Training (3)
“To be precise, I pursue a balanced number of fights to the point of overdoing it in the attack and defense.”
Silence passed.
“Of course, I don’t want to fault that itself. On the contrary, even though he is a magician, he has the courage to not hesitate to win at close range. … . However, you should always be careful about the way you fit the process with the outcome of the battle already decided.”
“that….”
decide the outcome of the battle. Lennok wanted to ask what that meant, but found himself speechless.
That’s probably because Lennok himself knew what that meant.
Evelyn nodded as if she knew it.
“I’ve been hit a few times over the past few days, so I know roughly. Do you always decide how to finish off your opponent at the end?”
“….”
“To be precise, it would be a way to determine the winning method according to the opponent’s match and pattern, and design the process precisely.”
While Lennok was silent, she continued.
“I don’t really understand what it means to look at a battle like that on a battlefield where lives and lives are at stake, but… … It is also true that tactical judgment and strategic insight can be felt at the same time in your fighting style.”
Her green eyes shine infinitely transparent. As if trying to see through his mind.
“That means, in other words, that you can use your own life as a hand in order to win. When death comes and goes by a fraction of an inch, can you be sure that your judgment does not lean toward victory rather than life?”
Not to equate victory with survival. Defeat and death do not stand on the same line.
For Lennok, who always thought of those two things together and went into battle, Evelyn brings up the topic in a completely different way.
The fact that losing a battle doesn’t necessarily lead to death and winning doesn’t necessarily lead to survival.
That’s probably one of the conclusions Evelyn drew after passing through countless battlefields and competing with superhumans of a similar level to herself.
Seeing Lennok’s hardened expression, Evelyn finally relaxed her expression and patted him on the shoulder.
“Actually, this is not advice for wizards. I haven’t seen anyone like you who was born with both magical talent and warrior senses. However, if you do not recognize in advance the moment when you use your capabilities to the limit, you may end up making a mistake in a battle against a powerful enemy that surpasses your capabilities.”
“…Yes, I understand what you mean.”
“Even now, when we can’t face each other with all our might, if the difference between the two is one point, it won’t be hard to imagine what will happen if we cross this line. Shall we stop here for today?”
After saying that, Evelyn grinned, stretched herself refreshed, and turned around.
Lennok remained silent, watching her back as she walked towards the group waiting in the distance.
I still don’t think his method is wrong.
If he hadn’t thought and acted like this, Lennok wouldn’t be standing where he is today.
Isn’t it because of Lennok’s perfection that was close to obsession, that he was able to rise to the current position beyond the dead line with many strong enemies?
If it weren’t for his abnormal obsession with victory and his belief that it would lead to his own survival, Lennok’s hierarchy would never have been complete.
However, it is also true that I am confident in acknowledging and understanding the hwadu that Evelyn is talking about.
Because at times when he had to choose defeat in order to live, Lennok wasn’t sure he would be able to make the right decision.
If you have equated victory and survival your entire life as Lenoc, if you already have a way of winning that you have already understood and experienced with your head and body.
Which way will Lennok’s magical power move against a powerful enemy who goes beyond his limits?
It is even more unknowable because it is not simply a matter to be thought of with the head.
The image of a superman who completed the hierarchy was already far beyond the realm that could be solved simply by will or change of heart.
Reaching the end of self-change means that all changes as a human being have been completed.
In order to go beyond that, there is no other way but to break the mold that has already been completed.
Lennok sensed that this was probably one of the countless crossroads that existed even between the 7th level.
All Evelyn did was show Lennok the option rather quickly and clearly.
“The reward for this job is overflowing… … .”
Even without her help, Lennok might one day be faced with this dilemma.
However, the existence of a second teacher after Aris did not feel so bad to Lennok.
Lennok also moved on with a wry smile.
The party, who had lit a bonfire and settled down, were waving at him.
* * *
After training with Evelyn, Lennok rummages around the group and rummages through the luggage he brought.
