I Became an Outcast in the Academy

8. Change (3)

‘It seems like the frequency of stabbings has increased recently.’

In the middle of the training hall, where I had moved to fulfill Clamis’ request to show off my skills, I inadvertently thought of this.

Until not long ago, it was rare to have the opportunity to draw a sword outside of a battlefield, but after entering Luthra, I often found myself dueling with someone else.

Of course, the fundamental reason for the stabbing was because guys like Ricardo and Berdel started arguing with me while I was still, but even so, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of self-destruction.

‘I want to live as civilized as possible, but the world doesn’t seem to be helping me.’

As I was sighing, wondering how badly I had lived my life up until now to end up in such a difficult situation, Chlamys, who was standing across from me, quietly pulled out the sword that was tied to his belt.

“Let me give you one piece of advice. “If I were in your position, I would never raise my sword here.”

“… “Why?”

“Because you can never defeat me with your current skills.”

Woah!

Mana began to flow into the sword that Chlamys was holding, and an energy reminiscent of a blue flame began to swirl in an instant.

One of the sword techniques representing the Duke Orphega family was Geomyeomgi (劍炎氣).

“Let me admit it. The West is strong. Because he had nothing, he desperately trained what little he had to reach that level. To that extent, it can be said that it is a kind of inevitability that the West is strong.”

I swallowed an inward groan as I saw that flame writhing like a living snake.

On the outside, it could have been thought to be simply a sword technique resembling a flame, but I knew very well how powerful that sword flame was.

The sight of half the battlefield burning with the flames scattered by the Duke of Orphega was one of the terrible memories of my life that I could never forget.

“But unfortunately, there is no such thing as the basis for the West’s strength. Cheap mana training and cheap swordsmanship that only mercenaries learn… No matter how hard I try, there is a clear limit to how strong I can become with that alone.”

At first glance, Chlamys’s remark was in a tone that seemed to look down on me, but at the same time, it was also stating the truth itself.

I also had no intention of denying what she said.

“So, there doesn’t seem to be any reason for us to clash swords. Instead, use this time to learn swordsmanship from me. My father has already allowed me to learn the sword skills of Duke Orphega. “If you learn the duke’s swordsmanship, I think you can easily surpass that level.”

“… “Can I understand that to mean that I am currently weaker than my predecessor?”

“Yes.”

As I watched Chlamys answer without the slightest hesitation, I looked at Cartesia, who was standing silently behind her.

Nod.

Cartesia seemed to know what I meant by looking at her blankly, and gently nodded her head.

Permission was denied. In that case, there would be no need for her to decline here.

Crunch!

I did not answer any more to Chlamys’ words and raised my sword level on the sword I was holding.

And as Chlamys looked at me like that, he twitched his eyebrows, but he straightened his posture without saying anything more.

Good progress.

As soon as I take a step forward, Clamis swings his sword.

Quaaang!

I hurriedly raised my sword to block Chlamys’ blow, but in return, I ended up taking a step back.

It was very hard to believe that such a destructive force could be generated from such thin forearms.

Roaring!

Intense flames begin to swirl from the sword that Chlamys was holding. Her sword wrapped in flames swung at my torso like a whip without any hesitation.

Boo!

Blood spurts from her right shoulder. Just before her sword pierced my torso, she tried to disrupt its trajectory like she did with Ricardo, but the force was so strong that she failed.

No, to be precise, it was successful. It’s just that the power of Chlamys’ sword was so strong that even a slight brush was enough to turn my shoulder into a rag.

‘After all, you can’t even compare it to that body.’

Kaaang!

I did my best to swing my sword against Chlamys and try to find a loophole in her, but it was a futile effort.

It is safe to say that each and every sword wielded by Chlamys was a world-class swordsmanship, and the basic skills were so well developed that there was absolutely no room for loopholes.

‘Well, if the Duke of Orphea had taught him directly, he wouldn’t have lacked basic skills.’

I was not formally taught swordsmanship by a teacher, but I had been practicing swordsmanship in order to effectively kill others in real combat.

To put it in a good way, it was a practical swordsmanship, but in a bad way, it was a swordsmanship without any basis.

That’s why my sword didn’t have a good compatibility with Chlamys.

If it had been a real fight to kill and kill each other, we could have fought better than this, but it would be difficult for me to beat Chlamys in a fight to basically subdue the opponent.

No matter how many irregular attacks were used to exploit the enemy’s weak spot, there was no way that the opponent, who had trained his basics so thoroughly, would easily expose his own weak points.

