Episode 78 – Now I have to cut something.
78. Now I have to cut something.
“I think I know roughly.”
This is what Leon said with a smile on his face.
“······.”
Goren’s hands trembled as he let go of her wooden sword. Goosebumps appeared all over her body and her head felt dizzy.
‘Do you know? Got it? How do you know? ‘I haven’t taught you anything yet?’
What has he done so far?
Reciting very basic theories.
Poke the sword a few times.
Isn’t all I did was just say a few words to feel the ‘moment’?
But.
‘That blow just now clearly entered docile state.’
In the martial arts of the Waldvin family, the concept of ‘extreme purity’ is often used.
Polar order means the limit of speed that an object can feel.
In other words, it is a concept that everyone has.
Whether it is a 5-year-old child, a 70-year-old man, an expert warrior, or a 6th circle wizard.
The level varies greatly depending on each individual’s capabilities.
Everyone has a limit to the amount of time they can handle.
For this reason, all martial arts in the Baltvin family begin from Geuksun.
And the level of handling this extreme order is divided into a total of 8 stages.
First, Insun (認瞬).
The stage of recognizing extreme order.
Even if you don’t feel mana, anyone can do it with consistent effort.
Second, Eung-sun (應瞬).
Reaction stage in the polar order.
There is a big difference between recognizing something and actually eliciting a response.
However, most of this is possible with a lot of training.
Most trained unmanned personnel can easily complete the response.
Third, Dong-sun (movement).
From this point on, it is the domain of skilled warriors.
It means that you can move to a certain extent in the extreme order.
If you can do this much, you can go around and be heard as a talented person in most places.
Fourth, Jeongsun (正瞬).
Moves normally in the pole order.
This means that it operates similarly to usual.
It is not very easy. Even among the best martial artists, there are not many who can do this.
You must not only work hard but also have high-level talent.
Goren was now in this state.
Only an 18-year-old genius born and raised in the Waldvin family would be able to do this.
Fifth, Yusun (流瞬).
The stage where the poles move flexibly like water.
There is a huge wall between Jeongsun and Yusun.
This is the gap between a user-level unmanned vehicle and an expert-level unmanned vehicle.
A high level that only masters of the quick sword can reach. The level of complete control over one’s own body.
This creates a difference like the flapping of wings between a sparrow and an eagle.
So, Goren planned to provide Leon with a starting point for entering this docile state.
Of course, he didn’t understand Yusun either, but he had memorized the theory perfectly.
Anyway, I even had the expectation that if I explained it to Leon, he might also get something out of it.
Often, in the process of teaching someone else, you also learn.
······Yes, it was definitely like that.
“Uh, how?”
Goren gaped at her. I couldn’t believe this situation at all. He felt as if the world he had known had collapsed.
Leon smiled brightly.
“Hey, is this what you said? What, feel the moment? “Do you know what it feels like?”
Leon just went through an experience he had never had before. It’s an experience she’s never felt before, even in her thrilling confrontation with Billy.
The feeling of penetrating a gap in time.
Originally, when the speed of the fight exceeded a certain level, some parts were left to the realm of instinct.
This time, in a split second, she had complete control over her body and moved it as she wanted.
To use an analogy, she had been swinging the sword by holding the pommel part until now, but she was swinging it by holding the hilt tightly.
She used to control her body from 5 to 60 percent to 100 percent.
“Heart, hex!”
Her saliva flew out from Goren’s mouth as he spat.
“What is witchcraft, you bastard? “I did as you told me.”
“Crazy! What! “This is ridiculous!”
“Has he been beaten yet?”
“Hey!”
“······.”
Gulp.
Essa Belle swallowed her dry saliva as she watched Leon raise her fist.
She happened to be Leon’s practice partner, but thanks to that, she saw something amazing.
‘How long has it been since the evaluation was completed?’
How does it grow so much every time I look at it?
As for the blow just now, Goren, who had trained her pure powers to a high degree, could barely see it with her eyes.
Esabel only saw the afterimage of Leon, which was cut off. Having struck away her own weapon, she could not even see his sword.
“······.”
Esabel’s eyes were slightly distorted.
To be honest, she deep down thought of Leon as her own competition.
Even though you might be a little behind now, you can catch up if you work hard. An unequal relationship with backs and forths.
······That wasn’t it.
The gap between Leon and Essabel was only widening.
Essa Bell felt her self-esteem plummet. Her pride was severely hurt.
Born as a princess, she gave up politics and power early on.
