Episode 54. A week had already passed since I came to Deshurn’s cabin
for training and swordsmanship .
In the meantime, I was learning various things from Deshurn, but honestly, it had nothing to do with the swordsmanship I was expecting.
‘Of course, it’s not that it wasn’t helpful.’
Still, it was true that he was the world’s Aura Master, but it was regrettable.
Nickel also trained only the basics day and night and became an aura master, so it was far from learning proper swordsmanship, but in fact, I expected that I might be able to learn it this time.
‘Well, I’m not an official disciple, and I’m not even a blood relative.’
It would be a strange thing to teach me the swordsmanship that can be called a vision.
As I came out of the hut thinking that I would be beaten again this morning, I saw Deshurn playing Taoism in the pavilion.
“You came out. let’s go.”
“yes? Are you going?”
“Today is a little special practice. I’ll talk to you as we go.”
When I heard that it was a special training, I was slightly looking forward to it.
Could you tell me about the sword?
As we walked behind Deshurn, he said as if he was out for a walk, looking around at the surrounding scenery.
“You seem to have changed your habits quite a bit these past few days, but as I said before, your eyes are outstanding. The only problem was that I couldn’t tell when and where to use it. So, if you continue to practice with me, your talent may deteriorate.”
Listening to the words, it seems that it is not a training related to the sword again.
Still, as we listened silently, Deshurn continued to speak.
“Now you need an environment where you can fully demonstrate your talents again. If you repeat this, you will be able to change your habits and save your talents.”
“An environment where I can use my talents?”
Something was unsettling.
what else are you up to?
Seeing Deshurn not answering my question gave me a slightly ominous feeling, but what can I do?
The one who regrets is me.
Soon he followed him to the place where there was a deep gorge, or an abyss.
‘What is this again?’
Since it was a mountain range called the Devil’s View, there must have been something, but the question is why did you bring me here?
After Deshurn arrived, he had only been looking down the abyss, but I was curious and looked down with him.
It was such a dizzying pit that it was so deep that the end seemed black.
“Have a good trip.”
“yes?”
The moment I answered questions about Deshurn’s sudden words, I saw the soles of his feet that were approaching my face.
pug.
‘Fuck?’
I could feel myself falling without a chance to be surprised by his sudden kick.
‘What is this… …!’
Seeing the face of Deshurn watching me fall with a smile on my face, I quickly turned around and calmed down to check the approaching floor.
‘Die.’
this fuck. so awkward?
All sorts of thoughts crossed my mind.
Still, Deshurn probably wouldn’t have thrown it into a pit like this for no reason.
Surely the way to live… ….
But the fall was too quick, and the floating time of less than 20 seconds was too short a time to make up my mind to do anything.
‘floor….’
The moment I saw the floor and imagined my body about to be crushed into pieces.
widely.
There was no shock to the fact that both eyes were wide open.
What’s this?
I checked my body and found nothing wrong.
When I looked up, it was already far above, so all I could see was a small dot of light.
“Mana anomaly.”
There’s no other explanation than that.
In fact, the reason why the Krates Mountains were called the Devil’s Land was because of the rough terrain, but it was more because of all kinds of mana abnormalities and mutant monsters due to the high mana distribution.
But that’s the case, tell me in advance and push me, or if I suddenly push you off a cliff, what are you going to do?
A weak person would have died of a heart attack while falling.
While I was thinking dissatisfied thoughts about Deshurn, I began to feel life around me.
Krrr.
Witchbeasts surrounded in all directions showed their presence here and there with their red eyes shining.
Those magical beasts seemed to be incomparably more ferocious than the ones they had dealt with in the mountains, as if they had something to do with this mana anomaly.
“Was this?”
Was this an environment where I could display my talents?
That’s fucking right.
growl!
* * *
It took another week to get out of the abyss.
Fortunately, there was a spiral path to go up, so I was able to escape, but I had to move without sleeping properly for a week because of the demons and monsters that attacked from time to time.
That experience reminded me of when I was on an extreme mission in my previous life, so I wasn’t in a good mood, but thanks to that, I was able to sharpen my energy.
“Good work.”
Deshurn gave me just one day’s rest and immediately started threshing again.
Even the sharp energy he had barely forged was shattered as if it had been forged by a blacksmith.
After being beaten like that for a week, I entered the abyss again.
‘It’s extreme.’
It was the first time that he had undergone training so harsh that his life was at stake.
No matter how much I came out of the special forces, I hadn’t been so ignorant.
Except for when I was a trainee, I trained efficiently in a scientific way.
Literally, actual combat training where only one of the two options exist, either to die or to live.
After repeating that for about a month, Deshurn spoke.
“It’s worth looking at now.”
The instinct acquired through the body made it possible to erase habits.
After a month of hardening, I was finally able to freely handle my fighting talent.
In addition, his mana utilization proficiency also increased like crazy.
-Titling!
[Conditions have been met.]
[An object capable of evolution has been found.]
[Adrias Cromwell’s talent: ‘Battle’ evolution rate 30%] [
Do you want to evolve ?]
It seems to be climbing slowly.
Even after rolling like this, it was only 30%.
