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Episode 214. The Sword Master’s Lesson (2)
“Your Majesty, this seems a bit excessive.”
Before afternoon classes start.
The Ramsdale branch’s head, Sogaju, had members of the branch install various artifacts on Ramsdale Mountain behind the castle.
It was all Kensei’s orders, but no matter how I thought about it, it was excessive.
“At this level, wouldn’t it be possible to capture even a continental enemy?”
“That’s not the case. Aren’t most artifacts illusionary artifacts? Illusionary artifacts only cause mental damage, not physical damage. And with you guys here, what’s the point of worrying?”
“Didn’t you tell us to attack too?”
“It attacks, and also provides treatment in dangerous situations.”
“With this many artifacts and magical traps, and us included, there’s no academy teacher who can make it to the top.”
“Probably so.”
The heads of the branch families were learning the techniques of swordsmanship regardless of their origins. This was because the swordsman taught equally to talented people regardless of whether they were from the main or branch families.
Although he was a small family, his talents had already blossomed at the age of 30, and all members of the branch family followed him well.
How can new teachers break through a group with such a clear chain of command and rise to the top?
It was impossible.
“Even Mr. Kai Felix would be unable to do it. Of course, Mr. Ethan Wickers would be unable to do it. I heard he did an incredible job in his previous classes, but this is a completely different matter.”
“That’s what I’m curious about.”
“yes?”
“I liked Mr. Ethan Wickers a lot, because he always exceeded expectations in every situation. But… … .”
The swordsman thought of Legia.
“I never thought the first master would come after me.”
Geumseong wanted to make this new teacher training session very rich. So he brought in all the famous teachers he could from his network.
Unfortunately, there were several renowned teachers who could not attend due to time constraints, but it was still a pretty good list.
One of them, Legia, was just put on the list. But I still had a familiar face.
But who would have thought that Legia Malcher would actually come and meet Ethan Wickers?
I thought I was the only one who recognized this incredible gem.
When on earth did such a big shot find out about that?
“So I’d like to see just how much Mr. Ethan Wickers can do.”
I never knew watching would be this enjoyable.
“Master Shiron… …?”
For a moment, Geomseong made an expression as if saying, “Oh no.”
“It’s okay, since we’re in the same academy as Mr. Ethan. If you’re my grandson, the stronger your rivals are, the more you’ll be stimulated and the more you’ll grow. Whose bloodline is that! Hahaha!”
“… … .”
The cow’s expression was strange.
“Rather than a rival… … .”
Sogaju also knew from many conversations with Shiron. Shiron did not think of Ethan as a rival.
Ethan had already become like a teacher to teachers.
But it wasn’t a bad thing. Contrary to my worries, Shiron’s expression was very bright.
“The important thing is the physical training of the teachers, so we can focus on that. If the wound is not serious enough to be life-threatening, we can just wait and see. If no one takes them out of the greenhouse, we will have no choice but to take them out.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
As the blacksmith said, it was necessary to inform the plants growing in the greenhouse about reality.
Because if something like this happened in a real situation, not at a training session, I would lose my life.
* * *
“Ugh-!”
“are you okay!?”
“Are you okay!”
An arrow suddenly shot out and grazed the cheek of the Good Academy teacher who was flying ahead. Blood flowed down the cheek of the teacher who had frozen.
“Isn’t this too dangerous… …!?”
That arrow just now could have easily hit him in the head or neck.
The teachers at Freya Academy went ahead, leaving the teachers at Goode Academy trembling with nervousness.
Freya’s teachers, centered around Kai Felix, moved differently from the teachers at other academies.
Arrows and magic flew towards Freya as well, but they easily dodged the consecutive attacks and advanced forward.
“How can you teach students when you only educate them like greenhouse plants?”
Freya’s two teachers murmured as they looked at the lagging Gud Academy.
The teacher at Good Academy couldn’t even make an excuse. He was so angry that he could only swear at the teacher at Freya Academy, who was right.
“shit!”
The most important thing for teachers, but something most teachers don’t have.
Since you cannot teach what you do not know, teachers who lack practical experience can only teach students in a mediocre manner.
Shaaaaak-.
A healing spell was applied to the injured Good Academy teacher’s cheek.
“From now on, you just have to be careful! Let’s go!”
“……sorry.”
The teachers from Goode Academy moved forward again, with the teachers from Covington Academy following them diagonally.
Now only the teachers of Ibeka Academy remained behind.
There are many traps ahead.
Still, Iris couldn’t help but feel anxious as the teachers from the three academies went ahead.
