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Racoon Girl

(Update: 15/10/2018- This chapter has been bugging me)

Grammarly (Full version)

I do not Overlord.

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"So ...what do you do for fun?" Gazef suddenly said to the man opposite him.

Brain Unglaus blinked, since this morning, the other man had been mysteriously talkative.

"What do you do for fun?" Brain asked back, only to get along and unnatural pause before Gazef said.

"Something this country wouldn't approve of."

"So, something messed up then?" Brain said; he had pretty much got his personality down pat and was one of the few people who wasn't thoroughly creeped out by this man.

"We've only known each other for less than a week, and you know me so well," Gazef said, his smile getting wider.

"I've dealt with many strange people over the years," Brain said, "Your personality has got be the most...interesting."

Interesting was undoubtedly a strange word to describe his personality.

"If you must know. I drink with people for fun," Brain said.

"I wouldn't mind going for a drink right now," Gazef said, "How is alcohol here?"

"Bad but the more you drink, the better it tastes," Brain said.

"So, it tastes good when you're wasted? Looking forward to it," Gazef said.

It was weird how they just connected, but then again, that was the power of alcohol.

Suddenly they both heard a knock at the door.

"I'll go get it," Brain said, getting up and going to the door.

When the door opened, both of them were surprised to see a group of armour dressed people at the door.

"Sorry to interrupt Brain-sama," said the leader. "His Majesty wishes for Griffon-sama to come to the Army training ground."

"So, he wishes to know my strength?" Gazef suddenly said, surprising all of them. "It makes sense. How, can you begin to pay me if you don't know if I'm worth the price?"

"U-Ur, right," the leader said, startled by how outright he said it and how he sounded amused while saying it. "Please come with us."

"Just let me get my armour on first," Gazef said, he had borrowed the sack-like clothing and wanted his actual guard uniform.

"I feel sorry for his opponents," Brain suddenly said.

"What was that Brain-sama," the leader said.

"Nothing," Brain said.

Those poor souls.

Ch 7: Schooling a Kingdom

Gazef entered the Kingdom army training ground and couldn't help but feel a ridiculous sense of familiarity with the place.

There was a crowd of people in Kingdom armour scattered around the place, so his armour stuck out like a sore thumb, along with his mask.

And it wasn't just the army who was here but several arrogant nobles as well, even Princess Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself and her personal bodyguard Climb was here in his armour.

"Wouldn't it have been better to ask for Kingdom armour to make sure you don't stand out?" Brain said.

"Why should I? You don't wear Kingdom armour, and your skills are decent" he said, making Brain smirk.

"I wouldn't call myself decent," Brain said, "My strongest move...only wrecked your mask and that wasn't even a part of you. You might be an even bigger monster than a Vampire named Shalltear Bloodfallen."

And Gazef almost tripped over himself.

Lady Shalltear?

This human had met Lady Shalltear!?

And he lived!?

She must have been busy, or she let him go deeming him not to be worth it.

It was the only reason he could think of that would explain why Brain was still alive.

Unfortunately for him, Brain saw his misstep at the name.

"Is something the matter?" Brain said.

"It's nothing," he said, "I just thought that name sounded familiar, but I was wrong."

And Brain decided to drop it.

They got into the actual training field, where he was told to plant himself in the middle while people came over and watched.

His sword was out, showing how unusual looking it was.

"What a strange looking sword," somebody said.

"I sense something terrible from that sword," Princess Renner said, sitting on a posh chair and in her usual clothes. "Where did he get it from?" getting Climb to look at her.

"Who will face me, first?" Gazef suddenly said.

His voice sounded like a dead man, but his aura was as ferocious as a monster.

It was more than a little bit scary, but in the army, even idiots could apply.

"I will," blurted a soldier, pushing through the crowd. "We don't need a foreigner here. I'll beat everybody from the Sorcerer Kingdom, including the Sorcerer King!"

And you can feel the facepalm from those who were on that horrific battlefield, and Gazef wanted to burst out laughing.

A human defeating the King of the strongest Country in the world?

The same king that even his Master bow's down too?

The Floor Guardians won't even look at this man, let alone the King.

"Begin," said somebody and then the man got into a stance.

So, this guy does know how to be cautious. Gazef thought.

But he couldn't be kept waiting all day, so Gazef decided to attack.

"I'm going to move, and you need to defend against my attack," he said.

And the soldier snorted, his body language was saying 'bring it on'.

Suddenly Gazef disappeared making all eyes widened, and when he appeared again, all eyes were wide seeing him use his knee to strike the soldier deep in the stomach.

There was a visible dent in the armour!

The man did not know what had happened, but he felt it.

Shock and disbelief were soon followed by an unholy amount of pain before his vision clouded and he doubled over.

"I didn't even use my sword," Gazef said in disappointment before saying. "Who's next?"

You would think, nobody would step forward after that.

However, another idiot stepped forward, not quite believing that the force behind the knee could harm the armour that was created by one of the best in the whole Country.

However, Gazef was like a god on the training field, those who dared to step forward got their butts handed to them before they could launch a successful attack, almost in a flash, a pile of 2 unconscious people had become 6.

