【The Old Man of the Expelled Inn Unwittingly Dominates Today Too】Although I Want to Lead a Slow Life, for Some Reason the Strongest Beauties Who Hold Important Positions in the Country, and Were Once My Disciples, Gather Around Me Asking to Be Hired – Even Though I Only Taught Them a Little~ - Chapter 44: The Old Man Yells "Sei!" to the Dragon Turtle
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- Chapter 44: The Old Man Yells "Sei!" to the Dragon Turtle
“Master Baldo…”
“Milene, are you okay?”
“…Yes.”
Milene hugged the three children tightly and cracked a smile.
“Upu, Holy Lady~ What’s wrong? It hurts~.”
Her hands that held the children were shaking.
She must have faced her most feared monster without faltering, even in a state where she could barely use her magical power.
And she did so while maintaining such a significant [Barrier].
I locked eyes with Milene.
“Milene, you did well. Good job.”
She wiped away her large, teary eyes that looked like they could spill over at any moment and nodded slightly.
“Now then… but it’s not over yet. Milene, you focus on maintaining the [Barrier]. Liena, take the children and fall back.”
Having lost one of its three heads, the giant turtle was still undeterred. It growled with its remaining head, its massive body trembling with rage.
There has been no report of the defensive lines in various parts of Natol being breached by monsters.
If Milene’s [Barrier] can fully expand, we can prevent this mass monster stampede.
The only thing an older man like me can do is take care of this turtle right before us.
I have to show a bit of my competence as a teacher, after all—
“This one––––– I’ll handle it!”
GUGOOOOOOO!
GUGOOOOOOO!
The giant turtle swung its two heads wildly as it charged toward me, seemingly forgetting itself in its rage.
It raised its large front foot to squash me.
“Sei!”
I dodged the attack, striking its front foot with a [Fighting Spirit]-infused slash.
“Gugyaa! Guuoo!”
Blood spurted from the giant turtle’s front leg, and it lost its balance, collapsing to the ground with a thud.
—Too slow…
Well, it’s a turtle, so being slow is to be expected.
Annoyed at being slashed, its remaining heads lifted and opened their mouths wide.
It looked like it was preparing to spew something.
“Guuoo! Guuoooooo!”
—Could it be?! This is?!
This is bad; it’s planning to vomit that stuff!
Is it serious? Why would it be throwing up this much?
But if I think about it, this thing came burrowing out from the underground.
It must feel sick… It would be easy prey for stronger creatures when it surfaces, especially since it’s so significant and prolonged.
It must’ve been pushing itself to dig through the ground.
I understand it has its reasons, but…
—Don’t you dare vomit in this sacred church!
“——【One Strike, Two Cuts】Sei!”
“Guys!”
With a wail from the giant turtle, its second head flew through the air.
I tried to cut off the last remaining head immediately, but…
“—What?!”
Incredibly, the remaining head retracted smoothly into its shell, and the whole thing spun at high speed. With a rumbling noise of “Gogogoo,” the turtle lunged at me, spinning body and all.
Hey! What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?
You’re already sickening to look at.
If you’re going to spin like that, you’re turning your insides into hell itself!
My cries of agony never reached the creature. The giant shell accelerated its spinning and lunged at me again and again.
It’s just a turtle; dodging its attacks is simple. It’s a monster, no wonder its intelligence isn’t that high. But—
—I can’t let it wreak havoc here!
With a roaring sound of “Gogogoo,” the turtle charged straight at me.
“Suuuuuu.”
I charged up my fighting spirit, releasing it all at once and circulating it throughout my body.
—Swoosh.
I took a stance with my trusty copper sword, focusing on my target. The moment the shell was almost upon me—
—Sei!!
I unleashed the “Double Slash” attack and sliced through the turtle and its shell, splitting them cleanly in two. The large chunks of flesh fell to the ground, shaking it with a thud.
“Phew… Turtle extermination complete.”
“Eeh? You can slice through that shell with a sword?”
Liena, who had just arrived, stared wide-eyed at the turtle’s shell cleaved in two.
“What kind of guy is this?! He sliced through a Dragon Turtle’s shell, said to be harder than mithril!”
“Moreover, wasn’t that spinning move something divine? It’s called the ‘Spin of Destruction’ that can annihilate a whole nation overnight!”
“What?! That’s a spin that won’t stop until it has leveled a whole town once initiated?”
The knights around us started buzzing.
These knights from this country love to exaggerate, don’t they?
The praise isn’t for me, who exterminated the turtle. I raised my hand toward Milene, who was still profoundly focused on expanding the Barrier in the back of the chapel.
“Milene! The disturbance is gone! Extend the Wall of Light to cover all of Natol!”
Milene responded with a bright smile.
Her body was constantly radiating pure white light.
Good, now the Barrier should extend across all of Natol.
“Baldo-sama… You’re just too cool.”
Liena muttered something next to me. Her eyes were sparkling.
“Phew, that’s enough action for this old man.”
“Hehe, you’ve more than done your part, Baldo-sama. Seems like there’s nothing that scares you.”
As we were having this lighthearted conversation—
“Buruburuburu.”
“Whoa! It’s here! L-Liena, it’s here!!”
My communication stone was vibrating in my pocket.
It’s the First Princess of the Kingdom of Fridania…
“What?! You’re saying you’re more scared of Princess Mariessia than a Dragon Turtle?!”