Level up with swords (25)
Push profit… .
The rock slime melted with a crunching sound.
Five with this.
Leon, who learned how to move in the underpass, was able to take down the guys a little more easily. As El Cid said, even though it was soft land, it had its own uses.
Although it cannot be kicked as hard as solid ground, it can move irregularly by taking advantage of its slippery nature. Freer movement becomes possible than on flat ground.
[Hmm? It’s not free, it’s just a mess.]
“… “Is there anyone who is good at everything from the beginning?”
[me.]
Leon glanced at El Cid with rotten eyes, then gathered up the fragments and put them in a bag.
There are two or three pieces that contain magical power.
It was much smaller and lighter than the rat man’s tail.
‘It’s going to be hard to fill the sack this time.’
Leon, who had thoughtlessly counted the amount, grumbled.
You have to catch more Ratmen, but the level of difficulty to defeat them is more than four times higher. It’s easier to fight twenty ratmen than five rock slimes. It was absolutely impossible to catch hundreds of them like we did with Ratman.
I liked the sense of accomplishment of filling a sack, but I felt like I had to let go of my greed for this request.
[Let’s go once everyone has rested. Physical strength is no problem, right?]
“okay.”
Leon moved his feet at El Cid’s urging and practiced how to use the ground with <footwork>.
How to slide in a straight line, how to brake.
There were many other applications. It was a technique that I did not know or could not understand when fighting on flat ground. It would have been enough to give him a two-level advantage over those who were not enlightened.
‘This is only level 2, beginner level… .’
He was amazed as he once again understood its greatness.
This is indeed the teachings of a great hero.
Both <Anbeop> and <Bobeop> were extremely profound. If I practiced on my own without El Cid’s guidance, I doubted whether I would be able to understand even 10% of it even if I devoted my whole life to it.
[Hmm, now that I think about it.]
El Cid said whether he knew what was going on or not.
[Once you get used to the <stepping method>, don’t avoid it?]
“what… ?”
[Even if you just hit a rock, you won’t die. You need to practice hitting less painfully so you can use it in real life. Block as much as you can, and hit the ones you can’t with your body.]
“… … .”
[And don’t just use stabbing. If you narrow down the timing further, cutting is possible, so stabbing is prohibited with less than two enemies.]
The sword trembled in Leon’s grasp, unable to bear it any longer.
“Just tell him to die, you demon sword bastard!”
[what?! This is all for you to do well! If you get used to fighting comfortably, it will be difficult later!]
“It’s not comfortable yet, so why are you doing that!”
[By my standards, it’s still comfortable! uh?! When I was… .]
The quiet underpass becomes noisy due to arguments.
Leon was constantly bickering with El Cid, scratching the wall or swinging it around for no reason.
The comical appearance disappears deeply. The lanterns hanging on the wall only elongated the shadows, and soon only the faint light of the holy sword remained in the darkness.
In any era, the backs of warriors were like this.
* * *
It was three weeks later.
As always, the guards in charge of the underpass stood on duty in their turn. The sight of him holding a well-maintained spear and his eyes sparkling without sleepiness could be said to be an elite soldier.
However, a discipline that is just strict does not last long. The soldiers knew this principle better than anyone else.
“What shift will it come out on?”
When someone said that, other soldiers began to join in, as if they had been waiting for those words.
It was a gambling scene that started after Leon arrived.
“I’d bet on second shift.”
“Then I’m on the third shift.”
“Umm… It’s unlikely, but I’ll bet on 4th shift. “If you’re a man, you have to make a lot of money at once!”
“Then you could end up in disgrace.”
“Noisy!”
Dozens of copper coins were collected.
It’s not a lot of money, but it’s more than enough to pay for drinks. It was no different from a game that could be played with a few pennies. It was the simple fun of guard duty, which was extremely boring.
The subject of their bet was Leon’s entrance and exit time.
The guard duty of the garrison was four shifts, day and night, so one shift could be said to be six hours.
“When did you go in today?”
When one soldier asked, another soldier answered.
