A Knight Who Eternally Regresses - Chapter 455



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455. Sell your faith and buy action.

A knight’s blow.

That was the only thing Encred wanted.

What should we do for that?

I asked because I didn’t get the feeling.

“Move Will? What, you can just do that, right?”

That was Rem’s answer.

Encred realized once again that the crazy kid with the hobby of cutting off the heads of nobles was a genius.

“I guess you could write Will like that.”

Luagarne became a scholar and began her research. Her words have been of great help since then.

“How about breaking it down into pieces and approaching it one by one?”

Split the action. Put Will into every movement, from drawing the sword to thrusting. This means going about it differently from the preparation stage.

Encred changed the question and listened to the answer. He also asked Roman repeatedly.

One day, while staying by Aura’s side, he asked.

“What should I say when it just happens?”

Oara’s answer was similar to Rem’s. Ragnar would probably be similar, and so would Audin. Would Saxony be different?

“You can do it like this.”

Ragnar will answer by swinging his sword.

“If you pray, everything will work out.”

Audin will say this.

“You can feel it with your senses.”

Wouldn’t Saxony say something like this?

Encred felt as if he had heard their advice from far away in the Border Guard.

Prayer may not be the answer, but meditation may be.

It won’t work if you just swing it around roughly, but you shouldn’t forget about naturalness.

Will your keen senses make you feel Will?

Not really, but a keen sense will let you know how the movements differ from usual.

This kind of thing was possible when the learners were better than the teachers.

Encred was born and reached the point where he heard one for the first time and learned two.

If we knew his beginnings, everyone would be surprised, but now it was something that no one knew.

Even Rem, who was watching from the side, had a hard time noticing it.

Top horizontal slash, side strike, crown slash, counter strike, half sword fighting, parry, shear, continuous strike, dig in, and close cut.

After thinking about the skills I had, I pulled out one of them.

‘Let’s stab.’

I decided to do whatever my heart wanted.

Encred focused solely on the movement of stabbing the sword. He lifted up the spark and swung it. The realization he had gained from repeating the first day was in it, and the realization of the will of the moment was also in it.

‘Should I share it?’

We shouldn’t have divided them. Let’s combine them.

‘tiptoe.’

All you have to do is step forward and thrust your sword.

What would it take to make it impossible to stop this?

‘Speed ​​and power.’

This is an area that cannot be achieved through imitation.

Among the Jeongjunghwankwaeyoo, the focus is on speed and comfort.

Repeated. Time passes. Today passed and passed again. The hourglass that flows only to Encred dropped grains.

These are times when I would normally be mentally exhausted and become a wreck.

Times when we have to cry and discuss despair and frustration.

There are times when you have to suffer and ask yourself why you are putting yourself through such hardships.

Times when you have to blame God and parents whose faces you don’t even know.

He spent all that time training. He did it while listening to Oara’s screams.

“You enjoy their deaths.”

There was the boatman’s laughter.

Ignored it.

The soldier dies. Milio dies. Rowena dies.

“Are you happy?”

The boatman asked. Instead of answering, he only thought about the sword.

“You can’t get over this wall.”

The captain declared.

I didn’t just listen with one ear and let it go, I couldn’t hear it at all.

“You will hit the ground and regret it. There are some things that never change.”

The light-spoken boatman finally showed concern.

Encred also heard that and passed it over.

‘You have too many miscellaneous skills.’

Hearing Oara’s words to throw it away, he combined them. Encred’s body naturally brought everything together as one.

Is this the road to becoming a knight?

Or is this the wrong way?

Is this just a tantrum?

Is it a waste of time?

Even though it was understandable to be suspicious, Encrid simply took one straight step.

Today is the day I reached by walking like that.

Kkaaa.

Encred woke up to a scream and, without even wiping the booger from his eyes, told Rem to follow him and stepped forward with his sword in hand.

“Try to block it.”

He spoke immediately and swung his sword. Rem followed behind and moved his axe reflexively.

Rem saw the point beyond the sound and barely managed to stop it.

Zzz!

The point made by the sword touched the face of the axe and then fell away.

“Damn, were you planning on putting a hole in my axe?”

If I had used all my strength, there might have been a hole. Encrid squeezed and released my hand a few times.

Is there something you can’t do twice?

Even though my body was trained through the technique of isolation, a single stab sent a tingling sensation down my ankles, waist, and shoulders.

My muscles screamed, but it didn’t matter.

“let’s go.”

