Vol 1: Chapter 17
「Get your ass over there.」
Raikira-san kicked lightly in the butt, pushing to the front.
Damnit! I’ll get you back for this, macho tsundere beastn…
「So, you are a party mber of the GreatShield, huh?」Joseph-san asked.
The boys and girls on the side, covered in dirt and sweat, beca noisy.
「–A child like that is a fellow party mber of the “Silver GreatShield”?!」
「–Perhaps, he’s a genius swordsman or sothing, contrary to his appearance?」
「No, I an… I’m just following them around?」
「Interesting.」
「I don’t think it’s interesting.」
「Let’s see how good you are with a sword. Co at .」
Skinhead-san was the type who didn’t listen to what people had to say.
I seeked Dante-san for help, but he just nodded with a smile on his face and said,「It’s a chance to train with an experienced opponent. It will be a good experience for you.」
「O-Okay… But I’ll say this just in case, I’m just an amateur.」
I borrowed a wooden sword from one of the boys. It was quite heavy for my body. However, thanks to the 【Physical Strength Enhancent】 I learned, I could hold it up if I used both hands. And I further enhanced the movent of my body with 【Support Magic】. Just a little bit. If I overdo it, I’ll run out of mana.
I faced Joseph-san, who was standing at a fixed distance.
…So, what do I do now?
I began to rember the Kendo practices in the physical education class of my previous life.
「Hou, that’s starting to look good.」
I assud Chudan no Kamae. From there on, I approached closer while sliding my feet along the ground… and I raised my wooden sword overhead. [1. TL Note: “Chudan no Kamae” is a basic stance in Kendo.]
(Eh?)
The mont I raised it up, I felt as if my body was moving on its own. Is this the effect of 【Sword Technique】?
「HAAAAAAAA!」
The downswing was so sharp – I couldn’t fire a slash like that even when I was 16 years old. Arm strength, leg strength, back strength, abdominal strength, all ca together as a trendous force towards Joseph-san’s face – because I couldn’t reach for his head with my height.
However, my slash did not reach Joseph-san.
It felt as if I was hitting my wooden sword against a rock. Joseph-san casually swung his wooden sword, which sent my wooden sword flying. The wooden sword hit the ceiling and fell together with a cloud of dust.
「Ouuuuuuuuch…」
My palm and wrist was burning because the sword was forcibly knocked away.
「It was a pretty good slash! However, your attack was too direct and over reliant on skill!」
When I was secretly using healing magic with a poker face to heal my wrist,
「Skill…」Dante-san was flabbergasted. He must have surely thought that I had no skill whatsoever.
…I have to make an excuse later.
「I want to train so more, but…」
…Please no.
「Unfortunately, our ti has ended. It’s training ti for the veterans.」
「Thank you very much.」
…Phew, I am saved.
I escaped towards Raikira-san while holding my wrist. The healing magic has already taken away the pain, but the gazes of the teenage boys and girls hurt.
「–What was that sword technique? Is that sothing a child can do?」
「–Isn’t it a skill? I think the trainer said that too.」
「–He has a rare skill? How nice.」
They were correct in that I have a rare skill, but it’s probably not what they imagined.
anwhile, adventurers in their 20s and 30s ca to the training ground.
「–Uhhmm, been a while.」
「–Get your bodies in shape. We will be out of town for a week from tomorrow.」
「–I am holding a sword for the first ti in 4 days.」
Apparently, adventurers who took on escort and harvesting quests were resting in the city for a while. They most likely ca here to get their bodies back in shape.
「Not bad, kid.」Raikira-san grinned.
「Do you still want to watch?」Dante-san asked, as he ca back.
「Um, yes… Is there a problem?」
「No, I don’t mind. There are many things you can learn just by observing. I and Raikira are going out for a little. I’ll co pick you up later. You’re within the guild, so no problems will occur.」
「Thank you.」
「Okay. Let’s go, Raikira. We have to carry the shopping bags that Non and Mimino bought.」
「Aight.」
And the two left.
Dante-san didn’t ask anything. I’m sure he is waiting for to open up. Which just makes it that much harder.
I remained alone in the training ground. It’s a place where I set foot for the first ti, but I didn’t feel lonely. Rather, I simply watched how high rank adventurers fought, and wondered about the skills they had.
I still felt sowhat guilty about learning skills with 【World Ruler】 because it felt as though I was stealing the effort of others. However, it was absolutely necessary if I wished to survive in this world, and moreover, I realized that having a skill is not good enough. How well you can handle it is the main point.
It’s the sa thing Joseph-san told the trainees.
If you are given a skill, you can suddenly beco stronger. However, if you are over-reliant on it, you will suffer serious injuries. If you are an adventurer, over-reliance might just get you killed.
(Right now, I just have to learn.)
I kept my eyes peeled.
Such an opportunity doesn’t co by often.
I have to learn as much as possible.
-【Leg Strength Enhancent★】 【Hearing Enhancent★】 【Grip Strength Enhancent★】 【Flexibility Enhancent★】 【Power Burst Enhancent★】
-【Sword Technique★★】 【Spear Technique★★】 【Axe Technique★★】 【Archery Technique★★】 【Dagger Technique★★】 【Close Quarters Combat Technique★★】 【Kicking Technique★★】 【Shield Technique★★】 【Sprinting Technique★★】 【Hardening Technique★★】
-【Support Magic★★】
−【Curved Archery Technique★★★】 【Dancing Sword Technique★★★】
I think this was about all I learned. I was aware of the 3-stars. There may have been so skills that got 1 and beca a higher star skill, but the difficulty of confirming that lies in my lack of understanding.
And this was probably all that I have learned before today.
-【Eyesight Enhancent★】 【Physical Strength Enhancent★】 【Back Muscle Strength Enhancent★】 【Abdominal Muscle Strength Enhancent★】 【Dexterity★】 【Mana Control★】 【Mana Enhancent★】 【Magic Aptitude Enhancent★】 【Stamina Enhancent★】
-【Convenience★】
-【Prayer Technique★】
-【Immunity Enhancent★★】
-【Great Sword Technique★★】
-【Fire Magic★★】 【Flower Magic★★】 【Earth Magic★★】 【Healing Magic★★】
Despite prayer technique being a “technique” skill, it has a special position of being a 1-star.
「No point in having skills, if you don’t use it…」
I continued observing.
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