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On the hill with the ruins at the outskirts of town, Kail focused on swinging his sword.

While imagining incoming attacks, he moved around to defend against them.

This was a technique that Kail had asked his sensei to teach him: a move allowing him to fight an illusionary enemy.

Since it could make a nearly perfect illusion of the opponent, it was perfect for training alone. Many people who possessed magic power learned this technique.

And the enemy Kail is imagining is the strongest one he knows, the Demon king.

“This won’t do, I was killed within 10 seconds.”
After fighting for a while, Kail put down his sword and dispelled the illusion.

When we actually fought, I managed to somehow end up in a stalemate.

Of course, it was not due to the Demon king becoming stronger. Rather, I had become weaker.

“I tire out pretty fast too.”
I tried to stand up with the help of my sword while breathing roughly, but I ended up taking a rest while being sprawled on the ground.

According to Kail’s memories, the person he was three years down the road would not have needed rest, let alone being out of breath.

Although both experience and skills were possessed, but his body was weak and unable to handle the burden.
Muscle pains will probably pester me tomorrow.

“So I was this weak.”

Now that he thinks about it, he spent his days lazily wasting time, not practicing with the sword or with magic. Kail is now regretting how he spent his days in the past.

“No, I think you actually got better.”

The one who approached him was a well-built woman in her thirties with a tan, who had a two-handed sword strapped to her back.

Even though she’s supposed to be the same age as Kail’s mother Seraia, she looks youthful in another way.

“Se-Sensei!? since when did you…..”

Her name is Leila, she is Kail’s sword sensei and a former gladiator, she’s also Seran’s adoptive mother.

Gladiators are those who fight against other humans or humanoids, or magical beasts that are a danger to humans. They fight in an arena with spectators, in other words those that fight for glory.

Leila fought on the world’s greatest stage, the Garugan imperial’s capital Ruos, while other gladiators dropped out because of injuries or death she remained undefeated for five years and ruled the arena as an Empress.

Kail heard she took Seran in because of a benefactor at the orphanage.

Because of her wandering nature she sometimes suddenly vanishes, this time too she just vanished and probably came back just now, it’s obvious looking at her dirty clothes.

“Since when were you watching.”

“…. I was able to last an average of 10 seconds you know.”
Apparently Leila was able to vaguely see the Demon king whom I was fighting with.

“It’s fine if you challenge a strong opponent, but if the difference in power is too great it doesn’t have any meaning you know…. Rather, when did you meet that opponent just now? It seemed he was reproduced pretty accurately.”

“Me? Let’s see…. In desperation, I’d get into reach at the expense of an arm or leg. Then I’ll make an attack with my whole body….. If that doesn’t beat him then it’d be my loss.”
“I see…. As expected, it’ll end up like that.”

It was the exact same method Kail used when he defeated the Demon king.
Kail makes a wry smile, thinking that the disciple and teacher think alike.

“Well, that’s only if it’s one-versus-one. With comrades I would’ve used a different plan.”

I don’t think I can win fairly, I can’t be picky about how I win.

“Anyway isn’t it admirable that you’re training even while I was away. Since it’d be a waste of your talent for you who is able to use everything I teach you after seeing it only once.”

Leila said this about Kail, even among the most talented sword users in the world, you’re probably a “genius that appears once every hundred years,” that’s how much talent with the sword he possesses.

But having no motivation recently he was called a no good disciple.

“Aren’t you also teaching Seran?”

Leila usually says that Kail is an useless disciple, while Seran is her worst disciple.

(From Leila’s POV)

“Anyway, Kail you’ve certainly become more skillful.”

But the level of his techniques has skyrocketed. As if he has been fighting in real battles for years.

even stronger.

But above all, his change in attitude.

he has even grown to the extent of being called a lion.

“Did something happen?…. The atmosphere around you has changed a lot.”

Acknowledging that this person wasn’t someone you can lie to, Kail decided to answer in a
roundabout way.

“It was just a little change of mind. I’m thinking of seriously training in both the sword and magic.”

No matter what I do from now on, I should be able to do more the stronger I become.

“You….. You’ve changed so much it has become gross.”

Leila has a face as if something is really gross.
“Although I’d wish you’d be a little happier about the growth of your disciple.”

“They say people shed skin, but with you it’s fo-, no as if you’ve shed your skin five times.”

