The Hero Creation Classroom of a Reincarnated Ordinary Person: After Reaching My Limit As An Adventurer, I Reluctantly Opened A Classroom In The Countryside To Earn Money For The Future, And My Student Became The Strongest - Episode 11

A few days later, I took Eve and headed to the Razvia territory north of Estelle.

The reason I went out of my way to come to such a place is to verify the truth behind the rumors about Eve.

The place we are currently in is in the northern part of the Razvia territory, and it is closer to the Yutonia territory than to the Iselia territory, where the city of Ester belongs.

Since more powerful monsters appear, we will carry out the subjugation with Eve in the “party.”

“To think I would form a party with the teacher…”

“As usual, it’s fine. Just, well, I’ll hold back a little.”

As expected, using my most practiced sword is a bit overkill in terms of combat power.

So this time, I brought a mace for bludgeoning.

“Alright, let’s get started. Basically, we’ll wander around aimlessly and defeat any monsters we find. I’ll try to give instructions as much as possible.”

“Y-yes!”

Walking through the dense jungle with Eve, who has a tense expression.

After a short while, a monster appeared immediately.

It is the ferocious tiger-like monster “Black Tiger” with black fur and white patterns.

“I’ll come in from the left. You come in from the right.”

“Yes!”

Hearing the enthusiastic reply, I kicked off the ground and went left.

Soon, the Black Tiger notices it and raises its claws.

I thought that if I could block the swung claws with my mace, Eve would take the opportunity to attack.

“……What?”

Since there was no movement from Black Tiger no matter how long we waited, I glanced over at Eve, and she was late.

No matter what, I didn’t move that fast, and normally Eve should be able to catch up.

Despite everything, Eve is late.

“Hah!”

Eve, slightly delayed from me, draws her straight sword from its sheath and raises it.

The angle and the way of applying force are all messed up, as if everything I taught so far had never happened. The stance itself isn’t even set up properly.

And I could tell with my eyes that the strike of the sword I swung down was far too weak.

“…what’s going on?”

“Not yet!”

Amazed, Eve frantically swings her sword to attack the Black Tiger.

It was as if a child were playing at sword fighting.

“Hey, hey, that’s enough, stop it.”

“!”

For the time being, I wanted to calm down and sort out the situation, so I told Eve to stop, but she wouldn’t.

Ignoring my words, he’s swinging his sword wildly.

When I began to think, “Is he just messing around?” at the sight of him.

“Ugh!”

As if finding her annoying, the Black Tiger swats Eve away with his arm.

She rolls on the ground, and the Black Tiger, who thought it was over, looks at me next.

I raised my right foreleg with Otsubusan, and seeing that, I readied my mace.

As I decided on my next move to strike the defenseless torso after deflecting the attack.

“I won’t let you!”

Due to Eve suddenly barging in, I felt a shock and was almost knocked sideways.

I somehow managed to hold on and endure it, but it was truly the limit of my patience.

“Enough already…!”

Thinking, “I can’t take this anymore,” I swing my mace with all my might to deflect the Black Tiger’s slash.

And then, as if flowing naturally, he activated the blunt weapon technique “Star Crusher.”

Moving the mace with unparalleled precision, I swing it down with all my might onto the Black Tiger’s head.

The moment it hit his head, a crack-like light spread from that point, and the impact pierced through the Black Tiger from top to bottom.

As expected, with combat skills equivalent to rank C, it seems there’s no contest, and the Black Tiger prostrated itself on the spot.

As a final blow, I unleashed the “Star Crusher” once more, completely putting an end to it.

The black tiger turning to ash and disappearing.

If we wait, after a little while, a slightly larger magic stone than usual will fall to the ground.

But, that’s not important. The real issue now is Eve, who is looking at me apologetically.

“I’m so, so sorry… I’m just no good at all…”

“……Explain. What’s going on? Why are you moving so slowly? Why are you moving completely differently from what I taught you? Why didn’t you follow the instructions?”

“Ah… s-sorry――”

“I’m not asking for an apology, I just want to know the reason.”

“…………”

Eve looks down without saying anything.

“I’ll say it again, explain yourself. I’m not angry, I just don’t understand. You’ve hunted monsters around my land by yourself before, haven’t you? So why did it turn out like that earlier?”

“…I don’t understand either.”

“Don’t understand?”

Eventually, Eve lifts her head. Her expression looked like she was about to cry.

“Earlier, my mind went completely blank… and my body wouldn’t move the way I wanted it to… it felt like I wasn’t myself…”

“…What?”

“I’m not doing this because I want to… I really wanted to show the results of what I learned from the teacher… but… I… I just can’t…”

“…………”

Seeing Eve biting her back teeth in frustration and holding back tears, I think to myself.

I don’t understand at all what Eve is saying. I don’t understand, but…

“o”

Once again, Black Tiger has appeared just in time.

You probably came over here because of the loud noise earlier.

While trembling its fierce fangs, it looks at us with the eyes of a predator.

“……Eve, next time, try taking that one down by yourself.”

“……Huh?”

“Just do it. If it gets dangerous, I’ll help you. Got it? You’re going to take it down by yourself from now on. By yourself.”

