“Now, pay attention!”
Rimmer went up to the stage and clapped his hands. All the practitioners who were immersed in training raised their heads.
“Do you see them?”
He pointed to the knights of the Owen Kingdom standing on the right side of the training hall.
“Guests from the Owen Kingdom requested a sparring match with us.”
“Sparring?”
“This suddenly?”
The trainees gaped in confusion at the unexpected word “couple.”
“suddenly? Why all of a sudden? I always told you this. A swordsman must be ready to swing his sword even when he wakes up.”
Rimmer clicked his tongue and muttered, “You still have a long way to go.”
“Mmm!”
“But it’s the Owen Kingdom… .”
“Wouldn’t it be better for me to prepare a little before fighting?”
Despite Rimmer’s advice, the trainees’ tense expressions did not ease.
However, there were also trainees who had completely different thoughts.
Burren and Marta looked at the Owen Kingdom’s knights in training one by one with the eyes of a wild beast stalking its prey.
Runan just continued training without worrying about what was being said or not.
“Hehe!”
Rimer, who was enjoying the trainees’ confusion, turned his gaze to Raon. The look in his eyes seemed to be asking, “What about you?”
“hmm… .”
Raon quickly turned his head and looked at the training knights of the Owen Kingdom.
‘It’s sparring…’ .’
Even though he was a knight, none of the training knights had reached his level.
However, the prince at the center was not a bad opponent to practice the combination of Garambo and soft swordsmanship.
As he slowly nodded, the smile on Rimmer’s lips grew brighter.
“Now that everyone has agreed, we can begin. The number of people is 20. and… .”
Rimmer lowered his voice so that only the trainees could hear it.
“Because I bet my entire salary on it. Win no matter what. “If we lose, we really fall behind.”
“Huh?”
“yes? Well, what is that… .”
“Prepare for sparring!”
The trainees opened their mouths. I tried to argue, but Rimmer turned first and gave instructions to the instructors.
“yes!”
As if the instructors had known in advance, they spread out the trainees and began installing boards and equipment for sparring in the center of the training hall.
“under.”
Raon laughed as he saw that.
‘This was it.’
All that Rimmer had done differently for the past few days was for this sparring.
He must have been preparing for the current sparring since he heard that a delegation from the Owen Kingdom was coming.
‘I heard it’s amazing.’
Even for children who have not yet obtained the qualifications to become swordsmen or knights, sparring between the Six Emperors does not occur easily.
Rimer was not an ordinary person as he was sparring so fluidly.
“set.”
Raon turned around and called everyone together.
“huh.”
Runaan, who had not paid attention to what anyone said until now, stopped his sword and came first.
“Tsk.”
“… … .”
Burren and Martha. The trainees also stood next to Runan. All the trainees from the 5 training centers gathered in a circle with Raon at the center.
“As you heard, the sparring match has already been decided. “We have to select 20 people, so those who want to apply should raise their hands.”
“I will definitely go out.”
“same here. “I’m going to get out even if it means blowing it all up.”
Burren and Marta raised their hands at the same time.
“Are you going to do Raon too?”
“okay.”
“Then I will do it too.”
Runaan nodded and raised his hand. After that, about 10 practitioners raised their hands.
“… … .”
“Umm… .”
However, the other trainees were not hasty in raising their hands and were watching.
‘Are you scared?’
Trainee knights in the Owen Kingdom wore armor even when they had not received formal titles.
My body and mind seemed to have become stiff due to the intimidation of the training knights standing proudly while I was not completely confident in my own skills.
“Tsk.”
It was annoying, but since he was in the position of chief, it was his role to move the trainees.
“Do they look proud?”
Raon pointed to the Owen Kingdom training knights preparing for sparring.
“That’s a bit like that.”
“It looks dangerous.”
The trainees looked at each other secretly and nodded.
“Look closely at the hands of the trainee knights.”
“huh?”
The trainees’ eyes followed Raon’s fingers to the hands of the trainees.
“hmm?”
