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Episode 132. Departmental Exchange (2)
The first thought that came to mind was that it was beautiful.
And then the next thought was that if I was fooled by that glamour, I would die without even knowing that my throat was being cut.
Yuna’s swordsmanship had such an impact that it silenced the noisy training ground.
While Ingerd’s magic slowly increased its beauty with low-circle magic and easy magic, Yuna made a huge impact as soon as she started by bursting hundreds of flowers.
‘You did it on purpose.’
And this was definitely intentional.
‘It’s not something you can think about alone. You’ve already discussed it with the teacher in charge beforehand.’
What this means is that the teacher in charge already knew how the other person would react.
Whirik-!
Shhhhh!
Choosing a soft sword was also a good choice.
Every time she swung her sword, a change occurred, and a dozen illusions unfolded beautifully, swaying as if they were real swords.
“and…….”
“It’s so pretty… … .”
Yuna’s swordsmanship drew admiration from magicians, swordsmen, and everyone watching. Even to those who were not familiar with magic and swordsmanship, Yuna’s swordsmanship was beautiful and dangerous.
In particular, the sight of it unfolding like a flower and then stretching out like a snake was spine-chilling.
At first I wondered if it was really a sword because of its fluttering appearance, but then it became solid like a familiar sword.
The magic and teachers frowned at the sight of Yuna handling the sword so freely.
“It wasn’t a discard pile… … .”
It wasn’t a bad lead or a discarded card.
Ethan sent Yuna to make sure the vanguard was subdued.
Everyone who had been making a fuss about Ethan being wrong had no choice but to keep quiet and focus on Yuna’s swordsmanship.
“her…….”
And Ron and Mason, who were a little anxious, also looked at Yuna with admiration. Since they were both prosecutors, they couldn’t help but be touched by it even more.
“What kind of homework did you give me to do that?”
“curious?”
“… … I’m curious. Oh, no. I’m not curious.”
Ron shook his head.
Ethan continued to admire Yuna’s swordsmanship. Yuna, seemingly unnerved, was performing the same swordsmanship she had shown him.
Yuna’s swordsmanship quickly passed the middle part and now headed into the second half.
Ethan was able to immediately draw out Yuna’s versatile swordsmanship potential.
What she is unfolding now is her limit.
‘You have to keep pushing yourself to the limit. Only then can you see and break the limit.’
It was one of the lessons I learned while clearing the mepan.
If you don’t challenge your limits, you can’t overcome them.
‘You have to keep pushing your limits to grow.’
Now she was constantly knocking on the limit.
Even at this moment of swordsmanship, he was growing.
Wedge-!
Yuna, who had been swinging her sword quickly, took a breath. Everyone held their breath and waited for her to see that. That she was preparing for her final move.
‘Miss Ingerd’s magic is also beyond the student’s level, but that’s adding up.’
Jared, who was in charge of the evaluation, was capturing every movement of Yuna Garnett. The quill pen he was given for grading kept moving.
Square-. Square-. Square-.
There was so much to write about her swordsmanship.
Most of them were compliments.
‘Not at a student level, not capable of being developed at a student level, not being considered a student.’
Most expressions have this phrase attached to them. I didn’t want to use it, but it came out naturally.
And then, quite naturally, my eyes turned to Ethan.
The one who coined this expression was that easy-going-looking teacher, Ethan Wickers.
‘How on earth did you teach your students?’
At the same time as that thought, I remembered what my senior, Ghost Sword, had said.
‘So that’s why.’
The pride of the Ghostblade came to mind. All the pride he had ever boasted about Ethan Wickers came to mind.
‘Is that why I asked you to evaluate me so objectively?’
When I evaluate him so coolly, my evaluation of Ethan Wickers has actually gone up.
Rather than thinking of Ghost Sword as a teacher who pushes and giving him extra points for it, it was evaluated much higher when evaluated objectively.
‘If the rookies of the Inquisition were to learn from that Ethan teacher… … .’
If a student can teach this well, how much better would the rookies of the Inquisition teach?
At that moment, Yuna, who was catching her breath, moved.
Shaak-.
