Chapter 86: Looks like he will be my first student

Fukkatsu! I am now back!

Reading all your comments after returning brought a smile to my face. Also, so many trying to read ahead with MTL. I respect you guys, that shit is unreadable for me, I can’t fathom how you guys can actually read that gibberish. And another thing, my titles are not wrong (I hope), and judging my titles are incorrect because of MTL is not the best way. The chapters in the jp site are a complete mess and even I get lost sometimes.

Anyways, glad to be back and enjoy!

 

– Aspiring swordsman student POV –

The fight between a new teacher who is in a range where aria wouldn’t be able to catch up and the man who seems to be working as his assistant, began.

The reason I came to this guy’s class was because Brait-sensei told me so I had no choice. I didn’t have any intentions to come here again. In the first place, I am a swordsman that uses magic as support and since the time I heard that Raidou’s lecture would be mostly about spells and arias, the direction it took was not fit to mine.

This is like a harassment from Brait-sensei. That sensei, whenever a practical skill teacher comes, he always sends a number of students that are from another expertize and pulls them away at once. That way he will use sweet words to draw in the teachers that are troubled getting students as protégé.

The temporary teachers that gather students in the first week without much effort normally get conceited after all. Later, they usually fail in gathering students. I think it is a low move, but it does show high effectiveness.

Brait-sensei is theoretical and teaches tactics as his main point, but he wants to have a higher position within the practical skill teachers so I think he is doing a lot of things. I don’t think that with only writing things down and discussions it can become true ability, so I can’t bring myself to like that sensei. I don’t think strategy and planning is a complete waste of time though.

Of course, there aren’t many decent practical skill teachers, so in the lectures that I have decided, there are some I want to take out or change. This is a place where rich and nobles gather, but it doesn’t mean skill will gather as well.

Scholarship students like me who have been recognized by the academy and possess special characteristics and aptitudes, don’t mind about being injured in classes as long as it increases my skills to the very limit. In this academy, those classes can be enumerated and because of popularity issues, they normally get closed down. I feel irritated by that.

That’s why, a person who can’t use his mouth and can’t even tell apart if he is a demi-human by his childish face, there’s no sense of expectation at all. Moreover, if there were such a genius of the same generation, the country would have already taken possession of him already. Well, he did pass the employment exam, so he must at least have the minimum requirements.

The man holding a staff, he said his name was Shiki-san. The moment he said he would go, he immediately made a dash onto Raidou and closed the distance in an instant.

Fast. He is probably faster than me at stepping in. I thought he was a magician as well but, could it be I was wrong?

Seeing his delicate features, he didn’t give me an image of close-range combat though.

“Wa!”

I involuntarily leak out my voice. I can hear something from everyone’s mouths, so it isn’t just me that’s surprised.

At the tip of Shiki-san’s staff, a golden knife appeared. It looked like a spear. There was no aria.

Is that an ability of that staff? I can tell that it is an amazing article from the magic power it releases. Also that it is a rare item I wouldn’t be able to even imagine its price.

There was no shred of hesitation. That edge was aiming directly at the chest of Raidou. He said himself that he was his master. What are his intentions?

The spear was heartlessly lunged. Fast. From the front, that is not a speed a magician would be able to follow with one’s eye.

This is over. I was sure of it. Shiki-san wins.

But my prediction was easily overturned.

Because the spear stopped less than 10 cm before reaching Raidou by a hexagonal barrier.

“….”

Again, I couldn’t feel an aria. What in the world is this?

It feels cold, like being poured with ice water.

Raidou is empty-handed. Not only does he not have a staff, he is not holding anything.

With no catalyst, he was able to create a barrier without aria in this short amount of time? Even for a joke, this is too far.

Without minding about being blocked, Shiki-san once again takes an offensive with his staff like a spear. The speed of the spear increases and his technique increases. Even my eyes can’t catch up.

And yet, Raidou was able to completely block that barrage with a single small barrier that he moved around.

