Knights, Let’s Smash Them

35 – The Smile Knights Maker (2)

“You really will…… ?”

“Then do you fake it?”

I grabbed the sword and swung it into the air several times. The grip is not bad, and the center of gravity is not bad either.

It seems that the old Dwarf who has settled in Yo Tipfn Village is quite good at his workmanship.

Often, adventurers leave custom-making to go, but this level of skill is acceptable.

In addition, the protective equipment was also lightweight and fit perfectly to the body. It was a leather protector that protected the head, knees, and forearms.

“It’s not just simple sparring, it’s okay to use all of the Erain swordsmanship!”

“Oh, it’s okay, it’s really okay, don’t worry. So, aren’t you wearing protective gear?”

“Just because you block it with a protective gear doesn’t mean it gets blocked…… !!”

“It’s okay, I won’t die.”

I said, shaking my feet to warm up.

I know very well what Sianne is worried about.

No matter how strong a sword is, from the moment you use Aura, it becomes a more threatening weapon than most real swords.

Like when fighting with a real sword, it won’t cause your forearm to fall apart just because you get cut, but it will still get scarred.

If you hit a bone without protection, the bone will be crushed.

‘Actually, it’s not once or twice that I’ve broken a bone while sparring.’

There is a reason why I was obsessed with physical training in the Imperial Black Lion Knights.

It was because only strong muscles, flexible joints, and strong bones could minimize injuries.

No matter how much he was an administrator, he couldn’t be free from the goodwill fights held every month.

It was because of the policy of our goddamn Cain Icarus Chief of Staff, ‘The Imperial Knights, from the lowest janitor to the knight leader, must be trained in actual combat.’

-You guys, what would you do if assassins invaded the empty Knights Headquarters after all the knights had gone out?

-No…… Doesn’t our knight corps bylaws keep at least one knight corps to stay and guard the headquarters to prevent that?

-Don’t make excuses, b*tch, huh? What does the bastard called the Chief Admin know?

– Sorry.

– So what are you going to do!

-Cheap, shouldn’t we fight?

-That’s right. And if you want to fight, you have to practice fighting like this every time to learn how to fight.

You’re an old-fashioned bastard who insists on what he thinks is right while giving an example like an asshole.

In the meantime, the other administrators are fighting in pairs with apprentice knights.

Chief Cain always pointed at me. It was because he was the chief administrative officer, so he had to compete with the chief of staff.

‘Although that was also because he was old and withered, and was no match for the other knights.’

Of course, even if I grew old, who couldn’t even properly awaken mana, there was no way I could beat a decent knight who had awakened to an aura.

In order not to get hurt here and there by beating her to death, she had no choice but to train her body and learn the grabbing technique to shed the skills that contained the aura.

Ah, thinking about it again makes me angry.

That bastard, I could have won a few times later.

‘Didn’t I have applied for Dalian before leaving?’

Anyway, with all these thoughts, I smiled leisurely at Xianne.

“I don’t have any talent for swordsmanship, but I don’t have that deep experience. I can confidently say that it won’t be too bad for Captain Xianne’s light sparring opponent.”

“Is that so… ….”

She keeps insisting that she’s fine, so she eventually pulls out her sword and poses herself countless times.

Perfect position with no distractions.

It was a clean attitude that seemed to have reproduced the longsword code as it was in the Knights.

I could feel, even in a fragmentary way, how diligently Xian Ne had trained her swordsmanship.

“Huh-!!”

With a single word of spirit, her blonde hair fluttered. The distance narrowed in an instant, and her sword came down from above.

The aura didn’t activate.

Is it his own consideration? Or is it an attempt to gauge my skills?

Kang!! I burrowed into the trajectory of the strike and deflected the blade.

The impact of the blunt sword blades colliding travels through her wrist, and she immediately twists her shoulder and thrusts her sword at Xi’an.

“…… ?!”

“You’ve been beaten, Captain.”

The sword that passed through Xianne’s belly.

If it was a real sword, Xianne would have already been eliminated at this point.

Since it was a battle between a long sword and a short sword that boasted relatively long reach and wide blades, even though I was at a complete disadvantage, she gave her effective hits.

Sianne seemed quite surprised by that fact.

Because it takes a lot of proficiency to dig a loophole without wearing a buckler that can be used separately.

But it’s still a fact that I don’t have any mastery of swordsmanship.

Why?

This is the swordsmanship I learned while being beaten.

In the first place, in order for self-esteem to be cured, it is a story that the person in charge of healing must have some level of skill.

I wouldn’t be so frustrated if my self-esteem would go up just because I won a cock-meal that anyone could shake off.

My Golden Goblin, Chun-shik, said to me, ‘Human! Isn’t the sense of weight itself different from saying, “I’m good at swordsmanship!” And when Persuscaron says, “You’re good at swordsmanship?”

Pushing hard on rice is nothing more than good science.

The reason Cain that old bastard insisted on only me as a sparring opponent was that rank knights lacked skills, and it wasn’t fun to play with administrative positions who were too weak.

“If it is a swordsmanship that excludes mana, you should approach it with the thought that you are dealing with at least an average knight.”

“…… Sorry.”

Xian Ne drew back her sword and politely bowed her head to me.

“I was rude. Please forgive me.”

“No…… Well, until forgiveness.”

As I thought, until just a moment ago, it seemed that he was really concerned that I might get hurt.

Actually, I could understand that as well.

Even if it was a sword, it wasn’t Taekwondo, and it wasn’t going to end with an injury to the level of being hit with a few kicks.

