Genius Is Taught by Geniuses

002 – Regression

I couldn’t figure out what the name of the relic that Rakan gave me was, but one thing is certain.

Tigris returned to the past.

Tigris looked at the evidence that he had returned to the past.

There were calluses in his hand from practicing the sword, but the back of his hand was smooth with no scars, as if he had never experienced sharpness before.

There’s this soft blanket and bed.

Ever since the extraterrestrial beings Arphem and Rota waged an all-out war against the Empire, Tigris has not slept in such luxurious beds and quilts.

At best, an officer’s field bed was the end.

Other than that, the furniture arrangement and the smell of lavender, which Tigris often uses.

It’s been a while, but I’m used to it.

This was Tigris’ room.

Tigris looked at the window where the moonlight was shining.

It was a late night, not even waking up in the morning.

I looked at the clock and it was 5:10.

Tigris knew why he woke up at this time.

Because this time was for personal training.

Originally, the servant was supposed to wake Tigris, but he was never awakened by the servant.

Because of his obsessive-compulsive personality, which is strict with others but stricter with himself, he woke up immediately at 4:50.

smart-

A knock on the door was heard.

“Come in.”

Although he might be embarrassed by an incomprehensible situation, Tigris was calm.

Rakan said that he would return to the past, but Tigris is a noble among nobles.

He never made a fuss or said anything that damaged his dignity.

One of the occupants opened the door and entered.

The user pushed the cart and brought washing water and cool water in a crystal bottle.

The user appeared to be in his mid-teens.

She was so nervous that she couldn’t even look at Tigris’ face and bowed her head.

“good morning. Tigris.”

Tigris knew who that child was.

Three years younger than Tigris, she was clearly a commoner named ‘Lenny’.

Tigris remembers Lenny because he was one of the few who defended the crumbling family of the Norbert Marquess.

“Good morning. Lenny.”

Lenny shrugged for a moment.

This was because Lenny had never been properly greeted by Tigris until now.

Less than a month after becoming a user, Tigris was busy making mistakes every time, and Tigris only looked at Lenny like a worm.

“Bring your washing water.”

“ah···!”

Lenny thought he was going to be blown away.

It was because it was too late to give the wash water because my head was momentarily dazed.

But Tigris didn’t say anything and washed his face with cool water.

Lenny’s saliva fell over.

He was unknowingly nervous.

“Give me a towel.”

“ah.”

It was late again.

I thought I would be really scolded this time, but Tigris didn’t.

Tigris wiped his face with a towel and handed it to Lenny.

Lenny vowed not to make a mistake this time and handed him a crystal bottle of water.

“There is water here.”

“Give me a cup.”

“Cup…hib!”

no cup

Lenny only thought of bringing bottled water from a crystal bottle, but forgot to bring a cup.

I woke up at 4 in the morning and checked thoroughly for anything I forgot, but I missed the cup.

Lenny fell flat on her stomach.

“Sorry, sorry! I have a cup…!”

“Looks like you didn’t bring a cup. So, just give me a bottle of water.”

“···yes?”

Lenny was puzzled.

Even when we met two days ago, I was scolded for not learning how to greet properly, but today he was very kind.

Tigris took a sip of the water bottle and placed it on the cart.

It was an act of nobility and dignity, but for Tigris, who had been fighting for years, even bottled water in such a crystal bottle felt luxurious.

“Stop and rest.”

“ah···. That morning’s training attendant…”

“I’ll take care of it, so make up for your lack of sleep. You look very tired.”

Lenny doubted that the person she was dealing with was Tigris.

I’m not the kind of person who can speak warm words like this.

“And from tomorrow, when you give out towels, give them as wide as possible so that it is easy to receive them. And the cart doesn’t just bring it to the bedside. It interferes with getting out of bed. Lastly, you’re too nervous to talk. Be careful because trembling can make the listener uncomfortable to hear.”

“···sorry.”

Unsurprisingly, the reprimands poured down like a shower of rain.

Tigris was also Tigris.

He paid attention to every detail and pointed it out at once.

“If you show the mistake you made to other guests or family members, you may get scolded, so make sure you don’t make a mistake next time. Other than that, it was good.”

Lenny flinched.

Good job.

I don’t know why that one word makes people so excited.

And why are you talking so kindly?

Was it right to give up?

It’s not like I’m being scolded, but it feels like a kind teacher is teaching the students little by little.

Anyway, it was worthwhile to practice properly yesterday evening and this morning.

The only mistakes I made were to wash my face late, to give the wrong towel, to put the cart near the bed, not to bring a cup, and to chatter.

‘It’s my first time, so maybe this is good enough?’

