episode_0042

I don’t know how many times I swung it while waiting for my senior to return.

I just thought there was a scarecrow field in front of me and was swinging it around, but then I started to feel hungry and stopped.

And the first thing I checked when I stopped was which window was active.

[ 50 million swings ]

[ 50,114,082 / 50,000,000 ]

Huh, what the. The countdown continued even after it passed 50 million?

[You have earned the title ’50 Million Swings’!]

Titles: Proud Son, Best Juggler in the Village, Swordsman with Great Swordsmanship, Dummy Slayer, Dummy Harpooner, Mana-Bounty, Magician with Good Magic, Farming? That’s just gum, Good at Mediation, 50 Million Swings,

Clearly, the window has popped up and has been added to the title slot along with other titles, but the count is still going on without disappearing.

I can only say that this is one thing.

If it appears frequently in this game, it is for a hidden title.

In ‘Ruin’, there are often quests that allow you to obtain hidden achievements or hidden titles.

Of course, it doesn’t directly tell you that you can get a hidden title or achievement, but it’s often explicitly stated that it’s hidden, like when you accidentally make a mistake while completing a quest and do something a few more times.

In addition, usually, hidden items become unobtainable after one day has passed from the day the quest was completed.

“Okay, let’s try it one more time.”

It is not known exactly how much of a correction these titles provide, but that will all be revealed once you get your next promotion and the stat window becomes active.

If you look at the fact that a title is necessary for promotion in this way, it is clear that the things given by the title cannot be ignored.

Even in the game, the more titles you actually get, the more powerful you become in a game that doesn’t have a level-up system, so I don’t think it’s any different for me.

Phew- whoosh- whoa-!

So, this is not the time to be playing around and thinking about things like this.

If you’re wondering how good a hidden title you can get, you’ll have to swing your sword all day long to meet that standard, even if it’s countless times.

***

The seniors who came to get the paper to get Theo’s autograph somehow found it very difficult to get involved.

It was because of Theo who continued to swing his sword and practice without resting, and as time passed and he continued to do so without getting tired, I was now sitting down and observing him closely as if I was taking a swordsmanship class.

In swordsmanship classes for second year students and above, a practical subject is included, and a teacher in charge of the practical subject is assigned.

This teaching staff usually divided the class into three groups and taught it by having one student per group. As a result, the class consisted of the teacher actually showing the students how to swing the sword and telling them to watch the muscle movements, and then showing them the classic movements and having them hold the sword so that they could follow along.

But I felt like I was seeing with my own eyes an efficient body movement that I had never seen before even from those teachers.

‘Doesn’t this feel too efficient?’

The people were astonished when Theo showed movements that seemed only possible if he could control all his muscles.

It wasn’t something you could just steal a peek at and try to copy.

Rather, if you try to follow along and do it wrong, you could seriously injure your muscles and be unable to hold the sword for a while.

“Amazing… ”

And among the people who were waiting to get autographs, Iris and Estelle were also sitting in their own seats and watching Theo.

“Oh my, the princess and the saintess… ”

“Shh, hey, be quiet. If you bother the freshmen, you’ll be responsible, right?”

Theo, who was so focused that he didn’t even realize that they were coming in larger numbers than before, and he didn’t even realize that Iris and Estelle had arrived, so he just kept swinging his sword, looking straight ahead.

There was no sense of hesitation or anything like that at the tip of the sword every time I swung it.

Just because it’s right in front of your eyes, you can cut it and see it.

It felt really simple, and everyone thought that if anyone accidentally jumped in front of him right now, it was obvious that they would not survive.

“Over there, Crown Princess, Saintess… !”

“Huh? What is it?”

“What is it?”

Someone slowly moved towards them and called out to them, but their glaring gazes never left theirs and were fixed only on Theo.

“Oh, I’m not the weird one. Was that freshman originally that strong…?”

The two of them were a little wary when the man approached them, but they felt like their guard was lowered to some extent when he came to ask about Theo and not about themselves.

“Yes, that’s right. From the very beginning, Theo was different from others.”

“That’s right, I know how to use magic, and I taught you how to do that, but from the very beginning, everything was different.”

“Oh my, the saint taught you?”

“Well, now you’ve surpassed me by a long way.”

It was difficult to find a disciple who surpassed his master in such a short period of time.

But Theo did.

Estelle, the magic master, and Duncan, the sword master.

Now, looking at Theo, both of them were significantly weaker.

The skills of the two people who were clearly much stronger and better at using magic had not rusted.

It’s just that Theo is growing much faster than he thought.

It seemed like he didn’t know how great his growth scale was right now, but if he were to take the Academy’s practical exam, there was no one in the Academy who could beat Theo and get a better score.

This is not just for the first year, but for all the students who have already decided on a job after being called the top student in their class.

“Really, Theo is so cool. I wish you would come with me to the Holy Empire.”

“That’s not right, is it? You, Theo, are a citizen of our Ermund Empire. I will bestow upon you a very high position of nobility. And to your parents.”

“What would you do if I gave you such a hollow title of nobility? If you just say you will go to the Holy Empire, I will provide you and your family with a comfortable home, money, good clothes, and food until the moment I die. ”

Once again, the battle of wits between Iris and Estelle began.

“Ha, I didn’t even mention it because it’s so obvious. If you want to go on a trip there or do anything you want to do, I plan to support you. Of course, if you want to continue farming, I will move the current field without any damage as much as possible, make the environment similar, and support you so that you can work more comfortably.”

“Oh my, if you were to move it like that, it would cost a lot of money. Iris can’t use teleportation magic. But I just need to move it like that. It’ll be easier for me no matter what, right?”

Of course, their eyes never left Theo, who was still practicing, but the sight of them constantly moving their mouths surprised the other people watching from the side.

It was also a sight that surprised those who knew that the Crown Princess and the Saintess were on good terms.

If this had been a different problem, Estelle would have been okay, but the previous Iris would have tried her best to avoid it, saying things like the rumors and her reputation, but when it came to Theo, it was a problem that couldn’t be overlooked.

Of course, I never asked Theo himself where he was going to live, so ultimately his decision meant the end of the situation.

‘I’m anxious. What if you don’t choose me…?!’

Both of them were thinking the same thing and all they could do was bicker with each other.

I was afraid that if I brought this up to Theo, he would really end up picking on someone.

But I still don’t know how to deal with it when it’s not me, so that’s why I’m like this.

‘Someday… the day will come when Theo-nim will choose between the two of us…?’

The day would eventually come when only one of the two would be chosen.

Then, when that happened, I wasn’t sure if the remaining one would be able to properly handle his feelings about not being chosen.

but.

‘… That day will come, right…?’

What was even funnier was that the two of them were getting excited even though they hadn’t even thought about giving rice cakes yet.

“Sigh… ”

“After… ”

The two people who had the same thought realized that their argument was meaningless and just sighed together.

But whatever.

‘If Theo is going to date, it has to be with one of us.’

‘I can’t just stand by and watch you date other women. If one of us is lacking and you say no, then let’s date both of us… Huh? Isn’t that a good idea? After all, it doesn’t make sense for someone as wonderful as Theo to only have one woman, right?’

Estelle felt that the gap between her thoughts and reality was growing wider, but she thought that rather than not being chosen, it would be better to ask her to choose both, so she began to worry about whether or not she should tell Iris about this.

‘… If the two of you work together, it might really be possible to date Theo.’

Estelle, who had thought that far, thought that she would have to go see Iris separately soon to talk about it, and for now, she just looked at Theo, who was swinging his sword diligently in front of her, with sparkling eyes.