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 56

“I heard it from Anna! She said Eve taught her how to recreate this combat technique! And it was Endy who taught Eve how to do it, right!? Then why didn’t you teach me!?”

Is this the only method I have left, and you’re taking that away from me too!?

I know in my head that I shouldn’t raise my voice, but I couldn’t resist the intense impulse rising from deep within my chest.

Before I knew it, I was shouting at Endy-san in a torrent.

And after finishing saying those words, an unstoppable flow of words burst forth.

“If my swordsmanship can’t improve any further… then there’s no need for me to learn from you!!”

After I yelled, I finally regained my sanity.

And then, I thought, “What have I just said?” and a heavy feeling appeared in my heart.

“N-no… that was…”

“Tch”

I thought I was going to get scolded by the resounding click of the tongue.

So, even though I was thinking of apologizing now, Endy-san’s straight gaze pierced through me.

“The timing was bad, but it was something I should have said from the beginning. …Okay? Listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”

“…………”

“You have no talent for the sword. To be precise, you no longer have any.”

“…What?”

My head turned bright red.

I approached, driven by impulse, and grabbed his collar.

I had no intention of stopping at all.

“You!!”

Shouting at the top of my lungs, glaring fiercely.

What did he just say? That I have no talent for swords?

Those words touched something deep within me, and an overwhelming emotion burst forth, making my vision turn red.

“Say that again! I have no talent!?”

“Ah, no. I can’t use any more techniques. So the techniques I can replicate are only up to E… that’s it.”

“Hey! Don’t mess with me!!”

I grab this guy by the collar with both hands and glare at him with a furious expression.

I will pour out everything I am thinking right now, following my heart’s desire.

“What the hell is wrong with you! You wouldn’t even teach me until I begged, and now you say I can’t even practice my techniques? No self-training either? And to top it all off, you say I have no talent for the sword? Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?!”

Putting all my strength into my arms and shaking my body, I shouted at the top of my lungs.

“You don’t know anything! You don’t understand how it feels to be left behind by everyone! You don’t understand how it feels to try so hard but not be able to grow! You’re just saying whatever you want!”

“……Is that everything you wanted to say?”

“!? You, a second-class adventurer, wouldn’t understand my feelings! How could you possibly understand them?!”

“Tch…”

I thought I clicked my tongue, but then my hand, which was gripping his collar, was grabbed, and with a deft application of force, it was easily removed.

I gritted my teeth at the overwhelming difference between us.

At the same time, I think that someone so privileged could never understand my feelings.

“Hey, look at this.”

“……?”

What was handed over was a status plate.

I glanced at it and looked away, but after being urged repeatedly, I reluctantly picked it up.

I will go through the information written there.

“…What?”

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

The first thing my eyes were drawn to was the proficiency section.

It says “C” there.

If it’s C rank, then it’s higher than me.

However, this status plate had an abnormality that couldn’t be resolved with just that.

It’s a C rank.

“…What is this…?”

Everything is C rank.

Swords, spears, bows, axes, and in terms of magic, fire, water, and wind—all have a proficiency rank of C.

The fact that a single character is lined up from top to bottom without any gaps creates a strong sense of discomfort.

It’s more believable to say that the status plate is broken.

“I became an adventurer over ten years ago when I was 13. And six months later, my swordsmanship proficiency reached C. Ah, I was convinced that I was a genius, that I had power. I thought that from then on, I would master my sword skills, become stronger than anyone else, and become a hero renowned throughout this world.”

“Half… a year…?”

That is an incredibly short time. To me, it seems like a period straight out of a fairy tale.

Being able to do something like that is undoubtedly the mark of a genius, someone with talent that surpasses even Eve.

But this guy, who reached C-rank in just six months, still hasn’t leveled up even after more than ten years. No.

