The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 205



206 – Rakar’s growth

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The triathlon is over. Now, the only official schedule remaining for the second semester was the promotion exam. I participated in the triathlon, and because I tied for the championship, I received extra points on the promotion test. Regardless of the content, it is true that it produced a result.

When I arrived at the classroom, there weren’t as many criticisms as I expected. I was a little hoping that someone would criticize me for ruining the game… It seems like everyone has decided to treat him like he doesn’t exist, as usual.

As soon as class ended, I went straight back to the club room. It is an action that is no different from a kind of routine. Although the academy is large, the radius of my activities is extremely fixed. Combat department classroom and club room. The only time I leave the main building is on special days.

Today, when I woke up from bed, I had the refreshing feeling that a thorn that had been lodged deep in my temple for a very long time had been pulled out, and my whole body was strangely full of vitality. Maybe that’s why I felt a strange urge to push my body to its limits.

Since I was participating in the triathlon and being dragged around, I didn’t have time to try the Trial Room. He felt confident that if his body felt light today, he would be able to overcome the second trial, which he had failed to do many times.

As soon as I arrived at the club room and was about to head straight to the cave beyond the closet, Rakar stopped me and said, “Director, can we talk for a moment?” Recently, Rakar and I hadn’t had a conversation alone like before, so I glanced at the sofa, thinking that the conversation would be long. But contrary to my expectations, Rakar shook his head.

“Let’s talk in front of the Crucible Room.”

The place of conversation wasn’t particularly important, so I nodded and felt a little nervous. Is this a conversation that should not be heard by members? All classes at the academy have ended, but the members have not returned yet. Perhaps the topic of conversation may be Lakar’s personal concerns. You may have to take on the role of a manager that doesn’t suit you. First, listen carefully and answer sincerely.

I passed through the cave beyond the closet and headed toward the temple. Where there is a huge door leading to the room of trials, there is a wooden chair that Kane made himself. As he sat down on the chair, Rakar cleared his throat once and opened his mouth.

“Actually, I already passed the second test a few days ago.”

Although I was internally relieved to hear Lakar’s words differ from my worries, questions remained. Considering the flow of the story, it was worth asking a question.

“A few days ago? Then why didn’t you tell me? Even the members don’t seem to know.”

In response to my question, Rakar scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.

“The manager seemed busy so he wasn’t talking. “You need to focus on the triathlon.”

Lakar is a really good friend. If you were to choose someone to have your back at the Academy, Lakar would be the top choice. Luna hits the belly button, not the back… Maybe it’s because the important event called the triathlon is over, but I feel like I have more random thoughts than usual. After shaking my head to shake off the distracting thoughts, I said with a smile.

“Thank you for always being considerate.”

“Well, it’s no big deal. anyway… I want to show my manager how much I grew during summer vacation. “Rather than words, this is the first time in a long time.”

I also raised a corner of my mouth as I saw Rakar slightly raising his sword and smiling at the corner of his mouth. The conscientious La Carr would have trained hard even during his vacation. Since he passed his second trial faster than me, it must be said that he has achieved tremendous growth.

But I also worked hard during this time. It was rare for me to finish the training normally instead of fainting. The calluses on both palms prove it.

I took out the Spear of Destruction from the space warehouse. Rakar understood the meaning and nodded with a satisfied expression.

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Perhaps because he was serious about sparring, Rakar even wore armor. Rakar, who looked sturdy and sturdy, was holding a black shield that I had never seen before. As my gaze rested on the shield, Rakar noticed it and spoke.

“I received it from my father after passing the training.”

I see I nodded and relieved myself by throwing the spear I was holding in one hand and catching it with the other hand. I was happy to be able to freely use space magic for the first time in a long time.

“Then let’s begin.”

At my words, Rakar lowered the cover of his helmet. The breath flowing through the pores sounds quite threatening. Rakar, holding a sword, approaches me little by little. In the past, he would have used space magic to block Rakar’s approach and launched a one-sided attack by controlling the distance using space magic. Lakar also paid attention to that and approached me half a step at a time.

I took advantage of that and lowered my body’s center of gravity and rushed at Lakar without the slightest hesitation. In an unexpected rush, Rakar pressed his shield-holding left arm to his body.

The first time is a light check.

Kang-!

The center of the spear that bounced off the shield was pointed downward. Using it, he turned his body as if spinning and aimed the back of the spear at Rakar’s lower body. To avoid the ensuing attack, La Carr put his leg back and missed the timing of the attack. Without missing a beat, he extended his left foot forward and quickly fired three consecutive strikes.

Cancankang!

Rakar has the best reflexes of anyone I know. His split-second judgment and his ability to react were excellent, and he was often able to learn a lot from sparring. But Lakar is still an imperfect student. Sparring with Lycan, a perfect physique, taught me about speed and momentum.

Although he reflexively raised his shield and deflected all the attacks, Rakar’s posture completely collapsed because of it. He had been aiming for this from the beginning. He thrust his spear forward with force. Rakar raised his shield for defense and rolled his body as hard as he could.

Kang-!

“Tsk… !”

Although Rakar blocked the spear blade with his shield, he was unable to block it completely because he slightly twisted the direction at the moment of thrusting the spear. The blow is enough to crack the pauldrons of the armor. Rakar groaned and calmly stepped back.

