#After returning, the family was ruined (131)
Perhaps because of the two weeks of hardship, the late exponents who arrived at the academy fell into a sleepy state.
The next morning.
Mileton, who naturally woke up earlier than the other reviewers, finished washing his face and went out to the training ground.
A secret training hall said to have been newly prepared by the Academy. The facilities there were on a different level from a typical training center.
‘It should be like this.’
Mileton nodded with satisfaction at the facility and entered the training hall.
Then he narrowed his eyes.
‘huh? Why is that guy…’
It was only natural that there was a duke. But one uninvited guest was different. A knight who introduced himself as Myers. He had been receiving training from the duke since early morning.
“If you come, please come quickly.”
“good morning. By the way, why did the author…?”
“Ah, you are the one called the kingdom’s greatest sword. “I was also placed in a special class.”
Are you dissatisfied?
Even though he answered with a grin on his face, it felt like he was asking a question for some reason.
“…I guess the ‘last place’ gets the morning class.”
“I heard from my brother that the rankings were only established yesterday… It would be really funny for me to get involved in the ranking battle now. So I’ll just take last place.”
Mileton’s eyes narrowed.
His rival, the Duke of Ethan.
This tutoring was an opportunity that he created by ‘forcibly’ and ‘unreasonably’ lowering his score. It is said to be a hand given shyly by someone who is very shy.
‘Rejecting such sincerity….’
It was unmanly.
In fact, the duke looked at the two people in embarrassment and said nothing.
My younger brother and lifelong rival.
It would be a very difficult choice to have to hold the hand of only one of the two. So, although I was a little disappointed, I could fully understand his decision.
‘They’re telling you to solve it yourself.’
Mileton smiled coldly and looked at Myers.
“I just came in last yesterday, so wouldn’t it be funny to see my ranking change overnight? So Myers comes in 5th place. I will take 6th place.”
“Oh no. There is no way to remove a stone that has rolled in and is stuck in it. “Of course I should come in 6th place.”
“As a knight, I will yield.”
“I am also a knight. “We are in a position where we cannot accept concessions.”
The gazes of the two people passed sharply. Opinions continued to run in parallel. A war of concessions that seems to never end.
It was the Duke who was quietly observing the situation who declared the end of it.
“You want to decide who is last?”
“Oh brother.”
“I am of the same opinion.”
Ethan chuckled.
All I had to do was teach both of them. Nevertheless, I was quietly watching the situation.
‘It would be nice to pair up.’
This was because the two were quite similar, starting from their age range to their personalities. Mileton, an offensive knight who unleashes a thuggish attack using the reverse heavenly sword technique.
Myers, on the other hand, was a defensive knight who invested everything in shield skills.
‘The two have similar skills…’
Once a competitive structure was created, each person would automatically start to regard each other as competitors. The existence of suitable competitors accelerates each other’s growth. For the sake of both of them’s growth, I thought it would be a good idea to sort out their ranks at this time.
“Then let’s have a fight. However, the winner decides who is in last place.”
If this rule were not in place, there was a possibility that the two sides would put on an all-time badass fight in hopes of finishing in last place. Their eyes sparkled, perhaps thanks to one rule.
‘I didn’t like it…’
‘It’s good.’
Myers looked at Mileton.
‘Kingdom’s best sword?’
At most, he was only one year older than me.
He was definitely strong for his age, but…
‘It’s not so much that I can’t deal with him.’
If we continue to defend calmly, we may be able to win.
But at most, you have that level of skill.
‘…How dare you compare yourself to your brother?’
There was still a perception throughout the kingdom that the kingdom’s best swordsman was the most capable among his peers. To Myers, it seemed absurd.
Because his older brother was a knight with greater talent than anyone else in the world.
‘I’ll hold you.’
It will be clearly revealed to the entire kingdom that the kingdom’s best sword is at best worthy of being eaten by the duke’s brother.
Then, I will spread my brother’s greatness throughout the kingdom. Since this is what the knight who captured the kingdom’s best sword is saying, the statement will carry a lot of weight.
The duke’s skills are incomparable to any other later index.
Due to this sparring, the people of the kingdom would clearly realize this fact.
The two people glared at each other.
‘…You weren’t just a loudmouth.’
Myers holding a huge tower shield made of steel.
When the huge body and the shield came together, it felt like we were facing a small hill. It is also a sturdy hill with tightly packed soil.
‘Even so…’
In the end, it was just a hill made of dirt.
“let’s begin.”
“That’s right.”
Mileton’s new model has become blurred.
In an instant, he was next to Myers and thrust out a sword full of mana. Flames burned from the shield.
The tower shield began rushing towards the sword as if it were being struck straight away.
It was when the sword and shield collided.
Pow!
A huge explosion rang out.
‘Pfft!’
