Chapter 12 (1/2)
Chapter 12 Bad News (2)
TL: Warriormonk
Editor: Isleidir
Kurotan inging his sword fiercely in the training field Luke had taught hi the basic techniques he had learned with an accurate stance
The other apprentice knights training in the field glanced at Kurotan with curious looks from time to time
“That’s the apprentice knight Young Master Luke took in on the Eastern frontlines?”
“What a windfall for him, he looks like he’s over thirty years old I’ve heard he didn’t even offer a payment”
“Yeah, my stomach would cramp up if I just stood by and watched”
One of the apprentice knights was looking at Kurotanthe son of a successful ht after offering up a large sum in payment
“Lucky bastard He looks like a bandit, but he has virtually no muscles”
“Look at the scars on his body, he’s sure to have been through a lot of life and death battles”
“You think so? No matter how I look at it, that’s not a trained body You can tell just by how he trains only the basics repeatedly”
The apprentice knights were talking loudly enough for Kurotan to hear They were obviously trying to rile hi his sword in silence
“Is he pretending that he can’t hear us?”
“It looks like he’s more of a coward than he looks”
It was then that someone broke in to the conversation
“The reason he’s not responding, is because I assigned hi The bastard has no concept of fear”
The apprentice knights turned to face the new voice and paled
“Yo-Young Master Luke”
“When did you arrive?”
Luke received their greetings with a smile
“He’s tougher than he looks, so try not to piss hiets too excited”
Luke walked over to Kurotan after patting the apprentice knights’ shoulders
“Your stance isn’t half bad now?”
Kurotan glanced at Luke before replying in a low voice
“I do not understand why I ”
“Yeah? You’re training pretty hard for not understanding why”
“Because you told me to”
Luke explained after a smile
“It’s because swinging a shilethis stance will amplify the sword’s destructive power”
“Really?”
“Without a doubt, Esteban swordsdom”
Luke patted the sword strapped to his belt
“It seeo?”
Kurotan’s eyes lit up immediately
“You wish to fight?”
“Yes Co”
“All right”
Kurotan proceeded to take a stance carefully Having swung around his sword crazily in training for two months, the basics of the Esteban swordsrained into his body
Luke lazily unsheathed his sword
“Come at me”
Kurotan threw his body forward soundlessly Luke blocked the first horizontal strike that viciously swung through the air
Chwaang!
The sound of h the air, and Luke’s eyes narrowed
‘Well, would you look at this?’
The power and skill behind Kurotan’s sword completely exceeded his expectations It was only a basic swordto snake its way into his defenses
“Waaaak!”
Kurotan roared and continued to slash his sword at Luke Kurotan’s sword attacks defied coht, and was accurate to a scary degree Luke turned thoughtful as he noticed the difference
‘I guess he wasn’t a Great Warrior for nothing He can pressure me this much with just the basics”
The techniques being used by Kurotan could only be called the basics of basics in swordsmanshi+p But the pressure felt by Luke was by no inally intended for this to be a light war after the bout began
Kkaang Kkaaaang
Luke’s hand began to go numb after the repeated clashes of swords
‘It see a monster’
The apprentice knights that had been harassing Kurotan earlier atching on with astounded eyes
“What the hell? The bastard, he wasn’t a pushover at all!”
“I can’t believe it How is he pressuring Young Master Luke that much with just basic sword techniques?”
There were also apprentice knights that were trying to downplay Kurotan’s skills
“Psh Young Master Luke is just going easy on him”
However, the apprentice knights weren’t the only ones watching the bout The instructors that had been training thees between Luke and Kurotan, exclai in admiration
“Young Master Luke’s skills have increased incomparably since he has left It seems he has built up a lot of experience on the Eastern front lines”
“Not only that, that apprentice knight is not ordinary either I can tell he has been through countless life and death battles by his movements
“It looks that way tobasic techniques into continuous attacks on instinct, not so anyone can do”
Disbelief spread over the faces of the apprentice knights that heard the instructors
The bout between Luke and Kurotan did not go for long Kurotan’s sta the two , but it was still far from complete
“Huk, Huuk”
Kurotan spat out deep gasps of air, and Luke sheathed his sword
Luke seemed calm on the outside, but his mind was in disarray
‘shi+t…’
Luke had almost lost his composure on multiple occasions due to Kurotan’s unpredictable attacks His sweaty pal the leather handle of the sword proved this