A heart to give to others
Two days have passed since the formation of the June & Gunter Mercenary Corps.
The mercenaries had to avoid the city, so they headed straight northeast, bypassing Taxis, and had to skip a village. But thanks to that, they are already on the verge of leaving Taxis territory.
Everyone’s expressions were expressionless, probably because they had camped twice in the fall when it was quite cold. However, his body was clean, because Hyeon-joon made lukewarm water with magic and took a hot shower that only nobles could enjoy.
“If I remember correctly, the village will appear soon.”
“What is the town name?”
“It must be a plain village?”
“Aha… that’s a familiar name.”
Hyeonjun smiled at the information that Gunther gave him. It has the same name as Shosanna’s hometown.
This is what happens when the town is named so roughly. So, when you say the name of a village in another territory, you must say which territory it is. Otherwise, how would you tell whether it is a plain village in the non-dry territory or a plain village in the Taxis territory?
La Hansen, who was listening from the side, said.
“There is a way to stay at Pyeongyama Village for a day and enter the Andech Manor, or buy only what you need in the village and leave immediately.”
“I’m leaving right away. I can’t delay.”
At Hyeonjun’s words, La Hansen and Gunther nodded, but the other mercenaries let out a deep sigh. At this rate, we will have to camp for over a week. However, there was no backlash, because Hyeon-joon had clearly established himself as the leader of the mercenary corps over the past two days.
It’s because he’s honest with them like when he treated them as friends, but he said what he had to say with a cool face when needed. It was especially highlighted during sparring during breaks.
“Hold on to the shield. Since it only responds to attacks from above, isn’t it that the strength under the shield is not working?”
Hyeonjun put the sword in its sheath on the top and seemed to swing it, then suddenly kicked the bottom of the shield. The shield snapped and the edge hit the mercenary’s thigh.
“I know the halberd blade is heavy, but why use a halberd if you’re going to keep going like that?”
Hyeon-joon strode into the mercenary who was trying to make a gap by holding the halberd short and trying to keep him in check, punching him in the chest and backing away.
“Wait, let’s just say this.”
One mercenary gasped.
“We can’t fight all day like you. We have limits on our stamina. Besides, how do we respond when you’re determined to dig in?”
“It’s not one, it’s two. And if you get tired or break through, will the other person wait for you?”
It’s a hundred times correct, but the victim has no choice but to twist his stomach.
Each person sparring for 10 minutes, but Hyeon-joon drives them so hard that they can’t take a break for the whole 10 minutes. In addition, Hyeon-jun sees their posture and digs in to find a way to destroy it at once, so he has to twist his body and endure it. If you go to a PT and ask them to do burpees at full speed for 10 minutes and point out that you don’t like the posture, either one of them will go out, whether it’s double swearing or fisting.
“Look at La Hansen. He does that every evening and doesn’t say anything.”
That Lahansen had no more energy to ride, so he was lying on the carriage and breathing.
Currently, La Hansen’s daily routine is very monotonous.
Wake up in the morning, eat a good meal, and move in a wagon. After eating lunch and walking, after dinner, Hyeon-jun guides him until he collapses.
Everyone felt sorry for the poor boy and was excluded from the vigil. can’t do it in the first place It’s because I couldn’t wake up in the morning, so Hyeon-jun lifted me up and forced me to wake up. How can I stay awake when I can’t open my eyes and drool while eating breakfast?
“Starting tonight, when La Hansen’s turn is over, we’ll have a group fight.”
“You crazy bastard… Where is the guy who orders training like this while marching?”
“I will only do this until I leave the Taxis estate. After that, I will have to prepare for battle, so I will reduce it a little.”
“To prepare for battle, you have to be in perfect condition.”
“I need to improve my skills to prepare for battle. What nonsense are you talking about?”
At that, everyone nodded their heads while babbling. Even though his sparring with Hyun-joon is like hell, his skills are definitely improving. Just by looking at his posture, he finds and digs into his weaknesses like a ghost, but he naturally has no choice but to become stronger.
“… Even so, my body can’t stand it.”
Hyeonjun raised his eyebrows at the sound of La Hansen lying down muttering helplessly.
“Then how?”
“You have to firmly grasp the system of swordsmanship. Where is a human who can learn all that much?”
“It’s difficult because I’m trying to memorize it. I can’t remember all of it either. Just move according to the situation?”
