I'll take the unconscious 20 into custody.
　I've healed his wounds.
　I'll have to ask this guy something later at length.

　When the work is done, I say, "Well," and turn around.
　Waiting for me was Cecil, with a somewhat unhappy face, and Rowan, who let out a breath of relief.

''Thank you, Lacelle...''

Thanks, Racel. You're right, that was a close call this time.

　Their expressions are wonderfully symmetrical.
　Cecil briefly expressed his gratitude, and Rowan engaged me as usual.

'What's up, Cecil?'

I would have killed it myself if I could have.

Okay. Sorry about the side entrance.

Don't expect Lacelle to apologize for anything. I'm the one who didn't deserve it.

　Cecil bites his back teeth.
　He makes a clenched fist, but he can't seem to get it to work with all that effort.
　That's how exhausted he is.
　Just dealing with just one demon.

''Save that frustration for the next fight.

But...

　I put my hand on Cecil's head as he turned over.
　I ruffle my protruding red hair.

'You survived well. And because you stood your ground, the lower class survived unscathed.

　I urged Cecil with my hand.
　At his fingertips was the team that Cecil led.
　Everyone seems to be in good spirits.
　They are looking at Cecil, who is a little worried and despondent.

"Cecil-senpai, are you alright?
He'll be fine now.
I'm sorry, sir. We were just trying to be helpful.

　I worked on Cecil, who struggled one after another.
　Seeing the dedication of these men and women, tears streamed from their wintry-colored eyes.

Thank you, guys.

　Finally, a smile lit up on Cecil's face.

　I squinted at Cecil, surrounded by the underclassmen.
　Then he put his hand on my head this time.
　Washing and stirring as I had done to Cecil earlier.
　The culprit is Rowan.

"Lacelle, you son of a b*tc*!　You're here with hero timing!

'It's not that I was aiming for it. 'Hey!　It hurts, Rowan. ...I've been watching you guys for a long time.

'Hey!　Then you'll have to help me quickly.

That's what you wanted, Rowan.

C'mon...

　Rowan keeps his mouth shut.

　I raise the corners of my mouth.

"There is no better place for training than in actual combat. Some things are only possible under extreme conditions. Cecil, Rowan. I hope you've learned a lot from this battle.

　Hearing my words, the two smiling faces instantly become divine.

''Yeah. That's an improvement in basic skills. It wasn't enough at all, us.

Well......... It's partly because those 20 are monsters, but if there are 20 strong guys on top of them, we've got to get stronger.

　Rowan clenched his fists, revealing his vows.

　I nodded deeply.

'That's fine. Needless to say, as you are aware, you are the two most important attackers in our party. You are the party's swords. The sword needs to be harder and sharper. Keep up the good work, Cecil, Rowan.

Yeah!

Oh!

　Cecil and Rowan's energetic voices echoed through the streets of Sow Commerce.


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　On the other hand, Sarasa was relative to the 'Children of Numbers (Numbers)' 24.

　[Scholar (Professor)] Sarasa does not have the offensive power of Rowan and Cecil.
　Instead, she has the leadership skills and the ability to foresee ahead of time that she trained within the party.
　Unlike Cecil and the others, Sarasa, who challenged him to a team battle, succeeds in containing 24's power.

　Fortunately, 24 also seems to be a [Scholar (Professor)].
　The mental attacks were troublesome, but so far, Sarasa had been able to seal them off completely.

　Sarasa understands her role more than enough.
　And why this team was assigned to Sarasa.
　The other teams were divided into teams so that there was no difference in strength.
　Sarasa's team is the same.

　However, Sarasa soon realized that she was different from the other teams.

　[Warrior (Warrior)].
　[Mage (Wizard)].
　[Blacksmith (Blacksmith)].

　Including myself, the occupational magic is disparate.
　Moreover, unlike other teams, the number of people in the team was small.

　However, it was the party that Sarasa was most comfortable commanding.

　Although it was inferior to Cecil, Rowan, and Sheila, but because of the small number of people, the top grades of the third and second class students were flanked by Sarasa.
　Lasell's intentions derived from this was definitely a message of "go through in a team fight".

