51 Knocking on the door of the fire class (3)
“What did you say now?”
“Are you two going to fight at the same time? Is that the right balance?”
Claude and Matthews looked ridiculous.
This is a natural reaction.
Because, on the subject of a trainee who just passed the second exam, I told the assistant professor that the two of us should fight together.
To compare it to the real world… A college student who has just entered his sophomore year is asking his assistant professors to discuss his/her major field.
“Haha, are you kidding me?”
“I am not the type to take jokes like this, Ernas.”
when the two of them were saying that.
Next to me, Heinrich opened his mouth.
“I am of the same opinion, assistant professors.”
“… … !”
The two of them widened their eyes at Heinrich’s remarks.
“It’s unpleasant that I thought the same thing as this guy, but… Two assistant professors, please attack at the same time. I will deal with it alone.”
“Heinrich… … .”
“These guys… … .”
Neither Claude nor Matthews seemed to understand that we were not joking.
“I will tell you so that there is no misunderstanding. I did not come to this class because I wanted to be taught by assistant professors.”
“… … .”
“So even if the assistant professors say they will leave us alone, we have no complaints. But if you can’t even get in the way of being taught by Professor Yols, I can’t get over it.”
Heinrich said in a ruthless manner.
“So, I will solve it with my skills. Strike at the same time.”
“Whew… … .”
“This is so… … .”
They both seemed very angry.
Heinrich’s provocative tone made them angry.
“Heinrich, you can’t speak so cockily.”
“Don’t pretend you didn’t, Ernas.”
Heinrich stared at me in the face.
But I ignored it and talked to Claude and Matthews.
“So, what are you going to do? Please choose one of us.”
“… It cannot be.”
Claude scratched his head and said.
“Let’s do it two to two. What do you think?”
“I think that would be better.”
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Matthews nodded his head.“If you want to change the habits of both guys at the same time, that would be better.”
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Me and Heinrich, and Claude and Matthews confrontation.From day one, students and assistant professors fight… The future seems very bright.
* * *
We moved to the indoor training ground.
It’s easy to think that a new building would be neat, but the construction had not been completed yet, so materials were piled up here and there.
“Come to think of it, you two don’t have weapons yet.”
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Matthew said, looking at the waists of me and Heinrich.“Have you not received the sword yet?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
If you pass the 2nd test, you will be given a new Elixir along with a true sword.
However, due to an incident that occurred during the second exam, the academy was delayed for a few days due to the complexity of the inside of the academy.
“What do we do?”
“I can’t help it.”
Claude pulled out the sword he was wearing and handed it to me.
“Write this.”
“What is the assistant professor going to do?”
“This is enough for us.”
Saying that, Claude bent down.
What he picked up was a lumber that was rolling on the floor.
“I must do the same.”
This time, Matthews handed Heinrich the sword and picked up the wooden stick.
“It’s not even a training wooden sword, and I think it would be difficult to practice sword skills with a wooden sword.”
“Don’t think of it as the same as your students, Heinrich.”
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Matthews replied in a cold voice.“We are intermediate grades. Don’t worry, you can unleash a powerful enough sword even with a wooden stick.”
“… … .”
To become an assistant professor at the academy, you must have at least an intermediate grade.
For reference, the minimum requirement for a full professor is an advanced grade.
“Of course, Jingeom is better for spreading swordsmanship. Still, we need to have a handicap like this in order to win.”
“All right.”
Heinrich nodded and looked at me.
“Ernas, what do you think?”
“I can’t help it when you say things like that.”
I said in a calm voice.
“They are wonderful people who are willing to put themselves at a disadvantage.”
“Isn’t that too cheeky, Ernas?”
“Don’t pretend it’s not you, Heinrich.”
As Heinrich and I were giving and taking, Claude and Matthews gave blatantly displeased faces.
“I can’t be seriously angry with the students, and it’s a bit difficult.”
“I can’t help it. You can only subdue it with your skills.”
Claude and Matthews stood side by side.
