Three days
That’s how long it took to establish the Thunder Dragon Sword Technique. The Thunder Dragon Sword Technique consists of a total of five techniques. Among them, the last one, the Five Swords, is a secret technique that requires putting one’s life on the line.
This was the outline of the Thunder Dragon Sword Technique I established. Of course, it was just a shallow trick. Anyway, since it requires risking my life, it’s not like I can demonstrate it!
Moreover, the first sword, the Thunder Dragon Sword, has already been implemented by Helia. So now, I only need to create three more. Naturally, it was just a shallow trick, but right now, even that shallow trick felt desperately needed.
‘Have you been training all this time?’
‘Yes! Will you maybe praise me?’
I never imagined that during the three days I spent establishing the Thunder Dragon Sword Technique, she would have practiced the Thunder Dragon Sword without a single moment of rest. I was surprised by the unimaginable madness and quickly interrupted her.
‘…Too much is worse than not enough.’
‘As expected of the teacher! I learned a lot!’
‘???’
And just like that, I ended up earning her admiration again. Oh no, please don’t do that. I’m just the Time Stop Breeding Uncle, okay? Please just ignore me! I screamed internally.
Of course, my screams went unheard. Anyway, I took special measures. Under the pretext of training her, I began to watch over Helia closely.
“Teacher! I split all the firewood!”
“Good job. Now eat.”
“Yes! Thank you for the meal!”
Of course, this “training” consisted of chores like washing dishes, cooking, and chopping firewood! In reality, this is often seen as a training method in martial arts novels. Naturally, I have no idea if it works.
But what if I keep making her do this boring training? Then maybe she’ll stop worrying about the Thunder Dragon Sword Technique. I held onto that expectation, but Helia wasn’t paying any attention at all.
Instead, she always smiled and ran over whenever I called her. It’s only been two weeks since she started working, and her body has quite a slim muscle built up. I couldn’t help but click my tongue.
That’s not a body you could build in just two weeks. The monster-like stamina I had seen before, is it possible that physical growth falls under talent? That would be absurd.
[Helia: I have no interest in the weak.]
[You are weak. Like a bug.]
[I have no more interest. Die.]
Anyway, Helia was considered a very formidable force even in the original work. In fact, she would only properly join the party when the game reached its midway point.
Now, her performance was significantly better than any other character I had been training hard. That’s why rumors arose that the developers favored Helia excessively.
[Huff huff! Helia-chan! You’ve grown so much! Huff huff!]
“Damn it.”
“Teacher?”
“It’s nothing.”
I accidentally blurted out an expletive. Memories I had sealed in my mind resurfaced. Like other heroines, Helia’s route was incredibly difficult.
[Disappointing.]
[Don’t touch my body, you filthy bastard!!]
[I regret that it has come to this. But, I need power.]
Selecting a wrong choice would immediately make Helia leave the Protagonist, or worse, she might even try to kill him or be brainwashed by the enemies and show up as a foe.
Yet, if by some miracle, you manage to plant a flag with Helia after overcoming all those countless trials and tribulations. Her attitude would change noticeably. This is known as [Dere].
[You are strong. Surely stronger than me.]
[I never thought I would covet someone else’s shoulders. But why? I’m not even angry. Rather… …]
[Yes, I can trust you.]
Dere means that the heroine has started to show feelings for the protagonist. But goodness, it’s so cute! I get why people find this affection so irresistible.
[You made me so excited… it’s your fault.]
[Don’t resist. In physical strength, I have the upper hand.]
[Ugh! Wa-wait a moment!! This feeling is unlike anything…!!!]
[…That was too rough. I said it was my first time…!!]
Especially the scene where she tries to go for reverse rape but ends up getting taken instead ignites a fire in the hearts of men. Anyway, I barely managed to reach the end…
[Helia-chan is okay even if she’s second-hand! Get me pregnant, my baby!]
“Die! Trash!!!!”
“W-wait, teacher?!”
