Episode 63
The problems I’ve identified with Thanos are countless.
Among them, the biggest problem is the lack of practical experience.
A guy who has never experienced a real battle where one swing of the sword can mean life or death will never be able to escape from being a sapling no matter how good his sword is or how good his armor is.
I turned my head and looked at my teacher, who was looking at me from a distance of about 5 meters.
“Master, can you help me a little?”
The master tilts his head like Thanos.
I laughed again at that expression that said I didn’t understand what he was trying to do.
“I’d like to use some illusion to create a magic circle.”
There is a hint of interest in the teacher’s eyes.
[You want to transform magic? Oh, you want to create a virtual training partner for me?]
As expected, the teacher is not an ordinary person.
Even if you just let it fly, they’ll know.
[A virtual opponent. It seems like you want an illusion that is as real as reality, so it must consume a lot of mana.]
As I nodded, the teacher finally slowly approached me.
I squatted down and began to slowly draw on the floor.
Magic circle.
All kinds of slogans were drawn with a circle as the center, and triangles, squares, and other various formulas were drawn.
The eyes of the teacher who had been watching twitched slightly.
[This, no way… … .]
“Yes, that’s right. It’s a combination of black magic and white magic.”
[The combination of death rule and illusion… … is fun.]
Death Rule is a black magic corresponding to Circle 10.
Should we call it a kind of range magic?
It is a magic that dominates a limited space, spreads black magic there, and forcibly changes the quality of mana according to the caster’s will.
Simply put, within that limited space, you can either poison your opponent or force them into a panic.
And the remaining 9 circle illusions.
This magic, which creates a being that looks like a kind of clone, combined with the Death Rule can create some pretty interesting magic.
Should we call it a kind of fusion magic?
This is a magic that my master and I created by putting our heads together in a previous life, and using it again like this brings back old memories vividly.
The master, who was making an interesting expression while drawing a magic circle, puts mana into it.
When it was almost halfway full, I briefly grabbed Master’s wrist.
“wait a minute.”
[Why are you doing that?]
I asked Thanos, who just turned his head and didn’t understand what was happening.
“There are 10 levels from 1. The higher the number, the stronger the opponent. Which level should I start with?”
Thanos seems to think for a moment, then says quietly, ‘Step 1… ‘
“Okay, let’s go to step 1.”
As I release the hand that was holding my Master’s wrist, my Master puts mana back in.
As I looked at it, I slightly modified the magic circle in real time.
Advertisements
Step 1… … .
If it’s level 1, then maybe you’ll be able to get the feel of it after dying a few dozen times.
By changing a few formulas and slightly changing the position, a strange light starts to flow out from the magic circle.
The teacher took a step back, and I also took a step back.
The preparations are complete.
“Okay, now let’s go in.”
“… …Like this?”
He nodded slightly.
Then, Thanos steps into the middle of the magic circle.
Thanos, who had been staring blankly for a moment, slowly began to rise from his spot.
Thanos, who was walking on empty space as if it were the ground, looked like a legendary swordsman.
Thanos stood there for a moment before raising his sword.
And then suddenly he falls down on the spot.
The teacher next to me asked me.
[I think you’ve decided on a virtual opponent, but who is it?]
Who could it be?
“Of course it’s me.”
[……huh?]
“This is me, a year after I learned swordsmanship in my previous life. I would have been around 18 years old.”
The teacher seemed speechless and kept his mouth shut.
I looked at Thanos, who was still moving in the air, and smiled.
“Isn’t this what practical training is all about?”
Lacking practical experience? Just fill it in.
Swordsmanship skills? If I were your opponent, your swordsmanship skills would improve by leaps and bounds.
It’s called an illusionary magic circle, but in reality, the experiences inside it accumulate in your body, and if you die inside it, you won’t actually die, but you will feel a sensation similar to death.
That situation of swinging a sword at the brink of death, that experience that builds up like that.
This is real training.
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
“9 years? It won’t even take 9 years. Hehe.”
The silent teacher speaks out.
[You really are a bad kid.]
Hahahaha.
* * *
Thanos, who walked towards the middle of the magic circle as Jack said, had a blank expression on his face for a moment.
The surrounding scenery has completely changed.
Complete darkness, not a training ground.
A dark space with nothing around.
Thanos felt it.
Something is strange.
Advertisements
He slowly raised his head.
There was someone about 5 meters in front of me.
A strangely impressive man with his hair tied back tightly.
It seemed like a space where not a single ray of light could enter, but it wasn’t like that, because the man’s figure was visible in such great detail.
His height with his eyes closed is about 180cm.
The man’s body, wearing only trousers, looked quite sturdy.
Should I call it dry muscle?
Then, the man opens his eyes.
Distinct features. A face with vivid lines. And thick double eyelids and a straight nose.
He has a handsome appearance, but somehow he looks strangely familiar.
In that moment, Thanos’ eyes widen.
jack.
