394 - - CHAPTER VI -- JOB REQUEST FOR ERIO

Morning in a village.

At a well by the training center, village youths sweat after practicing with swords and shields.

It feels so nice and cold.

Yes, Mr. Elio!"

Ouch. ....... It feels good to be able to sweat. I'd like you to go a little easier on me if you can.

Rising early in the morning as the sun begins to rise, the villagers tend to their fields.

When they finished tending the fields, the village youths gathered together and under the guidance of Erio, a former adventurer, they were taught basic sword and shield handling.

The village youths are not training to become adventurers, soldiers, or knights.

The aim is to learn as much skill as possible from Elio so that they do not get injured or die in battle with monsters (mainly goblins).

Erio has the best combat skills in the village, having left the village to work as an adventurer in the dungeon.

That is why he was chosen to play the role of teacher.

However, Erio has not trained in any kind of swordsmanship.

He only received basic instruction from Gold, whom he met in a dungeon in a dwarven town.

Even so, he is skilled enough to hold his own against several young men from the village.

In a land overrun by monsters, men with fighting skills tended to be looked down upon.

Naturally, they also attracted attention from the opposite s*x.

One of the young men with whom Erio was training talked to him while wiping his sweat with a towel soaked in water.

He said, "By the way, Mya-chan has gone to the Duke's Magic Academy, and in her place, the granddaughter of the medicine man's grandmother has come back. Is that girl and Erio dating?"

No, we are not dating. I mean, why are we even talking about it?

No?　Lately, I've been going in and out of Grandma Yakushi's house a lot, so it's been a common rumor that she's going to be a son-in-law or a daughter-in-law.

I heard that rumor myself. But the eldest daughter of the three neighbors of Mr. Elio's family is not ready to give up and will soon enter the battle for Mr. Elio.

I heard that the granddaughter of the village chief is going to join the fight.

Seriously?　Elio, you are irresistible!　That's our captain!"

The young people Elio teaches are half-naked, and they are happily making a lot of noise.

Elio, the young man in question, looked heartbroken, and his shoulders slumped.

'It's all horseshit gossip. Mya was indebted to Yakushi-sama, so she just lends him a hand when he needs a man's help, but the other girls never appealed to him. They say it's just gossip."

But Captain Erio is really strong. They might be serious, too.

We were dealing with young people from a small village who had no real experience fighting monsters.

Even though he is a former adventurer, Erio is a professional who at one time dived into dungeons and fought monsters to earn his daily bread.

His skills are better than before, as he has continued to work hard and foolishly follow the techniques that Gold taught him,.......

He denies it with a more serious expression than his love story.

'I'm not strong at all,' he says. I can't even compare myself to Gold, my master in swordsmanship, and I'm no match for Dirk.

This is Erio's real intention without lying.

He thinks he has trained and is stronger than before, but it is easy to imagine that he would not even be able to touch Gold or Dirk.

Of course, Gold is level 5000 and Dark is level 9999. Little does Elio know that it is a ridiculous level.

He has only been in contact with them for a short time, but he knows firsthand how strong they are, so much so that he subconsciously thinks, "I can't possibly beat them.

However, if Erio, who is so strong that he can overpower the young people in the village, were to say that he has no leverage over them, they might think, 'How weak are we that we can't even beat him?

Therefore, Erio tells them to follow him.

If you all work hard, you can be as strong as me in no time. Then you will be noticed by the girls in the village.

!　I see...that's what I'm talking about, Mr. Elio!

I'll follow the captain for the rest of my life!

If I work hard and become as strong as Captain Erio, I can have a chance with Miya ......

If you want Mya for your wife, you'll have to beat me in a grueling battle, okay?"

Erio lowers his voice to the young man who is in love with his own sister Mya.

He at least says something that might boost his morale to get him to be enthusiastic about training, but not if he wishes to get close to his own sister Mya.

However, he doesn't put any effort into his voice, so everyone knows he is joking. The young people laughed at Erio's brotherly foolishness.

"Erio!　There you are!

When I turn to look at the voice, I see Jorg, who comes to the village to peddle his wares.

Jörg is a small, fat, middle-aged man with the appearance of a merchant.

Mr. Jorg, is today the day you come to the village to peddle?

Elio points out, tilting his head at a familiar peddler walking up to him.

Jorm denied it with a wry smile.

'No, it's not quite the right time of year originally, but ....... I have a little favor to ask of Erio: ......."

A favor?"

Did you know that the "Inauguration Ceremony of the Queen of the Racial Kingdom" will be held?

Yes, I had heard about it.

It is a ceremony that Queen Lilith holds throughout the country in order to publicize that she is the queen of the racial kingdom.

Naturally, she spread the story to the villages.

Jorm continued.

When the 'Inauguration Ceremony of the Queen of the Racial Kingdom' is held, a big festival will be held in the capital of the racial kingdom, so I'm going to head to the capital to ask for luggage carriers and to make a profit for myself. ...... It was a good thing that I was close to the capital and the roads were very safe, but it would have been tough to get to the capital from here by myself. If you want, I could use you as my escort again."

(Escort, Racial Kingdom Festivities or ......)

From Elio's point of view, the name "Inauguration Ceremony of the Queen of the Racial Kingdom" didn't matter.

After all, it was just a bunch of bigwigs working for their own purposes.

But I am interested in the festivities that go along with it.

Above all.

(Mr. Jorm's job pays well, and I can send a little money to Mya, who is working hard in the principality.)

From time to time, letters arrive from Mya.

She earns her living expenses by working on manuscripts and other odd jobs offered by her teacher (Domus), who takes good care of her, and also by practicing offensive magic around the principality after returning as an adventurer.

She has a full life, but is being pushed around by her roommate Cuone, who is trying to make Miya into a "saint." She sent us a letter complaining about the difficulties she is having and expressing relief that she has an easy-going friend by her side.

Erio wants to make his sister's life as easy as possible.

Therefore, the answer was obvious.

Mr. Jorme, by all means, please.

Thus, Erio's participation in the "Inauguration Ceremony of the Queen of the Racial Kingdom" was decided.

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