Chapter 548

Episode 548 Saving the Earl’s Family (6)

A week remains until grain arrives.

Ray, who finished preparations in two days, was busy playing and eating at the count’s house as he had nothing to do.

Sylvester seemed to notice his laziness, but said nothing.

Ray stayed in his bedroom all morning and only came out around lunchtime.

“What should I spend my time doing today?”

I yawned and looked around.

A few of the attendants are busy running around, but overall it seems fairly unoccupied.

It’s always crowded at lunch time.

Compared to other county families, it is impossibly quiet.

“It’s like an empty mansion.”

As he walked aimlessly across the garden, a cheering sound came to his ears.

“Haap!”

Kaaaang-!

The sound of weapons colliding.

There is no place like this for him who was just trying to kill time.

Ray headed straight for the gymnasium.

From what I’ve heard, it seems that Count Sylvester didn’t spare any money for the soldiers’ gymnasium.

Unlike the mansion, the gymnasium, which was as huge as a third of the garden, was not shabby.

In the middle of it, soldiers with different weapons caught their eyes.

It would be nice to see that each one of them moves unusually.

Rey settled down around the gymnasium and chewed on the beef jerky she had brought for a rough lunch.

Chaeeng-!

Kaaaang-!

Swords of soldiers engaged in sparring collide with each other.

To hold a real sword during practice sparring.

Just by looking at it, you can guess how high the level of the soldiers is.

A sword flew over a soldier’s head.

It seems that it is not easy to block because it is in the middle of swinging the sword.

One soldier showed an unexpected movement.

swish-!

His position lowered in an instant, and he retrieved the sword and returned it to the opponent.

Kaaaang-!

Although it was an unexpected counterattack, the opponent managed to block it well.

For a soldier, the transition between karate and karate is extremely natural.

“Hoo.”

Curious, Ray took a closer look at the movements of the soldiers.

Just in time, the soldiers who got their postures again were playing with their swords.

They prioritized avoiding the opponent’s sword rather than blocking it, but they were taking the method of avoiding by turning their backs whenever the sword approached with their knees as the main axis.

That is why, for a moment, their bodies seemed to be lowered.

Ray looked at them and was puzzled.

“It’s not a level of swordsmanship that can be taught to soldiers…”

Doesn’t it seem like they’re trying to foster knights?

If it was that level of swordsmanship and footwork, it would be the level that was passed down from generation to generation in other baron families.

I’ve heard that Count Sylvester’s family is famous for their swords, but I couldn’t believe it was this much.

“That’s why there weren’t many soldiers.”

You can imagine how much training he had to do to show that kind of movement.

He must have trained hard enough to vomit blood and shave his bones.

Just looking at the way they move their swords, they are already at the level of semi-knights, not soldiers.

Although the number is not on the side, if you are on the battlefield, it will be more helpful than a fair number of knights.

When they move their swords, they are using only their pure bodies, not mana.

In the midst of appreciating the swordsmanship of the soldiers, Sylveria in light plate armor approached over the gymnasium.

Did you know that someone was watching the soldiers training?

With a hard expression on her face, she spoke to Ray.

“What are you doing here?”

“I have nothing to do. As you can see, it is killing time.”

“Didn’t you say you would make a top?”

“I have already finished all the preparations. From now on, my job is to wait.”

“…was the grand corps so easy to create? It is said that talented and prestigious merchants are only possible if they are blessed with heavenly luck.”

It was said to be sarcastic about his behavior of only playing and eating, but the answer that came back was spectacle.

“You can do this when you’re at my level.”

At his arrogant words, Sylveria snorted ‘huh’.

“I’ll see if that’s true.”

Even though she said that, Silveria burst into anger inside.

His father, Earl Sylvester, did not spare all the family support for him.

He treated him extremely harshly, showing him not only the trade license he had never given before, but even the family ledger.

But what does it mean to come back!

He talked nonsense saying he would make a guild, but eventually returned to his family and the daily life of playing and eating is repeated.

How can I stay still while watching this?

Sylveria deliberately told him.

“It’s not fun to watch from afar. I’ll arrange a seat near the gymnasium, so why don’t you take a closer look?”

It was a proposal to intimidate him by showing his swordsmanship skills, but Ray, whether he knew what she was thinking or not, accepted her words with admiration.

“great. It just happened that my eyesight was blurry and it was uncomfortable.”

Seeing her giggling made her even more angry, but Silveria suppressed it.

“Come over here.”

* * *

As he arrived at the gymnasium, he was greeted by a familiar face.

“Long time no see.”

The man escorting Gide pretended to know.

