Chapter 121 (1/2)
In the port town of Beretta, a tattered Rudel crawled out of the sea
A rough breath, and large move
”It was a harsh battle… but I won the match!”
Holding a spear up high, he hoisted his spoils high to the heavens There, a fish er than Rudel's body- still veryabout
While they could see the youngup a fish that surpassed fourout an atain' The town residents who had suspended their work for ato return their eyes to their lunch
What Rudel saas Bennet and Millia, lunch boxes spread out before them as they ate their meal From how the contents were the same, he inferred they were both made by Bennet
Rudel had once eaten Millia's homemade food, but from the nice appearance of the lunch boxes' contents, he deter was, according to Keith, 'biodegradable waste', apparently To Rudel who could eat anything, he thought that was a bit too cruel, but he did reood
”… What are you doing?”
As Bennet stared at hi his sword to disembowel the fish He answered normally
”I ran out of take out, so I've switched to local sourcing”
As Rudel replied with a straight face, Bennet could only say, ”I see” While she sent hi his meal
”It never occurred to me that someone would locally source their lunch And isn't the water cold this time of year?”
Having lately grown accusto solances at Rudel's body But when he suddenly juht that would actually be to secure lunch She was a little fed-up
Raising a fire with ons took notice of it
'That fish is a tasty one, right?'
'It's delicious, right?'
'There aren't too ht?'
”… There's no helping it”
As a result, only a er portion reh for a single person to eat
Biting down grandly over the red flesh of the fish that looked practically like a high-class steak, Rudel looked over the construction of the port
The birds swooped down the clean up the intestines he had discarded Under the blue sky that expanded over the port town, the piercing light of the sun was blinding
”It's getting along quite well”
Bennet answered Rudel'sto, as one who had helped out in the work, she understood what he was trying to say
”If you use a dragon, the work goes forward While we're behind schedule, it shouldn't take too long at this rate If the plan proceeds favorably, the port's construction will be coade member and head to the site of our next mission”
”Major, you'reaway?”
At Millia's fluster, Bennet wager her tail Rudel wanted her to teach hi He headed off towards Bennet
”Don'tconstructed to quickly There's at least another year left to go”
While both Rudel and Millia were relieved, Rudel was delighted over the training he received Meanwhile, Millia was more relieved about the food
Neither Izumi nor Millia were able to cook like Bennet When looked upon fro with food The only who didn't notice that were the three being baited and Bennet
”Hah, after this break, Elrond should be co with me in the afternoon, Rudel”
”Yes, Major!”
As Rudel rejoiced, Millia whispered under her breath
”That's all well and good, but put on some clothes already”
The training was generally carried out near Sakuya's den
The fact there were no people around, and they wouldn't be a hindrance to the port's development had already been confirmed, so they made use of that fact
At the sa to try and make this wasteland as habitable for humans as possible When the scale of the town increased, there was nothing lost in having as much exploitable land as possible
(Is it about time to have her make a den somewhere else?)
By having Sakuya live there, as once a desolate landscape of rocks was now starting to sprout weeds While the gaia subspecies was generally thought of as useless, when it ca the soil, they ay too capable
And their arons
”Major… I finished running”
A sweat-stained Rudle returned to Bennet Running along the terrible footing of the crags and
That was the beast tribe's standard training, but with his high physical abilities, Rudel was able to carry it out with a bit of pain
”I see Then today, let's work on your special skills”
”My specials?”
”Now bring out that shi+eld of light thing of yours”
When Bennet issued her orders, Rudel stored power in his left hand A little later, a shi+eld of light manifested in the air
(… That really is convenient Moving a shi+eld around by his will)
If Bennet sier, she had determined there wouldn't be a proble his foundation as he always had Eventually, he would be able to beat her even if he just brute forced his way through But it was true if he polished soher
”Is concentrating power in that left hand your hobby? In that case, you should stop at once You create too large a gap, and you'reyour opponent of your next move”
In essence, Bennet was able to prevent Rudel fro it so he couldn't focus his attention on his left hand It was too easy to cancel out
”… I think that's possible, but with my style, I can't help but focus my power on my left hand”
Seeing Rudel lost in thought as he looked at his left hand, Bennet nodded a, sure enough, in her heart As he generally held a sword in his right hand, Rudel had a habit of invoking ic in his open left
”If you can substitute so else, then do it At the very least, make it so you can focus your attention on anywhere in your body”
To test it out, Rudel started with his right hand, and with a slightly greater lag than his left hand, a shi+eld of light took shape Throwing one of her boo how easily it was destroyed, Bennet was convinced
(The quality's fallen much further than the ones he makes with his left But I should see this as room for improvement)
After thinking a while, Bennet issued Rudel an order
”Rudel, henceforth, we'll be training every day so you can thened one After that, we'll make it so you can move them freely”
Rudle tilted his head
”I can already h”
Seeing Rudel rotate the shi+eld he h, and did her best to create aair
”Are you an idiot? I'er shi+elds Trythem the size of the palm of your hand It would be even better if you can discard the shi+eld shape entirely”
”Discard the shape?”
”Even if you call them shi+elds, based on how you use them, they can be weapons as well You've used theht?”
”You're right”
(If he can raise the quality of his shi+elds, that would be plenty, but it would be even better if he can give them a new form)
Seeing Rudel recall soht back over Rudel's data While he was using them as shi+elds, from the eyes of those around, at the very point they floated without hi to hold thely versatile
What'shis shi+eld over the water's surface There was no need to fixate on the shape of a shi+eld When he could think up a use for it like that, Cennet couldn't understand why he would fixate on that form
(Hah, the captain's pushed a tough one onto me… but for the sake of my cute subordinate, I have to do my best!)
Bennet recalled what she felt when she first looked over Rudel's data Even since Rudel awakened as the white knight, he had devoted an exceedingly large a that power While the forceful parts stood out a bit, he had changed from his early days where he had focused on technique
(The reason he's so mismatched is surely because he awakened)
When he had always been worried over his lack of pohen that was bettered, this ti a power type The individual hies
(In that case, what he needs right now is… a change of style? No, if we raise his base and give hih control over it, that should be best)
From Bennet's point of view, Rudel was full of pointless action That abundant pointlessness was the cause of his loss
(The captain definitely pushed hiht?)
Recalling the captain who trained her, Bennet offered the struggling Rudel some advice
”Rudel, when a powerful attack is coe?”
”… I'd block it”
”Let's say you can't block it with your power I' any objections”
While Rudel was about to say so, he dropped his shoulders
”You parried my attacks a number of times Why was that?”
”Because rather than catching the blow, that would lessen the…!”
Noticing so the shape of his shi+eld