Advance Preparation (3)
“Buy some dried fruit! It’s sweet, delicious, and perfect for travel!”
“The carriage to the capital will be leaving soon! Hurry up, there are only a few seats left!”
“Oh my, this is too expensive. Can you lower the price a little?”
Heinz was walking down the street in the middle of the city.
The barrier set up in the Forest of Demons has handed over control to Hans, who has now come out to see other things.
Even if all the materials obtained from the Buncheonhoe and those brought by Harley were used, there was no problem in obtaining materials thereafter.
Hans couldn’t just go outside, but he had countless undead to serve as his hands and feet.
‘As long as the fragments of the Immortal King are not directly exposed. No matter how great the saint’s abilities are, it is impossible to monitor the entire continent and identify each and every undead.’
The fragments were so distinct in their characteristics that they were difficult to hide, but a simple black magic concealment field was sufficient for the undead under his command.
The reason Heinz, who was moving towards his destination, stopped by here was because there were people who suddenly came to mind.
The city of La Perla, the Kingdom of Thalia, located in the western part of the continent.
It was the city where I was separated from the siblings I had met in Ajantu.
‘It’s been about 7 months since we broke up. Time flies so fast, it’s already been that long.’
Because three days on Earth equal one month here.
Of course, he felt the passage of time, as his alter ego, Heinrich, was still staying in Outerica and training.
The problem is that the feeling is not great because we are so focused on the daily repetitive training within the church.
‘Certainly, vampires are occasionally seen here as well. They are not as active as Ajantu, but they seem to be a bit more reserved.’
Through transcendent synesthesia and “seeing through”, I could sense vampires all over the city.
But Heinz paid them no mind and walked confidently along.
Because there was no longer anyone who could see through his “concealment”.
Unless it’s the Holy Blood.
“Kyahahahaha~”
“Raphi! It’s dangerous to run like that!”
While walking around like that, looking around.
As the siblings approached the grocery store where they had entrusted their belongings, a little girl suddenly jumped out from around the corner.
“···Huh?”
Heinz, who had noticed the approach long ago, naturally dodged, but the child, who was surprised, tried to stop in that spot and ended up tripping.
“Ehh—?”
“Raphi!”
A situation where you can fall and get seriously injured due to the inertia of running towards you.
But before the child even hits the floor.
Talk—
Heinz, who had naturally accepted it, gently placed it down on the floor.
“···huh?”
It was such a natural movement that even the child involved only blinked.
As if nothing had happened.
“Raphi! I told you to be careful because it’s dangerous!”
A boy who had been running up from behind scolded the girl and looked at her worriedly to see if she was hurt anywhere.
And then I let out a sigh of relief when I confirmed that there was nothing wrong.
“Ah! Thank you! Thanks to you, Raphi didn’t get hurt. Now, Raphi. Should I say hello too?”
“···Cool.”
At the boy’s urging, a child who looked to be about four years old glanced around and nodded.
Then he hid behind the boy and peeked out his eyes.
“I’m sorry, my child is a little shy. Thank you again.”
The boy bows again to express his gratitude.
I’m glad you’ve been doing well.
“It’s okay, Aaron. I guess nothing has happened.”
“···Uh, yes? Do you know me···?”
“······.”
Just when I was about to feel disappointed that he had already forgotten me, I suddenly realized that my face had changed from before.
Its skeleton changed through “hybrid evolution” and it grew into a true-blooded being, and crucially, it touched its face to eliminate its connection with the main body.
“Um… It’s Heinz. His face has changed a bit due to various things that have happened.”
Before you come, turn your face back.
It’s too late now, so I can only say that.
“···Are you really an old man?”
“okay.”
“······.”
I guess it’s hard to believe.
At that moment, I was wondering what to do…
Wow—
“mister-!”
Aaron came to me, sobbing.
‘You believe me quicker than I thought.’
Heinz lightly patted Aaron on the back.
After a brief reunion, Aaron took the hand of Raphi, the only daughter of his uncle’s grocer, and led the way.
“If you know that you’re here, you’ll be surprised too! I’ve been waiting for you for so long, but it’ll be fun to think that you won’t even recognize me when you actually meet me!”
“Hmph hmph~♪”
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Aaron is excitedly chatting away, and Raphi is holding his hand and shaking it back and forth.
I heard that you were in charge of raising the child before you broke up, and it seems like you’ve become quite close since then.
The grocery store we arrived at like that.
Diana was already looking this way while organizing the items on the counter.
“Sister! Who am I···”
“mister-!”
Suddenly— boom!
Before Aaron could finish speaking, Diana ran over and was held in Heinz’s arms.
The siblings look exactly alike, burying their faces in each other’s arms with tearful faces.
“···No, how did you know right away, Sister?”
