The Book Of Flowers

Training Against Monsters (1)

a few hours later ---

"HIYA!!"

Verdea did a kick move towards me, but I easily avoided it without needing to sweat

"Slow"

I who managed to dodge then grasped Verdea's feet and made him fall on the river water quickly

He instantly sprawled out successfully with a breath of breath, helpless again, while I instantly dropped his foot onto the ground

Remina who was lying behind me had also not moved at all, either out of frustration or was pretending to be dead

"Bravo! What a massacre!" Cyth said while clapping loudly, as long as Veskal just sat next to him while yawning, inconsolable

I don't know why Veskal wanted to take Cyth today. Though Cyth still looks limp so

Maybe it was Cyth who forced Veskal to take her. Substantial...

Erin who was standing behind Cyth also looked like she was amused by our training

Is watching a one-sided massacre indeed their taste, huh??

"HAHA...!!! Why is working with you so hard!?" Verdea said to Remina

"HUH!? You're the one who moves recklessly, that's why I can't follow you!" Remina replied

"Where do you know that I'm moving recklessly try!? Most of you are moving recklessly!"

"I've seen the Moon Elves' training so often, so I know that you're the one who's careless, black-head!!"

Gya gya's... This that's this that's... Bla bla bla... I am that you...

They suck when it starts to get noisy and noisy

Fucking boys. I would be surprised if they didn't fight like this

"Very. Your movements are indeed reckless" I interrupted

"Well! Listen to what Oberon says!?" Remina exclaimed in a trivial tone

"VAIN!"

And... Again they exchanged mouths

I was not influential enough to make them stop, nor did I have the intention or energy to make them stop

Even if I can stop him, they will continue this vague argument...

Aahs... Dear ear...

"Very..."

"Don't blame me!" Verdea said

"Oh yeah, of course! You are not the one who started the~!" Remina replied

Oh wow. He was sarcastic too

And his words made Verdea angry, considering that he did not like people who spoke in a sarcastic tone

"Whatever! Hmphh!"

"Hmmm!"

The two of them then pulled over, walking in the same direction but with different paths

Ahahahah... They really are still kids

I wonder why they are 12 and 14 years old. Their nature does not match their age. If anyone said they were 6 years old, I would immediately nod in agreement

Their fights always lasted a long time, to make the people who were watching just tired

And if it continues...

Their training will be longer...!!!!!

I squatted down on the river and threw some stones at the edge

Veskal only looked at me from a distance with a confused face

I had to figure out a way, because if they didn't, their training wouldn't be able to finish at all

Their cooperation was still very chaotic, and they had only formed their respective techniques for close combat

Verdea has experienced and observed many fights during our time together, and he is also quite quick to learn. But he usually hides and helps us from behind so he doesn't have close combat techniques

Remina, on the other hand, has a fighting technique (That was apparently taught by Lyralia), but has no real fighting experience until she is still difficult to perform and synchronize movements with her friends

Verdea has experience, and Remina has technique. If they want to combine it, I'm sure they can defeat me, even if I don't use my full strength

...

Unfortunately, they did not cooperate....!!

I'd be stuck for a lifetime teaching them if they kept doing that...

"Vain's. I have a little idea for both of them"

...!

I looked back and realized that Veskal was near me, right at the edge of the riverbank

"What is Veskal?" I asked

"How about we show them some monsters outside. Maybe we can try to fight some of those monsters as well" Veskal proposed

...

"I'm not sure about that. There are a lot of dangerous monsters on this continent. And considering that the black magician could nullify his existence, he could have been a nuisance" I replied

An unpleasant experience. Yael even nearly killed Veskal and Verdea 3 times using that method

Nor did he forget when he made all the monsters in the forest chase us until morning arrived

However, Veskal sighed as if he did not want to take my words seriously

"If they keep fighting you, I'm sure they won't grow, considering that you're so far ahead of them in every way. It just makes this exercise feel like a win without your effort"

...

Hmphc...

No matter how much I hate to say this, Veskal has a point

At least they had to learn to fight against something that did not hold back from killing them, and which was definitely quite weak below their level

...

"alright. But I'll take Cyrus, Zaphir and Luna if it doesn't bother you" I said

They also had to do a bit of cleaning in the outer area of the Forest Gate

"It's determined. Now just run it" Veskal responded

"You can choose what monsters we'll observe

But the Vampire scribble, Basilisk, Manticore, Direwolf-"

"Why don't you cross everything, huh?"

"It is important not to choose very aggressive and bloodthirsty creatures"

I hope he doesn't choose...

"Hm... How about we go around? The monsters we face can be random, so there is no need to bother choosing"

...

"Then I'll just pick a Goblin" I said

"Huh!? That monster is so weak you know?" Veskal answered ketus

"I knew. You can just kick him with all your might and they'll die, but I want to train them both, not comfort you"

Veskal only turned his face nervous when his intentions had been discovered

Huh... Veskal, Vescal...

"Thank you for the advice, so now you choose. Want to come or not?" I asked

Veskal surrendered and bowed

"Well... Whatever. Basic plan destroyer..."

......................

-- Outside Miralius, Goeitias Continent --

We finally got out of Miralius, but...

Only Cyrus and Luna agreed to follow us, which Zaphir reasoned was a waste of time. Ordelia didn't actually tell me to leave, so I tried to convince her until I was allowed to

Remina, Veskal, Cyth and Verdea were busy singing the sailor song in a carefree tone

"Way through the Seven Oceans!! Slump the waves to a deterrent!! We don't know to give up!! Because we're gallant sailors!!"

