Chapter 22 Blind Trust (4)
When the sparring first started.
A familiar voice came to Kevin’s ears.
– Raise your sword and block the front. Chris will attempt a surprise attack.
It was Roman’s voice.
For Kevin, who did not know the identity of the transmission sound that transmits voice through Mana, he was not sure what decision to make at the moment.
momentary hesitation.
Although he couldn’t fully understand what had happened to him, he instinctively followed the words given that Roman was the owner of the voice.
That moment.
Fuck!
“… !”
There was a tingling shock in my hand.
I just blocked the front as Roman told me to, but I unknowingly blocked Chris’s preemptive attack.
– One step aside. And aim for Chris’ chest as he tries to kick.
next command.
Kevin wanted to follow Roman’s words.
However, his reaction speed was slower than expected, and Chris’s kick, which Roman predicted, was striking his stomach before he knew it.
puck!
“Cheak!”
I screamed.
Kevin, who collapsed on the floor, gasping for breath, grabbed his stomach.
Thick saliva dripped from his mouth.
Kevin, who had amputated his own arm just a week ago, had never gotten used to the pain.
It was then.
– Blow yourself to the right.
A voice that pierces your brain.
Kevin knew he had to follow those words in order to live.
Swallowing the pain forcibly, he flung his body and, as expected, saw Chris swinging his sword at him.
-Attack the opponent’s left chest.
it was a gap
Chris swung his sword wide, exposing a loophole, and even in Kevin’s eyes, it looked like he could take a blow if he attacked it.
However, this time, the attack failed due to Kevin’s lack of competence.
The speed of swinging the sword was slow enough to cause a yawn, and the attack distance was short because the steps were tangled.
complete failure.
Chris didn’t even know that his opponent was exploiting his loophole.
It was an attack that could be easily avoided, and Chris counterattacked and Kevin was hit again in the abdomen.
Fuck!
“Kuuk!”
It was a one-sided confrontation.
Kevin was thrown into a mess without being able to fight back, and he just wanted to sit down right away in extreme pain to the point of disgusting blood coming up.
Even so, the word that he would give up Dalian did not come out of his mouth.
Aside from the fact that Roman didn’t give the order to stop, the situation that was happening was so funny.
‘Brother Roman is omnipotent. Chris, like a puppet, is moving as Master Roman says.’
Roman’s voice.
It was a prophecy.
When Chris said he was going to attack the right side, the same thing happened in real life, and the loophole Roman was talking about looked like a gap that would actually break Chris down.
It was just that he lacked his own ability to implement it.
According to Roman’s advice, it was a fight that should have defeated Chris, but his insignificant body refused to listen.
It’s funny.
2 star aura knight.
Roman put the object he admired by ordinary people like himself on the palm of his hand like a toy and played with it.
Only then did I know
Why did you send yourself to Dalian?
Roman sent himself a message.
‘This is Master Roman’s level. Even Chris, who is called Dmitri’s greatest genius, can’t keep up with the master’s true ability. That kind of person is the lord I’ll be loyal to for the rest of my life, and even if it’s something that doesn’t make sense to common sense, I have to blindly follow the boy’s words.’
the way forward.
future goals.
Roman’s figure appeared in front of his eyes.
Just as he had cut off his own arm by believing only Roman’s words, he had a blind conviction that if he followed him, he would become stronger.
One sparring.
Roman gave grounds for belief.
you have to follow yourself.
At the same time, the reason that makes you have no choice but to have awe.
Kevin left the physical pain and completely immersed himself in sparring, so Chris’ warnings went unheeded.
“I will say it one last time. If you show the will to fight more, be prepared to cripple a body.”
final warning.
Kevin grinned.
‘To give up sparring?’
It can’t be.
Opponent does not know the truth.
that you are a puppet.
Even a great knight like Chris is a boy who plays with toys, so how can a boy in his mid-teens who has nothing establish himself as a Roman person?
No matter how much I thought about it, there was only one answer.
trust.
loyalty.
If your body is weak, you need to show your mental strength.
“Do it until the end.”
that word.
It was Kevin’s decision.
Even if this confrontation was bloody, Kevin wanted to prove his only worth.
each other’s perspective.
the world we see each other.
Chris didn’t know Kevin’s determination, so he exploded at Kevin’s refusal to give up.
Took.
Patience broke.
The heart that felt sorry for the opponent was covered with anger.
“I don’t even know the subject… !”
tadak.
kicked the ground
Chris thought Kevin had nothing to do with this.
However, if he shows the spirit of a warrior who does not give up until the end, ignoring the years he has devoted to the sword, the story will be different.
You need to finish it for sure. Kevin will regret his mistake for the rest of his life as a result of the disastrous result of his body being crippled as to what mistake he made.
Chris was quick.
a ray of light.
In an instant, he dug into the space and swung his sword at a speed that Kevin could not react to, aiming for the opponent’s shoulder.
one arm.
the price of mistakes
The moment the wooden sword was about to cut through his arm, Kevin took a step forward.
– One step forward.
widely.
“… !”
Chris opened his eyes.
one step ahead.
It is a place of death.
It was like sticking your head into the spot where the wooden sword fell, and it was a picture similar to when Roman defeated Chris.
Still, Kevin didn’t hesitate.
