CH 387
–Master turned to look, and there was a slightly overweight man and an armed soldier. And a big man with an overgrown and ragged hair and beard was standing behind her, smiling fearlessly.
Then the little fat man stepped forward and laughed loud and high.
“Fuhahaha! Afmand, we’ve let Geiri-sama go while you’ve been dawdling!”
“All I have to do is defeat him again!”
“You know how difficult that is, don’t you? From the looks of it, there are no wizards …… and you can’t beat me with a sword or a spear!”
“! Everyone, split up!”
The man called Geiri raised his sword and swung it down with fighting spirit, cutting through the air and sending shockwaves flying! I was in the line of fire, and I jumped away, carrying my master–
“Neigh!?”
“Brrr ……”
The carriage was split in half and a crack appeared in the wall.
“What a powerful skill!?”
“Are you okay, Makina-chan! Johnny and the others, get out of here! Ash too!”
“K-Kuoon!”
Basleigh-sensei moved low and freed the horses from the broken cart. In the meantime, Geiri opens his mouth.
“Hmph, that wasn’t a skill just now, though? Well, I’m using my skill while swinging my sword, so it might be something close. My skill is [Sword Power]. If it’s a sword technique, then it’s my specialty …… The technique I just used is called Sonic Blade.”
“It’s not a particularly rare skill, but it’s amazing ……”
I muttered to myself. [Sword Power] is a very common skill, just like [Appraisal], there are several people who have the same skill. You can fight with a sword without much effort because you can specialize in its use. But this is the first time I’ve seen someone who can create a shockwave with a single swing.
“Fufu, It’s not that unusual, so many people are caught off guard or shiver when they see it. So, I reveal my skill to my opponent. Now, I’m sure this will all be over in a moment, but I need to change quickly, you know? Darva, are the women on our side?”
“No, they’re probably helping Afmand …… Hey, you guys! Our king is back, get up and kill Afmand and his men!”
Darva shouted, but the soldiers in Darva’s camp, who were fighting the Black Haze soldiers outside, shook their heads.
“I-If you’re going to do it, do it on your own!! We’re sick of it! I knew it, we shouldn’t have believed in the Gospel’s Descent, Darva! It’s because of her that my friends became strange!”
“We saved Geiri-sama, isn’t that enough already! I want my wife back!”
“We don’t need a reward, we’re not going to do anything in return!”
“Gununu …… You guys ……”
“Don’t bother, Darva. Traitors die. We’re going to kill everyone in this place except for the women, after all.”
I felt a chill run down my spine as Geiri smirked at me. Basleigh-sensei seemed to think so, too, and her voice was agitated and shrill.
“I don’t care if you’re the former king or not, but I’m not so low down that I’m going to be caged by a poorly dressed man! And killing them all is a big thing to say. You may not be good at magic, but Dibit-san is out there. And Lars-kun is here too! I think it would be better for you if you didn’t resist.”
“Well, you’re very spirited. It’s fun to tame a woman like you.”
“Hiiii, it’s counterproductive!?”
As Basleigh-sensei mutters to Geiri, who is licking his tongue and hiding behind the broken down carriage, a man in a white coat near Afmand-sama opens his mouth.
“Kuku, he sure is strong, isn’t he? As expected of a king of a country. But for an ex-king, your skill is rather plain.”
“…… Who the hell are you ……? It seems that you are not from this country …… but it doesn’t change the fact that we’ll kill you!”
“Oops.”
“……”
He dodged it!? The man in white easily dodged the shockwave that was shot at him with almost no motion, and with a composed face too. It’s slower than Master, so I’m sure I can evade it, but it’s impossible to see through it completely on first sight.
Geiri, who knows how difficult it would be to pull it off, his eyebrows twitched and seemed to realize that the man in white was no ordinary person.
“Master, can you stand up?”
“Yes, I’m sorry. I don’t know how to get this black haze off.”
