Returner of the Colosseum

Episode

14 . new player(1)

the next morning.

“Good morning, Ahn Woo-jin. Did you get some rest?”

“yes.”

I woke up at the same time as usual and headed to the restaurant, where Aserian welcomed me.

But on one side of the restaurant, there was someone I saw for the first time.

“Ah, this is the servant who will take care of meals and cleaning at the farm from today.”

“This is Lee Se-yeon. If you need anything in the future, please let me know.”

“This is Ahn Woo-jin.”

The person hired as a servant was a woman in her mid-twenties, but anyone could tell that she was an earthling.

He is also of Korean nationality like me.

‘Even though most of the servants are from Earth.’

Earth is now over the age of cold weapons.

Thanks to this, there would be about 99.99% of the population who had never held a sword in their entire lives.

There was no way that a person from such an Earth could enter the Colosseum, pick up a sword and fight with blood spraying overnight.

In that sense, there were a lot of people who entered the Colosseum but gave up their player qualifications.

Lee Se-yeon would be one of those people.

‘Well, it’s not my business.’

I took a spoonful and took a bite of the steamy soup.

“…”

In an instant, I almost spit out the soup in my mouth without realizing it.

‘Wow.’

What does this taste like?

Obviously, visuals are soup…

Oh, maybe it’s a new food I don’t know about?

For a moment, without realizing it, I looked at the new servant.

“ah······.”

At the same time, she was also looking at me.

Our eyes met each other.

“Do you not like the taste?”

Lee Se-yeon clasped her hands together and shook her shoulders.

Even at a glance, I could tell that he was very nervous.

I looked down at the soup bowl again without saying anything.

don’t you like the taste?

It’s terribly tasteless.

Perhaps sensing something strange in my appearance, Aserian hurriedly approached the kitchen.

Perhaps he went to taste the food Lee Se-yeon made.

‘I’m sure Aserian will speak well.’

In the meantime, I picked up the spoon and started eating again.

after.

It’s not easy.

That said, I didn’t want to say anything to Lee Se-yeon, who served me breakfast after working hard since the morning.

Maybe it’s your first time cooking.

Aserian will notice soon, so it will gradually improve.

“Aww! What is this? Seyeon, didn’t you season it while cooking?”

Aserian’s sharp voice echoed from the kitchen.

Then, Lee Se-yeon’s complexion turned white and her hands trembled.

“Ah… it’s my first time cooking…”

“ah! Then you should have told me earlier! I heard that you have been working as a servant for a year, what have you been doing without cooking?”

“Hey, just cleaning and washing…”

“ah······. If you have something to do for the first time next time, please tell me that you are doing it for the first time. We have to recreate it from scratch, so please be prepared. Ahn Woo-jin, I’ll be back soon…”

“I really enjoyed the meal.”

I put down my spoon and got up from my seat. Then, Aserian came out with his mouth open and looked at the plate in turn.

“Did you finish eating that…?”

“yes.”

To be honest, I couldn’t eat it.

Because I lived in the Colosseum for 10 years.

The horse is 10 years, but if you add the time you were in the game, 15 years would be enough.

No matter how long the match is in the arena, only an hour has passed.

Once I went through a story mission or something, it was quite common for a month to pass.

‘Finding delicious food in the arena is just a luxury.’

In the meantime, I’ve eaten so many tasteless foods that I can’t count.

Because I had to eat something to survive.

In that sense, I wasn’t picky about my taste buds.

However, the problem was that the food Aserian made was so delicious.

“Ah… I’m sorry. I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen after lunch.”

“It will gradually get better.”

“Are you going to the gym right away? I’ll just do a little more handover and go right away.”

“Then see you at the gym.”

Leaving behind Aserian, who let out a long sigh, I left the dorm.

The same normal routine as before began again.

Stretch and perform rigorous training focusing on strength, agility, and physical strength.

Then we eat lunch and practice weapon skills in the afternoon.

However, if there is a difference from before, it is that I have a sword in my hand, not a bow.

“I don’t understand at all.”

I was swinging a wooden sword at the scarecrow for a while, and Aserian spoke from the side. She was furrowing her brow at what was not right.

“…?”

“No, why are your palms bleeding?”

“Because I don’t have calluses.”

“So that’s what I mean. Why are there no calluses?”

At her words, I looked down at my palms.

In the meantime, the blisters were caught and burst repeatedly, and the palms were covered in blood.

The training I did from the afternoon was basic movements such as striking, stabbing, and cutting with a wooden sword.

The first basic movements you need to learn if you train your sword.

These were movements that I had swung tens of thousands of times, but the problem was that my body had never swung a sword before.

That’s why my palms are rubbed and bleeding. So I said it honestly.

“Because I’ve never wielded a sword before.”

“…in dummy games? You just stabbed the kids with a sword there. So that was the first time you held a sword?”

hmm.

Well, so to speak.

So I nodded.

“I caught it for the first time.”

“Did I tell you not too long ago that a bow is the perfect weapon for An Woo-jin? I’ll correct it. It’s just that Ahn Woo-jin must be a genius. fighting genius. oh my god! The first person to hold the sword killed as many as 30 players alone! You even used the spear well in the last match!”

She wanted to run wild right away, but her face was holding back because of her face as a goddess.

Seeing her, I laughed.

Genius…

Well, from her point of view, it might feel that way, but I wasn’t a genius.

