Geezer Where Monster Here
This chapter starts from Aizawa-kun's POV
"Hragh! Graah! Hiyaa!!"
"Nuoo!? Y-you've gotten better, Alan-kun...!"
"Nah I ain't, this crap is just a temp buff! I ain't nowhere near your level!"
"Hahaha, no need to be so modest! You are definitely growing stronger regardless of methods!"
Dammit! I ain't getting a single hit even after this huge buff!
This guy's no present day Sword King for show...!
Just several days ago, Sword King handled me like he was playing around with a brat.
But it finally looks like a real practice now.
Might seem like I'm getting there but the gap in powers is way vast still.
The only reason I can fight Sword King decently is due to a certain move 'Direct Energy Control'.
An entirely different concept from Skill Alma's gang taught.
Apparently, that monster (old man) came up with this crap. Frankly it's cheating.
My base stats right now are only around 1000, but I can boost that several times over with the effective use of Energy Control.
Without this, there ain't no way an Advanced Job 'Sword Saint' could hold a candle to Special Job 'Sword King'.
Alma's sudden power up in that tournament musta been thanks to this move.
I ain't gonna grumble over my defeat, but if only I could use this move back then...
Several days ago, Alma and Reina (brat) got a message from that old man to teach instructors and all the training members Mana and Energy Control.
Under a condition that this must not be made public and there will be a severe penalty for those who break this rule.
Demons prolly won't stand a chance against mankind if only we all could use this cheat, but apparently that's forbidden.
Well, I get it, who knows what's gonna happen if this move made it to public.
Demons could end up learning this, and we're pretty much done for if it got to Demon King. Ain't no way anybody could beat him.
Hyula, Ganan and the two instructors are unable to learn this move.
For some reason, the older and the higher your level, the harder it is to grasp the knack on this move.
"Phew, phew, ga, haa...! Haa, haa, haa...!!"
"...Guess you hit your limit. Let's take a break."
"Tch...!"
I reflexively clicked my tongue as my body wouldn't move cuz I ran out of stamina.
The biggest pitfall of this move is the intense stamina consumption.
You can minimize that by curbing effective area and duration but I ain't good enough to be at that point yet.
That bastard Radia went and mastered this... Can't call him a small fry no more.
"Phew. I'm always reminded about your polished swordsmanship whenever we exchanged blades. You have done well reaching that level at your age."
"Cut the flattery. I want strength not coddling."
"No, I'm speaking the truth. I was only an Intermediate Job at your age. Gotta say I did good surviving all those magic beasts Lunati literally brought back, hahaha ha."
"...You're staring blankly into an empty space."
These instructors must have gone through hell and back in their youth even before demons came in the picture.
...Well, can't say I'm surprised considering he's that devil instructor (Lunatiara)'s partner.
"Judging from the sharpness of your strokes and your refined postures, you must have been under a strict guidance, Alan-kun."
"Cuz that geezer wouldn't shut up if I ain't following him right. Man kept fussing over trivial crap like wrist angle, stepping strength or swing momentum."
"It goes to show how serious he was at teaching you. That strictness comes from expectations."
"I dunno 'bout that. I bet that geezer only taught me due to some old arse tradition."
"...Of course not. I assure you that."
House of Aizawa is a descendant of a past hero. It's a celebrated house at Firie Kingdom that's still enjoying the fortune brought by the hero from over a thousand years ago even today.
No clue how big that fortune is but it's vast enough to constantly have that big arse mansion renovated again and again over the course of a millennia.
House of Aizawa got lotsa of stupid customs handed down which everybody stupidly followed.
Eating weird food called Ehomaki on a certain day of the year while facing a certain direction, throwing raw peas all over the mansion while saying crap like 'Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi'.
Not to mentions mountains of weird arse rules.
...What kind of world do heroes live at anyway. Does that okama, Neora do all that crap every year too? Is he stupid.
One of customs being 'This house's kids who have talents in swordsmanship are to study under the best swordsman of their generation'.
Maybe due to the bloodline of hero, there will always be one kid born with Swordsmanship Skill every generation.
Such kids are to prioritize learning way of the sword over their duty as a noble, removing them from inheritance disputes.
Suits me just fine. I ain't got a shred of interest for Aizawa house's fortune or authority. Heck they're just a pain in the arse.
The sword instructor that came to Aizawa House 10 years ago was the 'Swordking' Spadia geezer.
Despite already being over 80, he was the strongest swordsman at the time.
You'd think he was on his last step to grave if you saw his wrinkly face yet his body was super robust and made of pure unbridled muscles.