　And both Lasser's intentions and Sarasa's command of it were right.
　Even in the face of the 'numbered child (numbers)' of 24, he ran around the battlefield without any hesitation.
　In the blink of an eye, 24 was being hunted down.

　But--.

''Guhaha!''

　The one who was blown away was a third class student of 【Warrior (Warrior)】.
　In addition, a second class student of 【Blacksmith (Blacksmith)】 fell, and finally, a third class student of 【Mage (Wizard)】 was also neutralized.

　The only one left is Sarasa.
　Never despairing at the scene in front of me. With his bowstring drawn, he stared at 24.

　Beside him was a new demon.
　The two of them, who told the numbers 26 and 29, had the power to turn the tables at once.
　Even if they weren't number 10, the two of them were still strong.
　No matter how much they trained, no student other than Sarasa and the others could compete with them.

''Kukakaka!　No matter how much you train, you're still only human. I'm just a student... It's time to start acting like a man. I won't be bad. No. I can do better than that. I will make you stronger. Much more than we are now.

I would never partake of the wrong kind of power that you have.

"The wrong kind of power... It's sad, we're just looking for strength. Well, that's good. You can't change the outcome of the war by barking. "Be still, Salatha Vargard.

　26 and 29 more surrounded Sarasa under the direction of 24.

　It was a desperate situation.
　Still, Sarasa doesn't stop to think.
　Thinking - because this is the mission given to Sarasa.

'Caaaaaaah!

　A scream that ripped through the silk suddenly pierced the battlefield.
　A woman emerged from the shadows.
　Is she a tourist?
　She was wearing a pure white hat and a white dress.
　Although simple, there was a unique elegance in the atmosphere she wore.

Hmph!　Are there still any civilians left?

　24 puckered his lips.
　He shook his chin and sent instructions to 26 and 29 to take care of them first.

　It seems that the two of them have the profession of a [Mage (Wizard)] in their hands.
　The moment I activated the magic, an intense flame attribute magic was held in their hands.

''Stop!　Please!

　Salasa runs out.
　She tried to shield the civilians.
　But it's an inch too late.

　[Australian Flame Ball]!

　A flame-attribute intermediate single magic was unleashed.
　A huge chunk of fire approached the civilian.
　If it was a direct hit, it would melt to the bone.

　24 laughed as his face was bathed in red lotus light.
　Sarasa still moved forward and reached out to the civilian.

''Stop!

　A scream roared out.

　But mercilessly, the flames didn't deflect, they enveloped the public.


　--I looked like.


　GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

　It sounds hard.
　At the moment, it wasn't the searing heat that Sarasa felt.
　It was a chill that seemed to pierce each pore one by one.

'Huh?'

　Sarasa looks up.
　From behind her trademark glasses, she saw the miracle that was happening in front of her now.

'Ice....'

　It was a huge block of ice.
　The【Great Flame Ball】that was released from the demon, was frozen whole.
　It further chilled and eroded the air.
　Before I knew it, even Sarasa's feet were frozen.

''Kukku........ If I say so myself, it was a bit deliberate in its appearance.''

　The voice was beautiful in tone, yet it was filled with an arrogant and irreverent sound that oppressed those who heard it.

'You are--'

　Sarasa gasped.
　That was more amazing than freezing the magic whole.

　It was the civilian from earlier who took off his white hat.
　His long, icy silver hair fluttered across the battlefield.
　His arrogant lips were twisted and his permafrost-cold blue eyes glowed.

　Towering over his large chest, he stood in front of the demons.

''Chairman!

　Sarasa's voice echoed with delight.
　But the woman, whose skin was exposed like peony snow, shook her head.

'You are wrong, Sarasa Vargard. I'm not the chairman of the board anymore.'


　This is Vael Dee Rivild, Headmaster of Chapter 5 of the Adventurer's School!


　The [Frozen Dog Witch] had finally landed on the battlefield of the Sow Trading Country.