I Became God of War's Youngest Disciple - Episode 68
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If we bring together experts in each field and discuss for three days and nights how to use 24 hours most efficiently, wouldn't the timetable for this retreat be created??
The retreat schedule was so tight that it made me think such nonsense..
If it weren't for the occasional evening break, several people would have already come out sick..
“How did this day end?…….”
Evan muttered in a tired voice, and Charis also added, falling down on the table..
“…Time really doesn't go by so quickly..”
“Hasn't it been even a week yet??”
“I know. I want to eat sweets.”
“I'm meat... … . He looks like a very bad guy with a lot of scaffolding and a body sprinkled with spices..”
“If I drink just one glass of beer, I will have no wish..”
“…I feel like dying. really.”
I answered without taking my eyes off the book I was reading..
“But you didn't die.”
“huh?”
Then the eyes of the guys around me turned to me..
“What are you talking about??”
“That guy is saying weird things again.”
“Evan, don’t you take care of your roommate??”
These bastards?
There's no filtering in saying that we've become closer over the past few days..
I had no choice but to close the book and kindly explain to these idiots..
“What are you talking about? This means that the instructors here are that competent..”
The guys nearby blinked and looked at me, so I added,.
“It seems like they're on the verge of death, but none of them actually fell. It’s proof that you accurately understand our level. This means that you know exactly how much to tighten and how much to release..”
“…is it?”
“Well, it's just a guess.”
“Was it a guess?.”
It's a guess, but it's probably almost certain. Perhaps because I experienced something similar in Yeongsan, I can vaguely read the thoughts of the instructors..
As I was about to read the book again, Evan asked.
“the book is fun?”
“Just so-and-so. Do you want to read it too??”
“What kind of book is it??”
“History book. It's a story about twenty-one heroes who become the ancestors of great families..”
“hmm… I'm okay.”
Evan said with a slight smile..
I guess so.
If you come from a great family, you would have read enough books about the 21 Heroes since you were young..
It was the same for me, but because of my life in Yeongsan, my memories were a bit blurry, so I felt like I was ruminating..
“Oh, there's a skull passing by..”
Of course Skull is not his real name..
That guy passing by the lounge just now, he's skinny and his eyes are particularly sunken, so he looks like a skull, so someone called him Skull.…….
After that, everyone called it that..
I heard that he came from an aristocratic family, but I can't even remember his last name..
“hey! skull!”
Charis waved her hand and shouted, making Skull startle..
Then he looked around as if searching, and ran up the stairs as if running away..
“What, why is it like that??”
“Leave it alone. That guy got points deducted again today. Even if I don't say anything, I'll be depressed.”
“You shouldn't be depressed, you should be angry.?”
“If it's a single cell like you, then yes..”
“Well, you bastard.?”
I took my eyes off the book for a moment and glanced at the back of Skull..
It looks awkward disappearing upstairs as if being chased somewhere..
No, it's beyond awkward.…….
“…….”
It smells somehow stinky..
* * *
Wow!
I felt a shock on my shoulder and stumbled..
I couldn't tell heaven and earth due to a momentary loss of balance, but that doesn't mean I can afford to stand still..
I forced my upper body down to avoid the next attack. Whoops, a sharp tip of a foot passed by just in the nick of time..
My hair stood on end..
This guy is slowly losing his touch..
If the attack was just right, it went to the goal..
Of course, that doesn't mean you can't look scared or intimidated..
I pretended to stumble and then went on the offensive as soon as I regained my balance..
The penalty imposed by the hunting teacher today was the sealing of his right leg..
So the place I will dig into is naturally the right side of the opponent.-.
‘…In general, you would think that.’
So let’s try a little variation here..
I deliberately dug in to the left, where the strongest defenses were built..
The hunting teacher wasn't surprised, but he was a bit slow to react to the unexpected development..
In that moment, I swung my arm like a sword and decapitated the opponent with the blade of my hand..
Powok.
“…….”
It was cut, right??
I think I hit a log, not a neck..
Immediately after, I braced my abdomen in preparation for the pain that was to come..
Powok-.
Flying, flying so well-.
I levitated for a moment while looking at the clear night sky of the Butterfly Forest..
