episode_0025

“Well…let’s put some conditions on it.”

“Condition?”

In response to Elisias’ question, Ilicia nods and spreads two fingers.

“Firstly, magic is prohibited. Not only do I not know much about magic, but the only things I can teach you are swordsmanship and martial arts. That is my specialty in the first place, and lastly.”

Illisha folded one last finger and smiled.

“Do your best.”

“Then…I will treat you sincerely…”

Elisias nodded, closed his eyes, concentrated, and calmed his breathing.

To explain it in cartoon terms, I looked at the two with excitement, feeling like I was gathering energy.

Illisha leisurely lifted the great sword with one hand and took a ready stance.

“Brother Laboille! Is there anything worth chewing on? Something like popcorn!”

He shakes LaBoille’s shoulder and says excitedly.

LaBoille looked embarrassed, rummaged through his bag, took out some dried beef jerky, and handed it to me.

“Kid, there’s no need to stop me, right? I don’t know, but Illysha doesn’t tend to do things like control her strength?”

“Don’t worry, actual combat experience is the most important, and don’t you know that watching fights is the most fun? Can you tolerate this?”

“Ah, no…I can’t stand it!”

LaBoille and I took deep breaths and got into comfortable positions as if we were watching a movie.

As I chew my bowl of rice, I pay attention to the situation in which Illisha and Elisias are confronting each other.

As they took small steps, looking at each other, Elisias took the first step.

“Huh!”

There was a small hole dug in the ground where Elisias had taken a quick step, putting pressure on his toes and quickly accelerating into Illisha’s arms.

The wind pressure, similar to a sonic boom, passed through the hair of those of us watching from behind.

“He definitely has good power and is agile.”

As Elisias charged, Illisha slammed the great sword she was holding into the ground.

Illisha held the handle of the sword like a kind of baton and used her full weight to kick Elisias in the abdomen, who was running at full speed from behind.

“―Big!”

A painful groan escapes Elisias’ mouth.

Elisias, who was hit with a back kick with all his weight, tumbled far into the bushes, and Ilicia shook off her hands.

“Hey! Elisias! Are you okay?”

“Ugh… wow… it’s okay!”

Elisias’ voice, struggling, is heard like an echo in the bushes.

“The method of attack is too obvious! Attacking isn’t something only you can do! Move flexibly while thinking about how you will respond if the opponent attacks you!”

Just a few seconds after Illisha’s advice ended, a black silhouette jumped out from the bushes in the opposite direction.

“People say it’s cowardly, but a surprise attack is one of the best methods… because it doesn’t even allow you to respond!”

As I twisted my body, Elisias’ diagonal slash cut through the air.

Illisha’s backspin elbow follows.

The attack hit Elise’s temple directly and she fell to the ground.

“You shouldn’t think that all surprise attacks will work?”

Illisha smiled, showing her good teeth, and held out her hand to Elisias.

“Ugh…thank you…let’s proceed faster than that…”

Elisias stood up with difficulty, using his sword as support, and looked at his hand and shook his head.

Elisias roughly wiped away the saliva that flowed from his mouth with the back of his hand and glared at Illisha.

Illisha made an awkward expression, then widened the distance and took a stance again.

Elisias aimed his sword and, unlike before, slowly approached Illisha little by little.

“Ugh!”

When a certain distance approaches, Elisias lets out a short burst of energy and instantly accelerates once again.

I dig into Illisha’s arms at a faster pace than before.

Illisha looked a little surprised and took a few steps back to keep her distance from Elisias.

“Oh…Use the terrain to force them into a corner…”

Behind Illisha, who was pushed into a corner, trees stood tall and stood guard, as if there was nowhere else to run.

“Then—”

Illisha attempted to counterattack with a back kick once again. At that moment, Elisias quickly turned his body to avoid her straight leg.

The following rotational attack using the sword cannot be avoided.

“Now, wait a minute, Elisias!”

I felt like I was living in a sparring match where I was trying to gain experience, so I shouted urgently and tried to stop the action, but I could not stop the acceleration of the sword heading toward Illisha.

When you wonder if an unexpected accident may occur during sparring.

