Chapter 432: Senpai (Bottom) (1/2)

Bend down on the ground.

Rotsgard elites.

It was natural, but they couldn’t even put a finger on him.

“No way…” (Yuno)

The one with the pitiful groan was Yuno, huh.

The opponent is one, while here is everyone.

It must be quite the despairing sight.

The good guy they met last night is now blocking them as if he were a precipice.

“Even if you had an unexpected meeting, you are still properly doing what you have to do, huh.” (Makoto)

“It is a request from Raidou-san after all. This is also for the sake of my cute kouhais.” (Hazal)

Even so, how to say it, it is like Hazal has a strange ability to attract events.

The type that can allow him to encounter the students while they were walking the night streets by coincidence.

Moreover, Sofia apparently was also present there.

Thinking about the past cityscape of Tsige, it might be an unexpectedly small place.

However, the flow of people is quite the thing.

That friends would be meeting in a place like that is a pretty big coincidence.

“Why is a rearline alchemist…” (Jin)

It can’t be helped that Jin would be astonished.

Even though he and Daena had approached him into close range combat, they were easily deflected.

A shallow idea that, since he is a rearline mage, if they were to bring it to close quarters, they should be able to manage somehow.

They were crushed in place.

Their difference in levels is also dirty, so even in actual physical strength, Hazal is most likely in the superior front, but their defeat in this time’s mock battle was mostly attributed to the difference in experience.

Battle prowess, level, job guessing, patterns for the next Skill that they will be using; Hazal most likely finished gathering information in only a few minutes after the battle began.

Also, Hazal being a high level adventurer and alchemist was one advantage he had.

Alchemists of a certain degree in proficiency would normally go mainly for work in the city rather than doing field work.

The trait of alchemists is that the higher the level and power they are, the less they have to worry about putting food on the table. Meaning that, even if you go explore the wasteland or not, their earnings would make the both of them not have that much of a difference.

In other words, they rarely exist.

That’s why, even within adventurers used to the wasteland, there’s not many who know the cards of Hazal.

Probably only his party members know all of them…no, maybe they don’t even know them all.

There’s nothing more complicated to deal with than tactics you have seen for the first time.

And when it comes to what a veteran would be doing, there’s nothing but fear.

The moment they assumed Hazal’s strength with the base being the alchemists in the Academy level, their chances of victory were zero.

However, thinking about the combination of drugs and magic, they were taught that alchemists are a job that covers quite a wide array of fields.

If there were more spectators in today’s mock battle, there might have been a spike of alchemists in Tsige.

What was that anti-material potion?

There was a potion for firepower?

Hazal showed me his back while saying ‘it is an inferior version, so don’t worry’ as if saying something cool, so it seems like it is originally more powerful than that.

At that moment I thought I should make some time and ask the Arke Minato about the anti-material potion -period.

“With one…potion…the shield of Misura, his juuki, and his magic barrier were all broken through and he swept us clean…!” (Amelia)

The voice of Amelia was dyed with shock rather than vexation.

I can understand how she feels.

Today is the ‘let’s experience the power of a top class adventurer’ corner.

I had the famous person of Tsige, Hazal from Alpine, come and asked him to have a battle with them.

The result was as expected.

I had him completely seal his firepower Zodiac Skills that are completely out of the norm, and had Momonga -who was brought from Asora- take a rest, but it didn’t even serve as a handicap.

Now that I think about it, that Momonga, it called itself that, so I didn’t mind it much, but it can turn itself super big, so I was observing it thinking that it might be a musasabi <a japanese giant flying squirrel>.

The original size and the tail certainly is like that of a momonga <small Eurasian flying squirrel> though.

It was impossible to observe it on its meals and when defecating, so I can’t really say for certain, but it is most likely a momonga.

By the way, when I asked what it eats, Hazal made a dubious face, and when I tried confirming what it does when it defecates -it seems like it was listening- he opened his eyes wide.

…Could it be that it is female?

Maybe I should find a chance to apologize.

“No no, you were strong. I think you guys have outstanding ability to the point that the me from that time wouldn’t have even been able to get jealous. There’s still a lot of naive points in them, but they are a gathering of talents and it is truly splendid!” (Hazal)

“…I don’t know how much those words will resonate on the students that are on their hands and knees while you are making a refreshing smile.” (Makoto)

“But it is a shame. If you had one alchemist in your party, your utility and survivability would rise explosively.” (Hazal)

“Oi oi, even in Tsige it is hard to find praiseworthy alchemist adventurers of high level. Don’t go saying unreasonable things, Hazal. Despite how they look, there’s a side of them that shows blind acceptance to the words of a strong one.” (Makoto)

“That’s youth! Youth! Also, when I look at them, it reminds me of my old self and Toa. Like…ticklish and pleasant.” (Hazal)

“Toa? You knew each other from way back? If I remember correctly, didn’t you meet at the base at that time?” (Makoto)

“Aah, I meant the old me and the current Toa. I did just meet her at the time when you saved us, Raidou-san.” (Hazal)

“…That was so misleading. Also, please spare me from your lovestruck talk, you married man.” (Makoto)

“Lovestruck talk, you say. That rash and impulsive idiot? Last night, when I was talking with the students, I even thought as if I was talking to Toa there.” (Hazal)

Impulsive, huh.

Aah, right.

Her little sister Rinon muttered that often.

Her sister likes shopping but sucks at shopping.

In her case, it is not that she is easy to deceive.

It is like she enjoys the hope that might be there.

It is as if her objective is to buy lottery tickets.

And how to say it, it is like she doesn’t have any attachment to overnight money.