Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 701 Good things should be shared

In the front yard of the Hestia Familia's residence, the wind was blowing, and what was causing the wind was two girls who were fiercely fighting in the yard.

One was formerly known as "Swift Wind," and the other uses "Wind Spirit Magic." Although their swordsmanship differs, both possess wind-related magic.

The battle that ended inconclusively seven years ago seemed to continue at this moment, but as the silver blade pressed against the elf lady's neck, the sword sparring match finally came to a conclusion.

"I lost."

Liu helplessly lowered the wooden sword in her hand. Her ability value had stagnated at Lv.4 five years ago, making her no longer a match for Lv.5 Sword Maiden.

"Your sword is light and fast."

Ais also sheathed her sword, speaking calmly with a placid expression and little variation in tone.

Only those familiar with this young woman would know that she was comforting her defeated opponent and expressing her appreciation for his swordsmanship.

“But I still lost. Your sword was faster than mine, and your fighting rhythm was better.”

Fighting the Sword Maiden made Ryu realize that the sword dance she learned yesterday also had a way to be countered.

As long as their swordsmanship is no worse than yours, just like the swordswoman in front of you.

Once the opponent realized that he was using her strength, he consciously used feints and swordplay to mislead her.

Not only did he fail to gain any leverage, he also nearly lost his balance and exposed a weakness, which led to his defeat in the sparring session.

"This is all thanks to Mr. Broly's guidance these days."

Ais answered seriously that if she hadn't received guidance from the Saiyan boy before, she probably wouldn't have been able to win against the elf girl (who had mastered the Phantom Sword Dance technique) so easily, even if she had won in the end.

"I believe that after Mr. Broly's guidance, you will also become strong quickly, Miss Ryu."

After a pause, the swordswoman added another sentence.

"I have no doubt about that."

Ryu nodded. If it were her who hadn't been trained yesterday, she probably wouldn't have lasted this long and would have already been defeated by the Sword Maiden.

But what does it matter to her whether she becomes stronger or not, since she has already betrayed justice and left her original clan?

"Let's fight again when you get stronger."

"Eh?"

“When I spar with you, I can feel my swordsmanship improving. I hope Miss Ryu can put more pressure on me.”

"The swordswoman said, while Ryu didn't know what to say. Was she enjoying it because her swordsmanship had improved?"

"it is good."

However, the female elf did see something: the significance of improving her strength and becoming stronger.

It had nothing to do with justice; it was simply a response to a young girl who had high expectations for her swordsmanship.

It was compensation for the fight he had gotten into for venting his emotions for no reason.

"Here, wipe your sweat."

The little girl handed me a hot towel; wiping myself with it after exercising felt incredibly refreshing.

"Thank you."

The female elf took the hot towel and thanked her.

"By the way, Miss Ais, do you really not remember me?"

She wiped her face before asking the swordswoman opposite her, who had also wiped her face.

"Of course I remember you."

Have you recognized me yet?

"You are Miss Ryu from the Abundant Mistress Tavern."

【Uh……】

"No, I'm talking about other identities."

"Miss Liu, do you have any other identities?"

Seeing the swordswoman's innocent and confused expression, the female elf sighed.

"Never mind, it's not a big deal."

There's no need to bring up the past. If we really had to talk about it, it wasn't something to be proud of when I, at 14, challenged her to a fight when she was 9. It was like bullying a child, especially since she didn't even win; she was evenly matched with the 9-year-old girl.

"Take a break, and I'll explain the shortcomings in your swordsmanship before we begin the second training session."

Broly clapped his hands and said, "What do you mean by fighting after getting stronger? That means we'll continue fighting later."

"Eh?"

Ryu looked over in surprise.

"Will there be a second game?"

She asked.

"Is Miss Ryu going back to the tavern to help out?"

Broly checked the time on the Crystal Palace panel and realized there was still some time before noon.

"No, I took the day off today."

Liu shook his head in reply.

"Is there anything else you need to do?"

Broly asked again.

"Uh, we don't have that either."

She's just an ordinary tavern waitress in Orario now.

"Miss Liu, are you feeling exhausted?"

"I'm not that slender."

"So why stop training? Didn't you come here to have sword training with me?"

Or is it that you hate failure and dislike the feeling of losing again?

If that's the case, I can arrange for you to train on the sidelines, with Lily as your sparring partner.

The Saiyan boy's words left the elf girl speechless.

"No need, Miss Ais will do."

Ryu shook her head. Rather than having a Lv.4 bully a Lv.1, she would rather fight a Lv.5 opponent.

Broly walked over and explained in detail some of the swordplay issues the two had just discussed.

He adjusted the details of both Fiora and Elf Girl's movements.

Only after the two started fighting again did they come over to Lefia's side.

"Miss Rafia, why don't you come and lend a hand?"

"Hey, Mr. Broly, what do you need my help with?"

The elven girl, who was originally admiring the sword-wielding prowess of her admired senior, quickly asked after realizing what had happened.

"It's nothing much, it's just that Lily has never fought a pure mage before, and I'd like to ask you to use magic to train her combat skills."

