Year 7442, Month 1, Day 18
After eating breakfast Mill and the two squires have to return to the capital with enough ti to make it for the end of the break so they start preparing to leave.
The two squires put away the armor they were wearing when they arrived into a large saddlebag and equipped the rubber protectors above their armor the sa as Mill.
I'm sure they can't get that much speed with a full adult and a bag that big but I'm sure since it's a large war horse it'll be fine. Mill tied the rolled up water
bed to the rear of her saddle. Three knights with pitch black protectors certainly does give off a fearless impression.
Before Mill finally gets on her horse she looks at the faces of all of the family and hugs Zett and Becky. And then quickly gets on the horse and gives a signal to
the squires to depart while trotting off. There was a contrast between the squires who were waving with a smile and Mill who was making a stiff expression. Three
knights cross through Bakkudo village going south on three war horses. Even though it's mid-winter the sight of three figured in black armor on horses in the middle
of a pastoral scenery of fields reminds that this is Orth. That dignified appearance in the lead is my older sister, I can't believe it.
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Year 7442, Month 1, Day 25
Just a few days ago, my level went up one again and beca 10. In another 20 days I'll turn 14 years old. Accompanying the increase in age I should beco even
stronger. And more than that the fact that I've beco able to use magic while running and fighting should have raised my fighting power even more. Now I'm putting
more ti towards trying to use magic while doing other actions.
It was only a training period of around 10 days but once you awaken to it the more you keep practicing the success rate clearly increases. Thinking this might be
so kind of special ability I tried identifying myself but there was nothing particularly different. I'm sure it's not like there's no people who use the bow while
riding a horse and I guess it's sothing like being able to juggle while riding a unicycle. Even though that's the case it took four years of training to do so
it should be a considerably difficult technique.
In the first place, you can cut the amount of ti required to concentrate for magic, no, sorcery in half just by practicing activating it 10 tis or so. As long
as you can get a knack for it then the amount of ti it takes to improve from there being short makes sense. And I'm sure that completing this "using magic while
doing sothing" technique is sothing about only I would do. I doubt anyone has enough MP to use even just the simplest magic while running around for several
hours a day. If you fail at activating the magic experience you earn is zero so it's almost as if I've wasted 100,000s of MP for the sake of training.
I'm sure this technique will be a huge weapon for .
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Year 7442, Month 2, Day 14
I turned 14 years old. If you ntion 14 years old in Orth then it's the sa kind of treatnt right around the ti soone graduates from high school in my past
life. In a village like Bakkudo before it introduced livestock for use in farming it's an age where you'd be left a full field. Since we've started to switch to
livestock farming it's beco a bit more systematic so I haven't seen a single person taking care of an entire field them self but you can basically say they're all
grown up.
In front of my parents when I used magic while running, swinging the sword, and doing practice matches with Farne they both opened their eyes wide in surprise. I
tell them I've already explained to both Mill and Farne the training thod (just keep running while using magic), and putting aside Mill when I told them that Farne
had already started they comprehended it. They're probably rembering how I've been running through the village around noon these past few years. It seems they just
thought I was running to train my body. It's not particularly a mistake and in the first place the thod to use magic was just additionally so you could say they
were correct.
During dinner that night Hegard asked with a strangely formal mood.
"Al, what do you plan to do in the future? What do you want to do?"
What is it? Suddenly?
"Eh? In the...future?.. there's sothing I want to do beco."
Wait, it's embarrassing having everyone focus on .
"Hm? What is it? Are you going to beco a knight? If it's you then I'm sure you could enter the first knight group through Mill and even if they turn you down on
the entrance exam I'm sure we could push you into the Webdos knight group...or do you plan to start a business? Right now we have a bit of savings so we can support
you on that I'm sure."
And then Sharl added to that.
"That's right, it feels like a bit of a waste for you to beco a squire just like that. Even if you beco a rchant I'm sure you'd succeed and even as a knight
I'm sure you'd get a pretty good place but it's a bit lonely that all three of our children beco knights."
I don't know if it's because she's my mother or because she's lonely Mill left but Sharl doesn't want to go far away it seems.
"Wait just a minute, father, mother. Isn't Al saying there's sothing he wants to be? It's not good to keep continuing the conversation without listening to what Al
says. Al, honestly speaking, it's thanks to you that Bakkudo was able to beco wealthy. Just like father just said we have a decent amount of savings as well. Since
rubber was originally sothing that you found in the first place."
It seems Farne is throwing so help. Just like that Farne continues.