“It doesn’t go up. No matter how many monsters I defeat, no matter how much I train my combat skills. So I moved on to the next thing. The sword didn’t work, so I tried the spear. When that didn’t work, I tried the bow. When that didn’t work, I tried magic. I did everything, everything… and for that short period, my growth rate worked really well. Ah, really.”

I saw someone clicking their tongue in annoyance and clenching their fist tightly.

“That guy shoved the reality in my face that everything stops at C, and there’s no more beyond that. It’s the worst… Tch, that’s why I didn’t want to say it.”

Saying that, Endy snatched the status plate from my hand and tucked it away in his pocket.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the sight of him taking a deep breath.

“The place where you are now is already where I have been.”

“…………”

Before I knew it, I was captivated by Endy-san’s words.

“Me, who was able to replicate the combat techniques, would never pass up the chance to try out the higher-ranked techniques you were attempting to use, which I couldn’t. I did it. All of it. Sword, spear, bow, magic, all of it. I did it.”

“…But you see, it’s impossible. People absolutely cannot replicate techniques they haven’t mastered. That’s the rule of this world. It took an enormous amount of time… no, a waste of time to realize that.”

If those words are true.

“Then… then am I already finished!? If, as Endy-san says, I’ve reached my growth limit, then I’m already… already…”

If we go any further, Endy has already indicated it.

When faced with such a cruel reality, my heart felt like it was about to burst, almost to the point of tears.

“There’s no way that’s true!”

“！？」

Endy-san grabbed my shoulders.

When I looked up, I made eye contact with Endy, who was looking straight at me.

“It’s not over yet! Is it only swords that are allowed!? No way! There are other things too!!”

“…”

Seeing me gasp, Endy-san let go of my hand.

And with a terribly lonely expression, he quietly said.

“I don’t have a future anymore, but you might.”

Those words dropped into my heart with a thud.

“The purpose of coming here this time isn’t just to tell you about your growth limit. I wanted to convey what comes after that. Your swordsmanship talent has completely dried up.

There’s no way it will grow any further from here. But that’s not the case with the others. Spear, bow, dagger… any one of those might surpass the growth limit of the sword. You might still be able to go further.”

“Not yet… ahead…”

The way of the sword is closed.

But Endy says there is another way.

I couldn’t help but wonder if such a thing really exists.

“You want to stand next to Anna and the others, right? You want to get stronger, right? Then achieve your dreams by different means. If the result is the same, isn’t it okay if the process is different?”

“In order for me to stand next to Anna and the others…”

Endy will ease that anxiety.

“Louis, listen carefully. From now on, my lessons will be completely different from before. Until now, they were to check if your sword had truly reached its growth limit. But from now on, they will be to discover your new talents.”

Endy is lighting the way ahead of me.

“I still don’t know what suits you. You might not fit anything, just like me. …But, I can show you the path to find out if the road ahead leads to hell. If the sword doesn’t work, try the spear. If the spear doesn’t work, try the dagger. If that doesn’t work, try the bow… Leave it to me, I’ll teach you whatever you need.”

I was mistaken.

I thought this person wasn’t even looking at me.

“I will pour everything I’ve gained in my life into you and find what suits you.”

No, this person… Endy-san is watching over me. Thinking about me.

Because I understood that, tears fell from my eyes.

I thought there was no one who truly understood my feelings. But I was wrong.

“Endy-san, I’m sorry. I… I…”

“Yeah, I haven’t been using enough words either… It’s tough, isn’t it? No matter how much you try, you just can’t get better.”

Endy is different. He’s different.

Feeling the heat rising from deep within my chest, I lowered my head.

Deeply, deeply, I lowered it.

“Please… help me find out what I’m suited for.”

“Ah, leave it to me. I’ll get started right away tomorrow. Take it easy and rest well today.”

“Yes, teacher.”

I will start calling Endy-san “Sensei” from now on.

As someone who lights the path of the unknown and walks with you, like a teacher.

Under the moonlight, I made up my mind to start a new path together with my teacher.