Episode 71. Test Subject
As I said before, I wasn’t just playing around during the vacation. In addition to the contract with the Lord, I was also taught swordsmanship by the knights of the Chainsilver family.
Thanks to this, you can now use skills even when holding a sword instead of a fishing rod. The same goes for blowing aura.
Of course, it is infinitely weaker than when you hold a fishing rod. Even if you hold a real sword, its agility and destructive power will not be as good as a fishing rod.
He was not even holding a weapon for killing. The way he was holding a wooden sword was very suitable for a practical exam.
People’s threat level fluctuates depending on the weapon they are holding, but with continued training, you can turn anything you hold into a weapon.
Lyman’s branch is an example.
Will I be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the top cadets while holding a wooden sword? That is the focus of this exam.
“You advertised it so much, but this is all you got?”
20 people is not a small number, but I felt like it was too greedy to expect more than 60 people.
The cadets, their guard boiling, watched me slowly.
Ten people disappeared at the same time from the swordsmanship of a guy who was only in Class C, which was lower than them.
No matter how fast a person develops, if he doesn’t have a fishing rod, isn’t he just a toothless tiger?
Actually, I never showed any skill worthy of the activity when I was taking lessons while holding a wooden sword.
Professor Radian also acknowledged this fact. No matter how much he grew during the vacation, how much did he grow? No one would think that he would have become explosively stronger in that short period of time.
“I’m either going to fight or I’m just going to stand there blankly.”
As I taunted the cadets by holding the wooden sword to my shoulder, their eyes regained their vitality.
As the cadets, enraged, tried to attack me in a group, I ran to the window of the mansion.
Usually, it would seem that the one-man army is too much and he would run away in fear. He was not running very fast, so he ended up getting grabbed by the back of his uniform by a cadet who was running at full speed.
“This kid! I finally caught him….”
The cadet who was about to raise his wooden sword suddenly stopped. Not only his hand, but his entire body froze as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen.
Something is approaching from behind. It could be the cadets I’ve formed an alliance with, but… if it were a human presence, I wouldn’t feel this uneasy.
The cadet felt goosebumps at the ominous aura that suited the background.
“Eek!”
There’s something behind you. Something that threatens your life.
My instincts are telling me that running away is a priority over getting Radon out right now.
“Eww! Die! Die!”
Finally, the cadet swung his wooden sword at the being that was trying to attack from behind.
And as expected… there was a snake-like ghost behind him.
He felt a slight thrill of excitement as he swung his wand, knowing that his actions were right.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!-
Hit the ghost accurately.
That’s five times, no less.
He smiled with satisfaction at having defeated the incarnation of fear with his own hands.
“uh…?”
But the smile quickly faded, because the ones who were hit were the cadets who had formed an alliance.
The cadet who had swung the sword opened his eyes wide.
There was no snake ghost anywhere, and soon he realized that his actions were useless.
“What the heck are you doing!!”
“Oh, no! Just a moment ago, it was a ghost….”
“Shut up!”
puck!-
There was no time to explain because it happened in a split second.
In retaliation for being hit, he was beaten with a club by the cadets who had hit him. Some of the others who had not been hit were bewildered, wondering what was going on all of a sudden.
Now that the guys are holding back, this is my chance. I tried out the techniques I learned from the knights.
-Running Lv2
A technique to channel a subtle aura into a sword and send it out over a long distance. This so-called sword energy was blasted at an unsuspecting cadet.
“Ugh!”
The cadet who was hit fell down as if he had been pushed by a large wrestler. Since it was done with a wooden sword and the skill was not yet familiar, the power was weak. As a result, the cadet got up again, but his badge had been blown away by the impact of the hit.
“uh?”
“be careful!”
The cadets who had been arguing with each other were belatedly shocked by the fact that their own team had been eliminated.
But it was already too late, and I knocked them down with several sword strikes. Some of their badges flew away, but for those that didn’t, a snake suddenly appeared and tore off their badges with its tail.
『What simple-minded people you are. They just released a little bit of murderous intent behind the scenes, and you trusted that and did something foolish.』
The cause of the civil war that broke out among the guys a little while ago was none other than Muto’s prank. The high-ranking lord’s murderous intent must have been terrifying to them, who were still immature.
“Is this the fun of fishing for humans? Now that I’ve actually tried it, I think I know why you’re laughing.”
“Do you want to be cursed too?”
“Why would I, who is already a curse itself, be cursed? More importantly, watch out for what happens next.”