“…….”
“Sorry, I’ll do as you say.”
Hyeonjun shook his head at La Hansen staring at him quietly and stepped back. Hyeon-jun also taught them and realized that what he was doing, no one else could do. In addition to the 14 talented mercenaries, La Hansen, who had learned the sword as a servant, spoke in unison, and he had to admit it.
“It can be reduced step by step through sparring. Overly dynamic movements are useless, and countermeasures against them are almost useless. There will be no one other than you who will hold a sword and move in that way. A monster will not hold a sword.”
“I told you to speak comfortably, but aren’t you getting less and less mean?”
“It is your fault.”
Lahansen closed his eyes again. You need to recover as much stamina as possible. Physical strength is not worth talking about.
As Hyeon-jun rode and walked, he dismantled and rearranged the things he had made in his head. movements that others can make. The criterion is Lahansen.
In the process, Hyeon-jun realized that he had tried a lot of things. And I also realized that they all start in a few positions.
‘It’s at the same level as when you’re just starting to walk.’
There are countless postures that humans can show. If there are endless things that start from and derive from that many postures, Hyeonjun only tested the number of postures that can be counted on one hand. After a certain point, the postures will be linked and this crazy thing will speed up, but it’s too far away now.
“I’ll have to try a little, but there’s not much I can teach you right now. One… ten?”
“There are a lot of them now.”
“It’s harder to subtract than to add…”
Hyeonjun grunted and climbed onto the horse. Everyone has had enough rest, and it is time to move again.
The mercenary corps moved towards the village they hadn’t seen in a while.
Everyone smiled, not because they thought they would enter the village, but because they could relax while they bought and sold the necessary goods.
“Stop!”
As they drew closer, the frightened guards began to move frantically.
When I saw it from a distance, I thought it was a merchant because there were two wagons, but when I saw it up close, everyone was fully armed. In addition, Hyeon-jun riding a horse and Gunther taking the horse while La Hansen was lying on the carriage were invisible to ordinary people no matter how you look at them.
“We are adventurers! We will buy only what we need in town!”
I can’t go around saying it’s a mercenary yet. Who would let the mercenaries into the village after seeing the mercenaries roaming around without a family crest?
On top of the wooden fence, the guards were whispering and exchanging opinions, and soon one of them shouted.
“I can’t let them all in!”
“Only one wagon and five people will go in!”
“Good! Come in!”
A total of five people, including Hyeon-jun, Gunther, Maxim, La Hansen, and the youngest Cain, approached the entrance of the village with a carriage. When I showed my ID to the nervous guards and entered the village, my eyes were filled with vigilance.
“I want to buy food and stop by the blacksmith.”
At Hyeon-jun’s words, the guards gave directions in great detail. It means don’t leak the other way and quickly go to work and go away.
“Gunther, buy food with Cain and come to the village entrance. Maxim and Lahansen go to the forge with me.”
Gunther and Cain, who needed to load food, pulled the wagon, while Hyeon-jun, Maxim, and Lahansen loaded their horses with weapons that needed to be sold and walked through the streets without hesitation. Rumors of an armed group had already swarmed the village, so people retreated from them.
“I didn’t do anything, but they look like they’re looking at some thieves.”
Lahansen murmured in a low, uncomfortable manner.
“I can’t help it now. No one will see you as an adventurer.”
Maxim answered La Hansen’s words and looked around. Maxim treats Hyeon-Jun and Gunther very respectfully, but La Hansen treats them like everyone else. This is because of La Hansen’s strange position in the June & Gunter mercenary group.
Being a knight’s seed is an old saying, and it doesn’t even hold a position within the mercenary corps. He learns swordsmanship from Hyeon-jun, but he is neither a disciple nor a servant. So I’m just treating it as a normal member.
La Hansen had no complaints about it either. Actually he is nothing now.
Arms could be sold well at normal prices. It’s because there is a quick simsim-eul in this kind of thing. On top of that, Hyeonjun is stroking the longsword’s furmal from behind, enduring it, but I can’t even dream of playing around with it.
I even bought a training longsword that killed the blade, left the smithy and waited at the entrance to the village. However, even after waiting for a long time, Gunther and Cain did not come. Hyeonjun handed over his training longsword to Maxim, and left it to him until the end. Then he put on the helmet that was worn on his side, put his left hand on the hilt, and said.
