episode_0018
by adminProfessor Caria was able to identify Gungnir only after she imbued her gaze with magic.
The barrier technique was worthy of the name EX rank, and it was able to deceive even the naked eyes of people as skilled as professors.
Of course, the moment your eyesight is strengthened with magic, you will be able to see through it… Still, there is no change in the fact that it is an incredible discovery.
In other words, unless you have the same level of skill as the Professor of Eden, you have no choice but to be helplessly defeated by invisible weapons and attacks.
‘I don’t know if your intuition is insanely sharp or if you are born with the mystery of observation.’
Still, in such cases, it is not something worth worrying about since it is a minority rather than a majority.
“What I will teach Cadet Seong Yu-jin is weapon skills. Among them, I will mainly teach spearmanship. Now that you’ve got the best spear, you should know how to handle it.”
Professor Caria’s clear voice was heard. I stopped my mind from thinking about other things and focused on what Professor Caria said.
When her mouth opened, the first thing she said was why she was teaching me spearmanship. Because I chose Gungnir. I will teach you spearmanship so that you can handle it properly.
That’s roughly what it meant.
There were no particular complaints about her policy. This is because from the moment I first acquired Gungnir, I also tried to learn spearmanship.
It’s reasonable. As I was trying to convince myself, Professor Caria called me.
“Cadet Yujin Seong. Have you ever had experience holding a spear before?”
“No. None.”
“Then, I should teach you how to hold the spear first.”
Grasping method. This is the correct way to hold something with your hand.
To use an object, first hold the object you want to use in your hand.
This is a very natural story. Because it is common sense, it is sometimes ignored if you speak confidently.
However, in weapon technology, gripping plays an important role that cannot be ignored.
“Hold Gungnir in a familiar way, and try thrusting and swinging.”
As instructed by Professor Karia, I held Gungnir with one hand and held it in my own position.
Then he pushed the spear forward with all his might and stabbed it. The stab was followed by a swing.
I said that a few times while looking at Professor Caria’s expression.
“Stop.”
It stood tall and stopped in the same position it was about to throw out its spear.
Professor Karia stopped me with one word and approached me.
“There is power, but all that power is leaking to the wrong place. If you insist on swinging like that, your body will get hurt first.”
This was Professor Caria’s cool-headed assessment after observing that I was demonstrating a spear technique in front of her that was embarrassing to even call a spear technique.
“I will show you the stabbing and swinging that Cadet Seong Yu-jin just showed.”
As Professor Caria said that, a spear appeared in his arms.
Just as when she took out the wooden box containing the World Tree’s Great Ring, a wooden sparring spear appeared in her subspace pocket.
Her body slightly tilted forward as she held the spear she took out of her subspace pocket. The insight acquired through succession focused on Professor Karia’s movements.
“This is the way Cadet Seong Yujin swung.”
Hung-! Huh-!
The spear that was thrown out split the air in an instant, leaving an afterimage.
Professor Caria, who demonstrated a stabbing motion, immediately linked the movement by rotating the spear and swinging it.
However, the movements she was demonstrating were a little strange.
Should I say that it is somewhat sloppy? Parts of the movement where there was a subtle break were visible through the insight.
Professor Caria rolled her eyes and glanced at me, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
It’s as if he noticed that I found a loophole and was happy.
“And, when this thing is grasped and swung the spear in the right way.”
Professor Caria, who stopped moving, adjusted the position of his hands and the angle of his wrists.
The feeling of momentum has changed.
Gulp, I swallowed my saliva. Looking through the eyes of insight, I could not find even a single gap in Professor Caria’s body holding the spear.
The next moment, Gian Ga-an missed her movement.
I couldn’t see the moment she swung the spear and the way the spear pierced the air.
At least the detection barrier that had been in place from a while ago could only vaguely record the trajectory of her body’s movements in the form of information in her mind.
Professor Karia turned the spear around so that the end of the spear touched the floor, looked at me and said.
“Hold it in the right way and move it in the right way. The difference just came from those two things.”
Although it would be difficult to rule out differences in skill and strength, it was clear that these differences arose in the way the spear was held and swung.
Is it possible for me to use a spear like that?
As those questions began to creep in, Professor Caria took his stance again.
“Follow me and place your left hand in front of you, and hold both hands with your right hand.”
I fixed the phage as Professor Caria said. I looked at her appearance and imitated her posture as closely as possible.
It had a vaguely similar appearance, but it was a bit awkward, perhaps because it was an unfamiliar method.
Professor Caria, who was looking at me, directly moved my hand and corrected the slight error. The awkwardness has eased.
“Now, extend your arm forward and stab the spear.”
Professor Caria guided me in the direction by pushing away my arm that was holding the spear. I followed the path she led and stretched out my spear with all my might.
“Good job.”
The stab came out much cleaner than before.
The joints of the arm and shoulder, which naturally rotated as the arm was extended, were transmitted to the tip of the spear thrown through the taut muscles and flexible wrist joint.
“How do you feel? I stabbed it with less force than before, but it looks much cleaner, right?”
