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Hassan learning Aura
177 ? Hassan learning Aura #3
When I was imagining myself subduing the evil Flame Witch Elfriede by force.
Slung-. Clang.
Antiope, who had been watching my training from afar, stood up from her seat and pulled out the spear on her back.
It was a weapon that was quite short for a spear, so it seemed appropriate to call it a short spear. I remember that javelins that were mostly that long were meant to be thrown rather than held and used for stabbing.
In fact, Antiope lowered her posture, glancing around as if ready to throw her spear at any moment.
“There is a social club nearby.”
Hippolyte and I looked at each other as if we had heard something unexpected from her words.
The silence that flowed like that for a moment.
Hippolyta was the first of us to speak.
“This is the area I patrol. There’s no way that socializing would show up. You’re mistaken, Antiope.”
It certainly seemed unlikely that there would be any socialites wandering the paths that Hippolyta walked. If there were, they would either be quite crazy or have a large liver.
But if you think about it, in this savage world, you probably wouldn’t believe in a cult unless you’re crazy and have a big heart. Paranoia is an example.
Paranoy is the weirdest guy I know. Have you seen Paranoy around you?
So, as I was looking around with nervous eyes for a nymph, Hippolyta said one more thing.
“That’s why Samaritan is excited to fight too. This guy can’t beat a cultist without knocking him down.”
Hippolyte must have mistaken my nervousness for the excitement of battle. It’s no wonder, since in Hippolyte’s mind I’m mostly a savage who knows nothing but fighting.
But Antiope’s claim was firm.
“Sister, I’ve been rolling around in the dirt for three years as a cult suppressor. Do you think I can’t sense even a little bit of Pluto’s magic?”
As one of the Temple Knights who first clashes with Pluto’s cultists and engages in battle, she can be said to be an expert in subduing the great cultists.
By comparison, he is a SESCO employee.
“There’s someone nearby. A huge one at that. Maybe a high priest, a captain. Has he come to spy on me?”
Indeed, I trusted what a SESCO employee said.
I thought about the leader of the mysterious cult. Maybe he was the Archduke of Hell or something like that, as Paranoy called it.
“I told you, that can’t be true.”
But Hippolyte seemed to have no doubt that there were no socialites around her. Soon, the warrior Hippolyte even reached out to touch the nape of my neck.
“Here, look at this necklace. It is the Star of Kallan. It is a relic imbued with the power of Pluto. Antiope, you may have mistaken the evil energy flowing from this relic.”
“The Star of Kallan? That’s hanging around that guy’s neck? Why on earth?”
Soon, the eyes of the female warrior holding the javelin turned to my neck.
It’s really fucking scary when you look at me with the window open. Isn’t it honestly no different from pointing a loaded gun at me?
If I press the trigger wrong, there will be two holes in my body.
“It’s the real Star of Kallan. I heard that the necromancer Koma stole it. Why do you have it?”
Antiope, who had been lovingly listening to my ears just a moment ago, had disappeared somewhere, and only the fearsome interrogator Antiope, who was interrogating me, remained here.
“Are you a cultist too? Are you perhaps a necromancer, Koma?”
“Antiope, that can’t be possible. This guy is a warrior who has defeated Pluto’s cultists many times. He defeated Coma and took the spoils.”
“It’s probably something that only necromancers can use.”
It seemed like things would get better thanks to Hippolyte’s strong defense of me. Still, Antiope looked at me with unfavorable eyes.
“Was I being oversensitive?”
“Yeah, you’re being sensitive. You said today was your off day. It’s better to get some rest on days like that.”
“It’s all because I didn’t get enough sleep this morning. I need to sleep a little more.”
With that, Antiope went into Hippolyte’s small house. Looking at her back, Hippolyte said something quietly that only I, who was nearby, could understand.
“Your obsession with socializing is too strong. That’s probably why you’re doing the work of the Knights Templar.”
I don’t know for sure, but I think Hippolyta is worried about her half-brother. Is there something going on? So I decided to ask her just to relieve my boredom.
“Is there any reason why you are so obsessed with socializing?”
“That kid almost became a victim of a cult when he was young. He probably still hasn’t recovered from the shock from that time.”
I almost became a sacrifice to a cult.
I pictured the strange underground ruins, the people in black robes reciting spells there, and the sight of a young girl tied up and shivering on a platform in the middle of them.
It’s bound to cause trauma.
If a girl like that were to gain power, it would only make sense that she would want revenge.
Traumas and experiences from childhood surprisingly have a huge impact on one’s entire life.
