A Misunderstood Mentor

One story. I have a disciple.

"You are Master of the Sword Saint Alice, Master of the Great Sword Saint Takumi."

"What? No, isn't that wrong?

At my feet, where the grass grows, there is still an obscure girl kneeling (kneeling first).

It was when I was salting the meat in front of the cave in preparation for the coming winter.

Long dark hair with slightly sliced long eyes. Is he about fifteen or six years old? He carries a sword on his back that is not so different from the girl's height. Indeed, it is what is called katana with the sword of the east. The clothes he was wearing were also Oriental, white Japanese clothes with red peony (botan) flowers.

At first glance. Okay.

This girl is much stronger than me.

"I am not a great sword saint. He's just an old man who's retired and lives alone in the mountains."

"Ha, joke. Takumi has a great sense of humor."

I'm not kidding.

I used a sword as an adventurer in the past. But it was ten years ago that I belonged to the Adventurer Alliance. Instead of Kensei, the adventurer level was the second D-rank from the bottom, and he was always the baggage handler for parties.

He retired from his adventurer when he was banished from the party after being notified out of combat, and has been relaxing in the mountains ever since.

"Maybe the Takumi you're talking about is someone else with the same name. Sorry to hear that."

"No way that can happen. You are the only adventurer in the world named Takumi."

"Huh?

I make an unexpected strange voice.

"No way, is that a lie? It's not that common, but there were a few guys with the same name."

An adventurer ranking exists in the Alliance. There are people there who belong to the guild, all the names and ranks, and surely there must have been about two other people named Takumi.

"All takumi other than you have been renamed. You have been permanently banned by the World Alliance Bill from naming it in the future, so you will be the only one who will rob Takumi in the future."

"Oh, what, I'm scared"

I don't understand what the girl is saying.

"What made that happen? When did you get a bill like that?

The girl tilts her neck with a slightly surprised face.

"It's been a long time. No one should have the same name for those who rank # 1 Adventurer. It's a bill that was made over a hundred years ago."

Speaking of which, I think there was a bill like that.

But the # 1 ranking of Adventurers should not have changed once in a hundred years.

"The Great Sage Nurubee is no longer in first place? No, more than that, my name has become..."

"Yes, Lord Nurhachi fell to third place. The number one ranking right now is Takumi."

throat cancer, and a shock runs like being hit in the head with a hammer.

No longer can reality be accepted.

"Yes, no, no, that's crazy. I retired ten years ago. The ranking was about 500 at that time, but it was also due to my people, and I haven't done anything since."

"Be humble again. We know everything about Takumi."

I have no idea. I only remember hunting small animals in the mountains and making fields.

"Domination of the Aleph End Great Cave. Enchanted Dragon Crusade. The recapture of King Gabel's capital. Takumi is said to be the best in human history in the past, in the present and in the future."

"No, I have no idea! I've been in the mountains forever! Every day, I just relaxed and lived!

I accidentally screamed out loud.

"No, Takumi is really a wonderful person not to be proud of your work."

No. Whatever you say doesn't make sense.

Change the incision and ask the question.

"Hey, is that what I'm supposed to have done alone?

"No, the Adventurer Guild record says Alice and I were partying together. Most of all, Alice told me that it was all like Takumi had accomplished on her own."

"Wait, Alice, is that Alice?

Speaking of which, they were the first to say, "Master of Kensei Alice, Master of the Great Kensei Takumi".

I recall ten years ago, before retiring from my adventurer, I protected my toddler girl in a dungeon.

You've lived in a dungeon since you were born, and the toddler was like a wild animal. I remember teaching that young girl human language and how to hold chopsticks. The name Alice was given to me by me.

There was no disciple.

I was just Alice's guardian.

"Yes, there is only one Master Alice. Before Takumi is ranked first, he is ranked first."

I've already turned my head around and it's going to explode now.

That Alice is sword-sanctioned and dominates one legendary quest after another. Besides, he says it's like I've accomplished it alone.

"I know more or less. So, what are you doing here?

I managed to say that, holding my head down.

Let's get off the mountain later and go tell the Adventurer Guild the facts.

It's too heavy for me to rank first.

"Ha, I'm late in introducing myself. My name is Leia and I am the disciple of Saint Alice of the Sword."

Alice's apprentice. If Alice is set to be my apprentice, do you mean my apprentice's apprentice?

I had a really bad feeling about it.

"Master Alice is humanity's strongest sword saint, but she told me she's a little bad at teaching people things"

You're the strongest man in the world, Alice.

"So I asked Takumi of the Great Sword Saint, who is said to be the most powerful in the universe, to teach me."

I'm the strongest in the universe.

No, it's so human, me.

I don't know where to go in from. Anyway, this is the one I definitely need to say no to.

When I retired from my adventurer, I had always decided to live alone. If you live alone in the mountains, you can live without bothering anyone, even yourself without any power. I didn't want to get involved with anyone else but this nature.

"Ah, uh, Mr. Leia"

"Yes, Grandmaster"

Stop, don't look at me with glitter eyes.

Don't call me Grandmaster or anything else.

"I'm not taking any more apprentices or anything. Decide to live your whole life alone...... Huh? What? Mr. Leia, take out your dagger and what..."

Soon Leia is pointing a dagger at her belly.

"If they refused to be apprentices, I came with the intention of harming myself. Dear Takumi, please think seriously and respond."

Uh, no. Here. He's the one who doesn't listen to anything he says.

I'm stuffed.

"Mr. Leia."

"Yes, Grandmaster"

"Let me recognize you as my disciple."