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I'm currently running.
I'm fleeing away with all my strength from the beast's claws.
I escape with all my concentration, carrying with a heart full of fear.
Over the stairs. Jumping through the courtyard. Sotis using magic to cling to the roof. Sotis falling down.
"Where are you?!"
That fellow releases a roar and chases after .
No matter where I run.
I'm quite confident in my physical strength.
After all I have been running since I was 2 or 3, training in the sword.
But this bit of self confidence has been shattered.
That fellow, as if to mock my efforts, chases without running out of breath, with blood red hair flying in the winds.
That fellow does not know the aning of "giving up". No matter how far I run, the instant I relax, will be the mont that fellow closes the gap bit by bit.
"Haaa....... Haaa......"
I'm starting to run out of breath.
I can't keep running. I'm already unable to escape.
I'll hide. There's only that option.
"Gulp......"
I hide in the shadow of the stairs, observing from the area that allows observation of the plants, when I hear the beast roaring from the center of the mansion.
"I will never forgive you!"
This roar makes my legs tremble.
I am Rudeus Greyrat. 7 years old.
I have bright tea colored hair. I'm a robust bishounen, and a forr 34 year old NEET.
Because I didn't go to my parents' funeral and got chased out by my family, I got killed by a truck. But because of fate's bad joke, I have retained my mories and reincarnated as a baby.
I have reflected on my past life acting as a horrible human being, and in these 7 years, I have worked hard to live earnestly.
Learning how to speak and write, learning magic, training in the sword, establishing good relationships with my parents, and even eting a cute childhood friend nad Sylphy. To be able to go to school with Sylphy, I have complied to the job's request, letting earn for two people's share for the school fees, and co to the city of Roa.
If I complete the job for the young lady's education, the employer will pay for the school fees --------- Even though it's supposed to be sothing like that.
"Co out wherever you are! I'll crush you into bits!"
I look out from the observation area, and shiver from the beast's noises.
Trembling from the violent incarnate that is in the shape of a young girl.
------ Why has it turned out this way?
I'll have to trace it back to 1 hour ago.
When we reached Roa, it had turned into evening.
The distance between the village Buina and Roa is about a day's journey on a horse carriage.
If you count the ti, it's about 6-7 hours. You can say that's far, but if you said it's near, it wouldn't be untrue.
The city of Roa, is indeed one of the largest cities around here, as it is a bustling place.
The first thing that I see are the walls.
They surround the city to about 7-8 ters high, and look very reliable.
Around the city gate, there is an unending flow of traffic, and once we're inside, I imdiately see all sorts of hawkers.
And right at the place where we just entered, there are a series of inns and stables.
The citizens are mingling with the rchants, there are people wearing armor walking by, and the entire place looks like a fantasy out of a storybook.
There are so people carrying huge luggage sitting right at an area as if they are waiting for sothing.
What could it be?
"Ghyslaine, do you know what that is?"
I ask the person sitting opposite .
Having beast's ears and a tail, and wearing very revealing leather clothes with chocolate-colored skin underneath them, is a huge guy with muscles ----- No, it's a female swordswoman.
Ghyslaine Dedorudia.
Third in the Sword-God style rankings, a formidable swordswoman having the title of a Sword-King, has agreed to teach swordsmanship where we are going to.
She's the second teacher to .
"....... Kid."
She reveals an irritated expression to my question.
"Are you treating as an idiot?"
Ghyslaine glares at fiercely, scaring .
"Ah no. I'm just. I don't know what that is, so I wanted to ask......."
"Ah, sorry. That's what you ant."
Seeing that I'm about to break into tears, Ghyslaine swiftly replies.
"That's the waiting area for the public carriage. Going from city to city requires that, and if you pay the driver money, you can take it."
Ghyslaine points to the shop houses one by one, telling that this is a weapon store, that's a bar, and over there is so trading association. Hey wait, that's a pretty suspicious shop.
Even though her appearance frightens people, she's very friendly.
We enter into a corner, and the atmosphere changes.
After the nurous stores catering to the adventurers, as we progress forward in the horse carriage, we see many residential shops.
There must be people dwelling deep in the alley.
It looks like a planned placent.
If there are enemies around, the people surrounding here will defend, while the citizens escape into the heart of the city, or escape from the opposite direction.
Since it's this kind of concept, the more you go in, the grander the horses are, and even the shops are taller.
The deeper you go into the center, the richer the people.
And then, right at the center of the city, is the tallest building.
"This is the owner's mansion."
"Rather than saying it's a mansion, this is more like a castle."
It is said that 400 years ago, this place was held as the last line of defense. It's a city with a long history.
So this is the castle in the city.
But only the part about history is true, the nobles that are at the capital deem this as a place where many low class adventurers reside in.
"It seems that the Ojou-sama's noble status is quite high since we're coming here."
"Not exactly."
Ghyslaine shakes her head.
But since the Lord's mansion is already in front of my eyes, based on the earlier deduction, the people staying around here are obviously high class.
........ Or maybe not. Staying in this area situated near the borders, the rank might not be anywhere high.
"Eh?"
As I think of that, the driver greets the person at the mansion's gate.
And enters it.
"Is that the Lord's daughter?"
"No."
"Is it not?"
"Almost."
Is there so deep aning to it? I just don't get it.....
The horse carriage stops.
When we enter the mansion, we are brought into a room that looks like it is ant to entertain guests.
The butler points towards the two sofas.
This is the first interview for .
I'll do this carefully.
"Please sit over there."
I obey and sit down, and Ghyslaine leaves without saying a word and stands at the corner of the room.
Which can oversee the entire area.
If that happened back in my past life, I would think it was chuunibyou.
"The young master is about to co. Please wait a mont."
The butler pours a liquid that resembles red tea into a very high class teacup, and waits at the entrance.
I drink the steaming liquid.
It isn't bad. Even though I don't know how to sample the quality of red tea, this must be quite expensive.
From the start, there was no beverage prepared for Ghyslaine. It seems like I'm the only one treated as a guest.
"Where is it!"
When I ponder over this stuff, a huge voice and angry footsteps travel from the side of the rooms.
"Is it here?"
A robust looking man roughly enters the room.
His age seems to be around 50 years old, and his dark brown hair is mixed with a little white hair, but he seems to be in a pretty good shape.
I place the cup down and stand up, bending my waist to 90 degrees.