Thus…

Raidou who caught Shiki-san’s spear with the edge of his barrier, used the barrier to slide the edge and ward it off. Before I noticed, the form of the barrier had changed from flat to a round shape.

The moment it was warded off, Raidou made an attack to the staff’s side and crumbles the posture of Shiki-san. The right hand of him that was shining red was stretched out.

The palm that had gouged into Shiki-san’s body shone magic power light and exploded. Shiki-san’s body is blown several meters away and a cloud of dust rose… What an exchange of offensive and defensive.

Raidou has practically not moved from his initial position.

Incredible. Is this… really a fight between two magicians?

I can hear the sound of gulping breath. I was being fascinated by the battle unfolding in front of me.

Before the cloud of dust dispersed, I could only confirm their figures by their shadows, but when Shiki-san got up as soon as he dropped, he hit the ground with the staff’s jewel.

In an instant, Raidou jumps back.

In the place where he was, at its circumference, numerous spears that would skewer its target projected out from the ground! Shiki-san is an earth element magician!

Raidou-sensei was able to predict this move. If it were me, there’s no doubt the battle would end with that surprise attack. I unconsciously bite my lips.

The cloud of dust was forcefully dispersed by that magic attack.

A red flash.

Is it fire arrow? Raidou-sensei, while jumping to the back, he was forming the spell and shot it. When I look carefully, I could see a part of Shiki-san’s earth spear was smashed.

However, I don’t know if it hit Shiki-san or he evaded it. There was no explosion nor impact. It just passed through my field of vision and disappeared just like that.

The figure of Shiki-san that was now in the open, was laughing.

His clothes didn’t have a single wound. I thought it was a magic with quite the power, but was he able to defend against that? It was to the point that a number of female students let out screams.

Looking again, this time, on Raidou-sensei’s feet, earth began to swell up. A black shining ore was created. The tip is sharp and had the shape of a nut.

That was shot at Shiki-san. The speed was as fast as an arrow.

Shiki-san uses the tip of the staff that doesn’t have the edge anymore to stop that black attack. When he does this, the black cluster that had become a dangerous weapon returns to being just earth and falls to the ground.

When sensei saw this, he creates two arrows at the same time one blue, one red and shoots them at Shiki-san.

Shiki-san takes them on with the tip of the staff again. The two lights are being swallowed. That staff… is absorbing magic power?!

“N-No way… Water, earth, fire. There is no way a person can use three elements at that high level of power”

“Parallel aria. This is the first time I have seen it”

That’s right. That staff is incredible, but Raidou-sensei is also. He is without a doubt using three elements at a battle-able level.

Also, to form two spells at the same time, parallel aria.

[Even though I shot two arrows of different elements at practically the same time, it was splendidly blocked]

“I have been training as well” (Shiki)

Since the battle began, this is the first time they have conversed.

[But we have taken a lot of time]

“You are right. Let’s end it with the next one” (Shiki)

After some frivolous talk, the two of them nod.

I was already completely fascinated by this fight. Since coming to this academy, I was sure this fight was levels above the ones I have seen until now.

From the mouth of both of them, arias were chanted for the first time. Both of them were languages I have never heard before.

Ancient language. This was clearly a different system of aria from the one we use.

Shiki-san points the staff’s tip at Raidou-sensei. Several magical formations overlapped and rotated in place at the tip and spheres of intricate design were being formed.

Raidou-sensei, seeing Shiki-san, he moves half of his body; his left hand to the front and his right hand to the back. As if he were holding a bow. At the end of that right hand, a black darkness was forming spherically.

The moment both sides released their spell.

Shiki-san’s white and Raidou-sensei’s black that were released…

Both of them collided and the light that surged took away my field of vision completely. I was now unable to follow the direction this battle would take.

Inside that light, I heard the short scream of someone.

And then, the light in the surroundings began to fade.

