Chapter 139 – Nothing comes for free
For warriors, sparring is a confrontation with opponents stronger than oneself. It could be said that it was a work to make it one’s own.
No matter which warrior there is, there are bound to be weaknesses, and only those who can overcome their own weaknesses will finally have the foundation to advance to the next level.
Those who walk the path of martial arts using their bodies, including cold weapons such as swords, spears, bows, axes, and hammers, used to compare training in martial arts to building a building.
Those who practice martial arts must make the foundation strong and move on to the next level.
Why? This is because if a building is built without a strong foundation, it will collapse easily when an external or internal shock occurs.
However, if the foundation was firmly established and the pillars that would serve as the framework were erected and raised upright, even if the wall collapsed a little, it would be enough to build it again.
However, no matter how hard I built a building, there were people who quickly recognized my own shortcomings and tried to overcome them, and there were also people who could not figure out what their own shortcomings were by thinking alone.
That’s why people who practice martial arts are stronger than themselves. Or, through sparring with people who reached a similar level, he tried to find out his weaknesses and find a way to overcome them.
However, it was not easy to meet someone who reached a higher level than oneself while living life.
It could be said that a person who reached a high level and had strong power would inevitably belong to a certain group.
For example, students graduating from the Royal Academy generally belonged to the knights’ order run by their families.
In the case of a commoner, the aristocratic family that showed interest in the student usually recruited him into his family’s knights, or he went to the family he had in mind and submitted an application to join, and was accepted as a knights.
However, this was only possible for those with good grades, and if the grades were bad or the reputation was not good due to controversy within the academy, there was no other way than to become a wandering knight or become a mercenary and make a living.
So all the students did their best to get good grades and reach a high level no matter how hard they tried.
If you suffer for a while at the academy, you can get a good job and receive good treatment after that, so you are enduring the pain of the present for the sake of the future.
That’s why those who study at the Noble Academy or the Royal Academy used to try hard to get anything from someone better than themselves.
It was because they knew better what happened to the words of those who did not seize the opportunity when they were given the opportunity.
“Instead, it will be a bit difficult with bare mouth.”
For this reason, Adalbert was told to express sincerity explicitly, saying that he could not fight bare-mouthed.
What I regret anyway is the person who requested the sparring, and the person who was requested to sparred had nothing to regret even if they did not sparring with that person.
In addition, Adalbert had risen to the level of a sword master, and since he learned swordsmanship from his father, a sword master, his foundation could also be said to be solid.
“Do you want something?”
The female student who asked Adalbert for sparring sat in her chair, crossed her arms and looked at Adalbert.
She was thinking about what he would ask for now.
What will he ask for?
Should I ask for money?
However, at Noble Academy, there was no place that I could use because I was paid.
The students had no reason to spend extra money because most of them were supported by government money.
Are you trying to claim a stake in the business?
To say that, Adalbert didn’t even know what business she was in.
No, how do you know what the other person is doing when you first met here without even knowing their name?
Is he asking to be hired after graduating from the academy?
If he could defend against the instructor’s attack in the entrance exam and even counterattack, he was no different from a mature talent that various families were trying to take away from each other.
So it was highly unlikely that this was the case.
Could it be that they are targeting my body?
It’s not an exaggeration that she thought that way, because she had a decent body that put her in the top 1% in her age group.
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Even though she felt a little uncomfortable at the thought that he might harbor dark feelings for her own body, she was expecting her in her heart.
She was looking at Adalbert, waiting for what request would come out of his mouth.
“I heard that there is a bakery in one of the towns near the Noble Academy that sells delicious snacks that people wait in line for. I would like you to pick up some of the most popular snacks there.”
And she looked rather embarrassed by the requirements that came out of Adalbert’s mouth.
I wasn’t asking for money, I wasn’t asking for a post-graduation job, I wasn’t asking for her great body.
What he asked for was none other than delicious sweets.
“Am I really okay with that? Money, career after graduation, or…”
“Money is enough to play and eat for the rest of my life. After graduation, I decided to become an adventurer, so I don’t have any specific reason to belong to a certain family. So, what’s left are delicious snacks, right?”
She wasn’t the only female student who demanded a match against Adalbert’s absurd request.
“The person being asked for sparring is up to the individual’s discretion. If you bring me the sweets I mentioned, I will grant the requested sparring.”
“Well then, please wait a little longer. I need to send someone to the family to get the item you asked for.”
The female student who requested sparring decided to accept Adalbert’s condition.
It was not an excessive demand, since he was asking for snacks, not money, a job, or his own body.
Rather, it was one cookie at a time, so Adalbert was a poor business.
“But, are you really going to be okay with that?”
“It’s okay. It’s hard for a commoner like me to find someone to run errands for, so it’s hard to buy something outside Noble Academy.”
“Hmm, then? I’ll leave the snacks in the dormitory as soon as I get them.”
“Okay. Then, I’ll give you sparring as soon as the snacks arrive.”
“Don’t run away after receiving the snacks.”
“That will never happen, don’t worry.”
Just like that, the deal between Adalbert and his female student was successfully completed.
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Around 7:00 and 10 minutes passed, the full-scale meeting of the leaders began.
“Now that everyone is here, I’ll briefly explain the outside practice.”
The person who explained the external practice was an employee at the Academy Education Administration Office.
“This off-campus practice is set for the frontier. And, you know very well that traditionally two groups are grouped together as a team.”
Everyone nodded at the staff’s words.
It was because everyone had studied practice to some extent while becoming a leader.
“Therefore, what we will focus on in this exercise is how well the members follow the leader’s commands and how well the two groups of one team work together.”
Then the employee turned over a document and opened the next page.
“In this exercise, there is one group in charge of direct combat, and one support group that supports the combat group. In this way, a total of two groups will be organized as one team.”
This time, we talked about team formation.
“A team composed of a support team and a combat team is given a common goal and individual goals. Here, the common goals and individual goals will be scored separately, so while focusing on individual goals, practice while paying attention to the achievement of the common goals. I hope you come in.”
After that, I started to deal with the evaluation of the support team and combat team.
“The support team will evaluate how well they support the battle team. Think of it as literally practicing what they’ve learned, such as healing wounds, crafting useful tools. Conversely, the battle team will keep the support team from being attacked by monsters. So, how well you take care of the opposing team will be the key to evaluation.”
A lengthy explanation continued for about 15 minutes, and the group leader meeting finally came to an end.
“Then, this concludes the leader meeting. The group formation will be announced tomorrow, and each team will be announced at the same time as the group formation tomorrow. So, I hope that the captains who have become a team meet often to exchange opinions. . That is all.”