Encrid headed to the battlefield.

I’ve replayed this one day in my head countless times.

That was the beginning.

“Dunbakel.”

Suin, who looked strangely anxious, approached Encred’s call.

His face looked shabby from not washing, and his nose stung with a musty smell. Encrid whispered to Dunbakel.

“Did I tell you?”

“……what?”

Dunbakel was wary of the sudden friendly attitude.

Suin’s instincts told her that this kid was up to something right now.

“I actually trust you.”

“… … .”

Dunbakel blinked at the sudden sound of a dog barking.

“You are the prettiest person I have ever seen.”

The number of women Encred had seen in his life could be counted on one hand.

I can confidently say that this was the first time I had seen Dunbakel in detail.

Anyway, it was a random remark.

“suddenly?”

“You are strong.”

“Rem, does this kid look sick?”

“I always thought your potential was greater than mine.”

This was true. Encrid knew full well that his talents were insignificant.

“I don’t have a fever.”

Dunbakel’s hand brushed Encred’s forehead.

“So it’s okay to run away.”

There is a saying on the continent that praise makes even Yongin dance.

Even Yong-in, who only knows himself, found good words pleasant to hear.

Encred didn’t want Dunbakel to become a pee-wet cat, soaked in fear.

“You can run away, but until then, fight. Just fight for as long as you can.”

Dunbakel stopped walking.

What does this author know about what he is talking about?

Dunbakel was miserable because he wanted to live, because he only wanted to survive.

‘Is it enough to just live?’

The original Suin had a strong survival instinct. However, Dunbakel was more than the average Suin.

I would do anything to survive.

At the same time, I instinctively knew that I would never achieve anything if I just survived.

‘What do I want to be other than surviving?’

Dunbakel’s feet stopped at Encred’s words. While everyone else continued on, he was alone, lost in thought. It wasn’t a long time.

Before the others could even take three steps, Dunbakel stopped and thought, taking just enough time to catch his breath.

‘Why am I here?’

I threw a stone called a question into the lake called myself. Ripples formed and spread.

The answer came to me before the dust had settled. It was a kind of epiphany.

‘proof.’

Dunbakel realized that he was not wrong, that he was not a failure born of Suin, that he had lived properly without the love of his parents.

I wanted to prove something like that.

I envied Encred, who was able to move forward solely because he had lived his life denying himself.

Does that mean the author took that path easily?

“ah.”

With a short exclamation, Dunbakel took another step.

She had decided what to do now. The fear that had been engulfing her until just now had somewhat subsided.

You can’t overcome everything with just one opportunity. But just as there are authors who move forward if there are milestones, Dunbakel also saw his path.

* * *

“Rowen… … .”

“If you’re going to rescue me, follow me.”

Encred cut off the commotion in front of the gate.

“……yes?”

Rowena’s man looked at Encred.

It was because his mind stopped thinking for a moment due to such an unexpected remark. However, the soldier soon understood the meaning and took off.

“Are you going together?”

“What’s your name?”

Encred never knew this soldier’s name.

“This is Admor.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Encred had to make his intentions work on this side.

It was a similar situation to when I persuaded Andrew in the tall grass field when I was a squad leader.

Back then it started with showing off your skills, but now there’s no need to do that.

“Asia!”

At the shout, Asia jumped out from one side, wearing a cloak along with armor.

I’ve heard that the Knights Templar’s cloak is fire resistant and has a spell that keeps you warm when wrapped around it.

There, a cloak that simply blocked simple spells was the symbol of the Knights Templar.

It was not a cumbersome outfit, but one that was efficient to wear.

“why?”

“Did I tell you?”

I shouted loud enough for everyone to hear, and I felt the soldiers’ eyes gathering on me.

Not only that, but Oara and the group of knights and squires standing in front were also hearing Encred’s voice.

“……what?”

Asia wondered why this friend was like this.

The guy who does crazy things sometimes creates a strange atmosphere and attracts attention.

Encred was quick-witted and noticed Asia’s reaction, but ignored it.

There was no time to go through each and every one of them.

“I was once a successful monster hunter.”

There has never been anything like that.

I used to be a monster hunter, but I wasn’t very good at it.

“Was it so?”

“I have a feeling.”

“What do you feel?”

“There’s something like a coiled snake inside there.”

Asia turned her gaze to Encred’s words.

It was true that an ominous sensation was prickling my skin, but I felt nothing.

“What are you talking about?”

Oara asked from the top of the wall.

