Once more, I looked at the 'test scales' thing.
　There's no doubt about it.
　It was the one I was using for my experiments.
　The location and depth of the wounds matched what I remembered.

　However, I don't remember what I did with it after I abandoned it for experimentation.
　I'm pretty sure I discarded it, but I didn't remember where I dumped it.
　Anyway, I have no idea where it was traced, but it seems to be a national treasure of the Villa Amst Kingdom.

　It even felt like fate that we met like this in the world 300 years later.

　But such a thing is a national treasure........

　In Galvale, where the magic power has faded, large individuals like the Adamantheater are hard to live with.
　Nowadays, they must be rarely seen anymore.
　It's not surprising that some of the precious species are recognized as treasures.

　So I'm a brave man........
　I was supposed to call myself a wise man, but when did I get treated as a hero?

You'll be able to find out what's going on, Lasell. You've been watching very intently.

　The King asked me, stroking his beard.

'I was a little emotional,'

'Very emotional?　Hmm..... Interesting thing to say. Then it's as if you've encountered an adamantanter.

That's impossible. His magical beast has been alive for 300 years!

　Atonoloff adds.
　Then the edges of his mouth twisted in a mocking smile.

　I've met them, and I've beaten them.
　And, by the way, the scar on those scales is mine.

　The 'brave man' you guys call yourself is also me.

　But you won't believe me if I tell you that.

I am afraid to ask you, Your Majesty. I am afraid to ask you. Where did you get these scales?

Hmm. I've heard that the Ancestor King - the first king who founded the kingdom of Vila Amst - gave it to him from a brave man.

　Yeah?　Is there anyone who does that?

　No..... But now I'm beginning to remember.
　As I recall, before this reincarnation, I incinerated all of my armor, armor, and even my family's possessions so as not to leave any traces of myself behind.
　This is because they contained treasures and armor that would be a source of conflict if left to posterity.

　Meanwhile, as for the harmless items, he gave money to a passing peddler and asked him to dispose of them....

　Huh?
　You're not that merchant!
　I wonder what he looked like....
　I can't even remember his face.
　But I'm pretty sure he was a merchant at the time.

　And he's the founder of the Kingdom of Vera Amst?
　A guy with a face so thick, I can't even remember his face...!

　In a way, it might be the most mysterious thing in the world in 300 years.

Well..... Here's the thing, Lasser Singh Stark. You are going to have to cut this thing down.

　What?
　You're going to cut this?
　A national treasure in its own right?

'Hahaha.... You are surprised, Lacelle. But do not be alarmed. This is a bit of a ritual. Every year, I have the newly enlisted men do it. Even though they cut them down, most of them aren't even close to making a scratch.

　You're using a national treasure as a new soldier's purse.

　You are a very bold king.
　Well, the king is right, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to get a scratch on it.

And it's used when there's a quarrel between the knights. It is also used when a quarrel between the knights, when they can't come to a conclusion, they cut these scales and adopt the opinion of the one with the deeper wound.

In other words, the wound inflicted by Lacelle and the wound inflicted by Lord Atnrolov or a representative of the Second Order. The depth of both wounds is measured, and the one with the deeper wound gets the right to explore the dungeon.

　Finally, the Reverend concludes.

　I see.
　Easy to understand, easy to understand.
　But it turned out to be a strange one.

　In the first place, I was asked if I wanted a reward, and I only offered to explore the dungeon at my leisure....

　Well, that's fine.
　I do have some things I want to try, you know.

　I grinned.


　◆ ◆ ◆ ◆


　Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

　A hard metallic sound roared through the teaching grounds.
　The migratory birds that had been resting their feathers in the nearby forest took off in unison.
　They flew away across the wide open sky.

''Ooohhhhhh!

　Well done!
　It was Atonoloff who praised him.
　Worked on the huge man with a full mailed on.
　He's a [Warrior (Warrior)], a representative of the Second Order.

　A well-trained muscle.
　The control of magic power, and the output is also a top score.
　A well-trained body.
　The hilt of the great sword that was held in his grip was exuding the marks of his efforts.

