EP - 035.2 - Preparations
[…You're here again?]
However, the next morning, the man ca in the sa way.
At the sa ti she woke up, with the sa sword, and at the sa distance.
Briefly engaging in combat, and then withdrawing.
Finally, he threw her so food and disappeared.
“…”
Yuria pondered as she stared at the lunchbox left behind by the man.
Yesterday, it was 9 hours. Today, it was 12.
Her brain, which had rarely been put to use due to living a monotonous savage life, was being pushed to its limits.
‘Could there be sothing special he wants from ?’
She thought of a reasonable hypothesis.
The first ti they t, he said he was ‘asked’ by soone to take care of her. It seems that there has been a recent change in that regard.
‘…But what's with the sword fight?’
In the end, she couldn't reach a conclusion until she fell asleep.
“Are you awake?”
The next day, the man ca again.
Following the sa routine, he threw her a lunchbox.
“Hey, do you know?”
But this ti, he didn't leave right away and engaged in small talk with her.
It was simply trivial conversation.
He talked about the happenings at the Academy, the current nice weather, and sothing he found amusing recently.
Really, it was a dreary story with no value whatsoever.
She didn’t even respond. She didn't know anything, so she had nothing to give back. anwhile, the man just tells his stories as he pleased.
“…”
However, for Yuria, who has not had the opportunity to interact with people for a long ti.
For the first ti in a long while, she felt like she had a "human" conversation.
“Hey!”
However, perhaps because the man stayed longer than usual, soone ca to pick up him up.
It was soone Yuria knew, President Atallante.
The person who provided her a place to hide and stay.
“I warned you not to stay for too long! How many tis have I told you that if soone like you gets hurt, it will cause a big problem…!”
“It’s a bit too rude to just exchange swords and then leave. And it's not dangerous if you chat a little farther away. I'm just being friendly, what are you getting so antagonistic about?”
“Student always like to talk misleadingly! I’m telling you not to stay long because I’m afraid you’ll cause an accident while talking nonsense!”
“…That, I can’t argue.”
Yuria heard such a conversation in the distance, as the man got dragged away by Atallante.
Perhaps they thought Yuria wouldn't hear them, but it was futile because she was keenly listening.
‘A student, huh.’
She managed to gather a few fragnted pieces of information.
He obviously knows about her curse.
He's a student at the Academy and soone impressive enough for Atallante to personally take care of.
And yet...
He wants to be friends with soone like her.
“…”
-You will be alone until you die.
Once again, that sentence ca to mind. Yuria chuckled to herself.
She knows. She knows it too.
That's why she had no intention of harboring such futile hope of it actually happening.
She's just curious, that's all.
Like what could they be thinking?
And so, she spent almost the entire day thinking about that person.
Continuously, endlessly.
About the mysterious masked student.
‘…I don’t know anything.’
Similar days followed with the sa pattern.
An bout of swords, giving her a lunchbox, engaging in small talk, and then disappearing imdiately.
She doesn't understand why he keeps wearing a mask, nor does she have an idea on who asked him to co give her food every day.
Even more, despite fully knowing the viciousness of her curse, he kept entering within her range.
Saying ‘I want to be friends’ while getting stabbed felt incomprehensible.
She doesn't know anything for sure.
Even after contemplating for 22 hours, sacrificing sleep, she made no significant progress in her mind, just a headache.
‘Will he co again tomorrow?’
On that day, she had this thought before going to bed.
As if, even just a little.
She was hoping for his return.
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“…That wasn't too bad, right?”
I mumbled while taking off the mask.
The fastest way to mastering any skill, like I said before, is engaging in real combat against strong opponents.
In that regard, Yuria confidently ranked at the top in what the players call a "Skill Grinding Optimization NPC".
Because despite her being ridiculously strong, you can end the fight by controlling the distance.
Through constant battles, you can rapidly increase your Attribute level.
Moreover, since the closer you are, the stronger Yuria becos, once you've accumulated enough proficiency to withstand the current distance, you can simply get closer and further accelerate the growth of your Attributes.
That's what I've been doing.
‘There…’
It is risky as she cos straight for your life, but from my point of view, the more dangerous it is, the better my stats. So it doesn't really bother that much.
Because even if I have a swordsmanship attribute, if my stats are lacking, I won’t be able to use it properly. Given my horrendous stats that barely allows to swing a sword, let alone wield it, this is actually a cheat.
‘…And, well. I've got safety asures in place.’
Thinking so, I looked at the illusion mask in my hand.
This is the sa mask I wore the first ti I t her.
It is a must-have item for the so-called ‘Yuria Skill Grinding chanic’.
This is a tip that only veteran players know. Due to the Curse of Severance, the automatic attacks are slightly less powerful if the opponent had their face covered.
‘There should be a reason for it.’
If used properly, it’s helpful in the finale of Chapter 2, but I can’t rember what it was.
It looks very trivial, yet it is so important…
‘…I’ll think about it later.’
I'll definitely rember it when the ti cos to use it.
But for now, I have other matters to attend to.
[ Inspection Successful! ]
[ Attribute: Tristan Style Swordsmanship Proficiency Increased. ]
[ Proficiency Upgraded! ]
[ Attribute Grade promoted from ‘Basic’ to ‘General’! ]
< Mastery Info >
[ Attribute: Tristan Style Swordsmanship ] [ Grade: General ]
[ Current Proficiency: 0% ]
[ Master Sword Technique of the Tristan Duke Family. ]
[ ■ Can exert a certain level of power regardless of weapon. ]
[ ■ When equipped with a longsword, can use ‘Deflect’. ]
[ ■ When equipped with a longsword, can partially ignore the opponent's defense and inflict damage. ]
“…”
The speed of progression is unusually fast.
Even though I had so prior accumulation of proficiency, going from Basic to General proficiency in just 7 days is a crazy achievent.
Wasn't it supposed to take at least a month?
‘And the listed effects…’
Deflection is a common parrying technique in the ga. By timing the defense against the opponent's attack, you can negate the damage and gain a turn to counter-attack.
The ability to ignore defense and inflict damage.
It is exactly as described. It's simple yet powerful.
‘…Alright, then.’
With these two things, it should be sufficient. I can consider all the preparations done.
< Gift-related Character Notification >
♥ Elnore Elinalise La Tristan
[ Love Level 1 ]
[ Exclusive Quest 'Curse Inheritance' has been created! ]
[ D-1 until Exclusive Quest-related events occur ]
▼ Gideon Galestead La Tristan
[ Curiosity Level 1 ]
[ Exclusive Quest 'Curse Inheritance' has been created! ]
[ D-1 until Exclusive Quest-related events occur ]
To get the results I want in tomorrow's ‘Class Observation’ event.
“…I should go to bed early today.’
The accumulated fatigue in my body from fighting Yuria every day is no joke.
I fell asleep as soon as I got back to the dorm.
Then...
[ Skill: Fatal Charm Activated! ]
[ The Villain’s favor has greatly increased! ]
[ Target ‘Yuria's' favorability raised to Interest Level 1! ]
[ Rewards are added to the Gift tab! ]
I was greeted by such a ssage the next morning.
“…”
What the hell is this?
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[T/N: I'm terribly sorry for the lack of updates in all of my projects. This past few months has been rough for .
But don't worry, I'll pick up the steam and will strive for at least an update every other day]
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