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Chapter 4




Yuusha Isagi no Maou Hanashi Volume 5 Chapter 4
The first time Isagi met that person was at a certain city in Parabeliu.
It happened not long after Isagi started to begin his journey.
“The great me will work for this country. But, with only person that this great me recognize”
Said that, “he” drew his double edged broadsword.
” Let’s test your ability, brat.Try to make me yieldIf you’re able to do that, I’ll go together with you. To the hell, demon lord castle, anywhere!”
The first time he fight with that person, Isagi lost.
Furthermore, Isagi wasn’t even able to touch him.
That swordsman who was 25 years old at that time, said to be the strongest mercenary at that time.
There’s no way Isagi who’d just arrived to this world were able to stand a chance against him.
But.
No matter how beaten up he was,Isagi kept standing back.
He couldn’t gave up.
At that time, Plea was captured by the enemy general.
Isagi thought to go to the enemy camp alone, but at that time, he was too weak.
And so, he could not save Plea.
Isagi lament, he acknowledged how weak he was.
Then, for the sake of saving Plea, Isagi beg for him while shedding tears.
To the last of his breath Isagi stood up against that person, and because of that Isagi was acknowledged by him.
With the mercenary army that “he” lead, they together attacked the demon emperor’s army.
And so, Isagi succeed to save Plea.
Mercenary king, Bardz.
In the three years of his journey, that man was his master, at the same time his best friend.
Also, a reliable person that felt like his own big brother.
Even when they were back on the carriage, the big sister’s consciousness still haven’t returned.
Perhaps she will remain like this for little while.
Thought there’s no harm on her life, Isagi still felt like he’d doing something bad to her.
Anyway, the first thing that Isagi should do is to prove his innocence in case Amalia realized something was wrong.
Franz happily humming with Amalia who lie sprawled on the couch sleep on his thight.
As their eyes meet, he smiled.
“Hey, Franz”
“Hmm? What, what the matter?”
It’s rare for Isagi to be the one who initiate a conversation with him. Franz bend himself forward toward Isagi. Amalia’s head lost its support fell into the chair, and make a dull sound.
… Will she be alright? Isagi thought. But Amalia didn’t budge at all.
Isagi scratch his cheeks.
” … … Umm. I want to ask you about you guys’ swordsmanship.I wonder who is teaching you guys? It’s a rare style of swordsmanship, right?”
Even though he knew that the chance was small, Isagi still tried to asked him bearing expectation in his heart.
It’s already 20 years since Isagi’d gone.
If, Bardz really become the Guild master, then it’s possible that his particular swordsmanship also spread wide in the continent.
However.
Franz make a daring smile on his face.
“Of course! We learned this swordsmanship from our father!”
No way.
” … Perhaps, your father, is that, umm, the guild master, Bardz?”
Franz eyes started to swim as he heard that. .
And finally, awkwardly laughed.
“Y, yep. He is, I suppose. If it’s already exposed, can’t be helped, right?”
His face showing no sign of trying to hide that fact though.
Franz scratch his cheeks looking embarrassed.
“Big sis always complaining on how I shouldn’t said this to other people. But, it’s one of my pride, to be able to be the son of my dad. That’s why, I want to be able to say it anytime holding my chest high”
“Ehem”, he said as he puffed his chest in pride.
Franz then declare.
” I am, the the guild master, ‘Master warrior’ Bardz second son. Franz-Vivid, that’s my name!”
After he said that, he smiled daringly.
Even thought Franz cherubic face didn’t resemble Bardz at all… But, his smile, giving the same refreshing feeling as his dad.
“Big brother, are you my dad acquaintance?”
Isagi got confused on how to answer looking at Franz who asked him that question with pure eyes without any malice. Then he nodded.
“Well, he is…… one of my, old friend”
Hearing Isagi words.
Franz said  “Oooh…” in admiration as he easily accepted that fact.
Now, knowing that Isagi was her father’s friends, Amalia who actually already woken up from her sleep able to understand something.
Even though he isn’t an adventurer, but it’s weird that he is that strong, kept stuck in her mind.
That’s how he thought of him after their battle.
That day they arrived at the inn, nothing felt different than usual.
… I’ll accept the fact that he able to defeat me. It’s mean that I am weaker than him, that’s all for me to know. Amalia thought.
… Though it seems that she didn’t realized what happened with her underwear.
Also, Isagi lamented for a while because of the fact that he ended up defiling on of his friend’s daughter.
In that time, Isagi acted overly kind toward Amalia that just made her wonder what was wrong with him.
