I Became a Hero With a Lot of Experience

17 – 017: The Silence of the Grand Martial (2)

“You have a talent for avoiding the whip.”

From my parents.

From my teacher.

From my friends.

It was a phrase I heard countless times from everyone, regardless of the form of relationships.

Whether I truly possessed such a talent, or if it was just an excuse to strike those I didn’t like, I couldn’t know now.

“I’ll pour the sauce.”

“Huh? Why did you only buy vinegar? Because I like vinegar.”

“Is the Little Devil like Master Mesugaki’s disciple? There’s a resemblance.”

“Honestly, I think glasses suit you. I retouched the illustration and added glasses. Take a look.”

After the beating, I reflected on the words that might have caused the beating, but no matter how much I thought, I couldn’t understand.

Perhaps they just needed an excuse to strike someone they didn’t like.

To protect myself from irrational violence, I diligently attended the Kenransu Dojo every day since childhood.

However, there were no remarkable results.

Kenransu was too heavy, and it was against the rules to bring it to school.

Therefore, I trained my legs to be able to escape at least.

I underwent training that could only be described as madness to escape faster, sharper, and wiser.

Carrying a backpack, I climbed uphill countless times, cultivating stamina and determination.

Reversing lanes on the highway with two legs, I cultivated concentration and agility.

Moving my steps to Daerim-dong, shouting loudly “Chinilpa” and escaping from the Chosun tribe, I grew my endurance.

After undergoing numerous training sessions, I was now running, dodging the back of the track and field club captain.

Whether it was a short or long distance, no one dared to challenge me, and the same was true in this fantasy world.

“Stop!! I said stop!! (Experience Points: 17)”

A voice with an indifferent scent from behind echoed, but the voice couldn’t stop my legs.

The only thing that could stop me was the finish line and a runner who could run side by side with me.

Can you really catch up with me? My legs, always leading the view in countless races?

“Block him!! Stop that guy!! (Experience Points: 1)”

In the end, thinking they couldn’t stop me with speed, they relied on the strength of others.

The knights in charge of the castle’s security looked at me and moved their bodies with surprised faces.

Seemingly unaware of the situation, the blood of soldiers in their bodies responded immediately to the order of the lord’s daughter.

＜Experience Points: 6＞

＜Experience Points: 8＞

The sinister hands of the two knights reached out towards me.

They tried to grab my racing body with their bodies thrown, but with their indifferent dirty hands, they couldn’t even touch my clothes.

“Do you think there has never been anyone trying to ambush me until today?”

The moment the knights threw their bodies, I lowered my body dramatically, slipped through their gap, and easily escaped their embrace.

“What the heck is that!! (Experience Points: 6)”

“A crowd~! (Experience Points: 8)”

Glancing back, they blinked their eyes with expressions as if possessed by ghosts.

Even after that, the dirty hands of many guards and maids reached out to me, but none of them could touch me.

Gradually, those blocking my way disappeared, and I enjoyed this view while running alone.

There was no one running ahead of me. The freedom, unlike loneliness, filled my chest with an indescribable sense of liberation, and my mood began to uplift.

Why was I running?

This free scene, unattainable by anyone other than the one leading, made me forget all the trivial matters entwined in human life.

Is the vast meadow that seems to unfold endlessly beyond this castle just my imagination?

“Damn it, you bastard, stop!!! (Experience Points: 17)”

“Why is it so fast!! (Experience Points: 1)”

Now, I couldn’t even hear the voices coming from behind.

This was the scenery I wanted to see.

Accelerating even more, I moved forward faster, but what blocked my path ahead was a massive wall named reality.

“A dead end?!”

Continuing to run through the complex castle, I reached the end only to face a dead-end without even a window.

Laughter echoed from behind. Is this where the view I’ve monopolized ends?

“No, it can’t end here.”

I know I can’t keep running forever.

Even though I’m running so fast now, my speed will gradually decrease, and soon I won’t be able to take another step and will collapse on the ground.

But that’s not now.

Even if someday I exhaust my strength and have no choice but to stop.

