Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Lilia
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Chapter 38 – After the Incident③/ An Outdoor Class that’s Slightly Extreme
The school had been destroyed, but we already rebuilt it.
When I reported the news, the people from Adventurer School Federation said “Ehh…” with a disgusted tone.
Why did they react like that?
I made sure to repair it back to exactly how it was, so I did a great job, right?
“It seems that class can resume next week.”
The vice principal handed me the letter from the federation with a wry smile.
“The school has just been fixed after all,” said the vice principal, and she sounded like she was being considerate toward us.
“Well, considering the progress of the curriculum, I think we can even take a year off if the goal is just having them learn enough for graduation.”
The pace of classroom lectures was fast, and their practical skills were already able to easily clear the expected standard.
Of course, I still had to teach them the rules and behavior of actually working as an adventurer.
Those girls definitely still have many things to learn.
……And even after taking that into account, they could still graduate within schedule easily even if we took a year off.
“Also Haruto-kun, there’s a letter from Cadenta-san.”
“From Cadenta? ……Ah~ I see.”
I was confused for a moment, but I soon understood.
I took the envelope that was offered to me, opened it, and took a quick look at the contents.
And as I expected, it was a letter I knew would arrive soon.
“It’s about cleaning up the demonic realm, isn’t it?”
“Yes…ah, that’s right.”
I felt a light bulb flashing in my head.
This might be useful for teaching those three!
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“And so, we’re having outdoor class for today.”
When I told the vice principal about my idea, she gave me permission without any hesitation.
I and Erin’s group, who were wearing their uniforms, had traveled by horse carriage to the countryside.
“Okay, everyone’s here.”
I looked around at the faces of the four girls.
They were Erin, Sharon, Kuyumi, and Mariemaia.
“U-um, is it really okay? I don’t think someone like me could help with Haruto-san’s class…”
“No no, there’s no way that’s true.”
It was really helpful to have her around.
Just that absurd immortality magic would ensure the safety of students, so I could even take them to dangerous places.
“Please let me see your power, Mariemaia-san.”
“You’re right. I’m curious about it♡”
“Ha-hawawa…”
Being stared at by Sharon and Kuyumi, Mariemaia pulled my elbow to hide behind.
If anything, I felt like the pressure they emitted became greater after she did that.
“You got along well in the carriage, right? So stop bullying her already.”
When I gently warned them, the two agreed.
Erin, who was watching with a knowing smile, also nodded.
Come to think of it, I wonder how they became friends? Mariemaia was always chatting with Erin since the beginning of our departure.
If anything, I was really happy to see that Mariemaia, who was more of an introverted character, seemed to be having fun.
It was a good journey except for the fact I wasn’t included in their conversation at all.
She’s really grown, I thought as I watched the girl I once admired with a warm feeling.
After noticing my gaze and staring back at me, she had a surprised expression on her face.
“Ah… now that I look properly, Haruto-san is dressed like a teacher…!”
“I AM a teacher.”
What did she see me as?
Oh well. I pulled out the letter I received from Cadenta from my jacket pocket.
“The reason for everyone coming here is to complete the request that was addressed to me from the Tail Kingdom’s army.”
After holding the letter up, I poured magic power into it and evaporated it.
I have already memorized the contents, and in order to maintain confidentiality, burning it was a quick and reliable method.
“When that Dangoon bastard was escaping, it seemed that one of the demon realms he deployed was a nest of creatures, according to what Cadenta found. My mission is to find the owner of that nest.”
“Isn’t the owner of the nest already running away~?”
Kuyumi’s question came from someone who knew the situation well, so I inwardly clicked my tongue.
Living organisms that came into contact with demon’s miasma generally sensed that they were in danger and would leave the area.
Even if they weren’t humans who had a sense of reason, wild animals still had survival instincts.
“Of course that’s a possibility, but the nest that Cadenta discovered belonged to a large dragon species.”
“……Aah, I see, I see. Since it’s a large dragon species, there should be sightings if it did escape♡”
If it really managed to escape without being found by anyone, that would be fine. It would really save me a lot of work.
But Cadenta, I, and Mariemaia all had a hunch that wouldn’t be the case.
