Chapter 325 – Beginning of Year 2 (4)
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A guy I had never seen before, whose name I didn’t know, stood in front of me.
I thought I had risen to the level of recognition now, but it seems like it’s hard to get out of the image once stuck.
Standing in front of me with a nervous expression, Kim Do-yoon was just a cadet in class A with average skills.
The expression he’s holding is quite serious, and he doesn’t show any gaps, but he doesn’t look too firm either.
They’re just at the top, but should I say they’re mediocre guys?
‘I wonder if those guys are going to take me lightly.’
Seeing the serious expression, it seems that it is not, and anyway, what is Kim Si-young doing all of a sudden because of a provocation that is not provocation.
It was surprising that even Park Hye-ji raised her hand. After all, it seems that he still has a crush on what was pushed back then.
Actually, every time we meet, he asks for sparring, so there’s no way he’ll miss this opportunity.
I was selling my eyes for a while, and before I knew it, the opponent who had finished preparations was standing in front of me.
“Is everyone ready?”
“Yes!”
“Yes..”
“Cadet Kim Si-woo, your voice doesn’t seem to have any power. Aren’t you sure?”
“No. It’s okay.”
Now, the instructor who even provocations and puts in firewood, definitely didn’t have confidence as Kim Si-young said.
Jill himself against such a guy.
“As the cadets know, this is a sparring without a shield. There are safeguards, but be careful.”
“Yes!!”
“All right.”
I don’t know why Kim Do-yoon or something is so loud.
By the way, it seems to be the first time that Dalian is conducted without a shield.
In the past, I used a shield almost semi-essentially for protection, but now I must say that my career has accumulated.
Actually, it’s good not to get hurt if you have a shield, but it’s less practical.
Magic output limiting bracelets and swords were made of a special material on his arms, so magic barely flowed. I guess you can’t use things like aura.
‘Because I can’t have my limbs cut off in Dalian.’
It looked like a black wooden sword, but it didn’t have any blades, so it didn’t seem to have cutting power, but it was quite heavy, so it felt like it would hurt quite a bit if hit.
“Oh, mana is only used at the level that the bracelet output allows, so I don’t know if it’s possible to exceed the output, but it’s still dangerous. Dragging.”
As soon as Instructor Kim Si-young finished talking, Kim Do-yoon rushed at me. The guy who ran with all his might from the start.
I lightly raised my sword to block his attack, and I felt a fairly heavy blow. Strength is in good shape.
The fast-moving guy’s sword, the strike was accurate, and the next action was neat.
If it was a cadet in the middle rank, he would have been knocked out after not being able to withstand the combined attack.
But the opponent was bad.
“Kuu..”
It wasn’t a bad sword. There are no downsides, but in other words, there are no advantages either.
The connection is fast, but the attack is monotonous and honest. While receiving his sword, he slightly twists the blade to release his attack, and the guy visibly panics and withdraws.
Well, it must have struck accurately, but it seemed like the sword wasn’t listening.
Generally, it is thought that wielding with all one’s strength will be strong, but proper power control is always necessary.
Otherwise, like now, the opponent could rather use it against you.
In the end, the sword of the guy who deviated from the path, the neck of the guy who became defenseless, was lightly stabbed with a pitch-black ink sword.
“Hmm.. It ended so blandly.”
“…”
Instructor Kim Si-young mumbles with an expression that she is not interested in the one-sided sparring results.
I didn’t rush to admit that the opponent didn’t admit it either. I stand with a resentful face, but the difference in skills is unavoidable.
The next guy had nothing to do with it either. There is one advantage, but it’s hard to compare that much.
It must be because of his mood that Instructor Kim Si-young’s gaze changes as the sparring continues.
“Is the last one Kang Joo-won?”
“Yes!”
“Cadet Kim Si-woo?”
“Yes? Instructor?”
“You’ve been training sparring non-stop, is your stamina okay?”
“There is no problem at this level.”
“It doesn’t matter if you’re okay. Okay let’s get started.”
Kang Joo-won standing in front of me with a complex and subtle expression. In the past, he was confident in Dalian, but now he is the opposite.
Seeing that he was very nervous, it must mean that he acknowledged me without even realizing it. Actually, I lost every day, but I guess it’s natural.
‘Where should I check my skills?’
Before we started sparring with him, we suddenly heard Makina’s voice.
[Siwoo.]
‘What’s the matter? I guess I’m a bit busy right now.’
[Kang Ju-won’s fate rating has dropped to S-. I feel like I have to tell you that this is the first time this has happened to me. ]
‘Falled?’
Was her Destiny rank a variable number?
Come to think of it, there was one person who had a change.
Is it a coincidence that Min-ji, who took a step forward against the wall while dealing with the villains, went up and Kang Joo-won’s rating went down?
‘Coming to think of it, Kang Joo-won didn’t do much either.’
Compared to her other children, who have an S grade in her fate, Kang Joo-won honestly didn’t do much.
Because the reality is that I, who are in a similar position, are getting more attention.