Illisha avoided the attack by sitting down on her remaining foot and supporting her weight by placing her hands on the floor.

“Kkeuch! The sword…”

The sword Elisias swung got stuck in the tree.

As she struggled to pull the sword from the tree, Illisha quickly turned around and tripped on her leg, breaking her center of gravity.

Elisias collapsed and fell, unable to move. Ilicia did not miss that moment and attempted a submission to Elisias.

“Wow…is that the rear-naked choke I’ve only heard about??”

“Rear naked choke…? Is that the name of that technology?”

[Rear-naked choke] In the world I was in, it is one of the choke techniques from the martial art of Jiu-Jitsu.

It felt a little strange to see with my own eyes the technology I had only seen in webtoons that scolded the Iljin.

“No, that’s not it. Wait! for a moment! Are you planning on knocking me out?”

Only then did I come to my senses and went to stop them.

“Don’t worry, I’m not putting any effort into it. And…there’s something I want to tell you”

Illisha looked at Elisias with pitiful eyes and instead stopped me.

Even though it was just training, I thought this might be going a little too far, when LaBoille suddenly came to my side and placed his hand on my shoulder.

“Well, I’m sure you think you should calm down first.”

La Boille pats my shoulder and sighs.

I was pushed back to my original position by his back, and Elisias struggled to get away with a pained expression on his face.

“It was really good just now. You learned it quickly, right? However, if it were me in the situation just now, I would have hit the head with the pommel rather than swinging the sword”

“Keueuuu…..thank him for her advice! ”

Elisias blushes and looks in pain.

“If you swing your sword in an area with such obstacles, you will end up with the sword getting stuck. This means that if you are going to use the terrain features of the surrounding environment, you should think about it until the end.”

“Ugh…”

Elisias gives strength to his whole body with a very red face.

“Elysias, if you only believe in your strength and rebel, you will get hurt even more. Find a way to escape no matter what.”

Illisha speaks quietly in a low voice.

“Ugh…Ugh…Any…way? Then fire ball―”

As Elisias chanted magic with a distorted expression, Illisha quickly shook her head in confusion.

“No, no! I told you magic was banned! And if I get hit by magic at this distance, no matter how much I am, I’ll die, right? I mean, find another way!”

Illisha shouted, unable to hide her bewildered expression.

“And this…”

As I looked at her expression, a shadow appeared along with her serious face.

“This is the second class.”

“Second class?”

“Kajas Alham…There are more than one person with a screw loose here, so I don’t know what will happen, right…just like you met that poison addict…”

At that moment, memories of that time run through my mind.

“Let’s assume the worst case scenario: you just lost your weapon, and now you’re out of mana and can’t use magic. All I have is my body.”

The atmosphere between the two began to become heavy.

“If a bad guy is trying to harm you like back then… then what are you going to do? Are you going to stay quiet like then?”

“Uuuu!!”

Elisias gritted his teeth as he heard those words.

My heart becomes heavy when I see her struggling expression.

Was this really the right way? I understand Illisha’s intention to teach a lesson, but Elisias is in such pain.

“Kajas Alham is…”

As Illyshaga tried to speak to stop the sparring between the two, her voice trembled.

“It’s a dangerous city where a store you were indebted to until yesterday could close down due to a fire, a friend you said hello to yesterday could die, or someone you loved could die.”

Illisha bit her lip tightly and strengthened the forearm that was strangling Elisias.

“Elysias, you must be able to protect your body…so find a way to escape from this danger, no matter what it may be, be it cowardly or servile”

“Ugh!”

Elisias hesitated, but then opened his mouth wide and bit into Ilicia’s forearm with all his might.

“Ugh…”

Illisha gritted her teeth and let out a groan, and blood began to flow from her forearm.

When the restraints holding Elisias loosened, she quickly escaped from Illisha’s arms, and Illisha stood up with a smile.

“Yes, that’s it, Elisias. It doesn’t matter if you’re a coward. What’s the use of that in the face of your life?”

Was the training and sparring finally over? Elisias reached out his hand to Ilicia first.

“Good teaching…thank you.”

Illisha smiled, showing off her teeth, and held Elisias’ hand tightly.