episode_0032

Super extreme.

Basic Kkeukgeom (克劍), downward slash.

The original aura should be like a well-refined sword. Straight, flawless, and sharp. This is the basic principle that countless people who walk the path of the unmanned recite in their heads as they refine their aura.

There are cases where different directions are pursued depending on the battle ideology, but that too must be the basics. After all, the basics were like a well-sharpened sword.

However, the aura of the seed was jagged and protruding like sawtooth. No, it wasn’t neat like sawtooth, but rather had a crooked appearance like the teeth of a wild wolf.

A wild energy that is impossible to control, that refuses to be controlled, envelops the sword. It strikes according to instinct. Rather, it is as if the sword is being pulled by the aura.

BANG!!

The fangs mercilessly bit into Carni’s sturdy protective shield.

***

“… Huh, that guy. He’s so strong without being smart.”

The sword fighting instructor, Kaltan Bedders, watched Cid’s sword from a distance.

Auras that run wild and without any control.

It was very poor in his eyes. Young students often get addicted to unleashing a force that is too strong for them to handle properly.

No, is it something to be proud of that you can’t control yourself?

It’s just that talent is superior to skill. As someone who learns and works hard, it’s not something to be proud of, and in most cases, growth stops there.

There, what is that ignorant movement? That movement, which seemed to deny all the wisdom and established swordsmanship of countless warriors who had gone before, was insulting.

If you deny conventional wisdom to a certain extent, there may be some who consider it original, but if you deny 1+1=2, then that’s just stupid.

“There’s nothing more to see.”

I came to take a quick look because there was so much chaos on campus. Just by looking at the aura from afar, I could tell how limited and arrogant he was.

It is the teacher’s job to teach these guys the reality. And that opportunity will come naturally sooner or later, just as it did with some talented students in the past.

Kaltan thought so, turned around and started walking away.

***

“Wow, ow… . Ugh. Huh, huh? … Ha, hahahahahaha! See, see, you!!”

“I saw it. It’s solid.”

Surprisingly, Karni’s shield withstood even this. Cid’s sword had a power of about the latter half of the 5th class. That was incredible, but it was still not enough.

“Your rain, your weak sword, can you break through this body’s dark force barrier?!! Hahahaha!!”

By the way, it wasn’t dark at all.

“Hey, I’m here. I got 2nd place~.”

Irushia, who had come closer without me noticing, waved her hand. Shakta, who was ranked number one, had been arrested and was under investigation since the incident that day, so he had effectively risen to the top of the academy.

“Oh, already?”

“Wait, you! How dare you take your eyes off this Karni von Bezaibhler in a duel! …Whoa, you?”

Karni and Irusia’s eyes met.

“Do you know me?”

“Of course! The ruler of the black flame you heard about… ”

“ and Mr. C. I can see why you said it was embarrassing. ”

It was Irusia who was truly disgusted.

No, I’m not trying to look cool, I just write about darkness because it’s easy to write about. Do you feel wronged? Are you upset?

“I am also very interested in your dark darkness and the black flames of hell! After this fierce battle is over, let’s have a leisurely chat… ”

“Hey, get rid of him quickly!”

“Yeah… .”

Extreme sword basics.

Even though it was basic, it was a technique that was a bit burdensome for Seed to use at the moment, so his body condition was ruined all at once.

If Somnium ruins my body with forced physical activation, then Super-Extreme ruins my body with the reckless use of Aura technology. It is a swordsmanship that was created and passed down by the Elf race, who are not at all suited to martial arts by nature. It seems that there is no strength without a master.

In fact, since it was a basic skill, this in itself was not a difficult skill, but it was a big problem that I was not able to use it properly because I was not used to it.

Suddenly, I remembered the first time I learned the skill.

-‘Extreme Sword’ ‘Basic’. I guess this has a decent system?

– Really? I was worried that my precious disciple would say that the name of the technique was vague. What about that Somnium?

-Ahahaha…

I emptied my lungs once again.

Conversely, if you can replace physical acceleration with physical ability enhancement through aura, Somnium doesn’t put that much of a burden on the body.

“Tsk. I got in trouble for doing something I wasn’t used to doing.”

So, this time I’m going to do what I was doing.

