Episode 68
If we brought together experts in each field and discussed for three days and nights how to use 24 hours most efficiently, wouldn’t the timetable for this retreat be created?
The retreat schedule was so tight that it made me think such nonsense.
If it weren’t for the occasional evening break, several people would have already come out sick.
“How did this day end… … .”
Evan muttered in a tired voice, and Charis also added, flopping down on the table.
“… “Time really doesn’t go by very quickly.”
“You mean it hasn’t even been a week yet?”
“I know. “I want to eat cookies.”
“I’m meat… … . “He looks like a very bad guy with a lot of scaffolding and a body sprinkled with spices.”
“If I drink just one beer, I will have no wish.”
“… I feel like dying. really.”
I answered without taking my eyes off the book I was reading.
“But you’re not dead.”
“huh?”
Then the eyes of the guys around me turned to me.
“What do you mean?”
“That guy is saying weird things again.”
“Evan, don’t you take care of your roommate?”
These bastards?
There’s no filtering in saying that we’ve become closer over the past few days.
I had no choice but to close the book and kindly explain to these foolish bastards.
“What are you talking about? “It means that the instructors here are that capable.”
The guys nearby blinked and looked at me, so I added an explanation.
“It seems like they are rolling to the brink of death, but not a single one has actually fallen. It’s proof that you accurately understand our level. “It means you know exactly how much to tighten and how much to release.”
“… is it?”
“Well, it’s just a guess.”
“Was it a guess?”
It’s a guess, but it’s probably almost certain. Perhaps because I experienced something similar in Yeongsan, I can vaguely read the thoughts of the instructors.
As I was about to read the book again, Evan asked.
“Is the book fun?”
“Just so-so. Do you want to read it too?”
“What book is it?”
“History books. “It’s a story about twenty-one heroes who became the ancestors of a great family.”
“hmm… I’m okay.”
Evan said with a slight smile.
I guess so.
If you come from a great family, you would have read enough books about the 21 Heroes since you were young.
It was the same for me, but my memories were a bit blurry due to my life in Yeongsan, so I felt like I was ruminating.
“Oh, there’s a skull passing by.”
Of course, Skull is not his real name.
That guy passing by the lounge just now, he’s skinny and his eyes are particularly sunken, so he looks like a skull, so someone called him Skull… … .
After that, everyone called him that.
I heard that he came from an aristocratic family, but I can’t even remember his last name.
“hey! Skull!”
Charis waved her hand and shouted, making Skull startle.
He then looked around as if searching, and ran up the stairs as if running away.
“What, why is it like that?”
“Leave it alone. That guy got points deducted today too. “Even if I don’t say it, I’m probably depressed.”
“Shouldn’t you be angry, not depressed?”
“If it’s a single cell like you, then yes.”
“What, you bastard?”
I took my eyes off the book for a moment and glanced at Skull’s back.
It looks awkward disappearing upstairs as if being chased somewhere.
No, it’s beyond awkward… … .
“… … .”
It somehow smells bad.
* * *
Bah!
I felt a shock on my shoulder and stumbled.
The momentary loss of balance made it difficult to distinguish between heaven and earth, but there was no time to stand still.
I forced my upper body down to avoid the next attack. Whoops, a sharp tip of a foot passed by just in the nick of time.
My hair stood on end.
This guy, Son Dae-jung is slowly disappearing.
If the attack was just right, it went to the goal.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t look scared or intimidated.
I pretended to stumble and then went on the offensive as soon as I regained my balance.
The penalty that the hunting teacher imposed today was the sealing of his right leg.
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So the place I would dig into is naturally the right side of the opponent.
‘… That’s what you would normally think.’
So, let’s try a little variation here.
I deliberately dug in to the left, where the strongest defenses were built.
The hunting teacher wasn’t surprised, but he was a bit slow to react to the unexpected development.
In that moment, I swung my arm like a sword and decapitated the opponent with the blade of my hand.
Wow.
“… … .”
You cut it, right?
It looks like he hit a log, not his neck.
Immediately after, I braced my abdomen in preparation for the pain that was to come.
Puheook-.
Flying, flying so well.
I levitated for a moment while looking at the clear night sky of the Butterfly Forest.
And as soon as he hit the floor, he got up and lowered his head.
“I lost.”
