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Episode 301. Oz Razors (2)
All the students had expressions on their faces as if they had been hit in the head.
It was just as Ethan said.
Everyone was thinking like Oz. Since he said he was going to use magic, he had to close the distance.
However, if you do that in a real fight, you will be taken advantage of and will be seriously injured, which will lead to defeat.
Only then did the students fully understand what their teachers meant when they said that every real-life situation is different.
“Everything you need for the real world. You will learn it. Furthermore, if you acquire it, you will be able to do well in the academy exchange program at the end of the second semester.”
The ultimate goal of this class was to win the Academy Exchange Program.
Ethan’s explanation made the students’ hearts race.
Since today was the first class, I thought I would only hear an explanation about the future direction of the class.
But Ethan went beyond the explanation and went into detail about what you can learn in this class.
Practical experience.
What they lack most.
And the hardest thing to learn in the academy.
Since he said he would teach such things, everyone had no choice but to look forward to it. Especially for the students who were taking Ethan’s class for the first time, all their worries had already disappeared.
My worries about being unable to handle a class with 150 people attending at the same time were all groundless.
But Oz was not pleased with this situation.
“Mr. Ethan, how do we do the inspection then?”
Magic can do that. But Oz is a student of swordsmanship. Ethan was originally a teacher of swordsmanship.
Ethan smiled again as Oz openly provoked him.
“That’s the next step. In the introduction to practical training, you will learn various methods of dealing with various situations. Just because I am a swordsman and a teacher, I will not teach biased classes. So don’t worry.”
Oz was now a perfect teaching aid for the class. Ethan was showing Oz what he could learn from this introduction to practical studies.
Oz knew that too, but he held it in. He wanted to crush that confident face.
I was planning to take the swordsmanship he displayed and make him kneel.
To be exact, he copied everything he used.
There may be any number of students who are more talented than their teachers.
But that alone is meaningless.
The best way to create awe for oneself was to crush the teacher with the teacher’s swordsmanship.
The look in the teachers’ eyes at that time.
Oz drew confidence from those eyes.
“Okay, then let’s go straight to the next step. Let’s think about it from the perspective of a swordsman. Mr. Oz Razor, I heard you. You’re a swordsman, but you can use magic, right? Like the one I just used.”
Oz nodded at Ethan’s words.
At the same time, Ethan opened the distance. It was exactly seven meters.
“Let’s make it a little more relaxed, about 8 meters. Now, the wizard has an absolute advantage. It’s hard for the swordsman to deal with this situation. Even if he has the strength to quickly close the distance, the wizard will cast his magic faster than him. If he gets hit by a high-powered spell, no matter how strong his body is, he will inevitably be stopped. He has to respond by blocking or dodging. If he responds like that, the wizard will once again open the distance and use another spell. This can be seen as a complete defeat for the swordsman.”
Ethan just showed us how a wizard can overcome his shortcoming of close range and still win.
This time, the test was a lesson on how to deal with long-distance wizards.
The students who had initially focused on Oz were already absorbed in Ethan’s words.
“But do you just close the distance? It’s even easier for the magician. If you know that he’s going to charge forward like I showed you earlier, it’s easy to take him down.”
So what should we do?
Everyone looked quite curious.
“The best thing the inspector can do here is to break the magician’s breathing. To break that breathing, you have to move unpredictably.”
As Ethan gestured to Oz, Oz opened his body and cast the same fire arrow spell that Ethan had used earlier.
As all you could use was a handful of mana, it was impossible without excellent mana control and an understanding of magical techniques.
Still, Oz did it with ease.
Then he fired a fire arrow straight in the direction Ethan was charging towards.
But Ethan wasn’t there.
“It’s momentum.”
Ethan has been there from the beginning.
“… … !”
“I give a fake that looks like it’s really moving. The magician’s breathing is broken just by being fooled by that. And then I match the broken breathing.”
This time, Ethan really moved. He lightly kicked the ground and soon Ethan was in front of Oz.
“This time, swordsmanship.”
Ethan demonstrated the most basic Rubinade swordsmanship.
But something was different.
“You don’t have to start from the first form. If necessary, you can start from the last form and work your way down, or just use the middle. If not, you can just use half of the first form.”
Ethan said.
“The important thing is to be able to apply, omit, and combine when necessary.”
In an instant, Oz drew his sword and imitated the modified Rubinade sword technique that Ethan had just shown.
Kyaang-!
Ethan easily blocked Oz’s sword and then performed the same Rubinade sword technique. Although it was the same Rubinade sword technique, the form was clearly different.
Ethan had a perfect understanding of Rubinade swordsmanship, so his combinations and applications were quite detailed.
Kyaang-! Kyaang-!
Oz once again imitated Ethan’s modified Rubinade sword technique, but Ethan unleashed a new combination of Rubinade sword techniques.
In short, every time Ethan swung his sword, a completely different sword technique emerged.
Every time he followed the swordsmanship, a new swordsmanship emerged, which was extremely disconcerting for Oz. It was something he had never experienced before.