Emphasizing the words “by herself,” make Eve face the Black Tiger.

From the perspective of Eve, a sixth-level adventurer, the Black Tiger is a superior opponent.

“……Understood, I’ll give it a try.”

Eve, though nervous, steps forward with her sword in hand because I told her to.

Along the way, with each step she takes, Eve’s aura gradually changes.

Observing while stepping back and maintaining distance.

By the time she faced the Black Tiger, Eve had returned to her usual self.

“…………”

Eve and Black Tiger staring intently at each other.

The one who kicked the ground first was Eve.

She moved forward with a lightness that was completely different from just a moment ago.

Seeing that and reacting, it quickly circled to the left side of the Black Tiger, which was trying to slash with its front paws.

The E-rank swordsman’s technique, “Whirlwind.”

It’s a combat technique where you rotate your body to circle around the opponent’s side while slashing with your sword.

Due to Eve’s beautifully executed combat technique, a red line runs through the black fur of the Black Tiger, bl00d flows from it, and its expression distorts.

“Hmph!”

「GyaooooOO！！」

With a short breath, Eve raises her sword and prepares to unleash “Strong Slash.”

In response, the Black Tiger changed its body orientation and lunged forward as if to pounce.

“Ugh!”

In time with the giant’s charge, Eve leaps backward.

And just before the Black Tiger’s head struck her light armor, sending a shock through her body, Eve swung down her softly glowing sword.

Unfortunately, it didn’t hit directly because it was blown away, but the shining tip grazed the head of the Black Tiger.

Eve was blown away and crashed into a tree.

On the other hand, Black Tiger, sensing Eve’s strength, did not pursue.

(That’s enough)

Satisfied with the outcome, I drew my sword from my waist and kicked off the ground.

The Black Tiger, who was on guard against Eve, noticed the footsteps, but I had already raised my sword.

Assume a low stance and perform an upward slash. Immediately return to a thrusting stance and evade the resulting slash.

A sharp thrust pierces the body of the Black Tiger, who had raised its front leg, and without a moment’s pause, multiple slashes follow in rapid succession.

Sword technique “Heavy Rain Flash.”

Due to a combat skill several levels above his own, Black Tiger’s body tilted and fell to the ground.

“Hey Eve, are you okay?”

I take my eyes off the defeated Black Tiger and call out to Eve, who has been thrown.

Looking closely, she was kneeling with her eyes closed.

It wasn’t that he was unconscious; it was as if he was waiting for something.

His right hand is indeed firmly gripping the hilt of the sword, so he must have intended to counterattack if Black Tiger launched a follow-up attack.

“……Thank you, Sensei.”

“Yeah, sorry for interrupting. I thought I could take you down without getting involved… well, whatever, Eve, I’ve learned something.”

“Is it something you understood…?”

Eve tilting her head.

It seems he still hasn’t realized what he’s doing. What a ridiculous guy.

“Perhaps, but a party isn’t suited for you. On the contrary, you’re exceptionally suited for solo play. Didn’t your body move as usual in the recent battle?”

“Y-yes, I was moving! A-and, I also learned from the teacher!”

“I’ve been watching from the beginning, and indeed, it was your usual movements. So this is definitely confirmed.”

Now I understand the reason why Satoria and the other adventurers deemed Eve unusable.

Eve has far more talent for fighting alone than anyone else.

Rather, they probably have too much talent and are not good at fighting in groups.

I don’t know why it has such a contradictory nature, but the solution is already clear.

Just do what you’re suited for.

“From now on, you should always go solo. You can’t seem to show your true strength when you’re in a party, but if you go solo, you’ll keep getting stronger and eventually be able to defeat even the toughest monsters.”

“Solo… but is it okay if we don’t form a party?”

“Oh… I see, the guild basically recommends forming parties, so you didn’t notice. There are a certain number of solo adventurers in the world. I’m one of them. It’s not always necessary to form a party while being an adventurer.”

Solo adventurers are a minority, but that doesn’t mean they are prohibited.

When I told Eve about it, she blinked.

“……I see. I… have always wondered why I can’t get along with others, why I am so weak.”

“It’s not that I couldn’t fit in; it’s that I didn’t need to. And you’re not weak.”

If Eve were weak, most adventurers in the world would be weak too.

When she conveyed that, Eve brought her fists to her chest and exerted force.

“I see… If I do it solo… I…”

Eve, who had been murmuring, looked up and smiled at me.

“Thank you very much, Sensei. Thanks to you, I have taken another step forward.”

“Ah, be more grateful.”

“……Hehe.”

Even though I replied casually, Eve responded with a beaming smile, as if she found something amusing.

And Eve looked at the sword in her hand and began to check its condition.

Since I fought a superior-ranked Black Tiger, I must be checking to see if there are any nicks or chips in the blade.

“…………”

I understood the reason behind the gap between Eve’s strength and the evaluation from those around her.

However, the fundamental issues have not yet been resolved.

“Trusting people too much.” If we don’t do something about it, one day Eve will end up getting hurt.

On one hand, Eve was smiling contentedly, while I crossed my arms.

I hadn’t come up with a plan to deal with it.