“I know, too.”
-Crisis Detection Lv6
The protection skill was activated, and I ducked my head to avoid the arrow that flew through the window.
The arrows that weren’t pointed bounced off the wall instead of sticking. Even though they didn’t have any lethal power, they had enough power to separate the badges.
From the second year onwards, the number of combat cadets who use archery increases. It was thought to be exclusive to Ruska, but many cadets have switched over during the vacation after realizing its usefulness.
Because of the advice of the first-year representative, Kent Easyst.
“These guys showed up….”
Step by step step by step-
A tremendous noise was felt from beyond the door that closed the room.
No matter how much the cadets I had been dealing with until just now clung to me, they were nothing compared to my presence, and it was an intimidating feeling that Jenny or Ruska would show off.
“You’re finally here.”
Boom!-
As soon as he finished speaking, the door burst open along with the wall.
The aftermath was truly astounding, with a room that looked to be five times the size of my dorm being swallowed up by the shockwave.
Fortunately, Muto blocked it from the front, but the impact caused it to break the window and float outside.
“He’s stronger than you think. You’d better be careful.”
“I know that too.”
As I landed near the grave, the guy who had blown me away also landed in front of it.
Kent Easyst, who held the title of first-year representative, raised his head. His eyes, which were always piercing, were thorough in everything they did.
“As expected, you didn’t just post that notice with your mouth. But I can’t acknowledge you until I see it with my own hands.”
He looked slightly surprised because I had just blocked that attack. Judging from the archers surrounding me, he seemed to be quite reluctant to bow down.
“There are a total of five hidden snipers.”
‘Then please cover me.’
“Keuk.”
Let me give you some credit, Muto grinned. Praise can make even an anaconda dance.
thud!-
Kent planted the wooden mace he was holding in the ground. It made a loud noise even though it was made of wood rather than metal, as it was intended for practice.
He usually carries a wooden sword, but that’s only for show. His real weapon is a blunt weapon.
This time, I thought about making a fool of myself by causing hallucinations. The place was perfect for surprising people. Deception was also a useful strategy, so no one said anything.
But there’s no way I’ll be promoted to Class A just by using tricky tactics to surprise my opponents.
Because that alone doesn’t prove that you have overwhelming force.
“Then… be prepared!”
Kent’s lower body muscles tightened and tensed. He compressed the magical power flowing through his legs like a spring to increase his propulsion. With the magical power released like that, Kent approached at an incredible speed, skimming the ground.
“Then this side too….”
I also used the magical power flowing through my lower body as propulsion. My legs, which had received a tremendous amount of stimulation like a tautly pulled arrow being shot, flew forward.
The techniques of the Chainsilver direct knights, similar to Jenny’s techniques. Although it is only at the basic level, it is better than being fooled by Kent’s speed.
bang!-
A loud cracking sound rang out as the wooden sword and the wooden mace clashed.
As Kent gritted his teeth and put strength into his arms, his body moved on its own. As expected, the guy had the upper hand in terms of strength, and due to the nature of his weapon, Kent had the advantage in close combat.
He, like Jenny, was trained as a nobleman. In terms of experience alone, he is superior to me.
But there is a way to overcome it. It is because all the hardships of the Envyel I have absorbed before have entered me.
He was a guy who had been annoying me throughout the game, but his hard work was not lacking as he had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship in addition to magic.
Borrowing from that guy’s experience, getting out of this situation was easy.
I quickly drew back my wooden sword and lured my opponent. Before his body could even lean forward, I swung it, aiming for his neck.
“Ugh!”
As expected, Kent was not easy. Far from losing his balance, he straightened up again and raised his mace to protect his neck.
When handling a heavy weapon like a blunt weapon, you have to be careful not to swing it back. However, judging by the way you handled it like a feather and defended against it, you can see that it is not just a guy who looks good on the outside.
“It’s more nimble than I thought. But is that all?”
The mace was tinted silver.
Finally pulling out his auror, he slammed his mace into the ground, causing an earthquake, and I quickly dodged the shockwaves that erupted intermittently from the cracked ground.
But it wasn’t just Kent who was there. Arrows flew at me, taking advantage of the gap between me and Kent.
Just as the badge was about to be hit… suddenly a translucent snake’s tail deflected the arrow.
I wasn’t one of them either. I was just invisible to them.
“What just happened?”
Kent saw the arrow ricochet off his eye, but that was the end of it.
Before the guy could even wonder, he quickly attacked again, with his sword still wrapped in an aura.