“The air has changed. My subordinates have also smelled it. They say that it smells like a conspiracy, not just from the screaming spiders, but also from inside the magic realm.”

“I?”

Dunbakel pointed at himself with his finger from one side. Rem skillfully moved his foot to point at Dunbakel and said.

“Just shut up and watch.”

It seemed like my captain was up to something.

I don’t know what it is.

‘That would be fun.’

He wasn’t the kind of person who would do something crazy without thinking. Rem had faith.

“Rem, Dunbakel. Come back quickly.”

Encred said as he looked at Rem.

“Where am I going?”

“Over there.”

Encred’s hand pointed inward.

Admor, who came out to rescue Rowena, is fidgeting and watching the situation.

“Is it inside the devil’s realm?”

“Are you scared?”

“You call that provocation?”

“No, I was just asking.”

“I don’t know what it is, but it’s good. I’ll be back.”

“Finish this quickly and come back.”

Encred said. Rem might have asked what.

chamberlain.

“You don’t even know what’s there or what you’re doing, so what are you talking about?”

It’s like this.

Because it could be seen as a stuffy instruction.

Then Encrid.

“Just go and you’ll find out.”

Should I pretend to be a prophet and say,

Or should I just say it’s a gut feeling?

Encrid had no answer prepared.

“Let’s do that.”

Rem nodded.

Encred told Admor to follow Rem.

“Find the traces. You might be able to find what you’re looking for.”

Admor followed Rem in a hurry, having no other choice.

Encred’s gaze caught Rem’s back as she left.

Back in the old days, when I was wandering the continent, no one would have listened to me.

I used to struggle in similar situations back when I was in the Accident Squad.

This is the moment when Andrew comes to mind for no reason.

There were times when I had to beat him up to make him follow me.

So what about now?

All you had to do was sell your faith and buy action.

Encred knew Rem would react like this after a few todays.

“Let’s go now. Asia.”

“Where am I going?”

Asia, who was next to him, was also incredibly shocked.

“I must fight while commanding the squires.”

Encrid was resolute.

“Right now? Me? Over there?”

“Asia of the Red Cloak Knights, do you want to just stand by and watch Thousand Bricks be in danger? And you still want to wear the red cloak?”

Asia’s eyes lit up at the sudden scolding.

“Are you a swindler?”

“It’s cheering.”

Anyway, they moved on. Asia had received too much from this man to refuse.

He was also the one who made me wear the red cloak until now.

She felt she owed the civil war a debt. A lot of debt.

So there was no reason not to listen to this much.

Encred killed six spider monsters that were running wild in front of Squire Net, then lifted his foot and stomped the ground.

Everyone’s attention, including Roman’s, was focused on the cloud of feet emitting a heavy noise.

Aara also looked at him.

“No one is better at hunting monsters than I am. From now on, I will lead the front line.”

“… … Did the alcohol I drank earlier go bad?”

Roman muttered.

Encred ignored him. He had bought actions with faith, but now it was time to buy faith with actions.

“It’s a tunnel spider. On the floor.”

Repeated todays allow you to preempt information. That is, if you act within a certain range of predictions, you may be able to know the enemy’s attack order.

Food.

The dirt floor shook. Soon, with a thud, a spider revealed its head.

“Hit Oliver.”

It didn’t matter whose order it was. Oliver reflexively brought his hammer down.

Bam!

The spider’s head burst open, spraying black fluid.

“At Roman’s feet.”

As soon as Encred finished speaking, a cloud of dust began to rise beneath Roman’s feet.

They were not the type of people who would be affected even if something suddenly appeared from the sky or the ground.

Of course, it wasn’t a big deal to just break the head of a spider that was sticking its head out without any prior knowledge.

Crunch.

Roman’s club greatsword plunged vertically and crushed the spider’s head.

So the spider sticks its head in within the range that Encred spoke of.

As the large group of men pushed their way in, the rear gate began to open.

“Close the gate. The people blocking in front now will block the remaining monsters. Archers, just aim over our heads!”

Encred spoke quietly, then finally let out a loud noise.

It was an unanswered hotness. Oana on the wall nodded with an interested look.

I could tell just by looking at it.

Those are confident words and gestures. You can tell what he’s going to do if you look closely, and if he’s not sure, he’ll just step forward.

Moreover, I didn’t think the decision itself was bad.

Encrid moved as intended.

Buy and act with faith.

Buy faith with actions

What’s next?

Now it was time to fight to the death.