Episode 73.
Here’s how Poltane put it:
“Before the match against Pastar, we play an event match against Pastar.”
“yes?”
“Both sides fight bare-chested without weapons.”
I am a prosecutor, and Pastard is also a prosecutor.
The fact that the swordsman competed naked was definitely a strong event.
“That’s not a bad idea.”
I thought about the giant pasta.
It is natural that I am physically at a disadvantage.
But for me there are ways to strengthen the body.
I don’t know enough about winning or losing.
Besides, both sides are sword masters.
I had never fought naked before, so it was quite interesting.
“But isn’t this story only possible when Pastard agrees?”
I wondered if Pastard would agree.
“That will be fine.”
“Why?”
“Pastar likes to fight without weapons.”
You like to fight without weapons?
“To be honest, fighting an ogre barefoot was all made because Pastar-sama wanted it.”
“Is that true?”
“Yes, before Pastar-nim became the champion, fighting monsters barefoot didn’t exist. Even if you fight with a weapon.”
I was thinking of pasta.
The giant does not wear armor.
He is a person who participates in every game with his upper body exposed.
“I’m sure you’ll like bare-chested competitions.”
Pastard and the bare-chested match were very suitable.
“Then, shall we proceed like that?”
“yes.”
After the agreement was over, I headed to the training ground.
Until now, I had never faced a monster with my bare body.
Besides, the opponent this time is an ogre.
“hmm···.”
I pondered for a while.
If you strengthen your body, your physical abilities will increase enough to be comparable to Pastard.
That means that I too can deal with ogres.
My concern was power control.
“If I swing my fist, will it come out?”
I’ve never seen anyone fight with only fists.
Therefore, there is no level of fist that can be compared to that of a sword master.
Because not using a weapon in the first place is inefficient.
“Let’s try it.”
I put my will into my fist, just like when I raised my sword.
fists at the same time.
Kwak.
From nob le mt l. co m
Next to the wall I half demolished the other day, a hole was drilled again.
“Uh… are you really going out?”
However, Pastar had never seen anything like this before when he dealt with an ogre.
Pain radiated from the fist that had been pumped out.
“Did the skin come off…”
The fist was red.
It seems that this is why Pastard did not use his fists.
However, its destructive power was comparable to that of a secret sword.
“There is a reason why even a sword master is looking for a good sword.”
The recoil that came when using a sword came to the fist, and it was the wound of the fist.
Although she had stronger skin than the others, her skin was not perfect.
It is said that the sword is also burdened by non-ki.
“Besides, with a sword master, a single swing can become a draw.”
It was said that the Sword Master’s sword, which used secret techniques without a break, was a burden to that extent.
“Well, that has nothing to do with me.”
The exorcism sword I was using was a sword made by a craftsman in the past.
The craftsmanship of the craftsman was amazing, considering the amount of money spent when the exorcism sword was made, it was clear enough.
In addition, rare metals were also used.
“By the way, I’m naked…”
When things don’t go well, you can take the loss and use your fists.
But I hate to do that.
I thought I wanted to win without using a draw like Pastard.
“That means…”
there’s only one thing i can do
It was to create a bare-body fighting technique that was capable of dealing with an ogre.
“Well, it sounds easy, but it’s not something you can make in a short period of time.”
That’s why I practiced only one movement.
commonly referred to as governance.
A straight fist aimed at the stomach.
‘I’m developing this.’
I didn’t intend to end it by suffocating the ogre more spectacularly than Pastard.
***
Colosseum.
There was an ogre with a gag in his mouth.
From nob le mt l. co m
Next to him were sturdy men restraining the ogre.
“Is the paper different?”
It was different from the ogres I had seen before.
The head looked bigger.
But it doesn’t matter.
There is one room that I have been practicing so far.
The moderator came up to me and whispered.
“We will start the match soon.”
“yes.”
And next to the ogre, the wizard could be seen using magic.
The Colosseum fell silent for a moment.
The reason was simple.
The ogre fell asleep with magic.
The men who restrained the ogre by the side released the ogre’s restraints.
And the guys who quickly leave the arena.
The moderator raised his hand above his head with his fingers spread.
The moment you fold your fingers one by one and clenched your fists.
“The game begins!”
The silence of the crowd was broken and loud cheers were heard.
The sleeping ogre woke up and looked at me.
The ogre looks a bit tired.
Even so, the monster’s majesty was not lost.
‘Certainly, he looks like a guy who put in quite a bit of effort even among the ogres.’
The ogre shook his head, fully awake.
The ogre started running towards me.
I started taking deep breaths.
It was for the one move practiced for this match.
‘The strongest attack I can do with my bare body.’
strengthened the body;
I aimed at the ogre that was rushing straight ahead and threw a fist.
The moment my fist collided with the ogre’s stomach.
“just now!”
It raised the body reinforcement to the limit and at the same time contained a little mana.
bang!
The ogre, with a huge hole in its belly, collapsed.
“Whoaaa!”
The crowd started cheering.
The host also congratulated me on my victory.
Besides, my fists were fine, unlike the state of the ogres.
The game was over with a single blow.
I went back to the waiting room and reminisced about today’s game.
