. It was a somewhat awkward look to say that it was a bright expression.
“Yes!”
Mmm. I guess this is right…… ?
“I’ll be back.”
I carelessly stroked her head and turned her body.
“She will be a full-fledged woman by the time she is gone.”
…… Did you misunderstand a worthy emperor candidate?
I decided to think so.
I was just about to take that step. Suddenly Urca hugged me from behind. Exactly, the expression that it was raised was correct. Her arms were wrapped around her neck, and her legs were wrapped around her waist.
“Prause! Why won’t you do it to me?!”
I was more concerned about the feel of her back than the forearm wrapped around her neck.
Although summer is approaching, and the fabric is thin, this kind of contact could have very uncomfortable results for me.
For example, standing up.
“Let go… ….”
“You can say at least one word to me when we break up.”
“What do you say is pretty?”
“Huh? Aren’t I pretty?”
If you ask me something like this, I want to say it crookedly, but to be honest, Urca was pretty.
As shown in the illustration, being pink hair also suits her well, not to mention her figure.
If there is a flaw, would it be that she wears high-exposure clothes that other people would never wear, like casual clothes?
[That woman is still dressed so vulgarly.]
“Just move on… ….”
“I can’t get over it!”
I’m not talking to you.
“…… It meant I didn’t like what you were doing.”
“Then it’s pretty, right?”
“… ….”
“See how he doesn’t affirm even if he dies. It’s cute.”
Urca smirks and pokes my cheek.
“Don’t poke. If you are over thirty, isn’t it time to start taking the train?”
“Heng. It’s only for you.”
I think that’s worse quality.
“So you won’t do it until the end? Shouldn’t you be thankful that I’m escorting Princess Se-Ri while Prause is gone?”
I don’t have the slightest desire to do as I please, but she was right.
“I know that even if I don’t say it. Even though I look like this, I trust you.”
The arm that was strangling me relaxed slightly.
“Uh… did you?”
“If I really didn’t trust you or didn’t like you, I would have kicked you out when I was carrying you.”
Although the truth about her was that I couldn’t shake her off.
Your arms are thin and soft, so why are you so strong…….
As expected, fantasy was fantasy.
“Huh~ That means pretending to dislike it on the outside, but actually liking me—”
“No.”
“Tsk.”
Let’s cut off the part that could cause misunderstanding like a knife, and Urca clicks her tongue and regrets it.
Looking at him, his mental age was just obvious.
…… Is this an insult to Tina? No, are both similar?
“When you’re done, come down. I am busy on my way.”
“Okay. Come back without getting hurt.”
Urca came down quietly and tidied her up. She felt like a wife seeing off her husband on a business trip.
“… Don’t hurt yourself either.”
“Don’t worry. Do you think I became S-class in vain? More than that, be careful with Prausna. Even the disciples.”
“Yes.”
I looked at Urka, who had spoken while pounding her chest, and glanced at her tax collector.
She’s smiling, but I can see the corners of her mouth quivering.
I didn’t seem to like this situation very much.
Seri has yandere traits, but if she likes me, it makes sense.
Because the yandere’s monopoly has enough ripple power to draw attention in the subculture world.
I wish I didn’t have to say useless things to Urca.
I tried to shake off my worries and turned around.
“Yes! I’ll be back!”
Tina raising her hand high.
“Thank you for your concern. I will go carefully.”
Iris bowed her head respectfully.
Nodding off.
Maria silently bowed her head.
The three of them greeted each other in their own style, then turned around and followed me.
* * *
I safely arrived in Todia Territory via teleport. The location was the stable in front of the duke’s residence.
From here, I was planning to go up to the northern snowy mountains with my coachman. If it’s not a place Maria remembers, you can’t teleport.
“It will be cold where we are going. That’s why, Maria, I want you to cast barrier magic on not only the carriage, but also each individual. So that it is not affected by temperature or weather.”
“Yes. All right. It’s not that difficult.”
“And one more thing.”
Facing her, I stretched out her index finger. She thought to tell her how she could enter the 8th tier.
“From now on, when training, cast magic as little as possible.”
“Small?”
Maria put on a puzzled expression as if she didn’t understand what I was saying.
“To put it simply, it means to make magic smaller. But for the amount of mana put into magic, put all of your magic power.”
Compression training.
When Maria was blocked at the 7th level, she was the key training method to break through the 8th level.
She’s good at handling barriers, and since it’s time for her to go over the 8th hierarchy, it seems like it’s time for her to let her know.
“However, the more magic you put into it, the bigger the magic becomes.”
