Chapter 41 – Master and Disciple (1)
Unlike when they moved in the top group when they left for vacation, they had only one wagon on the way back home, so they were able to speed up considerably.
Monsters often tried to attack, but fortunately, there were few monsters around that were quick enough to catch up with the speed of the running carriage.
Roden’s party moved from city to village, from village to village, from village to city… It was the third day after moving quickly along the road that had been maintained in its own way, changing wagons in between.
Hee hee!
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!!”
While going straight along the highway, the carriage suddenly stopped. The old coachman, who had calmed the excited horses, turned his head towards Roden’s party.
“Hey, youngsters. They look like bandits when you look at them.”
A quick trip with only one wagon cannot have only advantages.
The small band of robbers who had spotted the wagon Roden and his party were riding in from afar had settled down on the road in advance, as if they thought it was a good prey for them. The number is 6 people.
The armed state is leather armor torn in places, a sword and a spear, and the two guys in the back are holding a bow. Form holding a weapon is not a total novice, but it is not an expert either.
At the time of riding the wagon, the twin sisters showed the coachman an adventurer’s identification tag and offered a condition to escort them, so they rode at a cheaper price, so Roden’s party had to deal with the robbers.
“Haaaaa~! I wanted to go quietly even on the way back… For now, the coachman is hiding.”
“Okay.”
Merim said in an annoying tone and put the cone-shaped hat on her head that had been sitting on her like a cushion. Roden, who was stretching on the other side, opened his mouth while checking the faces of the robbers.
“They all look scary. Can I help you?”
“The two of us are enough for these guys, right?”
Merim, who answered her confidently, poked Maril in the side, who was drawing her weapon beside her, and she nodded her head too.
“The two of us can deal with it enough. Besides, we’re the ones who volunteered to act as escorts while riding in the wagon.”
On the surface, my sister and I are adventurers, and Mr. Roden and Roxia are ordinary people, so if you continue to receive help from Mr. Roden, you will feel embarrassed…
“Okay. Good luck both of you.”
“Be careful. Merim sister, Marill sister.”
“Oya~”
The twins came out, waving at the two, clutching their respective weapons.
As soon as the robbers checked the faces of the twin sisters who got off the carriage, they showed a wary look at the existence of the wizard itself, even though they looked like a gambler who had hit the jackpot.
Whoops!
As if they had no intention of conciliating them with a conversation, the robber holding a bow fired an arrow with a question-and-answer dance, and then the rest of the guys jumped in at once.
The two flying arrows are aiming at the wizard Merim.
Arrows that flew in a straight line were blocked by Marill with a buckler, and arrows that flew from a high angle were blocked by Merim, who created ice in the air. She wasn’t at an angle that would suit her, but it was to protect the wagon.
“Lightning Bolt!”
Paige support!!!!
The blue flash fired from Merim’s staff, which had cast the attack magic prepared in advance, passed through the robbers’ gaps in a zigzag pattern.
The startled guys flinched. The robbers tried to breathe a sigh of relief at the fact that no one was affected by the seemingly dangerous magic, but screams rang out from behind them.
“Huhhhhh!!!”
“Aghyaaagh!”
The blue flash shot sharp, splitting in two in front of the archers in the distance. The robbers, who became desperate after seeing their helpless comrades, swung blue blades at Marill in front.
“Huh!”
While calmly dodging unavoidable attacks, while blocking some with a buckler, Marill counterattacked, and with the help of her older sister behind him, Marill surely dealt with the enemies one by one.
These types of people had to be clumsily kept alive to harm other civilians, so there was no reason to keep affection in their hands.
Since no one reacted properly to Marill’s attacks and Merim’s magic, the 6-to-2 battle ended fairly blandly. It was a natural result, since if you were a mid-level adventurer, you belonged to the category of a skilled person by the standard of ordinary people.
In any case, the carriage started moving again only after the twin sisters, who had rummaged through the corpses of the robbers, carefully packed light but worthwhile items.
“Hey… How did Mr. Roden see it?”
Marill, who briefly glanced at Roden, who was adjusting to the shaking of the wagon, spoke first.
“Did you fight the robbers a while ago?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm…”
Are you looking for an evaluation of your skills?
Calm yet skillful skills that show a lot of practical experience… She said she wanted to give her generous compliments, but from Roden’s point of view it was full of loopholes and made too many unnecessary movements.
Roden, who had been staring into Marill’s green eyes, decided to give her cool advice, not irresponsible praise. He quietly closed his eyes and replayed the battle situation he had just watched in his head.
“First of all, I threw my arm back too much the moment I swung the sword.”
“Yes!”
“And when I dodged the first attack, the direction skewed to the right, and the speed was a bit disappointing.”
“Yes.”
“Immediately after that, when I blocked the spear, if I reacted a little better, I would have to use a shield to evade with my body…”
At first I thought I’d tell you just one or two, but… As soon as her mouth started to open, so much intellectualism poured out of Roden’s mouth like a waterfall, enough to catch even the venomous mother-in-law who was harassing the daughter-in-law she didn’t like.
The experience time is about 20 minutes.
“…”
“Especially at the end. It’s not a stab, but a vertical cut that’s cleaner… Uh… Marill?”
When Roden opened her eyes again, it was Marill who was crying.