“S-I think you’re a little nervous?”
“It’s not the same, I’m shaking… .”
“Same goes for the other guys.”
The trainees widened their eyes when they saw the hands of other trainee knights.
“It is true that they are wearing stylish armor, but they are just trainees who cannot hide their nervousness and nervousness before sparring.”
“ah… .”
“In other words, he is a child of similar age to you and thinks similarly.”
Raon turned and looked at the trainees.
“There is no need to be scared. You have trained to never be outdone by other Six Emperors or Oma. “If you fight the way you learned, you won’t lose ugly.”
“Mmm!”
“Ha, really, there is no one who has trained as much as us.”
“The blood and sweat shed during training is second to none.”
The recognition Raon conveyed in his sincere voice sparked vitality and fighting spirit in the trainees’ eyes.
“I will ask again. “If you want to go to sparring, raise your hand.”
With the sound of a whooshing wind, all the practitioners raised their hands.
Raon nodded and selected 20 trainees, including Burren, Runan, and Marta.
Both the selected trainees and those who were not selected saw the Owen Kingdom with a completely different spirit than before.
‘That’s annoying.’
Taking care of young children is more troublesome than you think.
However, as I shared time and space with the trainees, I guess I felt a little attached to them. She didn’t feel disgusted at all.
“Then I will decide the order of sparring. The first is Martha. “You can do it, right?”
“I’ll come with George.”
Martha nodded loudly. Since the vanguard was a position where she could boost the morale of the trainees, it was right for Marta, the second strongest in the 5th training hall, to go.
“after that… .”
The order of the trainees’ sparring was determined one by one. Runaan was the 18th, Buren was the 19th, and he was the last.
“When you are ready, please gather in the center.”
“let’s go.”
Raon walked to the center of the training hall while listening to Rimer’s spiteful voice.
* * *
Martha tilted her chin when she saw the training knight on the sparring hall. Her well-polished silver armor and large stature reminded me of a knight.
But I wasn’t afraid. He didn’t look any bigger than the damn thing that had crushed him with all his might.
“Tars.”
The large trainee knight put his hand on his sword sheath and nodded.
“Martha Sieghardt.”
Martha gave her name and spread her feet half shoulder-width apart.
“A body that hasn’t grown yet has been horribly trained. “I ask for a good match.”
The knight-in-training, who gave his name as Tars, was alert to Martha’s elegant appearance and small stature and sensed her energy. She was not chosen as the vanguard among her knights in training for nothing.
“Good fight? “You’re going to get beat up anyway, so don’t make a fuss and just attack.”
Martha snorted and snapped her fingers.
“hmm.”
Tars snorted and drew his sword. A greatsword thicker than a typical knight’s sword was revealed.
“Your mouth is harsher than it looks. “I wish my swordsmanship would be at that level.”
“You talk a lot constantly. “If you don’t come, I’m leaving!”
Martha hit the ground and pulled out her sword. The pure white blade cut through the rising heat.
“stupid!”
Tars’ cold eyes shined and he struck down his greatsword. Intense wind pressure rose from the blunt blade of the great sword.
Hwaaaaaaa!
The moment the heavy wind was about to crush Martha’s body, her eyes flashed.
Coo!
Martha stepped forward and raised her sword to strike. He cut through the wind and clashed with his greatsword like a salmon climbing a waterfall.
Whoa!
There was a loud noise like a metal exploding, and Tars’ great sword bounced off and hit the ground.
“Huh!”
Tars was startled and pulled back, but Marta did not miss the opportunity. She immediately followed suit and struck Tars in the abdomen with the blade of her sword.
“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Tars, who was hit in the stomach, spewed bubbles and fell backwards.
“It’s pathetic that someone who fights with strength doesn’t put everything into one strike.”
Martha smiled coldly, sheathed her sword, and turned around.
“Martha wins!”
Rimmer smiled in satisfaction and raised Martha’s hand.
“Hmm… .”
Raon looked at Marta’s back and tapped it with his finger.
