The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

100 Dungeon-clearing is effective against back pain

With rattling sounds, the people were doing training runs, swinging spears in practice and firing practice shots with bows and arrows while wearing plate armor made of metal.

This wouldn't be an unusual sight if knights were training, but it was actually ordinary people who were receiving training, and the trainees were not only young people, but middle-aged men and women who were over thirty years old as well as white-haired elderly people.

Perhaps because they normally made their livings through physical labor such as working in the fields, stonemasonry or carpentry, they didn't appear to be weak. Still, performing vigorous exercise while wearing metal armor that was dozens of kilograms in weight should have been tough on them.

"Phew, my body is so light! It's like I've grown wings!"

"It's like I've grown younger!"

"Training is pretty fun, isn't it?"

However, these ordinary people were experiencing the pleasant sensation of sweating it out, as if they were enjoying some casual sports. Inexperienced knights would certainly lose their confidence if they saw these people.

Such inexperienced knights would likely regain their confidence once they heard the voices of the suits of armor that the people were wearing, however.

"You have excess tension in your body. Relax more."

"We'll work on your form from the beginning one more time. Ready stance, thrust, come back into ready stance, sweep."

The people were training while wearing Living Armors, Undead consisting of suits of armor haunted by spirits.

"This training method is more effective than I'd expected," remarked Vandalieu, the proposer of this idea. He gave a satisfied nod as he watched everyone enjoying themselves.

The Living Armors that now housed the spirits of the former knights of the Red Wolf Knights' Order from the Hartner Duchy who had worn them while they were alive had mostly regained their Spear Technique and Archery skills. They were level 4 on average, better than most but not first-rate, but this was enough for them to be instructors for the ordinary people from the former cultivation villages.

Also, the Living Armors were essentially powered exoskeletons for the people wearing them, so they could train for long periods of time while retaining their stamina.

This also allowed the Living Armors that were teaching them to be sensitive to what kinds of tensions and muscles needed instructions, allowing them to demonstrate their leadership abilities.

And, of course, they were suits of armor, so they also protected people's bodies.

"Living Armor training drills... let's keep doing this from now on," said Vandalieu.

"Can't you make an exception for me?!" Lina begged with red cheeks. She was wearing a Living Armor as well, so it wasn't that she was particularly tired.

"I don't think that you need to be so embarrassed," said Saria, the Magic High-leg Armor that Lina was wearing.

There hadn't been enough Living Armors of the Red Wolf Knights' Order, and there hadn't been any that matched Lina's size.

"It isn't as if you're wearing me over your bare skin," Saria pointed out.

"That's true, but it's somehow still embarrassing," said Lina.

Lina was wearing Saria over simple clothes that were easy to move in, but Saria's design left Lina's cleavage, navel and back exposed, which appeared to be the cause of her embarrassment.