Chapter 497: Adventure and Teaching

Broly and Roxy seemingly met by chance at the Adventurer's Guild in Sharia.

"I'm here to earn money as a part-time adventurer."

Broly answered thus.

"Eh, aren't you a Special Admission Student, so your tuition is waived?"

Roxy asked with some surprise.

"Although my tuition is waived, I still have to cover my daily expenses myself, such as the magic ink needed to practice drawing magic circles."

Broly showed a troubled expression.

"So, have you found a party yet?"

"No, those people all dislike me for being too young."

Looking at the sighing boy, Roxy felt a kinship.

Because she too was greatly hindered by her young appearance.

"By the way, Broly, what's your adventurer rank again?"

Roxy felt a sudden impulse and asked.

"I'm a B-rank Adventurer. What's wrong?"

Broly took out the Adventurer Card he had prepared before enrollment and deliberately asked.

"B-rank……"

Roxy muttered, and made up her mind.

"How about you team up with me? I haven't found a teammate yet either."

"Eh, really? That's wonderful."

Broly happily accepted the invitation of the demon race girl, and this was part of the strategy plan all along.

"Both of you, your adventurer ranks are fine. What would you like to name your party?"

After checking that both of their Adventurer Badges were in order, the Front Desk Lady at the Adventurer's Guild asked Roxy about the name of their adventurer party.

"Broly, do you have any good ideas?"

Roxy asked.

"How about we each take one character from our names to form the party name?"

Broly didn't have any good ideas, but he had a foolish method.

"The Brolo Party, right? I'll register it like that for the two of you."

After collecting the handling fee and recording the party information on the parchment, Broly and Roxy's adventurer party was successfully formed.

"I guess it'll become the Brolo-Aishi Party later."

Broly muttered.

Roxy, meanwhile, began selecting commissions at the Commission Board.

Although the party was newly formed, because both Broly and Roxy had high adventurer ranks, they could directly accept B-rank or higher commission quests.

"Exploring a labyrinth alone is difficult, but with two people it's no problem. However, we've just formed a party, and our coordination might not be enough yet, so we won't take on labyrinth quests that are too difficult to complete. This quest to collect gnawing beast tooth materials is just right."

Although Roxy's life in this timeline had been influenced by Orsted, apart from the significant influence in 395, everything else proceeded along roughly the same track. Thus, in forming an adventurer party to explore a labyrinth, the girl showed a comparatively mature and steady side.

Naturally, Broly had no objections; whatever Roxy said went. Even if, before entering the labyrinth, she instructed him not to use fire magic inside if possible, treating him like a complete labyrinth novice, Broly simply listened and agreed.

"Freezing Domain~"

"Water Cannon."

Once again attacked by a group of labyrinth monsters, Roxy cast Freezing Domain, and the water elemental summoned by Broly condensed a Water Cannon, shattering the frozen monster bodies.

"Hah~"

After prying out and collecting the magic crystals from the frozen monster corpses, Roxy wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked toward the boy beside her, who had already finished collecting the magic crystal materials on the other side, feeling a sense of admiration in her heart.

【At first, I still wanted to command Broly, but every time I spoke a command, the boy would do exactly what I wanted him to do at just the right moment, even doing it better than I imagined.

Unlike my imagination, a newly formed adventurer party might need an adjustment period, but partying with Broly felt like we had skipped the adjustment period and entered directly into the compatibility period, coordinating like old partners who had teamed up for many years……】

"Roxy, how much lamp oil is left?"

"Only enough for half a day."

"It's time to head back."

"I think so too."

【The boy's words were so pleasing to the ear, his actions and rhythm felt like they were stepping right on my heart.

Without needing to say much, I knew exactly what to do next, and it was the most correct thing.

Exploring a labyrinth with someone like this made me feel comfortable.】

"Next time, when you need to earn money, invite me to explore the labyrinth with you again."

After completing the commission, settling the quest, splitting the reward, and returning together to the Magic University, when they reached the fork in the road between the male and female dormitories, Roxy suddenly said this.

"Alright, but Roxy, if you need to earn money, you can also invite me to go adventuring in the labyrinth together."

Hearing these words, Roxy showed a happy expression on her face. She nodded, said the words "See you tomorrow," and then, with light steps, headed toward the female dormitory, hopping and skipping like a little rabbit.