‘It was quite difficult to learn this skill.’
I don’t know if I will use this technique in the future.
efficiency is poor
It may be a good technique with destructive power when the sword is lost, but it is not at all in the state of the sword.
‘The focus of this technique is timing.’
Strength and skin strength increased when the body was strengthened to the limit.
However, the speed slows down and rather the proper power does not come out.
I focused on one moment to make maximum gains.
‘The very moment the ogre and my fist collide!’
While maintaining speed, strength and skin strength were increased.
And with a little bit of mana, it showed off its destructive power like Biggie.
‘But I won’t be able to use it for the event match against Pastard.’
This technique was possible because it was purely an ogre.
Since it was a simple ogre, it was easy to get the timing right.
If it was human, it would have been difficult to get the timing right.
‘As expected, the match against Pastard is…’
I felt the need to learn professional hand-to-hand combat.
And one person came to mind as that teacher.
‘Amis.’
I’ve never seen Amice fight in person, but I’ve heard how he fights.
‘He fights with a big hammer, but he said he basically fights with his fists while wearing gauntlets.’
It was said that dealing with a tolerable opponent was more comfortable than using a hammer.
However, if there was one problem, it was whether he could learn from the busy Armis.
‘I’ll have to ask Ephinia once.’
After thinking, I went back to the inn.
It was to ask the Messiah to convey my words.
***
Fortunately, permission was granted.
I was able to learn bare-body fighting techniques from Amice.
I waited for Amice at the training ground.
And then Amis came.
“I heard that you want to learn hand-to-hand combat.”
“yes.”
“Hmm… To be honest, it would be nice to learn bare-body fighting techniques, but it might be a waste of time for a swordsman.”
I agree on that point.
Speaking of hand-to-hand combat, it was a skill that could only be used when there was no sword.
However, the swordsman does not leave the sword unless it is a tolerable situation.
There are times when the opponent blows the sword, but in that case, you can think of it as already defeated.
‘A swordsman can’t beat a swordsman who threw his sword in bare-body combat rather than a sword.’
It is said that there is a difference in level in the first place.
So how can you beat an opponent you can’t beat with your bare hands?
The biggest drawback of bare-body fighting is that it is not useful.
How can you deal with an opponent with a weapon?
Since there is a difference from the reach, most of them do not learn bare-body fighting techniques.
But Armis learned.
“I fight based on divine power, so bare-body fighting is quite useful.”
It is one of the great advantages of divine power.
He will come back with healing magic.
Just by using divine power, the body heals itself.
It was said that if you use divine power to strengthen your body, its healing power will increase dramatically.
“That’s why I’m honestly against learning hand-to-hand combat…”
“Still, I want to learn.”
Event match against Pastar.
I hate losing to Pastar just because it’s an event match.
I intend to do everything I can.
Even if it’s a game that doesn’t matter if you lose.
“You say that, I can’t help but teach you.”
“By the way, you must be busy, are you okay?”
Amis smiled.
“Kasias, no, Suhar is the one who should repay the favor in our imperial family. You have to do this much.”
“Oh, thank you!”
Armis asked me indirectly.
“But this time when you played against an ogre…”
“yes.”
“Did you learn that skill from Epinia-sama?”
“no.”
All I learned from Ephinia was to strengthen my body.
“Are there any problems?”
There were no problems with the body after that.
“Oh, it’s not like there’s something wrong with the body, but it was a technique that existed before.”
“yes? Really?”
Amis nodded.
“It is a way to use body strengthening to the fullest. Of course, it is basically a technique included in bare-body combat.”
That was good news.
That means I have one less thing to learn.
“But how will the training go?”
I had never learned bare-body combat.
how is it going?
“I’m sorry to say this, but it’s not something that can be called hand-to-hand combat.”
“You don’t deserve to be called?”
“Actually, it’s just the law to fight naked, so there’s no such thing as a set stance. It changes depending on the person.”
It changes depending on the person…
It came very strangely.
How do you teach such martial arts?
As I was thinking about that, Amice’s size grew.
“wow···.”
Strengthening the body in areas that I cannot do.
Amice, who was smaller than me, became bigger than me.
“It’s just sparring. Giving advice while sparring is the training method.”
“okay.”
Armis took a stand.
At least sloppily, I also imitated Amice’s posture.
“That shouldn’t be the case. You need to find a posture that suits you, not imitating others.”
As soon as Armis finished speaking, he punched me.
Despite its size, it has fast fists.
The fist that had been swinging fast in the first place became faster for an instant.
I narrowly avoided the fist and widened the distance with Amice.
‘This···?’
It was the way I dealt with the ogres.
“With the body strengthened, we fight bare-body using this explosive power.”
“Are you okay?”
The downside of this approach is well known to me.
If the opponent is not hit, the posture may be disturbed or the goal may be dislocated.
Contrary to what I thought, however, Armis looked fine.
“You don’t have to worry.”
“but···?”
“As long as you don’t do your best, there is no danger.”
Those words surprised me once more.
Are you saying it just wasn’t power?
‘I should be a little more serious…?’
The thought that it could be a big deal if you hit it wrong passed through your head.