“Professor Shiron, don’t you know anything?”
“My grandfather is a fair man. If I had been warned in advance, I would have been kicked out of the training. I am just one of the new teachers now.”
Siron shook his head and answered. He also knew nothing about this class.
Then everyone’s eyes turned to Ethan.
Ethan had said there would be traps before we even entered the mountain. That meant he knew something.
“I will take the lead. Please move in formation, but just follow my instructions.”
Ethan naturally stepped forward.
“I will make sure that we reach the top without anyone getting hurt.”
Sling.
Ethan took out the Thunder Sword.
Thump thump-.
The sight made your teacher’s heart beat faster.
* * *
The entrance to the mountain.
Freya Academy took the lead, with Covington and Good running alongside.
Dubravka, a teacher at Good Academy who had been in trouble with Ethan, glanced back.
‘That’s strange. Why aren’t you following me?’
Next to them was Covington Academy, and in the distance, out of sight, were the teachers at Freya Academy.
But the Ibeka Academy was nowhere to be seen when looking back.
The standout at this training session was definitely the Ibeca Academy.
Ethan Wickers was the standout, getting all the attention, but Shiron and Iris were also doing well in their classes.
In addition, Hardmecka and Nadia von Zernkastel, who I saw in Eucalis’s class, which was my first class, were also definite targets of resistance.
But the Ibeka Academy was nowhere to be seen.
‘You’re behind me? Why? Why aren’t you coming out to attack me?’
Dubravka was impressed.
“What is it, Teacher Dubravka?”
“Something feels off. Shouldn’t the Ibeka Academy have come out ahead by now?”
If it wasn’t for the training, Dubravka might not have known, but he realized it for sure after experiencing Ethan Wickers at the training.
This year’s Ibeca is different.
Freya, who was expected to easily take first place in the training session, had already fallen behind Iveca.
The provisional training camp performance number one. That was Ibeca Academy. But Ibeca Academy is nowhere to be seen.
“It doesn’t make sense to just keep standing behind.”
“You say that doesn’t make sense? What doesn’t make sense? It’s a garbage academy anyway, so what?”
“Huh? No, I saw Mr. Ethan in class… … .”
At that moment, a teacher from Good Academy who was talking swung his sword at Dubravka.
Crunch-!
“Ah! What the heck is this!?”
“What the hell did you do? Because of someone like you, the reputation of Good Academy has fallen. You should atone for this with your death.”
“Fuck! Are you crazy or something!?”
Dubravka shouted urgently at the teachers who were running alongside her.
The teachers turned their heads.
“Why are the expressions on your face… … .”
“It has tarnished my honor.”
“Then it’s right to die. Isn’t that right?”
At those words, all the teachers at Goode nodded.
“Kwaaaaah!”
At the same time, Dubravka, who was stabbed by the sword, screamed.
* * *
“Ahhhh-! Aahhhh-!”
“What on earth is going on… … .”
The teachers at Good Academy suddenly stopped and approached Dubravka to look at her.
“Your eyes are strange. Perhaps you are under a spell of illusion.”
“… … That’s right. This is illusion magic.”
One of Good’s teachers looked around and soon found traces of the artifact.
“Huh, there’s a huge fantasy magic unfolding in front of me.”
“Ahhhh-! Aahhhh-!”
“We have to solve this quickly!”
The situation was the same for other academies as well, with Covington Academy, which was running alongside, also stopping.
“Freya, who went ahead first… …wasn’t she affected?”
It was truly a magical fantasy that unfolded in the blink of an eye.
At a time when the two academies were experiencing difficulties.
Teachers at Ibeka Academy were moving along a different path from the academy teachers who had gone before them.
“Hey, aren’t you off the road?”
“No, I’m not off. I’m just going up a different route.”
“Isn’t this not right?”
“The Black Star told me to climb to the top.”
He didn’t tell me to come up and dismantle the traps or overcome those hiding there.
“Then all you have to do is go up.”
Ethan’s eyes could see not only the trap but also the hidden Ramsdale branch members.
“There’s a trap on the left. Iris, mana shield.”
Shaaaak-!
An arrow struck the mana shield.
Prevent unavoidable traps in advance.
Everything that can be avoided is avoided.
‘I can see everything.’
The most annoying of these were, of course, the members of the Ramsdale branch.
‘I just brought the best of them.’
They can disturb teachers as much as they want if they want.
So Ethan created a new shortest route to the top.