And as soon as he hit the floor, he got up and lowered his head..
“lost.”
The hunting teacher slowly opened his mouth as he saw me declaring defeat..
“The technique is still great. I am also good at detecting the other person's weaknesses..”
“thank you.”
“But stamina always holds me back. At the end, the movement slowed down a lot..”
I know.
“The importance of basic physical strength cannot be emphasized enough. However, endurance cannot be created overnight. Don't be overconfident and keep training..”
“yes.”
Even if not overnight, in about a month, this body will be brought up to a usable level..
Cheil Chloride has that much potential..
The hunting teacher nodded and said.
“Today's sparring was also lost, so 2 points are deducted.…….”
I had a rough idea of what was coming next..
“… Regardless of their lack of stamina, they showed grit by continuing to spar for 10 minutes. It is excellent mental power. Also, the last psychological game was quite good, so it gets 2 extra points..”
“thank you.”
As expected, my score today was plus or minus 0..
Since it is a repertoire that continues every sparring class, it is no longer surprising..
When the hunting instructor left, Charis came and said something..
“I guess the instructor really liked you.?”
I corrected that illusion by shaking the dust off my body..
“No way. That guy is just a badass..”
“What does it mean to be a bad nicker??”
“Dark, silent, insidious... … . It has many meanings, but in this case it means meritocracy..”
“Ugh, uhm.”
For a moment, Charis looked as if she was wondering if I was joking, but I was serious..
“You don't remember what happened to Hans yesterday??”
“I remember.”
an incident that happened yesterday.
It seemed like I wasn't really losing any money by sparring with the hunting teacher, so that day Hans suddenly shouted..
- Today I will join the instructor.!
…So what was the result?.
As soon as the sparring started, Hans fell to the ground and even broke his arm bone..
The guy who was watching thought that was just a split-second insight that he had only heard about..
The hunting instructor's hands aren't particularly cruel..
Like Charis said, it's not like he viewed me favorably..
In my view, the hunting teacher was an extremely rational and cold-hearted person..
A guy with no skills tried to trick me into a fight, so I gave him a real education in his own way.-.
Seeing that, some people seem to think that the hunting teacher is favoring me..
‘Anyway, pathetic bastards…….’
If you mess with them, they'll be able to handle it just fine..
I am sure of one thing, I am the only one in Yeongdo who can continue sparring with the hunting teacher in this form..
Not only Hector and Seren, but even Charon would lose miserably against the hunting teacher..
There are two reasons.
First of all, most of these guys are not used to bodyless sparring without using mana or protection.…….
Second, I have a lot of experience in sparring with strong opponents..
Rather, should I say.
I have much more experience fighting the strong than the weak..
‘If he knows this, that guy, Caron, won’t come out either..’
This guy is crazy about scores..
It was then.
Cheers erupted from somewhere..
“be surprised what?”
“It's clear there... This is where Evan fought..”
Charis and I exchanged glances and then headed in that direction..
Just as Charis said, Evan was there..
The opponent... Caron Woodjack.
The two guys' appearances are very contrasting..
While Charon looked clean and without a single wound, Evan had a total mess from rolling on the floor so many times..
“what's the situation?”
“As you can see, whatever. Evan can't even use the page..”
Talkative Pam responded..
“Honestly, I didn't know there would be that much of a difference in level. I thought Evan's skills would be at the top of the ranks..”
“…….”
It's top tier.
It's just that Charon isn't at zero level..
Then Charon said.
“Evan Helvin. Why don't you follow the instructor's instructions??”
“…what?”
“The swordsmanship you insist on is too crude. With that, of course, I…….”
At this moment, Charon's eyes turned to me..
“…The others won't be able to win either..”
“…….”
“I advise you. At this rate you'll never make the top three.”
Evan's expression hardened as the words fell like a sentence..
I quietly watched it.
Of course, the sparring ended with Evan's defeat.-.
In that sparring, Evan's sword couldn't even graze Charon..
* * *
Saturday afternoon finally came.
The mood of the Yeongdo people was brighter today than other days..
Even I, who doesn't really pay attention to my surroundings, was able to read the airflow, and if it's natural, it's natural..
It's a weekend for two days from today.
