Trails with Cuddle-Cuddle Osbon
Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Helen
Read at Watashi wa Sugoi Desu!
Author Note:
It’s about the final task in the first day and the story of the fake and fluffy Mint.
Thanks for the typo reports as always. L
Chapter 30 – Fufufu, son. It’s the May Field Study③ [A]
“Assault Array [Raging Fire]!”
Mysterious power overflowed from the flag that Rean was waving, flowing through ARCUS to Group A.
That power clearly strengthened the attack power unleashed from Alisa’s orbal bow and Elliot’s magic staff, who were supposedly at a disadvantage in terms of their attack power.
“Defensive Array [Iron Will]!”
When Rean waved his flag again, the blow that was supposed to be a direct hit from the Territorial Army soldier became clearly less painful.
It was as if there was an invisible shield that protected Alisa and others.
“Damn it, what the hell is that!”
“He’s just waving a flag, so why can’t our attacks hit them!”
Wrapping the bullets with a flag and parrying the melee attack with a flag pole, Rean blocked the opponent’s attacks.
Although the cloth with the lion emblem on it was made of a special fabric made in Parm, different from conventional cloth, the soldiers and Group A agreed that it was clearly weird for it to be able to block bullets.
The secret lied in the power of ogre and Power of Ashen.
Rean was able to awaken the power of ogre only in a part of his body through his training with Osbon.
It was a simple matter to channel the aura of power of ogre into the flag, and reinforcing it further with the Power of Ashen, he was able to create a flag with such hardness, it that could break other conventional weapons.
As for the array he declared —— it was also an application of power that Osbon referred to as the Brave Order.
He imparted the power of Ashen to his allies through ARCUS, strengthening their attacks and defenses.
What made the Territorial Army soldiers irritated above all, was that Rean didn’t participate in the attacks at all.
“Elliot!”
“Oops, thanks, Rean!”
He blocked the attack that was heading toward Elliot with the flag and bought him time to unleash Arts.
“Alisa!”
“Eh, shoot in that direction, you say…… I see!”
He concealed the aim of Alisa’s orbal bow and used his skillful visual guidance to hit the soldiers of the Territorial Army.
“Emma!”
“Ethereal Blades!”
The swords made of Arts that Emma unleashed passed through Rean like a magic trick and pierced the soldiers beyond.
“Is this absurdity actually happening…!”
In the end, the battle against four soldiers of the Territorial Army was won by four members of Group A of Emma, Alisa, Elliot, and Rean who weren’t the offensive party.
Gaius was having a conversation with Wallace and wasn’t present at the moment.
The reason for this was the Territorial Army soldiers that participated in the training.
“Guh…… kuh, damn it, to be humiliated by these kids……”
One of the soldiers, who was running out of breath and had an angry expression, was one of the men they saw at the casino a while ago.
It was the man who was causing trouble, especially for Gaius and the casino guests.
Rean, who remembered the man’s appearance, told Group A about it, and had Gaius talk with Brigadier General Wallace separately in order to evaluate him.
Gaius himself was quite curious about the reputation of Nord in the Empire, so he left after saying that he would return soon.
In fact, the training session itself didn’t take that long, and regardless of who saw it, it was clear that Group A had an overwhelming victory in the battle.
The insult and the troublesome behavior towards Gaius at the casino angered even Group A, who mostly consisted of calm-natured members.
Regarding the strange feeling about how they felt stronger when Rean waved the flag, Alisa and Elliot came to accept it naturally after they acted together with Rean.
It was just a single day, but it was still a single day.
It could be said that they had learned more about Rean Schwarzer.
They really, really wanted him to stop it, but the fact that it was actually effective made it hard for them to completely deny it.
“I thought it was some sort of event at first, but are you the type who doesn’t have personal preference in weapons?”
“No, the class instructor told me to refrain from fighting as much as possible for the sake of other students’ growth. Besides, there’s also the benefit of ARCUS, which was undergoing the test run in Thors.”
