Chapter 499: Departure

Chapter 499 Departure

「Chinatsu-chan, have you finished?」

The one who appeared from the door Haruna, dressed in an apron. Perhaps she was cooking until just now, there was a nice smell from her.

「Yes, I just finished my consultation work. Haruna, were you cooking in the kitchen?」

「Yes, that’s right~. Lily-senpai seemed to want to eat porridge, so I made it in a hurry. I made a lot of porridge, including for me, and I thought you might want some too!」

「Hmm, I don’t think porridge is something you make a lot.... But I’m interested in the porridge you made. It seems that it’s good for health and will take my fatigue away, more than your usual food. I will gratefully have some.」

「Then, let’s go to the cafeteria together~. Ah, but before that, I will call Touko-chan――」

――――Knock knock.

The second knocking sound was heard. The two tilted their heads, wondering who it was.

「It’s open. Please come in.」

「Pardon the intrusion...!」

「Huh? You are....」

It was a familiar voice. After all, he was the 『Long Sword』 Ōkuni, the one Chinatsu fought and defeated first at yesterday’s swap battle.

「Ōkuni-san? Um, do you need something? Did you come to get some advices?」

「Ah, I know! You came here to avenge yesterday’s defeat! If that’s the case, I will be your opponent this time!」

「No, you are both wrong...!」

Ōkuni panicked when Chinatsu prepared the desk for the consultation and Haruna took a battle stance with a bright expression. Setting their words and actions, the girls only look like normal girls now. But when it comes to battle, these girls are so strong. As a swordsman who has been training for a long time, the gap was a shock for Ōkuni.

「It seems that I was still trapped by common sense...! I’ve learned a lot from how unprecedented you two are...!」

「「No, the unprecedented ones are our masters, you know?」」

「Eh!?」

Ōkuni was once again surprised by their overlapped replies. He is curious as to how much extraordinary the masters are since the disciples are saying that much.

「I wonder if it’s going to be okay...」

Ōkuni decided to participate in Maria’s live performance. What will he get out of it? No one knows the answer to that question, and it depends on his own efforts.

「Ah, that’s right...! Actually, there is one more thing I want to tell you...! As the last rank of the Sixty Six Demon Generals, I was sent to the battle against Elderado more than anyone else...! From what I feel, I’m sure you are stronger than anyone else in that country...! Even their Great Eight Generals is just a group of people who are weaker than me...! However, don’t let your guard down...! Some years ago, someone from the Great Eight Generals who looked like me brought a powerful monster to the battlefield...!」

「A monster? Is that person a summoner, or maybe a tamer?」

「Ah, that might be something to look forward to! I’ve never fought against people with that kind of job before~」

「Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s not the case...! It was more like the monster was being brought along forcibly to the battlefield...! In the end, they couldn’t control that monster and destroyed themselves...! They restrained the monster at the cost of losing more than half of their soldiers and they retreated...! Since then, they never brought the monster to the battlefield...!」

「That’s terrible. I feel sorry for the soldiers.」

「I’m surprised they were able to bring the monster to the battlefield. On the way there seems to be difficult and stressful...」

「That’s right...! That was a poor strategy...! However, there’s also a possibility that they have completely put the monster under control after all these years...! If that’s the case, you’re going to have a hard time...! After all, that monster is far stronger than me...!」

Ōkuni turned his back on Haruna and Chinatsu and put his hand on the doorknob.

「I’ve said everything I wanted to say...! You two, take care...! I will pray for your success with Vakala-sama’s trial...!」

「Take care! Let’s fight again later!」

「We also will pray for Ōkuni-san’s safety.」

The door closed and Ōkuni left.

「...... If it’s stronger than Ōkuni-san, maybe it’s level 9 or higher, I think?」

「I don’t know. However, if the monster is that strong, I don’t think Elderado could forcibly take it to the battlefield....」

「Hmm, maybe we could figure it out if we actually meet and fight it.」

「Is that wishful thinking?」

「It’s not like that~. No matter who the opponent is, we’ll just crush them with all our might, right? What we need to do is the same, and it’s something simple that even I can understand! Now, let’s invite Touko-chan to eat porridge. Lily-senpai will get tired of waiting!」

Today’s warm porridge is more important than tomorrow’s uncertain enemy forces. Haruna and the others spend their daily lives as usual and prepare for tomorrow.

――――The 84th day of training is over.