Behind her, Broly stood in place, took out a notebook from the Crystal Palace, opened it, and put a checkmark behind "Become a companion of an adventurer party that explores labyrinths together," then he also went back.

After returning to his single dormitory, Broly locked the door.

He left through the window and flew toward the Fittoa Region.

"Why haven't you come these past few days?!"

The two-year-old Red Lion of the Boreas Family was somewhat angry at the boy's return, because this guy who suddenly jumped down from a tree had promised to teach her how to wield branches, but had stood her up for three days.

Don't say children don't understand or don't hold grudges; little Aishi holds grudges very much. After having her expectations disappointed many times, her puffed-out little cheeks now proved her unhappiness.

「Sorry, I've been held up with something lately. 」

「If you have something on, you might as well not come at all. 」

Little Alice, at two years old, had already been spoiled by her grandfather Sauros into being somewhat arrogant and willful.

However, Broly had a way to solve this problem.

He picked up a small branch from the ground and began waving it at the tree trunk beside him.

The creaking sound attracted little Alice's gaze, and the little girl's eyes began to light up.

As the branch waved, the bark on the tree trunk was precisely rubbed away, revealing a pattern of little Alice turning her face, puffing her cheeks, and stomping her feet in an angry yet cute manner.

「Want to learn? 」

After finishing the on-the-spot drawing, Broly asked.

「Mm. 」

Little Alice subconsciously nodded her head.

「Then are you still angry? 」

Her little cheeks, which had already calmed down, quickly puffed up again after this question.

「I'm angry! 」

Little Alice said huffily.

Broly: 「... 」

This little brat was just like a tsundere cat, hissing while meowing.

「My branch-waving technique, I only teach to children who aren't angry. 」

「I'm not a child. 」

In this cycle, little Alice, who was just over two years old this year, was very certain of this.

「But you're angry. 」

「Uuu, then I'm not angry anymore, teach me quickly. 」

Little Alice also wanted to hold a small branch and wave it around casually to create very pretty patterns.

「Is that the posture of someone making a request? 」

Broly asked.

「Uuu, Broly-gege, please, nya~」

Broly reached out and patted the head of the cutely acting little Alice, but the little brat quickly dodged his palm.

「Come here, I'll teach you to practice. 」

Regarding this, Broly didn't mind; he simply squatted down and let little Alice come to his side.

Little Alice refused Broly's head pats, but she did not refuse Broly's hand-in-hand instruction.

She jumped over in a flash, drilling into the boy's embrace, urging him to quickly teach her the technique of waving branches.

「To carve patterns onto a tough tree trunk with a soft branch, strength and technique are both indispensable. 」

Broly held little Alice's hand, letting Qi flow into the girl's body, and guided her to exert force.

Creak creak creak, a butterfly pattern was carved onto the tree trunk.

「I don't want a butterfly, I want a big cat, quickly, quickly~」

Of course, little Alice at this age was simply enjoying the feeling of having her body controlled and carving patterns on the tree trunk with a branch.

「If you want to carve a big cat, you have to do it yourself. 」

「I can't. 」

「So you need to learn. Remember the feeling of force when I guide your branch-waving: this is a horizontal, this is a left-falling stroke, this is a vertical, this is a turn, this is a hook……」

「So troublesome! 」

「How could……」

Broly let go of her hand, and with a snap, a horizontal stroke was struck out.

「See, you've just struck out a horizontal line, haven't you? 」

Broly pointed to the slightly slanted torn-skin horizontal line on the tree trunk and said.

「Eh?! 」

Little Alice widened her eyes and then became somewhat excited.

「I'll do it myself. 」

Just as Broly wanted to grab her hand again, he was dodged by this little brat.

As expected, with a crack, the small branch in her hand was broken by her own strike.

「Ah, why doesn't it work again? 」

Little Alice frowned tightly, completely baffled.

「That's because you haven't yet mastered the technique of waving small branches proficiently; you must properly remember the feeling of me guiding your branch-waving. 」

Broly appeared to be teaching this cycle's little Alice the technique of waving branches, but what he actually taught was the Three God Style Swordsmanship he himself mastered, abbreviated as Third-rate Swordsmanship.

In the previous cycle, Broly had tried to teach his Third-rate Swordsmanship to Alice, but the result was failure.

