Becoming a Swordmast Chapter 115 : Chapter 115

Chapter 115. A Motley Crew (1)

After occupying Kroxen Castle.

The 3rd Corps pushed the Imperial Army with overwhelming force.

The capture of the surrounding cities of Kroxen Castle and the annihilation of its defense force played a significant role in this.

For that reason, the Empire was unable to muster enough troops to face the 3rd Corps for a while and could only retreat.

In the anti, Roden participated in the war, leading the main battalion.

He had officially obtained the position of Main Battalion Commander.

In addition to this, Roden received several other rewards.

First, he received the

used by Linor, the

found on Latif, and Taher's

discovered in Kroxen Castle.

Thus, he had received three Superior Swordsmanship Manuals.

Not only that, Roden was also bestowed with a horse that could be considered the finest among the Holsteiner, a fad warhorse of the Empire.

He also managed to acquire an Oscarje Mithril Helt, as famous as the Juzerje plate armor.

Overall, it was a very generous reward, even for one given by a corps commander.

However, no one raised any objections to this.

If it hadn't been for Roden, they would not have been able to capture the spy, set a trap for the surprise attack unit, occupy Kroxen Castle, or annihilate the defense force.

The rewards Roden received were all just compensation for his achievents.

“To think I would eventually see you rise to the position of a battalion commander.”

On the day Roden received his rewards at a corps event hosted by Alexis.

As Roden ca down from the podium, Adriel and Havier were the first to approach him and offer their congratulations.

“It is all thanks to the both of you for protecting

during my ti in the transport battalion. I will not forget your kindness.”

“No. Not at all. If it's about kindness, you've already repaid it all. You have perford splendidly for the Allied Forces, far beyond our imagination. We are proud of you. And we look forward to your future exploits.”

Adriel patted Roden's shoulder and did not spare his words of encouragent, and Havier also wore a pleased expression by his side.

Next, Tobias approached Roden and spoke.

“Hahaha. I was secretly sad to let you go and continued to feel sorry that I couldn't protect you, but things have turned out this way.”

“How could that be your fault, Battalion Commander? If anyone is to bla, it should be my bloodline.”

“I was curious about that problem. What happened? Was the issue with your brother resolved?”

Tobias glanced at Michael and lowered his voice.

“Now that I have risen to the position of a battalion commander, he won't be able to try to get rid of

with such petty thods as before. That alone has improved the situation a lot.”

“That’s a relief. Still, if you ever need my help, let

know. I will always be on your side.”

“Thank you.”

Just as he finished his conversation with Tobias.

Unexpectedly, Michael approached Roden.

Roden was surprised by the unexpected situation, as he had thought Michael would naturally ignore him.

However, Michael paid no heed and opened his mouth.

“You managed to survive until the end and rose to the position of a battalion commander.”

“……”

“Now, the other brothers will keep you in check. They wouldn't be unaware that it is symbolically a much greater achievent to have earned the position of a battalion commander through skill rather than just sitting in the seat without any accomplishnts. They will all be a little nervous.”

Michael finished his words with a sohow self-deprecating smile on his lips.

Roden quietly looked at him and then answered.

“Keeping

in check... So, you're not going to congratulate ?”

“What?”

“Congratulations. I thought it would be alright to at least congratulate your younger brother who fought his way up to the position of a battalion commander.”

“……”

“Our family is quite peculiar. Other families at least support and pull each other up among their own blood to strive for the benefit of the entire family, but we only tear each other down.”

“...That's the Glockner way.”

“No. This is our father's, the current head of the family's, Glockner way.”

“!”

“And I don't like the current Glockner way.”

“!”

“Anyway, I appreciate the warning. I'll look forward to congratulations next ti, brother.”

Roden silently looked into Michael's eyes, which resembled his own, for a mont before slowly leaving.

Only after Roden had completely disappeared did Michael, standing alone in the clearing, mutter.

“In that case, what does the future of the Glockner family you envision look like, my brother?”

***

Thus, Roden, who had obtained three Superior Swordsmanship Manuals as a reward, studied them while participating in the war, leading the main battalion.

First, Roden studied Latif's , which had given him a hard ti in a one-on-one duel.

The

surprisingly contained one secret thod and three secret techniques.

That secret thod was the 'Blood Flow Rhythm Coordination thod'.

It synchronized the heart rate and breathing to a specific rhythm, enhancing the sensitivity to aura absorption.

Thanks to the Blood Flow Rhythm Coordination thod, Roden's aura absorption rate increased by another 6%, reaching 76%.

‘But what's even more amazing than this were the secret techniques of the .’

As Roden had expected, the secret techniques of the

had a strong connection to shadows.

