Episode 176
“Insolent bastards.”
Giselle muttered.
At those words, Lee Han looked at Giselle as if asking what she was talking about.
“Are you arrogant? “What does that mean?”
“You can see it when you look into their eyes. “Can’t you feel it?”
The White Tiger Tower students who were not dull felt it to some extent.
The views of the newly visiting apprentice knights were not very favorable.
In the first place, there was no need to be any softer than necessary to the opponent you were about to face. Because when fighting for no reason, hesitation could only arise.
However, even taking that into account, the current gaze of the apprentice knights has crossed the line.
Arrogant pride.
Giselle never lost her position as the leader of the group wherever she went.
I recognized the emotions contained in those gazes more keenly than anyone else.
“You’re…ignoring us.”
Durgyu said softly. Giselle nodded her head.
“okay. “Ignoring it.”
“Why are they ignoring you guys?”
Lee Han asked as if he didn’t understand.
“Lee Han. Think about it carefully. We come from a family of knights, but we came to school to learn magic. “What would you think if you saw something like that?”
“That guy uses a sword and magic, so he must be twice as strong?”
“……”
Giselle looked at Lee Han in bewilderment.
“Thank you. However, short-thinking young knights often ignore or argue because they went to learn magic. “I never thought I would see it in person like this.”
“hmm. Right.”
Lee Han nodded.
Knight families probably knew each other’s names to some extent, so it was natural for the successors of those families to have a battle of pride with each other.
Since both of us are young, even the smallest thing will hurt our pride…
‘You’re doing really useless things. Anyway, we will all be working together in the future.’
“Wardanaz. “Aren’t you angry?”
As Lee Han sat expressionlessly, another White Tiger Tower student spoke to him in an angry voice.
How dare those from outside start a fight.
“I?”
“okay! “Those guys are ignoring you too!”
“It doesn’t matter that I’m not from a knight family, right?”
“……”
“……”
I know?
Only then did the White Tiger Tower students realize that Lee Han was not from a family of knights.
It was so natural that I didn’t even think about it…
“Choi.”
One of the apprentice knights seemed to know Dergyu and came over to greet him.
Dergyu also nodded in greeting.
“I never thought we would meet like this.”
“me too.”
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors about Einrogard. They say he teaches magic harshly. Did you have time to train your swordsmanship?”
There was a hint of sarcasm in it, but Durgyu didn’t care.
Dergyu looked at Lee Han.
“?”
‘hmm.’
When I looked at Lee Han and the apprentice knight in front of me, I felt how childish what the apprentice knight was doing was.
If it were Lee Han, he would have already cursed the other person while he was doing such childish things.
“Because it was difficult, I was able to focus on swordsmanship. “I realized once again that it is not a good thing to adjust all the environments so that you can focus only on swordsmanship.”
Those words were half sincere.
While my family provided ample time, generous meals, and comfortable bedding, my skills improved faster here at the magic school than when I swung a sword.
Harsh environment.
Compete with outstanding friends.
These things enhance the skills of a prosecutor.
Those words seemed to have touched the mood of the other apprentice knight. The apprentice knight frowned.
“Suffering is the way to perfect swordsmanship. But the hardships you have gone through cannot be compared to the hardships we have gone through. Choi.”
“Maybe so. However, the sword does not determine victory or defeat by comparing things. I think it would be better to say anything more than this with a sword.”
“joy! “I plan to show it to you even if you don’t say so.”
The apprentice knight turned around with an even more frowning face.
Lee Han, who was listening to the conversation, asked Giselle as if he were puzzled.
“Where are those apprentice knights staying?”
“I’ll be staying at the Knights Templar building in the city.”
Giselle answered bluntly.
“Aren’t they giving me a meal?”
“Is that possible?”
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“Am I prohibited from going out?”
“You said it was the Knights Templar building in the city. There’s no way it could be banned.”
“…But in what way are you saying it’s harder for them?”
Lee Han’s voice had suddenly become cold enough to be cold. Even Giselle was surprised.
* * *
Professor Ingalldel nodded when he saw the students’ eyes shining with enthusiasm.
Since everyone was still young, it was natural for them to be competitive in this situation.
It hurts his pride much more when he loses to a trainee knight of similar age than to a knight of the Baekyangmok Knights with a huge gap between them.
Even Wardanaz was looking at the apprentice knights with a stern expression. It was a good, determined face.
“professor.”
“What’s going on, Wardanaz?”
“We are students learning magic at a magic school. “I think it’s right to allow magic like we did in the last sparring.”
Naturally, Professor Ingalldel banned the use of magic during this sparring.
There is no need to use magic when the opponent is not a formal knight. It was right to focus only on swordsmanship.
Of course, then magic school students could have been pushed out by apprentice knights, but…
Professor Ingalldel thought it didn’t matter.
If my pride is hurt a little because I lost in this sparring match, that will serve as motivation for the magic school students to focus on swordsmanship.
“It’s not possible. “It’s a swordsmanship test.”
“But Professor. Sword sparring doesn’t involve only swinging the sword, right? “When we get the chance, we also use striking techniques and joint techniques, but it’s too harsh to take our magic away from us.”
Lee Han’s logic was persuasive.
Only swinging a sword during a sword sparring match was something only a fool would do.
If necessary, you had to be able to look for an opening and throw a punch, and you had to be able to trip the opponent’s leg and knock them off balance.
Broadly speaking, this is all included in swordsmanship.
While the apprentice knights were practicing such comprehensive skills outside, the students at the magic school were practicing magic, so it was only natural that they would want to use it in sparring.
‘Was I too harsh?’
Professor Ingalldel slightly reflected on Lee Han’s words.
Maybe I was too harsh in my desire to develop students strong…
Professor Elf raised his head and looked at Lee Han.