When Jack grows up, he’ll probably look just like that.
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty?”
In the hand of the man, who was clearly Jack, was a long sword.
A 170cm long sword held by a man who is about 180cm tall.
Just when I was starting to think that it was strange.
Jack started to approach slowly.
What could it be?
Is this what training is?
Thanos quietly raised all the mana in Circle 2.
At that moment.
Tamar-!
Jack kicks the seat.
Thanos didn’t have time to think any further.
I raised my sword reflexively.
Boom-!
The body flew away with a loud noise.
I was clearly looking straight ahead just a moment ago, but now I can see the ground.
He raised his head and jumped up from his seat.
When I turned my gaze, Jack was standing there swinging his sword about 4 meters away.
Are you saying that I blocked that sword?
So does that mean I was pushed back about 4 meters?
No, when on earth did you swing your sword?
Thanos’ thinking becomes twisted.
Advertisements
It wasn’t that I saw it and stopped it.
Seriously, I’m not joking, I just instinctively raised my sword.
Should I call it fate?
At that moment, Jack turns his head.
Thanos met those low-set eyes and for a moment, he felt his whole body shrink.
Herbivores before carnivores.
I swallowed hard.
That was when.
Taat-!
Jack kicks the seat.
It was different from before.
It is visible.
Clearly, I can see them running towards me.
Thanos raised his sword.
But was it a mistake?
If not, was it just a one-time thing?
Crunch-!
Thanos felt it.
That his throat was cut.
* * *
“Huh!”
Thanos steps back and escapes the magic circle.
The guy who kept touching his neck with both hands was expressing with his face something like, ‘Oh, my neck is stuck.’
The guy turns his head.
Our eyes met.
“Ugh!”
I think it’s really cute that the guy fell backwards again.
“What’s with your expression? Did you see a ghost?”
The guy who was looking around hurriedly with a blank expression swallows.
“Just now… …what on earth was the appearance of Confucius that I saw inside?”
“What is it? It’s an illusion.”
“……yes?”
“Isn’t that an illusion? A magic that allows you to see illusions that seem real. Hmm. The name is Illusion. It’s the same meaning applied twice, but it feels pretty good, right?”
Thanos opens his mouth wide.
Should I explain a little more?
Advertisements
“You lack experience. To be exact, you’ve never been in a life-threatening combat situation. Isn’t that right?”
“……you’re right.”
“The ‘me’ inside that magic circle is me when I was exactly 18 years old. You should know this since you’ve already wrestled with me once, but I’ll tell you for sure. You’re going to spar with your past life. Hold on, and the more you hold on, the stronger you’ll become. What talent do you lack? You can make up for it with experience.”
“… … .”
“At least I set it to only use swordsmanship and not magic, and it only uses exactly 1 circle of mana. Try to win.”
Thanos slowly stood up from his seat, still looking dazed.
“I understand everything… … but a past life?”
Oh, by the way, did I tell Thanos that I regressed?
I don’t think you told me, but let’s move on for now.
“Why? Are you not confident?”
The guy, who had his sweaty hair up with both hands, looked at me with hardened eyes.
“As Confucius said, let’s try to win this time.”
I ended up smiling faintly.
Even though it is an illusionary magic circle, the sense of death is clear.
If an ordinary person experienced something like that dozens of times, there is a high probability that they would go crazy.
No, dozens of times is nothing. Even if you experience it three or four times, you’ll lose your mind.
But Thanos is a little different.
It’s not like I’m feeling unnecessary sympathy or anything.
I really rate Thanos highly.
Talent in swordsmanship, talent in mana. Let’s skip all that.
The guy’s efforts come from strong mental strength.
He was a man who swung his sword every day, for at least several hours, even when his bones were cracked and his muscles were sore.
When I asked him more about it later, he said that he swung his sword all the time except when he was sleeping or eating.
It was certainly possible because it was based on a strong mental strength.
The problem is that he was pouring his enormous talent, based on that strong mentality, into something strange.
The effort he has to make, the direction of it is suitable for this.
Constantly dying.
Learning while dying.
If he’s the guy, he can definitely surpass Beckerman.
I’ll make it happen.
“But how long are you going to call me Confucius?”
“yes?”
At first, I thought of just having it as a simple chick, but as time went by, I changed my mind.
Not a chick, but a real man.
“You’re too strict. Call me boss from now on.”
Advertisements
Thanos, who looks innocent, looks thoughtful for a moment.
“I…….”
“Why? You don’t like it?”
“No, that’s not it, that… … Instead of boss, can I call you lord… …?”
My lord… … .
I took a quick step forward and lightly patted the guy on the shoulder.
“If it’s more convenient, then call me that.”
Thanos, with his innocent expression, always harbored darkness.
But at this moment, Thanos was different.
The guy’s expression brightens.
An expression he had never shown me since the first time I saw him.
The guy says.
“Please take good care of me, my lord.”
