The World’s Strongest Martial Artist who has Worked too Hard, Survives in the Magic World With Ease

Weiss was in trouble.

Today, my son Ash celebrated his fifth birthday.

The growth of my beloved son is a great blessing...

Weiss could not honestly celebrate his son's growth.

Because no magic spot (Stiegel) will ever float on Ash.

The fact that magic spots don't float when you're five... there's only one possible reason.

Ash made the exception of whether he would be born alone in 100 years.

They have been chosen by children without magic.

If you know you can't use magic, Ash will be deeply saddened.

When I imagine my son desperate, Weiss feels dark.

That's how Ash walked over to Weiss, who was falling.

"You know, I, I want a magic wand (Withers Rod)... would you buy me one?

Cute and twitchy, it creeps me out.

If you buy a magic wand, Ash realizes she can't use magic.

But any more delusions won't make things any better.

Weiss decided to be ready and told Ash.

"... I'll go buy it tomorrow, go to bed already today"

In the meantime, Ash made me smile.

He laughs heartily and joyfully, and rushes to his bedroom with a groaning foothold.

When I lost sight of Ash, my wife Rosa looked anxiously at me.

"You... are you going to tell that kid the truth?

"Oh. I can't stand to keep fooling Ash any longer..."

When he finds out the truth, Ash will be in deep sorrow.

But Ash is a strong kid.

I believe that one day there will be a day to get back on your feet.

Problem is, after I get back on my feet.

Without magic, we cannot live a normal life.

If it's enough to make you have such an inconvenient day, then...

"Rosa, put Ash to sleep."

The day has finally come for me to move the plans I have had for a long time to implementation.

You guessed that in Weiss' words, Rosa clouded her face.

"... ok"

Rosa gently opens the bedroom door and enchants Ash.

Then Ash, who was softening in bed, began to sleep easily.

Seeing his son's happy sleeping face, Weiss sighs unconsciously.

"Damn, Ash didn't have magic spots..."

Weiss accepts a reality he didn't want to admit by saying it.

- Maybe there 'll be magic spots.

We must abandon that hope and look to reality.

But Rosa seems to be lost,

"After all, do we have to move?

And I've been anxious.

There's no reason to get lost.

Because Weiss and Rosa met and married in this village and were blessed with babies.

Getting away from an attached village is natural with resistance.

Even as Weiss, I don't want to move if I can...

But as a parent, we must now prioritize Ash's happiness.

"You can't help it. Children who can't use magic struggle all their lives. Besides, I can't even put myself in a decent position. If that's how it goes, it's better for Ash to move to the Hidden Village before long."

Hidden villages are settlements in the back of the mountains that are disconnected from the public.

There are many good wizards in the village, but they do not use magic except in self-defence, they grow crops with one body and live on their own.

If there is no hidden village where magic is rooted in everyday life, you can live even if magic is not available.

"I can't believe we're having such a child..."

Rosa is driven by self-blame.

He seems to think Ash didn't have magic spots because of his lack of magic.

"It's not your fault. Think of it as destiny, let's give up."

"I'm sorry you're a terrible parent..."

Comforting Rosa in tears, Weiss rushes to get ready to move.

And when I pack my bags in my bag, I tell my neighbors I'm going on a long journey, drawing flight magic runes.

Fluffy floating Rosa stared anxiously at me.

"Will one of the hidden villages accept us?

"It's a good idea."

Weiss told him forcefully.

About ten years ago. Weiss gave up his training in the village because he had no reliable partner, although he heard magical rumors of a one-child heirloom and visited to become strong.

At that time, the witch told me, "If you can meet a trusted partner, come back."

The purpose of this visit to the hidden village is not to make it stronger...

If you tell me what's going on, you'll be able to accept it.

Come on, let's go.

So Weiss left the village behind.

After flying in the sky for a while, the sun went down.

In the dazzling sunset sky, Weiss unwittingly narrows his eyes...

"-!"

The moment "it" caught his eye, Weiss set himself up.

Something was rapidly approaching from the red-burned sky.

That's...

"Oh, that's stupid!

"Duh, what's wrong with you?

"Run with Ash now! The demon - the Red Dragon is looming!

"The Red Dragon!? What are you gonna do, you!?

"You run! Protect Ash!

"So, but..."

"Go, go, go! I can't do everything I can with you!

If Weiss does his best, he'll wind up Rosa.

Even if you give it all you can, you can't beat Weiss.

