I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Chapter 47
2-33. When On the Way
The carriage runs along a road that is not well-maintained.
Kenra-san takes on the role of coachman, while Uchikage-Ojichan closes his eyes inside the carriage.
Amariaz and I sit next to Kenra-san, who can see outside.
I want to hear the story, and it’s my first time traveling in a carriage, so I should enjoy the experience!
…Amariaz still has a sulky face, leaning against the carriage. Maybe he understands that it’s futile to escape.
Now, let’s hear the story! We’ve only just left the Oni village.
“Kenra-san, Kenra-san.”
“Yes, yes?”
“Somehow, I heard from Uchikage-Ojichan’s retainer that Kenra-san is the strongest among the retainers.”
“Hahaha… Mmm, did Genjin-san tell you that?”
Kenra-san laughed awkwardly and scratched his head. He muttered to himself that Genjin praises himself too much, then explained to me.
“Well, how should I explain it? Oh, by the way, Yuuzen-kun was personally taught the Oni Dance Barehanded Style by Uchikage-sama.”
“Yes, I was taught the basic movements…”
“I was taught the Oni Dance. It involves the use of a Katana sword.”
Saying that, Kenra-san touched the Katana sword without a guard that was placed beside him. Come to think of it, Uchikage-Ojichan said there are three types of Oni Dance: Sword, Bare Hands, and Spear.
I’m not good with weapons, and it’s dangerous, is that why he chose the bare hands style for me?
Why did I choose bare hands again? I don’t remember because it was five years ago.
“Um, could it be that you’ve mastered it completely?”
“Haha, well, actually, yes. Perhaps Genjin-san told Yuuzen-kun that just because of that.”
“Ohh…”
I glanced at Amariaz, and his sullen expression had worsened. Did something in the conversation bother him? Well, whatever.
“But isn’t mastering it quite impressive?”
“Uchikage-sama praised himself, saying that I have good instincts, but I still don’t understand the essence of the Oni. If I could grasp that, I could have confidence… but it’s quite challenging, as no one teaches me, and I don’t even get hints. Moreover, even if I understand the essence of the Oni, it would just be knowledge if I couldn’t realize it myself.”
“I see…”
So, in the end, he still doesn’t know what it is. Well, maybe it doesn’t concern me. I’m not an Oni.
But… Oni Dance with weapons, huh? I’ve been practicing bare hands all this time, and I’ve never even held a sword. I might want to see it.
Next time, when we return, could they show me their training place? It might be possible to apply something from the barehand style!
Come to think of it, I’ve only ever trained with Uchikage-Ojichan, and only Amariaz in terms of sparring. Well, I guess I’m the only one who can keep up with that training.
“By the way, why did Yuuzen choose the bare-handed style?”
“Uchikage-Ojichan taught me only the bare-handed style. I don’t know the reason, but it’s fun.”
“It’s amazing that you can keep up with Uchikage-sama’s training… I received training in Uchikage-sama’s ? Yami Baitai? .” (Dark Medium)
” ? Yami Baitai??”
I’ve been quite reliant on the ? Yami Baitai? in practical training… Oh, I see. To be precise, Kenra-san received training in Uchikage-Ojichan’s ? Yami Baitai?.
“Huh? Can you be taught such a thing as the ? Yami Baitai??”
I’ve heard stories about Uchikage-sama’s ? Yami Baitai? where a princess’s soul is said to reside. I don’t know whose soul it is, and Uchikage-sama won’t tell, but at least it’s the soul of someone who knows the Oni Dance.
“Hee~!”
I just learned about that for the first time! Well, well, is it possible to do something like that?
Embedding a soul into a skill… sounds strange, but well, it’s a skill, so there could be such things… I guess?
“Amariaz, do you know anything?”
“I’ve never heard of a skill that embeds a soul into another skill, but if you combine the skill ? Yomi no Mon? (Gate of hell/underground) which summons souls, with another skill called ? Jikkon? (Soul injection) which stabilizes a summoned soul in one body, it might be possible. While it’s rare to think about embedding a soul into a skill, it’s not impossible.”
“Oh, it exists, then…”
“You… Amariaz-kun, you’re quite knowledgeable… Are you really five years old?”
“I have a magic that makes me smarter~. This knowledge comes from books~.”
He said that while fluttering his hands. Amariaz really knows everything… Maybe I should have read more books.
Oh, speaking of which, how much longer until we reach the Gharott Kingdom?
I don’t see any signs of it at all… I wonder how many more days it’ll take?
“Oh, in that case, we’ll arrive by tomorrow morning.”
“Wow, it’s quite close.”
“If you take it easy, it’s about that much. Although we’ve had regular exchanges for a long time due to the proximity, this is the first time I’m participating in it.”
“Me too. I’m looking forward to it!”
“Yes, but please don’t wander off on your own, okay? It’ll be difficult to find you if you get lost. Besides, not everything is good about the public order, so please be careful. Especially you, Amariaz-kun. With your rare white hair, even if someone talks to you, please ignore them. Okay?”
“My hair color is gray, though… ‘kay, I know.”
Kenra-san looked a bit troubled at Amariaz’ half-hearted response. It’s not good to trouble him too much. As for myself, I also need to be careful not to get too carried away and lose sight of things.