This kind of hunch could be chalked up to a matter of experience.
“Hey, that’s something we haven’t learned yet… right?”
At that moment, Sharon, who was confused by the story, asked me.
She was really a great student to ask the teacher such a helpful question.
“Aah, sorry about that. You’re right. I’m sure I haven’t taught you about the miasma that demons deploy in lectures yet.”
The other two already knew as if it was obvious, but it must be the result of self-study prior to enrolling in the school.
Perhaps self-study wasn’t a correct term… maybe more like education or training from their families.
“Demon miasma is generally extremely dangerous to non-demonic lifeforms. Do you know the specific danger… or rather, what happens to the lifeforms that come in contact with miasma?”
When I asked, Erin suddenly raised her hand.
I nodded and encouraged her to speak.
“Most of the time, they would die.”
“That’s right.”
The words “most of the time” made me smile.
As expected of the SwordX family. They educated their people well.
In most cases, lifeforms that failed to escape from the demon realm and came into contact with miasma would end up dead.
Their bodies couldn’t take it and they would die from organ failure. Even humans weren’t an exception: they would end up a blackened, crushed lump of flesh.
“Amazing, to think you already knew this much…”
“Mariemaia-san also knew about it, right?”
“I-in my case, I didn’t know at first, but I saw it many times, so…”
Said Mariemaia as she let out a friendly laugh.
But Erin, who brought up the topic, clearly became a little creeped out.
Well, my party did enter well-developed demon realms pretty regularly.
“……Hm, huh, then what is this request for? Is it to search for the corpse of the escaped dragon?”
After chewing over the content and understanding it, Sharon tilted her head.
“Well, it would be better if it’s already dead. The request this time is in anticipation of a case if that doesn’t happen.”
It would be good if it was already dead. I would just mourn for it.
However, there were exceptions to everything.
“There are cases where the lifeforms that came in contact with miasma didn’t die, but instead adapted to it and turned violent. Looking at the traces, that seems to be the case this time. If left alone, it will eventually attack humans, so it has to be dealt with with the highest urgency.”
“……!”
Those who adapted to the demon miasma would become what could be called a pseudo-demon.
They had similar characteristics to demons and would actively attack humans.
Therefore, I had to find my target in the mountains spread out before me as soon as possible.
“It’s been a while since I used presence detection magic, but…”
“It’s over there♡”
Before I could do anything, Kuyumi pointed to the depths of the mountain.
I saw a dark road with beast trails leading through dense trees.
“Eeh…? Are you also good at this stuff? It seems there’s nothing you can’t do.”
“There are many things I can’t do♡ It’s just that I’ve increased the things I can do♡”
She said something that sounded like the truth of the world.
“Then let’s get moving. Mariemaia.”
“Ah, yes. ‘Go to a journey’ ‘‘people’s wishes’ ‘I am the eternal guide’ ‘may everyone gather together and create hope’ DRIVE.”
The barrier deployed with a sound and surrounded the three students and Mariemaia.
……Was it really okay to use a new game plus only skill like this?
No, well, it was fine to use a skill you already had, concept wise, but you see, it wasn’t a new game plus for us yet, you know?
“Sensei. Did you call Mariemaia-san just for this purpose?”
Perhaps because this OP shield was being used too conveniently, Sharon looked displeased.
There’s no way I could admit that. I shook my head.
“No no, that’s definitely not it. We originally intended to go, just the two of us. Cadenta also wrote that we should go while Mariemaia is still in the capital.”
It was partly because it had been a while since we last traveled together.
But as expected, the efficiency was completely different depending on whether Mariemaia was there or not.
“Ah…”
At that moment, everyone’s feet stopped at the same time.
Something black was falling on the beast’s trail that we were walking on. It wasn’t immediately visible since it was a shadow, but it was quite large for an animal.
It was shaped like a boar so big that usually one would be prepared to die if they ever encountered one.
“……Sensei♡”
“You don’t have to help. The three of you just need to stay inside the barrier.”
When I looked closely, I saw its shadow was sinking into a pool of blood.
There were holes all over its body. It wasn’t something a wild animal could do.
Anxiety swelled inside me.
