I Became an Academy Baldo User

174 – Enlightenment (1)

Also, he was cut by the sword before he could draw Jinta. As soon as the cross section of his right hand came into view, the head fell off and fell to the ground.

The severed head returned to its original state in an instant and my clone dropped my head like it always did and returned to a few steps away.

“How long are you going to do this nonsense?”

“Of course, until I win.”

And although the Sword Master said it was nonsense, it did not mean that there was no progress at all.

Before, my head fell without even noticing the sword flying, but now I can see the sword’s trajectory, even if just for a moment.

It was the clearest evidence that the eyes and body were gradually adapting to the alter ego’s sword.

If this person is a perfect copy of me, it would be enough for him to become stronger than before he copied me.

It was not impossible in this environment where even if you fail, you can start over again and again.

‘… Can do.’

It’s hardly proof, but even now, little by little, I’m becoming stronger than before.

If that alter ego’s physical ability was at the same level as mine, if he could score even one effective hit, his posture would collapse just like mine did.

Once, just once is enough. If he could attack even once, he could win even if it was a slow attack technique.

“… Goes.”

When I put my hand on the hilt of my sword and rushed at the clone, the clone lunged forward with a show of anger, just like it had been doing for the past few weeks.

Because there was a distance between me and my clone, Nanga’s blade would never have touched me, but Nanga had the power to make that possible.

The blade extended forward like a bullet fired from the muzzle of a gun and aimed at my body.

It was an ability that only extended and shortened the length of the blade, but when formidable speed was added to it, that alone turned into millions of spears.

For a moment, Nanga’s blades approached me at such an incredible speed that I thought the number of blades had increased.

Even though I sharpened my whole body’s senses and tried to avoid it as much as possible, the clone that even copied the swordsman’s predictive power was waiting for me with Nanga’s blade at the place I was trying to escape.

“Ugh… !!”

How many times have I been skewered for this, and it’s getting tiresome to even count them now?

It was probably the same for the Sword Master, who sighed and said in a pitiful tone.

“Even a goldfish will have a better learning ability than you. “How long do you plan on continuing this nonsense?”

“…… It’s not nonsense. “Look over there.”

What I pointed to as he collapsed on the floor was the white uniform the clone was wearing.

The pure white uniform, which had not a single stain on it, was stained red with blood from cutting me.

“It wasn’t even a cut, just a little blood splattered. Are you going to prove your growth with something like that?”

“Yes, until now, I couldn’t even get close to the blood-splattering distance, but now I’ve come this far.”

In any case, it can be said that there are many things that cannot be reached, but the fact that we have moved forward, even little by little, has not changed.

“By the way, you’ve been talking a lot since a while ago. Are you getting impatient because you’re worried that I’ll actually do it?”

“… ….”

Accepting the silence as an affirmation, I stood up with my body restored to its original state.

And then, holding the hilt of Jinta’s sword strongly, he once again rushed towards the clone, which had not suffered any wounds.

Of course, there was no way there would have been a big change just by taking one step closer, and I was cut into pieces and rolling around on the ground like a pig in a slaughterhouse.

I gave up all my flesh and bones and kept moving forward without stopping even though my body was torn to pieces with the intention of hitting just once.

“Oh….”

As I continued to move forward, for the first time, my movements exceeded his predictions.

The Sword Master’s expression, which was just a shocked expression at first, gradually began to distort.

*****

“… “How on earth did this happen?”

I questioned Hori several times in response to a nightmarish scene that I could not believe was happening in front of my eyes, but I could not get a proper answer.

For the first few days, it was just coughing up blood or bleeding from the eyes or ears.

Every time, I cleaned my body with a towel soaked in water and injected medicine, and I was relieved that it got better quickly, but this time, no matter how good I tried to be, it was not a normal reaction.

Suddenly, I thought my left eyeball would explode as if it had been pierced by a spear, and then my waist was cut cleanly as if I had been cut by something sharp, and it stuck again.

“It’s the medicine you made!! “Please say something!!”

