small reward
The sparring with Bahanus definitely raised Hyeon-jun’s swordsmanship to a higher level.
There were also changes that affected the entire handling of the sword, not limited to the swordsmanship he made.
“Brother, you don’t change your grip well, do you?”
“You mean the grip?”
When Hyeonjun tilted his head at Bahanus’ words, Bahanus was rather taken aback.
“No, didn’t you know? It is the grip that can make the biggest difference to swordsmanship.”
The swordsmanship of the Longsword 1 that Hyeon-jun bought was very basic and standard. And since Anton’s swordsmanship was a movement that could be performed without changing the grip, Hyeon-jun had only used the classic standard grip.
Even with the knight Anton’s swordsmanship, he couldn’t know it because Anton thoroughly hid it. Even in his eyes, Hyeon-jun’s talent was not unusual, and it seemed that he could steal all the movements that could be derived from it just by slightly fixing his hand and squeezing it. In that case, Anton has no choice but to kill Hyeon-jun. Because his true swordsmanship cannot be stolen.
“How can I do it?”
“I still do it often.”
Saying that, Bahanus grabbed Hyeon-jun’s left hand and made him support the permal.
“When you do the swordsmanship that brother made, hold it like this.”
Then he took his left hand again and made it grip Ricasso.
“I also caught it like this.”
“Did you just try to hold it comfortably depending on the situation?”
It was an incident that occurred because they did not recognize swordsmanship as swordsmanship. Now, even Bahanus just laughed haphazardly. It is your own loss if you get angry when the first-class students in the school ask why you don’t know what you need to know even if you don’t study.
“Doesn’t it allow you to do movements that you can’t do with a standard grip? You may not have been able to feel it because your wrist is so flexible.”
Even in a situation where it should have been broken by nature, it is Hyun-jun’s wrist that feels a little stiff. The culprit showed unimaginable movements with a standard grip. Ironically, that too was a catch-off. This is because a bizarre trajectory that cannot come out of that grip suddenly pops out.
“It’s good to make use of your flexible wrist to make an unexpected attack, but it’s good to change your grip and create more variety of movements.”
“Thanks to you, I learned a lot.”
Bahanus laughed lightly. Hyeon-jun was learning and applying little by little, and he would learn it naturally over time. I just pushed it gently. In front of the blooming talent of Hyeon-jun, even the combat priest has no choice but to feel ashamed.
“A lot of time has passed. I’d rather go back.”
“yes.”
It was already past lunch time. Thinking so, I suddenly felt hungry. I was so focused that I didn’t even know I was hungry. While walking to the village, Bahanus spoke.
“We have to leave for Taxis today.”
“yes? this… .”
“sorry. I’d like to help a little more, but I can’t help it. The Temple of Taxis is now empty, so we must return as quickly as possible.”
“no. it’s okay. You are matching my desires.”
“hahahaha, no. I had fun too.”
While walking like that, Hyeon-joon spoke out when he suddenly remembered.
“Priest, is it okay if I ask you something?”
“yes.”
“If Tantares is such a dangerous guy, why didn’t the paladins come?”
I first heard about the danger of Tantares from Dorian and Bahanus, and through Dvan, I knew what a great feat it would be to kill him. If so, it’s strange. When such a powerful monster appeared, why did the paladin not appear?
“Well, actually, ordinary priests like us don’t know much about paladins.”
“hmm.”
Should I have listened when the interrogator, Elizabeth, told me to tell you?
“Only a few people, including the high priest of each temple, know. That’s why I’m so cautious.”
They are paladins who roam the world and light up the darkness. We must avoid suffering a great anger due to the leakage of trivial information.
“Um… . It’s a story between priests, but I’m thinking that paladins only show up where they are needed.”
“What does it mean?”
“If it’s something that can be solved without them, like this one, they won’t show up.”
“that… . Does that mean you know the future?”
“It is unknown to me. It’s just silly chatter. I just like to think that way. It is the reason why we must resolve rather than lower our heads when we face a crisis. If the paladin didn’t come, wouldn’t that mean I could solve it on my own?”
