Episode 9 The Second Installation
「――It's done ......!」
The bark of a huge tree, probably hundreds of years old, towering in front of him burst open.
The club, which had been constantly bounced off the tree, had bitten deep into the tree, creating a small crater.
This is the basic technique of Azrair's dancing sword art - the "impulse".
It is a technique that transmits kneaded magic power through a weapon as soon as it makes contact with the target.
It is an offensive technique of energy that produces an unthinkable amount of power.
「*pant-pant* ....... Haha....., I did it! I really did it......! Yes!」
If the boys and girls training at the monastery were to see him, they would probably wonder what he was so happy about with such a basic skill, but for the current Kian, he was so happy to be able to do something so normal.
「.......I wonder if I can return to the past with just my magic and memories.」
『What kind of nonsense are you talking about 』
The glasses on the stump beside him made a dumbfounded sound.
The glasses were shimmering weirdly, reflecting the setting sun.
『That's enough, right? I'm getting tired of this. I told you to swing the sword, but I didn't expect you to be swinging it all day.』
「Ehh?」
Now that she mention it, the reflection of the glasses was the dark orange sun.
He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set.
It would not be surprising if the guards came to tell him to go outside to close the training grounds.
「Wow, I was having so much fun practicing that I kept doing it.」
He looks down at the club he's holding and mutters to himself.
Thanks to his usual energy conservation, he had only used about half a bucket of magic power.
He has used up the amount of magic that an average soldier - with a bucket of magic power - consumes in a day.
He used to spend a lot of time on just the basic technique of "impulse".
『So... now that you're satisfied, shall we go to the Adventurer's Guild?』
「Eh, why should I go to Adventure's Guild?」
『To have your adventurer's license renewed, of course.』
「Ah ......」
The glasses continued.
「You are now able to use martial arts with chi. You have spent the day practicing one of the basics. You can crush the skulls of demonic beasts with your humble club. You got it? You are now capable of launching attacks that are dangerous to the demonic beast.」
「It's true that ...... I think I can go one-on-one with a demonic beast now.」
Kian wrinkled his brow as he said this.
（But what if I use up all the magic I have? Can I fight?)
『It's not a question of whether you can or can't fight, but if you let it go this chance, you'll end up in a coal mine or on the Great Ice Wall. There is no other way for you now but to have your revocation revoked. Shouldn't you think about the rest after you get your adventurer's license renewed?』
「............」
Kian was lost.
However, as Glasses said, there is no way to stop the revocation.
Even if it's not a good idea, he should try to talk to them.
If you look at the gouged trunk of the tree, you can see at a glance how dangerous Kian's current attack power is to magical beasts. If you have the magic power, you are no longer at a level where you can simply "Garbage Scavenger".
Kian nodded his head.
「Indeed. You're right. I'll go to the reception now and try to talk to them.」
× x x x
「Huh? What are you talking about, Kian-san? There's no way you can do that.」
At the reception desk of the Adventurer's Guild.
Sophie, the receptionist, made a dumbfounded face when she heard the story from Kian.
「Revoke the cancellation of your adventurer's license? Do you still have the strength to be an adventurer? What nonsense. The guild has decided that you can't be an adventurer, so they're revoking your license.」
From the beginning, Sophie had been making fun of him, and Kian winced.
She was a beautiful woman with chestnut-colored hair tied up in a neat bun, and she looked like an elite.
She was probably more than ten years younger than him, but the atmosphere she wore was overpowering.
Sophie put her elbows on the other side of the window and let out a big sigh.
「You know what, Kian-san? When you're working as an adventurer, you don't have anyone to form a party with daily. You're what we call a soloist.」
「Yes, right. That's right.」
The receptionist held up her index finger.
「In addition to that, you hardly received any defeat quests in the past year. All you have gotten are simple gathering requests. If I were to ask you to go and exterminate a goblin den right now, would you be able to do it?」
「Let's see, ...... If it's goblins, I can have two days to prepare. I've just checked, and it seems that the effects of my healing arts have increased, and I still have magic power, perhaps .......」
「You can't say you can do something you can't do!」
Sophie drowned out Kian's words as if she was annoyed.
