Innocent sinner’s foolish confession
The next morning I climbed the outer wall, and in the afternoon I went to the princess’ barracks to teach her swordsmanship. This time too, La Hansen followed Hyeon-jun.
“Do you think it will go well?”
“What, won’t it be good?”
“I’m asking if you’ve mastered your swordsmanship.”
“It’s Mana Knight. And I prepared it after thinking about everything, so don’t worry.”
“…….”
Lahansen let out a small sigh.
“Mana Knight… no, that’s it.”
“No, you think you can do it?”
Lahansen has given up repeating this stupid story that has been repeated dozens of times. I thought it was getting better these days, but after meeting the princess who is a mana knight, it seems that the standards have risen strangely again. If you experience it, you will know.
“Sir Grace.”
“June ball.”
I have to keep seeing him for a while, but I can’t help but say hello to Grace. When Hyeon-jun greeted politely, Grace greeted him politely as well. Hyunjoon said with a serious face.
“Wouldn’t it be better to leave after a while?”
“Kuhmm, you’re already preparing.”
Also, it is unacceptable to be criticized for interfering with the tryst with Albert. But if Grace said that, it would be fine. …are you okay?
“Follow me.”
“yes.”
I followed her to the backyard, and this time, fortunately, Wilhelmina and Albert were talking at a reasonable distance.
Wilhelmina whispered to Albert, and he carefully placed the magic tool over her eyes. Even though Wilhelmina is much stronger than him, she always treats her with care as if she were touching a piece of glass. I’m going to cringe to death.
“majesty.”
“okay.”
Hyunjun gave an example. Lahansen stood in the back like a wooden doll. La Hansen did not even have the slightest right to bow to the princess. He’s just a non-existent person here. Wilhelmina can only offer an example by talking to him directly.
“How’s your swordsmanship? The soldiers said they saw you wielding a curved sword during the day yesterday.”
Seeing that expectant face, La Hansen kept his mouth shut, fearing that he would sigh involuntarily.
“If you’re ready, it’s okay to start right away.”
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“Okay. Hurry up and show me.”
Hyeonjun showed the movements right away. As much as Wilhelmina could only find basic swordsmanship, she polished it with all her might. It doesn’t matter if you skip the basics.
La Hansen was relieved when Hyeon-jun moved slowly. Fortunately, I don’t think I’ll do anything weird.
“… … You can’t bend your wrist like that.”
“Your Highness is fully capable.”
But immediately, Wilhelmina’s complaint came in. This is because Hyeon-jun moved slowly and jerked his wrists without recoil, making two changes. Lahansen closed her eyes tightly with the feeling that something had come.
“… … Why is your posture so low?”
“In my experience, most people don’t respond well to large up and down movements.”
It lowers its body until it almost rolls to the floor and attacks by digging into the opponent’s side. Then, from that low posture, he spurts off the ground and spins around to swing his curved sword. In order to shed the opponent’s attacks and poke gaps, he spins his sword round and round to press the opponent until his wrist is broken, and strikes while moving three-dimensionally.
“Now try it.”
“…….”
A chilling silence enveloped the backyard. The voices of soldiers can be heard from afar. Hyeonjun was a bit taken aback by the silence, then spoke.
“It feels difficult because you’ve never experienced it before. Your Highness can do it with enough skill.”
In fact, even Hyun-joon’s body strengthening 1, these are moves that could have been done by accident. Wilhelmina’s body, trained by enduring the power of mana, should be able to handle it. In theory, of course.
“That… Whoa…”
Wilhelmina sighed and began spinning the curved sword. Hyunjoon looked at it intently. Now that I look at it, it’s not an ordinary full plate armor. The joints move elastically following Wilhelmina’s movements.
Wilhelmina imitated Hyeon-jun’s first swordsmanship. He is definitely talented and has a good sense, so he follows it almost perfectly. However, his wrists weren’t as soft as Hyeon-jun’s, so the attack, which had to be jerked, entered a little slowly. Wilhelmina didn’t pay attention to that, dug low and swung the curved sword, then spurred the ground and slashed the sword again.
“…….”
“Can’t you?”
“Isn’t there something wrong with saying that… this is done?”
It’s a mess. Wilhelmina thought so and put the back of her hand on her forehead in embarrassment.
It would have been less embarrassing if I had said no. You can’t attack properly because your wrists are stiff, and it will be difficult to let your opponent’s attacks flow. In addition, lowering the stance also caused the body to stagger out of balance, and therefore the attack was wielded powerlessly. Jumping up and spinning? I don’t even know where he looked and swung.
“Of course, there is no choice but to fall short. It’s the first time you’ve done it.”
