Episode. 03 Trance (2)
“Whoa… … .”
The whole body is tengeunmangeun.
After being treated by a doctor, I sat down on the bed, stroking my bandaged head.
“Do, Bocchan.”
When she brought me a late dinner, she constantly looked at my appearance.
It seemed like he had something to say.
I was waiting for her too.
“How is your mother?”
“Joe, you’ve improved a little bit, the congressman said it was a miracle!”
“I’m glad.”
Mary, who was hesitant, asked me.
“Did the god Hor really grant my wish?”
I replied with the softest expression possible.
“okay. He has answered your earnest prayers.”
Even at my words, she had a confused face.
However, there was no complete distrust like last night.
“Be confident. The only thing that will make your mother better now is faith.”
can’t put it into words
Faith is not something that comes so easily.
I jumped up and held her hand.
“oh… … !”
“Stay still.”
He calmed down the frightened woman and said.
“This is the power of faith.”
ugh-
The firefly-like light flowed through my hand and stayed in the maid’s hand.
“It’s a warm feeling.”
Opening her eyes, she looked at my hand curiously.
“how is it. Do you still not believe in God?”
She hesitated at my words and opened her mouth.
“But there is no such thing as a god… … !”
“If you don’t want to believe, you can’t believe, and if you want to believe, you can believe.”
“ah… … .”
“Just know this one thing. God wants you to become a believer and be saved.”
“… … !”
Both of her eyes twitched.
“It’s not just you. A sincere prayer will save my mother. God is with you.”
Mary clenched her fists several times at those words.
He immediately grabbed my arm and shouted.
“I-I want to serve God too!”
‘nice! Appointment of followers!’
It’s been a while since I called for pleasure. Mary’s mind was about to change, so she quickly disqualified herself from being a member.
『A believer has been appointed.』
『Once a day, up to 100 Faith is obtained from the Shinto Prayer.』
『Your blessings be with the Lamb.』
But the system window didn’t end there.
『I am the first follower!』
『Limited reward? Your hidden specialties will bloom.』
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After getting Mary out of the room.
I gnawed at the cooled food and stared into the air.
A picture in the shape of a gift box was twinkling at my eye level.
“A hidden speciality from me?”
This is an unexpected gift.
The phrase ‘my hidden specialty’ that the system says caught my mind.
Is this body, “Richard”‘s special skill, or is it my original special skill playing this game in real life?
‘I don’t know what it is… … .’
Even so, the basic base is a messed up body.
As there was nothing wrong with adding special skills, this was an infinitely welcome thing.
“Whoa… … .”
I took one deep breath and raised my finger.
belt ring-
When a finger touched the box picture, light emitted with a cheerful sound.
He swallowed, trying to calm his pounding heart.
Soon the bright light faded and a system window appeared.
『Special skill – You have acquired Super Concentration.』
“Ultra-concentration… … ?”
It was a skill I had never seen before, but it was an intuitive name, so I had a rough idea of what kind of effect it was.
super concentrated.
Isn’t that just focusing on something?
To be honest, it wasn’t quite as expected.
‘A non-ranked skill with no possibility of growth… … .’
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『Shindo – Mary prayed earnestly.』
『Acquire 80 faith.』
『Mary has strong vitality and luck.』
『Believer – Meline prayed.』
『Acquire 30 Faith.』
『Vitality and good luck drift over Meline.』
“oh.”
When I opened my eyes in the morning, what greeted me was a mother and daughter’s prayer. Thanks to Mary becoming a believer, she was able to acquire more faith.
Come on, Melin should become a believer too.
While waiting for Mary to bring her a meal, she poured her faith into a glass of water.
Next is my turn. Thinking about how to distribute it, I quickly made a decision.
『The mana insensitivity is being alleviated.』
『The proficiency of basic swordsmanship increases.』
『Current Rank F → E』
“after… … .”
Mana was very little, but it seemed to feel a little clearer.
In addition, it rose to the rank of basic swordsmanship.
Yes, it should be done step by step like this.
I decided to leave the rest of my faith for now.
After having a rough breakfast, I headed to the gymnasium with Aaron.
It was now a normal routine. Aaron asked me as I warmed up after arriving at the gymnasium.
“Are you practicing your sword today?”
“okay.”
Seeing Aron with a grave expression, I suddenly felt something concerned.
That guy, while pretending not to be like that, he was paying attention to me.
“I will look at you from the side. Since ancient times, training in swordsmanship is about reaching a high place with the right steps.”
“ha… … .”
I think I underestimated Aaron.
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I didn’t know that I would declare that I would mark one-on-one even in swordsmanship.
Still, it was true that Aaron’s advice was helpful, so he did nothing to throw it away.
He sighed deeply and grabbed the wooden sword.
It was scary to hear Aaron’s words.
“Hmmm. Shouldn’t you start with physical training?”
