116. Aura (3)
116. Aura(3)
One week left until the Melgard Tournament. I was able to wrap and hold the aura around the thread, but I couldn’t bend the spoon yet. I decided to practice Aurors in my personal time, and most of my time was spent teaching spearmanship and sparring with Sotia.
“Woros, time is running out. Are you aware of that part too?”
“Yes. Because of that, I am not alone in worrying.”
“So I would like to propose to you. This is the method I used to raise disciples in the past… A bit extreme The choice is yours, so use your judgment.”
Ann Think Cabion said so, and he took a sip of his drink.
“You are sparring with me. Of course, I don’t force myself to win. I will defend myself with an aura. To the extent that it can be pierced with just 10 lines.”
“Do you mean to scar Master’s body?”
“Yes. I won’t evade or do it with all my might. That’s not to say that you won’t see it.”
“Good.”
I was just about to get impatient. Ansync spent time resting with the acquaintances who came with them, told them to come back at night, and disappeared.
We sat huddled together at a table in an empty lot. I spent time drawing on the magic board. That’s how I went to Ansync at night. He took me to an old martial arts gym. It was a good atmosphere with various weapons hanging on the wall.
“I will beat you seriously. Of course, at a level that does not interfere with life. Your goal is simple. It is a victory even if you take out the weapon you want from the weapons hanging on the wall and scratch yourself.”
“Yes.”
“If I could wrap a 10-string aura around a weapon, it could scar my body. I’ll adjust the level of evasion to the point where you can attack me. Oh and.”
Ann Sink continues his words as he untangles his hands.
“It’s not a matter of getting hurt, but if I don’t become stronger than now, it will be impossible to touch my body.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Yes. Then let’s start right away.”
Ansync holds its posture and does not move. It seems that he intends to wait until I raise my weapon. I partly turned my head and pretended to look at the wall. Then he quickly grabbed the spear and threw it at Ansink.
Pajik!ㅡ
Ansink cuts a spear in two with the blade of his hand. I immediately grabbed a spear and ran to Ansink and thrust it into his abdomen. However, Ann Sync spins his body once and easily avoids the spear.
“The posture is good, but the speed is still slow.”
Having said that, Ann Sink kicked me in the shin and punched me in the stomach with his fist.
“Cheer!”
The upper body automatically bends at the tremendous impact. Then, Ansync grabs my body and throws it toward the wall.
Bang!
“Ugh!”
As I rolled on the floor, I tried to stand up with my trembling arms on the floor. However, his body gave out his strength and he fell to the side.
“I borrowed this stamp from a friend. Same goes for weapons. If it breaks, I will be responsible for everything, so it’s okay if you don’t mind a little bit.”
“… Aren’t you too shy?”
“Are you barely making that weak sound?”
“No way.”
I wiped the blood from my mouth with the back of my hand and took a sip of the healing potion. This kind of hard way is better than gentle training. Thinking so, I raised a sword.
“Don’t you open the window? What… You are free to use any weapon.”
“Go!”
I wrapped an aura around my sword. Even if it is impossible to reach the 10-line aura, which was the primary goal, it can wind up to 5 lines. Then, the sword with the aura wrapped around it struck Ansync.
Kang!
“Ugh.”
“You are so honest.”
The sound of iron colliding with iron. It sounds like this, but it was Ansync’s finger that touched my sword. The impact, like hitting a rock with an iron club, was transmitted through the sword to his hand.
Then Ann Sink removed his finger. With the obstacles gone, my sword rushes straight towards Ansync’s body. But before the sword touches his body.
sh*t!
“Kuh.”
Ansync kicks me in the side. I spread my legs wide and maintained my posture, took out the dagger wrapped around my waist and wrapped it around my aura. Then he swung his sword from bottom to top. A n-sync that naturally evades attacks by pulling back his body. Twice three times. No matter how many times I swing it, it doesn’t reach him.
“If you can’t reach it, it’s useless. Even if it touches you, you won’t be able to get a scratch unless it’s a 10-string aura.”
“Chit.”
“Aurors aren’t all-rounders, but if there is a difference in skill this much, they can become all-rounders.”
Ansync grabs my wrist holding the dagger. Then he rotates his body out of my arms and comes in and grabs me from behind.
“Woros. Your body is weak But I know how to use my body. I think that is a useful talent.”
“Cheer, heck.”
“But even if you know how to use your body. It is difficult to say that the ability to handle weapons is good. Listen carefully. Masters say to treat your weapon like your body. But.”