The hunting teacher slowly opened his mouth as he looked at me declaring defeat.
“The technique is still great. “He is also good at detecting the other person’s weaknesses.”
“thank you.”
“But physical strength always holds me back. “At the end, the movement slowed down a lot.”
I know.
“The importance of basic physical strength cannot be emphasized enough. However, endurance cannot be created overnight. “Don’t be overconfident and train yourself consistently.”
“yes.”
Even if it doesn’t happen overnight, in about a month, this body will be brought up to a usable level.
Chloride First Ball has that much potential.
The hunting teacher nodded and said.
“We lost in sparring today, so 2 points are deducted… … .”
I had a rough idea of what was coming next.
“… Regardless of their lack of stamina, they showed the tenacity to continue sparring for 10 minutes. It is outstanding mental power. “And since the last psychological game was quite good, it gets 2 extra points.”
“thank you.”
As expected, my score today was plus or minus 0.
It’s a repertoire that continues every time I take a sparring class, so I’m not really surprised anymore.
As the hunting instructor left, Charis came and said something.
“I guess the instructor really liked you?”
I corrected that illusion by shaking off the dust from my body.
“No way. “That guy is just a badass.”
“What does it mean to be a Badknicker?”
“Dark, silent, insidious… … . “It has many meanings, but in this case it means meritocracy.”
“Uh, um.”
For a moment, Charis looked as if she was wondering if I was joking, but I was serious.
“Don’t you remember what happened to Hans yesterday?”
“I remember.”
An incident that happened yesterday.
Since I didn’t seem to be losing any money from my sparring with the hunting teacher, that day Hans suddenly shouted.
– Today I will join the instructor!
… So what was the result?
As soon as the sparring started, Hans fell to the ground and even broke his arm.
The guy who was watching thought that this was just a piece of information he had only heard about.
The hunting instructor’s hands aren’t particularly cruel.
As Charis said, it’s not like he thought of me favorably.
In my view, the hunting teacher was an extremely rational and cold-hearted person.
A guy with no skills tried to trick me into a fight, so I gave him a real education in his own way.
Seeing that, some people seem to think that the hunting teacher is favoring me.
‘Anyway, you pathetic bastards… … .’
If you mess with them, they will endure just fine.
I am sure of one thing, I am the only one in Yeongdo who can continue sparring with the hunting teacher in this form.
Not only Hector and Seren, but even Charon would lose miserably against the hunting teacher.
There are two reasons.
First of all, most of these guys aren’t used to bare-body sparring without using mana or protection… … .
Second, I have a lot of experience sparring with strong opponents.
Rather, should I say.
I have much more experience fighting the strong than the weak.
‘If he knows this, that guy, Charon, won’t come out.’
This guy is crazy about scores.
It was then.
Cheers erupted from somewhere.
“Surprise. what?”
“It’s definitely… “This is where Evan fought.”
Charis and I exchanged glances and then headed in that direction.
Just as Charis said, Evan was there.
The opponent… Charon Woodjack.
The two guys’ appearances were very contrasting.
While Charon looked clean and without any wounds, Evan’s body was all a mess from having rolled on the floor so many times.
“What’s going on?”
“As you can see, whatever. “Evan can’t even use it.”
Talkative Pam answered.
“Honestly, I didn’t know there would be that much of a difference in level. “I thought Evan’s skills would be at the top level among the Youngdos.”
“… … .”
It’s right at the top.
It’s just that Charon isn’t at the level of Yeongdo.
Then Charon spoke.
“Evan Helvin. “Why aren’t you following the instructor’s instructions?”
“… what?”
“The swordsmanship you insist on is too crude. That’s enough for me as well… … .”
At this moment, Charon’s eyes turned to me.
“… “The others won’t be able to win either.”
“… … .”
“I advise you. “If things continue the way they are now, you’ll never make the top three.”
As the words fell like a sentence, Evan’s expression hardened.
I quietly watched it.
Of course, the sparring ended with Evan’s defeat…
In that sparring match, Evan’s sword could not even graze Charon.
* * *
Finally Saturday afternoon came.
Today, the mood of the leaders was brighter than other days.
Even I, who didn’t really pay attention to my surroundings, was able to read the airflow, and if it was natural, it was natural.
It’s a weekend for two days from today.
Of course, the general concept is like this, and the weekend of this retreat may not be in line with a holiday, but-.
