The knight carried a wooden sword and a one-handed shield.
“-Let me say this in advance. I have never received any proper swordsmanship or instruction. In other words, I have no foundation.”
There was no sign of any momentum from him as he relaxed his body in a relaxed manner.
The old wooden sword and wooden shield were quite unsightly, but I thought it might be possible for him to artificially suppress his momentum.
“So I don’t have a school of thought, I just have a method that I’ve perfected to some extent through practice. So….”
Phew!!
“The only swordsmanship I can teach you is ‘this kind of thing.’”
The swaying wooden sword was instantly stung at the scarecrow like a wasp’s stinger.
It was a process that happened in an instant, a stab that could not be traced even with the eyes.
Crunch!
The wooden sword pierced the scarecrow’s eye straight through.
A very neat move.
It was a work of art that was brutal, bold, and strikingly accurate.
“This is what I can teach you. How to exploit your opponent’s weaknesses. How to make them let their guard down, and how to survive even if you’re a coward. To be honest, this isn’t the way of a knight.”
He belittled the skills he had acquired.
But that doesn’t mean he was embarrassed or ashamed of what he was doing.
“When I learned this stuff, I wasn’t a knight, and I had to be good at this stuff to survive. So I had no choice.”
Pfft!
This time it was a slam using a shield.
It was a movement that made you think that a shield could be used so freely, and it also showed how to use a wooden sword appropriately and utilize it in various ways.
Such as how to use the handle and how to use the back of the knife to cave in on the skull….
It was a truly brutal method.
“Phew.”
… At some point, the scarecrow was reduced to rags.
It was so horribly mangled, I wondered if it would have looked truly horrible if it had been a person and not a scarecrow.
It just gives me goosebumps.
“Of course, I’m not telling you to learn such cowardly ways. I’m just letting you know that there are those who fight this way. I’m training you to be able to deal with such cowardly ways.”
“…react?”
“In the end, what I showed you was a trick, it only makes the opponent let their guard down, and it’s a method that works well on weak people. However, there are quite a few people who can’t even respond to this method. Even if they’ve learned the art of speculation, they won’t die if they get stabbed. If possible, it’s good to train yourself to destroy this trick in advance, in that sense.”
Toouk.
“From now on, you will be scarecrows. And you will have to block the tricks that the instructor uses. This will be a required assignment that you will have to become familiar with in the second semester. Of course, the exams will also be replaced with this.”
“… … .”
“I know, it’s too easy? Don’t worry. Since it’s easy, there are other special trainings planned. Don’t be disappointed. The instructor has already made countless plans for you to grow, haha!”
“… I would rather be locked in a cage with wild beasts. What the-.”
“Huh? How did you know? That was in the plan.”
“… … .”
“As expected of a young brain. You predicted the instructor’s test in advance. Excellent!”
“… … .”
… … The cadets were not at all pleased with his praise.
Even if it was predicted.
‘Wow, are you trying to kill us all?’
The cadets looked at the horribly shattered scarecrow again, and felt a near-premonition that the scarecrow’s appearance would soon become theirs.
Indeed… .
“Hey, isn’t the progress too fast?”
They wanted to live.
That doesn’t mean he was unaware of the dangers of this practice.
No matter how much he suppresses his power, if he gets hit wrong, he’ll die or at best end up in a vegetative state.
And the knight had no intention of turning his disciples into vegetative beings.
“Don’t worry, we have a countermeasure.”
Of course, would he really have been so ignorant in coming up with such a training plan?
“Interns, forward.”
“… … .”
“Don’t just move your body, but answer along with it. If you don’t, I might think your mouth is useless and pull out your tongue.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Why do you do something you feel sorry about?”
“… … .”
“Oh, that’s enough. My mouth hurts as I speak. Now, quickly tell me what you said yesterday.”
“That, that….”
“Don’t do it? Then don’t do it. Instead, I’ll do a one-week course on the Bunggeunchakgol course…”
“I’ll do it right now!!”
“… It should have happened a long time ago.”
No matter how much torture-trained the inquisitors were, the pain of being crushed was not something they could get used to.
Even though the article toned it down, it was still traumatic enough for them.
They were inquisitors, or rather interns, who obediently followed the knight’s orders.
[Great Law – The Boundary of Sacrifice].
The law was invoked.
Even though they were rotten, they were interns who displayed the feat of performing small-scale sacred rites that would require a hundred priests to gather together, as befitting the elite of the elite, and the sacred rites surrounded the training grounds of the swordsmanship department.
Gradually.
“Huh? Why did it suddenly become so cool?”
“It was so hot just a moment ago….”
“Oh my? My skin suddenly got better.”
“oh my god-!”
For a moment, Lee Han was astonished at the sight of the new interns radiating divine powers.
A cozy and sacred atmosphere began to circulate in the space enveloped by the divine power, and the cadets were astonished in a different way.
Minor injuries, muscle pain, and even fatigue that had built up without you knowing it disappeared in an instant.
“Seo, Seriously, Hee, the barrier of sacrifice?!”
Arnault and other children of prominent families gaped in amazement as they realized what this was.
I never thought I would see the legendary magic I had only heard of through rumors.
“Arno? What is this?”
