CH 105

“Nn ……”

“Oh, you’re awake! Thank God ……”

“Huh? Luciel ……? …… Ouch ……”

When I opened my eyes, Luciel looked into my face and gave me a look of relief. Apparently, Tigre-sensei had knocked me out and put me to sleep.

…… Honestly, I thought I could fight a little better, but this is the way it is. I really feel that I was overconfident. I took Sarge home with me and helped him to get rid of Emperor Griel, but he said that this was just the way it was with a ten-year-old’s body.

But then, I’ll just have to try to win the next time. I’ve been doing this my whole life, and I’ve been losing my whole life, so it’s silly to dwell on losing now.

On the other hand, I’m excited to think that if I can surpass Tigre-sensei, I might be able to repay him. That’s who he is.

“Yo …… Ow ow ow ow …….”

“You can’t get up!?”

I tried to get up, but the pain in my left arm was so intense that I couldn’t move myself. When I moved my face to the side, I saw Makina and Kudelica fighting. 

“Yaaaaaaahh!”

“Eiiiii!”

The two of them looked unusually grim.

They’re fighting with half a tear in their eyes, probably because of the fierce sword fights. I whispered to myself.

“They’re really into it …… They’re really into their practice.”

“Y-Yeah ……”

For some reason, she looked away from me with a subtle expression on her face. As I wondered what was going on, I saw a man lying in a corner of the ground. 

“Isn’t that Mash-san? Why is he lying there?”

“Oh, you see ……”

Just as Luciel was about to open her mouth, Ryuuze approached us. He had a blue bruise on his face and a smile on his face.

“You’re up, Lars! I fought Tigre-sensei too, but it’s impossible! Hahaha! Look at that, even the veteran Mash-san is in that mess.”

“Oh, so he fought Tigre-sensei? Anyway, I wonder if that person is okay …… Come on …….”

“Lars-kun, why don’t you use your recovery magic?”

“Oh, right.”

I was told to use my recovery magic as soon as possible.

“.”

However, the injury was so severe that the swelling went down slightly and the color became lighter, but it was no longer effective.

I used a lot of healing when I rescued Ryuuze, and I improved my performance with [Super Jack-of-all-Trades], but due to the limitations of magic itself, I may only be able to heal this injury so far …… It might be broken or cracked …… Healing is good for sealing wounds, but it doesn’t seem to work well for this kind of condition.

I’ve been told by Verna-sensei that there is a higher level of magic, so I guess I’ll have to learn that one properly.

Anyway, my left arm doesn’t seem to be moving, so I’m disappointed and mutter to myself.

“This looks like I should use my Mom’s medicine or go to the hospital ……”

“You won’t be able to practice anymore today, so go sleep in there, and Luciel, why don’t you switch with Kuderica and the others? Urca, your throwing, no need to rush, right? Since this is a good opportunity, you can be my partner.”

“Oh, yeah, sure. If you’re okay with me.”

“Wait, I’ll use some healing magic on Ryuuze’s face too.”

Ryuuze said thank you, and pulls Urka back to the ground field. I feel sorry because he was supposed to fight with me. And then Tigre-sensei came over and bowed to me.

“You’re awake, really, I’m sorry, I got a little carried away ……”

“It’s okay. I was the one who said it was serious. But you weren’t serious at all, and I lost easily, as I thought you’re really strong.”

I wish I can use magic, but honestly, I don’t think I could win with that kind of foul play, because his strength is so absurd. But I want to continue training with Tigre-sensei until I graduate so that I can use my combat skills in the future.

…… You can find a lot of people in the capital, so there is no harm in becoming strong. Of all the people I have ever met, no one has surpassed Tigre-sensei. Except for one person.

There’s no guarantee that that one person, someone like Retzel, won’t appear in the future. There’s no way Tigre-sensei will be able to help me then.

Tigre-sensei laughs at my words, scratching his head. His face is scary.

“Well, this is the only thing I have going for me. I envy you guys because you still have the potential to do so many things, you know? I wish I could have done more.”

“But it’s good since you get to marry Verna-sensei.”

“…… Well, you’re right. My life is not so bad. I owe it all to you guys.”

Then he returned to guide Ryuuze and Makina.

“You look happy, teacher.”

“Yeah. It was a lot of work, but …… Oh, by the way, wasn’t it Luciel who snuck them into the luggage? Didn’t she get scolded?”

“Ehehe ……”

Luciel’s tongue was sticking out, and she was probably scolded severely. However, It’s a great achievement to bring Nora to the scene.

“We were saved, though. And Sarge didn’t have to get into trouble.”

“Ufufu, Sarge-chan is funny, isn’t he? He’s cute too. But I think he misses you now that the school has started, even though everyone was at home during the vacations.”

“Ahaha, not at all. Mom and Nina are there, too, and we’re playing with him when we get home, you know?”

I laughed–

“What? Didn’t you just hear Sarge-chan’s voice?”

“What?”

Luciel said, scurrying around, and I listened carefully.

“What!? Sarge!?”

A small Sarge came pattering from the sky, calling out to me.

“Sarge, you can’t leave the house without permission. You might get kidnapped if you’re not with someone, you know?”

“What?”

When Sarge turned his attention to the back door, he saw an out-of-place figure hurriedly entering the training area.

“Sarge-chan! I told you not to leave me, didn’t I!?”

“Nina!? What are you doing here!?”

To my surprise, it was my maid, Nina, who walked in. She shouted angrily at Sarge, who was still in her maid’s uniform, and grabbed him and held her to her chest as he flew away. Then she started to tell us what happened.

“Sarge-chan said he was bored, so I took him out for a walk, if he’s okay with it. Then he told me he’ll go to the academy ……”

Apparently, as Luciel had said, it was fun to have someone come to visit every day, but once the academy started, they became busy and stopped coming.

So, he told Nina that he went to the academy to take a walk, but Nora, who was training to ride, was angry with him. So he came here when he heard from Yogus that I was here.

“You ……”

“Well, of course…… Ouch ……!?”

“Ah!? Lars-sama, what is that injury!?”

When I tried to sit up, I felt a pain in my arm, and when I groaned, Nina helped me up.

“I couldn’t get any better with my healing spells.”