Because she was born late, the age difference between her and her brothers was too great for her to compete with them. She also did not want to get involved in the dirty and dirty political world.
Instead, she chose the unmanned path. This was a more natural path.
She lived only by the sword. She swung her sword day and night.
She even had outstanding talent. She was worthy of being called the martial artist of the century.
In addition, I received support from the imperial family that I could not receive anywhere else on the continent.
She had no rivals in her age group. She had defeated martial artists who were much older and of a higher level several times.
Esabel lived without knowing defeat.
She came to El Prime, until she met Leon.
‘What is the secret?’
Esabel was in agony.
It was difficult to explain it as a simple talent.
Her efforts were as good as anyone else’s.
‘······Experience?’
I guess that’s the only way to go.
Leon has always been involved in big and small incidents since the beginning of the semester. From minor violent incidents to major incidents that made the front page of the newspaper.
She was always running around constantly and causing accidents.
No matter what anyone says, it is certain that Leon has lived a richer life than others.
You can tell just by looking at what she experienced in Freeville just a few days ago.
‘It won’t work.’
Essa Bell nodded her head slightly.
She came to a conclusion about what to do next.
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‘Let’s keep an eye on Leon for a while.’
After all, in order to win, understanding the enemy comes first.
I didn’t think I could catch up with Leon just by focusing on training like I had done so far.
‘I can’t just lose forever.’
Esabel’s strong competitive spirit flared up. Her motivation and passion soared.
With Leon as her goal in front of her, she felt like the path she had to follow was clear.
It was different from her classmate Billy.
His inexplicable talent felt so vague and distant even to Essabel. She didn’t even dare to consider him as her rival.
In contrast, Leon’s goal was realistic and humane. He was the right person to stimulate her.
While Esa Belle lit a fire in her heart.
Leon slapped Goren on the cheek.
Party!
“Ahh!”
“Now stop talking nonsense. Isn’t this the end? “If this continues, I will have no choice but to take back what I gave.”
Since Goren’s condition was not good, Leon threatened him.
“······Ah, I understand. “Let’s keep going.”
“Please help the princess a little more.”
In response to Leon’s shameless request, Esa Belle nodded her head. She had to be by Leon’s side to watch over him anyway.
“Okay. Instead, we should spar when it’s over.”
“Yes, whatever. “Of course.”
Leon tilted his head at Essabel’s obedient attitude.
‘Why is he acting like that all of a sudden?’
It was well past evening when they came out of the training hall.
* · * *
Leon and Goren continued to meet after that day.
Leon insisted that he should learn at the cost, and Goren also acknowledged it, knowing full well how valuable the elixir ‘Mel Shakra’s Tears’ was.
“Theoretically, there are eight steps. Insun (認瞬), Eungsun (應瞬), Dongsun (movement), Jeongsun (正瞬), Yusun (流瞬), Musun (舞瞬), Yeongsun (領瞬), Chosun (超瞬). What you saw yesterday was that you had stepped into the stage of docility.”
“······You must practice so that you can enter this extreme state at any time. “We call this ‘gaesun (opening).'”
“The sword and body are infinitely light. Accuracy over speed. “Think of yourself as holding a reed, not a sword.”
Goren taught her conceptual parts with sincerity, excluding the important vision of the family.
It was what Leon had hoped for. Anyway, I wasn’t interested in the vision of the Waldvin family.
I only wanted the high-level theory about quick swords that they had established.
Aren’t they considered the best when it comes to quick sword techniques?
Once I had finished organizing the theory to a certain extent, I started practicing by moving my body.
“······Are you here again?”
“Is there a problem?”
For some reason, Esabel, who kept coming, was also there.
Goren and Essabel attacked, and Leon responded.
Leon focused on capturing the sense of compliance.
I quickly realized that it was a lot of luck that I was able to do it right away that day.
But since I succeeded once, it was easy to do it twice.
Two times, three times, five times, ten times…
Gradually, the rush time became longer and the number of times became more frequent.
Leon was awakening to the state of docility at an incredible speed.
Tad-dak!
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
Leon’s wooden sword passed through Esabel and Goren’s wrists accurately.
The two were just about to raise their swords.
‘It’s good.’
Leon smiled satisfied.
I think it will be okay to continue refining it like this. I knew the direction I needed to go.
‘Now I have to cut something.’
No matter what, actual practice is more effective than any other practice.
Finish.
‘It’s about time.’
Just before going on vacation.
The last event of the first semester was coming.