Chapter 219 – #49_Retrospective(3)
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One.
Plate armor made of shadows.
When Siwoo first conceived it, it seemed that it was not practical at first glance, probably because it was shaped like an RPG game armor.
This is because it was so tightly attached to the body that the impact could hardly be dispersed, except for unnecessary decorations.
However, since it was such a structure, Siu received a lot of help from the black armor.
It not only moves as one body without being cumbersome, but also serves as a powered suit that supports physical strength.
The original role of armor, which is shock absorption, is replaced by the Law of Shadows, a new material that does not exist anywhere in the world.
He is the first-class contributor who saved Siwoo from death several times and made him active.
Siu was well aware of his strength.
If you put on this armor and give it time, you can demolish a large building with your bare body.
That he was brutal enough to halve a black cargo truck he wielded while wearing armor.
So, is it okay to wield this weapon against the frail-looking Tiphareth? The question instinctively came to mind.
The figure of her holding a sword as long as her own was so delicate that it made me forget that Tiphareth was actually a duke of the 23rd rank.
But.
The moment Tiphareth grabs her sword and strikes her pose.
I realize that all my worries were nothing more than sneering laughter.
The center of the undisturbed body.
The muscles of the whole body that are loosely relaxed but not tense enough to react at any time.
Straight eyes trying to see through the movement of this side without shaking.
“Come.”
Even after hearing Tiphareth’s low voice, Siu couldn’t move his body easily.
She had been wielding weapons recklessly until now, and thought that she had acquired some degree of ‘swordsmanship’.
The ability to reflexively capture the opponent’s gaps, and the ability to wield a sword and shield freely like limbs.
I thought that I would not hear that I was lacking somewhere.
But there are gaps that are not visible at all.
At first glance, holding the sword with one hand and laying it down at an angle, there was no room for attack at all.
As Siwoo stood there awkwardly, Eloa urged him.
“I won’t hurt you. Do everything you can see.”
“…All right.”
To test the distance, he lightly sticks out his forepaw and swings his sword.
Eloa’s response to him was very simple.
Before Shi Woo fully swings his sword.
The blade protruding as if intervening in the trajectory completely kills the momentum of the swing.
“I’m sorry…!”
The attack was stopped before it even began.
It wasn’t a difference in power.
From Siu’s observation, Tiphareth wasn’t using too much mana.
To put it in reverse, half of the power Siu could use.
The attack was easily blocked by adding finesse to a mere 1/4 of the strength.
“Again.”
-Visor!
As Tiphareth swung his sword, the blades they had engaged with fell apart and Siwoo carefully measured the distance again.
I threw away my stupid pretense and made a shield this time.
Covering half of the body, carefully explore the gap again.
“Whoa… Whoa…”
He barely moved, but he started sweating.
Pressure as if being crushed by thick cotton.
The pressure inflates Tiphareth’s size even though she knows that she will not actually get hurt.
“Synthesis!”
Siwoo’s body kicked the floor faster than the sound.
This time, I swung the sword with all my might from the beginning to prevent it from getting stuck in the middle.
Stop targeting.
With the thought of slicing his waist in two, he swings his sword with all his might.
– Tung!
Siwoo was taken aback by the sound that followed.
He swung with all his might, and Tiphareth raised his sword to block it.
Normally, if you collide with this much force, ‘Quang!’ Or ‘bang!’ It should sound like an explosion.
What you hear is a small sound, like plucking the strings of a stringed instrument.
In addition, the repulsive force transmitted to the hand is close to zero.
But I had no intention of going back like this.
Even in the embarrassing results, Siwoo’s body and head are already wandering in search of the correct answer.
As in the stance of the slash, this time it is an upward slash that is applied in the completely opposite direction.
It was an unreasonable movement that seemed to ignore inertia, but the assistance of the black armor easily made it possible.
This time it was completely in vain.
Tiphareth did not even raise his sword, but only moved his head to avoid the tip of the sword.
– Booung!
That was what Siu was aiming for.
What Siu wields is the Sword of Shadow.
Its length, thickness, and weight can be instantly transformed as desired.
It is possible to adjust the spacing without the cumbersome way of fixing the hilt.
The slightly longer blade strikes Elroa down again.
If you try to block it by moving your body roughly this time, you can inflict fatal injuries.
– Empty!
It was the same phenomenon.
Eloa’s sword, which slowly rose upward, deflected the slash without generating any repulsive force.
“Haap!”
Expected so far.
The moment Siu decided that the sword was blocked, he immediately disorganized the sword of shadow.
And he immediately puts his shield forward and blocks Elroa’s vision.
After converting the shadow into a window in the blind spot created by the shield, stab three consecutive times.
Not only did the spacing change, but the weapon itself was reversed.
Up until now, only cutting was used as a paving stone for stabbing.
A skill learned by sight while fighting the White Knight.
At the moment of pushing out the spear, use the snap of the wrist and the rotation of the waist.
A window with such a unique rotational movement creates an optical illusion as if its tip is bent.
-Visor! Visor! Visor!
And Tiphareth’s response was enough to make Siu stunned.
A lethal strike was added using three strategies and tricks.
Moreover, the curved tip of the spear is a tricky attack that has repeatedly put Siwoo in trouble.
By the way…
“…Isn’t that too much?”
Elroa accurately blocked those three stabs.
And that too, with the tip of the sword exactly touching the tip of the spear, stopped in the air.
