Several years have passed since the crisis of "annihilation" (that incident).

Virum, who had been raised by the spirits, was now nine years old.

The signs of "annihilation" appeared several times, but thanks to the efforts of Satya, Hinori and the spirits, there were no problems.

The spirits taught him how to strengthen his body, and battle training had become a part of his daily routine.

It seems that Radia is in charge of today's combat training.

"Don't stay on your feet, Vilm! "Always move to prevent your opponent from taking aim!

"Ugh, d*mn it!

Radia reprimands him, and Vilm attacks him in frustration and tears out of frustration.

'Whoa!

Naturally, there is no way such an attack would work on Radia, and she is easily avoided and thrown away.

'Ahoy! I've always told you not to get desperate under any circumstances!

Ugh! Sister Dear, one more move!

Even though he's scrubbed all over his body, Virum's fighting spirit hasn't diminished in the slightest.

Radia also reprimands him, but she seems to enjoy dealing with the oncoming Virum.

'There!'

"Sweet! Who's going to make a sound to close the gap? You're looking at the same thing! I know where you're going with this!

The bottom of Radia's palm was countered by Virum, who rushed into the ground.

Blown away as he rolled on the ground, Virum turned his eyes and passed out.





A dozen minutes later, Virum wakes up with Radia on her knees.

When he remembers that he was made to pass out, he shows a regretful expression.

''Ugh..., I didn't even get a shot at sister Diah again. I thought I was getting used to the physical strengthening,

"Kakkay! You can't take a blow from Wilbo so easily. He's not experienced in battle, and he's not of the same age.

Radia smiles pleasantly while roughly stroking Virum's head, which is slightly depressed.

Although Vilm looks embarrassed, he doesn't pretend to be uncomfortable and accepts Radia's hand.

A sweet and calm atmosphere flows through the air.

''Radia, do you have a minute?''

Radia only turns her head in the direction the voice came from.

'Jenny? What's going on?''

It was Jenny, one of the Queen's (Satya) entourage, who walked over.

''I'm sorry to be in the middle of Master Virum's training, but there's an intruder. Satya-sama has sent out a request to intercept you.''

"Very well. Well, it's so rude to interrupt my meeting with my boy.

Radia removes her hand from her head, which she had been stroking regretfully.

'Sister Dear, I'm coming too!

"No, sir!

As soon as his hand left his hand, Virum jumped up and pulled his face to Radia's and told her that he was going too, but he was dismissed without a pause.

The sweetness on Radia's face from earlier wasn't there, and she caught Virum with a serious look in her eyes.

It's a good thing that you've grown a little stronger, but don't get complacent. Vilbo is still a child. I'm sure you'll find that the adventurers are not as weak as you think they are.

''That's right. Let's leave it to Radia to handle it, so let's wait quietly, Virum-sama.''

I... I get it.

Wyrm knows that the two of them are thinking of him, so he nodded, though reluctantly.

You're a good listener. I'll see you again when I get back. Then, I'll be off.''

Virum listens meekly, and Radia puts a hand on his head with a gentle smile on her face and announces their departure.

Virum looks away from Radia, who is crawling on the ground and running away from his sight.

(I want to help everyone else too...)

The desire to help the spirits swirled in his chest.

''Virum-sama. It's a good idea to go and bathe in the water since you are sweating from training with Radia. In the meantime, I'll prepare a meal for you.''

'Yeah, thanks Jenny. I will.

Virum turns his feet to the fountain in a bewildered state.

Suddenly, he turns on his heel to bring a change of clothes, and realizes that Jenny is already gone.

Perhaps she was headed to prepare a meal, but this provoked Virum's thoughts.

(I'm just going to go and help my sister Dear. If you understand that I am capable of fighting, then you can take me with you next time.)

Every young child falls into that optimistic, baseless mindset that everything will turn out the way they think it will.

Because he has been loved and cared for, he has a strong desire to be of service to the spirits (kazoku).

The combination of that strong desire and his optimistic thoughts caused Radia's advice to slip from his mind.

Vilm looks at the direction Radia ran in.

A few minutes later, he was nowhere to be seen on the spot.











Radia, who went to intercept, had already encountered the intruders (adventurers).

She did not have any sweet expressions on her face as she turned to Vyrum, and her spirit of not letting any of them escape could be felt.

On the other hand, the adventurers who encountered Radia were happy to see her, who was probably a high level spirit.

I didn't expect to find a high level spirit. This means that this search is definitely in the black!

Don't be careless. It's not just one high ranking spirit (this guy). Besides, if you die here, you won't even be able to rejoice in that surplus.

Yeah. If you're not careful, wait till you get back to town.

There are three adventurers, all of whom seem to be of the human race.

A large man holding a large sword in one hand.

A mature man who measures his timing with a long spear.

A petite woman guards an arrow on her bow and takes aim.

It's a beautifully physical party, but it's also a well-balanced party with close, medium and long range.

(They only regard me as their prey. If we miss today, we won't be able to train with my boy for a while, so let's just get this over with.)

Radia concentrates her magic power and prepares herself to release her magic at any time, but she notices a slight familiar presence and feels upset.

(Is this... Viru-boy?! The joke! You snuck out of the village and came after me, didn't you?)

I got it!

Feeling Radia's agitation, the adventurers closed the distance between them at once.

''Tch!''

While chastising herself for distracting him, Radia deals with the attacking large swords and long spears.

''As expected, you're a high-level spirit. But how about this? Homing Arrow.

A quartet of arrows are released almost simultaneously, with one arrow between each of the player's finger joints.

The four arrows released go in a direction that is misplaced from Radia, but they draw a physically impossible trajectory and begin to rush to the target (Radia).

''Mmm...!''

(These guys are really good. Viru-Bo is hiding in plain sight, so I think we should concentrate on taking him down.)

A man with a long spear comes around behind Radia, who continues to accurately avoid the four arrows that are tracking her.

(Behind me, huh? I'm sorry, but that's not my blind spot.)

Radia had plenty of time to spare, but apparently it didn't look that way from the edge.

'Sister Dear! That's dangerous!

Suddenly, Virum, who was supposed to be hiding, leaps out behind Radia.

There, on the straight line of the long spear.

''Nah! Fool!''

It's not too late.

Deciding that, Radia covers Virum's body.

The mature man unleashes a blow that catches Radia's body - - - - - -.