I Became a Time-Limited Swordsmanship Genius at the Academy

11. Training

Leartis Penrose.

The eldest daughter born to a family of iron-blooded swordsmen, who are said to flow iron, not blood.

Since she was little, she was an ordinary girl who fell in love with children’s storybooks filled with children’s dreams and hopes and sweet dishes prepared by maids.

However, the Penrose family has been handling swords for generations since their ancestors. No matter how honorable this was, there was no one who did not know the feat of pioneering the continent with one sword.

Even if Leatis was born as a woman, her talent and role did not change.

Since she was rather born as a woman, a more difficult training ensued.

When bad luck befalls the territory.

When facing the bright sunlight sweating profusely in the heat wave.

When it rained all day and stepped on muddy soil.

She swung her sword in the open air for 16 hours every day without a single day off.

When her body was tired, she called her doctor to restore her. When she complained, she punished her mercilessly.

Iron-Blooded Swordsman. A family where iron flows instead of blood.

That is the Penrod family.

As her talent and hard work increased, no one of her age could match her swords with her.

“Kuh…”

“The match is over. The winner is Leatis Penrod!”

Dalian match held during the academy’s entrance ceremony to determine the level of students.

No matter who Leatis collided with, he couldn’t exceed a single point and all fell.

Because the opponent is a sewage?

Not at all.

She just excelled at her level.

The only man who lasted that long was Theo Artos. He was the last man Leatis faced and withstood more than 10 moves.

I literally endured it. There was no counterattack from Theo.

Since then, the relationship has gone from bad to worse.

“Les, Leatis. Hello?”

Because Theo, who fell in love with Leatis’ swordsmanship, constantly talked to him.

‘I really hate it.’

When Theo started talking to him at the training ground, the eyes of the students around him began to gather.

Looking closely at each other, as if fish rice were sprinkled on a lake with fish.

‘I barely found an empty place… I feel like vomiting.’

Her For her, this gaze was too tense and burdensome.

The tension gathered between the eyebrows.

In order to somehow maintain my composure, I tightened my grip on the hand holding the sword.

Leatis hated the idea of setting up a stage like this.

If the unintentional performance she showed at her first entrance ceremony was a sin, it was a sin.

Due to the aftermath of the tension, an aura that has reached ‘5 stars’ in swordsmanship flows out.

If you get 5 stars in swordsmanship, you can emit auras and use them like your own limbs. It’s like having another body.

Still, the level of students is only 2 to 3 stars.

The difference between heaven and earth was enough to mistake Leatis’s aura for life.

“Hey, I think I was interrupted as expected? I didn’t mean to interfere… Ah! Practicing alone won’t be fun. If that’s okay, how about sparring together?”

“…Dalian?”

Something is bubbling inside. Anger messed with his head.

Let’s hold on to the sword we don’t like against opponents we don’t like, practice, and even sparring?

It was literally a situation where her ears and nose were blocked.

“I’m not interested.”

The voice that came out was sharp enough to surprise me. My body was startled for a moment, but I felt refreshed when Theo’s smiling face cracked.

‘I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble if I could just get a personal training center.’

We provide rooms where you can practice privately, but for a fee.

The Iron Blood Swordsman only provided Leatis with the entrance fee to the academy, but he didn’t apply for anything else, so every bit of money was very precious.

“Haa…”

I’m tired.

It was a time when he unknowingly let out a deep sigh.

“…So pretty by the way.”

Pretty?

His head turned. The pupils accurately found the subject of the voice.

‘Dirty blue hair, a student in the same grade as me… I’m sure you said El?’

A few days ago, he was the main character who made a fuss among first-year students who aspired to become swordsmen.

I don’t know why. I heard that she performed feats with unknown swordsmanship.

That wasn’t the point.

‘It was me who said I was pretty, was it me?’

She swung a sword with one hand and fixed her eyes on El.

It’s pretty.

That word stuck in her head.

A beautiful woman would often hear that, but Leatis was not.

Because Leatis’ background is famous for being a fearsome iron-blooded swordsman, such a compliment was interpreted as an insult, and above all, Leatis was more suited to being ‘terrifying’ than ‘pretty’.

Muttered words I had never heard before.

‘Couldn’t you be looking at Theo, not me…?’

I glanced at Theo, who was nearby.

I hate Leatis, but because of her cute face, she was popular with the girls.

On the other hand, Leatis has black hair and blood red eyes.

If you think about the time when a female student who was walking in the middle of the night met her eyes and ran away, claiming to be a vampire… You can say that she has said it all.

Of course, it was already a widely spread secret that she approached separately later to clear up the misunderstanding, but the aura leaked out and knocked her out due to the tremendous tension.

‘It really could be.’

She let go of her rising expectations. Expecting this is stupid.

El, who would give her answer, silently wielded her sword.

Slowly. Also very slowly.

