Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 69: Preparedness

After that, one month after starting to learn the Strahl language, Miharu-tachi reached the point where they could easily communicate their intentions, Rio decided to teach spirit arts and martial arts to Miharu-tachi.

Although in relation to spirit arts, there are many things they have to do ranging from the perception stage of the odo flow in their body, the manipulation of the odo, the visualization of the odo and then, the intervention of mana.

Although he could greatly shorten the time to the extent of just perception if he taught them magic, when it came to teaching spirit arts, Rio estimated that it would take about half a year even with the short estimation of the learning period just to practice the basic level

Although naturally that period depends on Miharu-tachi's talent.

The first training is quite simple, as much has to do with intuitive issues, for now there are visible results to look at.

Therefore, for the time being he decided to teach them martial arts first.

He decides to teach hand-to-hand combat and pole art to Miharu and Aki.

「I want to learn sword skills!」

So, due to Masato's strong demand, he decided to teach Masato his sword skills.

So, since they needed to buy the masts and swords for training use, Rio visited Almond while taking Miharu, Aishia, Aki, Celia, and Masato with him.

For Aishia, Aki, and Masato, today was their first trip in this world, Aki and Masato seemed to be quite excited since the day before the trip.

Although today's trip also served to vent the pressure of Aki and Masato, since this was the first time they had traveled carrying such a large number of people, Rio was quite anxious.

After all, since all the female camp members had striking appearances, they would get unneeded attention as they walked in groups within the city.

And so, for the sake of alleviating his anxiety even just a little, Rio decided to make them put on an extra robe with a hood for them.

For the moment their faces were exposed by an occasion, Miharu-tachi's black hair would also be a little flashy, so she lent them magical tools to change the color of their hair.

They moved until they reached around Almond by flying in the sky with spirit arts after gaining Aishia's cooperation.

After descending on a place that no one was around, they walked towards the city using the highway.

「UOOOO！ THAT'S EXTRAORDINARY！ JUST LIKE THE CITY IN THE GAME! 」

Masato shouted in an excited voice as they looked at the appearance of the city.

「Are you talking about RPGs？ You really like it」

Aki who was walking behind him said that in a slightly confused voice.

Their current formation was Masato and Rio walking as the vanguard, Miharu and Aki in the middle, Aishia and Celia at the end of the formation walked forward.

「Good. The real view of the city somehow gave that kind of feeling. Hee ~ 」

Masato enjoyed the view of the city with sparkling eyes.

One day, he would become a slave, even though he had already sensed the dangers of this world with his own body, it seemed like he had already forgotten about it because the heat of the event had passed through his throat.

Today, it seems a bit tiring, or maybe because it feels like playing.

Although it seems fine if they go to a Japanese city, the place they were going to after this was a place where crime could easily happen and was completely incomparable to a city in Japan.

Section 2

The city is a breeding ground for crime.

At most if they were careful on the main road to pickpocketing, they would never face any danger that would affect their body or life.

But, if they move into the back alley, something like robbery, extortion, threats, assault and, rape is a daily occurrence.

「I've said it many times but, there are so many dangers in the city. Even if we take separate actions, you should not carelessly roam the back alley and, be careful with pickpockets as well. When you meet someone, be sure to confirm whether that person stole your wallet or not 」

Rio reminded them of Masato, Aki and, Miharu again like before.

Although when she brought Miharu Miharu before, Rio was always with her, today she might not be able to put all her attention due to the number of people.

Although the public order of Almond city was better compared to other cities, the current situation made him feel that they had not found a way to cope with the rising population during the current development.

An increase in the number of people who have difficulty with their work is inevitable, which will also increase the crime rate.

Rio knew that because he used to live as an orphan in the slum before.

Humans who have no home or job and fall into poverty are desperate to survive.

They may be treated like sitting ducks if they look around inside the city like hicks.

Moreover, it is said that all its members consist of only women and children.

Although it would still be acceptable if it was only pickpockets, the women might be forcibly taken to the inn or back alley.

The city is just a dangerous place for Miharu-tachi and he wants to make them prepared in advance.

"Yes nih . I'll be careful"

「Understood!」

「OKE!「 ！ 」

So Miharu-tachi replied in a firm voice.

「Miharu-san's chat. Please let me know immediately if you find any danger even if it is just a little. When I'm not here, it's for Aishia or Celia-sensei 」

He told Miharu to call the more experienced ones.

「Understood. 」

Miharu nodded deeply while making eye contact with Rio.