‘Well, it’s hard to be sure yet, but if this guy goes out… Will Minji rise?’
I don’t know how it works, but if the role of Kang Joo-won is replaced by someone else, is there a reason why he’s rating is so high?
“Can we start?”
“Ah. Sorry, I’m thinking about something else for a moment.”
Well, Dalian will come first.
Since he seems to have gotten a bit more attention and become more livable, is there anything special about a drop in fate level?
Still, S definitely got stronger.
Was this guy’s ability accelerated?
[ Danger detected. ]
The feeling of a heavy blow felt from the reflexively swung sword.
I don’t know if it’s because of my unique ability, but it was definitely a level that I could boast about as much as speed. I didn’t know it would go this fast.
‘It must be fun.’
Considering only the conditions of Dalian, I was actually at a disadvantage.
Because Kang Joo-won’s ability is a kind of strengthening ability, it is more efficient than simply strengthening her body with magic power.
Well, that doesn’t mean I’m going to lose, right?
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Did you mention that the name of the man who spoke to you earlier was Kang Joo-won?
He was a person who somehow felt repulsive, but he was more talented than I thought.
‘If you’re that fast, you can wield a sword while moving your body…’
It wasn’t difficult to swing the sword quickly in place, but it wasn’t easy to swing the sword while moving so quickly.
Because he had to swing his sword at the right timing by calculating the position of himself and the other person constantly changing.
Kang Joo-won circled around Kim Si-woo and continued to attack, looking for an opening.
Using his own speed as a weapon, when Kim Si-woo tried to counterattack, he quickly widened the distance and started to push unilaterally.
‘Joy. In terms of conditions, is Kim Si-woo at a disadvantage?’
In the case of Kim Si-woo, who uses the Anti-Magic ability, it is an ability that brings an advantage in situations where magical power collides with magical power.
It specializes in gaining the upper hand in battles between mana and mana, but considering the weapon he was holding, it seemed unlikely that such a situation would come.
Due to the nature of the magic bracelet, it plays a role in interfering with the output of magic, so Kang Ju-won, who strengthens himself, had an overwhelming advantage.
Because the equipment for sparring is made with a focus on general situations, special abilities such as Kang Ju-won are not considered.
‘Did you put it against Kang Joo-won on purpose?’
It was clear that Kim Si-young, who had a lot of experience, deliberately pushed for a match between the two even though he knew that Kim Si-woo was at a disadvantage.
It would be correct to say that he was aiming for it, given that he is still watching the two of them fight with an exciting face.
Did he try to break the spirit of Kim Si-woo, who was proudly standing in front of him earlier?
Kim Si-woo may have expected the painting to be pushed, but the result was quite different.
‘Are you seeing and reacting to everything? Or not..’
Kim Si-woo casually counters the sword that goes into the space that looks perfectly empty.
Even though he was aiming forward and then aiming backward, he was just spinning in place and blocking Kang Ju-won’s attack casually.
Unlike Kang Joo-won, who is becoming more and more nervous, he is still full of composure.
Kang Joo-won’s movements, as if he knew them in advance, and his unique swordsmanship.
‘I didn’t see it properly at the time, but… Are you passing the attack?’
Kang Ju-won’s sword, which had increased in power due to its high speed, was being twisted and flowed away.
It doesn’t seem like they’re using any special technology, so how is it possible to move like that?
‘That’s the swordsmanship my grandfather told me about..?’
In fact, isn’t it that Kang Joo-won’s attack is being countered with pure swordsmanship?
On top of that, he seems to have gradually adapted to Kang Joo-won’s attack and even counterattacked.
“Ohh. The more I look at him, the funnier he is, right?”
Instructor Kim Si-young looked at Si-woo Kim with her eyes flashing.
‘Isn’t the instructor looking at the cadets too tenaciously? Siwoo Kim is a student that my grandfather cares about…’
Kim Si-young turned her head and grinned, perhaps feeling her own gaze, feeling somehow uncomfortable.
‘What is it? That smile…’
When I turned my gaze back to Kim Si-woo, the sword moved like a live snake and started.
The moment Kang Ju-Won’s sword touched, Kim Si-Woo slightly twisted the blade of her sword to change the direction of her sword.
It was to the point where I couldn’t understand how he did it even though he was clearly watching with his own eyes at the movement he showed in an instant against the fast-rushing Kang Joo-won.
‘Uh…How did you do that?’
Kang Joo-won, who was blown away by Kim Si-woo’s blow and fell to the ground, grabbed his side and tried to get up, but Kim Si-woo, who walked lightly, aimed a training sword at his neck.
“Looks like the winner has been decided.”
“Ah.. Yet more.”
“It’s a light sparring. There will be a friendly match soon, so let’s do that.”
“But..”
Kang Joo-won, who could not admit defeat, continued to open his mouth, but when Kim Si-young glared at her ferociously, she immediately shut her mouth.
Kim Si-woo proved that he did not come to this position simply by luck through this Dalian.
‘Also. Everyone her grandfather approved of.’
I felt like I was proud of myself.