Hyeon-joon is now like, ‘Why can’t I do this?’ don’t say anything like that Wilhelmina did better than Hyun-jun expected. The wrist will soften over time. It’s an age where growth has ended, but with the power of mana, it should be possible.
And the movement of digging low and leaping. The basic of longsword swordsmanship is to keep the body centered. Having been doing it for decades, even clumsily succeeding, is showing Wilhelmina’s talent.
“Aren’t these movements too focused on attack?”
“It’s okay since you’re wearing full plate armor. If you move like that, how will your opponent break through the gaps in your armor?”
“What if the opponent is also wearing full plate armor?”
“I caught the back, but what can I do?”
“… under.”
No matter how much you wear full plate armor, you must die if you are caught behind by a mana knight wearing full plate armor as well.
Hyeon-jun pondered over the swordsmanship to teach the princess, but eventually decided on a goal and narrowed the path. Enemies with weak armor are cut to death with a curved blade, and enemies with full plate armor are grabbed from the side and back. That is the basis and all of the swordsmanship he will teach.
“Your Highness has good footwork, so if you improve it a little, you won’t have to run.
“I do.”
said Grace, stepping out. She also stood in front of Hyeon-jun holding a sharp training longsword.
“It’s just for demonstration…”
“i get it.”
When Grace put her longsword in the middle and ran at it, Hyeonjun also ran at it. Just before the sword and the curved sword collided, Hyun-jun’s new model disappeared from Grace’s field of vision.
“Suck!”
Grace swung her sword as Hyeon-jun dug in obliquely with a low stance.
At that moment, Hyeonjun’s body stopped and immediately moved in the opposite direction. Grace’s sword passed over Hyeon-Jun’s head, and Hyeon-Jun lightly moved his wrist and slashed Grace’s abdomen, grabbing her by the side. And he was immediately bitten.
“You can move like this.”
“… Huh… .”
It’s absurd. Speaking from the victim’s point of view, Grace is now at a point where she laughs out loud.
“Your knees and ankles won’t stand it.”
Hyeonjun ran in a low stance as if brushing the floor, but did not slow down. At the same time, he spurred the ground and changed direction to catch the side. I took countless steps in one go. No matter how much mana knight, if you repeat such a thing, the cartilage will be all broken.
“Wouldn’t the magic of the armor heal you?”
“Heh heh heh…”
But surprisingly, Mana Knight Grace allowed the attack and gave up. No matter how much it was for demonstration, it wouldn’t have been much different even if it was a real game. I never thought that humans could move like this.
“And why did you turn around when you said you were going to demonstrate going back?”
“It was a demonstration, but since the Lord followed right away, I couldn’t help it.”
Originally, I had to lower my posture and go back, but I couldn’t help it because Grace reacted sharply even though it was a demonstration. Grace also felt that Hyeon-joon moved so horrifyingly that her body reacted naturally.
“Anyway, just this step is enough. And…”
When Hyeon-jun returned to his stance, Grace sighed and faced him.
“This is a demonstration.”
“Yeah, got it.”
Hyunjoon ran again. This time, the swords collided head-on, and Hyeon-jun’s feet started to move.
His body moved as if he was staggering, following Hyeon-joon’s footsteps. It seemed to be dancing vigorously. However, the result could not be taken lightly.
“Mmm!”
Hyeonjun spun around Grace, changed direction, dug in, then backed off.
Grace’s sword is longer, but Hyeon-joon slips out of the gap, sneaks in, swings his curved sword, and slips away again. In the end, the moment Grace couldn’t stand her annoyance and rushed at her, Hyeon-joon slipped in and tried to deflect her sword.
“Oh.”
However, Grace’s sword crushed Hyeon-jun’s curved sword and sent it away, and he twisted his body while blocking the other with his armor. Then, with his left hand, he tightly gripped the curved sword that hit the armor and raised his knee until it stopped.
Hyeonjun gave Grace his side.
“… Isn’t that a demonstration?”
“…….”
Even Grace, a mana knight, couldn’t stand it and gave Hyeon-jun a shot. It’s their own distance, but the attack doesn’t go in, and the swords just clash meaninglessly. In the end, you have no choice but to run recklessly, and you have to take risks even if you know that you are getting caught up in the opponent’s pace.
“… Yes, a normal human being cannot do this.”
Grace said that and withdrew. You have to analyze how to move by reading the perfect distance sense, the opponent’s posture and breathing. Grace doesn’t have the confidence to do this sh*t either.
“Are you going to teach this to Your Highness?”
“Once you get organized, and once you get good at it, you just have to move appropriately according to the situation.”
