I Became a Blind Swordsman at the Academy chapter 104

104. Initiation Ceremony (1)

104. Initiation Ceremony (1)

I was walking nonchalantly without avoiding puddles while being hit by the raindrops falling down hard.

The sky was thick with rumbling dark clouds.

When I climbed over the fence and went outside, I saw a woman riding on her horse, wearing a robe just like me.

She was hiding from her rain under a large old tree.

Within a minute she found me and she came to me and she handed her words to me.

“Hey, are you here early?”

Ecclin’s lively voice reaches me through the sound of rain.

Today was the day I was introduced to the branch of the Silver Wing Knights near the academy.

The meeting place and time had been discussed with Ecclin in advance. To her question about how you come out on time, she replied, “Why don’t you simply ask people around you?”

It was a long-awaited weekend, but there were many things to do here and there.

“Eh… Eh… Hachwu!!”

Before I can say anything, Ecklen sneezes at her and she sniffs her nose.

“Vice-captain Echlin, since when have you been waiting? I thought I was on the early side too.”

I asked as I lowered the robe on her head.

Ecclin said she was under a tree to avoid the rain in her own way, but her robe was soaked as if she couldn’t escape completely.

“The saintess told me to leave earlier. You’re the type to come out early and wait in advance. Sniff, it’s okay to have a cold. You can ask the saintess to treat you, heehee.”

Ecklen rubbed her nose and laughed sinisterly.

‘I still like Bernice.’

She had an innocent personality, as we’ve seen in the game.

[ It’s a thought that the original girl had heard before… You look quite young for an assistant leader of the Saint’s Knights. ]

Sierra’s voice echoed in her head as she examined Ecclin’s face.

Yes. This young-looking girl is the vice-captain of the Knights.

The silver armor that slipped through Ecklen’s robes proved what kind of person she was.

At a young age that can be said to be Bernice’s and my age, she was an Ecline who reached the position of vice-captain with only hard work and perseverance without any special talent.

Perhaps because of that background, she was highly evaluated even within the Knights. She especially knows that she is considered a role model for new knights.

Her swordsmanship had no special characteristics, but her fundamentals were very solid, precise and concise.

This much information is the Ecclin I know.

“By the way, is the saintess in the branch we are going to?”

I stepped on the mud with a clicking sound and approached Ecklin.

“Isn’t it? The initiation ceremony remains.”

“The initiation ceremony?”

“Then give me a badge and welcome to the guild! … Did you think it would end? Well, given the situation, it won’t be a formal initiation ceremony, so it will be held quietly.”

She nodded at Ecklen’s explanation following the question mark.

‘It’s an initiation ceremony, nothing too strange.’

She notices Shady, who just entered a puddle and rolls over her body. Shady didn’t float like Sierra, but she could touch the ground.

But since she was in her spirit body after all, her puddles, the dripping rain, and Shady’s fluffy body had no effect whatsoever.

Perhaps it was because the surroundings were dark because there was no moonlight. It seemed that the more darkness there was around it, the stronger it became.

Anyway… Bernice should be able to sense the energy of that hairball even vaguely.

Although she had direct contact with Priscilla, whom she met this time, she had sensed her aura.

She whispered softly to me so that Yuri, who came to her infirmary with her, could not hear.

‘I haven’t seen you in a while, so I brought a lot of strange things?’

It’s been quite a while since we met.

Priscilla didn’t even meet her in public classes because she was reluctant to the Holy Kingdom, especially her saintess, because of her past, which she wanted to hide.

Priscilla didn’t ask more about her.

Keeping the ‘secret’ seemed still valid.

‘Still, she’d better keep her distance from Priscilla…’

Since she couldn’t accurately predict Bernice’s reaction, she had prepared various countermeasures.

The important thing is that even though the spirit of darkness has a deep connection with the demon, the energy of the demon and the spirit of darkness are distinctly different.

At least it means that you won’t be misunderstood as a demon.

