Chapter 96
Sorry for being late, I couldn’t stop myself from rotting away on youtube?. Thanks for reading~
Morning came, and when I left the tent, it was sunny. That's good; I can't let another day spent pointlessly secluded in the tent. In the worst case scenario, I had resolved myself for a journey in the rain, but if it's like this, we should be able to arrive at Buranikka by today.
"Good morning Kearugsama." (Setsuna)
In her underwear, Setsuna comes out of the tent. Because she had been lying down, her white wolf ears were flat and cute.
"Good morning Setsuna. We have quite fine weather today." (Kearuga)
"Nn. It won't rain today. The sun will always be out." (Setsuna)
While sniffing with her nose, Setsuna affirms it. That's good to know.
"Then, after you finish your morning training, let's go for a bit of monster hunting. Then, we'll bath and head to Buranikka. I want to hunt the monsters around here from start to end." (Kearuga)
Eating monster meat that has been【Purified】only raises your talent values if it's the first time eating that type of monster. If I am aiming to become the strongest, I can't miss out on any of them. I want to hunt all the monsters in this area with Freya's search magic.
"Understood. …But before that, the morning's service. Kearugsama, you are still energetic even after what you did yesterday." (Setsuna)
"True. Since I would feel sorry for Freya if we woke her up, let's do it outside. Put your hands on that tree." (Kearuga)
"It's embarra.s.sing outside when it's bright." (Setsuna)
While blus.h.i.+ng, Setsuna nodded, put her hands on the tree and pushed her b.u.t.t out. Although she says it's embarra.s.sing, Setsuna feels more aroused when we do it outside. Even now, her fluffy wolf tail is swaying.
"You say you're embarra.s.sed, but your body seems to be honest. I'll give you enough love to make your mouth honest as well." (Kearuga)
When I whisper into her ears, Setsuna's wolf ears point up and her tail starts swaying a lot more. She really is easy to understand. Well then, I guess I should increase her level limit again today.
After her morning service finished, I started cooking breakfast while watching her teach Freya self-defense. I plan on working hard in the morning for the amount of time we spend idling yesterday night.
At any rate, Setsuna is good at teaching. To say the truth, I'm not that good at teaching people because I always copy abilities and experiences, so I have hardly ever put in great effort to teach my body a technique. In that aspect, Setsuna is a *demon of exertion. She has a natural combat intuition, but the base of her strength comes from incessant training. She is precisely guiding Freya. (TL Note: *'demon' is actually 'oni' in j.a.panese, which means ogre, but I figured it would be better to have it as demon.)
"Setsunchan, you are, a bit too strict." (Freya)
"That's not true. From your stamina, you should be able to do this much. Freya's just incompetent." (Setsuna)
"No way, I will die." (Freya)
Freya starts getting teary eyed. Since some time ago, Setsuna has been one-sidedly beating Freya with a wooden rod.
"Don't close your eyes. It will be prolonged each time you close them." (Setsuna)
"Hiiii" (Freya)
According to Setsuna, it's a special type of training to make her feel death before learning the basics. Hitting a vital spot with a blow loaded with serious blood thirst… but stopping just before it hits. With short intervals, she continues to do that over and over again with lethal blows. Even if she stops just before it hits, a master like Setsuna will still make the other party feel death. In reality, Freya's teeth are rattling while talking. However, terror that's enough to make you sense death carves Setsuna's beautiful sword line in your mind even if you hate it. It's a type of training that has extraordinarily good efficiency. And…
"It hyurt-" (Freya)
Freya screams. Not only does she stop before it hits, sometimes she attacks as well. That is not because Setsuna failed at stopping just before it hits, but because she purposely doesn't stop the attacks which the current Freya can block. Due to this, Freya has to continue blocking while feeling tension from every attack; her emotional strength and stamina continues to be exhausted. After around 15 minutes, Setsuna stopped moving.
"With this, watching practice is over. After a small break, you will practice form. Once that has finished, you will be running. What you are most insufficient in is stamina and willpower." (Setsuna)
Setsuna indifferently informs her that. Freya weakly falls on one knee and looks at me with clouded eyes.
