episode_0108

“If you want to compete with the next successor to the Winter Sword, you can line up here!”

Hans was soliciting customers in his characteristic, snarky tone.

Since it wasn’t exactly selling something, it was somewhat difficult to see it as a solicitation, but there was something in common in that it was attracting people.

“I think I’ve found my calling. Hans.”

Angelina was looking at Hans, who was always more energetic and passionate than usual, with a somewhat pitiful expression.

Regardless of his skill in controlling the giant soldier, Hans looked so lively that one wondered whether it would be better to go in that direction.

“Why are you saying such sad things! I just thought back to when I was in my hometown and used my best abilities. I have decided to follow Gilbert, so please refrain from saying strange things!”

Regardless of being angry and shouting, a smile never left his face, and his body naturally guided other academy cadets who were trying to line up.

How can you say this is not a calling?

Angelina shook her head and looked at the culprit who created this division.

What are you thinking about this time?

Angelina couldn’t understand Gilbert, who was slowly warming up in a corner of the sparring hall.

Originally, most of Gilbert’s actions could be called eccentric.

Most of the time, when I first heard it, I couldn’t understand why it was done that way.

However, those actions were only visible to the eyes of a third party who did not know anything.

If you look at the reality, his actions were always done with a sense of purpose and rational judgment.

Representative examples include the comprehensive evaluation and the Lion King’s Birthday celebration event.

Despite experiencing a sudden attack by the Resistance, he quickly assessed the situation and issued concise and clear orders to Angelina and Hans.

When I went to points where I thought there was nothing, I found support supplies or people in need.

However, he did not hesitate to commit reckless acts such as single-handedly dealing with the swarming terrorists.

Originally, it was an act no different from suicide, but if it was Gilbert, the story was a little different.

Justification of recklessness.

Or faith and confidence in one’s abilities.

He just did what others thought was reckless, but he was capable of doing.

In conclusion, there was always a basis for Gilbert’s eccentricity.

Therefore, analyzing his decisions and actions in her own way was one of Angelina’s hidden pleasures.

but…

As soon as Angelina warmed up, she began to analyze Gilbert, who was facing the next challenger, from various angles.

What can he gain from this journey?

Angelina was lost in thought, twisting the ends of her hair.

First, I thought about the benefits that could be gained on the surface. Unlike Hans, Gilbert, who preferred quiet, went out of his way to make such a fuss, which in itself meant that he was aiming for something.

The reason why they are trying to do something that was not agreed upon while the academy’s big event called an exchange meeting is in progress.

It was correct to assume that making a fuss in a place where there were cadets from other academies was meant to attract people’s attention. The fact that Hans, who claims to be the mood maker, watches silently despite his excessive solicitation may be because his behavior is appropriate for attracting people’s attention.

So, if your primary goal is to attract people’s attention, what can you gain from that action?

As Angelina’s thoughts reached that point, another sparring began.

As I watched the sparring using wooden swords, my thoughts continued to race.

Gilbert was sparring with another academy cadet, attracting people’s attention. Considering that he sparred frequently on a daily basis, there was nothing special about it, but his skills had already been recognized as a knight by the empire.

Reflecting on the fact that the targets of his sparring are his exclusive teacher Brianna, Princess Seraphina, and Sigurd’s clan’s great warrior Brynhild, cadet-level sparring does not help him grow much.

The ability he showed was so outstanding that it did not meet the purpose of gaining experience through many sparring.

If so, I needed to think differently.

In general, there was a need to draw people’s attention and focus on the reason for sparring, rather than the benefits that could be gained from sparring.

This exchange meeting became an unusual situation in which all of the next successors to the Four Seasons’ Military Technology participated. And considering that sparring between cadets from other academies was always held at most of the training sessions, it could be said that sparring between the next successors to the Four Seasons’ Military Art was also scheduled.

According to her information network, even the student council sees the sparring between the next successors to the Four Seasons’ Military Art as an important event scheduled.

There was no way that Gilbert, one of the next successors to the Four Seasons’ Military Art, would not know the information that Angelina also knew, so it was clear that he also knew better than anyone else the importance of sparring between the next successors.

Then… it seemed like Angelina could finally get a glimpse of Gilbert’s intention.

The reason why Gilbert spars attracts people’s attention.

It was both confidence as the next successor and a declaration of war to other successors.

