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3, Deep-fried Horse Mackerel of Understanding – (2nd Half)

The sword is good If you swing the sword, the heart disappears, it’s just right for gathering concentration

Even when I encounter eneainst thieves

My world has enemies, comrades, and the sword

Such siood

I aar The commander of the infantry for the mercenary corp

My infantry is gathered froht some more

Using swords, spears, and tools Gathering those who are skillful to those who boast of their strength, we look for ways to annihilate the enemy

Charging the furthest in the front lines and knocking down the eneuys behind us That’s our job It’s our pride

I don’t use tools Nor spears I only use a two-hand sword

I have no relations with spears, bows, ic tools I only use my one sword to defeat the enemies

However recently it hasn’t been like that

Riru-chan That kid’s talent has bloomed

Her three inventions have even been arranged tothis we’ve been able to defeatof which, my subordinates have been happy about this

But then, that’s no different froht?

Our pride ca so is fine in it’s oas what I started to think

That’s no good

We fight on the front lines But that’s not all

The shi+ngari (those who hold back the enemy at the very back of the retreat zone) at the retreat zone also can’t be set up At that time, can we leave behind the tools?

We can’t With that kind of firmness there should be no need to retreat in the first place

But, I can’t persuade them anymore

Of course those who understand the importance of the sword exist too However most of them rely on Riru-chan’s tools

If it’s convenient even I would use it

But I’ood if a shi+eld relies on accessories

Originally I lived in the slums

In such a dirty environlabe and the others, we survived by supporting each other

At that ti the furthest into ene away I would be furthest back holding off the enemy

It’s probably because of that I have quite a lot of faith in my sword hand

But, I still can’t win over Ganglabe

That genius, the sword technique I spent the majority of my life to learn, learnt it in just a short while

But Ganglabe is already a coo into the front lines

I charge forth the furthest, decorating that guy’s path to the stage

However, my skill with the sword also became harder to improve

The quickness and weight of the sword as well

This ht be the limits of my talent

But, I found out one night

I have to forge forth my sword on my own

Froed until now, into my own technique

One night I rushed out after getting into an argument with a subordinate

I didn’t want to hear how those idiots who always rely on ignition geest how they practise and just rushed out

Going into the forest, I subconsciously drew out my shen I reached an open area

It’s being like this for years, in front of

Having no kinds ofthe limits of my concentration

I call it shadow practise

I crossed with many swords like that

…No

As I thought, oal that I can’t reach

At that time I felt someone’s presence from the forest

“Who is it, person over there”

I tried calling out and a man came out under the shadow of the tree

And with an aard looking face

“S-sorry”

“Ah, Shuri Don’t surprise me”

Shuri the cook

The weirdo that Ganglabe recently recommended and recruited into the corp

It’s true that recently the food tastes good, and it’s good for my body condition

But why is this guy here

“What’s wrong? It’s so late”

“Well, ya’know It’s a slump”

For souy

I haven’t told anyone truthfully aboutthe liet thrown out the corp

But being able to talk about it now made me happy

Sheathing ly

“A slump, is it?”

“Yah Recently Riru-chan’s been try’n hard yea? Making cool things, contributing to battles But I’ my sword

With my talent, this is probably the limit ya’kno”

Saying it myself I became depressed

It’s not like I’m jealous of Riru-chan But, I’m envious

Andto tire of someone like me

“Don’t talk about so as talent please”

“Hn?”

“I, also have no talent

Despite that, I put in effort, gaining a lot of knowledge and experiences and so them to my available techniques

Cougar-san handles the sword extremely beautifully It’s not a slump, you just encountered a hurdle”

I felt like tears would come out

He said it was beautiful, this murderous sword

Even though it’s not beautiful, even though it’s stained with blood

No, it’s a shich ung to save my comrades

Maybe it was me who didn’t notice that

Praising the shich was used for the sake of my comrades

I ht not have believed that

I thought as I cast my eyes down so that he can’t see my tears

A hurdle huh I have to get over the hurdle huh

“A hurdle… huh”

The hurdle belonging to the lireater

“Y-you’re probably hungry right I’ll go make some supper”

“Is is alright?”

“Even if I give food out to people who’re working hard, Ganglabe-san wouldn’t be mad”

When he labe’s name I jumped

I just noticed, but where’s Ganglabe?

That’s why this guy is encouragingme with those words

… That guy, acting considerate at a time like this