Yuna spun around once. Then, an illusion of a sword like a lotus flower unfolded.
Yuna stopped with a thud and continued the beautiful lotus. It looked like she was letting her sword hang down without any strength, but in reality, it was a very fast and stable swing, like a skill.
“crazy.”
“Hey, hey! How the hell do you keep that thing going?”
The swordsman and his students stood up from their seats without realizing it.
Jared also unconsciously broke the quill because his hand was too strong.
‘Ethan Wickes.’
Are you saying that you’ve raised the students’ level to that level?
Jared looked at Ethan with wide eyes.
“thank you.”
The room became quiet.
Ingerd’s time, there was cheering and applause.
Everyone seemed entranced by the swordsmanship that Yuna Garnet had just displayed.
“It was student Yuna’s swordsmanship!”
Only when the vice principal belatedly shouted did cheers and applause erupt.
“Jared.”
“Oh, yes, sir. I’m sorry. I think I was too focused.”
A flustered Jared took the quill again and began the final grading.
“Didn’t I tell you to control your expression a bit?”
The principal said with a sly smile.
“I don’t know how you did it. Is that teacher, Ethan Wickers, really a new teacher?”
“That’s right.”
The principal nodded.
“Actually, I don’t believe it either.”
After saying that, he laughed heartily.
Jared quickly stood up from his seat.
“It was really good swordsmanship and good magic! As a magician, I feel really good seeing such high-level students. Winning or losing is not really important, but since this is also part of the fun, I paid attention to the grading. This is only my evaluation. So, don’t despair too much.”
Jared spoke loudly. Everyone waited tensely for Jared to speak.
“Miss Yuna Garnet, in my eyes, your swordsmanship was a little more beautiful.”
At the same time, the students of the swordsmanship department cheered as the training ground was about to leave.
* * *
Swordsmanship and 1 win.
If the swordsmanship department won one more match in the second exchange, the department exchange match would be over.
‘Fuck, fuck!’
Duty cursed inwardly.
‘Yuna Garnet’s skills were at that level? That’s ridiculous! It’s definitely at that level… . . . ‘
I didn’t want to admit it. I wanted to say that Ingerd’s magic was more amazing.
However, Duty saw Yuna’s swordsmanship in person. In his opinion, she had skills that were no less than Ingerd’s.
The swordsman of Changcheon, who was well-versed in both magic and swordsmanship, judged that Yuna was more than capable of winning.
‘I really wanted to win so I put Yuna Garnet in the vanguard. But how? Yuna Garnet must have been away for a while.’
Did Ethan give you any homework while you were away?
Duty wanted to resolve this situation quickly.
If I lost the next match, that would be the end.
“Bilkas.”
“Yes, sir. Don’t worry. I just saw it. Mason will probably be next. I’ll crush him properly.”
Vilkas, the only male student of the golden generation who can freely use fire magic, stepped forward.
Serana was there too, but Duty chose Vilkas. The reason was Mason.
Obviously, they’ll send Mason over there as a finisher.
If you compare Ron and Mason, Mason has the upper hand by far.
Additionally, Mason’s swordsmanship is famous for its brutal swordsmanship.
On the other hand, Serana uses soft and beautiful water magic. In terms of impact, Mason is bound to have more impact.
So it was Vilkas.
Vilkas’s fire magic can have a strong impact against Mason’s brutal swordsmanship.
Like the swordsmanship that Yuna Garnet showed earlier, it is possible to start off with a big impact from the beginning.
This will capture Jared’s attention and make him even more immersed.
“We will begin the second exchange.”
At the vice principal’s words, Vilkas stepped forward.
“Vilkas Genin Army with Magic.”
Vilkas glared at Mason, his competitive spirit burning. He will defeat Mason and hand the final over to Serana.
As Duty had expected, everyone in the room expected Mason to come out. But Mason just folded his arms and stayed in his seat.
“Lon Bears with the Sword.”
Ethan looked at Duty and smirked.
It wasn’t Mason. Ron came up onto the sparring field with overwhelming momentum.
Duty’s expression hardened for a moment.
What on earth were you thinking, bringing up Ron instead of Mason?
‘What, why?’