When the final thrust was finished, the two men’s weapons were suspended in the air with their blades colliding.
It is difficult for one person to match the ends with two chopsticks in each hand, much less do the same with a weapon wielded by another person.
It felt like I was watching a circus.
Even though the person who showed such acrobatics lowered his sword with a nonchalant expression.
Tiphareth never fired back.
In the first place, this Dalian was to gauge his level.
Tiphareth could feel it when the series of contests was over.
A very, very big disappointment.
Raffy was a genius.
He is well-versed in martial arts as well as magic, and even after inheriting only one contract from King of All Diseases, he has the fighting power to hunt homunculus.
So he had some expectations.
He thought that a man who inherited the bowl of Raffy, who was a genius, would show a decent skill.
But is it because the expected value was too high?
No, even if you think about it coldly and objectively, it’s terrible.
His body movements are being swayed by weapons.
Borrowing the power of contracts, they created a seemingly plausible appearance, but there were no rules, tricks, or realizations.
At least I thought I would be able to see even fragments of Raffy’s splendid sword dance…
Eloa looked at him without expressing deep disappointment.
“I know you’re not used to it yet. You’ll need a little more training.”
“Is that so? Actually, it wasn’t long before I started using it with such awareness…”
“Take off your armor.”
Elroa reverse summoned the contract sword.
Siwoo also removes the armor of shadow.
Inside, Siu, drenched in sweat, walked out.
It’s a short workshop, but it seems to prove that he did his best during this tasting training.
“First of all, you have to practice how to handle your body. Originally, armament is an extension of limbs, after all.”
“You mean sparring with your bare hands?”
“That’s right.”
If only I had seen even a small sprout of talent.
If only he had handled the ‘contract’ a little skillfully.
Tiphareth wouldn’t have thought of teaching him the basics.
However, Tiphareth, who had lived for many years and encountered many martial artists, was able to recognize it immediately.
When it comes to martial arts, his talents are ambiguous.
Even if he inherited the contract and received Tiphareth’s teachings, it would not be very useful.
The wall of talent was so heavy and thick.
Since he had excellent magical talent, I wondered if choosing and concentrating would help him become stronger.
Even if the previously promised ‘compensation for accidents due to misunderstanding’ is paid in a different way.
But something has already been promised.
Even if I give up in the middle, I will refine the level that can be trimmed as much as possible.
“I don’t know how to kindly teach you one by one. The way to use your body is something you have to learn with your body.”
Eloa clench his fists and strike a pose.
Siwoo follows her, albeit clumsily.
“If you’re halfway determined, you probably won’t be able to follow through.”
“The resolution is made.”
“You’ll know that when you see it.”
Jin-Gak gently pushes the floor.
Eloah cuts the distance between the two in an instant and burrows into Siwoo’s arms.
The ‘contract’ reacts even if the weapon is not raised.
Siwoo unreasonably stretched out his fist at Eloa, who was rushing inside to make use of the two’s reach.
The moment Elroa threw a blow with her elbow and grabbed Siwoo’s wrist…
“100 million!”
Siwoo’s body reversed.
The body floated into the air and landed violently on the road from the back.
There was no time to discern what had happened.
Looking up above her, she saw Tiphareth looking down with stern magenta eyes.
“To use one’s body according to one’s will and one’s desire. If that is not the basis, no matter how clever a technique or number fight is, it is meaningless.”
“I see what you mean.”
“There are too many gaps in your attack.”
Siwoo got up from his seat.
Siwoo, whose spiritual body cannot be strengthened through his magic, could only use the strength of a healthy man.
When the support of his armor was lost, a great shock came just by being thrown down.
However, if he had reached this level, he wouldn’t have asked for training in the first place.
This time, Siwoo rushed first.
His outstretched fist was intercepted by his blade in the air, and Elroa’s palm lightly touched his stomach.
A counterattack that seems to push the stomach.
“Ouch!”
Thanks to the reverse use of the running power, Siwoo’s body jumps into the air.
It’s not the terrible pain he’s been through sometimes, but it’s enough stress and tension.
“In case the attack is blocked. Think about the next one.”
“Ugh, yes. It hurts a little.”
“Pain is a great catalyst. Shouldn’t you try to avoid the same mistake next time by remembering it with your body?”
Even after that, Siwoo attacked Eloa several times.
“It’s easy to read the interval if the time you stretch your feet is constant.”
“Don’t look too hard at where you’re going to attack.”
“Abandon the habit of pushing in with force. How are you going to deal with someone stronger than you?”
“Always keep the center of your body in the middle. If your center is shaken, even if you step on it, you will fall.”
Tiphareth, who gives advice on every move.
After about two hours had elapsed, there was no part of Siwoo’s body that was intact.
Tiphareth had repulsed Siu by throwing, pushing, and tapping her body without rest.
To say the conclusion first, Siwoo couldn’t touch a single hem of Eloa’s clothes from the beginning to the end.
Siu sprawled on the roof floor and exhaled.
The profuse sweat was already soaking through the top and even the pants.
“I’ll have to finish here today.”
Without ever feeling disappointed, Tiphareth announced the end of the training.
Power was regulated.
He has no intention of causing any major injuries.
However, if it’s lack of talent and lack of persistence, Siwoo will fall away first.
Maybe that’s a better way for him.
“Yes, today… Thank you.”
Siwoo, who was barely trying to get up, threw the back of his head on the floor and closed his eyes.
