Chapter 5 From today on, I am your teacher
Chapter 5 From today on, I am your teacher
The village's sacrifice was successfully concluded.
New warriors were chosen.
He perfectly inherited the Yamadam Spirit Stone passed down from generation to generation in the village, and became the legendary warrior "Kuga", and from that moment on, he will fight Gurongi for the future of the village.
But before taking on that battle.
The new warriors may also need to learn to adapt to their own strength and accept their new identities.
"so……"
Kawahara picked up the stone kettle and poured a cup of hot water and said, "Village Chief, you have never seen that posture yourself?"
The village chief took a deep breath and said, "No."
"Have I not changed before your eyes?"
"--What?!"
The village chief looked at him in shock at these words.
Kawahara paused, "I mean, I also have the Yamadam Reiji in my body, right? Didn't I show you what that looked like? I remember having it before, right?"
The village chief took another deep breath: "No!"
"Really? I thought you knew about this a long time ago." Kawahara said casually.
"..."
The village chief was silent for a moment.
Then he looked up and around, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he came to Kawahara and lowered his voice.
"In fact, there are three spiritual stones similar to the Yamadam in our village."
"……cough!"
Kawahara almost choked on the water when he heard this.
The village chief said earnestly: "The spirit stone given by the gods has been passed down from generation to generation in our village since ancient times. It is only because of the threat from Gurongi now that we have to use the spirit stone."
Kawahara put down the cup and looked at him: "So my spiritual stone..."
"That spiritual stone is not as complete as the Yamadam. According to the records handed down by the village, we only know that spiritual stones can grant us powerful strength, but we don't know what their specific functions are."
The village chief slowly told the secrets of the village.
……
The so-called spiritual stones are actually things that fell to the earth along with meteorites.
Then it is picked up by the creatures living on this land.
They called these things flying from outer space "star fragments" and preserved them as "blessings from God."
At that time, there were three spirit stones in Linduo Village.
The two red spiritual stones were named "Aguru" and "Yamadam" respectively, and the green spiritual stone was called "Golem".
But among the two red spirit stones, Yaguru is not a complete spherical gem like Yamadam and Golem, it is only a broken half.
So when deciding to use the power of the spirit stone, the village chief and the elders first used this broken spirit stone to conduct experiments.
This way, even if I fail, I won't lose all the spiritual stones passed down from my ancestors...
Thus, the first Agur belt was born.
And "Kawahara" became the warrior chosen to undergo the experiment. After putting on the belt, he successfully obtained the power of the spirit stone and became the most powerful warrior in the village.
However, there are side effects to gaining this power.
The warriors who used the spirit stones seemed to become more violent than before, and their strength would occasionally get out of control.
This change quickly made the elders aware of the existence of "Gurongi".
——Because the Gurongi tribe, who also obtained the "Star Fragments", abused the power of the fragments and eventually became a cancer that threatened the survival of other tribes.
They forged the fragments into powerful weapons.
These were iron tools that were sharper than the bronze tools used by most tribes. The Gurongi used these weapons to burn, kill, and loot, constantly causing disasters on this land, and continued to search for other lost "star fragments".
Then the Gurongi clan finally found something similar to the spirit stone.
They become more powerful.
Also more violent.
However, the consequence of abusing such power also caused the Gurongi clan to undergo horrific changes in their appearance.
They began to transform into various wild beasts, including spiders, bats, sharks, mantises... A clan of monsters with terrifying appearance and bloodthirsty killing were born.
In order to gain more powerful strength and find more "star fragments", the Gurongi clan obeyed their beast instincts and began to kill wantonly on this land.
And today, the people of Lindo Village living here have finally faced the threat of the Gurongi clan.
A life-and-death battle is about to break out.
……
"We must strike first before Gurongi launches a move against us! Without further ado, Hara, that child will be handed over to you to teach during this period of time!"
After the village chief said this earnestly.
There were also noises coming from outside the yard.
