How to Live As a Returnee Munchkin Swordsman

31 – Instructor, progress is too fast (2)

Reese casually crossed his arms and said.

“I’m not trying to protest what happened in the lecture yesterday, so don’t worry about that.”

Rather, the dignified appearance brings out a laugh.

I’ve met all kinds of human groups in the world right before my return, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen someone openly talking to an instructor (or superior) like this.

Has your judgment been clouded by overtraining from the first day of class?

Before I could say anything, Ray stood in my way.

“Cadet Reese. Be polite. Edgar-sama is the tutor in charge of the Leith cadets’ lectures.”

Her expression was much harder than usual.

There are times when Ray sometimes scolds me or pushes me, but he has never spoken mean words to me.

No matter how much authority he received from his father, he respects the difference between his status and his status.

But then, a commoner student appeared in the exclusive laboratory and started talking to him in half-spoken language… From Ray’s point of view, who assists me closely, it’s inevitable.

However, Reese tilted his head as if he didn’t feel the seriousness at all.

“Did I call you by my real name? Then Instructor Edgar. I came here because I had a question… .”

“Cadet Reese!”

“What a surprise! Why are you screaming?”

“This is really rude.”

Rhys is taken aback by the sudden roar of the lab.

However, Ray did not end with verbal accusations.

He strode towards the back, and opened the classroom door that Reese had closed earlier.

Then, without blinking an eye, he continued.

“Please leave.”

“What, what?”

“A cadet who is not polite to the instructor will not be allowed an interview. Please leave immediately.”

“Yes, what are you?”

“I am Edgar-sama’s exclusive assistant.”

“what? Don’t go out on the topic of teaching assistant! Mr. Lee… .”

Reese, who was embarrassed for a moment, frowned as soon as he heard the rank.

Soon she came towards me with a thump.

“Edgar Mulick. No, Instructor Edgar. What can I do with that assistant? ah! If possible, let it be just the two of you. There’s something I must ask you. It’s really important.”

Reese’s expression was annoyed at the unexpected restraint.

Maybe I’m not okay, but the assistant is blocking it for no reason – it seems to have such an idea.

I smiled softly at her.

“get out.”

“… uh?”

“scram. No, turn it off. If possible, I would like it to be turned off not only in the lab, but also in my lectures. Although I am currently rejecting all requests for cancellation of classes from cadets, I am willing to accept your cancellation.”

For an instant, a look of bewilderment appeared on Reese’s face.

I didn’t care about that expression and explained the reason directly.

“Cadets who do not even know the basics of education are not needed in my lectures. Especially if it’s a cadet ignoring my teaching assistant. Did Instructor Bonn ever say that it was OK to be mean to the teaching assistant?”

“… … .”

Did you feel anything in the lecture yesterday?

I never leave spoiled cadets alone.

He corrects his habit through strong shock therapy, and if even that doesn’t work, he really gives up on education.

There is no point in teaching cadets who have neither the will nor the attitude to learn.

So what I said to Rhys now was all sincere.

“I don’t say it twice. scram.”

Reese’s expression, which had been confident, began to change to anxiety in an instant.

* * *

“mi… not.”

“Polite word.”

“… do.”

Reese, very depressed, speaks with his shoulders slumped.

An expression appears as if this is not right.

In fact, the fact that the cadet suddenly spoke informally to the instructor and Reece’s extremely confident attitude.

Looking at it, it seems like there is something going on.

Even though I knew that I was Marquis Mullique’s son, I acted like that.

but.

‘It’s none of my business.’

No matter who she is or what she’s hiding…

My current relationship with Reese is that of instructor and cadet.

There was no reason to make any exceptions to being polite in the process.

Like I said before, especially if it’s towards Ray.

“Edgar, I’m fine.”

“Can not be done. Ray, you need to apologize until your heart is full. If, by any chance, you get hurt over this and say you want to hit the teaching assistant job, who the hell am I going to work with?”

“… Misunderstanding. What do you usually think about?”

“Hmmm. That’s what it says, that’s what it says.”

Anyway, after summarizing the strange situation, I asked Rhys for the main point.

“So, what did you come to ask?”

Reese was stunned, but immediately answered my question.

“You know the sword the instructor has.”

“Polite word.”

“-yo. this.”

In response to Reese’s question, I glanced at my waist.

The treasured sword ＜Gallid＞ received from Rithel Merchants is tied.

You can put it in the ＜Subspace Bag＞, an artifact passed down from your family, but basically, I prefer to carry a sword in my arms.

So, the Gladius I had used before was in the bag, and the sword I always wore was the ＜Gallid＞.

“That’s a gallid.”

However, Reese immediately guessed the name as if he knew it well.

My eyes widened slightly.

Until now, he had worn this sword every time he went to work at the military academy, but only Reese recognized it.

“Do you know about Galid?”

