Vol. 3 Chapter 3 Part 1

Shin-dono! Ive come to pick you up!

Hmm?

The next morning. When Shin and Yuzuha were getting ready to dress themselves, a voice came from outside the room.

Shin opened the door while thinking, Where have I heard that voice before?. It was Cuore, kneeling in a proper seiza posture.

Breakfast is ready. Come this way, please!

Ah, yes. Thank you.

Since she didnt talk much at the dinner table, he didnt know it was her, with only her voice. Also, because it was not a maid, but Cuore, what kind of thing was that?

Um, why is Cuore the one who is summoning me? Yesterday, I was told by the maid about dinner.

Supposedly, Shin was a guest of Wolfgang, so the maid came to pick him up at dinner time.

I asked to take over.

Why would she do that? Shin thought, while thinking back that he had the same feeling at yesterdays dinner. Within Cuore, the existence of High Humans was quite glorified, especially Shins, for some reason. Though she didnt talk much, her manner and gaze showed eloquence toward Shin, too.

It was also probably because Shin was Girards master. Apparently there were too many anecdotes that were told when she was a child, so she seemed to feel strong admiration.

From Shins point of view, his embarrassing past being dramatized was nothing but a punishment game(batsu game) to him.

(I somewhat feel like her image of me is too far away from reality.)

Furthermore, the Cuore of today, her tension felt higher than yesterday. Shin became a little worried about that.

Did Girard tell her about the duel? It seemed to have slightly forced her tension to raise a little.

When he checked the route they were walking, while thinking about what was up with her, he noticed that they were going to a different place from the dinner.

Isnt the destination different from yesterdays hall?

Yes, I was told to guide you to Girard-samas private room.

Since the dinner was a banquet feast, he wondered if he could eat peacefully in the morning. On the account of the work, Cuore seemed to finish it earlier.

Its here. I think your companions will come soon. Then, I will be on my way.

Thank you.

Shin thanked Cuore who was leaving with a bow, and entered the room. Inside were Girard, Van and Rajim.

Schnee and Tiera entered after a few minutes.

Then, lets eat.

They finished greeting each other and began to eat breakfast. There was rice, miso soup, grilled fish and pickled vegetables when he looked at the contents of the menu.

When breakfast was over, they talked about things from then onward.

Though I asked you to take care of the equipment, I dont want you to only do that. You have to take it easy and go sightseeing.

Then, will you tell me a place with a library? A place with past documents is good, too.

Hmm, understood. There will be a need for a permission, but I will arrange it all.

Im relieved of the trouble.

He might identify some of the things he didnt understand in Bayreuth. If there was the permission of the first Beast King, he might even be able to see something like a prohibited book which was his goal earlier. There were no issues somehow or other.

What will Schnee and Tiera do?

I will stay with Shin.

Schnee answered immediately as if it was natural. To take it easy? It seemed there was no option for her to go sightseeing.

Well um, I wonder if I can follow you to the library too? I am curious but

Do you want to go together after I repair Girards equipment?

I dont mind. When you repair the equipment, will you deal with an Ancient grade weapon? Im interested in that too.

Tiera has been researching the message card he handed over from before, but apart from that, she appeared to be interested in the work that Shin did.

Her study couldnt crack a part of the mechanism yet, but because she was not in a hurry, it seemed to be postponed.

Then its settled. Girard and company, what will you do?

I am, well as they say, putting my affairs in order. While Im at it, I intend to teach a skill that I failed before to Wolfgang.

From yesterdays talk, did you reach the Hiden rank?

I almost mastered it up until the Ouden. Because the Secret Book is almost certainty a loss. What will happen next will depend on that.

Because Shin had heard the story about their stats, he expected that a rank of martial art skills has been acquired.

The ranks in martial art skills were divided into 5 ranks in THE NEW GATE.

First, the foundation skill was Shoden. There were many techniques to learn by leveling up. Ouden could be attained by training Shoden and Chuden. When a special quest was completed, Hiden was usually acquired by taking a different action. And then, when everything from Shoden to Hiden skills were forged until they were at their greatest, Shiden could be learned.

(T/N: Shoden[Beginner]< Chuden[Intermediate]< Ouden[Hidden]< Hiden[Secret]