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22angry blind trust (4)
When sparring first started.
A familiar voice sounded in Kevin's ears..
-Raise your sword and block the way ahead. Chris will attempt a surprise attack..
It was Roman's voice..
As Kevin, who did not know the identity of the transmission sound that transmits voice through mana, he was not sure what decision to make at that moment..
a moment's hesitation.
Although he could not completely understand what had happened to him, he instinctively moved according to what he said when he realized that the owner of the voice was Roman..
That moment.
Sigh!
“……!”
A tingling shock occurred in my hand..
I just blocked the front as Roman told me to do, but I unknowingly blocked Chris' preemptive attack..
-One step aside. And aim for Chris' chest as he attempts a kick..
next command.
Kevin wanted to follow Roman's advice..
However, his reaction speed was slower than expected, and Chris' kick that Roman had predicted was already hitting his abdomen..
puck!
“Wow!”
screamed.
Kevin suddenly lost his breath and fell to the floor, clutching his stomach..
Thick saliva dripped from my mouth..
Kevin cut off his own arm just a week ago, but he never got used to the pain..
It was then.
-throw yourself to the right.
A voice digging into my head.
Kevin knew he had to follow those words to survive..
I forced myself to swallow the pain and jumped away, and as expected, I saw Chris swinging his sword at me..
-Target the opponent's left chest.
It was a gap.
Chris swung his sword wide, exposing a loophole, and it seemed to Kevin that he could land a blow if he attacked that spot..
However, this time, the attack failed due to Kevin's lack of capabilities..
The speed of swinging the sword was slow enough to make you yawn, and the steps were tangled, so the attack distance was short..
a complete failure.
Chris didn't even know that his opponent was exploiting his loophole..
It was an attack that could easily be avoided, and Kevin was hit in the stomach once again by Chris' counterattack..
Powok!
“Wow!”
It was a one-sided fight.
Kevin was messed up without even being able to fight back, and the pain was so intense that he felt like he was bleeding..
Still, the words that I would give up sparring did not come out of my mouth..
Aside from the fact that Roman didn't order him to stop, what was happening was so funny..
‘Master Roman is omnipotent. Chris is like a puppet, doing what Master Roman says..’
Roman's voice.
it was a prophecy.
When Chris said he would attack the right, the same thing happened in real life, and the loophole that Roman was talking about actually seemed like an opening to take down Chris..
However, he just lacked the ability to implement it..
According to Roman's advice, this was a fight where he should have defeated Chris right away, but his insignificant body didn't listen..
It's funny..
2Castle Aura Knight.
An object that ordinary people like himself looked up to, Roman played with by placing it in the palm of his hand like a toy..
Then I realized.
Why did you send me to Dalian?.
Roman sent himself a message..
‘This is Master Roman’s level. Even Chris, who is said to be Dmitri's greatest genius, can't even match the master's true abilities. That kind of person is the master I will be loyal to for the rest of my life, and even if it is something that does not make sense, I must blindly follow what you say..’
the road ahead.
future goals.
Roman’s image appeared before my eyes..
Just as I cut off my own arm because I only believed in Roman's words, I had a blind confidence that I would become stronger if I followed him..
one sparring.
Roman gave a basis for faith.
have to follow yourself.
At the same time, the reason why one cannot help but feel awe.
Regardless of the physical pain, Kevin was completely absorbed in the sparring, so Chris' warning didn't work..
“I'll say it for the last time. If you show your will to fight any longer, be prepared to have one of your bodies crippled..”
final warning.
Kevin grinned..
‘Give up sparring?’
That can't be possible..
The other side doesn't know the truth.
That you are a puppet.
Even a great knight like Chris is a master to be played with like a toy, so how can a boy in his mid-teens who has nothing establish himself as Roman's man?.
No matter how much I thought about it, there was only one answer..
trust.
loyalty.
If your body is weak, you need to show your mental strength..
“Let's do it till the end.”
that word.
It was Kevin's decision..
Even if this sparring ended in blood, Kevin wanted to prove his unique worth..
each other's perspective.
The world we see from each other.
Chris didn't know Kevin's resolve, so he exploded at the sight of Kevin not giving up until the end..
Tuk.
I'm running out of patience.
My heart that felt sorry for the other person was covered with anger..
“I don't even know the topic……!”
crackling.
kicked the ground.
Chris thought Kevin had nothing to do with this..
However, if you show the spirit of a warrior who ignores the dozens of years you have devoted to the sword and does not give up until the end, it will be a different story..
It needs to be finished definitively. What a mistake he made, Kevin will regret his mistake for the rest of his life as a result of the disastrous consequences of one of his bodies being crippled..
chris was fast.
a ray of light.
He penetrated the space in an instant, and swung his sword at a speed that Kevin could not react to, aiming for the opponent's shoulder..
one arm.
It's the price of mistakes.
The moment the wooden sword was about to cut his arm, Kevin took a step forward..
-one step forward.
widely.
“……!”
Chris widened his eyes..
one step ahead.
That place is a dead place..
It was like sticking your head into the spot where the wooden sword fell, and it was a similar picture to when Roman defeated Chris..
Still, Kevin didn't hesitate..
