Chapter 128 (1/2)
After returning to the port town of Beretta, Rudel spent his days with Izu a depressed Sakuya
Within all of that, Rudel ht The shi+eld that wasn't even ten centimeters twirled over the palm of his hand
Sitting down and gazing at the shi+eld, Rudel hada similar practice every day At this point, he was even able to produce a shi+eld of light from the tips of his toes
While he tested it on Bennet's suggestion, it was surprisingly easy More so, he could only be perplexed at why he had always fixated on his left hand
”Even so, I want some more cards to play”
Bennet's fighting style was one thing, but Rudel also wanted to secure Keith's piloting an to see what he was lacking The sword and ic were insufficient He couldn't help but think so
Bennet was a demi-huic with an abundance of attack methods Rudel knew that
He had tried out the booht in his hands His ad
”Then is it throwing knives after all?”
Once he had thought that far, Izu she held in both hands It contained a midday meal and drink
”Are you thinking of soain? If you plan to concoct another special move, if possible, I'd like to ask you to stop”
While Izumi sent hiainst it However, at thatup a special move, so for now, he nodded
”No proble up new means of attack Just like the ic”
Izumi lined up the food she took from the basket on a rock in front of Rudel as she listened in
”I don't think there will be any problem with your mana, Rudel Even if you're not on Aleist's level, you're definitely on the more plentiful side”
”I definitely have a bit…”
His words growing muddled, Rudel extended a hand to the food before his eyes There, he felt Izu had risen from before
”This is good Have you been practicing?”
”Thank you It's all because of Bennet-san That person can do everything, after all”
Generally ooon She was an admiration to both Rudel and Izumi
”I'ot two proficient superiors to look up to”
When Rudel said that satisfactorily, Izuave a powerless nod
”Yeah You're right Bennet-san is a good person Yeah But…”
Izunize Keith, and Rudel directed her a perplexed face He didn't think the man had any particular problems To Rudel, they were both admirable superior officers
”Anyways! How are things on your end? Bennet-san was delighted, said you had grown a bit”
Matching Izue of topic, Rudel washed down the sandwich in his
”I've got a long way to go I've got to work on the finer details And using ic while on the ic before ? Keep it deployed at a set distance from me at all times?”
Suddenly hitting on sohts into the sea Izumi watched over him with a warm smile
A the members Keith was to deliver to the palace, Aleist's party was not included
”You really aren't going back?”
”Yeah I have a bit of a place I have to go”
His words growingevery day, and after the recent ht over it
As a result, for a while, he wanted to go on a journey
”The captain has us with him, so it'll be fine”
While the e nods, the h and watch Nor along and wouldn't listen to anything else
”Well, I'ood I'll hand a letter to your superior, but what do you plan to do from now on?”
Eunius didn't seem particularly worried, but if possible he wanted to return together For some reason, he made an unpleasant face when he looked at Keith On the contrary, Keith seemed pleased
”Fufufu, a trip through the sky alone with Eunius-kun”
”You two look like you're having fun”
When Aleist said that, Eunius made a truly incoaood, reliable person was too strong He couldn't even i after him
”Now let's enjoy our journey over the clouds!”
”Oy, get any closer and I'll cut you! I'm serious!”
”Y-you're serious… what a passionate proposal Then I s!”
”Gyaaah! Stay away!”
The water dragon Spinnith spread out his wide sings and lifted into the sky His figure was truly beautiful
After seeing off the dragon that fleith a ruckus on its back, Aleist turned and looked at the women who made up his platoon In order to inform them of his future plans
”There's a large town nearby, and I'et someone to look after the holy se obtained, and , we'll be able to operate out of there for a while”
There were plenty ofjobs to be found around the border with ample facilities to tend to weapons and ar worked on by a craftsman in those parts
Why wasn't Aleist returning with Eunius? It was because Aleist had reached his own sort of answer in regards to his strength
Aleist had thought about his strength He knew he couldn't catch up if he went at it the same way as Rudel and the others
He wasn't the same sort of lunatic, and it wasn't as if his technique was particularly high A ic talent he could never master wouldn't even serve as borrowed plumes
But… there was so he could do
(This isn't a ga else Power is power I have to do what I can…)
What he recalled was his conversation with Bennet When Aleist returned to Beretta, he heard fro If she really was that strong, or so he and Eunius tried asking her
”What are you supposed to do to beco?”
”Y-yes”
Bennet was short in stature, practically a little girl, yet before her, Aleist stood troubled Noon her tip toes to talk to hirow slack While he soave up and called her Bennet-chan
While the girl's expression didn't show any signs ofit, her tail would droop powerlessly And while she clearly did seem to mind it, even that was cute as well
”If you could establish so like that, ouldn't have our troubles Even if, hypothetically, there was a definite method, our prerequisites are far too different What I know is no guarantee”
What Bennet was trying to say was that while she could give advice, she wouldn't take responsibility for it Even with Rudel, who she was tasked atching, she said she was just acco him every day to confirm his results From what Aleist could tell, he didn't think that would , but for now, he wanted to catch up to Rudel as much as possible
While Luecke and Eunius had grown in their areas of expertise, all he had done was cleaning He was beginning to panic
Perhaps sensing Aleist's i an open room of the station, she talked to him one on one
”It's not like I'ive you any orders, and I can't take responsibility You'd best get that in your head”
”Yes ma'am”
Giving a vague response, Aleist sat across from Bennet as she put out a drink He did his best to convey his own panic and anxiety
Avoiding any game terms, he told it so Bennet could understand But Bennet made a perplexed face
”Then what are you worrying about?”
”Eh? But…”