Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 25



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(025)

“If you still want to learn swordsmanship, there must be one reason.”

The instructors of the swordsmanship class came up onto the stage carrying things like iron plates and leg bones of demons.

The 120 students were so bewildered that they didn’t even notice it and just stared at the kendo sword.

I’ve heard that swordsmanship is an amazing class, but I never expected to hear such words coming out of the professor’s mouth.

“I’ll tell you in advance, this is a mass-produced Teeth Blade worth 150 million won that I bought at the Shinseoul store. It may be a magic sword to you now, but by my standards, it’s embarrassing to even call it a weapon. I’m telling you in advance in case there’s anyone who calls it a Templar.”

After finishing speaking, the swordsman slowly pulled out the sword at his waist.

The white blade emitted a blue glow of its own even before it could reflect the light.

Hurrruk!

A fiercely burning blue aura enveloped the long sword.

“ha!”

The swordsman swung his sword with a dizzying spirit.

months!

The construction H-beam that the two assistants were holding was cut like pudding.

wickedness!

Even the leg bones of the demon, thicker than an adult’s torso, were cut away like butter.

Saaaaak!

Even stone pillars that were too thick to be lifted by one person were cut off like tofu.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the debris fell onto the stage, creating a loud noise and dust, the Kendo God raised his sword, blazing blue energy, into the sky and smiled like the sun.

“Because the sword is so damn strong and so damn cool. Right?”

Only then did the students exclaim in admiration.

“““Waaaaaaaaa-!”””

Kang Joo-hyuk and Baek Sang-eon let out a sigh of relief, Jeong Se-ga raised one arm and jumped from his seat, and all the students of the martial arts department erupted in screams.

The swordsman smiled as if he found them cute and began to give a proper explanation.

“As I said before, swordsmanship has some really bad shortcomings. It consumes a lot of magic power, requires close combat, and is difficult to learn. But despite all of those shortcomings, knight hunters who wield swordsmanship are welcomed everywhere.”

The students’ eyes lit up with each word he spoke.

“I would lose if I fought Chae-seo, but I could cut off the neck of a giant demon that Chae-seo would have a hard time defeating with a single stroke of my sword. A knight is capable of much more refined hunting than a typical bodyguard.”

The situation was such that enthusiasm surged within me.

“In particular, stabbing directly at the magic stone is extremely powerful. The sword energy can pierce through the shell of any demon beast, and surprisingly, there are few large beasts that cannot reach the magic stone even if the blade is inserted all the way in.”

I definitely wanted to handle the sword.

‘If the situation is 78% S-class, then I definitely have to do it. But even if I just came in, I would have wanted to make a sword. It’s really cool!’

This time, I planned to take on the challenge out of will rather than a sense of duty.

* * *

“I’m going to make three groups. For now, there’s a swordsmanship group that’ll only have the pre-learners, a swordsmanship practice group that’ll have most of you, and a general weapon skills group that you’ll be transferred to if you give up on swordsmanship because you can’t do it. Easy, right?”

The Kendo God ordered his assistants to clean up the stage and then began talking about how to proceed with the class.

“We don’t have a time limit. It doesn’t matter if you don’t make the swordsmanship this time. In fact, I don’t expect you to. If you want, you can stay in the swordsmanship practice group and not go to the general weaponry group until the final exam. Speaking separately, I’ll make sure you focus only on swordsmanship practice in the second semester as well. This isn’t an ability that can be awakened by taking a stimulant, so it’s normal for it to take a long time.”

Sega raised his eyebrows as if in surprise.

I didn’t know that this crazy new Seoul would give me that much freedom.

When he looked at Kyeom with questioning eyes, Kyeom answered as if he had expected the question.

“Because depending on whether you use the sword or not, you get one or two more zeros added to your annual salary. If an ordinary bodyguard wants to get ahead, becoming a knight who uses the sword is the best path. Please understand that I can’t give up easily.”

In fact, the surrounding students of the martial arts school were either filled with passion and their eyes were shining, or their bodies were frozen in tension because it was their last chance.

“I had no talent for lightning, pyromancy, or bloodletting. If I couldn’t even do this, I wouldn’t be able to get a job at the 5th, no, 28th guild.”

“I came to this school from the beginning to become a knight. I really wanted to learn.”

“I’m going to get revenge on those kids who abandoned me in the Comprehensive Hunting Academy.”

The teaching assistants blew whistles to guide the students.

