CH 13

Today is the 5th day of the 10th month, the dary of darkness, Gufufufu ... the day when this Kent-sama, a mage of the darkness attribute, can exert his best power ... or not.

The day of the week has an attribute name, but this is just for convenience, and it seems that the magical power does not increase or decrease depending on the day of the week.

I finished my job at the garm potato warehouse yesterday, so today I came to the guild looking for a new job.

Yeah, there is a crowd of people in front of the bulletin board where the requests were posted this morning.

Maybe there's a better job early on, everyone's eyes are scary, a little ... no, I'm pretty scared.

As usual, while waiting until the hustle and bustle is over, I head towards the wall, the dog-eared Gilik with no cute parts stands all alone.

Oh, where is Muell, the cat-eared angel?

"Good morning, Gilik-san."

"Ah? Oh, Chibisuke ..."

I was about to pretend to be unaware and turn around, but I greeted Gilik.

I'm a polite man, not because I'd be afraid to say hello later.

"Ah .. isn't Muell-san here today?"

"Aah? Myu-ane?"

"Yes, I thought I would say hello since I'm here ..."

"Myu-ane is at the training course for mages ..."

Ah ... why can't he answer normally, will he die if he doesn't do it? This dog is no good.

There is apparently a training course for mages.

"Ah ... There is a training course for mages?"

"Aah? Of course there is, the training on the days of fire, water, wind, and earth is the same for both mages and knights, but the training on the days of dark, light, and stars is done separately, remember this!"

"Yes ... I'm sorry."

I see, until the middle of the process, both the mage type and the knight type are done together, and it's different from the point where the specialty comes out, isn't it?

What kind of things do you do in the training course for mages, can I take a tour?

"Ah ..."

"Why are you still here ..."

"Sorry, I'm sorry, can I take a tour of the mage's training?"

"Oh, you're free to see it since they do it at the training ground."

"Oh, that's right, thank you."

Oh, if it's free to visit, I have to go see it.

Of course, it's purely for the mage's training to see how it's done, not because I want to go feast my eyes on Muell-san.

Let's go to the training ground!

"Wait a minute!"

"Gi ... ku, my neck ..."

When I treid to go to the training ground, I was grabbed by the nape of my neck.

"What's with you, so suddenly ..."

"I'll go with you, I'll watch you so that you don't look at Myu-ane with dingy eyes ..."

"Well, that's not why ..."

"Shut up, let's go ..."

Damn, this dog has a good nose ... No, I don't mean to do that, really.

Well, I'm not a kitten, so don't pick me up by the nape and walk, everyone's watching.

Damn it, I'll make you scream some day!

When I was taken to the training ground, people were gathering in a differnt place from where I did the training.

It is like a practice field for the bow and arrow, and a doll that becomes a target is erected in front of a sturdy earthen wall.

By the way, Muell-san, the cat-eared angel, was ... there she is, with her pale pink tail swaying.

Certainly, it is a movement when a cat is interested in something, that is, is it because she is listening to the class enthusiastically?

Hmmm, the guy beside us keeps glancing at Muell-san ...

"That bastard, Myu-ane ..."

"Ugu ... Gufu ... My neck, my neck ..."

"Oh? Oh, my bad, my bad ..."

"Jeez, give me a break please."

Muelle-san is a cat beast, and Gilik is a dog? They're both beastmen, but they're not real siblings.

What kind of relationship do these two have, like a solid childhood friend's unrequited love?

While I was thinking about such things, it seems that they go into practical skills.

The first man stepped up to the target.

"Mana, oh mana, oh mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become a flame, dance, dance, dance oh flame, and become a fireball!"

It hurts ... I was wondering what this painful chanting was ... but the man raised his hand and threw a fireball about 15 cm in diameter from his trembling right hand.

Ah ... It didn't reach the target and fell in front of him.

"Hnn, I don't know ..."

Oh, it was a disappointing person.

"It was okay until he made the fireball ..."

Eeeh ... that's okay ...?

[ Hey, hey, Reinhardt, did you see that just now? ]

[ I was watching, it was pretty mooth until he made the fireball. ]

[ Eh ... magic is something that must be changed for such a long time? ]

[ That's right, in order to use powerful magic, you have to chant more. ]

[ Ehhh ... If you're so careless, you'll be killed by monsters. ]

[ That's why mages practice chanting while moving, and work in combination with knights. From my point of view, Kent-sama, who uses magic without chanting, is a much more unusualy existence. ]

[ I see ... ... ]

Speaking of which, I was told there are days of the week when the mage and knight training are separated from each other, so I wonder if this class is a beginner's class for the mages.

