Succeeding as a Knight in a Gender-Reversal Game

46 – Summer Vacation, in the South (1)

‘The more I look at him, the more amazing he is.’

Sword Saint Maria Brunhild couldn’t help but feel her admiration as she looked at her student, out of breath, coming to her senses after an arduous sparring with herself.

After her student returned from her subjugation request, she spent a month teaching him her own swordsmanship, which had been her long-cherished wish.

John’s constant absorption of teachings is new every time he teaches, as if the land that had been dry due to drought is receiving a good rain.

She herself was called a genius by the name of Sword Saint, but Johan’s talent goes beyond that.

To be precise, should we say that they are superior compatibility, with talents of the same level as hers growing quickly and with no drawbacks?

The boy, who had been learning swordsmanship in the countryside for less than a year, has now reached a level where he has to deal with the imperial guardian sword with care.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok…” Master. “Could you please show me the sword from before again?”

“Are you okay? “It looks like you’ve already trained enough, or even more.”

“It’s okay. A little bit… “I really feel like if I just do a little bit more, I’ll see something new from the vegetarian diet I just had.”

Despite the fact that his eyes were out of focus due to extreme concentration and he was panting like a dog on a summer day, John’s eyes were still burning with fighting spirit.

No, it wasn’t that it was out of focus, it was that the focus was moving frequently in order to see the movement in more diverse ways.

After looking into the disciple’s eyes and confirming his will, Geomsung raised his sword to teach once more.

“Good. Still, don’t use your mana excessively.

“Hwaaah-!!!”

-Kagagagagagagak!!!

The running disciple’s momentum is still a bit aggressive, but the sword movements are much smoother than before.

More naturally, John’s movements, integrating the Sword Master’s sword with his body, seemed more fluid.

Good. It’s so good.

The swordsmanship of Sir Sartien, who was practically focused on attack, that John had used so far was nothing short of herbivorous.

Thoroughly practical swordsmanship learned on the battlefield.

Although he had accepted this man as his disciple in order to pass on his own swordsmanship, the reason he postponed teaching until the midterm exam was so that he could completely make one of Sir Sartian’s swordsmanship his own.

That way, he will be able to develop an eye to compare the pros and cons of the swordsmanship he will teach with other swordsmanship.

“Think about striking back the opponent’s sword with less force. “Rather than directly going against the direction of the opponent’s wrist movement, I use my wrist to guide the tip of the enemy’s sword in the direction I want.”

-Chaae Aeng!! Chaaeaeaeang!!!

“The same goes for breathing. Don’t try to fight the enemy’s breath. “I should be on top of the other person’s breathing, not in a hurry to follow.”

It is so enjoyable to see my student’s sword change in a subtle yet significant way every time he listens to my advice.

At this very moment, he is enjoying a moment of growth that others only get once a year. Does he know how blessed this is?

Seeing John like that, Mary feels joy rather than jealousy.

‘It won’t be long, it won’t be long… !’

There is no need to take the student’s final exam. Of course, he would be a top performer in practical skills such as swordsmanship and sparring. I don’t know about the rest.

In the first place, who can beat the guy who beat the current knight commander even in the subjugation quest that was a midterm exam? Even if dozens of kids cling to you, they cannot defeat my disciple.

After hearing Senior Instructor Lana Sartian’s top-secret report that she had won victory over the current leader of the Winter Rose Knights, Maria Brunhild seemed to still be in the excitement of that time.

No one would believe me if I told them that a boy who was a month and a half older than entering the academy had defeated the leader of one of the three northern knights.

Just thinking about the fact that it was her own student who did it, a more thrilling pleasure takes over her whole body than when she slayed the dragon in her dungeon.

As soon as she heard the news, she contacted the royal family and exchanged contribution points for the highest grade elixir and had John take it.

If you look at your student growing day by day, perhaps he will be able to see his sword becoming known beyond this continent, or even the western continent where he was born, before he dies.

A sight where your swordsmanship is superior to all swords. If only he could see that, he would be willing to die. No, it’s okay if everything you’ve achieved so far disappears.

‘Master… Soon this poor student will no longer be ashamed of his ancestors… !’

One day, when this bold disciple was entering the world, he talked about Eunwon.

Because he is an upright child, he will keep his word.

For such a student, it would be his duty as a teacher to help him achieve what he wants.

‘Want it, want it again. It will improve your skills and bring me closer to realizing my dream… !’

It was an evening full of anticipation that could not be hidden in the eyes of the swordsman, who was pushing his disciple by increasing the speed of his sword.