Master attacked the haze with lightning, but it didn’t go away. I tried slamming my fist into it, but it only gave me a bad feeling and did not dissipate. Then the man in white, who had easily avoided the shockwave earlier, turned around and called out to me.
“Oh, what is [Unstable] doing there? Fuh!”
“!”
“Mu ……”
The man in white threw a medical scalpel at the master, and the black haze instantly dissipated.
“Thank God, she seems to be all right.”
“I’m glad to hear that. It’s going to be difficult to deal with this now that Lars-kun isn’t here.”
“Do you know Lars?”
“Yes, he took great care of me, after all.”
The man in the white coat chuckled and turned to Geiri.
“…… That guy’s a real piece of work.”
“Yes. He had a look in his eyes that said he knew not only about Lars, but about us as well.”
“Oh, so you noticed.”
Master put her hand on my head and smiled.
The man in white continued to speak.
“Speaking of Lars-kun, it reminds me that in the past, Sandiola had a prince with a promising future.”
“…… Oh, hey, Retzel-dono. What is this all of a sudden? This is not the time to be talking about the past!”
“Now, now, since we have the former king and the current king here, why don’t you go along with me for a moment?”
“M-Mmm ……”
I think Afmand-sama said that his name was Abol-san? When he looked at his aide, Abol-san looked puzzled and shook his head.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden! Geiri-sama, let’s smash them all at once!”
“…… Wait a minute. Are you trying to buy time for Dibit to come?”
“No, I’m not. I have other things to do, but if the former king is here, I thought I’d talk to him.”
“……”
“I’ll take that silence as confirmation, okay? Well, it was about a hundred years ago. There were three princes in this country. The eldest and third son didn’t seem to be endowed with any remarkable skills for a royalty, but the second son was different. He had been given a rare skill.”
“Rare ……?”
I muttered to no one in particular, and Retzel-san said.
“Yes, the second prince had a skill called [Jack-of-all-Trades], which allowed him to do anything.”
“……!?”
The end of the person who had the [Jack-of-all-Trades] will be revealed now.
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“There’s no sign of the main character.”
Well, let’s leave it to Makina for now!
Then the little fat man stepped forward and laughed loud and high.
“Fuhahaha! Afmand, we’ve let Geiri-sama go while you’ve been dawdling!”
“All I have to do is defeat him again!”
“You know how difficult that is, don’t you? From the looks of it, there are no wizards …… and you can’t beat me with a sword or a spear!”
“! Everyone, split up!”
The man called Geiri raised his sword and swung it down with fighting spirit, cutting through the air and sending shockwaves flying! I was in the line of fire, and I jumped away, carrying my master–
“Neigh!?”
“Brrr ……”
The carriage was split in half and a crack appeared in the wall.
“What a powerful skill!?”
“Are you okay, Makina-chan! Johnny and the others, get out of here! Ash too!”
“K-Kuoon!”
Basleigh-sensei moved low and freed the horses from the broken cart. In the meantime, Geiri opens his mouth.
“Hmph, that wasn’t a skill just now, though? Well, I’m using my skill while swinging my sword, so it might be something close. My skill is [Sword Power]. If it’s a sword technique, then it’s my specialty …… The technique I just used is called Sonic Blade.”
“It’s not a particularly rare skill, but it’s amazing ……”
I muttered to myself. [Sword Power] is a very common skill, just like [Appraisal], there are several people who have the same skill. You can fight with a sword without much effort because you can specialize in its use. But this is the first time I’ve seen someone who can create a shockwave with a single swing.
“Fufu, It’s not that unusual, so many people are caught off guard or shiver when they see it. So, I reveal my skill to my opponent. Now, I’m sure this will all be over in a moment, but I need to change quickly, you know? Darva, are the women on our side?”
“No, they’re probably helping Afmand …… Hey, you guys! Our king is back, get up and kill Afmand and his men!”
Darva shouted, but the soldiers in Darva’s camp, who were fighting the Black Haze soldiers outside, shook their heads.
