Episode 7.
It was a pity, but there was an opportunity to learn from the swordsman, so there was no worry.
“hmm… Then, which lecture would be good?”
I browsed through the lecture catalog and picked the one I was interested in according to the time slot. How to hunt monsters, the basics of swordsmanship, the history of swordsmanship, and the weak points of the human body.
said Fried, who looked over the course I had chosen.
“I have to add one more major lecture in the swordsmanship department to be able to belong to the swordsmanship department.”
The major lectures in the swordsmanship department I chose were the basics of swordsmanship and the history of swordsmanship. The rest were liberal arts subjects of the integration department.
I said.
“Then, you recommend the rest of Freed.”
“Physical training method for swinging a sword. This looks fine.”
Judging by the lecture title, it seemed like a good lecture.
“Actually, this is a new lecture, but I heard that the professor who teaches this is from a famous mercenary group?”
It must be said that if you are from a famous mercenary group, you must be at least a silver mercenary.
“It’s okay. Then I will do this.”
“To be honest, I’m nervous, but all the lectures at the academy are from there, unless it’s taught by Sword Master.”
So I decided on five lectures. As Fried told me, I submitted the documents to the Faculty Department. And I went out of the academy with Fried.
“I will tell you something good.”
Fried said this and took me somewhere.
“Here?”
Looking at the sign on the building, it was a place I knew. It was a mercenary guild.
“Sometimes when professors from mercenaries give assignments, they give something similar to mercenary missions.”
“so?”
“At that time, if you find a mission that is similar to the assignment and perform it together, you can earn pocket money.”
“But why did you bring me here?”
Fried put his hand near his temple as if he had a headache.
“Hey, you need a mercenary card to get a mercenary mission. Don’t you know that too?”
“You didn’t just give when you received a mission.”
It was natural that I didn’t know. In the first place, I had never been a mercenary before, and I had never even looked into mercenary work.
I couldn’t help but thank Fried. It was a good thing for me, who was thinking of becoming a mercenary.
“How do I get a mercenary certificate?”
“I need to buy an iron mercenary card with money at first.”
After saying this, Fried entered the mercenary guild. I also entered after Fried.
Inside the mercenary guild was more lively than expected. There were people recruiting parties, and there were people looking for mercenaries.
Following Fried’s guidance, I headed to the reception desk. I said to the woman at the reception desk.
“Hey, I’m trying to get a mercenary card issued.”
“all right.”
The woman at the reception handed me the documents. I filled out the paperwork given to the woman at the reception and handed it back.
The woman at the reception who received the documents looked over them and said,
“Yes, Suhar-nim, it will be 1 gold.”
I handed over 1 gold to the receptionist. And after hearing the explanation that it will be delivered after the engraving on the mercenary card, I heard how to simply upgrade.
“After completing ten ranks that suit you, you can complete three or more five missions for promotion.”
“all right.”
After the detailed explanation, Fried and I left the mercenary guild. Suddenly, the day was drawing to a close.
As it slowly got darker, he spoke to Fried.
“I’d better go in now.”
“okay.”
On the way back to the academy, Freed and I stopped at a food stall to buy snacks and head to the dormitory.
I walked into the classroom to listen to my first lecture at the academy. The lecture on ‘Physical training to wield a sword’ started early in the morning, so I was a little tired.
When I arrived at the classroom, there were more students than expected.
I sat down and thought.
‘It’s a new lecture, but there are more people than I thought. That must mean that the professor is attractive.’
When it was time for the lecture to begin, the door opened and a stern-looking professor entered.
There were many large and small scars on the professor’s face. From this alone, it was possible to guess that he was a person with thick bones in the mercenary world.
The professor wrote his name on the board and said.
“nice to meet. My name is Azar, who has been appointed as the professor of physical training to wield a sword.”
Everyone in the classroom clapped and welcomed him. I also applauded and responded.
“This is the first time I have taught people in a public setting like this. I hope you don’t have high expectations for my lecture.”
For some reason, when I said that, I believed more.
“Okay, this is the first lecture. Everyone follow me.”
Professor Azar walked out of the classroom. Then everyone in the classroom was perplexed.
After a while, Professor Azar came back into the classroom and shouted.
“What are you doing! Come out quickly!”
At Professor Azar’s cry, the students hurriedly followed Professor Azar out of the classroom.
The place where Professor Azar came was the gymnasium of the academy.
“As you can see from the name of my lecture, there is no such thing as theory in my lecture. If you want to run, just run, and if you want to swing, just swing.”
After speaking, Professor Azar frowned.
“When I’m done talking, let’s all answer!”
As soon as Professor Azar finished speaking, all the students answered, and I joined in the middle and answered in a loud voice.
“yes!”
“Um, that’s fine.”
Professor Azar pointed to the wooden sword storage cabinet on one side of the gymnasium and said.
