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"They might be kidnapped, or treated as a thorn in our side."

After the initial surprise, Lahagi quickly realized what the consequences would be if Kousaka Kyosuke's talent were exposed.

"Therefore, the six of them put their heads together and decided to claim that he had been practicing magic since childhood, and that no matter how close they were to him, they could not tell the truth, and no eighth person could know."

"After that, Kyosuke Kousaka lived a secluded life, receiving instruction in the garden of the Blue Rose. Sure enough, he mastered his first spell in less than two days, and within a few days, he mastered several first-tier spells."

"His magic power is also growing very quickly. Rather than saying he is training, it's more like magic power is actively squeezing into his body. It's even more of a privilege than being born with it, which completely stunned the members of the Blue Rose."

"Kousaka Kyosuke tried it later, and when he looked at other books, his IQ was still the same as before. His learning speed was very average, and he couldn't remember them quickly."

"But reading books about magic is different. He can memorize the principles and theories of magic after reading them once, and he can recite them fluently. He also spends very little time understanding their meaning."

"It's like they were born for magic!"

"The day after Lajus uttered this exclamation, this statement was overturned."

"Because after Tia and Tina taught him, they discovered that Kousaka Kyosuke not only has great talent in magic, but also in martial arts. Although he is not as terrifying as in magic, he is definitely superior to the kingdom's warrior captain, Gazef."

"After all, when he made his wish, he focused on magic. Although he also thought about martial arts, he didn't think about it as much as he did about magic."

After a series of battles, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who can now fight ten great demons at once and still be in a winning position, but is still unable to clear the level without taking any damage, glanced at Kousaka Kyosuke.

That's good.

If Kyosuke Kousaka were to think of martial arts as much as magic, he might not be able to bear the consequences and could very well die.

If you endure it now, and grow to your peak later, you can become another punching bag for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka after the great demons.

669. The Exposure of Green Tea

Far away on the border of the kingdom, Gerdov was completely oblivious to the fact that he had become a unit of measurement and a stepping stone.

Since the person with extraordinary talent is a good person like Kousaka Kyosuke, he felt at ease and had nothing to worry about. He just wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible to protect Kousaka Kyosuke from assassination attempts by shady individuals.

However, he is currently unable to get away from it.

He had just led his men to find the people who had previously attempted to attack the border. The other party had changed their previous hostile attitude and said they wanted to shake hands and make peace with him.

"The trap we set before was indeed intended to lure you out and kill you, but that's all in the past. Now, with a formidable enemy at hand, no one knows how many Demiurges and Entoma-like monsters are lurking in the shadows, as well as so many Death Knights."

"With one more human fighter, we have a better chance of winning against the undead. For the sake of humanity, I will never lay a hand on you again, and of course, I will not harm those innocent residents either."

The leader made this decision on his own initiative. He knew that he would not be punished when he returned to the Slane Theocracy, because the purpose of their country was that the survival and supremacy of the human race was more important than anything else.

If it were the Supreme High Priest, he would also let Warrior Commander Gazef go.

"..."

Gerdoff watched as these former adversaries slowly walked away.

Although he wanted to believe what the other party said, he couldn't rashly and immediately trust them for the safety of the villagers on the border.

He would have to stay here for a while to ensure that the enemy would not return to massacre the villagers, so that he could return to the capital with a clear conscience and without any worries.

"I don't know where the kingdom's third princess learned of the news, but after hearing that a strange man was living in the Blue Rose House, she sent someone to inquire and expressed some interest in Kousaka Kyosuke, wanting to invite him to be her guest."

"Captain Lajus and the Third Princess are best friends who can talk about anything, so it was hard for her to refuse. In order to avoid any trouble, she agreed."

"As a result, the entire Blue Rose went to the palace as guests."

"When we arrived, the princess seemed very kind, and she was renowned for her virtue. It was said that she had offered the emperor many suggestions for improving people's lives. Logically, Kousaka Kyosuke should have respected her greatly, but..."

"Although he doesn't have the keen eye to easily distinguish between real and fake like Hachiman Hikigaya, he has developed a special fondness for younger sister characters because he has so many close younger sister characters, such as Kirino, Kanako, Kuroneko, and Ayase."

