Chapter 6 â Villager A Learns How to Use the Sword
Chapter 13 â Villager A Really Wants to Fly Chapter 12 â Villager A Plays Matchmaker (Part 2) Chapter 11 â Villager A Plays Matchmaker (Part 1) Chapter 10 â Villager A Meets Someone Unreliable in the Valley of the Flying Dragon Chapter 9 â Villager A Increases His Guild Rank Chapter 8 â Villager A Skips Grades and Graduates Chapter 7 â Villager A Learns Alchemy in a Suspicious Store Chapter 6 â Villager A Learns How to Use the Sword Chapter 5 â Villager A Engages in Item Trading Chapter 4 â Villager A Seeks the Treasure in the Ruins Chapter 3 â Villager A Sneakily Slips out of Town Chapter 2 â Villager A Cleans Sewers and Becomes a Master of Concealment Chapter 1 â Villager A Recalls Memories of His Previous Life.
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One day, half a year after I started cleaning ditches, I called out to the old man.
âOld man, teach me how to use a sword!
âOh? Could it be that you want to be an adventurer in the future?â
âI havenât decided yet, but I want to do something to help my mother out! In order to do that I need to be strong. Old man, you were an adventurer, so you must be strong, right?â
âThatâs right. As a man, you canât protect a woman unless youâre strongâ
The old man had a slightly distant look in his eyes and⌠did I imagine a tinge of regret in his voice?
âSure, kid. Iâll train you once my shift is over.â
âThank you!â
And this is how I started learning swordsmanship from the old man.
Yes, this was the reason why I continued to do chores for the guild even though I could earn way more money by trading.
Originally, I was planning to learn it for self-defense, but it became even more important when I found out that it was necessary for the royal academyâs entrance exam.
In order to take the entrance examination, a commoner needed to pay the entrance examination fee, admission fee, and school donations for a total of about 10 million cents. In addition, the tuition fee for two years is about 10 million cents, all of which must be paid in advance.
In addition, they had to pass the exams in the department you were studying, magic and, in the case of men, swordsmanship. Of course, if you fail the exam, youâll lose all the money you paid.
Well, the bottom line is that no one but the richest are allowed into the academy. But still, Iâm going to walk through those gates with pride and get enrolled into the school.
Because thatâs an absolute must in order to change the future scenario.
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âAll right, then, kid. I have something to tell you first.â
As soon as we arrived at the guildâs training room, the old man cut us off. The atmosphere is different from the usual jovial old man, and I canât help but straighten my posture.
âItâs not a good idea to think that youâve become strong even if youâve got a weapon. You can only become powerful when you master the weapon. For example, if there was the strongest magic sword that could cut anything, would you say that you became stronger if you held it?â
I shook my head.
The old man was right.
Iâve always only been thinking about using my overpowered skills, but take that away from me, then I was just a weakling.
Itâs a sobering thought.
âRemember this. The No matter how strong of a weapon you have, the one using the weapon is you yourself. Donât just wave it around, but use it well. And for that reason, you train with it. Only once youâve mastered the weapon can you say that youâve become stronger.â
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âOkay! I mean, Yes, teacher!â
I start talking to him more respectfully.
âGood. Well for now, imagine youâre fighting with an enemyâ
âYes, teacher!â
I tried swinging the sword he lent me, but swinging a meter-long wooden sword around was really difficult. It felt like it was going to fly out of my hands.
âNo, thatâs not it. Hold the sword properly! Donât dangle your torso!â
The relentless criticisms come flying in. I tried desperately to respond to them, but I couldnât handle the wooden sword good enough.
âOi! Hold it firmly! Give more weight to your slashes! No, not like that!â
âYes, teacher!â
It was only for a few minutes, but I was already drenched in sweat and my hands were shaking.
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âNext! Focus on your waist! Do it 100 timesâ
âYes!â
I did my best to try and remember how to swing a sword from the time I did kendo in my previous life, but I could only manage a pathetic swing.
After 100 swings, my arms were completely shaking and I could barely move them.
âGood, you did a good job. Now swing down diagonal from the top right corner, then swing up from the bottom left corner 100 times each.
âGuhâ Okay!â
It was hard but they wouldnât let me take a break at all.
With that said, I grit my teeth and did it. I couldnât just pathetically give up even though I was the one who asked for this.
And so I continuously swung my sword.
In the meantime, my arm started to continuously suffer cramps. I donât know how many times I tried to shake them off.
âOkay, thatâs a hundred times. Good jobâ
I-I did itâŚ!
âOkay, next! Swing down diagonal from the top left corner, then swing up from the bottom right corner 100 times each.
âNooooooo!â
This demon. I didnât expect him to go this far on day one.
Whatâs going on? You canât protect what you want to protect by giving up! If youâre a man, show some guts!
I got psyched up after he said that. If I canât even do something at this level⌠I wonât be able to save anyone!
âYes, teacher!â
I grasped the wooden sword with my trembling arms and started swinging the sword.
Yeah, this is no big deal.
If I donât do my best here, me, my mother, and everyone here will end up getting trampled by the Imperial Army and Anastasia will end up with a disastrous fate.
After this we did 100 more side slashes from either side. Then we went back to the beginning for another set of swings.
When it was all over, I collapsed on the training ground.
âYouâre not going to get stronger like this! At this rate you canât even beat a horned rabbit!â
âY-yesâŚâ
All right, thatâs it for today. Thereâs a shower in the back, get cleaned up and go home. Weâll do it again tomorrow.
âThank you very much!â
The first time I trained in swordsmanship was a major setback for me, and a major obstacle to overcomeâŚ