episode_0075

“Trappist and luminescence.”

“Yes.”

Several guys narrowed their eyes at those words. Looking at that, I turn my head and speak again.

“Of course, it is not a swordsmanship that I created, but due to coincidence and fate, I became the current successor. So let me teach it to you. It won’t be a one-man story anymore, but that’s about it.”

As I pretended to have some dignity, a voice filled with regret came out of my mouth. Even though it is an act, it is good anyway if they accept it positively.

In fact, the name of this skill is Trappist-01, and judging by the numbering at the end, it is a deteriorated version of the original Trappist swordsmanship.

However, it was also the best swordsmanship skill that a magic swordsman, who was supposed to be wandering around as a mercenary, could learn.

For game balance, the skills that can be learned for each character, race, and job are limited.

Otherwise, a job with a more versatile skill structure would have been too fraudulent than a character that is all-in-one in one field.

Elm’s profession, the magic swordsman, had a wide range of skills to learn, but he could not learn the highest level skills. A kind of red mage type character.

Of course, I have made up for the shortfall by spending money, but there is still a gap to some extent.

I ended up bragging that it was an esoteric swordsmanship, but in reality, Trappist was only an upper-middle-level swordsman. The same goes for the original Trappist, not the deteriorated version.

Celestial and Romeo style swordsmanship, which are the royal swordsmanship that swordsmen and knights can learn, are much better swordsmanship.

‘Still, on Earth other than Grandis, there would be nothing comparable to the Trappists.’

As I was thinking that, a guy standing in front of me, a tall guy named Han Se-jun, suddenly started kneeling towards me.

‘Eh.’

Everyone is dumbfounded by the sudden sight, and all eyes are focused on him. I, too, just looked at him, a little surprised by his eccentricity.

However, the person receiving the gaze is confidently looking in this direction without any sign of embarrassment.

“What is it?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Dean. Still, I think it should be like this.”

Still on his knees, he lifts his face and lets out a heavy breath.

“Still, since it is a secret swordsmanship that was passed down to one person, I think there should be a relationship between master and disciple. Even if it’s formal, it’s the right thing to do.”

“… When are you saying I wasn’t your teacher?”

“Ah… That’s true too. Umm… Actually, since the dean is not from Asia, I guess it’s difficult to understand. Umm.”

“No, he is right this time, Professor.”

Someone’s deep voice is heard from next to me. Han Sejun widened his eyes at that sight. A face that seems to say, “This is unexpected.”

There was a loud metallic creaking sound somewhere, and Gideon walked towards me holding his heavy greatsword.

And then.

With a thud, he puts his great sword in its sheath in front of him and kneels down after Han Se-jun.

“What that guy said is right. The professor is teaching me arcane swordsmanship, but I also believe that a minimum level of awareness is necessary. Although it may not be the same as the Eastern concept of teacher and disciple as he said.”

“… .”

I clicked my tongue inwardly at the sight of knights from the Middle Ages pledging loyalty to their knights.

My conscience pricked me a little because I had rolled the snowball incorrectly and it had become a big problem, so I gently stroked my chin.

As I was doing that, everyone in the gym came up to me, knelt down and looked at me.

‘Eh, I don’t know.’

Now that I had removed it, it still looked strange, so I decided to just follow what was whispering in my head.

In some ways, this may be a good thing. It’s a secret sword technique, so if you can bring out their will to the fullest, that’s good.

I slowly turned my head, took in each of their appearances, and slowly began to call their names one by one.

“Gideon Gray, Jimmy Ramirez, Li Jiyuan, Ahyeon Jang, and Sejun Han.”

“Yes. Elm Northmund.”

The name has changed. The name Elm is used directly in place of the existing titles of dean or professor.

It simply means that the relationship between professor and principal has become more advanced and closer than the loose relationship between each other.

“Those who will follow my will and become the sword of the world.”

So I also admitted it. They will now have an unbreakable relationship with me. Now you are my subordinates.

It is my own sword that can move according to my will.

I raised my eyes, made eye contact with each person kneeling, and continued my interrupted conversation.

