Chapter 12: cheat? Everyday
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Today is the second day of the tenth month, and we have a thin moon in the sky.
Good evening, everyone, this is Kent. I'm in the Devil's Forest now.
The reason why I'm in the forest at night is to train for it.
Yesterday, I took a combat skill training course at the guild, and Donovan told me to participate in the Wednesday training session the following week.
Moreover, he strictly ordered me to complete the task of swinging the wooden sword.
It's such an outrageous thing to do, forgive me, Your Highness.
On the way back from the course, I saw Otto-san and asked him if there was any way I could avoid attending the course, but the answer I got was hopeless.
No, no, you don't think that's really a good thing, do you?
No, no, no, Mr. Otto, don't look away!
Well Donovan has a bad habit of not being satisfied with a young man he likes unless he gets a good workout.
''Yeah but I'm a hazelnut in terms of magic judgment, and as an adventurer...''
So I guess that's why they expected you to survive in the Devil's Forest, even though you didn't make the cut.
Uh.... ditching the class was...
Don't do it.
Of course....
Donovan is the heart and soul of this guild's adventurers, so you'd better believe it's going to be very difficult for them to get their eyes on him.
Wow, you've got the basis of your life in your hands.
But I don't know if I can live up to your expectations...
Yeah, well, that depends on how hard you work at it, and you know you're not cut out for it.
Huh ... that's just...
Well, if he looks out for you, he'll make you stronger for free, that's all you need to know, so give up and try to struggle.
Huh....
So I decided to train to complete my swinging task, but when I brought back the wooden sword, Amanda caught me this time.
I said, "Hey Kent, what's that about, I told you, you can't do dungeons!
''No, no, this is not, in a self-defense sense, I took the guild's course, and I was spotted by the instructor, Donovan-san...''
Hmmm ... you're not lying, are you?
The well-dressed Amanda has cornered me against the wall, and I'm a complete sack rat, and if she stares at me in a jittery way, she'll see right through me to the bottom of my stomach.
"Ho, really, I'm in so much trouble for being so strict, to tell you the truth.
You're not going to dive into a dungeon, are you?
Of course, of course I can't do it.
You're not thinking of going to the Devil's Forest, are you?
And, no, no, I don't want to be afraid of anything else.
Well, that's all well and good, but it's no good.
'Yes, yes, I'm pretty sure that's it,'
After thinking about it, I came to the Devil's Forest using shadow transfer.
I didn't want Amanda to find out, so Basten stayed in the room instead.
If Amanda comes, she's going to shadow-move back into the bed.
'So, what's this space? Reinhardt.
''Bu-ha-ha, what do you think? I've prepared a training ground for you, Master Kent.
Surely it should be in the middle of the Devil's Forest, but the trees have been cut down, the ground is leveled, and a space about the size of a baseball field is sprawling out.
By the way, there wasn't an open space like this when we came here yesterday, they were maintaining this place, saying they'll be replacing Basten and his bodyguard today.
''Huh... well, it's good that no one will come here anyway...''
Now, Master Kent, we're going to start with the bare minimum tonight!
I'm not afraid to train with a vicious skeleton who seems to know the word "addition and subtraction" or something like that, but I can't replace my back.
I'm being trained under the condition that striking from Reinhardt's side is absolutely prohibited.
Let's see, I'm a surgeon type, so I thought this kind of training was unnecessary.
''Kent-sama, your step in is shallow, stronger and sharper!
Wow! And! Duh!
Already, I'm desperate, let's do it, shall we?
After swinging, we would hammer into a standing log, run into it, and do muscle training with natural stone weights... until the date changed, interspersing several self-healing stretches along the way, hurting our bodies to the bone.
When the workout was over, I went to the river to sweat it out and then went back to my lodge and collapsed into bed.
The moment I fell down, I fell asleep so fast, I thought I had been kidnapped by aliens and turned on my head without realizing it.
In the morning, Reinhardt wakes me up for a self-healing stretch while making strange noises.
I think I have only about three hours of sleep, but I can manage it if I eat well, thanks to the light attribute magic.
I'm not sure if it's really okay, there's no bad side effects or anything, right?
''Kent, you're good at getting up properly, but can't you do something about that strange voice?''
"I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to the job, I wake up and I'm just so tired...
'Oh, I didn't know you did, because Meisa would definitely say you have something weird...'
Gikku--Hey, you don't think someone saw you, do you?
I can't let it be known that I have three vicious skeletons, right?
''Oh no........I can't keep anything since I'm doing all I can to make a living......haha, haha.......''
Haha, that's one thing but if you bring in something weird, I'll ask you to leave.
Yeah, I know, I'm fine.
I'm going to eat another crisp breakfast this morning and head to work.
No really, seriously, I have to eat or I'll collapse.
Today's work is to reload the garmes at the warehouse, which was contracted for three days from yesterday.
Garm potatoes are shaped like a satsuma potato and taro added and divided by two, and they taste like a sweet potato.
It's a potato that comes from a region much farther north than Volzard, and is used as a staple food because of its high yield.
They are harvesting the potatoes for the second time this season.
It's hard physical work.
We have to move the potatoes to the place where we are instructed, so we have to use our strength.
So the daily wages are not so good, and frankly speaking, it is not a very popular job.
But I need to strengthen my physical strength, so I'll work hard from morning to evening.