As Hyeon-jun spoke about the appropriateness, La Hansen closed his eyes tightly. That’s it again! How much I suffered because of Hyun-jun’s ‘move according to the situation’ and ‘act appropriately’!
But Hyunjoon has also developed a lot. He showed complex and elaborate steps that spur the floor. Then he opened his mouth and began to recite words he could not understand.
“If an attack comes from the upper right corner, move like this, and change the direction of your feet depending on the angle. As you can see, the upper body moves naturally following your feet, so you can find the perfect position. Always use the opposite foot to counter the opponent’s attack…”
“for a moment.”
When Wilhelmina spoke, Hyeon-jun stopped. Now Wilhelmina is openly in Albert’s arms, clasping his arms. You’ve already seen it all, so you’re not going to hide it?
“How do you remember all that?”
La Hansen sighed. When that question arises, there is always an answer.
“How do you remember all this stuff? I can’t remember it all either. You just have to move according to the situation.”
Wilhelmina nodded and said.
“Stop talking nonsense, start with the system.”
“… Your Highness, Your Highness is certainly possible.”
“Even so, it is impossible now. Set the system first and come back.”
Hyeon-jun silently looked at Wilhelmina, then lowered his head in despair. Lahansen couldn’t hold back and let out a sigh. Wilhelmina asked Hyeon-jun if he had seen such a La Hansen.
“Do you teach your squire that way?”
“I’ll sort things out for La Hansen…”
“Is it because you already know it’s impossible?”
“…Your Highness… .”
“Stop, come back next time. But, um, that was great. Make sure to create a swordsmanship system and come.”
In the end, Hyeon-jun had no choice but to bow and resign. On the way back, Hyeon-jun sighed and leaned on La Hansen’s shoulder.
“Let’s try.”
“Isn’t that because you can’t just look at it?”
“No, it’s okay, right?”
“Tsk tsk…”
Deep down, La Hansen seemed to be able to understand why Hyeon-joon acted so stupidly.
The princess reached the level of mana knight at the age of early twenties. He must be a great genius. The same goes for Hyunjoon.
Hyeon-joon tried to understand them within the mercenary group of mediocre talents, and also tried to be understood. But in the end I couldn’t help it. He is a genius so far fetched that no one has been able to fully understand him.
‘He must have been excited because he thought the princess was of the same class. Do you want to be understood?’
Even if the princess is a genius, in front of Hyeon-jun’s talent, she’s just a useless person. Even a princess wouldn’t be able to create a new swordsmanship and teach it to someone in just one day.
Lahansen pondered over how to bring up the story before finally opening his mouth.
“… Jun, as I always said, you are special. You shouldn’t think that others can do it like you.”
“Hey, not this time. Are you sure you can do it?”
“How do you know that?”
“After sparring, the feeling came right. The princess is also a genius.”
Of course he’s a genius, he’s an idiot. But it’s a problem because I’m not as good as you.
“Jun, I’m sorry. Ordinary humans like us can’t fully understand you.”
“No, it’s real? Oh, I’m frustrated and going crazy.”
Hyunjoon really seemed like he was going to turn around. If you look at the movements of the princess, you can definitely follow them. But the princess doesn’t even try, and La Hansen treats him like a lunatic. I feel like I’m about to burst out of frustration.
But this is Hyun-joon’s fault. Rather than teaching step by step from the basics, everyone shook their heads as they showed off the swordsmanship, no, what could be called the essence of battle in a splendid way.
In fact, all of Hyeon-jun’s movements were based on those of the princess. Of course, it would fit the princess perfectly, and with a little practice, she would grow up quickly. There is no need to do anything other than that.
“Why don’t you understand!”
“June…….”
“No! No!”
La Hansen looked at Hyeon-jun with pity. I think it is only now that I can understand that geniuses are geeks. They are not understood by others, so they focus only on themselves.
La Hansen lightly tapped Hyeon-jun on the shoulder.
“Don’t worry too much. One day you will meet someone who will understand you…”
“Hey, look me straight in the eye and tell me.”
Hyeonjun gnashed his teeth at what Lahansen said while slightly averting his eyes. I’ve been working on my hair all day for the princess, and I can’t help but be angry at this. In the end, La Hansen, who listened to Hyeon-jun’s whining after returning to the barracks, spoke.
“Did you say that from the beginning?”
“Damn it!”
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The mercenaries also clicked their tongues. When I heard the story, it seemed that he ran wild again.
“Go tomorrow and explain.”
“okay…….”
Hyeonjun spread out and lay down. It’s annoying having to climb the outer wall after a while. It’s more depressing than fighting a monster for half a day.