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 19

“Shh!”

With a single swing of the sword, I sever the beast’s head, and with the returning blade, I take off another head.

The requested number was 10, and after defeating the required number of monsters, I swung my sword, splattering bl00d, and sheathed it.

“……sigh”

I let out a sigh of relief.

I thought it would end without any problems, but since it was my first time solo monster hunting in the form of a request, I seemed a bit nervous.

Looking at the sky, it was already getting dark.

“It took some time, didn’t it?”

I thought it would end easily, but for some reason, there were fewer monsters, and it took a long time to encounter the Ash Wolf.

As I pondered why there are so few monsters, I realized that this place looked familiar.

“Ah…”

It seems that, unconsciously, I have ended up in the place where I used to hunt monsters when I was with that man.

It’s only natural that there are fewer monsters, after all, we’ve been hunting them in advance.

That means, if we’re not careful, we might run into that guy again.

I need to leave this place quickly.

Thinking that, I quickly collected the small magic stone dropped by the monster.

It was precisely because I didn’t let my guard down at that time that I noticed the presence.

Slowly standing up, he drew his sword from his waist again and issued a warning.

“…What business do you have coming to a place like this?”

If you ask again, men will appear from the depths of the thicket. There are seven of them.

The leader was a man named Taiga, whom we had just met in the town of Esther.

They approach me with creepy looks, laughing foolishly.

“Yeah, it’s great that the request went well, isn’t it?”

“…………”

“Well, if we can safely return to the guild… but still?”

Men drawing their swords and taking their stances.

Seeing that, I furrow my brows and glare at them.

“…What do you intend to do?”

“I don’t know what happened to you, but it’s kind of annoying. Acting all high and mighty despite being weak.”

“…I have no intention of getting on.”

“You’re on board, aren’t you? Rejecting the invitation like that…”

It seems that they are still holding a grudge about the incident in the city.

He says it’s an invitation, but it can’t be as a force, can it?

After all, I’m just a pack mule or a decoy in times of crisis… There’s no way I’m going to accept such an invitation.

(…But, are they seven people?)

I remember that Satoria-san and that man were talking about a man named Taiga.

He is a Rank 4 adventurer and is said to be quite a formidable force even in the city of Estelle.

It is likely that the sword at his waist has a proficiency level of D, and he probably has other skills equivalent to D as well.

It might be reasonable to expect that the other men have similar levels of skill.

On the other hand, the highest sword skill I have is also D. Skill-wise, they are the same.

However, we are one person here and they have seven over there, so the difference in numbers is obvious.

“A rank 4 adventurer surrounding a rank 6 adventurer with such a large group… wouldn’t it be a problem if the guild found out?”

While I am carrying out the request, Satoria-san is supposed to be the witness.

So I hinted that it could be made an issue, hoping they would leave.

“Huh? What, are you going to report that you lost miserably? Why not? Just cry out, ‘I’m weak, and the seniors completely crushed me—please help me, Satoria-san—'”

“Hahaha, what is that? It’s too funny!”

It seems that it didn’t work on the men in front of me.

There’s no other choice; let’s escape for now. If we make it to the city, they won’t be able to touch us.

“Why is this happening?”

When I tried to ask, waiting for the right moment, the man named Taiga looked at me with a lewd gaze.

“Huh? Of course, my goal is your body. What else is there to be attracted to? It was the same last time. Just when I was about to eat, that second-rate adventurer got in my way. If he hadn’t found out, I could have had my way with you.”

“Ah, that. It was so close… But seriously, why is a second-class adventurer here?”

“Isn’t it obvious? You couldn’t make it in another town, right?”

“Oh, so you came all the way here just to act tough with us? That’s seriously pathetic.”

The conversation has completely shifted to that man.

The men in front of me who are mocking me as a group.

But the words Taiga had said kept running through my mind.

“Your body is the goal, obviously. What other charm do you think you have?”

I am not strong. Not strong enough to be easily cut down by that man.

I’m not smart. I’m at the level where I wouldn’t understand anything unless that man taught me.

