#24
Helmut
Episode 24
“no… … “I’m out of breath.”
Finn’s expression became mysterious. Now that I think about it, the slope is getting steeper.
It will eventually become gentler again, but forest roads are inherently very winding.
‘It’s been less than 30 minutes since we left, already?’
Finn was shocked. Even though he is just running errands for a mercenary group, Finn is also a level 4 mercenary in his own right. He was, of course, a strong and physically fit boy.
And since he was surrounded by people who were stronger than him, he had no concept of people who were not.
‘There are all these weaklings in the world! ‘Isn’t this really a noble master?’
Rather than looking down on him, I felt pity for him. I had completely forgotten that Helmut had a sword and that his condition was so bad that he had been unconscious not long ago.
Finn suggested, his eyes filled with humiliating sympathy.
“Don’t do that, get in the carriage. Then you will fall behind.”
Even while pulling the cart, the horses were moving forward courageously.
Helmut, who quickly became the weakest of the weak, felt strangely bad, but answered calmly.
“I will walk so as not to fall behind.”
“Hey, do whatever you want!”
Helmut was actually embarrassed by this situation. Although I have been a weak being due to the surrounding environment infested with monsters, I have never been so easily exhausted because I was born with the seed of darkness. Since childhood, I have been far from the word weakling.
‘What’s so hard about this?’
When I first lost consciousness and regained it, it was difficult to even take a few steps. Didn’t you feel the pain just last night? He didn’t know that it would be impossible to walk at the same speed as the mercenaries in one day.
However, Helmut had been training for four years without exception.
Fortunately, as the journey continued for three days, his condition improved day by day.
‘I can go back to training soon.’
The small scratches on the inside of the bandaged body were almost completely healed, leaving only traces.
Although my strength did not return, at least I was able to walk and run lightly.
Finn, who had been by his side for three days, also became more favorable towards Helmut.
‘He may be a weakling, but he still has perseverance.’
Mercenaries like people with willpower. There was another person who watched Helmut like that.
“Hmm, I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong. It’s originally a strong bone. “A body like this is healing well.”
It was when I followed Tanya to visit the village councilor. The lawmaker spat out the words as he stripped off Helmut’s upper body and patted it here and there without any sincerity.
“Are you sure you looked into it properly?”
“You damn woman! What are you looking at me for? “I’ll make some medicine for you, so take it on your own.”
“No, this kid was unconscious a while ago, so you’re a quack!”
“Someone is a quack! I must have prepared it because it was worth the ritual. Would the dying man be conscious? I’m fine now! I have a rare constitution of good recovery. Guys like that don’t usually die! So take this and get the hell out of here!”
Looking at it clearly, it didn’t seem like he was a quack.
“This guy has memory loss. If you put it that way, it’s easy.”
“Memories are bound to come back someday! “How should I do that?”
The doctor complained and, using seemingly rough movements, mixed herbs and herbs to make a pill.
Tanya took the bag containing the pills and made a disapproving expression.
After she paid, the councilor said bluntly to Helmut:
“You have to take the medicine three times a day.”
*
“Are you sure you’re okay? “Finn said he was shaking because he had a hard time walking.”
Helmut raised his eyebrows. He knew Finn was looking at him weakly.
Still, I tolerated it because I was comfortable thanks to Finn, but it was starting to get annoying. He feels the need to make things right.
“It’s not that bad. I just lay down and had no strength. “It’s okay now.”
“okay? Actually, I saw your hand. When I looked at the body, I saw that it was well-trained. You said you know how to use a sword, right? You probably trained with a teacher. “Very well.”
Tanya hit the nail on the head. Even if your muscles shrink, old blisters on your hands do not go away. It was a trace of Helmut swinging his sword countless times.
Helmut nodded.
“… … yes. When I held the sword, it felt familiar to my hand. “I guess I swung it a lot.”
It was Darian’s sword, and it had been a while since Helmut had handled it, so he couldn’t be used to it, but that fact didn’t matter.
“Then why don’t you spar with me?”
“Dalian… … “This?”
“There’s nothing to worry about. Think of it as something you do while you warm up. “I’ve been swinging my sword in the air lately and it’s boring.”
The mercenary group was living in an inn with a spacious yard. I will join the client tonight or tomorrow morning.
Until then, the Face Mercenaries were planning to relieve their travel fatigue by resting well.
“great.”
Helmut’s eyes changed. The spirit of victory soared. Competing on strength is as familiar to Helmut as hunting.
‘Sparring with humans from the outside world. It’s an opportunity I can’t resist.’
It seems that the level 3 Silver Plaque mercenary is quite a recognized talent in the human world.
