Episode 6: You won’t get hit twice (2)
Fergus was barely able to breathe again thanks to Giselle’s quick chest compressions and emergency treatment.
“Where did you learn this?”
“That’s not the point. Just now, the inspiration’s body and soul were almost separated. Do you think it’s easy to be resurrected?”
“Ugh, as I get older my heart gets weaker… … so sometimes when I get startled it happens like this.”
I even told her to live long, but today we almost broke up as soon as we met.
Giselle clicked her tongue and squeezed Fergus’ hand.
“I’ll have to boil some roots later. Let’s go in and rest for today.”
“Still, I have to protect you, Young Master… … .”
“No, please go in and rest. I’m going crazy from worrying. I have to protect my inspiration right now.”
“Then I will stay by your side at least while you train.”
Unable to overcome Fergus’s stubbornness, Giselle had no choice but to nod.
Even if you call her an escort, it’s only in name; she’s just a nanny who follows Jiselle around the castle.
Fergus couldn’t do much because of his age. If he couldn’t do this, he would have no joy in life.
After looking around the castle and getting a general idea of the geography, Jiselle headed straight to her personal training ground.
Looking at the dirty, abandoned training ground with no one to guard or clean it, Jiselle was overcome with emotion.
‘Why did I do that back then?’
An environment like this where I could focus solely on mana training and practice in a personal training center was something I could not have even dreamed of during my days as a mercenary.
As expected, leaving home is a real pain.
Jiselle called her servant over and over again in her mind the new realization she had gained and had him clean the training ground.
“Are you really going to practice?”
“Okay. Now I have to work hard.”
“Good idea. That’s right.”
Fergus was genuinely delighted.
Other people will ignore whatever Jiselle does, saying she’s just talking.
Fergus always believed in Giselle, saying that the young master was only wandering around for a moment.
While Fergus stood guard at the entrance to the training grounds, Giselle went inside and began her mana training.
‘There isn’t much time left, but I have to do what I can.’
You have the knowledge and experience you have accumulated in your past life. If you use that, you are confident that you can become stronger faster than anyone else.
But there was no time now.
“A week… … Time is tight, but it’s not impossible.”
Compared to my previous life, my current physical condition was so bad that I sighed.
It is impossible to transform a body as weak as steel into a body as strong as steel in a week, no matter how many times you are born again.
However, if you can only control mana, you can dramatically increase your physical performance.
“Even if you can’t do it, you should at least raise the level of mana handling.”
If you utilize the experience you have accumulated in your past life, you will be able to deal with a knight of average level even with your humble body.
Swish… … .
According to Jiselle’s will, the surrounding mana began to move and enter her body, and then began to accumulate in the core below her navel.
He, who had been unable to even feel mana, reached the stage where he could receive mana into his body and transform it in an instant.
It would have been terrifying to others, but to him, who practiced mana training even on the battlefield, it was as easy as breathing.
The mana that had not yet accumulated in the body turned into red mist and scattered in all directions.
‘What a pity.’
Jiselle’s mana cultivation method is still incomplete.
This is because it is a training method that was arbitrarily modified from the family training method and improved to suit one’s own body.
It has been improved through actual combat, so it has a strong feel and lacks stability, but it is fast and reliable.
In his previous life, he was able to rise to the ranks of the strong by using this improved training method.
‘It was a stroke of luck.’
It was thanks to a magic book that I happened to obtain from an ancient ruin that I was able to stand in the position of one of the seven powers of the continent.
An incomplete magic book with no name, old and worn out, with only half of it remaining.
However, Jiselle was able to draw inspiration from there and recreate her own mana training method.
Woohoo!
Mana gathered in Giselle’s right chest and a new core was created.
Unlike other people who only use the core that exists naturally in the human body, this person created an artificial core in a completely different location.
Woohoo!
Soon after, a core was created in the left chest as well.
Wooooow!
The cores, which were arranged in an inverted triangle, including the one below the navel that had been present since birth, were connected to each other and quickly circulated mana.
It was the advantage of the mana training method that only Jisel could use.
The mana emitted by multiple cores organically working together boasts explosive power.
It was with this power that Jisel was named one of the 7 great warriors of the continent and was praised as the King of Mercenaries.
But if there are advantages, there are also disadvantages.