　The one that the 【Warrior】 slashed (or more accurately, struck) was the example of the 【Testing Scale】.

　Even though it was a national treasure, the man had struck it down without mercy.
　The king, who was watching beside him, was also stroking his beard with satisfaction.

　''Are you sure about this?

　A [Scholar (Professor)] came by for the measurement.
　He activated [Appraisal] and measured the depth.

''It's 2 Mirim.''

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

　Several nobles and lords who were witnesses to the event cheered.
　They all opened their mouths in unison and were amazed and eventually applauded.

　Atonolov was also satisfied and clapped his men on the arm.

　By the way, one milim is as wide as a baby's fingernail.
　It means that he has bitten into it to twice that depth.
　If you ask me, it's only a little bit.
　And yet, the witnesses continued to praise him.

　Eventually, Atonolov looks at me.
　He smiled an ugly smile.

'How about it, kid!　Now's the time to surrender.

　He spits out a picture-perfect, tempestuous line.
　Indeed......
　I surrender to the poverty of your vocabulary.

　I ignore Atonolov.
　He grabs his training sword and holds it at the ready.

'Your Majesty, I would like to ask you one thing.

Hmm?　What is it?　Let me tell you.


　I don't mind if you cut it off separately........


　----ck!

　The air warmed up by the trial technique I had just performed fell into a state of depression.
　A sense of tension tensed up, and all eyes were on me.
　Every one of them is a look of doubt.
　One person, such as Atonoloff, laughs aloud in the silent air.

　The respondent, King Amst, on the other hand, was neither mocked nor surprised.
　He just smiled serenely and said

'Good. If you don't give it your all, there is no point.

Thank you.

　I snap my hips and bow my head.
　Once again, I stand in front of the scales now.
　Grabbing the hilt with both hands, I slowly raise it.

　I activated the magic.

　[Denaturation]

　Denatured from steel to magical silver.
　Furthermore--.

　[Transformation]

　The taijutsu became a great taijutsu, giving it 【Hardness Increase】 and 【Object Acceleration】.
　And it was this magic that I chose to finish it off.

　[Wind Attribute Grant]

　I'm not going to be able to get a good deal more than a few hours of sleep.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

　It's my own magic that kicked out the earth dragons.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

　But.........

　Even with this thing, it can't cut through Adamant Guardar's scales.
　That has already been proven.
　Because one of the wounds in the Scales of Test is the one I once added to the Rulers of the Storm Cleaving Tyrant (Ruler).

　It's difficult to do this no matter how much you increase the magic output.
　Moreover, my current magic power is only a quarter of what it was at the peak of my career.
　As it is, even if I can wound them, I can't cut them.

　Then I can't get past me.

　This isn't simply a trial run for the right to explore the dungeon.

　It's also a test for me, the [villager], to surpass the old me.

　That's why I won't allow any compromise.
　I will surpass it.

　I'm going beyond me.

　I've activated my magic.
　I've already activated 5 magic at full strength.
　Simultaneous activation is the maximum tenfold activation so far.
　But that's only for those with a low magic output.

　I'm going to load it up even more from here.
　[Warrior (Warrior)] magic was activated.

　[Strengthen muscle mass] [Accelerate]

　Sevenfold activation.
　Not yet!

　[Steel body strengthening]

　Muscle bulges.
　The upside of [muscle mass enhancement].
　It's a magic that increases muscle mass.

　[Turning into a madman]

　My eyes turn red.
　Gahhhh!　I barked out.
　Magic to increase the excitable substances in my brain.
　I removed my reasoning hat.

　Furthermore, I activate the [Cleric] magic.

　[Attack Demon Increase]

　It's a spell that increases the magic output.

　This is a tenfold activation........
　I've already reached the breaking point.
　With the swollen magic power, my body is about to be torn apart.
　I can feel the fibers of my muscles snapping with a pudgy snap.
　I was beginning to feel dazed due to the abnormal increase in excitable substances.

　No, not yet.

　Over the edge!

　For what purpose did I become a [villager]?
　To surpass my previous self, I suppose!

　To the strongest.....

　Step out!

　[Attribute enhancement]!

　Elevenfold activation--.