Even though he knew he might die, he took a step and secured a position to attack before his opponent..
And then.
-Attack with all your might.
followed the last command.
Kevin gritted his teeth and swung his sword from bottom to top, the crude blow cutting the wind and targeting his opponent..
A situation of imminent action.
Our bodies were entangled with each other..
As a result.
Wow!
I heard the sound of something breaking..
With drops of blood flying, the body of a man fell backwards like a doll with its strings cut..
a momentary victory.
The winner is.
“you damn bastard.”
It was Chris.
As he looked at me with a tired look, I saw blood flowing around Kevin..
sparring is over.
Fortunately, Kevin was alive and well..
The wooden sword that Chris swung grazed his forehead by a narrow margin, tearing his skin, but he was able to overcome the crisis by blocking the follow-up attack with the wooden sword..
The wooden sword was broken by a powerful blow..
And from the kick attack that penetrated his abdomen, Kevin, whose pain accumulated, fell backwards, revealing the white of his body..
It was a poisonous tumor.
The will to fight to the end, even at a crude level, gave rise to complex emotions when looking at Kevin..
Chris's Victory.
Roman said while taking care of Kevin..
“As promised, if you want, I will teach you starting tomorrow. From now on, the choice is yours..”
That was the end of it.
Roman was busy tending to Kevin's wounds, as if Chris wasn't in sight..
It was a truly ironic scene..
It was Roman who put Kevin in danger, but Roman showed that he treated Kevin like a precious person..
“……Why on earth did I fight?.”
Chris returns home.
he was lost in thought.
At first, my intention was to get Roman's attention by defeating Kevin, but now my mind has become confused due to the unexpected development..
In fact, this sparring was a fight that was a loss to accept..
In a fight where even if he won, he couldn't even make it back, Chris was overwhelmed by Kevin's venom for a moment..
Especially the last battle.
At that moment, Chris remembered a memory from the past..
‘It was like Master Roman. The decision to step out with all four limbs was both a perfect attack and a defensive move..’
if.
If I hadn't experienced the same thing from Roman,.
It was a real shame for Chris, but he wasn't sure he would have completely dodged Kevin's attack without mana..
Memories of the past became experiences.
Chris was able to react quickly to a situation he had replayed countless times in his head, and tried to counterattack by dodging Kevin's attack..
There was a strange thrill in the process..
Even though his opponent was just an ordinary person, Chris burst out laughing at the fact that he had improved from the past..
Roman didn't teach anything..
however.
he was making progress.
My one and only experience fighting Roman.
It has suddenly become the foundation for development and a test that can respond differently to the same situation..
That's not all.
‘Looking back now, every single one of Kevin's decisions was very appropriate. I didn't think Master Roman had given Kevin any instructions, but that wasn't the case. If Kevin had been a little faster and stronger instead of just a commoner, that one decision might have made me a loser..’
I recalled the memories of Dalian..
Imagine failing to make a surprise preemptive attack and being counterattacked, Chris thought of another way to deal with it..
those moments.
analyzed it.
As I looked through each item, I tried to figure out how Roman viewed him..
‘I thought Master Roman was Dmitry's jerk, just like the rumors said. However, after losing the battle with the master, I gained confidence after sparring with Kevin as a substitute. Master Roman is not just a genius. I can't understand it with common sense, but he has reached a level that even my teacher, Knight Commander Jonathan, can't reach..’
Roman's realm.
I couldn't even guess.
It's not just about physical strength; the world of nothingness that Roman's spirit touches is on a different level..
what does he see.
Just by mixing swords with Roman once, and trying to understand Roman's judgment through proxy sparring, my mind was filled with countless teachings..
That's a world I never experienced when I was in the well.
The more he analyzed his experience, the more Chris was left with pure admiration..
roman.
I saw the meaning of what he said.
It didn't mean to simply stay by your side, but to look at yourself and find a way to become stronger..
“Was I this stupid??”
eat.
I laughed out loud.
If you think about it.
Roman gave many hints..
During the process of teaching Kevin, there were many things that were said to Chris as if he was going to listen to them, but when he was teaching the basics, Chris did not want to accept the situation..
It was a rejection based on prejudice..
He was a swordsman who had reached a certain level, so even though he bowed his head to learn, he was not ready to receive instruction..
however.
I know now.
Just by watching Roman and realizing and improving yourself, you can reach a different level..
“……I, Chris, don't really know you yet. The Roman Dmitry I remember is such a terrible person that he was called Dmitri's idiot, but what you have shown recently is beyond my common sense. What is certain is that I approve of you. From now on, I will be by your side, spying and learning everything until I surpass you..”
It was my own promise.
Talking to himself, Chris set a new goal..
and the next day.
Chris went to see Roman and said.
“No teaching is needed. I, myself, will follow Master Roman and find a way to become stronger..”
that day.
Chris thought.
Until I surpass Roman, I will live by Roman's sword..
But does he know?
This statement, uttered with blood, was a lifelong pledge to decide which lord he would follow for the rest of his life..
in the future.
Cairo's flash of fame on the continent was the moment that decided his future at an early age..
And time passed.
a week later.
It's the day of Barco's social party..
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