“10 hours ago, so it’s still the second shift.”
“after! “You’re having a hard time at a young age.”
“They say they weren’t taken by force, so what’s the problem? “Aren’t you here because you can eat something salty?”
“Rock slime has nothing like that. “It’s trash.”
The veterans knew.
I participated once, expecting a reward because it was a special mission, but I only experienced the living hell of being beaten all day while holding a shield. The same goes for having to stay in a damp, dark basement for a long time.
So Leon looked even more unique.
Because I was working an unpaid and difficult job for more than 12 hours a day on average.
“At first, I thought they wouldn’t be able to catch much, but these days they are coming out with full bags again. amazing.”
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“But it didn’t seem like it would be easy to catch… .”
The garrison members talked without regard for who was first.
There were many sightings.
I walked out covered in bruises on the first day, and I couldn’t even fill the sack with half of it. But from then on, the sack gradually swelled, and walking back became lighter.
At least they were watching.
An adventurer with a younger face than anyone else in the garrison, fiercely surpassing each day.
“Oh, it’s coming out!”
It was then.
As soon as one person shouted, all the soldiers quickly returned to their original positions. Even though they were thick-faced, they couldn’t open a gambling table with the person involved in front of them.
And after a while, Leon came out of the underpass and put down a large sack.
“Thank you for your effort!”
One of the soldiers saluted as always.
Leon said as he received the greeting with a tired face.
“Today is the last day.”
“yes?”
“<Rock Slime Subjugation>. The number of slimes has also decreased significantly, and the area adjacent to the castle wall has been cleaned up. “There will be no need to subdue them for the time being.”
You can leave it alone for at least a few months.
Although I couldn’t kill thousands of them like Ratman, I did subdue a little less than a thousand. Additionally, the growth rate of rock slimes is much slower than that of ratmen, so it would take a long time to fill the void.
Now it was necessary to go to the guild to complete the request, but Leon planned to go straight to the dorm. So he handed his sack to the garrison soldier and asked:
“Please pass this on to the defense commander. Also, I received a message from the Adventurer’s Guild that the request had been completed… .”
“Oh, yes! “I’ll tell it to the commander!”
“thank you.”
His business ended there.
He bowed his head once, handed over the bag and report to the soldier, and walked away toward the city without hesitation.
It was a view of the back that I had become so accustomed to after just three weeks.
“He’s going to be big.”
“No problem.”
The garrison members watching the scene spoke with subtle regret. I thought I’d be able to see it tomorrow or the day after, but I didn’t know it would end today.
One of the pleasures of guard duty has been reduced.
However, there was no way Leon could have known the garrison’s disappointment. He just led his tired body back to the inn. There was no reason or room to leak in another direction. Thanks to the <Bobeop>, her gait is undisturbed, but once she falls down, it is difficult to stand up.
Sigh.
Leon somehow returned to his room and closed the door.
I wanted to lie down in bed, but there was still work left to do for today. That’s why I exhausted my physical strength so thoroughly. Because physical strength was unnecessary for what I was going to do from now on.
“at las?”
[Yes, today.]
El Cid responded immediately to Leon’s words.
It was today.
The day I decided to use the power accumulated through <Rock Slime Suppression> and take my first steps as an Auror! Even when my body was on the verge of exhaustion, I was able to cheer.
[It was quite a bit earlier than planned. The rock slime’s magical power was more than I expected. I thought it was of no use.]
From the beginning, I expected that rock slime would absorb a lot of power because it is a magic-based creature.
However, El Cid’s expectations were somewhat lacking, as the magic power of the slimes that had not been subjugated for a long time was greater than that. There is nothing more to say since the schedule has been pushed back by almost a month.
The level of power required to become an Auror has been achieved.
El Cid said after reviewing once again.
[Sit in a comfortable position.]
Leon moved according to the instructions.
It was the same in other parts, but there was not a single part of the Auror practice that he could interfere with.
I completely believe El Cid’s words and just follow them.
[Leon, you started becoming an Auror quite late.]
