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Chapter 6 Episode 62 – Attack on the Lord of Plague 2

“Director, I’m back. Did you miss me?”

“… Not really.”

The main gate of the administration office. When Kyra returned, I went out to meet her, and as always, she had a blunt expression on her face and made strange noises.

“It’s been a while, Mr. Zeke.”

“It’s been a while.”

Liza and Philia, who came together, also said hello to me.

“Nice to meet you all. Welcome to the Management Bureau.”

“I’ve been curious about this for a long time. I’m looking forward to hearing you invite me like this. Here’s your gift. Why did I come empty-handed so I bought it?”

Liza gave me a small box wrapped in heart-patterned wrapping paper.

“It’s okay to come empty-handed. First of all, I will gratefully accept it.”

“Director. Accept my gift too.”

Kyra suddenly jumped out and blocked Liza’s path and gave her a paper bag. When I checked the contents, I found that it was a snack that I often enjoyed eating.

“And this. How did you know?”

What Karia showed was a piece of paper with a message sent by telegraph printed on it. The first line begins with ‘To Julia’ and ends with ‘Bring your teacher Philia.’ It was clearly stated that he knew Kyra’s identity.

“Did you think I didn’t know?”

“… I was planning to surprise you. It’s a shame.”

How on earth were you trying to surprise me? I can’t imagine.

“Zeke. I also brought you a gift. Please accept it.”

Philia, tired of waiting, thrust a paper bag in front of my face. There was a faint sense of anticipation somewhere in his fierce eyes.

“Calm down. Because I will receive it.”

I received the gift and checked the contents… .

“No, why are you doing this to me? ?”

The contents were underwear. It’s also quite sexy women’s underwear.

I looked at Philia in bewilderment, but she confidently spoke.

“Put that on me.”

“… yes? Did I eat something wrong?”

Looking at his expression, it seemed like he didn’t even know what he was doing.

“Ahahahaha! Hehehehehehehe… !”

At that time, Liza burst out laughing.

You were the culprit.

“Oh, I never thought I would actually do it. ha… . I’m sorry, Mr. Zeke. Philia suddenly asked me what I would like as a gift for a man, so I joked around to see if he would finally become interested in a romantic relationship.”

I sighed.

I can’t believe a grown woman would be fooled by such a prank. I glared at Kyra to tell her to take good care of her teacher, but she was fixating her eyes on her underwear as if she was interested.

“Master, please lend me that too. It will be more effective if the two of us work together.”

“Is it more effective? Then I’ll lend it to you.”

Holy shit.

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I came to the training ground with Philia and the others.

“Over there—. Zeke is here—. Our baby lion—your favorite Zeke has arrived⸺.”

“You will know it when you see it. Don’t be too clingy.”

At the training ground, Leon and Kuen, who was clinging to her, were waiting.

“Philia, I promised. I will make you stronger.”

“… huh. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Are you ready to have me as your teacher?”

“A long time ago.”

I nodded.

“Then Philia, I will treat you as a disciple from now on. No problem, right?”

“No problem. Oh, should I be polite?”

“No, you don’t need to do that. Because I’m not the type to assert authority.”

Just—.

I snapped my fingers, and the waiting employee handed me a long bag. I opened the bag, took out the sword stored in it, and gave it to Philia.

“This is a bladeless sword. Try sparring with those two with this.”

Philia took the sword and swung it a few times. Then he nodded and walked towards the center of the training ground.

“… Director. That sword… Is it okay to use it?”

“There is no problem as we agreed in advance.”

Kaira, who knew the identity of the sword, asked cautiously, but the agreement with the sword had already been concluded. no problem.

“Let’s find out what Philia’s problem is.”

Leon and Kuen’s team play was at a very high level. However, even if the opponent is the weakest, he is definitely a special knight. He is a being of a higher level than the temple commander he faced before Retry.

Philia fought skillfully even though she was unfamiliar with the sword, and struck them down without mercy with the bladeless sword, knocking them both out.

“I’m tired.”

Philia returned with heavy steps as if she were tired. Since it is not a real sword, it seems to have been more difficult because it could not cause significant damage with sword techniques.

“Zeek, do you think you know something? I don’t really know the problem… .”

Liza, who was watching from the side, tilted her head and asked. Philia also looked at me with eyes filled with anticipation.

“I figured out the problem. But it’s not me, it’s that sword.”

Just—.

He snapped his fingers and called the sword’s name.

“Franc.”

Then a flash of light spread out, and a pink-haired woman jumped out of the light.

