Episode 177: New training begins. (2)
As they moved to the training ground, the knights pouted.
Why is the lord always so busy?
We can take it a little slower.
“Ugh, I don’t think my body has fully recovered yet.”
“Oh my, it hurts so much!”
Although some of the knights joked, Jiselle pretended not to hear them and moved to the training ground.
Even if he didn’t step forward, Gillian would have been pushing the knights from behind with a fierce expression anyway.
The knights who arrived at the training ground had puzzled expressions on their faces.
There were dozens of platforms the size of a person, but I couldn’t tell what kind of training equipment they were for.
As if to satisfy the knights’ curiosity, Jiselle climbed up to the central platform and spoke.
“From now on, I will be conducting falling training.”
Then the knights looked even more bewildered.
They all had at least one or two methods of falling. It was only natural that they were mercenaries who had been fighting all their lives, but they didn’t know the Mana training method.
The knights opened their mouths and snickered.
“We know how to fall!”
“Hey, you’re ignoring us too much.”
“We know how to do the basics.”
Then Giselle shook her head and continued speaking.
“From now on, you must learn everything I teach you unconditionally. Don’t talk back and just follow along.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Giselle jumped down from the platform and demonstrated.
It was a type of side landing where you landed on only one arm and shoulder, then rolled your body over to absorb the impact.
The knights who saw that snickered.
“Hey, now we can use mana too, so what’s so cool about that?”
“That’s right. That looks so cheap. I don’t think I’ll ever use it.”
“A knight rolling around on the ground without any dignity… … That seems a bit shabby?”
“Can you tell me something else? Aren’t there a lot of cool side-scrolling techniques?”
After becoming a knight, those who had been filled with empty wind gathered together and talked.
Now that I’ve mastered the Mana that everyone wants, I want to live a life where I can show off a little, but of all things, I’m being taught such an ugly technique.
It looked funny, but I didn’t think I would ever use such a sloppy technique.
To the knights who were vaguely objecting, Giselle said nonchalantly.
“The skills you really need to survive aren’t that pretty. Efficiency comes first. Everyone, give it a try.”
The movements themselves were not that difficult, so the knights followed along easily.
There was no danger as the platform was only about the height of a person. They thought it was just basic training and took it easy.
Jiselle walked around checking the knights’ postures, and if she found anyone with an incorrect posture, she would correct them herself.
Since they were originally used to using their bodies and knew other falling techniques, they quickly got used to the new method.
“Hmm, good. Everyone learned it quickly.”
The knights laughed out loud at Jiselle’s words. This was truly training that only beginners would do.
“My lord, this can hardly be called training. What training can you do that doesn’t take even a day?”
“Oh, our lord must be bored. Just be honest with me.”
“Would you like to have a drink after a long time?”
Since most of them were mercenaries, their rambunctious attitude did not change easily even after they became knights.
As Gillian frowned and turned to leave, Giselle smiled and waved her hand.
“Okay. Let’s play later. Just practice a little more to get used to it. You’ll be using it a lot in the future.”
The knights asked with puzzled expressions.
“Do you use this kind of thing often? It seems like a bit of a shock to the arm for a fall technique. Can you tell me about other positions?”
There are many different types of falling techniques. When fighting, the direction and posture in which you fall or fall is purely a matter of luck.
Among them, the falling method that Jiselle had taught didn’t seem to be very effective.
But Giselle shook her head and answered.
“This is all I can tell you. Write the rest as you wish.”
The knights could not understand why they were teaching such a bad falling technique and not other falling techniques, but they did not question it.
I just assumed that he wasn’t being trained hard because he was still recovering.
The knights, who had quickly become accustomed to the situation, roughly fell off the platform and rolled to the side.
Jiselle, who was watching the scene, spoke to the waiting servants.
“Raise the level a little higher.”
As if it had been prepared in advance, a low wooden platform was placed on top of the original platform.
The height had increased slightly, but it was still not threatening. The knights succeeded without difficulty this time as well.
In fact, some people thought that it was more fun because it was higher.
As if knowing his feelings, Giselle spoke again.
“Raise the level a little higher again.”
It was definitely more fun than before. The knights who had been bored while resting were happily training.
But a little later, the same thing happened again.
“Raise it a little higher.”
“Put it up again.”
“Right, just a little more.”
“Just turn it up a notch.”
At some point, the height became so high that it was impossible to survive without using mana.
The knights gulped as they looked at the high piles of dais.
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At first, I climbed up by holding onto the steps, and then used a short ladder in the middle. But now, I had to use a long ladder to climb up.
A normal person without mana would have their limbs shattered the moment they fell.
“… … .”
All kinds of questions swirled through the knights’ minds.
Why on earth do they have to fall from such high places? Is there any point in falling from such heights?
Everyone remained still and motionless as Giselle spoke urgingly.
“What are you doing? You should keep training. Why are you just watching?”
One of the knights asked cautiously.
“My lord… … . I don’t think it’s a height that can be resolved by falling.”
“What are you talking about? Everyone can use mana now. This much is still safe.”
“If protecting the body with mana is the premise, then what is the point of falling… …?”
“That’s how you can endure it. The moment you fall, concentrate all your mana on the arm and shoulder that touch the ground. You should also practice strengthening specific parts with mana.”
A quick-witted knight asked, stuttering.
“Then, there’s no need for any other falling method… … .”
Jiselle nodded vigorously as she read the article, as if she found it remarkable.
“If you fall from a great height, there is no other way. But if you use the falling method I taught you, only one arm will be broken, and you can get up and fight with your sword.”
