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Volume 9 Chapter 250

The Former Holy Knight’s Job and a New Business Venture

I ended up sleeping on Seira’s lap for about an hour.
「Sorry. It felt so nice that I overslept」
「Oh, it’s fine. I was happy to have your sleeping face all to myself」
She had been watching me all that time.
It was a bit embarrassing.
……Well, Seira seemed happy, so I decided to just leave it at that.
「By the way, Haruto-sama, Elmia is also working here at the academy, too」
「Huh, really?」
「Yes. It seems you didn’t know about it after all」
「……Yeah」
So Elmia works here too.
I wonder what she’s doing?
「Elmia isn’t exactly suited for teaching, is she?」
I can’t imagine her on stage giving a lecture.
「No, not really. She’s more of an instructor」
「Ah, I see」
Elmia seems like the type who would be a good instructor teaching swordsmanship to students. She’d probably be a grueling instructor.
Although this is a magic academy, swordsmanship and staff techniques are also taught. This is to ensure that students can defend themselves against monsters if needed.
Not all teachers can teach both magic and swordsmanship like Tina. It’s understandable that such teachers are rare in a magic academy.
So, swordsmanship classes are often taught by knights invited from outside. Since we have Tina, a magic swordsman, in our class, she teaches us. That’s why we’ve never met knights brought in from outside.
「So, what job does Elmia have?」
「As I mentioned, she’s an instructor」
「Huh?」
「Elmia has become an instructor responsible for teaching swordsmanship」
「……Seriously?」
Um……This is one of the world’s top magic academies, right?
Can someone become a teacher here in such a short time?
Seira became a medical staff member, but becoming a faculty member at the academy is on a completely different level.
There would be background checks, and above all, there are countless people worldwide who aspire to become teachers or researchers at this academy.
The same goes for instructors in charge of swordsmanship.
「Haruto-sama, can you guess Elmia’s combat job?」
「Combat job?」
Considering Elmia’s abilities, she’s probably a knight, right?
She used to lead Seira’s escort as the captain of the Holy Knights, who are bestowed upon those who protect the holy maiden.
I’ve been training with Elmia in combat, but I could win even without using magic, so I thought she’s just a secondary job like a knight.
「Her combat job as well is Holy Knight」
「Huh? That—」
That’s a third-tier job!?
— I was about to say that, but seeing Seira’s expression rapidly darken, I stopped.
「I know what you want to say, Haruto-sama. Elmia is always lamenting that even though you are a sage, you don’t use magic at all, yet she can’t lay a hand on you」
「Ah, no, that’s not—」
I’m not holding back or anything.
If I, as a sage, were pushed into a situation where I couldn’t use magic, I’d be in trouble immediately.
So I’m trying to learn how to fight even without magic.
But Tina is too strong, and even if she held back, it wouldn’t be effective training without magic.
Elmia’s strength was just right for training in combat without magic.
「Elmia is at level 160, still far from Tina-sama, but undoubtedly, she is a third-tier Holy Knight」
「I-is that so?」
Elmia is level 160……
No wonder her sword swings are so fast.
Certainly, she’s quite strong, I guess.
Since I’ve been training with Tina all this time, she’s been my only reference.
The only other person I’ve sparred with besides Tina and Elmia is probably Kaijin?
The weapon he used was a trident with three prongs.
Other than that, I’ve only fought monsters, demons, and daemons. So I didn’t really understand Elmia’s strength.
「Elmia is a true Holy Knight. In addition, she also had a letter of recommendation from Tina-sama, so she was able to teach swordsmanship at this academy」
So Tina knew that Elmia was working here.
Well, it would have been nice if she had told me…
「Um, if Haruto-sama has time, would you like to go see the training Elmia is doing?」
Feeling a bit down because I felt like I was being left out, Seira said that.
「Today is a training day. Would it be okay if I went to watch? Wouldn’t I be in the way?」
「I think it’ll be fine. Her training is open to the public」
In this magic academy, there are both public and private lectures and training sessions.
The classes taught by the assigned teachers are basically private.
Since the academy’s basic policy is for students to grow by sparring between classes, how each teacher tries to improve their students is left to the teacher’s skill.
However, just relying on the teacher’s abilities can lead to significant differences between classes. So, certain public lectures are also provided.
These public lectures and training sessions are optional, and motivated students participate in them between their class lectures to improve their skills.
I often attend public lectures on potion brewing and curse breaking.
「If it’s an open training, I can go and watch……Alright, I’ll go!」
「Yes. Then, let me take you there」
「Seira, are you really okay with closing the infirmary? If you just tell me the location, I can go by myself to watch」
「The Fifth Infirmary was just established recently, and I’m the only staff member there. So, I can decide when to take breaks or have days off freely」
The Fifth Infirmary is relatively small, but I didn’t think there was only one staff member.
But if I think about it for a moment, I can understand.
There was only one bed in her infirmary. That bed was probably prepared to maintain the appearance of an infirmary.
Seira is a master of the world’s top-tier healing magic.
She can fully heal any serious injuries on the spot.
So, there’s no need for a bed to keep patients who can’t be fully healed.
Since she alone can easily cast a Divine Breath area-type ultimate healing magic, there’s no need for an assistant white mage either.
Seira alone is all that’s needed here.
「Also, look, if there’s a serious injury, they’ll contact me」
Saying that, Seira showed me a bell with a magic circle drawn on it.
「When this rings, I just have to go to the First Infirmary」
It seems that in case of serious injuries, they gather at the First Infirmary.
By the way, the bracelets I’ve been giving to my family can also make calls, but such magical tools are not yet widespread.
Just having magical tools to notify of emergencies is amazing in this world.
「I see, then it should be okay. Well then, Seira, please guide me」
「Yes, leave it to me!」
Seira took me by hand and we walked.
Walking along, I thought about the bell she had.
There are too few means of communication with distant places in this world.
I wonder if I should distribute the communication magic stones that I have only given to the Elnor family and related people to the countries I’m involved with?
I’ve given communication magic stones to the Elf King and Leo Beastman King for emergency contact.
However, it might be better for soldiers at the level of a chief of staff to have communication magic stones to prepare for sudden attacks by demons and devils.
It’s not just for national defense.
There are various benefits to being able to communicate over long distances.
This… …seems like it could become a big business.
I began to consider mass-producing communication magic stones and distributing them through H&T Trading Company.