Hey, Kent, let's get this over with.
Okay, I'll just get this out of the way.
All of you who are hired together went up quickly when it was time to go, but if you carry five more bags or so, the dolly will be put away, so let's give it one more try.
It's been a little over two weeks since I came to this world, and as expected, I haven't grown in height, but my body is a completely different person.
I used to be a little flabby around the abdomen, but I've already cracked my abs, and I've gained a lot of muscle around my arms, legs, and shoulders.
Oh, but I used to be a cheat sorcerer, I don't know how I became a physical person....
When the work is done, I take a dip in the well out back and get my pay for the day from my employer, Samiel, and leave.
Oh, but this is a lot, isn't it?
'Mr. Samiel, this is a lot, I was promised 350 hectares per day, but it has 400 hectares in it.
It's fine, it's fine, Kent's been working hard for us, so here's a bonus.
But I can't just take more...
What do you mean, it's not much, but they're so lazy that they're half as good as Kent.
No, but...
It's okay! Keep your mouth shut and save it, and in return, I'll take care of you tomorrow.
'Yes, thank you, I will leave you now.'
Haha, I got a bonus!
The sun has completely set, and the city is lit up with the lights of magic tools and lamps.
Thanks to this, the central street is bright, but there's quite a bit of darkness in the side streets and such.
But thanks to the dark magic, I can see at night, so I don't have to worry about my feet.
So I've been aware of those people being there for quite a while.
The three men who came out of the darkness are the people I work with at Samiel's place.
'Yo Kent, are you home now?'
Yes, good night!
Oh, you're in good spirits after a full day of work, you're...
'Well, I'm in a bit of a situation where I'm having to work hard...'
Well, you know, just give me that little face, you know, it'll all be over soon...
He speaks in a cat-calling voice, but he's holding her arms from both sides, and he has no intention of letting her go.
Well, I don't need to think about it to know what they want, though.
I went off the central street into a back street, and was brought into an alleyway again.
The destination is a cul-de-sac surrounded by buildings.
"The front of the building is an eyesore, why are you working so hard and acting so good?
''No you get paid, so don't you think you're supposed to work diligently?''
I can't believe they're making that much money.
'No I know from the beginning that the day's pay is low, and if you don't like it, you can get another job...'
Shut up! It's that kind of goody-goody in the foreground that pisses me off! Look, tomorrow you'll work for us, not like today! I like that!
They yell at me and threaten me, but maybe because I have more opportunities to interact with the real thing like Reinhardt and Mr. Donovan, I'm not so afraid of them.
What would happen if I said no...?
I know....
The man grinned and pulled a knife out of his pocket to make a show of it.
''If you say no, you'll just end up with a body that can't work for the time being...''
Uh-oh, isn't he going to grow up?
I'll be out of work for the rest of my life, much less longer...
All three of them are good old men from my point of view, but when Funayama gets old, he'll be like this.
''Huh... I'm new to Volzard and I don't know much about it, but sometimes demons come out here, right?''
What? What are you talking about, there can't be any demons inside the city walls...
'Really? I heard that I'm going to get a skeleton in the dark...
I tapped my toes lightly on the ground as we talked.
'Huh?' A skeleton? It's not like that...
Reinhardt must have appeared behind me, just as we had discussed in the telepathic conversation.
I could see the three of them pale in speechlessness, thanks to my night eyes.
''Ahhhhhh...!''
I need help!
'There's a demon, there's a skeleton!
They fled in the direction of the main road.
That's enough, Reinhardt, thank you.
''Master Kent, you should have hung him up and threatened him so much that his soul would fall out of his mouth anyway...''
'No, no, if I go that far, they might find out I'm a dark-attribute mage, so this should be enough.
"Well, if it's all right with you, Master Kent, it's fine with me.
The direction that the three of them ran off in is kind of noisy, so I continue on down the back street back to the boarding house.
I don't know anything about it, I swear.
I'm home!
'Oh, welcome back Kent, I'll have Meisa call you when I'm done, just wait for me!
Yes, I understand!
Amanda's restaurant seems to be thriving again tonight.
I call out to Amanda from the back door of the kitchen and go back upstairs to my room.
It's a busy time in the cafeteria now, so dinner will be a little later.
My stomach rumbled loudly as I sat down on the bed.
''Ugh I'm so hungry.''
On my way home from work, I was planning to buy something to eat at a food stall, but I missed it thanks to a group of three people who got involved with me.
"Mr. Kent, would you like me to get you something?
''No, no, I'm fine, we're just going to have to be patient for a little while longer, and if they find Reinhardt, that's when all hell will break loose.''
That's all well and good, but if you don't eat right, your body won't be able to.
'Yeah, I know, but, you know, I can use self-healing, so it's good, but if a normal person got their eyes on Mr. Donovan, that would be hell.
"I know, but adventurers and knights alike, who risk their lives for their work, must train for their lives if they wish to survive.
It is difficult for a Japanese junior high school student who has lost his peace of mind to understand, although it is natural for Reinhardt, who probably used to train his subordinates before he died, to do so.
It's hard for me to understand what it means to risk your life.
But Master Kent has experienced a dangerous situation with a goblin attack.
'Yeah, well, I do, but I don't remember much about it except that the goblins ate me up and I wished for help, and then I was left to everyone else, and I didn't fight them myself.'