Furthermore, the flame of sword energy leaking from Chlamys’ sword… The Sword Flame was an extremely difficult sword technique to deal with.

Even though the flame was an illusion rather than an actual flame, it was accompanied by intense heat like a real flame and was disrupting my stamina and concentration in real time.

In the end, it gets pushed out. I tried to block it, but like Clamis said, there is a significant gap in skill between the two of us.

With just what I had accumulated so far, defeating Chlamys was almost impossible.

“Haze.”

Chlamys whispers quietly. And in the next moment, Chlamys’ swords increased to five, and in an instant, they rushed all over my body.

“… !”

Wow!

I momentarily created a shield of sword energy to protect my body, but the strike swung by Chlamys shattered everything like a sheet of paper and my body flew backwards.

“Ugh!”

Blood is flowing from the corner of the mouth. I tried to relieve the impact as much as possible by spinning around in the air, but the blow that Clamis had just swung was too strong.

“It is a technique that instantaneously increases the number of slashes by refracting the light in the air with the heat of the flame… “It’s a completely foul technique.”

It was absurd. Isn’t that something similar to a type of magic rather than swordsmanship?

“In fact, not only did I understand the principles of my swordsmanship at a glance, but I was also very cruel when it came to minimizing damage.”

Chlamys’ voice is serious. As a warrior, she is also seriously working on this match.

“Waves of fire.”

Quaaang!

I instinctively turned my body to the left. And the next moment, a sharp slash of flame passes by the place where I was standing just a second ago.

‘This is crazy…’ ‘

I tried to catch my breath for a moment from a distance, but this time, a slashing technique that cuts down the enemy from a long distance comes flying out. In this way, it was as if Chlamys had no weaknesses or blind spots.

“Let’s just get this over with. “I have no hobby of tormenting the weak.”

A gust of wind blows. Clamis, who had closed the distance between me in an instant, was already swinging his sword at me.

“Haze.”

Same technique as before. However, unlike before, when at most five slashes came at me, this time more than ten slashes rushed towards me from all directions.

There is no place to escape. And if I allow Chlamys to attack like this, I am finished.

… I knew it. Before fighting Chlamys, I had a good idea that this would be the end.

I already knew that if I continued like this, I would inevitably lose.

There is only one way to change the outcome of such defeat.

Pajik-

I can hear the sound of electricity popping from somewhere. The momentarily amplified mana makes my body move quickly in a movement reminiscent of lightning.

“… !”

Because of my excessively fast movements, Chlamys’ slash was unable to cut me down and pierced the air.

Even I cannot control my own speed. This is because training is still lacking. But for now this is enough.

In a split second, he digs deep into Chlamys’ range and focuses all his mana on the sword he is holding.

“… Snowstorm.”

Ang!

“Big!”

A storm comes down. The sword I swung with all my might literally shattered the ground in this area into no shape.

Klimas retreats to the back.

However, it was not a leisurely retreat like before, but a hasty retreat to preserve one’s life.

“… “What on earth is that thing just now?”

Clamis looks at me, breathing heavily, as he must have used up a lot of strength to block the unexpected blow.

“The movements suddenly changed. From disorderly and informal movements to disciplined movements taught by a famous family… And who did you learn that technique from earlier, a technique with this level of power?”

“Well, isn’t that obvious?”

And that was then. Cartesia, who had been silently appreciating her sparring until now, suddenly blurted out and opened her mouth.

“Do you really think I wouldn’t have noticed Xian’s weakness, which my senior noticed at a glance? And you didn’t think I would just sit by and watch my lover have such a weakness, right?”

“… Under.”

Chlamys’ complexion changes. In some ways, it seemed like he was bewildered, and in other ways, it seemed like he was angry that the player had been taken away by someone else.

“So you can no longer change her draft to suit your taste. Because cyan has already been thoroughly colored with my color.”

As her Cartesia giggles and speaks, Chlamys grits her teeth and glares at her.

“She was already acting as Xian’s teacher, pretending not to be like that on the outside. “She must have been laughing inwardly when she saw me offering to teach Xian how to use a sword.”

“Well, don’t be too upset though. “Unlike my senior who tried to teach Xian how to use the sword with all kinds of condescension, I gave him everything I had.”

“… All of yourself? No way-“

At that moment, Clamis seemed to have noticed something in him and opened his eyes wide.

“That is true. “The name of the sword technique I taught Xian was ‘Transcendence Technique.'”

“It is the strongest swordsmanship in the empire, and only the royal family is qualified to master it.”