Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

This is a wide, single-edged sword. The blade is about 60 centimeters long, which is relatively small. The blade has a curved shape, similar to a machete.

Although it has been used for quite some time, the blade is undamaged, indicating that it has been well maintained.

Alice, standing to the side, stared at the sword with sparkling eyes.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

This guy is definitely more interested in swords.

I gratefully accepted my father-in-law's gift.

As for the money, I didn't take it.

On the contrary, he left some magic crystals for his father-in-law as a token of gratitude for the overnight stay.

This was a scenario I had already envisioned.

We left the village and set off on the road.

After walking a distance, I turned around and found my parents-in-law still standing at the village entrance watching us.

So I stopped and called out:

"Father-in-law! Mother-in-law!"

"I'll bring Luo Qixi to propose next time!"

Upon hearing my voice, the two people displayed completely different expressions.

Then we embarked on our journey.

Head towards the nearest town.

33. First Battle

It takes at least three days to travel from the village to the nearest town.

With my abilities, I could speed up the process, but there's no need.

This is one of the processes of Alice's growth.

"Rudeus! Hey, Rudeus!"

Alice was yelling and shouting from the side.

I looked over helplessly.

Alice was leaping around, brandishing the best sword in the village, seemingly looking for something to chop at.

This guy is incredibly energetic.

"It's best to conserve your energy. If it's your first time traveling, you'll get so tired that you can't walk if you don't take care to conserve your energy."

"That's a kind reminder from Ridge Rudd," he said.

The Spelud's third eye is quite useful in this situation, essentially acting as a human radar.

Any enemy that gets close will be immediately detected and eliminated by him.

“Rigid, I want to ask you for a favor.”

I began to speak.

Are you tired from walking?

"No, I want to ask you to let Alice participate in the battle."

"It's too dangerous. Children don't need to participate in dangerous battles..."

"Richie Rudd said very seriously."

"As you can see, Alice has always been quite enthusiastic about things like fighting monsters. If we stop her from doing anything, she won't be able to assess her own strength and might go off to fight monsters on her own at any time."

"Is this so..."

"Actually, I wanted to ask Rigd Rudd to become Alice's teacher."

"child……"

"Alice will be very happy."

"...Since that's the case, so be it."

After hesitating for a moment, seeing Alice's seemingly inexhaustible energy, Ridge Rudd agreed.

Perhaps he also felt it was better for Alice to see her own strength clearly.

It is important for people to know themselves.

Then I called Alice over.

"What's wrong, Rudy? Is there a monster?!"

Alice, carrying her sword, said excitedly.

I told her about what I had just discussed with Rachel Rudd.

Alice was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed with excitement.

"Then, I'll have to trouble you, Rachel Rudd!"

Alice excitedly grabbed Ridge Rudd's arm.

"Ah, um..."

Rachel Luther nodded with a wry smile.

I took a deep breath.

"But Alice, there's something I need to tell you beforehand."

"Huh? What?"

"All battles will be handled by you and Rijerud. I will not intervene unless my safety is threatened or I encounter monsters that I cannot defeat."

That's what I said.

"Eh?"

Alice paused for a moment,

"But isn't Rudy very strong?"

"Because I am very strong, I do not participate in battles."

I'm serious.

"Alice, you should fight and grow on your own without my help, shouldn't you?"

"……Yes."

Alice was stunned for a moment, but quickly became lively again.

Then he patted his chest at me, full of confidence.

"Rudeus, I will protect you!"

It seems she accepted what I said.

……

After a while, Rajirud spotted the enemy.

It is a monster called Stone Demon Wood.

I won't go into details about what it is here.

At my request, Rigdrard agreed to take Alice with him to fight the monster.

Stone Demon Wood is not an extremely dangerous monster; to adventurers who frequently engage in life-or-death situations, it is merely a small fry.

Even in Rajirud's eyes, it was just firewood that could be found everywhere.

But for Alice, who was fighting monsters for the first time, it was not easy.

"Keep a calm eye on your opponent and trust everything you've learned from Girenau."

"Just go ahead and do your thing. If there's any danger, Rigd will save you before you get hurt."

Alice breathed a sigh of relief.

She gripped her sword, closed her eyes, and walked toward the Stone Demon Wood.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

The two sides are getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, Alice opened her eyes.

At that moment, a terrifying killing intent erupted in her eyes.

next moment.

Suddenly, dust and debris erupted from beneath her feet.

Then, in my eyes, her figure seemed to disappear as she rushed forward.

Towards the Stone Demon Wood.

Straight.

She leaped low into the air, twisting in mid-air using the power of her waist, and her one-handed sword moved with her, thus giving the sword in her hand greater power.

The moment the Stone Demon Wood sensed Alice's movement, it began to wriggle.

But it was too late.

"Thorn-"

The sword, which wasn't particularly sharp, sliced ​​the twisting stone demon wood in two.