I Became a Time-Limited Swordsmanship Genius at the Academy

20. Combat Technology

Emily didn’t come to the academy as a princess.

She came to experience firsthand how hard it is to be a commoner.

She dreams of accomplishing great things with alchemy, but Emily herself was well aware of how futile her dreams were.

However, she cannot live at the academy with only her dreams.

Swords, magic, bows, alchemy, hammering, elementalism, healing, and more.

Academy is a space where one of the many talents is brought, blossomed, and learned.

Emily works out steadily, but her weak body and muscles that don’t stick well give up the sword easily and say that it’s better because of her magic.

…Of course it’s better.

Her criminal-level magic talent was Emily’s limit.

“How about forming a team together!”

Emily innocently proposed a party.

Thanks to this, the options have been increased to two.

If you team up with Emily, you can firmly establish the bond between the princess and her later.

Similarly, Ladia is a character who develops into an archmage…

I’m thinking about it briefly, but Radia’s eyes are very scary.

Do you think you should do it instead of sleeping?

“L. Who is this friend…? Did you have any friends other than me?”

Ladia barely swallowed the ‘female friend’ that had risen to the neck.

I don’t know if it’s a friend of the same s*x, but a friend of the opposite s*x?

She

If she is a man, she hates it to the point of frowning her forehead first.

I won’t let anyone but El come close!

She wriggled as if to appeal that the veins on her forehead were upset.

“There is another class called ‘Understanding Alchemy’, and I became a close friend there.”

“Well, nice to meet you. I didn’t know anyone other than me was trying to team up with you.”

“Nice to meet you… That’s a very unusual way of speaking.”

“I learned naturally as I lived. If I offended you, I apologize in advance.”

She looks like a commoner like Ladia, but looking at what she says, she is not envious of a high-ranking noble.

‘Is this kind of person my ideal type?’

She didn’t even stand out in a plain outfit. The tone also calms the listener’s mind how luxurious it is.

On the other hand, Ladia is a great celebrity with her yellow hair. Also, her way of speaking is frivolous.

‘This isn’t it!’

I wanted to cry for a moment.

If Emily is your ideal type, isn’t she the complete opposite of you!

Her sharp eyes sharpened even more.

“L! Who are you going to be with?”

Of course, in front of L, he changed into a cat-like, meek eyes.

‘I really have to do it with someone.’

Emily stood still with her hand on her waist as if she had nothing to worry about.

Ladia keeps her eyes closed, fidgeting like a puppy hungry for poop.

Still, the choice was decided from the beginning.

“Still, I think you’re right with Ladia. Sorry, Emily.”

“Well, I’m fine! I’m blessed to have a lot of friends to share with. Never mind I have other friends too.”

Emily pauses as she turns to leave, then puts her hand on Ladia’s shoulder as she stands there blankly.

“Huh?!”

“Did I say Ladia…? I heard that she is a magician who will bring great talent to the future of the empire. I’m really envious of being chosen. Please take good care of him.”

Emily left a message saying to take good care of Elle, and she coolly exited.

In fact, Emily knew.

She said that while El was worried about her, she showed her moves to be considerate of Ladia.

‘It wasn’t like me. I thought I would be rejected, but I didn’t bother asking. It’s not efficient.’

Emily tilted her head, not understanding why she was the way she was.

For some reason she kept the bitterness raging in her heart, and she left in search of another friend.

***

‘This, what are you happy about?’

You have been chosen! I was chosen by El!

I couldn’t help but feel happy.

“Hey, are you sure it’s not me? I’m going to do another magic! I’ll keep you safe!”

It is my role to protect.

Ladia subtly showed off her pendant Elle gave her. It was an appeal that she writes well.

‘Ten thousand years of scares. Certainly, at this point, if you hold that, Radia will be number one in terms of firepower.’

The reason I chose Ladia is that in the future she will have to deal with the dangers of mortals and monsters.

Emily didn’t have any need for coordination as she had no talent for combat.

‘Besides, Emily’s real talent has nothing to do with combat, so she’s fine now.’

I don’t have any talent for magic, kendo, or alchemy, but I only have one. There are times when talents that match Emily’s character are displayed.

She put her team together and went to Professor Kukado.

“Have you made a team? Whoa? You’re the one who played a little bit yesterday, aren’t you?”

Professor Kukado ran across El’s body as if measuring her fighting power by sweeping her chin.

For a moment, she felt a snake crawling up and wrapped her arms around her body.

“Besides, this is a student who falls in love with the academy like eating. What a strange combination.”

I already knew the fighting ability of the two.

Professor Kukado has lived in war since before and has lived as a madman trying to put up a tombstone in a field of corpses.

Thanks to that experience, the eyes to see the strong were etched into my bones.

‘El student, her body balance has gone up. Did she eat anything good? The rumors I heard yesterday were also unusual. You can think of L’s level as being much higher than before. Radia students are originally excellent, so the opponent to sparring should be of a fairly high level to be balanced.’

Muttering to myself, I looked over the team that would be most helpful.

That team is too mediocre.

This is a weakling team.

There’s something I don’t like.

After passing one by one, there was only one team left alive.

