Chapter 11 (1/2)

eventh Episode 〜 s.h.i.+sho

Translator’s Corner: Mou, I’ve been up all night. It’s past 4 in the morning now. Guess I’ll head to be after this. Enjoy the chapter!

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I thoroughly enjoy the morning scenery, and walk to the open plaza.

There Achilles-san is swinging a black spear around in the plaza, training.

Every time the black spear moves, a faint swis.h.i.+ng sound is made.

“–Oh? It’s early.”

“Achilles-san is early too.”

“It’s my daily routine. Recently I go to the 【Training Course】, like this, it’s practicing the art of the spear before dawn-Humph!”

Achilles-san swings the black spear which is a long metal rod around, repeating the movement of stabbing with the tip.

“Does Shuya also train? There’s a rod and spear there.”

Urged by Achilles-san I look where his eyes pointed.

There are several black spears and iron rods propped up.

A spear. I’ll try it.

“Well then, it’s the first time, for me.”

I picked up the leaning black spear.

Taking a suitable fighting stance, I thrust, and brandish it–

Mimicking Achilles-san’s movement, I move the black spear.

“Ho, amazing. You really are of the vampire lineage; your physical ability isn’t ordinary. The spear is made with heavy tanza steal, yet you’re so “lightly” swinging it around.”

Mm? It’s light.

“This is a heavy metal?”

While I ask a question about my doubt, I brandish the black spear, and thrust several times. My physical ability reinforcement contributes to the fact that it feels light.

“It’s heavy? It’s heavy but this much, it’s stronger than the normal spear. The metal rod and blade are one piece? But, the sharpness isn’t very good……”

Achilles-san points the spear tip here, and talks.

“Certainly……”

The tip is sharp but it’s a flat impression.

The tip of the metal was dulled from use.

Normally, the rod is different from the tip of the spear.

I can’t see a part where the blade was joined to the handle.

I move my eyes from the black spear point to the hand grip. That way I light the black spear with one hand and swing it around to the left and right, extending both arms moving the black spear.

“U〜mu, that speed is enough, but if it’s that, it’s only stabbing.”

“Something is insufficient?”

“That’s so. First of all, the movement that transfers from the lower back to the spear head, look.”

Achilles-san is deliberately making it easy to understand and demonstrates, showing the movements of the stab slowly.

His waist sinks slightly–the action begins.

At first glance…….

It’s a casual movement, but therein was a certain expertise.

Power flows from the lower back with a twist in the waste to transmit the power from the feet firmly planted on the ground. The flow of power pa.s.ses through midline of the abdomen, from the shoulder to the arm, the power was surely transmitted to the fingers grasping the spear.

The black spear is “twisted” being struck forward w

ith a swish.

It’s definitely entirely different.

The movement of the body I was aware of, was the “twisting” of the spear.

“The ‘twist’ is important to thrust. It’s the basic of the spear school.”

“……”Twist” I understand.”

This way, Achille-san first performs the movement striking with the spear, and I imitate tracing the movement–

It’s repeated over and over again.

Being aware of the “twisting” movement permeating the whole body, I understood that the thrust of the spear changed.

Achilles-san conducted the movement of the spear little by little, but I’m firmly making it my own.

To the extent that I forgot the time, while and concentrated and training, results are immediately produced.

I understood the feeling–

※Pikon※ ※Condition for Spear User Met※

※Pikon※ ※<thrusting> Skill Acquired※

“Oh, I seem to have become a spear user. I learned the skill <thrusting>.”

To what I said Achilles-san face showed surprise, stopping the movement of the spear midway, he stared at my face.

“–What? In these few hours? In addition, together with a skill? To change one in ten, if there’s talent and luck, I heard that you can get the skill and Battle Occupation with slight training, but……Never, in front of my own eyes……”

It seems to be unusual.

“Is it that unusual?”

“Ah, it’s unusual. Shuya’s talent is rare, somehow or other, do you have inborn skill?”

“Eh, well……”

It was easy to learn the battle occupation with the permanent skill <natural demon=”” ability=””>……

“I see. If it’s that I can understand. Mimicking my movement, carried out autolysis by slight practice.”

“That’s so. Is it the feeling understood by mimicking the sensation?”

“Humu. Splendid……a cla.s.s up will also probably come quickly…… Let alone full masters.h.i.+p of the wind spear style, even emperor cla.s.s may be easily pa.s.sed.”

Cla.s.s up to wind spear style?

For now, I’ll ask about the details of cla.s.s up.

“Cla.s.s Up? What is that?”

Achilles-san in response to my question, slightly moves his eyebrows, and then began explaining with a feeling that it can’t be helped.

“Did you forget even that?   When oneself accomplishes growth by acquiring experience and various abilities the cla.s.s up, that indicate the battle occupation can change to a new one. The next for spear use will probably be around ‘Spear Dancer’ or ‘Spear Warrior.’ By the way, there are cases where the name of the battle occupations I mentioned may change subtly according to the individual. It’s said if one becomes strong it will change.”

