#61
Helmut
Episode 61
The exam soon began. As a result, they couldn’t even see Helmut’s sword skills properly. This is because the test ended one second after it started.
“Is it over?”
Helmut asked. Andro’s dazed face soon turned white. While he was shaking in humiliation, Helmut’s face was completely emotionless. The supervisor raised his hands in confusion.
“No, this is…” … .”
A conclusion is reached in just one second. What on earth is this? The sparring test method itself was introduced for the first time in the transfer test, but if it ends so quickly, there is no way to check your skills or anything else. Helmut tilted his head slightly.
“Even if there is some problem.”
“No, if you do that… … .”
The supervisor, who was about to point out that he couldn’t see the swordsmanship, closed his mouth. But you can’t just look at it and tell it to do it. The three swordsmanship instructors were equally embarrassed.
“It is a very fast and powerful sword. “It was over before I even had time to react.”
“If you start a one-on-one fight, your chances of winning will be very high. “If only I could move like that quickly.”
“But I can’t see the swordsmanship… … Doesn’t it fit the purpose of the test? “I never thought there would be such a gap.”
It wasn’t even a brief fight and it ended in one sword fight. Winning the fight may be a requirement for passing, but even if you win the fight, you can fail the test if your swordsmanship is not good. The three swordsmanship instructors began discussing what to do. Helmut leisurely waited for the conclusion to be reached. Andro shouted, glaring at him as if he were going to kill him.
“Cowardly!”
“what?”
“How can you just throw a sword like that?”
Andro felt as if he had been taken by surprise. Since it was an important test, I thought they would start attacking and attacking each other, looking for each other’s gaps, but Helmut’s wooden sword flew in like an arrow. Andro, who was hit precisely on the wrist, had no choice but to lose his wooden sword.
Of course, it was something Helmut couldn’t understand.
“I just started sparring because they told me to. Is there any reason why I shouldn’t do that?”
Since his birth, Helmut had never sparred while considering his opponent’s circumstances. All of the opponents he had sparred with so far were opponents whom Helmut could not defeat even if he was ranked second to none. In Tanya’s case, it was also because Helmut was in a bad condition. That’s why, even though he knew it was an insignificant opponent, he followed his custom and did his best to finish it.
‘It’s not electric power. ‘I could have killed him.’
A swordsman who uses vis can kill an opponent with a single blow even with a wooden sword. However, Helmut targeted his wrist appropriately and made him lose his wooden sword. In order to achieve victory, an efficient yet peaceful method was chosen.
‘Because murder is not allowed in the academy exam.’
The three instructors who had decided to take the transfer exam in a sparring manner were talking about the unexpected situation they had faced from the beginning.
“Wouldn’t it be fair to end the sparring like this?”
It was a natural opinion for the stubborn Ethan Kudrow. He also knew that he would get the same results if he applied it two or three times anyway. But the other two instructors, Patricia and Alan, had different ideas.
“There is no doubt that this boy named Helmut will be one of the successful candidates. Even though there is still one more sparring left.”
It is said that winning or losing in a sparring match is not decisive, but if you can end it unilaterally like this, you have proven your skills, whether it be quickness or something else. To that extent, swordsmanship was not important. Alan also nodded at Patricia’s words.
“That is correct. However, we should also give a chance to applicants who are unlucky enough to meet very strong opponents. “This test is basically about testing the applicants’ swordsmanship skills.”
“First of all, it is ambiguous, so it would be better to ask the opinions of both applicants.”
“They’ll probably want to start sparring again, and assuming I pass, I’ll have to ask Helmut if he’d mind sparring again. Of course, even if he doesn’t respond, a pass is a pass.”
In sum, the three instructors agreed that sparring would not be included in the exam from now on.
“So, what do you think when the three instructors say that?”
“Then I guess I passed.”
“Okay, congratulations. But since this is unusual, you can’t go back to the waiting area and say it, either. The sparring results are the same. “Did you know?”
Andro nodded with his jaw tense. After hearing the argument from Helmut, he was looking at me as if he had never done that before. Regardless of whether he was caught off guard, Andro was completely defeated. If Helmut does not agree here, he will have wasted one of his two chances.
Helmut answered without hesitation.
“Of course. “Sparring, let’s do it one more time.”
I’m sure I’ll pass anyway, but there’s no harm in volunteering at least once. It was an opponent that was not even able to exercise, let alone use up one’s stamina.
“I’m just saying this just in case, but you have to clash your swords at least three times to form a sparring match.”
It seems like a new rule has been created. Helmut affirmed and raised his wooden sword.
“yes.”
Andro tightened his hands with a tense expression.
‘I won’t let you go as easily as before!’
Even though I learned that one of the eight transfer admission seats had disappeared, it was enough to get the opportunity. Although my wrist was sore after being hit, I planned to focus properly from the beginning this time.
“The area where you were hit will not be treated. “It starts on the count of three.”
The supervisor took a long step back. The three instructors also watched them, as if they were determined to take a closer look at the sparring. And soon the signal went off.
“One, two, three!”