'I see, if you put it that way, that's true.
It was all Reinhardt and the others who killed a lot of demons while they were coming through the Demon Forest.
All I did was to help strengthen everyone else.
I've seen you all defeating demons, but I haven't defeated any of them with my own hands, so when it comes to an actual sword fight, I feel like I'd be too scared to do anything about it.
''No, no, no, no, no, you weren't afraid of that, even with the three of us just now.
"Today, they didn't really mean it, or rather, they licked me off from the start, so I didn't feel cornered or desperate at all.
Although he showed off his knife and threatened me, he wasn't in the mood to use that knife to exchange lives, so I wasn't too scared.
''Mm, after all, Kent-sama is very calm, if you have the time to observe your opponent that calmly, even if they are upset, you should be fine.''
'Hmmm.......I don't know......I'm pretty nervous.
"Master Kent, the worst thing you can do in battle is lose your cool, because if you lose your cool, you'll make a bad decision and make it worse.
I see. I don't know if I'll be able to move when I need to...
"Master Kent, the only way to learn to react on the spur of the moment is to train with repetition until your body can learn to react without thinking.
'I see.......it's not something that can be learned by fun.
I don't know what level Donovan-san is looking for, but it looks like I'll have to continue my life of training for the foreseeable future.
It's funny, once you come to another world and get your cheat abilities, the next step should be to get a cute girl and a muh-uh, so why is this a hard event with a burly old man?
As I'm about to cry a bit, I hear footsteps pattering up the stairs.
'Kento! Kent! Dinner!
Thank you, Maysa.
With the door open, Meisa observes me in a position to hold the door open.
''Um, what's wrong?''
What does Kent always do in his room?
What? Why?
Because it's always in the dark.
Gikku--yes, that's right, I forgot to turn on the light because I'm getting more night vision, and I forgot to turn on the light.
'It was just a coincidence, as it happens, and yes, I was tired now, so I was just laying around for a bit.
Hmmm... yeah!
Whoa! Wait ... what's that all of a sudden?
Meisa punched me in the pigeon tail by surprise.
''Ooh, it's getting hard... but it's not quite there yet...''
Hey, Meisa, aren't you being harsh?
'If you go to a dungeon like that, you'll die, because the people who were there before you were harder and didn't come back, so you shouldn't go.
'Ugh I know and I'm not going to...'
'I don't know....Kent, there's something fishy about it...'
Oh, I'm not in the least bit suspicious, I just don't...
Ugh, I can't help but cringe when she looks at me like she's a little girl.
"You two better get down here, or I'm not gonna feed you!
Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming. You know, I'm in trouble with Kent...
Oh, it's my fault? Wait, wait....
I went downstairs after Meisa, who quickly ran down the stairs as fast as she could.
Today's supper was a stew of stewed pork guts and beans and boiled gumboots.
See, Kent, you have to eat a lot, because if you don't, you won't grow up.
Yes, thank you.
The stew has a unique spice to it, and it's cooked until it's soft and tender, without the smell of motel at all, and it's so delicious.
''Mom, Kent isn't ready yet, so don't let him go to the dungeon,''
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'Huh, you're going to work in the Garm's warehouse, so it's no wonder you're making funny noises when you wake up.
Oh I'll be careful.
"Mom, Kent must have something really weird, because it's always in the dark in my room.
So, if you don't have one, you can see everything in that room if you open the door.
But Kent is so suspicious...
Ha ha ha, Maysa, you can't tell me how fishy I am in Kent.
'That's right too, hahaha...'
Aye! Eat a lot of food....
Kent has to grow up!
Yes.....
They are basically good people, but they treat me kind of badly.
The food is good, but they treat me very badly.
It's funny, I don't think my cheat life was like this.
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Today is the second day of the tenth month, and we have a thin moon in the sky.
Good evening, everyone, this is Kent. I'm in the Devil's Forest now.
The reason why I'm in the forest at night is to train for it.
Yesterday, I took a combat skill training course at the guild, and Donovan told me to participate in the Wednesday training session the following week.
Moreover, he strictly ordered me to complete the task of swinging the wooden sword.
It's such an outrageous thing to do, forgive me, Your Highness.
On the way back from the course, I saw Otto-san and asked him if there was any way I could avoid attending the course, but the answer I got was hopeless.
No, no, you don't think that's really a good thing, do you?
No, no, no, Mr. Otto, don't look away!
Well Donovan has a bad habit of not being satisfied with a young man he likes unless he gets a good workout.
''Yeah but I'm a hazelnut in terms of magic judgment, and as an adventurer...''
So I guess that's why they expected you to survive in the Devil's Forest, even though you didn't make the cut.
Uh.... ditching the class was...
Don't do it.
Of course....
Donovan is the heart and soul of this guild's adventurers, so you'd better believe it's going to be very difficult for them to get their eyes on him.
Wow, you've got the basis of your life in your hands.
But I don't know if I can live up to your expectations...
Yeah, well, that depends on how hard you work at it, and you know you're not cut out for it.
Huh ... that's just...
Well, if he looks out for you, he'll make you stronger for free, that's all you need to know, so give up and try to struggle.
Huh....
So I decided to train to complete my swinging task, but when I brought back the wooden sword, Amanda caught me this time.
