episode_0091

Imperial swordsmanship.

The official name is Imperial Knights’ Ceremonial Swordsmanship.

It is a swordsmanship that focuses on defense and counterattack by utilizing all parts of the two-handed long sword to shed and entangle the enemy’s sword, aiming for critical points.

Sophisticated techniques that if you fight without knowing it, you have no choice but to be defeated one-sidedly.

If limited to simple sharp swords, it was no exaggeration to say that there was no more efficient swordsmanship than this.

The problem is that imperial swordsmanship is fundamentally a swordsmanship intended for interpersonal combat, so its effectiveness decreases as the gap in physical ability with the opponent increases.

I was almost helpless when dealing with enemies whose attack methods were completely different from humans.

Additionally, if the weapon that suits you well is not a long sword, you cannot use it properly.

Therefore, knights who have surpassed a certain level take imperial swordsmanship as their basis and create their own tactics.

By mixing different weapons to create anomalous means, or by maintaining only the fundamental principles of swordsmanship and improving them to suit yourself.

I was like that too.

Since I had enough strength and speed, I didn’t need to use both hands, so I switched to one-handed swordsmanship and transformed it into a more aggressive form.

In the case of Leonor… I guess we could say that we chose to increase precision to the limit.

So that he can somehow dodge even the blows of those stronger than him.

—-

– Ssssut!

A friction sound as if the pages of a book are being roughly rubbed.

It was a strange sound for a sword to collide. Even if it was a wooden sword.

A lightly swung sword strike flows smoothly.

Even if you cut the surface of the water with a real sword, the recoil will be stronger than this.

“Ha!”

Leonor let out a short sigh and stabbed with her sword.

Blocks the attacking wooden sword with the bottom of the blade.

At that moment, the tip of Leonor’s sword wriggled like a snake, crossed under the blade, and burrowed in again.

Your skills are definitely amazing.

You might have an advantage over me in that regard.

She smiles.

It wasn’t a cocky smile that was sure of victory.

That’s right, because it’s a meaningless attack.

As it was, the bottom of the blade was violently stirred.

Due to the overwhelming force and speed, Leonor’s body was thrown away.

Leonor, who was balancing on the floor, adjusted her wooden sword.

“As expected, the strength is unbelievable. It seems like I barely even use my karma power.”

It was as she said.

There was a gap in physical ability between me and her that couldn’t be reversed with technology alone.

In the first place, my body was at the level of a master even before I realized karma.

If it were a time when I was completely ignorant of swordsmanship, I would have already mastered all the fundamental principles of imperial swordsmanship.

It was simple to figure out the timing and destroy it.

“If you go all out, you will suddenly become the assassin of the royal family.”

“Then there is nothing we can do. I have no choice but to work harder!”

Leonor rushes in again, with a smile on her face.

He seemed to be purely enjoying this moment of swinging the sword.

She must have been searching a little while ago, and the speed of the boat was faster than before.

I guess this is similar to Friede. Well, he’s not my opponent.

Since I have very little technical guidance to begin with, it would be okay if I at least give them some experience dealing with a strong force, right?

Increase your momentum a little.

The swinging wooden sword makes a threatening sound and leaves a subtle afterimage.

The collision sound began to become increasingly dull.

“Haaa!”

“It’s pretty fast, but it still lacks power.”

Swing the sword horizontally.

My wooden sword, aimed at her waist, dug into her, leaving a brown afterimage.

With the intention of splitting the body in half.

“Pfft…!”

Leonor hastily blocked it and twisted her body and sword body as much as she could.

With a violent friction sound, the tip of the sword aimed at the waist bends and soars into the air.

Her body slid backwards.

Smoke rises from the sword body.

The area that was touched had turned black, as if it had been burned by frictional heat.

The skill you show is a work of art.

Although I couldn’t hold on and was pushed out.

Just like that, he rushes towards Leonor.

If you want to enjoy it, you have to do it right. is not it?

“Ha, yes! It should come out like that!”

Leonor also rushed towards me.

Sword and sword dance.

There is no collision or bounce, just endless friction.

A faint flame rises from the overheated sword body.

“Ha!”

I grab her leg, which is aimed at my waist, and throw her away.

Leonor, who had fallen, flipped over in the air and landed.

“As expected, it’s amazing-”

“And then die.”

Leonor, who was trying to stand up again, hastily lowered her head.

The tip of my sword, which I thrust out in pursuit, pierced the air where her head was.

Leonor’s hair flutters in the wind pressure that follows.

If I hadn’t bent down, there would have been a hole in my face.

Although I was planning on stopping right before that.

I kicked it lightly.

“Hot!”

Leonor, who had pushed aside, swung her sword again.

The reaction speed isn’t bad either.

He struck away Leonor’s wooden sword with his left arm.

He turned his head to avoid the raised toe aiming for her chin, and hit her with his shoulder.

“Keuk…!”

It’s like a scream that doesn’t make any sense.

Leonor was thrown out and rolled around on the floor.

Should I praise him for not losing sight of his sword despite all that?

I definitely felt that I had overcome the wall of mastery.

Even though the swinging attack does not contain any special karma power, the overall attack power itself has increased somewhat.

In the past, I would have had to focus more on the fight than this.

“Ah…it hurts quite a bit.”

Leonor stood up a little unsteadily.

His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, perhaps because of the pain, but the smile on his lips was still there.

Even his cheeks were flushed.

Maybe it was because of his rough breathing, his rosy cheeks, and the sweat dripping down, but in many ways… he looked truly amazing.