The problem with the training method used by Jiselle was that the energy was too unstable.
“It’s still tough.”
The mana accumulated in the three cores began to struggle to escape from the body.
Jiselle suppressed her resistance and focused her mind to bring Mana under her control.
‘I need to fix this slowly too.’
It is powerful because it can unleash explosive power, but it consumes a huge amount of mana in a short period of time.
In my previous life, I had accumulated mana like the ocean, so it wasn’t a big problem unless I was up against an opponent of the same level, but things are different now.
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To use the small amount of mana efficiently, it had to be detonated only at crucial moments.
Swish… … .
‘There are still three.’
Even three of them should be enough to deal with any decent knight.
Rather than increasing the core, Jiselle focused on stabilizing mana.
Even during the days of the Mercenary King, controlling five cores was the limit. This was because the burden would increase several times as each core was added.
‘My body can’t handle any more than this anyway.’
The amount of mana accumulated in the three cores I just created wasn’t very satisfactory, but this was the limit for now.
But Giselle had no intention of being satisfied with this state of affairs forever.
In this life, I will definitely perfect this imperfect cultivation method and become even stronger.
The source of Giselle’s power is revenge and anger.
The only reason he was able to be considered one of the strongest in his previous life was because he endured extreme hardships for revenge.
He constantly recalled the last moments of his previous life to keep himself from forgetting that feeling.
‘Aiden, this time I will cut off your head.’
The ‘noble knight’ Aidan, the last man he crossed swords with in his previous life. Jiselle frowned as she thought of him.
‘The more I think about it, the more excited I get.’
Aiden had already brought his knights to deal with the exhausted man.
It was an opponent that I couldn’t even guarantee a one-on-one victory against, so I had no chance of holding out when they combined forces.
‘You damn bastard… … If we fought one-on-one, I would’ve won.’
Among the 7 powers of the continent, Jiselle was ranked 7th and Aiden was ranked 5th.
But the rankings were meaningless. They were just numbers that people arbitrarily assigned to people based on their time and performance.
In reality, their skills are only a sheet of paper apart, so who will win depends on their physical condition or the surrounding circumstances on the day of the fight.
‘It’s a well-known fact, but… … .’
When you get to the top 7 on the continent, you can’t help but feel incredibly proud. That’s why you would strangely get excited by the things people who didn’t know anything said.
The friend I had a drink with last in my past life, the one who was called a ‘one-man army’ and a great magician, would sometimes tease me like this.
– I’m in 3rd place, and you’re in 7th place. Yeah, you’re really bad at fighting.
― Talking nonsense… Are you bored? Should we have a go at it after a long time?
Every time that happened, the surroundings would be scorched and the terrain would change, so there were many times when his subordinates would tell him to please be patient.
‘Oh, I’m so pissed.’
Thinking about it again makes me feel hot again.
Even though we both know that it’s not true, it annoys me when the other person acts childishly.
Is it because of an innate fighting spirit? Maybe establishing a hierarchy is a desire ingrained in one’s instincts.
‘Yes, this time, I will not become one of the top 7 on the continent, but I will become the best on the continent.’
Anyway, I never thought that I would lose to the other 7 strong guys in my past life.
I always thought that I had to try to find out, and I think the other person thought the same.
There was only one… …exception.
‘The best swordsman on the continent… … That human was definitely strong.’
The first place among the 7 continental powers recognized by everyone.
Even Jisel, who was confident in her own skills, was so strong that she thought to herself, ‘Ah, this is going to be a bit difficult… ‘
As soon as I thought of that reckless inaction, my heart sank coldly.
Even though I returned to the past, I felt like there was a huge wall around me that I wasn’t confident I could overcome.
‘No. Giselle Ferdium, you idiot! What kind of pathetic idea is that! Why should you be discouraged already!’
Although the ‘Continent’s Best Sword’ was really strong at the time, there was no need to be afraid in advance.
‘I’m young now too.’
Jiselle has the experience and knowledge she gained in her past life, and now she has been given the youth to utilize it.
It’s worth a try.
Of course, the most important thing is to prevent the destruction of the territory and family.
However, if you don’t have the competitive spirit of wanting to be the best, you won’t be able to improve your skills.
‘I’ll destroy them all.’
In this life, I will finish off the Duke and all the guys hiding behind him, and become the best.
