Chapter 42 - Kuroka-sensei!

Fortunately for the three of us, the conflict was resolved without significant complications.

In the end, I volunteered to hunt down everyone's dinner.

Without much difficulty, I hunted four Gray Wolfs for Shirone, Kuroka, Tiamat and myself. For Mordred, I hunted another three, as she had complained the day before that the amount of food was too small.

And I thought Kuroka and Shirone were monsters for eating one wolf with their small bodies...

What a fool I am.

After dinner, the girls went to sleep in some cabins we built the day Mordred arrived. I used to sleep outdoors, and it seems Tiamat did the same. But the Nekoshou and Mordred didn't seem to think much of sleeping outdoors, so we ended up building two cabins.

One was for Mordred, and the other was for the Nekoshou.

Now that Mordred has been invoked in her real body, she cannot change access to her spiritual body. Therefore, she needs to sleep somewhere.

And I still sleep outdoors. I've gotten used to it and feel a little uncomfortable if I don't sleep lying at the base of a tree.

...…..

Today is another beautiful day.

The sun is rising over the horizon...

The clouds cover the blue sky...

Anyway.

Today's another day of training!

I'm approaching the two Nekoshou's cabin.

I wonder if I should go in?

We're in a world of anime, so I'm 99% sure I'll find one of the two sisters with nothing or very few clothes.

Well, I'm feeling chivalrous today, so I'm not going to.

Knock-knock

"Kuroka, Shirone, are you awake?"

"Five more minutes..."

"Nee-sama! Draco-nii is waiting to train! You promised you'd teach us how to use Senjutsu!"

That's right, it's Senjutsu practice today. I had planned to let the sisters rest for a few more days, but Shirone kept bothering her sister to learn Senjutsu.

In the end, Kuroka had no choice but to accept so that Shirone would stop bothering her. She seemed reluctant to do so, but a smile escapes her now and then.

Kuroka loves her sister very much.

"Yes..."

But she's very lazy.

...….

Fifteen minutes later, Shirone got her sister out of bed. After that, Kuroka demanded breakfast first before training.

In the end, we started training an hour later than planned.

"Nyaa, let's start Senjutsu's training! Here's your favourite teacher, you can call me Kuroka-sensei! Nyaa!"

"Nee-sama, can you take it a little more seriously?"

I totally agree with you, Shirone.

"Moo, you're too serious. What's your hurry to train anyway?"

Why do I want to train? Well, because I know the events that are going to happen in the future and I want to prepare for that.

There is also my desire to become the most powerful, as well as the "mission" that has fallen on my shoulders.

I don't find this "mission" very funny. I never asked to carry this weight on my back...

On second thought, my other choice was to serve that damn goddess.

I think this mission is lesser harm, considering the future I had at that shitty goddess' side.

"Would you please stop bad-mouthing my daughter?"

No, I can't.

Now, why does Shirone want to train and gain power? She shouldn't have any reason to.

I look to Shirone, expecting an answer from her. She's clenching her fists tightly, and her eyes carry a considerable determination.

"I... I want to be as strong as Draco-nii! I don't want Kuroka-neesama to show a sad smile again! I don't want to have to depend on anyone to protect my life!"

So that's how it is...

What a cliché.

Although my goal of being powerful to get to the top is also cliché.

Well, I also want to be more powerful than Tiamat for obvious reasons, but that's more of a secondary goal.

Although I can also sympathize with Shirone since I feel similar to her. I've never felt as helpless as when I faced that vampire, and I don't want to go through that again. From what the old man told me, this won't be the only time I'll meet supporters of "Chaos", and it seems that this guy wasn't particularly strong, although he wasn't weak either.

Considering that Kuroka's magical power is at the level of an Ultimate Class devil, that vampire had a strength comparable to an Ultimate Class Devil in all of his stats.

As for my abilities, I suppose my strength is at the level of a High-Class Devil? I'm not really sure since I haven't met one before.

I asked Tiamat about this High-Class Devil I met. As I thought, he only had that title because of his family. His power was even below many Mid Class Devils, and he only had a higher magic power because of his bloodline.

In terms of strength, he was absolute trash. His potential was more focused on research.

"That's a beautiful determination you have, Little girl. Seeking power is never wrong, what's wrong is why you want that strength."

"Mo-san?"

Mordred was sitting on a branch at the top of a tree watching our training.

"Your motive is honourable, Little girl. That's why I'm fond of you."

"Do you want something, Mordred?"

You can never know what this Servant is thinking, she's too unpredictable.

"Nothing special, I'm just bored."

"Then, don't bother us."

"Argh!! Master! When are we going to fight someone?"

"Shut up! I have to train first."

"Tch. Train, train, train. You always have to train. This forest only has little monsters, they're very weak. But I can't even kill those insignificant creatures!

And I know the reason for it.

"You can kill them if you want to, although you'll have to bear the consequences later. Or... Are you scared?"

Although I seem calm as I talk about these "consequences," my body says otherwise.

But it's not just me. Kuroka and Shirone are also shaking when I say the word "consequences".

"S-s-s-scared, you say? Don't make me laugh! How could I be scared of that old hag? I'm not scared at all, zero for zero. Hehe..."

You sound very unconvincing, Mordred.