#100
Helmut
Episode 100
Someone brought up a new topic.
“Helmut, that guy, if he shows his face, he’ll be able to attract new students.”
“That’s right, it’s a face that raises the average level of second-year swordsmanship students.”
“I can’t leave out Asuka when it comes to someone who doesn’t look like a swordsman, but that guy is the real deal.”
“You’re handsome.”
Everyone nodded. The topic returned again.
“Asuka, I just hope the first years don’t provoke him.”
“I’m betting 10,000 marks that Asuka beats up at least one first-year student.”
“I have 100,000 marks.”
“I have 1 million… … “Do you think it’s gone too far?”
“If you heard about that in your family, you would be beaten to death.”
“Anyway, it’s a problem, the first years… … “It’s different from us, right?”
In the wake of the Sabat incident, second-year students in the swordsmanship department were quickly becoming familiar with the academy’s policy of ensuring equal education between nobles and commoners.
Above all, Helmut, one of only two commoners, did not look like a commoner at all, and in another sense, neither did Asuka.
Asuka was a completely different species that could not be classified into commoners or nobles. He is truly a crazy dog.
The second graders knew that fact. But the problem is that first graders don’t know yet.
You may have heard rumors about Asuka, but you haven’t seen it with your own eyes.
It’s my first semester as a freshman. Remediation has not yet been properly achieved.
If you are from a noble family, you will not try to treat your commoner senior properly.
The problem is that Asuka doesn’t have the personality to just overlook it.
During the moment given, Instructor Patricia gave instructions to Helmut.
“Helmut, you need to control Asuka. “Please.”
“That is a difficult request.”
What good does that do for me? I wanted to ask, but it felt like everyone, including Instructor Patricia, was already leaving Asuka to Helmut.
Helmut was a model student and conscientious, with no problems, except for one incident where he beat up Sabbat.
That didn’t mean that Helmut was an exemplary, generous person who looked out for his classmates, but it seemed that way anyway.
“Still, I listen to you. “He doesn’t listen to the instructor.”
“You’re not really listening to me very well.”
“Still, please. “Please pay attention.”
Instructor Patricia, arbitrarily passing on her beliefs, turned her back.
Is this the belief in honor students? I didn’t even know that Instructor Patricia was a high-ranking expert.
Now that things are like this, I feel like if Asuka does something, she’ll make a big deal out of it.
‘It’s a hassle.’
From the moment he met Asuka, his fate must have been a burden.
‘I don’t know if I can stand it here.’
In fact, essay tests were definitely not his cup of tea.
As I was helplessly scribbling answers on paper and listening to Area’s nagging, I felt quite stressed.
It feels like if you lose your mind a little while sparring, you will beat your opponent.
His opponent in the upcoming sparring was Asuka. Someone I don’t mind beating up a bit.
While I was a bit confused, Asuka approached me and spoke to me.
“Helmut, what did Instructor Patricia say?”
“They told me to keep an eye on you.”
“Why are you looking at me? No, that instructor always takes care of me.”
Asuka grumbled.
‘I’m sure it’s not just Instructor Patricia who feels this way.’
Asuka still seems unaware that she is the problem. Even if you know, you pretend not to know.
Asuka quickly moved on to another topic.
“Hey, but did you hear that too? They say there’s a pretty girl in first grade. Woman, woman!”
“Women are also in liberal arts classes.”
However, Helmut has been avoiding or completely ignoring female students. This is because he experienced some people bothering him by asking him to give a gift to Area.
Most of the women Helmut encountered when he came to Baden were followers of Area.
They are a race that has some mental problems and should not be spoken to.
“But it wasn’t there in the second year, right? Plus, it’s pretty!”
Helmut hesitated to point out to Asuka, who looked excited, that the first-year girl was probably a noble and would likely ignore you, a commoner.
“Well, you are roommates with Area. “No matter who you see, you probably won’t be very impressed.”
“What are you talking about?”
Could it be that this guy noticed? Helmut reacted suspiciously.
“Area is the prettiest at Greta Academy. Maybe in Baden too? Being a man is the problem. “When I first saw that bastard, my eyes widened, and seeing that he was a man made me feel sick from the inside out!”
Helmut narrowed his eyes as he watched Asuka radiating regret all over her body.
‘This guy… … ‘Do you want to brighten your face?’
It’s funny to say that even if she shows up right now in a dress, she doesn’t make a face that would make people believe she’s a woman.
It seemed like he didn’t even know that he was the one who was eating all the food in his stomach.
At that time, Instructor Patricia’s shout rang out.
“Everyone, have you decided on a partner?”
“It’s more of a sparring match. “Concentrate.”
Asuka’s expression hardened slightly at Helmut’s words. She was realizing that Helmut was stronger than her.
“Because I have no intention of looking at it.”
Asuka looked annoyed. There has never been anyone who has ever beaten him in the swordsmanship department.
I once faced a senior who was one grade higher than me, but even he won.
“Who wants to look at it? Are you saying it as if it’s obvious that you’ll win? “Just wait and see!”
That’s how it should be. If it ends too easily, it will look funny.
***
“You’re better than I thought.”
Helmut spoke to Asuka stretched out on the floor. Asuka, losing sight of her wooden sword, raised her upper body and pointed.
“Are you going to put me on medication now?”
It looks like he is upset that he is fussing.
Helmut measured the time, unimpressed. 8 minutes, that was a long time.
The first attack was so fast that it made my heart chill.
Elastic and explosive movements, sword strikes that bounce like a ball. There won’t be many guys who can react to that movement.