‘Rather, it belongs to the Doomjae axis.’

It wasn’t once or twice that I wished I had a bit of talent.

Wasn’t the king like that too?

– don’t blame me Your talent only ended here.

It was bittersweet when I recalled the memory of that time.

It was a time when I was wandering in despair.

‘I’m glad.’

I was grateful that I was wearing a mask for the first time.

Because I was able to hide my expression from Aserian.

Whoop!

I started swinging the wooden sword again.

it’s a talent

‘I do have talent, too.’

If talent means something special than others.

A heart that does not give up.

That alone could be said to be better than anyone else.

In that sense.

food-

I also had one great talent.

Silence settled in the gym.

Aserian went to the restaurant for dinner shortly after.

Lee Se-yeon’s cooking skills were still immature, so she had to teach me.

‘It’s good that I trained my sword first.’

Originally, I was going to train the whip after the bow.

Next to archers, the opponents I find most difficult to deal with are players who use whips, meteor weights, and soft swords.

It was difficult to meet opponents such as long reach, fast speed, and unpredictable attack patterns.

‘But it’s very difficult to meet people who use it.’

The problem is that not many players use such weapons.

That’s why even if I train weapons like whips and scythes right away, the efficiency is low.

On the other hand, the sword is the weapon used by most players.

‘Stupidly, I thought that this was enough to use a sword.’

On the subject of only intermediate swordsmanship.

That’s why I thought I would be able to win enough against the swordsmen.

However, after meeting Victor, I changed my mind.

‘It’s still hard to deal with real sword masters.’

It was the reason why I trained my sword first.

Because there was a big gap between intermediate swordsmanship and advanced swordsmanship.

At least advanced swordsmanship.

The goal is top-notch swordsmanship.

It was the realm I wanted to climb through this training.

f*ck!

The wooden sword I wielded hit the scarecrow and made a cheerful sound.

What I’m currently doing is 1,000 slaps.

It is a very basic training.

Even though he had intermediate swordsmanship, the reason he started from basic training was not a big deal.

‘Because the tip of my sword is shaking.’

My head understands how to swing the sword, but my body doesn’t follow.

So, I was going to continue basic training until the tip of the sword didn’t shake.

Whoop!

‘Ugh!’

I was about to strike again, but the wooden sword fell out of my hand and flew away.

He lost his grip and lost the wooden sword.

When I looked down at my palms, they were cracked here and there, and blood mixed with sweat was oozing out from rubbing.

His hands trembled and a sharp pain oozes out.

A state in which nerves throughout the body are sensitive due to super senses.

As a result, the pain became even greater.

sh*t.

Should I wear gloves?

‘no.’

But I immediately shook my head.

You have to endure this pain, this wound.

This is, so to speak, a rite of passage that those who wish to wield a sword must endure.

His palms were cracked and swept away, training his fragile skin.

In order for me to awaken to the highest level of swordsmanship, I must pass this course.

‘I just need to do a little more.’

My goal for today is 1,000 strikes, slashes, and stabs each.

The cutting and stabbing has already ended.

Now, if I do 100 more strikes, today’s schedule is over.

I picked up a well-folded towel next to the scarecrow and wiped away the sweat and blood, then picked up the wooden sword and swung it again.

f*ck!

Every time I swung it, I felt a lot of pain.

Do not give up.

When I left the training room after training, I saw Aserian in the clearing.

But there were people I saw for the first time.

The three men stood with their hands together respectfully, listening to Aserian.

all first-timers.

Looking at the clothes, it seemed that he was not a servant.

then.

‘Looks like they’re new recruits.’

“Ah, Ahn Woo-jin! Have you finished your training? You came out just fine. These are the people who have newly become part of the Team Fighting Family starting today.”

“Ah yes.”

“Call me Chankyung. I am from Moorim, and I survived 9 matches.”

Among the three men, a middle-aged man standing to the left looked me up and down and held out his hand with one corner of his mouth raised.

He was wearing a gray uniform, and when I held my hand, he gave me strength.

Thanks to that, the pain came from the torn hand.

Are you trying to fight from the start?

But I had no intention of hanging out with them.

as it were.

They are beings that don’t deserve emotional consumption.

“This is Ahn Woo-jin.”

So I ended my introduction plainly.

“It’s called Jiden. He’s from Valinor, and he survived seven matches.”

The second person to introduce himself was a young man holding a large square shield and a gladius. He too looked at my broken hand and let out a smirk.

“Durike. He’s from Midgard and survived 7 fights as well.”

The last Durrik introduced was a man wearing a Viking helmet and holding a huge axe.

If there’s something special about it, how big is it?

He also seemed to be ignoring me.

‘but. It’s the first time I’ve ever held a sword, so it’s worth ignoring it.’

I lightly bowed my head to the other two.

As soon as our voices ended, Aserians mate! and clapped their hands.

“The self-introduction is over, shall we go in and have a meal and continue the rest of the conversation? It’s dinner time! After that, we will assign you a place to stay. Ahn Woo-jin is also a marketer, right? Come on in!”

Aserian took the lead and moved toward the dorm.

Then the other three followed Aserian.

But while the young man I introduced as Jiden followed me, he glanced back at me and smiled.

hmm.

Personality didn’t look very good.

‘Sooner or later, I’m going to set up a day and organize the rankings.’