While I was still convincing myself of this, Hippolyte added a few more words while rubbing the remains of the leather sandbag scattered on the floor with her foot.
“Still, it seems like the feeling has become milder than before. The picture drawn on the back also feels quite bright.”
“… The picture drawn on your back?”
“Yes, I mean the picture of flowers and clouds. I guess it means that my sister still has some girlish feelings left in her.”
I just didn’t say anything.
* * *
Hippolyte’s training was quite harsh.
Before I could learn Aura, he first trained me in basic swordsmanship and martial arts, and he started beating me with all his might.
“Gegek!”
Her fists hit my spleen and stomach like a ghost, so it was really killing me. I fell to the floor and ate sand several times today.
What a sight of me rolling around, getting hit here and there under the scorching summer sun.
What am I doing now?
All I could think about was going back to Luna’s cabin and resting.
How nice it would feel to take a nap lying on Luna’s soft, cool lap.
“Samaritan, don’t you know how to dodge? Watch the punch until the very end, and dodge it for sure.”
“That’s… I know the theory, but should I say that my body doesn’t move as it should… .”
“You bronze tiers talk too much. That means you think too much. Move before you think.”
“Because that doesn’t work out as planned….”
“Shh, here we go again. This time I’m going to hit your forehead again, so dodge carefully.”
More than half a day passed like this, and I was really dying in many ways.
This time I found out for sure, Hippolyta was a capable adventurer in many ways, but she didn’t seem to be a good teacher.
The feeling of not being able to understand why others can’t do what you can do.
So I had to endure a barrage of relentless punches until I could barely dodge Hippolyta’s punches once or twice out of ten.
I think the reason I managed to avoid the punches once or twice was because I put in all my effort, thinking that if I kept getting hit like that, I might lose.
“Okay, you dodged it well.”
“Really, can’t you just rest for a little bit?”
“You’re taking a break? Are you planning on wasting the tuition you paid?”
In this respect, it was really painful to see his side as an educator stand out. When I think about it, I am paying money to get hit.
I have serious concerns about whether people who learn martial arts are perverts who enjoy paying to get beaten up.
Anyway, I just lay on the floor and groaned like a sick chicken. Now I really couldn’t move a finger.
No matter how much you control your strength, if you get punched repeatedly in a defenseless vital spot, honestly, your motivation and everything will go flying away.
“Okay, fine. Now let’s teach you how to attack. If you can touch my body even once, I’ll end today’s lesson.”
“Is it Hippolyte who avoids and I who strikes?”
“okay.”
This is the chance for revenge. Suddenly, I started to feel motivated. I also felt like I could see Luna cheering me on from somewhere.
Anyway, this is the first time I’ve felt this much desire to hit a woman since my sister and Elfriede.
“Just because you’re a woman, I won’t do things like touch you.”
“… I guess you see me as a woman. But I don’t need it.”
Swish.
I took off my club, my gauntlets, my chest plate, my wrist bands, and my leg braces, and placed them on the floor.
This makes my body move about twice as fast. Of course, it’s just my brain, but with the heavy load lifted, my body actually feels light, as if it’s flying.
My confidence is skyrocketing.
But Hippolyte just smiled leisurely and relaxed when she saw me like that.
Hippolyte continues stretching, stretching her shoulders and arms above her head. Her naturally wide open armpits dazzle my eyes.
It was clear that he was provoking me.
“Do I have to not carry a weapon?”
In response to that question, I clenched my fists and held them out in front of Hippolyte. A strict monk would probably have said something like this at that time.
“If it’s a weapon, it’s already here.”
“Yes, a warrior’s two fists are no different from weapons. But that’s only if they can hit.”
Soon, Hippolyta stood proudly before me with her chest outstretched and her hands on her hips, as if she were a confident person.
Her everyday clothes consist of a crop top that covers her busty chest with a thin layer of cotton and tight-fitting dolphin pants, so her body is clearly visible, so well-proportioned that she could be used as a human model.
That’s why it is unavoidable for me to see it.
For example, things like the human vital points located on her body.
There are approximately 750 acupuncture points located on the human body. Of these, 50 are considered vital points.
And I know about twenty of them, too.
If even one of these points is misaligned, it will be incredibly painful, so you could say that this is like acupressure in the dark.
My dexterity is to easily press the good acupoints on the body and make them feel better. So, if I press the vital points with my fingers, wouldn’t I be able to inflict a tremendous blow?
