episode_0160

CLII.

It was not by choice that I was able to have only one day of rest, but entirely due to interference from others.

The candidates wanted to meet me the day after I dealt with all the demons. That was why I built a large house in a place with a good view and why I couldn’t even do a proper healing retreat and instead, I met five candidates in this place with such a beautiful view.

Naturally, Lina was not there.

Lina came out of the Academy with me. It may seem like an easy decision, but it was never easy.

One of the many reputations that Evergreen Academy has is its ‘safety’. Not only is it necessary to wear a special bracelet to enter Evergreen Academy, but the professors within the Academy are all strong.

In this chaotic world, why would you leave the safe nest of the Academy where you have been provided with facilities?

It’s not easy. Absolutely not.

That’s why Lina has been a member of our group for a long time.

Perhaps it’s time for the witch to learn magic from the vagrant who still lives here like his own home, or for her to be holed up somewhere or sleeping.

“Let’s skip the greeting of “It’s been a while.” Since we’re not close, even if we saw each other often, we probably wouldn’t have said hello.”

In fact, if these weren’t the candidates I had some expectations about, my voice would have come out with a proper mix of annoyance and anger.

Bow Master, Katniss.

Specialist Mage, Summer.

Sword Mage, Phoebe.

And the Holy Striker, Ella.

These four are the only ones who can show their faces for a little while.

There are a total of nine candidates who are alive and holding the position of official candidate.

Among them, Princess Olivia of Alfonso is studying hard every day like a student preparing for an exam.

And Tiano de Slinger, known as the Magician of Light, is said to be undergoing elite training with many magicians from the Imperial Magic Tower of the Magic Empire of Clyton.

Even so, it wouldn’t be any better than tutoring from superhumans.

When you see things like this, you can see that lying and being reckless have something in common.

In the sense that once you start, it becomes increasingly impossible to control, and the more you do it, the bigger it becomes.

And Gawin, who won the candidate’s place as a student at Evergreen Academy, was told that Vice-Principal Fletcher was in charge.

So, what this means is that the four candidates gathered here now are fairly prominent candidates who have not yet been spat upon by anyone.

“Anyway. What’s going on?”

“I have a favor to ask.”

“Please? To me?”

Even though he pretended to look around just in case and pointed at me with his index finger, Katniss’s gaze, who had mentioned the request to me as the representative, did not waver.

“Yes.”

A firm answer too.

“Shall we go in and take a look?”

“Please give me some training. No. Please give me some guidance.”

I nodded as I heard one of several guesses.

Did you think that was consent?

The candidates’ faces light up.

but,

“Why?”

As my subsequent questions grew, the warm air that had been on the candidates’ faces quickly disappeared like a room with its windows open on a winter day.

“Explain.”

“Yes?”

“Explain to me why I should do that.”

“That’s… ….”

This is a ridiculous request from the start. And they know that, so they can’t answer.

Why doesn’t that make sense?

The fact that my weapon is the Grand Master has already been revealed during the operation to suppress the Demon Clan, and is known to all.

And the inaction of the candidates before our eyes right now is on the verge of master level.

It is not a very rude request for a martial artist of the same level, for example, a low-level Master to ask a high-level Master to spar, and it is quite rude for a Master of a completely different level to ask a Grand Master to spar.

Unless you are a teacher and student or very close friends.

Among the candidates, Lina is probably the only one who could ask me such a favor.

In fact, Lina is trained in that way by the witch and also practices sparring with me.

Are you saying that you only favor Lina?

Aren’t you discriminating against other candidates?

It’s both favoritism and discrimination.

This discrimination is a reward for Lina’s efforts in approaching me first and pushing me away with sincerity even when the nobles and candidates all ignored and distanced themselves from me and the clown.

But she’s a woman, wouldn’t it be better to help her?

There are already so many women around me. And they are all beautiful.

“I know it’s a bit much to ask, but why are you asking me to do this?”

“… … .”

“Honestly, that’s a bit much to ask. I personally don’t have enough time to practice.”

It’s not that I’m just pretending to be arrogant. I really don’t have enough time to practice.

‘Eyes Looking Up at the Stars’ is showing me the way to higher and higher realms, but my body can’t keep up.

A phenomenon in which the body cannot keep up with something due to lack of practice, even though the mind knows it.

That’s my current situation, so I’m really trying to devote my time to practicing.

