Episode 214
Chapter 7
There is nothing new about this.
Harold, who had been watching Jack from a relatively close distance, could not help but feel flustered now.
When did you get here? How long has it been there?
I didn’t really ask.
I just said this.
“Congratulations.”
“What are you congratulating me on?”
Jack slowly approached Charlotte like that.
The sight of him squatting down by Charlotte’s bedside while she passed out and stroking her hair.
Considering their age, it would be appropriate to consider him as a younger brother, but strangely, he looks like a father with a child.
Harold said.
“I just knocked him out. He seemed to be unable to control himself. And.”
“and?”
“This is a word to the ‘parents’ as an academy instructor, but it seems like Charlotte takes it for granted that she’s raising her innate talents. Wouldn’t it be better to give her a separate warning about this?”
“Innate wisdom?”
“yes.”
“Hmm… I guess I must have gotten to level 4 or 5 of bodybuilding.”
Harold added, glancing at Thanos behind him.
“It seems like he had casted it up to the fourth stage. And I don’t know if you know this, but he had an excessively violent nature. He was almost a murderer who considered killing as his life, but this one also required special attention… … .”
Harold trailed off.
Jack stands up while holding Charlotte.
Because he shook his head quietly.
“I can guess what happened. The direction Charlotte moved, the footprints on the ground, and Thanos’ wounds tell us whether he was conscious or not. It’s probably somewhere in between. Not completely conscious, but not completely conscious either.”
“… … .”
“But you’re still a kid. If you don’t know something, you can learn it. If you make a mistake, you can reflect on it. Even if you look like a murderer, you’re not actually a murderer.”
“Yes.”
Even as he spoke, Harold realized.
Come to think of it, before the Commerce Department was established, Harold was temporarily assigned to the Swords Department, and Jack had a strong influence on that matter.
I didn’t really think much of it as to why it had to be the Swordsmanship Department, but now that I think about it, I guess they wanted a surefire suppressant to stop Charlotte when she went berserk.
Of course, this is my personal opinion, so it may not be the correct answer.
Jack says.
“Like I said before, he’s just a kid. Just a kid with talent. And you and I are adults.”
Jack, holding Charlotte, stops next to Harold.
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“Isn’t that the role of adults? To keep children from going down the wrong path.”
“That’s right. That’s the role of an adult.”
Jack smiles faintly.
“Okay then. Don’t worry about Charlotte, I’ll take care of it.”
He raises his hand and taps Harold on the shoulder.
“Thank you for your hard work. It looks like you have a lot to say, but let’s talk about the rest later.”
So Jack passed by.
After giving Thanos a potion that he took out at some unknown time, he took Thanos with him and went to the campsite… … No.
“… … Where are you going?”
It wasn’t a soliloquy.
Because Benedict and Kieran, the masters of the Continental Battlefield, had approached us before we knew it.
Among them, Benedict said:
“well.”
Kieran also said.
“That’s in the exact opposite direction from the campsite.”
Jack was leading Thanos deep into the mountain, holding Charlotte in his arms.
As Kieran said, the direction is the exact opposite of the campsite.
Oh, really.
Is there a solution?
Harold tilted his head.
* * *
I was holding Charlotte in the princess hug, but it was a bit uncomfortable.
So I carried Charlotte on my back.
After that, he walked with Thanos, whose wounds were all healed by the potion.
Although the mountainous terrain was rugged, my steps never stopped for a moment, and I even found shortcuts as if I knew the geography of this place very well.
Although not mentioned, the Steel Mountains.
This is one of the places I fought so many times in my past life.
Located near the border of the Tulcan Empire and the Teslan Kingdom, this place served as a sort of border.
Simply put, the border between the Tulcan Empire and other kingdoms is drawn based on this Iron Mountain Range.
It’s a mountain range that huge.
I walked and walked like that until I reached a peak.
I slowly looked down from the peak where the moonlight was pouring down, too bright to be considered night.
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‘It’s still the same here.’
Should I call it a memory?
No, memories are a bit inappropriate.
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Just one of the places I sometimes come to take a break from fighting and fighting.
If you wake up here in the morning, you can see the sun rising over the horizon.
When your heart becomes richer on its own.
Of course, it was night now, so there was no sun.
Slowly, I lowered my gaze.
precipice.
Hundreds of human presences can be felt at least a few hundred meters below.
They’re not some remnant of the Tulcan Empire or any of its knights or anything like that, they’re just academy students and instructors.
They looked like ants, and beyond them there was nothing but bushes.
