A small village by the sea.

　In the corner of this remote fishing village, far from the civilization of the cities, lives a warrior and his apprentice.

　The warrior is a strong, muscular man.
　He was almost middle-aged, but his tanned body showed no signs of weakening.

　The disciple is a young girl who has recently reached the age of fifteen.
　She has the same tanned brown skin as her master, but her body is still too slender to be fully trained.

　The warrior and his apprentice are both heroes.
　They are the chosen ones who are born with extraordinary physical abilities and the ability to control magic.

　But even those born brave can easily be defeated by the demons that attack the village if they are inexperienced.

　That is why in this village, when someone emerges as a brave warrior, it is customary for them to be entrusted to the village warriors who have been brave in the past and trained by them.

　The girl who was his apprentice had already lost her parents to illness.

　She also had an older sister when she was a child, but she was lost in a water accident before she could remember, and now the apprentice girl is alone in the world without the warrior.

　After the previous warrior passed away a few years ago, there are only two heroes who can protect this village from outside enemies.

　My apprentice, a young girl, has reached adulthood, but she is still a novice warrior.
　It was just as she was about to grow into a full-fledged warrior through various experiences.

"Monsters!

"A group of fishermen are attacking us!

　It was a summer day.
　The village was thrown into chaos by a group of fishermen who suddenly appeared from the sea.

　As the villagers ran for cover, the warrior took his apprentice and headed for the fishermen.

Everyone evacuate quickly!　Younger ones, support the evacuation of the older ones!　We'll hold them off!　Anya, stay close to me.

"Yes, Master.

　To help the villagers escape, the warrior and the apprentice girl stayed in the village and stood in front of the attacking fishermen.

　But the number of fishermen standing in front of them numbered in the dozens.

　The four-armed fisherman who commanded the group of fishermen smiled with a twisted face.

"Gee gee gee, you're the brave ones who protect the village. Only two people are brave. Come on, you guys!

"'Gehhhhhhh!

　First of all, three fishermen with three-pronged spears in their hands attacked the warrior at once.
　But...

"Don't underestimate me... [Brandish]!

"GEAHHHHH!

　The warrior flashes his battle axe and cleaves it wide open, and the three that attacked him are blown away at once.

　The three that were blown away were all severed in the chest and fell to the ground and became motionless.

"That's my master!

　The apprentice girl's eyes lit up at the sight of the warriors.

　But the warrior is not optimistic at all.

"If you can't afford to be flattered, you should take a stand, Anya. There's a limit to how much support I can give you on my own.

"Yes, Master!

　The apprentice girl also held her spear in her hand.
　The girl's eyes showed her immense trust in the warrior who was her teacher.

　In the meantime, the four-armed fisherman on the other hand, his face twisted in an expression of frustration.

I'm not sure what to make of this.　I'm sure you're not the only one.

"Ah. Come, commander of the fishmen.

"Gee, what are you doing!　What are you doing?　We'll take that little b*tc* alive!　You know that!

"'Gahhhhh!

　Dozens of fishermen, including four-armed fishermen, attacked at once.

　The only two opponents were the warrior and his apprentice girl.

　The warrior and the four-armed fishman cut each other off.

　Another group of fishermen, taking advantage of the fierce battle between the two, thrust their three-pronged spears at the warrior, but the warrior was able to handle them with precision.

　On the other hand, his apprentice, a young girl, also had to face several fishermen.

　She may be a half-human, but she is the next generation of heroes.
　If she is up against ordinary fishermen, she will not be easily defeated by several fishermen at the same time.

　Rather, he wielded his spear with an unrestrained gesture, or unleashed some elementary attack magic, and shot down the fishermen one by one.

　And the warrior, too, was able to hold his own against the four-armed fishermen and many others.

　It was a back-and-forth battle.
　For every small or medium-sized wound a warrior or girl sustained, two or three more fishermen would fall.

　When nearly twenty fishermen in all had fallen to the ground, the warrior and his apprentice stood back to back.

