My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 2. Awakening of the Hero (7)

“So that happened.”

I adapted it a little and explained it to others.

I accepted the request of the spirit king whom I met by chance, and he gave me the things he cherished and said that he wanted to travel for the first time in a while and that he had followed me.

Dex looked at me suspiciously as he listened, but he didn’t question me further.

After such a long break, the carriage started again.

As soon as we set off, Ariel sits next to me. She starts looking at me. She noticed that she wanted to talk to Phasma.

“…… What are you looking at?”

“I want to talk to Phasma.”

[I want to talk too.]

‘I can’t because I haven’t recovered yet.’

“Go away.”

…… No, Ariel isn’t some thug in some city, where is the guy who tells the Spirit King to get out of here?!

I couldn’t even laugh at my consistent words.

“As expected, Mr. Prause! You’re the only one who can use that kind of tone to the spirit king!”

What are you excited about? This child.

I sighed as I stopped trying to hit Dex, who was excited and unaware of other people’s intentions.

“Yes. This guy is probably the only human who dares to curse at the King of Spirits. Still…… If it wasn’t for this person, I wouldn’t have had a chance to talk to Phasma again.”

“Is that so?”

Happiness rises from Dex’s expression. It was a reaction that I did not know that I would get this information.

“Could that Phasma person—”

“Dex.”

“Yes, Mr. Prause!”

“If you talk about it unnecessarily, I will kill you.”

“Don’t worry. This kind of information will cost you at least a hundred gold coins!”

f*ck. In the end, I’m not saying that if you give me money, I’ll let other people know.

I washed my face dry.

In one corner, Tina and Iris were talking about the Spirit King.

“Is that person from a fairy tale?”

“That’s right.”

“Eh, to see Ariel-sama’s manifestation while living. Even the elder elves couldn’t see the Spirit King.”

Maria was on her way to becoming a believer. At this rate, she wondered if the Church of Ariel was born.

…… No, was there?

“So Prause. Who am I supposed to teach? Aren’t they all just weak kids? Don’t you see any talent to do this? At least it looks like this elf kid…….”

“Wait a minute. Isn’t it time yet?”

Those who have not yet awakened are just ordinary children.

But at the moment of awakening, Phasma and Ariel will admire the three children.

Because you will see the talent bestowed by heaven right in front of your eyes.

Keep keep keep. Then look at the faces of these young people properly.

* * *

After moving the wagon, another long time passed.

It has already been seven days since we started from Pretium.

“Hey, we are all near Brihi Forest.”

At Delma’s words, the tent was raised.

At first glance, it was a gigantic forest composed of trees that could easily exceed ten meters. It was like looking at a jungle over a plain.

“Are there monsters over there?”

“…… Okay. Let’s prepare soon.”

The carriage stops outside the Brich Forest.

I put on Ariel’s shoes, which I had cleaned beforehand.

[Equip 「Ariel’s Shoes」.]

[You can use the skill 「High-speed movement」.]

Using the high-speed movement skill, it was possible to have a movement speed that exceeded human limits.

Even better, these shoes were completely free of penalties.

There is no maintenance time, and there is no set number of times per day.

This artifact was made by the Spirit King with his own mana over several decades.

“It’s a shame that you’re wearing the shoes you gave to Phasma.”

Ariel said, following me from the carriage. She crosses her arms and she looks down at me disapprovingly.

“There is nothing to be ashamed of. After all, these shoes were meant to be mine from the beginning.”

“You don’t think I could kill you and take you away?”

“The moment you kill me, you will regret it for the rest of your life. You will never be able to kill the demon lord without me.”

“The Demon King…… ?”

Dex’s ears perk up after overhearing my conversation with Ariel. When did this guy come down again?

“Dex.”

“Yes!”

“Wasn’t the story I told you from the carriage enough for you? How long are you going to eavesdrop?”

“hahahaha… …. Wasn’t it unavoidable that I overheard it by chance?”

“If you don’t have anything to do with that, deal with the black light bird. There seem to be several around here.”

“Huh. You seem to have a pretty good sense of a weak subject. I don’t know what black lightsabers are, but others are following them.”

As if surprised by my words, Ariel whispered.

…… Was it really I just took a picture of it.

“Ariel, change your appearance. Your figure stands out too much.”

[Certainly, our Eri is beautiful, so it doesn’t stand out.]

Eolssigu. Now that we’ve checked each other’s hearts, I’m afraid who’s going to NTR?

But you don’t have to worry about that.

What kind of madman is NTRing the King of Spirits because he has no one to do it?

“Aren’t you the type to reveal something on the outside? Just being with me would get you a lot of treatment.”

“You didn’t even sign a contract with me, so what about the treatment? Stop talking nonsense and change into a normal human being. Phasma seems to want more of that.”

“…… He will do that.”

Seeing how quickly I fell in love with the story of Phasma, I felt like I would give anything and everything for Phasma.

A person who is truly mad in love… No, it was a spirit.

Well, since I love you this much, I’m sure it can last for decades.

Ariel snaps her fingers.

She changed her appearance and she was a beauty with green hair. Her clothes also looked shabby, as if they were made of a fabric similar to ours.

“Oh… Transformation is possible.”

Really troublesome. Carrying around an informant.

This is why I didn’t want to come with other people.

“Stay away for a moment, both of you.”

I said as I drew my sword.

[Equipped with 「Unshakable Vengeance」.]

[You can temporarily use the skill 「Ghost」.]

“Oh! Will you let me talk to Phasma?”

