Episode 64
The hunting teacher repeatedly opened and closed his mouth as if searching for something to say.
In the meantime, I was thinking on my own.
First of all, regardless of the current state of the battle, I realized that there would be little to gain if I fought any longer.
If so, there is no reason to continue sparring.
“I lost.”
“… … .”
I’m not disappointed with the win or loss, but it’s unfortunate that the sparring took place like this.
Within the framework of sparring, or mock battle, it is more difficult for the weak to defeat the strong.
This is because they were unable to carry out a bold attack that disregarded life.
In the first place, the moment those restrictions are lifted, it can no longer be called sparring, so there is nothing we can do about it.
“… … .”
The hunting teacher looked at me with blunt eyes. She is a person who can’t be said to have a good impression, so she is somewhat harsh.
Surely you won’t start a fight for admitting defeat?
“… “No matter what the sparring process was, we ended up losing, so two points are deducted.”
“yes.”
I obediently accepted the deduction.
Of course, losing 2 points is not pleasant for me, but I decided that I gained more than that.
To put it bluntly, the sparring I just had with the hunting teacher was the highest level of any fight since I returned.
I feel a bit sorry for Keian, who has been fighting with me all week, but it’s true.
I also got inspiration for the second half of the Hundred Days eclipse, so from today onwards, I will also be thinking about the new herbivore whenever I have time during the clouds.
“but… … .”
“… … ?”
At that time, the hunting teacher looked at me and said.
“The perfection of your martial arts, your improvisation, your persistence, and your counterattack without losing focus until the end… … . Also, since I have taken back what I said, I will give it a separate 3 points.”
therefore… … .
The 2-point deduction was maintained, and an additional 3 points were received.
Did my point finally get 1 point added?
“thank you.”
I answered in a dazed voice, but the hunting teacher had already turned around.
At that time, I felt a stinging gaze from somewhere.
When I turned my head, I saw a face one head taller than the others staring at me among the leaders.
That guy’s name must be… … .
‘Charon Woodjack?’
He is the only son of Hyde, who is said to be the strongest ranger in the empire.
I’ve never really talked to him, but I know that he is, in a way, as famous as Hector or Seren.
‘What you looking at.’
As I just spoke, Charon looked away without saying a word.
What is that guy?
* * *
“You were amazing today.”
At the end of the day, while I was lying in bed, Evan spoke to me.
I answered with my eyes closed.
“what?”
“You had a fight with the instructor.”
“I lost, whatever.”
Then Evan burst into laughter.
“It’s natural to lose. If you’re a hunting teacher, you’re a strong man known as the ‘undefeated warrior.’ “I heard there’s no one in the Eastern Plains who doesn’t know?”
“I see.”
I wasn’t sleepy, but I was revising today’s sparring.
I felt like I was being interrupted, so I responded with an annoyed tone, but Evan must have realized that, too, and closed his mouth.
‘hmm.’
I just hate looking at what someone thinks.
Right now, I thought of the task of becoming friends with this guy.
I couldn’t help but open my eyes and ask.
“I thought you won today.”
“Uh, did you see it?”
“no. But if you had lost, you would have had a gloomy face, right?”
“That’s right.”
Evan, who was grinning, continued speaking.
“Today’s opponent was the youngest daughter of the Rubietta family.”
“Ohh.”
He is one of the giants of the future.
Rubietta is a place with considerable power among the [great families], and its youngest daughter, Charles Rubietta, is famous enough for me to know.
Likewise, Evan was famous enough to be known to everyone, so the fight between the two would probably have attracted the attention of the leaders.
“It was strong. To be honest, half of the wins were due to luck. “I heard that he used a blunt weapon, but it didn’t seem like the instructors had even prepared such a weapon.”
It is certainly easy to make a spear or sword out of wood, but it seems difficult to make a blunt weapon.
It would be impossible to use something like a mace, and even if you tried, wouldn’t something like a bat be the limit?
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“… Still, I won. “It proves that my father’s martial arts skills are strong.”
“Did you learn martial arts from your father?”
“that’s right. “He is my one and only teacher.”
Evan said with pride in his voice.
“No one in the world thought highly of my father. To be honest, he hasn’t been able to shake off his reputation as a warrior.”
Evan smiled and said.
“Still, my father is my pride. I am the [Raven] that he taught me… “I will definitely succeed.”
A slight heat oozes out of his calm voice.
I know under what circumstances people make voices like that.
A voice that can only be uttered if you have sincere respect for your teacher and are proud of yourself as a disciple of such a person.
“… … .”
I still don’t know about Evan.
All I heard before returning were mere rumors, and I only picked up a few things about the Helvin family.
Of course, I don’t know anything about Evan’s father, the current head of the family.
But now that I hear Evan’s voice, I understand one thing.
Evan’s father is probably a good teacher.
“What do you think success is?”
“uh?”
Evan was taken aback by my unexpected question and muttered.
“Join [Heros] and become a hero… Helping a lot of people… And later, drive out the Church and the Demon King and bring peace to the continent?”
Surprisingly, Evan’s ultimate goal was similar to mine.
That means, as long as Evan doesn’t lose sight of his purpose, he will become my ally one day.
“My immediate goal is to successfully complete this retreat.”
“I see. cheer up.”
“okay. thanks.”
Evan suddenly said thank you, but this time I closed my eyes without answering.
Fortunately, Evan wasn’t a clueless guy either, so he didn’t talk to me anymore.
