180 Lesson 165

After a reunion with Master Lucas and Eva, we joined Kazuki at the inn and took a break in preparation for tomorrow until Mr. Welsey and Mr. Siggles returned.

I was a little mentally tired, although I had some traveling experience and wasn't physically tired. Anyway, in one day to Carm, I met Prince Kyle of Rio, Princess Nia, and Lucas, who were too thick for Eva. Even I needed a little time to sort out the information.

But when I was putting my thoughts together in my room, I said, "Usatoku, I came to see you!" It was like a boy high school student storming my classmate's friend's room, and a senior broke into my room.

Though I was frightened by my senior, who was no different anywhere, I realized that I might have been too nervous with important talks in front of me, and I suggested that I call Kazuki as well.

As such, the three of us gathered in one room blossomed into a story of no other love until the sun went down and Mr. Welsey and Mr. Siggles arrived at the inn.

"Okay, gentlemen. I will explain the details of the talks that will take place tomorrow."

And now, after a somewhat unfamiliar sumptuous dinner, me, my senior and Kazuki, gathered in a room lined with pre-prepared chairs and tables, and Mr. Welsey, were explaining their plans for tomorrow's meeting.

"Today we have representatives of the Kingdom of Rio, the Kingdom of Nirvalna, the Kingdom of Samarial and our Kingdom of Lingle in Carm. With all participating countries in place, it has been decided that the talks will take place tomorrow."

Even though I was somewhat relaxed, I still get nervous when I hear that serious talks are going to take place.

"As I told you before, this meeting can also be in the name of a face-to-face meeting between you and each delegate, so please make sure you behave as you deserve under that title."

"Oh, I know. Hey, Usato."

"Yeah, of course. Tomorrow's meeting will be in Captain's mode."

Agreeing with Kazuki's words, I put my strength between my eyebrows and smile in an atmosphere such as being grumpy. Then Mr. Welsey gave a convulsing grin and snorted.

Seniors ask her questions like that.

"How long will the talks last?"

"When the talks end depends on their content.... probably won't be over in a day. The number of reinforcements each kingdom joins when fighting the Demon King Army. We have to discuss and decide in detail the expected burden, damage, etc."

"I see, it certainly doesn't end with just asking for help, does it? So we have to think about this after the battle with the Demon King's Army."

To the seniors who are so grumbling and devising, I thought, rude but a little surprised.

"Oh, you look a little like a student chairman now, senior"

"He was also the student chairman in the original world...?"

It's now a complete death, isn't it?

"Hey!? I can take advantage of the Barry Student Chairman setup if I'm serious!"

Even though he was wearing a cat, he was definitely actually a cool beauty student chairman and went by.

Now he's a cool beauty (laughs), though he's a communal, emotional, fun senior.

"continues the story. So... it was decided suddenly today, Master Usato"

"Yes?"

"In the course of the talks, he wants you to explain the situation at the time of the battle to the Commander of the Demon King's Army and to you, who have fought alone."

"... eh?"

Explain what happened when I fought Koga during the talks that the nations represented?

That was a very difficult thing for me to do when I wasn't used to talking in front of too many people.

That would be suitable for seniors who were student chairmen.

"We offered to explain, but to Nirvalna and Carm. Because you two representatives of the Kingdom of Rio really wanted to hear from Usato... sorry"

"Oh, don't apologize! But I'm Hinomoto... I can't talk about what happened in the Land of the Beast..."

Because the civil commotion that took place in Hinomoto could have been a major incident that, if poorly done, would have affected even the realm of man. There is no guarantee that if we inform those who represent the country, rather than those who do not know it deeply about the Beastman, we will not turn our awareness of the Beastman into something radical.

"No, we explain that in a way that stopped the Demon King's army from trying to get the Beasts to help us."

"Well, that sounds fine."

I'm not lying.

Indeed, the Demon King's Army, Koga and the others, negotiated with Jinya, the chief of the Beast clan, to seek cooperation.

To stop it, and to help Amako, we decided to fight Koga... The process is complicated, but it turns out to be true.

"Master Usato explains it does not lead to a battle with the Legion Leader, it is about his incredible fighting power. To be honest, only Usat and Knight Alk and Rose have experience fighting demons with the strength of the Legion Leader class"

You mean Nero Argens, the demon clan that hurt his right eye?

... No, isn't that something you care about now?

"But what can I do to explain the healing wizard? Didn't the perception of healing magic still have to change in other countries?"

"Don't worry about that. Samarial, to Carm. The two kingdoms of Rio also recognize you in different shapes. And the kingdom of Nirvalna is... probably fine"

"Oh, why not?"

I feel a little uncomfortable just the way the Kingdom of Nirvalna says it......

