chapter 23
Reverse Blade (2)
“By the way, what is the name of the old man?”
If you think about it, it’s a bit ridiculous.
This is because they broke tens of thousands of armor, commissioned the production of swords, and almost destroyed the forge, because they didn’t even talk to each other.
The old man nodded and said, as if he was thinking the same thing as me.
“Well? “Yeah, come to think of it, we haven’t even made a name for it yet.”
I wonder if there are kkondaes in the world in this novel, but the old man did not name himself first.
Reluctantly, instead of the old man, I gave the old man his name first.
“Ian Ba Tow, my baron. I wish you all the best in the future.”
“Othar Godsmith. The title is count, but there is no territoriality, only the title, so don’t worry about it.”
“Even though I don’t care.”
I’m currently arguing with the Count Young-ae, who has a territory, but I wonder if he’ll pay attention to the Count who doesn’t have a territory.
“You’re going to get seriously hurt one day because of that cheekiness. Do you know that you are the only genius in the world?”
“Yes, there must be many more than me.”
The goal of entering the academy is to defeat those geniuses and spread the power of foot swordsmanship.
Rather, I want those geniuses to come to break my high nose as soon as possible.
“But noob. Speaking of genius, do you know anything about the next swordsmanship?”
It was a question I asked just in case an Otar who works in such a remote place but possesses such skills.
“Oh, you mean that guy?”
I said with a calm expression, as if my prediction was not wrong.
“Remember the white rose you broke before? The client of that white rose is the next swordsman.”
“Are you a white rose?!”
When I realized that the white rose I had made with a mop was the truth that the next swordsman had ordered, I cried out with joy.
I’ve been thinking about how I should start a fight, but I’m sure there’ll be an opportunity like this.
“Where is she now!!”
If I had known that I broke the white rose, I would have had a bad feeling for myself!
At the thought that I could finally achieve one of the goals of entering this academy, I was excited and spoke like a rapid-fire gun.
“If you found out that I broke the White Rose, would you come to get revenge?! Do you think you’d be even more angry if I went and threw a white rose in a mop?! Maybe the younger sister will also be dumbbelled—!”
“noisy! I’m crazy, so shut up!!”
With that said, I shut my mouth as Otar raised his hand holding the hammer.
“Ugh… ! It’s been a while since I’ve screamed, so my throat hurts.”
“… … So do you think you’re going to get revenge?”
“Do you think the next swordsman would do such a narrow-minded thing? If you show interest in a good way, you’ll see it, but I won’t do that. More than anything… .”
Above all else, when I heard that she was on a trip now, I asked, out of curiosity.
“No, the new semester has started, what kind of trip is it?”
“Do you think there is someone in this academy who can teach the sword to the next swordsman?”
It was an academy where the best educators in the kingdom gathered, but even in such an academy, no one could teach her.
“He has talent as well as talent, but as a swordsman he is already a near-perfect human.”
Naturally, he had already reached the status of a swordsman, and now all that was left was to gain practical experience, not training or battles.
It is said that the horse has gone on a trip, but the place she goes is a harsh place where demons are infested and humans cannot live.
In her case, it was much more effective to gain practical experience than to train or compete in the academy.
“How about comparing her to me?”
“It’s my subjective prediction to the end, but that guy is probably more superior.”
“Uh… .”
Others would have ignored it, but Otar, who has a knack for swordsmanship, said it, so he had some confidence.
No matter how powerful swordsmanship is, if the person who handles it is weak, it is inevitable that he will lose.
‘But then, isn’t that a good thing?’
It means that if I win over her, who is weaker in physical ability, the excellence of Baldo will be proved!!
But it didn’t seem like he would come right now, so this time I asked my sister Lane.
“What about your sister?”
“Well… You’re silly.”
Ambiguous means that even my younger sister is so strong that I can’t even tell if she wins or loses!!
“That’s great!! Is your younger sister that strong too?!”
“Well? No, I said something misleading. It’s not that I’m strong, it’s that my talent is ambiguous.”
“Is the talent ambiguous?”
“Someday they will be their father… So the swordsman of our time once told me.”
“Are you a swordsman?”
“Yeah, the older sister said it was a talent that could be born once every 1,000 years, and the younger brother said it was a talent that could be born once in 15 years.”
“… … 15 years?”
15 years is not a short time, it is a long time if it is long, but it seemed vague to say that it is a talent that is born only once in 15 years.
“It’s not that talent is bad, but if you say it’s a great talent, it’s not like that.
The position of the swordsman is not determined by the order of birth, but only by pure ability, so if the skills are similar, it is determined by a duel.
There were many people who died during the duel to determine the sword castle, but they couldn’t stop because they had to cover the strongest one.
So when Lane was born, Swordsman was worried that this might be the beginning of a tragedy, but fortunately that didn’t happen.