"Kearugsama, please save me, this is not practice, it is just bullying. I will be killed." (Freya) (TL Note: In case you didn't realize, the commas are there because she's out of breath.)
Although princess Flare herself has taken combat training to some extent, she hasn't practiced it all-out since her main duty is to use magic. So for Freya, Setsuna's training might be a bit too severe.
"No, just as Setsuna said, she is properly thinking of what you can do with your current stamina. Freya, the ones who die first in a battlefield are the ones who can't run anymore. Right now, the harder you try, the less likely you are to
Freya makes a face that looks like the world is going to end. It can't be helped; I'll give her candy, and not just the whip.
"If you work hard enough until Setsuna recognizes you as first-cla.s.s, I'll give you a reward that will definitely surprise you, so let's try a bit harder." (Kearuga)
Hearing my words, Freya's face lit up.
"Unfair. Even though Setsuna is also working hard." (Setsuna)
In contrast, Setsuna became sullen. It's understandable. Setsuna has been doing everything she can to make Freya learn self-defense, as well as stamina and willpower.
"Of course, once Freya has graduated, I'll also give you a reward." (Kearuga)
"Yay!" (Setsuna)
Setsuna made a small, clenched fist; it's good that she's delighted by it.
"Setsunchan, let's work hard together." (Freya)
"Nn. Our aim is 3 months." (Setsuna)
"… is it not too long? I would like to finish in 1 week." (Freya)
"Freya becoming fully fledged in 1 week? If you intend on doing that, training 1000 times stricter than this is necessary. Out of 100 times, you would die around 99 times. If you're fine with that, let's try it out." (Setsuna)
Setsuna indifferently tells her that. Although she is saying it indifferently, it has a strange persuasive power behind it. From the start, Setsuna has been taking care to make Freya improve the fastest. If she says 3 months, it probably will take that long.
"3 months is good. I will definitely graduate in 3 months!" (Freya)
In any case, it's good that she became eager to do it. Afterwards, they continued training, and I treated them to a warm meal I made while they trained.
Setsuna is sprinting in the forest. Even though she was running with Freya, it seems she still has plenty of stamina; she hasn't run out of breath at all.
She jumped really high, landed on the branch of a tree and from there, she jumped from branch to branch at a high speed. Although her movement speed and whole body spring was tremendous, the most amazing thing is her sense of balance. She makes conspicuously big jumps and spins her small body in the air; it's a tremendous height. (TL Note: I had to ask my mom to help me translate this part lol)
Starting with a splendid moonsault, she starts falling to the ground without hesitation. Ice nails are attached to her hands, and she does a nose dive while extending her arms. That figure was beautiful enough to be fascinated by.
"Guga?"
Hearing the noise, Setsuna's target, a spotted bear monster, started looking around restlessly. However, Setsuna was just above it, so there's no way it would notice. Fat Bear; its thick armor of fat and hard but also slippery fur ingrained with oil is troublesome. Normal cuts would just slide away with the oil, and you're unable to wound it because of its two layers of defense, fur and fat. However…
"H!" (Setsuna)
Together with a yell, Setsuna thrusts her nails of ice into it. By thrusting below from right above it, she is striking the crown of its head, which has the least chance of sliding away, and the slimmest fat and fur. The nails of ice pierce its head deeply. Detaching her ice nails, Setsuna kills the force of her landing with a forward roll ukemi and warily glares at the Fat Bear. (TL Note: Ukemi is basically a way to 'fall safely' when one receives a throw. Unless you want me to say "Setsuna fell safely", I'm going to keep it like this.)
"Kearugsama, it's a success." (Setsuna)
Heading my way, Setsuna makes a V-sign. The Fat Bear who had its head pierced collapsed.
"Well done Setsuna." (Kearuga)
Those were some splendid movements. Even I can't imitate what she did right now. Even if I copy her techniques, my body doesn't have such a flexible spring or superhuman-like sense of balance. She is probably the only one who can do these kinds of acrobatic movements.