But even if we can't defeat him, we can stop him.

"Don't die, you!

Rosa screams and flies at a fierce speed holding Ash.

Without seeing it through to the end, Weiss did everything in his power to unleash a kamaitachi.

Kamaitachi hits the wing of the Red Dragon.

But without even a drop of blood flowing, the Red Dragon stormed in.

"Grr......!

I scratched at the rind, but the wind pressure blows me away.

Weiss prepares for a second blow while in position, but the Red Dragon didn't strike.

The Red Dragon, which crossed by Weiss, was pounding on Rosa at a fierce speed.

Rosa avoided a direct hit at the rind, but it looks like her tail blurred her body.

I lose my mind and fall upside down.

"Rosa! Ash!

Weiss used floating magic aggressively.

Ash floats, followed by Rosa floating on the ground with a flutter, but the two remain unconscious.

Everyone is killed as it is.

That's all we have to stop.

Weiss did all the magic that remained and used the spray magic on Ash.

At that moment, a fierce breeze erupts from Ash's body, gushing away.

I don't know what's waiting for me at the end of the flight, but it's far safer than being attacked by the Red Dragon.

I just have to go to some settlement and pray to be protected by one of the kind ones.

"Gu. It's the limit already......!

Looks like we ran out of magic with the spray magic.

The effect of flight magic has expired, and Weiss has been slapped to the ground -

- When I woke up, Weiss was lying in the woods.

Beside him was Rosa, who bled out of her arm.

"Rosa! Glad to be alive......!

"Thanks to your floating magic... When I woke up, I was floating on the ground."

If the floating magic was delayed a little longer, that means Rosa would have been slapped to the ground.

I was relieved to be able to protect my beloved wife, Weiss, but anxiety crosses my back of my brain at the sieve.

The fact that the Red Dragon ignored Rosa...

"Hey, you. Where's Ash?

"Don't worry. Ash let me get away with my magic. No matter how much the Red Dragon, we can't keep up with that."

I told Rosa forcefully to reassure her, but I don't know what happened.

If the power of the spray magic is weakened, the Red Dragon will catch up to you.

If we don't get to help now, Ash's in danger!

"Ugh..."

The moment I tried to move my body, severe pain ran all over my body.

It looks like he was slapped on the earth and broke his hands and legs bones.

I can't draw runes with this.

"No. If you can't move, you'll die. I contacted the Magic Knights, so I need to be quiet. Otherwise... if we make a scene, the demons will gather."

The demonic junction is only stretched out in the settlement where one lives.

Rosa's right, if you make a scene, the demons will come by.

You have to lurk your breath to protect Rosa.

"But Ash..."

"It's a good idea. Ash is alive. Because Ash is a pain in the ass."

Speaking gently to appease Weiss, Rosa took out the magic wand.

"When the injury is healed, let's go find it. So now we have to rest..."

With Rosa's magic, Weiss fell asleep...

- The next time I woke up, Weiss was lying in the clinic bed.

They lost it so much since then and were protected by the Magic Knights, and Weiss' wounds were fully healed with a universal healing (Heavens Cure).

Weiss is losing consciousness. Sounds like Rosa's reported Magic Knights have embarked on the Red Dragon crusade and Ash's search.

Weiss immediately joined the Magic Knights, bloody eyed and searched for Ash, but his beloved son could not be found wherever he searched.

But -...

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"But Ash was alive... How pleased I was to see Ash safe that day when the Demon King descended..."

"Besides, I can't believe you're here to see me like this...!

My father and mother seem to be impressed.

I can't believe that happened that day.

Instead of killing me, I can't believe you were protecting me with your life on the line...

I'm glad I got the courage to go home.

Otherwise, for the rest of my life, I almost lived the wrong way.

"Thanks for protecting me!

"It's this way to thank you! Without you, what would have been killed by the Demon King by now!

"I can't believe you didn't have magic powers, but you're such a wizard to defeat the Demon King... When the hell did the magic spot live?

You two seem to mistake magic for burying the Demon King.

Well, it would be normal to think so if you didn't know the circumstances.

"I've become a militant. It's not magic, it's martial arts."

"Did you knock him down with martial arts?

"What the hell kind of life would I be able to do that?

"I trained at Grandpa Maurice's."

Father is hazy.

"But when Ash fought the Demon King, he called himself 'Ash Arkvald', didn't he?

"Yeah. That's what I named him."

"So Maurice means Maurice Archvald?

