Translator: Tsukii

Editor: Lilia

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Chapter 41 – Oidon Visits ¹

The days passed after Sharon wrote a reply to the letter and sent it. Before I knew it, the important day had arrived. 　

“Er~ for today’s class, the person who was about to become Sharon’s fiancé in the past will come to observe the class.”　

During the morning’s homeroom, I was announcing something incomprehensible to my students.　

“Sharon’s fiancé… err, someone who was about to become that in the past, doesn’t that mean he isn’t her fiancé?”　

“Ah, I think I have heard about that person before♡”

　

Both Erin and Kuyumi were confused at the moment, but soon nodded in understanding.

The three of them seemed to have shared their pasts with each other.

Perhaps they talked of their respective childhoods as well.

“I heard he was a strong swordsman, but how is he doing now?”　

“He seems to be currently, um, a paladin.”

“Eeh……?!”

　

Erin was about to fall from her chair while Kuyumi’s eyes widened slightly.

I understand that feeling. Even I was also astonished when I heard that.

The Tail Kingdom had the royal knights they were proud of.　

Unlike the shadowy organization, “Temperance,” that Cadenta led, the royal knights were stars that were publicly active both domestically and internationally.

Among them, the best of the best were the paladins.　

Even in the vast Tail Kingdom, there were only 20 of them, and they served as the trump card of the nation.

I heard that, among the demon realms deployed by Dangoon the other day, in the places out of my and Cadenta’s reach, the paladins were dispatched and they literally crushed the realm.　

I think if they formed a team of multiple paladins, they would be able to take on greater demons.

　

But honestly, I actually don’t know much about paladins; they didn’t really appear in the game after all.　

No well, some of them did appear… and the person who would be coming was one of those people.

“The one who will come to visit is one of the paladins, Sir Topgun Braveheart. Make sure not to be rude.” 　

Sir Topgun Braveheart.　

He was one of the best paladins, and had long black hair and wore a sweet façade.

He appeared as Sharon’s fiancé in the game sequel’s scenario that I was familiar with.

However, his name was so cool, compared to his actual character, that he earned the fan-nickname of “Sir Out-named,” though. ²

Indeed, he also appeared in the game.　

I should have guessed the moment Sharon mentioned he was a candidate to be her fiancé.

In the game version, Sir Braveheart was handsome but his personality sucked. Still, he was so strong unlike what his personality suggested, thus making him the superior version of game version Haruto.　

Well, I guess it wasn’t a completely superior version, since his personality still sucked.

How to say it, it was as if Haruto became properly strong, so he became actually annoying to deal with?

No good, no matter how I put it, it only becomes an insult.

The Sharon in this world had no fiancé, so I completely forgot about it.　

I thought since she didn’t have one, she might have one in the future.

But to think the engagement had already broken down in the past… the original scenario was already torn to pieces.

Why were you doing this to me?!

“Uhih~ a paladin, huh. Their armor looks cool, don’t you think? But I guess he won’t be coming wearing armor after all.”　

“Hm, has Erin ever met paladins?”

When I asked Erin with a knowing tone, she scratched her cheek awkwardly.　

“Ahahah… Err, both my eldest and second brothers are technically paladins after all.”　

“Eeh, is that so.”

“Eeh, really?!?!”

Sharon’s surprised voice was drowned out by a stupidly loud voice of surprise from me.　

Really?! I didn’t know that!

I heard they had high status, but they were actually paladins?!　

There weren’t many paladins appearing in the game version, so I thought those two might be ones, but that was just my imagination…!

“W-why is Teach’ that surprised?”　

“Ah… aah, see, I’ve met some paladins before, but I never met Erin’s brothers among them.”

I quickly made up an appropriate reason.　

Although it wasn’t the reason I was surprised, it was definitely not a lie.

I really met paladins face to face before.

“Ah~ that one can’t be helped. My brothers really only have their names registered to the title after all.” ³　

“Eeh…?”

Why was the symbol of the protector of the nation being registered only by name…?　

“W-well anyway, Sir Braveheart is scheduled to arrive in a little while. Should we decorate the classroom?”　

“Don’t even think about it.”

Sharon glared at me with half-lidded eyes, which made me shrug.　

As expected, I wouldn’t try something like that toward a paladin.

But I still didn’t know why he was coming here in the end.　

I had a bad premonition, or rather, certainty.

It was definitely a hassle.

　

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Then after the homeroom finished, it was time for the guest to arrive.　

I, the three students, and the vice principal were waiting for Sir Braveheart at the main gate.

“Ah, I think that’s the one.”　

There was a silhouette of a figure on horseback approaching.　

It seemed he didn’t come riding a carriage, but a horse.

As I was thinking it was a very fast horse, it came closer and closer.

“……A~ah?”

If I looked closely, it was at a distance where I could clearly see the figure on the horse.　

So I turned to look at Sharon next to me.

I could tell that my face was also stiff.

“Is that really him?”　

“Eh, what do you mean…?”

It seemed Sharon hadn’t seen it yet.　

But as it got closer, the atmosphere became heavier and heavier.

“What does that mean…?”　

“We’re the ones here who want to ask.”

“As expected, we want to believe it’s the wrong person♡”

　

Riding on the horse was a thick, round shape with a vertical shadow.

How to say this… it was a man with a body like an aspiring sumo wrestler.

He was only about as tall as my shoulder, so his eye level should be closer to that of the students’.　

His plump, stocky body would be better described as a sphere.