“I ask you all, will you become my hands and feet for my will, no, to slaughter all the monsters trying to cross over to this world, and to stop the huge conspiracy going on within it? Descendants of the dragon.”

*

“Qu.”

“Heeup.”

A sound similar to a groan was coming from the center of the gym. A huge flow of mana was shaking, and thick drops of sweat were flowing from the foreheads of the guys sitting in the center.

In an instant, the air has a huge mass and the pressure of its weight pressing down on my shoulders continues.

It is not simply the kind of feeling brought about by psychological duress. Something really happened in this space.

Some people were moaning and looking at the central figure, and the fact that their groaning eyes were directed was proof that the central figure was the one who caused this.

” Just turn the direction of the mana coming out of the mana hole upward. Push up as you feel it flowing down your spine. To reach the level of flare, you must first establish a central line that will spread mana throughout your body.”

Everyone’s eyes lost focus at that voice and slowly opened again. Each person had a venomous gaze that would pierce them if they even brought a piece of paper in front of them. I made eye contact with them and grinned.

Before entering Trappist swordsmanship, they were learning the mana practice of luminescence.

This is because it was judged right to train Mana before initiating them into the ferocious swordsmanship of cross-race dragons, which requires quite arduous movements that are difficult for humans to perform.

There are some guys, like Jimmy and Jang A-hyun, whose main skill is not close combat, so it seemed right to teach them this first.

“The spine is an important place that holds the center of gravity for humans, and indeed for all animals, and spinal fluid flows inside it. Infuse mana into the flow.”

The practice called Luminescence was a quite unique practice. As the name Cold Light suggests, it was different from the usual practice method.

The general practice is to circulate magical energy along the mana road, also called the blood path, that spreads throughout the body, but this is not the case with luminescence.

“After establishing the center, gradually concentrate mana from that center to the blood vessels of the entire body. At this time, rather than thinking of blood vessels, it is better to proceed with the feeling that it is spreading throughout the body.”

In a way, the method was so unique that it could be said to be a Yamae practice fit for a magic swordsman; it dissolved the magic power into the liquid inside the body.

The main ingredient in humans, or in most living things beyond humans, is liquid, and when we say liquid, we usually mean body fluids and blood.

When mana is dissolved in the blood, the mana-mixed blood naturally circulates throughout the body along with general blood. As long as the heart continues to beat, mana flows throughout the body without stopping.

“And when you reach a certain level, mana is released from the blood circulating throughout your body and surrounds your entire body. It’s called a flare.”

And if you reach a higher level, you will reach a level called Sunflare where you can attack and defend freely using only the magic power released.

‘Now that I think about it, it’s similar to that guy Müller’s ability.’

Like Muriel’s shadow control, the magic power surrounding the body can be freely utilized. Unfortunately, Muriel did not have that much physical potential, so she was not included as a member this time.

The ability itself was something to look forward to, but the imbalance in the body was a bit disappointing.

‘Well, I’m a sunflare and I don’t use it properly.’

It was certainly powerful, but it was too weak to be actually used.

It also originated from my level of powerlessness. Rather than scattering my magical power, all I had to do was raise my fist and hit it.

In addition, because the amount of magical power on Earth was so low, even using the exercise method was not very effective.

‘Of course, it’s just my standard.’

Of course, even by my standards, I have the body of a dragon, a monster that is incomparable to humanity.

For the cuties who are currently frowning, this would be a very effective training method.

“Ha, wow!”

Jang Ah-hyun suddenly throws her head back, lets out a heavy breath, and covers her mouth with her hand. I quickly closed my mouth as if I felt something rising inside me.

I urgently moved the mana around and pushed away the mana that followed her will. At the same time, the feeling of nausea welling up in my throat seems to have subsided, and I look towards him with teary eyes and say thank you.

“Be careful. Don’t be too hasty and focus first.”

Luminescence is a practice that carries considerable risk in exchange for its excellent effectiveness.

There will be no problem only after the training reaches the level and the body becomes stronger, but in the beginning, damage to the body is inevitable.

Due to her talent and aptitude, the only thing that ended up happening was that a few blood vessels burst in her body, but if she made a mistake, it could have caused problems for her life itself.

