Hey!
Buhhhh?

　The orc screams as it takes a sharp slash at its huge body.

''Huaiavoor!''
'Pgaaaaah!

　The orc was burned by the flames that flew by without a moment's notice, and the orc died with a scream of despair.

''You did it...?''
I got it. I told you.　He said he could take down an orc already.

　I said laboriously as I approached the two of them, who looked down at the burnt orc in amazement and caught their breath.

'Yeah!　Daddy was right!

　The one who looks back at me is my daughter with a cute, innocent smile - Leila.
　As if the rejection when I first met her was a lie, she is now completely attached to me and hugs my legs tightly.

"..........

　On the other hand, it is my son - Ark - who does not raise his voice and rejoice like Layla does, but quietly exhales a breath of relief.
　Unlike Layla, he was a mature child, or rather a child who did not show much emotion.

　Five years had passed since then.

　The twins, who were babies then, have grown up quickly and energetically, and now they are fully capable of using swords and magic, and although it takes two of them, they are able to defeat at least an orc.
　This is the result of my daily training of swords and magic since they were about a year old when they started to walk.

　When I get home, I tell Laina with confidence that my education was not wrong.

No, no, no, no, no. Orcs are dangerous!　They're five years old!

　For some reason, I was pissed off.

'We took it down without a hitch, though, right?
That's not the point. You're almost halfway to your blessing.　It's a bit early to start training, isn't it?

　Typically, it is rare to learn swords and magic at an early age.
　Most of the time, it was only after receiving the blessing and learning the skills.

　When it comes to magic in particular, it was believed that only a wizard lineage profession could use it in the first place.
　Well, that was a big mistake.

　I had a theory.

"The sooner you train, the better.

　That's what it's called.
　From my experience of learning swords and magic without skills, I'm convinced of that.

　Because of my mother, I only took a small bite out of the sword from a young age, but I didn't start training in earnest until I was ten years old.
　If I had started earlier, I'm sure I would have been able to master it in a much shorter time.

''I don't know what kind of profession the two of you will get, but I'm sure your current training will definitely help you in the future.
That said, though...

　Laina looks worried.
　Perhaps sensing this, Leila is

Mom, I don't have a heartbeat.　Leila, I love to 'kunks' with my dad.
'If Leila says so...'
Yes!

　Really, Leila is a good girl.
　I patted her head, okay, and she laughed happily and said, "Ehehehe.

Leila, I want to be better!
Well said. So you're going to be the next Wyvern.
"Hey!

　Laina's shouting sounded.





　After that I continued to train them both.
　And after another three years had passed.

Hm, you two have worked so hard to get this far. The two of you now are far stronger than you were when your father was around your age.

　I've made him learn swords, magic, and even bandit-type skills, all in one place.
　He's only eight years old, so his physical abilities are not encouraging in some respects, but in terms of skills, he's closing in on me when I was twenty years old.

''Really!　Yes!
Well, that's what you get for all that.

　The two have a contrasting reaction.
　Layla is genuinely happy and Ark lets out a tired sigh.

　Their attitudes were contrasting even in their normal training.
　Layla would take on any challenge without fear, but Ark's impression was that he had no choice because Layla would do it.

''But there's still something missing between the two of you.
What's missing...?
Is that...?

　I told them, as they looked at me with a mysterious look on their faces.

'Experience,'

　The two of them have always trained in and around this rural town.
　However, the demons that appear are all of a similar kind.
　They are so used to the nearby river and forest that they can now call it their own garden.

　I don't have much experience in competitive battles.
　Of course, I've fought against me, we've fought together, and I've had Befi and the others take me on (though not people), but fighting the same people all the time is going to bias your experience.

''Therefore, I'm going to embark on a practical training journey now.
Journey!　Yes!
Oh,

　Leila's eyes lit up with joy, and even the normally calm Ark looked happy.

'We're going to go to dungeons, to the demon world, and probably train harder than ever before.
Yay!
Up.

　To Leila, who was still pleased as ever, Ark twisted his face in disgust.

　So, the good is in a hurry.
　I have to tell Leila about this as soon as possible and get ready for the trip.



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　The Pazan Holy Kingdom, which had the best history and tradition on the continent.
　It was just around the time when Arel had announced to the twins that he was going on a practical training trip to that royal palace.

''Your Majesty!　They've identified a demon race in the west!
''I see........ If that's the case, then the Demon King is still back.......

　A man of fifty sitting on the throne let out a deep sigh when he received the report of his subordinates.
　He was the king of this country, Liocour-Pazan-Palmeria.

''But, Your Majesty, we were also preparing for this moment by gathering new candidates for heroes from all over the country. I'm sure they will defeat the Demon King.
Hmm, yeah.

　After nodding at the words of the minister who was standing beside him, Riocour announced.

'All right, we will call them here at once.