“Well, if you ask me, I never even thought something like this would happen… !!”

Did this strange phenomenon occur because it was a medicine made with devil material?

Even when we interrogated Hori, the person who made the medicine, she was of little help, just shedding tears and saying she didn’t know.

“Don’t you have any guesses?! “Isn’t there something there?!”

“I really don’t know!! Above all, the side effects are completely different from what I had assumed, so I wonder what they are… !!”

In the end, no matter how much I tried to hold on to her, I couldn’t get an answer from her, so I felt like I was grasping at straws and asked for help from her priest and Dean Marina.

“… This strange phenomenon does not seem to be a side effect of the medicine. Look, these wounds look like they were cut by a sword, don’t they? “If it is the essence of the devil, there will be no side effects like this.”

“… Our investigation also revealed that when Brother Ian was injured and regenerated, he could not feel any magical energy or mana. Of course, there is also speculation.”

“Two, speculation too?”

Even if it was said to be magic, if you couldn’t feel any mana, how on earth did you regenerate?

Even if he looked at the priest with such intentions, he only looked at Dean Marina as if he was leaving the priest to him.

“…… It’s a shame, but I don’t know either. “Regeneration without using any magic, fighting spirit, or mana, and the mysterious wounds that keep appearing and disappearing are already far beyond my common sense.”

She said that, and as if to drive a wedge in, she said that perhaps even if she called another archmage, she wouldn’t be able to find out the clear facts.

“Then what should I do now…” .”

“One thing that is fortunate is that although Ian continues to receive wounds that would not be unusual for him to die at any time, all of his wounds have regenerated.”

I don’t know if I can call this a blessing in disguise, but at least Ian didn’t have to die.

In the end, the dean and the priest, who were of no help, left the mansion, saying they would conduct further research, and only the original family members remained in the mansion.

From then on, the hellish days continued.

On the bed, Ian continues to be cut to pieces and put back together like a butcher’s pig every day, and all I can do is watch.

Although her direction was distorted, Hori, who was always bright, just sat in the corner of her room with her head buried in silence.

It would have been better for her to be petty and indifferent like she used to be, but I didn’t want to see her depressed like that.

Yulia’s overall mood was similar to Hori’s, but one difference was that she did not avoid looking at Ian.

As I looked at Ian, who was being torn apart and regenerated over and over again for hours on end, with unfocused, murky eyes, I felt a cruel negative emotion that was different from gloom or melancholy.

And Jinta and Nanga, who were usually quiet in front of us, seemed to be following their master and did not respond even when we spoke to them, but kept their mouths shut, filling this large room with silence.

“Lady Jessica…. Let’s take a break. “I will watch over you while you rest.”

“…… “I appreciate your consideration, but I don’t think getting out of here will make me feel at ease.”

Looking at Yulia’s expression, she had no intention of leaving her place even though Lord Nana said so.

If something happened to Ian while I was away, I would regret that moment forever.

So I ended up eating and sleeping in this room, unable to leave the room where Ian was sleeping.

At first, the strange phenomenon occurred approximately once a minute, but as time passed, the frequency gradually decreased, recently reducing to about once an hour.

Because I didn’t know the identity of this phenomenon, I couldn’t tell if it was a good sign or a bad sign, but I believed it was the former, so I felt a little calmed down.

And finally, the day came when I was not hurt at all except for minor minor wounds.

“…… Uh?”

What should I say about this feeling?

Suddenly, I felt as if Ian in front of me had changed into something other than human, and my heart was pounding as if I was scared.

I wasn’t the only one who felt this change. Everyone who was in despair jumped up and looked at Ian as if they had been hit hard in the back of the head.

Then Ian, who had not moved until now, jumped up as if reacting to this.

“… ….”

After a few weeks, Ian finally happened, but it was a time when no one was able to say anything to the change because I was so worried that it was really Ian in front of me.

Ian, who had been sitting without opening his eyes since he got up, opened his mouth for the first time.

“I have reached the pinnacle of martial arts.”

“Thank goodness…” ! “It’s normal!!”