-Trick Hit Lv5
“Ugh!”
At first, I pretended to aim for the lower body and lowered the mace. As I approached with incredible speed, Kent gasped, and his actions were not out of the ordinary.
“uh?”
The bottom was fake.
The sword stroke that drew a circle toward Kent’s ankle passed by without cutting the opponent. I spun around like that and added centrifugal force to the sword to draw another sword stroke.
bang!-
Kent, who barely managed to react, miraculously raised his mace to block it. However, unable to withstand the unexpected force, his body floated up.
Mace was parried and lost his stance, and his flying body shattered the tombstone.
Kent stood far away and the archers shot arrows, but once again they bounced off the mysterious wall.
“I didn’t know it would be this strong.”
Kent stood up again and thought to himself. The letter wasn’t a bluff after all.
But what if that was a fishing rod disguised as a wooden sword? If it was Radon who was good at lying, then it would be more than enough, but there was no particular problem with the artificial golem’s swordsmanship.
There is no evidence that he brought a fishing rod. But… .
‘What does that matter? What matters is that he got stronger!’
For the first time since the start of the semester, I could feel a sense of elation. Because I had been so absorbed in student council work, I felt like the fighting spirit I had felt back home had returned. The joy I had forgotten about came back to me, and my heart felt light.
But if he keeps fighting, his strength will only be advertised, and if he really goes up to Class A, he’ll have to bang his head in front of many people.
It may already be too late. The battle so far has probably been watched by observers.
“Radon Crawler. Let me try one last thing.”
Ssuk-
The mace that Kent raised shone brilliantly. The mace was imbued with an aura that was reminiscent of the sun.
“I wonder if he’ll be strong enough to receive this and be safe.”
Seeing the guy smile, I also raised my wooden sword.
“That’s a good thing.”
Clang! – Lightning struck from the sky and the wooden sword absorbed the lightning like a lightning rod.
At the same time as wrapping the sword in Howling Thunder, activate Curse Aura, wrapping the sword in a pitch-black aura.
“I was just in need of a test subject.”
Black lightning flickered from the wooden sword.
A technique was born that combines magic, strength, and swordsmanship.
Since it is not unified, it seems that it is not marked as a separate skill. Should I just simply call it Black Lightning?
Kent smiled bitterly at the sight of that chilling technique.
“Didn’t you say that whoever put you out would do anything you asked?”
“As much as you want.”
“It might be a bit new, but… whoever wins between us, you’ll be able to advance to Class A. Your sparring with me will have already been etched into the professors’ minds.”
Regardless of winning or losing, as long as you prove your skills, that’s enough.
I don’t know what kind of training he had, but Radon’s skills were undeniable even if he were promoted to Class A. If he continues like this, he will suffer the humiliation of having his head banged in front of the entire school.
“Then do you feel like apologizing to me?”
“No, even though I can’t stop your promotion, I just had an idea of how to avoid bowing down to you.”
“what?”
“You said that if you were outed by someone, you would do whatever that person asked of you. So if I outed you and asked you a favor, that would be it. Just don’t bow down.”
For a muscle-bound guy, he was pretty smart. He wasn’t in the student council for nothing, but he pissed me off.
He comes to me out of the blue and scolds me for hanging out with other weak people, but I really don’t feel like showing mercy to him.
Hwaaaaak!-
The two sides clashed with each other, brandishing their best skills.
Mace’s heat blast, which seems to burst out of the sun, is matched by the electric current from the wooden sword.
Soon, the flow of magical energy between them intensified. All the arteries were throbbing with urgency.
Eventually, the gust of wind became so strong that the archers’ arrows aimed for sniping could not fly properly.
However, he didn’t need their help anymore. He had been trained hard since he was young. Not only was he physically stronger, but he also had more blood vessels that pumped out magical power. If he dragged this on for too long, it would be to his advantage.
“Muto!”
As I hummed softly, darkness fell over the floor.
Because the sun was bright, the shadows also grew darker. In the darkness, a giant snake rose up with a howling sound, revealing its majestic appearance.
As Muto stood next to me, Kent’s expression, which had been smiling with satisfaction, cooled. And then he realized the identity of the translucent thing that had deflected the arrow.
“Lord… Lord?”
Muto opened his mouth, revealing his fierce teeth, and swallowed the holy blast.
The shadow of gluttony that devours everything it catches.
Kent, who lost the final blow, was left with a feeling of relief as he faced the black lightning.
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