248-Former Holy Knight's work and new business




 
 I fell asleep on Seira's lap for about an hour.

'I'm sorry. It felt so good, I slept too much.

Well, I'm fine. I was so happy to have Harut's sleeping face to myself.

 You've been watching me the whole time.
 That's a bit embarrassing.

 ........Well, Seira looks happy, so let's say it's good.

''Halt-sama, by the way, Hermia also works at this academy, but...''

'Oh, really?'

'Yes. By the looks of it, you still didn't know that.

Yes.

 Elmira works there too.
 What does he do?

Elmia's not really a teacher, is she?

 'I can't imagine what Elmia is like teaching on the platform.

'It's different. I'm more of an instructor.'

Yeah, something like that.

 Elmia seems to be a good fit as an instructor teaching swordsmanship and such to students. I think they'll call me a demon instructor.


 This is a magic academy, but they can also teach swordsmanship and stick fighting. Even if you are approached by a demon, it is to be able to fight at least.

 So there are lessons in swordsmanship as well, but not all teachers are able to teach both magic and swordsmanship like Tina.

 Well, since this is a magical academy, it's no wonder that teachers like Tina who can also use swordsmanship are rare.

 That's why it seems that they invite knights from outside to teach swordsmanship and other classes, and have them become instructors.

 Our class has a magical swordsman, Tina, so naturally she conducts the classes. So we've never met a knight from the outside.

''So, what does Elmia do for a living?''

You see, he's a teacher.

What?

Elmia has been made the instructor of the swordsmanship class.

"...seriously?

 Well this is one of the most famous wizarding schools in the world, right?

 How can you become a teacher in such a place in such a short period of time?

 Seira had become a relief worker, but becoming a teacher at the school is a completely different level of difficulty.

 There may be background checks, and above all, there are countless people around the world who want to become a teacher or researcher at our school.

 It's the same with the swordsmanship instructor.

''Halt-sama, you don't know of any combat positions in Elmia, do you?

Combat?

 If Elmia is good enough, she's about as good as a knight.

 She led the Holy Knights, Seira's guards, and the Holy Knight is a title given to those who protect the saints.

 Normally I train in combat with Elmia, but since I can even win without the magic robe, I thought it was only a knight as a secondary combat job.


''She's a holy knight even for a combat position.

'What? I'm going to get a...

 That's a tertiary job?

 ─ ─ I was about to say that, but when I saw Seira's expression rapidly become cloudy, I stopped speaking.

''I understand what Halt-sama is trying to say. Because Elmia always laments that Hurt-sama, the wise man, is unable to do anything with his hands and feet, even though he is not clothed with any magic power at all.

No, no, that's not...

 I'm not cutting corners by any means.

 As a sage, if I was forced into a situation where I couldn't use my magic power, I would be in a pinch at once.

 That's why I was trying to learn the art of fighting even in a situation where I couldn't use magic.

 However, Tina was too strong, and without the magic robe, it wouldn't be training even if I got it to go easy on her.

 It was just as good as Elmire's strength to train in combat without the magic robe.


''Elmia is level 160, and although she's not quite as strong as Tina-sama, she's undoubtedly a third-tier holy knight.

Oh, really?

 Elmia, he's level 160........

 No wonder she's so fast with her sword swings and such.
 It's true, I thought she was rather strong.

 I've been training with Tina for a long time, so she was my standard for everything.

 Other than Tina and Elmia, the only other person I've ever crossed swords with besides Tina and Elmia is Kaishin? 

 The sea god used a three-pronged contraption (trident), though.

 Other than that, I've only fought demons, witches and devils. So I didn't really understand how strong Elmia was.

''Elmia is a real holy knight. On top of that, I had a letter of recommendation from Tina-sama, so she was able to successfully teach swordsmanship at this academy.

 So Tina knew that Elmia was working there, too.

 What, you should have told me........

''Um, if Hurt-sama has time, why don't you go see the training Elmia is doing now?

 I was feeling a little depressed because I was feeling left out, when Seira told me that.

'It's a training day. I'll go check it out and see if I'm disturbing you.

I think she'll be fine. Her stuff is an open training session.

 In this magical academy, some lectures and training are open to the public and others are not.

 The classes taught by the teacher in charge of each class are not open to the public.

 The basic policy of the academy is to compete with other classes and develop through friendly competition, so it is up to the teacher to decide how each teacher will try to improve their students.

 However, as this alone will result in large gaps between classes depending on the teacher's ability, there are also certain open lectures.

 These public lectures and trainings are voluntary, and motivated students will attend public lectures in between lectures in their own classes to improve their skills.

 I often attend public lectures on topics such as pharmacology and dismissal.

''If it's open training, can I at least observe it... okay, I'll go!

Okay. Well, I'll show you around.

'Seira, are you sure you want to close the first aid station? Just give me the location and I'll go visit on my own.

This fifth relief station was just recently opened, and I am the only staff member there. I'm the only staff member here, so I can freely decide when to take a break and when to take a day off.

 Even though the fifth aid station was a relatively small building, I didn't expect it to have only one staff member.

 But after thinking about it for a moment, it made sense.

 There was only one bed in her first aid station. That bed was probably also prepared to maintain the appearance of a first aid station.

 Seira is the world's best recovery magic user.

 You can recover all of them on the spot, no matter how seriously injured they are.

 That's why there's no need for a bed to put a patient who couldn't recover completely to sleep.

 She can easily activate Divine Breath (ranged ultimate recovery magic) on her own, so there's no need for an auxiliary white wizard as well.

 Seira is the only one who needs to be here.


The only thing you need to know is that if anyone is really seriously injured, they'll be able to contact me.

 Then Seira showed me a bell with a magic circle drawn on it.

'When this rings, you can go to the first aid station.

 Apparently, when there are serious injuries, they are able to collect them at the first aid station.

 Incidentally, the bracelets I give to all my family members can also be used to make calls, but such magical tools are not yet widespread.

 I've heard that even if there is a spell to notify people that there is an emergency, it's an amazing person in this world.

'I see, that seems to be fine. Well then, Seira, take care of the guide.

Yes, I'll take care of it!

 Seira took me by the hand and walked away.


 As I walked, I thought about the bell that Sayla was carrying.

 This world has too many ways to communicate with distant places.

 How about spreading the magic stone of communication, which I currently only give to the Elnor family and those involved, to the countries I'm involved with?

 I have given the Elf King and Leo (the Beastman King) a communication magic stone for emergency communication.

 However, in order to prepare for a swoop of demons or devils, the soldier chief class might as well have a magic stone of communication.

 It's not just for national defense.

 Being able to call from afar has many advantages.

 This is going to be a........big business.


 I've started looking into mass-producing the communication magic stones and distributing them through the H&T Chamber of Commerce.