“You guys just have to fight that team. I’ll referee you, so come to work.”

Professor Kukado guided us with a murderous smile.

L could figure out who the other person was at a glance.

‘Isn’t that girl the daughter of a famous magician?’

A magician. Evangeline family.

It was an honorable title that spread fame not only in the empire but also in the western region by mastering magic like a master of swordsmanship.

“Nice to meet you! You guys are our opponents? Let’s have a fun and fulfilling time!”

Lynn Evangeline stretched out her hand and smiled brightly.

Her hair, like white drawing paper, has blue eyes that look like lakes.

And the most unusual thing to say…

It is the angel ring on the right side of the head.

‘Very brilliant.’

Lin Evangeline is an Elyos who inherited the blood of an angel.

Seeing the yellow ring floating above her head made her involuntarily mesmerized.

Knowing that, Lynn proudly held her angel ring and smiled.

“Oh, this is the first time my friend is seeing this? Almost everyone wants to touch this. Feel free to touch it if you’re curious!”

“Really? I heard most Elyos don’t like touching their angel rings.”

“That’s right! We only allow touch to the man who will become our husband. So you’ll have to be prepared to touch it!”

Well, what do you mean?

Even in the game, Lynn Evangeline often appeared as an unknown woman.

For example, she wears shoes and sleeps in bed.

She seems to be running around in some messy muddy water.

Even if it is incomprehensible to our common sense, ‘Huh? It must be fun.’ If I wanted to, I did it unconditionally.

“Fortunately, the young lady seems to have liked it. I don’t usually joke about it.”

The man next to Rin started talking.

Her square face and blunt tone like a machine. I knew who he was at once.

‘A guardian of the Elyos.’

Elyos guardians are not living creatures.

It’s convenient to think of it as a homunculus, but you can think of it as a created being.

Since they are not living beings, they are used like tools and thrown away. The guardian of the Elyos also took such a life for granted.

“Nice to meet you. This is Ladia. I am El.”

“Yes, nice to meet you! I’m Rin! You don’t need to know this one, but I named it Gal for convenience. You know what, you know what? We’ve been watching you ever since you entered class! You’re so strangely opposite to the first time, and Ladia is so pretty, but you’re seeing it for the first time now! Why are you making your first appearance now?”

Woo-du-du-du.

Dozens of questions landed on L’s face, enough to salivate Rin’s mouth.

Words that come out of the stream of consciousness like a child who don’t fit the context.

The Elyos I met for the first time were literally amazing.

“Ugh, why are you clinging to me!”

“Sniff sniff sniff… You smell so good! Huh? What is this pendant? Can I try it on too?”

“Ah! That’s absolutely not possible!”

Rin, who went to Lydia’s side, looked at her pendant and her eyes twinkled.

It was as if I had found an interesting toy.

On the verge of stealing Radia’s pendant with his superior physical abilities.

“Stop. I gave you time to say hello. What kind of sh*t is this?”

Fortunately, Professor Kukado saved me during this hellish time.

Ladia cried and ran behind El.

“That b*tch is crazy…!”

“I can see it just by looking at it.”

I shook my head.

This could be said for sure.

Dalian took the wrong opponent.

***

“The method of sparring is simple! You can show off your skills at your discretion, but there is only one evaluation list. Whether or not you performed your role well will be the only one. I don’t care if I show you! Did you understand?”

“Yes!”

Kukado glared at L, mentioning ‘swordsmanship’ in particular.

It was strange that I didn’t keep an eye on it yesterday.

On the other hand, there was also a big heart that was expected that much.

How great can even the proud professors make a fuss about L student?

She decided to evaluate herself.

‘Did you perform your role well? That must mean the role of protecting the mage as a swordsman.’

L easily understood Professor Kukado’s words.

Wizard? I do not know! The moment you run away like this, it is obvious that you will get the lowest score right away.

‘It’s a very unfavorable matchup.’

The opponent is the Elyos and their guardians.

In a famous magic house, the body of a homunculus was famous for handling a mace.

‘Still, this side has the archmage of the future.’

Later, Rin runs away, saying that war is not fun at all.

There were times when there was a debate about who would win based on the future standard, but personally, she wanted to raise her hand because the firepower of flame magic that Radia showed was enormous.

Of course, I don’t know because it’s before I grow up, but…

‘If I do well, won’t I win?’

A feeling of tension that I haven’t felt in a long time covered my whole body.

A huge wall called Magic House. A homunculus that has held the role of guardian longer than anyone else.

I had a gut feeling that I could grow one step further here.

***

Jipi Keeper Baekjeon (知彼知己 百war不殆)

If you know your enemy and know yourself, it means that there is no danger even if you fight a hundred times.

I know a lot about Ladia, but on the other hand, Ladia doesn’t know much about me.

Can we win if we don’t know the enemy, let alone know it?

First, we started with a strategy meeting with Radia.

“Radia. Professor Kukado mainly emphasized the swordsman’s ‘protection’ and the mage’s ‘support’. But my fighting style is a little different.”

“Different? How?”

“Attack is the best defense.”

Ladia’s heart thumped as El smiled incomprehensibly.

So what does that mean?