　A storm swirls,.
　A huge tornado appeared in the teaching grounds.

　''Eat it!

　This is me at my best!


"Iron and fire, a blow that will break even the gods!


　I swung down.

　D'oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!

　The sound of an explosion rang out.
　At the same time, a strong gust of wind shook the training grounds.
　Many lords and ladies crawled down.
　They clung to the ground with desperate expressions.

　The air chattered and made a deafening sound.
　The ground shook as if shaken by a giant.
　The soil was gouged away and hoisted up by the furious wind.

　Eventually the shaking stopped.
　Everyone looks up.
　I was stunned to see what was created there.

''-----!''

　Smoke billowing up from the air.
　What we met just below it was a huge crater that looked like a meteorite had fallen in.



　A scream rang out.
　His eyes were peeled back and his mouth was open in amazement.
　Even that King Amst is stunned.

　But it was Atonoloff who raised his hand immediately afterwards.

'Ha!　This is a bluff. It may look gaudy, but look at it. There are no test scales anywhere!　He's been blown up somewhere!　Fools!　You can't cut the scales, but you blow them away with wind magic. That's a national treasure.

　He comes over to me and curses.
　He raises his eyes and points it out.
　I shut up and release the spell.
　I slowly sheath it.

'No. That's not true.

　The one whose voice trembled was the [scholar] who was tasked with checking the depth of the wound.

　It wasn't just his voice.
　His entire body was waving in a racket.
　Activating the magic of 【Appraisal】, he looked down at the center of the explosion.

　He crouches down and fingers something.
　Then he held it up for everyone to see.

''This is it. This is the 'Scale of Test'.

What are you talking about, my dear?

　Atonolov shouted.
　He was not frightened by it, or rather, he didn't even listen to it.
　Without denying his words, the [scholar] shouted once more.

''This is the 'test scales'. It's not just a cut. It's turned to dust!''


""Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"


　The exclamation resounded.

　Fuhahahaha, it was Wang who made a lively laugh sound.

It's a very interesting thing to see. I didn't expect you to not only cut them, but to break them into tiny pieces.

''I'm sorry, Your Majesty. The only thing you allowed me to do was to cut (I wish I could have been a part of it). I was just inexperienced.

　It seems that his magic output has increased more than he expected.
　Instead of cutting it, it smashed it.
　It's not good.
　When the scale of the output is large, it's easy to still become negligent in controlling magic power.
　I need to train more........

　Hearing that, the king patted his own head and laughed again.

''Kuhahahahaha!　You call yourself immature? It's a horrible person. I'd like to call him up right now.

"Hey, Your Majesty!　I think it's best to keep the jokes to a minimum.

　It was the Minister of the Interior who was surprised to see him peel his eyes away.
　It's the age-old wisdom.
　It seems that he was safe even in that storm.
　He was unconcernedly standing by the king's side.

'I didn't say this in jest. Oh well..... Now about the right to explore the dungeon, it seems we don't need to discuss it.

Oh, wait, Your Majesty!

　Atonolov knelt down.

'Oh, my king. 'With all due respect, this little boy is not a knight. This is to mediate a dispute between knights. I beg your cautious approval...

　Choosing his words very carefully, Atonolov pleads with him.

''Certainly......... Atonolov has a point. This method is designed to discourage knights from fighting each other.

Oh...... Now--

But even if you did, have you forgotten that it was me who brought it up?

　King Amst's expression changed.
　His large eyebrows are raised like flames, and a sharp purple gleam appears in his eyes.

　Hii, Atonolov screams.
　He hurriedly lowered his head.
　Immediately, his face turned blue, and greasy sweat poured from his forehead.

''I leave the right to explore the dungeon to Lacel Singh Stark. Do as you see fit. I look forward to your accomplishments.

Thank you.

　I bowed deeply.

'But--'

　The king adds his words in a strong tone.
　But it's different from the look of indignation he showed earlier.
　He looked really calm and said, "This is the dungeon you found.

It is a dungeon that you found for me. Please don't break it.

　Finally, he raised the corners of his mouth.
　After the shouting, the king flipped his cloak and left the scene.