All Warriors Are My Disciples

41. As it is

After I managed to get rid of all the people who swarmed around me.

For the time being, he took shelter inside a nearby church building.

“What are you doing now?”

Lily comes to her side and carefully kneels down on her.

If it were Garam, she would definitely have her chin resting on my lap and her eyes dripping with affection.

But the divine hero, Lily, was a little far from that.

That devout figure was like seeing a believer bowing before a god.

The church calls Lily a saint and calls out to their god.

For Lily, she sees me more than the god of the church.

If I say, ‘Stop being a saint,’ she’ll beat me up right away.

Even though I clearly drew the line that I had nothing to do with the hero.

Lily was inclined to believe that I might be a hero.

Even if I cut it off saying it’s nonsense, he still considers me a savior.

Fortunately, it’s fortunate that I can’t see it with reason like the other disciples.

Sometimes, there were times when that kind of trust was often burdensome.

It’s as if I’m looking down on the whole world.

In reality, only what I know, only what I have experienced is all I can confidently say.

I don’t know how things will go if a full-fledged great war breaks out, leading to season 2 right away.

“How to do it. Nothing changes, Lily. Me and Iris search for Iris. And you and the other disciples gain strength and experience as you always do. The hostility toward the world has already begun to awaken. There is no time to find even the slightest bit of leeway.”

“… The world will now know about Master’s existence. What are you going to do about that part?”

“If I say that I am the teacher of the warriors, it will be noisy for a while. But, I assure you, it will probably subside soon after not going long.”

“Why? Why?”

“It’s obvious. Would the other guys stay still after hearing this news? I’m probably going to do my job more frantically than ever. In contrast, I will move quietly.”

“That means….”

“With the existing warriors who bring great stories here and there. The master of those warriors who appeared for a moment and fell silent again. It’s obvious where people will pay more attention.”

That’s right, I’m just a fake protagonist who briefly threw himself into a play anyway.

Still, the main characters of this huge story are my disciples, the warriors of this world.

And the world, the people. You have to focus on something that catches your eyes and ears.

“But… If that happens, there is no reason for Master to come out….”

“No. Somehow, people saw me overpower those demon b*tches. With that, one thing is certain. A powerful enemy threatening the warriors has appeared, but the one who overwhelms them is behind the warriors. So, without any fear or worry, just wish the warriors luck.”

“….”

“Just like you guys have always been. That it will be so in the future. It’s enough for me to tell you that.”

I don’t expect much from people in this world.

No matter how much they fight with weapons.

All I could do was fight the monsters, demon worshippers, and those fanatics.

Even if you can handle even low-level monsters.

From mid-level monsters, they won’t be of any help.

But if they turn into enemies, if they turn into fanatics. That’s also annoying

My students are not machines or cyborgs.

They are perfectly normal creatures that need to eat, rest, and sleep.

Even in the game, there was a ‘battle fatigue’, or condition level.

If you do not take enough rest when you come back from a battle with damage, the amount of experience you receive will drastically decrease and the chance of getting injured will increase significantly.

If you ignore this and act like a beggar, the characters could get into serious trouble.

This is true even in games, but what if it was a living isomer, not a piece of data?

Of course, rest is essential, and to do so, rear stability is essential.

It was ordinary people here who were responsible for the stability of the rear.

“I’m sorry. Sorry. Master.”

“Lily?”

“It’s all because of our lack. Because we were lacking, Master made us come forward like this. I still have the grace I received from Master. It was still a long, long way away from repaying it. Like this again….”

“What are you talking about, you bastard? This is not grace or debt. I do it because I want to.”

“But….”

“Don’t think that I am only sacrificing for you. I’m not that stupid, and I’m not that devoted. It’s all for a reason, and it’s because there’s a need for it. So don’t be silly and focus more on what’s ahead, Lily. It will be harder and busier.”

With those words, I lifted Lily up.

I could still hear the buzz of people outside the makeshift chapel.

A saint is also a saint, but Lily, who is said to be a divine warrior, will want to see more of her opponent kneeling down on her knees.

Against the wicked who openly raided the city where the hero is.

It was only natural that he wanted to lean on him since he was the person who almost drove them to the brink of death.

“How can I handle it?”

“It is revealed that he is the teacher of the warriors, so let’s take care of that part. Just say that unlike other warriors, you are quietly roaming the continent and getting rid of the enmity your disciples have not been able to erase yet.”