I couldn’t help but nod as she approached me with a smile on her face.
“Now, I will teach you the posture following the grip method.”
As instructed by Professor Caria, who said, “Return to original position,” I returned the spear to the position it was in before stabbing it.
The hands and arms were in a reasonable posture, but the torso and legs were in an awkward posture again.
As I stood like that, Professor Caria gently pressed the end of the spear with his finger. The window pole naturally went down, but I braced my arms and held on.
“You need to put strength into your arms and hold them as if pulling them inward to your body. As the spear has a long reach, it may be difficult to control your body due to the impact applied to the blade or the tip of the spear pole.”
Professor Caria, who was adding strength to his fingers while saying that, took his fingers off the spear.
The next place her hand went to was my shoulder. Professor Caria grabbed the arm holding the spear and corrected the gap between the two hands holding the spear.
“The window is basically held slightly behind the center of the window frame. Hold the distance between your hands slightly wider than your shoulders.”
Although it was a theory class, my body hurt more than my head.
As I held the spear in an awkward position, it felt like Gungnir’s heavy weight had become stronger.
“When stabbing, the grip is moved with the left hand, and when swinging, the grip is moved with the left hand as the reverse hand.”
Professor Caria, who corrected her posture one by one, finally nodded.
My body, which had been corrected to its ‘ideal posture’ by her unstoppable touch, trembled.
“What should I do once I have the correct posture?”
She poked my collarbone with her finger. After correcting me diligently, I was told to stab and swing the spear again like I did the first time.
I looked at Professor Caria with an embarrassed expression. Perhaps because it was my first time holding this position, my body did not feel like my own.
Professor Caria, who received my gaze, smiled and cheered that I could do it.
He looked at Gungnir with a shocked expression. I was wondering what I was doing as I held on tight to Gungnir, which was meant to be used as a javelin.
He held onto Gungnir and swung it, which had a critical effect when thrown.
But what can you do? The professor teaching me was Professor Karia in front of me, and I am now in the position of a cadet receiving instruction from her.
What does it matter if I question it? If she wants to fix it, fix it, and if she wants to do it, do it.
‘But I guess I ordered it because it was helpful… !’
I am an amateur who picked up a spear for the first time today, and Professor Caria is an expert who has used a spear on the battlefield for several years. While I was scolding myself, I moved my body that had been standing still.
Hung-! Huh-!
I sweated while repeating the stabbing and swinging several times, dozens of times.
By swinging the spear at various angles, I practiced maintaining the correct grip and posture.
“You’re a quick learner. I have already become familiar with most of what I taught you.”
“Is that so?”
To be honest, I didn’t really feel it.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the increase in damage was visible in numbers like in a game…
[Weapon skill – Spear proficiency has increased by 11.7%.]
“?”
What is it, it looks like a number?
Although it was not information that quantified the damage, it was a notification that seemed just as important.
My eyes were drawn to the status window that flashed between Professor Caria’s and my face.
11.7% is an ambiguous number that is neither high nor low.
But rather than focusing on the numbers, an additional notification in the status window caught my attention once again.
[You have acquired spearmanship (E) by achieving 10% proficiency.]
Acquisition of skills. This is the first time since I was possessed that I have acquired a skill through my own effort.
‘What happens when you reach the maximum level of proficiency?’
Since I acquired E-rank spear skill at 10%, wouldn’t it become S-rank spear skill if I achieve 100%?
Let’s run that happy circuit.
“Cadet Yujin Seong? Why are you so mesmerized?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Professor Caria called out to me, waving his hand in front of my face.
I was completely distracted by her while looking at the status window.
“If you feel dizzy for a moment, it may be because you used a lot of stamina while swinging the spear for a long time.”
“Is that so?”
Perhaps because my force stat was high, my stamina was still stronger than I thought.
“Of course. Handling a weapon requires much more stamina than you might think. So, I will end the lecture here today. Rest well and don’t overdo it.”
The lecture is already over – the same thought came to mind as soon as I saw the digital clock on the smartphone screen.
I thought that not much time had passed, but before I knew it, dinner time was quickly approaching.
The lecture started around 3pm, so I swung the spear non-stop for almost 3 hours.
“The time has already come.”
“If you focus, time passes faster than you think.”
I looked curiously at Professor Caria, who nodded and put the wooden spear back into his arms.
Maybe it’s because I’m a 21st century modern Earthling, but it feels like I’m watching a magic show right before my eyes.
Professor Caria, who had finished inserting the spear, took out a bottle of mineral water from his subspace pocket and handed it to me.
I wasn’t really feeling thirsty, but when I saw the water, I felt thirsty because I had forgotten about it.
“For the next week or so, you will be training your spear skills intensively with me.”
It’s a week. It is an appropriate amount of time, neither too long nor too short.
As I was thinking that and gulping down water from the water bottle she handed me, Professor Caria suddenly hit me with shocking words.
“So, let me give you an assignment! Submission deadline is tomorrow!”
“Cough! Cough!”
I was so shocked that I inadvertently squirted out the water I was drinking.
No, professor.
What on earth do you mean, a one-day assignment?
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