Chapter 10 – Chapter 2. Academy.
– Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
The dawn of the first day of the second week also started with such a loud bell.
“Wake up, Knight!”
Instructor Andrei opened the door and raised his voice at the wriggling trainees. A ferocious sound pierced their ears relentlessly.
Rolchar was the first to prepare and stood in front of the instructor. His expression was very elated, as if he was wondering if I was the best person for the position of team leader.
Hwang Ja-woo stood right next to him. The other three, Sewol and Newwol, moved slowly.
“Move quickly! Are you kidding me right now?! The slugs are asking to be friends, you bastards!”
After everyone finished preparing the meal, the instructor took the trainees out of the dorm.
Jihyeok turned his head around and found a group of orcs by chance.
Orc Giranosh’s ferocious eyes remained the same. He also found Ji-hyeok at the same time and changed his expression to want to chew him to death. Of course, Jihyeok smirked and even greeted him.
“Me, dog, chew… !”
However, the orc did not act according to his personality. If you do, you will be caught by the instructor and beaten to dust again.
That baby, like a idiot still.
Strangely, when Jihyeok saw that bastard orc, he was eager to harass him. It’s probably all because of that shitty personality. … That’s why it’s okay if you get out of the eyes of the regressor.
Anyway, after Jihyeok went to the restaurant and finished eating, he returned to his lodgings and prepared for his education.
Finally, the boring indoor training of the first week was over. The academy has now entered its second week of training. It was combat training.
Of course, the first thing to do before training was to decide on a role group.
Just as each person has a different personality, their fighting skills were bound to be different. Isn’t it possible to put someone who is suitable for the healer position into the tank position? … Oh, of course there are some fucking bastards who act as tanks for being healers, but let’s make an exception for that.
“So, it’s important for him to know what he’s good at.”
However, most of them usually knew what they were good at, so not much time was devoted to this. It was really rare for a complete newcomer to survive the tutorial. I didn’t call the tutorial a screening task for nothing.
Instructor Andrei was clearly aware of the roles of Rorlshar, Hwangjau, and Ungorab. The people who needed to be clearly distinguished this time were Anna and Kang Ji-hyeok.
“I heard before, Anna, you say you use magic? How much?”
“I can do enough tidying up for one person.”
“Don’t be so vague. Say it in exact numbers.”
“It’s about level 2.”
Each world was called by a slightly different name, but if you think of the level as a kind of circle concept, it roughly fits.
She was about Anna’s age, and if she was a 2nd level wizard, she was moderately gifted. In the first place, the mage itself was also a valuable role group.
… And, soon, everyone’s eyes were focused on one person.
The weakest, earthling Kang Ji-hyeok.
At first, even the trainees didn’t know what kind of existence Earthlings were, but after spending a week here and listening to each other, they realized that Earthlings were as weak as goblins. So, of course, Jihyeok passed the tutorial because he was lucky.
“You?”
In fact, Andrei did not expect anything from Earthlings. Usually, they have excellent technical skills, but their combat skills are poor.
However, they received an unexpected answer from the Spirit.
“I use a sword.”
“… Knife?”
It was Hwang Ja-woo who was most interested. Since he also uses a sword, he was regarded as a comrade walking the same path.
“How much?”
“It’s been quite a while.”
Excluding the time spent messing around with this and that, he spent 70 years with the sword. However, no one would believe it if I said it straight, so I appropriately said that it was quite old.
“Okay?”
Still, Andrei had a sad expression. That was the perception itself of being an earthling in the first place. Jihyeok did not have any intention of forcibly correcting such thoughts. It’s because he’s not a low-ranking being who has to go around and explain to these idiots.
After all, if you become a hero, you will be able to crawl on your own.
In any case, since each of them was clearly aware of their role group, there was no need to take more time. They now had to find the right instructor according to their role group.
Fortunately, because Andrei was in charge of the sword, Rolshard, Hwang Ja-woo, and Ji-hyeok did not have to go to another instructor. Only the two of them, Anna and Ungorab, moved to find the instructor in charge.
“We go too.”
Instructor Andrei and the three headed to the sword training ground.
Before long, other sword-wielding races also joined. However, those who use swords were rare. At most, the two Lizardmen were all. … Well, it was only natural that there were more users of blunt weapons, axes, or spears that were easy to use rather than swords that required high level of skill.
The instructors were fully aware of that, and they didn’t look disappointed at the small number. No, on the contrary, it even gave off the feeling of being proud of it.
He gathered the last five and started by saying this.
“The sword is not an easy weapon to handle. The five gathered here prove it.”
And then, he started giving a speech.
“I think the sword is the closest weapon to perfection. Because there is no bias to one side. At first glance, it seems to be pushed by the advantages of other weapons, but it is not because the sword is absolutely disadvantageous. The reason he was pushed back was because he couldn’t handle the sword well yet. When you reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship, you can attack and defend in any situation.”
Jihyeok nodded his head lightly. That was right. That was the characteristic that best describes the weapon, the sword. That’s why Jihyeok eventually chose the path of the sword.
“It’s honestly rare for swords to fight after leaving the academy. Because there are few users. That is why you must learn to fight with other weapons. That is the inevitable fate of the sword.”
Instructor Andrey drew his sword. It was a well-forged sword.
“However, it all starts with the basics. There is a saying that the sword starts with the basics and ends with the basics. Technology is important, but in the end, technology can only shine when you stick to the basics. … Of course, that applies to other weapons as well.”