“That is the general idea. But the possibilities of magic are endless. It is unknown because no one has tried to store magic while keeping it small. It can be seen as an exhaustion of creativity.”
“Creative exhaustion… ….”
It was actually a line from the game.
This compression training is a training method that the head of the Magic Guild, who recognized Maria’s talent in the midst of her growth, taught her indiscriminately.
“If you do this training properly, there will be no mana surge, and you will be able to use much more practical magic. Maybe we can break through the 8th tier.”
“Eighth Rank… …. Is it really possible?”
I matched the level of her shrunken eyes.
She would have thought that she hadn’t improved in months, but swordsmanship and magic are essentially the same.
Just like the more you wield a sword, the more proficient you become in swordsmanship, the more magic you use, the more proficient you become.
“If it is you, it is possible. Did I ever say something that would hurt you?”
“No.”
“Then do it. It is small. Make it as small as possible If you succeed with one spell, two. If two are successful, make three, gradually increasing the number. It will be much harder than expected, but once you start doing it, you will get used to it.”
“Okay. I will try.”
I gently brushed Maria’s blonde hair as she accepted the request without saying anything. Maria laughed like an idiot at my touch.
“Ehehehe… ….”
She laughed for a long time, but she suddenly got curious and pulled my sleeve.
“Ah, by the way, Master.”
“What is it?”
“Master is a swordsman, right?”
I am neither a swordsman nor a wizard.
I wanted to tell you honestly, but I didn’t think anyone would believe me saying that I’m an ordinary person now.
They regard me, a stranger, as a warrior right now, but what about the warriors who watched most of the scene from the side?
I couldn’t help but nod my head.
“But how do you know how to train magic? Looking at it, it seems like you know more about it than Ariel.”
In fact, what Ariel knew was all information I knew. However, it seemed that I would not be able to demonstrate to teach myself, so she left it to Ariel.
In addition, since spirits and humans have different structures for forming mana in their bodies, their training methods are different.
That’s why I gave you advice so that you can efficiently train magic in your spare time.
“I have only read a few documents related to magic.”
“However, I am confident enough to say that I have read it several times. Who is giving that information to Master? He must be a great wizard, right?”
Uselessly sharp.
Considering the master of magic who came up with this training method, it seemed like he could be called a great wizard. In fact, at this point, he is the only person who has broken through the 8th tier.
But what bothered me more than that was why Maria was asking such a question.
This meant that people around me began to question my ridiculous amount of knowledge and intelligence.
Actually, I had already exposed a lot of information.
To grow the warriors as quickly as possible.
Looking for artifacts.
To put the publican on the throne.
I couldn’t hide it until I tried to hide it.
Fortunately, they currently think there is some huge group behind me, but one day they will know that all that knowledge and information came from my head.
When that happened, I didn’t know how they would turn out.
Some might try to use me, and some might try to kill me if it’s dangerous.
Especially, there were cases of making enemies, such as corruption, so I couldn’t be relieved.
I felt like I needed to find a way to respond in advance.
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“…… Yes.”
“I want to meet you someday.”
Someday you will meet the head of the Magic Guild.
I don’t know if it will be her mentor to give her lessons, or her sorceress trying to kill her.
“Master, what teaching do we not have?”
“Now that you have reached the rank of Sword Master, all you have to do is increase the size of your sword in order to bring out the mana in your body. As before, with physical training in parallel.”
“Is that all?”
“If you can use the Aura Sword stably, then fight with Maria to get used to fighting magicians. It has been delayed until now, but now it will be possible.”
Tina and Iris were forbidden from sparring with Maria because magic could not be stopped until the Aura Sword was manifested.
However, if they had perfectly risen to the ranks of sword masters, there would be no problem now.
“Okay.”
“Okay!”
After stroking Tina and Iris’s hair, I turned and headed towards the stable.
* * *
“It is truly an honor to be able to serve Prause.”
“I see.”
“By the way, why do you want to go to the northern glaciers? They say a giant yeti lives there.”
“You talk a lot unnecessarily. Just guide me.”
It was still a sloppy way of talking. Even if he tried to attach affection, he even laughed bitterly at the words and actions that were not easy to attach.
“Ah… ….”
“Master, you are saying that it is difficult to talk about business. You may feel a bit heartless, but I hope you understand. He rarely opens his heart to strangers.”
Iris smiled and interpreted my words.
It is unique. I’ll stroke her hair a lot later. As a bonus, I want you to let me touch your tail.
“Is that so? What… If that’s the case…….”
The coachman drove the wagon, scratching his cheek shyly.