Chapter 25: Because I didn’t surrender (2)
Simultaneously, countless glances in the dining hall began to turn toward where Vlad was sitting, filled with various forms of disdain.
Everyone was expecting something.
“Captain.”
In the silent dining hall, Goethe stared at Vlad, unsure of what to do.
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A yellowish mass floated on top of the soup Vlad was eating.
“Sorry. canvas I thought this was a trash bin because it smelled like garbage.”
It was a piece of someone’s saliva.
“…”
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Sooner than he thought.
Three squires standing behind Vlad burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!”
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He expected this to happen someday.
He simply nodded, knowing what was coming.
Vlad wasn’t angry with the squires for making fun of him.
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House Bayezid was a prestigious family, even in the North.
Even a brief stay in such a place was a significant step in one’s career, and each of the squires here now came from a good family.
It had happened before in the garrison, so Vlad decided to endure it for now.
Naturally, there would be a reaction to the arrival of an unwelcome guest in a place that was home to a series of masters who, while not nobles, were still quite valuable.
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Of course, familiarity didn’t mean it didn’t hurt, but Vlad decided to let it go this time.
Scorn, disdain, and ignominy were always familiar to him.
‘I’m used to it.’
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He picked up the spit floating in the soup and spread it on the floor.
“Captain…”
Then, as if nothing happened, he picked up the spoon again and started eating the soup.
So, silently, he picked up his spoon.
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“…”
The dining hall squires chuckled at the planned harassment, but they all stopped laughing at the determined look Vlad had just directed at them.
A strange silence fell.
“…”
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Angry, scared, or just smiling.
“What the hell, this guy.”
None of the newcomers had behaved like this.
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“Be careful about what you do from now on; everything is directly related to Mr. orbit Joseph’s reputation.”
But this alley guy was acting beyond their expectations.
“…”
In the involuntary silence of the restaurant, Vlad thought of Jager’s words.
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Knowing Vlad’s temperament, Jager had warned him to be careful about his behavior.
Vlad knew he had been given a golden opportunity.
‘They’ve given me something, so I’ll have to endure it.’
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“What should I do?”
So, if he could, he would stay quiet for the sake of Joseph’s dignity.
He couldn’t help but think of the ugliness that lurked from the streets.
That’s why, even though he was deliberately passing the soup, something spontaneously sprang up.
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“Arrogant bastard.”
Those eyes burned.
Blue eyes that made Vlad recognizable even in the wildest streets.
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“What’s your name?”
“I’ll see you later. legend I’m going to beat you up.”
He had intended to intimidate him with his bravado, but the boy was reacting in a way he hadn’t anticipated.
When things didn’t go as he wanted, the squire growled and approached Vlad.
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Vlad slowly turned his head, his voice hoarse.
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“What’s your name?”
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Confronted with the boy’s burning blue eyes, the squire felt his surroundings darken for a moment.
“I-I’m called Sovanin.”
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There was a look in those eyes that was even more intimidating than that of the knight he now served.
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“Sovanin.”
The impulse was there.
Sovanin stammered, unable to speak.
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Those who wish to kill don’t get angry.
A dog about to bite doesn’t bark.
Vlad chewed his soup, silently repeating Sovanin’s name.
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Finally, Vlad finished his meal and stood up with an empty plate.
“I’ll remember that.”
He stared, silently.
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Sovanin heard Vlad’s voice as he passed, realizing that something was wrong.
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“I’m looking forward to the ceremony.”
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Even when Goethe persuaded him with a look and followed him out, an eerie silence fell in the dining hall.
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He spat out the sharp words, intending to see his pride crumble to the end, but Vlad simply returned the plate to him and left the dining hall in silence.
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“Captain, are you okay?”
“What are we going to do now? afford I asked the servants, and it seems that Sovanin is the leader among the vassals.”
“I don’t feel well.”
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Vlad asked, and Goethe vigorously shook his head.
“Be careful.”
“Alright.”
“He is the leader?”
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“I’m a bastard.”
As they parted, Vlad gestured to Goethe with his hand, then headed in the direction he was going.
Squire and servant.
