Celise Heindere.
As the daughter of Viscount Heinrich, she had a great talent for swordsmanship.
However, no one in the family, including her, knew that.
The reason was simple.
It was because of the family tradition of the Heindere family, who had a strong preference for boys.
Sellise’s talent came to know when she happened to hold a sword while walking around with Leo.
“Selise. I think I heard it wrong.”
Leo pressed his temples hard.
Did your hearing get worse because of the people you were with from a while ago?
“You reached the sword master’s wall? Aren’t you an expert or superlative?”
It’s been a few years since Sellise has held the sword.
No matter how great a talent you have, you have to work for a certain part of the time others put into it.
It was just a few months ago that Leo left for the Empire.
She was an expert at that time, but she suddenly faced the wall of being a sword master?
“It is true that you have heard correctly. I have the master’s wall right in front of me.”
“Huh… .”
When she says this, I have no choice but to believe it.
“how?”
I was just curious.
What had happened to make her so strong in just a few months?
At Leo’s question, Celise scratched her cheek.
“Um… . Actually, I am being guided by Duke Ryant.”
“Duke Lyant?”
Leo tilted his head.
How was he in the duchy guiding her?
“He said that he really wants to guide me, and he has been staying in the royal castle for some time. You’ve been looking after my sword for most of the day.”
“Then are you now the duke’s apprentice?”
“It is not.”
Celise shook her head.
“I am a body that has devoted allegiance to you. I cannot enter as the Duke’s apprentice.”
Becoming someone’s apprentice in this world meant changing their affiliation there.
The Duke of Lyont coveted Celise’s talent from long ago, but she refused each time because she had no intention of leaving Leo.
“However, he came a while ago and said that he would like to pass on the sword even if he is not an official disciple.”
“Why?”
“that is… It’s because I don’t think I’ll ever see a swordsman with that kind of talent anywhere else.”
Celise slightly blushed, as if she was embarrassed to brag about herself.
“Hey… .”
Leo let out an exclamation.
Duke Ryant’s swordsmanship is a vision among visions.
The best sword in the Kingdom of Rome, and even in the Empire, there are only a few men who can count on one hand a knight comparable to him.
Among modern humans, if the highest level as a mage is the 7th class, then the highest level as a knight is the highest level of sword master.
However, unlike the magical realm where Bahelm was present, there was no sword master of the highest level among the knights.
It was cut off 100 years ago, but Duke Ryant was a knight who was expected to become a top-notch master after a long time.
“But you’re saying that someone like that is teaching you all of his arcane swordsmanship, even though you’re not even a formal disciple?”
“Yes. Thanks to that, I was able to quickly break through the wall.”
“what. It’s worth it if you learn from him.”
Leo nodded.
It is called the shield of the west, and it was the Duke of Ryant who stopped the monsters from the west.
The number of knights and soldiers he raised is innumerable.
It was not surprising that this result appeared because his discipline, which had a knack for teaching, and Celise’s talent met.
“great. Let’s go see each other.”
Leo jumped up from his seat.
* * *
The Duke of Ryant was living in his mansion located close to the royal castle.
“Hmm. Lowering. Long time no see.”
“Yes. Peacock. Yes.”
When Leo went to meet him, the duke immediately took his time.
However, the expression on his face looked quite troubled.
Conversely, Leo smiled and opened his mouth.
“From what I hear, we. Are you teaching Celise swordsmanship?”
“hehehehe… .”
The duke cleared his throat.
To be able to teach swordsmanship like a swordsman of that level begged.
If he summons knights who want to learn swordsmanship from him, he will be able to circumnavigate the kingdom of Rome with a little extra effort.
But he was giving Selize like an idiot.
“what… It happened.”
He seemed a little shy, but there was no regret on his face.
Rather, honey was dripping from her eyes as she looked at Selize, who was standing next to her.
‘How did you capture this radical man’s heart?’
I knew Selize’s swordsmanship talent was great, but I never thought the duke would cling to it like this.
“Well, that’s good. I also thought it was a pity that Selisse couldn’t learn the sword from the duke. Fortunately, the.”
It was sincere.
Even though she may not be the official successor, just by inheriting the sword of Duke Lyant, many things will change in her life from now on.
“By the way, why do you need my help?”
Right after Leo fell into his room due to Nell’s spatial displacement, Celise asked her to go somewhere with her.
At first, I thought it was to drag myself before the king.
However, as it turned out, it was called by the Duke of Lyant.
“As you know, Celise is facing a big wall right in front of her eyes.”
“Yes.”
It’s amazing.
It’s been less than 5 years since I picked up the sword, but I have a sword master in front of me.
If the other prosecutors knew, I’d probably feel like dying.
“So far, Celise’s talent has allowed us to grow quickly. But from now on, it is a problem.”
“Are you saying you won’t be as strong as you are now?”
“Yes, it is.”
Anything takes time to reach the mastery level.
Even Leo, who may have the greatest talent in history, will take a long time to see the end of his magic.
In order to overcome the wall of sword master, Selise also had to devote herself for many years to come.
“But that’s not my way.”
Duke Lyant grinned.
He had lion-like white hair and huge muscles, so even his smile looked menacing.
“Generally, a high-level swordsman has to spend a long time overcoming the wall to reach the level of master. They usually think that’s the only way.”