Before long, only the occasional sound of breathing could be heard in the room. In the quiet silence, we slowly fall into sleep… … .
… … .
… … .
[Get up──! Everyone in Yeongdo, wake up──!]
… I opened my eyes after 10 minutes.
[It’s an emergency! Monsters have invaded the camp! All Yeongdo completes preparations for battle and gathers at the training ground-!]
But what kind of situation is this?
* * *
I just roughly adjusted my clothes and quickly ran out of the building.
Fortunately, perhaps because the instructor’s voice was so loud, most of the instructors were still gathered in the training hall with half-asleep faces.
It was my first time seeing an instructor standing on the podium with a calm face.
“This is Soimon, one of the instructors. I will skip the detailed introduction, so focus on the current situation first. “The magic square currently formed in the camp collapsed for unknown reasons.”
“yes?”
The young leaders who were standing awkwardly looked sleepy.
“This is a place where so many people are gathered, so the forest monsters will soon flock there. “The instructors are on the front lines stopping them, but there will inevitably be some who miss out.”
Soymond took a deep breath and said.
“You understand what I want to say, right? “Do whatever it takes to survive.”
“… … .”
“Then I’ll go join the other instructors.”
After coming down from the platform, I saw the back of Soymond disappearing beyond the forest.
The leaders who had been oppressed by anxiety finally began to speak out.
“A monster is coming?”
“Well, aren’t you lying? It is said that the magic square that exists in the Butterfly Forest here was formed by Archmage Asad. There’s no way it could be broken that easily… … .”
“That is wrong.”
Hector corrected the stupid-looking Youngdo – when I looked again, it was Charis.
“The scope of the barrier Assad uses is only within the walls of the main residence. [Butterfly Forest] I don’t think he would have spread his protective magic all the way to the very core. “Even if it exists, it’s probably meant to deter people from escaping from here.”
“Well, that can’t be…” … .”
Charis’ face turned dark and rotten.
I also agreed with what Hector said, but… … . Aside from that, I was convinced that this situation itself was another test.
‘Because there is no instructor.’
You wouldn’t know it if instructor Soimond hadn’t just left, but it’s strange that only the leaders were left behind.
The situation of the war will not change drastically if one or two people join the front line, and in that case, it is most reasonable to have one person take command here.
‘Are you trying to see how well you can respond in a crisis situation?’
It is definitely the most important item to evaluate, considering that we will fight against the church in the future.
How many people noticed?
It’s not a difficult thing to realize, but unless you’re born with it, it’s hard to keep your cool in a situation like this.
If only I had more experience.
‘experience.’
The only thing lacking among the geniuses gathered at the retreat.
And the life-threatening struggle explosively satisfies that experience.
’20 percent… … .’
Mortality rate at Badniker’s retreat.
Of the spirits here, at least 20% die.
Therefore, at this moment today, even if a certain spirit is in danger of death, the instructor will not intervene.
Slowly, I begin to get a sense of the direction this retreat is pursuing.
Kurrrr… … .
At that time, I felt a faint presence beyond the forest.
The leaders took out their weapons with pale faces, but their legs took a step back.
Not everyone was like that.
There were some guys who entered the battle stance without panicking.
As far as I could tell, the one who moved the fastest was Charon Woodjack.
That guy has shown signs of crossing the firing line since he was young. It seemed to be the only Yeongdo that satisfied the elements of experience mentioned earlier.
After that, familiar faces like Hector, Seren, and Evan appeared.
Looking at it this way, they were top talent who received extra points in the last run.
I didn’t really join that.
They will take care of themselves if you leave them alone anyway, so it would be better for them to do their own thing.
‘It’s my chance too.’
I pulled out the Seven Deadly Sins sword that was strapped to my belt.
It may not look like a ghost, but since it is a relic of the Nameless King, it will not break if you just swing it.
Ujikkeun!
At that time, the giant tree collapsed, and the monster finally appeared.
“It’s out!”
“Well, what is that-.”
“Oof… … !”
It looked like a centipede, but was as big as a house.
It wasn’t even just one person, but a bunch of small babies appeared.
They were disgusting even when they were the size of their fingers, but now they were so unnecessarily large that I felt bad.
The leaders were surprised to see this impressive appearance, but fortunately, there did not seem to be any idiots in a state of panic.
The instructors treated them all like children, but that was just to set the mood… … .
Objectively, the guys gathered at the retreat are excellent.
Rumble!
The first thing that started coming was a group of baby centipedes.
“Shit!”
“We have to fight!”
Seeing this, the leaders took out their weapons.
It seems like they are planning to fight in a way that is familiar to them right now, but it will be difficult to do so until the end.
No matter when, there will be a crisis at least once in this war… … .
In order to overcome that crisis, we will have to mobilize all the means we have.
So, the reason the instructors put on a show like this is because they hoped that the spirits would somehow quickly adapt to the mysterious power called Divine Protection.
Thinking about that, I couldn’t help but pause for a moment.
‘I am?’
I also received blessings.
I definitely received it, but I still don’t know what my blessing is.
Compared to other guys, he hasn’t even reached the starting point yet.
On that topic, I acted more condescendingly and looked down on the other leaders.
– Don’t be conceited.
Maybe this thinking is just pride and arrogance.
“Seup-.”
I calmed my mind by remembering my teacher’s advice.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
Maybe at this retreat… … .
Shouldn’t I also find out how to use divine protection?
fantasy,