‘It has changed, but it hasn’t changed.’
He thought that Marta would show softness in her swordsmanship after being defeated by him, but that was not the case.
Instead of adding softness, she increased her power by increasing strength and speed. It’s ridiculously simple.
‘Is it an unbreakable will?’
Martha’s uncompromising nature will surely lead her to greater heights.
‘It’s pretty fun, isn’t it?’
-fun? Is it fun to watch young ants fight? From the King’s point of view, it’s just boring.
‘Because ants aren’t always young.’
-That’s pathetic. Even when the main king was in the demon world and invited young demons to spar with him, he did not show this kind of sloppiness… Wow!
Raon silenced Ras by touching the flower bracelet and waited for the next sparring.
‘Because I’m fun. Be quiet.’
* * *
Although Martha had the best start, the Owen Kingdom’s knights in training were formidable.
Perhaps only the elites had come, but they engaged in a close battle with the trainees from the 5th training center, alternating between victory and defeat.
As 17 rounds of sparring progressed, the trainees from Training Hall 5 achieved a result of 8 wins and 9 losses, and it was Runaan’s turn for the 18th time.
“It’s your turn, Runan.”
“huh.”
Runaan nodded and went up to the sparring hall.
On the sparring hall, a female knight of similar height to Runaan was with her hands on her hips.
“Edelia.”
“Runan Slion.”
Runaan and Edelia stood face to face, each wearing the courtesy of a knight and swordsman.
“… … .”
Runaan did not even pull out her sword and looked at Edelia with blank eyes as usual.
“For some reason, I don’t like those blind eyes.”
Edelia wrinkled her nose and rushed towards Runaan. Red flames rose from the tip of her sword, which was raised like a spear.
Whoa!
Aura of flame. It was a move that showed why Edelia came out in the latter half despite her small size.
“I don’t like fire.”
Runaan stuck out her mouth almost visibly and pulled out her sword.
Hwaaa!
Frost whiter than the silver blade covered the air.
Cheeeeee!
The sword of flame clashed with the sword of cold, and pure white steam rose.
Runaan used the Garambo technique and hid himself among the cold and smoke.
“Just erase the cold and that’s it!”
Edelia swung the flames on her sword like a torch, erasing the cold and smoke at the same time.
“there!”
She swung her sword without missing the flicker of cold air.
“uh?”
Edelia widened her eyes. There was nothing caught on the tip of her sword, and the air pierced by her sword was empty.
“Ugh!”
She swallowed dry saliva and turned her head as she felt the coolness around her neck.
Chiiing.
Runaan was aiming his sword at Edelia’s neck with blue eyes.
“… “I lost.”
Edelia bit her lip and dropped her sword.
Runaan removed the sword from her throat and sheathed it.
“Good fight… uh?”
Edelia held out her hand, but Runaan went down without even looking back and stood in front of Raon.
“saw?”
“I’m used to the walking method. good job.”
“huh.”
Runan bowed her head and sat down next to Raon.
Raon smiled slightly as he felt Runan’s cold power.
‘I can’t believe I’m using my walking techniques in real life.’
The walking technique Runan used this time was a stealth version of the Garambo technique that she practiced when she was training alone.
Although he only gave a little advice, Runan created a unique applied walking technique with just that.
Seeing them follow along so well even though I didn’t teach them properly made me feel proud.
“Both sides are 9-9. This is going to be fun. “Then let’s begin our 19th sparring.”
Rimmer grinned as if it was interesting and called Buren and the training knights.
“Hmm… .”
Raon quenched his appetite.
‘It’s pretty strong.’
The posture of the trainee knight facing Buren is stable, and there is concentration in his eyes. Excluding the Three Princes, he was the strongest knight in training I had ever seen.
The strength of the two men was similar. A level where the outcome is determined by a momentary mistake. It seemed like the other side had also sent out a training knight who could be called a secret weapon.
“My name is Setun Kazel, a trainee knight.”