Rather than refined and perfect swordsmanship, it is an irregular swordsmanship that is unpredictable even if it appears to leave a gap.
His sense of dodging or countering attacks is also excellent. His reflexes were the best of any guy Helmut had ever met.
In terms of feeling, what can I say?
“You really… … .”
Helmut, who was about to say that it was like an animal, swallowed his words. Because it felt like an insult.
“Ai, why are you so strong? “I thought I would win.”
Asuka grumbled. He knew he was going to lose, but it didn’t feel good when he did.
This is my first time seeing something so stable and flawless. So much so that I got goosebumps the moment I saw it face to face.
When an opportunity is given, it is when you are ready to accept it. It felt like its chest was opening, so I rushed at it, but it immediately lowered its stance and counterattacked.
The wooden sword was lost due to a blow struck precisely on the wrist. If your lower body muscles are not properly trained, you cannot move that quickly.
To the extent that it felt distant, Helmut was strong. That made my teeth grit.
‘How long has it been since you lost?’
Even to peers. This is a difference that cannot be overtaken in a short period of time. I instinctively realized it, but when it became reality, I lost my temper.
“Aaaah!”
Regardless of whether Asuka went crazy, Helmut began the analysis.
‘The movement has slowed down. ‘Perhaps because my stamina is low?’
Asuka is not the type of person who puts a lot of effort into physical training.
Basically, he has good sense and knows how to win.
There is training, but it is not detailed training such as partially strengthening the lower body or increasing lung capacity.
‘The explosive movements in the beginning are definitely beyond my ability.’
But it didn’t last long.
If that doesn’t remain constant, his average skill will be exactly as Helmut thought.
However, it is also true that those with variables are more threatening than those with even average skills.
‘Is he more of an assassin type than a mercenary?’
There probably won’t be many who can withstand his surprise first attack.
Even if there was a noticeable decrease in movement after that, that was by Helmut standards.
Flexible but with lots of gaps. If Helmut was an instructor, he wouldn’t have been able to give me a perfect score.
However, looking at the general movements of other swordsman students, Asuka was not sloppy.
“wake up.”
When it seemed like the other guys’ sparring was coming to an end, Helmut held out his hand.
Asuka, who was sitting on the floor and throwing a tantrum, looked up at him with a strange look in her eyes.
“Why, what? “You try to let go when I hold your hand.”
“… … Am I you?”
I think it’s just at my level. Asuka suddenly grabbed his hand and stood up, shaking his buttocks.
“Oh, I’m so annoyed.”
“You might lose.”
Helmut, who became the winner, spoke of it as if it were no one else’s business, saying that he would have been extremely upset if he had lost.
“You could lose, but you lost!”
So what? Helmut looked at him with an expressionless face.
“The other guys won’t be happy and look down on me. “That bastard is losing too!”
“I don’t think so.”
Of course, I didn’t know there were people who thought that way. But that wasn’t everything.
It wasn’t too one-sided either. Helmut completed the sparring with one sword during the transfer exam.
We were busy sparring, but some of the guys who finished quickly saw Helmut and Asuka face off.
The focus turned to something other than Asuka losing in a high-level sparring match.
“Wow, did you see them fighting?”
“How was it?”
“It wasn’t a joke, I just thought it was some kind of group of older students. “It’s just a different level!”
“Are those kids in second grade?”
“Especially that Helmut guy, he’s creepy.”
Asuka’s sword strikes were so fast and continuous that it was difficult to follow them with the eyes.
Helmut countered that calmly. He does not lose his balance and gives the opportunity to counterattack.
The movement was fluid, like flowing water. It was a graceful movement.
“Those guys didn’t use vis, did they?”
“Probably not, probably.”
“But is it that fast?”
“That’s right.”
The use of bis is prohibited in Dalian. Because the wooden sword may not be able to withstand the strength enhanced by vis.
And it wasn’t just the students who looked forward to the sparring between Helmut and Asuka. Instructor Patricia stuck out her tongue.
From an instructor’s point of view, it is rare to have the opportunity to see students of this level competing.
‘At this level, it wouldn’t be a problem to put them both together with 6th graders.’
I had expected Helmut’s skills to be extraordinary, but this gave me confidence.
In the 6th grade, students are in the form of adults. It’s like a man and a boy fighting each other.
Everything from physique to experience is different.
Of course, in the history of Greta Academy, there were cases where a truly genius student beat a 6th grader. But he has never seen it in person.
Instructor Patricia regretted that it would have been better to place the upper grades with third graders instead of first graders, even if it was difficult.
‘Those guys, I want to have them spar with real swords.’
In lower grades, real sword sparring is not allowed.
However, both guys seemed to know how to handle Vis properly.
The use of Vis often determines victory or defeat, so it will be even more exciting once you enter the real sword sparring.
It was different from combat that was simply based on the body. When you use vis, the function of your body changes.
More strength, faster movement. Depending on how you unleash and focus your Vis, there are some guys who may be lacking in basic skills but can make up for it. This is especially true for those who are skilled at using Vis.
A sensuous person like Asuka is likely to become stronger when she uses Vis.
I was looking forward to seeing how Helmut would use Vis.
But for now, midterm exams are just around the corner. That might be a good thing to think about later.
“Everyone stop! “Even those who haven’t finished sparring yet stop sparring.”
Instructor Patricia, who was measuring the time, raised her voice.
After a short break, sparring began once again.
Helmut and Asuka’s sparring, the clash that everyone was looking forward to, ended with Helmut’s complete victory.