Unable to contain my bubbling anger, I ended up swinging my fist at the unfortunate wall. BANG!! But my fist didn’t hit the wooden cabin. What the heck?
Instead, I was puzzled by the soft feeling I felt. My fist seemed frozen in mid-air. Eventually, the thing that was wedged between the wooden wall and my fist revealed itself.
It was about the size of a cat. But this was definitely not a cat. No matter how skilled a cat might be, it couldn’t possess the ability to become transparent.
Instead, its eyes were red and it had sharp horns on its forehead. Its face was closer to that of a mouse than a cat. However, its fur was an uncommon reddish-brown. I recognized it.
“Imp…!”
“Teacher, if it’s an imp…?!”
“It’s a monster that acts as a scout.”
An imp is weak enough that even an ordinary villager could take it down with bare hands. But the real scary part of the imp lies in its ability to mask its presence. An imp can become invisible.
And that presence even Royal Knights can’t sense. Since they are as weak as bugs, it’s incredibly hard to discover them unless you’re specialized in sensing or using magic.
I looked at the imp that had been hit by my punch and met its demise. The biggest problem was that the imp was fundamentally a scout who hides in enemy territory to gather information.
“So, this means monsters will soon invade here.”
“Just as expected of you, teacher.”
“Hmm?”
“Because you caught that imp yourself!”
“?”
Looking at Helia, who sparkled with excitement, I shut my mouth. Why does it always come to this? No, first, let’s stay calm. I just have to correct it. I cleared my throat and replied.
“I was lucky. I just caught it by coincidence.”
“Indeed, this is the teaching you mentioned earlier.”
“??? ”
“Maintain humility. I learned it by watching you.”
“?????”
How on earth can she take it that way? I felt a headache coming on. No, let’s think about this matter now. For one, the imp had come here.
And the role of the imp is reconnaissance. Its job is to scout enemy territory and bring back information. But the question is, why did this imp come to a hut like this instead of the security forces?
No, no. First things first. The fact that the imp came means monsters will soon attack this village. Only then did I recall Helia’s setting.
[The girl who lost everything to the demons and became a seeker of revenge.]
Helia lost her parents and neighbors to demons in her childhood. She has the setting of craving power to take revenge. In fact, she always prioritized strength.
At least until she met the protagonist. Even with the protagonist, if anything went wrong, she would quickly leave the route or even become an enemy to gain power.
But the Helia I had seen until now isn’t a girl yearning for strength at all. She was a cheerful little girl you could find anywhere. In other words, the village under attack is this place.
“…Is that guy coming?”
A monster that rose to the status of demon from just strength alone. And Helia’s arch-nemesis. If things go as they did in the original, it’s correct that everyone in the village will be slaughtered.
For Helia to grow as she did in the original, that has to happen.
But should I really just stand by and watch?
My worries deepened even further.
*
“The imp got taken down? So, it’s a warrior who handled that wicked woman.”
In a sunless abyss cave, it sat upon a throne carved from stone, smiling as it heard the report. It was planning to gauge its level before fighting, but…
This is a warrior beyond expectations, isn’t it? That wicked woman had a filthy personality, but she possessed considerable power. Yet that warrior took her down.
Without any effort, with just a single blow. Thanks to that, its heart couldn’t contain its yearning. It craved a battle—a truly dangerous fight against a stronger opponent.
“Battle is my value. Battle is my everything.”
From the moment it was born, it wanted only one thing: battle. It fought with its life on the line, violated everything of the loser, and feasted on the flesh of the strong, growing stronger itself.
“The previous place held nothing but disappointing beings.”
It crushed the massive castle walls, grasped steel, and smashed the armor that shielded bodies, taking flesh within. Yet not a single moment of satisfaction was felt there.
They were all weak trash.
Not fun at all.
So it killed them. They weren’t even worth eating.
Therefore, I request this of you.
I hope you are a warrior who can satisfy me.
It then began to rise its heavy body. It was a being known as Togui. A monster that sought battle above all. And what Togui desires is solely the fight with the strong.
Let the battle begin.
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