Because Lane’s younger sister’s talent was far behind that of her older sister.
“Perhaps he’s the only one who thinks he’s lucky because his son doesn’t have any talent.”
“Isn’t there a possibility that he might be hiding his or her skills?”
“If that were the case, wouldn’t the swordsman not recognize you?”
“that… Yes.”
To prevent a tragedy in the family, he may have pretended not to know, but the swordsman is a noble before he is a father.
He wouldn’t have done that until he abandoned his responsibility.
‘Then what is a lane?’
In the original, Leon did not have an older brother or a sister, as well as a younger brother or a younger sister.
If it’s not Lane to take on the role of Leon in this world, then it should be her sister’s side to take on that role, but her sister’s side is not in the academy.
Judging from the fact that the working year and the current year coincide, it is not that they possessed a different era.
‘Then, is it an IF without a main character or another work that only has the same worldview?’
Come to think of it, I was told to try it myself, but there was no mention of putting it in my novel.
‘Then I don’t know who I’m going to take down with foot swordsmanship… .’
Do you have no choice but to provoke Jessica and defeat Jessica’s father?
“Then, old man, it’s late at night, so let’s go.”
“Yeah, I forgot to tell you, but sooner or later we will move the forge. I’ll send you a letter once the location is decided, so don’t come here for a while.”
Because of my footsteps a while ago, I could hear creaking noises from all over the forge, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.
“Yeah, then send it to me when it’s decided.”
After a short greeting, I left the smithy and headed to the general store to prepare for tomorrow’s work.
On the way back to the academy after shopping for mail bags and other miscellaneous items at the general store.
“Lord, no… . Ian!”
In the distance, I ran into Hori with a large envelope full of things in her hand.
Hori waved her hand with a bright expression that didn’t seem to be a woman who hit a person’s head with a stone, probably because she hadn’t heard the rumor yet.
Seeing this, I hurriedly checked to see if there were any academy students around, and then approached Hori.
“Hori. Follow me for a second.”
“yes?!”
Holding Hori’s bewildered hand, I hurried into a nearby alleyway.
First, I checked that there were no academy students around, but it’s just in case you don’t know.
“there… .”
Hori, who entered the alley, said so and looked at me blankly.
Well, if you suddenly grab my wrist and drag me, everyone will be surprised like this.
“I’m sorry for being rough. But if other people find out, I have a bit of trouble.”
“Other people?”
“Yeah, that… That’s the situation I’m in right now. It’s a situation that may cause harm not only to me but to the people around me as well.”
When I explained very briefly what happened after we broke up with Hori, Hori’s face, who had been calm at first, gradually grew tired of blue.
“Why, why did you do that?! If you don’t apologize right now… !!”
“If you apologize, there’s no point in arguing on purpose.”
Perhaps this fight will either end with Jessica giving up first and ignoring me, or I’m going to kick my ass at Jessica’s father.
“Anyway, that’s how it happened, so you shouldn’t even talk to me at the academy. got it?”
“… … yes.”
“Yeah, but what are they all about?”
When asked about the envelope in his hand to change the subject, Hori glanced at the envelope and said:
“This is the material to make potions to be delivered to the general store nearby. I was hired by the Alchemist’s Guild.”
The academy was established with the purpose of nurturing talented people who would be useful to the country.
Unlike the aristocracy, who received support for living expenses at home, commoner students had to earn their own money to cover their living expenses.
If you were a noble like me, but your family was poor, there were many cases where you pretended to be an adventurer to earn a living.
“Okay, I’m glad you already got a job.”
“thank you. But have you ever changed your sword?”
“yes? Can you find out?!”
We spent a few days together on our way to the academy, but even so, you’ll notice that the sword has changed in this dark place.
“Hori has good eyesight.”
“I heard it from my father a lot from a long time ago. I think the sword color has changed a bit… .”
“Huh… It’s not just the color of the sword that has changed.”
Because of Jessica’s clever ploy, I was in a state of chaos from day one at the academy, so there was no one to brag about with my reverse-edged sword.
However, since Hori spoke up, the moment has finally come to show someone this reverse-edged sword.
When I pulled out the sword, Hori saw my reverse-edged sword Yeongta and narrowed her eyes and pointed to the blade of Yeongta.
“This sword… I don’t think the blade is standing on the edge of the blade?”
“Yeah, because that’s a reverse-edged sword.”
“Reverse-edged sword? Oh, there is a blade on the back of the sword. But why is this sword… ?”
“Reverse-edged swords are swords that are used for the purpose of killing fire, such as sparring or capturing.”
“Yeah, I know that… If that’s the purpose, the reason why the blade stands on the back of the sword in the first place… .”
“I need.”
“yes?”
You will also need a blade on the back of the knife.
Because that’s the reversed-edged sword.