After recovering my eyesight, what I saw was Shiki who had lost his posture and leaning on his knees and Raidou-sensei grabbing his neck.

“I have lost” (Shiki)

I heard the voice of Shiki-san affirming this scene.

I unconsciously let a sigh escape and a sense of exhaustion pervades my whole body. It seems it wasn’t only me. Looks like the strength of everyone had left their body.

Raidou-sensei releases Shiki-san’s neck and looks at us.

If it were before the mock battle, I would have been able to return that gaze, but the me right now felt awfully scared by it. The gaze that overlapped for a second, was averted by me.

[I will leave the decision of if you want to come next time. If you want to become strong no matter what, I will welcome you guys with open arms]

I was astonished that even the magic power of the writing was scaring me now. For such a person to exist…

The world is vast.

Raidou-sensei didn’t turn back and leaves the field. But I have decided. There was no need to tell me. There’s no doubt that the current me needs his teachings.

“In the end, it felt like we only made self-introductions, but with this, this time’s lesson ends. I think you have now understood the effectiveness of being able to control multiple elements and to improve your arias… Oya? What’s wrong?” (Shiki)

Shiki-san tells us about the end of the lesson on Raidou-sensei’s stead. The tied up hair was already untied. Even though he was doing such an intense fight just now, Shiki-san smiled in a calm manner.

He is a magician, but this person possesses close-combat abilities that surpasses mine. Feelings of honest respect well up for Shiki-san. There’s no doubt the two of them are incredible people though.

Lured by the words and gaze of Shiki-san, I look at a girl of the same year. She was holding her left elbow with her right hand. From below that right hand, red blood was drawing a line.

“No, it’s nothing. Just a bit…”

“A splinter hit you in the mock battle just now huh” (Shiki)

Avoid something like that, is what I thought.

Ah, but… the scream that I heard at that last light. At that time it wouldn’t be strange to not be able to evade the splinters. The field of vision was zero after all.

But to hide her wound in shame at Shiki-san’s words must be because she thinks she is clumsy for not being able to evade it herself. She is also a person that is exempt from tuition, so her pride in her strength must be high.

“Uhm, it’s really okay so… ah”

“That’s something I will be deciding after looking at it. Even if I look like this, I have experience in healing after all” (Shiki)

Saying that, Shiki-san takes away her right hand and looks at the condition of her wound. Shiki-san naturally cleans the wound and the dirtied right hand with water. This person can also use water?

Also, experience in healing? It’s so incredible I have no words.

“It seems to be a shallow cut. It won’t turn into anything serious” (Shiki)

“Ah, yes. Thank you very much”

“At this level, there’s no need to use magic. Let’s see… Ah, here it is” (Shiki)

Shiki-san looks for something in his bag and shows it to her. A small bottle.

“It isn’t to the level of deluxe, but it’s a handmade medicine for wounds. If I smear the wound like this…” (Shiki)

“Hi~u!”

“Was it cold? Sorry, I forgot to tell you” (Shiki)

“Wa, yes. Ah, no, it’s okay”

He takes out an ointment type of medicine from the small bottle and spreads it through all the wound.

“Ah”

“Wow!”

“Incredible!!”

The wound visibly closes and returns to normal. Without using magic… Isn’t that quite the magic medication there?

N?

… Handmade?

Medicine manufacture… He is even in the alchemy area?!

Is he a superman?

“It isn’t something to be surprised about. It’s just a thing I slightly improved from basic wound medications” (Shiki)

Basic? This is?

If this is basic, then I might even believe his special ability can revive the dead.

“Now, with this you are fine. I am sorry for injuring you” (Shiki)

“N-No… Thank you very much. Uhm, about payment…”

“It’s enough with your thanks. This level of medication can be commonly found lined in our store. Well then, later” (Shiki)

This isn’t on a level that can be found even by mistake in pharmacies, Shiki-san.

But after Shiki-san brushed the earth that was on the clothes of the healed girl, he bowed and turned his back.

