Chapter Chapter 26: RATH 26 TL: Eevee (2/2)

“It, it’s okay.”

Although the kids are looking at me with somewhat repulsed expressions, I don’t care right now.

“Now, check if your family’s seal is in here somewhere.”

“Uh, yes!”

“Is the instructor not coming with us?”

“The instructor is going his own way. We just need to avoid the empire’s troops for a while, then get caught.”

“Bait?”

No.1000’s tilted her head as she asked me. Hm. Well, it’s right, right?

“You could say that.”

“It’s here! I found it!”

“Why do we have to?”

“Is the instructor not running away?”

No.1 who was staring at me with discontent, No.17 who was happy at having found the seal. And No.1000 who seemed a bit sad.

All unique children just as expected of the instructor’s disciples.

And they’re also kids that need to run around with me for a while for the instructor’s sake.

So. Let’s give them some motivation.

“Any complaints?”

“””None, sir!”””

As I slightly raised the bat, everyone’s motivation maxed out. Hmm. As always the bat is all-purpose.

“Over there! There’s a person over there!”

“Damn it, it’s His Highness’s orders! Find the one called Naruan!”

“The enemy has already faced off against over 200 of our elites. They are tired!”

“Don’t kill them, but disarm them!”

Sounds came far away from beyond the cave. And these voices that are getting closer are the empire’s soldiers as I expected. To think the empire’s army would get this close already. I need to hurry up and escape…

“Temporary instructor!”

“Can’t you call me Rei-uup?!”

“You dare… You……… dare!”

But a greater danger than the empire’s army came from a lot closer. Somewhere down the line the Sword Star had gotten free from the sack she was in and was glaring at us with eyes filled with rage.

Although there was nothing was in her hand, but to one of the greatest swordsmen of all time, and especially the one judged as having the greatest magic power, it seemed that the matter of actually having a sword or not was irrelevant to her.

“Mana sword?”

“You’re kidding me, right? That kind of magic power is possible?”

What was in her hand was a blue sword. That was sword ki, no, compressed mana, a sword where sword aura itself was compressed into a sword!

Sharper than any legendary blade, and more destructive than any magic, that thing gradually grew in shape and form.

It’s dangerous. It’s too late to run. In that case. Only. One. Way. Out.

Bat style, hidden moves!

“Star Destr… pathetic!”

Bat throw!

Thud!

The bat was thrown square in the face of the Sword Star who had been stupidly amassing mana in both hands.

As you’d expect from the Sword Star who had enough talent to fight for the title of the Magic Sword, she blocked it with a magic barrier but that was her mistake!

This bat is a legendary item said to have been made from a branch of the World Tree!

Just it’s existence alone was enough to shred through magic barriers like paper, hit the Sword Star square in the face and the sound of the bat rolling against the ground was the only thing that filled the air.

And.

“Over there! The Sword Star is there too!”

“The enemy has engaged the Sword Star!”

“Wait, wait! Something’s wrong!”

“The, the Sword Star!”

“It can’t be!”

Shock and fear, surprise and disbelief were written on the empire’s soldiers’ faces, and sure why wouldn’t they.

Thud!

The Sword Star’s knees hit the ground. Her hands that she’d raised to her head dropped.

Of course the Mana Sword had already vanished. Her face hit the earth of the cave and she collapsed just like that. As a result of having blessed to the max by the metal bat, she took in the pure pain from the wooden bat.

And because of that result I.

“The enemy has defeated the Sword Star!”

“Reinforcements! Call for reinforcements!”

“The enemy is powerful!”

Became the one who had defeated the Sword Star.

***

-Hurkhurk… good bye, little sister! You’re being sold off because of my bad owner, but we’ll meet again one day!

Leaving behind Rein who emitted the exact aura as a Sect Disciple receiving orders from a Sect Head in one of those old xianxia novels, while listening to the metal bat play out a third-rate soap opera I moved through another escape route I’d dug out.

But if you’re going to shoot a third-rate soap opera then do it properly, not even hukhuk but hurkhurk, if you weren’t listening properly you’d think it was laughing.

-Hiing, owner doesn’t know the pain of farewells! Pouring cold water all over a dramatic separation with my little sister!

-I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but that thing was born first.

-Hmph, we’re tied together with a much thicker fate than just some worldly ties!

Since I am living a said worldly life, no more need be said. Right now for a worldly satisfying life it’s time to run away!

-So where’re we gonna go, are we really going to run away to the ends of the world and start farming?

“No, there’s no way I’d actually do what I told Rein.”

Very much unlike what you’d expect from my disciples, Rein actually has a loyal streak.

He takes care of his cohorts, and acknowledges his seniors as his seniors. Perhaps to teach my last cohort properly he diligently beat them with the bat as well.

Unlike the others who uses their comrades as meat shields, alpha strikes their seniors and sincerely beats the crap out of their juniors Rein is oddly normal.

And therefore, the most abnormal of all my disciples.

Because of that, odds are if the princess just brings out a few of his acquaintances from his host days, he’ll probably spill everything.

She’d just have to bring out one of the duke’s daughters that were fighting over him, get them to spill some tears crying,

‘Rein… was it… all a lie?’

Then game over.

Most likely he’ll spill everything to prove his sincerity.

Since surprisingly enough, Sia took care of him, the organization didn’t notice his personality, and Rein didn’t make any mistakes either, but since the organization’s already done for then Rein’s mouth right now is nothing less than an open door.

So of course, a life as a farmer is unfortunately on hold for now. But I will do it one day!

Farming life! That’s a legendary lifestyle that only appears in legends!

Dream of a perfect farmer’s life! Not a farmer that beats up a demon king, not a villager that’s stronger than a hero,(1) but one that just grows fruits and vegetables, and sells them for a living!

-Thank goodness. I was scared for a second there that owner would transform me into a farming tool to plow the fields or something.

“…Genius?”

And I already have a farming tool!

And moreover, a farmer’s god’s tool that automatically blesses the land every time it’s plows the earth?!

No, would the land die in pain?

“I need to experiment.”

-Hiiiik, nyoooo! This goddess Arcadia would be used to plow land! Nooo!

“Just transform to your human form and poke the ground with your finger. Then we’d know.”

-Wiihn? Owner didn’t you not like it when I transformed into my human form because it used a lot of mana.

“You need to be in human form for a while anyway so it’s alright.”

-Where’re we goin’?

Since it’s been a while since she was allowed in human form, the metal bat’s words were filled with anticipation.

Yes, a place to lie low from the princess for a while. It’s a place not even the princess who personally moved to capture me would think of.

-Hurry hurry! Where’s the place where this goddess descends? Where’s the place of my freedom! Hurry and tell me!

“Near the imperial capital.”

-Hiiik? You nuts? You’re moving right next to the princess’s place?

“Yes, to be precise.”

One of the empire’s greatest academies. The school that was the closes to the royal palace that the imperial family went to and from.

“The summoner’s school, Yugrasia.”