Volume 2 - CH 32
Act 2-32: The Strongest Man(Side: Ilsa Harsnich)
The small, muscular man clad in a small robe arrived beside me. I was still on the ground after falling on my rear, yet to recover from the unbelievable spectacle a while ago.
「It seems you survived, huh, Guild Master!」
I patted my ch*st in relief upon discovering his survival.
「I was seriously about to die back then. The only reason I survived is the slimes he summoned.」
These words made me recall the slimes that were pridefully jumping around Kai Heineman.
「You’re right.」
I had no choice but to agree with Guild Master.
「So, what do you think is THAT?」
By “THAT,” Guild Master was obviously referring to Kai Heineman.
「No idea! To be honest, not even in my wildest dreams would I have thought that he’s such an aberrant being.」
It was natural. Kai Heineman had easily massacred thousands of beast-headed monsters, each equal to three guild masters.
To top it off, he had sliced their generals; the eagle-headed, the wolf-headed, and the tiger-headed monsters that had pinned down Knight Leader Arnold. Kai Heineman had diced them into fine pieces of meat, and as if that wasn’t absurd enough, he had even trampled on their boss, which had turned into a giant with a lizard head, with such ease.
Strongest hunter— No! It might not even be an exaggeration to call him the strongest in the world.
「That f*cking Elm! Just how in the world did he manage to raise such an aberration?」
Guild Master cursed Elm, Kai’s grandfather, non-stop.
「You’re wrong! That Martial God has no teacher.」
When I turned toward the direction of that voice, I saw an old man with a long, white beard and hair walking toward us with a pleasant smile on his face.
「Long time no see, Master Aaron!」
Knight Leader Arnold ran toward us the moment he saw the old man. He cupped his hands and bowed toward the old man. Wolfman followed Arnold a while later.
「Uhm! It seems you’re also safe and sound, Arnold.」
The white-haired old man replied to Knight Leader Arnold. Yes, this old man was Knight Leader Arnold’s master and the grandmaster of the Kaien-style, Aaron Kaien.
「Aaron! What do you mean by Kai Heineman has no teacher?」
「THAT is a Martial God. And a Martial God has no teacher. Am I wrong?」
「…」
Guild Master touched his chin upon hearing Aaron’s remark and said,
「Now that you said those words, cultivating “THAT” is pretty much impossible. Since that’s the case, such a talent is…」
「So? do you know what kind of person that youth is?」
Wolfman sent a sidelong glance toward Guild Master and asked for a confirmation.
「Kai Heineman is Princess Rose’s royal guard.」
So that rumor was true. Since that’s the case―
「I see. Kai is Princess Rose’s royal guard, huh… So that’s why the princess is…」
Old man Aaron crossed his arms as he pondered something with a steep expression. On the other hand―
「I’M AGAINST THIS! Don’t you see just what kind of aberration is that so-called royal guard? His strength isn’t something that should be in the possession of a country. Just what kind of madness is this for a mere princess to have such an aberration as her vassal!!!」
Guild Master’s visage turned ghastly pale. But…
「So, what do you think about this situation, Guild Master?」
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I asked him about the real intention behind his remark.
「Naturally, leave him to a neutral organization that isn’t affiliated with any country, such as 【Babel】, or Hunter Guild.」
So it came to this, huh! But still, Guild Master’s remark was correct. Kai Heineman’s existence might be capable of destroying the entire delicate power balance between countries and races. Or rather, I couldn’t see any chance of defeating him even if tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded him. I could only see mountains of corpses he would single-handedly build. Yes, just like those beast-headed corpses.
「Worry not! He isn’t the kind of person willing to work under someone else. He’s not a pure knight like us. If I have to say, his role is more like a guardian who supports Rose-sama.」
So his relationship with the royal family is more like a guardian! The one who has the power to do that is either a super big-shot noble or the relatives of the royalty. No matter how much you think about it, such a position was too much for a young man of Kai Heineman’s age. And yet, I naturally consented with Knight Leader Arnold when he explained the relationship between Kai and Princess Rose.
Old Man Aaron, who had been pondering something with his arms crossed since a while ago, looked at his disciple, Knight Leader Arnold, with a serene expression.
