Rookie (1)
Kenus Guild Training Room.
Park Won-tae was standing there with a wooden sword, which was plastered with reinforced walls and state-of-the-art equipment so that hunters could use their skills and practice sparring.
“I will only demonstrate the power of an E-class hunter. Come.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Sang-woo and his clones rushed at him.
Because it is not a real battle, they cannot use guns, so all of them are holding wooden swords.
Sang-woo was the same.
The alter egos swung their swords in a disciplined motion and entangled with each other as if breathing was out of sync.
‘Guys, attack each other organically so that they don’t bump into each other!’
Despite Sang-woo’s words, they were alter egos who couldn’t properly demonstrate teamwork because the orders were ambiguous.
In the end, Park Won-tae did not move a single step in the midst of the random attacks and easily cut off the swords of the clones.
Park Won-tae opened his mouth in the middle of a fight as if it were trivial.
“Do your best. If you have any skills, use them. Bring everything out.”
Sang-woo, who was confused by Park Won-tae’s words, used his best skill, Bang.
Even with all of his alter egos.
Sang-woo and his three alter egos are swelling up as if gathering energy.
However, that was then.
Tak Tak Tak Tak –
Park Won-tae’s 4 light stabs all crumbled.
Sang-woo grabs his stomach and rolls on the floor.
“The enemy does not wait. If you’re going to use such a big technique, you have to induce the opponent’s gap.”
“Ugh yes.”
Sang-woo, who got up again, ran at Park Won-tae again.
This time, while having the two alter egos keep Park Won-tae in check so that he could not move easily, he used the banging skill along with the rest of his alter egos.
It was also used with checks, so Park Won-tae could not move easily.
“hot!”
Along with Sang-woo’s spirits, a wooden sword loaded with the power of a strong blow was thrust down over his head.
Park Won-tae lightly shed Sang-woo’s wooden sword with his own wooden sword, and avoided the blow of the other alter ego by moving one step to the side.
He didn’t expect it to move, so Sang-woo put on a dejected expression.
“I didn’t say it wouldn’t move.”
He was right.
Who will stand still in practice?
So the sparring continued for an hour.
At first, Park Won-tae, who was just avoiding it, subtly attacked Sang-woo, so Sang-woo’s appearance was a mess.
Sang-woo, covered in sweat and exhausted, eventually lay down on the floor exhausted.
While gasping for breath, Park Won-tae continued.
“Looked good. I don’t think I need to see any more.”
“Ugh… Ugh… Is coaching over?”
“no? Now that you know Sangwoo’s strengths and weaknesses, this is the start. First, Mr. Sangwoo. Are you aware of your weaknesses?”
Park Won-tae smiled and asked.
“Well?”
“There is very little practical experience. That is, it is terribly weak.”
A heavy fastball flew.
“You hit me with a big fact.”
“You have to face yourself in order to grow.”
“great. I know that I am weak. However, I believe that if I continue to train with my alter egos, I will become stronger. Give it a few months.”
Sang-woo came to me for nothing and protested.
“Is it really so?”
Park Won-tae’s meaningful reply.
“Sang-woo is probably absorbing jewels through his clones. So even though you started as an F-ranker only a month or two ago, you already have the ability to match an E-rank hunter. Is that correct?”
“That’s right.”
“But you don’t know how to use that power at all. That is the problem.”
Park Won-tae continued to talk.
“Can a child who is ignorant of the world become a hero just by giving him an absolute sword? I don’t think so. That child will be beaten and the treasured sword taken away by a bully who said he had a fight on the street. Even if you have power, you don’t know how to use it. Sang-woo is like that child. Just because Sang-woo has become very strong after a few months doesn’t mean he will become good at fighting.”
Sang-woo was keenly aware of what he was trying to say.
‘that’s right. No matter how much I have higher stats than my alter egos because I am the main body, when I actually hunt, the alter egos do much better. On the other hand, I am…’
I was an ordinary college student until recently.
However, now I have to walk the Hunter’s path.
It is also a situation where you have to be the best, not just a hunter, to get a cure for your brother.
Sang-woo asked Park Won-tae.
“Then what should I do? Please tell me how to become stronger. please.”
“Yes, of course I will tell you. After all, the contract stated that I would coach for two hours.”
