#260
Helmut
Episode 260
Sarah followed Helmut’s education better than expected. It wasn’t because she was the type of person who was particularly good at enduring hard training. Because she was having fun.
While Helmut was the type of person who was simple and persistent in focusing on one goal, Serah enjoyed and liked swordsmanship itself.
‘That is also a quality of a prosecutor.’
Of course, Helmut did not train her as rigorously as Darian did.
Sarah’s training was similar to the first-year academy curriculum. She has learned the basic postures and vis training techniques.
‘Because I shouldn’t teach ignorantly like Darian.’
Darian was the type of person who thought that if Helmut died, it was because of weakness, not because of harsh training.
Unlike him, Helmut prided himself on having a little more knowledge and common sense.
Since I have decided to teach, I will teach systematically, following the academy education as instructors teach.
Because she has no reason to try to die like Helmut did.
‘This child has no sprout of darkness. And as for the woman, I don’t know what her stamina is like.’
The only example Helmut knew of was Charlotte. Even so, I don’t know anything about her.
There are no doctors or even proper medicine here, so it would be a big deal if you were sick or bedridden.
Above all, Elaga watched with wide eyes. It seemed like he was worried that Helmut would do something to Sarah.
[You’re not going crazy again, are you? Once someone gets the taste, they can go again, so I’ll have to watch.]
Using that as an excuse, Elaga sat down near them and wriggled.
Anyway, hunting is something that is over in an instant if you go for a quick trip in the morning.
“My sprout of darkness is in a stable state.”
Helmut answered in a confident tone and rubbed his chest.
The sprout of darkness, which returned to the Forest of Pahe, a cradle-like place filled with demonic energy, had been quite quiet ever since its power was taken away by Elaga.
In the Forest of Pahe, it seems there won’t be any more rampage.
Nothing more will happen that will make you lose your senses, but even if you go crazy, it won’t be a big deal. Because there is Elaga.
‘Even without Elaga, I will never allow the sprouts of darkness to control me again.’
Helmut promised that he would never let himself be so weak again. It was nothing more than an escape, and it was unbecoming of a prosecutor. If Darian had known, he would have scolded him severely.
Helmut looked at the incredibly strong white leopard next to him for a moment and then asked.
“What happened to Naho after I left?”
Once again, I got on my nerves about it.
[Are you finally asking this? Of course I won. I had a hard time losing some of my strength as the headless guy was drunk on his miasma and was running wild. Although I had a bit more trouble swallowing and digesting the disgusting-looking core. What kind of trouble am I having to keep up with you for no reason?]
“Instead, you became stronger.”
[I was originally strong! There is no use trying to get stronger.]
Elaga snorted. It was a story that would make anyone feel sick to their stomachs if they heard it. Helmut suddenly asked.
“Haven’t you ever thought about leaving the forest of Elagaga Pahe?”
No matter how intelligent the monsters are, do they have no intention of leaving the Forest of Pahe, their home?
Being so strong, don’t you dream of something new with your strength? Elaga was a human-like monster in its own way. But his answer was harsh.
[If I go out, I might end up fighting with people who are surprised to see me. Why fight with people who don’t even eat?]
“travel… … “Something like that.”
Seeing different scenery, walking different paths, and living a different life than as a forest monster.
But Elaga seemed to have never thought about it.
[travel? That’s a human concept. It’s annoying to walk around complaining about something.]
… … No, it’s not because he’s a monster, but because he’s aged enough that everything seems to be bothersome.
Elaga’s diligence ended with taking care of humans.
[Are you asking me to break the barrier? How far is this guy planning to keep me behind?]
Elaga lost her temper.
“Can you break it?”
First of all, I was wondering if it was possible. Elaga was silent for a moment.
Monsters instinctively know how to gauge the strength of their opponents.
For monsters like Elaga, who have lived a long time and have developed intelligence, the senses brought about by instinct become sharper.
‘Even if it’s not a living person, you can still feel it.’
However, it seems that even as Elaga, it was not easy to judge. He didn’t speak until a moment later.
[And what if I die? Are you going to take care of them?]
‘It’s so unlikely that I might die.’
A barrier that swallowed Naho’s core, and that even the ruler of a region would have to risk his life to destroy.
Elaga’s entire body is a mass of magical energy. The barrier will do its best to reject him as a monster.
Helmut had neither the intention nor the will to leave the Forest of Pahe, risking Elaga’s life. That’s something that shouldn’t happen even if Elaga volunteers it.
“No, it’s okay.”
[I’m telling you clearly, it’s not because I’m weak! No one would say no!]
“… … .”
[Why is there no answer! Are you ignoring me now?]
There was a brief commotion, but that concluded the conversation.
*
Sarah was an active child.
During Naho’s human farm days, she lived quietly in the village, but when she met Elaga and was able to move around, she lived a life of freedom.
Because she spent her time running around freely under Elaga’s protection, she didn’t have a single muscle in her hands like a typical girl from an aristocratic family, and she had slightly tanned skin and good physical strength.