"I'm pleased to et you, my na is Rudeus Greyrat."
The man snorts in dissatisfaction.
"Hmph, you don't even know how to make a greeting!"
"Old master, Rudeus-dono has never left Buina village. He's still young and hasn't had the ti to learn etiquette. Please forgive that small rudeness......"
"Shut it."
The butler doesn't speak after he gets shouted at.
This old Master guy should be the one who hired .
He looks like he's really angry. As if I'm inadequate sowhere.
Even though I want to greet with care, it seems that noble's etiquette has its set of rules.
"Hmph, Paul doesn't even teach the formalities to his son!"
"I heard that Father hated the stiff rules, and thus he purposely did not teach ."
"An excuse right away! You're the sa as Paul."
"Does father always find excuses?"
"What do you think? Whenever he opens his mouth, it's an excuse. If he wets the bed, he finds an excuse. If he quarrels, he finds an excuse. If he lazes in his studies, he also finds an excuse."
I see. That's true.
"If you want to learn sothing, at least know etiquette! You didn't try it at all and that is how you turned out this way!"
But what he says isn't wrong and not without reason.
I have only learned magic and the sword, and I never thought about learning sothing new.
Perhaps my vision is too narrow.
I must reflect on it earnestly.
"You are right. This is indeed caused by my own hands. I apologize deeply for this."
The old master stomps on the floor with his feet as I lower my head.
"But it seems that you didn't use it as an excuse, and tried your best to present a formal pose! I'll allow you to stay in the mansion!"
I don't really get what's going on, but it seems that I have been forgiven.
After the old Master throws down this line, he turns his body vigorously and leaves like a storm.
"Who is?"
I look at the butler and ask.
"The Lord of Fedoa. Sauros Boreas Greyrat-sama. He's Master Paul's uncle."
So that guy's a lord.
He's a little too overbearing. I really worry about his ruling. Well, there are many adventurers here, so if he doesn't have that imposing figure, he probably won't be able to handle the duties of a lord.
Hm? Greyrat, Uncle......?
"That ans he's my Grandfather's brother?"
"Yes."
I had already guessed that Paul utilized the relationship that he broke off.
But co to think of it, his old ho is amongst the high ranking nobles.
That guy must have been a young master from quite a good place sowhere.
"What's wrong Thomas? Why is the door always open?"
Another person enters from from the other side of the door.
"But father looks quite happy. Did sothing happen?"
That guy must have been a young master from quite a good place sowhere.
A man with a slender body and bright tea-colored hair.
According to the way he describes father, he must be Paul's cousin.
"Young Master. I am really sorry. Old Master has just t Rudeus sama and seems to be pleased with him."
"Hoh, a child that Father took notice of....... Did he choose wrongly? Hmm."
He says while walking to the sofa opposite of , and sits down.
Ah, that's right, I better quickly greet him.
"Pleased to et you, my na is Rudeus Greyrat."
I lower my head with almost the sa bow that I did earlier.
"Ah, my na is Philip Boreas Greyrat. When nobles do their greeting, they will bring their right hand to their chest and lower their head slightly. From the way you did it, you must have gotten scolded."
"Is it sothing like that?"
I imitated Philip's actions and raised my head a little.
"Sothing like that, but the way you greeted isn't bad. If a blacksmith greeted Father that way, he would have probably been happy. Sit."
Philip sits back down with a plop.
I follow his directions to sit.
............ Has the interview started?
"How much exactly do you understand?"
"He said that if I teach the Ojou-sama here for 5 years, I will be supported with the fees to go into the Magic University."
"Is that all?"
"Yes."
"I see......"
Philips puts his hands under his chin, as if to think about sothing, and his eyes look at the table.
"Do you like girls?"
"Not to the level of Father."
"Is that so? Okay. You pass."
Ah? Ara?
That was too fast, right?
"As of now, that child only favors two people, Edena who teaches etiquette, and Ghyslaine who teaches the sword. Before this, 5 people have been sacked. One of them was a man who has even taught in the royal palace."
Even if he taught at the royal palace, the way he teaches might not be good, but I didn't say that out loud.
"........... Does this have anything to do with liking girls?"
"Not at all. Because Paul is one who would try anything for a cute girl, I'm wondering if you're the sa."
Philip shrugs his shoulders.
I'm the one who feels like shrugging. You actually grouped together with that guy.
"To be clear, I don't hold any expectations of you. Because you're Paul's son, I want you to try in any case."
"Whoa. That's a little too clear."
"What's the matter? Do you have the confidence?"
I don't really have it.
But even if I don't, I can't say it out loud in this atmosphere.
"I'm not too sure until I et her......."
If I fail at this job and search for another, I'll be laughed at very hard by Paul. Saying sothing like you're still a child or sothing.
Are you kidding ?
How can I be laughed at by a guy who's younger than ?
Muuu....
"If it doesn't work out in reality......, let's try acting it out."
I'll use my previous life's knowledge.
A thod to ta the Ojou-sama.
"Act out. How does that work?"
I describe it cleanly.
"When I'm with the Ojou-sama, we will get kidnapped by a certain family's bad guy. I'll use language, math and magic to escape with the Ojou-sama, and return with our own strength to the mansion."
After listening to my words, Philip keeps quiet for a while, but quickly understands the plot and nods.
"In other words, you want her to take the initiative to learn. Interesting. But will it be that smooth?"
"I think that it has a better chance than the adults educating her."
A plot that usually happens in ani and manga.
After witnessing or living through an incident, a child who hates books will learn the importance of learning.
Even if it's a self directed and self acted scene.
"Is that sothing that Paul taught, whatever that you said, a thod to having girls feeding from your palms?"
"No. Even if Father doesn't do all that, he's still very popular."
"Popu...... Pffff....."
Philip snorts in laughter.
"That's true. That guy always had the ladies luck. Even if he stands there, there will be a girl coming up to him."
"Anyone that Father knows seems to have hooked up with him. Even Ghyslaine over there seems to be one."
"Ah. That's really sothing to be envious of."
"I worry whether he will lay his hands on my friend in Buina village."
After I say that, I begin to really worry.
5 years later, she will grow up.
When I go back, Sylphy has beco one of my mothers. Oh my god.
"You don't need to worry about that. Paul is only interested in girls who are "big"."