"That's right. Grandpa Maurice was the keeper of The Devil's Forest, and he raised me."

"Right...... If I trained under Mr. Maurice, I'm convinced I can defeat the Demon King."

"You've been protected by one so wonderful..."

When I can compliment Grandpa Maurice, I'm as happy as I am about myself.

I couldn't help but wonder.

"By watching Demon King Broadcast that day, you mean you knew I was in Elstania, right? Why didn't you come to see me?

You two didn't dump me.

I am truly delighted and tearful that I have been reunited.

Then I wish you'd come to see me......

"Because you named the Archvaldo surname."

"Protected by one kind person, I thought if I went to see Ash, who was living a new life, I'd confuse him."

You cared about me and hesitated to go see me.

Really, you sincerely wished me happiness...

As I was about to cry, Mr. Noir pounded me on the back.

"It's good to see you reconciled."

"Yeah. I'm glad I'm home..."

Seeing us interact like that, you two look strange.

"Hey, Ash. I've been wondering for a while now, who's that girl?

"Mr. Maurice's grandson...... maybe?

My father and mother stared at me, and Mr. Noir seemed nervous.

Hiding and twitching on my back.

"This is my friend Mr. Noir. This is how I got here, because Mr. Noir pushed me on the back."

"Right...... Thank you, Mr. Noir. Thanks to you, I was able to see my son again."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Noir."

The two laughed and Mr. Noir tided his cheeks brightly.

"By the way, does Ash live in Elstania? Or are you still living in The Devil's Forest with Mr. Maurice?

"It's rootless now, but I lived in a student dorm at the Elstadt School of Magic until now."

"In a student dorm at Elstadt School of Magic!?

"So you, the magic dwelled!?

"Yeah. Magic lived there after I graduated from college. And now I'm on a martial arts training journey to become a great wizard."

"Oh well...... Ash could have been a wizard... What's the pedigree?

"It's the wind. I've only got a little bit of magic, but I've been growing quite a bit lately. Flying magic is now available."

"I've had them on my back a lot."

"You two are really close."

My mother says with a cheeky smile.

Mr. Noir nods happily and looks at his father as he remembers.

"Ash said he wanted to disciple you."

"Apprentice to me?

"Ash is a disciple of the great wizards of the world."

"That's right. I want to train with my father to be stronger! What kind of training did your father get stronger?

"Training... I got stronger as I fought demons"

"Is there any other way to fight demons?

"Then you two should go to the Hidden Village. If you two trusted each other, you'd be able to use the magic of a child."

I've been to the Hidden Village.

"Mr. Noir is right. I got pretty strong with the magic of a child."

"Right. You're trying a lot to be strong..."

"Yeah. I'm apprenticing to all kinds of masters, building my spiritual strength, boosting my magic."

"Build your mental strength, or..."

Dad seems to have something on his mind.

"Do you have any idea how to be strong?

"Oh well...... But I don't think Ash can handle this method..."

My father has a bad tooth cut.

Is it such a dangerous training?

"I want to be strong! I want to be a great wizard!

"Please, I want you to tell me"

When we asked him, he said the way, even though it was hard for him to say.

"I got stronger because I endured loneliness"

"Lonely?

Dad nodded,

"As you can see, I'm strong. That's why I couldn't make friends. So I fought demons and decided to protect everyone. I thought that would stop me from being scared."

My father's thoughts went well.

Evidence suggests that my father is respected by one of the villages.

But my father sighed masochistically.

"I was alone until I came to this village. I didn't know how to get along with others because I didn't like talking to one person."

"I get it. I don't like talking to one either, so I was alone until I met Ash."

"I was alone until I met Rosa, too. If Rosa hadn't spoken to me that day when I was lost, I would still be alone."

But my father stares at me.

"Ash is not alone. I have a nice friend named Mr. Noir. So you can't be strong the same way your father did."

"... So if I'm gone, can Ash be strong?

Mr. Noir has stared with a sad face.

Loneliness strengthens one...

Facing loneliness builds mental strength.

But even so.

"Even if you get stronger, you won't break up with Mr. Noir."

"... really?

"Yeah. I just broke up with Mr. Noir in the first place, 'cause it's no different if we're friends. If I wanted to see you, I'd see you whenever I wanted to, and I guess I wouldn't call that lonely."

"Exactly...! I'll keep traveling with Ash. And I will see the moment you become a great wizard...!

I knew we could continue our journey together, and Mr. Noir was happy to make his voice play.