CH 67
Shin17-9 minutes 09.02.2022
“… Wha!? What are you doing, Nash!”
“What!? No, no! I didn’t――”
“Ah, it’s okay. I’m fine. …”
I managed to stand up and address Miguel, who was furious, and Nash, who was agitated. I looked at Tia, who was sticking out her tongue…Damn it, I didn’t expect her to fire back here.
“Really? Are you sure you’re okay!?”
“Yeah, really. You can tell by looking at me, can’t you?”
“Certainly no burns or anything … Thank goodness. As expected from a spirit.”
“S-sort of”
Actually, Tia went easy… or perhaps her fire’s strength… she made sure I wasn’t properly “injured”. In short, it was a bit of a prank, but of course, others did not see it that way.
“U-um, I…”
Nash, who looked pale, held his fist in front of his knees and mumbled in front of me. To Nash, I squatted down on the spot to his eye level, and tried to reassure him by speaking to him in a gentle voice.
“Haha, really, it’s okay, don’t worry about it. It is not unusual for a child to fail to control his power, and … above all, the failure is not always the child’s fault. Sometimes it’s a problem on the part of the Spirit that can cause the magic to go out of control.”
As I said this, I glanced in Tia’s direction and saw that she too was apologetically drooping her ears. If it was between me and Tia, it would be just a little joking around, but not if it involved Miguel and Nash in it. Tia naturally understood this, and that was why she was reflecting on the situation.
“As far as I can tell, your contracted spirit is immensely powerful. Then that is why you should not be frightened by this failure, but listen carefully to her words and work hard. Then I am sure you will become a brilliant spirit magician.”
“I-Is that so!? Certainly, my Tia is the strongest! Alright, now it’s Miguel’s turn! I’ll be patient and wait for Miguel to draw his full strength!”
“Uh, yeah. But what do I do? I’m still …”
“Oh, that’s okay too.”
I looked back at Miguel, who was confused, and removed the wooden sword I had prepared in advance from my waist and handed it to Miguel. Fufu~, I thought this would happen, so I snuck out for a bit while Miguel was taking a class and created it with [Master Smith].
“Eidos, what’s this?”
“Remember that conversation I had with you yesterday?”
“Y-yeah. I remember. You said you were going to teach me how to use a sword, right?”
“Sword!? Why are you learning such a useless thing now!?”
Nash barged in on the conversation between Me and Miguel. Thomas did not interject, but he was looking at me as if he did not understand what I meant, so he probably felt the same way.
“Hmm, why do you think the sword is useless?’
“Huh!? That’s common sense. There’s no way you can hit all the ‘Nordes’ flying in the sky with a sword, let alone with a bow!”
Norde was the general term for vicious demonic beasts that flew in from the northern continent, which was said to be ruled by the Demon Lord. Since the world has been separated into north and south by an ocean, all of the Nordes attacking the humans, without exception, have the ability to fly.
And, of course, swords and spears were never going to be effective against a flying opponent. As long as the earth had the power to attract all things, even a bow was only slightly better against a Norde flying at high altitude.
This was why spirit magic, which was capable of ignoring the gravitational pull of earth, was so popular, and why talented children were gathered from all over the world, even though it required a great amount of taxpayer money, to provide them with education and training in this way.
….By the way, Norde was an abbreviation, and it was said that the official name was “The Devil of Northland” but nobody used it, So it was only used when learning it in class…
“Fufu, you are still young, boy. Do you really believe that swords are useless in real combat?”
“W-What! Is that really true!? Or are you saying you can cut a flying Norde with your sword!?”
“I can!”
I strongly assured Nash, who was insisting, and turned to Miguel once again.
“Come, my Lord. Hold your swords with both hands and stand there.”
“Huh? Yeah. … is this okay?”
“That’s good. Now close your eyes and … leave everything to me.”
“Okay. …”
I stood behind Miguel as he closed his eyes.
“First of all, you should relax your whole body except for the hand that holds the sword and let your weight rest on me,… Like that. Then I will slowly support my Lord’s body. As I do so, be aware of where and how the force is applied.”
“Aware… of power…?”
“Oh, you don’t have to think too hard. It’s sort of like this? Just about that. See, slowly …”
I supported Miguel’s body, which had been leaning against me, and adjusted him to stand in “Honede Tatsu”1position. It would still be difficult to replicate that on my own, but this time it didn’t matter, as long as I could maintain it for just a few moments.