Books brought from the cartel’s executive safe just before leaving for the trip.
Although they were items that I had rushed to, there was no problem since I could stop by again anytime as long as I had been granted permission to enter.
What matters is the content of the book itself. On the cover of an old book, [Liberation Taoist Art] and [Zhou Gui Tao] were written in an old-fashioned handwriting.
The time when the cartel was just establishing its foundation as an organization. Parden McQueen made a book out of his technique and kept it in a safe for use by his juniors.
However, since it was a technique used by monks in high mountains, it was difficult and had too many catchy sounds, so it was abandoned without anyone learning it easily.
Even more so, if a person has enough skills to approach the executive safe, he would have already established his own style, so it is natural that there will be no results.
‘But from my point of view, it’s a completely different story… … .’
Regardless of Parden McQueen’s skills, the spells he used, such as the summoned Arjumarta and the Great Jade Rock, remained strong in Lennok’s mind.
In particular, the shielding technique using the Master’s Tao is at a fairly excellent level even from Lennok’s eyes.
Studying these might add another fork in Lennok’s magical system.
‘Blocking technique is subject to a lot of conditions among techniques, but it has many corners to use. It may help stabilize the magnetic field and increase efficiency.’
I was lost in thought while flipping through the book.
‘However, it seems difficult to replace the formula with magic because it uses a power completely different from magic… … .’
It wasn’t for nothing that the other cartel executives didn’t touch his tricks.
This is because the magic system that uses the power of magic, which is different from magical power, is different from the magic that Lennok knows from the way it works.
It’s like Lennok couldn’t get much inspiration from Grisha’s witchcraft.
In the end, didn’t the autonomous territory only learn triggers that increase power by looking at her spells and learning beyond her shoulders?
It is common sense to think that Lennok could pull out of McQueen’s formula to that extent.
While I was deep in thought, I heard the voices of other people beside me.
“So, if you deploy your magic like this….”
“No, no matter how much I think about that direction, it’s not good. How likely are the opponents to avoid it?”
“Just like Ban-sama did, you just have to drive the opponent….”
“So just thinking that anyone can do that….”
Agents having a heated discussion in front of a campfire.
Even when they first started their journey, they did their best to assist Lennok and Evelyn, silently carrying out their own work without much conversation.
Seeing the couple’s sparring every evening, they were also discussing training and fighting methods, as if they were inspired by something.
It was quite an unfamiliar sight to Lennok, but I could roughly understand why this had happened.
It was quite common to find inspiration or a breakthrough in a specific area just by watching the battles of those with a higher level than oneself.
In particular, one of the agents who followed this time said that he was a manipulative magician, so he must have felt a lot while watching Lennok’s fighting style.
While taking a break after dinner.
Lennok gave a faint smile as he looked at the agents who, after chattering among themselves, got up and started mock training themselves.
Eveline, who was cutting and eating the grilled onion next to him, opened her mouth.
“I don’t say anything, but everyone respects you.”
“….”
“I really like the way you fight. I mean, I didn’t sit at the negotiating table with the cartel on the strength of one freelancer for nothing.”
“is it?”
“It is natural. For those friends, this moment itself will be nothing short of a chance.”
With a slightly sleepy expression, she even treated the green onions left on the grill, and lightly licked her lips with beer.
“In a megacity, it’s difficult for strong players of level 7 or higher to move easily, and it’s also difficult to see those skilled enough to fight directly. It was an unexpectedly valuable experience.”
“Still, there must be quite a few talented people organized directly under the city government.”
“Don’t talk. Do you know how closely the factions are divided even there? We’re busy keeping each other in check, so there’s nothing to move, sleep, or do. I can’t do anything because I’m bound by all kinds of regulations and codes. Agents have a bit of a breather in the name of managing the dark side, but in return, they have to take more risks than other departments.”
Lennox shook his head instead of answering.
Evelyn casually says that being an agent is difficult, but she knows that she carries a great deal of responsibility and a sense of justice.