Then suddenly I came to my senses.
I immediately had an idea of what would happen if I allowed magic to be used by the boy from the Wardanaz family in front of me.
“It’s not possible.”
‘Tsk.’
Lee Han felt regretful inside.
‘If you just let me use magic, I can easily win.’
This was not an overconfident prediction, but rather a cool-headed prediction.
The magic became more effective the less the opponent knew about it.
The apprentice knights won’t know anything about the magic Lee Han uses, so if you tie his feet with water beads, curse him, and then deal with him with a series of lightning strikes…
‘It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.’
Lee Han picked up a wooden sword. There was no benefit in holding on to a solution that didn’t work and dragging it out for too long.
“…Wodanaz? “Why are you coming out?”
The other apprentice knight looked at Lee Han with a puzzled expression.
Lee Han answered with an innocent face.
“I am taking swordsmanship classes for my health and culture.”
“Ah… Is that so?”
The apprentice knight shook his head.
Among nobles, it was not unusual for people to learn swordsmanship out of culture or interest.
Of course, compared to the actual swordsmanship of the knights, most of those swordsmanship were just a matter of saving face and a superficial level.
When he thought that was the case, the strength naturally drained from the trainee’s body. The posture of holding his wooden sword also became loose. I could feel that he was looking down on his opponent all over his body.
Lee Han was happy to see that.
‘If I had entered magic school, I wouldn’t have been able to last even a week.’
I can’t believe I fell for this basic trick.
“Aren’t other White Tiger Tower students going to fight?”
The apprentice engineer even worried about Lee Han.
Since they are not from a knightly family, they do not see him as competition.
“no. Everyone is kind and helpful. Thanks to you, I am able to keep up even though I am lacking a lot.”
“okay. “A knight always respects and helps the weak.”
The apprentice knight pounded his chest and said. Lee Han thought to himself.
‘The White Tiger Tower guys attacked us three to one from the first day.’
“Then shall we begin?”
“okay. “Be careful not to get hurt.”
The apprentice knight stood holding a wooden sword. Lee Han also stood holding a wooden sword.
Professor Ingalldel waved the flag.
Sigh!
For a moment, the apprentice engineer felt as if a rock was rushing towards him. The power of Lee Han’s blow exceeded expectations.
While he was saying ‘oh’, the wooden sword in his hand broke and flew away, and the wooden sword held out by Lee Han stopped in front of his neck.
“Are you going to admit defeat?”
“Wodanaz’s victory!”
Professor Ingalldel spoke firmly, as if there was nothing more to see.
Only then did the apprentice knight come to his senses, blinking repeatedly and speaking in an urgent voice.
“Sleep, wait…!? What is this…?!”
But Lee Han had already turned and walked away.
‘If you cheat, you have to get out quickly.’
“Where are you going, Wodanaz?”
“Isn’t it over?”
“We have to compete with the winners again.”
Professor Ingalldel said, pointing in the opposite direction.
The apprentice knights who had won against the White Tiger Tower students were walking one by one.
Lee Han instantly relaxed his body and clumsily took up his posture.
But it was already too late. The apprentice knights who were walking were whispering while looking at Lee Han.
-So, Lee Han from the Wardanaz family defeated Vikelintz?
-That’s right.
-Does that make sense??
-Isn’t that because they used magic?
‘Twice would be too much.’
Lee Han had a hunch that the next fight would not be eaten raw.
* * *
“Wardanaz. “Let me ask you just one question.”
“what?”
“Did you really beat Wikelinz?”
“I didn’t do it alone. In fact, Durgyu and Moradi’s contribution was greater.”
“I heard you’re not Vikelinz?”
“……”
Lee Han cursed Bikelinz inwardly.
He seems like a needlessly honest knight.
“There is a hidden reason there.”
“What’s going on?”
“that…”
“start!”
Professor Ingalldel waved the flag again. The two held their swords and took a stance.
The opposing trainee had won once and came up, and as he knew that Lee Han had won, he did not let down his guard like before.
Lee Han opened his mouth again.
“Actually, Wikelinz…”
“!”
The apprentice knight listened indifferently as Lee Han opened his mouth. At that moment, Lee Han’s Byeokam Sword shined.
Byeogamgeom, a heavy and strong heavy sword type sword technique, was not easy to counterattack once the player lost the lead. The apprentice knight’s posture was disturbed by the heavy attack.
Pak, pak, pak, pak, pak!
After five attacks, the apprentice fell. Lee Han stopped his sword in front of his opponent’s neck.
“Wodanaz’s victory!”
Lee Han turned around as quickly as before.
There was no need to make eye contact with the apprentice knight who was glaring at me as if I wanted to kill him with a sense of betrayal.
‘after. ‘You finished it cleanly.’
Fortunately, I was able to finish it easily.
Both fights were completed perfectly without allowing a single effective hit, so of course a perfect score on the midterm exam…
“sorry. “Lee Han.”
“?”
“lost…”
Durgyu apologized.
After a fierce battle with the apprentice knight, he was finally defeated.
“…What about Moradi? Did Moradi lose too?”
“Moradi is a draw. “I broke a bone with my opponent.”
“…no way.”
“Wardanaz. “Rest for a moment and prepare for the final showdown.”
Lee Han sighed inwardly at Professor Ingalldel’s words.
‘shit. ‘I have to go to the third round.’
I thought Durgyu or Moradi would defeat the remaining apprentice knights, but there is only one left.
Lee Han raised his head.
The apprentice knights who had gathered were whispering and looking at Lee Han. It was obvious what was being said.
“I am learning swordsmanship as a liberal arts skill, and I was really lucky to be able to get to this position.”
“Don’t play tricks, Wardanaz!”
“Tsk.”