“Now stand up straight. Then the next step is the arm. Swing them up and … down. Normally, flawless swordsmanship would only be possible through tireless training, but this time, you can leave that to me. Swing up and … down. Up and … down.”
Five times in total, I took Miguel’s unstrained hand and made him swing the sword. In other words, I was swinging the sword, so there was no shaking.
Naturally, this was not something that could be imitated overnight. However, for this one moment, the proper swordsmanship was etched into Miguel’s arm.
“And lastly, I, A Human Spirit, will pour out my power upon my Lord. Feel the warmth of our combined heartbeats. The power My Lord seeks is already within His body.”
“There is power in me …?”
“There is. Hundreds and thousands of years. There is the power of a great man who has protected this land from evil. I am a human spirit. I can only do what a human being can do, and if I can do what a human being can do, I can do anything. Then what I can do, My Lord can do. Yes, you can. If a human can protect the world, My Lord can also protect the world. Compared to protecting the world, …”
I gently put my hand over Miguel’s eyes and made him open his eyelids. In front of him, a short distance away, was a plain, ordinary rock.
“It’s no big deal to cut through a rock like that.”
“……………………”
Miguel, hypnotized by the effects of my banishment skill [Fraud Voice], slowly raised his sword. The blade of the sword glowed with a pale light, and as soon as it was lowered, a round slash like a crescent moon flew toward the rock.
It was a skill that the Hero Alexis excelled at. It was a technique that Miguel, also a Hero, preempted only for a blink of an eye at the end of his self-effacement.
“……………………”
Fuuush
A large stone was slashed and slid down. Nash and Thomas, as well as the children who had been watching the scene around them, stopped clamoring and were stunned by the sight.
“… Eidos, what was that?”
Miguel, who realized what he had done before anyone else, raised his head and looked up at me.
“Fufufu~, Surprised? That is the power of man. That is the skill wielded by the greatest swordsman I have ever known. Its name is [Moonscraper]”
“Mooon-scraaperr…. that I…?”
“Yeah. Isn’t it amazing what human beings can do?”
“… Yeah, I agree. Eidos is the best.”
Having used far more than his share of strength, Miguel once again leaned on me. His face, exhausted, nonetheless had a joyful smile on it.
“… Wha!? What are you doing, Nash!”
“What!? No, no! I didn’t――”
“Ah, it’s okay. I’m fine. …”
I managed to stand up and address Miguel, who was furious, and Nash, who was agitated. I looked at Tia, who was sticking out her tongue…Damn it, I didn’t expect her to fire back here.
“Really? Are you sure you’re okay!?”
“Yeah, really. You can tell by looking at me, can’t you?”
“Certainly no burns or anything … Thank goodness. As expected from a spirit.”
“S-sort of”
Actually, Tia went easy… or perhaps her fire’s strength… she made sure I wasn’t properly “injured”. In short, it was a bit of a prank, but of course, others did not see it that way.
“U-um, I…”
Nash, who looked pale, held his fist in front of his knees and mumbled in front of me. To Nash, I squatted down on the spot to his eye level, and tried to reassure him by speaking to him in a gentle voice.
“Haha, really, it’s okay, don’t worry about it. It is not unusual for a child to fail to control his power, and … above all, the failure is not always the child’s fault. Sometimes it’s a problem on the part of the Spirit that can cause the magic to go out of control.”
As I said this, I glanced in Tia’s direction and saw that she too was apologetically drooping her ears. If it was between me and Tia, it would be just a little joking around, but not if it involved Miguel and Nash in it. Tia naturally understood this, and that was why she was reflecting on the situation.
“As far as I can tell, your contracted spirit is immensely powerful. Then that is why you should not be frightened by this failure, but listen carefully to her words and work hard. Then I am sure you will become a brilliant spirit magician.”
“I-Is that so!? Certainly, my Tia is the strongest! Alright, now it’s Miguel’s turn! I’ll be patient and wait for Miguel to draw his full strength!”
“Uh, yeah. But what do I do? I’m still …”
“Oh, that’s okay too.”
I looked back at Miguel, who was confused, and removed the wooden sword I had prepared in advance from my waist and handed it to Miguel. Fufu~, I thought this would happen, so I snuck out for a bit while Miguel was taking a class and created it with [Master Smith].
“Eidos, what’s this?”
“Remember that conversation I had with you yesterday?”
“Y-yeah. I remember. You said you were going to teach me how to use a sword, right?”
