Chapter 394 – Embracing, Indwelling, and Being Born (10)
Gaius Ritter Bane was a man who was an example of chivalry.
It was a compliment I humbly declined, but it was not an evaluation given by the family members to paint their faces with gold.
He was a man of good morals and integrity, especially among knights who tend to become arrogant or self-centered as they get stronger. It goes without saying that he was beyond reproach when it came to his skills.
An epic action drama in which a wandering knight who was searching for his lord met an elder worth serving and even rose to become the leader of his family’s knights. It is a story known to those who know even in Romania.
Like that, he, the idol of other knights and the best swordsman in the family, formally engages in sparring with a foreign master recognized by the family head?
It was a match that made his heart beat just thinking about him if he was a warrior. It must be extenuating circumstances that the knights, who had been working hard on training, threw away their swords and ran. The duel of masters would be a great foundation for their own growth.
However, the knights who had been running in anticipation of the master’s duel could not keep their mouths shut for a reason separate from admiration.
〈… Knife?〉
When Nord turned his spear into a sword, doubts arose on the faces of the knights who had gathered to watch him and his captain fight.
It had to be. The unusual magic that is hard to see was very mysterious, but a sword?
Of course, the recent knights at the gymnasium suddenly realized that he was training the family’s low-ranking knights and learning the family’s swordsmanship. Because they weren’t blind either.
– Chuck.
Just in case, it was the same. The way he held the sword was the secret sword of the Armials family.
However, the proficiency felt in that posture was at the level of becoming an intermediate knight.
Although his torso stood upright with the appearance of a master, he could not tell even if his mouth was torn that there was no gap. And that would be a fatal weakness against the best swordsman of the same family as the knight commander.
Little by little anger appeared on the faces of the knights who had thought that far.
They thought he was belittling their captain. It was a situation that anyone would think so.
If they compete with the same skill, the one with the greater skill wins. This is something even a three-year-old would know.
But to challenge a knight who has reached the level of a master swordsman with a swordsmanship he is not accustomed to?
It’s not even worth talking about what it means. It just means that you’re looking down on him.
〈… You make me look forward to it.〉
However, Gaius, confronted with that inexperienced attitude, put a smile on his lips.
〈… No way?〉
Regardless of skill, the quick-witted knights forgot their anger and regained their concentration.
It is said that a top-notch warrior can get a glimpse of the enemy’s strength and thoughts just by looking at them standing. Like the spectators, the knights surrounding the arena were, so to speak, outsiders of this duel. There must be some things that could not be known unless Gaius was standing there.
They thought that the Nords, being strangers, had looked down on their idols——but what if it wasn’t?
It meant that Nord had something he wanted to show even as he unfolded his clumsy swordsmanship.
Gaius said as if he had no reason to feel insulted, and Nord just nodded in silence.
It was a time when many and a few knights twisted their heads at the knight commander’s expectant smile.
… Chaeeng!!
Without warning, the two warriors split swords and swapped positions.
At the posture of the masters standing in the same position as the attacker in the position where the opponent had been standing until just before, the middle and lower level knights, who had missed the first hand, murmured without knowing why.
They lost out on an opportunity worth more than ten thousand dollars in a fit of rage, but there was no need for them to be ashamed of their own inadequacies. This is because even those who quickly noticed the value of this sparring and opened their eyes could only see afterimages for more than half of them.
The truth of the matter was brief. The two warriors ran towards the enemy at the perfect timing, and Nord’s stabbing and Gaius’ horizontal slashing split the attack and defense as fast as lightning.
Gaius shook his sword and turned around.
‘It seems that our family’s dashing spirit was mixed. Did you realize it yourself?〉
〈… Nope. I had a chance to see it a while ago.〉
Nord, covered with mana, answered before he knew it. For some reason, his reply was a little late, but Gaius understood roughly.
Most of those who joined Primor’s reckless revenge were mid-level knights or hired servants of families. The paladin and high-ranking knight lost his life, but he was able to see the skills of other knights.
If it was the genius of the Norse he knew, reproducing it would have been like eating rice cakes while lying down.
‘But… A little faster than I know.’
Gaius laughed without even noticing.
Something unfamiliar was mixed in the family’s footsteps, which seemed to condense mana and then explode and spew it out. Contrary to his rush, which flew in a straight line like a stone tied to a slingshot, it was like a water swallow splashing on the water.
Perhaps that is the skill that genius created to show himself.
‘A little more! I want to see a little more!’
Without realizing it, strength went into the hand holding the sword. Gaius galloped and drew a semicircle with his sword.
Jwajwajwajwajwajwajwajwa-!!
Gaius’ sword formed a barrier of swordsmanship by repeatedly cutting around him like a barrier, and from all the attacks unfolded like that, long-distance slashes erupted endlessly. It was as if a slash exploded around him.
A season that unleashes countless long-distance slashes that can only be used by swordsmen below intermediate level if they wield them with all their might. It was Gaius’ own technology.
Sssss…
The flower of the black-edged sword attacked Nord. Nord avoided and countered the slashes pouring in from all directions with faster and more efficient footwork than when charging.
He was already in the action of evasion and counterattack when Gaius was swinging his sword, and thanks to that, he showed flowing evasion even with a rather slow sword.
Haha! You are invincible!〉
Gaius exclaimed happily and saved two points of reflection.
Let’s say there’s no problem with inadvertently putting strength into the sword and using a stronger skill than expected. Isn’t the opponent also a great fighter of the Mithril class, equal to himself?
However, this technique was used the other day when the family head attacked Nord due to a misunderstanding.
At that time, Nord’s alter ego was cut down, but that genius would have been able to destroy it with his eyes closed. Even though it is connected to other rituals, the basics are similar.
The second point of reflection was that he should not attack first.
If Gaius attacks with sincerity, the Nords will also use their own martial arts rather than low-skilled swords to dodge and retaliate. So he loses the opportunity to be inspired by Nord’s technology.
Using his own cravings to gain the upper hand in battle?
Truly admiring the Norse maneuver, Gaius ceased his attack and went on the defensive. Then Nord moved his sword as if he were about to charge, sweating from the nape of his neck like someone who was about to die for some reason.
Most of the knights were dazzled by the splendid feast of Gaius, but the talented ones who had missed Nord’s movement just before, raised their eyes with bloodshot eyes.
‘The rush that I used in the first move is coming!’
‘This time I’ll definitely observe!’
Because they were proud of their talent and skills, they felt humiliated at missing Nord’s first move.
The knights who glared at them imagined how they would avoid the Nord’s attack and counterattack.
However, a second later, they had to visualize themselves dying while punching wind holes in their bodies.
It was because Nord, who had assumed that he would charge with 100% certainty, stopped and released stabs like a shower.
─Puppuppuppuppup!!
The mana that bloomed at the tip of the sword poured out like arrows of the wind.
