The eyes directed at Mr. Sadnid are not good ones, to be honest.
Although Ms. Sireva and her friends were not directly harmed by the knights of the Migga Kingdom, so they were only met with a "suspicious human" gaze, the beastmen and the people of the ethnic groups who had come to this place at Fito's call were also looking at her with a harsh gaze.
Even with such stares and without a single companion, Mr. Sadnid was looking forward.
I was impressed by his strength.
I thought, "If it were me, what would I do? If I had done something terrible, would I be able to stand alone in front of people who would only look at me this way?
Maybe I would be killed - I think it is strength to look forward like this in such a situation.
He doesn't look away, he accepts what he did, and he is willing to accept the feelings of hatred that everyone else is directing at him.
I have mixed feelings about it, but when I see that strength, a little bit of longing wells up in my heart.
I look at Gaius with concern. Gaius is not smiling his usual gentle smile. He just stares at Mr. Sadnid.
He said that he could not forgive Mr. Sadnid and the others. I wonder how he would direct that unforgivable feeling toward Mr. Sadnid.
If Gaius ...... no, not only Gaius, but everyone else tries to kill Mr. Sadnid, we will stop them. That's why I'm bringing Griffon and the others, Frene and Doanea.
With such determination in my heart, I decided that I too would be instructed by Mr. Sadnid.
By the way, most of the weapons were originally from the wolf village. I heard that Mr. Lan and Mr. Dong have been searching for ore nearby since we arrived at this place, but so far they have not found any. They said that if they find it, they will do their best to make products from the ore. So all the products made in this village are made of wood.
Mr. Sadnid uses a wooden sword to guide us.
I cannot wield it very well without using magic to strengthen my body. In comparison, Kayu and the others, being beastmen, can hold it with ease.
The elves, it seems, are not as good at wielding it as I am. The elves, whose main axis is magic, don't need to wield weapons, but they are here because they want to train their bodies and because they are worried about the beastmen, it seems.
Although Sireba and the others did not say so explicitly, I could see that they were concerned when I glanced at them and saw that they were keeping their contracted spirits close to the beasts and the people.
Mr. Sadnid could be said to be a man who has used swords as a knight.
Sadnid-san's instruction was careful, and he tried to make it easy for us to understand. The words that come out easily because he is facing each one of us and looking at each one of us properly.
He had never met most of the people here before, but he still remembered their names. He addresses each of us individually and teaches us, the children, well.
Even during that short period of instruction, we were able to get to know Mr. Sadnid's character.
Our first lesson with the sword ended more peacefully than I had expected. Everyone seemed to be relaxed, partly because Mr. Sadnid made eye contact with us and stopped his hatred, and partly because he taught us so politely.
There seemed to be a lot of confusion as to whether that was really a knight of the Migga Kingdom.
I hoped that the relationship would take a turn for the better from this confusion.
From then on, the sword instruction was always given by Mr. Sadnid, as if he was trying to improve his relationship with Mr. Sadnid first.
Mr. Lan said that Mr. Sadnid is like a chief among the knights of the Migga Kingdom who have come here, so he is the one who makes them interact with each other. He said that he wanted to proceed in a solid manner rather than have him come in contact with a number of knights, which would have been the worst possible outcome.
Mr. Sadnid's sword instruction builds up.
-Some soften their attitude after being exposed to Mr. Sadnid's personality, while others keep their eyes as sharp as ever.
This issue is by no means an easy one.
Gaius, too, keeps a cold look in his eyes. I want Gaius to smile. But I know it's not right to force him to smile. All I can do is to be there for Gaius, who has a difficult look on his face, even when I am not teaching him.
I don't know what the right thing to do is.
Should I talk to him or leave him alone? Which is the best for Gaius? But when I can't hold back anymore, I think Gaius will come to me and ask me to listen to him.
I was spending my time thinking like that one day, a day of sword instruction.
'Let's try a mock battle today, shall we?
When Mr. Sadnid said that, Gaius was the first to stand up.
--Girl, boy, knight, and 2
(The girl who is a godchild participates in the instruction of the knight. And she is worried about the beastly boy)