"Don't joke around. Just now, the sword actually missed the position you were originally aiming for. If it had followed your original direction, the front of the ship would have been in big trouble by now."

Uncle Monte chuckled and said, while also looking at the broken oar on the ground.

"You truly deserve the title of a martial and magic master. You effortlessly incorporated magic into my swordplay with just a glance. It shows that you have excelled in both martial arts and magic."

"Oh, stop it. It's just luck," I said with a smile, not out of modesty, but as a fact.

Although the attack just now seemed powerful, leaving aside the wear and tear on the weapon, the consumption of magic during sword swings alone was enough to give me a headache. If this was on a battlefield, feeling dizzy after just one move would be suicidal, wouldn't it?

While Wind Blade Magic wouldn't give me a headache, using it alongside the large sword would elevate the skill to a level that could indeed give me a headache.

"Even if it's just luck, it's still impressive. Well, we should also get ready; the ship is about to enter the inland sea. Let's not attract too much attention, otherwise those military ships might target us, and we'll be in trouble."

"That's true. By the way, Uncle Monte, could you drop the formality? It's quite stressful for me this way. Just call me Fir."

"Ah... Okay."

"Don't worry, you did save us after all. We can consider ourselves as brothers now. Let's not dwell on this too much."

"You're right, haha, sure! Fir, let's help each other out more from now on."

"Of course."

While Uncle Monte and the crew started the final preparations for docking, we went back to our cabin to rest.

It wasn't really for resting, but to avoid trouble. There might be a military ship approaching, and if there were experts on board, we might be discovered.

Getting discovered wasn't a big deal, but based on what I knew about the three of us, if we were to get into a fight, I felt we could potentially end up in a big battle and then... well, I didn't dare to think further. After all, that would make us all wanted outlaws, and there's nothing good about that.

"You're really amazing. How were you able to come up with your sword technique in that situation? Why did you choose to be a mage in the first place?" Aliyah asked as she leaned in.

"Yeah, being an assassin would suit you so well. Actually, the fighting style you showed just now is perfect for an assassin," Oyado added.

"Hey, hey, an assassin with a greatsword? Oyado, your ideas are quite unique, aren't they?"

"It's good to be unique~ after all, your actions always catch us by surprise," said Oyado.

"Why don't you learn all the techniques then? By the way, we probably have no restrictions now, so how about teaching me some magic?" Aliyah asked.

"Well..."

I didn't have restrictions from the beginning, so I wasn't sure if there were really no restrictions now.

"Oh, I want to learn too!"

"How am I supposed to teach you both with so many requests? Well, I do have some basic magic books that you can look at. Want to give them a read?" I offered, pulling out a few books from my ring that I had borrowed from the Gray Institute, unfortunately... with no chance to return them.

"Reading books seems troublesome." Aliyah reluctantly took the book, flipped through it, and then frowned.

"Can't we just learn through verbal instructions?"

"I don't even know how to teach what I learned before. If I really have to teach, I need to first finish reading these books myself."

I looked at the book in my hand and smiled wryly.

"Hey, hey, so you're not willing to read either, huh? That's something."

Aliyah pouted and walked away, but still picked up a book.

"Oh, well, nothing better to do anyway."

"Brother, why don't I understand what you're saying? Didn't you study without reading books before?"

"Well... um, actually, I just understood it after reading the introduction in the book, um."

"...."

As I said this, I saw Aliyah turning towards me with a terrifying expression.

Seriously, did she really have to look at me with such a scary look? Wasn't I just trying to break the awkward silence? What I said was quite right, after all, we both understand just by glancing at the books.

It's just that it's not possible to learn directly now.

"Oh, Brother is really amazing!"

Hey hey hey, usually you're so smart, why do you believe such obvious nonsense now, really.

"No, no, okay, since the opportunity is rare, let's read these books together and learn some basic knowledge."

Although I said that verbally, in fact, I didn't really want to read, after all, it feels meaningless if you don't understand from the beginning.

"Alright, Brother, come on, read it to me!"

Oyado suddenly sat on my lap.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

"Oyado, you're really..."

"Hey, hey, what are you guys doing!"

Shortly after leaving the house, I saw Aliyah running back.

"Darn it, count me in!"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

The next moment, I felt my legs were about to break!

It's really self-inflicted torture, can't live like this.