Brait-sensei, I… for the first time am grateful at you.

I truly thank you for introducing me to Raidou-sensei and Shiki-san.

Coming to this academy, I have finally met a person I want to call master.

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0 thoughts on “Chapter 86: Looks like he will be my first student”

  4. If you noticed as you read it the inner monologue of the student changed from Raidou to Raidou-sensei

  5. Thanks you for the chapter. I’m really loving this novel more and more. It’s nice to see an fantasy novel with a prota who has a male companion and not only women.

  9. “Also, so many trying to read ahead with MTL. I respect you guys, that shit is unreadable for me, I can’t fathom how you guys can actually read that gibberish.”
    Respect get? :]

    How: If you read enough of it, you start to notice patterns. Memorize the patterns and the names, then follow that pattern during the next chapter you read, and it gets a bit easier.
    Also, read all words in a sentence before trying to make any meaning out of them. But it’s better not to read it at all.
    Since it really messes with your grammar….
    ….. Thank you for the translation
    oTL *bows*

    Sorry for putting a new comment on an older post, this is the last one (I also did it a little while ago without realizing). I just wanted to reply to that since I’ve read MTL a bunch of times.

    1. No, he don’t and he won’t use the mask again. He has come to terms with the world’s twisted concept of beauty. Not that he agree, but he just don’t care anymore because Asora and his students can accept him as is.

      No more mask.
      You’re welcome.

  16. Lol I thought WAKA-SAMA came because he wanted to know more about how to efficently use magic .. but I dont think there is a teacher who can teach him :p

    1. Sadly, no. He won’t. I know cause I can already read his habit like a picture book.
      Even if you use adorable puppy eyes Rei-sama won’t post new chapter today. The next chapter should come out tomorrow or later.
      I bet you, he won’t.
      Heh… If he does post today, then I’ll change my picture into Ladybeard. Heh…

  20. Funny progression in the way makoto and shiki are seen in a sole chapter

    shiki
    shiki-san > shiki-san > shiki-san > shiki-san

    makoto
    this guy > raido > raido-sensei > master

    thanks for the chapter

  21. Medicine manufacture… He is even in the alchemy area?!

    Is he a superman?

    NO! IM BATMAN… (dun dun dunnn…)

    Welcme back!!

      1. Uz3r013, I always wonder why your avatar seems so familiar. But I can’t remember where in the Internet Twisting Nether that I’ve seen it.
        Just now it hits me.
        Do you by any chance happen to know ‘that’ ‘yamete oniichan’?

      2. These tiny creatures are from Tate no Yuusha!

        Btw, your avatar remains the same… was the ritual not successful? lol

      4. @Aimi, no. its from the Tate no Yuusha manga. I took the black&white image and colored it.
        @Setsuyume, Correct! and huh?
        @David, no. not a fan of any of the marvel animated movies. more a comic book guy

        1. I understand. Most of the Marvel animated movies were not that good. Except for Dr. Strange which actually had a story line which made sense easy to understand. And martial arts mix in which the whole magic performance.

      5. I never did finish reading Tate no yuusha. I kinda gave up on it halfway because I didn’t like the direction the story went. WAY~ too many coincidences… like EVERY person he meets seems to be connected/related/friends with to one or two someone elses he knows. its like meeting all your friend’s friends before you are ever introduced to any of them.

      6. @Uz3r013 I was talking to robot aimi. He demanded blood from a virgin for a ritual, in order to leave his former shell lol

      7. @Uz3r013 , Ahahah… I thought you’re the one who made Oniichan Yamete’s banners. Do you post them on Pixiv? If yes, what’s your name?

        @Setsuyume Edenfault , the ritual was only half-successful. Outside, robot exoskeleton. Inside body, blood and organs. You can imagine the gory sight when I tried to open my chest cover to give my heart to Nepu.
        Reason: Forgot to buy a Philosopher Stone as side ingredient. Huuhh… How can I forget such important detail?