“So you’re a teacher who looks after poor disciples.”

“Rather than saying I’m not good enough, let’s say I’m helping students who are too busy to die because they’re too good.”

“I don’t know how many sisters-in-law would agree with that, but….”

As if understanding my meaning, Lily stood up.

Following him, I stand up too, and he looks very sad.

“When will we see you again?”

“It won’t take long. That is, if we find Iris’s whereabouts soon.”

“It used to take a strangely long time when Master said that.”

“You remember everything, even the useless parts. It’s no problem even if you forget about that, disciple.”

“If you want me to forget, I will. What should I do?”

After saying that in a very serious tone, I slightly scolded Lily for saying, “Hey.”

No matter how outgoing a teacher I am, I don’t even manipulate memories.

“The past few days, it has been a lot of fun being with Master for the first time in a while.”

“Me too. Lily. It’s nice to see you after a long time. Our saintess.”

“It’s all thanks to Master. Everything I could have been.”

“There is something you put in effort. Don’t miss it.”

“I wish you a speedy reunion, my savior. Let’s go first.”

Lily, who had completely returned to the voice of a saintess, soon disappeared from the room.

Now it was time for me to leave this place and go back to my original destination.

Iris is waiting for you when you go through the secret passage you made in advance.

He puts on the hood he prepared and even has an ID card that Lily saved.

It wouldn’t be too much to quietly get out of the city and do some errands.

“Let’s go, Iris.”

Leave the city and the rest to Lily.

That’s how Iris and I hurried on our way.

“Can I really leave like this?”

How far did you walk? Iris asks that question as she moves away from the city.

At most, he is the teacher of warriors, and he is a hidden strongman who suppressed demons.

They say all sorts of things and then suddenly disappear.

People are sure to be confused as to what this is all about.

“Why. Wasn’t this what you wanted?”

“… I thought Master would step out a little more clearly.”

“At this point, it’s definitely a step forward. What else to do?”

I exposed my identity, which I had been trying to hide until the end.

The teacher of the warriors is here. There is one stronger than each individual warrior in the world.

So it’s demons, monsters, and those beyond that.

You’d better be careful with everything. I don’t think there’s anything good about moving recklessly.

To be honest, it was not enough to say that I had acted almost recklessly.

However, this can buy some time.

Things were completely twisted from the appearance of the fragments of the Demon God ignoring the law of cause and effect.

In that case, at least to give the disciples more time.

It was important to put me in between those twists and turns to fill the gaps.

The fragments of the Demon God focused on escaping without fighting with me.

That means he also considered me as a strong enemy, and since he didn’t expect a clear victory, he withdrew.

Actually, I can’t even do that much damage to him, but he doesn’t know that.

If you don’t know, I was going to use it very thoroughly.

In the current situation, the existences that can threaten the disciples are high-level monsters, demons, and fragments of demons.

Among them, high-level monsters and demons are enough to deal with even current disciples.

However, even if the fragments of the Demon God are not good enough, the four of them can only talk about victory when they stick together.

In that situation, if I hold on to that shrapnel by the ankles and won’t let him move.

The disciples were able to become stronger while moving a little more comfortably.

“More than that, Iris.”

“Yes?”

“You keep feeling like you’re hiding something from Master.”

“Eh? Uh, ah….”

“It was a bit strange since I was with Master. But then I passed it on. Now it’s reached a level that I just can’t get over. For the first time, I thought you were not you.”

This is not a joke or a metaphor.

Without adding a single lie, I really felt that way very strongly.

The Iris I know has a very bright personality, and sometimes has a bit of an idiot side.

Rather than being a warrior, he was just an extremely ordinary disciple.

I thought so until relatively recently.

But not too long ago, I started to have some questions about that idea.

The beginning was, of course, the opinion of my teacher, the Heavenly Demon.

To say that it’s not good, to feel the energy of the slaughter demon.

It was full of words that I could neither accept nor understand.

At that time, I wondered why Master would say such a thing.

But as time passed, something strangely different felt touched my skin.

Sometimes it comes out at a moment when even Iris herself isn’t aware of it.

On the other hand, I felt a very intentional change as if I did it on purpose.

“Iris. Be honest.”

“….”

“There is something you didn’t tell me. Or are you hiding something?”