At those words, Hyeon-joon couldn’t help but admire his trust and determination. If the paladin doesn’t come, I can give up and give up, but it’s surprising to interpret it that way.
On the one hand, I also have doubts about the paladins. When I think of the paladins I met while running away from Bimarn, there is no doubt that they are noble people. But the temple is hiding something, and I don’t know what it is.
To speculate on the circumstances, unlike the saying that God does not interfere in human affairs, it seems that he is exercising power over them in some way. Otherwise, how could the paladins be able to pick and choose where they need to go?
‘It’s not a problem for me to think about.’
Hyeonjun shook his head and brushed off his thoughts.
“Then I shouldn’t give up either.”
“ha ha ha!”
At Hyeonjun’s words, Bahanus smiled brightly like a child. Hyeonjun also smiled and walked in a light mood.
“If you don’t mind, would you like to have lunch together one last time?”
“That’s good.”
After pouring water from the well and brushing it off, I went to the inn where the priests were staying. It was late, so I thought the other priests had already finished their meal, but everyone said it was because they were busy studying. So I sat around the priests and ate on the first floor of the inn.
“From this point of view, they are definitely paladins.”
“But didn’t you say it was an unknown place? If you were a paladin, you wouldn’t have written it that way.”
“Isn’t this implying that they were abandoned by society and not even recorded?”
I wish I could just have a meal, but everyone is sitting at the head of the table, holding the Bible and having a heated discussion. Bahanus also paid attention to them at first, but at some point, he intervened in the discussion and argued. Hyeon-jun silently tore up the bread, dipped it in the stew, and ate it. I just want to eat quickly and get out of here. In the end, the meal time was barely over until Bahanus suddenly came to his senses when he found Hyeon-jun sitting and waiting in silence after finishing his meal.
“Brother, please stop by the temple when you come to Taxis.”
“yes. I will definitely go.”
Hyeon-jun waved his hand as he accepted the greetings from the priests who were leaving the road. The priests greeted each other with smiles on their faces and quickly walked away, quickly disappearing out of sight.
“Whoa…”
Hyunjoon sighed and turned around. Two days later, until someone from the Kurman family arrives, they must be tied up in the Red Forest Village. Now that I think about it, I wonder if this was also to keep Hyeon-jun tied up.
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Hyeon-jun walked slowly back to Haim’s house and went up to his room. And Devan’s sword, now Hyunjun’s sword, he took out and examined it as if licking it.
“hehehehe…”
Laughter comes out of nowhere. Since it is a knight’s sword, the blade becomes narrower and sharper at the tip. The blade is also very sharp, so when I scratched the hair on my hand to check it, it cut cleanly like a razor. The cross guard is slightly curved toward the blade, and has a subtle pattern engraved on it. Also, perhaps for horseback combat, the black grip does not fall straight out, but it is a waisted grip with a protruding part in the middle so that it does not slip out of the hand even if you hold it with one hand. The part that connects the grip to the permal is engraved with a hawk holding a long sword, which seems to be the pattern of the Turaion family, and the permal has a blunt but heavy tip.
Hyeon-jun cut a long piece of black cloth, rolled it up, and tied it well to hide the pattern of the Turaion family. Devan’s permission was also given. It was a knight’s longsword, so it was unusual at first glance, but no matter how much it was, I couldn’t walk around with the pattern intact. In the morning, I was in a hurry, so I just left, but now I have time to think, so I’m covering it like this.
“hahahaha!”
Hyeonjun burst into laughter as he scanned the longsword that covered the pattern. This sword is mine! You can tell how good a sword it is just by moving it slightly. Although it is heavy, the sword is narrow and the permal is large, so it boasts a perfect balance.
Hyeonjun looked at the sword as if possessed, then jumped up. Holding such a wonderful sword and not wielding it is no different from a crime. Hyeon-jun left Haim’s house with a real smile and headed out of town with a busy pace.
Hyeon-jun, who went out with Bahanus in the morning and came back drenched in sweat a few hours later, smiled with a sword and left the village again. The guards looked at him strangely, but he had no time to pay attention to it. Hyeonjun went into the forest and drew his sword.
