I Became an Academy Genius Swordsman

Episode 12. Lightning King (3)

Episode 13

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The fear of death paralyzes a person’s reason.

No matter how strong a person is, the moment they are engulfed in fear, they become a scarecrow.

Most of the young blood that has just been put into action cannot overcome fear and collapses as a scarecrow.

The training introduced to the academy to prevent an empty death is the monster battle training.

It is training to ‘endure’ against a monster with an overwhelming weight class that can never be matched at the cadet level.

The notorious training of dying today so as not to die in the future.

Because it is a training that can really kill, high-ranking wizards, healers of 2nd or higher levels, doctors from all departments, and many veteran instructors observe at the same time.

High-ranking wizards use local teleportation magic to take out cadets who cannot fight, and instructors use them immediately in case of unforeseen accidents.

Here, the non-combat state refers to conditions such as fainting, spinal cord or skull fracture, eye damage, and hemorrhage in the three major organs of the heart, lungs, and brain.

A fractured limb or a few small holes in the side won’t take it out.

In the first place, the purpose of training is to overcome fear, so injuries only add to its meaning.

They are super focused when training begins. I don’t take my eyes off the cadets who flutter like dust on the field.

Even if the beast’s limbs and vitals are filled with inhibitors, a moment’s inattention can take their lives.

Wizards wear goggle-type artifacts and ‘link’ the inside of the field and their own brains to focus their energy on transfer magic, instructors are waiting with their weapons ready to use them at any time, and doctors and healers treat injured cadets. I’m not in the mood to do it.

Normally.

It is true.

“… … Who is that cadet?”

A dull sound came from the instructor’s waiting room, which was always tense.

“… … ”

“… … ”

Originally, he would have been nagging me not to talk nonsense, but somehow it was quiet.

She continued by manipulating the hologram projected in the air.

“Jin Hyun-min… … I fell out in the beginning.”

Jin Hyeon-min stares at the monster while struggling to breathe next to Yoo Ji-min.

“Seo Do-won… … He is trembling over there.”

Seo Do-won holds onto the spear tightly, but doubts whether he will be able to wield it properly.

then.

“then… … Who is that friend filming Musou by himself?”

The Minotaur and the ponytail throwing away the fire.

“Isn’t that friend the same age as us?”

She said as she zoomed in on the hologram. Someone inadvertently nodded and looked at me.

It’s a joke, but I sympathized with him without even realizing it. That looks… … , Beards and ponytails are not common at that age. And even a knife on the cheek… .

Then another instructor opened his mouth.

“I think he is a swordsman.”

“swordsman? Ah, the one from the selection test?”

“Oh, it’s so different that it took me a while to recognize. Cherry Blossom? plum? Same sword… … Are you sure.”

“Hey, I thought it was a rumor because they said they killed that blood pig mammoth, but it seems to be true.”

Another instructor who had been listening to their conversation interrupted.

“What are you talking about? I don’t know because it’s been a while since I was dispatched to the upper town.”

The upper village is a slang term for the monster border area surrounding Mt. Baekdu. The instructor who was talking took his words.

“An armored mammoth came out in this selection test, but before the other candidates did anything, that friend… … , What’s that cadet’s name?”

“Lee Siu.”

“Oh yeah. Siwoo Lee killed half of the mammoths in one shot.”

“… … That’s great. But, why are you a swordsman?”

“I heard this too, but they killed it by blowing sword energy from a cliff.”

“… … that, true I wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t for the same instructor. But if that’s true, wouldn’t a dragon suit him better than a guest? Because the sword is shaped like a petal… … Hwagumryong or something like that.”

“yes. that’s why it’s funny you don’t know that friend no, didn’t you know? Everyone here didn’t even know he existed before the selection test. Usually, if you have that level of skill, you will be known somehow.”

Strong inaction itself becomes an enter factor. If you are young, it means that the process of growing up itself becomes a drama.

Wrapping up disciples and training them is a thing of the past. Showing your face in the media in moderation helps build a reputation and earn money.

Seeing the nod, the instructor spoke again.

“Originally, it was called Jamryong. In the sense that you have great talent. But, the senior who was a field agent in the selection test told me to call him a swordsman.”

“so why?”

“It is a God-given talent. They say he was a heavenly guest sent down to earth for a while by God.”

“… … Isn’t that old man drinking? What is so grandiose?”

“I think I’m overdoing it too, but I’m just calling myself a swordsman. The word “swordsman” sometimes rolls around in my mouth. More than anything, the fort isn’t used very well. It’s kind of cool to be a guest alone in the yard where everyone is said to be a dragon, a phoenix, a star, or a king.”

“Are you like a guest of God who came to the world of dragons, phoenixes, stars, and kings?”

“yes. There’s a little bit of romance The name.”

“It’s just f*cking cheesy, but looking at his face, he looks good.”

“I know. Was a Japanese feudal warrior reincarnated?”

“It’s just like a yakuza.”

“You talk too much to the cadet.”

“quiet.”

The man next to them spoke in a low voice. After silently shutting their mouths, they started looking at the hologram again.

The same goes for Cheon Kang-min, who warned junior instructors.

He looked at the hologram Siwoo with complicated eyes.

It is charging towards the Minotaur as if its fear has been castrated.

Reckless aggression becomes a talent in itself, as even a moment’s hesitation can cost you your life on the battlefield.