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He had seen things too terrifying to be seen, so what is a small threat from his peers?
Maybe it’s a natural reaction.
“That’s why I’m sure I’ve been hearing ghosts and such.”
Even in the restaurant, with dozens of people around, Vlad was as carefree as if he were eating at home.
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There would be no need to worry.
When Vlad’s figure disappeared at the other end of the hallway, Goethe followed him.
“That’s why you have to play in big places.”
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“Is everything alright?”
Upon separating from Goethe, Vlad headed to the training ground where Jager would be, following the established routine.
He is not one to stop in a place like this.
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“Then take your sword.”
After lunch, there was a brief sparring session with Jager.
“Yes.”
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“But I have a question.”
Unless the squire in charge was the son of a noble family or their parents were generous with money.
It was not uncommon for a knight to train his squire every day.
“Tell me.”
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“If I’m surrounded by a bunch of people, what do I do then?”
“If I can’t run.”
Vlad snorted and turned to Jager.
“Run.”
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Vlad asked, looking around the training ground at Jager’s question.
“How well armed is your opponent?”
“Wooden swords, perhaps, with some guys with small shields mixed in.”
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“Well, your sword skills are certainly not suitable for combat among several people.”
Jager’s eyes narrowed, as if he had noticed something in Vlad’s response.
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“Really?”
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Looking at him, Jager drew a line on the ground with his wooden sword and spoke quietly.
“If?”
Vlad’s eyes narrowed at this unfamiliar assessment of his sword skills.
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“You’ve learned without knowing what type of swordsmanship your master uses.”
After a moment of internal grumbling, Vlad replied.
“The man teaching me… I don’t even know who he is.”
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“I suppose.”
“I don’t know,” he said, “because honestly, if someone is going to teach me something, I’ll have to be grateful.”
“Your master was probably a duelist. amber Your sword skill is specialized in individual combat, not in battles among several people.”
Drawing a long line on the ground in the shape of a cross, Jager wielded his wooden sword, brushing away the sand that had scattered on it.
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The voice exclaimed excitedly, having gained a clue about himself from an unexpected place.
[Ask him more!]
[Oh!]
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“Not all knights are the same. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com. abandon There are house knights, like me, and there are wandering knights, who roam the land with nothing but a knight’s title. galaxy Duelists are a type of wandering knight.”
“A duelist?”
Vlad seemed excited for some reason, and Jager, wondering if this boy liked this kind of thing, decided to explain a bit more.
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“A duelist is a knight who fights as a proxy, usually in an honorable duel. timber Do you have more questions?”
“So, are any of the duelists famous? beacon Or someone who used to be famous but is now unheard of?”
Jager tilted his head toward Vlad.
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“One lesson a day. acid Do you want me to teach you about famous duelists, or the basics of combat among several people?”
The boy’s curiosity was unlimited, but his time today was limited.
Jager looked at Vlad’s bright eyes and thought he should end it here.
[Famous duelists!]
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“Alright. orbit Go ahead.”
His voice pleaded with him to reconsider the answer he had just given, but for Vlad, the immediate task at hand was important.
“Multipersonal combat.”
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“Use the terrain.”
“The foundation of combat among several people is the angles. crystal Right now, you are exposed in four directions—east, west, south, and north—meaning you have to defend against at least four attackers.”
“What do I do then?”
Following Jager’s gesture, Vlad positioned himself in the center of the cross.
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“That makes sense, but what if we fight where there are no blocks?”
“With your back to the wall, we have three angles left, so we have one.”
Jager grabbed Vlad by the shoulders and held him at the end of the cross.
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“And if there really is no such place?”
“You’ll be fighting in a very difficult situation. auction Fight from the most favorable position possible.”
Jager shrugged at Vlad’s insistent question.
“Then you’ll have to create an obstacle.”
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“With the other person’s body.”
“With what?”
Vlad asked, and Jager smiled satisfied.
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“A human shield can be a good obstacle. arrow They are heavy, bulky, and harden over time after death.”
Jager’s smile had a certain weight.
“As I said, the basics are not to give an angle, and the second most important thing is timing. arch It’s about not letting the opponent’s attack in.”
