Chapter 45 The Beauty of the Country

Muno, get a grip! The wound is not serious, you know!?

Anyone, bring me a stretcher!

Muno-kun, who sank to the ground after losing his consciousness due to Harus blow, was carried away by Canon and the others. Well, he wasnt particularly injured but just knocked unconscious, so he should be fine. However, he didnt waver until the end. Its quite a sight to see.

Ha-Haruna, when did you become this strong!? You look like a different person than you did a week ago, you know!?

Ahaha~, I somehow came this far with efforts and willpower as usual.

Chinatsu grabs Haru by the shoulders and shakes her. Her best friend seems to be surprised that she overpowered a knight, albeit a newbie, in this short period of time. Yes, Harus growth speed even surprised me, her master.

Also, its thanks to Shishs teachings. If my master isnt Shish, I probably wouldnt be as strong as I am.

Deris-san? Amazing.

A slight respect was added to the gaze that was full of suspicion. Keep it up, Haru. Build my reputation even more. Fufufu.

Are you thinking something weird?

Not at all. More importantly, Nell, Haru defeated your subordinate in an instant, so you understand that her ability is good enough, dont you? So, we can end the test here, right?

Well I guess Ill give her a passing mark.

If Haru got a passing mark, then Muno-kun would be failed, though.

Dont look at me like that. Im talking about our war potentials. In the first place, I didnt count Canon and Muno in. The purpose of taking them is to forge their willpower. If I dont give them scary experiences, they wont be useful in case of an emergency.

Haa, you are spartan as usual

I dont want to be told that by you.

Well, we are done here now, lets go home. With that in mind, I tried to call out to Haru who was talking with Chinatsu. But, Haru was in front of Nell before I know it.

Nell-san. Can you check my ability directly?

Me? Are you sure?

Yes!

No, dont say yes there. Haru, Im telling you this for your own good, you should stop that. Nell is someone who doesnt know how to hold back. You will die, Im serious.

Deris, Ill beat you if you say more.

Nell begins to let out a pressure, filled with murderous intent, at me while smiling, but I have to stop this at any cost. Even with Harus monster mentality and rapid growth, its too early to fight Nell. I dont think Nell can adjust her power to match her opponents power, so she will come with her own output. Even I cant bring the dead back to life. There is a limit to how far things can go.

Shish, I cant? No matter what?

You cant. Im not a demon who will let his disciple die in front of her best friend.

Hey, what does that mean?

Thats exactly what it means.

Crack.

I heard a hallucination that as if the space was cracked. Ah, I hope it was just a hallucination. It seems that I made a slight mistake.

Okay, then lets do this. I absolutely wont attack and move, so Haruna can attack me with all her might. This way, I will measure her true ability.

Shish, Nell-san has compromised this much, so I have no other choice but to do this!

This is bad. The flow goes to where Haru and Nell will fight. Nell is getting stubborn and Haru shows no sign of stopping.

For Haru, who has been learning many martial arts from scratch and experiencing various competitions, it seems that going all out against a strong opponent is the shortest and best way to learn. And now that strong point has taken a turn for the worse.

Nell, can you promise not to fight back?Absolutely, okay?

This is not a joke. This is serious.

Okay, I promise in the name of the Knight Order. Lets change place so that you can go all out. Im not going to be like Muno, you know?

Yes! Ill be in your care!

Haru, whose eyes are shining, and Nell, who is full of motivation, have begun to walk to the training ground of the knight order. I could only watch them from behind with Chinatsu. Lets assume the worst case and be ready to use recovery magic instantly, yeah.

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As soon as we moved to the training ground, the knights who were training moved away with perfect coordination. That coordination was very natural. They sure are experienced.

Oi, you know what? It seems theres a reckless person who will do a mock battle with Nell-danch.

There you go joking again, I wont be fooled. Theres no such person in this country. No matter how big a country is, they wont attack if theres Nell-danch here. Only a naive conceited person or a suicidal person who wants a grand death will challenge her.

Well, theres even a rumor that the King cant go against her. I guess the only person who can complain to her is Joseph-sama, huh?

I also heard a rumor that she can rival the Demon King. Moreover, thats the Great Eight Demons class.

Ohh, its scary that Im convinced without doubting it. Has anyone seen Nell-danch gets serious?

Nah. Its dangerous to get close when she gets serious.

You have a point.

Even those who were outside the training grounds are gathered here while having such conversations. The crowd of people even attracted the castles servants and soldiers, and by the time Haru and Nell finished preparing, it had become a bit of a festival.

I wonder if its really okay

Um, is Nell-shishou that strong?

When I was sighing while looking at the onlookers, Chinatsu asked me so anxiously.

Hmm? You dont know that even though you are her disciple?

Well, in fact, Ive only recently formed a master-disciple relationship and I havent fought her yet. I just moved from the castle to the knights headquarters here.

Ah, I see.

That means, Chinatsu will see hell after this, huh. Lets pray for her while I can. No, even Nell wont kill her disciple in normal times, I hope so. Yeah, lets treat her kindly even if its only me. Lets do so.

Im sure youre aware that Nell is the most powerful person in Adelheit, right?

Yes. The knights around me taught me that I should never go against her.

Yeah, youd better do that. Basically, that woman wont say anything wrong, so just do that.

Y-Yes

Nell now has a noblewoman etiquette and a graceful atmosphere. She also acted as a knight leader and is respected. But, she was a tomboy and emotional when she was an adventurer with me, so she caused a lot of problems. I will skip the details, but it was at the level of destroying a country.

A country!?

Yes, a country. Back then, I think Nell was still in her early teens. Now she has mellowed considerably. Although, now that she is no longer honest with herself, making her more difficult to deal with.

To be honest, even I dont want to fight her head-on. Her power and battle sense is better than me after all. Its still easier to deal with the Demon Kings army alone.

She sure is different than she was in the past. She can regulate her power better than in the past. She also can control her emotions better than in the past.

Yes, than in the past. However, I will go easy on you, so come at me, even if a speaking nuclear says so, I cant trust it. My current state of mind is like that.

S-Say, Haruna will be okay, right? She wont get hurt or anything, right!? Nell-shishou said that she wont fight back, right!?

Lets pray to God. I hope that it ended with only injury.

Haru, come back alive. Thats todays assignment.