Hoa〜, there’s a time when the name of the battle occupation changes because of the individual.

“Having done that, after all there are other ones? Battle Occupations.”

Of course I felt what Achilles-san said, and turning the black spear in hand, he left the b.u.t.t of the black spear on the surface of the hard stone and answered.

“–You know that? It changes even learning various weapons and magic like the Sword, Axe, Short Sword, Dual Swords. An enormous number of battle occupations are confirmed. One theory is they might exist endlessly. It is said.”

Wow.

“Well, infinite……”

“That’s right. In addition to magic related jobs there battle occupations with names that change depending on race as well. The names of jobs are different in various ways amongst humans themselves. There are many jobs that I don’t know. This seems to be a blessing from the G.o.d of jobs but the details aren’t understood.”

G.o.d of Jobs. If I remember correctly his name was Refoto.

“G.o.d……Infinity is profound.”

When I say I really learned the sensation of battle occupation, there should be a relations.h.i.+p, I imagine. It would be part of this world.

“Ah, certainly. It’s also the indicator to feel growth. The way of the world, I receive it without know the benefit of the great G.o.ds.”

G.o.ds, when old people such as Achilles-san say it, I can strangely understand it.

“Even so, you learned the <thrusting> skill, but I’ve heard that to learn a skill talent requires luck. Even if the battle occupation does cla.s.s up, the people who can’t learn the skill exist. I may acquire the occupation at the same time as Shuya, and I may “suddenly” learn it concerning growth and heredity. Acc.u.mulation of experience and teaching the student the ‘significance of the skill is understood for the first time.’ The circ.u.mstances are multifarious and it depends on individual differences.”

While hearing what he said, I stare at the tip of the black spear in my hands.

“Indeed. When I learned <thrusting>, it was a strange sensation. The movement that I practiced even more sublimated and was acquired by my body, the sensation that I remembered from before……”

Now I see my ability from how I carry the black spear.

“It will be a sensation that Shuya himself doesn’t understand. If you can understand the skill immediately, even if the skill is acquired, it’s not the kind of thing that may be understood. At last I’ve begun to understand the meaning of the skill through special training. There is such a case.”

I see. Unexpectedly.

Surely I myself, even if I acquire the skill, there are times where I don’t understand the significance of the skill.

“I see. Well, this <thrusting>, it’s the simple feeling to thrust.”

When I say so, Achilles-san’s expression becomes stern.

It’s a serious look.

“It’s surely simple, it’s the most basic of the basics of ‘One of the Great Spear Techniques.’ Such things are said in the world of the spear. Is it profound that ‘It starts with <thrusting> and ends with <thrusting>’? Well, even I didn’t understand the significance at first……”

For example, even if going to the world champions.h.i.+p the boxer must first conquer the left jab……that feeling?

“<thrusting> in the end……I remember it happening.”

I take in the morning sun while talking about expanding the ability, and an expression as if remembering something floats of Achilles-san’s face.

“–D, d.a.m.n! I forgot to feed the livestock, I was too absorbed in teaching Shuya and was immersed……we’re late for breakfast, but will you help me?”

Feeding. Of course I’ll help.

“I’ll do it. It’s my fault too.”

“Then, this way.”

Achilles-san goes to the foot of the cliff with the ladder in a hurried state.

A ladder led to the bottom from the foot of the cliff of the steep slope.

I see a little plateau area spread out at the bottom.

“I’ll go first.”

I’m urged on by Achilles-san.

I follow too, and placing my foot on the ladder I go down.

Before I climbed down to ladder, Mm? It’s a door.

Next to the ladder, the side of the wall, there’s an old wooden door.

When Achilles-san gets off the ladder, without taking notice of the door, he goes along the right side of the wall.

However, I’m interested in where the door leads.

Does it lead underground?

I’m curious, I open it.

I whom is won over by curiosity.

To look inside a little, I pull the door n.o.b.

I set foot in the entrance.

Cold air penetrates my whole body–I unintentionally tremble with excitement.

The dark damp underground was filled with cold air.

The dark brown wood is piled up just before the underground. I can see mushrooms growing on the wood.

Are they being cultivated?

There was pa.s.sage that went deeper into the open s.p.a.ce.

I’m curious about the interior, but I’ll return for now.

Achilles-san will be waiting too.

When I return back and push the door open I am met with warm air.

After all, the difference in temperature is noticeable.

While feeling warm in my body as the door was behind me, I looked at the plateau outside once more.

A gentle slope spreads out, flowers growing here and there.

A lot of sheep seem to inhabit the plateau area.

The air feels delicious.

A young woman living in the alpines comes to mind. (TN: The Hills are alive…)

“Oi, where did you go? –This way.”

I hear Achilles-san’s voice calling. I go straight to the rock wall where I heard the voice come from.

–Wow.

The place was suddenly a stable pen.

The stables were made using the rock face.

In order to dig a cave, the rock is dug through. Reinforced with wood and building materials similar to mortar on the ceiling, the building was built to be considerably strong.

The entrance of the stable is surrounded by a fence; the inside is divided with a smaller fences.