Even, every time you exhale, your shoulders shake and the thing under your collarbone also shakes.

okay. If that were an advantage, it would be an advantage.

If the opponent is a man, it seems certain that he will lose his concentration and sharpness.

There were players who liked Isabella just because she was beautiful.

The heroine characters who were invited to the imperial palace without knowing anything, even after seeing what happens later.

I can still vividly see how beginners who played the game thinking it was a simple harem story were shocked by the malicious intent behind it.

Since they are inviting talented people in the name of praising them, the heroines they have worked the hardest to cultivate are being invited.

I got hit too.

Oops, my thoughts wandered elsewhere. First, we need to focus on the fight.

I shook my head slightly and looked at Leonor again.

“What do you think, are you going to stop here?”

“Is that possible? It’s so much fun!”

Leonor laughed cheerfully.

She rushed back, holding the half-burned wooden sword.

Yes, that’s right.

I really like your personality.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered to do such a bothersome thing.

I raised my sword again.

If you have that much grit, you can beat it a little more, right?

—-

Changed tactics.

From the looks of it, it’s a way that would work well for Leonor.

Since it’s a guided sparring match, there should be something to gain from it.

The sound of roasting beans resonates. Non-stop, with a very fast rhythm.

Leonor’s swordplay became more urgent.

The wooden sword danced dizzyingly.

“Keuuut!”

“Does it look burdensome? Sure, shedding is amazing, but it’s enough to just respond like this.”

The sound of violent strikes pours down.

It is not a large swinging attack with great force, but a quick, quick attack with short bursts.

Like tap dancing.

If he catches my sword strike and tries to throw it away, he retrieves his sword without hesitation and strikes it again right away.

Light attacks that don’t use much force to begin with. It doesn’t take even a single breath to strike and strike the sword.

The power contained in each sword strike is weak… but as long as you are a person, you will still get hurt if you get cut.

You wouldn’t know if you were wearing armor.

The barrage pouring down like a heavy rain gradually breaks down Leonor’s defenses.

Just like falling water makes a hole in a rock.

The shocks that could not be shed accumulate on the wooden sword, causing pieces of wood to bounce.

It doesn’t give you a chance to counterattack.

Eventually, the wooden sword that broke through her defenses reaches her.

The light sound of the strike began to be mixed with the sound of meat being pounded.

Is this a bit of a profane expression?

Leonor’s body begins to stumble again and again.

Since I swung with less strength, my body won’t explode, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

Waist, shoulder, left arm, thigh.

Dark bruises are left on each area hit by the wooden sword.

My arm is probably completely broken. Because the feeling of cutting something was transmitted to my fingertips.

“Ahhhh!”

Leonor gritted her teeth and groaned. The corners of his mouth are still pulled up.

…Actually, it’s not like you like being hit or anything like that, is it?

Should I drop it first?

He unexpectedly stretched out his left hand.

The moment my fingertips touched the hilt of Leonor’s sword, the wooden sword crumbled helplessly.

The long shot hit Leonor in the lower abdomen.

“Ugh…!”

Leonor flew straight up, spitting out spit mixed with screams, and crashed into the wall of the training hall.

Leonor, who was thrown to the floor, coughed bitterly.

My internal organs probably weren’t damaged.

Because it was an attack that pushed forward without any intention of breaking it.

If I had stabbed it with my fingertip in the first place, it would have pierced my intestines.

“Haa…haa…!”

Leonor stood up, wiping her mouth with her forearm.

It was obvious that he was stumbling and tired.

“This is almost the end. I think that’s our limit too, and if we fight any longer, we’ll end up losing blood.”

My left arm was completely broken, and there were traces of torn muscles and deep bruises all over my body.

It might be a duel, but this is just friendly sparring. If the injury is that bad, it might be time to quit.

“Keuuut…! It’s definitely excessive, but it’s still a bit disappointing. I wanted to see the power of a master who gave his all, but I guess it was still too much for me.”

“All-out power? Hmm…well, it’s the last time, so it’ll be okay at least once. Come on.”

Because I also wanted to try it with a sober mind.

“Oh, you want to show me something? Of course, it’s nice that you have a refreshing personality!”

Leonor was delighted.

He threw away the broken wooden sword, picked up a new wooden sword, and charged at me.

A thrust with all his might.

Since it was the last attack anyway, defense was not even considered at all.

Looking at that image, I look inside myself.

A blue glow deep in my mind.

The awakened karma permeated my entire body.

And, time slows down.

The nerves of the brain heat up, and sensations beyond human limits transcend cognition.

Transcendent power resides in the body.

Everything crawls like a turtle.

The whole world seems as fragile as foam.

It felt like it would fall into pieces if I even stepped on it.

Lay the sword horizontally and slowly bring it over your shoulder.

I felt a strange resistance, as if I was moving in the water.

And swing it.

Towards Leonor’s wooden sword, which approaches slowly as if in slow motion.

The tip of my slowly swung sword passes through her wooden sword like an illusion.

Turn it back and swing it again. And again. Over and over again. endlessly.

After cutting it about five times, everything suddenly returned to its original state.

– Wow!

A loud noise pierces the eardrums.

The air exploded like a bomb along with the surging flames.

Leonor was blown away by the impact and rolled around on the floor.

I didn’t even think about checking her condition, and just thought back to the scene I had just seen.

What was it?

It was a truly strange feeling, as if I had been cut off from the flow of the world.

When I looked down, there was nothing left in my hand.

Except for the broken pieces.

Is this my power? It’s unbelievable power.

A feeling of exhaustion pressed down on my whole body.