Actually, I’ve had a vague idea of it up until now, but I haven’t been able to do it because I don’t have anyone to test it on.
Hippolyta, on whom the noonday sun has risen, is stronger than anyone I know, so she will be a good test subject.
“Today will be a little different, Hippolyte.”
“You seem quite determined. Go ahead and try it. I can see what you’re capable of.”
“I see. Then you should avoid it.”
At that, I raised the index fingers of both hands.
“I’m going to stab you with this.”
“You’re going to stab me…? Where are you planning on stabbing me…?”
“It will hit a sensitive and important part of the body.”
From what I felt, in this world, there seemed to be no concept of anatomy or acupuncture points that identify vital points on the body.
Because it feels like only basic, common-sense things like, “If you get punched in the butt, it hurts” and “If you get stabbed in the heart, you die” are roughly known.
It was clear that no matter how great an adventurer he was, Hippolyte would not know where his weak points were on his body.
Then, of course, the guard would have to be loose.
He points his finger at the gap and achieves victory.
That’s my perfect plan.
And somehow I feel like I can do it.
So I raised my index finger and smiled confidently.
“I warned you that I would stab you.”
“You’re stabbing me…!”
Hippolyte frowned at him. She covered her pubic area with her arms as if to hide her upright body.
Did you think I was going to stab you in the stomach?
“It’s no use covering it up like that. To me, it looks just like you’re naked. I can see Lady Hippolyta’s body clearly.”
“I won’t be fooled by such deception!”
Swish.
I stuck my index finger out into the air. Then, as if I was hypnotizing someone, I moved my index finger around in circles, feeling the air.
“Ugh… .”
Then, the warrior Hippolyta flinched and trembled. She quickly moved the hand that had been covering her stomach and pulled her chest together to hide it.
“Do you realize what I’m trying to do?”
“… You damn devil! I won’t let you touch even one finger on my body!”
Hippolyte screamed like she was really scared. It was unusual for her to be so relaxed, but she screamed like she was cornered by a wall.
If it were Hippolyte surrounded by composure, I would have no chance at all, but if it were Hippolyte now, I think I would be able to deal with it.
My bluffing and deception tactics must have worked well.
I couldn’t move my index finger, so I waved my hand like I was catching a water balloon in the air. Every time I did that, Hippolyta’s face turned red as if she had been exposed to heat.
“… This, this dirty guy! He had no social skills. I’ll fix his mind!”
Hippolyte, unable to bear my provocation, soon accelerated towards me at high speed. Sval, didn’t you say that this was a training where I would attack and Hippolyte would dodge?
I guess I made her so angry that I couldn’t even bluff her. In the blink of an eye, she narrowed the distance between us and came right up to my nose.
“This kid-!”
Hippolyte covered her chest with her left hand and raised her remaining right hand to the sky. She seemed to be thinking of hitting me in the head with her clenched fist and making me feel sick.
Kwaaaaak.
I can feel the muscles in her toned arms tense up, sending goosebumps up the back of my neck.
“I’ll fix your messy hair…!”
If I get hit in the head with Hippolyte’s true fist, my head might be separated from my body that day.
So I moved my fingers faster than the fist was coming at me, firing all my muscles to make it hit my fingers like a bullet.
The place I’m aiming for is her chest.
To be precise, the armpit next to the chest.
It was Hippolyte’s right armpit, clearly exposed as she raised her arm high.
The vital point, Geukcheon point, located in the middle of the armpit is a blood vessel that usually helps relieve chest pain, but if you prick it hard, it becomes an ideal vital point.
Sigh.
“Ahhh!”
Soon my finger hit Hippolyta’s armpit, who was completely off guard with anger and insult.
Malkang.
In an instant, a soft and smooth sensation ran from my fingers to the back of my head.
“Whoa!”
At the same time, Hippolyte shuddered violently and collapsed on the floor. A high-pitched scream, characteristic of women, spread out in all directions, unlike her usually serious and solemn personality.
“Ugh, haa, eugh… eugh, eugh… I, I just fell on my finger? What the heck did you do…!!”
The sight of Hippolyte squirming on the floor clearly showed that my acupuncture was quite effective.
Who knew I had this talent.
I looked down at Hippolyte, who was looking up at me with fearful eyes, and spoke coldly.
“Ji-geon.”
[Work Review]
Once I do a chain attack, it feels like the cooldown time has passed and my energy and stamina are drained away ㅠㅠ… Maybe it’s because the weather is hot, but there are a lot of mosquitoes and I’m really getting mad…
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