Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 77: Because I Believed
“Ahhhhh, I’m dead, I’m dead! I’ve been killed~~~~”
“I-Ishud… Are you, um, okay?”
“Hm? Yeah, of course I’m fine. Look at these well-trained muscles!!!!”
Ishud flexes his biceps, showing off his bulging muscles.
“Yeah… um, you’re as muscular as ever.”
“Of course I am!!!!”
“Of course I am!!!!” is not quite the response.
The battle between the irregular student and the samurai substitute teacher was of a completely different dimension… and the ending was quite shocking.
Naturally, among them, there are students who have witnessed death before.
The deaths of loved ones… or the deaths of those who have targeted their own lives or the lives of their loved ones.
Some of them have witnessed human deaths… but on the contrary, there are also those who haven’t seen such things.
Even for those who have witnessed it, if they were to witness the sight of a classmate being cleanly sliced down… it wouldn’t be strange for their breathing to become shallow, at least temporarily.
“Well~~~, to be honest, I thought my attack after deflecting was pretty impressive~~~. But I guess I still have a long way to go.”
“It’s not like that, Ishud-kun.”
Shidou, the samurai who had just cleanly cleaved Ishud’s right side moments ago, spoke out, saying that there was no lack of skill or maturity in Ishud’s movements.
“If I were to say, it’s because I believed in your abilities. That’s why I won that duel.”
“But, that first deflection… I was absolutely certain it was a deflecting swallow.”
The deflecting swallow is not only a simple attacking technique, but skilled practitioners also use it as a counter technique at times.
“Hahaha!!! Just knowing that… well, Ishud-kun, you really seem to like samurais and swords, huh?”
“Yes!!!!”
The madness in the smile before the clash, contrasting sharply with the intense pressure that seems to indicate one’s own existence as a sword during the clash… mixed with the smiles of a boy appropriate for his age and a young man, a pure smile.
It’s scary to think just how many faces he might have, but it genuinely made the foreign youth happy that someone from his own country was interested in his profession and weapon.
“Um, well…”
Ibuki, Shidou’s younger sister… wanted to apologize to Ishud for her brother’s foolishness.
However, she also understood that Ishud’s resolve was genuine, so she couldn’t find the right words to say and nothing came out of her throat.
“Wow~~~, your brother is seriously strong!!!”
“Oh, um, yes.”
“See, it’s like, with swords, it’s generally better to finish it off in one strike, you know? So, honestly, I was thinking it would be great if I could just nail it with a single iaido slash, but man, he’s just so flawless~~~”
Watching Shidou’s greatness being talked about by Ishud with a nonchalant face, not caring at all about having once been on the brink of death… finally eased the tension.
“It’s fortunate to hear you say that, as his sister.”
“Seriously, he was so strong. Probably… he could even beat my older brother, I guess?”
“Ishud, save the talk for later. This isn’t the time for combat training.”
“Aww~~~, come on, isn’t it fine? Going back now would be half-hearted, so let’s just continue with combat training~~~”
“……….”
For now, Ishud isn’t exactly suggesting self-study.
However, as a teacher, it’s not good to change the lesson plan based on a student’s words… It’s not good, but even if they were to return to the classroom now and start a lecture, it would indeed be somewhat incomplete.
“…Right. Then, from now on, let’s have everyone besides Ishud experience the power of Shidou-sensei… as a samurai.”
“Leave it to me! Everyone, rest assured and come at me. That clash earlier was truly exceptional, so there won’t be any flying legs or arms.”
Shidou tried to ease their fears in his own way… but it wasn’t very effective, and as a result, only a few, including Gulf, were able to face the mock battle with Shidou in their usual posture.
“Hahaha!!!!!! I-Ishud… y-you’re flying way too much… hahaha!!!!”
During lunchtime, it had already spread that Ishud had lost to someone who had been dispatched from another country, a temporary teacher from a foreign land.
And… when Phillip heard directly from Ishud about the circumstances that led to him facing Shidou Akatsuki, the temporary teacher, he naturally burst into laughter.
“Phillip, this isn’t a laughing matter!!!!”
However, Michela, who also heard the details directly from Ishud, had a different reaction, an indescribable anger overflowing.
“W-Well, you see… I mean… come on. Would you normally challenge someone who just arrived as a temporary teacher to a life-or-death match?”
“Well… no, you wouldn’t.”
“Exactly. Even if it were a matter of avenging a parent or something, it’s completely unrelated, isn’t it, Ishud?”
“Yeah. My family members are all in great shape.”
Ishud continued to devour a substantial amount of meat, looking like he could eat more than an average person.
Next to them, Gulf, remembering the scene of the battle, the final moments, turned slightly pale. However, he knew that eating was also part of training, so he also consumed some meat.
“So, you were literally on the brink of death.”
“Yeah, on the brink of death or rather, I was completely dead. I thought it was incredible that I could come back from there, like, truly the power of elixirs.”
“Ughhhhh!!!! …Ishud, you were once on the brink of death. Isn’t there something… different about that?”
“Even if you ask if there’s something different… honestly, I’ve been on the brink of death several times before, and besides, it was me who asked for a serious clash, not just a regular match. I don’t particularly have any profound thoughts about it. It’s more like I was happy, or rather, it was fun.”
“…That’s right. You’re not ordinary, after all.”
“Hahaha!!!! Well, duh. That’s like stating the obvious.”
Ishud didn’t deny the words that could be interpreted in both positive and negative ways.