Episode 51
When Professor Hort’s question was thrown, the audience fell silent.
Soon, the students started to chatter as they exchanged whispers.
It was because there was something I didn’t understand in the situation just now.
‘One is that my name was not listed in the advanced class, and the other is that I was given an unusual choice.’
Faculty and teaching assistants at Benderford refused to recognize the student’s original status.
Of course, it couldn’t be completely ignored, but it was certain that it was a very high-pressure atmosphere.
In that situation, I’m the only one who gets special treatment.
It was somehow embarrassing, but it didn’t make me feel bad.
It was because I felt the princes’ eyes change strangely.
“Hmm!”
Apparently sensing a strange atmosphere, Erich Hort cleared his throat briefly to call attention.
“Ray Carter showed a clear performance. But that was due to his own talent. It is true that it is ambiguous to determine.”
No, what kind of sophistry is that?
‘Did you just dismiss my skills as luck? and! this professor won’t be this.’
To sum up Professor Hort’s lengthy explanation, I was just lucky.
Still, the result could not be ignored, so it was an arrogant remark that he would put him in the advanced class if he wanted.
Also, build up the prestige of the teaching assistant who almost lost to me.
“I heard that you haven’t learned how to practice Aura.”
No matter how much I was a professor, I couldn’t notice the existence of Mahon.
Because Mahon absorbed Landswalger’s vision, the secret of Connantreger’s technique as it was.
‘The merchant’s son, Ray Carter, has never officially learned Aura.’
I nodded my head politely and answered Erich Hoth’s question.
“That’s right.”
“That’s why I didn’t put you in the advanced class. It’ll be hard to keep up with the class without an Aura.”
“What if?”
“Would you like to come up with your talent?”
“There’s nothing I can’t do.”
“hahahaha!”
At the challenging answer, Professor Hort smiled with a satisfied expression.
‘Did you say it in an ignoring tone on purpose to test me?’
The more you talk, the more a smile spreads across your lips, but if you don’t notice, you’re an asshole.
Oh man, you can’t lie.
“I’m going to ask you one last question. Look back at the students. The people in the advanced class who should compete with you.”
As Erich Hoth said, I slightly turned my head.
Then, the burning eyes were captured.
All of them were called to the Simhwa class.
As if to prove that he had learned Aura since childhood, his momentum was quite ferocious.
Of course, it seemed to me that it was only a chance for a dog for a day.
‘No, but why are they all men?’
It couldn’t have been a coincidence.
Benderford’s sex ratio was slightly more male, and the gap was clearly striking in the class composition.
It was true that men had an advantage when it came to using their bodies.
As a result, there were only two women in the advanced class.
At that very moment, two beams of light shot out of my eyes.
Bun – jump!
Oh, of course, I didn’t shoot destruction beams with my eyeballs like Cyclops did.
I just closed my eyes and opened them.
I looked at Erich Hoth with a face as if I had been enlightened and said.
“I’ll go to the basic class.”
Then, the surrounding noise suddenly amplified.
“Do you really want to take the basic class?”
“I’ve heard that once this half is decided, it won’t change anyway.”
“That’s right. I said it was extremely difficult.”
“Aren’t you crazy? Why are you having trouble buying it?”
Although the teaching assistants were silent, the students’ reaction was quite fierce.
In particular, the uncomfortable voices of those who wanted to go to the advanced class, but failed due to lack of ability, were quite high.
He made a frustrated expression, asking why he made such a stupid decision.
‘yes. What do you guys know?’
Ignoring the students’ whispers, I immediately met Professor Hort’s eyes.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah.”
“I’d like to hear more detailed reasons.”
In response to Erich Hoth’s question, I took a short breath and started explaining in a serious tone.
“As the professor said, I haven’t mastered the Aura. Besides, I think the basics of swordsmanship are also lacking.
“Five…….”
After I finished my words, a low exclamation flowed from the teaching assistant next to me.
He kept his lips firmly shut and nodded his head.
He seemed to think that this was the right mindset of a swordsman.
When I glanced sideways, I saw Professor Hort’s face with a similar expression.
For some reason, judging by the bright eyes, it seemed that he was more thrilled than the assistant.
match! match! match!
Erich Hoth shook his head from side to side and started clapping his hands.
“Very good! We wanted someone like this. A talented student, but not arrogant! You’ll see the light right here at Venderford.”
“That’s too much praise, Professor.”
“I’ll put you in the basic class as you like. But our assistants will pay special attention to it.”
“I don’t want special treatment.”
“Heh heh! Did everyone hear?”
Professor Hort turned around and said, and the teaching assistants nodded at the same time.
So I was able to get into the basic class.