Except that Diana recognized it immediately.
As soon as he felt someone coming out of the store, Heinz quickly pulled his hood up.
“Diana! What’s going on… Huh?”
“Hello, Mr. Bolt. It’s been a while. This is Heinz.”
Diana calmed down by naturally greeting Bolt, who came out in surprise.
And as I moved with the kids, I asked her a question I had been curious about.
“Um… It doesn’t smell like blood like before. But it smells like you… Uh, I don’t know how to explain this. I just knew it.”
It was shocking to me that Diana recognized Heinz right away.
Because it meant that I had seen through this “concealment”.
‘If there’s no smell of blood, then the fact that they’re vampires is well hidden. They’ve definitely focused on hiding that.’
However, the fact that he was able to see through Heinz’s “concealment” to some extent, which meant that his ability was greater than expected.
It means that if you raise him well, he will become a great person.
“We’re doing well. In the morning, I go to the tutoring center with Aaron to learn how to write and calculate, and in the afternoon, I help out at the store. He said I don’t have to do that, but I want to help out in some way.”
Still, it seemed that he spent his free time once every two or three days at the cram school reading books or something.
Fortunately, the siblings’ uncle seemed to be keeping his promise.
“I stopped by because I thought of you while I was passing by, and I’m glad to see that you’re doing well.”
“Hehe, it’s all thanks to you, sir. How have you been?”
Diana didn’t say much about her changed face.
Since you know that Heinz is a vampire, you probably don’t mind that much of a change.
“Hmm… yeah. It wasn’t bad.”
Because there were various achievements.
Also, the goal has become clear.
Afterwards, he spent the day buying delicious food for the three children, including Raphi, and sharing his memories, and gave some money to Bolt, the siblings’ uncle.
The separation that came again like that.
“Sir, take care—!”
“Come again!”
“Papa~♪”
But perhaps because it was the second time, the children did not cry this time but waved their hands cheerfully.
‘Then let’s go and check out the situation for a moment.’
Leaving the city, Heinz headed towards his original destination.
Heinz was very busy growing Heterosis on Earth, but he was able to take some time off by taking advantage of the time difference with the other world.
If you just collect information little by little, it won’t take that much time.
The reason why he does this.
Even while training in the Great Temple to become a knight, Heinrich was able to make friends with many people.
Among them were many who had participated in the expedition to subdue the Immortal King, and through them I was able to hear in detail about what had happened during the expedition.
Conflicts with a group of black magicians, friction with vampires and those in power who seem to be under their thumb.
Add that information to Heinz’s experience when he first arrived in Talaria and encountered a female genie near the capital…
‘The Brokoslak Clan’s influence reaches deep into the Kingdom of Thalia.’
A force that has already intervened deeply in politics to the point of exerting influence behind the scenes in a country.
The Brokoslak Clan, a group of vampires that were the origin of the power of Heinz II.
‘This is a very useful pack. It couldn’t be more useful.’
So I came back here in person.
I was thinking of gathering some information before I could properly devour them.
The most likely place for the Brokoslak Clan’s stronghold is Talaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Thalia.
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“Oh? It suits you well?”
“Haha, really? That’s strange. The armor fits my body shape perfectly.”
“It’s no exaggeration to say that the skills of the artisans in our main temple are the best on the continent. It’s nothing more than modifying existing armor to fit your body type.”
Heinrich was wearing the knightly armor he had been given immediately after his appointment.
A smooth armor with a sheen that seems to be a mixture of white and silver.
The inner surface was densely engraved with prayers related to defense and endurance.
“But what about weapons? Usually, by the time you become a Paladin, you’ll know what weapons are right for you, but you were ordained so quickly that you probably don’t know.”
“Yes, I’m using a sword and shield as my basic weapon, and I’m steadily learning other weapons as well···.”
Heinrich’s main skill, “Temple Warrior Combat Technique”, was a practical martial art designed for the chaotic battlefield.
From bare-handed techniques to comprehensive weapon techniques that allow you to pick up and use any weapon.
Once you find a weapon that suits you, you can learn the related advanced weapon techniques, but Heinrich has grown so quickly that he has not yet decided which weapon he will use as his main weapon.
Since there were many retired senior knights at the Roselia Grand Shrine, there was an environment where one could learn all kinds of martial arts from them, who were martial arts instructors.
This means that you can get an education whenever you want.
“Or you can join a paladin order that mainly uses the weapon you want and learn while training with seniors. If you’re lucky, you can even receive guidance from the captain. By the way, have you decided where to join? How about the Silver Wing Paladin order that I’m in?”
The Silver Wing Knights who participated in the expedition to subdue the Immortal King of the Kingdom of Thalia.