"That's why normally you'd beco a squire of the household but there's a lot of options. Whether it be a knight or a rchant they require a reasonable amount of
funds. I don't particularly an it in a way to offend father and mother but if it hadn't been for rubber Bakkudo would probably still be the sa as it was when we
were kids now. And when I entered the Webdos knight group putting aside a sword, armor would have been a huge expense and I think that would have been a huge burden
for the house. Right, Shani, don't you think so?"
Shani was a bit surprised suddenly having the conversation turned to her but she quickly replied.
"I guess so.. Putting aside splint mail when you enter the Webdos knight group it's normal to have at least scale mail or chain mail."
"That's right. Without rubber we wouldn't have had the inco from rubber and we would have just had expenses like that. Since rubber is durable it was excellent
for armor so we didn't just not need to take on such expenses but we were able to gain a large inco through rubber products. It's easy to forget but it's directly
protecting the squires who dispatch during tis of war as well. No matter what anyone says the one who found the rubber that made Bakkudo village what it is now was
you. That's why you don't need to worry about anything and just do what you want to do. If you want to try cultivating a new village sowhere then I'll offer as
much support for that as you need."
After hearing Farne's words Shani says.
"Aren't you saying your thinking as well? You can't say anything to father-in-law or mother-in-law right?"
"N..No, I just wanted to say that he could choose that sort of path as well.."
"It's already fine. Al, sorry about that. What do you want to do?"
Hegard took over a conversation that was about to beco barren and asked .
"..I..I want to leave the country and see things. See a variety of places, listen to things, see what kind of countries there are... And.."
All attention gathers on again as I start talking.
"And soday..I...No, I...even if it's small. I want my own country."
After slightly opening her eyes Sharl looked at with a slight smile.
Shani looks at with an unexpected face.
Farne makes a serious face after making a slightly lonely expression.
Zett is zealously trying to scoop up his oatal with a spoon.
Becky is reaching over and taking the fried at from Zett's place and putting it into her mouth.
And Hegard says after properly listening to my words.
"I had a feeling it would co to this one day..I thought you would say sothing similar one day and leave the house. It's fine if you leave the house, you're the
second son after all. But, are you serious about the words you said just now?"
"Yeah, of course I'm serious, father. I, for my own sake, want my own country. Even this Rombert was just made 500 years ago by his majesty George Rombert the first.
In that case I'll aim to beco Alan Greed the first. I don't know when or where it'll be but I'm going to make my own country."
I firmly look at father's eyes while responding.
"I see.. You decided for yourself. Even if it's a seemingly impossible dream I won't say anything. And, when do you plan to leave? I'm sure you've already thought of
a ti right?"
"Yeah, about that but I was thinking in the spring. The weather is good especially since I want to wander around and see things for the ti being. And before I
leave I need to make sure that everything is taken care of in regards to rubber production and so other stuff I need to take care of as well."
My way of speaking has gotten a bit strange but at first it's sothing like this.
"I see. Understood. Around the spring huh, that's fine. Alan, I give you permission to leave the house. Until then make sure you finish up all the things you need to
finish. Alright, everyone, that's the end of this conversation."
Hegard didn't sympathize with my dream but he understood and gave permission. That's plenty.
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Year 7442, Month 2, Day 30
Since the instruction of rubber production doesn't need at all already it's basically the sa as nothing. The things that I have to take care of are making so
things you could call prototypes for the improvent of infrastructure and one more, this ti kill that Horned Bear one versus one.
Right now I've co to the watering place that beasts and monsters in the northern mountain area use. It's the fourth day since I started camping here. I setup a
camp a bit of distance from the watering place, placed up a hammock, then 1 m or so above the hammock I tie a rubber cloth using rope and fix it in place. By doing
this I can make a makeshift tent. My food and belongings are all in the sa type of bag made from rubber and hanging from the hammock so they shouldn't get wet.
During the day I distance myself from the tent and observe the water place, then I only return to the tent at night to rest but it's a considerably exhausting
lifestyle. Since I never know when it will appear I'm restraining from using random magic to train so I have mana when needed and it's only obvious I can't do sword
training or running.
In order to erase the sll I rubbed as much mud as possible all over my body and the ti I've spent observing the watering place considerably painful. Once again
today I'm rubbing cold mud all over my body and just as I was thinking, now then, ti to start a boring job, the Horned Bear appeared.
It's finally co huh? When I identify it from a distance after all it's that Horned Bear. It's sluggishly heading towards the watering place. I'm not the only one
always, always being surprise attacked. This ti I'll take the first move. If possible I'd like to finish things with a single hit so I'll use "Ice Javelin Missile"
here, the sorcery that killed your father.