“Get something similar to the sword you used over there and bring it.”
“yes!”
Among the many students, I also chose a sword. I chose a sword that looked as similar to the sword my father gave me as much as possible.
I chose my sword and stood in front of Professor Azar. After all the students chose their swords, Professor Azar said.
“From now on, you will hardly ever wield a sword in this lecture.”
Then why did you ask me to choose?
“I intend to make you a body to wield a sword. And in the process, you must not take your hands off the sword.”
I don’t know if that helps. I wonder if I was the only one who thought so, and the other students were also making faces that didn’t know why.
“First of all, this is the first lesson. You will run in the gymnasium. step! Never let go of the sword in your hand.”
As everyone was hesitating, Professor Azar shouted again.
“What are you doing! Run!”
At Professor Azar’s cry, all the students started running.
***
Arriving at the dorm room, I lay down on the bed as if collapsing. I had no strength in my whole body.
“This is so hard… .”
Professor Azar approached and yelled at any student whose posture was disturbed. If any of the students missed the sword, they handed the sword back to the student and told them to run again.
The balance was disturbed because of the sword in my hand, so it was even more difficult.
“How can this help?”
Still, it wasn’t all that difficult.
“It was like swinging a sword out of habit.”
It was as refreshing as swinging a sword whenever I needed to organize my thoughts. I might be the kind of person whose head works better the harder my body gets.
It was only natural for such a person to die from overwork as he was stuck at the count’s house and only worked. It is said that stress is usually the main cause of death from overwork.
“But why did Sword Saint ask me to come after the lecture?”
I didn’t understand the sword character. It wasn’t a good move to tell them about the sword at night.
“If you swing the sword at night, you won’t be able to see it.”
But first of all, it is a swordsman. There must be some reason for the teaching. There was just one thing I was worried about.
“I have no strength in my whole body, so how can I receive the next lecture or the sword saint’s teachings… .”
***
Fortunately, the next lecture, the basics of swordsmanship, ended with a simple explanation of the future lecture plan in the classroom.
As the day got dark, I headed to the garden to meet the Sword Saint.
“this… .”
There was nothing in the garden to be seen. Watching my steps, I went into the garden. It was clear that the sword castle would be in the center of the garden.
As I was walking down the street, I felt something creepy, so I looked around and said,
“Are you the swordsman by any chance… ?”
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No answer came. Thinking it was my mistake, I started walking again. However, I couldn’t help but notice that my walking speed was getting faster.
As I approached the center of the garden, I heard the wind cutting behind me. Looking back, I heard the sound of a sword approaching.
“what’s this!”
I hurriedly twisted my neck to avoid it, but the sword bent and hit the top of my head.
“Ugh!”
As I sat down and drool, I heard the voice of the Sword Saint from the other side of the darkness.
“Attack from the dark, this is the training I thought of to develop your senses to the fullest!”
He still hadn’t revealed the appearance of the Sword Saint.
I got up and shouted in the direction of the sound.
“Is this training?”
“No. you must dodge my sword Of course, I’ll wield it until you die, so don’t worry.”
It was the worst training ever. I can’t see it like this, so how can I avoid the sword?
“FYI, I painted the outfit black and the sword black.”
“So what do I have to do to finish this training?”
Unknowingly, my tone became rough. And at that moment, the pain came again from the crown of my head. Clearly, the Sword Master swung the sword.
“Ah… .”
“Your tone is a bit wild. What you need to do is simple. Dodge my sword and discover me!”
I could understand that this was training to develop the senses. It just hurt so much.
“Can’t you just hit me a little bit?”
If I keep getting hit, I might die. The swordsman said firmly.
“How can I develop my senses if I hit them gently? You should feel a little bit of a threat to your life.”
“Sword Master… .”
I almost forgot the most important fact. There was no way I could refuse this training, so this was the most important thing.
My voice trembled by itself.
“When will this training be over… ?”
“… … .”
For some reason, it looked like the Sword Master was smiling.
“For two hours.”
Regardless of my will, I sat down on the spot. While I was about to get frustrated, I felt someone swinging a sword somewhere. And I felt pain in the crown of my head.
“If you sit like that, you will only get beaten for two hours.”
I cried and struggled to get myself up to eat mustard. There was no way I could have suffered like this. I decided to do the best I could.
So I cursed at the Sword Master in my heart.
Immediately I felt a strong pain in my temple, and I passed out. Before I lost consciousness, the words of the Sword Master reached my ears.
“Kuhmm, something made me feel bad, so I hit it a little harder.”
the next morning.
I got up from my seat to listen to the lecture. My whole body ached. While I was changing into my school uniform, my whole body was reflected in the full-length mirror.
“ah… .”
His whole body was covered in bruises. It really hit the swordsman too much. It felt like my toughness was growing more than my senses.
Hmm