Volume 4 Chapter 29 Sweets!
"Triumphaaaah!"
"Victoriiiiyah!"
"Raaaaah!"
In the arena of Sevenstar Academy,
Horace was having mock battles against the students.
Using wooden swords, the students tried to land a hit on Horace, forming various formations.
"Come on, come on, do your best~."
From first-year middle schoolers to third-year high schoolers, there was a wide range of students, but to Horace, it was like a child's play—a mere sword fight with kids who lacked basic skills.
He dodged and blocked lightly, responding to every attack with ease.
"This isn't even close to hitting!"
"What's going on!?"
"Sweets~~!"
...So, why are the energetic students of Sevenstar Academy challenging Horace?
Because, if you think about it normally, there's no way they can win.
After all, Horace is a man who can single-handedly defeat over a thousand soldiers at the Myriad Legion Army Base.
So, if a dozen or so students attack him, he would just play around with them.
However, they also have desires, and those desires don't change even if their opponent is Horace.
Among the items Horace obtained from slaying monsters was a 'Sweets Maker.'
Well, roughly speaking, it's a 'magic tool that can make cookies,' nothing more, nothing less.
But when a student in Horace's class asked him, "Do you have a Sweets Maker, Sensei?" Horace replied,
"I have one. I can make plenty of sweets that Princess Lucia would be delighted to eat."
This story spread throughout the school, and after various twists and turns, it turned into the tale that "If you beat Horace, you'll get sweets!"
When Horace heard this, he thought, "I'll probably never truly understand these kids," about 80% seriously, but it was probably not just his imagination.
By the way, giving away cookies for free is no problem.
Securing the ingredients and actually making them is no trouble at all for him.
That said, as a teacher, there's no point in dampening the kids' enthusiasm.
The role of an old man like Horace is essentially to reward hardworking children.
Therefore, Horace does not deny the excited students and continues to fend off their attacks while preparing snacks.
(...But to think they're even observing something like this, playing around with children.)
Horace mutters to himself without looking around the arena.
Horace boasts overwhelming combat power, but does that only apply when using 'Deus Ex Machina,' or is he overwhelmingly strong even normally?
The Seraphgold Empire must know that handling such overwhelming armor requires an appropriate physique.
However, without knowing the origin, it's impossible to devise a strategy.
(Well, they probably don't know I store the Machina in a different space. They probably think I hide it somewhere and wear it when I dive into dungeons.)
Horace normally stores his equipment in a different space.
This is the best way to retrieve it quickly and takes up no space.
However, the technology to create overwhelming armor and the technology to make an Item Box do not connect in the minds of those who have been involved in Magic Item Crafting for many years.
While both are classified as magic tools, the required theories are completely different, so they often do not coexist.
Naturally, the skilled engineers of the Seraphgold Empire, who can make excellent armor, have not progressed in their research on Item Boxes.
Therefore, the Seraphgold Empire believes that the armor is 'hidden somewhere.'
Horace knows to some extent about their thought process.
"Cheesecake!"
"Apple pie!"
"Mont Blanc!"
"Mille-feuille!"
"Pudding!"
"Baumkuchen!"
The children's ambitions have become more specific.
"Well, it might be rude to keep thinking about it. Here, here. Good luck~."
It seems Horace decided to prioritize playing with the children for now.
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