This was a paving stone for learning new swordsmanship and aura in depth.
‘It’s not because I don’t want to go to an advanced class full of men. Oh, not really.’
I smiled faintly as I moved toward the gathering of the elementary class students.
Starting today I… … .
They take classes in the flower garden, not in the hustle and bustle of rambunctious men.
this is normal!
* * *
After the personnel division was over, the basic class moved to the second gymnasium.
It was only about 200 meters to walk, but discrimination had already begun from here.
In the future, the basic class would do everything later than the advanced class, and the treatment would also be adjusted downward.
But I had no complaints at all.
‘There are a lot of beauties around, so what’s there to be uncomfortable about?’
It was a scenery that could never be seen in the Simhwa class.
“Nice to meet you, gentlemen. I am Godard, the senior teaching assistant in charge of the basic swordsmanship class.”
While I was familiarizing myself with the faces of the students with a sidelong glance, I heard Assistant Professor Godard’s booming voice from the front.
It seemed that the swordsmanship class was about to begin in earnest from now on.
“While attending Benderford, what you will learn is a swordsmanship called the Cleansing Sword. The first half is basic, the middle half is advanced, and the second half is a complete form consisting of an ascending stage.”
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Jeeumswaegom (帝音鎖劍) was a rhythmic swordsmanship that the instructors demonstrated in yesterday’s Dalian.
According to the teaching assistant’s explanation, it is said to be a royal secret kept in the imperial palace secret storage.
So it must have been that major talents from each country rushed in to the extent that there were not enough seats in the dormitory.
“The essence of the Jeeumswaegeom is the rhythmic movement of the wrist. It is quite delicate and dynamic, so anyone, regardless of gender, can demonstrate its power. Now, take a good look at the movements of the assistants.”
As soon as Godard finished speaking, the teaching assistants stood in different directions.
This is so that you can see the front, back, left and right sides of the swordsmanship at once.
“start.”
Whoo-!
Along with the slogan, the teaching assistants moved simultaneously as if they were one body.
As befits the talents of the Imperial Knights, their movements were very neat.
Even though it’s the basics, it wouldn’t be easy to match even the breathing, but it seemed like he practiced quite a bit.
‘It’s definitely a swordsmanship that has its roots.’
I was nodding my head softly.
Indeed, it was a great swordsmanship that deserved the modifier of the secret secret of the imperial family.
I could clearly feel the depth just by looking at the first herb, which is just the basics.
After several more demonstrations, Senior Assistant Godard added an explanation.
“The 1st sik of the Jeeumswaesword is the Hoimyeongjiksu (晦冥直樹). On the surface, it’s a straight downwards sword.”
Since they are students in the basic class, I explained it step by step so that it was easy to understand.
However, even if it was the foundation of the basics, the essentials of the Jeeumswaegun were definitely permeated.
The assistants added subtle changes by flicking their wrists lightly at the moment they were about to collide with the imaginary target.
The introductory students didn’t notice at all, but I could see right through to the heart of it.
‘Is it like this?’
Swoop.
I tried to imitate the movements of the teaching assistants in the air.
Although the Jeeumswaegeom seemed simple, it was a swordsmanship that concealed profound techniques.
‘It’s not inferior to the one-star style fire sword or the silent killing method. Since the texture is completely different, it seems to be superior.’
After decades of training, all I learned was the secret techniques of Riverrun and Landsvalger.
Other than that, although he had learned a little bit of catching, it was his first time doing swordsmanship other than that of his family.
As a result, I felt more and more clearly what I lacked.
‘The swordsmanship of Riverrun has been stagnant for a long time. Because it was so complete that there was no reason to develop further. But swordsmanship is like a living being. It never stops.’
As times change, people change too.
Swordsmanship was something that could be developed and transformed.
Of course, the legendary secret skills I learned also had potential for growth.
It is as if the demon spirit was created by combining the exercises.
‘What if I could make up for a flaw that I don’t even know about with the Jeeumswaegeom?’
A heartbreaking word echoed in my brain.
For some reason, I felt like I had found a shortcut to Tier 2.
‘Is it a trivial realization?’
With a small smile on my face, I casually looked up at the building of the Knights Faculty.
But suddenly, Erich Hoth was standing where my eyes could reach.
No, what the hell is that man doing on the podium… … .
‘Eh? Are you looking at me?’
Professor Hort was watching me at the back of the beginner class.
You may have just seen the 1 second ceremony of the Jeeumswae sword and the Hoemyeongjiksu.
I wondered how far my talent could reach.
‘I can’t just show you something like that. You have to pay to see a rare spectacle.’
I practiced the Hoemyeongjiksu with only images, with my sword dangling.