I’m guided there.

“Eh! Dinosaur……”

A surprised voice comes out.

This is because there is an animal that resembled a dinosaur in the animal pen.

Resembling a dinosaur……but, it seems completely different.

The length is three to four meters. The flat head gives the impression of the reptile family.

It’s close to a lizard. The head has two triangular horns growing on the side, its entire body is cylindrical.

However, the eyes are small and pretty.

“Bubo, bubo.”

A cry. It’s a sound coming from the back fold of the nose.

It called while eating feed.

Not only the fodder but things like and meat and potatoes are included.

It seems omnivorous.

“This a dragon? Puhhaha. Shuya really doesn’t seem to have any memories.”

Achilles-san laughs while seeing my figure pull back.

“This is Popob.u.m. It’s a demon beast. Its appearance may certainly be similar to a small dragon, but……isn’t it an important mount in these mountains?”

“Mount. Like a horse?”

“A horse is surely able, but there’s steep slopes here. You can go on a horse, but……there’s sometimes places where it’s hard for horses to carry things. In that respect Popob.u.mu is a st.u.r.dy demon beast. You can look at its feet and understand. Also, it will eat anything you feed it. Well, it like gra.s.s growing on the plateau most.”

Surely……there are strangely six thick-legs.

“Now, I will teach you how to ride these fellows, the movement is like that of a horse, and its speed is faster.”

“Aah……well, I wonder if I’ll learn it.”

“It will be troublesome if you don’t learn it. Should I help you? It’s necessary to take care of the livestock. This plateau is vast.”

“I understand. I’ll do my best.”

In addition to there being a pig in this stable, a cow, there were also a lot of animals similar to the alpaca.

The animal similar to a pig has abnormally big hind legs, and a small tusk grows from the nose.

When I reached the cow, two utters were strangely formed and accompanied by a head so the amount of milk wasn’t normal.

As for the Alpacas there was one who had all of his hair shaved off and one who had hair left.

It’s a plateau area, I though the animals resembling sheep resided here, instead it’s this guy.

The food is mainly gra.s.s fodder, there’s also feed with something like mushrooms mixed in. Looking at the mushrooms put in the feed, I remember the s.p.a.ce I found earlier.

Do hey cultivate mushrooms there?

“Achilles-san, this mushroom.”

“Ah, it’s cultivated in the store house. Did you see it?”

Leaving the stable, I’m lead to the store house by Achilles-san.

After all, the store house is where the old wooden door from before was.

They seem to cultivate a large number of the mushroom resembling s.h.i.+takes here.

Thoroughly, they resembled s.h.i.+take mushrooms.

The artificial cultivation of the s.h.i.+take I remember should be difficult.

Or rather, nowadays successful artificial cultivation is on track.

But, here is a different world.

There will be plenty of possibilities for cultivation methods.

The cave had many rooms that branched off going deeper.

In each side room, wooden barrels, curing meat, dried vegetables, were kept separately stored in wooden boxes.

The humidity is surprisingly different in each room.

Achilles-san gave a difficult explanation.

I return back to the area near the entrance.

While looking at the wood where mushrooms grew, I suddenly asked.

I’d like to see several kinds of mushrooms, how to ascertain poisonous mushrooms, I talk with Achilles-san for a long time.

Then, I heard a voice “Ojii cha〜an.”

“Ah, after all you were here.”

“Refaa.”

“Yup. Good morning, it hasn’t come yet. Oka-san, was angry. Oto-san, is hunting. A tree also needs to be cut.”

And, the black cat Rollodinu is under Refaa’s feet.

Meeting my eyes, the black cat Rollo ran over.

For short, Rollo is good, “dinu” is attached for the feeling.

Rollo lifts her gaze, and appeals to me with round red eyes.

“Mm? What is it?”

“Nyaa〜”

When I ask Rollo, she rubs her small head on my foot. Coming and going, the tail is entangled. Satisfied rubbing several times, she gets on my shoulder. (TN: Kawaii)

While resting dexterously on my shoulder, the feelers extend and touch my face.

『Uneasy』『Found you』『Play』

Ah, such strange feelings were conveyed.

She seems to have been lonely. Rollo is a cute fellow.

“A〜h, Rollo-sama, hogging〜. That, I want it too〜”

Refaa seems to have watched the exchange between me and Rollo, and said such a thing.

I take another look at Rollodinu sitting on my shoulder,

“You’re so wanted?”

I speak quietly.

Rollo called “Nya” saying something like 『Been Found Nya』, and got down from my shoulder with a supple movement. Walking at a comfortable pace and stopping beside Refaa, turning red eyes to Refaa, feelers come from the scruff of the neck, and the feels brushed Refaa’s cheeks kindly.

Conveying a feeling, a strange look.

“Waa〜, Rollo-sama, I want to play.”

“Nn, Nya.”

Achilles-san watches the exchange between Refaa and Rollo curiously. He turns to face me.

“Do you intend to let the Divine Beast-sama go around freely?”

“More freedom, some words me and everybody seem to understand.”