“Haha, you should just give up now… ”

Karni’s words stopped. For a brief moment, I couldn’t even breathe.

Seed’s eyes were deep. Deep as if they were endless.

The aura that had been running wild outside subsided and seeped back into Seed. He prepared his technique.

There is nothing to focus on. If it was the first time I learned the super technique, I would have to put effort into each technique, but even so, the level of completion is not as good as Somnium, which I just use roughly with my eyes closed. I don’t even worry about whether I can use it properly at my current level.

Just for a moment, just like before, I recalled a memory from my past life, the moment when I first learned the technique I was preparing now.

-Master, isn’t that, that technical name a bit off?

Unlike now, my previous life’s teacher, who couldn’t speak, only gave me a wink.

And five hours.

During that time, I had been stabbed hundreds of times by the Master. Only then did the Master spit out a short message.

-Rhyme, I like it.

It took that much time and patience to hear an answer from this damned Ice Princess.

Rhyme. Most of Somnium’s skill names were like that. Like dancing, like dreaming.

Besides that, when the reeds bend, like the wind, the night learning about the rain… It seems that it was the Master’s taste. That’s why this perverted school had no name for its techniques until then.

-Hah, haa… But still, that’s not the name…!

Even the one who kept insisting until the end was crazy. And so, of course, another five hours filled with pain and screams began.

The teacher’s answer was as follows.

-That’s funny. It’s full of wit, me.

Wrong.

It seemed like no further compromise was possible. Seed decided that there was no need to prolong the pointless suffering any longer, so he kept his mouth shut.

That’s right, that’s right.

I roughly stretched out my arm. But the sword danced with precise movements. It drew a strange trajectory that was physically incomprehensible.

A sword strike that ignores any enemy shield or armor and only cuts through the inside.

Somnium. Just cut the flesh.

‘Oh, that’s embarrassing.’

Something unbelievable happened.

The barrier that Karni boasts about has not been breached. There is not even a single crack in the still solid barrier. If it had been breached without anyone noticing, there would have been at least a trace of destruction.

But clearly, Seed’s wooden sword had struck Karni’s forehead. It was something that was impossible, even though it was common sense.

“What, uh, how… that.”

“You just have to practice a lot.”

If you block nine out of ten, you’ll hit one opening. Even if you block ninety-nine out of a hundred, you’ll still get one chance.

It penetrates a thousand, and further, five in ten thousand.

I won’t miss even four times.

Even if it’s three times, even if it’s two times, even if it’s one time, the black one will reach.

And then at some point, there comes a moment when you finally reach zero.

I can’t explain the detailed principle. It may be a local space jump, or it may be crossing dimensions somehow, but such analysis is for scholars.

He was just a boy who hated pain.

I didn’t want to be cut to pieces and die, so I repeated it over and over again and it worked. That was all I could say, so Sid’s words that I should practice in some sense were just plain facts.

“… What is that technique called?”

“Pure flesh… ”

Oh, shit.

Karni’s expression was so solemn.

I was so intoxicated by the atmosphere that I almost said the name of the technique seriously.

“A quick kill, indeed!! I acknowledge you! You have now defeated this Karni von Bezaibhler. Know it with glory, yikes!”

Karni released the shield without thinking since the confrontation was over.

Seed unconsciously struck the back of her neck with a natural movement like flowing water, causing her to faint.

“… What did I do?”

In fact, it is not that easy to knock someone out by hitting the back of the neck. Since there are nerves running through the neck, if you use just a little too much force or miss the point of impact, you can kill the person.

Even though my hand moved first without me realizing it, it was fortunate that it was perfect with no aftereffects.

“Open, Mr. Seed of Instant Kill~.”

“Shut up, Irusia, the ruler of black flames.”

Puha, they both started laughing at the same time.

But the moment the laughter stopped was different. For a moment, Irusia took on a cold expression.

“Haha, ha… ?”

Seed looked at Irusia with an awkward smile, not knowing what was going on.

“… Magi. You hid it really well.”

Following Irusia’s gaze, a thick vortex of darkness was rising from Karni’s body.

The sight was probably exactly what a dreamy girl would have hoped for and imagined, but in the worst way imaginable.