The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 36.2
“Yes. Today, we’re training with other members too.”
Just then, Vanessa comes running.
“Sorry about yesterday. I’m fully recovered now.”
“Is ‘sorry’ about the exposed rear?”
“No, that’s not it!”
Vanessa turns red and gets angry.
“Ah, sorry, I must have been in the way.”
Rose realizes she’s an outsider today.
“Ah, sorry. Thank you for coming all the way to let us know.”
“Hmm? Who’s this?”
Vanessa looks puzzled at the unfamiliar woman with Mergin.
“This is Rose. She’s a guest and a member of the kingdom’s knights.”
“A knight?”
“Even though she’s a knight, she’s still a low-ranking one, so don’t worry about it.”
“A noble…”
Vanessa hesitates when she hears “noble,” and then Rikka and Cisco arrive, so Rose is introduced.
“I see, Iris will be teaming up with these people.”
“That’s the plan. Today is a joint training session.”
“A training using magic?”
“That’s the intention.”
“If possible, may I observe? It might provide some useful insights for the swordsmanship tournament.”
Today’s training includes using protection spells, but Rose should be fine.
“Rikka, is that alright?”
“If Mergin says it’s fine, then we have no problem. We trust him, don’t we?”
“Indeed.”
“Thank you. I will observe without interrupting everyone.”
Rose tells Adele to return ahead and joins them.
— Usual Forest —
“Alright, I’ll demonstrate Protection, so feel free to attack me.”
Mergin suddenly tells them to attack him.
“Mergin, you might be strong, but attacking an unarmed opponent is…”
Rikka is hesitant.
“If you can hit me, then go ahead. You can attack all together instead of individually.”
“Mergin, are you sure I can shoot my bow without reservation? I’m not so bad that I’ll miss at this distance.”
“Cisco should worry more about the arrows getting damaged.”
“Mergin, don’t underestimate us. Our shortswords are incredibly fast.”
“If they get nicked, I’ll sharpen them.”
It seems the Star’s Guidance are taking Mergin’s comments seriously and are getting fired up.
The Star’s Guidance face off against Mergin. First, Vanessa charges in using her speed, supported by Cisco’s arrows.
Oh, good teamwork. Most people would find it hard to handle this.
Mergin could easily block everything with a large Protection spell, but he needs to show how to use a minimal Protection spell precisely to Cisco.