Why Ron Bears?
It wasn’t just Duty who was confused. Vilkas, who had gone out as a representative, also looked confused as he saw Ron coming up.
Ron read the look of bewilderment and confusion in Vilkas’ eyes and smiled as if he found it amusing.
“Why, did you think Mason would come out?”
After saying that, he took out his sword.
“I guess I looked pretty easy.”
Ron sighed and took a deep breath.
“The second exchange will start with Ron Bears!”
If you were underestimating, I was going to make sure that this second exchange would make you feel less underestimated.
“Mason won’t come out. I’ll end it here.”
Boohoo-!
Ron swung his sword.
* * *
The students all thought Mason would show up.
As soon as Ron came out, the students’ eyes turned to Ethan again. Here, Mason had to be put out to decide the outcome.
But that doubt was short-lived.
As Ron swung his sword, all the students looked at him.
Ron was a swordsman who used a greatsword, a rare sight at the Academy.
Most swordsmen preferred a regular sized sword, like the one Mason used.
The greatsword was not preferred because it was harder to handle than expected and was dull compared to its strong attack power.
Moreover, it was quite rare for noble families to teach swordsmanship using a large sword.
This was because the noble families no longer wielded great swords.
Even if there was a swordsmanship technique that involved using a great sword, it was usually excluded from the curriculum because it was considered barbaric.
That’s why I couldn’t help but get immersed in the moment.
Because Ron was swinging that tricky greatsword around like it was a dagger.
A destructive movement that comes from a unique force.
Ron really showed off his greatest strength: his strength.
“Oh, a greatsword! You didn’t correct it, sir.”
Since it is a non-preferred weapon, you are given the opportunity to change your sword when you enter the academy. This is so that you can grow more efficiently.
“Teacher Ethan is good at bringing out the unique characteristics of his students.”
“But is it really true that that student was the one at the very bottom of the swordsmanship department?”
Just now, Yuna Garnet’s skills were amazing, but Ron’s skills were even more amazing.
I heard that Ron was a student who didn’t shine much in the swordsmanship department.
“If you are a special admission student, aren’t you one of the students who have concerns that your senior often talks about?”
“That’s right, Ron was also thinking about dropping out. To be honest, we at Ibeca don’t teach freedom and creativity smoothly. We teach according to the curriculum.”
There was a curriculum, and all I could do was teach according to that curriculum.
Students also tended to learn by following the curriculum or by selecting only what they could from the curriculum.
But the special admission students did not do well in that regard. They did not adapt properly, and that failure soon led to their dropping out.
Ibeka is an academy that aims to be the best. It should be an academy where even these special students can receive excellent education.
“Did you drag a special admission student who was supposed to fail to adapt and drop out all the way there?”
It was definitely not an easy task.
If teaching were this easy, the principal wouldn’t have even thought about it.
“That’s right.”
The principal said with a small smile.
It was one of the things I had been thinking about for a long time. In addition, it was something that had to be resolved in order to become the best academy.
I found the clue through Ethan.
“I guess that’s why you have no choice but to push me, senior.”
“Actually, pushing him isn’t exactly the right expression. Compared to the achievements Ethan has made in a short period of time, you could say he was given a little less attention.”
By now Ethan had accomplished so much that he would have to do several times more than what the principal was currently doing to deserve special treatment.
Only then can we barely call it special treatment.
“This is the first time I’ve encountered a teacher who is so difficult to treat specially.”
Jared couldn’t help but laugh at the principal’s words.
Even as he talked to the principal, Jared couldn’t take his eyes off Ron’s movements.
While the previous two students showed a lot of dynamic movements, Ron showed a more static form.
He was concentrating his strength and demonstrating each swordsmanship movement, and that strength was clearly transmitted to students who were quite far away.
“her.”
Jared, who had been watching, suddenly opened his eyes wide as if he was surprised.
“That was… … the Rubinade sword technique? That was modified to suit that student. Oh, really.”
Wedge-!
And finally, to the final movement.
As soon as Ron’s swordplay was over, applause and cheers followed.
“… … There has to be some magic that can make you forget that.”
Jared’s eyes lit up.
fantasy,
