Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 16



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#16 Experience

Iodine Serom.

Until yesterday morning, he was the only direct disciple of the world’s greatest swordsman, Lightena Celsius.

She had a lot of worries.

“The second disciple whose origins are unclear… … . Everyone must be gritting their teeth… … ?”

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the city of knights, Glowing Steel, was built by the power of a single person, Lightena Celsius.

Knights who want to compete with him even for a moment,

Knights who respect him,

Knights who want to learn from him,

Such excellent knights gathered together, and as such excellent knights gathered together, other knights followed them and a village was formed.

Wherever there are knights, people flock.

This was because the knight class was wealthy and consumed a lot of equipment and luxury goods.

Merchants and artisans gathered again to supply them with the goods and services they needed, and as people gathered, farmers and workers gathered again to supply essential goods.

In this way, the village grew and became a city.

The entire city is looking at just one giant, Lightena Celsius.

so,

The city was teeming with people who were desperate to become the direct disciple of Archduke Raitena, or who wanted to make their relatives, children, or disciples his disciples.

What would Lansen Banroa look like to those people?

Iodine Serom knew only too well.

She herself had to overcome all kinds of jealousy, envy, and hatred to finally establish her current status.

“Everyone will be waiting for the exchange meeting. They will try to embarrass me somehow and find fault with me.”

The biannual exchange meetings were a much-anticipated event for both the city’s young knights and apprentices.

There are numerous academies in this city.

Starting with the Horizon Military Academy, which was personally established by Archduke Celsius, there are private academies, swordsmanship research groups, swordsmanship schools… … There are all sorts of things.

What all the cadets there longed for was to participate in the exchange program.

With the support of young knights and apprentice knights under the age of 30, the Horizon Knights will personally teach, conduct joint training, and conduct practical training for one month.

The Horizon Knights are the most famous and powerful knight order in the world.

Learning from those who were personally selected and taught by the Archduke of Lightna was, in a way, like receiving teachings from the Archduke himself, albeit indirectly.

Moreover, if you did well, you could get a chance to join the Horizon Knights, so it was natural that everyone would rush towards it with fire in their eyes.

The problem is,

‘The last day of the exchange meeting.’

A demonstration of swordsmanship by the previous disciple.

And the dialogue.

That was the tradition. That was the problem.

“Whew… … Junior Lansen will also have to show us a swordsmanship demonstration this time… … . And on top of that, all the sparring requests will probably be poured out to juniors, right?”

In fact, there is no problem with Lancen’s power itself.

Iodine knew that too.

Just thinking about the force displayed in the cult’s chapel at that time…

Now that I’ve reached the Expert level, I have doubts about whether I can win.

The problem was that his swordsmanship was, in some ways, ‘unfair’.

‘Everyone will find fault.’

If you take away the special constitution, there’s nothing to see, right?

The understanding of swords itself is poor.

Even that was true.

So Iodine’s worries deepened.

“Body check. I have to learn body check somehow. I can’t avoid getting scolded, but that’s the only way to save face.”

No matter how much I thought about it, that was the right answer.

but……

“But how does someone who is just starting out as an expert learn the physical examination? In just two weeks… … ?”

Iodine tore at his own shiny blond hair.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find a breakthrough.

“I have to do something… … I can’t let my teacher’s name be tarnished.”

The jealousy and malice of man are so vicious,

Some crazy people even openly cursed the Master.

Look at the disciples. Aren’t they senile because they’re old?

Iodine knew better than anyone else because he had experienced it himself.

The Master didn’t really care about that, but Iodine couldn’t stand it.

In fact, this was her trauma.

“It’s okay for Nana Lansen to get cursed at. But for Master to be mentioned… … No. Absolutely not… …!”

Boom! Boom!

Iodine ponders while banging his small, round head against the wall.

Even though it was late at night, the thumping noise in her room did not stop.

* * *

Morning training time.

I was lightly stretching when I saw Iodine’s face approaching me and I flinched.

“Senior? You couldn’t sleep?”

Somehow Iodine had an even more amazing face than I did, even though I had stayed up all night.

Her face was puffy and dark circles were long.

As usual, he wore a tight-fitting shirt and trousers, and shiny boots, but his hair was quite disheveled, as if he had forgotten to comb it.

It’s really consistent that we always miss something while pursuing perfection.

‘… … Well, you seem to be very stressed, but let’s pretend not to notice.’

But, as if he didn’t know about my thoughtfulness, Iodine glared at me.

Then he let out a deep sigh and threw an iron sword at me.

“That’s a training sword of poor quality. For the time being, I’ll only be training with this. For now, let’s start by generating sword energy with such a poor quality sword.”

After saying that, he muttered to himself again.

“Ugh… … . Now is not the time to be like this… … . Even if I take the advanced course, it’s not enough… … . But there is another way… … .”

Why are you doing that?

I was curious, but I just let it go.

Because now I am overcome with the joy of learning a new swordsmanship in earnest.

Ting-

He drew his sword.

It was definitely a training sword of poor quality, and the sound it made was dull.

A sword with extremely low potential.

But still, it’s a black sword,

The sword must have a soul.

‘It’s actually in better condition than the one I practiced with last night?’

Woohoo-!

Woof-!

Even though it was my first time holding an unfamiliar sword, it didn’t take much time.

As I felt the spirit of the sword and stimulated the guy, a sharp aura rose above the training sword.

The results of the all-night training were clearly evident.

The black energy that I couldn’t pull out when I demonstrated it in front of Iodine yesterday is now clearly visible.

‘Okay. I’m totally used to it.’

Sling-

Win-

After swinging my sword through the air a few times, sharply unleashing my full potential, I looked at Iodin.