She let out another sigh.
She also clicked her tongue.
『OI, that woman just clicked her tongue.」
「What's with you? I want to go home early today. No matter how persistent you are, I can't cancel it. Please use common sense.」
「Umm.......You can at least ask the top to cancel the punishment, can't you? If you can call in a professional staff member and have them watch me use magic in combat, that would be great.」
「I don't know what you're planning, but after you successfully get the punishment revoked, are you going to monopolize the quests for newcomers by staying here all morning? That's something the guild will be banning explicitly soon.」
「No, I won't.」
「Haah? Then how are you going to make a living if you don't collect herbs! Kian-san, you can't use magic and you have no friends. Are you going to force yourself to rush into a goblin extermination solo? Please don't do that, it's more work for us.」
「That's why, first of all, let's see what I can do. I can probably crush the skull of a demonic beast.」
「There's no way you can do that, you can't even strengthen your physical abilities properly!」
While they were arguing endlessly at the counter, a party waiting for their turn behind him seemed to have had enough and walked up to them.
「Oh my, oh my~? That's Kian old man, isn't it!? Why are you fighting with the lady at the reception desk?」
「We've just finished a quest and we're all tired. ...... How many minutes are you going to stick around? Please get out of the way, Kian-san」
「Francisca, Funnelwing......」
A handsome cat-haired man and a flamboyant blonde female sorceress.
He hadn't seen them since that morning on the training grounds when they were being sarcastic.
It seems that it was the "Falcon Clan" that was waiting for their turn behind him.
Funnelwing was followed by Roses-Pitt and that silver wolf girl.
『Serena, I think what she's called. Kufufu, she looks delicious』
The delinquent monk, Roses-Pitt, silently wrinkled his brow the moment he saw Kian's face. He was irritated by the mere sight of him, and his bright red hair was shaking in small increments like a flame.
「Ah, listen here, Funnelwing-san!」
Sophie leans out from the window and asks the cat-haired handsome man for help.
「Kian-san is insisting that I revoke the revocation! He's been insisting for a long time!」
「Haah? I was wondering what you were struggling with, but you were just whining endlessly, weren't you? It's unsightly, Kian-san. Please get out of my way.」
Funnelwing pushed him away with a thud.
The power of the vanguard swordsman pushed him so hard that he couldn't even resist falling backward.
「Kuhh!」
He managed to catch himself, but if he had delayed, he might have hit his head.
「Ouch......」
「Kyahahahaha, that's pitiful!」
「Oh, and more importantly, Sophie-san, what is the progress of the quest you received today?」
「Oh, yes, yes. I'll take out the file. Let's see, "The Falcon Clan" and」
Kian stood up, frowning in pain.
The glasses whispered.
『Hey, put on the glasses, Kian.』
For no reason at all, he instinctively felt his heart skip a beat at those words.
His body instinctively told him that putting on these glasses would solve this situation.
His brain unexpectedly recalled the exhilaration he felt the moment he put on glasses yesterday.
(I ――)
「Unpleasant.」
「Oh? What it is, Serena.」
「Serena-san?」
[What's up, Serena-chi?」
Out of the corner of his eye, Serena is giving the Falcon Clan a sharp look.
「I said it was unpleasant. I've been working with you guys for the past few days, but I don't appreciate you unnecessarily tormenting the weak like this.」
「Huh? What are you talking about, Serena-san?」
「If you, the vanguard, had really pushed him, he could have been badly injured. He was lucky that he was able to catch himself, but if he had delayed, he would have hit the back of his head.」
「That guy was in the way. He wouldn't listen to me, and he was persistent, so it can't be helped」
「That's not the point. If you are a martial artist, you should be aware of how dangerous your techniques are to the general public. It's outrageous to push someone away when you don't care if someone gets hurt.」
「Hee, you're covering for me, aren't you?」
........My thoughts became clearer and clearer.
I felt my eyes become sharp and my expression tightens.
I ran my right hand over my front hairline and scraped up the hair that was in the way.
Kian - he was wearing glasses.
「But there was no need for that. I can take care of myself.」
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