ARCHDEUS

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Rain was currently together with the adventurers from the Orion party. They were on a grass field where they used to train.

The day after Rain returned to the barony, he had previously been notified by Urien, a warrior from Orion's party who said Barnard wanted to see his progress.

So on this day Rain demonstrated his development in front of the Orion party.

Right now Rain is going to do some sparing with Urien.

Unlike him, Urien is an aura user while Rain is an aura user and mana. However, Urien cannot be underestimated. Of the many they did sparing, Urien never lost against Rain.

Both flow their power in their respective swords. The weapon they used was an ordinary sword. Although aura-like energies were more difficult to flow into non-magic item weapons but since they would be sparing by using supernatural powers, to avoid risk, they could only be sparing with non-magic item weapons.

The flow of aura belonging to Urien flowing on his sword looks smooth and thin. It showed how powerful he was able to control the aura. As a user of supernatural energy, effective and efficient use of energy is one of the keys to victory. So what Urien did was to use his aura as efficiently and effectively as possible for a long-term fight.

Unlike Urien, Rain's aura and mana actually look like wildfire. The first impression might be quite intimidating but if it continued like that, he would not be able to save his energy in a long-term fight.

So, he still seems to be unable to control his power completely, Barnard thought.

The other adventurers including Barnard watched the duel of the two men with vigor. They were also curious as to how much development their disciples were now.

Ever since Rain accompanied Alex in Canadia, Rain's training portion had been cut to a great extent. Rain could get training from adventurers only every time he returned to the barony for sending letters or giving away the items Alex had tipped. After that Rain will return to Canadia to accompany Alex. During that time, at least Rain would come to the barony three or four times a year.

The two men were seen to have mounted sturdy horses as if they were ready to withstand the opponent's attack. However time continued to pass and no one gave the opening attack. It was as if the two people were just waiting for each other to attack.

Normally Rain was the one who took the initiative to attack and Urien would hold back his attack.

This time, however, Rain seemed to be very careful.

"What's wrong? Why don't you attack?" asked Urien in a defiant tone.

"Why don't you just give the first attack," Rain replied in a similar tone.

It is important for warriors to analyze how to fight opponents. Generally warriors who use defensive strategies will more easily analyze the direction of the opponent's movement.

It seemed like the accumulation of sparing with Urien had made Rain learn of it.

Urien just smiled. In the end, he was the one who made the opening attack.

"Then don't regret it" Urien said.

With incredible speed, Urien immediately approached Rain. He launched an attack.

The sudden attack was successfully restrained by Rain but he was repulsed.

Urien is back on the offensive. This time a puncture attack with incredible speed almost hit Rain's chest.

Rain immediately jumped giving distance.

"Hehehe .. What's wrong? Do you think because of this sparing I won't kill you?" ask Urien.

Usually Urien and Rain will do more moderate sparing. Sometimes they would use wooden swords, sometimes they would use normal weapons. But clearly there is one clear limit, Rain should not be killed.

That's why the sparing Rain used to do looks like a regular exercise. But this time it was like a real fight.

Without waiting for Rain to recover from his shock, the third attack from Urien came back. This time it was a slash with a wide range. Rain quickly resisted the attack but Urien changed her attack pattern so that it became a stabbing attack that pointed at Rain's face.

*creek

A sound like a crack in the shield sounded.

In front of Rain was an invisible shield as if it had just been damaged by the eyes of the opponent's sword. The shield was a level 3 spell, the [Magical Shield] created by Rain just in case.

"!!"

Urien pulled back the sword then she muttered.

"So now you can use magic?"

Not only Rain, the other adventurers were shocked as well.

"Since when can Rain use tier 3 magic?" ask Atlya.

As the only arcane magician in Orion's party, Alya is the one responsible for Rain and Alven's magical education. But as he remembered only the new Alven was able to use level 3 magic and he had never taught Rain to use magic.

They saw the fierce duel of the two people until everyone turned their eyes when they heard the sound of horse footsteps approaching.

While the two men were still focused on their duel to the point that they did not realize who was coming, the other adventurers rushed to pay their respects to Alex and his entourage who had just arrived.

Alex greets the adventurers then he also observes the duel between Rain and Urien.