“Ughhh…!”
When Marill met her eyes with Roden, she hid her blushing face with both of her hands and clasped her body into the arms of her sister who was sitting next to her, as if to hide her body. Could not lift
Her self-confidence was shattered by the harsh evaluation beyond her imagination, and it was too embarrassing in many ways to show her crying without being able to control her momentary emotions.
He comforted her silently by patting her brother on the back, who was shaking her shoulder, then yanking her head! Merim, who turned and glared at Roden, lightly kicked the shin across from her.
“Ugh!”
Actually, it didn’t hurt at all, but I felt like I had to react that way.
“Heh…! I should have done it moderately. Ba~bo.”
After sticking her tongue out at Roden, Merim timidly turned her head around and comforted Marill, who couldn’t hold her head up, as she acted as her true sister for the first time in a long time. Performed
Weird… I’m sure I gave you only the advice that became bones and flesh.
Roden, who was stroking her shin after being kicked, glanced at Roxia, who was sitting next to her, shyly, but
“Ah. Ha. Ha, the scenery outside is so pretty.”
The girl smiled quite awkwardly and turned her head the other way.
“Yeah, tsk-ts-ts-ts-ts…”
She even clicked her tongue in disapproval of the coachman, who had been listening to the story of her party as he drove her carriage. No one sided with Roden.
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Even in the awkward air, time passed without a hitch.
As the speeding wagon quickly crosses the road, the passing road gradually begins to change into a familiar shape.
“Whoa, everything has arrived.”
The carriage, which had been rattling the whole time, came to a halt with the driver’s voice speaking quietly. While the sun was still shining, the four of them set foot on the land of Barmela’s estate.
Roden’s party, who jumped out of the carriage while appreciating the scenery of the city they hadn’t seen in a long time, felt much more thrilled at this moment than when they somehow arrived at the sea.
No matter how good the water, air, and scenery are, it seems that no resort can be more comfortable than the land where you live. … Or were you more than happy to be able to get out of the wagon?
Roden, who had rolled up the blanket she had been using for her rug, turned to her sneaky twin sister.
“Anyway, the store is scheduled to open the day after tomorrow, so for now, you guys should take a break together and then go back slowly. You must be embarrassed because we were fighting earlier, but we need to wash up.”
“Okay, I’ll take care of you a little longer.”
“…Thank you for caring.”
It is a sweet proposal that has no reason to refuse for them, who have accumulated considerable fatigue from constantly moving. The four of them arrived in a month in front of a potion shop on the outskirts.
“Fortunately, nothing else seems to have happened while you were away.”
“The trip was fun, but coming back to the store makes me feel so relieved and nostalgic. Uncle.”
“So are you? Let’s go home now.”
Roden, who confirmed that the engravings on the building were intact with Loxia, opened the door wide and went inside with the party. The air in the house felt particularly desolate, probably because no one had been around for a while.
The four of them went straight into the living room, put down their backpacks, and sat side by side on the table for a while, limp like seaweed on the beach. When I thought the trip was completely over, I lost all my strength.
“Bitter…The good times are gone.”
It is often said that the only thing left after a trip is a photo, but due to the background of the times, what is left to them is swimsuits, sunglasses, and ingredients from the market in a port city.
After regaining some energy, the only man, Roden, left for a while to clean up the basement, while the other three women took turns washing and changing their clothes.
“…Whoa.”
After washing himself for the last time and changing into comfortable clothes, when Roden returned to his seat, his share of tea was prepared on the table. He says Marill cooked it for him.
“I used the kitchen a bit while Mr. Roden was away, could you please excuse me?”
“No, rather thank you. I’ll drink it well.”
Roden, who blew the tea in slowly and slowly inhaled it, admired the feeling of the tea being much fresher than when he usually brewed it.
After that, everyone sipped tea together and talked about this trip for a long time. The twin sisters thought it was time to go, so they packed their backpacks and stood up.
“I’ll go now. Thanks to you, I had fun for a week. Didn’t Mr. Roden also feel superior throughout the trip while wearing beautiful girls?”
“Even if you choose words, do you always do that?”
“Kuh, I won’t deny it.”
Merim laughed mischievously and skipped her turn to greet her by pushing her brother on the back.
Marilyn exchanged words of respect and benevolence, contrary to her sister, but at the last moment she recalled her work in the carriage, and her face blushed again.
Noticing her change of heart, Roden scratched the back of her head.
“That… What… I must have been a bit too intrusive a while ago.”
“Ah, no. Mr. Loden gave me the best care and answers in detail, but she really has no face because I showed an ugly side of myself.”
Marill’s body trembled slightly as she lowered her head. She seemed to have lost a lot of her self-confidence because she had fallen into the idea that her skills were worse than she thought.
“…Then I’ll be on my way. Thank you very much for the trip. See you next time.”
“Maril.”
“Yes?”
If a person who is an adventurer and a warrior lacks self-confidence, it will be difficult for him to fulfill his role in the future. Roden, who had unintentionally undermined her confidence, decided to take drastic measures.
“Looking at you asking that question before, it seems like you want to improve your fighting skills… If you’re interested, could you tell me some tips on how to efficiently evade attacks or how to handle a sword when you have free time? When you’re left.”
