The Strongest Wizard Becomes a Countryside Guardsman After Taking an Arrow to the Knee Chapter 217 – The New Disciple

Chapter 217 – The New Disciple

Femm was the most surprised by the girl.

It hadn’t sensed the girl’s approach.

As a magical wolf, it had very sensitive sll.

But Femm hadn’t sense the girl...who might be quite skilled.

I wondered if Moofy had sensed her, as she had very keen sll too.

When I looked over, it seed that Moofy wasn’t that surprised.

「Uh...who are you?」

When I asked, Shiggy jumped into my pouch.

Femm and the pups got behind .

Millet and Collette also looked confused by the sudden visitor.

Vi-Vi prepared herself to fight, if it was necessary to protect everyone.

「Moo moo!」

「Moo...Moofy! Be careful!」

Moofy walked over and nuzzled up to the girl.

Vi-Vi tried to stop her, but Moofy just went over.

「Huh? What’s with this cow?」

「Moo moo!」

The girl seed quite bothered by this cow nuzzling into her.

There was no way she had t Moofy before.

Even so, she reached out to rub Moofy.

And Moofy happily responded to it.

「Heh heh heh」

「Moo」

As she was rubbing Moofy, it seed she really beca enamored to the cow.

「It seems that she knows you...why are you here?」

「Oh...oh yeah! I finally found you, Master Alfred!」

「Huh?」

I don’t rember another girl being my disciple.

Well, Millet and Collette were...and they were surprised too.

「Huh? Is this girl your disciple?」

「Old man, who isth thisth girl?」

「Well, I don’t rember anyone...I an, this is the first ti I t her.」

But I asked the girl, just in case.

「Ah, I may be mistaken, but this is our first eting, right?」

「Well, it is, but in a way, it really ISN’T!」

I had no idea what she was talking about.

「So...what do you an by that?」

「Before I explain myself, I need to introduce myself. I am Sterra...the genius magician.」

「Genius? ...I guess that SOUNDS impressive.」

Having too much confidence invites trouble if you ever have to fight.

However, it’s not a bad thing, outside of battle.

If you don’t have confidence, you lose heart during tis of difficulty.

Even so, I thought myself a genius too, when I was a child.

It gave confidence....kind of nostalgic to hear her say such a thing.

「So, give the reason you want as your master.」

「Sure, master!」

Sterra began her story.

She was the daughter of a disciple my magical master.

However, her father, who would have been her teacher, passed away before he could beco hers.

So as a girl in a family of magicians, she thought that I had the duty to be her teacher.

Or at least that was her argunt.

Anyway, as she was telling her story, Sterra continued to pat Moofy’s head.

Moofy was happy and continued to nuzzle Sterra.

「I see, so your father was also my master’s follower.」

「I think of you almost as brothers.」

「Well, we’re not, so don’t call master.」

「No...I guess I won’t.」

She was hard-headed.

But that wasn’t a bad thing either. You have to be hard-headed to be a magician.

However, there was also the other type like Millet, so you can’t make that generalization.

Her argunt seed a bit impossible to , but she had taken steps to learn magic herself.

She believed a little too much in who should be her master, though.

She was thinking that since her father and I were taught by the sa master...we were irrevocably linked.

However, since everyone but that could teach her my master’s magic had died, that link was gone.

In that case, I guess I understood her logic.

Since the master had died, the person that was taught by said master was the next one to continue as master.

So that’s why she had co to as her next master.

「I see. I understand. However, it is our first ti eting.」

「No! I saw you in the parade after you killed the Demon King.」

「...I wonder if you can call that a eting...」

That was just a parade celebrating the death of the Demon Lord.

But several hundred thousands were there for the parade.

I might have t eyes with her or sothing, but I had no rembrance.

「Aren’t there any others that can be your master?」

「No.」

「Okay...」

My master was just so magician in my hotown.

He was a retired adventurer, but he taught everything I knew.

Because of that, he had a profound influence over my thinking.

He died before I beca an adventurer.

There was no way I could repay him as a magician for all he taught .

Even so...

「I still really don’t want to...」

「Why not, MASTER?!」

All the magic that I learned took five whole years before I left him.

The master let go off on my own, and then I studied myself.

After I beca an adventurer, I arranged the magic that I used myself so that I could do battle in the strongest manner.

So I’m really not sure that I could teach still in the sa system of magic that my master taught .

「I don’t think I’d be an appropriate teacher for you, Sterra.」

Even so, Sterra had searched far and wide for .

It was clear that she wanted to continue with her in her magical learning.

Even so, I wasn’t the right one.

Fundantally, I wondered if I could teach her in the sa way that my master taught .

However, it was quite impressive that she could approach and Femm without being noticed.

She was probably already experienced and had already learned the basics.

「I really don’t think I’m a match for you as teacher, Sterra.」

I said again, and Sterra looked at with a bitter frown.