Lenny praised herself and smiled a little.

“All right. Tigris.”

There was a little confidence in Lenny’s voice.

“Then go.”

Lenny followed the etiquette as he remembered to the end and dragged the cart out.

Tigris looked at Lenny like that and thought.

‘Did you mean to point out the wrinkles on your clothes?’

Lenny was a very grateful person for Tigris.

Even when the Norberde family could not pay their workers a proper salary, they remained and protected them until the end.

So, in the hopes of doing better, I gave as much attention to what went wrong as possible.

When Lenny was a child, he was very angry with not only Tigris but also the butler, Sebastian, because of his unusually bubbly personality.

At any rate, it seemed that Tigris could not hold back his anger if Lenny got angry at being criticized by other nobles.

Not to Lenny, but to the nobleman.

it became

Tigris opened the drawer next to the bed.

There was also a diary.

Tigris always had a habit of keeping a diary before going to bed.

If there was a difference from a normal diary, it was not a note of the trivial things that happened that day, but more of a note with an incorrect answer to how he could further develop his swordsmanship.

Tigris opened his diary.

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＜October 2, 337 Imperial Year＞

The weather is sunny.

It’s a good day to practice swords at the gym.

I trained in Norberd-style swordsmanship as usual.

I felt discomfort in my right ankle when I went from No. 5 herbivore to No. 7 in Norbert Ryu.

The problem was solved when I fixed the ankle strongly with ‘rooting down’, the common Auror operation technique of the empire.

However, when finishing from No. 7 to No. 1, there was a delay of about 0.08 seconds.

As it cannot be overcome by body art, it seems that one more auror ring is needed, or development of an auror operation technique that cancels ‘rooting down’ and moves the auror over the shoulder at the same time is necessary.

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In October of the year 337 of the Imperial Year, Tigris was 19 years old.

It was exactly ten years before the last final war.

Tigris kept flipping the diary backwards.

fence. fence. fence. swordsman again.

There was nothing written about it other than a story related to swordsmanship.

Tigris was so obsessed with swordsmanship that it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was crazy.

Tchrist could not explain why this was so logically.

It was in the realm of emotion, not logic, for Tigris to hone his swordsmanship.

Tigris just liked to train his sword to become stronger.

In addition, Tigris was a genius of swordsmanship, so I had no choice but to enjoy it as I could feel the development day by day.

‘I was such a person.’

I look at my diary and look at myself.

Tigris was a selfish and arrogant man who knew nothing but himself.

He was a swordsmanship genius, and he thought that he couldn’t be weaker than others, who trained swordsmanship until he fell asleep.

To be precise, I thought that only I could kill Arphem and Rota.

In conclusion, it is true that Tigris killed both of them, but Arphem and Rota are not individuals.

He was the leader of the groups called ‘Rota’s Body’ and ‘Scarver’.

No matter how strong an individual’s power is, one hand cannot block ten.

Tigris realized the reason too late.

Tigris closed the diary.

‘I can’t be the only strong person.’

Rota and Arpem were viciously killed before their brilliant talents blossomed.

He did not hesitate to assassinate not only the car-killers, but also his family members.

If they were all alive, wouldn’t the aspect of the lonely and red battlefield Tigris see would be different?

Tigris asked a question.

What should I do now to save them all?

The answer came quickly.

‘First, I must be strong.’

Tigris changed clothes and went out to the gym.

And grabbed the sword.

Uncomfortable.

It is not the strong body of the Sword Master who completed the 8 Auror rings, but a fragile body with only 2 rings.

The fact that he has two aurora rings at the age of 19 deserves to be called a genius.

However, even 30 minutes before, Tigris was able to wield his sword with a strong body that had risen to the realm of the Sword Master.

If he swung his sword recklessly based on the feelings he had gained while ascending to the Sword Master, it was clear that the muscles in his body would be cut and he would suffer irreparable wounds.

Tigris calmed his mind and took a break.

Then he raised the sword above his head and lowered it.

It was like a snail’s crawling speed.

It was not like swordsmanship, but it seemed to put down the sword slowly.

However, Tigris did not overdo it and concentrated on the movements and sounds of the detailed muscles.

Duduk-! Tuk-!

Despite the very slow movement, the muscles began to scream.

The two Auror rings were overloaded in an instant, and the sweat that started to form came into contact with the cold morning air and evaporated in an instant.

That way, Tigris was able to hit once in 15 minutes.

“after···.”

A hot breath erupted from Tigris’ lungs.

It was as if the train was spewing steam.

‘weak.’

Tigris’ mind is far away, but his physical level is at the bottom.