By stepping out even though he knew he might die, he secured himself a position to attack before the opponent.
And then.
– Attack with all your might.
I followed your last order.
Kevin gritted his teeth and swung his sword from bottom to top, a crude blow splitting the wind and aiming at his opponent.
A situation on a whim.
Their bodies entangled with each other.
As a result.
baek!
The sound of something breaking was heard.
A man’s body fell backwards like a puppet whose thread had been cut along with the flying drops of blood.
an instant victory.
That winner is right there.
“You ugly bastard.”
It was Chris.
As he looked at him with tired eyes, he could see blood flowing around Kevin.
Dalian is over.
Fortunately, Kevin was not in any trouble with his life.
With a short hair difference, the wooden sword that Chris wielded grazed his forehead and tore his skin, but the follow-up attack was blocked with the wooden sword and he was able to overcome the crisis.
The wooden sword was broken by a powerful blow.
And Kevin, who had accumulated pain from the kick attack that pierced his stomach, fell backwards, revealing his whites.
It was poisonous.
Complex emotions arose in the sight of Kevin looking at the will to see the game to the end even at a crude level.
Chris’ victory.
Roman said while taking care of Kevin.
“As promised, if you want, I will teach you from tomorrow. From now on, the choice is yours.”
That was it.
Roman was busy tending to Kevin’s wounds, as if Chris was not in sight.
It was a truly ironic scene.
It was Roman who drove Kevin to death, but Roman showed Kevin treating him like a precious person.
“… Why did I fight?”
Chris returns home.
he lost his mind
At first, it was intended to get Roman’s attention by defeating Kevin, but now it’s complicated in my head because of the unexpected development.
In fact, this Dalian was a fight in which accepting it was a loss in itself.
In a fight where he could not even win even if he won, Chris was overwhelmed by Kevin’s miasma, even for a moment.
Especially the last workshop.
At that moment, Chris remembered the past.
‘It was like Master Roman. The decision to step in with the limbs was a perfect attack and defense at the same time.’
if.
If it hadn’t been for the same experience with Roman.
It was really embarrassing for Chris, but he wasn’t sure he’d completely dodged Kevin’s attack without mana.
Memories of the past become experiences.
I was able to react quickly to the situation that I had reviewed countless times in my head, and Chris tried to counterattack by dodging Kevin’s attack in reverse.
A strange thrill arose in the process.
Even though the other person was only a normal person, Chris burst into a dejected laugh at the fact that he had improved from the past.
Roman did not teach anything.
however.
he was evolving
A single experience of fighting Roman.
It has become a foundation for development and a test that can respond differently in the same situation.
And that’s not all.
‘Looking back now, every single one of Kevin’s judgments was very appropriate. I thought Master Roman didn’t give Kevin any instructions, but that wasn’t the case. If Kevin had been a little faster and stronger than a commoner, that one judgment might have turned me into a loser.’
I recalled the memories of Dalian.
The imagining of failing in a surprise preemptive strike and being counterattacked led Chris to think of another way to deal with it.
those moments.
analyzed it.
I tried to figure out how Roman looked at me while examining each and every detail.
‘I thought Master Roman was Dmitri’s jerk, just like the rumors circulating in the world. However, after losing the confrontation with the young master, and having a substitute sparring with Kevin this time, I became convinced. Master Roman is not just a genius. I can’t understand it with common sense, but he’s on a level that even my teacher, Knight Commander Jonathan, can’t touch.’
Roman realm.
I couldn’t even guess.
It is not simply about physical strength, but the world of nothingness that Roman’s spirit reached was on a different level.
what is he looking at
Just by mixing swords with Roman once and trying to understand Roman’s judgment through proxy sparring, my head was mixed with countless teachings.
It was a world I hadn’t experienced while in the well.
The more he analyzed his experience, the more Chris could only come out with pure admiration.
Roman.
I could see the meaning of what he said.
It didn’t mean to simply stay by one’s side, but to look at oneself and find a way to become stronger.
“Was I such a fool?”
food.
A laugh came out.
Come to think of it.
Roman gave many hints.
Even in the process of teaching Kevin, there were many things I said to Chris as if he were to listen, but Chris did not want to accept the situation when he was teaching the basics.
It was a rejection based on prejudice.
Since he was a swordsman who reached a certain level, he was not ready to receive instruction even though he bowed his head to learn.
however.
now i know
Just by watching Roman and enlightening and improving yourself, you can reach a different level.
“… I, Chris, don’t really know you yet. The Roman Dmitri I remember is a lousy human being to the point of being called Dmitri’s jerk, but what you’ve shown me recently is beyond my common sense. What is certain is that I acknowledge you. From now on, I will be by your side and learn everything until I surpass you.”
It was a promise to myself.
Talking to himself, Chris set a new goal.
and the next day.
Chris went to Roman and said.
“I don’t need teaching. I will find a way to become stronger by following Master Roman.”
that day.
Chris thought.
Until I surpass Roman, I will live with Roman’s sword.
But does he know?
That this remark, uttered with blood, was a lifelong oath that would determine the lord he would follow for the rest of his life.
later.
It was the moment when Cairo’s flash, which would make him famous on the continent, decide his future at an early age.
And time passed.
a week later
It was the day of Barco’s social party.