Due to the location, I faced Matthew and Heinrich faced Claude.
“… … .”
Each of them didn’t say anything, but they recognized each other.
It’s a 2v2 fight, but it’d be easier for each to go 1v1.
“then… Let’s start!”
With Claude’s voice, the confrontation began.
Heinrich moved from the left towards Claude, and I moved from the right towards Matthews.
“Come, sweetheart!”
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Matthews stood still, standing still.When my attack comes in, I want to defend and then counterattack.
‘The sword that Matthew will use here is… Gracious Swordsmanship.’
Gracious Swordsmanship is a counter-oriented swordsmanship.
When the opponent’s attack comes in, it blocks it, and immediately counterattacks to win.
It is said that 30% of the power is used for defense and 70% of the power is used for counterattack.
‘Matheus has strong arms and shoulders, and a strong core. Any kind of attack can be blocked enough.’
Even in the novel, Matthews showed excellent defense.
And right after the attack, he would pierce the gap to inflict a critical blow to the opponent.
‘He is also very good at finding and digging into gaps. It’s not a formidable opponent.’
I am well aware of the extent to which Matthews possesses abilities.
Perhaps I was more objective than Matthews himself.
I am the author who created this world, and Matthews must have the skills I described.
‘so… I can tell.’
Even if he is an assistant professor who has reached the intermediate grade.
i can win
“… … !”
He redistributed the magical power he drew from his mana heart.
The balance of my whole body strength was adjusted as I wanted.
Immediately after that, I kicked the floor with all my might.
To leap high, using the Lichtenauer Renewal Technique.
“What?!”
Seeing me jumped enough to reach the ceiling of the training room, Matteus was perplexed.
At that moment, Matthew’s posture was disturbed.
‘There is no technique in Gracious Swordsmanship to prevent an opponent from falling from the head like this.’
Of course, if it was Matthew, he could respond with other swordsmanship.
But now, Matteus is determined to completely subdue me with the Gracious Swordsmanship.
There is a psychological resistance to rushing to switch to another swordsmanship now.
“Ugh… … !”
For that reason, Matthew had no choice but to block my attack with an awkward posture.
You should get out of here quickly, but this is impossible because it hurts your self-esteem.
The notion that he should not fight desperately against the student was driving Matthew to a more and more corner.
‘Knowing that, this is why I took on the challenge.’
I readjusted my magic in the air.
We need to make sure we can deliver a powerful blow to Matthews here and now.
‘Here, with Balahail heavy swordsmanship.’
The power-oriented northern swordsmanship that subdued Carlyle.
Combine it with the Lichtenauer Divine Magic.
The Balahail Heavy Swordsmanship, which had to be spread while keeping both feet firmly on the floor, was used to strike them down in the air.
“Ugh?!”
Koo!
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My attack was blocked by Matthew’s sword.He developed swordsmanship on each tree, and his posture was also incomplete… Matthews blocked my attack well enough.
However, there, he was unable to launch a counterattack unique to the Gracious Swordsmanship.
It was because his posture was unstable and he was unable to launch a proper counterattack.
“Ugh… … !”
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Matthews hurriedly tried to correct his posture.Realizing that my attack was heavier than I thought, I thought it would be dangerous if I didn’t properly position myself.
But, it’s useless.
‘Now.’
While landing on the floor, launch the next attack.
This time, I combined the Balahail Heavy Swordsmanship with the Callesius Spear Swordsmanship.
Seeing the blue light flashing in my sword, Matthew’s eyes widened.
“… … !”
Immediately after that, a powerful blow spread out.
It wasn’t to poke a hole in Matthew’s, nor to break Matthew’s posture.
The goal was simply to clash head-to-head with Matthew’s defense.
“ah… … !”
Quang!
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My sword and Matthew’s sword collided.and… There was a crack in Matthew’s sword.
“Ugh… … !”
A combination of Balahail Heavy Swordsmanship and Callesius Spear Swordsmanship.