　They were surrounded by a swarm of fishermen, half of whom were still alive.

"Huh. ...... That's tough. But we should be able to hold out for a few more minutes. We'll retreat as soon as the villagers have evacuated. Just hang in there, Anya.

"Huh, huh ......, yes, Master!　It's going to be a little tough, but I'll do my best!

That's the spirit.

　In the meantime, the four-armed fisherman was irritated with a blue streak on his forehead.

　One of his four arms has already taken a blow from the warrior's axe and is hanging down slackly.

"GGGGGGGGGG......!　I'm not sure what to do.　I'm not sure what to make of that.　I'm not going to be able to accomplish the mission that my Lord ordered me to do!　What are you guys doing?



　That's when...

　A spear flew in from the distance.

　The spear flew in a trajectory that pierced the body of the disciple girl.
　By the time the girl noticed it, it was already too late and she couldn't avoid it in time...

"Anya!

　The warrior quickly pushed the girl away.
　The girl survived.

　But the spear pierced the arm of the warrior who pushed her away.

"Ugh! ......!

"Oh, Master!

　The apprentice girl screamed as she fell on her buttocks.

　The warrior, on the other hand, pulls out the spear that pierced one of his arms, sweat beading on his forehead.
　He then applies his own healing magic.

　Meanwhile, from the direction from which the spear flew, another group of monsters came leisurely.

"Geehyahhyahhyah!　It looks like you're having a hard time, little brother.

"Gehhhh, why don't you just go and conquer one human village, you lazy bastard.

　There were two other four-armed fishermen and a hundred or so others following behind them.

"There you are, my brothers!　No, the brave men of this village are surprisingly tough.

　When the swarm joined together, there were three four-armed fishermen and over a hundred fishermen.

　The warrior breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them.

　He then removed a ring from the finger of his own hand and held it out to his apprentice.

...... Anya. Take this and run now. Somewhere out of their reach.

"Master!　Why, why... I'll fight with you!　I may be half a man, but I'm still a warrior!　When I die...

Just get the hell out of here!　I'm telling you, you're slowing me down!

　I'm telling you, you're slowing me down!
　The apprentice girl was in tears.

"......!　I understand!　Master, when I'm gone, you must win for sure!

"Yeah, I'll take care of it. Who do you think I am? Go ahead, Anya.

　The warrior patted the apprentice girl on the back to give her some momentum.
　The apprentice girl's eyes filled with tears, and she ran from the scene.

　From behind her, "After her, don't let her escape! Bring the young woman to me alive!　Our Lord commands it! Some of the fishermen in the school chased after Anya.

　As she fled, Anya looked slightly behind her and saw that one of the fishermen had fallen, screaming.

　A hatchet was protruding from the head of the fisherman, and she knew that her master had come to her aid.

(Stick to ......!　I'm the ...... I'm not worthy, my master is the ......!

　The pupil girl, Anya, ran at once.

　But on the way, a number of spears flew from behind her, and one of them pierced the calf of her right leg.

"Aghhhh ......!

　Anya fell down and rolled on the ground.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　There was no time to cast a healing spell.
　Dragging one leg, Anya somehow managed to resume her escape.

　When they finally caught up with her, she was literally on the edge of the cliff.

　Behind her was a sheer cliff that would send her headlong if she stepped off.

　Ahead of her was a school of more than ten fishermen.

"Gee gee gee ......, now give up, girl. You'll be able to save yourself a lot of pain if you're caught.

"d*mn ......!

　There's nowhere else to run.
　Anya took a leap of faith and ran out over the cliff.

　Below her was a rugged, rocky sea.
　It was a leap of faith.

　Boom!

　With a splash, the girl's body sank into the sea below the cliff.

"Giggles, you daredevil girl. ......!　I'm coming after you, don't let her escape!

　The fishermen went around to the bottom of the cliff and began to search the sea...



　This is the beginning of a new adventure for Brett, a teacher at the Academy for the Brave, and his students.