“of course… !! It didn’t, yo. I just know a little bit, a little bit.”

Seeing her awkwardly grabbing the horse’s tail made me smile.

In fact, this is enough to correct the habit.

What I was angry with wasn’t just rude words, it was because I treated Ray carelessly… Somehow, I decided to let her go.

“If you feel uncomfortable, you can let go.”

“Me, really?”

“Instead, only when alone. Instructor put it on. And show respect to Ray.”

“Okay, Instructor!”

Seeing him brighten up just by letting go of his words, I think he is a very simple cadet.

Even the atmosphere, which seemed gloomy because of the color of her hair, turned bright in an instant.

“So why Galid?”

“Oh that… I read in the newspaper, that the instructor used a special ability with a gallid while hunting in the Red Grove? The magic of water pouring down like a waterfall… .”

It seems to be referring to the coincidence contained within the sword, ＜tsunami on the sword＞.

Originally, it was an ability that I couldn’t use, but I was able to handle it through the fifth necessity ＜Resonant Sword＞.

Even if the target is a holy sword or a demonic sword, I have the inevitability of drawing out that power.

I nodded and agreed to that.

“It was. Why?”

“That’s a tidal wave on a sword, right?”

“… You seem to know more about Galid than anyone else?”

“As far as I know, Tsunami on the sword is an ability that only really, really special people can use? Only those who fully understand the gallid and can handle it perfectly. But how did the instructor use it?”

“You don’t seem to have any intention of hiding it anymore.”

I don’t know the details, but it seems that Reese has a deep connection with the Ben-Hur kingdom.

A close acquaintance might have been in Ben-Hur Kingdom, or maybe he was from Ben-Hur Kingdom and settled in Cleppe Kingdom.

And having said that, it seems that the current issue is important enough to not care too much about it.

I nodded slowly and replied.

“well. Did I mention that only special people can use their abilities? Then maybe I’m that special person. Because fully handling the sword is an area that ultimately depends on the swordsman’s capabilities.”

“Oh, that can’t be… .”

“I didn’t really want your understanding. Then, is that the end of the business?”

It’s natural that you don’t understand.

I don’t know how much Reese knows about ＜Gallid＞, but it was purely the help of fate and necessity that I was able to use ＜Tsunade on the Sword＞.

But even so, I have no intention of explaining my ＜Resonant Sword＞ to her.

I wasn’t kind enough to teach my inevitability to the hero cadet I met for the first time in a lecture yesterday, and whose true identity I didn’t know.

“Now, wait a minute. Instructor!”

Then Reese with an urgent expression stopped me.

Then he said something with a determined expression.

“There is a place I want you to go with me.”

“… I want to decline the date request.”

“It’s not like that!”

* * *

Outside the capital, Tristan.

A place called ‘The Blue Swamp’.

It was in the opposite direction to Saxony and had a contrasting name because the topography was similar, but unlike the ‘Red Forest Zone’, it was a place where monsters did not appear at all.

Ray and I came here at Reese’s request.

Coincidentally, today was a day without lectures, so I had plenty of time.

And the gist is this.

There is a ‘monster lair’ that Reese found while exploring this area, and it is said that he felt a similar energy to ＜Gallid＞ there.

Her guess is that it is another treasured sword from Ben-Hur’s kingdom, ＜Polyk＞, but it is said that once you reach the ‘source’ of the monster’s lair, you will not be able to move forward.

So, I asked for help from someone who owns and can fully handle ＜Gallied＞… That’s it.

“… “Is there a real monster’s lair?”

“Honestly, I thought it was a lie.”

“Why do I lie… !”

It was a story made up of various speculations and poor knowledge, so I didn’t trust Reese’s words too much.

However, there really was a crack in the ‘Blue Swamp’, and a monster’s den appeared when you entered it.

It was a hot new monster hideout that would make explorer heroes crazy.

furthermore… .

Kreur-.

big-.

The monsters that appeared as soon as they arrived at the monster’s den filled the surroundings.

proto.

It is a monster with a crocodile-like appearance, characterized by high speed and blade-like teeth.

Looking at their physical abilities, they seem to be quite powerful, but because they don’t know how to handle magical powers and their skins tear easily, they are judged as ‘lower monsters’.

and.

I thought of them as soon as I saw them.

this… .

“… Is it a good place for practice?”

In the monster den near Tristan, it is very rare to find such a low-level monster in a mainstream monster den.

And low-level monsters are beings that, if done well, can be captured through cooperation even by students who have only blossomed at the ‘first fork in the road’.

In other words, it is difficult to find a more suitable training ground than this.

‘… Besides, it goes well with the Balut method.’

Due to the nature of the ＜Balut sword method＞, which is specialized in fighting with many, this monster den full of protos was truly customized.

For some reason, with the help of Reese.

It felt like I had found a very good ‘special practice place’.