40 Episodes Break the Prodigy (2)
“I… You want me to go under you?”
“Yes, Heinrich.”
Even in front of Heinrich who was staring at me, I maintained a confident expression.
“The match between you and me will start soon. It’s up to you to decide which is the top.”
“… … .”
“If it proves that I am one step ahead of you, it will be natural for you to obey me. Isn’t it?”
Not long ago, Heinrich declared that he would rise to the top of the academy.
There was no chance that I could defeat Heinrich, so I told him to come down early and help.
“Based on the logic you used, I have no reason to obey you when I win. On the other hand, you have to come under me. is not it?”
“… … .”
Heinrich was silent for a while.
After a while, he let out a long sigh.
“I must have misunderstood you, Ernas.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because I don’t know my own abilities and talk nonsense.”
Saying so, Heinrich looked me up and down.
“Ernas, your physical condition is the worst among the successors of the 6th Great Sword Mastery. Not only was he inferior to a guy born with a natural body like Gort, but he was also inferior to Berris Rize, a skinny woman.”
“… … .”
“You seem to have trained your body in the last few months. It seems that he started training in earnest after joining the academy, but he started too late.”
Heinrich looked into my body at a glance.
“Of course, you must be thinking that you can cover it with magic. You have taken four bottles of Red Elixir so far. If it had been absorbed at the highest efficiency, it would have had more magical power than the beginning of Gradue, and the physical disadvantages could be sufficiently offset.”
“… … .”
“But that is only when the other person is worse than you. It doesn’t mean much unless the other person is severely lacking in magic power than you.”
This is not wrong either.
Heinrich has also taken the red elixir three times so far.
It cannot be treated in the same way as Verisrize, which has only been taken once.
In addition, it must have absorbed mana with a fairly high efficiency, and the technology for controlling mana itself was excellent.
I would have more absolute magic power, but that doesn’t mean Heinrich is at a disadvantage.
“Then you will eventually have to defeat me in swordsmanship. Do you think that would be possible?”
“I ask questions too, Heinrich.”
I shot at Heinrich.
“Why do you think it’s impossible?”
“… … .”
Heinrich was silent again.
And he looked at me with cold eyes.
“I don’t think it would make any sense to talk about it any more.”
“… … .”
“I will decline your offer. Such an offer is not worth accepting.”
He rejected my offer to bet on this match.
“At the same time, I will withdraw my proposal. I will not take you as my servant.”
Heinrich’s eyes were cold.
It felt like stabbing me with a blade of ice.
“If you don’t know the subject and say stupid things, I will educate you myself, Ernas.”
“That’s what I’m going to say, Heinrich.”
Negotiations broke down.
As in the novel, the alliance did not materialize.
And now in the upcoming match… there is a conclusion
* * *
When I returned to the waiting area, the third match between Chloe and Schmidt was coming to an end.
Originally, Schmidt was superior in his ability as a swordsman, but now Chloe has an advantage.
It was because Schmitz was shocked by Heinrich’s skills and was in a depressed state.
Chloe has an excellent ability to attack the opponent’s mind, so it’s not difficult to drive Schmitz in this state.
‘However… … .’
At some point, Schmitz’s eyes began to change.
As he continued to be pushed into a corner, his weakened fighting spirit had awakened.
Schmitz properly developed his sword and fought back.
He broke through Chloe’s anomalous attack from the front and launched a series of attacks at high speed.
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Maybe he realized something while watching Heinrich fight.“ooh… … !”
And finally, Schmitz’s attack brought Chloe to her knees.
The roar of Schmitz, clenched fists, resounded throughout the arena, and the audience applauded.
‘Three out of the four have been decided by this.’
The tournament bracket hanging in the arena already indicated Serine and Rufus as semi-finalists.
Now that Schmitz has advanced to the semi-finals as the winner of the 3rd match, only the final 4th is left.
“Then let’s go out, Heinrich.”
“… … .”
Heinrich did not respond when I spoke to him.
He seemed to think that conversations with me were no longer meaningful.
“A narrow-minded guy.”
“… … .”
He openly shouted bitterly behind his back, but there was no response.
I smiled and followed him to the stadium.
“Ah, Ernas-sama!”
Schmidt, who was leaving, saw my face and ran to me.
“Did you see me winning?!”
“Yeah, I saw it. Well done.”
“Go, thank you. Oh no, not that.”
Schmidt whispered to me.
“I couldn’t tell you because I wasn’t in a good mood earlier, but I’ll give you some information about Heinrich Agrippa. I saw myself fighting in the preliminaries… … .”
“done. Please leave.”
He pushed Schmidt to the side, who was belatedly giving the information.
“Eh, Ernas-sama, if you still listen to me, it will help the match… … .”
“it’s okay.”
I left Schmitz alone and headed towards the center of the match.
“Because you already know everything.”
Yes.
I know anything about Heinrich.
Before I was Ernas Landsstein… I am the author of this novel.