Still, it is quite a sight to behold.
Why, there is something like that.
The comfort of seeing something that tastes bland, that kind of thing.
He said that as if he had been admiring the scenery for a moment and had forgotten about it.
“How long are you going to pretend to be out of your mind?”
“… … .”
Charlotte’s body, which had been burying her face in my back, flinches and trembles.
Hey, he’s been conscious for about 10 minutes now, but he keeps pretending to be lost.
“I don’t intend to bother you, so open your eyes.”
Only then does Charlotte stir.
Then he let out a brief exclamation of admiration at the sight I had seen.
“Wow… … .”
like this.
He gestured to Thanos, who was behind him, to come over.
Then the boy carefully moves his teacher, who is sitting on his shoulder, one step at a time, as if he is carrying a treasure chest.
Oh, really.
These guys are so good at joking around everywhere else, so why are they acting like this in front of me?
anyway.
I put Charlotte down next to me and sat down.
Thanos, who is quick-witted, also sits down accordingly.
Together, we looked out at the vast forest.
It was after about three minutes of silence that I opened my mouth.
“I think you can control the Pianhua freely now, right?”
“… … Not that I can do it freely. It’s a bit… … complicated.”
It’s complicated… … .
I didn’t bother asking again.
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Charlotte has done a good job of completing the homework I gave her.
“If you can’t control it completely yet, hold back for now and if you feel something coming, tell me. Our innocent Thanos almost went to heaven.”
Charlotte bows her head.
Then he reaches out and grabs Thanos’ thick hand, and says softly, “I’m sorry.”
Thanos’ expression was absolutely amazing.
An expression that seemed like it didn’t know what to do, whether to say it was okay or to get angry.
Pick smiled and patted Charlotte’s head.
I’ve said it countless times, but I’m not stupid.
Since Charlotte might have a fit at any moment, I take precautions.
That’s why I brought Harold, a member of the Swordsmanship Department, and other Master Mana users along on the field trip. To be exact, it’s one of the reasons.
I looked blankly at Charlotte.
“Don’t be impatient.”
“……yes?”
“You and Cell are different.”
Charlotte flinched and trembled at my words, which seemed to pierce her.
In the Marquisate of Valanti, Charlotte fought Cell. And lost.
This wasn’t the usual Charlotte, but rather, she was in a state of ecstasy.
We’re kids who think of each other as competitors, and it might be a more sensitive topic than you think, so we just didn’t mention it, but I think it’s time to do something about it now.
“As you and Thanos know, Cell is a dragon. Do you know what the characteristics of a dragon are?”
“… … Isn’t that a command?”
Master of magic.
Obviously, speaking is a trait unique to dragons.
But that’s not the answer I was hoping for.
“Dragon’s early growth is overwhelmingly faster than that of any other creature. It’s so fast that it’s almost embarrassing to compare them.”
I am not exaggerating.
The dragon’s growth rate is so incredible that it cannot be mentioned enough.
Cell, who is still a young dragon, is a 4-circle mana user at the age of only 10.
Even if you do nothing in that state.
If you do absolutely nothing and just breathe, you can become a master within a few decades.
That cell met me.
I will teach Cell and make him a master before he turns twenty.
It may seem impossible, but well.
It is definitely possible.
Because Cell is a dragon.
And I, um.
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Because it’s me.
Anyway, a dragon with an overwhelmingly fast initial growth rate and a monster-like large vessel met me, a ‘good teacher’.
That’s why I was able to defeat Charlotte when she was in a state of peace.
Does that mean Charlotte is lacking?
That’s not it.
“You are a vampire. The king of vampires, and the last remaining true ancestor in the world.”
If Charlotte could naturally control the activation of the Pianhua, and even regain full sanity while in the Pianhua state.
Surely Charlotte could have become a Master before she turned 20.
Without going too far, Charlotte was also a 4-circle mana user.
Wow, but you raised two circles in an instant with Pianhua?
It’s good, it’s good.
He laughed bashfully.
“In fact, it doesn’t have to be now for you two to become stronger. This goes for you too, Thanos.”
“… … .”
“There may be a hierarchy between the two. For a while, it may be possible to establish who is stronger and who is weaker. But that is different from being hasty.”
This is really complicated.
I decided to bring up a story that I had been trying not to bring up if possible.
“Don’t use me as your role model.”
“……yes?”
“Competing, competing, ranking, and feeling the sense of accomplishment that comes from winning are all great. But the ultimate goal doesn’t have to be me.”