The instructor lightly demonstrated basic skills such as cutting, stabbing, and shedding. Of course, in Jihyeok’s eyes, it wasn’t a satisfactory level, but it wasn’t an order to be scolded for anywhere.
“To exaggerate a bit, if you do this properly, you won’t go hungry anywhere. So, learn it well for the rest of the time.”
He told Rolskhar to bring an iron barrel placed in the corner of the training ground. He went with an expression asking, “Why are you asking yourself to do these chores when you can’t do these chores for earthlings?”
There were a lot of training swords stuck in the iron barrel. Instructor Andrei asked each of them to pick up a sword that fits their hand. The instructor also watched closely.
Jihyeok took out the swords one by one, listened to them, and swung them lightly. It wasn’t a very cheap sword, but it wasn’t enough to be called a great sword. It was just a common iron sword.
He weighed several things and chose the best one. In fact, it was a sword I wouldn’t have even if it was given to me for free, but now I couldn’t do much. On the topic of nothing, you should be aware of this at least.
In terms of time, it was a sword that I could wield again in just two weeks, but it still felt a bit fresh. The changed body, the changed situation, the changed sword, all those things must come together to give that feeling.
“Okay, if everyone chooses, increase your distance.”
The trainees had their own space with an appropriate distance. Andrei glanced at them once and nodded lightly. The preparations seemed to be over.
“I guess everyone has some skill. But I will rise step by step. Got it? Of course, if it is deemed sufficient, we will move on to the next step quickly.”
“Yes.”
Andrei started with the first cut. He tried to cut several times after everyone saw his posture.
Of course, everyone was a little awkward at first. Actually, it was natural. Because the sword hasn’t been mastered yet.
Still, as the number of cuts continued, the posture became more sophisticated. However, it seemed to go unnoticed by the self-styled perfectionist instructor.
Jihyeok also tried to cut. Of course, he was also a bit clumsy at first. However, he quickly got used to the sword.
In fact, his realm was already far beyond the level of obsession with tools.
To borrow the words of the Murim people, the state of the new sword union.
– You say I’m a genius, but I’ve never seen a genius like you. An achievement like that, barely over thirty, is unheard of in my lifetime. … Aren’t you reincarnated?
The Heavenly Demon had said that to Jihyeok, who had returned for the 14th time. … In fact, if he died and came back to life that much, he would be embarrassed to hear such things.
– Sometimes I get scared when I see you. It seems to see through everything. It feels like you know everything. The feeling of looking down from above. … Maybe you don’t know
It has to be.
I don’t know that well.
Because he’s been through a lot.
Jihyeok really didn’t do anything. Sword, spear, axe, blunt weapon, scythe, fist, memorization… In fact, he did not intend to learn variously. He was meant to live So he was more desperate to learn.
Although he eventually chose the sword, he still did not regret learning other weapons. After all, that experience made him stronger.
– A weapon is, after all, an extension of an arm. Think of the sword as my arm. Then you’ll know how to wield it to be most effective. No one knows that but yourself.
His swordsmanship teacher said so long ago. There, Jihyeok really learned and realized a lot.
Arm extension.
Jihyeok gradually went into a state of trance. Andrei’s gaze, which was examining the trainees, moved around, and at some point he was stuck in Jihyeok, not knowing that he would fall.
… Uh… ?
Jihyeok was cutting.
Once, twice, three times, four times…
It piled up one by one according to the number of times he had swung the sword so far.
It wasn’t just hundreds of thousands or millions of times. It has reached tens of millions of times. … A number that is so remote that it is impossible to reach in just one lifetime. But it was an acceptable number for him.
As the number of repetitions continued, the sophistication became sharper like a forged sword.
At some point, it even surpassed that of the instructor.
There, Andrei lost his soul. With his eyes wide open, he was staring at Jihyeok’s movements.
People who don’t know me may think that this cut and that cut are all the same, but to those who know, that’s absolutely not the case. Just as the sound of a piano key struck by a beginner is different from the sound of a piano key struck by a master…
That subtle difference.
Maybe the difference is smaller than the fingernails.
It was as subtle as the eyes that the instructor had not been able to reach for more than ten years.
… That, that earthling did it.
“… Officer… Instructor?”
Andrei suddenly came to his senses. His gaze reached Rolskhar.
“Ah oh… Why?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to move on to the next step with this?”
Rolchar’s expression was that he was tired of only cutting. In an instant, the instructor moved his gaze back to Jihyeok. He stood there calmly watching the instructor as if nothing had happened.
… What I just saw
Andrei was dazed for a moment. She was the aftereffect of seeing something so enormous.
Jihyeok smiled at the instructor who was distracted. Still, the eye color doesn’t look very decorative.
In fact, the meeting with Jihyeok was a great opportunity that the instructor would never have again in his lifetime. The strike of the hero who stood at the top of the continent is a precious thing that cannot be bought even with tens of millions of gold.
“Then… , Let’s move on to stabbing.”
Instructor Andrey stabbed with all his might. But strangely, I didn’t like what I was satisfied with before.
The trainees started stabbing themselves. However, the instructor’s gaze only reached that earthling again.
Maybe I was looking at it wrong.
The instructor had a long, strained look.
A smile crept across Jihyeok’s lips when he saw that. He gripped his sword with the thought of trying to rehabilitate one of them after a long time.
Jihyeok stood up.
And, the moment I closed my eyes and opened them again, my momentum completely changed.
Hero Kang Ji-hyeok descended to this land again.