“Fufu, your behavior seems quite provocative despite that, but… the people who can’t ignore the provocation and end up losing are the ones in the wrong.”
“G-General Aurelia ……”
“You should honestly accept it as the result of underestimating opponents because they are children…… and it looks like you went to the Entertainment City during your break time.”
“T-that’s……”
“No, well, I’m not telling you not to gamble. Humans do need breaks, after all. But it’s out of the question if this is the result of that.”
The man glared at the Group A, but Rean hid Emma and others with his flag, drew the attention to himself, and looked down at the man emotionlessly.
His attitude was as if he was saying “Is that all?”
“That boy, Rean Schwarzer’s main weapon is the tachi on his waist…… you ended up in that state even after your opponent held back against you. I guess I need to retrain you a bit. Well, I’ll do that on a later date.”
Saying that, Aurelia told the Territorial Army soldiers who participating in training to be taken to the medical room.
The training was only held by representatives, not all the soldiers were involved.
Rean didn’t mind fighting all the soldiers, and Aurelia also intended to do that at first, but Group A managed to avoid it thanks to their pleas.
The nobleman was angry at Rean and others until the end, but he couldn’t stand up and left with the support of his colleagues.
“So there are people like that in the Territorial Army as well.”
“Things are usually a lot more decent. Well, there are a lot of things going on at the moment. This time I changed the plans and used it as a request for correction, but seeing the result, I think it would be better if I discipline them personally.”
“Hahah, I guess they have my condolences. Also, about the things that going on——”
“Oh, it’s already over?”
Just as Rean was about to ask what Aurelia meant by a lot of things going on at the moment, Wallace and Gaius returned as if they planned it beforehand.
“We were trying to have it done before the two of you finished your conversation after all.”
“S-so that’s why you were so quick on establishing a tactical link.”
“But if you really wanted it to be finished quicker, wouldn’t it be faster if Rean just participated in battle?”
“That’s the homework from Instructor Sara, after all.”
“I thought that only as far as fighting against wanted monsters was concerned……”
“But in that case, what should I do with that training?”
It was certainly not good for Gaius to be the only one who didn’t participate, in terms of task wise.
Aurelia tried to look for a decent soldier of the Territorial Army, but Wallace took a step forward as if to stop her.
“In that case, as someone who also originated from Nord, I will be Gaius’ opponent.”
“……Is it really okay?”
Gaius was a little nervous, which was unusual for him.
Speaking of the Bardias, it was famous for its unparalleled spearmanship.
Rean had no idea how much Gaius was aware of that, but Gaius must have felt the difference in ability between him and Wallace.
“Gaius, should I help?”
“I don’t mind, you know? I would also like to know more about the techniques of Eight Leaves that Her Excellency pays attention to.”
I’m sorry, the things he showed you earlier isn’t Eight Leaves, but a flag.
Emma felt a mysterious sense of guilt for the extremely serious Wallace.
“…………No, I’m sorry, Rean. Can I fight him alone?”
“I don’t really mind. I’ll just purely cheer on for you.”
“Purely.”
“Cheer.”
“Eh, what’s wrong?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
“It’s nothing.”
Alisa and Elliot were staring at the flag Rean was holding, but they weren’t so boorish to retort him here.
Wallace and Gaius agreed and faced each other with spears while the Territorial Army soldiers and Class VII Group A were watching.
“Brigadier General, I have no idea how far I can reach… but I’d like to have a match.”
“Aah, come. Show me that spear you have cultivated in Nord.”
Then the two collided.
As expected, it was hard to win due to the significant difference in skill, but Gaius continued to challenge Wallace for as long as his stamina and willpower allowed him to.
In the end, he collapsed due to exhaustion, but his bravery was commendable, and the remaining soldiers of the Territorial Army and Group A all applauded Gaius’ fight.
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