Then Xiaoren came running in, and two people followed behind him.
"Grandpa, I brought brother Rick and sister Mio here!"
There were two people following behind him, the blind girl was supported by the young man, and both of them seemed to have a somewhat nervous look on their faces.
Kawahara was staring at the ripples in the water cup in a daze. After sensing the sensation of the spirit stone, he looked up.
The young man gave him a cautious look.
Miou, who was supported by him, touched the door frame with one hand to confirm the direction, then looked towards the house and said timidly: "Sorry to bother you..."
The young man who heard the voice finally seemed to react and quickly bowed and said, "Excuse me!"
"it does not matter."
The village chief smiled kindly, stood up and said, "From today on, Miou will live here and we will take care of him. There are still many empty houses here."
Xiao Ren raised his hand immediately after hearing this: "And me! And me! I will definitely take great care of Sister Miou!"
The young man bowed awkwardly again: "Okay, thank you for your help during this time!"
Kawahara looked at the greetings over there, then with a blank expression on his face, he looked away, his eyes fixed on the half-empty cup of water in his hand.
All he could think about now was the fact that he was going to die soon.
"Original--"
But the village chief called his name.
Kawahara put down his cup and walked over.
The village chief's expression became serious, and he said to the two of them solemnly: "I'll be counting on you for the time being!"
"I understand." Kawahara looked at Rick.
"Okay, thank you for your help, Lord Kawahara!"
Rick nodded quickly, and his eyes, which were nervously glancing at Kawahara, seemed to reveal the clear stupidity of a college student.
……
"How old are you this year?" After arriving at an open space outside the village, Kawahara could see that Rick was very uneasy, so he casually brought up a topic that could be suitable for the beginning.
"About...nineteen? Yes!"
Rick said after thinking about it seriously.
Kawahara: “…” You really are a college student.
So by comparison, he who has been in the workplace for five or six years must be a veteran, right?
Looking at the childish face of Rick, Kawahara couldn't help but touch his face.
It’s okay, he’s still a handsome guy even when he’s old.
Kawahara handed a bronze sword he brought from the village to Rick, who took it respectfully and touched it with a look of surprise.
This kind of bronze weapon was urgently made by the Linduo village after it sensed the threat of Gurongi. After all, Linduo, who was obsessed with farming, was not keen on hunting, and even between Linduo villages with different cultures, there would basically be no situation where a war would be necessary.
It's the case that if you can speak, don't take action. If you must take action, then compete with each other's strength - such as breaking a stone with the chest.
They are a very peace-loving and kind race.
Kawahara looked at Riku and said, "From today on, I will teach you how to adapt to the power of the Yamadam Reiji and learn how to use those forms to fight. Don't call me 'sir' in such a chuunibunyu way. You can call me teacher for now."
"...Teacher?" Rick was stunned.
"Ah."
Kawahara ignored his doubts and continued, "We don't have much time. Now, just show me how you can transform into Kuuga."
"...Kuuga?" Riku was stunned again.
"It is the form you transform into. You can call it Kuuga."
Kawahara took out a scroll of silk while saying this.
This was given to him by the village chief, and it contains information related to the spirit stone.
It is said that the Lindo sorcerers in ancient times obtained important information from the perception of spirit stones, so they recorded everything for future generations to understand. Today, the first "Aguru Belt" was made based on these records.
In fact, these silk books were given to Kawahara Miyu to read from the beginning, perhaps because he was the first warrior to obtain the power of the spirit stone.
It’s just that Kawahara, who traveled through time, couldn’t read.
So he didn't look at it seriously.
But before I had time to study it carefully after learning to read, the village had already started the process of selecting soldiers impatiently. Only today did I have time to start studying these things.
Now if we unfold the silk book, we can see that the power of the "spiritual stone" is clearly recorded in it.
The only thing that is not recorded above is that it does not say that becoming a "Kuaga" will turn you into a monster.