Philip looks at Ghyslaine in the corner as he says that.
"I, I see."
I look at Ghyslaine. She's huge.
Zenith and Lilia are also big.
What do I an by big?
Of course, it's the boobs.
"If it's 5 years, it should be fine. A mixed elf blood. Even if they grow up, they won't be so big. Also, I think Paul wouldn't be so sick."
Is that so?
And this guy actually knows that Sylphy is an elf.
Then, as a precaution, I'll treat everything that has happened in Buina village, to have been thoroughly investigated.
"I should say sothing like, "Will you try and seduce my daughter"?"
"What exactly are you worried of from a 7 year old kid?"
That's really too rude. I won't do anything at all. At most, she will fall in love with . (I'll lead her).
"But judging from Paul's letter, you were playing too much with that girl in the village, and he had to forcefully make you leave. Even though I think it's a joke, after listening to your plans just now, this might not be fake."
"I'm only just a friend of Sylphy."
And I want to raise my only friend to be my obedient girl.
------ Even if you tear my lips apart, that will never be said out loud.
So things that don't need to be said, shouldn't be said.
"Well, fine. Nothing will progress if we just talk. I'll let you see my daughter. Thomas, bring her!"
Philip stands up as he finishes saying that.
Just like that, she and I et.
--- This shrew is really haughty.
The first ti I saw her, I made this judgnt.
She's older than by two years. The corner of her eyes are raised, and she has wave-like hair.
Her hair color is crimson. It's as if it's a pure red that has been painted on.
Two words. Totally explosive.
Perhaps she will beco pretty, but most of the guys will think [It's impossible between and her].
Maybe a natural M........ Nah. Not even that low class.
In any case, she's dangerous.
Every cell in my body is screaming for to not get close to her.
"Pleased to et you. My na is Rudeus Greyrat."
But, in any case, I can't run away.
I'll use what I learned just now.
"Hmph!"
She snorts the sa way her grandfather did from the first look.
She stands with both of her feet planted to the ground, looking at with a condescending attitude. Looking down from above.
She's taller than .
She displays an unhappy attitude after seeing , and says:
"What the heck? Aren't you smaller than !? Are you joking to let soone like this teach !?"
Wah wah blah. Her pride seems to be really high.
But I can't retreat from this.
"I think that it doesn't have anything to do with age."
"What did you say!? You dare to argue with !?"
What did you say!? You dare to argue with !?
Her voice is so loud. My eardrums are about to shatter.
"It's rely sothing that Ojou-sama can't do, that I can do."
With that said, Ojou-sama's hair seems to turn straight,
I have never seen anger that can materialize.
This is utterly frightening.
Guh. crap. Why do I have to be scared of a child who hasn't turned ten?
"What? You're too arrogant. Do you know who I am?"
"You're my older cousin."
I hide my fear, and answer.
"Cousin......? What's that?"
"My father's cousin's daughter. You can say that you're my Granduncle's daughter."
"What kind of confusing rubbish is that!"
Was it sothing incorrect?
Well, maybe saying the na of the relative is easier.
"Have you heard of the na Paul?"
"How can it be possible that I heard it before!?"
"Is that so?"
I feel surprised that she doesn't know the na.
In any case, I'll talk to her.
You must keep on talking. The god of walkthroughs once said that.
The next instant that I think of that.
Ojou-sama raises her hand.
Pam!
"........ Eh?"
That was too sudden.
The Ojou-sama suddenly strikes .
My mind is a little confused, and I ask her.
"Why did you hit ?"
"Because you're so arrogant when you're smaller than !"
"Oh, I see."
The cheek that was hit stings.
That really hurts.......
The second image. Violence.
I really have no choice.
"Then, I'm hitting back."
"Hah!?"
I didn't wait for her reply and slapped her.
Pu!
That sounds really weird.
It is probably that I'm not used to slapping. Well, never mind. It probably still hurts.
"When you hit people, it hurts."
Do you understand now ------? As I prepare to say that, I saw that Ojou-sama raising her fist in fury.
The Deva King. Exactly the sa.
Without waiting for to think, she hits .
I stumble backwards, and she continues with a kick.
My entire body flies backwards, after that impact to my chest.
The next mont, she has mounted .
My hands are sealed with with her legs.
A, ara? I can't move?
"Wait, hey."
My awkward voice is covered by the Ojou-sama's roars of fury.
"You actually attacked ! I'm going to make you regret it!"
The punches co flying at .
"Ow, owww, s, stop, eh, no, stop that."
After the 5th punch, I finally use magic and escape from under her.
I hold my trembling legs together and stand up. Raising my hands, and preparing to use magic to engage her.
I use a wind magic shock wave aid at the Ojou-sama's face.
".......No, longer can be forgiven."
The Ojou-sama's face receives the blow and flies upwards, but she doesn't stop for one mont, and cos running like a monster.
After seeing that expression, I realize I am wrong.
I quickly run away in a tumbling manner.
That isn't an arrogant Ojou-sama.
That's like the protagonist in a delinquent manga.
Maybe I can use magic to beat her senseless.
But she will absolutely not listen to .
And once that Ojou-sama is revived, she will find for revenge.
I can try using Magic to bring her down every ti.
But she will not feel any setbacks.
And she's different from the protagonist. Regardless of how despicable an act is, she will definitely use it.
Like throwing a vase from the second floor, or hiding in so corner and using a wooden sword to cut ........
She will use everything that she has, and return ten tis the revenge.
And she will not have rcy.
This isn't a joke. I can't use healing magic if I don't chant it.
And the battle doesn't end, she will never listen to .
Using brute force against her.
That is not an option I can ever choose this ti.
And then, we go back to the beginning.
After that, Ojou-sama gets tired and gives up looking, and returns to her bedroom.
She didn't discover .
But she nearly found . When that red haired devil walked in front of my eyes, I couldn't feel that I was alive. I have never thought I would experience the feelings of the protagonist in a horror movie.
When I return to Philip in exhaustion, he smiles wryly to .
"How was it?"
"Nothing works."
I half cry when replying.
When I got hit by her, I almost thought I would be killed. When I escaped, I almost cried out.
I haven't experienced that for a really long ti, and when I think about I rembered that, such a long ti, which ans I had experienced sothing like this before.
Still. This isn't psychological trauma.
"Then, are you giving up?"
"I will not give up.]
I haven't done anything.