“… … [The Sacrifice Barrier]. Those within the barrier will not be harmed or injured no matter what happens. It is also a barrier where they can always maintain the best physical condition, and even if they do not eat or drink water, there is no particular problem.”
“Kunta, I don’t understand everything, but I know it’s awesome!”
“It doesn’t end with just being good. It’s one of the three most powerful barriers in the temple. According to legend, the knights used this barrier to fight against demons for a thousand days without rest.”
“Wow! If it’s so good, why isn’t it used more?”
“…because the priests who have spread the barrier take on all the risks.”
“…huh?”
“The priests who create this barrier take on all the fatigue and wounds of those within the barrier. That is why it is called [Sacrifice]. It is a sacred law that is literally performed based on sacrifice.”
“…Kunta, suddenly I feel like I don’t need to use this barrier… ”
The good Barbarian boy took back what he had said about the barrier being so good.
Because I don’t want to spend it at the expense of others.
but.
“Don’t worry, Dangchi. What he said was a bit of an extreme example. In the first place, it’s not that much of a problem to spread it out for a day or so, and the pain you bear doesn’t even exceed 5% depending on the priest’s ability.”
Lee Han explained, as if to dispel some of the somewhat noisy concerns.
“then…?”
“Fortunately, our interns are quite good. So they don’t feel much pain or fatigue. And since this barrier will only be used during class, there shouldn’t be any major problems.”
“Oh!”
“How is it? Are you feeling a little better now?”
“Don’t worry, Instructor! This barrier is good again!”
“Yeah, I’m glad you’re motivated. Just train hard, okay?”
“Yeah, I understand!”
“… Yeah, that’s informal speech, kid!”
“Ahhh! Instructor, don’t come here! Instructor, one blow will break even Kunta’s skull!”
Kunta was running away, but the instructor’s movements were noticeably faster and he was able to hit him hard.
“Ouch! It hurts… Huh? … Oh, it doesn’t hurt?”
It was Kunta who personally demonstrated the proof that the sacrificial barrier was functioning normally.
“Hey, that’s the effect.”
“As expected, you’re the instructor. You’ve prepared something amazing.”
“… Thank goodness I don’t have to write a will.”
A sense of relief spread among the cadets, but Arno remained skeptical.
‘Even if it’s only 5% damage, if the damage from 80 people accumulates, isn’t it still painful enough to kill you?’
Hmm… .
“Well, it’s not my business to know.”
Arno tried to shake off his worries.
I was curious about what kind of beings those priests were.
“It would be best to make good use of this opportunity right now.”
Because there is nothing more foolish than missing a good opportunity to practice a skill that you would normally not attempt for fear of getting hurt.
I am worried about the priests’ aftermath, though… .
“Ugh!”
“Does it hurt? If it hurts, tell me now. It’s okay to stop. However, if you stop right now because it hurts, the instructor might leave it alone.”
“Eww!”
“Why are you staring at me like that? Are you upset with me right now?”
“Oh, no.”
“No, hehe, try hitting it. I wonder if I can hit it.”
“!!?!”
I thought it would be okay because it had Damien Follett’s sacrificial spirit(?) of living only in the present without fear of regret and focusing all the resentment on himself.
‘… As the instructor said, maybe something like that could be considered talent.’
The talent to enjoy the present without fearing the future.
‘They say the person who enjoys the present is the scariest… That person will become strong.’
“If you have any complaints, just hit me!”
… … This is assuming that you survive in the future.
For the first time, Arnault felt admiration and respect for Damien Follett, who lived with the mentality of a mayfly.
* * *
“… Kids, this is so exciting.”
Is it because the Holy Law is a type of power that even the upper class of this world has difficulty experiencing?
Even the noble cadets were excited and fascinated by the sacred law.
Just looking at it makes me feel proud.
“This is flex.”
“… Where are you looking?”
“You originally made the training facility crazy by putting in people who were going to die, right? You said that even the royal family couldn’t do it? Then it’s a flex, right?”
“Is that so?”
Derek hesitated and agreed, feeling strangely persuaded.
At that time.
“Instructor, I have something to talk about. Could you spare some time?”
“… … .”
A regressor who knows the future approached them in a different sense than Roen and Derek.
“What’s going on? You’re pretending to know someone inside the academy.”
“I’m a bit impatient right now. Instructor, I have a favor to ask.”
“ask?”
“Yes, please.”
“Hmm, does that have anything to do with the red one?”
“… As expected, you noticed. Then I will speak frankly. Instructor, please… her.”
─Give it to me!
“… … … .”
…a moment of silence that feels like a moment.
Even Lee Han-jo was speechless for about 5 seconds, and as soon as he came to his senses, he immediately asked again.
“… Blackie. Don’t you feel like something is wrong right now?”
“What do you mean?”
“Look back at the lines you just said.”
“… … What was strange?”
“This is also something to be amazed by…?”
Now that I look at it, I’m really dizzy.
These are the eyes right before an accident occurs.
Is it because I lost my sense of reason?
Roen didn’t know that what he said was strange.
‘… If it’s talent to say sweetly that you want to kill someone, then it’s talent… .’
However, as a person who reads the bitter emotions contained in those lines, it is extremely difficult.
If I had left it like this, it would have been a real fight.
‘Sup, I said that adults shouldn’t interfere in couples’ fights…’
Lee Han was in a difficult position.
