Chapter 5 (1/2)

To exaggerate a little, it was a down-stroke good enough to fall in love with

Speed, power, posture, arc, every ele

It wasn't too quick to folloith the huiant's heavy strike Just, there was nothing to criticize

So, Baan's sword breaking Dolby's sasn't so to be surprised by

”…What?”

Dolby looked down at his sith a stupefied expression Breaking a wooden sasn't a coh to break a wooden sword, it would be easier to strike it out of the opponent's hands

It wasn't just Dolby that found it strange Aidan too was surprised enough to jump out of his seat

'That downstroke…'

The remarkable swordsmanshi+p that Baan displayed astonished everyone, but the down strike was special Not because it broke the wooden sword The Arc… Aidan knew the perfectly perpendicular arc

'Jensen's downstroke? How did…'

It was so for another time Aidan raised his voice

”Stop! That's enough Baan”

Baan relaxed and lowered his sword Looking over at Dolby as too stunned to speak, Baan sht?”

Dolby couldn't answer He just looked down at his broken sword as though it was toohe lost to someone who hasn't held a sword all his life

”Woah! Baan! This guy!”

”When did you train this uy would be able to do this I knew!”

The guards ran to Baan cheering wildly nobody ast them anticipated Baan would beat Dolby There was too ht and someone who doesn't

”The last down strike was fantastic! damn, I couldn't do it if someone made me”

”How h?”

”Don't be full of yourself Fine I'll let it go this time Guhahaha, Dolby, why did youto be humiliated like that”

Flustered, Dolby turned his back upon hearing the guards Baan s Dolby walk away

He wasn't sure he would be able to beat Dolby The experience he had was Jensen's He wasn't quite sure it would work in a real duel

The question was answered

No, all the future swords he would hold… their experiences were now his

He can becoer

”Good job”

It was in the captain's roo around the clean, organized room

”It was much better than I expected You probably… trained for quite a long time”

”Yes I did”

It wasn't a lie While his training wasn't that long, Jensen's memories weren't short

”Would've been quite the hardshi+p”

Aidan wasn't cleared of his skepticis he had to know, Baan would've told his Is Baan a decent swordsman

And Is he a decent person

The forh knowing Baan all his life Aidan opens his mouth

”We, the 'Yuri Guards' have ers have died an unresolved death for the last 10 years We let no blood get on their hands through all the thieves, wild anie Do you knohat that uard And honorable”

”Yes And now you're part of the great and honorable guards”

Aidan put his hand on Baan's shoulder

”The guards alelcoood swordsman You start tomorrow Any objections?”

”None”

”Good You can go You probably have a lot more to talk about with Jensen than you do with me”

Aidan said

But unlike his prediction, no—unlike everyone's expectations, Jensen opened his mouth as he saw Baan enter the house

”Did you qualify?”

”… Yes”

”Good job Go rest”

Jensen had an air about hi Jensen, Baan abruptly had a feeling well inside