“Attention everyone! Humans, listen carefully! I am the only one in the world. The greatest, most beautiful, and most powerful magic sword! An antagonist of chaos, a traitor to order. A person who walks the path of solitude on the border between black and white. Remember my name! I am Fran, the magic sword that kills gods! ”

Crazy bitch.

“After. It’s been a while since you appeared, so I gave you some strength. How was it? It was cool~? I fell in love with it because it was so beautiful~? Oh my, Zeke too. Confessions like that need to be done in a more relaxed manner.”

“Stop talking bullshit.”

“What bullshit, why did you put me in the hands of another woman? huh? Zeke asked me a favor in exchange for a hot night, so I had no choice but to accept, but why did another woman show up? This is betrayal. It’s a betrayal of me. It’s too much.”

I ignored Fran, who was chattering non-stop, and looked around. Liza was literally shocked, but Philia was still furious. Isn’t it surprising that the sword turned into a human?

“The conclusion is! Since I got dirty by another woman’s hands, I need Zeke to touch me and clean it up.”

Fran came to his own conclusion and started rubbing his body against me. After feeding Prang some chestnuts, I spoke firmly.

“Get away.”

“Hing. I said it was too much.”

After the confusing situation was resolved and the tension in the franc calmed down a bit.

“Fran, evaluate Philia’s swordsmanship.”

“Good. First of all, the swordsmanship itself is quite high-quality. However, there are a few things that are disappointing for users. First of all, I’m a little disappointed with my strength. But since this is a difference in style, I will skip it. This is the most important thing, but hesitation keeps showing up in his actions. Your swordsmanship is a style that requires you to aim for the opponent’s vital points and strike and escape quickly. So, it is a method that carries quite a bit of risk. The problem is that the more dangerous it is, the more you have to act boldly to benefit, but because of your hesitation, you tend to take one step less.”

Fran, who spoke non-stop, walked briskly and stood in front of Philia.

“To sum it up in one word, it is a swordsmanship that needs to be bold, but it is not that bold.”

Hold –.

Fran presses Philia’s nose.

“Sweetheart. Are you afraid of dying?”

“… I’m not afraid.”

“Then why are you hesitating?”

“… I’m not afraid of dying. but… I’m afraid of not being able to protect my precious people.”

Fran took a step back and giggled in amusement.

“What an arrogant thought. You can protect everyone only if you live. So you survived until now, but did you protect everyone that was important to you?”

“… … .”

Philia’s expression hardened.

“It is difficult to give one’s life for others. So, I highly commend that kind of attitude. But with that mindset, you can’t even protect others, let alone your own life. To begin with, I think there are more people who have lost their lives so far. Isn’t it time to realize that the method was wrong?”

“… My methods are wrong… ?”

“Yes! If you want to protect everyone, you have to at least be my partner, like that monster over there.”

Filia and Fran’s eyes focused on me.

“Excuse me. Of these, I am the most ordinary.”

“Ahahaha, just kidding.”

Fran came over and stroked my cheek.

“Zeke, you are the best human I have ever seen. I’m looking forward to fighting with you someday~.”

“It’s not time yet.”

Philia asked with a confused expression.

“… Then what should I do?”

“Like Fran said, we should get rid of the hesitation in our hearts.”

“How… You can get rid of hesitation… ?”

“The best way to get rid of hesitation is ‘confidence.’”

“… Are you sure?”

Philia has a face that says she doesn’t understand. I called Kyra to help her understand.

“Kaira. If I tell you to, you can jump into a pit of fire, right?”

“Of course.”

An answer without any hesitation. These are not just empty words. Actually, in the previous episode, Kaira went to die to kill time.

“Our employees have crossed countless lines of fire so far. But not a single person died. I was lucky in many ways, but the biggest reason was because I was there. So the employees have confidence. If you follow my orders, you can live. That’s why no matter how dangerous an order is, you follow it without hesitation.”

Because you can survive by following my orders, I follow the command to go to the grave. It’s so ironic.

“Philia. I have no intention of letting any of my employees die. It has been that way so far, and it will continue to be that way in the future.”

I approached Philia. She looks at me blankly with a confused face, as if she still doesn’t understand.

“Philia, as the Director of the Management Bureau, I will make a suggestion. You and your precious colleagues will be hired by the Administration. I will protect all your precious colleagues.”

“… entire? Everything… ? Is that possible… ?”

“It is possible.”

Even if it’s impossible, we have to find a way somehow.

To attack the heroine.