At this, the eyes of the evil Giselle glowed red.
* * *
Jiselle focused on building her basic body before the festival.
Even while focusing on her training, Giselle tried to have meals or conversations with Elena whenever she had time.
‘It’s still a little awkward, though.’
However, Elena also began to accept the changes in him little by little, and their relationship improved compared to before.
“Are you training again these days?”
“Yes, I am the successor to a knight family, so I can’t rest.”
“You don’t like that kind of stuff, oppa? Only idiots study or train. If I just give them a rough order, they’ll do it on their own, so why should I do it?” You even said that with a serious expression on your face.”
“Did I do that?”
Elena said, even mimicking the frown. Giselle simply shrugged.
I know he was always complaining, but honestly, I don’t remember the details of such a stupid conversation.
“Yeah! I told you that Dad is also annoyed. He wants me to quickly give up my permanent residence and go live in the countryside.”
“… … Well, I am a filial son with the fire attribute.”
It was a line that clearly pierced my mind about how I lived like a piece of trash in my past life.
“If I work hard, maybe Dad will be happy when he comes back?”
“Well.”
Giselle’s father, Count Ferdium, was away on a campaign in the north.
Currently, only security forces remain in the territory.
If a crowded festival is held on top of the main force’s withdrawal, wouldn’t it be an ideal situation for external forces to cause chaos and escape?
It was something I had never thought about in my previous life.
After realizing that, I became even more convinced that Elena’s death was not an accident.
“Then I will go practice.”
“Since when have you been working so hard? How many days will it last this time?”
Leaving Elena muttering behind, Giselle headed back to the training ground.
* * *
Time passed and the day of the festival finally arrived.
‘It’s today.’
After Giselle finished preparing to go out with her sword strapped to her waist, she headed to Elena’s room.
Elena, who was about to go sightseeing, ran into Giselle and made a puzzled expression.
“Aren’t you going to practice today? Are you going to the festival too, Oppa?”
“Okay, let’s go see it together.”
“Wow, what’s going on? Are you going to the festival with me?”
“Well, you should at least enjoy the festival.”
“Hmm, this is really getting weird.”
Elena looked around at her maids and instructed them all to rest.
The maids have dropped her because they are still afraid of her or feel uncomfortable with her.
Jiselle was lost in thought as she escorted her.
‘It’s different from before.’
The reason Elena asked Giselle to go out with her in her past life was because she always seemed sensitive.
It was a considerate attempt to lighten my brother’s mood a little through the festival.
But in this life, since Giselle’s behavior had changed, Elena didn’t necessarily ask her to go to the festival first.
Depending on how you act, the reactions of people around you and your future will slightly change.
‘Even if the big picture remains the same, you can’t calculate every little change. You have to react according to the situation.’
It is certain that there are those who are after Ferdium, but the more we interfere with them, the more the enemy will inevitably change the way they reach out.
Even if you have information about the future, it is up to you to use it appropriately.
‘There can be no mistakes.’
Giselle thought to herself as she walked around here and there with Elena.
Elena was quite happy among the bustling crowd, but Giselle was still in a complicated state of mind and could not truly enjoy the festival.
‘That’s strange. How did you end up in the slums?’
Elena was only watching the festival from the downtown area where there were many people.
He didn’t seem to have any intention of going to the slums and no one had called him yet.
Maybe the future changed a little bit because I followed along.
After watching for a while, Elena stretched and grumbled.
“Oh, it’s fun, but it’s the same every year so it’s a little boring.”
Festivals are events that are held similarly every year, and since there are limits to what a poor estate can prepare, it can feel tiresome.
“Isn’t there anything more fun?”
As she walked aimlessly, looking a little disappointed, one of the knights approached her and whispered to her.
“Miss, then shall we go somewhere else?”
“Huh? Where?”
The name of the escort knight with the friendly smile is Jamal.
He was Elena’s bodyguard for a long time and was a man with a good reputation within the castle.
“They say there’s something special to see in the outskirts a little way from here.”
“Really? What is it?”
“I don’t know the details, but I only heard that from my friends. I just heard that they prepared it in a very provocative way.”
“Really? Let’s go! Let’s go!”
Elena shouted with sparkling eyes, as if she wanted to go and see it quickly.
Jiselle stared blankly at Jamal’s face.
‘It was you.’