“Sword!? Why are you learning such a useless thing now!?”
Nash barged in on the conversation between Me and Miguel. Thomas did not interject, but he was looking at me as if he did not understand what I meant, so he probably felt the same way.
“Hmm, why do you think the sword is useless?’
“Huh!? That’s common sense. There’s no way you can hit all the ‘Nordes’ flying in the sky with a sword, let alone with a bow!”
Norde was the general term for vicious demonic beasts that flew in from the northern continent, which was said to be ruled by the Demon Lord. Since the world has been separated into north and south by an ocean, all of the Nordes attacking the humans, without exception, have the ability to fly.
And, of course, swords and spears were never going to be effective against a flying opponent. As long as the earth had the power to attract all things, even a bow was only slightly better against a Norde flying at high altitude.
This was why spirit magic, which was capable of ignoring the gravitational pull of earth, was so popular, and why talented children were gathered from all over the world, even though it required a great amount of taxpayer money, to provide them with education and training in this way.
….By the way, Norde was an abbreviation, and it was said that the official name was “The Devil of Northland” but nobody used it, So it was only used when learning it in class…
“Fufu, you are still young, boy. Do you really believe that swords are useless in real combat?”
“W-What! Is that really true!? Or are you saying you can cut a flying Norde with your sword!?”
“I can!”
I strongly assured Nash, who was insisting, and turned to Miguel once again.
“Come, my Lord. Hold your swords with both hands and stand there.”
“Huh? Yeah. … is this okay?”
“That’s good. Now close your eyes and … leave everything to me.”
“Okay. …”
I stood behind Miguel as he closed his eyes.
“First of all, you should relax your whole body except for the hand that holds the sword and let your weight rest on me,… Like that. Then I will slowly support my Lord’s body. As I do so, be aware of where and how the force is applied.”
“Aware… of power…?”
“Oh, you don’t have to think too hard. It’s sort of like this? Just about that. See, slowly …”
I supported Miguel’s body, which had been leaning against me, and adjusted him to stand in “Honede Tatsu”1position. It would still be difficult to replicate that on my own, but this time it didn’t matter, as long as I could maintain it for just a few moments.
“Now stand up straight. Then the next step is the arm. Swing them up and … down. Normally, flawless swordsmanship would only be possible through tireless training, but this time, you can leave that to me. Swing up and … down. Up and … down.”
Five times in total, I took Miguel’s unstrained hand and made him swing the sword. In other words, I was swinging the sword, so there was no shaking.
Naturally, this was not something that could be imitated overnight. However, for this one moment, the proper swordsmanship was etched into Miguel’s arm.
“And lastly, I, A Human Spirit, will pour out my power upon my Lord. Feel the warmth of our combined heartbeats. The power My Lord seeks is already within His body.”
“There is power in me …?”
“There is. Hundreds and thousands of years. There is the power of a great man who has protected this land from evil. I am a human spirit. I can only do what a human being can do, and if I can do what a human being can do, I can do anything. Then what I can do, My Lord can do. Yes, you can. If a human can protect the world, My Lord can also protect the world. Compared to protecting the world, …”
I gently put my hand over Miguel’s eyes and made him open his eyelids. In front of him, a short distance away, was a plain, ordinary rock.
“It’s no big deal to cut through a rock like that.”
“……………………”
Miguel, hypnotized by the effects of my banishment skill [Fraud Voice], slowly raised his sword. The blade of the sword glowed with a pale light, and as soon as it was lowered, a round slash like a crescent moon flew toward the rock.
It was a skill that the Hero Alexis excelled at. It was a technique that Miguel, also a Hero, preempted only for a blink of an eye at the end of his self-effacement.
“……………………”
Fuuush
A large stone was slashed and slid down. Nash and Thomas, as well as the children who had been watching the scene around them, stopped clamoring and were stunned by the sight.
“… Eidos, what was that?”
Miguel, who realized what he had done before anyone else, raised his head and looked up at me.
“Fufufu~, Surprised? That is the power of man. That is the skill wielded by the greatest swordsman I have ever known. Its name is [Moonscraper]”
“Mooon-scraaperr…. that I…?”
“Yeah. Isn’t it amazing what human beings can do?”
“… Yeah, I agree. Eidos is the best.”
Having used far more than his share of strength, Miguel once again leaned on me. His face, exhausted, nonetheless had a joyful smile on it.
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