Chapter 16: Training with the Soldiers
Today is the day I start my training with the soldiers.
I dressed myself, ate breakfast, and now I’m being shaken inside the carriage.
The weather is great, no trance of clouds in the sky, it feels like a gentle spring morning in Japan.
Since yesterday I got tired from all the crying and fell asleep early, my physical condition is great.
Otherwise, I might lose to the young lady’s weapon, so it’s all good.
I might as well use the soldiers as an excuse and go back flying to the mansion? I could pretend a stray bullet hit the bento box?
On the other hand, if I get hurt, wouldn’t that turn out as sothing good? It’s useless. Wounds can easily be treated with magic.......
Even though I was riding such a wonderful carriage, I felt like shouting.
After I kept shouting inside my heart for like 3 tis I arrived at the training ground.
There were about 500 soldiers there. And they were all beautifully aligned, waiting for the training to start.
My foster father won’t co today.
Instead, the Magic Division Commander, my master Sonia, will be in charge.
It seems that master hasn’t co yet.
Thank God......If I would have arrived later than my master, my belly would have received another ‘air hole’.
“Excuse . Zest-sama, it’s been a long ti.”
“?........Ah! It’s you.”
“Yes Sir! I’m Albert.”
It’s that dog knight, Albert.
I see. It’s already been a month since I ca here.......but sohow it feels way longer.
“Albert-dono, I’m looking forward to working with you today!”
“Zest-sama, please just call Albert. The honorifics are unnecessary, since I am a knight, and Zest-sama is the son of the Knights Division Commander, viscount Galef.”
That’s right!
He’s a knight to the end, which ans that he’s on the bottommost when it cos to nobles.
Although I’m an adopted son, if things go as planned I will beco the heir......In short, the next viscount.
Since I haven’t inherited anything officially yet, I should be treated like a baron, one rank lower than the viscount.
Sothing like a baron using honorifics when talking to a knight, it’s unheard of.
“I see. Albert, I’ll be counting on you.”
“Yes Sir! Leave it to !”
After our little exchange of words, my master ca.
“Have I made you wait? Lord Zest.”
“Master, please stop calling that. And no, I just arrived as well.”
Since we were surrounded by soldiers, master switched to his Frontier Count’s Household mode.
When we are alone or only with the family, he’s just like a polite ‘papa-san’ wearing a kind smile, but there are also tis when I get blown away by this gap in his conduct.
“Well, let’s get started.....Zest, are you ready?”
“Yes. We can start at any ti.”
I imdiately strengthened my body with magical power.
Since it’s the characteristic of the light attribute, to cast my magical power and materialize my thoughts, my master bullied severely in order to handle this ‘foul play’ attribute........I sure received a lot of training for this. It’s quite easy now.
“All right. Everyone! The concept is a siege battle, Zest against all of you. Experience the irrationality and the terror of a first-class light magic user!”
That’s a cruel way to put it.....and a terrible strategy........
Most of the soldiers look uninterested, but there are so who glare at openly.
“And be sure to attack seriously, with a killing intent! The magic users as well, attack with all your might!”
The soldiers’ thirst for blood was swelling up.....Master, don’t agitate them too much.......
I am glared at by 500 pairs of fierce eyes.
Hiiii! It’s....it’s only training, you know? Isn’t this just training?
Scary......it’s scary, but......I decided I’ll survive in this world! Get ready!
“Zest, you’re not allowed to kill them! Well then, you can start.”
What? Am I really in a position to go easy on them........
The 500 soldiers started their assault even faster than my master’s spoken words.
Damn it! I must do it!
“Oooooooo!”
I shouted my fighting spirit and motivated myself.
I’m gonna do it! I just have to do it!
While I was rembering the training with my master, I clad my whole body in magical power.
And then, the world as I knew it has changed completely.
What is this? Are they mocking ?
I avoided the sword of a knight who attacked in slow motion, and I pushed his body slightly.
The soldier flew away in an interesting manner.
........What?
I looked around only to see the knights advancing towards with their facial expressions slowly changing to astonishnt.
Oh! It can’t be......
“Zest, if you don’t go easy on them, the soldiers might die, you know. Keep it up, but be careful.”
I looked at my master to see him clad in magical power in the sa manner I was.
I see.....I see......I see!
Involuntarily, I wore a mincing expression.
These guys, they can’t follow! They can’t keep up with mine and my master’s speed!
The soldiers were rushing to attack in such a slow motion that it seed unbelievable.
With swords and lances in their hands, casting spells and relying on their physique, the soldiers were attacking, but all their efforts will amount for nothing.
So of them were being blown away, so of them slamd onto the ground, and they were so who even got thrown away forcefully.
This was our training.......Was it a kind of training for fighting against a very strong man?
Or rather, a training in order to teach how to go easy on the weak!
500 people were lying on the ground.
Once they were thrown down, they refused to get up again and just stared at in blank amazent.
They were fixing their eyes on soone at such a different level compared to themselves, at soone with an overwhelming power and its unreasonableness.
“Good. Well, this is how it goes.”
My master’s words got everyone’s attention and cald them down.
“Did you understand? This overwhelming true strength! You, the new recruits, must first rember that there is such irrationality in this world. In order to close the gap at least a little bit, you must focus on your training, group into unit corps, and obey your superiors’ orders.”
I looked around at the soldiers after master said that, and there was no one in a daze anymore.
They were all staring at my master.
“Besides, this guy here is your ally. This man, who dealt with you all by himself, is in fact the successor of the Knights Division Commander. There is no other person who could beco a better comrade for you during war tis than him.”
He sent a fleeting glance towards .
Yeah, yeah, I know that already.
“Um, from now on we are brothers who serve the Frontier Count’s Household. Let’s fight together!”
In the middle of this uproar of cheers, I went around offering treatnt to the injured.
“Thank you very much, Zest-sama!” “Sooo aweso....in an instant, my wounds......” “.....Ah! Aniki!”
I’m not your aniki, stop that!
Since a few of them were sending dangerous glances, I decided to ignore them.
It’s all right. If they lick their wounds, they’ll heal. It’s not like they’ll die anyway.
In general, I was favorably accepted.
My debut served also as training for the new recruits. This was truly the sa wicked way of the Frontier Count’s Household that I got so familiar with.
But still, it could count as a success. I’m really glad it did.
I finished offering treatnt and finally felt relieved, when I realized soone was standing behind .......
“As expected from Zest-sama! To take so much ti to be affectionate towards sothing like these new recruits, you sure have interesting hobbies! Well, isn’t it already noon? Zest-sama, I am too anxious to eat my lunch in such a place all alone. Would you serve as my bodyguard?”
‘Zest-sama is so cool! I can’t believe he’s this strong. Moreover, he kept his composure against the new recruits, and gave ti to arrive here! What an amazing person! Co now, it’s already noon. Let’s eat together the lunch I prepared for you!’
The basket that was held by the maid following the wickedly smiling young lady, had an unabashed black aura surrounding it........
Will that......account for death!?
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