I said, "Hey Kent, what's that about, I told you, you can't do dungeons!
''No, no, this is not, in a self-defense sense, I took the guild's course, and I was spotted by the instructor, Donovan-san...''
Hmmm ... you're not lying, are you?
The well-dressed Amanda has cornered me against the wall, and I'm a complete sack rat, and if she stares at me in a jittery way, she'll see right through me to the bottom of my stomach.
"Ho, really, I'm in so much trouble for being so strict, to tell you the truth.
You're not going to dive into a dungeon, are you?
Of course, of course I can't do it.
You're not thinking of going to the Devil's Forest, are you?
And, no, no, I don't want to be afraid of anything else.
Well, that's all well and good, but it's no good.
'Yes, yes, I'm pretty sure that's it,'
After thinking about it, I came to the Devil's Forest using shadow transfer.
I didn't want Amanda to find out, so Basten stayed in the room instead.
If Amanda comes, she's going to shadow-move back into the bed.
'So, what's this space? Reinhardt.
''Bu-ha-ha, what do you think? I've prepared a training ground for you, Master Kent.
Surely it should be in the middle of the Devil's Forest, but the trees have been cut down, the ground is leveled, and a space about the size of a baseball field is sprawling out.
By the way, there wasn't an open space like this when we came here yesterday, they were maintaining this place, saying they'll be replacing Basten and his bodyguard today.
''Huh... well, it's good that no one will come here anyway...''
Now, Master Kent, we're going to start with the bare minimum tonight!
I'm not afraid to train with a vicious skeleton who seems to know the word "addition and subtraction" or something like that, but I can't replace my back.
I'm being trained under the condition that striking from Reinhardt's side is absolutely prohibited.
Let's see, I'm a surgeon type, so I thought this kind of training was unnecessary.
''Kent-sama, your step in is shallow, stronger and sharper!
Wow! And! Duh!
Already, I'm desperate, let's do it, shall we?
After swinging, we would hammer into a standing log, run into it, and do muscle training with natural stone weights... until the date changed, interspersing several self-healing stretches along the way, hurting our bodies to the bone.
When the workout was over, I went to the river to sweat it out and then went back to my lodge and collapsed into bed.
The moment I fell down, I fell asleep so fast, I thought I had been kidnapped by aliens and turned on my head without realizing it.
In the morning, Reinhardt wakes me up for a self-healing stretch while making strange noises.
I think I have only about three hours of sleep, but I can manage it if I eat well, thanks to the light attribute magic.
I'm not sure if it's really okay, there's no bad side effects or anything, right?
''Kent, you're good at getting up properly, but can't you do something about that strange voice?''
"I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to the job, I wake up and I'm just so tired...
'Oh, I didn't know you did, because Meisa would definitely say you have something weird...'
Gikku--Hey, you don't think someone saw you, do you?
I can't let it be known that I have three vicious skeletons, right?
''Oh no........I can't keep anything since I'm doing all I can to make a living......haha, haha.......''
Haha, that's one thing but if you bring in something weird, I'll ask you to leave.
Yeah, I know, I'm fine.
I'm going to eat another crisp breakfast this morning and head to work.
No really, seriously, I have to eat or I'll collapse.
Today's work is to reload the garmes at the warehouse, which was contracted for three days from yesterday.
Garm potatoes are shaped like a satsuma potato and taro added and divided by two, and they taste like a sweet potato.
It's a potato that comes from a region much farther north than Volzard, and is used as a staple food because of its high yield.
They are harvesting the potatoes for the second time this season.
It's hard physical work.
We have to move the potatoes to the place where we are instructed, so we have to use our strength.
So the daily wages are not so good, and frankly speaking, it is not a very popular job.
But I need to strengthen my physical strength, so I'll work hard from morning to evening.
Hey, Kent, let's get this over with.
Okay, I'll just get this out of the way.
All of you who are hired together went up quickly when it was time to go, but if you carry five more bags or so, the dolly will be put away, so let's give it one more try.
It's been a little over two weeks since I came to this world, and as expected, I haven't grown in height, but my body is a completely different person.
I used to be a little flabby around the abdomen, but I've already cracked my abs, and I've gained a lot of muscle around my arms, legs, and shoulders.
Oh, but I used to be a cheat sorcerer, I don't know how I became a physical person....
When the work is done, I take a dip in the well out back and get my pay for the day from my employer, Samiel, and leave.
Oh, but this is a lot, isn't it?
'Mr. Samiel, this is a lot, I was promised 350 hectares per day, but it has 400 hectares in it.
It's fine, it's fine, Kent's been working hard for us, so here's a bonus.
But I can't just take more...
What do you mean, it's not much, but they're so lazy that they're half as good as Kent.
No, but...
It's okay! Keep your mouth shut and save it, and in return, I'll take care of you tomorrow.
'Yes, thank you, I will leave you now.'
Haha, I got a bonus!
The sun has completely set, and the city is lit up with the lights of magic tools and lamps.
Thanks to this, the central street is bright, but there's quite a bit of darkness in the side streets and such.
But thanks to the dark magic, I can see at night, so I don't have to worry about my feet.
So I've been aware of those people being there for quite a while.
The three men who came out of the darkness are the people I work with at Samiel's place.
'Yo Kent, are you home now?'
Yes, good night!
Oh, you're in good spirits after a full day of work, you're...