“So, from now on, I will sincerely go as you said.”

Wow—.

Ugh-uh-huh!

Sianne opened the aura. The shimmering energy is painted in white on the sword.

A blindingly pure mana.

I took a gulp and concentrated.

From now on, I really had to be careful not to scream the moment I got hit.

“Go!!”

Cianne’s sword accelerated at the same time as the voice shouted as a warning. Much faster than the previous blow.

Previously, it was possible to catch the trajectory, but with the current attack, it was impossible to visually check where it was aiming.

“Kuh!?”

Kaga River!!

I swung my sword in response to the instinctive intent to kill.

Inside the flank.

She received a slash that pierced her by the edge, but Cianne did not stop.

Swordsmanship is not as easy as you might think.

I wonder if I possessed this body and received corrections with the feeling of being a sword master.

For me, who is actually close to a normal person, it was close to a literal fantasy to pour out dozens of consecutive attacks while scattering sword skills, as often appears in novels or games.

And Xianne, who was able to pull off that combo attack, was a powerful person who had reached the realm of fantasy.

A longsword-shaped sword digs in.

An attack that is caught on the side and crosses the sword blades upward.

I knew that the trajectory was aimed precisely at the head, but even after knowing it, I could not react and allowed the blow.

Paak!!!

“Keah!!!”

I feel like my head is spinning.

Wow, crazy! It hurts so much!!!

I thought I had trained my strength a bit while being beaten up within the knights, but this would have been a 100% fracture if there was no protection or if Xianne gave me a little more strength.

“Lubern Magistrate!!!”

“Gwa, it’s okay. Please continue.”

But I can endure it.

From now on, this protective gear on my head will be called the “Band of Spirit,” And I will persevere with it until I have 1 HP left.

When I said that, Xian Ne didn’t know what to do, and she was restless.

“Do it quickly!!”

“aaa!!”

Is the next tile coming in diagonally? Sianne’s swordsman sprints with spirit.

I immediately leaped backwards to increase my distance with Cianne.

If you keep a distance that doesn’t even work and hold out to put a counter, you’ll retire in just a few seconds.

“Suck!!”

However, even the distance I had worked so hard to catch up with with one step.

Kang! Kagak!!

Two consecutive hits.

It is difficult just to block her with all her might.

I somehow missed it, but the shockwave threw her off balance and tumbled to the floor.

f*ck!

Thump!

“Kuhhh…… !!”

“The Administrator…… !”

“Let’s go one more time, just one more time!”

She constantly stimulates and urges her. Xian-ne was sure to know that I was hitting her with all her might.

She must have felt it now.

What I want to say.

“This time…… It’s the last one!”

“I will also endure one last time.”

Originally, it is said that there is a world of difference between when knights use Aura and when they don’t.

When I felt it innocently, Xianne had a much bigger gap.

How many deep auras do you have?

I was afraid to admire the advance attack.

Rotate her wrist to twist the blade as it stabs. Xianne’s sword barely passed by my ear.

A slight sensation ran down her spine.

But she doesn’t back down. Since this is the last time I’ve said I’ll try to hold on, I’m only going to do it with sincerity.

I looked straight into Xianne’s eyes, who were burning with her fighting spirit, and added strength to her wrist to deflect her sword.

‘It’s a gap!!’

As before, the abdomen was completely empty.

Is it some kind of weakness? I quickly recovered my stance and clung to Xianne.

However, Cyane easily blocked my penetrating attack.

Kang!!

With a simple twist of her hand a little lower, the path of her sword was completely blocked.

An impenetrable defensive posture that will not allow even a momentary gap to squeeze in.

I was hit on the shoulder by the elbow that continued, and I put the sword on the floor.

Clink—! Cagan Kang!

A complete defeat.

I wondered if this was enough, so I lightly brushed her throbbing shoulder and applauded Xianne.

“I couldn’t keep up. You are amazing.”

“…… The Luvern magistrate is amazing. The senses are incredibly sharp.”

“Seodanggae also recites Poongwol in three years, but in the Knights of the Black Lion, it takes three years to become like this.”

The problem is that I didn’t learn it the way I absolutely wanted to.

“This is the average of the Knights of the Black Lion? More than the level of an ordinary knight of a certain knights…… It is much higher.”

“It is the same with Captain Xianne. The weight of the pure attacking aura…… It’s hard to even bear it.”

I said, wringing out my throbbing wrist.

This is mutual respect grooming.

My trumpet skill that gives each other compliments and raises my self-esteem at the same time.

In the Knights of the Black Lion, it was used sparingly to boost the self-esteem of apprentice knights and newcomers who had just received a knight’s license.

“Now, let’s get to the main topic. Please show me the Erain inspection that the leader is making.”

The search battle is roughly over.

Now that you’ve enjoyed the appetizer, shouldn’t the main dish come out soon?

In the end, if the decline in self-esteem is due to the perfection of the swordsmanship, then I can give you some advice only after experiencing the swordsman himself.

Of course, that experience includes being beaten.

You can’t be hit with a real sword, can you?

Besides, the last time I saw it in the dungeon, it went by too quickly.

“Okay.”

I’ve been with you all along, but now it’s an ambiguous situation.

Xian Ne looked at me with a determined look in her eyes, then she straightened up again.

Whoop whoop.

She takes a deep breath and her eyes light up.

“Eraine’s 8th sword. Evening primrose.”

Flash.

A flash of light resembling moonlight poured down.