"Ah, but I'm a Level 3 adventurer, and Miss Lily is only Level 1, right?"

"It's alright. This is also a good opportunity to test Miss Lefia's desensitization training these past few days. Let's see if she can defeat an opponent two levels weaker than herself without being nervous, even without a front-row opponent."

“Miss Lefia, if you lack confidence, Lily can train on her own.”

The little girl said very considerately.

Lefia: "..."

Even if it's a back row versus a front row fight, it would be quite shameful to back down if a level 3 player were to fight a level 1 player.

"But the magic I know is quite powerful, and I might hurt you if I'm not careful."

Lefia reminded her that she was a renowned magic gunner in the Loki Familia, and that at Lv.3 she possessed firepower comparable to Lv.5.

"That is indeed a problem. I wonder if Miss Lefia knows water magic?"

"Uh, I haven't learned it."

"Why don't you try learning it?"

Broly conjured a water sphere from his fingertip.

"Hey, Mr. Broly, you used to know magic too?"

Lefia was somewhat surprised.

"Understood."

Broly nodded.

"But if you know magic yourself, wouldn't you be able to train Miss Lily yourself?"

The elf girl was a little curious.

"My magical abilities are only average compared to my personal swordsmanship; I can't say I'm capable of training others."

Broly explained why he asked the elf girl for help, but the main reason was that he wanted to have more interaction with her.

If Broly could do anything and strike up a conversation with the elf girl without permission, he wouldn't know what to say to her.

It would be better to use magic training as an excuse to have something to do.

"I see. Then I can try to learn it."

Lefia didn't refuse. She had received so much care these past few days, and giving her a thank-you gift yesterday felt like it wasn't enough. Now that Mr. Broly needed her help, she would naturally do her best to assist him. Lefia then inquired about the key points of casting the basic water magic spell, Water Ball.

For elves, magic is an ability that they can learn and use without becoming a member of a kin.

Unlike ordinary humans and dwarves, this has led many elf members to have a sense of racial superiority from birth, and to regard races other than gods as inferior.

Of course, Lefia doesn't belong to this type of elf. She is very studious, and as a former graduate of the school district, she has good learning talent.

“Mr. Broly, look, I can do water polo.”

In just over ten minutes, the elven girl had mastered the most basic water magic. Lefia held up the small water ball floating in her hand and said to the Saiyan boy with some joy.

“Miss Lefia, your magical talent is truly astonishing.”

Broly praised the elven girl, saying that the fastest magic learner he had ever seen was his little brother Rudeus from the Six Faces of the World.

"Ah, I have to thank Mr. Broly for teaching me so well. He can even analyze the release and circulation of magic very clearly. I just followed his instructions."

Lefia scratched her head a little embarrassedly. Although many people had praised her, perhaps because she joined the ranks of top-tier clans like Loki from the very beginning, she didn't really feel the praise. She always felt that people were just being polite and that she hadn't actually done a good job.

However, Lefia was genuinely happy about this, because the magic she actually used didn't lie, and she had indeed mastered a new spell in just over ten minutes.

"Alright, then I'll leave Lily's training to Miss Lefia."

"Hey, I just learned this, I'm not proficient yet..."

The elf girl was a little nervous.

"Practice in real combat, Miss Lefia."

Lily Luca walked up to her, said "Please guide me" and then rushed towards the elf girl.

"Ah, incantation, may the great protection of water descend upon the place you seek..."

Perhaps knowing that the charging dwarf girl was only Lv.1, the elven girl was somewhat flustered, but she was still able to clearly recite the incantation for the water ball spell.

"The casting speed is too slow, Miss Lefia!"

However, Lilyluka, who had overheard the water ball spell incantation, felt that she had plenty of time to reach the elven girl and subdue her before she could cast the spell.

"Ah~"

And that was indeed the case. Lilyluka approached first, but contrary to expectations that she would subdue the elven girl, Lefia, in her panic, swung her wand and ended up beating her up.

"Hiss, Miss Lefia, wasn't it agreed that we'd use magic? Why are we using a wand for melee attacks?"

Lilyluka, who had been hit on the head by a magic wand, looked at the elf girl next to her with a hint of resentment as Bro used healing magic to treat the large bump on her head.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Miss Lily, I was a little too flustered. Compared to not being able to cast the spell, I instinctively used my wand..."

As it turns out, the desensitization training was effective, teaching the elf girl to be flexible in dealing with situations. However, she still couldn't completely change her tendency to get nervous. The only difference was that she no longer froze or became completely stunned when she was nervous.

“Lily, magic is not such an inconvenient thing. Miss Lefia’s act of hitting you with her wand was clearly using the physical method of the wand, which can also be considered a kind of magic. You were a little careless.”

Broly had a different opinion, believing that the dwarf girl's defeat was due to her carelessness when she got close to the elven girl, who was a spellcaster. He then gave the dwarf girl a lecture.

"Okay, Broly, I understand."

Lily Luca shrank her neck, realizing that if she was careful, the elven girl's wild wand-waving would not be able to defeat her.

