CH 3

‘Please ride this horse.’

Along with those words, my mother entrusted me with the horse, Silence was a horse that boasted an unusual green mana that could not be seen on Earth.

To be honest, when I first saw it, I felt uncomfortable because it looked like it wasn’t a lively horse and only dyed its mana, but the longer we spent together, the more I started liking Silence.

As if to live up to its name, Silence usually didn't cry, but when he ran, he proceeded with an unstoppable speed.

He is usually quiet, but when he was in a state of emergency, his fierce appearance was like watching a Baldo, and I gradually fell in love with Silence.

In my mind, I want to give it a classy and cool name like Baldomaru instead of a rustic name like Silence.

[TL NOTE: Baldomaru, Hahaha, it's really a nice name XD, sounds like the name of an anime. ]

‘Come to think of it, this is my first time going out.’

As I sat quietly on top of Silence and watched the gradually changing landscape, I suddenly thought of that.

It wasn’t the first time I had been out of the mansion, but it was the first time I had gone out of the manor like this.

Maybe that’s why I felt like I was on an outing, and I felt like I was out on an adventure like the main character in the story.

Today, three days after leaving home, there are still a few days left until the academy’s entrance ceremony.

There was no penalty for not being able to participate in the entrance ceremony, but since it is a place where all the main supporting characters of the novel gather, I want to attend as much as possible.

‘There's still plenty of time, so it's okay to go slowly.’

It’s been a long time since I left home, so it’s okay to wander around here and there.

I have enough food and time, and more than anything, being homeless is fun because it feels like camping.

After leaving my body to Silence and running for a long time, I arrived at a forest near the Royal Academy.

If I look at the map, the forest isn’t that big, but it’s not too small, and if you pass through the forest, you’ll get to the academy.

‘Should I sleep here today?’

After finding a suitable site, I let Silence rest, took out my backpack, and started pitching the tent.

At first, I struggled a bit because I was not used to pitching a tent, but now, after three days, I am able to pitch quite neatly.

the sky suddenly turned red as I pitched the tent, lighted a bonfire, and prepared meals for Silence and me.

‘I did well preparing for the camping in advance.’

Sitting in front of the bonfire I ate jerky and biscuits that didn't even eat in the military.

Neither the jerky nor the biscuits tasted good.

‘I want to eat real meat instead of jerky.’

Since I just came to the forest, shall I catch a rabbit or a deer tomorrow and eat fresh meat after a long time?

As I lit a bonfire with such thought, the sky, which had been red by the sunset, began to turn black like my hair.

Countless stars are embroidered in the black sky and a gigantic crescent moon was emitting pure light.

When I saw the sky for the first time after reincarnated in this world, and even now when I look at the sky, I can only exclaim that,

‘It’s a beautiful moon.’

Looking at that crescent moon brings back memories of that day.

During the last battle, many soldiers of my father and family were killed, and the security of the territory deteriorated.

Bandits came down from the mountain and plundered the villagers and run rampant, but because of the lack of soldiers, We could not even defend the village, let alone subdue the bandits.

So, I decided to test the sword technique I had learned so far and protect the village.

But my mother stopped me from going because she thought I was crazy to think I can fight with them, but I sneaked out at night and infiltrated a mountain not far from a nearby village and finally found their hideout.

Even now, when I think of what happened that day, my hands are itching and I can't stand it.

‘Put the sword back into the scabbard? Did the little bastard just come and want to surrender now?!!”

‘What is Baldo? What’s this stupid bastard saying?’

‘It looks like something happened to his head while only training trashy skills.’

Trash who doesn’t even know about the most perfect sword art in the world!!

When I think of how they fell one by one because of my sword art battōjutsu, which they looked down on, it puts a smile on my face even now.

‘I want to cut again.’

It’s good to shoot into the air without cutting anyone, but if you have an opponent, the taste of Baldo deepens.

Are there any bandits or anything like that around here?

It’s close to the Royal Academy, so there’s likely to be one or two peddlers who go to the academy and those aiming for nobility.

“Aaaaah!!! I want to do it!! Battōjutsuuu!!!”

I shouted at the thick forest, but there was no sign of an animal coming, let alone a bandit.

All that comes is the stinging files that are attracted by the light of the campfire.

“Tsk....”

There’s no point in getting angry at a fly that doesn’t even understand Battōjutsu's greatness.

Today is the moment when I can’t help but go into the tent to sleep.

– Rustling!

Maybe the god of Battōjutsu heard my prayer, but I felt someone approaching me from a place that wasn’t far, but not too close.

what? is it a beast?