At the sa ti, they were all techniques that Roden had experienced in his one-on-one duel with Latif.

Those techniques were as follows:

1.

Silent Cut.

2.

Afterimage Sword.

3.

Black Shield.

Silent Cut was a technique that allowed one to swing the sword right in front of the opponent without them feeling any sound or presence, as if they were facing a shadow.

And Afterimage Sword was a technique that made the shadow behind the user swing the sword, and finally, Black Shield was a technique that strongly compressed the shadow to defend against the enemy's attack.

All three were of a high level and useful enough to make him understand why he had struggled in the battle.

However, the

and the

were also no less useful.

The secret thod of the

was 'Dermal Compression', which increased the aura absorption rate as a reaction by applying continuous external pressure stimulation to the skin and muscle layers.

And the secret thod of the

was 'Natural Power', which rapidly circulated blood by using the micro-vibrations that occurred during training as a natural power source.

Thanks to these two secret thods, Roden's aura absorption rate increased by 6% each, for a total of 88%.

However, what pleased Roden this ti were the secret techniques of the two swordsmanship manuals.

The secret techniques of the

and the

were as follows:

1.

Tailwind Slash.

2.

Whirlwind Hand.

3.

Dust Wind Strike.

4.

Formation Breaking Cut.

5.

Internal Shockwave.

6.

Vacuum Wave.

Tailwind Slash was a technique that naturally predicted and cut the opponent's evasion as if flowing with the wind, Whirlwind Hand was a technique that created a whirlwind-like vortex of aura to disrupt the enemy's attack direction or stance, and Dust Wind Strike was a technique that struck a wide area with the pressure of a strong wind.

Also, Formation Breaking Cut was a technique that created a powerful vibration explosion at the tip of the sword at the mont of cutting to inflict additional damage, Internal Shockwave was a technique that struck the opponent's inside by vibrating it upon contact, and Vacuum Wave was a technique that sent only a shockwave along the trajectory of the sword swing.

They were secret techniques with a strong connection to wind and vibration, respectively, and their level was comparable to the .

In the first place, the fact that there were three secret techniques itself was as good as proving the level of a Superior Swordsmanship Manual.

'On top of that, the increase in secret techniques from eleven to twenty is also a very big achievent. It's almost a twofold increase.'

Now, Roden was confident that he would not be pushed back much even if he faced a 6-star knight in a sword-to-sword fight.

It ant that he would not have to endure and endure like he did when fighting Latif and use magic at a critical mont.

‘It was certainly close back then. If it weren't for the help of enchantnts, I would have been greatly pushed back in a one-on-one duel.’

As a 6-star knight, Roden's skills were still at the bottom.

If you were to line up 6-star knights in order of pure skill, Roden would be at the very back.

On the other hand, Latif was a practitioner who belonged at least in the upper-middle ranks.

However, enchanting all parts of the Juzerje plate armor with defensive magic.

Enchanting the leather boots, linen gloves, arming doublet, and linen pants with speed increase magic, stamina support magic, and temperature control magic, respectively, greatly helped to reduce this gap.

If it hadn't been for these preparations, he would not have been able to win in a duel against Latif.

‘Among them, the magic enchanted on the mithril sword was decisive.’

That was right.

The 'Aura Storage Magic' that Roden had enchanted on the mithril sword.

This magic was the number one contributor to this victory.

Aura Storage Magic was, as the na suggests, about storing a certain amount of aura in advance.

Of course, there was a limit to the amount that could be stored.

Also, after a certain amount of ti, the stored aura would eventually dissipate.

However, if one diligently stored it every day, it had a great advantage in that one could attempt one more attack even in a situation where all aura had been depleted.

And one of the two 6th-circle magic spells Roden had used back then.

That one spell was cast using the aura stored in this way.

'In that situation, I could have subdued Latif with just one magic spell, but I needed one more just in case. It was a good thing I had Aura Storage Magic.'

For reference, the magic Roden had enchanted on the Mithril Alloy Sword in the past was also this Aura Storage Magic.

At that ti, Roden had intended to enchant the Mithril Alloy Sword with magic that made the sword sharper and status maintenance magic, but he changed his mind and enchanted this magic instead.

And when he gave the Mithril Alloy Sword as a gift to Chevalier, he changed the enchanted magic back to status maintenance magic.

Aura Storage Magic was not very useful to Chevalier.

Anyway, after finishing his research on the three Superior Swordsmanship Manuals he had acquired this ti and reminiscing about the past, Roden surveyed the condition of the main battalion soldiers who had newly beco his subordinates.

In fact, the current state of the main battalion was Roden's biggest concern these days.