Chapter 12 (2/2)
“Your pressure was intense, but you over strained yourself in the beginning You need to be able to control the strength behind each of your attacks”
“…”
“Even so, you are ht”
“Really?”
Kurotan seemed to be in a bit of disbelief
He had trained e expectations, but the results of the training were significant
Kurotan had abandoned the body of an Orc for a completely different body of a human He had lost the majority of his battle prowess from his time as an Orc Great Warrior
By training in the basics of the sword that Luke had taught hi his senses from back then His body and reflexes had yet to co would close the gaps between them
Kurotan’s face blushed with excitement
“I will train even harder starting today Wouldn’t I becoer faster then?”
“You moron… Just continue to train at the intensity you have been training at Your current training regimen is close to your body’s limits anyway A human’s body will break down if you overdo it”
“All right, I will listen to your words”
Kurotan suddenly glared at Luke and smiled
“Afterand I defeat you, I will be the Great Warrior from then on”
‘This bastard?’
Luke glared back at Kurotan in disbelief Should that happen again, Kurotan would return to being uncooperative and giving Luke headaches
‘You think I’ll simply let you do that?’
Luke silently tightened his hands into fists
Luke proh intense training in order to keep Kurotan fro him
Froside Kurotan in the training field It also helped Luke distract hiony
“It will take the informants planted in Lea Marquisate at least ten days to return”
Luke threw hi his body to its limits in order to stave off the anxiety The duels he held with Kurotan whenever he could always exceeded his expectations
“How in the… How did you dodge that? I thought I had gotten past your defenses”
Kurotan bared his teeth in a savage smile
“I have battled countless hu you is like fighting a child”
Luke’s face scrunched up with humiliation
“Hey, I did e to scratch you”
“That’s only because I can’t move my body freely yet”
Kurotan also had a hard ti out his attacks with the basic sword skills he had learned However, Luke’s attacks were getting through Kurotan’s defenses less and less Kurotan had an abundance of experience in life and death battles with humans to draw from
As the training continued, Kurotan gradually familiarized himself with Hal’s body, and recovered his reflexes and power from his time as an Orc Great Warrior
The training only ended when Kurotan becaround and could notso rapidly, Luke could no longer land that many hits on him
‘shi+t, if he’s this hard to handle with just the basic sword skills I’ve taught hier would he become I pass on the next level of sword skills to him?’
Kurotan had becoiven him It was completely unheard of for a person unfamiliar with the sword to have hts usually took at least one year to master basic sword skills
It was a feat made possible only by the fact that the soul of a veteran Orc Great Warrior resided in Hal’s untrained body
Luke had inner level swordsher than basic swordsmanshi+p, but he couldn’t help but feel a little nervous at the rapid speed Kurotan’s swordsmanshi+p improved
‘I don’t know if this is the right choice…’
Luke was resting after the duel with Kurotan, when a maid servant approached him
“The Lord wishes to see you”
“All right”
Reynold greeted hiht smile when Luke entered the Lord’s Hall
“I’ll bet you’ve been dying to hear that our informant has returned”
“It feels likeout”
“It is good that you have self-control”
“Yes, Lord What did you wish to see me for?”
“I have soive you”
Reynold took out three books from the drawer of his desk
“It’s the mid-level sword techniques you asked for”
Luke sed unconsciously Basic and beginner level sword techniques, he could teach personally to Kurotan However, her usually requires written text to be ht si, but required self-study to be learned efficiently
“Thank you for listening to my request”
Reynold looked serious as he retorted
“These mid-level sword techniques were purchased at expensive prices by our House”
“Yes, I already know”
“Let ”
“Anything”
“Do you truly believe that your apprentice knight deserves to learn the mid-level sword techniques?”
Luke paused for a little bit before nodding
“Yes, I do”
“Equivalent exchange is a law of the universe What has the apprentice knight proive to you for these mid-level sword techniques?”
Luke answered without hesitation this time
“He will fight for me for the rest of his life”
A smile spread over Reynold’s face
“Not a bad exchange, then It is good news to hear that you have already taken a vassal”
“…”
“Pick one book froths and weaknesses, so you will have to choose wisely”
“Yes, big brother”
Luke began to pore over the three books containing mid-level sword techniques Two of them seemed to have come from fallen noble Houses
They balanced offense and defense well, while focusing on building a solid foundation of techniques However, they were slightly lacking co Kurotan in
When Luke took a look at the third book, surprise came over his face
“This is…”