episode_0070
by fnovelpia
At first, it was just a joke thrown in to break the awkward atmosphere.
“Then, should we continue like in a real fight until one of us passes out?”
“I don’t care.”
“Huh? Of course I’m joking… !”
Phew–!
The end of the window stopped right in front of my vision.
“Is it not okay to start now?”
“It won’t work…well, I’ll try to do it like a real battle.”
“Really?”
As if he had been waiting for me to finish answering, Yasha immediately slammed the spear into my face as soon as I finished speaking.
It was faster than I thought, but not so fast that I couldn’t avoid it.
I tilted my head to the side to avoid her thrusts and jumped back to clear my sight.
‘What are your plans?’
Is it the style where you just come in without thinking? Or is it acting?
With this little information, I couldn’t figure out anything about her.
I took a defensive stance.
‘Let’s try a little harder.’
But this time, it was Yasha who didn’t come in first. What the heck?
Steven told me that the commoners who come here are not ordinary people. But.
That awkward posture.
A stabbing without any basic skills.
A slight delay after an attack.
Even though I had never used a window before, I could tell that I was not a professional who had studied it.
Almost all nobles undergo the highest level of training to enter this place. There is only one reason why commoners can enter such a place.
That means you have talent that goes beyond that top-notch training.
Even if you’re not trained, you’re smarter or stronger than trained people.
You must satisfy one of those two conditions unconditionally to enter this academy.
then.
Yasha is hiding his talent now.
There are bound to be things that each person cannot show.
But now that he was a senior, he couldn’t forgive himself for hiding his talent. I’m sorry, but I have to show you that talent, even if it means forcing myself. Yasha.
I held the sword handle tightly.
“Ugh…”
Yasha, who was holding the spear with both hands and pointing the tip of the spear towards the sky, groaned and shrugged his shoulders at Logs’ changed atmosphere. However, it was not a feeling of fear or dread.
It was simply a sign of submission to the stronger, but also a kind of habitual posture preparing for a surprise attack.
Pot!
Logs struck down Asbel’s sword, which he was holding in his right hand.
bang!
Yasha barely managed to block the blade with the tip of his spear.
Logs, who knew she would launch her next attack right away, anticipated it and prepared to defend with the fang of Kraberk in his left hand.
But the spear Yasha was holding did not move.
‘?’
At that moment, I saw Yasha’s kick from under my feet.
I immediately raised my leg and blocked the kick with my shin.
Crunch–!
I felt a sharp pain in my leg, along with a sound like bricks hitting bricks.
“Ugh…”
Contrary to the sound of bones breaking, my leg was fine. When I checked Yasha’s leg, it didn’t seem to have any major injuries.
‘Was it just the sound that was loud?’
Letting out a sigh of relief, I regained my composure and rushed towards Yasha.
Boom! Boom!
I got to know Yasha vaguely through the two sums.
She had no professional training, but no matter what attack I made, she quickly came up with a countermeasure and blocked my attack.
That means he has more experience in fighting than I do.
However, the skills learned from Yame had clear shortcomings.
That leaves a lot of room for error.
It was clear that she didn’t know how many loopholes there were in just one move to block this attack.
I smiled and slashed Asbel’s sword diagonally.
bang!
The attack, of course, was blocked and didn’t work. However, this was a throwaway attack.
As I expected, there were numerous loopholes created to block this attack.
‘Now show me your talent!’
I immediately lowered my posture and looked up at Yasha. At the same time, Kraverk’s fangs rose diagonally.
I’m not ignoring Yasha. But I think I was unconsciously ignoring her.
No matter how talented someone was, there was a clear difference between someone with good fundamentals and someone with bad fundamentals. That’s why, during sparring, that gap determined the winner.
But there is one time when those fundamentals don’t work.
That’s when it’s a fight without a referee.
And now was the moment.
Yasha, who sacrificed his spear to block my attack without showing any sign of surprise at my attack, approached me.
The moment when I first saw the scene of a spearman sacrificing his spear, which was like his life, I was shocked.
Yasha quickly punched me in the jaw.
Phew—!
“Just sleep!”
I was able to avoid the attack by leaning back, but it left me with too many openings.
Yasha, who knew that fact, also spoke in a low voice.
“Last.”
“Whoever wants to do it!”