‘He’s still doing that.’

It seemed like he had a lot on his mind.

Still, what needs to be done must be done.

“Senior! Senior Iodin!”

When he called out loud, Iodine was startled and only then did his eyes focus.

“Uh, um? What’s going on? I told you to practice forming your sword energy… … .”

“It was formed.”

“yes?”

“I did. I checked.”

I took a step back and swung my sword from left to right.

Sling-

A sword that cuts through the cool air.

“uh……?”

Iodine blinked.

“Uh uh… … ?”

Those eyes are getting bigger and bigger.

“Huh huh?!”

She turned her gaze towards me.

“How did you do it!?”

“yes?”

“No. You couldn’t do it yesterday, right? How could you do it in one day… …!”

“I practiced all night.”

“No matter how much you practice, there’s no way you can do that… … . No matter how good you are, it takes more than a week… … .”

“Is it possible?”

Iodine opened and closed his mouth several times.

She shook her head vigorously and took my hand.

It felt like a god had appeared.

“Good. Anyway. It really is good. Now we can move on to the advanced stage.”

Advanced stage!

Isn’t that a very welcome word?

Sling.

Iodine drew his sword and faced me.

“Once you are free to draw out the sword energy with any sword, the next step is to awaken the sword spirit even more. You must draw out the sword’s potential to the fullest, and build trust between the sword and yourself.”

“How do I do that?”

The moment I asked this question, Iodine’s mood changed.

“The best way is to spar with a fight that is close to a life or death decision. You don’t use your sword skills, and you fight while focusing only on communicating with the sword.”

The feeling of being floating somewhere disappeared, and in front of me stood a single knight, sharp as a blade.

Good.

You’ve reached the Expert level, and your demeanor is definitely different from when we met last time.

I also slowly raised my sword and aimed it at Iodine.

I was already curious. How far would I be able to go against the ancient swordsmanship?

The moment my eyes met with Iodine’s,

Kaaaaang!

Oh my god!

The blades clashed, sending sparks flying.

* * *

Groan groan

A training ground where Lancen and Iodine fiercely exchange swords.

The members of the Horizon Knights, who were each training, stopped moving one by one and began to watch the two’s duel.

“… …Why do you fight so well?”

“Does that make sense? Isn’t that Expert Low-level now? The paths the sword can show you are also very limited?”

“Rather, isn’t it true that Iodine is being pushed back?”

Everyone had an expression of disbelief.

Of course, it wasn’t impossible for him to defeat someone of a higher level than himself with his natural sense and excellent swordsmanship.

But there is a limit to that.

The opponent is Iodine, who has reached the expert level.

No matter how good you were, if you were a low-level expert, it was natural that you would be blocked before you could even properly extend your sword.

Just like how the old Lansen, with his superior aura and physical condition, was blocked by the leader of the cult and struggled… … .

But the current Lansen was completely different.

“It completely penetrates Iodine.”

“If you try to break through the situation by using a quick sword, he’ll use a technique to catch the timing and aim for a counter, and if you try to gently receive it, he’ll hit a different spot with a quick sword.”

“I have sealed all of Iodine’s weapons.”

A pure swordsmanship duel without the use of aura or sword energy.

There, Lancen rather overwhelmed Iodine.

“How can that be?”

I couldn’t believe it even though I saw it with my own eyes.

The deeper the realm, the more extensive the information the sword spirit conveys.

Given the current level difference between Lancen and Iodine, it was virtually the same as Lancen fighting with his eyes closed.

However, Lansen rather overwhelmed Iodine in a hand-to-hand fight.

A rough voice struck the back of the heads of the confused knights.

“Can’t you tell even after seeing it? You pathetic bastards.”

“But, Captain!”

A man with a bear-like build and a long scar on his face was standing with his arms crossed.

Brooke DeNar.

Commander of the Horizon Knights.

He was a superhuman who had reached the level of Sword Master, and was an absolute powerhouse who would definitely take a spot among the ten strongest knights in the world.

He evaluated Lansen with a sinister smile on his face.

“That guy has incredibly high experience.”

“Experience?”

“Yes. I don’t know for sure, but he must have survived all kinds of hell. He must have been on the brink of life and death several times. That’s why he can respond like that. He overcomes the difference in realms with his innate sense and the tactics he has gained from his experience.”

“that…….”

“You look to be in your mid to late 20s, but you have so much practical experience…?”

Brooke’s eyes settled amid the knights’ mutterings of surprise.

‘That’s not all… … . It’s an unfamiliar swordsmanship that I’m seeing for the first time, but it’s a swordsmanship from a very prestigious school with a long history. You can tell when you see it.’

Lansen slowly corners Iodine with a sword technique that accurately strikes the opponent’s weak points.

at last.

Kaaaaang-!

“Iodin. You ended up taking out your sword.”

Iodine, who had been falling back half a step at a time, suddenly started to respond quickly.

Quickly removes Lanzen’s pressure with a reaction speed that converges to 0.

The realm where the sword finds its own path and extends, Geomtak (劍托).

When faced with such incredible movements, it is natural to feel suffocated, as if caught in a net… …

Instead, Lansen’s eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his lips.

He seemed to be conversing with the sword more deeply and intensely, increasing his concentration.

‘Even at this very moment, it’s growing in real time… …? Is that possible?’

Brooke Donar stuck out her tongue.

I’ve never seen an article like that.

Even Archduke Lightena, known as the best swordsman in the world, probably couldn’t grow that fast…

“As expected of my lord. This time, you brought back a really interesting guy.”

Brook’s eyes, watching Lansen, were filled with curiosity and interest.