Either way, it doesn’t matter. Whether it be a beast or a bandit, the important thing is that I can now use Baldo.

– Rustling!!

The sound gets a little closer.

Now that I had a foreboding that the enemy would be here soon, I took a stance looking in the direction of the sound.

‘come!’

As the sound grew louder, the bushes roared loudly, and then something popped out, I drew my sword without hesitation.

“yes?”

“Kyaaaaaaa!!”

I swung the sword, but when I saw it protruding from the bush, I couldn't bear to cut it and twisted the sword's trajectory

“Wow!!”

Perhaps she had come all the way here after damaging the bushes, and her head and body were covered in leaves, and she exhaled heavily, bursting with tears and runny noses.

hahaha, if you suddenly see Baldo, the world’s strongest swordsman, even if it’s Guan Yu, can’t help but scream like a girl.

[TL NOTE: Guan Yu was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. ]

It was so unexpected that I couldn't bear to cut her, but I immediately came to my senses and told her.

“What kind of person are you?! Are you a bandit?! Can I fight with you?!”

“Sa, I’m not a bandit!!!, please don’t even touch me!!”

“Can’t you just be a bandit?”

I want to do it...

As I was touching the hilt of the sword that I put back in the regret of not being able to shoot, another person appeared from the bushes.

“Hehe… hehe… !”

A fat man with a sloppy face who appeared to be in his early to mid-40s was sulking around as if he had rolled somewhere.

“… … You look a bit like a bandit, but are you really a bandit?”

“Oh, no… ha… no!, not hurt me… !!”

“ha… .”

It’s too hard to do even once.

*****

The two of them, exhausted as if they had run as hard as they could so far, painted on the floor as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

“ha… ha… .”

I don’t know who these two are, but looking at them now, it looks like they’ve been chased by someone.

“Hey, this… .”

I handed the two of them a canteen of water from the spring.

Did they even develop a friendship that transcends gender and generation differences while running away from a common enemy?

The two drank amicably, without fighting each other over the meager amount of water.

“Whoa...”

After drinking the water and feeling calm to some extent, the two took a breath and looked up at me.

“God, thank you.”

After confirming that the two had calmed down, I took the canteen back and asked them.

“Okay? But who are you? From the looks of it, you look like a group.”

“Ah, my name is Hori. I was admitted to the academy this time, so I went to the academy.”

Hori stopped talking and looked at the man who was resting against a tree to see if he had calmed down, just like Hori.

“Oh well, it's my turn now? I will tell you!. My name is Boris, and I am a hawker.”

From what I heard, Boris was a hawker who went to and from the villages near the academy. And he and Hori happened to be on the same road together.

“hawker? I don’t see any horses or carriages for that sort of thing.”

“that is… It was taken away by a robber with Jim.”

Huh, then, did you mean that you came into this forest while running away from the robber?

“A robber… So what about the robber?”

“Yeah, obviously they were following us up until a while ago, but it looks like we managed to escape.”

“fire!! We need to put out the lights quickly!!”

Hori, who had been quietly listening to Boris's words, said that and suddenly stood up.

“If you don’t put out the fire, they might see the fire and come back!”

“ah! Miss Hori is right! I’m sorry, but even now, A bonfire… .”

“no. Put out the bonfire that I worked so hard for because you were afraid of  robbers and robbery?”

“They are not just robbers! If you don’t turn it off quickly… .”

“If it’s not just a robber, what is? Could it be the legendary super robber? They must be people who can’t even use Battōjutsu anyway… .”

“These are the robbers from the mercenaries wandering around here! They are experienced and savage bastards!!”

“Oh oh… okay? And what else?”

“From what I hear, their number has reached dozens of people, so even the lord of this territory is in a headache!! Besides, there’s even a rumor that their captain knows how to use martial arts!!”

“Really?! Are there any such guys nearby?!”

“Yes! So put out fire now...”

Hearing that, I immediately turned to the bush they came from and shouted with all my might

“You robbers! The woman who ran away and the peddler is here!!”

[TL NOTE: Nice that's what you do when you just want to fight so badly]

“NO!!!!!, wait… !! What are you doing?!”

“There are weakling swordsmen who can't use the strongest swordsmanship such as Battōjutsu !! Come quickly and catch me!!”

“Shut up!! Shut up!!!”

Now that I’m only able to use Baldo, are you going to shut up and say that I’m crazy?

I shouted to the forest with a louder voice.

“Come over here quickly!!!”