Episode 8. Wait a minute. This isn’t it! (1)
The combat test field was a rugged mountainous terrain. Jenny Chainsilver was standing on a dirt road in the middle of the mountain.
“Why of all people… … .”
Jenny clicked her tongue and frowned. This overgrown place did not hold good memories for her.
Seven years ago, I was riding a carriage with my mother on a mountain road with thunder. It was a safe road that we always took, so the escort was empty.
It must have been a place slightly away from the territory, so who would have thought that they would encounter a monster? And one so strong that even the guards couldn’t handle it.
Not only the soldiers, but even my mother fought against him, but it was not enough. In the end, my mother died in that situation.
‘If only I hadn’t done something useless back then… … .’
Whenever I recalled that time, my arms would tremble as if I were on a snowy mountain. My hands suddenly became cold, and I felt like I would freeze if I touched anything.
Jenny pressed hard on the vein in Han’s arm. It was painful because the blood flow was cut off, but there was no other way.
Only after doing that did the shaking finally stop. It was a problem that could only be controlled by using rough methods that bordered on self-harm.
‘But I even lost my mother’s pendant. Radon… … and Travel!’
Starting with memories of my mother, I naturally began to think of her relics.
Yes… … It’s true that it was broken because Radon didn’t keep his promise. However, it might be a shallow guess to only focus on him.
The cause was Radon, but it was Travel, not Radon, who destroyed the necklace without any mercy.
And there’s also the problem with herself. At that time, it was Jenny herself who accepted the heirloom. No matter how I think about it, it was an overstepping act.
‘Am I doing it right?’
Who on earth should I blame? At that moment, I was about to wonder if I was blaming the wrong person.
bang!-
A cadet hiding among the trees made a surprise attack. However, Jenny easily blocked him and spoke smoothly.
“Yeah. It wasn’t the time to be looking away.”
It wasn’t just one person who came as a surprise. A number of Class B students suddenly fell from above. The trees were so thick that it was a perfect place to climb up and hide.
Jenny was impressed by them hiding in the thicket. It was a good plan, but… …the opponent was Jenny Chainsilver.
She ducked her head as she fell, dodging the sword strikes coming at her. Thump – At the same time, she tapped the badge, taking out one of the men.
When the surprise attack was discovered, they panicked. It was already too late, so they rushed in even though they knew it was a rash action. However, the result was already decided when the surprise attack failed.
[Chain Silver – Snowflake]
Disappeared. The image of Jenny that I had been watching literally evaporated.
The surprised cadets blinked dumbly at Jenny’s ghost-like disappearance, but as swordsmen training in swordsmanship, they too could instinctively feel it, albeit belatedly.
Crackle!-
As I experienced the badge on my chest being shattered into pieces, I realized that she was standing behind me, with hair fluttering like a blizzard.
* * * * *
“What should we do now?”
I climbed up the tree and thought.
According to the game scenario I know, Radon is eliminated in less than 10 minutes. He accidentally attacks Jenny who was passing by and gets beaten up and eliminated.
The difference in skill was clear, so why did he foolishly attack Jenny? The reason was because of her hair.
Originally, Radon was supposed to be killed by Jenny. Because of that grudge, he joined the B class cadets in a surprise attack on Jenny.
‘Well… there’s nothing I can do about the hair.’
But I ended up twisting the main story. As you can see, my hair is fine now.
Normally, the surprise attack would have ended by now, but I’m just sitting here leisurely.
“Was the time limit 90 minutes?”
Even though the story might have been tangled up in variables, it was fortunate that Radon was a rather unappealing supporting character. That is, he was not a key character.
It’s a good idea to move without damaging the story too much.
thud!-
The tree I was sitting on shook. I lost my balance and fell to the ground. An annoying face was waiting for me underneath.
“radon!!”
It was the bride who ordered me to do the wooden sword shuttle. The guy was looking up at me with a wicked grin.
“Come down you swindler!!”
I landed on the grass without panicking. My body moved on its own to cope with the fall.
Breed, who had finally found me, kept on grinning wickedly even as he screamed.
“Did you think I wouldn’t find you if you hid like that? Ha, if you were going to hide, you should have hidden it properly.”
“Do you still have business with me?”
“There are so many, you swindler.”
Breed emphasized, holding out the wooden sword I had given him. Just like Ludical, this wooden sword was obviously cheap, and he would be extremely resentful of me for giving it to him.
