444 - - Episode 442 Control is Important

Sarah and her team showed off their skills to Mr. Victor and his team. The audience was shocked to the point of being speechless by the showy performance of Fukuchan and the others, but now Mr. Viktor, Mr. Becker, and Mr. Achim were praising Sarah and the others. Except for Gina, who is a little troubled by too much praise, everyone seems to be happy.

Well, the disciples who are being praised over there are fine, but the problem is here.

"Wow. I'll do my best!"

Belle is flapping her arms and legs excitedly, perhaps inspired by Fuchu-chan and Mame-chan's cooperative wind-blade dance.

"Cu-cu-cu!"

Sarah and her friends are not under contract with water spirits, so they should not be inspired by them. ...... Rain's crisp and determined expression is probably burning with a sense of mission to let people know how great the water spirits are. It is ignited from an unexpected place.

"Uri did his best. Me too. ......"

Tulu is not about to be outdone by his younger brother's efforts. I wish Tulu would return to his usual shy self.

"Coo!　Coo!　Kukooooo."

I'll do it!　I'll do it!　I think Tamamo is saying, "I'll do my best. I love Tamamo's fluffy tail standing straight up, but why is she staring at the tree planted at the edge of the training grounds?　We're planning to let the weeds thrive, so the trees don't really matter, do they?

"Shiba, you're too fast. I'm going to show you the real thing!"

Motivation is good ...... not good but understandable. But what is that move that looks like a special move in some shounen manga?　What is Flare going to fight?

...... hmmm, I have a feeling we're in for a disaster.

Moon resting on my head is the only thing that soothes me. Of course Belle and her friends are adorable, but Moon is so reassuring when she snuggles up to me with her purrs and giggles. The spirit of life, indeed.

I take Moon on my head in my arms and enjoy the feeling of her snuggling. To others, it may look like I'm pantomiming alone, but I don't care now.

......I could go on forever savoring the feeling in my hands, but that's not going to happen. So much for escaping reality, let's figure something out.

However, Bell and the others are so motivated that if we try to restrain them halfway, they might accidentally go out of control and use the wrong amount of force.

How about having Sylphy surround them with a wind wall and let them do as they please inside it?　That's what I call an "A" adventurer. You might say, "SUGEEEEEEE for a spiritualist. If so, Sara's trust in him as a master will increase.

(Sylphy. What do you think will happen if we put up a wind wall and let Belle and the others go free inside it?)

I'll check with the calm Sylphy to see if he's right, since I think he's thinking a little too far out of the box.

"I think they're going to have a blast!"

Yes, I'm sure you will, but that's not why I'm asking you.

"Hmmm. I'm kidding. I know, so don't stare at me."

If you know what you're talking about, you should have answered me right from the start.

"I don't have a problem with the wind wall, but I don't think it's right to let go of the reins of those kids. Since Yuta's level has increased, the amount of magic power he is supplying to them has also increased. One shot may not be that powerful, but a series of them may be more than just flashy.

Come to think of it, the spirits with whom I have a contract are supplied with my magic. I almost never use my own magic power, so I forgot about it.

Hmmm......... Belle and her friends, who were undead warriors even when I was low level, will use my abundant magic power now that I'm high level and make a big fuss with the high tension of a child... I think it's a bit unfashionable, even if it's only within the wind wall of Sylphy.

However, if I tell Belle and her friends who want to show their good side to Fuchu and the other members of that it will be over with a simple magic, they will be disappointed. I'll have to come up with a better idea that will satisfy them and give me peace of mind.

**

"So, finally, let me show you the possibilities of what Sarah and the others will be able to do when they grow up."

He pretends to be normal and acts like a stage actor in front of Mr. Viktor and the others, even though he is an amateur. It's embarrassing as hell, but I have to take responsibility for the idea I came up with.

Especially since he has changed his mind that delicate and precise control is more important than power, if he wants to show the motivated Bells that he is a great senior of Fukuchan and the others.

Viktor and Gina and the others applaud me a lot, but I don't want them to, because I get nervous.

I bow with an air of grace, hiding my inner feelings. I pretend to chant with a mumbling voice.

When I finish chanting and wave my hand, the bell creates 20 wind balls in the center of the training field, each one the size of a bowling ball.

I continue to wave my hand while pretending to chant, and Rain floats 20 balls of water on the training field. After that, I wave my hand in the same way, and Tulu, Tamamo, Flare, and Moon float 20 balls of each attribute on the training field.