With that in mind, it seems like it's Muell-san's turn.

"Mana, oh mana, oh mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become the wind, dance, dance, dance oh wind, dance, and become a blade!"

Unlike the fireball, the blade of wind seems to be invisible, and one beat after Muell-san swung her arm down, the straw doll was torn apart.

Oh, Muell-san's tail is pointing straight upwards, she's proud of it.

"As expected, Myu-ane, there is no doubt that this will take you to the next level."

No, why are you so proud Gilik, you're not doing anything.

However, the course is over in two more stages, and then it's okay to dive alone in the dungeon.

That? Isn't the dungeon surprisingly dangerous?

"What are you guys doing in a place like this?"

This voice is ... Donovan-san, I hurridly turned around.

"Are you peeking again?"

"Hey, no ... I'm that ..."

Again? Just now Donovan-san said again, this peeping dog.

"Are you a companion? Kent?"

"Yes ... No, no, I wanted to see what the mage's training was like ..."

"Hey, yeah, so you came looking for a way to counter the mages?"

"Eh? No, that's not the case ..."

No, I'm not thinking about such a thing.

"But don't worry, Kent. When dealing with a mage, if you hit them before the chanting ends, you'll win. Even if the chanting is over, you just have to predict the movement and avoid it."

Wow, here is one who solves everything with muscles!

"Oh, just right, you should teach Kent a little."

"Huh? Why am I helping him ..."

"What ... is there any complaint?"

"No, no ... that's why ..."

Uhyahyahya, Gilik's tail is about to hide between his legs, he's really scared.

"Well, Gilik, Volzard is the farthest city. If you step into the Devil's Forest, it's a place where demons dominate, not humans. In order for humans to live in such a place, you have to train people. The more people you can use, the more the city develops, and the more people are around, the fatter your pockets become. Don't just chase after a woman's ass, think about raising the bottom!"

"Yes ..."

Uhyahyahyahya, the total size of Gilik has shrunk by 20%, hasn't it?

"What are you grinning at ..."

"No, no ... I'm not ..."

Damn it ... It seems that so much joy made my mouth smile.

"This guy ... stop acting cute ..."

"Anyways ... I just came to see the mage's training ..."

"Okay, Kent, it's not bad to think with your head, but remember when you survived in the Devil's Forest. Sometimes, it's not possible to move correctly by intuition, and you'll easily be hit. For that, there is only training."

"Yes ..."

No, no matter how I move, I couldn't escape from this situation.

Oh yeah, I should have searched for a job without talking to this dog ... but it's completely too late.

I couldn't escape from Gilik, and I can't escape from Donovan-san.

After all that, preparations are ready.

A leather helmet, a vest, and a gauntlet are equipped while holding a dagger-sized wooden sword.

Anyway, this gauntlet, definitely smells, it smells like flowers and soap, is this something normal of this world?

"Well, Gilik should only aim where Kent's wearing armor. Kent can aim anywhere on Gilik, he can hit whatever he wants!"

"Fuu, this Chibisuke, I won't let him hit me."

Gilik holds a normal-sized wooden sword in his right hand and confidently turns back.

But you will find that self-confidence was overconfidence.

Hmm ... I didn't expect to show off the results of the special training in the Devil's Forest so quickly.

"Oh, please!"

I hold the dagger in front of me and face Gilik.

If it's now then I can hit him, now it's showtime.

At the same time as making a sharp step, the dagger that was swung up to the top ...

"Guhe ..."

I didn't swing it down, I got a yakuza kick in the stomach, I was hit hard and collapsed.

That's so sly ... I hadn't heard about kicking.

"Oh, too slow, too many gaps, get up, next, next!"

"Guu ... this time ... daaaa ... huh, eh, gyahi!"

This time, I pretended to swing up to the top, guarded the yakuza kick, and ate a wooden sword to my head.

"It's because you're just looking at my feet, hey, come on quickly."

"Kuu ... hey ... huh, hey ... uguu ... guha!"

I guarded the yakuza kick and immediately blocked a blow to my head, but when I approached his guard, I got a knee kick to my right flank.

"Gaha ... Goho, Goho ..."

Ugiii ... ... I'm suffocating because my ribs are broken.

Healed, healed, self-healed with all my might.

Alright, this time I'm serious.

"Uguuu ... here I come!"