Their voices are so ugly...

The lyrics of the song that required them to speak out loud also added to the suffering we were experiencing...

I've heard the voice of a goat, and I can say that it's more melodious than their combined voices

I also wondered why Cyth suddenly wanted to come with us

"Come Vain. Sing along, lighten the mood" Veskal said, then went back to singing with 3 others

Suffering. The pain. It might get broken

That's what my ears are going through now

"CAN YOU STOP, FOR THE SAKE OF THE GREAT TREE!!!???" Luna finally shouted

Luna had sharper hearing than the rest of us, so it was obvious that she felt the most pain when she heard their singing

They actually raised their voices even more, making Luna look really angry

Luna could only snort in annoyance while covering her ears, while Cyrus only smiled awkwardly

I only patted Luna's shoulder once, so she wouldn't care about them too much

"I just want to warn you that you should not underestimate the Goblins. Every warrior of that monster race has their own unique powers" I said

They instantly quieted down and seemed to think back

"I actually wanted to pick a Harpy... I was curious about their speed" Veskal said

...

His proposal is actually pretty good

Harpies (Female-shaped monsters that have legs and bird wings) are actually a great choice if you want to fight monsters, considering they are quite aggressive to other creatures, and weak in defense

Their attacks are also quite easy to withstand, given that their weapons are only claws on their feet. Enough with a high-level body strengthening magic from me alone could make them not have any power against us

Because of their extremely disturbing speed as well, it took a very strong cooperation to make them fall

That's why I think that monster is the most suitable opponent to help those two children

But, if they don't cooperate, the results will be very different and we will just waste time. It might even endanger itself

That was why the Goblins were enough for them

The goblin was not too far away from the humans. Their only difference was, Goblins were much more primitive and aggressive

They can use magic, train themselves every day for battle, and know the right way to work together to take down enemies

The only thing that made Goblins annoying was their numbers. But Cyrus and I could have matched them with their own strength had they been too much for Remina and Verdea to handle

Despite his gentle looks and dislike of violence, Cyrus is actually very good at fighting, almost on par with Zaphir

Luna on the other hand can help by getting rid of the Goblin king and who can use magic, given that the Goblin type is the one that is very difficult to fight

And as for Goblins, they had 5 types of warriors. Ordinary goblins, female Goblins where this one is very rare, giant Goblin or Hobgoblin, magic-capable Shaman Goblin, and Goblin King

Only those first 3 were the ones I was sure Remina and Verdea could handle. Although Hobgoblins do have unreasonable physical strength, they are quite slow and stupid, so 1 of them alone is enough to finish off one Hobgoblin

But, in this case, I will not let them use long-range attacks, thus making them have to be near the creature

I'm sure they'll have enough trouble later, but I have a feeling that they'll be able to get through that practice. After all, I can't possibly let them off without help either

"I'll limit which Goblins you have to fight. So, don't mess with the others" I said

"Ready, captain!" Remina and Verdea said simultaneously

"I'll just look at sa-"

"You'll help Luna to deal with the high-level Goblins, so don't expect you to just watch" I cut Cyth off with a stiff look, straight at her

He immediately shuddered in fear and looked the other way

Then, not long after...

"Looks... This cave is Goblin's nest" Luna said, looking to our left

We all stopped at the same time when we heard his words and looked the same way

Not far away, there was a very small cave mouth. However, if my estimation is correct, the cave will lead us underground, and the path will be very long

And also...

There were Goblin footprints in front of him

I crouched down to ascertain again whether it was true Goblin trail or not. And while I'm checking...

I didn't realize that there was something hiding near me

*Sruk...*

*SRAK!*

A Goblin suddenly jumped up to attack me from behind a bush...

*slats!*

-- However, what worries me is not that he attacked me, but because I smashed his head with the back of my hand like a soft watermelon in almost an instant, sending all his blood splashing everywhere

Damnit damnit! I reflexively killed this Goblin!

I also realized there were some other Goblins behind the bush. Frightened to see their friend dead, they tried to run into the cave

But, Cyth took out a few throwing knives, and threw them right at the head of the back of the two Goblins who were trying to run

"Wow~ They're sneaky too!" Cyth commented while approaching to take his knife back

I was busy cleaning my cloak and gloves that were splashed by the Goblin's blood earlier, while the others tried to make sure around and Luna tried to distract the two children for a while

On the other side...

Verdea and Remina looked shocked at the dead Goblin, especially when looking at her blood

Remina almost vomited to see that

Hmphc... They're still not used to it. Their faces were as pale as if there was no blood flowing in them

"Hey Remina, Verdea. Here"

I turned their gazes back to the Goblin corpse as I began to speak again

"Do you want to go back?"

...

I don't want to force them, I'm here because they're enthusiastic too

If they want to come back, we will

Verdea shook her head, although it still looked agitated, while Remina still looked doubtful

Huh...

"Hey hey's. Just look. You don't have to kill them. Just drop them to the floor. After all, killing for no good reason is forbidden in the Elf race, isn't it, Remina? After all, this exercise aims to make you good at fighting, not killing"

Remina looked me in the eye when she heard that. He also nodded slowly

I smiled looking at their calm faces

When they are ready to fight. We also started to enter the cave

"Remember. I can't help you unless the situation is very compelling. So, don't force yourself against them"

"Ready"

So limp...

I felt sorry for the impact so they felt forced...

Alright. The training against monsters will begin. I hope they can improve well through this exercise