I calmly knead mana in and make a spear that's like a telephone pole, in order to accelerate it I quickly move it behind . A bit more, just a bit more and it'll
enter range where I can guide it. Just 50 m, 40 m... I glare at the Horned Bear that's coming from the left on the other side of the watering place while looking for
the timing. The mont it enters the range I'll fire it. If it's that distance then it should be plenty to kill it in a single hit. If it's the power of a telephone
pole like this then it might pierce through. I lick my lips while smiling feeling like a death god. Ah, I licked so of the mud I put on my lips. Ugh, it's dirty.
After getting to about 10 m from entering my 200 m range it turned around. If I fire it now then I'm sure it can make the remaining 10 m with inertia. It's a good
condition to accelerate when it's not looking in this direction as well. Alright, here I go. Begin acceleration.
I maintain the ice 200 m behind and start pouring mana into the telephone pole in order to guide it. Simultaneously I start accelerating it. It should probably
arrive there in about 3 seconds. Covering the 400 m distance centered on in 3 seconds. It's final speed should be about 500-600 Km I think? I make small
adjustnts to avoid trees that are in the way while accelerating the "Ice Javelin Missile".
It has this much weight and the end is sharp. I'll make sure it pierces through!! I fire off the crystallization of my mana and maximum concentration at the opponent
that's put in hot water countless tis until now. The telephone pole flies out of my guidance range and right as it was about to look away from the water place
it skewers it through the tip of its shoulder.
While it didn't completely pierce through the end of the telephone pole is inside of it. Even though it was just a bit more to making it all the way through. Well
it's fine, I stand up to examine my prey and slowly walk towards it. When I identify it the condition has gone past death to Horned Bear's Corpse. It seems it went
past instant death. I hit with a telephone pole with enough montum to penetrate that large body. No matter how much it's endurance value is I'm sure the HP went
straight to the minus values so it's only obvious.
Hahahahaa. I did it. I finally did it. I take the strap of the bayonet I was carrying on my shoulder off and triumphantly swing it around while walking towards it
to the point where I feel like humming. For the ti being if I take the guts of it out and cut off a bit of that stomach at there will be so delicious bear at
tonight. I'm sure Zett and Becky will be delighted. Ah, I also need to collect the magic stone.
For the past few days I've just been chewing on bacon with lots of salt and pepper so I'm excited about finally being able to eat to my heart's content of juicy
at. I'm looking forward to it. Ah, that's right, it's better to use my knife for disassembling it not my bayonet. No wait, since it's a bear that big it'll be
difficult to cut without starting with a sword. Ah, if I give up on the rubber bag I left at my hammock I can probably bring back even more at. It should be fine
if I co back for the hammock later. It's still early morning after all, there's plenty of ti to make a round trip today. I can bring soone else next ti as
well.
Once I got to about 50 m from the Horned Bear's corpse I noticed sothing was by its side. I get surprised and stand on guard with my sword. Since it's the sa
color of fur I didn't notice it. Also, it was hidden by the identify window that I had left out. It's a cub. A cub that's not even 1 m is cuddling close to the
Horned Bear. I guess it's this guys child. The cub sticks to the mother bear as if I'm not even worth looking at. I can't even tell if it's already stopped suckling
yet but kyrrr it cries out.
Ah, you turned around because this was here huh? Since this one was around you hadn't appeared in a while?
In any case, if there's a cub then there should be a father bear as well. In the past I killed them in a pair. I eliminate the identify window and lower my posture
while scanning the area. After observing for a bit I didn't see any large animals in particular. Though I find it surprising that the father isn't nearby but there's
no way I could figure out the reason just by thinking about it.
I return my sight and the cub is still by the mother bears corpse. Even though it doesn't seem to realize it's mother is dead it's still crying out kyrru, kyrruu. At
first sight it might seem pitiful and at the sa ti cute but this is a Horned Bear. Even identify is showing it as a Horned Bear. Even if I let it go I feel like
it might just die but it doesn't change the fact that it's a monster. No, it might just be a beast but a normal beast wouldn't have a special skill like Roar.
I carefully approached within 10 m from it but the cub still isn't paying any attention here. While facing a small butt about the sa size as it seems to be
trying to say sothing to the mother bear who isn't reacting. I just killed your mother. It's pitiful but it can't be helped. Depending on the circumstances I could
have ended up like this several years ago. And I have no intention of letting you go because of pity.
I can't let you who might attack Zett or Becky when you grow up go free. With my sword hanging from my right hand I face my left hand at the cub. And I shoot
electricity from my hand as it shines blue. After crying out with a Gyan, the cub collapses. After identifying it again and confirming it's dead I approach the cub
and start disassembling it. And the mother, I disassemble it as well.
I take out the guts, cut the stomach at off and put that into a rubber bag. And I look for the magic stone from around the at where the telephone pole pierced
through. The cub's magic stone was still black-ish. Without combining the two magic stones I gently put them in my pocket.
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