We were assigned to help stop Charon, and after finishing our conversation with Farga, we returned to the castle from the basement where the spring was.

I felt somewhat uneasy about the Norn, who was so eager to protect the city, and Leona, who was depressed in contrast to her, but for today we decided to rest in the room assigned to each of us.

 

"As expected, the guest room of the castle is still luxurious...... isn't it?"

 

The room I was given was very large and yet luxurious.

He was used to the dormitory of the rescue team, the dormitory of Kiriha, and the rustic room of the house in the boundary where Eva lived, so he was uncomfortable in such a luxurious room.

 

「...... Well, I'm here for the time being, so I'll have to get used to it."

 

Three to five days, after which Falga-sama will remake the hero's armor into my own.

The shape and abilities of the weapon are determined by my heart...... I guess it means that it will turn into the most suitable weapon for me, like the weapon that Charon has.

 

"It's the right armor for me."

 

...... Is it a blunt instrument?

Or something that allows you to take advantage of your foot speed?

If I were to ask for something personally, it would be...

 

"I want something I can protect."

 

It's easy to hurt with any weapon, but it's hard to defend against any attack.

Charon's attack, in particular, is a powerful one that can be fatal with a single blow. It's not a good idea to challenge your opponent without a hand.

 

"First of all, I need to think about how to deal with Charon-san before I use my armor."

 

Close combat with him can be literally brutal.

I'm confident that if I just try to dodge and intercept, I'll be able to buy as much time as I want, but that won't be enough to defeat Charon.

The most ideal would be to toss him at close range and land a powerful blow that knocks him unconscious.

A half-hearted blow can't pass through his body.

Perhaps the decisive blow against him is to give him a serious fist like I did to the evil dragon. His body is as hard as the Evil Dragon, but not as hard as the Evil Dragon. That's what I actually felt when I put my fist on him.

But is it okay for me to hit him with a serious fist like I did to an evil dragon?

　

「...... It's too dangerous to attack without a response."

 

If you do it poorly, it will be irreversible.

It's even possible that he'll die before healing with healing magic.

No, can you dodge his attacks in the first place and still deliver a big blow? It's hard to believe that Charon would allow me to accumulate strength in a situation where a moment's worth of time is a life-threatening situation.

 

"There's still time, let's think about countermeasures while training."

 

For now, let's start training tomorrow on power control and evasion in anticipation of Charon's attack.

I made plans for tomorrow, and when I lay down on the bed and tried to rest, there was a sudden knock on the door of my room.

 

"Usato, are you awake?"

"Hmm, I'm awake."

 

It's Amako's voice.

He gets out of bed and invites Amako into his room.

What the hell is it like? I asked her as she prepared a chair and a table for her to sit on, and Amako replied succinctly, "Because I was free."

 

"Also, I didn't feel comfortable in such a big room."

"Hahaha, I know, that feeling."

 

If the room is too big, you won't feel comfortable.

With a wry smile on my face, I sat down in a chair that I had moved myself.

 

"Did you see Nea and Alc when you came here?"

"Aluk was tending to his sword, and Nea was already asleep."

"Isn't he going to bed early?"

 

Even though I'm a vampire, I feel like going to bed early and waking up early has become a daily routine.

Normally, the night should be the time for activity, but these days the Nair is more active during the day. Somehow, she has an ambiguous expression on her face, even though her life is gradually becoming healthier.

 

"Are you tired? After all."

"I suppose so, partly because of the fatigue of the journey, but also because of today."

 

During the battle with Charon, Nea had a hand in it.

Honestly, it might have been dangerous if it weren't for her resistance spell.

...... There's nothing I can do about the cold, so I'm going to have to rely on Nea's magic.

 

「...... This time, I'm going to help."

 

I was deep in thought for a while, and Amako said something like that.

I immediately understood that the words meant that she would join the fight against Charon.

 

「...... Amako"

"It's okay, I'm not going to do anything dangerous, I'm just going to do what I can. And Usato...... It's ridiculous...... I'm very worried."

 

Certainly, I may be reckless this time as well.

If you look at it from the outside, I'm really walking a tightrope.

At the time of the Evil Dragon, I fought alone and received a painful blow, and at the time of the Curse of Samaria, I was unaware of the existence of the sorcerer and was almost destroyed by the souls bound by the curse who were taken into the spirit world.

The more I thought about it, the more I was doing things that I couldn't help but worry about.

 

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm just worried."

「...... Yeah. Usato should take care of himself a little more. No matter how strong your body is, it will be ruined one day...... Maybe?"

 

Why is there a question mark over why you say that?

Amako, who was worried about whether it would really happen after putting it into words herself, looked at me with a subtle expression.