It was so slow that even if she said to her grandmother who was passing by, ‘swing her’ with her wooden sword, it would be faster than that.

While the other students were criticizing and mocking him for a long time, Leatis noticed something was off.

‘The sword path is consistent. If I move slowly, the sword might shake that much, but it’s not like that at all.’

Vertical. It was perfectly vertical as if measured with a ruler. He knew that part of it was slowly drawing down.

The sword is getting faster.

From Dunjae to Beomjae. From a genius to a young child. As if experimenting with his level, he gradually raised it.

It was unusual.

I felt like I was going to get sucked in. The sword El was holding contained some unknown power.

“Write…”

Inhaling breath. Perfect posture in a perfect body.

For a moment. At a time when there is no shortage of calls.

I saw the light.

Suddenly ㅡ

Backed away.

The wind blows.

I cut something. And cut

El’s sword was in the same spot. She was still in the waistband, but she definitely felt that something had been cut.

She was aware of it and checked all over her.

‘…You cut everything down.’

A thin solid line drawn on the floor. You can’t tell unless you look closely, but there was a black line running across the gray floor.

All of it was a long line drawn under dozens of students.

By the time I woke up and looked up to find El, she had already disappeared.

***

‘Did I overdo it a bit?’

I wanted to test my limits.

For a more distinct experiment, we assumed the opponent. The target is the feet of students who come within the radius.

The blade of the wooden sword, which was apparently successful, became dull and the arm was shaking.

‘It was still too much for my level. There’s no other way to explain it than luck.’

– Yes. It was a bunch for a while. L.

“Grandel?”

Grandel appeared with her arms crossed as if he was very angry.

– Why did you do such a thing? The more you hurry, the slower you go.

“The time is shorter.”

– Shorter?

“Yes. Two years at most. I need to find out the details, but I don’t have much time.”

– There must have been an urgent reason. Hmm… So it’s still early, but I’ll let you know.

Grandel exposed her body as if she had a chance.

She then started making her something by showing her hands.

Swirling air currents. As black and gray are combined, a slightly frightening sphere is completed.

“What is this?”

– Soul Guda. He’s a guy that can be made if you reach the level of marriage skill to 3 stars. It’s still a long way for you as a first adult, but you’ll be able to do it by getting closer to death.

Soul Sphere.

As there is no place in the world without a soul, it is a sphere made by attracting the surrounding souls.

There were so many ghosts that swallowed resentment, including souls, that I became depressed and lethargic just by looking at them up close.

– I’m going to hand you this from now on, just take it and keep it. The first step is to take the time to get used to the soul sphere first.

“Is there a reason you’re doing this?”

– Soul spheres are very useful depending on their use. If applied to a sword, its destructive power and cutting power increase, or if it floats next to you, it passively attacks and defends itself. Is this not enough?

I nodded at Grandel’s words. Automatic attack and defense system was a man’s romance.

In addition, if the enchantment function was added, it was better to give up the thought of daring to refuse.

Carefully received the soul orb given by Grandel.

Then, the soul penetrating deep into the body is as if ‘Liberation!’ And clung to it.

– Kiehek?!

But the spirit immediately flinched in bewilderment.

The chill inside El.

The mouth veins aim for an impenetrable protective shield!

Even if he wanted to dig into it, the dignity of the mouth-watering vein that even froze the spirits of the druids who had entered with Grandel was not something that could be dared to be violated by filthy spirits.

– Kaak.

– KEA…

Souls wriggle and freeze like worms. He made a tombstone while lying down in a huge snowy mountain.

“…Grandel-sama, do you think something is wrong with this?”

– …That’s right.

The soul sphere was frozen solid in blue instead of black and gray.

***

At the time when Grandel and L were dealing with a marriage period.

There was a woman watching them from the hallway with only her face sticking out.

“…L.”

Yellow hair and a glamorous body.

It was Radia with sharp eyes.

Ladia looked at her Elle and clutched her wall with her restless hand.

My heart is pounding. She was happy just to look at it.

His face is handsome, his personality is warm, and above all, the man who held his hand for the first time.

For her, it was a realistic children’s book that thrilled her more than the children’s books she read.

‘Who are you talking to? There’s no one around…’

Ladia felt strange about El’s behavior.

Muttering to oneself while conversing with someone. She blankly looks at her hand.

It was obviously not normal behavior.

‘…Are you seeing ghosts?’

Sometimes.

Older people like her grandmother and her grandfather say they see ghosts.

Of course, when Elle said she wasn’t that old, but it was time for her to die, she said differently.

“…I have to protect him. So that he can live a long time… Get to know him better and give him all sorts of medicines.”

She had to know El’s secret.

Why can’t I live long? Whether it can be fixed

If you can’t fix it…

Cold.

The wall cracked. It is unimaginable!

Ladia first started by chasing El in order to become close with her.

Radia’s eyes held an unusual energy.

It was the moment when the latent stalker temperament awakened in her.