After killing off a pack of vampire wolves, we continued on our way through the eerie forest.

　After a while, the forest broke up and we finally arrived in front of our destination, an old castle.

　Rio stepped forward, looked up at the castle and gulped.

This is where the Vampire Lord and Cecilia's sister are .......

　In the meantime, Iris and Maifa came close to me and looked up at me anxiously.

"Doctor ...... Cecilia, I'm sure you can help ......?

"I don't want ...... any unfortunate consequences, I promise. I don't want any unhappy outcome. ...... We'll get you out, brother.

　I nodded and put my hands on their heads and replied.

I'll be there. We'll do everything we can to stop Cecilia. Rio, Iris, and Maifa.

"Yes! 」」」」

　The students' cheerful reply.
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　The stone gates towered frighteningly, with iron bars.
　Many bats were flying around, squeaking and chirping.

　Looking up at the sky, dark clouds covered the sky, making it dim even though it was still early in the afternoon.
　In fact, there was even the sound of thunder rumbling in the sky.

　Sunlight was blocked by the dark clouds and barely reached us.
　This means that even if they fought outside, the vampires would have little disadvantage.

　...... It's a bad day.

　The vampire stronghold we are about to enter is indoors, so even though the weather is basically irrelevant, it would be preferable to attack on a clear day, just in case.

　However, we can't wait for a sunny day to come.
　The time limit may be fast approaching.

　But then, Manuel, the Demon Emperor, who was looking up at the sky as I was, snorted.

It's not the most interesting weather. Let's move it while we can.

　Then Manuel began to concentrate on something.
　And then...

"Control Weather!

　Manuel raises his hands above his head and releases his magic power.

　A whirlpool of power began to form around Manuel, and as it rose far into the sky, the dark clouds that covered the sky receded as if pushed away by the whirlpool.

　After a while, as if a huge hole had been made in the dark clouds, the clouds disappeared from the sky above the ancient castle, and sunlight began to pour down on the area around the castle.

"Well, I guess that's it. Let's go, little ones.

　Manuel said as if it was nothing, and proceeded towards the old castle.
"Oswald, the god of war, also proceeded without hesitation.

　On the other hand, we are the ones who are stunned.

"......, brother, isn't that a foul play?

"Yeah, I think so too.

　"Yeah, I think so, too," I nodded in agreement with Rio.

　What a reassuring companion.
　I'm beginning to think that the old man should be the only one to do all the work. ...... Well, I guess that's not really possible.

　But that's the power of the world's strongest class of heroes. .......

　I'm not sure what to make of this.

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"Hey Rio. Do you think Rio can eventually become a hero stronger than the "Demon Emperor" Manuel?

I don't know about that. What about you, brother?

What about me, ......?　No, I...

　I'm not sure what to say.

　...... That's the thing, isn't it?
　I don't really have enough fight in me to be strong.

　I didn't used to be like that.
　I think I used to be more aggressive, and simply enjoyed the game of "making myself stronger than everyone else".

　When did I become the way I am now? Probably when I started to see the size of the world and my limitations.

　Among the ten brave men, I was at the top.
　I had the vision to somehow compete for the top spot among a hundred or even several hundred heroes, and I was proud of the results I achieved.

　However, when it came to being among tens of thousands of brave people, I could indeed see my limitations.
　I realized that this is where I stand.

　No, it's not a bad thing.
　Not everyone can be the best in the world, so it's necessary to give up somewhere.

　It is much more constructive to think about what cards you have in your hand and what you can do with them, rather than dwelling on what you can't get.

　The effort to get a better hand is useful, though.

　I remembered that and put my hand on Rio's head.

"I think... yeah. I think I'd rather live a life where I can stand tall than compare myself to someone else.

"Well, that's not an answer, bro. That's not an answer, bro. - Well, then I'll do the same.

Oh, ......, right, right.

　I realized that when Rio told me.

　I'm a teacher.
　I'm a teacher, what am I doing forcing my students to compare themselves with someone else?

　I just see the potential. .......
　You can't laugh at the moms who try to keep their kids in the gifted program.

Sorry, sorry. Rio is Rio, right? I hope he grows up to be Rio.



　When I said that, Rio made a little gesture of thinking.

　Then Rio looked up at me with dull eyes and said something like this.

I'm sure you'll be very happy with the results.

　It was so cute that it made me nervous.
　I patted Rio's head to hide my inner turmoil and said something like.

It's more difficult than now. It's hard to be better than now, because I love Rio even more now.

"What ......?　It's not like that. ...... I'm not sure what to say.

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　And then Rio reported this to his two sisters.

"Hey, you know, my brother likes me the best.

What?　Why ......?　I mean, it's not fair that only Rio is getting petted by the teacher again!

No, it's not unfair. It's a good idea to take a look at the website and see if you can find anything you like.

I'm not a fan of that. It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I can eat as much as I want. ......

Oh, I know what you mean.

Yes, I agree with you on that.

　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I've seen it before.
　I've seen this scene somewhere before: .......

　Meanwhile, at that time.
　At the same time, Manuel, the Demon Emperor, who was standing in front of the iron gate of the old castle, called out to me.

"Miss Meifa. Come here and open this gate for me.

　When Maifa heard this, she rushed to Manuel's side.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to do it.　I don't remember that ...... magic.

"No, no, no, no, no. I just taught you that.

"......?

　Maifa tilted her head.
　She has no idea.

　Manuel grinned and said, "My phoenix.

You said you were going to practice my Phoenix Arrow, right?　You said you were going to practice my phoenix arrow, and I'm going to practice it here and make it work, and then I'm going to melt this door.

"Yeah. ......

"I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea.

　I'm not sure what to say.
　The girl genius, who should be called a genius, demonstrated her terrifying talent.