  22. It’s mighty weird that others started calling Rei with honorifics ‘-sama’, ever since I start calling him that way.
    I guess we have that much respect towards him. Right?
    But Rei, don’t get conceited by this. It’s not like we love you. B.. Ba.. Baka!
    (my heart is already taken by Nepu)

  23. Welcome back! This was a pretty great chapter too, but it makes me wonder. Was that splinter actually an accident? It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s those two, for the sake of advertising.

  25. after playing blade and soul… and then seeing new chapter 86..

    I was like… “UOOOOOOH….. REI-SAMA IS BAAACK”

    Oh my god… ty rei-sama… u make my day so much… LOL

    1. Two i’d wager, the injured girl and the swordsman, I rather enjoyed this fresh perspective; I find myself skimming the hero ones though.

  28. Thank you for the translation.
    Man those shameles bastards injuring a person on purpose to advertise their shop, gotta love his merchant mind!

  30. Was speechless when reading this… I had to re-read it twice to get the actual image of the battle in my head, srsly amazing. Well, thanks for the chapter and welcome back.

  33. Welcome back and thanks for the chapter!
    Lol selling goods 101 show how good your product are to someone and the tell all their friends.

  34. OH GOD OH GOD OH SWEET MOTHER OF GOD !!!!!!!!!!!
    i can’t even describe my reaction after finishing there3 chapter, i’ve been damn waiting you know~~ all my frustration of every day checking the update juste bursted out of me, if it wasn’t almost midnight i would have scream like a damn anime character, heck i could say i almost came *joke* XD
    i want the next one~~FAST!!! PRONTO!!!!!

  41. OMGOMG OMG!!! Its happpeninggggggggggg! wooooooooooooooo
    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    Welcome back ;D
    Glad you are continuing this series 😉

  44. Ahahaha… Dat marketing technique.. Shiki is a realy good salesman..
    😀

    Thanks for the chapter..
    Welcome back raigokai sensei..

  45. Welcome back and thanks for the chapter.
    I think people forget there are girls/women that like strong, bad-boy types. So Makoto might want to watch out lest his harem grows even larger while teaching.

  52. Thanks for the chapter, Reigo-senpai. Sorry that I didn’t comment earlier or reserve for Firo, my iPod which I use to tell me when I get a new email hasn’t been telling me when I get new mail lately.

    I am actually caught up on the raws due to doing the horrible translations with Google Translator. But it’s nice to see your translations because it’s not a clump of words. I’m able to understand the clumps of words, but it’s not as good as being able to read your translations.

  56. On getting lost about the order, if you are using the wayback version use the 次の話 that is at the top and bottom and it will take you to the next chapter. I don’t recommend using the index on wayback as those links go all over the place, they don’t always link to the chapter they claim to link to sometimes jumping over several chapters.

  57. Yes this was a really pleasant suprise for me hehe! Thanks for the chapter.
    I think the girl being wounded is intentional to promote shiki’s gentleness and also their store lol!

    1. I also thought at first. but even if Makoto is acting evil, I don’t think he’ll be able to agree to such a plan. it was probably impromptu or they just expected someone would get injured. but they probably never planned to deliberately injure someone.

      2. I do think he will if he judges the injury to be minor and non-permanent. I don’t like the idea, but that does not mean less scrupulous people will not do it, and he might be thinking that the end justifies the means.

  75. Finally a good chapter!!! OPNESS at its finest!!!

    Also welcome back Reigokai-kun ^_^ *pops a confetti for his return*

  76. And here i am, thinking that there’ll be double or more post of update…(just kidding)
    but well.. one is better than nothing right..? xD

    anyway, thanks for the chapter … what an intense fight after a long time of break..

  78. damn,. i should have join the F5 Sect, welcome back and this chapter is awesome!!!!!! my guess would be a small number of student become his disciple, since most of them didn’t feel like they can become as strong as those two and forfeit the class.

