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The next day.

Listen to the conversations happening in the facility while sitting on the Adventurer Guild couch. It is in these trivial stories that there is information that people are pursuing. Listen while ordering and eating light dishes at the tavern to avoid becoming unnatural.

"Mr. Mars!

"... hmm?

I was aware of signs of approaching.

Still, the least I cared about was because it was a sign I was used to.

"What's up?

There were four people ahead who turned around: Elmer and Gem, then Jilly and Dia.

He looked familiar to me this morning because I was looking at him face to face.

"What's wrong, it's not! Looks like you picked up some harpy queen eggs yesterday."

"Did someone tell you that?"

"Everyone's rumouring."

There are many adventurers in the Alliance who like rumors.

Sometimes it would be rumoured if they found out that a rare Harpiqueen egg had been delivered.

"We'll do the sampling."

"... what?

But the Elmers, who have a verse that they admire more than saying that they have little experience as adventurers..., seemed concerned that I was asked to collect.

When it comes to collecting requests, it is not always necessary to defeat demons, so many requests can be made easily. So many people mistake it for beginners. However, some items cannot be obtained without more than a certain amount of strength, such as this one, so it is not easy to make all collection requests.

Elmer doesn't know the area.

"This Harpiqueen egg is not the kind of substitute you get on your level. I'm sure Ira and the others didn't grow up to be the ones who couldn't help themselves."

"Ugh, but..."

"What happened to school in the first place?

"I'm off today. I'm glad you're sending us to school, but more than that, we want to make money and repay Mr. Mars."

Jem and Jilly are also nodding at Elmer's words.

The only thing Dia is doing with the three of them is escorting Elmer, and her relationship with me still keeps a certain distance.

"I did take you guys. But that's not that I wanted to be a handkerchief, it's just that I felt pity for kids in an unfair position. You don't have to think about giving back or anything."

Ira also said it was fun teaching Elmer the sword.

In parenting, it was definitely quite a preliminary exercise.

"We've also been strong in action. That's why we're asking for such chores."

"Stronger, huh?"

The Elmers can fight demons against them.

It's unthinkable from age thanks to the way Ira and I taught them how to fight, but they have the same power as D-rank adventurers. But what I don't believe is when compared to my age.

"Apparently, we need to teach the wrong people the reality."

Step away from the counter and go behind the guild.

The four of us don't know what to do, and we just have to follow.

"Is this a training ground?"

Behind the Adventurer Alliance is a place to train.

There are places where bows and magic are set up, where dolls are set up to punch weapons in, etc., but I'm on my way to a mock match.

Thirty meters long and fifteen meters wide.

There were a number of training grounds, but they were all buried.

"Wait a minute."

The training ends where the body is moved in moderation.

As I tried to wait for the use to end, I noticed a foursome playing a mock match the closest to the entrance.

Young adventurers my age. He must have been a C-rank adventurer by the name of Koukaku.

"Ma, Mr. Mars!?

"Hey."

"Maybe you're going to use the training ground?

"I was going to, but if it's all buried, I'll wait for it to be empty."

"If that's the case, use this place!

Koukaku asks me to bow my head.

I'm supposed to bow my head in the position where you're supposed to give in, but my position has been reversed.

"That's not why I'm here. You guys were in the middle of training, too."

"That's right, Mr. Koukak. Weren't you supposed to hang out with us today?

"We want to be strong soon, too."

……

Two men, companions to my words, followed, silent girls snorting silently.

Except for those who were originally of Koukaku. However, two of my buddies were forced to retire due to injuries sustained some time ago, and one of them, who thought it was an opportunity, decided to stop the adventurer and help his parents.

Still nothing more to do than adventurers, Koukaku decided to recruit new people to party.

What we have now is a runaway adventurer. I guess I'm just working out so I can go about Koukaku's adventure.

"And why are you so bad? You don't have to suck at someone who seems weak to look at you like that."

"Oh, hey!

Koukaku panics about the words, and the adventurers who were training elsewhere stop and look at us.

If you have more than some strength, move your body. But be aware of people who are new to the training field. I wouldn't normally take advantage of the training grounds.

"... what is it?

The newcomer also finally noticed the different atmosphere of the training ground.

"He's the strongest adventurer in Alistair today."

"Oh, is this the Black Star?"

"In part, they call you that."

A person who intervenes in a war with the Empire despite being utterly anonymous and who is at the apex of being made aware of his name at once.

My hair and my gear were black combined, and those two names were given to me.

I've been trying not to care too much, but I'm actually a little embarrassed when they say it. Now I know what it was like to be shy of Iris.

"I'd rather watch this guy fight than fight me. I can give you the place, but let me take a tour of your training"

"I don't mind that, but I guess it's for the best."

"Huh, does that mean we're so weak that your training isn't helpful!

There's a boy poking at me who's being humiliated against me because of the poor kook I admire.

"It's not like that. It's just that we're not going to have a mock match right now."

Let me use the training ground because it gives way to me.

I stand at the center of the training ground, Elmers, a little further away.

The kooks are touring that, and even the adventurers who were training elsewhere are paying attention to my actions.

Well, I can't help it. We don't use the Adventurer Alliance training ground within our allies, even though some of our abilities are known and we become famous. Because it's more efficient to use the labyrinth than to use it here.

Adventurers who can't help but care about my training.

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to train.

"Now let's do a 'mess'"

"Are you kidding me?

"The rules are simple. Inside this training ground, you four become ghosts and touch me with your hands or your weapons."

Elmer uses a sword, Gem uses a great sword, Jilly uses a cane, and Dia uses a dagger.

Win if each can be touched with his own weapon.

"Well, I'll get you a counterfeit weapon."

There are a wide variety of weapons in the training area that have crushed the blade.

To ensure that mistakes do not cause fatal injuries.

"Not necessary"

"But..."

"You should really try and slash it"

"No, if I did that..."

Shivering Elmer with his sword in his hand.

How much I would hesitate in the gentle Elmer of my heart where I said I was okay.

Kin!

The knife that hit my chest is bounced and falls to the floor.

"Dia!"

"I still threw this for real..."

"Now you know. My gear is anti-blade gear, and I don't have a scratchy defense with about your offense. Come for real."

"... ok"

Elmer, who had no choice but to convince him, holds the sword.

"My winning condition is to escape five minutes of the time limit. If you don't hit me by then, you'll have to listen to me."