This attack was able to pierce even the self-defense exercised by Carlyle, a high priest of Magic.
Could it be stopped with the sword spread on the poles?
‘If Matteus had focused only on defense, he would have been able to hold out a little longer.’
Gracious Swordsmanship spends 30% on defense and 70% on counterattack.
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Matthews was preparing for a counterattack, so he could not properly block it.‘It was a mistake to block the first attack, and to think that that level was my best power.’
puck!
Finally, the wooden pole that Matthew was holding broke.
Toward Matthew, whose eyes widened as if in disbelief, I stretched out my sword once more.
“Ugh… … !”
Of course, he didn’t actually stab Matthew.
He lifted his sword and pointed the tip of his sword at that vital point.
“Do you want to continue, assistant professor?”
“ね… … !”
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Matthews hastily corrected his sword skills so that he would not lose his magical power.At the beginning of the Gradue Eight, if the sword breaks down, it loses its magical power, but if you become proficient in magic, you can recover it like Matthew.
“Great!”
Koo!
Just then, there was a roar from behind.
It was the sound of Claude, who was fighting while moving around the training ground, was attacked by Heinrich and collided with the wall.
“Ugh, what is this… Ugh!”
Claude, who was trying to get himself up somehow, swallowed his breath.
Heinrich was approaching and he was holding a knife to the nape of his neck.
“Would you like to continue, assistant professor?”
“Ugh… … .”
Claude bows his head while trembling in humiliation.
Seeing this, Heinrich pulled out his sword.
Of course, Heinrich didn’t win easily either.
Sweat was forming on his forehead, so he could tell that he had fought by pulling his strength to the limit.
‘It must be difficult for Heinrich to defeat the Graduate Intermediate.’
Anyway, Matteus lost his weapon in my attack, and Claude was knocked down by Heinrich’s attack.
The two-on-two battle between the trainee and the assistant professor was a win-win for the trainee.
“Heh, this will improve our skills… … .”
When Heinrich tried to make a joke while snoring.
I returned the sword to Matthew and opened my mouth.
“Thank you for your guidance, Assistant Professor.”
“What?”
“Thanks to you taking care of us and accepting our handicap, we were all able to achieve a great enlightenment in this match.”
“… … ?”
Seeing me suddenly speaking politely, both Matthews and Claude were bewildered.
Of course, so did Heinrich.
“Hey Ernas, what now… … .”
“If the assistant professors had used a true sword, the battle would have ended without even having time to learn anything.”
I continued speaking, ignoring Heinrich.
From Heinrich’s point of view, he would like to step on the assistant professors here to ensure a hierarchical relationship, but there’s no need for that.
From now on, I need to receive training in the Yols class, and it is more beneficial to have an amicable relationship with the assistant professors.
Here, the face of assistant professors should be raised.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Claude and Matthews exchanged glances.
You may have noticed that I wanted to smooth out this situation.
“Come on, Assistant Professor Claude, get up too.”
“Ah, that, yes… … .”
I approached Claude, grabbed his hand, and made him stand up.
Then he held his hand and spoke in a calm voice.
“I wish you all the best in the future, Assistant Professor.”
“That, yes… … .”
Claude nodded with a frown on his face.
“But why do you keep holding my hand? … .”
“By the way, assistant professor.”
I didn’t let Claude go.
The reason why I chose the Yols class first this time was because it was Claude.
[Attempt to ‘reproduce ability’ for the character ‘Claude Maelis’.]
As I saw the message pop up, I continued the conversation to pass the time.
“If we lost the match, the condition was that the assistant professors would focus on self-study and assignments as they wanted.”
“What?”
“But what if we win the match… I don’t think he talked about it.”
I looked at Heinrich and said.
Heinrich was nodding his head, ‘Of course it is.’
“I think the assistant professors should also listen to at least one thing we want, what do you think?”
“… … !”
I plan to build amicable relationships with assistant professors.
Of course, with a little bit of aggression.