 

"I want Usato to help my mother, but I don't want Usato to sacrifice himself for it."

"I don't want to sacrifice anything, but I still have a lot of work to do."

 

He saves Amako's mother, ends his journey safely, and reunites with Inugami-senpai and Kazuki in the Ringle Kingdom.

There's more, but we can't afford to collapse until we achieve it first.

 

"Besides, starting tomorrow, we're training in preparation for the fight against Charon, and Alc will be with us, and Leona will be with us, so we should be able to see some results."

"I hope so......

"Is there anything that bothers you?"

 

Amako asked with a subtle expression on her face, and she looked away at an angle as if she couldn't say anything.

 

"They still have something to hide from us...... I feel like it."

"What are you hiding?"

"I don't know what it is......

 

...... Hiding, ?

Leona and the others are hiding something.

One possible possibility is that we who belong to other countries don't want to know, but what is it? I'm sure it's related to Charon...... Hmm? Speaking of which...

 

"Why did Charon have a dragon factor?"

 

It was explained to me that he was not a normal person. I did, but in the end, I couldn't tell him why he had the dragon factor.

Maybe it's not a very important part, but what if the Farga-sama and the others are deliberately hiding the source of his power...... I'm getting a little worried.

 

"Amako, is it possible for a person to transform into another race?"

「...... No. I've never heard of such a thing. That's why it's pretty weird that Charon is transforming into a dragon."

"Is it funny?"

"If there is, it's a curse, or...... It may have something to do with his blood relation. If the ancestor had subhuman blood mixed in, it would be the same as a human being who would be born a few generations later with that subhuman blood in the blood."

「...... Wow."

 

This means that Charon has a dragon factor in him, and then there was a dragon in his blood relatives.

It's like a myth or a fairy tale.

 

"Well, no matter what Charon's bloodline is, we're still going to fight, and maybe you'll eventually tell us that the Norns are hiding, so don't worry too much."

"That's true, too."

 

Amako nodded firmly.

Yes, you don't need to know why there is a dragon factor in Charon at the moment.

The problem is that his body is being strengthened by his transformation into a dragon body. Perhaps the evil dragon went out of control on the night he woke up, which caused his body to turn into a dragon.

When he woke up, he wore the "ferocity" of a dragon, and when he got out of prison, he wore the "monstrous power" and robust "scales" of a dragon.

And today, as a change that was visible, I woke up to the dragon's tail and horns.

 

「...... Either way, it's a bad idea to prolong it."

 

You may not be able to do anything about it anymore.

 

"Speaking of which, I ...... the Demon Clan people who were summoned from the Lingle Kingdom today. Are you the Black Knight after all?"

"Hmm? Oh, yes."

 

I was lost in thought for a moment, and Amako asked.

Amako had seen the Black Knight in her foreknowledge, but she had never met Ferm, the Black Knight's content.

 

"Somehow, it wasn't what I expected."

"Hahaha, that's what I thought when I talked to her."

"What kind of person are you?" From what I've seen today, he seems to be a strong-willed person......

 

I told Amako about Ferm.

He briefly explained how he fought on the battlefield as a Black Knight, how he interacted in prison after being captured, and how he joined the rescue team.

 

"He's reckless enough to let his injuries go unchecked, and he's also my junior, so I was a little worried about whether he was doing well in the lifeguards. It's good to see him today for the first time in a long time and see that he's doing well."

 

Moreover, I didn't expect the shape of the armor to be the shape of the lifeguard uniform.

Even though he said he hated it, does that mean he didn't really hate his life in the rescue team? If that's the case, I'm happy too.

 

「......」

「......?」

 

As I pursed my lips at what Ferm was doing, Amako looked at me suspiciously.

 

「...... It's Usato."

"Hmm?"

"Surprisingly, you're a womanizer."

"Wait a minute, where did you learn those words? I'm not going to get angry, so teach me."

 

He is so upset that he takes on a commanding tone, but he leans forward to protest.

It's too wet. If it's only half joking, it's still a big shock to be told that by Amako.

I'm going to cry.

No, I was already crying.

In the first place, I've never persuaded the opposite sex, but I'm not convinced that I'm a womanizer.

 

"I mean, that's the only way I can think of it."

"No, no, why are you rotting there? I'd rather be rotten here!?"

 

Amako with a pointed mouth.

I desperately try to excuse myself, but her eyes don't change.

Then I tried to prove my innocence with gestures, but in the end, the story ended with Amako giving me the infamous title of "Usato is unaware".

 

●

 

The day after my visit to Miarak.

After resting in a large room that I was not used to, I feasted on breakfast prepared by the maid and then went to the training ground of the castle in Mialak.