“No, now Phasma and I have something to talk about.”

He said as he moved.

“Do you intend to practice swordsmanship?”

“What…… I have an appointment.”

“A promise?”

Without answering him, she moved her steps farther away from her carriage.

I stopped when I reached a distance that Dex would never hear.

“I will teach you the frame of the welcome dance.”

“That was it. I was a little puzzled that you had something to say.”

“I’ll show you just once, so take a good look.”

Remembering the motions and descriptions Tina said, she slowly showed her movements.

She repeated the stance several times, such as turning round and putting another sword strike in the same position, taking her stride wide and turning around to catch her back.

She stuttered a little because her memory was hazy, but she did her best to teach her swordsmanship.

She finished all the moves and wiped the sweat from her chin.

“This is about it. The reason why the flow breaks every time you use a welcome dance is that you are too concerned about minimizing your movements.”

“The basics of illusion swordsmanship are minimization of movements. The movements you showed, such as taking a large stride or spinning around, cannot be said to be efficient movements.”

“But you also need to know how to apply the basics. In that way, the flow is bound to be cut off. This method is useful for evading enemy attacks and catching them from behind.”

…… Said Tina.

As the illusion sword method is a technique that changes the tempo of movement to dazzle the opponent, it is said that it should aim for vital points usefully.

She convinced Phasma that Nanmura was good enough to wield several times to match her name, but that she could only call it a draw when she made each one a valid hit.

The phantasmagoric dance created in this way became a form that maximized efficiency while maintaining the frame created by Phasma.

“… ….”

He said nothing. After thinking deeply about something for a long time, I may have realized something, “I borrowed my body for a moment.” Says

“Don’t overdo it.”

“Let’s try.”

The beginning of the movement was the same as the shape he created.

The more you go on, the more anomalous it becomes, mixing the movements I told you and your own movements.

Same yet different movement.

There was no superfluity at all. I felt as if I was not in my body with the surprisingly flexible and fast movements.

After all the action, he stopped his sword. The lungs rapidly inhale and exhale repeatedly.

“I see. It was something like this.”

He gasped for breath and looked at the sword he was holding.

“Thank you, Prause. Thanks to you, I realized the final form of the illusion sword method.”

“I keep my promise. Keep your promise too.”

“Yes. I intend to keep my promise. But none of the three children was worthy of being my disciple. Everyone has no talent like you.”

“Don’t worry. Soon there will be a child who will think that way.”

“I see.”

Phasma answered me and turned around. Ariel came into view.

“Pasma… You succeeded.”

“It worked, Eri.”

Phasma gave her thumbs up and laughed.

“Huh? Prause is laughing!”

“Chuck, it’s the first time I’ve seen it. Prause-nim’s smile. You smile like that.”

“Better than a hard face.”

The children respond positively to Phasma’s smile.

I wanted to tell you that it wasn’t written by me, but the more I said it, the more misunderstood it was because of filtering, so I decided to pass it on.

“Pasma. You can also borrow your strength in the process of defeating monsters. Are you okay?”

“As much as you like. Requests from close friends are always welcome.”

Since when did I become friends with the Sword Master?

I got a little embarrassed by the friendly treatment.

I was just trying to take advantage of them, but it was embarrassing for me to show genuine favor.

* * *

I look up at the darkened night sky.

I even made a special bonfire today.

“Ariel, can you feel the demon in the woods?”

“Yes. I can definitely feel it. But don’t you think it’s a strong monster? Not very strong.”

“Yes.”

I knew for sure that there were monsters, and I finished checking the level of difficulty.

Now all I had to do was bring the monster outside.

I saw the children, Thelma, and Dex, unaware of anything, huddled together in front of a campfire and talking. As Dex listened to the children’s stories, his eyes were on me.

A wry smile appeared on his expression of admiration.

You don’t think I can even use the Illusion Sword, do you?

“Ariel, put a barrier around the campfire.”

“…… I’ve already heard the story from Phasma, but I’m wondering why you’re trying to bring the monster outside.”

“I plan to make them useful.”

The children were each given a weapon.

I gave Tina ‘Unshakable Vengeance’, Iris ‘Unbreakable Past Glory’, and Maria a staff with the relic jewel ‘First Footsteps of the Archmage’.

Each of them was given a weapon to use in the beginning, and there is also a monster.

The preparations are over.

“Those kids are less talented than you. Even though you are useless, your magic power is incredibly outstanding.”

“You never know, at some point you will wake up and become a ‘hero’ to protect this world.”

I pulled out the sword Maria bought. It looked much better than a self-defense sword.

“When you’re done, let me talk to Phasma.”

“Not like that.”

After hearing my answer, Ariel set a barrier. Dex is the first to react to the suddenly changed magic wave. Others move in tandem.

“Stay still, don’t move until I tell you to. I will go inside the forest. I will drag the monster out, so wait.”

“Don’t do anything stupid and stay here!”

“Prause, what are you thinking?”

“Prause! Dangerous!”

“Don’t go in Prause. It’s dangerous.”

“Come back.”

Everyone tries to dissuade them, but only Maria agrees.

I had no doubts about my powerlessness. Do you really think you’re a nameless strongman?

I pretended not to hear them and looked at the forest entrance.

“High-speed movement.”

[The skill [High Speed Movement] Is activated.]

It seems that even the organs are focused on the speed that is difficult to follow with the body’s eyesight.

Even if the performance of the artifact is good, if the hardware is trash, it becomes incompetent.

I sighed and reluctantly slowed down and stepped into the forest of Brihi.