To sum up in one word how busy I am,

[I don’t even have time to make babies at night with the Arcanas! Damn it!]

That’s it.

How can I, like that, spar with other candidates leisurely? This is not a matter of being close or not.

“So let me hear the reason. I heard from Lina that you guys are sparring among yourselves?”

“I guess I have no choice but to be careful… … .”

but.

I guess so.

The gap between them is so small that if they are not careful, injuries or deaths can occur during sparring.

“What’s weird?”

But it’s strange.

In fact, the candidate’s concerns are quite out of place in the current situation.

“Why don’t you ask the superhumans? Oh, even if you don’t know the other superhumans, Vice-Principal Fletcher would listen to you?”

“That’s… ….”

To summarize this rambling explanation:

It’s not that I haven’t sparred with superhumans.

But he says he got nothing out of it.

I have experienced it myself, but these simple, ignorant, and fucking radish-like superhumans do not know the meaning of map training.

You’re fighting your opponent with all your might, so you might feel like you’re not getting anything out of it.

“Well?”

But that is their mistake.

Just dealing with superhumans, just experiencing their momentum, is an experience that money can’t buy.

“And it seems like it’s blocked by a wall.”

“Huh? A wall? What wall? Are you a quasi-superhuman?”

Four heads nodding in unison.

And then the empty laughter between me and the Arcanas continued.

“Just in case, I’m asking to confirm. Do you each know that your realm is the highest level?”

“Yes.”

He answers confidently, as if he is proud.

This is a bumper crop, really.

“Have you asked the superhumans for advice on this issue?”

“Huh? Oh, no.”

“Why?”

“Yes?”

“I’m asking why you didn’t ask the superhumans for advice first.”

Four women with puzzled expressions on their faces, as if they simply could not understand my question.

Looking at them like that, I reflected that maybe I had been too insensitive to these candidates.

“First, let me apologize.”

“Huh? Oh, no.”

“No. If you listen to me until the end, you’ll be able to guess why I apologized. From now on, don’t answer and just listen.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Was it because of the sharp momentum that came out without me knowing? Katniss stuttered and gave an ambiguous answer.

“First of all, you guys. Don’t you think something is great? These days.”

“ in?”

“That’s right. While all the other noble candidates are either idiots, dead, or just labeled as traitors and wandering the continent, you pass the competency assessment, increase your level, and then you get yelled at again by those around you!”

He stopped talking there, alternating between spreading out both hands in time to the command, ‘Pak!’

“Because I support you. Do you think you’re great in your own self-evaluation? If the Demon King really appears, if you just join forces, you can probably handle him? Right? ”

“… … .”

“Sorry. Let me get to the point. No. That. You guys are weak. Damn weak.”

I felt like the words “dirty weak” were a bit harsh.

I can tell by the way their expressions of anger feel competitive.

“Aren’t you jealous of Lina?”

Was that right?

This time, I can clearly feel all four of them flinching at the same time.

When I see things like this, I think kids are really good.

“The reason why Lina got stronger is because she was a small girl who acted like she didn’t fit in with the superhumans you are ignoring now, and she tried to learn at least one more thing.”

“Superhumans are funny? Top-tier? This is sick. It’s bad to underestimate your own level, but overestimating it is… … . Tsk!”

“Don’t you learn anything from sparring with superhumans? Who do you think you owe it to that you went from intermediate to advanced master in just a few months? Don’t you think it’s thanks to those slightly lacking, ignorant, simple-minded, and shitty superhumans?”

Who would make fun of a superhuman?

Not a quasi-superhuman, but a master scumbag.

“Katniss.”

“Yes.”

“There’s a prickly young lady from the cradle of the unmanned named Shingung. Go and get on your knees, bow, or bribe her, and tell her something.”

“Summer. Among the superhumans, there is a woman called Kwang-Rae Kanviel who is like a ‘breast narcissist’.”

“Phoebe. There is a person named Muheo. Find him. And please.”

“Ella. Caligo Sword. You know? Famous. Then why are you standing there? Run!”

The four candidates jumped up from their chairs like a swarm of locusts startled by the shout, “Run!” and left the mansion.

Because I got up in a hurry and left my seat, I noticed that the chairs were scattered around in a mess.

“Tsk.”

It’s no use clicking your tongue.

Perhaps it’s because of the disheveled appearance of the chair.

“Only I can install it.”

maybe.

“No-answer people.”

Maybe it’s because of that messy chair.