They all introduced themselves.Long-hair-kun was Timor.Short-hair-kun was Marcus.Blond drill was Cattleya.Eleanora-san’s daughter was Shia.After those simple greetings, we headed to the carriage waiting for us outside.We parted ways with the professor and Eleanora-san here.This meant that, from the moment we left the classroom, the practice training began.I was walking behind the group when Shia slowed down to walk next to me."Nicole-san, it’s been a while.""Yes. We haven’t seen each other since the birthday party, right?""My mother told me that you came to the capital a few times. She said something about bringing delicious food every time.""I brought those for Princess Flora, but somehow, each time I brought them, Eleanora-san popped out from nowhere, and ate with us, that’s all.""My mother’s information network is incredible, after all."More than incredible, it was such an impossible riddle that she could become one of the seven wonders of the world."I didn’t know th

Marcus took out his sword while Timor stayed in the back with his short wand.Shia and Cattleya were both wielding swords, trying to attract the other goblin’s attention.Marcus rushed towards the first goblin, and, at the same time, Timor attacked the goblin with fire magic. The goblin’s movements became dull for a second. Using that moment, Marcus attacked the goblin with his sword. The goblin groaned, and parried with his rusty sword.Timor was in the rear and used a short wand, so he was a magician, right? The power of his magic was really low, though.I knew that I shouldn’t compare it to mine, but it was still weak.Was it because he was only a student?Or did he lower his power since Marcus was close?Wait, if he was able to kill it with one magic attack, there would be no need for Marcus to charge in, right?Marcus’s sword technique was also awkward. The goblin had a lot of openings, but Marcus was still being pushed back."Shit."Marcus clicked his tongue and moved backwards

After listening to the village chief’s request, we went to the rooms they had prepared for us.The boys’ and girls’ rooms were separate, of course.We were all in the girls’ room, having a meeting about tomorrow’s goblin extermination.We sat in a circle on a soft carpet that was spread out on the floor."So, we should discuss how to find and defeat the goblins. From what the village chief told us, it seems that they don’t move as a single group. The villagers mostly saw only one goblin at a time and never more than three at once."Timor asked for ideas for tomorrow’s subjugation."In that case, isn’t this a good time to rely on the Cat-san’s strength? This subjugation is not a part of the practice training, after all."Cattleya looked towards me.Hmm, was it really so?“An excursion is an excursion until you return home,” was something that was often said…Wouldn’t everything before going back be a part of the practice training?Or was this a special case?"I agree. The situation is

The Black Tiger collapsed.Even though I went easy on it, its ability to detect magic made this a difficult fight.I managed to get its black fur though, so I was going to ask Marie to dismantle it when I returned."Nicole-san, did you defeat it?"Shia came out of the thicket and asked timidly."Yes, I defeated it. It just took me a while to do it.""I can’t believe it; you defeated a Black Tiger all by yourself…"After Shia, Cattleya and others came out, too.The four of them approached the collapsed Black Tiger. Aside from Shia, the other three were looking at the collapsed Black Tiger as if they couldn’t believe it. Swaying Cat and Hugging Cat came out after the students."Swaying Cat, Hugging Cat, thank you."I gently stroked their necks when they approached me.The wolves didn’t approach the students, and that was probably thanks to Swaying Cat and Hugging Cat.I used detection magic to check where the wolves were, and saw them fleeing back into the forest in all directions. Did

For three days now, we had been traveling with the shaking carriage. We would arrive at the capital tomorrow. On our journey back, nothing had happened yet. The goblins we saw on our way to the village probably just tried to escape the Black Tiger. With the Black Tiger dead, there was no longer a reason for them to come on the road.We didn’t encounter any other monsters, either, so encountering those goblins was really just bad luck.It was a peaceful trip back home.Since the students already knew how strong I was, I had summoned Swaying Cat and Hugging Cat in their cub forms, only for the two of them to be hugged by Shia and Cattleya. The Cats had always been with me, so seeing them hugged by someone else made me a bit sad. Hmm, I would have never thought about something like this when I was still in Japan. This showed that Swaying Cat and Hugging Cat had really became my precious family members, unlike my real family.Well, this sadness would be gone tomorrow. We were about to arr