Gazes pierced through the shadows of the trees all over the forest, and right after that, they flew straight at me.
The things that appeared── were young dragons that were about the size of an elementary school child.
However, ominous rays were engraved on their body, indicating they were individuals affected by miasma.
“They are children…?!”
“I see, since there was a nest, it meant even children were affected…!”
Behind me, Erin and Sharon shared their speculations.
As I decapitated the young bodies, I was convinced by the sensation.
──No, it wasn’t that these younglings adapted to miasma.
“Mariemaia, prepare for that. Can you do it while maintaining the barrier?”
“Ah…Y-yes!”
They, no, it seemed to understand the effective method to kill.
It was to swarm at the target.
At that moment, a particularly large shadow spread across the ground.
Looking up, the students were at a loss for words, but Mariemaia calmly straightened her hair that had been messed up by the wind.
It was a large dragon species that was probably the owner of the nest. It was nearly 30 meters tall.
But what really caught my eye were the younglings that were constantly being born from its abdomen.
It seemed it had acquired such an ability to quickly expand its combat power.
It was probably pregnant when it adapted to miasma.
That was why it ended up like that after its ability to have children improved.
What needed to be done wasn’t just extermination, but annihilation that wouldn’t leave even a trace of them behind.
“Haruto-san!”
Mariemaia reached out to me from inside the barrier.
Amidst the storm of overflowing younglings attacking me, I also extended my hand toward her.
Light emerged between our hands.
Our powers met each other and recombined.
……While I was trying to figure out what I could do as the Descendant of the Hero, I realized something.
It was that my (Haruto)’s body specs were completely self-sufficient.
I could prepare as many weapons as necessary.
There was no need for buffs since the firepower was plenty. The body would also deflect debuffs.
The best solution for most situations was to rush into the enemy camp alone and swing my sword around.
It honestly made me feel like I was being bullied by the lack of variety.
The most efficient way to generate firepower was to use Noble Link while chaining techniques, but I had no techniques to be chained.
Or rather, I couldn’t even use Noble Link for some reason.
However, there were exceptions to everything.
I tried many ways of chaining my techniques together, but it didn’t go well because I was trying to add techniques to independent abilities.
So I could just make abilities on the premise they would be casted together from the beginning, and clean everything up together.
After I said that, the magician put things together in one night.
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Beyond Erin’s group’s gaze:
Beneath the sky, which was about to be covered by countless younglings, the Descendant of the Hero and the Girl of Destiny reached out to each other and united their wills.
“ ‘Ahead is land of carnage’.”
Mariemaia sent out magic power to Haruto while chanting.
Haruto built up the magic power transferred from her within his body and returned it.
“ ‘Curse of Complete Destruction’.”
This procedure, which past Haruto had to keep reminding himself was just a procedure, now felt comfortable to Haruto, as if it was a casual chat.
It was probably because his way of thought had changed.
“ ‘Thou are well-intentioned slaughterers’.”
Mariemaia called to Haruto.
“ ‘I am the malicious savior’.”
Haruto answered the call.
“ ‘May the will of steel be fulfilled’.”
The girl who stood in the midst of destiny gave her power to the supreme warrior.
“ ‘For that purpose, please offer your blessing’.”
If so, the warrior would respond to all expectations and prayers directed toward him.
““──LINK DRIVE!””
It was a combat power that required two people to activate.
It was an enhanced version in which Haruto’s [Salvation Device (Fake)] was expanded to a limited extent.
The sword in his hand turned into the Hero’s Sword and light was scattered over a wide area.
The unidentified light burned out all life, caused the vegetation to die, and the younglings flying around were destroyed and evaporated.
Even Haruto’s body wasn’t an exception, and the world itself was greatly damaged.
The only safe people were the four people inside the barrier deployed by Mariemaia and the dragon that screamed in the sky.
But in a moment that was less than a second, both Haruto and the world were repaired by Mariemaia’s hands.
As long as her companion wasn’t exhausted, her light wouldn’t let him go.
As long as there was an enemy to slay, his sword would remain for her sake.
Those who drank with evil.
Those who were connected to demons.
Know that the scythe of the god of death was already upon you.
Combined active skill [Annihilation Messiah] was activated.
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