Chapter 24 (1/2)
Dragoon 24: The Upperclassman and the Boy
They were the events of the second term's end, where the school entered an extended break While Rudel would usually return ho his house, and reh a letter of coer sister Lena…
”And so? What are we supposed to do?”
Izumi- who didn't return ho up a party of three In the academy cafeteria, Bayle replied to her the question as if it was natural
”I'll have you pick up real combat experience Not in the sort of forest the acadeher danger”
Saying that, she spread a map across the cafeteria table Marked on it was a place not to close or too far from their present location Named Mt Aberless, the mountain wasn't particularly tall
”On this mountain, monsters appear every year and inflict casualties on the villages in the area This year, the casualties were especially great, and it seems they're quite troubled”
”Wait, so you!?”
Izuated Basyle Basyle had in fact taken up a job, and planned to earnthose emotions show on her face,
”True cohs all else And as snow piles in the area, the footing is bad Battle will be dangerous… but will that stop you, Rudel-sama?”
To Basyle's question,
”No, that's just what I want If I don't go that far, I'll even feel uneasy going up against Aleist, Luecke, and Eunius”
”The training period is teeks During that period, you'll fight the es”
Hearing that explanation, Rudel and Izu a job, feeling so as Rudel agreed, then there was no helping it
”… And lastly”
”Hmm?”
”Could you call out to one more person? That'll increase the efficiency”
Izumi was more than convinced this was a job under the pretense of training And at Basyle's convenience, one of the acadeas
As he wasn't returning to his ho out how to spend his tias was apprehended by Rudel At first he was reluctant, but once he learned Basyle was coer Already a fourth year student, there were no objectiosn to Vargas' basic fighting capabilities And with his participation, Basyle was delighted as well
”Oy! Oy, Rudel!”
Entering a village almost buried in the snow, the four carried out lookout and subjugation But it's not as if they were always fighting monsters So when they had time, they shoveled the snow so they wouldn't be buried in it
”What is it, Vargas?”
Wearing a thick coat over his equip hands stopped as he turned to face Vargas
”Isn't this strange? It's strange, right! We're supposed to be guarding this village, and yet we're out here guarding the folks who go into the e!”
Vargas shook, his hands stopped as he spoke to Rudel From Rudel's point of view, this wasn't a job But this was a bonifide request Basyle had taken up, and while doing odd jobs in the village connected to the oodness work
”You think? It lets you train up your legs, and the story the elders tell are interesting Then there's side the mountain…”
”What are you enjoying yourself for!? Not that, I' like this will ht!?”
On Vargas' words, Rudel burst into laughter
”W-what are you laughing for?”
”Sorry, sorry… I was just so happy, I couldn't help it And I think I', so I'm fine”
So with a sht there was a deepin why Basyle had chosen this place It's true Basyle intended for him to experience real combat… but that was about it
Rudel siht to learn could learn froside the mountain And even from his enemy monsters… he learned the fact they were alive
”Don't go against a large force, you have to use its flow against it Gather your power on one point Your body's center should always be…”
As Rudel started
”What's that?”
”The people of the village were talking about it I'”
To be blunt, it wasn't a fundaers' daily lives, the words came out when they spoke of how to move a heavy object, and Rudel just read too deeply into it Froe contained within hiht… and finally realized