Tigris was puzzled by the sense of separation he had never experienced before.

It was much more difficult to gain the spirit than to train the body.

Now that it was the other way around, my body could not accept the sword of Tigris.

Tigris is back on hiatus.

He immersed himself in that posture.

Muscles and bones cannot be made tough and hard all at once.

It is something that needs to be honed through training and Auror training for a long time.

So there is only one thing you can do right now.

‘Make another Auror ring.’

There are currently two Auror rings located near the heart of Tigris.

When I checked Tigris’ body, it had enough strength to accept even if I made three Auror rings.

It was thanks to Tigris’ hard training.

As it is a level that has already been climbed, it is easy to climb.

Tigris warmed up two Auror rings.

It begins to gather auras running along the magic circuit that spreads throughout the body near the heart.

widely! Tap! widely!

Fireworks began to explode throughout Tigris’ body as the Aurors flowed through the magic circuit strong and wildly.

It was the sound of the clogged veins being opened.

Especially near the heart, there was a hammering sound.

thud! thud! thud! thud!

The aurors rode the auror ring and raced fiercely along the designated path.

It was like a train running along a railroad track.

Then some aurors deviated from their intended path and started derailing.

Tigris caught the auror protruding like a wild horse, skillfully guiding it and turning it into a ring.

As much as I forcibly made an auror ring, my heart began to suffer.

Others would have taken the lever and stopped, but Tigris pushed the Auror even stronger.

This was because he was convinced that his heart would not stop and his magic circuit would not be damaged.

When the birds began to sing and the morning sun began to illuminate Tigris’ face, Tigris was able to make three rings to his heart.

“after···.”

Tigris’ body was drenched with sweat.

Tigris smiled slightly.

‘It has become useful.’

The difference between the two rings and the three rings was stark.

The sense of disparity in the body was resolved, and the Aurors raced through the magic circuit more vigorously.

The time Tigris made the three rings was twenty-one, so it was two years earlier.

Tigris swung his sword again.

The sword was stable and there was not even a sound of cutting the air.

Not very satisfied

However, a compromise was possible.

Tigris put the sword in.

Today’s training ends here.

* * *

On the way back to the room after leaving the gymnasium, I met a face I missed while walking along the promenade to cool off.

Her name is…

Linia di Norberd.

She was Tigris’ only sister.

When Linia saw Tigris, she quickly stopped swinging her sword and bowed her head.

“Oh, my brother. good morning.”

Linia was very nervous.

I was in a hurry to say hello, so I acted against the etiquette and trembled.

What Tigris hated the most was not protecting the dignity of the nobility.

I was afraid I would lose my soul.

And what scares me the most is…

‘Have you seen my sword?’

Linia’s swordsmanship was very poor compared to Tigris’s swordsmanship.

So Tigris would always rebuke Linia, but he was afraid of it, so he was training separately in the open space of the trail rather than the gym.

‘Why didn’t you say anything?’

Linia thought Tigris was angry.

Because swordsmanship is so insignificant.

He thought he was angry because he was using garbage-like swordsmanship that didn’t even deserve to be called Tigris’ younger sister.

But what Tigris was feeling right now was the opposite.

I am so happy and happy to see him alive like this…

It was sad.

Linia always trained her sword alone so as not to harm Tigris’ honor.

When she reached the age to enter the Imperial University, she refused to enter the school for fear of saying that she lacked swordsmanship unlike Tigris’ sister.

Linia, who was practicing swordsmanship alone in hiding, fell into a deep sense of guilt after her father was cursed and died.

He thought he had lost his father because he was weak.

Arfem, noticing her deep sorrow, seduced her by seducing her to make her forget her sorrow.

In the end, Linia became a ‘sorrow-slayer’ and fought against Tigris, losing all her memories of the Norberd family, and Tigris cut her down directly.

– ah···. Why am I so afraid of you?

Linia died in fear of Tigris to the point of dying.

At that time, Tigris hated Linia, who had been handed over to Arphem, but now that her arrogance is removed, she is very sorry for her.

If he had been able to become a strong support for Linia, who was collapsing, the tragedy of Tigris cutting Linia would not have happened.

The thorns of regret have tightened my heart achingly.

Tigris opened his mouth, holding back the tears that were about to burst out.

“Good morning.”

After saying those words, Tigris passed by Linia.

I couldn’t afford to see her any more.

At least for now.

Linia tilted her head as she looked at the silver water drops falling behind Tigris.

“…was it sweat?”

Rather than that, Linia was glad that Tigris had greeted her in the morning.

“You have to focus.”

Linia raised her sword again and exhaled.

It felt like my exhausted body was re-energized.