"Kearugsama, is this an adaptable ingredient?" (Setsuna)
Receiving Setsuna's question, I activate my【Jade Eyes】. Bestowed to me by the spirits, they are eyes that see through everything. I look hard at the Fat Bear. All right! It's an adaptable ingredient. If we eat this, our physical damage will increase; we will have bear pot today.
"Oh yeah. Could I ask you to cut up the meat?" (Kearuga)
"Understood. Setsuna will handle it." (Setsuna)
Setsuna skillfully froze the fur that's covered in oil, broke it, tore it off and then cut off its neck with an ice sword. And then, with all her strength, she trampled down on the area where the Fat Bear's heart is. The heart pumped, vigorously pus.h.i.+ng out blood from the cut off neck; she's draining the blood. Immediately draining the blood after hunting it will make the meat tastier.
"Excited for Kearugsama's cooking." (Setsuna)
"I can buy various flavorings from the town for today's dinner, so I can make it delicious. You should look forward to it." (Kearuga)
Setsuna nods and precisely cuts up the meat. As expected of a wolf demi-human, meat is her favorite food, so she is swinging her tail in a good mood. Riding the raptor together, Freya hits my shoulder.
"Kearugsama, a new monster has appeared around 200 meters to the west, and from its shape, I think it is a wild boar type monster." (Freya)
While gasping, Freya called out to me. Because of the morning training, Freya's stamina has already been used up.
If I use【Recovery Heal】on her, she will immediately recover, but growing accustomed to an exhausted condition is important as well, so I'm leaving it as is. For that reason, I only entrusted her with searching for monsters with her magic, and let Setsuna do all the hunting.
The more her level increases, Setsuna's brilliance increases. Normally, your physical ability that suddenly increased is too much to handle. No matter how quick you move your body, in the end, it's pointless if you can't master it. Even if your physical ability increases, your reflexes, dynamic vision and mind processing speed will not increase. But no matter how much Setsuna's physical ability increases, it doesn't seem to be too much for her to handle. She is unmistakably a genius; Setsuna was a good purchase.
"Normally, I can also fight as well." (Freya)
Freya seems regretful.
"Once you recover in a little while, I want you to fight as well. Fighting at your limit is a good experience to have." (Kearuga)
"Yes, I will increase my stamina." (Freya)
Like that, we continued hunting the monsters in the vicinity. There were 3 types of monsters with adaptable ingredients. We wrapped the Fat Bear, which we are going to eat soon, in tree bark while it's still raw, and smoked the rest. After we finished hunting, I bathed in cold water, gave both of them love and then started heading to Buranikka.
"We've finally arrived." (Kearuga)
"So this is Buranikka. From the outside, it looks like a normal town." (Freya)
"Nn. Compared to Ra.n.a.litta, it's quite small." (Setsuna)
We arrived at Buranikka before the sun set. Buranikka is a mid-sized town.
Although it is surrounded by a protective wall, it's quite inferior to Ra.n.a.litta in regards to its height and thickness. There is no line of people near the gate either, and it seems we will be able to enter without objection. Corpses scattered around the defensive wall… was what I had prepared myself for, but that wasn't the case.
"Well then, let's go in. The only town in the world where humans and demons coexist. To Buranikka." (Kearuga)
Here, I will gather information about the demon king. The current demon king, and the fallen angel who I want to meet.
Arriving at the gate, I pay the toll to the gatekeeper, and when I was about to enter, my heart makes a disagreeable sound. It's one of the abilities I obtained after continuing to walk a tragic life. I can predict if there will be a critical situation with my sixth sense. When I sense this, a troublesome thing will unmistakably visit me.
"Kearugsama, you're laughing." (Setsuna)
Setsuna curiously inclined her neck.
"Don't worry, it's nothing." (Kearuga)
The troublesome thing from before was nothing more than something troublesome. However, the current me is different. After all, the troublesome thing is a signal to the start of my fun revenge game.
Author's note: Thanks for always supporting me. I am very happy when I receive bookmarks and ratings!
TL Note: I swear the author has said that same thing like 2 times before… Well anyways, I'm guessing that the 'friend he coincidentally makes' is going to be the fallen angel demon king, but idk, it's just a guess.