After communicating with Ghislaine, Broly learned that his Third-rate Swordsmanship was not something anyone could learn.

Third-rate Swordsmanship originated from the mainstream three major swordsmanship schools; it was a unique swordsmanship Broly created by taking the essences of the three swordsmanship schools and summarizing them, somewhat like a general outline of the three swordsmanship schools, so the learning difficulty was very high.

「Those who want to learn must either have very profound attainments in all three swordsmanship schools, or be complete newcomers who have never practiced any swordsmanship school but possess very high swordsmanship talent, practicing your Third-rate Swordsmanship from childhood relying on bodily feeling. 」

「As for others, if they don't have very high insights into all three swordsmanship schools, practicing your Third-rate Swordsmanship will only make them truly become swordsmen of third-rate strength. 」

「Ghislaine, are you the same? 」

「Mm, I'm the same. The only one I'm powerful in is Sword God Style; Water God Style isn't too good, let alone North God Style. After practicing your Third-rate Swordsmanship, I became somewhat of a neither-here-nor-there mess, even affecting my original Sword God Style Swordsmanship, making my sword slower. 」

That was Ghislaine's answer from the previous loop, and Alice asked that before recovering her memories in the new loop, Broly teach her third-rate swordsmanship.

Of course, since little Alice was naturally energetic, while teaching her third-rate swordsmanship, Broly could also capture the girl on the side.

"Holy power is delicious food, bestowing upon those who have lost power the ability to stand up again, healing……"

Broly used beginner healing magic on the scarred trunk, and the trunk with broken bark quickly recovered.

"Then, the technique of waving the small branch, we'll practice until here today."

He said to little Alice.

"So fast?"

Little Alice was still somewhat unsatisfied, even though her forehead was now covered in sweat beads.

"No way, the sun is about to set, I have to go home too."

At this moment, it was already dusk, the sun hung on the western horizon, falling downward.

"Then when will you come over again?"

"Who am I?"

"Uu~"

Little Alice pursed her lips, but still replied: "Broly big brother."

"Do you really hope I come over to see you again?"

"Mm."

The little one didn't hesitate this time, quickly nodding her little head.

"Then tomorrow it is, I'll come see you again tomorrow."

"Deal, you must come tomorrow, if you don't come, you're a little dog."

"Mm, if I don't come I'm a little dog."

Broly glanced at the tree not far away, then nodded to little Alice.

He quickly jumped out from the backyard wall of the Boreas Family.

【Discovered?】

Ghislaine thought, then jumped down from the tree.

"Miss Alice, Master Sauros sent me to call you, it's time to go back for dinner."

She walked over and said.

"Got it, Ghislaine."

Little Alice still held a branch in her hand, and hopped and ran toward the direction of the house.

Ghislaine landed behind, looking at the trunk already restored to its original state, then picked up a branch from the ground.

Snap, she waved the branch out, the branch broke directly, but left a deep mark on the trunk.

"Truly not working, who exactly is that guy, why teach Miss Alice that kind of strange swordsmanship?"

Big Dog Girl thought for a moment, discovered she wasn't the type to use her brain, and gave up.

"Forget it, as long as there's no malice, then it doesn't matter."

She was still very sharp about what kind of attitude she held toward strangers.

From beginning to end, Ghislaine didn't feel that Broly had any malice toward Alice.

Arrived at Buena Village before sunset, and Broly's hands now held two more fish.

These were what he caught from a passing river, but he knocked on the door in front.

"Squeak~"

The door opened, and it was a gold-haired Long-Eared Race man who opened the door.

"Hello, Uncle Roland."

Broly greeted him.

"It's Broly, what is this?"

Roland asked the boy at the door.

"My brother caught some fish, asked me to bring some to your home."

"How can I accept this, your own family can just eat them."

"We still have plenty of fish at home, so it's fine, and besides, you once saved me in the forest."

Broly was very enthusiastic, Roland could only take the two big fish from the boy's hands.

"Where's Sylphy?"

"In the room."

"I'll go find her to play."

Broly said he was going to find Sylphy to play, but the girls of Year 407 of the Jia Long Era were still just babies in swaddling clothes.

Lying in the cradle, with her small mouth open, not a single tooth.

However, upon seeing Broly, or rather his fluffy tail, the little one giggled happily.

(Chapter End)