'Well, I'm in a bit of a situation where I'm having to work hard...'
Well, you know, just give me that little face, you know, it'll all be over soon...
He speaks in a cat-calling voice, but he's holding her arms from both sides, and he has no intention of letting her go.
Well, I don't need to think about it to know what they want, though.
I went off the central street into a back street, and was brought into an alleyway again.
The destination is a cul-de-sac surrounded by buildings.
"The front of the building is an eyesore, why are you working so hard and acting so good?
''No you get paid, so don't you think you're supposed to work diligently?''
I can't believe they're making that much money.
'No I know from the beginning that the day's pay is low, and if you don't like it, you can get another job...'
Shut up! It's that kind of goody-goody in the foreground that pisses me off! Look, tomorrow you'll work for us, not like today! I like that!
They yell at me and threaten me, but maybe because I have more opportunities to interact with the real thing like Reinhardt and Mr. Donovan, I'm not so afraid of them.
What would happen if I said no...?
I know....
The man grinned and pulled a knife out of his pocket to make a show of it.
''If you say no, you'll just end up with a body that can't work for the time being...''
Uh-oh, isn't he going to grow up?
I'll be out of work for the rest of my life, much less longer...
All three of them are good old men from my point of view, but when Funayama gets old, he'll be like this.
''Huh... I'm new to Volzard and I don't know much about it, but sometimes demons come out here, right?''
What? What are you talking about, there can't be any demons inside the city walls...
'Really? I heard that I'm going to get a skeleton in the dark...
I tapped my toes lightly on the ground as we talked.
'Huh?' A skeleton? It's not like that...
Reinhardt must have appeared behind me, just as we had discussed in the telepathic conversation.
I could see the three of them pale in speechlessness, thanks to my night eyes.
''Ahhhhhh...!''
I need help!
'There's a demon, there's a skeleton!
They fled in the direction of the main road.
That's enough, Reinhardt, thank you.
''Master Kent, you should have hung him up and threatened him so much that his soul would fall out of his mouth anyway...''
'No, no, if I go that far, they might find out I'm a dark-attribute mage, so this should be enough.
"Well, if it's all right with you, Master Kent, it's fine with me.
The direction that the three of them ran off in is kind of noisy, so I continue on down the back street back to the boarding house.
I don't know anything about it, I swear.
I'm home!
'Oh, welcome back Kent, I'll have Meisa call you when I'm done, just wait for me!
Yes, I understand!
Amanda's restaurant seems to be thriving again tonight.
I call out to Amanda from the back door of the kitchen and go back upstairs to my room.
It's a busy time in the cafeteria now, so dinner will be a little later.
My stomach rumbled loudly as I sat down on the bed.
''Ugh I'm so hungry.''
On my way home from work, I was planning to buy something to eat at a food stall, but I missed it thanks to a group of three people who got involved with me.
"Mr. Kent, would you like me to get you something?
''No, no, I'm fine, we're just going to have to be patient for a little while longer, and if they find Reinhardt, that's when all hell will break loose.''
That's all well and good, but if you don't eat right, your body won't be able to.
'Yeah, I know, but, you know, I can use self-healing, so it's good, but if a normal person got their eyes on Mr. Donovan, that would be hell.
"I know, but adventurers and knights alike, who risk their lives for their work, must train for their lives if they wish to survive.
It is difficult for a Japanese junior high school student who has lost his peace of mind to understand, although it is natural for Reinhardt, who probably used to train his subordinates before he died, to do so.
It's hard for me to understand what it means to risk your life.
But Master Kent has experienced a dangerous situation with a goblin attack.
'Yeah, well, I do, but I don't remember much about it except that the goblins ate me up and I wished for help, and then I was left to everyone else, and I didn't fight them myself.'
'I see, if you put it that way, that's true.
It was all Reinhardt and the others who killed a lot of demons while they were coming through the Demon Forest.
All I did was to help strengthen everyone else.
I've seen you all defeating demons, but I haven't defeated any of them with my own hands, so when it comes to an actual sword fight, I feel like I'd be too scared to do anything about it.
''No, no, no, no, no, you weren't afraid of that, even with the three of us just now.
"Today, they didn't really mean it, or rather, they licked me off from the start, so I didn't feel cornered or desperate at all.
Although he showed off his knife and threatened me, he wasn't in the mood to use that knife to exchange lives, so I wasn't too scared.
''Mm, after all, Kent-sama is very calm, if you have the time to observe your opponent that calmly, even if they are upset, you should be fine.''
'Hmmm.......I don't know......I'm pretty nervous.
"Master Kent, the worst thing you can do in battle is lose your cool, because if you lose your cool, you'll make a bad decision and make it worse.
I see. I don't know if I'll be able to move when I need to...
"Master Kent, the only way to learn to react on the spur of the moment is to train with repetition until your body can learn to react without thinking.
'I see.......it's not something that can be learned by fun.
I don't know what level Donovan-san is looking for, but it looks like I'll have to continue my life of training for the foreseeable future.
It's funny, once you come to another world and get your cheat abilities, the next step should be to get a cute girl and a muh-uh, so why is this a hard event with a burly old man?
As I'm about to cry a bit, I hear footsteps pattering up the stairs.
'Kento! Kent! Dinner!
Thank you, Maysa.
