Raikira-san kicked me lightly in the butt, pushing me to the front.
Damnit! Iâll get you back for this, macho tsundere beastmenâŠ
ăSo, you are a party member of the GreatShield, huh?ăJoseph-san asked.
The boys and girls on the side, covered in dirt and sweat, became noisy.
ăâA child like that is a fellow party member of the âSilver GreatShieldâ?!ă
ăâPerhaps, heâs a genius swordsman or something, contrary to his appearance?ă
ăNo, I mean⊠Iâm just following them around?ă
ăInteresting.ă
ăI donât think itâs interesting.ă
ăLetâs see how good you are with a sword. Come at me.ă
Skinhead-san was the type who didnât listen to what people had to say.
I seeked Dante-san for help, but he just nodded with a smile on his face and said,ăItâs a chance to train with an experienced opponent. It will be a good experience for you.ă
ăO-Okay⊠But Iâll say this just in case, Iâm just an amateur.ă
I borrowed a wooden sword from one of the boys. It was quite heavy for my body. However, thanks to the ăPhysical Strength Enhancementă I learned, I could hold it up if I used both hands. And I further enhanced the movement of my body with ăSupport Magică. Just a little bit. If I overdo it, Iâll run out of mana.\n
I faced Joseph-san, who was standing at a fixed distance.
âŠSo, what do I do now?
I began to remember the Kendo practices in the physical education class of my previous life.
ăHou, thatâs starting to look good.ă
I assumed Chudan no Kamae. From there on, I approached closer while sliding my feet along the ground⊠and I raised my wooden sword overhead. [1. TL Note: âChudan no Kamaeâ is a basic stance in Kendo.]
(Eh?)
The moment I raised it up, I felt as if my body was moving on its own. Is this the effect of ăSword Techniqueă?
ăHAAAAAAAA!ă
The downswing was so sharp â I couldnât fire a slash like that even when I was 16 years old. Arm strength, leg strength, back strength, abdominal strength, all came together as a tremendous force towards Joseph-sanâs face â because I couldnât reach for his head with my height.
However, my slash did not reach Joseph-san.
It felt as if I was hitting my wooden sword against a rock. Joseph-san casually swung his wooden sword, which sent my wooden sword flying. The wooden sword hit the ceiling and fell together with a cloud of dust.
ăOuuuuuuuuchâŠă
My palm and wrist was burning because the sword was forcibly knocked away.
ăIt was a pretty good slash! However, your attack was too direct and over reliant on skill!ă
When I was secretly using healing magic with a poker face to heal my wrist,
ăSkillâŠăDante-san was flabbergasted. He must have surely thought that I had no skill whatsoever.\nâŠI have to make an excuse later.
ăI want to train some more, butâŠă
âŠPlease no.
ăUnfortunately, our time has ended. Itâs training time for the veterans.ă
ăThank you very much.ă
âŠPhew, I am saved.
I escaped towards Raikira-san while holding my wrist. The healing magic has already taken away the pain, but the gazes of the teenage boys and girls hurt.
ăâWhat was that sword technique? Is that something a child can do?ă
ăâIsnât it a skill? I think the trainer said that too.ă
ăâHe has a rare skill? How nice.ă
They were correct in that I have a rare skill, but itâs probably not what they imagined.
Meanwhile, adventurers in their 20s and 30s came to the training ground.
ăâUhhmm, been a while.ă
ăâGet your bodies in shape. We will be out of town for a week from tomorrow.ă
ăâI am holding a sword for the first time in 4 days.ă
Apparently, adventurers who took on escort and harvesting quests were resting in the city for a while. They most likely came here to get their bodies back in shape.\n\nSuch an opportunity doesnât come by often.
I think this was about all I learned. I was aware of the 3-stars. There may have been some skills that got +1 and became a higher star skill, but the difficulty of confirming that lies in my lack of understanding.
And this was probably all that I have learned before today.