* * *

“I’m dying… Ahhh… “

Despite the final exam period, Master’s teachings continued. No, on the contrary, hasn’t it gotten worse recently? I feel more tired every time I finish training.

I thought I was dying these days because I was following the general curriculum with my swordsman teacher, ignoring the written and practical exams. Isn’t this what Jukyung Yadok, or rather Judok Night Sword, is like?

I think it was my teacher who said that I had to take enough general courses at the academy, but it’s strange… ?

Lena and Eleanor, who occasionally come to receive teachings, and Sharon and Meron, who have received new teachings thanks to the teacher’s favor, look at me with pitiful eyes and concern me every time they see me.

But…

“But I guess Master is right.”

When you don’t know anything, you just do as you’re told, even if you have doubts. This is basic to any exercise. Even more so if the teacher is world class.

As proof…

“Status window.”

-Tiring!

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1. Name: Johan

2. Class: Knight

3. s*x: Male (21)

4. Height & Weight: 185.5Cm · 85kg

5. Talent: Sword Prowess (S), Great Prowess (S), Indomitable (S)

6. Stats:

[Strength 63] [Stamina 60] [Dexterity 62] [Spirit 73] [Magic Power 60] [Luck 30]

7. Skill: [Passive Skill (2/2)] [Active Skill (5/5)]

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Haven’t your abilities increased like this?

“I feel really full just looking at it.”

It was such a good feeling to see the status window showing increased stats, as if I could just bring a bowl of rice.

If you clear the subjugation quest as the top player, all your stats will increase by one, so that’s all I expected, but this exceeded my expectations.

I think catching Karin Blasgunt would have been quite helpful in increasing her abilities.

Moreover, Master gave her an elixir, so her magical power has already reached 60.

Generally, if the average ability score is over 80, it is possible to have a conversation with knights called masters, so at this point, I think my pure ability score alone is enough to compete with mid-level named knights. I’m also curious about areas beyond that.

Of course, not only my abilities, but also my perceived swordsmanship skills have increased, and considering the stat increase effect of the skills in a state filled with only positive talents, and the Ego Sword equipment, my level will be higher during battle.

“Anyway, what should I do next… “

Among the increased stats, I check the newly created active skills again and become concerned.

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5)

A sword technique created by Maria Brunhild, real name Dokgomara (獨孤磨羅), a sword saint from the western continent, to adapt to a new weapon in a new environment. It is optimized for dealing with swords using a different martial law than the eastern continent.

When fighting with an opponent who uses a sword using sword techniques, agility increases significantly. When using sword techniques, the consumption of stamina and magic power is reduced. It is currently being remodeled to fit a male body and by the sword saint Maria Brunhild.

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Despite the explanation of the sword method, which is clearly superior to the Sartien sword method, which only requires less mana, there is some information that makes it difficult to like it.

“I never imagined that Master would have something like this.”

In the game, Sword Saint stayed at the academy and did nothing until the war spread and the empire collapsed. Just quietly watch.

Looking at the description of the skill, the teacher was probably from the Western Continent. Then he would most likely return to the Western Continent or something like that.

“In the Chronicles of Karnia, this is an area that hasn’t even been opened yet… “

Because the Freibach duchy in the western region was the only one monopolizing trade with the Western Continent, a small amount of goods from the Western Continent were released to the continent.

However, even if you go to the western region, contact with people from other continents is restricted by the Freibach family, so information about the western continent is extremely limited.

I thought the West Continent was a distant story in this world where there is no such thing as an item information window, but I have already made a connection.

“I guess I’ll go to the West Continent someday… “

Not now.

Let’s only think about what is right in front of us.

“It’s war… “

Through the final exam, I learned and experienced conflict with engineers of a certain size.

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But the place I’m going to soon is a battlefield in name and reality.

Even if it is a civil rebellion, if the scale is large and there are many knight-level troops, it is no different from a war.

I was in the military in my past life, but I never experienced war, so I feel vaguely anxious.

Still,

“It will work out somehow.”

Even the knight commander tried to catch it with his own hands. No matter how much the boss is more intelligent than brute force and has excellent command, the commander of the knights is still the commander of the knights. It is also one of the three major knights in the North.

There is absolutely nothing worse than meeting someone like that.

…I guess so?

“Let’s just sleep and stop thinking about useless things.”

When you have a lot to think about, you tend to shake hands. Especially people like me.

Since we’ll be taking a break for a few days starting tomorrow, let’s meet Lena for the first time in a while. Eleanor, Sharon, and Meron too. There are some things that need to be checked until the end before heading south.

On the last day of final exams, I went to sleep planning my future schedule.