"Mr Trowbride, what do you think Rain's progress is?" ask Alex.

"Rain has had a lot of development, sir," replied Barnard.

"Is that so? Well, it's all thanks to you."

"Ah, no-no, we're not much help. Rain was a talented kid from the beginning. He's like a diamond that just needs a little polish to sparkle."

Hearing Barnard's praise made Alex happy. The two no longer chatted and just watched the show in front of them.

"!!"

The duel suddenly stopped with Urien's sword which just suddenly crashed into the ground.

Everyone was shocked and Rain's ability just now.

What Rain had just done was to use a sword technique called [La Lumiere du Phile].

Who would have thought, suddenly Rain who looks cornered using a technique that is not too perfect he mastered but strong enough to make Urien cornered. Rain's new technique [La Lumiere du Phile] is an original sword technique from the House of Fertiphile. It seems that while in Canadia, Alex had trained Rain using that one sword technique.

But who would have thought, even though Urien no longer held a weapon, he still attacked Rain using martial techniques.

Urien locked onto Rain's movements and with a powerful kick, he managed to make Rain fall.

"Hehehe you fool, even if your opponent loses his sword, do you think he just kept quiet and waited for you to chop off his head?"

Sparing was finished with the end of the victory Urien. He reached out his hand to help Rain stand up. Although Urien still won like the previous sparring, he realized something. He did not expect the child they had educated to have learned so much. No, the sword technique he had just displayed was not the sword technique that Barnard had been taught. He thinks Rain may have gotten a new teacher while he was in Canadia.

When everything was over, Alex invited the adventurers to lunch.

They went back to the center of the barony to go to a cafe.

This is the first cafe in the barony. The cafe was built on the initiative of Justin to attract tourists and traders. Of course Alexandreia Investment is the full owner of this cafe.

The presence of Alex and his entourage attracts the attention of all cafe visitors. In addition to Alex's identity as a god, the presence of Orion party adventurers carrying their equipment also attracted no less attention.

It is rare for this cafe to be visited by adventurers. It was because this barony still did not have a guild branch so the adventurers were mostly just passers-by. Even if there is, they will prefer to eat at a stall that is simpler and cheaper.

However, because this cafe is capitalized by the class company Alexandreia Investment, of course they have a high price and the target market is wealthy traders.

At the cafe, Alex and the others sat in their respective seats. They were scattered to several tables. Alex sits down with Barnard, Atlya, and Lilac. While others including Justin, Rain, and Riven were at other tables.

As an adventurer they were not at all awkward despite sitting as low as a noble like Alex.

They chatted casually. Of course, the discussion of the Alven and Rain learning process is a dominant topic. In addition, Alex will also ask about security issues such as demihuman cleanup.

Hearing that everything was fine during his time in Canadia, Alex nodded in satisfaction.

Then suddenly Barnard told Alex something quite surprising.

"Sir, I'd like to ask your permission. We have all decided to leave this area" Barnard said.

"What's wrong? Does anything make you dissatisfied in this place?" ask Alex with a worried tone.

He desperately needed these adventurers for safety reasons as well as Alven and Rain's education.

"No my lord, everything here is very good. We are also satisfied with the payment. But my Lord knows we are adventurers who want to explore the world" Barnard said.

Alex could see the determination through the old man's eyes. He could also see the eyes of two women sitting nearby who also had similar eyes. Eyes that show interest in the world. A desire to explore a place that has never been touched. True, they were adventurers who recorded their lives through stories of travel across the country.

"Ah right, I appreciate your decision. I also thank you for taking care of Rain and Riven and for keeping my area safe" Alex said.

"No, my lord, we're just following orders. We thank you for trusting us to do all that" Barnard said.

At first the Orion adventurers intended to leave this region a year ago. Namu Lilac tried to hold him back by saying they should leave after saying goodbye to Alex. Of course behind that reasonable reason, Lilac actually wanted to stay longer with Alex in this place. Alex was the first man to make his heart beat for the first time. The man had made her fall in love at first sight. However, as a teenage girl, she has the imagination to make her love story with Alex. But over time, his nature is now more mature and realistic. He realized the relationship between him and Alex could never happen.