“Students who know how to use the sword, gather on the left, and students who want to practice the sword, gather in the middle!”

“I will practice general weapon techniques on the right end.”

Among the 120 students, there were less than five who fell directly to the left, including Baek Sang-eon and Kang Ju-hyeok.

Even among the advanced learners who showed overwhelming performance at the beginning of the semester, there were few users of the test.

“Did you say Baek Sang-eon? You brought me a nice knife.”

“Yes! My parents bought it for me to celebrate my admission to Shinseoul University.”

“Yes, Sang-eon. I must be very filial to my parents.”

The rough-looking swordsman immediately remembered the name.

There was also a student who headed straight to the right end.

“Hey, Ju Da-hyun? At least try today.”

“I can’t do swordsmanship. I’ll learn normal weapon techniques right away without wasting any time.”

Joo Da-hyun didn’t even think about practicing swordsmanship, and went to learn general weapon techniques, squeaking her Mary Jane shoes.

A brief murmur spread among the students.

“You don’t want to practice with us?”

“You’re already a professional telekinesis user. I guess cutting telekinesis is enough.”

“Anyway, are you suffering from a fatal disease where you can’t show off your talents?”

“So he even ate the dad who wouldn’t give him a group.”

Sega frowned and tried to say something.

‘That’s not it.’

However, Gyeom and Jinrim shook their heads in dissuasion.

“Don’t come out.”

“Honey, just stay still.”

Dahyun walked on indifferently as if she didn’t hear anything.

‘Joo Da-hyun.’

But in Sega’s eyes, that shoulder looked too precarious.

* * *

In pyromancy, lightning, and blood magic, assistants taught general awakened students, while professors guided awakened students in that subject.

The swordsmanship class was the opposite.

“The wooden swords I have given you now are made from the branches of a tree-eroding demon beast that sucks out magical power. It will make it easier to draw magical power out of your body.”

The assistant instructors taught the students how to use the sword, and the kendo master himself went around teaching the students.

“Think of my hand as a sword. The magic flowing through my blood will flow through my blood vessels and become a sword. Don’t worry if it doesn’t work out well. Among the seniors from the year before last, there was a kid who realized the swordsmanship in the first semester of his third year and entered the 28th guild after graduation.”

The students sat on cushions on the gymnasium floor, holding their wooden swords in front of them and staring intently for 30 minutes.

“profit!”

“… … .”

“Flow. Flow. Flow.”

There were students with bloodshot eyes, students who closed their eyes and concentrated silently, and students who recited incantations like Buddhist chants.

The swordsman walked among the students and chanted.

“Don’t think it’s strange that I can’t learn swordsmanship even though my awakening aptitude score is high. Don’t think that if you can’t learn swordsmanship, your life will go to hell. Even Haedo, the strongest telekinesis, and Chaeseo, the strongest body magician, can’t use swordsmanship. But I’ve never once thought that I was better than them.”

Sitting next to Sega, Gyeom clenched his teeth and held the wooden sword tightly in his hand.

“You speak so beautifully. But I don’t feel safe.”

Jinrim glared at the wooden sword with a frown that was visible even through his sunglasses.

“… … !”

Seonmi’s face turned pale.

“Please, please, my feet!”

The kendo god just passed them by.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

“I don’t expect you to succeed on the first day. The difference in magical power between the inside and outside of Shinseoul is probably a hundred times, but it took me a month to learn how to handle the sword. So, eat as comfortably as you can. If you succeed within one semester, no, within this year, you can get over 90 points in this class. If anyone succeeds within this month, I’ll buy each of you a usable sword from the store.”

At that moment, Sega closed his eyes and recalled the sensation he had experienced in the shower room.

‘It felt like the magical power around me was gathering into my hands.’

Even now, I can vividly feel the effects of the magic affinity potion.

My senses were sharpened as if I had seen and avoided the Yeomdong Matan, and I thought that all the surrounding light was gathering on this wooden sword.

‘The professor said that my magical power flows through my blood vessels into this sword.’

In addition, I remembered the moment in my lightning class when my knuckles had their magic powers stolen.

Woof!

He thrust his magical power into the wooden sword in one breath.

At the same time, I thought that as much magical power was gathered from all over the world into this wooden sword.

Woohoo!

I felt a tingling and tingling sensation, as if the tight wrist band had been loosened and the blood flowed.

‘This is it!’

A groundless confidence came to me.

Magic responded to the will of the Awakened.