If I gave up so soon, wouldn't that an that I got hit for nothing?
"I need to request sothing from you."
I lower my head to Philip with force.
I need to let that beast know the aning of true terror.
"I got it. Thomas, go ahead and do the preparations."
Philip instructs the butler, who then leaves the room.
"But on that topic. The idea that you thought of was really interesting."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. You are the only one amongst the tutors that ca up with such a big plan."
"........... Do you think it will work?"
I feel a little uneasy.
Can I settle that Ojou-sama with my petty tricks?
Philip shrugs.
"That will depend on your efforts."
He's completely right.
With that, the plan is executed.
I enter the room that has been allocated to , and it seems to be filled with high grade goods everywhere. A huge grand bed, intricately designed furniture, beautiful window fras, and modern bookshelves.
If I had coke and a PC, I could live here happily for the rest of my neet life.
It's a good room.
Perhaps I have the Greyrat na, and it's a room specially prepared for to stay in, instead of giving a servant's room.
Speaking of servants. I don't know why there are are so many maids that are from the beast races.
In this country, I heard that the demon races are discriminated against. Are the beast races an exception?
"Haa........ Darn you Paul. You actually sent to this crazy hell."
I sit on the bed with my strength leaving , and I hold my head that has a dull ache.
The place that I was hit still stings.
I mutter the chant to cast healing magic, and heal the wounds.
"But, compared to my previous life, this is fine."
The process of kicking out of my ho was the sa, but this ti it's different, and I don't need to roam the streets. A complete difference.
Paul has arranged my life properly. A job and a place. Also, isn't there pocket money? That's an amazing level of care. If my siblings could've done that in my past life, maybe I could've pulled together.
Helping find a job, providing a place for to stay, and watching over and not letting run.......
No, that's still insufficient.
A 34 year old neet without work experience. They had no other choice but to abandon .
Plus even if they suddenly do sothing like that, I can only vent. I probably wouldn't even want to work.
Pulling away from my love (computer), I might even commit suicide.
Only now works.
The job that has been found, and the determination to earn money. The current now.
Even though it was done by brute force, the timing was picked very well. I might have blad Paul wrongly. But what's with that? That crazy violent creature. This is the first ti in my 40 year life that I have seen that.
It can't be used by two kanji characters. It is the incarnation of violence.
That was like a boiling water hardware.
It nearly caused to have a trauma. I nearly, or maybe you can already say I peed my pants.
"I feel like whatever I do, she will go crazy."
It even seems like she will just view as "The enemy" and go crazy.
For that Ojou-sama, I'm rely a target.
I will be quartered.
"........ No wonder she got chased out of school."
The way she attacked people can only be deed as well practiced.
That is a way to beat down people. Regardless of whether the opponent can or cannot retaliate, she will just hit them without care.
Even though she's only 9 years old, the process of how she makes people feel helpless is too practiced.
Can I teach soone like her.
Philip and I discussed it over.
Let her get kidnapped and experience helplessness.
And then, I'll rescue her. She will then respect , and obediently receive my guidance.
The plan sounds simple, but I know the basic process.
If she doesn't do sothing unexpected, it should progress smoothly.>], and severely punished him.
It wasn't only Roxy who noticed the changes in the skies, those abrupt and unusual changes, every powerful being in the world has noticed it.
--- In the Crimson Dragon mountain range ---
The 100th generation "Dragon God" Orsted looks up to the western skies.
"The mana is gathering there...? What, has sothing amiss happened?"
He shows a puzzled expression.
"Well, I'll know if I go there."
And he progresses directly to the west, stepping over a red dragon's corpse that he killed in a single strike.
Countless dragons are revolving around him, but none of them makes any move. They know what being is walking on the ground.
They know that even if they attacked together they would be killed by him. At the sa ti they know they won't be killed if they don't do anything.
That's a dragon god, an existence that's abnormal in the world's common sense.
An existence that no one should fight.
Another arrogant young dragon without any sense attacks Orsted, and is turned into a mass of flesh instantly.
The red dragons know, if they don't raise the ire of this existence, then flying in the skies is safe.
The red dragons are definitely the strongest in the central continent, but not because they have the combat ability, it's because they are intelligent and thus seen as powerful.
The red dragons know.
This is the strongest person in the world, even if they joined forces together they wouldn't beat him.
He slowly walks down the mountains, under the eyes of the red dragons........ No one knows his goals.
--- In the sky fortress ---
One of the 3 heroes, "Dragon King" Perugius looks down from the northern skies.
"What is it, that thing? It looks like the sa light as when the Magic world's great demon emperor is about to be revived.]
Standing beside him, is a Heaven race female with black wings wearing a white bird mask.
"The quality of the Mana is too different."
She quietly says.
"Yes, it looks more like the light from a summoning."
"But the size of that summoning light...... I seem to have seen it sowhere."
"It's very similar to when this Sky Fortress was created."
Perugius moves.
Right now Perugius is sitting on the Sky Fortress' (Chaos Breaker) throne. He leads 12 servants and continues to observe the skies with only one goal in mind.
Revenge. Once the Demon God Laplace revives he will defeat him.
He's only waiting for the mont where the seal is removed, and he awaits in the sky.
"Could it be the seal for the Demon God is removed by the Magical world's Great Demon Emperor?"
"It's possible. The great demon emperor has been quiet to the point of ominous, after being revived for 300 years."
"Alright. Arumanfi!"[64]
"I'm here."
The man dressed in white and wearing a yellow mask, kneels quietly in front of Perugius.
"Set off now, investigate...... No, since it's surely sothing evil being done. If there are any suspicious people, kill them."
"Understood."
"Armored Dragon King" Perugius takes action.
12 followers accompany him.
For the sake of revenge for his 4 dear friends.
This ti for sure, to kill Laplace.
--- At the Holy land of the swords ---
"Sword God" Gull[65] Farion looks at the southern skies.
"That sky is....... I say."
During the mont where he is concentrating on sothing else, his two cute students attack at the sa ti.
"When I'm watching don't attack."
In comparison to students feeble breathings, he is composed.
The Sword god feels that they have no sense as usual.
Even though they are called as Sword Emperors, they only reached to this extent.
Boring, boring.
You don't need to be famous for sword techniques.
You only need to beco strong, that is all.
If you want fa it's only for money and authority.
