Breakthrough with the Forbidden Master

Chapter 250 – Enough Already

The fact that the theme of my new training was the power of magic surprised me, partly because I honestly did not expect it, but at the same time, I was excited.

“Heh… magic huh~”

So far, I have acquired and developed various techniques through my training with Tre’ainar.

Fist fighting. The Breakthrough. The Great Magic Spiral. Magical footwork. Magical Breathing. Earth Misdirection Shuffle.

But, although they were great moves, they were more like techniques.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Magic Swordsman, but it wasn’t that I didn’t admire mages at all.

Everyone had an ambition to “use great magic that would amaze everyone” at least once.

Tre’ainar, the Great Demon King, will teach me magic.

I couldn’t help but be thrilled.

If I learn great magic…

―― Huh? You can’t believe it… you mean my magic is too weak to believe, right?

The surface is cool, but the heart throbs!

―― This is… beyond Mega-class, and one level beyond even Giga-class… it is Terra-class!

I mean I could do stuff like that!

『No… I will not teach you magic to do that, now will I?』

“Huh!? What, you won’t!?”

Tre’ainar denied my secret scheme with exasperation.

『Because… though you can now use Magical Breathing to unleash spells continuously, with your current magic power capacity… the Terra-class is ‘not yet’ within reach.』

“…… ah…”

『I had considered teaching you Giga-class magic at Cacretale, but based on your power and experience so far, it would be more fruitful to refine the Great Magic Spiral if tis Giga-class power you seek.』

“………………”

『Supposing you learn Giga-class magic, by your current senses, [Even if you can activate it, controlling it would be beyond you]. As such, I decided to consider that after going through the proper order.』

Tre’ainar simply meant that I lacked magical power, or it would be too much for me to handle with my current senses.

Even if Terra-class is impossible, if it’s Giga-class, can I still activate it? But not having the necessary senses is…

『Well still, I can understand your delusion, can I not? Even I, during my first confrontation with Hiro and the other Seven Heroes, left them so overwhelmed by my magic that they were taken aback. I would say things to them like, ‘Tis merely Bit-class,’ and to my pleasure, their faces turned pale.』

“……s, so you were that extraordinary…”

『Next time we spar in the dream world, I shall demonstrate my magic.』

“No, you showed me a lot of your magic when we first met!?”

『Tis different now than it was then. You have become strong enough to defeat the Six Supremacy, albeit with my assistance. If it is your current self… no, because you are as you presently are, you may be able to more concretely understand the power of my magic.』

Hearing that, I certainly felt the difference of power with Tre’ainar when I met him, so I could only say “I don’t really understand it, but it’s amazing”.

But now that I’ve become a little stronger, I might be able to understand “how amazing” Tre’ainar is.

I felt like I was being praised in a roundabout way, and it was a little embarrassing.

『And… with an improved sense of magic, you will be able to understand even more deeply…』

“Nuh, muh…”

So you could say it’s training to understand Tre’ainar more deeply.

I see.

I thought it sounded a little weird, and I laughed too.

Besides……

『Furthermore… the next destination is… the ruins of Shiznautmy, which was once hailed as the Sacred Land of Surface Magic….』

“Oh…”

I didn’t really want to ask for details, but this guy told me.

A city that Tre’ainar destroyed with his own hands in the past. Sadiz’s hometown. The place where Sadiz lost everything.

But I don’t have the right to say anything about what happened during the war, and I didn’t want things to be awkward with him, so I’ve been avoiding the topic…

“Ah, that’s right… the ruins deep underground in the land… huh? That’s what you want to see.”

『Mm-hmm. The ruins stretched endlessly deep into the depths… the deepest part of which even I could not reach… but Paripi will provide the key that leads there…』

“………… What’s there?”

『I do not know, hence my curiosity, as such I want to have a look… that is all. Some things worry me a little.』

“What are you worried about?”

『Apparently, both Paripi and Jamdi’el had more or less set foot in the ruins after my passing… I wonder what happened… to the things that I once sealed.』

What should I do…… he brought up the topic himself, so I don’t know if I should ask too deeply… I mean, when I thought about it…

『I do not mind.』

“Oh…”

He overheard me…

『I care not. After all, everything I see and hear from here on out will be with you.』

Saying that, Tre’ainar smiled, as if I could ask anything.

“Hey there, brother. Did you catch anything?”

“Tsu…”

I was in the middle of a conversation, but this was on the ship. Naturally, there are other people.

I had been fishing on one leg since the morning, and the burly sailor who lent me a fishing rod talked to me with a smile.