Guy would speak politely, 'I shall undertake this duty in lieu of my retirement', and acted calmly but that geezer ain't fooling me. I could feel aura of the strong emanating from him.
He was in fact stupidly strong, I ain't ever get a hit in on the geezer in all those ten years.
Thanks to my ambition to get one over that geezer, my Swordsmanship and Martial Arts Skills were already Lv6 by the time I came of age.
Lv6 is usually the sign of reaching Intermediate Job level which shows how rigorous my training was.
Right after coming of age, I went around to raise my level intending to have my revenge, but geezer went and disappeared on me half a year ago.
Leaving only a letter behind, 'I have accomplished the duty tasked to me. I shall take this opportunity to take my leave.'
...What a scam, he only used polite tone when dealing with my dad and co.
This ain't over yet, you geezer.
I'mma beat the crap outta you one day. Your duty is to get your arse handed down to you, by yours truly.
Where'd you gone off to anyway, dangit...
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~~~~~~~~~~~Monster (old man) POV~~~~~~~~~~
『Garuaaaaaa!!』
"Tei."
『Gebya!!?』
I beat down a furless gorilla-like creature that came assaulting me out of nowhere.
This thing's pretty weak despite its looks. Think it's about Jet Boar, no, Rush Boar level.
It's been a parade of strange creatures, wonder if this place is some sort of a research facility for biological weapons. Like that certain bio hazard umbrella corp.
The rooms in the corridors are full of specimens or research data on such creatures after all.
Those creatures all have weird abilities too.
Uh I mean, creatures in the otherworld (Parallecia) also have supernatural abilities but the ones here seem to be of another type... Or maybe they're one and the same?
Some of these creatures can control electricity, some spew flames, some can soften and harden their body.
The only commonality is the fact that all of those abilities were 'given to them'.
According to some documents I read here, there exist even stronger monsters outside this facility. And those creatures are test subjects to study, regulate and grant those abilities.
...Test subjects yet they were all roaming freely. What's the manager doing.
The ultimate goal is to grant the abilities from monsters to humans and they have completed several such test subjects already.
Well, they also had dozens of failures. Mad scientists. Kinda make me recall Julian.
There are also people who have been successfully transplanted with the specific organs who show no sign of ability usage. They're all locked and under watch just to be safe. Return them home will you.
Hmm, I haven't come across a single useful loot during this escapade.
All the test subjects abilities can be replicated with Skills or Mana Control. And they're only as strong as E-C ranked magic beasts.
Heck, I have no clue how to take those successful abilities home. Don't see any point in capturing those test subjects.
...Guess I'll head back. This was all for naught.
『Abnormality detected in Compartment D! Test subjects' escape and slaughter by an unknown confirmed! Dispatching 『Gift Soldiers』 No. 10 to 20 to the site! ASAP!』
Ah, crap. I'm busted.
Compartment D is probably this place and that unknown is probably me.
Gotta go back fast. Run.
I heard a crash sound at the end of the corridor just before I could.
Ah... That's the sound of an opening shutter door.
"The hell? Was wondering what kinda monster butchered those test subjects. It's just some dull looking man."
"Stay on your toes... You don't look familiar. State your ID. How did you get in here."
Ah, some people got here.
Around ten people wearing futuristic skin tight body suits rushed in and enclosed me.
Uh well, I did those creatures in sure, but it was a legitimate act of self-defense, I tell you.
"Why bother asking. Let's just restrain and capture 'im!"
"Fair point. Welp, time to get some beauty sleep!"
They suddenly shot something toward my head.
Some sort of light ball came out of their palm.
I slapped it away with a mana cushioned hand.
That was light. I guess that super weak stuff still counts as an Offensive Spell?
<<The principle closely resembles one. A power known as [M (Magica)] in this world corresponds to Mana. It is consumed to exercise abilities akin to Skills.>>
Hm, it's probably gonna get stronger the more they research but I guess that's as far as it goes at this point. Don't need it.
"...Wha?"
"H-he flicked a Light Ball, b, bare handed...?"
Chance. I'm gonna get out of their encirclement while they're busy dumbfounding.
High speed Mana Flight! Buh-bye~.
"Wha, he ran away!?"
"H-he's too fast! Not even No.1 can output such speed!"
The men got farther and farther as I moved away. They tried to pursue me but they couldn't close in the distance at all.
Way slow. Those guys are apparently elites. I'm guessing they're the hope of this world. Well, uh, do your best, guys.
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