  80. Tittles: A small diacritic mark, such as an accent, vowel mark, or dot over an i.
    Titles: Name of a chapter, episode, books etc.

  81. Thanks for the chapter.

    Good chapter coming up, if you are following the order on the wayback. Was really fun to read that one.

  82. Hohohoho, now we just need a a Raidou vs Satou match at their best. Just non lethal tho… We don’t want to destroy the world.

    1. Not gonna happen unless there’s a damse–loli in distress. If the bait is on the level of Ten-chan then Satou will just brush her off.

  85. btw, just want to ask if you plan to translate the side stories? like about the Gods from earth, or the mc siblings? their stories kinda interesting you know

  88. Thanks 4 the chapter! And welcome back.

    Tried reading the Extra Chapters with Google translate. Didn’t even got to half the chapter before my brain melted.

  89. yup,
    Magic, Raido checked shiki checked
    Close combat, Raido checked shiki checked
    give a chill battle, Raido checked shiki checked
    OP-ness, Raido checked shiki checked

    gentleness, Shiki Checked
    alchemist path, shiki checked,
    gigolo mode, shiki checked

    so shiki win by many point in this chapter :v
    but well Raido already conquer a dragon and spider, that’s enough :v

      1. yeah, it’a a chapter before,
        so what i want to said, his plan is well executed
        the girls already swoon by shiki :v

        i think this boy over POV is on the most left one
        [img]http://i.imgur.com/gCqPI8M.jpg[/img]

    2. And knowing Raidou, grazing the student was part of their plan to promote his shop along with thw god-bad cop act.

    1. That’s one of the reasons I like Death March, The side chapters between Arcs that are told through the minor characters’ POV about their impressions of the MC and how their life has been affected by him are done really well.

  101. Thanks , much sooner than I expected , but always happy to be wrong about that. Good to have you back 🙂

  103. Welcome back =3
    Thanks for the chapter!
    The MTL was very bad, I agree with you! That’s why THANK YOU (seriously) for doing this (for people who can’t read Japanese)
    I guess it’s going along Makoto’s plan(?). After all they are all sacred if him, while Shiki has the respect(?). Makoto has become so OP this chapter, it seriously makes me wonder how the classes will be after this.

  107. thank for the update.

    …Nice advertising there, “accidentally” injured a female student to pitch in his medicine.

  112. Too much OP,OP level reaching critical,I can’t stop smiling and gigling right now!!!

    Thx for the translation!!!

  117. I have always wondered how exactly do these guys keep a nice internal dialogue running while viewing something like this. My vocab would have been extremely limited, I didn’t even have that many clear thoughts while reading let alone watching
    Thanks for the chapter! 🙂

    1. Uguu~
      I’m sorry for shouting like that. I just … feel like haven’t see you for 14 years …
      Thanks for the chappy.
      My prediction came true but I’m just glad you didn’t punch us flying to next week.
      : )

  119. … I read like 3 volumes of LMS ….USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE!!!!!! I wanted to rip out my eyes but my desire to read wouldn’t let me stop.

    2. Think that was their point, to make shiki look like a good guy and makoto look like a bad one, since makoto’s (demi-human) looks would be an offset if students saw him as the kind person he usually is

  133. Finally, the OP moments I’ve been waiting for. The respect Makoto truly deserves. Now they know whose the boss now. Shut up and come buy the medicines in our new store!!!!!

      1. Eto…. Ano…. Nepu?
        …？　　 ／￣￣＼
        　　　 ／ 　〇・ ＞
        　　 ／　 　ε　│
        　 ／　　 　〇・ ＞
        　(つ＿と＼＿＿／
        　 ∪　∪
        Ore wa ore ga desu yo.

      1. The NepuYama’s sole function is to burn riajuu BaCouple to their deaths.
        ハハハ
        　 ∧＿∧
        　( ´ ´∀` )
        　( つ　⊂)
        　 )　)　)
        　(＿_)＿)

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