The men in front of me say my body is attractive. However, that man wasn’t interested in it.

Then, then… why did that man betray us?

“You’ve outlived your usefulness.”

The words of that man come back to me.

What does “used up” really mean?

I thought it was because I had students to teach besides myself, or because I had a financial plan.

However, even though they were almost constantly watching over me, did they have the time to look for other students?

I never imagined I would find another way to make money until the day before yesterday.

“I told you, didn’t I? Don’t trust anyone on the battlefield.”

Isn’t there a reason for that man, who is far stronger than me, to try to kill me like that?

That man could have taken care of me anytime.

Such a thought suddenly came to mind, and I shook my head.

That can’t be true. That man betrayed me and tried to kill me. That is an undeniable fact.

“Hey, hey, don’t look away.”

“！？”

By the time I realized it, Taiga was right in front of me, raising a massive sword.

I instinctively raised my sword horizontally in the upper guard position.

A softly glowing sword strikes mine, making a dull sound.

“Guh!?”

“Hey! Your torso is wide open!”

Taiga’s right foot stomps forcefully on my abdomen.

The impact penetrated from my abdomen to my back, and I was blown away.

“Ugh!”

Rolling on the ground, I quickly regain my footing, but when I look down, I see a shadow on the ground.

The number is two.

“Hey, you think I’m going to let you get away?”

“Stay quiet for a bit!”

The two men who spread out to the left and right are swinging their mace-like blunt weapons.

In response to the almost simultaneous attack, I held my sword horizontally and blocked the swing with the blade and the hilt.

However, unable to absorb the shock, he was further blown away and hit his back hard against the trunk of a tree.

When I exhaled, a faint bl00d also came out with the cough.

(Th-this is bad…)

I made a mistake with my first move.

In the first place, I should have run away when they were talking about that man, and even if not, I should have avoided Taiga’s strike instead of trying to block it.

As a result of not doing that, I have been pushed into an overwhelmingly disadvantageous situation where I have injured my arms and torso.

I quickly start whispering the magic incantation.

Seven men are surrounding me, each holding their own weapon.

“Give up. There’s no way a mere Rank 6 adventurer like you could ever defeat us.”

“Yeah, yeah… Do you have any idea how many people are here?”

Men laughing heartily.

Feeling that there is no more time, I extend my left palm and release it towards the adventurer who was to the left of Taiga from my perspective.

Without even confirming the sharply flying water bullets, I kicked off the ground and closed in on the tiger.

Seeing the opponent’s stance, I quickly changed direction and went right.

And then, without hesitation, he executed the sharp horizontal strike technique “Wind Slash.” It hit the adventurer standing to Taiga’s left directly, sending him flying with brute force.

And then, while forcefully retracting the blade, it transitions from an upward swing to a downward strike.

Recreate the powerful downward strike technique “Strong Slash.”

“Guh!?”

Just as I was about to do it, I was forcefully kicked in the back and fell forward.

The blade of Taiga, who reacted instinctively, struck the side and rolled on the ground.

“You little brat!”

“Ah!…”

When he was mounted from behind and tried to counterattack with his sword in a moment of desperation, he was stomped on by another man.

Even so, when I thought I would somehow manage.

“Hey, was that just now ‘Wind Slash’? How can a weakling like you use a D-rank combat technique?”

“…………”

“Hey, hey, do you think you can just ignore me?”

Taiga grabs my bangs and lifts them up.

I grit my teeth and resist, determined to answer the Taiga who is peering in at me.

Maybe he didn’t like that, but Taiga signaled the man who was stepping on me with a glance.

The force on your back will increase.

“Ugh… ughhh…!”

“What kind of trick did you use? Tell me!”

“Who… is… it…?”

I glared at Taiga, thinking, “There’s no way I’m going to tell you.”

However, Taiga laughed and licked his own lips.

“Nice… a strong-willed woman is great… Don’t worry, I’ll take my time and pamper you thoroughly. I’ll make you obedient, and you’ll gladly spill the secrets of your combat techniques on your own…”

“I just taught you, you weakling.”