Those things have no value at all, and these things that can be gotten so easily by anyone, I'll cut them into two with my sword.
If you beco strong you can do anything you want.
You can consider yourself as living if you can do anything you want.
Ghyslaine knows this the best, but she's becoming soft gradually.
She doesn't advance after reaching the Sword King.
Even if a greedy person is weak, he doesn't need to swing a sword to beco strong.
Once you attain power your greed wanes.
The Ghyslaine now is unable to make it, her greed isn't enough.
These two fellows aren't without talent, but with the drab desires they have will only bring them to reach only the Sword emperor rank.
To live on through do-or-die battles, you must have infinite desires.
"Oi, oi, quickly get up. Even if you defeat and fight each other, don't think you can get the sword god's title! Money can be thrown around in buckets, won can be lined up from slaves to princesses with their butts lined up for you to poke in, nas can be brought up to scare anyone witless, you can even split the sea of n into two equal parts with every single step you make, right!"
"I'm not learning the sword for these reasons!""Shishou! Don't look down on !"
That's right.
Be more honest to yourself.
With that you can surpass and kill easily, stealing the Sword god title.
The Sword god has already forgotten about the things in the southern skies.
--- In the Magical continent's unknown area ---
The great emperor Kishirika Kishirisu[66] looks up to the sky.
[Hah! Even if I[67] have my back faced to it I can still see it! How's that! Amazing right?"
But no one replies, because there's no one around her.
"You're ignoring ! Wahahaha! Fine, fine, I'll forgive all you humans! Co to think of it, it's all because of this peaceful era that no one is approaching so there's no choice but to forgive the humans! Wahahaha, fuhahahaha, fuhah cough..... cough cough cough."
Kirishika is alone, how do you put it, because no one cares about her.
The mont she revived she yelled [The great demon emperor Kirishika is here! I made everyone wait! Fuawahahahaha!], but nobody was around her.
She ran to the streets shouting that, and soone cast a pitying eye on her. After that everyone ignored her.
She found her old friends, but she was told that it's now the era of peace and she needs to more reserved.
"What the heck are the human astrologers doing? In the past when I was revived, there would suddenly be a gatagata noise that's going to co from the window, a freedom fall performance that would be done.
Without that opening performance it won't fit the grandness of my revival......
Haaa, sheesh. What are the young ones doing recently."
Kirishika kicks the pebble on the ground and looks up at the Mana whirlpool in the western skies. The great demon emperor is also nad as the "Magical Eyed Demon Emperor", having over 10 magical eyes, and knows what's happening with a single glance.
No mater how far it is, she will see it clearly. She will see the powerful Mana energy, the familiar summoning light, and the person controlling it.
"What, I can't see through it, there's a barrier huh. Doing sothing so big like this without showing the face. That person must be shy......."
Kirishika's magical eyes aren't almighty. So she will only stop at Great Demon Emperor, and no matter long ti passes, she will never be called Demon God. But she doesn't mind it.
"Calling the heroes over is pretty interesting, but recently everyone is following Laplace......... Huh, Kirishika? Who's that?
Isn't that how it is......
They must have gone to find the heroes or gone over to the good looking Laplace dude....... Ahh, I'm so jealous, I really want to parade in the lilight again."
Kirishika travels on with a sigh.
Moving towards a casual direction that she sees fit.
--- At the sa ti, Rudeus' point of view ---
I walk up to a small hill outside the Fortress City Roa.
In order to fulfill the promise from my birthday, to show Ghyslaine Saint-ranked Water Magic.
Eris naturally cos along too.
The Magic stone on the wand and my hand that's holding onto the wand are both tied up.
Even though it looks ugly, compared to hiding the Magic stone, I'm thinking of covering up the Mana away.
Thieves will approach if they see sothing expensive like this.
Before I use the Saint ranked water magic, I test out the
I use the sa Mana output that I use normally and create a waterball that's a few tis bigger than the usual size.
"Woah, that's really big."
When I try adjusting it, the waterball is too small and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Looks like I have to change it bit by bit.
After 30 minutes of experints, I begin to understand it's around 5 tis the effects.
The Attack Magic becos stronger, and to achieve the sa strength as before, I can reduce the Mana output.
If you use numbers,
Without Staff: Output 10, Strength 5.
With Staff: Output 10, Strength 25.
With Staff: Output 2, Strength 5.
Which ans it's like a telescope or microscope, it's a little difficult to do detailed adjustnts, but it will probably be fine if I get used to it.
"W, what is it?"
"It's a little difficult to adjust it, but this thing is amazing."
Eris looks worriedly over .
Don't worry. I'm in a trance with this new toy.
After that I did more experints. I got to understand that Fire Magic is 2 tis the effectiveness, Earth and Wind Magic is 3 tis the effectiveness, and it seems to be difficult to use lded Magic with this Magic wand.
No, I'll probably get used to that too?
"Alright, sorry for making everyone wait. Rudeus Greyrat will show you my strongest ultimate Ougi move!"
"Waaa----!"
Eris happily claps.
Ghyslaine is also greatly interested.
I'm also stoked. Alright, I'll do it here.
"Fuhahaha! Gather now Mana! Oh great Water spirit ascend to the skies....... Ara?"
When I start to chant the words of the spell Cumulonimbus, raising both of my hands and raising the wand to the skies.[68]
Everyone looks at that sky, and we see that.
"The color of the sky is starting to change........ What is that!"
The sky's colors are changing into uncomfortable colors. It seems to be mixed with grey and purple.......
Ghyslaine takes off her eye-patch, showing a deep green eye, what's that.
You an to say your eyes are different?
"What's that?"
"I do not know. That Mana is extrely powerful.........!"
That eye can actually see mana.
I only know after 3 years, Ghyslaine's true strength.......
Ghyslaine imdiately puts her eye-patch back.
"In any case, let's go back to the mansion first?"
"Even though I don't know what this unusual premonition ans, we should find a place to hide before sothing happens."
"No, the Mana gathering near the city is even stronger, it's best to leave here."
"If that's the case, we should warn them!"
We should tell Philip to get the people in the city to avoid this situation.
"Then I'll go back........ Rudeus! Down!"
I get down with reflex. I hear sothing slice the air with a whoosh sound, sothing flew over in high speed.
Cold sweat gathers on my back.
What, happened. What happened just now?