Anyway, it was clear that he had developed a crush on Bernice, and she thinks that if she uses her ‘power’ well and responds flexibly, there is no way for her to escape.

ㅡPheheheh.

Her horse, on which Ecclin was riding, nodded her head and made her cry.

Then Ecklen pats her on the back seat.

“Shall we go first? I thought I couldn’t ride a horse, so I didn’t bring an extra horse… I can’t believe I can ride a horse, right?”

Ecklen reached out her hand to me, asking with her questioning eyes.

“I can’t ride a horse. …Not yet.”

Ecklen took her outstretched hand and mounted her horse.

Equestrianism was also a skill after all, and it was true that I hadn’t really learned it.

There is no place to put a horse, and considering my ‘feature’, I thought it would be better to use a carriage in many ways.

Well, the process of learning the skill wasn’t too difficult, so I thought it would be okay to learn it.

“…Sounds like you can ride once you learn?”

“hahahaha, that’s something you don’t know.”

My smirk follows, and Ecklen grabs and pulls my arm behind her own back.

“…You have to hold on tight to her waist.”

Following Ecclin’s cautious voice, I wrapped my arms around her waist. Despite wearing her armor, she had a thin waist, leaving plenty of room.

But I wasn’t the only one who had to get on the horse.

Sierra naturally came up behind me and hugged me.

“Kerung.”

Shady, who was in her puddle, jumped up and clung to her feet.

‘I think it’s about to fall…’

Around the time when I was wondering if Shady, like Sierra, will move around me like teleportation if I get farther than a certain distance.

Sierra grabs Shady’s head and she places him on top of her head.

[ Your seat is here. ]

Following Sierra’s supple voice.

“Kerung!”

Shady let out a satisfied cry.

Over your head.

It seems like it will fly more easily, but somehow it will work.

Soon after, Ecklen started driving her horse.

As she made her way through her raindrops, she asked her.

“Are you heading straight to the branch?”

“No, there’s one thing I need to do before that.”

“What happened?”

“Entrance exam. Even though I said it didn’t seem necessary, the captain said I couldn’t break the tradition.”

“It’s an entrance exam… It must be a demon subjugation.”

“Yes, there’s one guy whose location is known in advance. Originally, four or five new recruits would gather together to defeat a demon, bring their horns, and hold an initiation ceremony… Wouldn’t it be enough for you alone?”

“Yes, that’s enough.”

The demons to be caught in the entrance exam are probably not strong demons, and there is a reverse sky, so there was no problem.

We moved quickly, listening to the sound of the horse’s hooves and the sound of rain.

***

In order to take Zeto’s entrance exam, I visited the hideout of the demon tribe that I knew in advance.

“There was nothing wrong with the barrier, right?”

I asked the knight who was watching her hiding place, and she answered with her head bowed.

“Yes, the ‘target’ is currently in hiding and hasn’t moved much yet. Other than that, there have been no other visitors. All nearby residents have been evacuated.”

“…Is that so?”

While listening to the explanation of the knights, I looked at Jeto next to me and said.

“It’s more thorough than I thought.”

Jetto, who got off his horse, spoke softly.

“Normally, I don’t put so much effort into catching a demon… But since it’s for a test, I can’t help it. Normally, it’s enough to set up a barrier before a battle.”

“A barrier? I don’t know how to handle a barrier…”

“Poohyo, that’s the same for me.”

Laughter leaked out because Jeto’s dejected voice seemed somehow cute.

“Okay, take it.”

Instantly, he threw a bag containing tiny pieces of crystal at Jeto.

‘If it’s Zeto, I’ll take it in moderation.’

It was the bag I threw with that thought in mind.

ㅡ Tuk.

However, contrary to my expectations, the bag I threw hit his body and fell powerlessly to the floor.

“…Vice-captain?”

At my action, the nearby knights glanced at me with puzzled eyes.

What are you doing to him who is blind even if you pretend to be… That kind of look.

“Ah… That… I thought I could get it… Sorry.”