Rio confirmed with a nod and then,

「Cecilia, Aishia. Please make sure not to move carelessly in places with few people 」

He turned towards Aishia and Celia who were walking at the end of the line and spoke to them in the language of the Strahl region.

Cecilia was the alias of Celia that they decided on before this trip.

「Fufu, thank you for worrying about me. Even in the worst case, Rio will come to protect me, right? 」

Celia's eyes opened a little wider and then she smiled happily as she guessed Rio's intention.

Section 3

「Although I will definitely do that, it is a problematic attitude. When Cecilia-tachi is shopping, I will move by myself, please don't leave the store when it's 」

Rio replied while smiling wryly.

Although it was natural that they would be able to overcome the problem if they were together with Rio, today, Rio and Masato took different actions when the women shopping camp.

Although the place where Miharu-tachi's shopping is only aimed at women, except for the worst case, there are some chances that they will be separated.

"Good . I will protect Miharu-tachi. I mean because I can use 『Body Ability Strengthen Hyper Physical Strength』, I will not lose to local thugs 」

Celia showed the posture of clenching her hands with her small hands.

「It was a relief but ....」

As he said, although he was not worried about him being defeated by some villains if he were to strengthen his body with magic, even so, Celia's childlike appearance while clenching her fists made him worried.

「Haruto, I will protect Miharu-tachi as well」

After suddenly coming to his side without him noticing, he had already pulled his sleeve and said those words in a calm and kind voice.

Although it might be due to his blank expression or it might be better to say that he was not as expressionless as before, it seemed that his intention was transmitting exactly as what he had said.

"good . I'll hand it to you, Aishia 」

Rio replied with a smile on his lips.

"Wait a minute . Don't you look like you have more faith in him than when I say the same words

Celia stepped forward and spoke to Rio with a sullen expression.

「Ahaha. Looks like it's because Aishia is a high rank spirit 」

Rio said that as if reprimanding.

Aishia, a high rank spirit was also an existence that should be called the originator of spirit arts.

He can have full control of spirit arts by using the odo supply from Rio.

If it had to do with the combat potential lurking within him, it really could not compare to Celia.

「Huh, I wonder how strong his strength is?」

Somehow, Celia becomes interested in Aishia's abilities.

「I also wonder how strong he is. If he feels like it, he might be able to cause a natural disaster 」

Section 4

Rio told her in an indifferent tone.

Then Celia's face was unusually narrow.

「Although it is good, it is important for me to immediately supply the required amount of odo right on its side. When we are apart, at most he is just .... 」.

While saying these words, Rio showed a gesture of touching his lips with his hand.

「Most?」

Celia swallowed her saliva.

「Should I say that he cannot use more than spirit arts around superlative magic level?」

「E-EVEN WAY TOO STRONG, YOU KNOW！ BETTER, WHY DID YOU SAY ME ABOUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION?」

Celia shouted with a confused expression.

Speaking of superlative magic, although it would take quite a long time to request it, its power was certified as a wide area annihilation magic.

When called upon during wartime, it is expected to result in around 300 casualties in a single attack, a number that would further increase if fired in a crowded area.

Its power consumption was huge, as no normal magician had the necessary amount of magical power to use it, either, it was a large-scale magic that required a large number of magic stones to cover the flaws in the amount of magical power required.

For the human tribe, even the overwhelming amount of Celia's magical power would be instantly depleted if she used it without the help of magic stones.

Moreover, the users were low in number due to the low precision of the magic equation, the users would be priceless existences no less than the healing magic users in the military.

「Not that, I only thought about it based on my standards but, even I have never used offensive spirit arts at the superlative magic level. So I don't know how much odo needs or how strong 」 is

Practically he did not know the exact power output because he basically never died.

In short, the current Rio replied with a humble answer.

Moreover, it could be said that Rio's magical power almost never runs out.

(How powerful would it be if the two used spirit arts together?)

Celia's face became even paler.

「You heard that, Aishia？ You REALLY shouldn't use spirit arts with ALL YOUR STRENGTH in the middle of town!」

Celia persuaded Aishia with a confused expression.

Although she had never used such excessive force in Rio's case, she thought that it might be a little dangerous since Aisha had just woken up.

If by chance it might not be possible to adjust it.

Hearing Celia's words, Aishia showed a surprised face.

Rio smiled wryly at her reaction.