"Huh, aren't you a gutsy one, come on!"

Even if it's just one sword, even if I face it, it was still one-sided.

Generally, the reach is too different, shit, no matter how many times I do it, it won't reach.

If this happens, the self-healing will be fully activated and I will keep trying.

"Guha ... Ugyii ... Another one!"

"This guy ... oh, discipline! Oh!"

"Guhe ... Igiii ... Another one!"

"Huh, huh ... is this a zombie before me!"

"Daha ... Uguuu ... Hah, huh ... that?"

I should have been able to stand up by making full use of self-healing, but my knees collapsed and the ground approached ... I suddenly lost consciousness.

How long did I faint? It seems that I have been laid down on a futon.

When my hazy consciousness returned, I felt a warm and soft warmth on my cheeks.

It seems to be breathing slowly.

"Well ... who is this?"

Apparently, there is someone in the bed holding me.

When I couldn't understand the situation and tried to escape, it seems that the mysterious person woke up.

"Hmm ... Good morning, Kent."

"Eh, eh! Muell-san?"

Why am I in bed with Muell-san, what's going on?

Is that it? Did I unknowingly climb the stairs of adulthood?

"Sorry, when I saw Kent sleeping comfortably, I also felt sleepy and went to bed ... hehe."

I received Muell-san's 'Tehepero'-!

"Oh, uh ... where is this?"

"Oh, it's the guild's medical office, Kent, you fell down at the training ground ..."

"Oh, yeah ... I couldn't hit after all ..."

"It can't be helped if Gilik is the other party ... I mean, Kent overdid it, eh!"

Hyah--! Muell-san has done me in--!

"Sorry, I'm sorry ... I feel regretful ..."

"Nfufufu, Kent is also a boy ..."

I mean, it's close, Muell-san's face is in front of me, at a distance that I'm likely to kiss if I get a little closer.

Is it okay to kiss?

Gugguuu ... ... Kyururuuuuu ... ...

Hmm, what's the timing, My Stomach!

"Nfufufu, if you go wild like that, of course you'll be hungry, I'll treat you to apologize for Gilik's mess."

"No, no, that's ... it was training, so it's not a mess ..."

Muell-san's index finger pressed against my lips.

"Don't embarrass this onee-san, in such a case, you should be honest and let me treat you."

Of course, there is no choice but to nod.

Taken by Muell-san, I went to the bar in the guild for the first time.

From the evening, it seems that people who have finished work crowd the area, but it's free right now as the time is like a late lunch.

When I tried to sit in a vacant seat with Muell-san, a man in the nearby seat called out to me.

"Oh, boy, did you know? You were pretty good, weren't you?"

"Haah ..."

I wonder who he is, with long brown hair and a mustache, he feels like a bad old man, and he is about 40 years old.

"Well, you did a lot of work that was unusual for young guys these days, because that Gilik was tired at the end."

"That's right, boy, you look fine for having done that much?"

"Wow? Yes, uh ... it's like a constitution that heals when you sleep ...?"

When I made a messy excuse so that the self-healing with the light attribute magic would not come out, my stomach complained again.

Guguguuuuu ... ... Kyururuuuuu ....

"Buhahahah, good boy, beating, sleeping, eating, growing up! Oh, Master! Let this boy eat it's on me!"

"No, for someone who I've just met for the first time ..."

"Good, good, Kent, because this old man is rich ..."

"Muell-san ...?"

Hmm, isn't this a bad old man, Muell-san?

If you're trying to get a date with a juvenile, Fred, the ninja skeleton, will kill you quickly.

"Well, Kent just came to Volzard so you don't know."

"Oh, that's right, boy, you survived running away from the Devil's Forest? It's a big deal."

"No, I was just running like crazy, so I don't remember it well ..."

"Still, you escaped alive, those lucky people are welcome, welcome, to my city, Volzard!"

The evil old man spread his arms and said with a lot of play.

"My city ...?"

"Yeah, this person is Klaus-san, the lord of Volzard."

"Ehhhhh! Excuse me, it's a good day today ... I met you for the first time ..."

"Oh, no, I'm not good with formalities ... Klaus Volzard, nice to meet you, Kent."

"Yes, thank you."

Klaus' hand, when we shook hands, was thick and powerful, it was not the hand of a desk worker.

I didn't think he was such a free person because I didn't understand much about him just by hearing the report from Basten.

But if you're a lord, you have a lot of money, don't hesitate to let him treat you, let's do that.