“A fraud. You have to blame others to some extent.”
“No need to talk too much. I think I’ll only calm down if I take you out myself. With that flimsy fishing rod, you won’t be able to do anything but run away.”
Fishing rod. Even though he was holding a cheap wooden sword, he was still arrogant towards me.
“Get behind!!”
Breed charged, casting an aura on his wooden sword.
It was so tiny that I couldn’t believe it was an aura from a fantasy world, but common sense tells me that if I collided with that thing, my fishing rod would break.
Dismissed!-
The guy’s wooden sword broke. He just swung the fishing rod lightly with one arm. Breed was shocked that the aura was canceled out by something like that.
I stabbed the guy in the chest before he could even scream. The guy flew away with the badge destroyed and crashed into the rock.
‘It was worth raising my abilities over the past few days.’
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Race: Human
Occupation: Swindler (Experience: 10/100%)
– Stamina: 12
-Strength: 10
– Intelligence: 4
-Gentleness: 8
– Horsepower: 15/15
[List of Professional Skills], [List of Life Skills], [List of Combat Skills], [List of Magic Skills]
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By lying, I could get 100% experience as a conman and gain 1 ability point. I had been fooling around in various places and earned a total of 5 points. My conscience was a little prickly, but it was all worth it.
No matter how hard you try, you won’t understand how a fishing rod beats a wooden sword. That is, unless you’ve experienced it firsthand.
Yes… …someone who experienced it firsthand.
“It was a place like this.”
All my nerves stood on end at the sudden cold voice. A sound of cutting through the air was heard from behind me.
Bam!-
He quickly lifted his fishing rod and warded off the mysterious surprise attack. As they say, even a tiger will come when you call it, and Jenny Chainsilver was standing there.
“Do you know why I came?”
“I guess you hate me after all.”
It’s not that I don’t understand. Jenny’s generosity is not wide enough to forgive me for breaking my promise just because I was scared.
“Of course. But after thinking about it again, I feel like it’s a bit much to blame it all on you.”
“Then why are you so obsessed with me?”
Jenny Chainsilver is a very obsessive character. Considering this, I couldn’t help but be interested in Jenny.
She just… …
“What is your identity?”
I was just curious.
“Ever since I was attacked by you at the lakeside, I haven’t stopped thinking about you. How did you manage to pierce my sword and knock me out with one blow? I can’t sit still until I undo that.”
The enemy of the relics? That was put on the back burner. Isn’t it impossible for a guy who is only in Class C to display such amazing power?
Was he hiding his power? Or was he growing stronger through self-training? I wanted to know what that power was.
Maybe the rumor that he was a descendant of the Black Swordsman was true.
fault!-
Jenny’s doll has disappeared. That’s a ghostly spell!
However, the ‘Action Detection’ skill was activated, and her body vision was able to follow her movements.
He blocked the rushing wooden sword with his fishing rod. Even though the impact was so strong that it would break like a stick or reed, the shape held it in check.
It would be impossible for anyone but a very skilled person to be able to demonstrate this level of skill with an object other than a weapon.
“Look… … If you had this much power… … why did you break your promise back then?”
That’s why Jenny was upset.
If you had this kind of power, you just disappeared under the pretense of being scared? Honestly, even I would be dumbfounded.
However, the reason I can perform such tricks with a fishing rod is not because I have good sword skills, but because of the characteristics of the skill called ‘Fantasy Sword Technique’. In fact, it is no different from holding a real sword, so I cannot help but have the advantage.
For Jenny, who didn’t know that fact, it was a huge mistake.
“Be honest. Who are you?”
Her wooden sword was dyed with a blue aura. She raised her sword as if she was going to cut down a mountain, and took a high stance.
I immediately realized what the technique was and took a defensive stance, holding the fishing rod with both hands.
[Chain Silver – Hail]
A one-hit skill that you will often use when playing as Jenny that crushes nearby opponents with overwhelming force.
Even though I barely managed to stop it, my arms were shaking as if I was holding the iceberg against my fishing rod.
[Fantasy Sword Technique – Steel Fishing Rod Lv2]
But I know how to deal with it.
I pulled the flexible head of the fishing rod like a bowstring. The curved fishing rod became as strong as steel due to my skill, and the moment I flicked it with my fingertips, it bounced off the wooden sword with tremendous elasticity.
“… … !!”
Jenny was startled and pushed to the side. She managed to create some distance, but the situation was not all good.