With the door open, Meisa observes me in a position to hold the door open.
''Um, what's wrong?''
What does Kent always do in his room?
What? Why?
Because it's always in the dark.
Gikku--yes, that's right, I forgot to turn on the light because I'm getting more night vision, and I forgot to turn on the light.
'It was just a coincidence, as it happens, and yes, I was tired now, so I was just laying around for a bit.
Hmmm... yeah!
Whoa! Wait ... what's that all of a sudden?
Meisa punched me in the pigeon tail by surprise.
''Ooh, it's getting hard... but it's not quite there yet...''
Hey, Meisa, aren't you being harsh?
'If you go to a dungeon like that, you'll die, because the people who were there before you were harder and didn't come back, so you shouldn't go.
'Ugh I know and I'm not going to...'
'I don't know....Kent, there's something fishy about it...'
Oh, I'm not in the least bit suspicious, I just don't...
Ugh, I can't help but cringe when she looks at me like she's a little girl.
"You two better get down here, or I'm not gonna feed you!
Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming. You know, I'm in trouble with Kent...
Oh, it's my fault? Wait, wait....
I went downstairs after Meisa, who quickly ran down the stairs as fast as she could.
Today's supper was a stew of stewed pork guts and beans and boiled gumboots.
See, Kent, you have to eat a lot, because if you don't, you won't grow up.
Yes, thank you.
The stew has a unique spice to it, and it's cooked until it's soft and tender, without the smell of motel at all, and it's so delicious.
''Mom, Kent isn't ready yet, so don't let him go to the dungeon,''
''Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
'Huh, you're going to work in the Garm's warehouse, so it's no wonder you're making funny noises when you wake up.
Oh I'll be careful.
"Mom, Kent must have something really weird, because it's always in the dark in my room.
So, if you don't have one, you can see everything in that room if you open the door.
But Kent is so suspicious...
Ha ha ha, Maysa, you can't tell me how fishy I am in Kent.
'That's right too, hahaha...'
Aye! Eat a lot of food....
Kent has to grow up!
Yes.....
They are basically good people, but they treat me kind of badly.
The food is good, but they treat me very badly.
It's funny, I don't think my cheat life was like this.
Today is the second day of the tenth month, and we have a thin moon in the sky.Good evening, everyone, this is Kent. I'm in the Devil's Forest now.The reason why I'm in the forest at night is to train for it.Yesterday, I took a combat skill training course at the guild, and Donovan told me to participate in the Wednesday training session the following week.Moreover, he strictly ordered me to complete the task of swinging the wooden sword.It's such an outrageous thing to do, forgive me, Your Highness.On the way back from the course, I saw Otto-san and asked him if there was any way I could avoid attending the course, but the answer I got was hopeless.No, no, you don't think that's really a good thing, do you?No, no, no, Mr. Otto, don't look away!Well Donovan has a bad habit of not being satisfied with a young man he likes unless he gets a good workout.''Yeah but I'm a hazelnut in terms of magic judgment, and as an adventurer...''So I guess that's why they expected you to survive in the Devil's Forest, even though you didn't make the cut.Uh.... ditching the class was...Don't do it.Of course....Donovan is the heart and soul of this guild's adventurers, so you'd better believe it's going to be very difficult for them to get their eyes on him.Wow, you've got the basis of your life in your hands.But I don't know if I can live up to your expectations...Yeah, well, that depends on how hard you work at it, and you know you're not cut out for it.Huh ... that's just...Well, if he looks out for you, he'll make you stronger for free, that's all you need to know, so give up and try to struggle.Huh....So I decided to train to complete my swinging task, but when I brought back the wooden sword, Amanda caught me this time.I said, "Hey Kent, what's that about, I told you, you can't do dungeons!''No, no, this is not, in a self-defense sense, I took the guild's course, and I was spotted by the instructor, Donovan-san...''Hmmm ... you're not lying, are you?The well-dressed Amanda has cornered me against the wall, and I'm a complete sack rat, and if she stares at me in a jittery way, she'll see right through me to the bottom of my stomach."Ho, really, I'm in so much trouble for being so strict, to tell you the truth.You're not going to dive into a dungeon, are you?Of course, of course I can't do it.You're not thinking of going to the Devil's Forest, are you?And, no, no, I don't want to be afraid of anything else.Well, that's all well and good, but it's no good.'Yes, yes, I'm pretty sure that's it,'After thinking about it, I came to the Devil's Forest using shadow transfer.I didn't want Amanda to find out, so Basten stayed in the room instead.If Amanda comes, she's going to shadow-move back into the bed.'So, what's this space? Reinhardt.''Bu-ha-ha, what do you think? I've prepared a training ground for you, Master Kent.Surely it should be in the middle of the Devil's Forest, but the trees have been cut down, the ground is leveled, and a space about the size of a baseball field is sprawling out.By the way, there wasn't an open space like this when we came here yesterday, they were maintaining this place, saying they'll be replacing Basten and his bodyguard today.''Huh... well, it's good that no one will come here anyway...''Now, Master Kent, we're going to start with the bare minimum tonight!I'm not afraid to train with a vicious skeleton who seems to know the word "addition and subtraction" or something like that, but I can't replace my back.I'm being trained under the condition that striking from Reinhardt's side is absolutely prohibited.Let's see, I'm a surgeon type, so I thought this kind of training was unnecessary.''Kent-sama, your step in is shallow, stronger and sharper!Wow! And! Duh!Already, I'm desperate, let's do it, shall we?After swinging, we would hammer