Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 32



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#32 I will write history

The provocation was effective!

“Huh? The Count has no concept of propriety… … .”

“Can the city run if experts are treated like this?”

“You seem a bit immature.”

Experts, each with a serious expression, speak out loud.

As the experts stepped forward, the elite warriors fell back, shut their mouths, and glared at me.

As expected, they are the warriors of Robert Land.

He is very blunt even in front of the city ruler.

however,

Do you know who you’re messing with right now?

“One word.”

I lowered my voice. I didn’t really shout, but my voice, mixed with a majestic aura, resonated like a bronze bell and took over the surroundings.

“Just say one more thing.”

Quiet-

It became very quiet.

Perhaps because they are so wild, their ability to sense danger is at the level of wild animals.

‘If you’re just quick-witted… … .’

I was going to catch one and show him a proper demonstration case… … .

Anyway, now that I had successfully killed the spirit, it was time to give it an outlet.

The warriors of Roberland were so damned tough that if you kept suppressing them, they would end up taking it no matter what.

I dissipated the momentum I had been exuding and spoke in a light tone.

“Of course, if you have the skills, you should be selected right away. If you have the skills to do so. Come out, Zepetto.”

“yes!”

A silver-haired youth crawled up through the rubble of the castle and stood next to me.

Zepetto Soroa.

19 years old.

He was the younger brother of Catch Soroa, who had recently lost his motivation.

I placed a hand on Geppetto’s shoulder, whose cheeks were slightly red, and made eye contact with the expert-level warriors.

“He happens to be an intermediate sword expert. If any of you can defeat him, I’ll hire him without any questions asked. What do you think?”

Only then did color return to their previously frozen faces.

“Wow – but you really do know how to be a count.”

“But isn’t that test too easy? He’s probably my nephew.”

Well, you’ll have to try it yourself to see if it’s easy or not.

“Count! But do I have to deal with him too?”

Everyone seemed to be convinced, but there was a warrior who raised a question.

‘Ah, it’s expert level.’

Six high-level experts, the most skilled warriors gathered here.

“Of course, the higher level one should be joined by someone else. We can’t just let them fight the intermediate level one, right?”

Everyone nods as if to say that it’s true… … but maybe their thoughts will change after a while.

“Katrina. You deal with those six.”

“Deposit! I’ve been waiting for you!”

Katrina steps forward, her orange hair billowing like a lion’s mane.

As the guy unconcealed his aura, the faces of the high-ranking warriors were filled with admiration.

“Wow… … . At that age, is that top-notch?”

“They say the new count’s younger siblings are all geniuses… … .”

They were talking amongst themselves and then asked Katrina.

“How will you evaluate it? Is it something like holding out for twenty or more points?”

Then Katrina laughed heartily.

“I don’t like that kind of thing because it’s so petty! Just… …all of you, come at me! If you beat me, all six of you will pass!”

The expressions of the upper-level experts distorted at those words.

“Aren’t you being too confident?”

“Do you think you’re some kind of hundred-win Zahir?”

“Hey, young lady. Stop fooling around and do it properly. It looks like even three of us could win. What?”

Usually, when you pull out the Aura thread, you are considered to be at the top expert level.

But even though they were the same top level, the skill gap between each person was huge.

An ordinary warrior who had just reached the highest level would have a hard time defeating three high-level experts at once, but a skilled and talented one could easily defeat ten high-level experts.

In their eyes, Katrina was a child.

Thud thud.

But Katrina paid no attention and just strolled towards them.

The sword was already drawn.

Because I told you to carry a black one with you 24 hours a day.

“What… … If I get hit, I’ll come to my senses.”

“Let’s go without looking at it.”

Only then did the upper-level experts draw their weapons and begin to confront Katrina.

I crossed my arms leisurely.

‘Okay, so where should we start looking?’

On one side, Geppetto takes on challengers one by one, while on the other side, Katrina takes on six at once.

The result was predictable, but watching a fight is always fun.

* * *

The Soroa clan was renowned for their sophisticated and swift swordsmanship.

The best swordsmen in Banroa always came from the Soroa family, Mr. Burson once said with reminiscence.

The same was true of Geppetto Soroa’s sword.

A sword strike so fast it’s hard to believe it’s an expert intermediate level.

The steps forward and backward were as elusive as a ghost.

And this guy.

Should I say that he was strangely obsessed with himself? It had the effect of scratching at people’s insides.

Easily dodge the challenger’s sword and thrust his sword like lightning, saying a word.

“Slow.”

He said one more thing, with a look of obvious boredom on his face.

“It was petty.”

The next opponent was similar.

Tta-dang!

In one breath, he deflects the next opponent’s sword and at the same time puts his sword to his neck and says one word.

