Chapter 46
Dual Blades
Translator : PolterGlast
As I recalled my life
in Furo Village, which had been one close call after another, I answered the
Guild Master's question.
"Besides me,
there were only two other strong people. It was because I felt that those two
had grown that I was able to leave the village like this."
"Two people that
you, Graham-san, can definitively call strong... My interest is growing by the
minute. I'd like to try and visit sometime."
"It's too far
away for me to recommend. It would easily take more than two weeks from the
town of Biodasdal."
I was walking at a
pretty fast pace for part of the journey, so I think it's even further than he
imagines.
Even if he got to the
village, there's nothing there. On the contrary, the monsters that appear are
overwhelmingly stronger than the ones around here. It's a village that means a
lot to me, but it's really not worth visiting.
"It's that
far...? In that case, I want you to let me accompany you when you return to
your hometown! It seems impossible to even reach it without a guide."
"There's no map,
so it would certainly be impossible without a guide. But it really is a village
with nothing there, you know?"
"I'm convinced
that's not true. Otherwise, someone like you, Graham-san, would not have
appeared. Anyway... you've really shown me something incredible today. May I
shake your hand?"
"Of course you
can, but you really are a strange one."
"I don't want to
hear that from you of all people, but if you'll shake my hand, I don't
mind."
I held out my hand,
and he grasped it with both of his.
—Whoa, his hand is in better shape than I thought.
It was the hand of
someone who has clearly not neglected their training and has continued to swing
a sword for many years.
That was my impression
as I shook the Guild Master's hand, and I was about to let go, but... the Guild
Master wouldn't let go of my hand.
He wasn't just holding
it for a long handshake; he was squeezing it with varying strength as if to
inspect it.
I thought he was
strange in many ways, but he might be an even odder person than Aoi.
"............Hey,
I'd like it if you'd let go now."
"Ah, sorry! I was
so surprised I—Graham, c-can I ask you one thing? By any chance............ can
you also use a sword?"
"No, I can't use
a sword. As you can probably see, I use a katana."
The moment I said I
couldn't use a sword, he showed a look of relief, but the moment I said I use a
katana, he began to blink rapidly, and a large amount of sweat started to pour
from his forehead again.
I've had my fill of
this development, but it seems another one of his fits is starting.
"Y-you use a
katana... The moment I grasped your hand, I felt like I was struck by
lightning! G-Graham-san, you can handle not only magic, but a katana as
well?"
"I suppose you
could say that. The loss of my arm has had a big impact, but I can still handle
a katana well enough to fight normally."
"Not a mage, but
a magic swordsman...? No, there's no way a magic swordsman could use magic like
that. I-it doesn't make sense. I really don't understand."
He started trembling
and muttering to himself.
At this point, I'm
starting to get genuinely worried, and the question of why a person like this
is the Guild Master is starting to bubble up.
I could tell he had
swung a sword, and he was probably chosen for his skill, but... I'm getting
past worrying about the Guild Master and starting to worry about the Biodasdal
Adventurer's Guild.
"There's a limit
to magic power, so I couldn't get by on magic alone. I think it's a pretty
common thing to polish one's close-combat skills."
"............Kuh,
kahaha! It's 'a common thing' to polish your close-combat skills when you can
use that much magic? That sounds like a funny joke, but that hand is without a
doubt the hand of someone who has continuously gripped a sword. ...This is a
sudden request, but would you have a match with me?"
"If you mean
without using a katana, then fine, but if you mean with a katana, that's
impossible. I've decided not to swing my katana at people. If you want to see
it, I can show you against a monster, just like before."
"I wanted to
experience it for myself, but if you're against it, I can't force you. If you
don't mind, please show me you defeating a monster with your katana."
The Guild Master bowed
his head deeply and made his request.
I do feel it's a
hassle, but I can't refuse when he bows his head like that.
I scouted the
surroundings just like before and found a goblin's reaction nearby.
It might be a
companion of the goblin I just burned to a crisp.
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