The audience cheered to see the 120 balls of wind, water, earth, leaves, fire, and life floating on the training field.

Hmmm. So far, so good. Bell and the others said we could move only 30 balls at will, but I'm glad we left it at 20. That's a lot of power.

Especially since I used leaves of trees planted in the training ground for Tamamo's leaf balls, 30 of them would have made the trees look lonely. I will take care of the tree in the training area with Tamamo later.

But I can't even do two things at the same time, while Bell and the others can operate 30 balls at the same time. ...... I'll have to work on it... ....

The excited stares of the belles pierce me. Their eyes are telling me to hurry up, hurry up, so it's easy to see what they want.

I wave my right hand exaggeratedly to the side, and the 120 balls in the training area start to move in all directions.

The colorful balls flying around without touching each other is beautiful, but it reminds me of a ball pool.

"Yuta! Yuta, listen to me. They are praising you very much.

Sylphy, who was watching next to me, went out of her way to bring the audience's voices to me. Gina and the others' words about how great the masters are were honestly nice to hear.

But I was also pleased to hear Victo and the others say, "What a precise manipulation of magic! and "So much for being a grade-A adventurer!" I am a little embarrassed to hear such words of praise, as if I am taking credit for the work of Bell and the others. Gina and her friends know that the Belles are doing it, so it's not a problem.

Okay, now that we've surprised the audience, it's time to finish up. Moon pretends to chant again and makes a sound with a snap of his fingers, and the ball of life disappears. The audience was in an uproar.

The water ball bursts into mist and the earth ball dissolves back to the ground. The ball of wind gathers and disappears into the sky in a tornado with the ball of leaves.

The last one is ...... "Debanan datte!" Cue the motivated flare. My plan was for the fireball to disappear peacefully, but Flare didn't agree to let it explode.

With a final snap of the fingers, the converged fireballs burst into the training area with a roar. It would have been a catastrophe if it weren't for Sylphy's wind wall. Oh, Sylphy, you don't have to deliver the screams of the audience to me because I'll feel guilty.

Was it a mistake to give up trying to persuade Flare to join the party?

But we prevented the fire from converging so much that it changed color, so we had to do something about it. We can't put up with contracted spirits all the time. We have to give in where we can.

**

"KANPAI to you, Miss Sarah!"

"Kanpai!"

...... for what seems like the umpteenth time, a toast echoes through the dining hall of Clan <>.

When the banquet started, in addition to Mr. Viktor's welcoming speech, he talked about how happy he was to have met Sara safely, and I was impressed by the elegance of the aristocrats at the banquet.

As I was also Sarah's mentor and benefactor, I was thanked and welcomed by the members one after another, which made me feel very good.

They tried to recruit me and Sara into their group, but the explosion of the flare seemed to have deterred them and they did not force me to join them.

But once we crossed the line, it didn't seem to make any difference whether we were nobles or commoners, except for the children who didn't drink and turned into mere drunkards.

Mr. Becker repeatedly talked about his hardships, and Mr. Viktor repeatedly declared his intention to become a nobleman again and again. Mr. Achim talked about his passion for the receptionist of the Adventurer's Guild, and a man whose name we did not know took off his top and showed off his muscles.

A man who seems to be a senior forces his juniors to have a drink or a trick, and when one of them suddenly starts singing, the other drunks join in the chorus.

"...... hell."

The banquet with the spirits consumes a lot of alcohol, but even if they get drunk, they are only a little tipsy, and above all, Sylphy and her friends are beautiful women, so there is no problem.

But this banquet is no good. It is too much like an athletic club. I don't know if it was like this when I was a knight or if it broke down when I became an adventurer, but it's just too much of a nuisance.

At least I would have felt better if Sylphy had been with me, but when the group members started to get into disorder, she took the little ones and evacuated.

Well, I didn't want Gina, Belle, Fuchu and the others to see this, which was fine with me, but I wanted them to come back after I took them back to my room.

It's okay. I'll protect Yuta even when we're apart... I'll stay close to him, won't I?　Did you really hate it so much to leave a banquet where you had to drink with strangers?

I want to get out of here too. Why are you all gathered around me?　Stop it, don't tap me on the shoulder. No, no. I'm not asking you to squeeze my shoulder. I thought this was supposed to be a banquet to welcome us.　Please, please, let's call it a night.