Shirling!
“Big… !”
It also kills the pulling sound. Hyeonjun swung his sword wide and took a stance. And at once, he started swinging his sword. It’s my first time wielding it, but it feels good in my hand, as if I’ve been using it for a long time. Rather, it seems to fit the hand better than the sword I used before. The waisted grip was also a little uncomfortable at first, but it feels more stable as you swing it a little and get used to it.
“ha ha ha!”
I laughed out loud and couldn’t hold back. Then, while I was away, I cut down a tree with my sword.
puck!
Of course I couldn’t split it, but the blade went very deep. After shaking it out, Hyeonjun examined the blade. When I brushed off the wood chips, there was no trace, and the blade was not bent. It’s not a thick axe, and if you do something like this with a longsword, of course the blade will be damaged or bent, but it’s very neat.
Hyeon-jun looked at the blade and swung his sword at the rock.
Ting!
“Um… .”
Hyeonjun carefully examined the blade and ran his hand over the side of the blade. I found that the blade was slightly distorted to the extent that I couldn’t see it. While looking at it silently, Hyeonjun giggled and turned his sword, feeling that the blade circulated mana and soon stood up sharply again.
If it is a normal sword, the blade will break the moment it hits a rock, and in severe cases, it may be smashed. However, since this sword made use of ductility and increased durability with magic, the blade was only slightly distorted even with a strong impact, and it was restored in an instant with magic.
Right now, if the mana stored in the sword runs out, you won’t be able to see this effect anymore, but if Hyun-jun himself raises the mana, it will all be resolved. Until he grows up properly, he uses the magic tool given by the Kurman family to replenish his mana. In that case, you don’t have to raise mana right away, and even after raising mana, you can use it as a trump card when you use magic.
Hyeonjun swung his sword like that until the sun went down and entered the village. After wielding the sword all day, no matter how good your stamina is, you will inevitably be exhausted. Hyeon-jun was walking in exhaustion when he suddenly heard a voice calling him as he passed the plaza.
“June.”
“Glenn.”
Glen closed the padlock at the reception desk and approached Hyeon-jun.
“At least a beer.”
“Okay.”
I was embarrassed because I was sweating a lot, but I just headed to the pub with Glenn. The tavern was full of people and crowded. The sun has just fallen, and there are a lot of people who are so drunk that they can’t even stand properly. Tantares died and there was nothing to do. In addition, he couldn’t get out of town right away because of the adventurer’s association, so he must have started drinking in broad daylight.
“Oh, June! Are you here!”
“okay.”
“What were you doing in the woods? I was in the woods all day long. What, did you secretly meet a girl?”
At those words, the guys in the bar laughed and giggled.
“It’s not like that. Be a gentleman before you punch him.”
“What kind of gentlemen are we!”
Everyone laughed and sipped their beers. Hyeonjun also smiled and passed them and sat down. I didn’t even say it, but the beer was relieved, and Hyun-Jun and Glenn handed each fairy tale one by one, then raised their glasses, bumped into each other, and took a sip.
“Whoa… . I will live.”
“What have you been doing all day in the woods?”
“I swung a new sword.”
Hyeonjun grinned and slightly raised his longsword. Normally, he would have just talked and moved on, but he got excited and boasted to Glenn, who didn’t know anything about swords. Glenn is ignorant of swords, but seeing Hyun-joon excited, unlike his usual cold-hearted appearance, said a word out of politeness.
“It’s a nice sword.”
“That’s right, this is magic again… .”
Hyunjoon sighed helplessly. He even lifted the sword, placed it on the table, and pulled it out to show the blade. Glenn nodded in moderation and drank a beer. Hyeonjun, who came to his senses after a while, smiled shyly and hung the sword around his waist again.
“Keuheum, anyway, you mean I like the new sword.”
“ha ha ha!”
Glen laughed out loud. Hyeon-joon is also a human being, so it feels more friendly. Hyeonjun turned his head and turned away from Glenn, who smiled like that. A little embarrassing.