—–
Since the time was just right, Isagi taught Amalia and Franz about magic as the carriage moving. Also it wasn’t Isag who initiate this, but instead the sibling were who the one who asked him to teach them.
Amalia was saying “I want skill to attack the enemy from far!”.
Franz was saying “I want to be able to heal big sister when she is rendered immobile”
In the first place, Isagi already planned to practice on magic alone.
Now, Isagi were fine to teach them without getting paid, thinking that they were both the children of his friend, but Amalia didn’t let that pass. So Isagi also used this chance to earn some extra travel expenses.
Isagi accepted about 80 percent of the total amount that Amalia offer to him, since he didn’t really know the market price in this world and all.
They were able to learn thing fast since they already learnt Magic Eyes beforehand.
In regard of talent, it seems that Franz had more talent than his big sister. He able to use white magic efficiently without wasting too much magic pwoer. As for Amalia, she seems interested to the ice magic that Isagi used in the forest. Though she kept failing no matter how many times she do it, she never ceased to gave up.
This siblings were surprisingly diligent.Possibly, because their job as adventurer, they had to learn a lot kind of skill. He could felt that they were elite that leading in the society that full of competition.
Also, the only thing that Isagi teach to them was not only limited to Magic. In the early morning, they also had swordsmanship practice when they had the time.
Though, they’re already reaches the limit of their skill. So there weren’t really much that Isagi could point out.
When Isagi said that fact to them.
“Then why I can’t win against Father or Isa-kun!? Isn’t’ that weird? Right!?”
She ended up flared up at him.
Isagi shouldering his silver sword, then said.
“You’re wrong. The sword that Bardz use is evil sword style.It’s a sword skill that sole purpose is to defeat enemy, using unique movement to overwhelm the opponent. In the Suraosha continent where official swordsmanship are spreading wide. This is the style that he developed and completed in his days as mercenary to go against the Soraosha official style. To sum how this style work is a surprise attack, something like that”i
” Right! It’s an amazing skill, right!?”
Amalia nodded with her eyes sparkling. In the end, she actually respected her father a lot, even when her mouth said the opposite.
Isagi nodded, too, and continued.
” Yeah, it’s amazing.The deeper someone know about official continent swordsmanship, the more effective this sword skill will be. But, I and Bardz are also using this evil sword, right?”-Isagi
” Yeah … “- Amalia
” For a people who came from the same style, the winner will be determined by the amount of experience, physical strength, fighting spirit, and mind power. All of that is something that Amalia is lacking compared to Bardz”
” Ngggh… “
She groans as she started to charge into Isagi.
Isagi easily evade her attack.
“Well, I also know a little bit about official swordsmanship.Try to pile more experience won’t ya~ “
“Thank for your, advice!”
As her body pitching forward, she changed her posture and once again slashed at Isagi.
Her body was flexible and her torso was strong.
She will become stronger for sure, heh, Isagi thought so as he parried her sword.
—–
“Isa-kun, what are you usually do?”
That day, the carriage was undergone a maintenance,and so they got one whole day to rest.
As expected, the burden that the carriage have to bear is quite harsh, once every several days they need to change the part and put it into maintenance.
Just like every other days, Isagi was laying on his bed until Amalia came and ask him that question.
” … Me?”
“Why did you make that surprised face?I ask, what Isa-kun usually do, understand?”
“Ummm”
Isagi scratches his cheeks.
It’s first time someone asked that to him.
“After all, you always glaring at the wall while folding your hand while making some hard face, you know? I’ve been wondering what you are doing all this time”
“I writing the code for magic in the sky. Or perhaps, practicing my throwing technique”
“Ah, the throwing technique, is it that technique that you use when you throw those
arrows back?”
” Yeah. In the first place I’m not really good with technique, you know.To be able to learn some ranged attack, I need to practice diligently”- Isagi
“Heeh~”-Amalia
Amalia looked at Isagi with glistening eyes. It seems that she was weak with a topic like this.
“Hey, Isa-kun, do you think I could do that, too?”
“Well, I wonder. I practice for three years, until I get that good. If you can properly control your fighting spirit, I guess you can learn it faster than me”
” Then then, what should I do next? Is there any other thing I need to do? Isa-kun, teach me, too”
As she badger to him, Isagi stroked his chin.
“Hmm … The next thing, huh,  when you don’t have anything to do, thinking about catchphrase maybe good”
“Eh?”
Amalia’s smile suddenly froze.
“Technique’s name, speech at the start of your appearance, or a word to scare your enemy, a lot”
” For what?”
” Well, you know, when the times come.Wouldn’t it be co, ol…”
He stopped what he was about to said. Isagi wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes again.
