Chapter 189 - The Female Teacher and the Boy Hero
I like strong men, Teacher said.Teacher's name is "Lili."...Lili.It has an incredibly cute ring to it.
So, does that mean her appearance is also adorable? Not at all; she's a female warrior with a sharp atmosphere.She's always clad in thick armor, and she gets angry if you call her by name. So much so that she won't respond unless you call her "Teacher."She's twenty-one years old, four years older than me. Her height, by my estimate, is around 160cm.She ties her long brown hair back, with little in the way of adornment.Her features themselves fall within the category of a beauty, but she carries a stiff air about her, like a language teacher or a bank teller.
Though, in this world, neither schools nor banks exist.
What you find here are nothing but dangerous organizations like the Adventurer's Guild and the Knight Order.Teacher is also someone who was originally an instructor in the Knight Order.In short, she's a female knight, and also a female teacher.I used money to poach the most skilled among them, but Teacher didn't seem very enthusiastic.
"Why must I serve a Summoned Hero like you..."
she said, clearly angry.Was it a sense of discrimination against a different race, or did she have a strong attachment to the Knight Order? Either way, I have to resolve my Party Member's dissatisfaction.
I asked Teacher, "If there's anything you're unhappy with, please tell me."The result was the statement at the beginning.
"I like strong men. ...From what I hear, Hero-kun, your first battle was a complete disaster. They say you barely managed to defeat an orc while crying your eyes out."
You're not worthy of being entrusted with a sword, Teacher declared flatly.I see.Certainly, the first war I participated in was a complete mess.I vomited profusely, shed tears, blacked out, and eventually started seeing hallucinations.
"You are the weakest Hero in history,"
Teacher dismissed me.
"...In other words, if I prove that I've become completely strong now, you'll be happy to adventure with me, right?"
"That's how it is."
My party currently consists of Hero Keisuke, Priestess Philia, and Mage Erin.One front-liner, two rear guards. If we had one more person to act as a shield, we could fight stably.If this person, skilled in swordsmanship, joins us, the Demon Lord's subjugation should also come faster.
"Fine."
I drew the sword at my hip and held it at a middle stance.Teacher... raised one eyebrow and froze.
"Why don't you use your Light Sword?""It's a handicap, Teacher. If I drew that, I'd cut you down and kill you.""...You would defile a knight's pride."
Teacher's expression doesn't change much, but her complexion turned pale. She must be the type whose blood drains when she gets angry.I had a bad feeling that even if I won, our relationship might get complicated.
"...A single bout. Let us exchange blades until one of us surrenders."
Teacher declared in a cold voice and drew the sword at her hip. A longsword with great reach, large both vertically and horizontally.Between people who can enhance their physical abilities with magic, things like the strength gap between men and women are unreliable.
"Well then.""Yeah.""――Let us begin."
Teacher dropped her hips low and lunged in with the speed of a bullet.That alone told me she was highly skilled.Female warriors, perhaps driven by a desire not to lose to men, tend to try and make themselves look bigger and stronger than necessary.They recklessly hold their swords in a high stance or use tactics that show off their magically enhanced strength.
However, Teacher is trying to take advantage of being smaller than a man.With a body that isn't large to begin with, a low stance is incredibly awkward and hard to match.
And on top of that, the first strike Teacher chose was a thrust.A sweeping motion becomes more advantageous the taller you are, but for a move aimed at a pinpoint target, speed and sharpness are what count.
There is absolutely no waste in her actions; she understands her own nature completely....She's strong. That's exactly why I want to formally make her a comrade.
"So you weren't just an instructor for show."
Rejoicing that my choice of personnel wasn't wrong, I half-turned my body and evaded the thrust.Teacher charged into the space right next to me and passed by.Turning around, I succeeded in getting her defenseless back into my field of vision.An ideal development.
...I can do this.I switched my grip on my sword to strike her from behind.That's when it happened.
"Naive!"
To my surprise, Teacher braced with her left foot and attempted a turn mid-charge.A sudden brake and spin, like a skating axel technique.I was caught off guard by the irregular movement shifting from a thrust to a sweep.
"...!"
I instantly took a defensive stance and blocked the attack by a hair's breadth.If you receive a sword with a sword, what awaits next is a blade lock.
"...You're good. Stronger than the rumors say."
Teacher pushed her sword in with a completely composed face.She probably thinks she's won.