“Is there anything else?”
“Yes. That is, the swordsman needs to be exposed to an extreme environment and trained.”
“Extreme environment… .”
“A lava field, an island with lightning strikes, a coast with constant storms and tidal waves, and a mountain with constant earthquakes. If you push your body to the limit in such a place, you can shorten the time to reach the state.”
“These are things you can’t normally do.”
Why would people avoid such terrain?
No matter how quickly he could become stronger, the risk was too high.
Most swordsmen would rather spend more time training.
“Whoops. However, if you have a lower body, the story is a little different.”
Duke Ryant’s eyes flashed.
“Lava, storms, earthquakes, tidal waves, etc. Such a natural disaster can easily lead to death if swept away. But… .”
“Because glaciers are different.”
Yes.
Among extreme environments, only cold can not kill you instantly.
In lava or an earthquake, once swept away, even a corpse cannot be found, but in the cold, as long as one warms one’s body properly, one can fully recover.
“Yes. Of course, there are only a few people who have mastered freezing-type magic, and among them, it is even harder to find people who can implement extreme environments, but it’s not a big problem for us.”
Leo could easily create the environment that Celise needed.
When he heard that far, Leo got a sense of what Duke Ryant was trying to say to me.
“You mean to ask me to create an artificially cold environment.”
“Yes. If you help me, I’m sure it will be of great help to Celise in getting over the wall. So please.”
Duke Ryant said politely.
Excluding the king, the most prestigious duke and one of the best knights in the kingdom asked for this.
Come to think of it, the way he looked at Selize was already no different from treating his pupil.
names, attitudes, etc. He didn’t make an official announcement, but he was treating him like his successor.
“If Celise gets stronger, I’m happy too. I will do my best to help.”
Leo nodded.
* * *
Take out the ox horn too.
The three of them moved straight to the gymnasium in the basement of the mansion.
On the way down, Celise opened her mouth as if she had suddenly remembered it.
“Lowering. By the way, have you met His Highness the King?”
“… huh? no. Why?”
“I don’t know when or how you returned to the castle, but His Highness has been looking for you many times before.”
“… … .”
Leo was silent.
He ran away from home and stayed in the empire for a long time before coming back.
He may have cooled his anger a bit when he sent a message that he had become a temporary professor at the drafting academy, but he must have run out of medicine by now.
Perhaps if I went to visit my father now, I would listen to a sermon for several hours.
‘no. It’s good to have a sermon. I could be imprisoned (?) somewhere deep in the royal castle.’
From Leo’s point of view, where time is money, that’s not possible.
Even after being possessed by this body, it is also like running away from a father who gave me infinite love.
My head was complicated.
In times like these, it is better to focus on other things.
“Let’s talk about that later.”
So Leo changed the topic of conversation altogether.
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Just in time, they arrived at the gymnasium.
Leo looked at Duke Lyant.
“You mean we can make this place a cold environment?”
“Yes, low. It would be better if it was a polar environment where your body would freeze just by breathing.”
“If that’s the case, it’s not that difficult.”
Leo shrugged.
“First of all, I’ll put the potion here in case of an emergency.”
I set down several bottles of potion in the corner of the gymnasium.
Sonia’s special recovery potion.
After that, Leo stretched out his hands.
[Extreme Ice – Cryogenic Beam]
-Quaaa!
Rays of pure white frost stretched from his palms.
Starting with the ceiling and floor, the walls of the gymnasium were frozen solid.
In an instant, the world became glistening with ice.
“Suck!”
“Five. That’s great.”
Celise caught her breath in surprise, and Duke Lyant admired.
“At this level… It’s almost like the arctic lands I’ve been to before.”
It was so cold that your lungs would freeze if you didn’t use mana even when you were breathing!
In order not to die just by standing still, mana had to be wrapped around the body.
Duke Ryant smiled broadly.
“Khehehehe. Very nice. Celise. pull out the sword From now on, I will go with all my might.”
“All right!”
Duke Ryant and Selize pulled out their swords from their waistbands.
The blade of the sword shone brightly.
-bang!
-visor!
Soon after, the two began to collide.
Moving so fast that only afterimages could be seen, the swords clashed nonstop.
The training method was simple.
Even breathing in this place now consumes mana.
So keep sparring until not a drop of mana remains in your body!
In the process, the body and mind naturally break through the limits.
What if you can’t break through the limit?
No way.
That’s because you can do it until it’s done.
These were the words of Duke Lyant.
‘It seems a bit ignorant, but… .’
It’s what Duke Ryant said, so you have to believe it, well.
As I watched the couple fight for a while, I suddenly remembered King Karst, whom I had just seen.
Like a legendary hero, the mana freezing he unfolded was very frightening.
The feeling of exhaustion when Leo, a 6th-class mage, can’t use mana at all… .
‘that is… Was it like this?’
Leo clapped his hand.
His eyes were reminiscing about that time.
The movement of mana unfolded by King Karst, the interpretation of the formula at that time, the atmosphere and feeling, etc.
Little by little, it began to unfold in Leo’s hands.
– Ugh!
“no… !”
“M-Mana… !?”
After sparring for a while, Duke Ryant and Sellies stopped moving.
The two of them were staring at Leo with a shocked expression.