A formally trained person would have admitted defeat.
The second flaw I discovered while fighting Yasha.
That means your eyes are looking at the spot you want to hit much faster than your fist.
And once that stare begins.
She doesn’t change her trajectory.
I caught the fist that was flying right in front of my face. Then I immediately took a step back and regained my center of gravity.
“Uh, how?”
Before I could even answer the surprised Yasha, I threw him far away.
Yasha was so light that he flew so far that I was surprised.
Yasha landed after doing a spin in the air.
She cringed again.
‘Honestly, it was dangerous.’
Especially at the end, right after I blocked her punch, when she tried to grab me, it was the most dangerous.
From spearmanship to martial arts to catching…
What kind of life have you lived, Yasha?
I exhaled.
‘But the window was broken…’
I’ve completed my plan and just finished analyzing Yasha with that last fight.
Yasha is a kid who doesn’t have the basic ‘ki’ character. However, he probably has the most combat experience among my peers.
Yasha’s weapon skills are, simply put, for survival.
Just to survive in the law of the jungle.
That was the kind of attack tactic.
That is, Yasha is continuing to fight, trusting his instincts. Should I find a teacher soon?
Still, I think this is enough.
“Yasha, now take a break… !”
puck!!
Before he could even finish telling me to stop, Yasha ran over and threw a punch.
“Huh? Hey, just wait!”
puck!!
“Hey, calm down first!”
“But I told you not to stop until one of you passes out…”
“Of course I’m joking.”
“Ah…just kidding…”
I slowly approached Yasha, who was bowing his head and stroking his fist as if he understood.
“First of all, let me tell you a story… !”
Phew—!!
“Huh?”
“…what a waste.”
“Didn’t you understand what I said?”
“?”
Yasha tilted his head with a pure expression without any malice.
“That wasn’t a lie?”
“What?”
Phew!
“Don’t be fooled.”
“I’m telling the truth! Why would I lie to you!”
“… I told you to do it like it was real. I won’t be fooled.”
It’s true that the kids I fought with were all innocent, but it was also a problem that they didn’t trust me this much. I suddenly felt grateful to the kids who trusted me all this time.
Thank you later.
There is nothing good for us if this situation continues for a long time.
‘Should I just faint and end it?’
Because I’m used to it now.
Let’s just finish it for now.
I decided to calmly accept Yasha’s next attack and put my face into her fist. At that moment, Yasha’s center of gravity shook forward.
“Huh?”
And Yasha, who had fallen helplessly onto my chest, closed his eyes with a regretful expression.
“I could bear it.”
“Huh?”
“I lost…Knock me out quickly.”
“Why did you make me faint… No, what do you mean I held it in before that.”
I laid Yasha on the floor, who couldn’t get up, and checked his condition.
However, no visible injuries were found.
“It’s not a serious injury. I just broke my leg when I kicked you earlier.”
“Then you should have said something!”
“ There’s no such thing in real life…”
“No…ha…”
“Don’t worry, it’s okay. I’m used to this much…and I don’t feel pain well, so it doesn’t hurt that much.”
“…”
I closed my eyes and cooled down as Yasha misunderstood my words. Yasha misunderstood my actions and continued speaking.
“Sorry, it’s gross…”
“Suddenly?”
“I’m different from other normal people…but I’ve been treated that way since long ago, so it’s okay for me… ”
If you say it’s okay with a bitter smile, who in this world would believe you?
I covered Yasha’s mouth and spoke seriously.
“It’s not okay. You won’t get used to that feeling.”
I put my hand on Yasha’s right leg.
“As if it were real meant to be played hard. It doesn’t mean to have a real fight.”
“That, is that so?”
“Yeah, and if you get hurt, tell me you’re hurt. I can heal you anytime.”
Yasha’s legs glowed brightly. Naturally, I was impressed by the reaction.
‘I would have no regrets if you just changed my real name.’
I knew that saying this wouldn’t change anything, so I focused on Yasha again.
Yasha spoke to me in a worried tone, not even wiping away the falling tears.
“Are you okay? I’m really okay, so you don’t need to treat me!”
“Because it’s done. ”
I’ve been used to this kind of misunderstanding for a long time.
I pressed Yasha’s forehead and laid him on the floor.
