Chapter 34 - 34 - Bael and Sparring

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Before long, we arrived at a fairly open place in the forest.

There, we saw that there were some fallen trees and also... a dead body of an ape-like monster!

Besides that, we also saw someone standing near the monster's body!

He was a black-haired boy who was quite tall and burly. Even so, his face still had a slightly childish side to it. I concluded that possibly he was still the same age as me even though he was taller and brawnier than me.

Tannin-san then landed about ten meters away from the boy and then me and the other three got off from his back.

"Hmm.... Young man, did you kill this ape?"

Tannin-san looked at the boy and asked him.

"Yes.... Who are you guys?"

The boy answered while looking warily of us.

"Pretty impressive.... Take it easy, young man. We didn't mean anything to you. We were just curious because we heard some noise as we passed near here."

Tannin-san nodded slightly impressed and then said to relieve the tension.

And hearing Tannin-san's statement, the boy breathed a sigh of relief and seemed calmer.

"Hm? Purple Dragon? Could you possibly be Lord Tannin?"

"Oh? You know me?"

Hearing Tannin-san's question, the boy seemed to smile slightly wryly and then answered.

"I think it would be really weird if I didn't. You're a former Dragon King, an Ultimate-class Devil, and ranked in the top ten of the Rating Games after all."

"Tahahahaha! That's true! .... Then, what about you, young man?"

"I'm Sairaorg. Sairaorg Bael."

Hearing the answer of the boy named Sairaorg, Tannin-san seemed a little puzzled.

"Bael? Why is a member of Bael in the outskirts like this?"

"I'm here to train. Another reason is... because I was ostracized by my Family."

The boy's expression looked a little gloomy and disappointed as he answered.

And hearing the boy's answer, Tannin-san seemed to frown.

"Octracized?"

Then he was silent for a moment and seemed thinking.

And before long, he looked back at the boy and asked.

"Could it be that you're the first son who couldn't use magic and didn't inherit the power of Destruction?"

Hearing Tannin-san's question, the boy seemed to sigh.

"Hah~.... Even though I don't want to admit it, that is the fact. The only power I have is my own body. And from my family, the only one who cares to me is my mother."

"I see...."

Then, they were both silent.

Meanwhile, hearing their conversation just now, I came to a conclusion. Namely, this boy named Sairaorg is from the Bael Clan. However, it turned out that he had no magical abilities and did not inherit the distinctive power of their clan. So, he was considered a failure and ostracized by the Bael Clan. And because he only had his own body, he strengthened himself by forging his physique and fighting against monsters in the forest. From this, it could be seen that he was someone who neither gave up easily nor gave up to despair and was also brave. He's quite impressive.

"By the way, why are you in this forest, Lord Tannin?"

"Oh. I'm on my way to take the four of them to the capital."

Hearing Tannin-san's statement, I walked over to the boy while the other three and Tannin-san stayed where they were.

And after arriving in front of the child, with a smile I introduced myself and stretched out my hand.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Rey. Rey Rofocale."

After I introduced myself, the boy seemed to frown slightly and seemed thinking.

Well, I can understand and guess what he's thinking. He must have been confused because he had never heard of a Devil clan called Rofocale.

Even so, he finally smiled too then shook my hand and introduced himself as well.

"I'm Sairaorg. Nice to meet you too.... Hm?"

"You seem to have forged yourself a lot too."

I smiled wryly at his words.

"Well.... You can't imagine it."

Yeah right.... Every day I get beat up by a Goddess. So, it would be strange if I wasn't forged!

Then, while letting go of the handshake, Sairaorg asked me again.

"Do you have time for a sparring?"

"Hmm...."

Hearing that question, I thought a little. And finally, I decided to accept it.

"Okay."

"Good!"

I accepted the challenge because I wanted to see how I would be able to do a purely physical fight against someone my age. After all, so far I've only fought against people who were more mȧturė and more experienced than me. Besides that, even though I've been training my physique all this time, I feel like Sairaorg isn't much different from me when it comes to physical strength even though our statures are quite different.

"I'm a weapon user. Is that okay?"

"Sure. I have the Phoenix's Tears my mother gave me."

"You have Phoenix's Tears?"

I'm a little surprised Sairaorg has Phoenix's Tears.

Phoenix's Tears were an item that was popularly used to heal wounds. This item is quite valuable and expensive. Besides, I heard it's not easy to get this item generally.

"Kulshedra-san...."

"Hah~.... Yeah~, yeah~...."

I looked back calling for Kulshedra-san and she came over to me.

"Staff Mode!"

"Yes, My Master!"

Even though Sairaorg has Phoenix's Tears, I think it would be better to reduce the risk. That's why I chose Staff Mode. That way, I can still use the spear fighting style without worrying about getting Sairaorg stabbed or slashed.

Then, Kulshedra seemed to be enveloped in black light and disappeared to be replaced by a 1.8 meter long black staff!

"Hmm!?"

Sairaorg looked wide-eyed and surprised at the phenomenon of Kulshedra-san's transformation.

Even so, he then regained his composure and stepped back a few meters and then took a stance.

I also began to take the horses and when I saw that we were both ready, I said,

"Start!"

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About more than fifteen minutes had passed since Rey and Sairaorg had a sparring fight.

The two of them fought quite tightly. The two of them attacking and defending from each other. Their fight is pretty even.

And those who watched were quite impressed.

"It's surprising that a child who is also Rey-sama's age can survive and match him to this extent even if only in physical combat."

Sakuya said impressed watching the two of them fight.

".... Yes."

Scathach also nodded slightly impressed.

They were quite impressed with Sairaorg because they knew for themselves how strong Rey was.

Every day they watched Rey's progress and oftentimes they tested him directly by doing a test fight against him. And for a child who was still twelve years old, Rey's fighting ability was definitely far more than average of that age. That's why they were impressed that there was a child who was the same age as Rey who had more than average physical combat abilities. Moreover, they heard that most devils rely more on magical abilities like magic than physical ones.

".... Hm?"

Scathach seemed to have realized something.

"That's ...."

Sakuya also seemed to notice it.

They saw that there was a thin aura covering Sairaorg's body. And he seemed stronger in attack or defense than before that thin aura appeared.

"Touki, huh.... It's pretty impressive he can use it."

Tannin who also saw what they saw, said impressed.

Touki or Fighting Spirit is a kind of energy/aura that comes from the physical/body. It was said that it was not easy for someone to be able to use or even be able to awaken their touki.

".... But it looks like it's still at the elementary level. Even so, for a kid his age, just being able to activate it is enough to prove that he often forges his physical strength very hard and also often fights."

"Right.... No wonder he chose to train in this forest. Truly, as far as I know in this forest there are often wild monsters roaming around."

".... That kid is quite good. However, even if this is just a pure martial arts battle without the use of magical abilities, I believe Rey is still superior.... Because, people and monsters are very different. Sooner or later, Rey will be able to find out his opponent's gaps and weaknesses.... And don't forget, Rey forged herself by fighting against me or others."

"Tahahaha...."

Tannin smiled wryly at Scathach's statement. Because he understood what the Battle Goddess meant.

Before long, Rey seemed to be starting to press more and Sairaorg was getting hit more.

And not long after, the fight was over.

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"See you later, Sairaorg Bael."

After that, Rey and the others got back on Tannin's back and they flew away.

Meanwhile, Sairaorg stood staring at the figure of Tannin and those who were riding on him flew away towards the horizon.

And in his hand, he held a small ċhėst a gift from Rey.

"Rey Rofocale, huh.... Looks like I have to train a lot more."

With a firm gaze, Sairaorg reaffirmed his resolve.

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