Because I was embarrassed, I scratched my cheek.

Soon after, Jetto picks up the bag that fell on the floor.

“hahahaha, no… I was distracted for a while. So what’s in this pocket?”

Jetto smiled lightly as if he was okay and put his hand inside the pocket he picked up.

“It’s like a magic stone that can easily create a barrier. The principle is similar to a scroll. Infuse mana into a piece of magic stone, drop it on the floor, and you’re done. How about it, isn’t it convenient?”

“Hmm… What about the effect of the barrier?”

Zetto took out a magic stone from his pocket and asked while fiddling with it.

“It’s nothing special, soundproofing magic… Just a little bit of physical force that makes it difficult for demons to escape the barrier?”

“Looks like you’re reacting to Magi.”

“It’s easy to understand. But if you’re a demon with strong demons, it won’t be particularly effective, so be careful.”

“Okay.”

After that brief explanation, Jeto and I immediately quietly approached the building where the demons were hiding.

Anyway, the residents were evacuating, so it was better to organize it quickly.

Jetto was silent for a while as he approached the building.

Are you nervous?

“Don’t be too nervous. Demons are probably on the weak side. Being unable to hide demonic energy and prowling around is a characteristic of weak people. Thanks to that, it’s easy to deal with.”

Zeto, who had been listening to my voice, nodded his head.

He wanted to finish the swordsmanship he had seen in the open class quickly and without too much difficulty.

By the time they reached the building, Zeto’s mouth opened, which had been silent.

“Didn’t the vice-captain say that there is only one demon?”

Jetto has asked a rather significant question.

“There’s only one guy we’ve been chasing. Why? Is there anything that gets caught?”

“That’s…”

He slurred and put his palm on the door of the hideout.

I let go of his hand and his mouth opens again.

“I wondered if I was mistaken because it was raining that I had been feeling sick from before. But now I know for sure. There is not one demon in the building, but six.”

“Six?”

I immediately questioned Jeto’s explanation.

‘Feels…’

I heard that it is Zeto’s special ability.

I didn’t know what kind of sensation it was, but at least it was a sense that made it possible for the blind man to live a smooth life and even fight.

However, there was a report from the knights that there was no other person entering.

From the demonic spirits scattered around the building that could not be hidden, it was clear that it was the hiding place of demons.

However, even for me, it was difficult to find out the exact number of people unless they had entered the building.

I quietly put Zeto in my eyes.

His face, covered in rain with a robe overturned, stood out with white bandages covering his eyes and dark gray hair, which is hard to see around.

A blind man with a sword.

That alone could be called special, but it was also the first ‘man’ the saintess was interested in.

He is a talent chosen by the saintess herself, and a man who may one day stand by her side and be with her for the rest of her life.

Assuming Zeto is right…

“…Is it a ‘nest’.”

Not all demons who hid in the human land were strong. There were also many weak demons who set foot on human land to accumulate power.

Among them, there were cases where those who recognized that they were weak would stick together.

In this case, their lair was called a nest.

“Isn’t the nest a bit like an entrance exam…?”

I said scratching my head.

No matter how weak they are, as the number increases, the difficulty of subjugation naturally increases.

At the time I was about to say if I could help.

ㅡSeureung.

Suddenly, Jeto pulled out the sword from his waist.

“No. I think the ‘trial’ is a good enough number.”

He spat out those words with a faint smile and then slowly scanned the sword body. As we saw before, the sword was held in reverse.

I knew right off the bat that that was the casting motion of his bizarre swordsmanship.

One thing that puzzled me was that he hadn’t even entered the building yet.

Standing in the rain, Zeto, who was standing in front of the door, swiped all of his sword body.

Soon after, his mana flow was twisted.

It was extremely unreasonable, but since I had already experienced it, I wasn’t surprised anymore.

I decided to keep an eye on Jeto.

In my heart, I had high expectations of what he would show me.

From nob le mt l. co m

Despite the pouring rain, he maintained great concentration.