He had a mysterious hairstyle similar to a “regent” hairstyle, like a pompadour, but its tip was sharp like a knife. ⁴

“Who is that?”　

“I don’t know. Or rather, I never even met him in person before… but he’s actually something like this…?”

Both my question and Sharon’s answer had a dumbfounded tone.　

But reality wouldn’t wait.

The horse finally came in front of us, slowly slowed down, and the chubby man dismounted.

Was that a knight? It wasn’t actually a big soccer ball?　

Rather, what about his knight uniform? Was it a custom size?

There were already so many things I wanted to ask.

“Oidon is Topgun Braveheart, gonsu.” ⁵　

Moreover, his manner of speech was weird as hell. Screw him.　

Don’t look down on sword and magic fantasy worlds.

Who uses “Oidon” as a first person pronoun, fool.

“……Are you Sir Braveheart?”

“That’s right, gonsu.”

Seriously, who is this guy?　

He was too different from his game version.

“Sharon-dono, Oidon would like to thank you for listening to requests like this, gonsu.”　

“Ah, yes…”

The way he smiled at Sharon made him look like a friendly fellow.　

As I stared at him, question marks filled my head.

Wasn’t he supposed to be tall and handsome with the personality of a scum villain?　

Why did he become a round general?

What was with this curveball? Would people aim for the major league using this man as a finishing throw?

“Fuhn, so you’re Haruto-san.”　

“Ah, yes.”

Suddenly, Sir Braveheart turned to face me.　

As I replied, his gaze turned sharp and he put his hand behind his back.

I braced myself for whatever attack was coming, but-

“Please give me your autograph.”　

The paladin bowed his head vigorously and handed me colored paper.　

Time completely stopped.

The amount of information was too much and it was being poured non-stop, causing not only Erin and Sharon, but even Kuyumi and the vice principal to become completely frozen.

“Eh, ah, err… who should it be addressed to?”　

As I managed to reboot, I received the colored paper.　

“Ah, please write it ‘For Topgun Braveheart-kun’.”　

Wasn’t that for yourself?!　

I silently and casually signed and handed the paper back to him, and he carefully put it away in his bag as if it was his treasure.

“Well, we shouldn’t just stand here and talk, so please come inside… the horse will be guided to the stable using a magic guide rail.”　

“Ooh, thank you very much.”

Following the lead of the vice principal who managed to restore herself, Sir Braveheart walked slowly with his round body.　

As I walked some distance away behind them, Sharon pulled my sleeve.

“Isn’t it some sort of lie for that person to be a paladin?”　

When I drew closer, Sharon whispered in my ear in a low voice.　

However, I shook my head.

“No, I can tell just by looking, he’s extremely strong.”　

“Eehhh…?!”

Even his small gesture showed he was different from an ordinary knight.　

When he took out the colored paper before, I couldn’t help but to brace myself.

Although it was an exaggeration to say I was completely caught off guard, it was not a move I could foresee.

His every movement was rational and I couldn’t see any gap.　

Perhaps it was characteristic of his nature as a knight?

How to say it… I couldn’t tell the difference between his gesture of greetings and the motion of drawing a sword.

“He’s a bit… Yeah, I don’t want to fight him head-on.”　

My swordsmanship was self-styled, so it was inferior to the people who seriously pursued the path of the blade.　

I might win if we fought, but if the battle was limited to sword combat using training swords, I would have a hard time against even Zanba.

In that sense, contrary to his appearance, Sir Braveheart was someone I would definitely want to avoid fighting against.　

It would be fine if I used magic as well… no well, then my opponent could use magic as well.

“I-Is he really that strong…?”　

“I can’t say for certain since I have only seen a little. But that’s the judgment I got just observing him from that interaction, so I think I would be more wary of him if I evaluated even more closely.”

That guy was really strong.　

Since he was a paladin, it wouldn’t be weird to have personally developed a combat magic formula.

“Today’s plan is for class observation, but for the sake of explaining the curriculum, I will also come as company.”　

Just as we arrived at the entrance of the school building, the vice principal spoke.　

However, Sir Braveheart shook his head at those words.

“No no, it’ll be fine to just behave as usual, gonsu. That’s the reason Oidon came here after all.”　

Then he turned around and stared at me.　

“The Descendant of the Hero… Oidon does respect you as a knight, but private and public opinions are separate matters, gonsu.”　

“……So you mean you have a clear purpose for visiting.”

As I stared at him with a half-lidded gaze, wordlessly saying that he should have written that on the letter, Sir Braveheart smiled.　

“It’s not a big of a deal. On behalf of Sharon’s parents… Oidon came to judge whether this is a good place for Sharon to continue learning, gowasu.”　

Uwah, here it was────!!

So it was like that after all!!

I already did that with SwordX!!

I had an extremely sour expression.　

I had enough of this pattern. Erin and Kuyumi were at a loss for words, as if to say, “Not again.”

Sharon’s gaze became sharp and she tensed up.　

From her perspective, I guess she wanted to demand why it should be done now, after all this time.

But before that, Sir Braveheart took out a memo from his pocket.　

He licked the tip of his pen and started writing something.

　

“First of all… Haruto-san is cool, so that’s +100 points, gowasu.”　

“Hey, the grading standard is too loose.”

　

Was that how he became after losing his sweet façade?　

Perhaps having this person to be selected as representative was an unexpected jackpot for us?

Seeing the incomprehensible event suddenly playing out in front of us, we could do nothing but stare stiffly.　

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