Black Iron Magician

Chapter 419 Watching Closely

After applying the super-gravity shackles, Deris left the training place of the Level 8 group, saying that he would watch the combat training of Gobuo against Ii and the others. It seems as if he was trying to get away from Nell’s bloodlust, but unfortunately, no one has the composure to say it.

「Ugh! Haa, haa…! I-It’s so heavy!」

「Fuu…. B-But, the opponent is also in the same situation, so it’s a good match….」

The pairing of sparring was done with Touko vs. Chinatsu, and Haruna vs. Hund, and they are currently taking a short break. By the way, both pairs were fighting seriously in front of the Knight Leader Nell, and the weight of the shackles and the weight of the pressure were uniforms. Everything is heavy.

「That’s right, but this hellish environment makes me go mad…. Aah, I envy Lily-shishō today! She’s just sleeping, and I envy her in so many ways!」

「Yes, yes, stop wasting your breath. It will only make you tired pointlessly. Besides, even though it’s far away, the bloodlust is concentrated in that place. Do you really want to go to that place?」

「No, that’s….」

「Right?」

Chinatsu and the others are at the place that’s the closest to Nell, the source of the bloodlust. However, that doesn’t mean that the bloodlust is the strongest. The stress that Chinatsu and the others are currently feeling is merely the side effect of Nell seriously releasing her bloodlust, and there’s a clear difference between that and the thick beam of bloodlust that Nell is shooting with her intense gaze at the level where the distance is meaningless. Of course, the latter, which is received directly by Deris and Lily, is more terrible.

「Even if that’s true, she’s sleeping in Danna’s chest. For me, it’s very difficult to calculate the plus-minus. Lily-shishō is amazing that she can do it without hesitation!」

「Y-Yes. I think you are also amazing enough that you can say that in front of Nell-shishō…」

Because Nell is concentrating on her training, other than sending her gaze at Deris and Lily, she’s only holding her sword without moving at all, and she doesn’t even speak. For Chinatsu and Touko, it could be said that she’s just releasing twice as much bloodlust as she did yesterday. But even so, talking about something that could be the cause of their death is too rash. If Chinatsu were to make the same statement as Touko, her stomach would explode from the stress at that moment. It’s a dangerous and thoughtless act, so good children should never imitate it.

「Nuuuh…!」

「Hoooo…!」

Haruna and Hund returned to their sparring a little earlier. Perhaps they are simply comparing their strengths, they are both in a handshake position while groaning.

「What the hell are they doing?」

「It seems that they are engaged in a tremendously advanced technique battle through one arm. Haruna seems to be teaching Hund-san martial arts in this sparring, so that must be one of them.」

「Ooh, when you put it that way, it sounds like something from a manga.」

「I can’t do it because I’m using a sword, but Touko can do it, I think?」

「It looks interesting. If it were me, I will use my ki and do this…. Alright! Hey, Haruna! Do it with me next!」

「T-Touko, you should be a little more careful. I can see it, you know?」

「Huh? What?」

The skirt of the uniform is nothing to worry about. Touko jumped and stood up without showing any sign of embarrassment. It’s fine since Hund is facing Haruna, but if she makes a mistake in her timing, her underwear will be seen. She maybe doesn’t look Hund as a man, or she maybe doesn’t aware of it in the first place. Or perhaps, she might have behaved differently if it was Deris.

(Still, I was not sure about this training camp at first, but… it is well planned that everyone is training according to their level.)

Chinatsu takes another look around the underground training ground. While Chinatsu and the others are training at the entrance of the training ground, at the back, the level 7 Therese and the others are fighting fiercely against Aralkar’s clone, which is the remnant of the former Great Eight Demons. She has experienced it before, so when she was watching the battle, the scene at that time suddenly came to mind.

(It brings back memories… but my stomach hurts…)

It’s a stressful and nostalgic memory.

In the center of the training ground, where it’s easiest to see around, the training of the team under Deris, Gobuo, Ii, Aru, San, and Suu, is being held. Ii and the others, armed with a chainsaw and other dangerous weapons, are fighting against Gobuo. The four of them are attacking from all directions with coordinated and agile movements, and Gobuo is responding with brilliant swordplay and magic. At a glance, it seems as if the two sides are on the same level.

「Okay, you’re getting used to it a little. I will increase the difficulty now.」

「Gobu!」

When Deris said so, Ii and the others’ movements changed at the next moment. Their coordination and speed have been enhanced greatly. The equal match has disappeared, and Gobuo is now at a disadvantage. If it were just a single force, Gobuo would have the upper hand, but their exquisite teamwork wouldn’t allow it.

(Are those dismantling staff being manipulated by Deris-san…?)

Shortly after Chinatsu started watching their training, she suddenly has such a feeling.

(Is it because their eyes are out of focus? Or is it because there’s an unnatural flow of magic between Deris-san and them? …… Their wills, which I could feel slightly before the training camp started, are not recognizable at all now. It’s as if they have given the entire chain of command of their bodies to Deris-san…)

Chinatsu had her hands full with her own training until the short break time. That is why this is the first time that she is observing Deris from the outside like this. At the same time, Chinatsu also noticed that Deris is paying attention to the other groups.

「What’s wrong, Chinatsu? Don’t tell me, are you also attracted to Danna’s charm?」

「Waaah!? T-Touko, please don’t try to get me involved in front of Nell-shishō―― ah, Shishō, it’s wrong, okay!? It’s a misunderstanding!」

Chinatsu felt that Nell’s gaze (bloodlust) shifted to her just slightly, and she immediately corrected her suspicions. Honestly, she was on the verge of vomiting.

「…… Touko, I’m really going to resent you, okay?」

「S-Sorry. I was just kidding….」

「Sigh, you should remember that Shishō can’t take that kind of joke. I feel like she’s strangely lenient toward Touko in that regard, though…. Um, we were talking about Deris-san, right? In this training camp, everyone is doing their best, right? But I think it’s unexpectedly Deris-san who’s doing the hardest training.」

「Danna is? Aah… well, he’s certainly receiving the most bloodlust.」

「No, that’s not what I――」

「――Also, while carrying Lily-shishō, Danna is commanding those women, no, is that some kind of magic? Anyway, he’s moving those women by some kind of means while maintaining our shackles, 16 high-level magic, for a long time at the same time. Furthermore, he’s properly watching over the battle between Therese and the others against that monster slime so that he can deal with any emergency situation. It’s the same with us. It seems you already know it, but he’s watching us to make sure we are okay. I was so tense because I could feel his gaze, and I was having a hard time controlling myself. And like I said before, he’s also receiving the bloodlust directly! Deris-danna is really amazing!」

「T-Touko, you understood better than I did, didn’t you? You were watching Deris-san carefully, huh….」

In conclusion, Deris was training secretly, and Nell and Touko were watching him closely. Thus, the training camp continued like that.