There were only two of us at the training grounds, me and Aluk, and Amako went to feed Bullin and Nea didn't want to go outside, so the maid led her to the place where Mialak's books were kept.

The training ground in Myarak was larger than I had expected, and as I stood there, I started a light preparatory exercise.

 

"Whew."

 

They are not dressed in team uniforms, but in training clothes for the rescue team.

When training, I don't care if my clothes get dirty, so I can move as much as I want.

 

"Well, I'm going to do it as usual...... I can't do it, so I have to set a proper goal."

 

Instead of training blindly like daily training, this time we decided on a clear guideline.

Charon, who we are dealing with, is not a sweet opponent who can be defeated with appropriate measures. The easy idea of training your muscles because you lose by force is not good.

...... But in fact, we don't know what to do first.

 

"Usato-dono"

"What's wrong? Mr. Alc."

 

As I was thinking while twisting my neck, Mr. Alc called out to me.

Perhaps because of his usual training, he was dressed in simple clothes like me, and in his hand he was not serious, but had a wooden sword.

 

"Since you seem to be worried, I thought I'd give you some advice."

"It's helpful, I can do it if I want to train, but I don't know what to do if I'm going to fight......

 

My fighting style is nothing more than a combination of amateur hand-to-hand combat and surprise attacks using healing magic bullets.

They don't have solid skills, and it's just a fighting method.

 

"No, in the case of Lord Usato, he didn't need to learn the art of fighting, even though he knew how to fight, so in a way it was unavoidable."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, but the battle with the Evil Dragon, the curse of Samaria, and...... This does not mean that problems like the one with Charon will not occur in the future. In order to protect yourself from Lord Usato, you need to learn the art of fighting."

 

Certainly, our next destination is the land of the beastmen.

It is a subhuman country that hates humans. There is no way that nothing will happen to us who go to such a country.

Even then, it is not always possible to get through with only a combat method that is biased toward physical ability.

 

"Mr. Aluk, teach me how to fight."

 

Alc nods at my words.

He is a first-class knight. It's much better to learn from him than to train alone.

 

"Well, first of all, I want to check the movements of Lord Usato, so let's make one move."

"What, suddenly?"

"Well, you won't know until you see it."

 

...... Come to think of it, it's the second time I've fought Aluk.

The first time was when he was manipulated by Nea, but that was because Alc's true ability was not demonstrated, so his ability cannot be measured.

 

"You can use magic, and I want you to take it as seriously as possible, otherwise it won't make sense."

"Well, are you sure you're okay?"

"In case of emergency, I'll ask Lord Usato to heal me."

 

Alc said jokingly, but the fact that there is a use of magic means that Alc must also use fire magic.

Backed by solid experience and skills, his ability must be considerable.

Let's not let our guard down here, and let's take on the challenge with the intention of borrowing a chest.

Taking a small deep breath, I kept an eye on Mr. Aluk, who was checking the condition of the wooden sword, and moved to the center of the training ground, where there was no damage around me.

 

"Wait for me."

"Hmm?"

 

However, just as we were about to enter the center of the training ground, a woman appeared from the direction of the castle.

 

"What, Leona?"

「...... I'm sorry for all of a sudden."

 

She walked up to me, shaking her blonde hair in a knot, and Leona glanced at me with a slightly thoughtful expression before speaking to Aluk.

 

"Lord Alc, what is your role...... Can't you leave it to me?"

"What?"

 

Speaking of roles, it's not Alc, but Leona-san who joins hands with me?

He wondered why she would make such a suggestion, but then he remembered what Mistress Falga had said to Leona yesterday and realized that was the reason.

 

"As for me, it is a suggestion that I would not have hoped for, as you would consider it as a knight...... What about Lord Usato?"

"I don't mind."

 

Leona is a talented person, and both I and Alc know that. There is no shortage of her who can fight Charon head-on.

...... Also, it's my personal feelings, but I feel a danger that I can't leave this person alone.

I don't know what kind of problem she has, but I can't start without stepping into it first.

 

"Thank you for granting such an absurd request."

 

She bowed beautifully and walked to the center of the training ground with the wooden sword she was already carrying.

While I was seeing off the situation, Mr. Alc spoke to me.

 

"She's quite a talented person, and I'm sure she's more experienced and skilled than Usato-dono. Don't let your guard down and try to fight your battle."

"The way I fight...... yes, I get it."

 

This may be a good opportunity to see how well my fighting style works in the current situation.

Unlike the first time, the opponent is not Alc, but it may still be a good partner in that he does not know Leona's movements at all.

 

"Let's try it."

 

I muttered to myself and headed to the center of the training ground where Leona was.

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