In front of , Ghyslaine's hand that is on her sword swings out in an instant. After that I only see Ghyslaine keeping her pose after swinging.
The Sword god style ultimate technique "Light of the Long Sword", and nad "Art of the Sword of Light".
I have seen that many tis.
After swinging your sword to the limits, the tip of the sword reaches the speed of light[69], the the ultimate technique in the Sword God style.
Ghyslaine tells because of this technique, the Sword God style is the strongest amongst the styles.
Ghyslaine knits her brows tightly, and I finally turn my head back over.
"W.......When......"
A man is standing over there, his hair golden, and wears sothing like a white colored student's uniform, buttoned shirt and long pants.
The yellow colored mask is probably masking an iken's face. The mask is probably based on a motif of a fox or related animal.
His right hand is holding on to a dagger. It is probably what flew over my head just now.
Then, the guy's face releases a trendous amount of light that washes the view completely white in an instant.
"GAAA!"
I hear Ghyslaine roar.
The tallic sounds that collided together.
The sound of soone running.
2, 3 tis of tallic clashes.
When I can see again, Ghyslaine is in front of . Her eye patch has been taken down.
I see, during the instant of that blinding light, she took off her eye patch to use her other eye to look.
You bastard. Who are you. Are you an enemy of the Greyrat's family!
"You bastard. Who are you. Are you an enemy of the Greyrat's family!"
"Arumanfi of the Bright. That is my na."[70]
"Arumanfi?"
"I have co for this unusual phenonon. This is the order of Perugius-sama......"
I heard of the na Perugius, he seems to be one of the "Three heroes that vanquished the Demon god" (Didn't vanquish). He is a summoner who controls 12 familiars.
I also rembered the na Arumanfi. He's one of Perugius' 12 familiars, Arumanfi of the Bright.
"Ghyslaine, be careful. It's said in the books that he moves as fast as light."
"Rudeus, retreat with Ojou-sama."
I follow the orders and block Eris behind my back, and move away to sowhere that will not interfere with them. But it can't be too far either, in case there are any abrupt situations Ghyslaine can still aid us.
If that's really Arumanfi of the Bright, using a sword probably won't hurt him.
But where was this person hiding?
....... No, I rember that Arumanfi of the Bright is one who governs the light spirits. As long as he can see the place, he can move there instantly no matter how far the distance is.
When I read the book I thought to myself that's impossible, but he suddenly appeared behind us.
I believe Ghyslaine is not careless enough to make a mistake, and Arumanfi has no reason to hide here either. He flew over, exactly as the words described, at the speed of light.
"Woman. Step aside. If I kill this boy perhaps the phenonon will stop."
Regarding that, what did you say? Phenonon, did he mistake sothing?
"I'm the Sword king Ghyslaine Dedorudia. That has nothing to do with us, leave us!"
"Why should I believe that. Show the proof."
"Look! This is one of the sword god's 7 swords Pillar of Peace 'Hiramune'[71]!
The sword king and this sword is right here, do you still not believe !"
Ghyslaine extends the sword in her hands, and shows Arumanfi it. That sword also has a na, hmm.
Hiramune. That weapon's na[72] is completely unsuited for Ghyslaine.
"Swear upon your Shishou and tribe."
"I swear upon my teacher Gull Farion and my tribe's na Dedorudia!"
"Very well. If you are not innocent, Perugius-sama will sentence you in the future."
"Go ahead."
Arumanfi puts his dagger away. Even though I don't know what's going on, he seems to have agreed to things.
In my past world, saying sothing like that and swearing cannot be easily trusted, but it seems to be different in this world.
To think that he will completely trust Ghyslaine's oath. It's almost like the faith of the pope believing in God.
"If it's not you, then forget it."
"........ Are you not going to apologize for attacking us all of a sudden?"
"You are to be blad for appearing in a place like this."
Arumanfi of the Bright prepares to leave.
Right at this mont.
"Ah."
My eyes capture this mont.
The mont the light touches the ground, the white light devours everything like a tidal wave.
The sky has been painted white from the beam of light firing at the ground.
The mont the white light touches the ground, it devours everything like a tidal wave.
The mansion disappears.
The city disappears.
The walls disappear.
In this instant where every single flower and plant gets devoured, and the light approaches us.
Arumanfi turns his head and sees it. In the next mont he turns into a golden light and escapes.
Ghyslaine rushes to us after seeing it, but disappears amongst the white light rushing towards us.
Eris stays without moving in blank amazent after seeing this.
I want to at least protect Eris, and cover her.
That day, Fedoa disappeared.
Half a year after the territory Fedoa disappeared.
Roxy finally reaches Fedoa, she opens her eyes wide to look at the empty [Grasslands].
She is dumbfounded.
Roxy is now standing at the main road that the Asura kingdom had maintained with stone paving.
The stone-paved road extends from one end to the other.
It should have been like that.
But, the road in front has disappeared from sight, as if nothing existed there.
There are only grasslands here.
[..........]
There was sothing here. That point is understood.
What happened here. That point is not known.
What she knows is only the conclusion.
The conclusion that only the Fedoa territory disappeared and the village Buina disappeared.
That youth called Rudeus, and the warm family who easily accepted a Demon race like herself, have all disappeared.
That is the only conclusion that she knows.
She has heard this story many tis on the way here. She thought that it was impossible and she was being lied to.
In any case, she had never believed in it.
Until she had seen the truth with her own eyes, she bet on the last sliver of hope.
Roxy crumbles down to her knees.
[Did you lose your family mber too?]
Before she knows it, the driver who brought her here is standing behind her.
[An excellent student.]
[Student hmm, but if it's a magician's student, you should have already been prepared that he would lose his life anyti right?]
[He is only 10 years old.]
[That's really...... very young.....]
The driver pats her shoulders as if to comfort her, and sighs while saying.
[Actually there's a survivor camp for Fedoa. Do you want to go there? Well, it is difficult for a 10 years old to survive, but there's the possibility that he's there.]
Roxy raises her head.
[I'll go!]
Rudeus and the others are surely fine.
He definitely survived with his quick wit, and must be living happily in the camp.
Roxy once again hangs onto this sliver of hope.
The camp is made up of several wooden houses. Rather than say it's a survivor's camp, it looks more like a village.
But this place has a depressing atmosphere.
(To think I would experience such an atmosphere in the Asura Kingdom.)