“Ah, for a week, I will only practice swordsmanship. Since you’ve learned most of it, shouldn’t you get used to it?”
“… … It makes sense.”
took a stance
Having learned at the expense of the top of the head, it was clearly imprinted in my head.
I decided to practice the horizontal cutting first.
You should feel the weight of the sword from the handle and swing it as straight and moderate as possible.
swish-!
“… … .”
It was a clumsy move from what I could see.
In line with that, Aaron’s chuimsae was added.
“Think of your feet as the roots of a tree. The lower body must be anchored to the ground. In ancient times, the lower body of a knight is like a tree, absorbing the energy of the earth… … .”
“I know.”
Of course, knowing it and doing it with your body were two different things.
To solve this… … I couldn’t help it.
‘I have to think that training is the only way to live and do it like crazy.’
He swung his wooden sword, vowing to devote the day to horizontal cutting.
I swung like that for a while.
Then at some point
For some reason, the more I swung the sword, the more it felt like the noise around me was gradually diminishing.
Aaron, who had been chattering on the sidelines, and the other knights who were screaming were no longer visible.
One horizontal slash per breath.
Other than that, nothing caught my eye.
『Speciality – Ultra Concentration Activation.』
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“young master?”
Aaron looked at the boy who did not answer no matter how many times he called.
Richard, who had been replying whenever he corrected his posture, at some point stopped talking.
I wondered if he was angry at the repeated nagging.
But that wasn’t it.
Richard swung his sword in silence.
With sunken eyes, it exuded the momentum of a calm lake.
“This… … ?”
Seeing this, Aaron rubbed his eyes several times.
‘Trance?’
It was an endless trance.
Isn’t it a state of extreme concentration that a skilled martial artist enters only when he attains enlightenment?
For the first time, Aaron felt a strong spirit from this madman, who had only felt clumsy so far.
‘Is this possible?’
Today was only two days after Richard had grabbed the sword.
But how can you fall into a trance?
I had never seen or heard anything like this.
Richard’s momentum gradually spread throughout the gymnasium.
“I… … Is that?!”
“Shh.”
The eyes of the knights, who were each absorbed in their training, focused on Richard.
The gymnasium, which had been noisy with spirit, was gradually covered with silence.
chuck-!
They said nothing more. With just a moderate movement, she surrounded Richard and took a sword.
It was the courtesy and protection of warriors for those who wished to attain enlightenment.
In the middle of the arena, where silence fell, only Richard moved.
‘The posture is gradually being corrected.’
It was a thought that popped into the heads of the knights watching him. It is very dangerous to continue training in the wrong posture. It hardens as it is and cannot be undone.
But Richard was different.
The twisted sword path slowly began to straighten out. The weak stepping foot planted firmly on the ground like a root.
With the correct posture firmly imprinted in my head, I changed my body movements.
“Ha, you mean Battenberg?”
Aaron turned his head at the sound of the voice next to him.
when did you come
Balak stood with his hands behind his back.
Normally, I should have respected him, but now I am protecting Richard.
Aaron said in a low voice.
“You fell into a trance. Please forgive the knights for their disrespect.”
“It is done.”
In the first place, Balak didn’t care about such cumbersome manners. It was Richard who was giving all his attention now.
“Since when have you been like that?”
“About two hours.”
Balak narrowed his eyes and looked at Richard.
“Don’t tell him I came.”
Having said that, Balak turned around and left the gymnasium. It was a much lighter step.
Quick-!
The sound of Richard swinging his sword followed.
The training lasted for such a long time.
Damn Richard.
He, who had been frustrated by insensitivity to mana, was now attracting the attention of all the knights.
It’s been several hours already.
Aaron, who was using his sword, looked at Richard, who did not stop his sword.
A body covered in sweat with thread veins swollen.
His body was at its limit.
‘Shouldn’t we stop soon… … .’
It was when Aaron was measuring the right timing.
Quadang-
“young master!”
Before he could do anything, Richard collapsed.
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『I have escaped from the state of trance.』
『The proficiency of basic swordsmanship greatly increases.』
『Current proficiency rank E → C』
“uh… … .”
I blankly closed my eyes.
Obviously, I was practicing in the gymnasium, but at some point I was lying on the bed in my room.
Muscle pain runs all over the body. Every time I tossed and turned, a sharp pain struck me.
‘I guess… … I think he neglected his special skill of super concentration.’
I couldn’t forget that strange feeling from a moment ago.
Perhaps what I did was the so-called trance.
The body was very strong, but the heart was as light as a feather with a sense of achievement.
I looked out the window and saw the moon hanging in the dark sky. I had no idea how much I had practiced and how much I had lost my mind.
“But I shouldn’t abuse it too much.”
You train until you collapse.
It was a perfect skill to ruin my body.
From now on, I’ll have to ask Aaron to stop at the right line.