By fighting her, Helmut will be able to gauge the level of his skills.
In the front yard of the inn, several members of the Face mercenary group were gathered together and training their bodies.
When Tanya appeared with Helmut in tow, all eyes were focused.
“Tanya, do you want to spar with that guy?”
“Okay, okay, so everyone move out of the way.”
“There’s something nice to see.”
One by one, they moved to a corner while grinning. He sat down with his butt pressed against his back and became a complete spectator and screamed.
“If you hit that guy, won’t his bones break?”
“Take it easy. “Don’t hurt your pretty face.”
“You know that guy’s face is prettier than yours, right?”
“Don’t shut up before everyone rips your mouth off!”
Tanya shouted threateningly, and only then did it become quieter.
“You use it. “I’m going to lift this.”
What was held in my hand was a blunt wooden sword. Helmut also lost an hour.
She was different from Elaga, who was not harmed even by Helmut’s attacks.
If Tanya is a talented person, it will be difficult for Helmut to tolerate her situation. She was the one who took care of her all these years, and she didn’t want to hurt him.
“There is one rule. Until one of them lies down on the floor. Attack with all your might. “Because I am strong.”
Tanya confidently spoke to Helmut, who was holding a wooden sword. Helmut carefully balanced his body.
I was always taught to be serious about my sword. It is impossible to be careless or careless.
“Hey, isn’t that a funny posture?”
“Where did you learn it properly?”
“Sounds fun, right? “Please give it a try!”
My concentration increased to the point where I couldn’t even hear the whispering voices of the mercenaries.
I know you’re not in good shape. Also, you can’t use Visa.
If your physical strength does not keep up, you should fight by flowing rather than clashing.
That was a tactic I had become accustomed to when dealing with Darian.
“How long are you going to hesitate? “Come in!”
Only after Tanya urged sharply did Helmut’s sword move. Even if it is just a twig in your hand, it becomes a weapon in the hands of a swordsman.
A woman’s balance is different from a man’s balance. Helmut’s focused eyes captured the movements of Tanya’s bones and muscles.
‘Left waist.’
Tanya lightly countered the thrust of the sword. It was an area that could be dealt with, but could not be strongly counterattacked.
But still, my grip was sore.
‘Your strength is definitely superior to mine.’
This time Tanya’s attack began. Without hesitation, Helmut dodged the tip of the sword poking at his head while keeping his eyes straight. He dug inward, piercing his solar plexus.
Tanya’s arm muscles were tense. The direction of his wooden sword, which was slashing through the air, changed.
Helmut simply tried to avoid the wooden sword that was clearly coming at him from the side.
puck! But he clutched his side from the tingling pain.
‘Why can’t I avoid it?’
If we had dug in a little sooner, Tanya would have been hit. But my legs don’t follow suit.
His body, unable to follow the drawing movements with his head, was as slow as a slug. His whole body seems to be shackled.
‘how should… … .’
But Tanya didn’t give him time to think. He approached as if charging right in and stabbed the sword in succession. His speed was also fast in proportion to his strength.
Perfect! Perfect! The first two times I blocked it by raising the wooden sword to the side, but my wrist was paralyzed from the impact.
The third blow hit him right in the middle of his abdomen.
puck!
Tanya grinned and stepped on Helmut’s staggering leg. Uddangtang! Tanya lightly touched the tip of Helmut’s wooden sword to his uvula, which had fallen backwards.
Helmut spat out with his jaw full of strength.
“I lost.”
Tanya reached out her hand and helped Helmut up. A cheerful and friendly smile appeared on her face again, as if she had been provoked at some point. Tanya teased her Helmut.
“Looking at your eyes, you seem to be angry.”
“Because it was a one-sided blow.”
Helmut responded bluntly and sighed.
More than that, I became angry because I was frustrated with my body not following my wishes.
He was an opponent who felt like he had so many loopholes that he could not be compared to Darian. It is not a perfectly efficient swordsmanship.
I know how to deal with it. But my body didn’t comply.
‘Or maybe Tanya is stronger than I thought.’
Not a level 1 or level 2, but level 3 mercenary was almost playing with him. At this point, even if he returns to his original body, it is questionable how effective his skills will be.
‘I guess I belong to the ordinary axis.’
As Darian said, the human world was not easy. Helmut thought about that fact again.
At that time, someone came and spoke to me.
“Tanya is a talented person even in our mercenary group. No wonder you lost. “Don’t be too upset.”
A stern-looking face and clearly large stature. It was a man with the same bright brown eyes as Tanya.
It was a face I had seen a few times, but those eyes made it feel more familiar.