Zetto then swung his sword vigorously.

‘Perhaps the transparent sword that cut the wings of the wyvern…?’

I was watching him and shouted in a small, urgent voice.

“Zeto, but until you have to destroy the building…?”

“…”

Lightly ignoring my cry, Zeto continued to move smoothly without any shaking and cut five times accurately.

The only problem was that it was empty.

Now the sword is flying and the door has to be broken…

…Even after several seconds, no damage was done to the building.

‘What… Did you really just cut through the air…?’

He was watching him, wondering if he was trying to use the ‘non-sword skill’ he had seen the other day.

Instantly, the gaze turned to the sword that Zeto was holding.

‘The demon’s blood…’

For some reason, Zeto’s red blade was stained with the black blood unique to the Asmodians, and the blood was washed away by the pouring raindrops.

“Ha ha…”

I managed to understand the situation, and a dejected laugh came out of my mouth.

It was absurd, absurd.

The fact that the demon’s blood came out meant that Zeto outside the building cut down the demon inside the building.

Without even the slightest scratch on the outer wall of the building.

‘This isn’t swordsmanship… Isn’t it magic…’

While he was in awe of Zeto’s swordsmanship, he was still standing leisurely in front of the door.

It seemed to be waiting for something.

What the hell is he waiting for?

After a while, a very urgent sound of running can be heard from inside the building.

Zetto, who had been silently listening to the sound, swung his sword at the door and the door opened at the same time.

ㅡ Boom!

A fleeting moment follows with the sound of a door being kicked.

First, I saw the face of the demon who came out of the door.

His face was terrified with a bright red horn growing on his forehead.

Then he came out of sight and before he could properly contain the jet, his neck was sticking out…

–Suddenly.

…It gets cut cleanly by Zeto’s sword.

Soon after, the head of the demon that was cut off rolls on the ground, and the body of the one who lost the head fell forward, and Zeto moved his feet to avoid it.

ㅡ Fluffy.

The demon was able to completely escape the building only after the torso and neck were separated.

ㅡShoot ah.

Time, which seemed to flow slowly, began to flow normally with the sound of pouring rain.

It was a perfect movement without any superfluities.

Jetto’s head turned to me at a loss for words, and his mouth opened with the sound of a lead sword.

“It’s all sorted out.”

“Is that so…?”

After asking that question in a trembling voice, I entered the building through the door the demon had opened.

In the building, a stinging stench was felt along with the strong smell of rain.

This was the blood of the demons that I was so familiar with.

I slowly looked around.

In several parts of the house, the corpses of demons whose heads had been cut off without even giving a final word were visible.

There are a total of five corpses.

All the corpses had red horns growing on their foreheads. Demons say they can hide their horns, but when they die, they eventually reveal their horns.

Including the one who died in front of the door, there were exactly six as Jeto had said.

“What…”

I stopped chanting and finally swallowed the afterword.

A monstrous sense that can accurately determine the number of people even before entering a building.

A slash that is performed from a distance that can be reached by breaking through obstacles.

Even looking back on the time he caught the wyvern, this isn’t all he did.

Jetto followed me into the building and asked me. In his hand was the head of a demon.

“Vice-captain, do you have a dagger?”

“Ah…”

Looks like he needed a dagger to cut off his horns.

Without a word, I handed him the dagger that was at my waist.

I thought as I looked at Jeto, who was cutting off the demon’s horn without hesitation.

‘Looking at it, he’s a good husband for the saintess…’

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Comment

  1. SenatorArmstrong says:

    Lol, hes joining the all girls Knight team.

  2. LexusMaximus says:

    Fu*k that was cool.

  3. Here comes a really useless comment says:

    0_0 I’m quite pissed that Saintess and Ines didn’t witness this but oh damn that was cool as fk

  4. MrPojsomnoj says:

    You arrested under suspicion of being criminally cool. Every catchphraze can and will be used against you in the court.

  5. Damn that was pretty cool ngl

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