Unintentionally obtained from the old man, a country where Elena might be.
I''m sure there are many countries and cities with the initials "ha" if you look them up, and the Kingdom of Haruzion is one of them.
Could Elena be in that country...?
Elena passed on the information, but she didn''t say it was passed on to her home country.
In other words, I can''t determine that the Lynda Empire is the home country.
Moreover, Elena-san said that she originally passed the information on to Felix, who I killed.
She said it was because he bought me the highest price.
So that''s why I don''t have much of an attachment to the Lynda Empire that attacked the Begonia Kingdom.
I had no idea where Elena-san was, but....
The Kingdom of Harzion and the other "ha" is the first demon race country and city.
I''d better check it out carefully before I leave.
''''Eric!''''
'' What is it?
No. You call out to me and I don''t respond.
Yeah, sorry, I was spaced out.
The old man seemed to be standing in front of me and calling out to me, but I didn''t notice him at all.
''Well, I know you''re depressed about Elena, but get a grip.
I know what I''m talking about, thank you very much, old man.
I can''t tell the old man that Elena-san is alive, that she betrayed him, etc.
But he gave me a hint of where Elena-san was, so I thanked him in passing.
I can''t help but laugh a little when I think of Elena-san, who would have been in trouble with the old man who was persistent in asking her many questions.
''''I mean, you, how long are you going to call me old man?''''
Come on. It''s not a problem. I''ve gotten used to it.
You''re not even old enough to be an old man...
The old man sighed and said that.
''It''s not like you don''t remember my name, is it?
....
Hey, you''re lying.
So, old man, I''ll train a little by myself.
Hey, say something.
I fooled around and the old man moved away from me.
No, really, I remember him, remember?
I just somehow didn''t call it.
I''ll ask Urina later.
Yeah, I''ll just make sure it''s right.
After that, as I was swinging my sword alone for a while, someone else approached me again.
I turned around and looked at that person and my eyes widened.
''''Mr. Liberto...!
Hey, you doing all right?
Liberto-san, the Vice Commander of the Knights, was standing there.
He was holding a wooden sword in his right hand and a bead of sweat could be seen on his forehead.
Perhaps Liberto-san was also training lightly just now.
''''Yes, Liberto-san is training too, right?''''
I don''t skimp on the training, for Christ''s sake. I don''t miss work.
What are you talking about, for Christ''s sake?
You can''t skip work, either.
To become as strong as Mr. Liberto, you can''t get there by talent alone.
You''ll need to train accordingly, and you''ll need to work hard every day to maintain it.
But I still don''t think that''s a reason to skip work.
''Well Eric, it''s been a long time since we''ve had a fight.
Huh!
Fight Mr. Liberto.
It''s been a long time.
I haven''t seen him since my first training session when I joined the Order.
At that time, I didn''t understand that Liberto-san was the deputy commander, and he seemed like an unfamiliar and annoying person.
Or rather, he was a funny guy who would drink when he got into a fight.
But even when he drank, he was very strong and hard to fight.
Even though he has staggered legs, he attacks powerfully, and because he is wobbly, he is hard to attack and avoid.
I''ve never seen an opponent that difficult to fight before.
''''Don''t you have to drink?''''
Hmm? Oh, it''s okay. This time - I''m serious.
Those words give me chills like goosebumps.
Someone who was so strong in a fight like that is going to get serious.
How strong is that?
In a previous life and in this life as well.
He''s probably the most powerful swordsman I''ve ever met.
The strongest person I''ve fought was definitely Felix, but Liberto-san is probably no better than that guy.
Felix also used a sword, but his skills weren''t that great.
It wasn''t technology, that guy''s physical ability was exceptionally good.
He had enough kinetic vision and reflexes to be able to see our attacks and then avoid them.
Mr. Liberto doesn''t have that much physical ability, but he has enough skill to make up for it.
I don''t think I''m beaten either but we''ll find out if I really am.
''''Okay, let''s do it.''''
That''s the way it should be.
And then we open the distance between us.
After a few meters away, we take up positions.
Even with this much distance between us, me and Mr. Liberto will be able to close it down in a single step.
''Oh, hey! The deputy commander is going to fight!
Hmm? Oh, it''s true. But the deputy commander fights a lot of people.
Yeah, but I''m not drunk today!
''What? Are you kidding me? If it''s not a drunken sword, does that mean you''re serious about it?
I can hear the people around me making a lot of noise at the sight of Mr. Liberto.
''Who is the other guy?''
It''s Eric Aulin!
''Oh! That guy who says he played in the last fight?!
''''Rumor has it that he once defeated the Vice Commander''s drunken sword...!
This is going to be a hell of a fight!
I seem to have gained a bit of fame from the last raid too.
For myself, I have nothing to praise about that fight at all.
All the people around us stopped training and tried to watch us fight.
"Haha, I didn''t expect to get this much attention.
That''s a real lieutenant commander.
You too. Hey, you over there.
Mr. Liberto speaks to the person closest to him.
''Ha, yes!''
Throw a coin.
Mr. Liberto takes a coin out of his pocket and throws it to that person.
The person tries to catch it but fails and drops it.
He quickly picks it up in a hurry and looks at me and Mr. Liberto with a nervous look on his face.
''''Well, then, are you ready to go!
Yeah, sure.
Yes, I''m ready.
The man had a shaking hand.
Well, then, here we go!
I flipped a coin.