Oz’s eyes began to move madly. Copying swordsmanship was meaningless. He had to copy Ethan’s movements themselves.
“!”
However, I couldn’t keep track of Ethan’s movements with my eyes. Not only was he moving faster than I could see, but he was also moving in a series of connected movements that should have been done in a single motion.
It was so different from any opponent I’d ever encountered before.
Unable to cope.
Oz gritted his teeth.
This was his only talent and his most powerful weapon.
If this doesn’t work.
“For me… … this is all I have.”
Oz swung his sword as if reciting a spell. But Oz’s sword did not even touch Ethan with a fingernail.
With all his movements controlled by Ethan’s numbers, Oz could only assume foolish poses like a puppet.
“By doing this, the inspector can deal with the wizard very well.”
Oz was deeply embarrassed, although he didn’t show it on the outside. Ethan noticed this and struck Oz in the stomach with the handle of his sword.
“Ugh… … .”
Then he whispered softly so that only Oz could hear.
“Not as good as I heard, Oz Razors.”
It was a clear provocation.
“What the hell are you talking about!”
Oz, enraged by Ethan’s sudden words, immediately began spewing harsh words at him.
From the students’ perspective, it seemed like Oz was losing his temper because he was completely controlled by Ethan.
But Ethan was calm.
It’s as if nothing happened, even though he just said something insulting to Oz.
“Don’t worry, Oz. I’ll fill in what you need. I’ll help you.”
“This fucking, fucking kid.”
Even under Oz’s swearing, Ethan’s expression didn’t change much.
“This is the last lesson of today. You may get hurt in this lesson. No, it is natural for you to get hurt. If you want to learn about real-life situations, you must also learn the risks. In order to do that, you must always give it your all. Since I am here, you will not get fatally injured, but you will have to endure at least some scratches. If you don’t like that, you can withdraw from the lesson right now.”
Ethan gestured to Oz.
“Swing it with all your might. I don’t care if I get hurt.”
“I clearly said it didn’t matter if you got hurt, right?”
Oz spat out those words as he poured mana into his sword.
Although it was a very small amount due to the limited mana, Oz, who was confident in his mana control, was able to keep the blunt blade alive.
Bam-.
Oz kicked the ground hard and quickly closed the distance. Even so, Ethan did not draw his sword. The situation was not much different from the previous duel.
Oz realized instinctively that Ethan was now a wizard.
Through this lesson, we are reviewing today’s lesson content once again.
But the difference was that Oz had experienced this situation before.
“I won’t do it twice. Never.”
The fire arrow flying towards Oz’s shoulder will reach him quickly as he closes the distance. So he must block it in advance.
Oz swung his sword towards his shoulder, knocking away Ethan’s Fire Arrow and spinning around to take advantage of the momentum.
He swung his sword strongly from top to bottom.
Wheeeeeeeek-!
It can be avoided. But if Ethan avoids it, then it’s Oz’s time.
If he could stop it, he could pull out Ethan’s sword. That alone would be a success for Oz.
If Ethan was such a great teacher, he must have controlled his every move.
Since it was a situation where he would win no matter what, Oz pushed himself even harder.
“……uh?”
But Oz’s body was floating.
There certainly wasn’t time to chant the spell or compose the recipe.
“The momentum was good. With just one look, the first Fire Arrow was destroyed and a counterattack was launched. It’s useful.”
Ethan’s voice faded away.
“but.”
Crunch-. Crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch!
Dozens of fire arrows struck Oz’s entire body.
“All I’ve ever experienced is the students and teachers of this tiny academy. You’ve never experienced anything like that, where not a single mistake is tolerated in order to survive. Are you satisfied with that little bowl full of water?”
“Ugh… … gasp.”
“No more child’s play, Oz Razor. Once you’ve taken my class, you can’t leave without learning properly.”
Oz stumbled.
“It’s commendable that you’re still standing even though you passed out.”
Ethan said as he received the Oz that was going to fall forward.
“Don’t worry. There may be such unfortunate events, but I will prevent them before they happen. You can gain as much practical experience as you want through my classes.”
That’s how the first class ended.
* * *
“Mr. Cloudy?”
“… … I guess it ended well.”
Cloudy took one look at Ethan and then passed by.
“What? There won’t be any class here today.”
“Teacher Ethan!”
“How are you, Mr. Ethan? Oh, Mr. Cloudy was in front of you earlier. I think Mr. Cloudy came because he was worried too.”
“Oh, is that so? So you two came because you were worried too.”
“Yes, I’m worried.”
“Nothing happened. And 150 people is definitely a lot. It’s so crowded, I’ll have to work a little harder starting next class.”
Ethan said with a smile. Then he put Oz, which he had placed in front of the door, on his shoulder.
“… … Didn’t you say that there was nothing wrong?”
“Since no one was hurt, it’s probably okay.”
Ethan’s smile left the two teachers speechless.
fantasy,