"If you are in the kingdom of Nirvalna, what do you call it... since your arms say things in good or bad ways, I was wondering if Usat would be okay"

……

I was told with a great smile.

Kazuki snorted like he was convinced, and, uh, what? Are the representatives of the kingdom of Nirvalna people who just look at their muscles and know how to fight?

Or people you can admit if you beat them up? Then it's easy... No, it's not! No, I'm not! Even if I can look like Rose, I'm a normal civilizer! There's no such thing as barbarity to decide with your fists!

"Oh, but don't worry. The delegates were very bright."

"Ha ha..."

Even though I replied vaguely to the information I didn't know if I was comfortable with, I raised my anxiety about tomorrow's meeting.

●

Early in the morning of the day when the talks will take place.

Not long after the sun came out, I was training my routine to distract tension from the talks.

Because I refrain from important talks, I can forget about my anxiety and nervousness if I can't always train as usual, but if I move my body.

But it was only a little unexpected because there were people outside of me who were using the training ground early this morning.

"Hum! Num! Oorah! '

One skinny man has been training against the target of the training ground since earlier.

An axe on the right hand side and a circular shield with iron accounting for the majority on the left. From the side, he looked quite powerful to a man who was manipulating his weapon with great speed.

"Besides, you used sticks and spears earlier..."

Above all, what caught my eye is that the way we fight has changed dramatically depending on the weapon we are dealing with.

When I was running through the training grounds, worrying about people who were training besides me, I heard people calling me.

"Hey, there boy"

"Hmm?"

Looking back in doubt, I saw a tough looking man waving an axe at the target until earlier.

In the meantime, I'll head over there because they seem to be calling me.

At his age, a man in his early thirties was over a minute taller in the head than I was, and the flesh that seemed lean from afar seemed pretty well trained, if you look closely.

Talk to a man surprised by his short cut accompanied by a cut engraved on his cheek.

"What's wrong?"

"I was concerned that you were training here, just like me, and I spoke up. Are you a student of Lucevis?"

"No, I am from the kingdom of Ringle."

"Well, from the kingdom of Ringle..."

A man with a hand on his chin and an ideological look on his face.

Even I wonder who the man in front of me is... the knight of another kingdom? I don't think I'd do anything to tire my body before an important meeting like I did.

"Well, is that good now...... My name is Hyde, and I come from the kingdom of Nirvalna."

My name is Usat Ken.

"Usato...? I see it was you he was talking about"

"Yes?"

"Oh, no, you don't have to worry about it. than that...... hmm, excuse me a little"

"Wow!?"

Lightly slapped on both shoulders and arms with flat hands.

I'm just a little confused by the intimidation that doesn't make me say yes or no, but soon Mr. Hyde pulls his hand, nikkah, and a full grin.

"You and I are going to get along!"

"Ah, yes."

I've been given a mysterious muscle understanding, what is it?

It's a character I've never seen before. I heard you're from the kingdom of Nirvalna, but are you sure Kazuki and Mr. Welsey are right......

If you look behind Mr. Hyde, the weapons he was dealing with earlier are put together. Just checkable, looks like there are quite a few kinds of sticks, spears, halvards, swords, hand axes, etc.

"Can you handle so many weapons?"

"There are a lot of things that can be handled, but the less sophisticated ones are far from top notch. But our battle sometimes assumes taking away the opponent's weapon. If you make your body remember how to handle some of the weapons, you can predict enemy attacks and treat the weapons you take as your own immediately."

"I see..."

You never even thought about it.

I can't believe you know what to do when someone is using that weapon if you know how to handle it.

"I deal mainly with axes and shields. Unlike the sword, it is not floral, but there are some good things about the axe as well. Can I talk to you?"

Yeah, yeah, I don't mind.

I don't want to snort when people say, "Can I talk?" with those eyes shining.

Mr. Hyde nodded satisfactorily, picking up the hand axe and circular shield that he had placed on the ground away from me, making a gentle bare gesture.

"Strong, heavy, and then blade spills don't really matter either. Better than a sword in continuous combat."

"Yeah, the axe does, because every blow is heavy and you can smash every opponent's defense directly from the front if the power of the user is combined... I'd rather have a blade spill, I even think it's scarier."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it"

He understands.

I tried to be honest with you by remembering Mr. Caron, but he looks so happy to have his reaction back.

"But it's not the power a skilled axe man makes a weapon of. It's about catching them."

"Catch?"

"This is the part."

Point to the part of the axe sickled short held by Mr. Hyde.