Even if the view I’ve monopolized at the forefront is no longer mine.

“What are you doing?!! It’s a dead end…!!! (Experience Points: 4)”

“Wooooo!!!”

That won’t be the reason for me to stop.

A solid wall collides with my body.

It hurts. Pain, as if my face is being struck with full force, shoots through my nose and spreads throughout my body, but I don’t stop.

Unable to bear the pain, I involuntarily close my eyes.

When I open them again, my body is floating in the air with a strange sense of buoyancy.

The night wind is cold.

As the ground approaches, I prepare for the impact and assume a skydiving position.

But since the ground wasn’t clearly visible in the darkness, I failed to land properly, but there was no problem.

I’ve fallen from a high-rise during a getaway several times, and the protective aura has always kept my body safe.

“This, this is unbelievable…!! (Experience Points: 7)”

“Nothing can stop my escape.”

Brushing off the dust on my body, I ran again.

Thinking they may have given up since I couldn’t hear the chasing footsteps, I turned around.

“Stop right there!!! (Experience Points: 17)”

“f*ck?”

The four of them were chasing me through the sky, not on the ground.

No, could those bastards fly too?

“Wow!! A flying virgin!!!”

I was momentarily bewildered, but it seemed that my skill of flying in the sky couldn’t last long, as the sound of footsteps returned not long after.

The sound was getting closer.

While I failed to capture myself with magic in the sky, I succeeded in closing the distance.

I tried to increase my speed to shake them off, but it backfired and only worked as a handshake.

For some reason, their stamina didn’t seem to deplete. Perhaps the pure white light covering their bodies was the reason.

On the other hand, with no means of recovering stamina, mine gradually depleted, and my breath became rough.

Legs getting heavier as time passed.

The chest pain, as if squeezing the heart, made me realize that my limits were approaching.

Soon, my legs would stop, and I would collapse on the ground.

The end of the race was approaching in the worst form. However, I couldn’t afford to give in to defeat.

“Fly!!!”

With all the remaining strength, I threw the key I held far away.

The key, shining even more brilliantly under the moonlight, began to fly with a clear light weaving through the air.

Was my power always this strong?

While momentarily losing my senses at the sight of it flying toward the sky as if it would continue forever, suddenly something like a violet hand passed by.

“Oh, can’t let it go… (Experience acquired: 7 people)”

It didn’t take long to realize that the hand was created by magic.

The hand freely soaring into the sky by the magician’s gesture gradually lost its speed as it approached the key.

There must be a limit to the range where the hand could throw.

With a sense of defeat as the hand approached the key, I sighed, and the gang smiled with a smirk.

However, it was only for a moment. Everyone’s attention turned to the sky at the loud, piercing cry that echoed in the silent night.

“Kaaah!!!”

What appeared from a higher altitude than the key, still not losing momentum, was the mischief-maker of the night sky, a crow (virgin/unmarried)!!

The arrival of an unknown innocent helper in the quiet night, including me, momentarily halted everyone’s thoughts.

As everyone knows, crows have a tendency to gather shiny things.

In the moonlight, the crow, boldly asserting its presence, snatched the key faster than the wizard’s summoned hand.

Though a violet hand chased the crow, it was futile to catch the crow riding the wind, gradually losing speed.

“Cawww!!”

Soon, the crow disappeared into the darkness on the other side with the platinum key allowed only for the winner.

In the unexpected outcome that left the unnamed road in silence for a while, I, who had been staring blankly into the darkness where the crow vanished, unexpectedly chuckled.

“Yes, to you….”

To you (virgin), I can yield the view at the forefront.

Now, go. To the other side of speed unseen by me.

“Well done, crow. I will never forget you for the rest of my life.”

“Ah, aaah!!! (Experience Points Acquired: 17)”

In an unexpected manner, Las, who lost the key, began to wail while sitting on the ground.

However, his pitiful cries did not evoke any emotion from me.

It was merely admiration towards the runner surpassing me, who now filled my heart.

Crow! Not only the key, but you must live long and happily for a very long time to come!!