“Maxim, get ready outside.”
“yes.”
Maxim immediately went outside, and after he said a word, all the mercenaries got off their wagons and formed their formation after arming themselves.
“What are you doing!”
“let’s go.”
“yes.”
Unlike usual, La Hansen responded politely and followed Hyeon-jun. As the panicked guards blocked their way, Hyeon-jun said calmly.
“I’m going out of town to find my comrades. Get back.”
“Beat those outside!”
“If there are no problems with my colleagues, I will leave quietly.”
Despite Hyeon-jun’s words, the guards were confused, not knowing what to do. Then, when a guard showed signs of trying to draw his sword, La Hansen said.
“Sir, it’s suspicious.”
Hyeonjun raised his hand and stopped, speaking lowly.
“This is my last warning. I will go find my comrades. If you do not back down this time, I will break through.”
Hyeon-jun’s left thumb pushed up the hilt slightly to reveal the blade, and the guards hurriedly retreated without realizing it.
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I felt goosebumps as if an ice pick had been stabbed in my back, and I dared not meet Hyeonjun’s eyes.
As Hyeon-jun started to stride, the guards withdrew and opened the way.
No one raised their voice. However, I couldn’t send it as it was, so I followed Hyeon-jun’s footsteps.
As soon as he heard Gunter’s voice, Hyeonjun, who was walking freely on the street, drew his sword without hesitation and stepped up his speed. La Hansen immediately drew his sword and almost ran after him.
“Weapons in the village…!”
Ignoring the guards talking behind him, Hyeonjun walked straight ahead and approached the guards who were sticking out their spears at Gunther and Gain. Gunther and Cain saw Hyeon-jun, and the moment the guards turned their spears at the commotion behind them, Hyeon-jun’s sword swung like a flash war, hitting the hilt and twisting it to break it.
“omg!”
“Guard. Tell my comrade why you’re aiming your weapon.”
“Hick!”
When Hyeon-jun spoke, the guard who lost his spear freaked out and backed away. When another guard tried to point a spear at Hyeon-jun, La Hansen aimed his sword right at the guy’s neck. Hyeonjun grabbed the breastplate of the guy who was trying to escape and pulled.
“Tell me.”
“What are you doing threatening the guards inside the village!”
Hearing someone’s cry, Hyeonjun raised his head and looked at him.
“Are you the captain of the guard?”
“exactly.”
“I need to hear the reason why I pointed the spear at my colleague.”
“A rogue bastard…!”
At those words, Hyunjoon showed his teeth and smiled. The terrifying and sharp momentum suddenly changed, and the ferocity that even those with insignificant skills could understand came out. Hyeon-jun pulled the guard with one hand and threw it at them.
“I complied with your request, what’s the problem? tell me Is there any reason I wouldn’t kill you guys?”
When Hyeon-joon took a step, everyone backed away. The head of the guard, unable to make eye contact with him, lowered his head and retreated hesitantly.
“Gunther. Explain the situation.”
“I was trying to buy food, but they followed me from behind, and they told me to disarm them to search.”
“Ha, are you going to disarm and kill me?”
“what…!”
“You’d better make fun of that mouth.”
When Hyun-jun aimed his sword, everyone retreated to the side to avoid his sword.
“Captain, if you don’t want to die, wouldn’t it be better to do what you have to do?”
The captain of the guard trembled and avoided Hyeon-joon’s eyes and murmured softly.
“M-I’m sorry.”
“Jun, that’s it. Killing the guards will make things a mess.”
At Gunther’s words, Hyeonjun neatly inserted his sword.
“I’ll just buy food and leave.”
The guards did not dare to answer and only flinched.
Hyeon-jun stood motionless with his hand on the hilt of his sword, watching the guards until Gunther bought food from a trembling merchant and loaded it onto the wagon with Cain and Lahansen.
“Okay. Let’s go.”
“okay.”
As Hyeon-jun started to walk, the guards stepped aside. And then I followed them carefully. When Hyeon-jun and his party came out through the village entrance, they immediately closed the door.
“It’s a little late. Let’s go.”
When Hyeon-Jun spoke casually, the mercenaries also disbanded and got on the wagon. The guards on top of the wooden fence just looked at it with pale faces. Since he was wearing a wooden fence, he could have said a word of swearing, but no one opened his mouth.