“thank you. Then can you tell me how?”
“The method is simple. It’s the basics and practice.”
“Basic and practice?”
Sang-woo is taken aback by the fact that the story is too basic.
“yes. Sang-woo is a problem because he doesn’t even know the basics of how to fight. So we have to fill that gap.”
“Um… So you’re saying learn the basics.”
“yes. that’s right. And the basics are, for example, basic swordsmanship.”
Park Won-tae lowered the wooden sword he was holding.
Booung-
Then the sword cut through the air with a sound like the air being torn.
Even without a target, it was a powerful downward slash, even at a glance.
“This is not a special skill. It’s called ‘downward cutting’, which is a sub-item of the basic swordsmanship that is faithful to the basics.”
Sang-woo was surprised.
Even though it was only basic swordsmanship, it looked very strong.
‘Even if I had just one skill like that, all low level monsters would be one shot.’
And Park Won-tae’s explanation continued.
“And it is practical to gain experience so that you can use 100% of the groundwork you have polished. Based on your basic skills, you can practice sparring or fight monsters.”
The bottom line is to do the basic training hard and fight a lot after that.
I was a bit frustrated.
“A very obvious story…”
“Most people in the world know about that obvious thing, but they can’t put it into practice. And I think Jeon Sang-woo is somehow the same.”
One corner of Park Won-tae’s mouth curled up.
it’s laughing
Sang-woo’s pride was hurt.
“What if I could?”
“well? Shall we make a bet?”
“great. You bet.”
‘It’s caught.’
Park Won-tae smiled and replied.
“If you just do it, it’s not fun, so we set the deadline at two years. And since we have to prove that we have become stronger, how about defeating Class A monsters?”
“A grade? Does that make sense?”
Then Park Won-tae laughed again.
“Not long ago, you also defeated the Abomination, a C-rank monster, so this makes sense.”
“That’s an expedient…”
“Don’t you know the middle class? You should take the pepper off.”
“Oh yeah…”
Park Won-tae’s provocation eventually gave Sang-woo over.
“… I will. Instead, if I win.”
“Yes, if you win.”
“Get the elixir, please.”
“Elixir?”
Elixir worth tens of billions of won.
If you set the price at 500 billion won, which was the last auction price, it was equivalent to 1/20 of the market capitalization of 10 trillion won of the Kanus Guild, which is ranked third in the domestic guild rankings and is listed on stocks.
Odin’s tower attack was predicted to be a failure, and the market cap decreased significantly due to the stock market crash, so it was an amount that could not help but be a burden even for the Kenus Guild, which had ample in-house reserves.
In addition, there were few people who wanted to sell the Elixir because there was almost no supply.
The bet Sang-woo asked for was an absurd condition.
However,
“Okay. Instead, if you lose the bet, terminate the contract with JM Agency and come to us.”
Park Won-tae accepted the terms.
I bet Jeong Sang-woo.
‘The words made me feel bad, but that man’s potential is worth looking forward to even an S-class hunter. Hundreds of billions… nothing.’
Fortunately, the provocation worked.
Sang-woo accepted the offer.
“Um… good.”
“South Asian.”
“Medium gold.”
“Now, shall we write the contract?”
“Let’s go.”
It must have been an unfavorable offer, but Sang-woo suddenly grinned.
That smile seemed meaningful for some reason, making Park Won-tae a little uneasy.
However, with momentum, the two finished writing a contract for a bet that day.
The contract included a trivial condition that Sang-woo could use the Kenus Guild’s training room during the betting period.
Kang Jun-mo, who heard the news and ran out of gas to sign the contract, looked very uneasy about making a risky bet, but Sang-woo reassured him.
“I will definitely win.”
“how?”
Kang Jun-mo is anxious.
Most of his income comes from Sang-woo, so how can he not be anxious?
It was Kang Jun-mo who couldn’t get angry and was nervous because he was the biggest customer.
Sang-woo calmed him down and explained calmly.
“You have an alter ego.”
“That sounds natural…”
“Right. However, director Park Won-tae does not know much about the alter ego. How great your alter ego is.”
Sang-woo shares the experience of being an alter ego.
What if all the alter egos were devoted to basic training?