"Who's next?" Gazef said again, only to be met with silence.

Even idiots could see how much of a monster he was.

The man had already proven that he could crush an ordinary soldier, easily.

"If this were a battlefield, those in a pile would be dead," Brain said, adding to the fear factor.

However, then they all heard.

"I'll go next," said a voice.

They all turned, and most of them were stunned to see a young man with brown eyes and brown hair, in an armour very different from everybody else's.

When Gazef saw this man, something in him screamed that he should know this man, but he couldn't figure out where and why.

Was he an undercover Monster like him or was he one of the humans who fled the country?

However, he was about to get his answer.

"It's the Vice-captain of Warrior Troops!" somebody said.

"What's such a famous guy doing here!? Shouldn't he be protecting the king?" somebody else said.

"Even, this foreigner's skills have attracted even him!" another person said in shock.

Gazef could feel the awe on the field as the man stood before him and got into a proper stance.

"May I ask the name of the man who I am about to clash with?" said the man.

There was a brief silence before Gazef thought to hell with it.

"Griffin Zul of the Sorcerer Kingdom. Guard to its walls," Gazef said.

And his statement was met with surprise, just because any rational human being from there refused to identify themselves with its new name, plus he said it rather proudly.

Which meant this man was most likely crazy.

"I'm the Vice-Captain of the Warrior Troops to the King of Re-Estize Kingdom," said the man, before drawing his sword and saying. "Nice to meet you."

The sword shone.

Silence.

But then something shocking happened.

Gazef used his sword to get into a fighting stance.

He was going to fight with his sword.

Mysteriously, the Vice Captain had earned his respect in a single exchange!

Gazef smile widened.

"Begin!" said somebody.

Suddenly they both disappeared, and when they reappear, their swords clashed, causing quite a shockwave.

Everybody was stunned by the power behind their swings.

However, the Vice Captain was losing ground immediately.

Nobody knew that the Vice-Captain had been killing himself in secret, trying hard to get stronger ever since the man he admired died on that terrible day.

That's why the Vice Captain was surprised that he was losing concerning raw power, but Brain wasn't.

The Vice-Captain dodged Gazef's swift kick.

However, Gazef stayed on him, and the Vice-Captain soon experienced the pressure Brain Unglaus was exposed to.

But the man refused to cower, and their swords must have clashed at least a dozen times in a few seconds.

All those who were watching watched with wide eyes.

The smiling man had only fought regular soldiers until now which made them think he was at most General level in a regular troop.

But he was against the Vice-Captain, somebody who had been trained to be the best of the best with the sole purpose of defending the King.

And yet this person who had come out of nowhere was going toe on toe with him.

They wouldn't have believed it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes!

Such a man was hiding on such land that was deemed so unimportant before the battle!?

Suddenly all mockers and doubters were silenced when they saw how hard the Vice-Captain was struggling against him.

However, those who had faced him like Brain, know this wasn't the man's full strength and he could easily crush him.

So why didn't he?

"Is wildly swinging your sword all you can do? Mr Vice Captain?" Gazef said. "What about the rest of your body?"

Then Gazef's left hand punched the man in the gut.

The man felt a pain in his gut but did not collapse right there.

"In a fight, you have to think outside the box," Gazef said, kicking the man from the side.

The man was sent flying.

"Vice-Captain!" somebody yelled in disbelief.

However, the man managed to keep himself up despite the pain; everybody could see the dent in his armour.

Gazef slowly walked to the man at a leisurely pace.

Suddenly the man lunged with his sword highly raised, Gazef easily blocked him only to be met with a surprise.

A swift kick to his chest.

The impact could be seen on the Vice-Captain's face who let out a scream of pain, while Gazef felt nothing.

However, what happened next was shocking.

Gazef suddenly dropped his sword and said, "Ow! I give up."

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Silence.

They were all stunned.

"My wrist hurts," Gazef said, swinging it, even though they could all tell he was full of bull.

"You win, Vice-Captain," Gazef said before he turned around and walked away.

The Vice-Captain blinked owlishly.

"What the hell was that?" somebody said.

"Perhaps, he was really spent up and just did that to keep face?" said somebody.

"Maybe he's all strength but no stamina?" said another person.

"That's not it," Climb said, hearing the whispers. "That man was teaching the Vice-Captain."

He was teaching me...Vice Captain thought, he had long since realised he couldn't beat the man and yet the man was giving him advice.

Why?

Why would he do such a thing?

Why did that masked man choose to teach him instead of end it?

That mask.

His mind began to fill in the face, and he concluded something shocking.

But it couldn't be.

"C-Captain..." he said.

Was that his Captain behind the mask?

Meanwhile, Gazef was confused.

Why the hell did he teach that human?

In the end, he chalked it up as trying to get the Kingdom to trust him.

It wasn't like he cared for that human or anything.

And scene!

Next chapter, Gazef is confused about why the Vice-Captain is so frequently coming to see him and is offered a chance to meet somebody special who turns out to be an old man on his sick bed. Things get further confusing when the person begs him to remove his mask so that he could see his face. Review/fav and follow!