“But, is it really only a change of mind? It kind of seems as if there’s another reason.”

Kail who grips his sword, solidifies his determination.

“Please stop it with the sincerely worried face. Even this much would hurt me a little.”

(End of Leila’s POV)

“That guy, just what on earth happened to him.”

A little distance from where Kail was swinging his sword Seran and Lize were watching the two from within the bushes of the forest.

And hesitating whether to talk to Kail who was intensely swinging his sword, they ended up spying on him.

Even though it’d been awhile since Seran saw Kail practicing with the sword, he never thought he’d
have raised his skills so much.

“Is it even possible to change so much in such a short period of time?…. But it doesn’t feel as a fake

Because of their long friendship it’s uncomfortable to put into words.

“Yeah, fundamentally he hasn’t changed but….. It feels like the kind of change made over many years

At first I thought it was because I hit him, but after observing his actions this morning that doesn’t

That’s why I can’t get used to the changed Kail.

“I can’t think of him as the same person who was peeing on an ants nest with me saying “tt’s a

“Seriously you guys really don’t do anything useful, do you.”

After parting with Kail, Leila headed towards where the two were hiding.

“Welcome back Leila-san.”

“So you came back after failing to die again.”

didn’t cause any problems for Lize-chan right?”

“Don’t immediately let it out, you bastard! Actually didn’t I do a lot of errands in exchange!”

weird.”
You two also got interested, isn’t that why you’re watching like this? Is what Leila says.

“Ex-Exactly! Always unmotivated with eyes like that of dead fish, Kail is trying his best at something!”

heritage of his parents and live a life of laziness with dignity.”

reason why Kail changed.”

“Ah, his attitude suddenly changed when he wokeup two days ago. I don’t know what happened, but

“He said he saw a strange dream, but can something like that change him that much?”

“Hmmm, speaking of something that can change the brat so much, would be….”

“Could he have found a woman?”

“?!”

“To be precise he met a woman. So he finally found one? So that kid did.”
In Leila’s eyes Kail who she knew from the time when he was little, was like her own child. Without reason she begins to grin. But the two childhood friends didn’t have time for that.

“Damn! Hogging all the good things for himself, that bastard getting ahead of me…. Absolutely unforgivable!”

“Didn’t you call him your best friend a little while ago.”

Leila who was thinking how nasty the jealousy of a man was, suddenly asked a question.

“But if it’s like that than who’s the one he likes?”

Lize who was still turned to stone says it while looking.

“But you know, it’s certain that if it isn’t something like that, then he wouldn’t have changed so much…. Damnit, seriously who could it be.”

Then Lize who was silent until now started to sway.

“If you care for your life it’s better you don’t stop her…”

Seran wipes off the naturally flowing sweat while looking at Lize’s back.

“Amazing, beginning with a straight right feint to the flank, then a flowing blow to the liver. That really can’t be dodged.”

“Even though Kail let his guard down completely, those were still some good moves.”
The parent and child were commenting while having an easy going attitude.

“Confess now, who’s the girl.”

Kail was looking at his childhood friend that came running along and suddenly flanked him.

“Don’t play dumb! Who is it! Just who did you touch?!”

“Leila-san said it, also Seran said it couldn’t be anything else!”

I became a little sad after saying it out loud, but it’s the truth.

Even while Kail was pretty popular before, after he became a lazy good for nothing, it became like the current situation.
Seran was a useless good for nothing from the beginning so nothing changed for him.

“We- well it’s true that there isn’t a girl in this town that would like you….. That means blackmail! Mind control! Magic! Drugs!”
“Didn’t you just say some dangerous things?! I wouldn’t do something against the law like that!”

“If it isn’t against the law then…. Could it be you forced Aria-chan!?”

“Isn’t she only three years old! What kind of brute would?!”

“Then… Co- could it be Rozel-sama!?”

“This time the Elder! She’s already close to a hundred years you know! In your head just how much of an indiscriminate bastard am I!”

“Bu- but there isn’t any other girl in this town you could hold a love interest for!”

“No, I’m telling you you’re wrong about it. That’s why at that time I’ll properly….”

He was too late to stop his gaping mouth.

“At that time? Properly?”
“No, it was a misunderstanding…. It, It hurts! Don’t strangle me!”

Of course, Kail couldn’t tell her that she was the one.


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