However, in a one-on-one situation, there was virtually no distance limit, so I couldn’t escape it. Create a dimensional exit at the recognized spatial coordinates and pour out a barrage of attacks. It is a fatal attack targeting vital points one by one without any disruption in breathing. Rakar is barely able to block the attack using his sword and shield, but his breathing and posture are disrupted, so he is consuming more stamina than me as he attacks.

I have changed significantly from before, when I used to fight with all my might. The training I received from Lycan during my vacation focused on controlling distance to take advantage of the spear and maximizing variables using space magic. Even simple attack patterns have made tremendous progress. He ultimately learned 19 attack patterns.

Speed ​​was added to the attack. Also, simply creating a dimensional exit behind Rakar’s back prevented Rakar from counterattacking hastily. Swinging a sword while excluding attacks from behind is very risky. Due to Rakar’s tendency to use swordsmanship to steer the flow of the fight in his favor. He will never be able to rule out an exit from the dimension behind his back.

Shuuuk-!

A window split the air. Rakar, rotating his body with his knees touching the ground as if in a waltz, rushed towards me. Retrieving the spear he had inserted into the entrance to his dimension, he struck down the sword Rakar swung menacingly with his magic power. The moment the magic-filled sword and spear met, a loud noise rang out.

bang-!

The spear and sword rose above their heads, touching each other. Rakar swung his shield at my empty body. But the distance was not long enough for the shield to reach my body. With that in mind, I took a half step back to maintain my body’s balance as much as possible, and a creaking sound was heard in my ears. My intuition is screaming a warning like crazy.

―――!

The reason Rakar wielded his shield was not simply for the purpose of keeping him in check. A line was drawn in the center of the circular shield, and it transformed into a sword. The attack range increased more than I expected. Rakar’s sword rushes towards my abdomen.

Kang-!

If I had not prepared in advance as my intuition warned me, I would have been fatally injured. I was able to block the sword by creating an entrance to the dimension right in front of the window that emerged, and instantly creating an exit to the dimension in front of my abdomen.

Rakar’s eyes, visible through his helmet, widened, as if he was surprised that I had reacted to his hidden secret. I grinned and retrieved the spear at the exit of the dimension, creating a larger-than-usual entrance to the dimension behind my back. To regain momentum, Rakar swung his sword again, but because he moved his body as if he fell behind him, the sword passed me by.

At the same time, I removed the entrance to the dimension that I had created in the air a moment ago, and created an exit to the dimension that my body could escape through instead. Guided by gravity, I gained speed, twisted my body in the air and struck Rakar with a spear. The power increases with speed, turning into a powerful blow.

bang-!

The shield that had become a sword returned to its original form and blocked the attack. However, Lakar’s left shoulder was seen twitching as if he had not been able to absorb all of the shock. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he dug in to attack Rakar. I feel it. Rakar is not able to keep up with my attack speed.

I breathed a little faster and increased the speed at which I stabbed the spear. Although it is a simple repetition of a thrust, it has the advantage of not requiring large movements like swinging a shield or sword. It was a very effective attack in reducing energy.

“under–!”

As if to change the situation, Rakar took a step forward and entered the range of my spear. The intention was to take advantage of the brief moment of retrieval of the spear to approach me. I turned Lakar’s intention into a mistake just by taking a slight step back.

Rakar reflexively pulled his head back at the Spear of Destruction that suddenly popped out from under his feet. But no matter how good your reflexes were, this happened after you recognized the attack with your eyes.

Tung-!

The spear struck Rakar’s helmet. The curtain fell apart from the shock. Lakar’s senses are disrupted by attacks from all directions that can come from anywhere at any time. That was the reason why I had no choice but to be one-sided in one-on-one.

Rakar took off his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead. With his small sigh, Rakar smiled brightly.

“As expected, he’s the manager. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to win using normal methods anymore. I never thought even access would be this difficult… .”

I scratched my eyebrows, feeling embarrassed seeing Lakar genuinely happy about my growth.

“At this level, I think I can use it with peace of mind. “My secret weapon.”

“I thought the shield that turns into a sword was your secret weapon.”

When I joked like that, Rakar smiled.

“I told you. This is what I got thanks to passing the training. “The true results of training have not been shown yet.”

Saying that, Rakar took off his armor. As if that wasn’t enough, LaCarr also took off his top.

Because we trained together several times, we often used the shower room together. So the difference from before was very noticeable.

“It must have been quite a harsh training… ?”

My whole body is full of scars. Not only did he have a scar, but he also had tattoos that did not match the sincere Lakar. Looking closely, the letters on the tattoo looked like runes. Rakar ran his finger over the tattoo and warned me.

“I’ll warn you in advance. I’m not perfect at this technique yet. I might lose my temper. So, you will have to run away on your own.”

I smiled and raised my spear as I saw Rakar pointing to the door to the room of trials.

“show me. “The results of training.”

Rakar did not respond to my words and transformed his shield into a sword. As Rakar, with his twin swords stretched out, raised his magic power, his tattoos glowed red in response to the magic power. For some reason, my eyes feel a little red too. Rakar, who was showing his ferocious expression, suddenly shouted loudly.

“I am Lakarta—!!!”

Rakar rushed forward with a fierce cry. Rakar approached me at a speed that made me think he had disappeared from sight for a moment, and swung his sword threateningly at me without even thinking about dodging my attack like a madman facing his enemy.

“Sleep, wait… ! Wait, you crazy… !!! This is sparring… !”

Rakar seemed not to hear my urgent cries, so he swung his sword with a smile on his face.

“Die, die, die… !!!”

Rakar’s spit splashed on my face.