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 54

“Ha! Ha! Ha!”

Swing the sword with single-minded focus.

Under the moonlight, in a deserted square in the city, I was struggling to recreate the martial art technique “Strong Slash.”

I’ve been doing this routine every day for the past few days.

But I don’t find it difficult. Because I want to catch up with Anna and the others quickly.

As I swung the sword repeatedly, I felt like I gradually started to grasp the technique.

Just a little more… just a little more and something will happen.

“Ah”

Noticing that the swung sword is emitting a faint light, I stop my hand.

Came. Grasped. This is it.

“I did it… I really did it… This is it. If I work harder on this…”

Feeling my lips naturally curl up, I continue to swing my sword.

If I could just get the hang of it, the rest would just be a matter of time.

If you make small adjustments, you will reach it.

When he swung down the sword, a strong wind blew.

“Ha… haha…”

Something hot is welling up in my chest.

“I did it… I did it… Yes, I did it…”

Even the hand gripping the sword becomes tense.

So happy, so happy, that my vision is blurring.

It was long. It took a very long time to get here.

“After that, if I can bring this to the best possible form for me, it’ll be complete. With Mr. Endy’s cooperation as well… ah.”

When I was harboring hopes for the future, I realized something.

I’m currently practicing on my own in secret from Endy.

If suddenly tomorrow I could replicate “Strong Slash,” it would be suspicious.

“……Pretending I can’t do it…… Is it okay to say I suddenly could do it halfway through?”

I somehow came up with a solution, but will it work against that Endy-san?

When I thought that.

“Who?”

Hearing footsteps, I call out to the person behind me.

The one who stepped into the square was Milky.

“You’re really putting in the effort today too, Yuuri.”

She said that and then came over to me, using magic.

Every night, she would come here and help soothe my fatigue.

“Thank you, Milky”

“I don’t mind. Only a monk like me can do this. But Anna and Yuuri were worried too.”

“Yeah, it’s okay.”

“……I see.”

That’s right, I remembered, and I opened my mouth with a bit of excitement.

“Reproduction! I did it! It’s still ‘Strong Slash,’ but I did it!”

“Really? That’s great!”

“Yeah, just watch for a bit.”

Saying that, I moved a little away from Milky and recreated the “Strong Slash” I had just successfully performed.

This time, just like before, the softly glowing sword sliced through the air.

“Nice job, Yuuri! Your hard work paid off. …I see, that’s great. Properly…”

At the end, it was too quiet to hear, but it seemed like Milky was happy about my success.

“I just figured it out a moment ago… Oh, but could you keep it a secret from Endy and the others? You know, if they suddenly find out I can do it… right?”

“Oh, I see… That’s fine. I won’t tell Lady Eve, and I hardly ever talk to that man anyway. I’ll let Anna and the others know in the morning.”

“Yeah, thanks… Well, I’ll move on to the next one.”

“…Huh?”

At Milky’s hesitant voice, I stopped moving.

“Y-yeah, but you were able to recreate the ‘Strong Slash’ today, right? So maybe we should call it a day for now—”

“No, I’m behind everyone else. This is a perfect opportunity to catch up.”

“W-wait… You’re pushing yourself too hard. It’s not just me, Anna and Yuuri have told you the same, right?”

Indeed, the three of them are worried about me.

Honestly, I think that’s great. I think so, but…

“…But I still want to do it.”

When I stared straight at Milky, she seemed to be about to say something.

But as if enduring something, they averted their gaze.

“…I understand… Fine, I’ll cast a little more magic. But just a little more, okay?”

“Yeah, thanks.”

Thanking the party members, I return to my solo training.

While I was putting my all into practice, I was constantly worried that Endy-san would find out.

To conclude, I didn’t hear anything from Endy.

In the mock battle, he desperately held back from recreating the “Strong Slash,” and during the demonstration of the combat technique, he acted as if he had grasped the knack halfway through.

“Oh, have you finally grasped the feeling? Not bad at all. If you keep using it like that, it should become ‘Strong Slash’.”

After hearing those words, I swung my sword several times and recreated the “Strong Slash.”

Of course, I pretended to be really happy, but I’m not very confident that I did it well.

“Well done. You might think it’s just one step, but the first step is crucial. Don’t forget that feeling.”

Endy-san called out to me like that, but I couldn’t look him in the eye.

If I were to meet their gaze, I felt like they would see right through me.

After successfully finishing today’s classes and returning to the inn, I visited the square to practice my daily routine.

“Today is ‘Collapse’…”

Since I was able to replicate “Strong Slash,” the next technique Endy-san mentioned was, as expected, “Collapse.”

So, just as I was thinking of starting that self-practice from today, I ended up overthinking it.

“But Anna… further ahead…”

I remember my childhood friend who has already succeeded in replicating the third combat technique.

She was able to recreate the “Strong Slash” that took me several days to master in an even shorter time.

At this rate… the gap will only widen.

“Besides… our skill levels are different to begin with…”

My sword proficiency is E, and Anna’s is D.

I am seriously engaged in my daily classes, but I don’t see any noticeable results.

We need to bridge the gap between E and D first.

But what should I do to achieve that?

Recreating combat techniques is a new attempt, but I feel like that’s not enough.

To increase my proficiency, what else should I do? Defeat stronger monsters or something?

That being said, a place where stronger monsters appear than around Endy-san’s property would be in a completely different territory.

It’s impossible to travel in the short time available at night.

Besides, even Scarbear is barely manageable, so fighting a monster stronger than that alone is way too dangerous.

“Is there nothing I can do… no, but…”

Suddenly, I thought of something.

“…I’ve been taught about D-rank combat techniques by Endy. So… if I can reproduce them in movement, can I use D-rank combat techniques?”

Perhaps by doing that, we might also be able to increase our proficiency.

Just like being able to do the “reverse” of recreating combat techniques.

“……Let’s give it a try. Who knows, we might be able to grasp something.”

Right now, I feel like I can do anything because I’m feeling a sense of accomplishment.

I decided to return to the inn to first show Anna the D-rank combat skill “Wind Slash” so that I could recreate it.