Reincarnated Devil's Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~

Reincarnated Devil’s Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~

Chapter 63 The end of the trial and the shine of the hero

Oh, I’ve started sweating from my eyes halfway through, but let’s refocus on the children’s trial.

It seems the current battle situation heavily favors the adults’ group.

Ignoring Hades, who’s been captured in magical chains, the battle between the adults’ and children’s groups is already reaching its conclusion.

In terms of individual evaluations, Ars, who has flawlessly balanced combat within the children’s group and is leading the party overall, scores 95 points.

While Gaius is managing to deal with attacks, Ein lacks experience fighting assassins and has been continuously targeted by Elsa, earning him 70 points.

The saint, despite enhancing allies’ endurance with potent healing magic, scores 65 points due to her frontline capabilities being severely lacking, occasionally resorting to holy magic, which has minimal effect on Gaius and Elsa.

Lastly, the assessment criteria for the three children are separate. Hades, who managed to scrape a passing grade against me, would likely score around 90 points based on adult standards, which are more stringent.

Well, that’s about it.

This evaluation isn’t biased towards Ars as a result of parental favoritism; it’s purely based on contributions to the party.

However, this party, including Hades, is exceptionally strong in direct combat but lacks resilience against ambushes.

No matter how much pure strength they develop, being this vulnerable to ambushes and surprises will hinder their future progress.

This poses a significant challenge for the children going forward.

This final trial has made that abundantly clear.

“Executor of Darkness, Lord Eld, and Dark Warrior, Lord Gaius, it’s about time. From my perspective, it seems they’ve already fulfilled their purpose. Therefore, let’s clean them up and settle this.”

“Understood! Leave it to us, Lord Jyoku.”

“Yeah, leave it to us. It’s been a while since I’ve seen these kids’ grow… Nah, I mean, since I’ve had a good fight. I’m satisfied.”

Hey, Gaius, you were about to say, “It’s good to see their growth,” weren’t you? That’s not gonna cut it. You need to stay focused until the end, or these kinds of careless mistakes will lead to mission failure. Get it together!

But even with the risk of such mistakes, Gaius, as an adventurer and warrior, is the real deal.

As soon as I declared to settle this, Gaius approached the children with an unprecedented sense of urgency.

His speed was slow, almost like just walking, and certainly not fast at all. Yet, despite this sluggish movement, Ars and Ein, the vanguard of the children, seemed not to attack but rather to retreat.

“What’s wrong? Not gonna attack, brats? Look, I’m right here. I’m not even on guard. Why aren’t you attacking? …No, you can’t, can you? That’s right. This is the difference between you now and me, who has been through countless battles. The true strength in battle isn’t just about swordsmanship or martial arts, remember that.”

Gaius, speaking as if admonishing them, stops in his tracks and waves his hand to signify that he’s not even on guard anymore.

Why is this happening?

The answer is simple.

This is essentially a checkmate move against the children, creating a situation where Gaius is used as bait.

Indeed, the adults’ group has long understood how to handle the children.

This is because their weakness was glaringly obvious to anyone.

And that weakness is none other than the Saint, Isha Grace de Calamiera.

For example, as Gaius is doing now, deliberately creating an opportunity by making himself a decoy, if they manage to lure in the vanguard children who jump in, and then peel them away from the rear-guard Saint, it’s game over right there.

Then, all that’s left is for Elsa to deal with the Saint, who is crucial for the children’s endurance, then dispose of Ein, followed by finishing off Ars with a two-on-one situation. That would be a perfect wipeout.

It’s a simple story, isn’t it?

So, the children realize Gaius’s intention and have no choice but to retreat in the face of enemies who aren’t even on guard to protect Isha.

But, of course, the adults’ group won’t be stuck with such a simple delaying tactic.

As declared earlier, this is already a checkmate.

“That’s the end of that. Your efforts were more impressive than I expected… Well done.”

That’s another straightforward story.

If the children are retreating from front to back, then next, Elsa just needs to attack from the back to the front.

It’s as simple as that.

“Huh!? D-damn…”

“Ein-kun!? Ugh…!”

“E-everyone… Ah…”

Distracted by Gaius’s feigned helplessness, the three who couldn’t fully pay attention to their rear are swiftly knocked unconscious.

It seems this is truly the end of the match.

“What!? Ars, Ein, you idiots! Y-you, how dare you…!!”

Even in the eyes of Hades, who usually only fights with them, Saint, and even Ars who are always lovey-dovey, there was pure affection for the children, and anger towards us, the Three Demon Generals, who hurt them.

Sorry, Hades-chan. We’ll retreat from here, so please bear with us a little longer.

“Hmm. Rest assured, Your Highness. They are unharmed. We, the Three Demon Generals, don’t dislike humans, contrary to appearances. And when it comes to Your Highness’s friends, we won’t harm them needlessly. Well, consider this a little lesson. Was it enlightening?”

“It better be true…”

“Yeah, it’s true.”

As I replied, Hades, who only said “well, then, good,” acknowledged his defeat and became completely quiet. Yes, this seems to be the turning point of this trial.

Well then, let’s retreat soon.

As we were about to leave with all the Three Demon Generals, having settled the children’s final trial, from the direction where the children who were supposed to be unconscious lay, we felt an immense pressure.

── Wait.

── You don’t think it’s over, do you?

── We won’t let you have your way any further.

“…………!! Quick, get down, both of you!!”

“Understood!”

“Yeah!”

As I declared, sensing the same eerie killing intent, the two also hid behind me.

No way!!

What the…!?

The eyes of Ars, who should have been unconscious, are shining, and the once blue eyes are now dyed golden!?

What in the world happened to you…!

The amount of magic being released is abnormal, but more than that, the quality is insane!

If someone were to directly touch that magic, even Hades-chan in her demon lord state wouldn’t come out unscathed, let alone any high-ranking demons around!

Ars, you…

What a trump card you’re showing me at the last moment, son.

When did you even learn such an incredible technique?

Unintentionally, dad’s getting a little excited.

“I won’t… lose… I’m… the… son… of… father… what…does…this…mean…”

“Huh? What’s this? Did he faint again?”

Ars, after delivering his catchphrase in broken speech, inexplicably faints again.

What on earth was that golden glow just now…?

I don’t quite understand, but well…

“Well, whatever. I guess Ars was growing in ways we didn’t know about, so… is that okay?”

“It’s not okay, but I suppose that’s what it is.”

“Ugh… Master, I almost peed myself just now…”