This senior was the youngest knight who returned together from the Kingdom of Thalia.
Although I gave him advice from time to time and paid attention to him in many ways, I still didn’t want to have his freedom restricted by officially joining the Knights Templar.
“Rather than joining the Knights Templar… I would like to wander the continent, help those in need, and teach them the teachings of the Lord.”
“Hmm, you want to become a free knight?”
He nodded with an ambiguous expression.
“Well, it’s a good thing to spread the word of the Lord. It’s not recommended because it’s hard and dangerous. After all, it’s easy for heretics to target you.”
“I guess so. But I have no intention of giving up.”
“In that sense, even a free knight can become one if he passes certain criteria. It would be difficult at your current level.”
For Heinrich, who had just been ordained as a knight, this was a goal that would still take time to achieve.
At his growth rate, he could reach it in no time.
“It’s back to weapons again. First, you have to decide on your main weapon before you can learn advanced weapon techniques. For the time being, you will be temporarily assigned to various knight orders for training purposes, so think about it carefully.”
As he said, Heinrich had to learn the job by being assigned to several different places for a while.
As there were many knight orders in the Roselia Grand Shrine, their main tasks were also varied.
There were groups of knights who were given various tasks such as subduing warlocks or demon followers, hunting dangerous monsters, and protecting specific areas or factors.
Of course, the first place that newbie Heinrich was assigned to was the place with the most basic tasks.
“The work we’re assigned is the most important! Of course, there are a lot of strong people staying here, but that’s no reason to let our guard down. It’s our job to thoroughly guard so that no accidents occur!”
The first training ground was the Skyshield Knights, who were in charge of the outer defense of the Roselia Grand Shrine.
The senior knights who were in charge of guiding him constantly emphasized the importance of the work they had been given.
“This is the heart of the sect, the Great Temple of Roselia! Naturally, the heretics will use all means at their disposal to tarnish the name of the sect. If you allow even the slightest opening, they will rush in like a swarm. You cannot let your guard down for even a moment!”
But fortunately, nothing happened during Heinrich’s stay.
Next, I joined the Sun Wolf Knights who guarded the area around the Holy Land, but even then, I was safe.
In fact, as it was the heart of the Jushin Sect, one of the largest powers on the continent, it was normal for nothing to happen.
After a few months of learning the job and devoting myself to training,
During that time, I was also able to become familiar with the “Blessing: Leap” I received during the inauguration ceremony.
A great blessing that allows you to jump through space at will within a set total distance limit per day.
You could move a limited distance at once, or split it up and use only as much as you needed.
There is a cooldown of several minutes for consecutive uses, so there are limits to how many times you can use it during a battle, but there is no better technique to use as a last resort.
The distance I could travel in a day was not that great, but this was gradually increasing through training.
Later on, you might even be able to jump over continents.
Another benefit was that my thoughts on my primary weapon changed.
‘I have 「Boneless」 and it has growth acceleration and correction effects, so is there really a need to limit the weapon?’
Of course, if you focus all your energy on just one thing, the effect will be greater.
But if you were to ask Heinrich to choose just one weapon that suited him, it would be true that he would tilt his head.
No kidding, it really felt like that.
I couldn’t tell if it was the influence of “Mugol” or if it was his nature from the beginning.
‘In that case, let’s just learn them all. For now, let’s focus on the most commonly used swords and shields. If we learn them like this, they’ll all be useful later on.’
Since he had “super recovery”, it was a problem that could be easily solved by reducing his sleep and leisure time.
During that time, I learned swordsmanship from the Sky Shield Knights and spearmanship from the Sun Wolf Knights.
“Wow, I never thought you’d learn it so quickly. I’ve heard a lot of rumors, but it really is as good as it sounds.”
“Hmm… I guess I won’t die anywhere if I go to this point. Now that you’ve mastered the basics, don’t be too proud.”
Whenever I had time, I would visit martial arts instructors, and at the places I stayed afterwards, I was able to learn all kinds of martial arts, including blunt weapons and long swordsmanship.
in result···.
《The entity has achieved enlightenment through repeated training. It acquires the skill “Comprehensive Weapon Technique”.》
It’s been several months since I even gave up sleep and devoted myself to training.
‘I think I know how to handle weapons now.’
Separately from the “Training Techniques of the Holy Warrior”, the understanding of the weapon itself has also increased rapidly.
Now, no matter what weapon you wield, you will be able to use it more skillfully and efficiently.
‘It’s a general-purpose skill with high potential for development. As I become stronger, it will grow together with me. It will also be helpful to other avatars later on.’
Right now, Heinrich is the only avatar that uses weapons, but there’s no guarantee that that will last forever.
When that time comes, it will be possible to prove that the knowledge learned in this best educational environment was not a light opportunity.
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