‘It’s really a practice that only a magic swordsman would use.’

Therefore, in order to teach this practice, I had no choice but to select those whose talent exceeded a certain level, these guys in front of me right now.

It is not a practice method that is used by very few people for no reason. Because it was too dangerous.

This story was kept a secret from the dragon horn woman. Judging from her personality, there is a high possibility that she would somehow pass on my vision, but due to her extreme lack of mana talent, there was a high possibility that she would have self-destructed.

‘Come to think of it.’

The suspension given to her.

Now I know the reason, but since it wasn’t something I did when I was alone and it was an unexpected act that occurred in a place where many people were watching, I had no choice but to take action anyway.

Fortunately, she accepted it with a calm smile. I guess she really thought she would be kicked out.

And after that, I often had consultations with Yoon Sia. I would periodically call her to the principal’s office and talk to her to see if her symptoms were improving or to hear about her mental changes.

The good news is that after receiving psychiatric treatment, her attitude became noticeably calmer.

Should I say that the change in her eyes, which were somewhat like a sad cat, was a bit significant?

Unlike before, when he always seemed restless and anxious, I was satisfied because I could see him gradually becoming more mature.

Counselors and psychiatrists also mentioned that since it is a temperament that has been accumulated over a long period of time, it is good to periodically meet with the person you want and show that person that he or she will not do anything harmful to you.

Anyway, she and I were the first relationship we had in this world, and she was like a sore finger, so the improvement in Yoon Sia’s condition was something I was very happy about.

‘And the circuit bridge and the devil.’

After that, I created a new department within the organization. Department 22 was a department mainly responsible for finding traces of circuit bridges and demons.

Of course, the ring bridge is public all over the world and is the first thing governments are searching for after the previous LA incident, but the more there are, the better.

Now that I think about it, some interesting news came from Department 22… .

“Phew.”

“Haaa.”

The sighs coming from their mouths woke me up from my thoughts. Beads of sweat were flowing from everyone’s foreheads.

As I slowly looked at the time, I felt like I had to finish it.

‘No one achieved any notable results on the first day.’

On the first day, I thought there might be some irregulars who would learn the basics right away, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

I had high hopes for Han Se-jun, who created a danjeon on the first day of teaching, but it seems like he had a hard time as expected. Well, it was a very ambiguous practice method.

In the days of gaming, it was a skill concept that could be learned quickly by simply acquiring it, and the difficulties with the skill itself were only a setting expressed in text, but when it entered reality, it was transformed into an extremely difficult and dangerous practice method.

If I were asked to learn something new here right now, I wouldn’t be in a cold sweat just like them.

“Stop. Everyone stop. Let’s stop here for today.”

“Whiuu… .”

I looked at the time and it said it was already 6pm. It’s time for me to get off work too.

I looked back at their faces one more time. Everyone was shaking their sweaty, messy hair and wiping off the sweat with their handkerchiefs.

Jang Ah-hyun’s lightly applied makeup had all been washed off by sweat, leaving her face completely bare, but her sharp eyes looked healthy and not awkward, which was nice to see.

“Thank you all for your hard work. You can leave now. For reference, Luminescence becomes easier to learn the stronger your body is, so it is a good idea to exercise regularly. Well, it seems like there isn’t a guy here who doesn’t exercise in the evening.”

I nod my head slightly, nod at them, and leave the gym.

When I opened the door, I encountered several students returning to their dormitories after class. After raising my hand in response to their polite greeting, I thought about it.

‘I am not wrong.’

Judging from Yoon Si-ah’s words, it looks like the devil may take back the powers he gave her.

I don’t know what will happen to the abilities that were awakened by the individual rather than received from the devil, but it would be a good idea to prepare for an emergency situation.

Therefore, this process that I am conducting to increase their pure ability is very important.

Perhaps I, Elm, are the only ones in this world who are not bound by fate.

A devil who can give others the ability to see the future. The story is that he is the one who has a fate that even the devil, who can read all fates, cannot read.

Perhaps he knows that the seeds of a counterattack are growing in the person who fell into this world with abilities bordering on foul play.

After walking for a while, I glanced back at the door of the gym, which was quite far away, and smiled.