「Arnold, do you know the secret of Kai Heineman’s strength?」
Yes, everyone in this place was also curious about the secret behind Kai’s strength.
「Everything I know so far about him is just my conjecture.」
「Nevertheless, you have no shred of doubt about it, right?」
「Yes.」
「Then do tell us!」
At Old Man Aaron’s urging, Knight Leader Arnold shook his head and opened his mouth.
「That’ll be a breach of privacy. To make matters worse, everything is just my conjecture. He had us make a promise to not snoop around his secret and privacy, so I really can’t tell you about the secret of his strength! Not even to you, Master!」
He declared that.
「No exception at all?」
「Yes.」
「I see… Well, it can’t be helped then…」
A wry smile appeared on Knight Leader Arnold’s face when he saw Old Man Aaron’s dejected expression. Then, he added,
「Well, there’s one thing I’m sure about. He was weak and powerless before the start of our journey toward the royal capital.」
「He was weak and powerless before the journey! Is it… Uhm, sure enough… That Martial God’s prowess isn’t something as cheap as talent and gift. Since that’s the case…」
Old Man Aaron drowned into a train of thought.
「The origin of his strength is a trivial matter! What matters is the fact that Kai Heineman is STRONG!
Aaron, you don’t mind if Hunter Guild takes him, right?」
Guild Master asked Old Man Aaron, not allowing the latter to have any other choice.
「Yeah, I don’t mind. I realized how ridiculous my attempts to make that Martial God my disciple was. Placing him in the hunter world, which values merit and real strength above everything, is our best option and the one that will cause the least problem.」
「That’s good! It’ll get busy very soon! I have to pull some strings to quickly raise his hunter rank!」
I looked at Guild Master, who ran toward Barse city with sparkling eyes.
「Let’s follow him.」
Knight Leader Arnold urged us to follow Guild Master. Thus, nodding in silence, all of us walked toward the city.
For some reason, I had never felt a breeze as refreshing as the one blowing this time. It wasn’t just my imagination, as I found out a while later that I had unknowingly gotten myself embroiled into the vortex of the storm centering around Kai Heineman.
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Character Design: Anna
The small, muscular man clad in a small robe arrived beside me. I was still on the ground after falling on my rear, yet to recover from the unbelievable spectacle a while ago.
「It seems you survived, huh, Guild Master!」
I patted my ch*st in relief upon discovering his survival.
「I was seriously about to die back then. The only reason I survived is the slimes he summoned.」
These words made me recall the slimes that were pridefully jumping around Kai Heineman.
「You’re right.」
I had no choice but to agree with Guild Master.
「So, what do you think is THAT?」
By “THAT,” Guild Master was obviously referring to Kai Heineman.
「No idea! To be honest, not even in my wildest dreams would I have thought that he’s such an aberrant being.」
It was natural. Kai Heineman had easily massacred thousands of beast-headed monsters, each equal to three guild masters.
To top it off, he had sliced their generals; the eagle-headed, the wolf-headed, and the tiger-headed monsters that had pinned down Knight Leader Arnold. Kai Heineman had diced them into fine pieces of meat, and as if that wasn’t absurd enough, he had even trampled on their boss, which had turned into a giant with a lizard head, with such ease.
Strongest hunter— No! It might not even be an exaggeration to call him the strongest in the world.
「That f*cking Elm! Just how in the world did he manage to raise such an aberration?」
Guild Master cursed Elm, Kai’s grandfather, non-stop.
「You’re wrong! That Martial God has no teacher.」
When I turned toward the direction of that voice, I saw an old man with a long, white beard and hair walking toward us with a pleasant smile on his face.
「Long time no see, Master Aaron!」
Knight Leader Arnold ran toward us the moment he saw the old man. He cupped his hands and bowed toward the old man. Wolfman followed Arnold a while later.
「Uhm! It seems you’re also safe and sound, Arnold.」
The white-haired old man replied to Knight Leader Arnold. Yes, this old man was Knight Leader Arnold’s master and the grandmaster of the Kaien-style, Aaron Kaien.