into a standing log, run into it, and do muscle training with natural stone weights... until the date changed, interspersing several self-healing stretches along the way, hurting our bodies to the bone.When the workout was over, I went to the river to sweat it out and then went back to my lodge and collapsed into bed.The moment I fell down, I fell asleep so fast, I thought I had been kidnapped by aliens and turned on my head without realizing it.In the morning, Reinhardt wakes me up for a self-healing stretch while making strange noises.I think I have only about three hours of sleep, but I can manage it if I eat well, thanks to the light attribute magic.I'm not sure if it's really okay, there's no bad side effects or anything, right?''Kent, you're good at getting up properly, but can't you do something about that strange voice?''"I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to the job, I wake up and I'm just so tired...'Oh, I didn't know you did, because Meisa would definitely say you have something weird...'Gikku--Hey, you don't think someone saw you, do you?I can't let it be known that I have three vicious skeletons, right?''Oh no........I can't keep anything since I'm doing all I can to make a living......haha, haha.......''Haha, that's one thing but if you bring in something weird, I'll ask you to leave.Yeah, I know, I'm fine.I'm going to eat another crisp breakfast this morning and head to work.No really, seriously, I have to eat or I'll collapse.Today's work is to reload the garmes at the warehouse, which was contracted for three days from yesterday.Garm potatoes are shaped like a satsuma potato and taro added and divided by two, and they taste like a sweet potato.It's a potato that comes from a region much farther north than Volzard, and is used as a staple food because of its high yield.They are harvesting the potatoes for the second time this season.It's hard physical work.We have to move the potatoes to the place where we are instructed, so we have to use our strength.So the daily wages are not so good, and frankly speaking, it is not a very popular job.But I need to strengthen my physical strength, so I'll work hard from morning to evening.Hey, Kent, let's get this over with.Okay, I'll just get this out of the way.All of you who are hired together went up quickly when it was time to go, but if you carry five more bags or so, the dolly will be put away, so let's give it one more try.It's been a little over two weeks since I came to this world, and as expected, I haven't grown in height, but my body is a completely different person.I used to be a little flabby around the abdomen, but I've already cracked my abs, and I've gained a lot of muscle around my arms, legs, and shoulders.Oh, but I used to be a cheat sorcerer, I don't know how I became a physical person....When the work is done, I take a dip in the well out back and get my pay for the day from my employer, Samiel, and leave.Oh, but this is a lot, isn't it?'Mr. Samiel, this is a lot, I was promised 350 hectares per day, but it has 400 hectares in it.It's fine, it's fine, Kent's been working hard for us, so here's a bonus.But I can't just take more...What do you mean, it's not much, but they're so lazy that they're half as good as Kent.No, but...It's okay! Keep your mouth shut and save it, and in return, I'll take care of you tomorrow.'Yes, thank you, I will leave you now.'Haha, I got a bonus!The sun has completely set, and the city is lit up with the lights of magic tools and lamps.Thanks to this, the central street is bright, but there's quite a bit of darkness in the side streets and such.But thanks to the dark magic, I can see at night, so I don't have to worry about my feet.So I've been aware of those people being there for quite a while.The three men who came out of the darkness are the people I work with at Samiel's place.'Yo Kent, are you home now?'Yes, good night!Oh, you're in good spirits after a full day of work, you're...'Well, I'm in a bit of a situation where I'm having to work hard...'Well, you know, just give me that little face, you know, it'll all be over soon...He speaks in a cat-calling voice, but he's holding her arms from both sides, and he has no intention of letting her go.Well, I don't need to think about it to know what they want, though.I went off the central street into a back street, and was brought into an alleyway again.The destination is a cul-de-sac surrounded by buildings."The front of the building is an eyesore, why are you working so hard and acting so good?''No you get paid, so don't you think you're supposed to work diligently?''I can't believe they're making that much money.'No I know from the beginning that the day's pay is low, and if you don't like it, you can get another job...'Shut up! It's that kind of goody-goody in the foreground that pisses me off! Look, tomorrow you'll work for us, not like today! I like that!They yell at me and threaten me, but maybe because I have more opportunities to interact with the real thing like Reinhardt and Mr. Donovan, I'm not so afraid of them.What would happen if I said no...?I know....The man grinned and pulled a knife out of his pocket to make a show of it.''If you say no, you'll just end up with a body that can't work for the time being...''Uh-oh, isn't he going to grow up?I'll be out of work for the rest of my life, much less longer...All three of them are good old men from my point of view, but when Funayama gets old, he'll be like this.''Huh... I'm new to Volzard and I don't know much about it, but sometimes demons come out here, right?''What? What are you talking about, there can't be any demons inside the city walls...'Really? I heard that I'm going to get a skeleton in the dark...I tapped my toes lightly on the ground as we talked.'Huh?' A skeleton? It's not like that...Reinhardt must have appeared behind me, just as we had discussed in the telepathic conversation.I could see the three of them pale in speechlessness, thanks to my night eyes.''Ahhhhhh...!''I need help!'There's a demon, there's a skeleton!They fled in the direction of the main road.That's enough, Reinhardt, thank you.''Master