I don’t answer, but listen to the voice.
[Descendants of prestigious families receive ‘baptism’ from birth and build the foundation of Aurors by nourishing their bodies with elixirs. Therefore, there are no impurities in their blood vessels that interfere with the circulation of auras, and they have greater output and storage capacity than those who learned auras late.]
This is one of the stories of the birth of an inherent wall in which the gap in status leads to the gap in skills. If you just listen to this point, it might sound like you can’t get over that wall.
El Cid denied that thought.
[There is a big disadvantage to ‘baptism’ that takes place in childhood. A child’s blood vessels are weak and soft, and by cleaning up the passage, there is no need to become strong. So, those who were ‘baptized’ in childhood have a hard time jumping over the proper wall.]
The name of that wall is ‘Master’.
To be reborn as a master, you must compress a huge amount of aura to create a core within your body, but most people who are baptized in childhood cannot withstand the pressure.
So, there are many nobles up to a certain level, but once they reach master level, the distribution of status is similar.
The privileges of childhood are holding you back.
[Well, a truly prestigious family would know and deal with that, but… . Places like that are rare. Anyway, just know that opening a blood vessel early is not necessarily a good thing. The blood vessels that have accumulated waste and hardened with impurities far exceed the strength of finely-sized young ones.]
“… “There are also disadvantages, right?”
[of course. If all we want is for them to grow a little faster from a young age, there is no reason to ‘baptize’ them by pouring elixirs on them.]
Nobles aren’t just stupid either. How could you only look at the small gains in front of you and ignore the big gains in the future?
This was because there was a corresponding risk.
[It takes enormous effort and aura to develop a bloodline without receiving ‘baptism.’ Their growth rate is less than 20% of that of those who received ‘baptism’. If you lack talent, even if you work hard your whole life, you will not be able to even become an Auror, let alone become a Master.]
So, you choose to be ‘baptized’.
Because it was better to have a moderate and certain success than to throw yourself into an uncertain future success. Why would people who were born without anything gamble?
But Leon knew that wasn’t all. El Cid did not mention ‘one possibility’ just now.
[and… … .]
It was an ordeal that Leon had to overcome from now on.
[If a blood vessel clogged with impurities is pierced through ‘baptism’ after becoming an adult, the person will not be able to withstand the repulsive force and will die. Think of it as hitting a clogged blood vessel with a chisel and hammer to unclog it. What will happen?]
“It’s torn or… “It breaks?”
[answer.]
El Cid made an eerie sound and declared.
[In your case, there is me. The power of the holy sword protects the blood vessels and allows healing at the same time as injury. Nonetheless, you will have to endure tremendous pain. If you let go of consciousness, ‘baptism’ is a failure. The time it takes to reach rank B may extend to a year instead of 100 days.]
“don’t worry.”
Leon answered without a moment of hesitation.
“I can endure as much pain as it takes.”
[…] Yes, you are.]
Only then did El Cid stop threatening and grinned.
I knew he wasn’t the kind of guy who would back down just because you scared him, but I never thought he would hesitate even for a second.
Like it.
[My story is over. Let’s get started soon.]
Leon nodded at those words and held a rolled up towel in his mouth just in case.
This was to avoid situations where the teeth break or the tongue is bitten due to pain. She felt ‘punishment’ when she experienced it. Regardless of the mental strength to withstand pain, the body has no choice but to reflexively contract and convulse.
When I close my eyes, the only sound is my heartbeat.
The light that began from the back of his left hand, which Leon, who had closed his eyes, could not see, soon filled the inn room.
[Be prepared.]
El Cid’s serious voice rang out.
――――――!
Light exploded.
Golden like the sun. The divine power emanating from the holy sword surrounded Leon in the shape of a sword.
Those who are not qualified are neither seen nor heard.
10 lightsabers.
One of them stood up at an angle and got stuck in the center of Leon’s back. There is no bleeding. The flesh wasn’t even cracked. I just dug into the blood vessels through which the aura should flow.
“―――!!”
Leon opened his eyes wide.