「Aaron! What do you mean by Kai Heineman has no teacher?」
「THAT is a Martial God. And a Martial God has no teacher. Am I wrong?」
「…」
Guild Master touched his chin upon hearing Aaron’s remark and said,
「Now that you said those words, cultivating “THAT” is pretty much impossible. Since that’s the case, such a talent is…」
「So? do you know what kind of person that youth is?」
Wolfman sent a sidelong glance toward Guild Master and asked for a confirmation.
「Kai Heineman is Princess Rose’s royal guard.」
So that rumor was true. Since that’s the case―
「I see. Kai is Princess Rose’s royal guard, huh… So that’s why the princess is…」
Old man Aaron crossed his arms as he pondered something with a steep expression. On the other hand―
「I’M AGAINST THIS! Don’t you see just what kind of aberration is that so-called royal guard? His strength isn’t something that should be in the possession of a country. Just what kind of madness is this for a mere princess to have such an aberration as her vassal!!!」
Guild Master’s visage turned ghastly pale. But…
「So, what do you think about this situation, Guild Master?」
""
I asked him about the real intention behind his remark.
「Naturally, leave him to a neutral organization that isn’t affiliated with any country, such as 【Babel】, or Hunter Guild.」
So it came to this, huh! But still, Guild Master’s remark was correct. Kai Heineman’s existence might be capable of destroying the entire delicate power balance between countries and races. Or rather, I couldn’t see any chance of defeating him even if tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded him. I could only see mountains of corpses he would single-handedly build. Yes, just like those beast-headed corpses.
「Worry not! He isn’t the kind of person willing to work under someone else. He’s not a pure knight like us. If I have to say, his role is more like a guardian who supports Rose-sama.」
So his relationship with the royal family is more like a guardian! The one who has the power to do that is either a super big-shot noble or the relatives of the royalty. No matter how much you think about it, such a position was too much for a young man of Kai Heineman’s age. And yet, I naturally consented with Knight Leader Arnold when he explained the relationship between Kai and Princess Rose.
Old Man Aaron, who had been pondering something with his arms crossed since a while ago, looked at his disciple, Knight Leader Arnold, with a serene expression.
「Arnold, do you know the secret of Kai Heineman’s strength?」
Yes, everyone in this place was also curious about the secret behind Kai’s strength.
「Everything I know so far about him is just my conjecture.」
「Nevertheless, you have no shred of doubt about it, right?」
「Yes.」
「Then do tell us!」
At Old Man Aaron’s urging, Knight Leader Arnold shook his head and opened his mouth.
「That’ll be a breach of privacy. To make matters worse, everything is just my conjecture. He had us make a promise to not snoop around his secret and privacy, so I really can’t tell you about the secret of his strength! Not even to you, Master!」
He declared that.
「No exception at all?」
「Yes.」
「I see… Well, it can’t be helped then…」
A wry smile appeared on Knight Leader Arnold’s face when he saw Old Man Aaron’s dejected expression. Then, he added,
「Well, there’s one thing I’m sure about. He was weak and powerless before the start of our journey toward the royal capital.」
「He was weak and powerless before the journey! Is it… Uhm, sure enough… That Martial God’s prowess isn’t something as cheap as talent and gift. Since that’s the case…」
Old Man Aaron drowned into a train of thought.
「The origin of his strength is a trivial matter! What matters is the fact that Kai Heineman is STRONG!
Aaron, you don’t mind if Hunter Guild takes him, right?」
Guild Master asked Old Man Aaron, not allowing the latter to have any other choice.
「Yeah, I don’t mind. I realized how ridiculous my attempts to make that Martial God my disciple was. Placing him in the hunter world, which values merit and real strength above everything, is our best option and the one that will cause the least problem.」
「That’s good! It’ll get busy very soon! I have to pull some strings to quickly raise his hunter rank!」
I looked at Guild Master, who ran toward Barse city with sparkling eyes.
「Let’s follow him.」
Knight Leader Arnold urged us to follow Guild Master. Thus, nodding in silence, all of us walked toward the city.
For some reason, I had never felt a breeze as refreshing as the one blowing this time. It wasn’t just my imagination, as I found out a while later that I had unknowingly gotten myself embroiled into the vortex of the storm centering around Kai Heineman.
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Character Design: Anna
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