” … No, it’s alright. It’s nothing”
Furthermore, she surely wouldn’t understand the romance that this thing hold. Amalia looked at Isagi with face of realization.
“I can’t understand it at all… Isa-kun, did you always do that alone?”
” Well…”
“Isa-kun, you’re more lonely than what I’ve thought, huh”
” …”
“Somehow, I pity you”
He get ended up pitied by her.
Her gaze was warm.
Why ?
” Umm… Well, I planning to go for shopping after this. want to came along?”
” Umm … “
Isagi felt she just act out of consideration.
” Franz will be the one who hold the luggage, come on, let’s go”
” Ah, okay”
Forcefully, she dragged Isagi by hand.
Well, whatever. After all, Isagi had nothing to do other than the thing that he’d told her just a moment ago. Isagi put his sword on his waist, and followed behind Amalia.
Isagi and Amalia went out to shopping in the town. Over there, Isagi saw the current condition of the continent.
He saw one elf as they walked on the road. With a choker on its neck, one female elf are holding a memo in one of her hand as she making a gesture for shopping.
Emerarld green hair and eyes. She wear a pretty dress on her body, but without doubt, she was a slave.
The moment he saw that, Isagi could felt a great shock.
“… An elf, slave, huh”
The race that twenty years ago fighting side by side with him, were getting
oppressed like this.
Looking at this, making Isagi felt the sense of the vanity of life.
“I, don’t really like such thing”
Amalia shouldering a bag filled with preserved food, knitted her eyebrows.
“Buying other people’s live with money, somehow, it full of arrogance”
“… I guess so”
“If I get stronger, I have to make straight all of the thing that I can’t stand one by one. This world where a girl couldn’t wear a wedding dress, I hate it”
“Heeh”-Isagi
Isagi laughed. Amalia then spoke in protest hearing that.
” Wh, what !? Is there anything wrong with what I said!?”
Amalia pointed at him with red face.
Perhaps what she said just now is verbal slip, heh, Isagi thought so.
“No, I just thought, Amalia also have such wish, heh. I always thought that you only live for the way of the sword”
“Wha, of course I have one! It, it, it’s not something weird, right!? I can’t always make Fra-chan looked after me, after all! I… I, am , also a girl, after all… … ! “
Her gaze moved busily from left to right, she curls her shoulder.
How she react was so amusing, Isagi decided to tease her more.
“What kind guy is your type?”
“… We, well. First of all, someone that’s stronger than me is the least thing they should be able to do”
“I felt that the requirement become harder all of sudden though”-Isagi
“That’s not true. It’s not have to in skill or physical aspect.The one who have stronger heart, or is more humanly stronger than me is also fine”
Perhaps she was opening up to him, Amelia started to talk about herself.
” It’s a choice of a lifetime after all, I want to decided it slowly.A person that love me tenderly, maybe… He absolutely have to be a kind person. It’s good if he is the same adventurer as me, but since this is a dangerous work, staff of the guild might be fine, too”
“Someone like civil servant, huh”-Isagi
“Civi… ? Well, anyway, that’s fine. But, as expected, since I am like this, I still haven’t find the right person. Actually since I already fifteen years old, I already reached the age where I can
marry anytime soon, perhaps it’s about the time for searching for husband… ”
“Your standard is pretty high after all”
“Of course. I’m strong you know. I don’t want to compromise with some random person after all”
Amalia puffed her chest in pride while closed her eyes.
“Right now is the age where a woman could rise up in society with just one sword, you
Know. Adventurer guild is really amazing system. From now on and forever, I’ll continue to do thing for the good of people It must be a person that’s suit me, who will be the best adventurer”
Isagi felt that how she look right now as she said that with smile on her face, was dazzling.
Even thought adventure guild could give a person this much hope.
On the other side, why did they had to trample over the other race for this.
Just like Amalia, there should be another people who also believed in adventurer guild.
He doesn’t want to destroy those people dreams.
Isagi made a faint smile, then pat her on the back.
“Good luck, Amalia”
“Isa-kun doesn’t need to tell me that, I’ll do my best, alright”
Isagi looked at her with complicated feeling, as she bare her teeth against him
“Hehe~”.
———
Isagi: For he who live in the shadow, the sibling of <Stardom> is very dazzling.
Franz: Admire a strong man. Slowly idolizing Big bro Isagi.
Amalia: Yearn for strong man… but, she felt like Isagi is different from what she had
in mind. A realistic person who follow her dreams. A type of woman who will gaze the guys in the class who are making ruckus with cold stare.