“It was obvious.”

After about 10 rounds, he cut off the straps of his opponent’s armor and said another word.

“It wasn’t a bad skill.”

That condescending tone, combined with his young age of 19, had a terrifying effect.

The defeated warriors all trembled in shame.

“Damn it! For a 19 year old… … !”

“do you want to die…….”

Due to the nature of the quick sword technique, the match ended quickly, and the warriors who did not want to be humiliated gave up the challenge, so it was quickly resolved.

I watched the scene with pleasure.

‘Anyway, I said you’re talented.’

For warriors below a certain level, Geppetto’s quick and precise swordsmanship was a fraud in itself.

It is difficult to react in the first place, and even if you do react, you are quickly caught up in a sophisticated search, so you lose without being able to do anything.

Of course, if you meet a truly experienced and talented warrior, the relatively monotonous swordsmanship may actually become a weakness… … .

At least Geppetto proved his talent was real by overwhelming the 60 mid-level warriors gathered here.

Meanwhile, Katrina,

“Number 3! I can see your feet! Number 3!”

Was running wild.

Like a lion leaping into a flock of sheep.

The skill of assigning numbers to each of the six expert superiors and handling them one by one was amazing.

“Number 1 is so weak that even if a rabbit hits it, its ribs will break. Number 1 is so weak!”

Bam! Bam!

He constantly moved his mouth and struck the warriors’ cheeks and buttocks without mercy with his flashing sword.

‘It’s grown a lot.’

After teaching her younger siblings the ancient art of swordsmanship, the second fastest to improve was Katrina.

Perhaps because he was such a fighting maniac, he had a very high level of understanding and experience with swords, and because he had enormous stamina and practiced an overwhelming amount of time, it was impossible for his skills not to improve.

And the person whose skills improved faster than Katrina was Catch Soroa, Geppetto’s older brother.

‘But that guy is really annoying.’

In Catch’s case, he wasn’t particularly talented in auras, but because he had been training hard since he was young and had excellent swordsmanship talent, he was quickly absorbing ancient swordsmanship.

If I just do a little more, I think I’ll be able to pull out the black hair… … He still looked anxious and listless.

While my thoughts were wandering for a moment, Katrina’s sparring reached its end.

A high-level warrior who was so beaten that he started to run away.

Katrina’s eyes rolled back and she chased after him.

“Number 5! You damn duck! The warrior ran away?! Duckling!”

Katrina followed him, spitting out curses and striking him with a black mask.

After that, warriors who had already been hit and lost consciousness were lying down one after another.

With this,

All the warriors who opposed my policy turned their backs on me.

The people of Roverland generally had very different personalities, but at least they didn’t openly complain when they lost in terms of skill.

Even if you don’t know about the back,

I finished by looking down at the warriors who were completely exhausted.

“Now move the stone. If you don’t want to do it, don’t complain and just go back quietly. Do it!”

The warriors watched for a moment.

“Hey, man! The salary is 12 dollars a month!”

As one person clung to them, a crowd followed them and rushed towards the wreckage.

Among the elite warriors and experts, there were some who eventually couldn’t shake their pride and just spat and left.

“shit…….”

“I’m an expert, but I’m doing manual labor… … .”

“Whew… … It’s an ancient weapon. An ancient weapon. I have to endure it.”

A greater number of warriors eventually began to move the stones.

That’s how big and tasty the carrots I shook were.

but,

I guarantee it… …

As big as the carrot is, the process of acquiring it will never be easy.

The warriors were quite enthusiastic.

They probably would have suppressed their temper and silently followed my instructions.

If someone had seen it, they might have called it a miracle. Such self-control from a Roverland warrior?

Warriors who work diligently like ants.

It was a touching sight.

“No, shit!”

But the magical time eventually came to an end.

“How long will it take? Answer me, you punk!”

That would be the case,

Because I didn’t announce the end of the exam until the sun that had been high in the sky was slowly setting.

The warriors felt strange and eventually became angry.

“When will it end!”

“… … .”

“Aren’t you going to answer!?”

The subordinates who were in charge of assisting the test never opened their mouths.

Because I strongly advised you not to keep quiet if I open my mouth.

“Are you dumb?! Why aren’t you talking?”

“Hey you punk!! Come here and do your work!”

There were many warriors with bad conduct.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

“Ahh! Stop! Wrong!”

They were beaten and driven away by my brothers and elite warriors.

“Ha… … . I don’t know.”

“Just clear your mind.”

“Just one more step… … . Just one more step… … .”

The test, which had been conducted unfriendly until the very end, finally ended well past midnight.

Only those who endured to the end survived.

Out of 20,000 total applicants,

7 thousand people passed.