As Ann Sink said that far, his feet came off the ground. He lifted me up from behind.
“Just because your body is tense, you don’t have to tense your arms. When the body and weapon become one, an instant is enough.”
Bang!
“Ugh.”
“Remember. When you need to wield a weapon. That’s when you need to get nervous and bet on the odds.”
“Haa… What, when wielding a weapon?”
“Yes. Weapon skill too. Think carefully about how you, even though you are not good enough, should go into battle.”
Falling on the floor, staring at the ceiling, I meditated on Ansink’s words. But I still don’t understand what he wants to say. Thinking it was because I wasn’t hit yet, I gulped down a potion and stood up.
“Not yet… It didn’t reach.”
“With my current skills, I think it will take longer to reach my body.”
“No. It means that I haven’t reached the meaning of what Master wants to tell me.”
I said that and took up my weapon.
“One more time, please.”
“Try bumping into it as many times as you like.”
After saying that, I ran towards Ansync.
*
I woke up to the sunlight coming through the window. The place was a martial arts dojo rented by Ansync. After sparring with Ansync, it seems to have stretched out as it is. One curious thing is that it was covered with a clean blanket, and that someone had bandaged the injured area.
It wasn’t long before I knew who was taking care of me. The adopted daughter of Ansink wearing an apron. It was because I could see Ruby cleaning.
“Ruby. Did you bring me the blanket?”
“Uh… huh. Hey, I heard from my dad… “
“Is that so? Thanks.”
“This happened often. When I was young, my dad’s pupils took care of me like this when I reached out.”
As Ruby says that, she laughs weakly. I got up and straightened the duvet that was covering me. Then Ruby gives her worried look.
“Woros. That… After all, wouldn’t it be better to try a different strategy in the tournament?”
“Why is that?”
“Actually… I secretly watched you sparring with your dad yesterday… Because it doesn’t seem easy to learn in time.”
“Is that so? But my opinion remains the same.”
Ruby seemed to be genuinely worried about me, an Ansync disciple. But I have no intention of giving up. I decided to win with Ansync’s Aura, so I’m going to do that.
“Actually, Dad is worried about Worros too. You seem to be in trouble these days… Of course, I didn’t ask, but I have a vague idea.”
“I’m sorry I made you worry.”
“I don’t understand. It’s a gamble. I don’t know if I’ll be able to learn Aurors by then. Spending time like this… If you don’t get used to it.”
Ruby cuts her off after talking that far.
“Learn. If you don’t learn it, you just go out and win.”
“I lose. Melgard’s second seat? It’s right to research other tactics right now.”
“I never thought about losing. Did you underestimate your opponent? No.”
There was a taboo behavior for athletes. It is to think that you will lose to your opponent before the match. Sure to win Win and win and rise to the top. The most important mindset for a player is the mindset to always overcome.
Now I am not an athlete. However, as long as they are in the arena of inevitable confrontation. You have to remember the mindset of that time and overcome it. I decided to use Ansync’s Aura to win. Rolling to acquire an aura would be a battle against myself. Can not avoid. I beat myself, and I beat Staphine Corroman.
I’ve been running with that thought all along. I never thought anything was impossible. I lived my life thinking that nothing is impossible. There are only things that are difficult to do right now. Even if I backed off at the wrong time, I never gave up. This is how people like me have lived so far.
I am stubborn. Especially when it comes to winning. If there is a path set for victory, I have always adhered to that path. After pouring in everything like that, if you lose, you can’t help it. I didn’t want to leave any regrets by walking the path I believed in. If you lose even if you burn with no regrets, you just have to accept defeat humbly and win next time.
I have lived my life thinking that the path to challenge is always open if I do not break. I hate to lose, but what’s really scary isn’t losing. You won’t be able to trust yourself. So I won’t break my stubbornness.
“Because you believe in me. You can’t give up because you believe in me. What are you going to do if you don’t trust me too?”
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“That… okay. If you think so, I have nothing to say. Actually… Even if you ask me to research other tactics, I don’t have much time. You might be better off doing what you’re used to. If it builds up step by step, I don’t know what will happen.”
“Yes… Step by step… wait for a sec. Are you building it step by step?”
Ruby’s words of building up step by step sparked light in her head. Perhaps. Maybe you’ve found a way out.
“Ruby… thanks.”
“Huh? What have I done? Ah. Are you talking about treatment? I think you can think of it as a reward for giving me strawberries.”
Ruby nodded her head as she said that. First of all, after listening to the lecture, I plan to apply for sparring with Ansync right away.