“I-If you’re going to do it, do it on your own!! We’re sick of it! I knew it, we shouldn’t have believed in the Gospel’s Descent, Darva! It’s because of her that my friends became strange!”
“We saved Geiri-sama, isn’t that enough already! I want my wife back!”
“We don’t need a reward, we’re not going to do anything in return!”
“Gununu …… You guys ……”
“Don’t bother, Darva. Traitors die. We’re going to kill everyone in this place except for the women, after all.”
I felt a chill run down my spine as Geiri smirked at me. Basleigh-sensei seemed to think so, too, and her voice was agitated and shrill.
“I don’t care if you’re the former king or not, but I’m not so low down that I’m going to be caged by a poorly dressed man! And killing them all is a big thing to say. You may not be good at magic, but Dibit-san is out there. And Lars-kun is here too! I think it would be better for you if you didn’t resist.”
“Well, you’re very spirited. It’s fun to tame a woman like you.”
“Hiiii, it’s counterproductive!?”
As Basleigh-sensei mutters to Geiri, who is licking his tongue and hiding behind the broken down carriage, a man in a white coat near Afmand-sama opens his mouth.
“Kuku, he sure is strong, isn’t he? As expected of a king of a country. But for an ex-king, your skill is rather plain.”
“…… Who the hell are you ……? It seems that you are not from this country …… but it doesn’t change the fact that we’ll kill you!”
“Oops.”
“……”
He dodged it!? The man in white easily dodged the shockwave that was shot at him with almost no motion, and with a composed face too. It’s slower than Master, so I’m sure I can evade it, but it’s impossible to see through it completely on first sight.
Geiri, who knows how difficult it would be to pull it off, his eyebrows twitched and seemed to realize that the man in white was no ordinary person.
“Master, can you stand up?”
“Yes, I’m sorry. I don’t know how to get this black haze off.”
Master attacked the haze with lightning, but it didn’t go away. I tried slamming my fist into it, but it only gave me a bad feeling and did not dissipate. Then the man in white, who had easily avoided the shockwave earlier, turned around and called out to me.
“Oh, what is [Unstable] doing there? Fuh!”
“!”
“Mu ……”
The man in white threw a medical scalpel at the master, and the black haze instantly dissipated.
“Thank God, she seems to be all right.”
“I’m glad to hear that. It’s going to be difficult to deal with this now that Lars-kun isn’t here.”
“Do you know Lars?”
“Yes, he took great care of me, after all.”
The man in the white coat chuckled and turned to Geiri.
“…… That guy’s a real piece of work.”
“Yes. He had a look in his eyes that said he knew not only about Lars, but about us as well.”
“Oh, so you noticed.”
Master put her hand on my head and smiled.
The man in white continued to speak.
“Speaking of Lars-kun, it reminds me that in the past, Sandiola had a prince with a promising future.”
“…… Oh, hey, Retzel-dono. What is this all of a sudden? This is not the time to be talking about the past!”
“Now, now, since we have the former king and the current king here, why don’t you go along with me for a moment?”
“M-Mmm ……”
I think Afmand-sama said that his name was Abol-san? When he looked at his aide, Abol-san looked puzzled and shook his head.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden! Geiri-sama, let’s smash them all at once!”
“…… Wait a minute. Are you trying to buy time for Dibit to come?”
“No, I’m not. I have other things to do, but if the former king is here, I thought I’d talk to him.”
“……”
“I’ll take that silence as confirmation, okay? Well, it was about a hundred years ago. There were three princes in this country. The eldest and third son didn’t seem to be endowed with any remarkable skills for a royalty, but the second son was different. He had been given a rare skill.”
“Rare ……?”
I muttered to no one in particular, and Retzel-san said.
“Yes, the second prince had a skill called [Jack-of-all-Trades], which allowed him to do anything.”
“……!?”
The end of the person who had the [Jack-of-all-Trades] will be revealed now.
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“There’s no sign of the main character.”
Well, let’s leave it to Makina for now!