The Strongest Villain Sets Out: Reincarnated into a Merit-Based Clan, I Become the World's Strongest Swordsman - Chapter 60: Those Who Scheme

The meal that had been filled with commotion ended safely, however, thanks to Norn-nee-san?

Norn-nee-san, who had stuffed a painfully large amount of food into her stomach that was too much for a human body, stood up from her seat, and I followed her outside, chasing after her back.

“You showed good restraint, Norn-nee-san.”

I called out to Nee-san while walking down the night road.

Then Norn-nee-san smiled softly and said:

“I didn’t want our meal to be interrupted any further.”

“Our meal?”

“Yes. I could have killed that man right there… but then the restaurant might have gotten angry at us. Since we were in the middle of an enjoyable date, I didn’t want to ruin the atmosphere.”

“Heh. That helped me out. The gentle Nee-san is more attractive.”

“Oh my. No matter how old you get, Luka, you’re still a spoiled child.”

Norn-nee-san said that while chuckling, but her face was smiling tremendously. While saying “oh well” with her mouth, she was clearly pleased.

“—That’s right. I have something to discuss with you, Luka.”

“Something to discuss?”

“The coliseum tournament will be held soon.”

“That’s right.”

“Before that, I’d like us to go out together.”

“Out? We’re already out though.”

“Further out. We’ll leave the royal capital and hunt monsters.”

“Nee-san and me?”

“Yes.”

She nodded concisely.

It was a pleasant proposal, but…

“I don’t think there are any monsters near the royal capital strong enough for Nee-san and me to use for training.”

“Normally that would be true. But we’re in luck. Recently, there’s apparently been a group of orcs making nests in the forests near the royal capital.”

“Orcs!”

That’s good, I was convinced.

Orcs weren’t particularly strong monsters. Rather, they were common monsters.

They were weak enough that anyone who could use aura to some extent could defeat them, but the orcs’ strength lay in their high adaptability.

In other words, orcs were creatures that continued to evolve. They accepted, absorbed, adapted to, and evolved from external factors.

Therefore, particularly strong individuals were sometimes born among orcs. I had never encountered one yet, but if there was an orc settlement, there might be one or so. Norn-nee-san must be expecting that too.

“For Luka, who recently fought a dragon, they might be somewhat unsatisfying opponents.”

“That’s not true. If there are special individual orcs, I think I could enjoy it reasonably. More than anything… if I can fight with Nee-san, there should be much to learn.”

The most important part of this proposal was being able to see with my own eyes the abilities of Norn-nee-san, who was among the top-class fighters in this world.

That wouldn’t be meaningless in terms of surpassing her in the future either.

Well, even if there were special individual orcs, it would be questionable whether we could see even half of Norn-nee-san’s power.

“Fufu, I’m glad Luka is more enthusiastic than expected. I’ll also point out any areas I can critique after watching Luka’s movements.”

“Thank you. I’ll show Nee-san that I’ve gotten a little stronger.”

“My, that sounds enjoyable.”

Norn-nee-san was laughing from the bottom of her heart.

While she showed almost indifferent expressions and emotions toward other family members, Nee-san really did favor me to a mysterious degree.

The fact that I didn’t find that unpleasant was probably because Norn-nee-san was particularly special within me too?

Looking up at the moon floating in the night sky, we got in the carriage while making small talk. After that, we just had to return to the mansion.

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A corner of the royal capital’s eastern district.

In a dim back alley, a figure wearing a black cloak grinned and pulled out a small bottle from inside their coat.

The bottle contained a purple liquid.

“Is that the rumored drug?”

The person facing them, seeing the suspicious liquid, asked the black-clothed man holding the bottle suspiciously.

The man nodded while maintaining an eerie smile and answered:

“Yeah, that’s right. Using this, even any small fry can become strong. They could probably destroy a small town or so, couldn’t they?”

“You’re underestimating things. It won’t be that simple. The target is the royal capital in the first place, right?”

“No, that’s wrong. What’s important is experimenting with how useful this drug can be. Bringing chaos to the royal capital is just a side effect.”

“Hmm. I don’t care what happens as long as the royal capital becomes a mess.”

The woman, also wearing a black cloak, snorted at the man’s words and turned on her heel.

“Still, it’s strange. Don’t those scientists have any ethics? Creating such a drug while being human themselves.”

“Those guys are satisfied as long as they can create something. This drug will probably be improved later so it can be used on humans too.”

“Let me know when it’s complete. At worst, I’ll use it myself and kill the emperor or something.”

“For revenge?”

“That’s right. For the many people who have been sacrificed for this country to prosper… and for myself who has been oppressed, I must take action.”

“I don’t care, but be careful. I’m also going to use this drug soon and disappear. It would be terrible if those guys found us.”

“Those guys?”

“The Salvatore ducal family. Apparently several of them are in this city right now.”

“Heh… those guys from the ducal family renowned as the strongest. Perfect. I hate them even more than the emperor, so I’ll definitely kill them…!”

The woman gritted her back teeth and started walking.

The man also disappeared into the darkness.