However, what I learned from this opportunity was that a window popped up saying that evolution was possible from 30%.
It was not bad to know this information because the window that said that the rest of the talents and skills had to have at least 30% evolution potential to be able to evolve.
“Now that the basics are laid, I will teach you a lesson in earnest.”
I thought it would start with every threshing as always, but Deshurn said something unexpected.
Unlike usual, he took a natural pose with a long branch in one hand.
‘Could it be that he’s teaching me swordsmanship?’
It was an unexpected situation, so I was just dazed rather than happy.
Deshurn swung a tree branch, whether or not he knew my condition.
“Swordsmanship, swordsmanship, and all other forms of wielding a sword are more important than you think. The reason is because of the existence of mana.”
phut!
Even though he swung a branch, he heard the sound of air bursting and the tree on the other side was cut diagonally.
Soon, my mouth dropped open as I saw the wooden pillar falling down.
“Most modern sword techniques were created in relation to the flow of mana. It literally consists of movements and operations that maximize the destructive power of mana. So, no matter how much mana you have, there is bound to be a difference between the swords of those who know proper swordsmanship and those who do not. This applies not only to silk swords, but to all weapon skills.”
He swung his sword again, this time cutting through the air without a sound.
This time, however, the tree was not cut down, but smashed as if it had been hit by a bomb.
Kwajik!
“If you use each mana operation according to the sword method in this way, the results are very different. Not only the sword, but also the body. With the mana used to activate the body, the movement changes when using foot and divine methods. And if you use it together with the sword method, the destructive power increases exponentially.”
Deshurn’s appearance remained as if it were an illusion, and I could see him explaining next to me before I knew it.
The sound of talking came from in front of me, but when I saw him standing next to me, I felt more fear than admiration.
‘This is the skill of a real Auror master.’
It felt like my eyes were wide open.
The enemies you’ve dealt with so far have been pyramids.
Of course, the recent opponent Payat showed a move like this, but at the time, I was using sloth, so I wasn’t impressed.
“If I have a lot of time, I’d like to teach you a lot of things, but for now, I’ll teach you basic mana management and swordsmanship.”
He explained this and that in detail to me, who only knew basic stabbing and cutting.
First of all, it was a feeling of experiencing a new world by learning swordsmanship and mana management that Nickel could not learn.
Whiik.
shred!
As he swung his sword while using mana as Deshurn had taught him, a scar was carved on a tree about 1 meter away.
Of course, he couldn’t have dreamed of cutting down or bursting a whole tree like that, but even this was impractical enough.
‘It feels different from magic.’
And it seemed like it could be mixed with magic to make something interesting if done well.
‘It’s not a simple sword style like now, but a sword style mixed with fireball spells.’
Of course, even if you swing without being conscious of it, you should be familiar enough to use mana naturally before you can try it.
Now, it was difficult to even create a sword wind if you didn’t concentrate on swinging the sword once.
The more I learned, the more I regretted it.
If I had had more time, I could have learned more.
Especially in the case of the sword, unlike black magic, I felt that way because it was a weapon that did not need to be desperately hidden.
“Are you taking a break just because you succeeded once? Go ahead.”
“yes.”
I was going to continue even if he didn’t say anything.
Only the guys from the Knights Faculty knew about this interesting thing.
‘But is this originally this easy?’
Come to think of it, the enemies I’ve dealt with have not used sword winds.
Of course, I won’t be able to use it in real life right away.
It still requires a lot of concentration, so it will be completely useless in an urgent situation.
‘If that’s the case, when I was playing Louis, I used Sword Wind in real battles from my first year. After all, he’s the first playable.’
All other characters who use swords seem to have used sword winds, at least in the second year of game time.
Playables full of talent are only used at that level, so it’s understandable that the little ones I’ve dealt with so far haven’t been able to use them.
‘By the way, moving my body suits my aptitude.’
I continued cutting down the tree with my sword wind.
* * *
Deshurn felt the thrill as he saw Adrias immediately create a sword wind.
Outwardly, he did not express himself, but inside he kept repeating only one word.
‘You’re crazy, you’re crazy! What a crazy guy!’
I was planning on putting in the best of my remaining time, but this was unexpected.
‘Even a little guy named Louis I met by chance saw my demonstration and only understood it, but couldn’t use it right away.’
That alone was actually surprising.
I thought that if I simply showed a demonstration and taught mana management, at least I would be able to copy it within this year, assuming that I would keep trying.
‘Looking at it now, he had physical talent, but his talent for mana was also exceptional. Or is it because of his peculiar constitution?’
Whatever it was, I had no choice but to change my mind.
Deshurn once again saw Adrias creating a sword wind and wounding the tree.
And after much thought, he made up his mind.
‘I didn’t have disciples anyway, so it was time to think about a successor.’
If you have that level of talent, even if you provide a rough start, you will grow on your own.
Of course, the desire to watch and raise him was like a chimney, but that did nothing to benefit him or himself.
So what you need to do now… ….
‘It’s been a while since I saw calligraphy or scribbles on paper.’
It was to prepare a gift for him who would be the first and last disciple.