‘Lee Siwoo.’

He still can’t forget the attack of the sword he saw in the selection of weapons.

A sight that could not be explained without the protection of the sword. At that time, it was as if a vision of the disappeared sword master could be seen from him.

‘I said I didn’t know Lord Moon… .’

I calmed down my surprised heart and barely asked, but the answer that came back was that I didn’t know.

He asked for his real name, not the name of the well-known Sword Master, so it wasn’t strange even if he didn’t know.

If there was even a little bit of knowledge, he tried to bring out the protection of the sword, but he really didn’t seem to know.

However, Kang-min felt uncomfortable.

I don’t think Siu lied, but… … … . The sight could not possibly be explained without the blessing of the sword.

really don’t know What kind of relationship did you reach, but maybe you didn’t recognize? You keep making nonsensical nonsense.

‘… … I’ll have to find out.’

The background investigation due to personal business was against his beliefs, but Kang-min decided to turn his eyes away for a while.

Because if he received the protection of the sword, he had to be made a member of Cheonilmun.

‘There will be succession problems, but… .’

Since no two or more identical blessings existed at the same time in history, the one who received the blessing of the sword became the sword master. That also became the condition of the sword master.

The next sword master of Cheonilmun has already received the protection of the sword and is adapting. He is also scheduled to enter the academy as a special selection.

If Siwoo becomes a member of Cheonilmun, a succession competition with the next sword master is inevitable.

‘… It is necessary.’

Confusion is to be expected, but it is unavoidable. A spark flickered in Kangmin’s mind as he repeated that.

A story told as a joke by his teacher’s teachers during his childhood.

Even those who were close to Moonju heard it somewhere and remembered what they said like a joke.

‘That’s why my son isn’t leaving the house.’

‘Kill your personality, Cheoljin. Then my son will come back.’

‘Hi, this guy. Given his personality, he will only see his child’s face right before his death.’

Memories of them passing away and being pushed to one side, unable to follow the teachings of Cheonilmun. In the old conversation between the elders of Cheonilmun, one word stood out.

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“… After, let go.”

“Stay still.”

“Keep-!”

Yu Ji-min pressed Jin Hyun-min on the shoulder. I only pressed it lightly, but I limped and dropped the sword.

It hurts this much, but somehow the sword… … She looked at him like a madman.

Hyunmin also opened his mouth as soon as he faced her.

“What a disappointment. To be frightened by a monster and not do anything.”

What are you talking about, Jimin trembled as if he was fed up.

I’ve known him since childhood, but his pathological obsession with monsters gives me goosebumps every time I see him.

She hates monsters too, but not as much as this one.

“That guy… Great.”

Kang-Min admired Si-Woo driving the Minotaur. I feel respect for his words.

Jimin couldn’t understand what he was doing.

‘I am… ‘

Jealousy and competition… … But it was a question to her how it was possible to admit it innocently.

Because praising someone’s strength means acknowledging my own weakness.

She looked at Siu with mixed eyes.

For some reason, the Minotaur comes out defensively, but even so, how easy is it to constantly attack a mid-level monster? It must feel like hitting an unbreakable wall.

She knows that a while ago, she was overcome with anger and tried to fight the Minotaur.

vague and unknowable

and… … … scary.

The real fear of dying comes to my mind every moment I swing my sword.

I realized that the training that I had been doing so far was just training.

When he recklessly attacked the Minotaur.

Adrenaline rushes like crazy to forget the fear, and the hormone gradually paralyzes the reason, so I emotionally swing the sword.

His reason fades and he swings his sword in madness, but even so, hesitation does not disappear from the sword.

To constantly doubt one’s own choices and not to believe them.

It was a terrible feeling of self-denial.

then.

“That person… .”

that person’s sword.

How can there be no hesitation?

“Are you curious?”

A voice that penetrated her thoughts. Instinctively, the brow furrows.

“What?”

“The reason why that man’s sword is straight.”

“… … Well, a little bit.”

The words came out bluntly, but the question was true.

“You should get used to it.”

He said it like it was natural.

“When you go through life and death a few times and realize that your existence is really no different from dust, your sword becomes like that. Your father showed you.”

Hyunmin said while stroking his own chest.

“Black says everything. I can’t say I know the life he’s lived, but I can read it. It wouldn’t have been an easy road. My father also told me this.”

Jimin didn’t respond. In fact, she knew too.

The momentum I felt when standing next to him was like a sword. The momentum that was overly aggressive and pressured people must have been a defense wall that he built himself to survive.

‘maybe. Have I always been fighting something… .’

It’s a bit sad for some reason… Thought. The idea is to surprise yourself. Have you ever felt sorry for someone?

It was then. Hyunmin lifted his long sword and slung it over his shoulder.

“I can’t be the only one like this. you go too Together with that guy, defeat the Minotaur and create an epic that will never happen again in the world and history- Ugh!”

“Do you have a bad memory? Please stay still.”

Jimin subdued Hyeon-min with two fingers when he tried to go to fight due to Chung Eui-chung’s disease, and started to appreciate Si-woo’s fight again, using him as a chair.

On the other hand, Si-woo, who is trying to fight the spirit of the Minotaur-

“Ha, f*ck. Why is this kid so calm? said to be exploding. Didn’t you break the system?”

He was swearing at the cow head, which seldom went into a runaway state.