"By catching your opponent with this sickle-shaped return, you can go take the weapon, inhibit movement, and stab a stop. Here's how --"

On the shoulder-facing part of the target, Mr. Hyde slapped the axe pattern on the part and caught the "return” intact, pulling the target intact at the mercy of the force, beating him with the edge of a strongly gripped circular shield.

In an awesome blow, the target shrugged and became two.

"-- Can be the fabric of the next attack. Just avoiding the blade part, I can't say I did. If you hit him on the shoulder, he can disfigure himself, if he hits his wrist, he can drop his weapon, if he hits his knee, he can make him fall, and there's no such thing as a neck. So when dealing with a skilled axe user, you don't just need to avoid the blade, you need to take care of it afterwards."

"... never thought about it before"

"We're not a threat while we're at our disposal. The real user is more focused on stealing the opponent's combat power than on power."

At some point, I have myself listening to Mr. Hyde.

Although I don't use weapons, the measures are quite useful. [M] Some Demon King soldiers used axes, so it's pretty informative.

Seeing me seriously listening, Mr. Hyde gave a pleasant laugh as he lowered his shield and axe to the ground.

"Ha-ha-ha! I haven't seen a young man so worthy of teaching in a long time. All the newcomers these days don't even try to find out about anything other than the weapons they deal with, not at all... even though the actual battle has to be fought without knowing their lineage... are they going to fight on the spot when dealing with the first seen weapon...?"

"Um, Mr. Hyde?"

"Hmm!? Oh, sorry"

I wonder, is this man a teacher or something in the kingdom of Nirvalna?

The explanation was easy enough for me to understand, and most importantly, it's an easy-to-deal personality that doesn't make me feel like someone from another country.

"Hmm, it's time"

Seeing the slightly diagonally raised sun, Mr. Hyde squeaks so.

"Sorry to interrupt your training, Usato."

"No, it was a meaningful time for me."

"I'm glad you said that. It's time for me to go, but what about you?"

It's time for me to go back to the inn.

Mr. Hyde nodded at my words and walked straight out toward the exit of the training ground -- but turned back to this way along the way and waved.

"See you in the meeting room, young healing wizard!"

!

Mr. Hyde walks out of the training field laughing happily.

Did you know me from the last word? Did you find out I was a healing wizard just by name?

Though I wondered what Hyde said, I went back to the inn with water to sweat.

●

After meeting a strange man named Hyde during my morning training, I made my way to the big library where the talks would take place.

Under Mr. Welsey's guidance, he sees Kazuki with his senior dressed in a new costume as he advances inside the Great Library.

"I'm no different than usual, but you're dressed properly for seniors and kazuki"

Unlike me in a team uniform representing Lifeguard Corps, seniors and Kazuki wear white based clothing.

Lightly decorated armor on a cloak extending from the back and right shoulder. And boots that emphasize ease of movement are exactly the kind of costume that opens the atmosphere to "brave men".

There seems to be a difference between men and women, but they're both cool.

"Yeah, yeah. And overall, Usato, your uniforms and colors are so close that you feel united."

"But if it's so white, it's going to be pretty noticeable..."

Kazuki smiles bitterly with his hands on his cape.

If the three of us did line up, it would seem pretty conspicuous.

Talking about that, Mr. Welsey, who is leading the way, looks back.

"When you're in line, it's very picturesque."

"Really?"

"Yeah, it's true. You will arrive in the auditorium where the talks will soon take place, so prepare yourselves."

Whoa, is it surprisingly close to the entrance?

It's called the Great Library, so I thought they'd go up the stairs or something, but it doesn't look like it. After a short walk, Mr. Welsey was right, I could see what looked like the entrance to the auditorium.

At the same time, I saw several men and women standing there in the form of turning their backs, trying to ask this one. Confirming his appearance, Kazuki smiled somewhere nostalgic and rushed to them.

"Long time no see! Warrior Chief!"

"Hmm? Oh, it's Kazuki! How are you!"

Two men, one woman.

I look back at the man's face in Kazuki's voice, and I'm stunned.

How tough your face is to be overwhelmingly taller than mine.

"No, but you're still thin. Eat meat. Meat."

"Ha, I'm going to be eating more than anyone else. Oh, more than that, I'd like to introduce you to some of my friends I've spoken to before!"

"Well, I have to say hello on behalf of Nirvalna, too."

Saying so, he looked at this one and noticed me and smiled. He raised one hand as if to greet his friend.

"Oh, you trained in the morning, Usato. Again, the Warriors of the Kingdom of Nirvalna, Hyde the Warrior Commander. Nice to meet you today."

'Huh?'

Not only the seniors, but even Hyde's subordinates on that side leak a grunted voice.

As it were, I can't believe that's happening.

Why am I meeting the representatives of the kingdom of Nirvalna before anyone else in the kingdom of Ringle...?