From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 9] by Shigeru Sagazaki

Author:Shigeru Sagazaki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Allusia, Lucy, Mui, and I walked back to the entrance of the Liberion Order’s office. In the end, some regular knights had been tasked with supervising the thieves’ hideout. Mui and I couldn’t remain there, and as leaders of their respective organizations, Allusia and Lucy couldn’t be tied down either. Luckily, the house was in the middle of the central district, and there were plenty of standard residences around it, so it was unlikely that anything dangerous would happen. And if something did, the knights were supposed to be used to conflict.

As soon as we stepped inside the office, Allusia called out to one of the knights who’d hauled the thieves in for questioning.

“Where are they?”

“Ma’am. They’ve been confined downstairs.”

Huh. I didn’t know the office had a basement. Guess I’ve never had a reason to venture down there.

The Liberion Order as an organization was more than just a formality, and the knights were used for more than just ceremony. In a city as huge as Baltrain, the knights maintained public order and had squads they could dispatch at a moment’s notice—just as they had for this incident. I wasn’t naive enough to believe that the Liberion Order’s hands were squeaky clean in all dealings, both public and private, but I doubted they were doing anything blatantly illegal. They balanced good and evil, so there were likely facets of gray morality within the organization. Perhaps those facets even applied to this situation...but I wouldn’t worry about that since it had nothing to do with me.

“Very well. I’ll be taking my leave now,” said Lucy. “I’ll come again tomorrow. There’re lots of questions I want to ask.”

“Aaah, mm-hmm.” I nodded. “Thanks for...uh, for today.”

Was it even proper to thank her? I wasn’t really sure. It felt like Lucy had just dragged me around at her whim. But, well, she had immediately surged into action out of concern for Mui, so from that perspective, it was only right that I show my appreciation.

Lucy quickly turned to Mui and grabbed her arm. “Come on—you’re with me.”

“Tch. Fine. I get it already. Let me go.”

I watched as Lucy tugged Mui away. That sight makes me feel like a parent. I hope Lucy’s brashness will help her get along with Mui.

“See you later, Mui,” I called out.

“Hmph.”

My farewell garnered only a snort in return. Mui probably didn’t hate me, but I was in a strange position—I didn’t know how to act around her. Really, I was more than an acquaintance but less than a friend. I knew too much about her circumstances to remain uninvolved, but I was far too old to be called a peer of any kind. The student-teacher relationships I cultivated with my pupils at the dojo were so clear-cut. If I had something like that with Mui, our interactions would probably go differently.

“Okay then.”

I peered up at the sky. A dazzling red light shone from the horizon as if seeking to dye the entire Galean continent a crimson hue. In a final

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