* * *
“In terms of the fun of watching, I think this 3rd match was the most fun.”
“But neither of them seemed to fit the style of our Valentiano class.”
The professors of the Valentiano class, who were seated in the audience, chatted.
“Professor Valentiano, what do you think?”
“Hmm, these guys are talented.”
Professor Valentiano nodded, stroking his beard.
“After promotion, you might be attracted to Eastern Swordsmanship, so let’s go and think about it then.”
“You are saying that if the other side asks you to teach first, then you will decide based on your attitude.”
“All right. We will remember it that way.”
Serine and Rufus were the ones that Valentiano rated the most in this time.
Both were students using Eastern swordsmanship, so Valentiano had no choice but to prefer it.
However, Rufus will enter the Calleon class led by his father, Professor Calleon, and cannot be brought to the Valentiano class.
After all, after passing the second test, the only person in contact with the Valentiano class will be Serine.
“Then the fourth match will start soon.”
“Heinrich Agrippa and Ernas Landsstein… It’s the fight between the two freshmen that stands out the most right now.”
“Heinrich was told that he was a typical Southern swordsman with an emphasis on speed. It doesn’t suit us very well.”
“No, but after listening to the professors who taught Blue Class 2, they say that the basic skills themselves are very good. Even if we shift to the Eastern style, I think we will do well.”
Before the 4th match, the professors started talking again.
“How about Ernas?”
“I do not know. There were many opinions that Ernas did not know what style he was. Because each time they take a different tactic.”
“Isn’t that the ever-changing Western swordsmanship?”
“No, there is a story that he performed Bastian knight swordsmanship at the same level as Serine Bastian.”
“Western and Eastern food at the same time? I don’t quite understand.”
“I have no choice but to look at it with my own two eyes.”
Contrary to the noisy professors, Valentiano was silently staring at the stadium.
It was his gaze that he would thoroughly observe the confrontation between Ernas and Heinrich.
“Ah, it’s finally starting!”
With the bell to signal the start of the match, the fourth match began.
Ernas and Heinrich, who were facing each other, raised their swords.
And right after that.
“… … !”
Heinrich, who moved like a lightning bolt, narrowed the distance at once and swung his sword at Ernas.
* * *
The sword used by Heinrich is called Agrippa’s fast sword technique.
As the name suggests, it is a German swordsmanship of the Agrippa family, and it is a southern swordsmanship that emphasizes speed like Schmitz’s Hartmann Quicksword.
The most basic tactic is to close the distance in an instant before the opponent can properly position himself and deliver a deadly blow.
Heinrich’s attack on me now was also typical of Agrippa’s quick sword technique.
‘Yeah, just like the one described in the novel.’
Heinrich is a major figure in the novel.
A detailed description of the sword was also made.
That’s why I knew very well what Heinrich’s swordsmanship was like.
Koo!
The sound of swords and swords clashing vibrated the arena.
Heinrich’s fatal blow was the sound that blocked my defense.
“… … .”
With the two wooden swords facing each other, Heinrich glared at me.
His eyes were filled with anger.
Agrippa’s inner sword technique was completely blocked, and he seemed to feel uncomfortable.
“Did you anticipate my attack and take a defensive stance in advance?”
So muttering, Heinrich stepped back.
“It’s a valid tactic if you can get the timing right.”
And Heinrich moved again.
But this time it didn’t run straight at me.
It is not a path to approach the shortest distance, but a path to approach my blind spot.
‘You’re trying to neutralize my defenses.’
Heinrich is at a much higher level than Camillo he faced in the previous qualifying round.
Camillo can only move fast forwards and backwards, but Heinrich moves at high speed regardless of back and forth.
If it moves vertically and horizontally like this and digs into my blind spot, it is meaningless to take a defensive posture in preparation for an assault from the front.
“Oh oh… … !”
“Awesome speed!”
“Wow, you can’t even see it!”
Shouts erupted all around.
Everyone was admiring the speed of Heinrich moving all over the stadium.
Some of them will not see Heinrich’s movement at all.
‘However… … .’
I raised my magic.
He took a deep breath while distributing the magic that surged from the mana heart in his chest to the right place.
And he swung his sword with all his might.
Koo!
Again a roar rang out.
The high-speed attack aimed at my right shoulder blade was blocked this time as well.
“… … !”
I could see Heinrich swallowing his breath.
Not only the attack from the front, but also the attack from the blind spot was blocked.
It will be difficult to accept this fact.
“What happened, Ernas.”
With their swords facing each other, Heinrich asked.
“At the level of a normal Graduate entry level, I wouldn’t be able to respond to my movements.”
“You don’t have to complicate things, Heinrich.”
I redistributed my magic.
The magical power used to strengthen the eyesight of the body was added to reinforce the muscles of the upper body.
“You can think of it as not at the level of an ordinary Graduate entry level.”
“… … !”
Quang!
Heinrich was pushed back in a single blow with all his might.