The first test is now over.

* * *

The dawn when the broken moon rose brightly.

In the empty lot in front of Yeongju Castle, where the debris had completely disappeared, the test was still in full swing.

“one!”

“two!”

The second test prepared by Lansen was to stab the spear ten thousand times.

The surviving applicants all followed the command and stabbed their spears at the same time.

If my posture was even slightly off, I would be kicked and sworn at.

Elite warriors or experts who possessed auras might have been able to withstand it, but not ordinary warriors.

They have already reached their limits long ago.

Because we had already been moving heavy rocks all day.

Shiver shiver

My arms are shaking.

My legs are vibrating.

Salt had already settled on his clothes, making them white, and all the sweat had drained away, so clear water flowed out instead of sweat.

The warriors glanced up at the ruins of the castle.

A man with dark blue hair was seen standing motionless at the highest point.

I really wanted to ask.

‘How long are you going to do this…?’

Before we knew it, dawn had come. Just a little more and we would have completed 24 hours.

But the test showed no sign of ending.

“Where are you doing something else! Again! One!”

Just as I was looking away, a joint flew in right next to me.

“You weakling! We don’t need someone like you! Get out! I’m telling you to ring the bell and get out!”

The instructor was vicious. He would put his mouth right up to my ear and yell at me.

My head was pounding often.

At first, when I was moving the stone, he didn’t say anything and it was frustrating, but now he’s making a big fuss right next to me.

Dang- Dang-

Eventually, more and more applicants began to ring the bell, unable to hold back any longer.

‘Ah… … the bell. Please… … .’

The sound of that bell kept shaking my mind.

‘Should I also… stop?’

‘You’ve done enough… … ?’

‘You’re giving up so much… … Now you can’t go out and get anything for free?’

Dang- Dang-

Only the truly poisonous or desperate warriors could endure to the end.

9 o’clock in the morning.

Second test is over.

5,000 people passed the exam.

“It’s finally over… … .”

“I did it… … .”

The applicants collapsed from exhaustion. They heard unbelievable words in their ears.

“After breakfast, let’s start the third test!”

It’s not over yet?

How long are you going to do this?!

This time the instructors didn’t tell us anything either.

“Ah… … I can’t do it.”

It was the deciding blow.

Of the 5,000 tough applicants who passed the second test, another 1,000 lost heart and dropped out.

‘You’re the devil.’

‘The person who designed this test is truly the devil.’

‘Count Lansen… … a human being!’

Everyone glared at Lansen, their teeth chattering, but when they actually made eye contact with him, they were busy hastily avoiding eye contact.

* * *

‘It’s finally the last one.’

I looked down at the applicants who had survived so far.

The content of the third test is a special skills evaluation.

Shields, bows, spears, and horsemanship are all evaluated.

People who are good at using shields naturally get high scores, and people who just picked up a shield for the first time today and are good at it also get high scores.

The same goes for bows, spears, and horsemanship.

In fact, this was the core of this selection test.

‘You never know who might have talent where, so you have to evaluate everyone.’

It was a necessary process to turn the baseless warriors who gathered from all over into an army.

You need to understand each person’s talent and specialty to organize your troops accordingly and maximize the effectiveness of your training.

At the same time, this evaluation was one that squeezed the warriors’ mental strength to the limit.

When I received shield training, it was morning, by the time I finished archery training, the sun had already set, spear training was done in the dark of the night, and horsemanship training was done until dawn when the sun was high in the sky.

The applicants underwent extreme training without sleep for 48 hours.

It might have been bearable for elite warriors or experts because they had Aura… … but even for them, there were many who gave up because they were mentally exhausted.

So, after 48 hours.

I stood in front of a completely stretched out group of applicants.

Everyone looked up at me with pity.

‘Surely… … there’s more?’

‘Eighteen… I can’t give up after coming this far. I’ll just die.’

The arrogant and cheeky look from the beginning was nowhere to be found.

Instead, what takes its place is a sharp venom that shines amidst pathos and desperation.

I couldn’t help but laugh.

This is it.

Isn’t this one of the most thrilling moments as a commander?

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The infinite power of knowing that I can say what everyone wants to hear!

“There are currently 3,426 people. Everyone passed. Thank you for following along….”

Stillness. And then a bit of sobbing.

Then came a thunderous roar.

“Eww! Eww!”

“Ghaaaah! Keuuuuu!”

There is no sound. There is only screaming.

Even those lofty experts hugged the common warriors and shouted at them.

‘I finally picked it out.’

3,400 out of 20,000.

Some may think that it is too little, but… … I think differently.

Because they are the ones who have been chosen and selected,

I thought I could write history,

I am sure.