‘If you perfectly imitate the movements of a person with a high level of basic swordsmanship…’
Sang-woo thought that perhaps the level of basic swordsmanship would rise steeply, just as the mana breathing skill would rise steadily.
That was how to lay the foundation.
Kang Jun-mo, who understood Sang-woo’s words, asked again.
“Then what about practice?”
“It is also an experience. All you have to do is roll a lot of alter egos, let them gain experience, and then make that experience your own while fighting.”
When I heard it, it made sense.
“If that happens…”
“Yes. that’s right. I might be able to get the elixir sooner than I thought.”
Sang-woo was convinced that he could definitely do it within the two-year betting period.
No, I thought it might be faster than that.
A meaningful smile appeared on his face.
* * *
The next day.
The first thing Sang-woo decided to lay the groundwork for was the sword.
It was because he realized the need for swordsmanship while going through a crazy melee during a disaster.
Park Won-tae accepted Sang-woo’s request to demonstrate basic swordsmanship before betting.
cut down.
cut up.
left cut.
Ubegi.
Until stabbing with
a diagonal cut .
While demonstrating the movements, Park Won-tae gave explanations and tips on posture and encouraged Sang-woo.
He seemed to treat him more kindly, probably thinking that he was soon to become a member of his family.
“If you practice only these movements repeatedly, you will develop related skills. When you reach a certain level, skills are integrated into basic swordsmanship items.”
“thank you. I have to work hard now.”
“Good luck.”
Kenus Guild training room where Park Won-tae left.
Sang-woo gave an order to the clones in uniform holding wooden swords.
“Let’s start by cutting down first. Watch the video and do the same.”
The video was played slowly because Park Won-tae’s movements were too fast.
Then, the alter egos started copying Park Won-tae’s movements in the video.
one.
two.
three.
…
Wooden swords swinging in perfect order.
After all, the alter egos did not disappoint and began copying Park Won-tae’s movements as they were.
Sang-woo also stood beside him and started practicing the downward slash.
‘Spread your legs shoulder-width apart, breathe in when lifting the sword, and exhale when lowering it…’
Sang-woo’s movements were a little stiff and awkward, but as the clone trained next to him with precise movements, the experience made him feel better. It was shared with him, and Sang-woo’s movements were corrected little by little.
It was as if I was instinctively looking for the right and correct posture.
It was after several minutes of repeating that.
[A downward slashing skill has been created.]
A related skill has been created.
‘done.’
After that, it was a breeze.
‘Stance is the same, a little faster! A little stronger!’
Sang-woo’s spell made the clones cut down a little faster.
Sang-woo, who was doing the down-slashing next to him, also began to enjoy the swordsmanship.
The feeling of a sword cutting through the wind.
The better my posture, the fiercer the sound cutting through the air, so I was more excited because it felt like I was gaining more power.
[The level of Down Slash skill has risen.]
[Strength has risen by 0.001.]
[Attitude has risen by 0.001.]
[Stamina has risen by 0.001.]
[Stamina has risen by 0.001.]
…
But time will pass My arms and back hurt as if they were going to break.
Sang-woo’s attitude gradually collapses.
However, the alter egos repeatedly slashed down with the correct posture as Sang-woo commanded, even though they were sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
‘Actually, even if I don’t do it and roll only my clones, the level of my basic swordsmanship will continue to rise.’
In the past, Sang-woo would have trained only his clones and then gave up right away.
However, Hansi is in an urgent situation to find a cure for her sister.
If Sang-woo also worked hard, his growth rate would double, so he was seized with a desire to become stronger as soon as possible by adding his own strength.
‘I can’t lose either.’
Sang-woo’s trembling arms rose vigorously again.
“Haap!”
Sang-woo lowers his wooden sword.
So Sang-woo and his alter egos repeated the training every day.
He learned swordsmanship, practiced sparring, and hunted in his spare time to gain practical experience and save money.
Sangwoo became stronger day by day.
[Basic swordsmanship skills have been created.]
[Down-slash/up-slash/left-cut/straight-cut/oblique-slash/stab skills have been integrated into basic swordsmanship.] … [The
clone
skill level has increased.]
The level of the strengthening skill has risen.]
…
[The monster absorption skill has been created.]
Six months passed like that.
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