The Asura kingdom that Roxy knows is a country that's very abundant.
It is a place where everybody's face is full of energy and smiles.
The food is plentiful and the Monsters are very few, it is a place that's like a paradise.
But right now, there are no smiles here.
Even though there are no hungry people here. This is a place of abundance, you can even pull up grass to eat and not starve.
These people who are not starving should be smiling. Even though there are things that make people unhappy, but it isn't like the atmosphere in the Magic continent full of killing intent.
It should be sothing like that.
But the scenery in front of Roxy only makes her frown.
The temp adventure's guild in the survivor camp.
In front of the notice boards for making requests there's an incredibly gloomy atmosphere.
The n who lost their family mbers and their hos have been crying and shouting for half a year on the way back, asking why this had happened.
A priest has thrown the Milis cross, which is the definition of his work, onto the ground.
He no longer believes in anything.
A rchant tries to slit his throat with a knife, but the surrounding people stop him.
He has lost sothing more important than life.
This is a living hell, and it's probably hopeless.
Roxy gets affected by the atmosphere, and starts gathering information in a mood as if she's about to break into tears.
In about an hour, Roxy has gathered enough information as to what happened.
After the sky's unusual phenonon, a huge area Mana Calamity started.
With sothing that resembles a giant area-of-effect spell, but not a huge explosion, all the people in Fedoa were randomly teleported all over the world.
The buildings and forest simply vanished, only the people were hurled everywhere.
And the people who made it ho after so much trouble found that nothing was left and despaired.
Roxy looks at the notice board.
Roxy looks at the notice board. Right there is a list of dead people, and on the other side is a list of missing people. Another notice board has ssages left for family mbers.
[If you see this person during your travels, please send them here], nurous requests similar to this ssage are lined up together.
The dead and the missing.
Perhaps people who journeyed here have seen them.
But because the contents of rumors about hurling people through the air are too ridiculous to believe, no one has paid attention to this.
Roxy starts looking at the list of dead people. They aren't too many, and she doesn't know any of them.
In comparison, the number of missing people is overwhelming to the the eyes.
They have been teleported to everywhere, and it is very likely that many have been killed by Monsters without leaving even a single bone behind.
There are many people who probably died imdiately after they were teleported to the mountains, air or sea.
It is already considered to be good enough just to be able to gather information about the dead.
[I found them......]
Roxy knits her eyebrows, and finds Rudeus and the others in the missing people list.
Rudeus Greyrat.Zenith Greyrat.Lilia Greyrat.Aisha Greyrat.
She knows about the incident where Lilia beca Paul's wife. Rudeus's letter had ntioned it before.
This person called Aisha, probably should be the sister, and there should be one more sister.
After discovering that Paul and Norn are not on the na list, she ponders with sadness in her heart, and checks the list of dead people again.
They are not there after all.
They are probably alive. No, it's possible that so information could have been omitted, it's too early to be happy.
[In any case, I should be happy that they didn't die......]
Roxy looks at the ssage board in a daze. From the contents she can imagine how much effort everyone has put into it.
She feels slightly envious of them, if she is the one missing, no one would co to find her with their utmost efforts.
She thinks about her parents. It has been a long ti since they quarreled and she rushed out from the village.
To the Migurd's race, this isn't very long ago.
Ti really flies. She thinks that it's better to write a letter.
[This is.........]
She finds a ssage, and the author is Paul Greyrat.
[To Rudeus
Zenith, Lilia and Aisha are missing, Norn is with .
Though I don't know where you are, but I think you will find your way here. So I have pushed back the thought of finding you.
I'm going to Milis continent, that place is where Zenith was born.
I also left a ssage at Lilia's hotown, go ahead and search there. If you find them, go ahead and contact with the thod below.
If you're Zenith or Lilia, use the sa thod to contact too.
Also, if you know or my family mbers, or you're a forr mber of the [Fangs of the Black Wolf], please help find them too.
The forr mbers of the [Fangs of the Black Wolf] still rember right?
I won't say sothing like "forgive and forget". It's fine if you scold too.
I'll lick your shoes if you want too, but all my properties are gone so I can't pay you.
Please, I beg of you, help find my family.
Contact Details.
Milis continent, capital of the Milis holy kingdom, Milishion's Adventurer Guild.
Party Na [Buina's Search party]
Clan na [Fedoa's Search group]
From Paul Greyrat]
Paul is still alive.
Roxy feels a little more relieved to know that Paul is still alive.
Even though Rudeus has described him as worthless in his letters, he's still quite reliable under this situation.
She carries on thinking whether she should join a party.
That family had taken her in and she had lived with them for 2 years. Even now she still has fond mories of them.
On various levels, there's no need to hesitate on whether to help them.
(Alright, I'll join a party to find them.)
Roxy decides.
But how will she find them?
[Fangs of the black wolf] is probably Paul's old party . They probably haven't t with Rudeus before. They probably didn't et with Lilia too.
She considers finding Rudeus first.
Paul seems to think that Rudeus is capable of coming back, and that boy is capable of adapting very well.
He might even have settled down sowhere else before the teleportation.
If that's the case, she needs to tell him what happened and bring him here.
Still, where will she look?
Paul has gone to the capital of the Milis Holy Kingdom. Which ans that he would have left behind ssages along the way.
Asura's borders, the dragon king's country's East Port, Milis Holy Kingdom's West Port. At least these 3 areas will probably have ssages left behind.
Then, it will probably be best to search around there.
The northern area of the central continent, Begaritto's continent, the Magic continent. It should be around these few areas.
Even though she has never been to Begaritto's continent, she has heard that there are many Monsters and dungeons there.
She's a little familiar with the Magic continent, but it's dangerous to travel alone. To be safe she should go to the northern area.......
No, it's because it's dangerous she should go there.
The reason is because very few people will explore because it's dangerous.
(I'll slip into a party for those two places.)
Alright, since I have decided I won't stay very long here. I'll go to the Dragon king's country's East Port.
And from there, I'll find a party to travel to the Magic continent from Begaritto.
Roxy decides with that plan, and travels to the south.
Rudeus is alive.
She firmly believes that.
