[ Episode 186. Swordsmanship instruction and a cozy night]
“If it’s a joke, it’s too much.”
“I am not kidding.”
Pione, who spoke with a smile, looked somewhat sarcastic.
No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like they were making fun of me, so I thought that there was a lot of clang for a freshman.
“Pione Ardi.”
I called her name quietly but strongly.
Fione, who shuddered slightly at my call, smiled shamelessly.
“Did you call me?”
“You go out. I can’t show you from here.”
“Didn’t you say you could come?”
“okay. I’m here, so go now.”
“Yes? But…”
“Don’t say anything. scram.”
At my stubborn words, Pione finally bowed her head and went outside in a dreary state.
I’m glad I’m not stubborn though.
They said they wanted to see me, so I only tried to check my face, so even if I hadn’t made a joke like that, I would have kicked them out.
As soon as I turned my gaze to Louis and Serena, I was able to confirm that the two were strangely hardened.
Were you surprised to kick out Phione?
“Today, I called to look at Serena’s sword. If you think it’s a waste of time, you can just leave. Serena.”
“yes!”
“Look how much has changed since then. Pull out your sword.”
“……yes.”
The result was already evident in her voice without confidence.
Still, since I need to know the exact skill, I decided to mix the swords.
“Come on.”
“Seniors. Is this a real sword?”
“doesn’t care. Come on.”
At my firm words, she looked at Louis and Vivian for a moment, then rushed at me.
Kang!
power is weak
I didn’t see the same explosive power as before.
Of course, I was the one who advised not to do that, but for now, let’s wait a little longer.
“Use mana like last time. This will only make it harder for you.”
“But……”
“Serena. If you give me even one scratch, I’ll listen to anything. how is it?”
As if slightly offended by my words, Serena narrowed her brows and moved while activating her mana.
Then, I stopped the sword in admiration for a moment at the elegant attacks that changed in an instant.
Clearly, a playable is a playable.
It’s still a little clumsy in my eyes, but it felt like I got my direction in that short amount of time.
Ting-!
“it’s okay. You can stop.”
“Ah, a little more…”
“I was trying to find out your level, so that’s it.”
“Ah…”
Looking at Serena, who looked like a puppy with a drooping tail, with a smile on her face, she raised her sword.
“First of all, I’ll show you something new I’ve learned this time. Take a good look. Also look at Louis Vivian.”
At my words, the three faces became serious.
Seeing that he could be serious like that, he seemed to believe in me quite a bit, so it was a lot of pressure, but I was confident that I could meet that expectation.
What I’m going to show you from now on is the transcendent (Jin) sword technique.
‘Perfect.’
It was the name of a swordsman that I had barely come up with after thinking about it for a long time.
I don’t know what the original name was, but I thought the name didn’t matter because the form of the sword method had already been interpreted in my own way and was quite different from the original.
Huung-
I started lightly, just like when I was training at the World Tree.
At first, it does not contain mana, only pure form.
Creepy—
But just with that shape, the air that touched my sword started to cut me.
A sword that cuts grain.
It naturally read and cut even the texture of the air.
“What the hell is this……”
I could read traces of astonishment in the eyes of those who were looking at me.
It was so sharp that you could feel the air tearing through your five senses, but you couldn’t cut it without being surprised.
Soon, my movements gradually intensified.
Of course, the overall sword technique itself emphasized naturalness and softness, so there was no grand feeling, but the speed gradually increased.
Uh-uh—
Soon, even the mana dwelled, and the air cut by the sword became a vacuum and pulled in the surrounding air.
It ended with a haze rising as if the space was twisted, and an aura burst out with the final dance.
“end. how is it?”
The three of them were dazed without a response to my question.
In the case of Vivian, in particular, she seemed to be in deep thought, losing her focus.
“ah! Great.”
Belatedly, Lewis clapped and said.
And Serena also nodded vigorously.
“I really envy Adrias-senpai how he can wield a sword like that.”
“What are you envious of? You will learn now.”
“yes?”
“I will teach you from now on. draw the sword again Louis, I’m going to teach Serena, but if you want to learn by watching from the side, learn.”
At my words, the two looked blank again and did not respond.
It’s understandable that I was surprised to hear that he would just teach me swordsmanship, but my time was precious.
“what. no? If you don’t like it, don’t.”
“Oh no! great! Please teach me!”
Serena screamed in a fit.
I laughed a little at that appearance and immediately started tutoring her.
“The form of this sword is important, but the intention is the most important. You have to control the flow of mana according to your intentions, and sometimes you have to turn the mana in the opposite direction…” He
moved his body and slowly began to teach ‘flawless’.
Louise followed along, and eventually taught both of them at once.
I deliberately converted it into a form that suits the two more.
In the first place, since I didn’t know the original, I thought it was right to change it in a way that suits each person, and I, a swordsmanship genius, was able to do that.
“haha.”
“Huh uh huh.”
I guess that’s it for today.
Still, it was playable, so the shape was caught in an instant.
“Good work. That’s all for today.”
“Thank you.”
Louis, with a bewildered expression, bowed his head.
And Serena…crying?
“Hehehehehe…”
“Serena?”
“thank you. I still don’t know why sunbaenim is us? I don’t know Why are you doing this?”