In addition, by showing that he is in a position to be challenged at any time, he shows the power of Demeia Academy to other academies and at the same time sets out to suppress Ki-seop.

Angelina realized Gilbert’s intention and couldn’t help but admire his heart this time.

The criminal’s intention was to seek a single benefit through one action. Aren’t geniuses people who aim for more with one action?

Indeed, Gilbert was a genius that she recognized.

Angelina watched Gilbert win again with a different surprise than before.

Meanwhile, Gilbert, who won the sparring match and received the wooden sword, grinned as he saw the will system message in front of him.

[We won in Dalian.]

[The 100-person slash achievement is in progress. (20/100)]

Gilbert the Lionheart.

His previous name was Kang Do-jun.

He was the first person in the world to clear Tactical Combat’s achievement rate of 100%, and he was also working on his achievements here.

***

There were numerous achievements in Tactical Combat, and if I had to choose the most difficult achievement to achieve, it would definitely be the achievement of cutting 100 people.

The 100-person Slashing achievement has strict conditions that require you to win a sparring match against 100 people without resting alone, and it can be said to be a vicious achievement in that you must subdue your opponent without killing him.

There were a total of three conditions to achieve 100 cuts.

First, you have to spar with 100 people. However, the period between each sparring must be less than 1 minute.

Second, the sparring must be conducted entirely alone, without the direct or indirect intervention of anyone who determines the outcome of the sparring.

Third, you must not kill your opponent, and the achievement count is applied only when you subdue it.

At first glance, the conditions of having to deal with 100 people non-stop, not receiving help from anyone, and subduing the opponents rather than killing them could be thought to be conditions that were not difficult to keep.

Because it is a game that is not real, it would seem that if you distribute your stamina well, you can win enough, but in reality, that was not the case.

No matter how much of a game it is, gathering a hundred opponents to spar was already a challenge, and no matter how good you were at distributing your stamina, if the number reached a hundred, it was by no means an easy task.

In particular, it was an extremely vicious achievement as the achievement was only counted if you continuously defeated the opponent without killing him.

Moreover, as the sparring progressed, his opponents, discouraged by his overwhelming skills, gave up on sparring and often failed, so Gilbert also had to try several times to achieve this achievement.

Still, I used that failure as a stepping stone to find the most appropriate scenario to achieve this achievement, and that was the exchange meeting part.

In this part where cadets from other academies come, the pride of the academy is at stake, so they never stop challenging themselves to defeat him in any way possible.

Due to the nature of an aristocratic society where rumors spread quickly, if a rumor spreads that everyone lost because they could not win just one person, it would have a negative impact on the reputation of the academy.

Because of that, even if they were cowardly, they had to keep submitting challenges unless Gilbert ended the sparring. They could not bear the disgrace of being unable to defeat the majority against just one person.

Of course, if the character did not grow well in this part, he would not be able to win the sparring match and therefore would not be able to obtain the achievement.

However, Gilbert’s physical abilities were currently within the realm of superhumans. Even though it seemed reckless and impossible to anyone, the current Gilbert had the ability to make it possible.

In short, the exchange meeting is the optimal condition for Gilbert to achieve achievements.

In other words, the exchange meeting was like a lump of experience.

“Next.”

Gilbert took his eyes off the other defeated academy cadets and indifferently shouted the following.

The sparring that started early in the morning was still continuing.

His record to date is legendary.

They were continuing their winning streak without a single loss.

Is that to blame?

The eyes of the cadets standing in line looked as if their pride had been hurt.

They seemed to know it well too. If the sparring ends like this, it will damage the reputation of the academy he belongs to.

This is also what Gilbert intended.

He scratched their pride by implicitly showing that he was not tired despite sparring with numerous opponents.

Now this sparring was a hot topic.

There was absolutely no stopping unless Gilbert gave up.

Seeing the achievement count going smoothly, I faced my next sparring opponent.

Fortunately, the one minute period between sparring did not pass from the moment the challenger appeared, so there was enough time to prepare for a brief sparring.

If this level of flexibility had not been present, the achievement itself would have been impossible, so it was fortunate for Gilbert.

The rewards and titles given for achieving the 100-person slash achievement were among the best in Tactical Combat, so they had to be earned at this point.