If it became known that I fought at an equal level with Jenny, who was at the top of Class A, everyone would question me.
The kids from Class B were cut down without even being able to respond, but how did this brat from Class C achieve such great results with just a fishing rod?
If I had grown to an extraordinary degree, this would be an explainable problem… … but they would rather be suspicious of Jenny. They would say that she is from Class A and can’t handle a mere C class brat in one go.
Jenny being stressed is definitely not a good thing, at least in this chapter.
So I have to create a scene where I am pushed back as much as possible. At least, it would be okay if I could appeal by saying, ‘I held out this long for a C-class!’
“Huh!”
Jenny approached again and began to attack fiercely. This time, each blow was as heavy as a lump of lead, leaving no room for delay.
Although I was confident that I could block them all, I relaxed my fishing rod to avoid arousing the suspicion of the onlookers.
At that moment, Jenny’s stabbing attack was linked with perfect timing.
“Eww!”
I defended myself, but I was blown away by the force. Unfortunately, the place in front of me was on a slope, so I had to roll around until my uniform got dirty.
After that, I pretended to be stretched out and collapsed.
[+4500 Credits]
It seems that even deceiving with acting is considered lying. The people being deceived are probably the cadets watching this situation. Is that why it decreased by 45%?
Jenny jumped off the slope and landed. I was lying on my back with my badge exposed, since I had to finish her off if I had taken her down.
When else would you find such an unbelievable timing to sever your breath like this? From the start, I was destined to be defeated by you according to the story.
Please… … Just break your stomach and go. Don’t worry about people like me anymore!
“now…….”
uh……?
“I’m just kidding!!”
bang!-
She swung her wooden sword at my head. If I had jumped up and dodged the blow even a little bit later, my pot would not have been intact.
“Why are you pretending it’s over already? I know. You just let it out a little while ago.”
“… … .”
“Do it right. Otherwise… … .”
Die.
For a moment, her voice sounded like a whisper.
It’s a mess. Jenny is a character who is sincere when it comes to acting.
From her perspective, it meant that it wasn’t just a simple practical test.
In fact, I don’t have the ability to defeat Jenny. The incident where I knocked her down at the lake was largely due to Jenny’s carelessness, and there was also a difference in the performance of the weapons.
‘More than anything, I’m still surviving on that tempo.’
In the first place, Jenny hasn’t shown any power yet.
I know. Her powers have been sealed ever since she entered school.
‘Should I just rip off the badge and blow myself up?’
No. Not only will Professor Radian be angry, but there’s a good chance that Jenny won’t be able to let go of her obsession with me.
Rather, it is obvious that because of that, they will act like a pterosaur and say, ‘Why are you running away again!!’
‘She’s a real ghost.’
There is no other way than to fight until she is satisfied.
Although I don’t know what the audience will think when they see that, I have no choice but to pretend to be pushed as much as possible.
But she won’t be satisfied if you just pretend to give in. If you swing your sword with all your might, the wooden sword might break again.
Whichever way you choose, it’s obvious she’ll be foolish. In a word… …there’s no answer!
‘Oh my… … When the time comes, it will be done!’
[Trick Hit Lv2 (Preparation)]
In the end, I decided to take a gamble.
My body started to shake involuntarily as I unintentionally activated the skill, and it felt like I was drunk.
It’s obvious that I’ll lose, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try out my skills while I’m at it.
“Are you still out of your mind?”
Jenny gripped the wooden sword so that the veins in her hand were exposed, thinking, “Are you making fun of me again?” Then the aura exploded.
bang!-
A dull shock spread. Jenny’s sword strike was heavier than before, and I staggered under the force.
It was difficult to even receive the sum of one stroke. The continuous force transmitted pain that felt like my arm was going to break.
“Ugh!”
The fishing rod, pushed back by the force, ended up being tilted back. In a situation where he was on the verge of letting go of his weapon, Jenny’s sword struck in a semicircle.
[Trick Hit Lv2 (Active)]
Huh? At that moment, my body moved on its own. A light flashed from the fishing rod that I thought I had lost my bearings.
Dismissed!-
The fishing rod drew a strange path and struck Jenny’s sword.
“… … !!”
Jenny, who thought she was defenseless, couldn’t help but be surprised.
And I was surprised too.
“uh……?”
… … Jenny’s wooden sword broke.
‘Hey, wait a minute! Isn’t this it?’
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