"Surrender. No man has ever defeated me once it gets to this state. My body strengthening has a multiplier of over ten times.""...Heh. Ten times. That's amazing. By the way, Teacher. ...About my Strength Enhancement. ...It has a maximum multiplier of thirty times.""...?"
For a moment, Teacher's expression vanished.It was a face that seemed to say she didn't understand what I was talking about.
"Enhance."
I poured magic power into both arms and increased my muscle strength.As a result, the offense and defense reversed in an instant.Overwhelmed by my strength, Teacher was forced backward.
"...Wha... why... so much...""Probably because I've been made to do trash cleanup far more than what's publicly known? I've been leveling up much faster than you think."
I kicked the female warrior in the stomach as she broke into a cold sweat and clenched her teeth.It was purely a means to create distance, but it seems I dealt more damage than expected.Unusually for Teacher, I heard a feminine "cough, cough" sound.
...No matter how renowned a swordswoman, this person is still a woman.
Thinking it was awkward, I still pressed the attack.
"――Hup!"
A double strike, delivering a vertical downward slash and a horizontal sweep almost simultaneously.A trajectory like writing the letter "L," it tore through Teacher's armor.
"Aaah!"
Clang, screech! Metallic sounds rang out, and sparks scattered.I'm not using my Double Action Skill, by any means. But my soaring strength and speed allow me to imitate it very closely.Above all, I've used Double Action countless times on past battlefields, so my entire body is accustomed to "performing two slashes at once." Movements learned by the body can be traced smoothly.
"――Hah!"
This time, a symmetrical diagonal slash, like writing an "X."Followed by a godspeed combination drawing a cross.A circular sword technique drawing two semicircles.
Teacher's armor was now a pitiful sight.The joints were torn, holes opened, and skin as white as snow was visible.
"Still want to go? It's impossible, right?"
Teacher had fallen on her backside, breathing heavily with her shoulders, and looking up at me.
"...Yes. I surrender. ...It's my loss."
Defeating a female knight with such a neat appearance made me feel like I was committing some terrible violation.It's not a very pleasant feeling, I thought, averting my eyes as I sheathed my sword.
"My skill has been sufficiently conveyed, right? With this, Teacher is officially a member of our party.""...""I'm counting on you."
Teacher's face was dark.Is she that frustrated about losing to me?
She wouldn't start crying, would she? As I watched her with eyes like I was looking at a bomb, Teacher slowly pressed her forehead to the ground.A dogeza.
"T-Teacher?""...I'm sorry. It seems I was mistaken. You are a strong Hero. Allow me to apologize for my past rudeness.""It's fine if you understand. Please raise your head."
Making a woman of a certain age do something like this is painful. I never intended to establish a hierarchy, so please stop that.When I spoke to her desperately, Teacher quietly raised her face.
Her eyes were swollen bright red.She seemed to be crying.
"Sorry, Teacher... I didn't mean to bully you at all...""...I want you to... please...""Huh?""I have a request, Hero-kun.""...What is it?"
――I want you to screw me right now, Teacher said.
"Sorry, what was that?""I want you to screw me, right now... I want Hero-kun's... seed!""Seed? What kind of seed!?""It is the custom of the women of my clan to bear children with the man who defeats them...!""Haaah!? You should have said that from the start!? So dueling you is basically like a marriage interview!?""I beg of you, Hero-kun. Please, screw me...! There is no man stronger than you left in this country. Please, please...""It's impossible! I already have Elsa!""...I don't mind being the second woman... please, have mercy...""Philia and Erin also confessed to me, you know!?""Then I'll be the fifth! I'm fine being a screw doll you bang on a whim! So please... give me your seed...!"
Unbelievable phrases were being fired off one after another from the mouth of a prim beauty with the appearance of a female teacher.I can't quite keep up.
"This makes no sense... D-damn it, should I just send you back to the Knight Order...?""Hero-kun!"
Teacher cried out in a clinging voice and latched onto my right leg.Her hair disheveled, tears streaming down, she ran her tongue along my ankle.
"A male... a strong male... a male's seed..."
The moment I heard that utterly corrupted voice, I realized.This person, regardless of her clan's customs, personally just likes strong men.She completely wants to bear my child. Isn't this like her womb is wearing armor?
Shuddering, I peeled Teacher off.I had a premonition that this party might collapse before too long.