Gordon, who could not stand being wronged, jumped up and shouted.
“No, why do we need this kind of training! We’re not fighting giants!”
“You’re not planning on using it in a showdown, are you?”
“Then what is it?”
“It’s training in case you jump off or fall from the wall.”
“… … .”
Walls are meant to be climbed to protect from above, not to be climbed to jump down from.
Whether it’s a fall or a sudden death, if you jump off the wall, there’s a high chance that you’ll be surrounded by enemies and die.
It seems that the lord had jumped several times in the previous war and thought that other people could do the same.
“Do you really have to do that? Is there a chance you’ll fall from a high place?”
To another article’s question, Giselle nodded as if it was obvious.
“No one knows what will happen in a fight. That’s what training is for. If you want to increase your chances of survival even a little, it’s better to practice beforehand.”
“Ugh… … .”
The knights, unable to refute Giselle’s words, began to climb up the steps one by one. The knights’ faces were all dark and dead.
Now I can’t train with a relaxed smile like I used to.
If you make one mistake, not only your arm but other parts of your body could be broken.
The screams of knights falling could be heard from all over.
“Eww! Hug me!”
“It hurts so much!”
“We are junior knights!”
No matter how much mana they could use, there was a limit to the height that these beginner knights could endure.
In addition, because of the nature of the training method they had learned, if they used up all their mana, they would vomit blood, so they had no choice but to conserve their mana and use it only momentarily right before hitting the ground.
Thanks to this, my mana management ability was rapidly increasing, but on the other hand, my body and mind were becoming worn out again.
“Ugh, my arm is turning purple.”
“Are you sure this is actually effective? Aren’t they just planning to push us all off the walls?”
The knights continued their training, groaning. Everyone had a bruise on one arm for a long time. Those who had made a mistake in the technique had their entire body covered in blood.
Since it wasn’t a real battle, Jiselle adjusted her height to some extent and it ended up just as a bruise.
After rolling around like that for several days, the knights were finally able to perfectly master the ‘survival technique with only one arm broken’.
But that wasn’t the end.
“Let’s move on to the next training. Something a little closer to real combat.”
“yes?”
There was a really high platform erected where Giselle led the knights.
Its height was not at the level of a typical castle wall, but was very high, like the walls of the royal capital, Cardenia.
The knights looked up at the platform and were convinced.
They are beginner level knights, so if they fall here, they will definitely die.
Naturally, there were extreme reactions.
“My lord! If I fall from here, I won’t be able to endure the fall or anything!”
“We’re all just going to die!!”
“What is it that you don’t like?”
Jiselle said softly, as if telling me not to worry.
“It’s okay. How can you just jump down from there? I’m not that reckless. I’ll lower the rope for you, so you can practice going down quickly.”
“Aha, I see.”
Only then did the knights feel a little relieved. Climbing up and down the walls on a rope was a common and important training, so no one suspected Giselle.
Jiselle placed a long platform on the top floor of the platform and skillfully tied a long rope to it and let it hang down.
“Okay, get on down one by one.”
It wasn’t a very difficult training for the knights, as they had already done it several times at the Fenris Wall.
The only difference is that you’re hanging on a rope in the air, so there’s no place to put your feet, and it’s so high up that it’s a little scary?
The first knight called out grabbed the rope and quickly went down.
It wasn’t that I was used to it so I could get off easily, but my intention was to end the scary thing as quickly as possible.
The knight who had been going down diligently stopped moving at one point and broke out in a cold sweat.
‘The line… is short? Why is it short? It shouldn’t be short, right?’
It was still a long way to go before we reached the ground, but the line was a bit short.
The knight quickly climbed back up and shouted.
“My lord! The line is short! There seems to be something wrong!”
Jiselle’s voice came from above.
“Yeah, no problem. That’s right. When you get to the end of the rope, jump down like you were taught.”
They say that lions roll their cubs off cliffs to raise them strong. But the knight had no desire to become a lion.
“No! How can I jump out of here! Why on earth do we have to do this kind of training!”
“I’m doing it because I need it. Huh? Look at this guy? Come up? Come up without jumping down?”
Jiselle quickly drew her sword from her waist. The knight was moving up too quickly, despite having learned a little.
Whirl!
As Giselle swung her sword, the rope snapped and the knight climbing up the rope began to fall.
“Eww! This really sucks!”
Even though he was cursing, the knight quickly assumed a falling posture. It was thanks to the hellish training he had gone through.
My body moves on its own in a crisis situation… … Honestly, the training was annoying, but the effect was definitely there.
The knight focused all his mana into his arm as he had learned.
Otherwise, I’ll really die. When I was faced with a life-threatening crisis, I even gained a small epiphany.
Hwaaaaak!
The knight was so focused that he even experienced a phenomenon in which time slowed down.
Kwaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
As soon as the knight hit the ground, he rolled over to relieve the shock as much as possible.
Indeed, to survive, there was no need for superficiality. It was frustrating, but what Giselle said was right.
The pain was excruciating, but my arm didn’t break. All that training really helped.
“I, I survived! I survived! Hahahaha! Cool!”
The knight who had been laughing happily collapsed, spitting out blood.
Even if your arm isn’t broken, that doesn’t mean there was no impact from hitting the ground.
It would require more mana and delicate techniques to completely dissipate the shock, but it was a difficult task for a beginner knight.
Jiselle looked back at the knights waiting behind her and smiled.
“See? It’s all done? Next.”
The knights went down the new rope, shedding tears.
Such an abnormal article of the realm… … . I really shouldn’t have done it.
So the knights began their blood-spitting training again.