Kent, you should have hung him up and threatened him so much that his soul would fall out of his mouth anyway...'''No, no, if I go that far, they might find out I'm a dark-attribute mage, so this should be enough."Well, if it's all right with you, Master Kent, it's fine with me.The direction that the three of them ran off in is kind of noisy, so I continue on down the back street back to the boarding house.I don't know anything about it, I swear.I'm home!'Oh, welcome back Kent, I'll have Meisa call you when I'm done, just wait for me!Yes, I understand!Amanda's restaurant seems to be thriving again tonight.I call out to Amanda from the back door of the kitchen and go back upstairs to my room.It's a busy time in the cafeteria now, so dinner will be a little later.My stomach rumbled loudly as I sat down on the bed.''Ugh I'm so hungry.''On my way home from work, I was planning to buy something to eat at a food stall, but I missed it thanks to a group of three people who got involved with me."Mr. Kent, would you like me to get you something?''No, no, I'm fine, we're just going to have to be patient for a little while longer, and if they find Reinhardt, that's when all hell will break loose.''That's all well and good, but if you don't eat right, your body won't be able to.'Yeah, I know, but, you know, I can use self-healing, so it's good, but if a normal person got their eyes on Mr. Donovan, that would be hell."I know, but adventurers and knights alike, who risk their lives for their work, must train for their lives if they wish to survive.It is difficult for a Japanese junior high school student who has lost his peace of mind to understand, although it is natural for Reinhardt, who probably used to train his subordinates before he died, to do so.It's hard for me to understand what it means to risk your life.But Master Kent has experienced a dangerous situation with a goblin attack.'Yeah, well, I do, but I don't remember much about it except that the goblins ate me up and I wished for help, and then I was left to everyone else, and I didn't fight them myself.''I see, if you put it that way, that's true.It was all Reinhardt and the others who killed a lot of demons while they were coming through the Demon Forest.All I did was to help strengthen everyone else.I've seen you all defeating demons, but I haven't defeated any of them with my own hands, so when it comes to an actual sword fight, I feel like I'd be too scared to do anything about it.''No, no, no, no, no, you weren't afraid of that, even with the three of us just now."Today, they didn't really mean it, or rather, they licked me off from the start, so I didn't feel cornered or desperate at all.Although he showed off his knife and threatened me, he wasn't in the mood to use that knife to exchange lives, so I wasn't too scared.''Mm, after all, Kent-sama is very calm, if you have the time to observe your opponent that calmly, even if they are upset, you should be fine.'''Hmmm.......I don't know......I'm pretty nervous."Master Kent, the worst thing you can do in battle is lose your cool, because if you lose your cool, you'll make a bad decision and make it worse.I see. I don't know if I'll be able to move when I need to..."Master Kent, the only way to learn to react on the spur of the moment is to train with repetition until your body can learn to react without thinking.'I see.......it's not something that can be learned by fun.I don't know what level Donovan-san is looking for, but it looks like I'll have to continue my life of training for the foreseeable future.It's funny, once you come to another world and get your cheat abilities, the next step should be to get a cute girl and a muh-uh, so why is this a hard event with a burly old man?As I'm about to cry a bit, I hear footsteps pattering up the stairs.'Kento! Kent! Dinner!Thank you, Maysa.With the door open, Meisa observes me in a position to hold the door open.''Um, what's wrong?''What does Kent always do in his room?What? Why?Because it's always in the dark.Gikku--yes, that's right, I forgot to turn on the light because I'm getting more night vision, and I forgot to turn on the light.'It was just a coincidence, as it happens, and yes, I was tired now, so I was just laying around for a bit.Hmmm... yeah!Whoa! Wait ... what's that all of a sudden?Meisa punched me in the pigeon tail by surprise.''Ooh, it's getting hard... but it's not quite there yet...''Hey, Meisa, aren't you being harsh?'If you go to a dungeon like that, you'll die, because the people who were there before you were harder and didn't come back, so you shouldn't go.'Ugh I know and I'm not going to...''I don't know....Kent, there's something fishy about it...'Oh, I'm not in the least bit suspicious, I just don't...Ugh, I can't help but cringe when she looks at me like she's a little girl."You two better get down here, or I'm not gonna feed you!Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming. You know, I'm in trouble with Kent...Oh, it's my fault? Wait, wait....I went downstairs after Meisa, who quickly ran down the stairs as fast as she could.Today's supper was a stew of stewed pork guts and beans and boiled gumboots.See, Kent, you have to eat a lot, because if you don't, you won't grow up.Yes, thank you.The stew has a unique spice to it, and it's cooked until it's soft and tender, without the smell of motel at all, and it's so delicious.''Mom, Kent isn't ready yet, so don't let him go to the dungeon,''''Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'Huh, you're going to work in the Garm's warehouse, so it's no wonder you're making funny noises when you wake up.Oh I'll be careful."Mom, Kent must have something really weird, because it's always in the dark in my room.So, if you don't have one, you can see everything in that room if you open the door.But Kent is so suspicious...Ha ha ha, Maysa, you can't tell me how fishy I am in Kent.'That's right too, hahaha...'Aye! Eat a lot of food....Kent has to grow up!Yes.....They are basically good people, but they treat me kind of badly.The food is good, but they treat me very badly.It's funny, I don't think my cheat life was like this.