The Japanese Chapter Title (自作自演) does not have an English equivalent.(TL: Rudeus finally gets angry.)(TL: Actually when I think about it, Rudeus only gets angry a few tis in the entire ReadNovelFull.)Hello Work is the Japanese governnt agency for seeking jobs.Dere = fawning affection or being lovestruck/lovey-dovey. Used in the compound words Tsundere and Yandere. Imagine Ojou-sama being affectionate to Rudeus.Rudeus being overly polite.(TL: Jii-san = 爺さん, you address a male senior citizen OR Grandfather as Jii-san.)(TL: 振り向きざまに拳を振るう > Lit. ans spins around in that manner and punch.)An idiom is used here and the literal aning is "burned into eyes".(TL: 魔術が目に焼き付い, the magic has left a deep impression in my eyes, but it can also an, literally, the magic has seared/burned into my eyes.)(TL: Even I'm scared -.-)Cat sound. Equivalent to the English ow.(TL: Well, Healing Magic probably would have healed that instantly.)A Hokuto no ken reference.Refers to a person who is not bound by earthly desires. Can also refer to a deity like person.About $1,000 in USD.(TL: That's 100000 in the original text, I assu it's YEN and not USD. This probably ans that he has spent that amount on a single product, multiple tis. Probably.)(TL: So much descriptive text in the novel chapters. Not sure if the ReadNovelFull is this tedious.)(PR: Won't the lion eat the goat?)(TL: Literally Edona Reiruun エドナ・レイルーン)(TL: This is the Kanji used in the Japanese side that Rudeus uses for describing Eris' Maths lesson, 算術, I think "modern maths class" kanji is 算数, both of them an "arithtic", but in any case, I used calculation to pinpoint the probable contents of the lesson, but thereafter it will be maths class. It's still maths, damn it. *Grumble* *Grumble*)(TL: ...)(TL: Net ga, Japanese slang ネトゲ)(TL: Don't rush your kids at maths, there will be more harm than good, really. >_> Once upon a ti, I was an Eris. *Grumble*) （。_°☆＼(- - *)About $7,000 in USD.Polite way to say Father.Polite way to say Grandfather.A reference to the movie "A Castle in the Sky".A line from "A Castle in the Sky".(TL: You read that right, it's the desk, not the chair.)(TL: I'm not sure if he's refering to his own talent in magic or his potential in the sword.)staffs?(TL: If you read the earlier chapters Rudeus prefers to use the term Shishou rather than Sensei.)(TL: Oh my god. The figurine is probably going to sell well if Mushoku Tensei gets made into an ani? This author is a genius. Maybe.)(TL: . . .)Note, this can be read as Magic or Devils/demons. For the sake of defining the "evil" forces that are against the humans in this chapter and the past ch, I'll use devils. Technically I would rather use magic race rather than devil race to describe Roxy... But I'll TL for the rulers of the magic world as devil king/emperor/god.(TL:
人の世界、人神。
魔の世界、魔神。
龍の世界、龍神。
獣の世界、獣神。
海の世界、海神。
天の世界、天神。
無の世界、無神。You can't tell whether it's singular or plural, so I just put everything as plural for the latter.)
A Dragon quest reference.(TL: アルデバラン, Hmm... did I use this na before....)(TL: Uhoh, I'm starting to forget all the terms that I used before, this sounds familiar too... リングス)A Saint Seiya reference. There is an Aldebaran as well.Laplace's demonen.wikipedia/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights(TL: 5000 USD equivalent is not frigging small change!)(TL: Japanese structure in the order of Sentence Topic, Ti, Location, Subject, Indirect Object, Direct Object, Verb. There's quite a lot of stuff on grammar, but once you understand the format, you can read things with software aid for vocabulary.)(TL: not very sure if this line is TLed correctly. まだ子供なせいか詰めが甘かったが、あの歳であの戦闘センスは天性のものだ。)(TL: You know for a (Grey)rat to be pervy for a cat............. Ah. It even rhys.)(TL: ノトス Literally Notosu)パウロ直伝の、子宮の奥を痺れさせるような言葉で篭絡したに違いない。 (TL: Holy........! Sorry guys, the text here is a little TOO adult in describing "weak knees". Minor adjustnt filter on.)(TL: These bunch of sadists....)(TL: Apparently there's so form of colored expressions, but I don't know what it ans. It might refer to the manga Strongest disciple kenichi or sothing though...)This was definitely ntioned in Strongest Disciple Kenichi. Red muscles are big and release explosive power but have only little stamina. White muscles are slim and enduring but can't give off as much force at once. A mix of them (translated as pink in the ani version I watched) has the best characteristics of both. They are slim, enduring and capable of explosive releases of power.(TL: Keikaku spinning. Note to self, Rudeus is a scary tactician who's well suited to beco a political minister. He managed to have a lion eating out from his hand (ERIS) and will continue to excel.)Rudeus' perverted hermit inner-self.TL: テンパりだした, In mahjong, a tile ga, when you are about 1 step away from winning, you may declare tenpai. What does this have to do with the text? I have no idea. Either it's sothing to do 1 step away from marriage, or sothing so shocking it's like tenpai. Or both. I don't know.; EDIT: テンパる also ans "to be at the limit of one's ntal capacity" as in "to be at a loss" or "to lose one's temper"; in this context, I'd say that Hilda "reached her limit and started bahaving like a doting mother or a girl before sothing cute"(TL: 大臣職, I wrote cabinet minister, but you should replace it with an equivalent title in your own country. If anything, just see it as a minister of very high rank.)(TL: I think Sauros is the lord of Fedoa, Philip is the mayor. Jas might one day beco Fedoa's lord?)(TL: Well the original line is more crude here...)(TL: Use your imagination and replace ship with sothing else.)A hentai/pervert from a Japanese pun on the phrase "policeman patrolling the area, co here please".A reference to the lolicon magazine LO's tagline.Looking as a child due to slow aging.(TL: アルマンフィ)(TL: ガル＝ファリオン) changed from Garu to Gull to match future usage(TL: キシリカ＝キシリス)She uses the pronoun Warawa.(TL: ..... I nearly wrote wang instead of wand.)So the light isn't a luxon in this universe? Cool.(TL: 光輝のアルマンフィ, Previously the bright is brightness, but for English localization purposes, )(TL: 平宗(ヒラムネ) lit. Peace, Pillar (hiramune))There is a pun here. The kanji reads as Pillar (Hira) of Peace (Mune), but it can be read as Flat (Hira) Chest (Mune).
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