"In other words, he can't see through other people, but he's too skilled at seeing through people like his younger sister, which gives him an added advantage... But he still can't see through his own younger sister, Kirino."

"The third princess happens to be a little sister who is about the same age as Kirino."

"In his view, the Third Princess's every move seemed to conform to the rumors, but the reality was probably not so."

"For example, like Kirino, who secretly enjoys playing with eroge (adult content) but pretends to be an innocent and naive person who doesn't understand what eroge is, her hypocrisy and affectation are so over the top that it's scary."

"So Kyosuke Kousaka put on his best effort and used the fabricated backstory that Evilue had made up for him to answer the Third Princess's many questions, showing no affection for her at all."

"As for their personal bodyguard, Clem, he's a young boy with average strength, but he's clearly a genuinely innocent and kind person. Kousaka Kyosuke is quite close to him."

"Afterwards, on the way back, Kousaka Kyosuke told Lajus about his discovery of the Third Princess. Lajus paused, then shook her head and said, 'I believe Lana isn't that kind of person.'"

"He neither reprimanded Kousaka Kyosuke nor agreed with his views."

"Damn it! How dare you slander Lady Lana like this? I used to respect you, Kousaka Kyosuke!"

Inside the palace, Clem's eyes were bloodshot as he roared in a low voice.

In his heart, even the extinction of humanity or the destruction of the world was not as important as the Third Princess Lana. He was willing to give everything for Lana, even if it meant turning against the people he respected.

"Don't do that, Clem, Mr. Kousaka did nothing wrong."

Lana immediately grabbed the furious Clem, her eyes brimming with tears: "It must be because my future self was too worried about Lajus, worried that a man of unknown origin might hurt my good friend, and was wary of him, that Mr. Kousaka misunderstood."

“It’s my fault, Clem.”

Lana's subtle emotions—feeling wronged and on the verge of tears—were all concealed in her tone, yet she held them all back, revealing her true nature as a manipulative woman and her dramatic acting skills.

Unfortunately, the naive Clem couldn't see through all of this. He immediately panicked and repeatedly comforted Lady Lana with great heartache, realizing he was being manipulated.

Lajus paused for a moment, then tentatively adopted the same viewpoint as her future self.

Lana's acting skills are superb, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to fool the entire Blue Rose crew. Moreover, Kyosuke Kousaka only vaguely sensed something through his familiar intuition about his sister, without actually uncovering the truth and the essence of the matter.

So, on Zhijiu's side of Earth...

Even the kind-hearted and innocent girls like Emilia, Chitanda Eru, and Furuhashi Fumino, as well as the silly girls like Nakano Satsuki, Eriri, and Oumae Kumiko, all failed to see anything.

Only a very small number of girls, such as Anastasia and Kato Megumi, are capable of directly attacking the enemy's lair and seeing things clearly. They are meticulous, thoughtful, and extremely intelligent.

This is true even on Earth; in the world of Evilue, those who have seen through it are even fewer.

The kingdom's first prince is a self-important fool, whose abilities are inferior to those of the first princess of the Kingdom of Kyal. He doesn't listen to anything and is only concerned with envying, being jealous of, and hating Kousaka Kyosuke's talent.

The second prince was clever and had the potential to revitalize the dynasty; he remembered that his sister was no ordinary person.

On the street, Kirino and the other three couldn't figure anything out either, but they completely trusted Kyosuke. Since Kyosuke said so, of course they believed him.

Seeing that Lajus didn't take it seriously, he got so angry that he jumped up and down, scolding Lajus for having the appearance of a strategist, and for not readily believing Kyosuke, who was like Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei.

They're absolutely blind!

That's the gist of it. Kirino's insults were very direct and uncultured; the allusions and metaphors were something Kuroneko made up.

As someone who's halfway to being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), I see foreign history books used to show off and impress people, making them look like they have a profound level of culture—these are all classic tactics.

"Kousaka Kyosuke doesn't care, Lahagi doesn't care whether she believes it or not, he's just giving her a heads-up."

"Anyway, as long as Lana doesn't intend to harm Blue Rose, it doesn't matter whether Lajus is wary of her or not."