I don’t know if it’s because even before, no one has ever used the spirit stone to transform into Kuuga. After all, even the village chief didn’t know that the first Aguru Belt had turned Kawahara into a monster.
Kawahara now had reasonable doubts.
The body he had before he traveled through time, I’m afraid he himself didn’t even know that he could transform?
……
"What's wrong? Still not changing?"
When Kawahara moved his eyes away from the silk book, he saw that Rick was still standing there motionless.
Rick looked at him and asked tentatively: "Kawahara... Teacher, don't you think I'm scary like that?"
"Who is more terrifying, you or Gurongi?" Kawahara asked back.
"..."
Rick was speechless for a moment.
Kawahara looked at his puzzled expression and suddenly thought, maybe this kid is actually a little averse to becoming like that?
After all, he suddenly turned into a monster.
For Kawahara, the reason why he didn't feel scared at all was mainly because of his subconscious notion that Kuuga was the "Kamen Rider"!
Who would be afraid of the Kamen Rider that they have seen growing up?
However, for those who have never been exposed to this kind of thing, it is indeed a monster.
After realizing the difference in their thinking, Kawahara came to his senses, closed the silk book and threw it aside.
"Listen carefully, Rick. I'm asking you to show me your transformed form so that you can get familiar with your new appearance. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Kawahara raised his hands and posed as he said this: "So now, follow me."
Rick stared at him in a daze. After he came to his senses, he quickly stuck the bronze sword in his hand into the ground and followed his example by clenching his fists and placing them on both sides of his waist.
"Focus your mind on your waist, and then raise your fighting spirit!"
Kawahara said this while stretching out one arm and moving slowly.
Rick, who was standing opposite him, nervously imitated him.
"Finally, yell like this - Transform!"
“——Huh?”
"Shout the slogan loudly."
“——Transform!!”
Rick, fearing that he had made a mistake, hurriedly shouted, and his voice almost broke because he was too anxious.
As his will was aroused, the Yaguru Belt appeared around his waist, and the red spirit stone instantly acted on his whole body, turning him into the monster he was last night again.
This time Rick could feel the changes in himself.
After he touched his face awkwardly, Rick suddenly looked up and saw that Kawahara, who was standing opposite him, had turned into a white monster with a posture almost the same as his.
Rick was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, and was stunned again when he looked again.
“Eh? Eh hey hey——”
The red monster was so scared by the white monster on the opposite side that it jumped back a step.
Kawahara crossed his arms and said, "Okay, now that we've all become monsters like this, there's no question of who should be afraid of whom, right?"
Rick: “…()”
However, Riku soon realizes that Kawahara, who came before him, was already a warrior who had obtained the "Power of the Stars", so perhaps he also already possessed this form.
Thinking of this, Rick suddenly became confused: "Um, Mr. Kawahara, since you already have this power, why... did the village choose me?"
Kawahara was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said quietly: "That's because the power I possess is not complete."
What the village chief said at that time -
The incomplete Yaguru Belt will not only affect the user's mind, but due to the lack of spirit stones, when using that power, it may also cause damage to the user that exceeds the body's capacity.
Therefore, shortly after Kawahara woke up, the village chief said, "I won't let him fight anymore."
Because the body can no longer use its strength.
Kawahara: “…”Thank you so much for your care.
Although the original start evolved into the collapse of the sky start, but things have come to this point, adhering to the ancient tradition of "it's already here", and he really has no other solution at the moment, so just make do with it.
Maybe after Riku goes out and eliminates all the Gurongi that threaten Lindo, he can still spend his old age in the ancient times?
Although there was no electricity, no internet, and no delicious food in primitive society, it is not impossible to build these infrastructures!
Kawahara feels that it is still important to have dreams.
……
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Regarding the "Aguru Spirit Stone", this is my own creation, and the inspiration mainly comes from "Kuga SIC Novel" and "Kuga TV Official Novel".
It does not completely follow the official settings, and there are slight changes.
(End of this chapter)