Of course, this is a general concept, and the weekend of this retreat may not be in line with a holiday, but-.
Martial arts teacher Juan said in class this morning:.
“Weekend classes are only held in the morning. There will be a ranking announcement and individual subject selection schedule in the afternoon, but it won't take long..”
“Then after that…….”
“Of course it's free time..”
“Oh oh……!”
free time!
Everyone in the leadership burst into cheers at that sweet tone..
Evan, who was not swayed by the current and seemed relatively calm, asked a question..
“What are the ranking announcements and individual electives??”
“First of all, the ranking announcement means announcing the points possessed by the current leaders. From first place to last place, the points you currently have will be posted one by one..”
roar-.
All at once the place became noisy..
Is this a reaction given in front of a relatively tolerant martial arts teacher?.
If it had been hunting teacher Tanko who said that, I wouldn't have even made a noise..
Anyway, the intention to announce that ranking was clearly visible..
I guess it's to encourage competition..
“And from the second week, elective subjects will be added depending on aptitude. To put it simply, Youngdo students will now take different classes at the same time..”
‘aha.’
The 39 spirits gathered here all have different aptitudes..
It is natural that the environments in which they grew up, the martial arts they learned, and even their races are different..
Even if this is the case for basic classes, when you move to advanced courses, the things you need to focus on are bound to be different..
“The rankings are posted in the lounge on the first floor of Yeongdo Accommodation. Please check each one individually, and select individual subjects after lunch..”
After finishing what he had to say, the martial arts teacher left..
The young leaders looked at each other and at the same time rushed towards the dormitory..
I said, wiping away the dust with my hand..
“Impatient guys. I don't know why they're running around like that. Isn't that so??”
“…uh? Yeah, uh.”
Evan, who was dazed, answered.
This guy's mesmerized appearance has become more frequent after sparring with Charon..
As I looked at him quietly, Evan said as if trying to calm him down..
“aren't you curious?”
“I'm not curious. But just because you're late doesn't mean you can't check it..”
“I guess you want to see it quickly. I understand.”
“You also seem carefree.?”
“huh… … . I know all the points of the Youngdos..”
“what? how?”
Then Evan smiled slightly and said.
“The instructor said it out loud in every class. Mr. So-and-so gets 1 extra point, Mr. So-and-so gets 1 point deducted... like this. I calculated it all each time..”
“Even if the class bonus points are the same, sparring is?”
The hunting instructor's sparring took place every day unless there was a special schedule, but there were a total of three times this week..
There was a rule in this sparring where the winning side gained 1 point and the losing side lost 2 points.…….
No matter how smart you were, you wouldn't have been able to keep track of the victory and defeat around you during a fight..
“When you sit in the lounge after a sparring match, you mostly hear information about who won and who lost. However, when I asked questions directly, most of them were answered..”
“…….”
At this moment, I got goosebumps for the first time while looking at Evan..
And I vaguely knew why this guy's fall was called "the most painful betrayal to mankind"..
In short, Evan Helvin was the most difficult type to have as an enemy..
“Isn't it great? No, I should say it's insidious..”
“I'll take it as a compliment. For reference, your current ranking is tied for 16th..”
“aha.”
“The reaction is too dry.?”
“I expected it to be roughly like that. No, it's actually a little higher than expected.?
My grades at the retreat could never be considered excellent..
Because physical strength has always been a problem.
Even in classes where I could use mana, I deliberately only focused on physical strength because it was much more helpful for training..
Nevertheless, the reason he got to the top was probably because he continued to accumulate points in the hunting teacher's sparring..
While we were talking about this and that, I arrived at the hotel..
As the martial arts teacher said, the spirits were gathered at the bulletin board in the lounge.-.
“what's this?”
“…Nonsense.”
“There's nothing wrong……?”
The devastated voices of the leaders were heard..
At a glance, they look like their souls have run away from home..
“Why are they like this??”
“well… Is the ranking unexpected??”
The reaction is excessive for something that was simply unexpected..
“Wait, excuse me, let’s pass by..”
I forced my way between the leaders and finally stood in front of the bulletin board.…….
The moment you see the leaderboard.
“…Ellari?”
I couldn't help but be surprised too.
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