Hurrruk!

The moment Sega opened his blue eyes wide, a faint but clear black energy enveloped the wooden sword and burned.

Thud, thud, thud… … !

The swordsman who had passed them stopped suddenly and looked back.

Jeong Se-ga carefully raised the wooden sword with a blue light rippling across it and called out to the swordsman.

“Professor, is this correct?”

Lee Gyeom opened his mouth as if he was no longer surprised, Iljinrim pushed up his sunglasses, and Choi Seonmi let out an exclamation.

“Wow. Really. Wow… … .”

“Wow, that’s great.”

“Sega. Cool.”

Banjanghwa and Moomyeonjun read the textbook again.

Joo Da-hyun, who was practicing her martial arts skills from afar, made a strange expression.

Tuesday and Yoo Sang-ah of Kang Joo-hyuk’s faction stuck out their tongues.

Baek Sang-eon, who was learning swordsmanship by fighting with Kang Joo-hyuk, suddenly distorted his stern face.

“Kang Joo-hyuk. That guy right now.”

“Yeah. That’s right. Finally, I succeeded again.”

“… … I’m sorry for being sarcastic.”

With all 120 students looking at the situation.

The swordsmanship instructor, Kendoshin, made a face like he was hallucinating.

“You, how did you do that?”

He was the founder of the sword sect.

I have taught swordsmanship by interacting with hunters both domestically and internationally, and have also filmed training videos with the Portrait Management Department and the Ministry of National Defense, and have met countless geniuses.

‘Not even the yakuza swordsmen of divided Japan, nor the Round Table of Britain, nor the shelter aristocracy of Europe were at this level.’

Among the hunters he had met in 17 years, Jeong Se-ga had acquired sword skills in the shortest amount of time.

The swordsman asked, bewildered by the unexpected good fortune.

“Hey. You didn’t buy a knife, did you?”

Sega answered politely.

“Yes. The professor has informed us not to purchase it until he confirms the talent.”

The swordsman hurriedly took off the mass-produced teeth blade he had been wearing on his waist and handed it over.

“Then take this for now. Go over there and listen to the lesson. Come. I’ve never seen a kid like you holding a knife before.”

Students in the same class should not fall behind in class due to money issues.

* * *

“… … .”

“… … !”

Jeong Se-ga, Baek Sang-eon, and Kang Joo-hyuk looked at each other with awkward and tense expressions.

The senior assistant, who was wearing a neat uniform unlike the professor, continued talking, pretending not to notice the heavy air.

“The sword technique of swordsmanship is different from ordinary swordsmanship. Sword techniques can cut through most materials with a single stroke. Therefore, rather than systematically striking to break through the opponent’s defense, we pursue a quick, one-hit kill.”

I can cut through just about anything.

Just draw a line somehow.

So, you have to cut quickly and a lot.

“Feel is important, and speed is important. Okay. Let’s get a feel for it by playing a simple game now.”

Even within the Geomki Geomsul Gymnasium, there were things like ‘Saro’ for mobile marksmanship and bloodletting techniques.

It was wide enough to swing one’s sword freely, there was a net across the back, and out in front were nine batting machines, like those you’d see at a baseball stadium.

“What do you practice here?”

One of the six ‘knights’ raised his hand and asked.

The senior assistant explained it to me right away.

“Those machines will shoot balls at the students at high speed. They use soft balls, so it won’t hurt if they get hit.”

“If you cut the ball with your sword, your score will be automatically calculated. Be careful not to cut yourself.”

“The student who hits the most balls in 5 minutes wins. Simple, right?”

Six students nodded confidently.

‘The situation is like this. Should I take a look at your skills?’

Baek Sang-eon smiled confidently as he pulled out the Dragon Bone Blade.

‘I’ll take revenge on you for your grudge from the martial arts class.’

Kang Joo-hyuk hardened his face and ran a simulation in his head.

‘I’ve just started learning swordsmanship. It wouldn’t be that strange if I lost to them. Let’s just do as much as we can comfortably do.’

Jeong Se-ga actually smiled with a very, very comfortable heart.

With a 10 million won gift certificate in my wallet and a 150 million won sword in my hand, I felt full even without eating.

‘Later, I might actually receive a scholarship worth 10 billion won. Isn’t this going to make going to school more enjoyable?’

Sang-eon and Ju-hyeok gritted their teeth when they saw that smile.

‘Are you saying that we’re not even competitors?’