Section 5

"Religion . Moreover you will stand out as no human in this area can use spirit arts. As long as it is not something too dangerous, you should stop by simply using body strengthening and strengthening physical abilities with spirit arts 」

So he decided to include a few words from the side.

This phenomenon is triggered along with a small number of equations of light and magic in the middle of the air when summoning magic. [TL: The best way to describe it is that the magic prayer is similar to the one in Denyuuden]

The spirit arts only triggered the phenomenon along with a small amount of light in the absence of the increased magic equation.

Therefore the difference is quite obvious to those who see it even if they see the prayer of similar phenomena.

In fact, if it only limits on the strengthening of the body and physical abilities, because the prayer is not visible from the outside, it is, it would be incomprehensible to an outsider that he was using spirit arts from an outsider's perspective.

It was also a spirit art best suited for self-defense.

「Understood」

Aishia nodded.

While talking like that, Rio-tachi arrived in Almond.

The women-only shop of Rikka company where she brought Celia and Miharu before becoming their first destination.

「Then, let's meet again later」

"Thank you . All right, we have to go first 」

They split from Aishia-tachi after entrusting them to Celia.

After confirming that the four of them entered the store.

「Alright, then we go」

Rio called Masato who was standing beside him.

They will buy equipment for Masato at the weapon shop while Miharu-tachi is shopping.

「Ou, Greetings. Haruto-anchan 」

Masato replied with a happy smile.

Maybe because he knew what they would buy after this.

Rio moved his foot towards the weapon shop while sighing shortly.

And then, after visiting several weapon shops, they were unable to find enough swords for Masato.

「Heey, Haruto-anchan. If that's not possible, isn't it okay even if you don't get a good sword for me？ Isn't it okay for me to start with a cheap sword first？ 」

Masato said that with a timid face.

「This is something you will use by risking your own life. So I have to choose the best I can get. Fortunately there are still some advantages in money 」

Section 6

Rio explained the reason why he chose a high-quality sword instead of a cheap one with a serious expression.

Although some say that "A good worker does not blame his tools", if there are two people with the same skill level, the reason for victory is laid on the superior weapon.

Although he may be holding back, his statement saying that he doesn't mind cheap stuff is proof that he never thought of risking his life or underestimating his own life.

It seems that Masato is the first type.

"Is that okay . Masato I will teach you swordsmanship. It's something you'll use to kill something. Humans are also included in the target. And, when you swing the sword, you must risk your own life to take the life of your opponent. I mean, you don't want to be killed right. I Can't teach you swordsmanship if you're not ready to kill or be killed by someone 」

Feeling that this was the best chance, he paused for a bit, Rio said that to Masato.

「EH, AH ……. Haruto ……. Anchan is？ 」

Masato was confused and could not say anything about the sudden change in Rio's atmosphere.

Now, Rio who was standing in front of Masato lost his kindness like being a completely different person.

His heart was tense, Masato was stricken with a feeling as if he had suddenly lost his footing. [TL: similar to what you feel when the elevator goes down]

「So, it looks like you want to say something right. Unfortunately, this world is a place where the weight of life is cheap. Even if you don't want to kill someone, someone might try to kill you. You still remember the people you met when you first arrived in this world Right

Rio continued his words after letting out a short sigh.

「This time, it's okay if I'm by your side. But, it won't continue forever. That's why I'll teach you swordsmanship even if you don't want to risk your life. Your body is yours, and then I want you to learn how to protect someone you care about 」

「Ah-Oh, i ...」.

Masato gritted his teeth until it sounded "giriri".

He clenched his hands tightly with his head facing down.

Her extremely troubled appearance was known to Rio.

「Currently, you do not have such a resolution. Someone who immediately said that they were preparing to risk his life immediately must have a shattered mind 」

Rio said that in a sell-off tone as if suppressing his own emotions.

Masato raised his face with a dumbfounded expression.

But, Rio showed her gentle smile.

「Well, I'll teach you swordsmanship for now. Let's leave a difficult conversation for now. When I am not around Aki-chan and Miharu-san, please protect them, Masato 」

After patting Masato's head lightly, He said that with his familiar tone.

「A-AAH！ LEAVE ME! HARUTO-ANCHAN IS! 」

In a moment, Masato looked at Rio face as if he was engrossed and then smiled at the next moment.

「Yosh. Then, let's go to the next store. From the story of the previous store, the next store also made a sword order. In terms of skills, it seems to be the best in this city 」

After saying that, Rio started walking again with a slightly faster pace.

Masato happily chased after his back.