Moreover, considering the achievement rewards that would be obtained in the future, the title reward for the 100-person slash achievement was essential.

This time, the opponent was a cadet from Pym Academy, which was relatively inferior to Demeia Academy.

I guess I mainly use a spear, so I picked up a wooden spear that was prepared instead of a wooden sword.

Not bad.

Gilbert briefly evaluated the cadet’s readiness.

It is true that Pym Academy is one step lower than Demeia Academy, but that is not a major flaw.

Even though Demeia Academy, which is said to be the best on the continent in name and reality, was used as a standard, the level of Pym Academy was not low.

Attending the academy exchange meeting in the first place proved that it was a prestigious academy on the continent.

The cadet in front of Gilbert must have been one of the brightest among them, and there were almost no gaps in his preparation posture.

This level of skill was enough to place him in the top ranks at Demeia Academy, so Gilbert lost even a trace of his guard.

Soon, Brynhild, who was watching the referee, gave the signal to start.

Of the two people facing each other, the one who jumped out first was a cadet from Pym Academy.

The Pym Academy cadet approached Gilbert just within striking distance of his wooden spear and stabbed him sharply.

It was a blow that showed skillful spacing control.

It was also commendable that it utilized the characteristics of a spear with a longer reach compared to a sword very well.

– visor

Gilbert deflected the spear aimed at his heart. The force of the thrust coming through the sword was greater than he expected.

That means that he did not neglect physical training.

Physical training, which is the basis of all military skills, was worthy of a passing grade.

-Wet!

Instead of collecting the thrown spear, the cadet at Pym Academy used the recoil to hit the bottom of the spear instead of the blade, aiming for Gilbert’s head.

However, Gilbert, who had already prepared, tilted his head slightly and easily avoided the attack.

Seeing him use the spear itself as a weapon rather than the limited attack method of the spear blade, I don’t know which teacher he learned from, but it seemed like he received excellent teachings.

It’s pretty good.

Gilbert started to get excited. Among the cadets I faced today, the one with the most outstanding skills was the Pym Academy cadet in front of me.

Not only physical training, but also distribution of power, balance, and use of weapons all received perfect scores.

If he continued to work hard and hone his skills, he had the potential to become one of the best lancers on the continent within a few years.

Of course, it would be impossible to beat Gilbert now.

Gilbert moved forward to take away the attack tempo of the Pym Academy cadet who was trying to continue his attack by spinning his spear.

The moment I stepped back to avoid the swinging spear, it was clear that the right to attack would once again be transferred to the Pym Academy cadets.

When dealing with a spear that boasts a long reach, the important thing is to dig inward.

Even that would have been difficult for a skilled swordsman, but Gilbert was also a skilled swordsman.

Moreover, the winter sword he studied was a sword technique created based on sword wrestling.

Once again, he skillfully blocked the spear aimed at his head with his cross guard and then slightly turned his sword diagonally.

As the spear and cross guard clicked together, there was a sound of wood scraping.

The Pym Academy cadet seemed taken aback when he saw Gilbert sword wrestling against the spear, but he calmly changed his grip on the spear.

-thud!

“What?!”

Perhaps because he had a lot of experience in sparring with the swordsman, the cadet who tried to counter the sword wrestling missed the spear and was thrown back.

It looked like an infantryman who had been hit by a cavalry soldier.

“Winner. Gilbert Lion Heart.”

At Brynhild’s decision of victory, Gilbert relaxed his stance and took a breath.

Although there is a lot of sparring with prosecutors, it is a different story when the opponent is Gilbert.

His physical abilities were already heading towards the rank of superhuman.

There was almost no one who could stop him through purely physical strength without the use of auras.

The Pym Academy cadet, who had been unable to get up because he was so shocked, staggered to his feet.

Although he was biting his lip as if he was indignant, he struck the heart area with his right hand a couple of times as if he was giving in, and then went down to the sparring area.

He was a cadet whose mental training was excellent as he developed his skills.

“Next.”

But admiration is just admiration.

Gilbert, crazy about his achievements, was only looking for his next opponent.

***

[The 100-person slash achievement is in progress. (99/100)]

“Are you the heir to the Winter Sword? I, Maium Yar, the next successor to Spring Shield, request a sparring match.”

The next successor to the Four Seasons’ Weapon Skills, whom I had hoped to avoid, requested a sparring match at the last minute.