“This is trainee Burren Sieghardt.”
The training knight and Burren gave each other a polite greeting and then placed their hands on their sword sheaths.
“The 19th sparring begins!”
As soon as Rimmer finished speaking, the two people disappeared from the sparring hall at the same time.
Quang!
Burren and Setun, who kicked off the ground using footwork, clashed their swords in the center.
‘I know.’
Both of them know it. That each other’s strength is a whistle, and that it will end as soon as you let your guard down.
Okay! Awesome!
Burren’s sword was fast and accurate, and Setun’s sword was heavy and strong.
The two swordsmen used their strengths to the fullest and struck down their swords in order to overwhelm their opponents.
It was truly a close fight. Not only the trainees, but even the prosecutors fell in love with the sparring.
Blood profit!
Blood spurted from Burren’s shoulder, and Setun’s breastplate split open.
The swordsman and knight did not let go of their swords even when blood flowed and flesh was torn.
He swung his sword at the opponent’s weak spot as if he had met a life-or-death enemy.
Teuddeuk!
Burren, who was pushed back by Setun’s heavy sword strike, gritted his teeth. He raised his sword and raised his auror to full strength.
“Sigh!”
Setun also felt Burren’s energy and used all of Dantian’s auras.
“Hwaap!”
Burren advanced on the wind, and Setun planted his legs on the ground and slashed his sword.
Quaaaang!
Gray smoke rose up along with a sound like the sparring hall was being crushed.
The sound of stones cracking was heard, and the two people’s movements stopped.
Whoa!
Rimmer hummed and stretched out his hand. A green wind blew and pushed away the smoke from the sparring hall.
Burren and Setun stopped within arm’s reach, their swords split in half and stuck in the ground.
“uh?”
“Well, if it happens like that… .”
“It’s a draw.”
As the trainees said, the two were no longer in a state to fight. His limbs were shaking as he used up all of his stamina and aura.
“The 19th sparring is a draw!”
Hearing Rimmer’s declaration, Buren forced himself to stand up and come down to the sparring hall.
“shit… .”
He gritted his teeth and frowned.
“Good job. “That trainee knight, Owen, was the strongest.”
“What good is that? “If we had gone out in Sieghardt’s name, we should have won!”
Burren hit the ground with his closed fist. His skin was torn from lack of strength.
“Hmm.”
Raon saw Setun who had fought Burren. He must have been angry as well, and his once gentle expression was crumpled like the bark of a tree.
‘It’s an honor… .’
Maybe it’s because I was busy living in my past life and my current life, but I still don’t know what honor is.
“Then let’s begin the final sparring that will decide the winner or loser!”
I stood up while listening to Rimmer’s cheerful voice.
“don’t worry.”
Raon looked back at Buren, who wrinkled his lips.
“Because I will win.”
“… … .”
Buren said nothing. It seemed like he was expressing his belief in his own way.
Raon turned and went up to the sparring hall. I don’t know about honor or anything, but I think we’ll win because we’re all of one mind. No, I wanted to win.
“Are you a direct descendant of Sieghardt?”
The three princes who were waiting in the sparring hall tapped their swords and turned their heads.
“no. “It’s collateral.”
“Tsk, you end up fighting over words you throw away.”
When it was said that it was collateral, the three princes’ foreheads wrinkled. He still did not recognize his own powerlessness.
“I have a suggestion.”
The three princes turned their heads to Rimmer without even looking at Raon.
“What do you suggest?”
“The two over there.”
He pointed to Runaan and Marta watching the sparring hall.
“I don’t think I used my strength properly, so if I beat him, how about we spar again?”
“Hmm… .”
Rimmer scratched his trembling chin. Looking at his expression, it was clear that he was holding back the laughter that was about to come out.
“Well, let’s do that. “If this is all right.”
“Then tell them to warm up. “It will be over soon.”
The Three Princes turned around with a satisfied smile.
“So it will be over quickly.”
A cool chill flashed in Raon’s eyes.
I will win though.