“Miss Lefia, from the way you wave your wand, I feel you also have a talent for melee magic. Would you like to learn some close combat from me?”

After teaching the dwarf girl, Broly looked at the elf girl and asked.

"Ah, me, a melee mage?"

Lefia pointed to her nose before she realized what was happening.

"Wait, Mr. Broly, do magicians also engage in melee combat?"

"Yes, yes, magic is ultimately just one application of magical energy. We can use it as a weapon in close combat by simply changing how we use it. For example, we can use magical energy to strengthen our physical body first..."

"Oh, this is possible?"

"of course."

"But how do we strengthen it?"

"We can explore that later."

Broly only uses air to strengthen his body; he has never tried using magic.

But they all lead to the same end, and are all forms of bodily energy, so they should be roughly the same.

With some research, we can definitely solve some of the technical problems that may exist.

"Before that, Miss Lefia, would you like to learn some swordsmanship from me?"

Exploring the use of magic to enhance the physical body can be done slowly; Broly intends to first establish a close teaching relationship with the easily nervous elf girl in front of him.

"Once you've mastered swordsmanship, you might be able to train with Miss Ais, just like Miss Ryu."

Lefia wanted to refuse, as learning swordsmanship was really not a good fit for her as a back-row mage turret, and she didn't think she could learn it. However, before she could refuse, she heard the Saiyan boy's words.

[Huh, I can practice swordsmanship with Miss Ais?!]

Watching the two still practicing their swordsmanship, the elven girl's mind immediately conjured up an image. She put herself in Ryu's shoes and even added a happy filter to the swordswoman's perspective in her imagination: 'Ah, Lefia, your swordsmanship is amazing, so fast! I'm so happy practicing with you~'

【Hehe~】

Thinking of this scene, the elven girl grinned foolishly.

"Brother Broly, what's wrong with Miss Rafia?"

Lily Luca looked at her strangely, feeling that there was something odd about this elven girl.

"Mr. Broly, please, teach me swordsmanship!"

Once she came to her senses, Lefia ignored the strange look in the eyes of the little girl and immediately made a request to the Saiyan boy, looking very enthusiastic.

"Okay, no problem, leave everything to me."

Broly nodded in agreement.

"Brother Broly, I'll help too."

Lily Luca volunteered.

“Alright, Miss Lefia is a beginner in swordsmanship, but she has a stat of Lv.3. You can teach her some basic swordsmanship and let her train with you in a team first.”

The courtyard of the Hestia Familia's residence was immediately divided into two areas. One area was a training ground for experts, where Ryu and the Sword Princess were trained.

One area is a training ground for beginners, where the trainees are Lily Luca, who has a basic understanding of swordsmanship but lacks sufficient stats, and Lefia, who lacks a basic understanding of swordsmanship but has sufficient stats.

When Bell came over, he saw a Saiyan boy standing in the middle of the field, watching the training on both sides, looking like a head coach.

Since the little girl had a sparring partner, the white-haired boy had to find an open space by himself to practice swinging his sword in the air.

"Seriously, isn't this our battleground?"

Haici Bellpert, the chief healer of the Freya Familia who was watching the training in the courtyard from outside, couldn't help but ask the goddess attendant girl next to her.

"No."

Helen shook her head in reply.

However, despite what is said, the intense training atmosphere inside is indeed somewhat similar.

Of course, for the Freya Familia, it's a naked, brutal fight to the death.

Although everyone is fighting for the goddess, they treat each other as rivals and enemies.

There simply isn't a coach like Broly who can point out the shortcomings of those in training.

If you want to improve, then you have to figure it out yourself in the battles of the Wilderness from morning till night. And as long as you don't break down, those who can persevere are basically strong compared to the average Orario adventurer.

Time flew by and it was noon. When it was time for lunch, everyone stopped.

Since Ais and Fiora arrived unexpectedly, no lunch was prepared for them.

"I can share some of the bento boxes with you, Miss Ais and Miss Lefia."

Broly was very generous about this.

"Oh, how could I possibly accept your lunchbox?"

Lefia felt a little embarrassed. Not only had she come here to learn new magic and swordsmanship, but she had also been treated to a meal.

This is really going too far—taking food and taking things away at the same time.

"It's alright. Miss Seele prepared a larger bento box for me today than usual."

Broly waved his hand.

"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."

Ais accepted the lunchbox the boy offered without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Lefia followed suit and sat down on the grass.

"Miss Liu, you'd like one too."

Ryu originally wanted to stop it, but a bento box was also stuffed into her hand. She hadn't actually planned to have lunch here.

"Uh, but this is a bento that Seele carefully made for you before dawn, and it may taste a little different from your usual bento."

"Is that so? Then I'll have to take a good look at it."

The bento box has been opened, and it smells quite good. The ingredients used are also very good, and they look very fresh.

[Seele said she deliberately made it taste bad, but looking at it this way, it couldn't possibly taste that bad, could it?]

With that thought in mind, Liu started eating with the others sitting next to her.

"Uh……"

Then, at the same time, they made strange noises.

(End of this chapter)