The one who attacked first was Andro. Since I was attacked and lost, it seemed like I would attack this time. Helmut lightly raised his wooden sword and struck it. Perfect! Despite the force of the collision, a cheerful sound was heard. It was a response to distract rather than fight back.
Unless the body was strengthened with Vis, Andro had the upper hand in terms of strength, but the power of balance surpasses the difference in strength. The direction of the speeding wooden sword changed. Andro looked embarrassed and used his strength to turn the wooden sword back. That forced movement created a loophole in my posture. This ends when you plunge the sword right into the abdomen.
What Helmut learned was a sword that can lead to victory with minimal force. However, there were limitations to doing what we had been doing.
‘I said we had to hit each other three times. ‘The problem was that I finished it too quickly last time.’
Helmut drew a line between his eyebrows. It is difficult to match such clumsy movements. He felt frustrated, as if he had a piece of iron attached to his body. Helmut caught Andro’s sword and dodged it by leaning back. When I applied strength to my trained leg muscles, my bent body bounced back to its original position. Because of that, Helmut stood up straight again, but Andro was unable to find his balance as he cut through the air. Helmut swung his sword to his left and kicked his wobbly leg without thinking. I just kicked it because I saw a loophole.
“Oops!”
Andro lost his balance and fell into his seat. He barely lost sight of his wooden sword. He couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe he was being treated so helplessly! Andro was also a member of the Sword Family. I have never lost so helplessly against someone my age. Helmut spoke to him as he stood up.
“There are still two left.”
This would normally be the end if the sword was pointed at the neck, but the sparring was not yet fully established. Helmut stood in his place blankly. I was going to let Andro attack. It felt unfair that the other side had to stay quiet while the other side attacked unilaterally, but once we counterattacked, the other side was completely defeated.
“Hurry up quickly.”
Helmut urged. Because there was no rule against speaking in sparring. Andro, whose face was pale with humiliation, stood up and ran straight towards him. Helmut took his attack like a scarecrow. After clashing swords twice, Helmut counterattacked and dropped Andro’s wooden sword to the floor. Helmut, freed from the tiring sparring, placed his wooden sword on the floor.
‘But do I have to do this one more time?’
Even though I have decided to pass, I think I need to do it one more time since two rounds of sparring are required. If he doesn’t do it, the personnel aren’t right. Helmut asked the approaching supervisor.
“Do we have to spar one more time?”
“Yes, it is. “Whether you pass or not can be decided before then, but you must take the sparring twice.”
Andro lowered his head gloomily. If he doesn’t show very well in the second sparring, he will be eliminated. When he realized that, his blood seemed to dry up.
“Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Please wait in the waiting area.”
It took longer than expected, but that was because the instructors needed time to hold meetings, and the actual sparring time totaled less than 5 minutes. After Helmut and Andro retired, the instructors talked.
“Instructor Ethan, where on earth did you get that applicant?”
Ethan rubbed his chin. It was not he who came to visit, but Helmut who came to him. A long time ago, with a connection from the past.
“I would have said I couldn’t tell you.”
“But you are definitely a talent that the instructor would recommend. I was a bit surprised. The movement was really nice. “I felt like I knew perfectly how to respond when my opponent attacked.”
“The way he attacked without missing an opportunity was also surprising. “It looked like he was having a hard time dragging his sparring on.”
“The applicant named Andro also doesn’t have a low level of training… … .”
“The results came out as if the upper and lower grades of the academy were competing against each other. “This is the way it is.”
Instructor Alan sighed. This is because a similar result was expected in the next sparring with that boy named Helmut.
Andro and Helmut returned to the waiting area in silence. Needless to say, in the second sparring, Andro, who was completely defeated, no longer argued with Helmut. Even if you were to argue with him and fight him, he was an opponent who would get beat up one-sidedly.
“Hey, you guys. You took the test for the first time. Why did it take so long? “Isn’t the exam time 8 minutes?”
Sabat Rugal, who saw them, stood up and asked in an angry tone. Helmut sat down without even looking at him. But Andro knew Sabbat, so he could not ignore him.
“Something happened.”
Andro’s expression became quite grave.
“Didn’t that commoner do something to you?”
“It’s not like that.”
Rather, from Andro’s point of view, he was in a position of consideration. She was upset that she lost, and since she lost to a commoner, she couldn’t have any good feelings, but it wasn’t right to make up things that didn’t exist and criticize her. Her stomach boiled.
‘Damn it, how can a commoner child have such skills? ‘Have you hidden your identity?’
Although they said they don’t have a last name, there are many people who enter the academy hiding their identities. That arrogant tone, sword skills, and expensive-looking clothes when dealing with nobles. Contrary to what Sabat Rugal said, he could not have been a commoner.
‘What on earth is this guy doing? No, now is not the time to think about that.’
There was still a second sparring left. If he fails the transfer exam, it will be a huge humiliation for Andro, incomparable to losing in sparring. He could not bring his name to shame on his family.
‘later.’
Andro steeled himself and strengthened his will for revenge. The opportunity will come. As long as you get into the academy.
And Helmut, who had decided to pass, sat leisurely on the bench and closed his eyes. What he had to do today was done. Now all that remains is for the results to be officially announced.