It was a route that took not only distance into consideration, but also magic, traps, and surprise attacks by the Ramsdale branch into consideration.
‘Fighting is also minimized.’
Since a fight is unavoidable anyway, it is much better for us to attack rather than wait for the other side to attack.
It was possible because it was obvious where they were hiding.
“How on earth… … .”
“… … Can you see everything?”
Haru and Nadia looked at Ethan with awe.
At this point, I was starting to wonder if Ethan had the answer sheet for this test.
“I did a lot of practical training. I always thought that practical education was the most important for students.”
In response to Ethan’s answer, the four teachers simply nodded silently in agreement.
* * *
The blacksmith who reached the top was using the artifact to check the situation.
I had told the members of the branch family to be moderate, but there was a possibility that something like this might happen. That was why Geomseong kept an eye on the situation so that he could respond at any time.
If something happens, you can use the artifact to check the location and then move there.
A huge plate appeared before the swordsman’s eyes. The plate was an artifact that depicted this mountain.
The board had the teachers of each academy marked with black dots.
The traps set up everywhere were marked in red, and the hidden Ramsdale branch members were marked in blue.
All the way to the top of the mountain, there were red and blue signs everywhere. The closer you got to the top, the more numerous they became.
“Freya is the leader.”
The first one was Freya Academy, followed by Goode Academy and Covington Academy.
However, the two academies were currently at a standstill.
“You’re under a spell of illusion.”
The fantasy magic that had been spread out was quite high level and not something that could be easily solved.
It was a mental illusion magic that stimulated the opponent’s trauma or recent emotional upheaval, so it could only be overcome by oneself or by receiving a shock from the outside.
“Hmm, what are you thinking?”
Geomseong, who was watching the board, questioned the situation.
This was because Iveca, who I thought would jump right in front and compete with Freya Academy, was still behind.
“I don’t think you know anything about poetry.”
The crackdown on poetry was particularly thorough.
If it becomes known that even the slightest special treatment has been given, other teachers will feel a great sense of deprivation.
And because Geomseong himself thought that such an act was shameless, he hid the information from Shiron to the point where it was almost like a penalty.
“It’s Ethan. Ethan is up to something.”
Before he knew it, a smile had formed on the corner of Geumseong’s mouth. This was not something that even Ethan Wickers could easily solve.
He had to overcome numerous traps to reach the top and even deal with the Ramsdale branch.
A harsh journey reminiscent of real combat. What will Ethan Wickers look like?
As we watched with such anticipation, the dots at Ibeka Academy began to move.
“huh?”
The blacksmith made a surprised expression.
“You’re going there?”
Ibeka’s route was different from other academies.
“That place is full of traps.”
Since there are numerous routes to the top, Kensei has placed more traps on Ibeka’s path accordingly.
If you go that way, it will be fast, but you may get caught in traps and take a lot of damage.
“damage?”
But the teachers at Ibeka Academy turned around right in front of the trap.
But further up, there was another red dot.
“This time, there’s no way to avoid it… … damage?”
I avoided it this time too.
Ethan was quickly advancing towards the summit, avoiding the traps as if he could see them all.
It was clear that they were at the bottom just now, but in an instant, they caught up with Freya Academy.
Freya fell into several traps, but because she was a high-level teacher, she was able to completely destroy the traps and was on her way to the top.
The trap section was over, and next was where the Ramsdale branch members gathered.
“There’s no way to avoid it now. If it’s coming at this rate, the children of the branch family will definitely rush in.”
I think you won’t need to look after it.
A blue dot suddenly shot out and covered Ibekah’s teachers.
Ethan is definitely strong, and Shiron and Iris are pretty good as well. And Nadia and Hardo are also above average.
However, if members of a branch with a lot of combat experience form a large group and attack, it will not be easy to win…
“what?”
The blue dot didn’t move.
Meanwhile, Ibeka quickly moves forward again and encounters another blue dot.
Again the blue dot stopped moving.
“What the heck is this… … .”
Are you saying that in that short period of time, you took down all the members of the Ramsdale branch?
While the Black Sword was wondering, the speed of the Ibeka Academy began to increase tremendously.
Jeebuk-.
Geomseong slowly looked back.
“It’s a little late, Your Majesty.”
Ethan, Shiron, Iris, Nadia, and Har came up. They looked too clean to have gotten through all the traps.
“I don’t think there is any academy that has advanced faster than us.”
“… … .”
Blacksmith couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he saw Ethan and Ibeka’s teachers like that.
“That’s right. You guys are number one.”
fantasy,