"After that, everything was peaceful, and Kousaka Kyosuke never went to the palace again. In a short period of magical practice, he had already reached the second level of magic."

"Then one day while he was out shopping, he met someone."

"A man named Brian."

670. A Salted Fish Turns Over: The Whereabouts of the Swordsmen

"At that time, Kyosuke Kosaka happened to glance at a man among the many people on the street, and then he couldn't take his eyes off him."

"He saw that although the middle-aged man was of average appearance and dressed in ordinary clothes, he obviously did not have much money, but he had a sword at his waist."

"This man's eyes gleamed, as if he were born for the sword—not that his swordsmanship talent or skill was so high that it would immediately make people think that way, but rather his attitude."

"The sword at his waist is clearly the source of his confidence. He is like a sword, which means he is the kind of person who would give everything for a sword."

"This man not only didn't hide it, but he released it with great enthusiasm. His personality, born for the sword, wasn't because Kousaka Kyosuke had particularly good eyesight, but because anyone who wasn't blind could see it."

"But only Kyosuke Kosaka would be unable to resist following him, watching him return to an ordinary house, and then draw his sword in a courtyard much smaller than the Blue Rose Garden."

After showing off for a while, he sheathed his sword and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke with an air of superiority, as if he were the only one worthy of the title of swordsman.

"He had already discovered Kousaka Kyosuke, but he didn't care about such a mere second-tier mage. Instead, he became interested in hearing praise and admiration."

"Although Kyosuke Kosaka's emotional intelligence is so-so, he's not so clueless as to not understand this. He immediately clapped his hands enthusiastically... and that's how the two met."

"We were just strangers who met by chance. Normally, that would be the end of it. But the man wanted to show off, so he casually tossed out a sword and said he would teach Kousaka Kyosuke swordsmanship."

"He certainly didn't really want to teach anyone; it was purely to lay the groundwork."

"If Kousaka Kyosuke had ordinary talent, he would have been taught for hours but gained nothing. Then he would sigh and say, 'Back when I was learning swordsmanship, how easily I mastered it and how amazed my master was.'"

"—However, he miscalculated."

"Kousaka Kyosuke's swordsmanship talent is several times more terrifying than his. In just a few hours, he has already gone from the beginner level, which directly shocked him. He was dumbfounded for a long time and couldn't say a word."

"Only after realizing that he had unintentionally encountered a monster did the man truly take Kousaka Kyosuke seriously and become extremely envious of Kousaka Kyosuke's talent."

After much thought, he realized he couldn't tolerate a gem being overlooked, and decided to truly teach the other person swordsmanship, imparting all his knowledge.

"To leave a monster with such talent untaught is worse than death for someone who sees swordsmanship as everything."

"After setting this tone, the man became very talkative and had a deep conversation with Kyosuke Kosaka, whom he didn't know very well."

"The man's name is Brian. He came in second in the Kingdom Tournament, losing to the Kingdom Warrior Captain Gazef. Now he is working hard to hone his swordsmanship and develop powerful new moves to avenge his defeat."

"No, this is a bit..."

"As for Kyosuke Kosaka himself, he neither dislikes Brian nor rejects the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, believing that this might be a shortcut to defeating Demiurge."

"But he didn't want to embarrass his savior, so he first refused Brian and went back to Blue Rose to ask Evilue and the others for their opinions. After receiving their consent, he returned to apologize to Brian and was forgiven."

Then Kousaka Kyosuke asked, "Should I...?"

“No,” Brian interrupted him, “don’t call me master. I will teach you, but you are not my apprentice.”

"It's not that he's unwilling to take on apprentices, it's that he's concerned about saving face."

"Think about it, with Kyosuke Kousaka's talent, he'll inevitably surpass him in a few years or a decade. How will he face that then?"

"Brian could never tolerate someone with better swordsmanship calling him 'master.' It was too shameful, too humiliating, and too brazen."

"If you can't accept it, you might as well just consider yourself a senior from the beginning."

"He is vain and a bit arrogant, but these shortcomings cannot overshadow the fact that he is a person who is honest with the sword, has normal values, and has a relatively good temper."

Having been beaten so badly by the first Sword Saint Red that his bones were broken, he was taking a break. Rius gave Brian his evaluation, and Brian nodded slightly.