In addition to her skills, the fact that she is still working as an agent to protect the public order of the city government proves that, even though there would be people or organizations who want to be in possession of rare archery skills.
The fact that she tries to fulfill her duties even with sufficient strength and qualifications proves that her nature itself is not bound by good or evil.
Since he is a person who can live without the law, does he rather focus on knowing the value of order and keeping it?
If so, does Evelyn Marcia really have enemies in the eyes of blue?
“….”
Lennok’s request for combat training with Ibelin was not simply to improve his skills and find problems.
It was judged that there were not many opportunities to listen to the inside of a person who was with her for a considerable amount of time.
While listening to the story of the green jewel archer mentioned in Grisha’s words, I was thinking of asking if she really joined the Blue Eye, but it wasn’t as
easy as I thought.
First of all, in order to ask directly, you will have to start by revealing that Van and Evan Bylon are the same person.
If not, I would have to induce the story of the blue eyes to come out of her mouth, but would a person with a strong sense of responsibility like her spill her words so easily?
I can’t be sure that she will keep the secret, as Lennok has to take some risks.
After all, Lennok and Evelyn are essentially in different positions.
If she hears Lenok’s confession and decides that there is an element of danger to Balkan, will she be able to keep the secret?
Even though he thought he had enough interaction with Evelyn Marcia, Lennok was not confident.
In the end, it was not known until the very last moment what people prioritized.
Like McQueen, the apostate monk who longed for the temple he had left all his life, but believed himself to be otherwise.
“Whoa….”
Lennok turned his head at the stare staring at him from the side while he was immersed in thought.
Evelyn’s cheeks were reddish, as if she had drunk several beers in the meantime.
Or maybe it’s just that the flames of the bonfire are lighting up her face red.
She stared up at Lennok with a slightly slanted face and muttered blankly.
“It would be great if you joined the agent….”
“Pretend you didn’t hear.”
“It’s not empty talk.”
“….”
As Lennok kept his mouth shut, Evelyn also turned her head slightly.
“…that’s just what i did The orders of the city government are unusual these days.”
“You mean that the scope of work is rapidly expanding?”
“There is that too…. These days, I also feel that the work here is not expanding, but simply being pushed to the outskirts.”
she said with a slightly intoxicated expression.
Lennok looked around casually.
There are only two people around a wide campfire, busy training each other at night, not other agents.
Lennok was the only one around to hear her talk to herself.
“It means that we don’t have much interest in the faction fight, but someone is taking over the central area business we used to handle.”
“….”
“It must mean that other departments that have been bound by regulations so far may be able to move…. Is the city really about to change?”
“Does that mean that the range of maneuver that has been tied to talented people under direct control of the city government will expand?”
“It is not without possibility.”
Evelyn lowered her head quietly.
“But it’s not like there are only nice guys who work directly under the city government…. In addition, if the regulations are lifted, powerful people who were tied to dinosaur companies, noble families, or clans will start to roam freely, so it won’t be like now.”
“that….”
“I don’t know what the hell the old men on the city council are thinking. I think they’re still talking annoying nonsense at the hearings and plotting sly things behind the scenes.”
“….”
Instead of saying anything, Lennok decided to just listen to her.
It’s not like she was asking for a clear solution either.
He was just throwing the pointless complaints he had in his heart into the bonfire where his subordinates couldn’t see him.
That Lennok is the other person is just a coincidence.
Perhaps, over the past few days, I have built up an inner intimacy through high-level training.
If I take advantage of this atmosphere right now, maybe I can get the answer Lennok wants… … Lennok decided to quit for today.
At least the advice Evelyn gave to Lennok in this meadow, where each other’s true intentions were unknown, contained sincerity and concern.
At least that much Lennok wanted to be sincere with Evelyn.
The days are getting dark.
Unreachable efforts and sincerity were echoing and disappearing into the warm night sky.
The climate gradually gets hotter as you move away from the Balkans.
It was a sign that the volcanic zone was approaching.
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