Juan, the martial arts teacher, said in class this morning.
“Weekend classes are only held in the morning. There will be a ranking announcement and individual subject selection schedule in the afternoon, but it won’t take long.”
“Then after that… … .”
“Of course it’s free time.”
“Oh oh… … !”
free time!
Everyone in the leadership burst out in cheers at the sweet tone.
Evan, who was not swayed by the current and seemed relatively calm, asked a question.
“What about ranking announcements and individual electives?”
“First of all, announcing the rankings means announcing the points possessed by the current leaders. “From first place to last place, the points you currently have will be posted one by one.”
Roaring-.
All at once there was commotion everywhere.
I guess this is the reaction I get from being in front of a relatively tolerant martial arts teacher.
If it had been hunting teacher Tanko who said those words, I wouldn’t have even made a noise.
In any case, the intention to announce that ranking was clearly visible.
I guess it’s to encourage competition.
“And starting from the second week, elective subjects will be added depending on aptitude. To put it simply, Youngdo students will now take different classes at the same time.”
‘aha.’
The 39 spirits gathered here all have different aptitudes.
It is natural that the environments in which they grew up, the martial arts they learned, and even their races are different.
Even if this is the case for basic classes, when you move to advanced courses, the things you should focus on are bound to be different.
“The rankings are posted in the lounge on the first floor of the Yeongdo accommodation. “Please check with each person, and choose individual subjects after lunch.”
After finishing what he had to say, the martial arts teacher left.
The young leaders looked at each other, then rushed towards the dormitory at the same time.
I said, wiping away the dust with my hands.
“Impatient guys. I don’t know why they’re running around like that. Isn’t that right?”
“… uh? “Yeah, uh.”
Evan, who was dazed, answered.
After sparring with this guy, Charon, his mesmerized appearance became more frequent.
As I looked at him quietly, Evan spoke as if trying to calm him down.
“Aren’t you curious?”
“I’m curious. But just because you’re late doesn’t mean you can’t check it.”
“I guess you want to see it quickly. “I understand.”
“So you look carefree too?”
“huh… … . “I know all the points of the leaders.”
“what? how?”
Then Evan smiled slightly and said.
“The instructor said it out loud in every class. Mr. So-and-so gets 1 extra point, Mr. So-and-so gets 1 point deducted… like this. “I calculated it all each time.”
“Even if you get extra points for class, what about sparring?”
The hunting teacher’s sparring took place every day unless there was a special schedule, but there were a total of three times this week.
In this sparring, there was a rule that the winning side would get 1 point and the losing side would lose 2 points… … .
No matter how smart you were, you wouldn’t have been able to keep track of the victory and defeat around you during a fight.
“When you sit in the lounge after a sparring match, you mostly hear information about who won and who lost. However, if you ask me directly about something that is vague, most of the time, I will answer it.”
“… … .”
At this moment, looking at Evan gave me goosebumps for the first time.
And I felt like I could vaguely understand why this guy’s fall was called [the most painful betrayal to mankind].
In short, Evan Helvin was the most difficult type to have as an enemy.
“Amazing? No, I should say it’s insidious.”
“I’ll take it as a compliment. For reference, your current ranking is tied for 16th.”
“aha.”
“The response is too dry?”
“I expected it to be roughly like that. No, is it actually a little higher than expected?
My grades at the retreat could never be considered excellent.
Because physical strength has always been a problem.
Even in classes where I could use mana, I deliberately only focused on physical strength because it was much more helpful for training.
Nevertheless, the reason I got to the top was probably because I accumulated points consistently in the hunting teacher’s sparring.
While we were talking about this and that, we arrived at the hotel.
As the martial arts teacher said, the spirits were gathered around the bulletin board in the lounge.
“what’s this?”
“… Nonsense.”
“Isn’t something wrong…” … ?”
The devastated voices of the leaders were heard.
At a glance, they look like their souls have run away from home.
“Why are you like this?”
“well… “Is the ranking unexpected?”
The reaction was excessive for something that was simply unexpected.
“Excuse me for a moment, let’s pass by.”
I forced my way between the spiritual leaders and finally stood in front of the bulletin board… … .
The moment you see the leaderboard.
“… “What?”
I couldn’t help but be surprised too.
fantasy,