“long time no see. When you were homeless, you pretended to be like that, so you were really in a position to blow a little bit?”

At his words, the man laughed heartily.

“Uh ha ha ha. I was just given a pastime by the count. Didn’t you say you came to visit today? Although it is a rule that soldiers’ training is not visible to outsiders… Uhm. It doesn’t matter if it’s you.”

It is already famous among the servants how much Count Sylvester favors him.

Even he, who used to teach soldiers whenever he had free time, had heard about it through word of mouth, so he said it all.

Silveria settled down first and swung her sword lightly.

“Please take care of me today.”

Although she is the daughter of a count, it seems that she mixes easily with the soldiers when training.

The soldiers bowed to her without hesitation.

“Thank you, lady.”

A middle-aged man came out with a sword.

Normally, it would be normal for a younger soldier to deal with it.

Ray looked at her with surprised eyes.

Surely a mana user is a mana user?

Among the soldiers, there were some who were quite strong.

“Come when it is convenient for you.”

The man’s posture as he spoke was undisturbed.

I could feel mana from him.

It was clear that the man had also reached a mana user.

Silveria, who nodded lightly, pulled out her sword and attacked the man at the same time.

Neat toes.

It was a blow so fast that you could hear the friction sound you heard when you pulled out the sword only belatedly.

The man raised his sword and let her sword strike obliquely.

The disadvantage of sword swordsmanship is that you have to retrieve the sword once in order to use the follow-up.

Does the in-house know that?

He quickly raised his sword and cut it.

“Ugh!”

Didn’t you think about the next day?

In an instant, her posture collapsed.

Hana quickly regained her balance and twisted her body to dodge the sword.

With a narrow gap, the sword passed over her shoulder.

As if he didn’t think he could avoid it, the man gave a slightly surprised expression.

“You grew up in just a few days.”

“It was small, but it was enlightening.”

“You are wonderful.”

Although he was talking, the man’s sword constantly flew at Sylveria’s gap.

One by one, she cut off the slashing swords one by one, and then counterattacked once or twice.

There was even a case where the man who had the upper hand was on the defensive.

‘The sword is different from before.’

Mana management was the same as before and now, but the moment of swinging and collecting the sword became so clean that it could not be compared to before.

However, it was natural.

Having solidified her basic skills from the start, she even gained experience in combat by engaging in fierce battles with goblins.

Is that all?

Perhaps thanks to the struggle between life and death, even the hesitation about killing has disappeared to some extent.

As a result, the sword became faster and the movement became cleaner.

She has a talent for swordsmanship, so she learned a lot from fierce battles.

“Can I use mana soon?”

“You seem to be crying a lot today. It’s still early, but it’s good.”

At Sylveria’s words, a weak but weak sword aura rose from the man’s sword.

As she also raised Maju Mana, the clash between the two intensified.

Chae Ae Ae-!

Kaaaang-!

Every time the swords collided, a roar erupted.

Her swordsmanship, which was as strong as that of a defeated sword, and the man’s sword that shed it gently.

The swordsmanship of the two was so close that no one could say who was better.

In terms of mana management, Sylveria was ahead, but the soldiers were receiving it well with experience.

Even Ray, who was watching, admired the swordsmanship of the two.

Even though it was a beginner level mana user, it was refreshing to see a sword that was neatly connected.

Sylveria put more strength into her sword, perhaps thinking of ending it sooner or later.

Kwaaaang-!

Quaang-!

Let’s get to the time when swords collide and explosions explode.

An escort knight who had been watching quietly intervened in the sparring and stopped the two.

Sussss-

He came like a ghost and stretched out his sword just before gathering strength, and the two swords, which were about to compete, stopped at the same time.

“My lady, please stop. Matchmaking is good, but being too absorbed in it is actually harmful.

After coming to her senses, Sylveria nodded and stepped back.

“I was excited for a while because I hadn’t moved in a while.”

“ha ha ha. Please be gentle. My wife will nag me again if my body is broken and I go back.”

Having said that, the man seems to be in good shape.

After the fierce battle, Silveria took a moment to catch her breath and glanced in the direction where Ray was.

He was clapping with admiration.

Did you know your skills now?

Deliberately exerting more energy than usual, she was quite satisfied with his reaction.

But I can’t back off so easily.

If you press your nose flat once, you won’t be able to make a sound next time.

She pointed to the sword hanging from Ray’s waist.

“Seeing that you have the baron’s son’s sword, you seem to have mastered swordsmanship. Can you teach me a few things?”

The eyes of the soldiers were focused on Ray, who was openly pointed out.