Chapter 74
Special
Training
Translator : PolterGlast
"Huff,
huff...!"
I continued to swing
my sword alone in the garden outside my home.
My swordplay had
become incomparably more solid than when I first held a sword.
Anyone can practice
sword swings.
That's why the gap
between those who do it casually and those who don't keeps widening. A
professional baseball player I knew once said so.
It's certainly easy to
practice sword swings.
But that's precisely
why you can't neglect it.
If the form deviates
even slightly, the underlying technique will disappear, and the slight
deviation that is created will turn into a large distortion over time.
I swing my sword while
tracing the forms of the Knight of the Holy Remains and the Revenants in my
head.
While moving, while
running, while imagining an opponent.
I continue to swing my
sword, focusing on each swing so that the form doesn't deviate.
I stare ahead while
swinging my sword.
While using the sword
like a metronome, I gauge the timing... and swing while shouting!
"Lightning Bolt!"
At the same time as I
swing my sword, a familiar lightning strike flies out in front of me.
When my swordsmanship
LV exceeded 5, I had enough leeway to do other things while swinging my sword.
While doing my daily
sword swings, I activate magic.
It's too much trouble
to use Refresh to fix my house, so recently my sword swing spot has been the
cliff at the eleventh-floor entrance.
Currently, I have
grown to be able to activate magic while swinging my sword if I take more time
than usual.
With LV 10 magic, it
takes about ten seconds to activate.
If I get injured, my
concentration breaks and the magic dissipates in the middle, so it's still not
practical.
My current goal is to
be able to use magic at the same speed as usual while using a sword, and eventually
be able to dual-cast magic while swinging a sword.
If I can get to that
point, I'll probably be able to fight him.
"--Alright, next
is... running."
--Nearly two months
have passed since I challenged the Knight of the Holy Remains.
Nearly four months
have passed since I came to this world...
By being able to use
magic while swinging a sword, I decided to change my training routine.
What I need to defeat
the Knight of the Holy Remains is not attack, but agility.
If my speed is high, I
can avoid the opponent's attacks, and I can also confuse the opponent with my
speed.
If I can buy time and
maneuver without getting injured during that time, I can fire Judgment Ray from
point-blank range.
What's important is
not the weight of a single blow, but how well I can dodge the opponent's blow.
So I changed the
equipment I used in the training room, and I'm currently raising my agility by
running at full speed on the white treadmill, which is now 2P color.
By the way, while I
was improving my agility, I was also working on arranging the swordsmanship
used by the Knight of the Holy Remains and Knight Revenant, incorporating
techniques used by light warriors and samurai in my own way.
I'm in the midst of
trial and error to create my own speed-specialized swordsmanship.
My current status is
like this.
Masaru Kazuno
LV 222
HP 2330/2330
MP 3210/3285
Attack 529
Defense 487
Magic Attack 760
Magic Resistance 732
Agility 648
Gifts
[Home] LV 4
Skills
Light Magic LV 10
(MAX)
Dark Magic LV 8
Fire Magic LV 8
Wind Magic LV 10 (MAX)
Water Magic LV 10
(MAX)
Earth Magic LV 5
Lightning Magic LV 10
(MAX)
Ice Magic LV 8
Space-Time Magic LV 10
(MAX)
Mana Recovery LV 10
(MAX)
Mana Perception LV 5
Swordsmanship LV 7
Dual Swordsmanship LV
6
Drawing Technique LV 3
AoE Casting LV 1
Body Enhancement LV 6
By continuing to run
on the treadmill for a month, my agility has surpassed my attack and defense.
Since it's perfect for
practicing speed-specialized combat, I'm continuing to fight the Revenants on
the eleventh floor, so my level is also increasing little by little.
It is becoming a
mysterious status that would make people say, "Where do you find a
swordsman who increases agility, magic attack, and magic resistance?"
By the way, even if my
Swordsmanship and Dual Swordsmanship levels increased, also my senses and
responses to swordsmanship changed, but I didn't learn any special techniques.
The ability to learn
techniques when skill LV increases may be limited to magic-related skills.
"--Alright, let's
battle!"
I entered the
simulation room and ran towards the Knight of the Holy Remains (Degraded).
--By specializing in
agility, I'm finally not killed instantly even against the Knight of the Holy
Remains.
Even with the
swordsmanship skill bonus, the difference is still large, but for now, my speed
is much higher, so I can parry the opponent's attacks and exchange blows to
some extent.
If I can use magic
well after this, I think I can defeat him.
I'm starting to feel
like I can do it...
Even if I recall my
previous memories, I've probably already surpassed the Knight of the Holy
Remains (real) in agility alone.
Once I can defeat this
degraded version of the Knight of the Holy Remains without any problems, I plan
to challenge the Knight of the Holy Remains again.
According to
Varietta-san, a meeting was held between the Holy Church and the upper echelons
of the kingdom.
There may not be much
time left.
I continued to fight
well and fired Judgment Ray several times, but the Knight of the Holy Remains
didn't fall.
"Ah, damn..."
And as the opponent
increased their offensive, I didn't have the leeway to use magic, and as I
concentrated on recovery and evasion, I found myself completely on the
defensive, and took a fatal blow and lost.
It was close.
--I'll definitely
defeat him this month!
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