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 51

“Hey, Louis! Let’s become adventurers together!”

Anna, who grew up in the same hometown, said that to me, and I became an adventurer.

Since we had been together since we were little and I thought of Anna as an older sister, I thought I could manage even with my timid self if I could form a party with her.

Anna, perhaps considering my personality, even made the party members all women.

Yuuri, who is kind and gentle-hearted, and Milky, who sometimes has a sharp tongue but takes good care of everyone.

At first, I was happy to be able to go on an adventure with those three.

“Look, look! I finally got an E rank!”

But it quickly turned into impatience.

Anna had more talent than I did. It wasn’t just Anna.

Yuri is strong in magic and is the backbone of our party’s offense.

Milky not only provides support with healing and support magic but also fulfills the role of a sub-leader by observing the surroundings.

It was clear that I was the only one holding everyone back.

But they never blamed me. Not even once.

Rather, they smiled at me, as if they didn’t care at all.

That made my chest tighten even more.

I always thought that I still fell short compared to them.

I’ve always thought that I want to do something about it.

So I thought this was an opportunity.

We found ourselves in a predicament when we unexpectedly encountered a powerful monster.

At such a time, the one who appeared with great flair and saved us was the special-grade adventurer, Eve.

When Anna and Milky started to admire her and followed her, Eve-san was about to quit being an adventurer.

It seems she’s going back to the person who is called her teacher.

It seems that Eve is also trying to become an educator, and she asked us if we would like to become her students.

Anna and the others were overjoyed and accepted it, and I, for my part, asked Eve if she could ask her teacher to take me on, and Eve said she would.

I felt like a really nice breeze was blowing.

“It’s Endy. Endy Skyglass.”

Eve’s teacher, Endy, seemed like a scary person.

His language was rough, and his gaze was fierce. There were times when I thought he might be angry.

But I could tell that you were seriously thinking about me.

I think I might be able to change from now on, but at the same time, I’m also anxious.

I wonder… can I change? Will I be able to stand beside Anna and the others?

Recently, I’ve been thinking about such things a lot.

The inn at night. I was in the room used by Anna and the other two.

Since I had some free time, Anna called me to chat for a change.

“Anna is doing well, right? Do you feel like she’s gotten stronger?”

“Yeah. At first, I felt a bit uneasy about hunting monsters, but now I feel like I have a bit of leeway.”

“It’s nice because the front line can tell they’ve gotten stronger from their own movements.”

“Even Milky said that the power of magic has been increasing, didn’t she?”

“The reading of personal information and environmental information that Eve-sama mentioned, I’ve finally started to get the hang of it recently. I think that’s why.”

While Anna, Milky, and Yuuri are mainly having a conversation, I’m just listening to it.

“How’s Louis doing?”

“……I guess it’s okay.”

Sometimes I talk with everyone about the situation at that time, but I gave the same answer as back then.

Usually, we just get by with that because we don’t have time, but this time Anna wouldn’t allow it.

“Louis, you always do that. Can you tell me a bit more? What kind of things are you doing with Endy?”

“Like… fighting with Endy-san and defeating monsters, you know?”

“Is that all?”

I nodded to Anna, who was tilting her head.

“Yeah. That’s right.”

“Is there anything else?”

“Others? Hmm, not really, but…”

Even though Milky said it, I didn’t think I was doing anything special.

“So, do you feel like you’re getting stronger, Yuuri ?”

“Yeah, I think my skills have improved. Fighting against strong people like Endy-san and battling monsters alone are both great experiences… but as for my swordsmanship, I haven’t made any progress at all.”

In the end, I murmured in a small voice so that no one could hear, but Milky, with her keen ears, caught every word.

“Hasn’t your swordsmanship improved? … Just clashing swords and defeating monsters, do you really intend to teach me seriously?”

“Hey Milky, that’s rude to Mr. Endy.”