The power contained in the shield was beyond imagination. This was because it contained a lot of mana as heavy as a mountain. If I hadn’t hit Mana as hard as I could, my arm would have been broken in an instant.
Mileton gritted his teeth while enduring the throbbing pain and continued his attack. An overwhelming offensive was needed to break through the strong defense.
Rotating collision fusion explosion.
The four techniques of the reverse heavenly sword were being added to his sword dance. The onslaught continued so quickly that a blurry sword image surrounded the surroundings.
Myers, holding his shield in front of him, crouched his legs and received the sword strike, as if he were a turtle hiding its body tightly in its shell.
‘…Ugh!’
Every time he received a sword strike, his new form was pushed backwards little by little.
The blow was extremely heavy.
It was a sword strike that had everything from speed, power, and precision.
‘…the kingdom’s best sword.’
Through this sparring, I painfully realized that such a title was not given for nothing.
Even so…
‘It’s far worse than my brother’s sword.’
Ethan’s sword contained such a distant secret that no matter how much he practiced his shield skills, he could not possibly master it.
Compared to that, Mileton’s sword could be said to be infinitely light.
Wow!
Myers bit his lip.
The new model, which had been pushed back, had already reached the end of the training ground.
If things continue like this, you will be thrown out of the training ground.
‘We must compete!’
Myers gritted his teeth and spun his mana.
The flame essence flowing through the body began to emit explosive heat.
The third stage of the cycle is embodiment.
Myers’ body was already perfectly adapted to the heat.
Cheeeee!
Smoke flowed from his body as if it were a blazing furnace. Mileton’s face immediately hardened at that sight. This was because he had a intuition that the knight in front of him was about to take a chance.
‘OK! ‘I’ll deal with you!’
A long stream of mana formed on Mileton’s sword. It was time to show the best skills he could utilize.
[Reverse Heavenly Sword Chapter 3]
[Seven Killing Swords]
A sword technique that targets seven vital points.
Seven sword energy poured down towards the charging knight.
‘Avoid only critical points!’
Even though long sword marks were forming all over his body, Myers was rushing towards him without any hesitation.
‘…ignorant!’
Soon the weapon in his hand moved.
It was a mace with a heavy iron ball attached to it. The area the iron ball was targeting was the waist.
The judgment was shrewd.
‘Give flesh and take bones.’
If you avoid that, all your efforts to push it to the corner of the training ground so far will have been in vain.
Moreover, I had no desire to avoid direct confrontation. What Mileton chose was to launch a counterattack.
A long sword filled with mana was rushing towards Myers, aiming for his neck.
waist and neck.
Even though weapons were flying towards each other’s vital points, the two did not blink an eye.
Right then.
The two men’s attack stopped as if they had hit a solid wall.
“stop.”
Before they knew it, the Duke had entered the middle of the two and was blocking each other’s weapons.
“This is sparring, not life or death. Let’s both cool our heads.”
“….”
While the two were silent, the Duke made his decision.
“Winners are milestones.”
Even though the Duke declared victory, Mileton could not be happier. What would have happened if each other’s attacks had continued?
Myers’ head may have been blown off, but his back would have been completely shattered by the mace. When he saw the mana as heavy as a mountain contained in the mace, he would probably have been crippled for the rest of his life.
‘shit.’
The match was close to a draw.
There was no doubt that it was the duke’s own consideration that gave him his hand here. But this time, I wasn’t so happy with the consideration. If you had captured and pressed the opponent perfectly, you wouldn’t have received such consideration from the duke.
“You can judge. “Which of the two will you place last?”
“…I didn’t completely win.”
“so?”
“…I’d rather have a draw.”
“tie?”
“yes. “For last place… how about we do it together?”
“It doesn’t matter because the structure was that the winner determines the ranking.”
“Then I would like to do that.”
He was a guy with strong pride.
“Then let’s tie for last place. “I want you both to come here every morning.”
“yes!”
The two show a subtle attitude towards each other. It seemed like they would be good competitors in the future.
* * *
That night.
Ethan, who was meditating in the room assigned to the professor, opened his eyes.
This was because he felt a secret presence coming towards him.
It was a familiar feeling.
‘You’re here.’
Soon, a human figure appeared in front of him.
“It’s been a while. The Earl of Wallington.”
The head of the kingdom’s intelligence group Red Moon and one of the king’s faction’s leaders.
As soon as he arrived at the academy, Ethan sent him a letter.
It was a letter saying there was something important to talk about. Not even a day later, the Count came to visit him in person.
It meant that the kingdom considered him very important. Wallington then looked at Ethan and said.
“I heard you had something to say to me…”
“I would like to conduct a parent observation class. “Can you send me an official document from the kingdom?”
“…yes?”
Parent observation classes?
Wallington’s face was dumbfounded by the unexpected request.