A few days have passed since I met my grandparents, my uncle, and my benefactor, Idel. The school’s long vacation is almost halfway over.

I didn’t want to waste the rest of my holidays, so I went to the Adventurers Guild today as well.

That said, I’m not planning to take on any requests today. I promised Idel that I would train in hand-to-hand combat. When Lecia and I asked him to “teach me how to fight,” he agreed to teach us for a week.

So, I’m currently waiting for Idel-san and Leticia-san at the front desk, but they’re not here yet. I wonder if I’ve come a little too early.

I sat down in the dining room and checked my status with my ‘Appraising Eye’ to kill some time.

[Name] Lark Voltoris

[Age] 12

[Race] Human

[Gender] Male

[Status] Healthy

[Level] 41 (+3)

[SP] 400 (+30)

[Strength] 4290 (+330)

[Mana] 4894 (+342)

[Agility] 4571 (+315)

[Dexterity] 3100 (+235)

[Luck] 51

[Skills] Cooking: 3, Useful Box: 3, Daily Life Magic: 1, Appraising Eye: 3, Short Sword Technique: 3, Mana Control: 3, Sewing: 2, Concentration: 4, Faith: 5, Wordless Incantation: 3, Synthesis Magic: 3, Presence Detection: 3, Martial Arts: 3, Swordsmanship: 2, Physical Ability Enhancement: 3, Poison Resistance: 1, Mental Resistance: 3, Hunger Resistance: 1, Fire Magic: 3, Wind Magic: 4, Water Magic: 3, Earth Magic: 2, Light Magic: 1 , Dark Magic: 1, Thunder Magic: 1, Ice Magic: 2, Holy Magic: 1 , Null Magic: 2

[Special Abilities] Enhanced Memory Capacity, World Language, EXP Amplification: 10x, God’s Veil,

[Divine Technique] Miraculous Sacred Light, God Summoning Magic

[Blessings] Samadyla’s Protection, Magilt’s Protection, Goldra’s Protection

[Title] The Reincarnated, The God’s Host, The Blessed, Individual who has Reached the Limit, Believer, Divine One

My level has gone up a bit… I’ve been taking on a lot of requests lately and killing monsters, so I guess that’s why. My stats have gone up, but my skill levels remained unchanged…

Okay, from now on I’ll use my skills more to level them up. I haven’t used elemental magic much, but I might need it someday, so I should train it. It’s important to be prepared to use it in an emergency.

“Ah, Lark, you’re here. I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”

I heard Leticia’s voice when I was deciding on my future course of action. When I turned around, I saw Idel as well. The three of us gathered together, and we moved to the basement we had booked in advance.

Idel stood in front of me and Leticia and began to speak in a light tone, “Well, first of all, let’s try fighting my clone. It’s an illusion, so you can go all out.”

“Yes?”

Leticia and I both raised our voices in confusion, but Idel didn’t hesitate to cast a spell. The next moment, Idel’s body was enveloped in light. The dazzling light faded, and–Idel had tripled in number. The two Idel’s on the left and right were holding weapons and shields.

“Whoa！”

As Leticia and I were surprised by the sight, the middle Idel tilted his head. “Hmm? Did you have something to ask?”

“Well, um, for now, what is that magic?”

“Hmm, this is called ‘Doppelgänger.’ It’s a magic that creates a magical clone, as the name suggests. Of course, it’s weaker than the original, and if you create multiple clones, the magic power is evenly divided, so the more you create, the weaker they become. However, it’s still useful for scouting and surveillance.”

Come to think of it, Shafal used it before he was reincarnated. I never expected Idel-san to be able to use it too…

“So, who’s going first?”

“…I’ll go first.” Saying that, I stepped forward and poised the short swords I held in both hands, “Here I go!”

“Sure.”

I swung the short swords at Doppelgänger Idel. However, the first strike was deflected by the shield. After that, we continued to parry and dodge each other’s attacks, engaging in a back-and-forth battle.

Even though it’s a clone, I’m fighting Idel-san quite well. Isn’t this quite impressive? While I was thinking that, Doppelgänger Idel suddenly said something outrageous: “Then, let’s increase the speed a bit more.”

“Huh? Oh no!”

True to those words, the speed of the attacks suddenly increased significantly. I couldn’t withstand Doppelgänger Idel’s fierce assault and was quickly blown away.

“Lark had a good approach, but you’re still lacking in pushing forward.”

The real Idel-san pointed out to me as I got up. How strong is this person if I can’t even hold my ground against a weakened clone?

Next, Leticia also challenged the clone and was soundly defeated. According to him, “Leticia-chan has a good approach, unlike Lark, but she’s still being overwhelmed by the sword due to lack of strength.”

After that, we received individual guidance from the real Idel.

First, I practiced footwork and body movements with Doppelgänger Idel as my opponent.

On the other hand, Leticia was doing a rather strange pose, holding a sword in each hand and raising her arms straight up, while squatting on one leg. ‘Is she training her sense of balance and muscle strength at the same time?’

“Um… Will this really make us stronger?” Leticia asked, looking puzzled.

Idel nodded lightly. “It will.”

“I see…”

While she replied like that, Leticia looked dissatisfied at the man’s answer.