I have no words.
I shrugged.
“Didn’t I tell you last time? As long as you agree to take care of it, you will be responsible until the end.”
“Swordsmanship black, but is there anyone who can teach you even swordsmanship?”
“Either cry or talk, either. And it’s not over yet. Did you learn this just because you were taught it once? If you’re going to keep learning, at least go to bed and cry.”
“Can I also become strong like senior Heu?”
“uh. of course.”
I glanced at Louis.
Louis nodded and wrapped his arms around Serena’s shoulder.
“Thank you for today. Then please rest in peace.”
“okay. I’ll contact you separately via tablet, so rest until then.”
“yes.”
After Louis dragged Serena out, only Vivian and I were left in the private training room.
Surprisingly, Vivian was still unconscious.
‘Enlightenment…… I guess?’
In fact, I was planning to tell Vivian about ‘perfect’, but the plan was disrupted by her unexpected meditation.
But in a situation that could have been better, I decided to wait for her.
“Vivian.”
As I looked at her face as she sat there in a daze, my eyes continued to be drawn.
Originally, I thought it was pretty, but it felt a little different.
Should I just watch it without thinking?
So I sat facing her and bruised her.
I didn’t know when she would wake up, but I wanted to keep her in my eyes even a little more.
Come to think of it, she seems to have always been on my side.
When I think of her who nodded her head without hesitation to unreasonable requests, I felt sorry for some reason, and my heart ached when I thought of the time when she was covered in blood from the previous black magic potion incident.
“Thank you as always.”
Unknowingly, I said that and stretched out my hand.
When Vivian’s cheeks, which felt a bit cold, were touched.
“dream?”
Vivian opened her mouth.
“Oops.”
Startled, I stepped back with a strange noise.
And I tried to look away from the sudden surge of embarrassment.
“Adrias?”
“yes? yes. Are you awake?”
“Just……”
“There’s something like dust on my cheeks. No more.”
I put on my poker face again and casually looked her in the eyes and lied.
I didn’t know why I did it, so I couldn’t say anything clearly.
“huh.”
Vivian nodded, ran her hand across the floor, and applied it to her cheek.
“It’s dusty.”
“……yes?”
“dust. buried.”
What are we going to do?
As soon as I couldn’t respond, she pushed me in the cheek.
“dust.”
“Yes……”
I was a little embarrassed, but I soon realized my intention and wiped her cheek.
I felt strange when I touched his soft cheek flesh.
By the time I wondered what this was doing, Vivian backed away, blushing.
Aren’t you angry? Did I wipe it too late?
“Adrias.”
“yes. Please speak.”
“Thank you too.”
“you’re welcome.”
“Adrias…because I will protect you.”
“yes?”
Her last words, whispered almost inaudibly, were scattered in the air.
I got up from my seat thinking that it was right that I was angry.
“I decided to teach swordsmanship to Louis and Serena. I just wanted to show you the sword technique. How is Vivian?”
“good. I will too.”
When I saw Vivian talking nonchalantly, I was confused whether she was doing it because she really wanted to do it, but I said that I knew it.
“I’ll take you.”
When I came out of the training room, Vivian followed me.
It seems like something went the other way, but I didn’t hate it so much, so I nodded my head.
It was a cozy night as the weather gradually warmed up.
**
Serena’s mind was all about the swordsmanship she had learned from Adrias the day before.
I thought about it so much that I couldn’t even sleep the night before.
‘It’s fortunate that the tournament is off today.’
Today was a day off thanks to the tournament that runs every other day.
She wanted to skip tournaments and just practice, but her responsibility was too great for that.
Bean bean!
“Serena! Are you inside?”
“Yes?”
“let’s go eat.”
When I checked the time at the call of my friend outside the training room, it was lunchtime before I knew it.
As she was hungry after training all night, she answered right away.
“huh. I’ll go.”
I was a little concerned about the smell of sweat, but I went out and tried it.
Her friends, who were waiting at the door, were surprised to see Serena’s face and asked.
“You didn’t stay up all night, did you?”
“huh? Ahaha. That’s how it happened.”
“It’s rather bad if you overdo it. You haven’t forgotten who preached that you should be moderate, right?”
“I did. ok i won’t bother Thank you for your concern.”
Chatting, they headed to the restaurant and soon woke up after finishing their meal.
While eating, Serena’s friend Maya, who was worriedly looking at Serena, who was lost in thought alone, spoke to her quietly.
“Are you okay? What’s going on?”
“no. Rather, it worked out so well that I was distracted.”
“Then I’m glad. However, if you have any concerns, let me know right away.”
“huh. thank you.”
At that moment, one side of the restaurant became noisy.
As Serena’s friends checked, a group of strangers were approaching them.
“That school uniform is…”
“Vulkan Academy.”
Those wearing Vulkan Academy patterned outfits soon approached Serena.
When everyone was confused by the sudden situation, a man with white hair covering his eyes came forward.
“Serena?”
“Who are you?”
“I am Vulcan’s ghost, Baek Hangi.”
His eyes, revealed through his hair, had a strange shape.
“I want to fight you.”
[ Episode 186. Swordsmanship Instruction and a Cozy Night ] End