There are basics to learning swordsmanship. And she was in some ways more determined than Helmut.
“Look at my posture. Did you get it right? Can I do it like this?”
“Right arm, little finger up.”
“like this? “Is it like this?”
Despite her constant chatter, Sarah was active in learning swordsmanship.
Although he was not like Helmut, who awakened his intellect from an early age due to the influence of the sprout of darkness, he was quite smart and persistent. This is probably due to the influence of demon energy to some extent.
Even though she suffered from muscle pain, she did not want to give up learning the sword.
It wasn’t because Sarah was a persevering girl, it was a very simple reason.
“It’s so fun!”
‘There’s not much to do here anyway.’
There are not many activities here that active children can enjoy. And most of you probably did it before Helmut showed up.
Elaga was displeased when Sera did not make her a flower crown, but wielding a sword seemed to suit Sera’s aptitude better than that.
‘It’s perfect for training.’
In the sense that you can focus without being distracted by anything else. It was the same for Helmut.
While taking care of Sera, Helmut also focused on his own training and was gradually able to shake off his memories of the human world.
“Aaaah! “Look at this.”
About three months after learning the sword, Sarah, who had succeeded in splitting a tree in two, shouted loudly.
Among the lost swords, there was a small sword that she could carry, even if it was heavy, so she trained with a true sword from the beginning.
Helmut spoke in a harsh tone.
“okay.”
Then, after a while, he added briefly.
“good job.”
Still, I remembered what to say in situations like this because I had learned something from the human world.
Sarah smiled brightly.
“Right? “I’m good at it, right?”
Even for Helmut, who attended the Greta Academy, a place where only the brightest gather, Sarah’s achievements seemed good.
‘That’s pretty fast.’
First of all, the environment was good. The forest of Pahe is full of magical energy, but this also means that the entire forest is full of vigorous energy.
In the Forest of Digging, you can increase your achievements faster than at any other training center in the outside world.
Sera was in the early stages of accepting Vis. Right now, I can only swing the sword with a bit of force, but I will gradually add more vis to the sword.
‘That time may come sooner than you think.’
In any case, it may not be a speed comparable to Helmut’s achievements.
“How about Sarah? “Aren’t you bothering Helmut too much?”
“does not matter.”
Susan often asked Helmut about Sarah. The time spent talking didn’t last long, but the initial resistance I felt when I was with Susan and Sarah was diluted.
Helmut was slowly getting used to this mother and daughter.
*
“What are you going to do when you leave the Forest of Pahe?”
Helmut asked Sarah one day. Just like Helmut, Sarah had almost no memories of the outside world.
No, Sarah hated remembering itself. Is it because the circumstances under which I left were so shocking?
Sarah’s answer was simple.
“Uhm, I’m going to eat snacks. The food is not tasty… … .”
It was truly a trivial goal. It seems like Helmut feels something similar to what he felt before.
Didn’t he also feel like he needed to eat the food Darian had prepared and leave the Forest of Pahe?
‘It’s better now than then.’
Because Susan manages to cook delicious human food.
In fact, women from noble families rarely go into the kitchen.
Nevertheless, Susan was quite skilled at cooking. She said she had previously learned from other women when she lived on a human farm. Although she was the only one of those women who survived.
‘It’s a human world… … .’
Helmut looked down at his hands. As he taught Sera the sword, Helmut also made progress.
Since I wasn’t taking classes at the academy, I was able to invest more time into my sword than outside.
And Helmut felt it. When he picks up his sword again, he realizes that he is different from before. Of course, in a good way.
‘Is it because I am facing death?’
I met a really strong enemy and fought against it. And then, dominated by the sprouts of darkness, the forest of Pahe was swept away.
Like tempered iron, Helmut’s vessel, which went through two arduous experiences in succession, became stronger and larger.
When I looked back at my condition after recovering my health, I felt that my level as a swordsman had grown.
Helmut now had to fill the bowl.
‘but… … .’
A cool wind blows in my chest. He could not completely shake off the feeling of helplessness that was creeping into a corner of his mind.
In the past, Helmut had a fireball that burned him. There was something about him that made him want to put all his effort into it even though it exhausted him. Life was empty without that something.
No matter how much you swing your sword and train, it is a void that cannot be filled.
Helmut thought. If you stick to what you can do, won’t change come someday?
All that could be done was the same as in the past. Becoming stronger.
Prosecutors sometimes run into talent. However, the sprout of darkness allows a person to overcome the limitations they would have originally had. That also applied to talent.
Helmut could become infinitely stronger. Really, until he reaches the end somewhere.
‘plural.’
Helmut passed the word over. Even though I felt the sprout of darkness stirring in my chest for a moment.
A hot, bitter craze followed like a storm.
‘It’s about living.’
Even if nothing exists, be it hope or passion.
Something you have to live with as long as you live. That was what Helmut had to do.
Time passed smoothly but quickly like a river.