“You must have been hurt yesterday too. Tell me where you hurt.”
“Ji, are you really okay? Even though I look like this, I really am the type of person who gets better quickly… !”
I narrowed my eyes at Yasha, who kept on being stubborn, and spoke calmly.
“Quickly.”
Only then did Yasha realize my true feelings and unbutton his clothes to show me the injured area. That sight was enough of an attack to inflict a fatal wound on me.
But now, I wasn’t the type of person to fall to this extent.
“…Ribs…Arms…and other bruises?”
“It’s amazing that you don’t have many scars after fighting so dangerously.”
“Because I have a constitution that heals quickly.”
“There are many constitutions. But if you do this, you can get better faster.”
I put my hand on Yasha’s stomach.
Yasha, startled by the touch, shuddered and groaned.
“Hehehe!”
And then he immediately grabbed my arm with a quizzical expression on his face.
“This is my first time doing something like this…Ma,when you touch me, speak first.”
…Your Honor, you are not guilty.
I haven’t done anything yet.
This attack awakened the Confucian boy who had been sleeping inside me. If I make a mistake, it will be fatal.
I took a deep breath, carefully crossing my legs.
“After…”
concentration.
This is a medical procedure.
Even while receiving treatment, I occasionally hear Yasha groaning, and I am on the verge of losing my mind.
After barely finishing my treatment, I immediately showed my back to her.
“It’s all over.”
“…Wow.”
Yasha, amazed by the freely moving limbs, started jumping around in his seat like a child receiving a gift.
“Thank you so much, Logs! I think this is the first time I’ve felt this light since I was born!”
“…”
I wanted to ask her about her past, but I like her this much now.
There is no need to break this joy now.
“Yasha.”
“Why?”
“That window broke because of me, so let’s go buy a new one tomorrow.”
“Hey… It’s natural for weapons to break during training. And that spear is something you can get at the Academy Weapon Rental Shop anytime, so just ask for it again.”
“Ah…”
There was such a good system…
My plan to buy a new window and play with Yasha disappeared like that.
I can’t criticize this good system… It’s okay.
There are still many ways to become friends. Probably.
I steeled myself and looked at the broken window.
“Does the rental office also manage the blades?”
Yasha shook his head.
“There are only a few windows there that are almost on the verge of breaking.”
“…Sorry, I broke the window I was lucky enough to find among them.”
Yasha shook his head slowly.
“That’s not it. You know that too. How I’m treated in our class… ”
I couldn’t not know.
I witnessed it myself.
“The seniors who barged in knowing full well that it was a first-year weapon rental shop took all the good spears away, and as soon as I picked up the usable spears, the kids in my class took them all… So, as if it was natural, I only used broken spears all the time…”
Yasha’s words were a mixture of anger and sadness, as if she was exploding with anger as she spoke. I looked into her eyes without answering.
And he said it with his eyes.
‘and?’
Yasha continued his story, his moist eyes calming down.
“It’s already been dozens of times… If you work hard to manage the window, they break it on purpose… If that doesn’t work, they hide it, and honestly, the window you bought for them is also…”
The tears that I thought had subsided began to moisten Yasha’s eyes again. I gently placed my hand on Yasha’s head.
“It must have been hard.”
“Heuk… Seriously… He keeps threatening me to leave the academy and hitting me. Isn’t that too much? It’s not my fault!!”
Perhaps if the bullying had been limited to the nobles, Yasha would not have cried like this. But she was ostracized even by her fellow commoners.
I think the reason is probably profound, given her fighting style.
I wiped the tears from Yasha’s eyes.
“I’ll give you a nice window as a gift.”
“It might disappear or break in a few days?”
“If something like that happens, I’ll get angry on your behalf.”
“Then I don’t have to reject you?”
“Of course, but just promise me one thing.”
We’re going to be sparring with the 10 warriors next week. Contrary to what some people are expecting, I don’t think of it as anything more or less than hard labor.
But rather than just giving away expensive windows for no reason.
“Let’s definitely win this 10-Warrior Match.”
It’s a good idea to attach a reason for giving this gift.
I think it would be good for both her and me.
Yasha nodded without stopping the flowing tears.
“I’ll make sure you win.”
“One more! Never overdo it.”
“Then I don’t think I can win.”
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