“Ah, no… I can’t catch any…”

This was just a part of my training, and whether I can fish or not is secondary… even if I tried to make excuses, I had a hard time catching it normally, so I answered honestly.

“Dahahaha, you couldn’t catch a thing all morning, how pitiful ~”

“Is this your first time fishing? Okay, let me show you how to fish.”

“Hey, lend me your rod.”

The Old sailors were patting me on the head in a familiar manner. To be honest, I’m in the middle of training, so I’d like you to leave me alone… that’s why I don’t want to behave in a bad way, and for the time being, I nodded and smiled.

『Nuh… even though I was conversing with the child, to be interrupted so…』

Tre’ainar also thought that my training had been disturbed, and was somewhat miffed with a pouting expression.

After all, even though this Demon King is amazing, there are times when he’s childish…

“So, are you alone? Even though you’re young, traveling by yourself must be tough, eh?”

“Hmm, ah, well, is that so?”

“Traveling? Where are you off to?”

The destination was asked in the flow of the conversation. Well, I guess there’s nothing to hide, so honestly…

“I thought I’d go to that old Magic City… Shiznautmy.”

“””Huh!?”””

The old sailors reacted a bit to my words. Well, the name of Shiznautmy itself is well-known.

No, or did they suspect me?

Come to think of it, a kid like me going to a land that was already destroyed more than a decade ago…

“That place is now…”

“Oh, that’s right…”

And the old sailors nodded to each other, as if something was bothering them in response to my words.

What the heck?

“I heard that a big shot of the Empire is visiting with a high-ranking demon for a joint investigation.”

“…… What?”

“A few days ago, this big shot was going through by boat, so we were advised to be careful not to block the route.”

“Is that so…?”

I didn’t know there was such an event. Well, I’ve been isolated from the outside world for the past three months, so I’m a little bit out of the loop myself…

“Yeah, it was a pretty big deal, wasn’t it? There are Imperial fleet escorts along the route that this ship is currently on.”

And, the fleet… well, if you’re dealing with a high-ranking demon, there’s no telling when some with past grudges might attack.

I mean, did my father and mother skip out on that job… or were they fired? It’s my fault, but…

“Besides, at that time, the person in charge on the Empire side was a hero known to everyone in the world!”

“Yes, he was. It’s one of those Seven Heroes, after all! The Archmage Benlinerve, now that’s a big deal!”

…… Hmm?

“Bubo!?”

『Nunu…』

I couldn’t help but gush at the name I’ve heard so often, or rather, I used to meet a lot.

Tre’ainar also frowned.

“Oh? Naturally, you know about him, right brother?”

“You were born after the war, weren’t you? Well, you still know about the Seven Heroes at least, right?”

“When we were younger, we were heroes ourselves ~”

If I told these old men that the parents who gave birth to me were like that too, they’d be surprised… well, they wouldn’t believe me.

And that Archmage, he’s my childhood friend’s father…

“Heh, I see… one of the Great Seven Heroes is an escort…”

“Yeah. Thinking back, I’m kind of glad that we’ll be passing the same route that the Seven Heroes went through a few days ago!”

The old men rubbed the bridge of their noses with their fingers in delight as they said so.

But I never thought that would have happened.

Well, I don’t dislike that person, I don’t get unnecessarily nervous when I meet him like His Majesty the Emperor, and he’s not as stiff as Rebal’s father, he’s like a friendly older brother who always smiles, but I haven’t seen him at all lately~…… wouldn’t it be bad if I ran into him?

“Oh~, that happened a few days ago. Anyway, was there any problem?”

“Well. I mean, no one attacked them at all, and no trouble came their way. No matter how many lives you have, it’s not enough.”

“Haha, that’s true.”

“Oh! Not only the Archmage, but also the high-ranking demon who was escorted in the first place…”

I smiled wryly and the old man nodded.

But, from the mouth of the old man …

“Anyhow, it was… the Six Supremacy’s 『Damsel Commander』 after all~ ~”

『Uwhat!?』

“Bofu?!”

I was so surprised that I burst out again, but it was even more when it came to Tre’ainar… no….. eh? Wait a minute…

It was supposed to be a leisurely and slow two-person trip, wasn’t it?

Why do I have a bad feeling even before we even landed?

I’m begging you, I’ve had enough already… so please don’t let anything extra happen for a while!!

“Hey… Tre’ainar…”

『Say… Child…』

No, better yet…

『”Can we just quit?”』

Jokingly, half-seriously, we uttered this with a wry smile.

Author’s Note

I’m sorry that it took me 48 hours. I was charging my spiral force. I can’t say that I’m completely cured yet, and there may be some gaps in the future, but please understand.

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