Although Anna scolded Milky, Milky didn’t stop, partly because Anna’s voice wasn’t very loud.

“That’s true, but I don’t really trust that man. I mean, he doesn’t have as much skill as Eve-sama. Of course, being a second-class adventurer is impressive, but he’s rough and his language is crude, and the other day he even begged Eve-sama for money! I can’t believe it!”

Milky doesn’t really like Endy.

No, if anything, I would go so far as to say I hate them.

She is the most invested in Eve among us, so it must be hard for her to accept that the person Eve has feelings for is Endy.

I looked at Milky, who was crossing her arms and legs, openly showing her distrust, and said, “No.”

“I think Endy-san is also teaching you information about the next higher rank of combat skills, and he’s considering the future.”

“Is it a higher rank? Not the combat skills available up to E now?”

It was words meant to dispel Milky’s distrust, but it was Yuuri who reacted.

“Huh? What do you mean? You’re already able to use it, so why learn the combat technique?”

“Y-yes. I was under the impression that Mr. Louis was also recreating combat techniques like Ms. Anna…”

“By the way, you mentioned it earlier too. What do you mean by recreating battle techniques?”

When I asked, Yuuri seemed a bit hesitant to answer.

Instead, Anna answered.

“Battle techniques can be executed by mimicking movements. Eve-san mentioned this, but for example, we usually decide to use ‘Strong Slash’ in our minds before executing it. However, by performing the movements, we can also unleash ‘Strong Slash.’ This is called the recreation of battle techniques.”

“Um…”

“It takes a bit of skill, but if you perform the ‘Strong Slash’ movement, it will become a ‘Strong Slash’.”

“Oh, I see…”

I was impressed by Anna’s words.

I never even thought that such a thing could be done.

I also wondered what was so good about it.

“It seems that this recreation is quite difficult. …By the way, haven’t you heard from that guy?”

But with Milky’s next words, I felt as if I had been hit on the head.

“Huh?”

I ended up saying that without thinking.

Whether it’s because they are shocked, everyone seems to have lost their words.

(……That kind of thing… Endy-san didn’t say that…)

I realized that I had been tightly clenching the fist that had merely been resting on my knee.

“So, so? It seems that recreating a combat technique makes it more suited to the person than just using the technique normally. So if I recreate ‘Strong Slash,’ it becomes my ‘Strong Slash.’ That’s why it gets stronger. Um… sorry, it’s hard to explain.”

Feeling that Anna said that by reading the atmosphere, I smiled and replied.

“No, it was easy to understand. I see… Eve-san, you’re amazing. To come up with such a method.”

“Ah, um… Eve said that this method was taught by Endy-san…”

“Oh, really… I’m so lucky to be taught by someone like you.”

I wonder if I’m smiling properly. I wasn’t very confident.

“After all, you don’t really intend to teach, do you? Or maybe you just don’t have the ability to teach… I just can’t trust you.”

“Milky, I think everyone has their likes and dislikes, but since Eve has also pointed it out to you, you should keep it in check.”

“I know. I wouldn’t say it here. I have no intention of bringing up that man in front of Lady Eve.”

While listening to Milky and Yuuri`s conversation, I retorted.

“No, that’s not true. Endy-san is, um… really helpful with various things…”

That voice was smaller than I expected, but it seemed to reach Milky’s ears just fine.

“If you think it’s impossible, why not just say so without hesitation? Just ask Lady Eve to change it.”

“Isn’t that rude in its own way?”

“Anna, you saw it too, right? That guy was drinking at the guild when we first met. Maybe he’ll be happy to have more free time now.”

“No, there’s no way that’s true…”

“You’re feeling anxious too, aren’t you? Well, it is what it is. Got it? Louis.”

“Uh, yeah… that’s right…”

Although I replied to Milky like that, I didn’t have the courage to say such things.

But that doesn’t mean all my anxiety will completely disappear.

Something heavy and dark had been lingering in my chest all along.