Vlad nodded, and his eyes lit up at Jager’s practical instruction.
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With that, Jager moved silently in the sightline.
Sigh.
“Eh?”
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It was an advanced technique to deceive the opponent with shoulders, eyes, and foot positioning.
Vlad remained perplexed for a moment as he observed Jager’s movements.
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It seemed like he was going to move to the right, but when he opened his eyes, he was standing to the left.
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[Control your opponent with your movements].
“To create it, you have to anticipate your opponent’s movements.”
“Do you mean to anticipate your opponent’s movements with your own?”
Vlad nodded as he listened to Jager’s explanation and the voice in his head.
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“Yes… Glad you understood; I don’t like explaining things twice.”
In reality, the voice of his soul expanded.
Vlad grasped the concept without further ado, thought Jager, considering him a bright young man.
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Jager chuckled as the boy’s eyes lit up at the prospect.
“Motion?”
“For that, you must be in constant motion.”
“All fencing begins with steps. atom Today, at your request, we’ll learn the steps for combat involving several people.”
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There was a beast in him, hungry to learn.
There was passion in the boy’s eyes, but more than that, there was desperation.
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The training began at noon and continued until dusk approached.
There was a boy who also had two objectives.
Promise.
We had a reason to do it.
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“…”
“Come on, do it.”
“If you’re going to do that, run away; I won’t say anything about it.”
In the twilight, the boy was dancing.
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Although the dance was painfully embarrassing to watch.
Despite his bruises, Vlad laughed from the heart for the first time in a long time.
“…I just learned it for the first time today; isn’t it natural that I can’t keep up?”
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Suddenly, Vlad saw the red sun slide below the horizon and thought about the people from the Soara.
These feelings lasted until that night. meadow I hadn’t felt this way since I cried on the garbage heap.
It was tough, but Jager watched over him, and Joseph trusted him.
He missed them.
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“What’s all this mud in front of the shop?”
A mercenary entered the city’s only blacksmith.
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In the midst of the streets at dusk.
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Most people who came to the old blacksmith were predetermined.
“Let me ask you something.”
“Yes?”
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“You don’t seem like the type who would come to a place like this, right?”
Those who wanted truly luxurious things went to the well-known blacksmiths of Soara, and finally, those with little money looking for something to get by came here.
The only exception, of course, was the blond boy who always looked at the sword.
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The weapons and armor he wore, and the items he had hidden in various places, indicated that he was an experienced mercenary.
“Oh, of course, I haven’t come to buy anything.”
“It’s my first time on the streets of Soara.”
But the mercenary in front of the old man seemed to have some skill.
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“Is this the only forge on the streets?”
“So it seems.”
“It is.”
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“And do they make swords here too?”
A small, dilapidated brazier. alpha And, above all, an old man with gray hair who seemed to have rotted away in an alley all his life.
“… Not anymore.”
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“I want to make a sword.”
“What the hell do you think you’re doing asking me that?”
The old man seemed unnecessarily cold as the man’s eyes scanned the shop.
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“Because I want to make a special sword.”
The mercenary laughed at the old man’s ironic comment.
“Why have you come here seeking a sword when you could have gone to any blacksmith and ordered one?”
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“I want to make a sword that can even ring those… ghosts.”
“What special sword?”
The old man stoked the brazier’s fire without looking back at the man.
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“If you’re seeing a ghost, go to the church, not here.”
The old man’s eyebrows arched as he wondered what the man was talking about.
“Ghosts?”
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“Why did he… die?”
“Vlad?”
The old man dropped the embers he was throwing into the brazier when the familiar name sprouted from the stranger.
“No, nothing like that. echo By the way, have you heard of Vlad from Soara? beacon I heard he’s from here.”
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The mercenary smiled, as if he finally understood.
“What.”
“I gave him a blow, and he told me the sword was made in a forge in the streets of Soara.”
“I see you know him, so he’s from here, isn’t he?”
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He’s alive.
“The boy cut the ghost.”
But what the man said next was almost unbelievable.
What luck, thought the old man.
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“A ghost?”
The mercenary who had entered the now ruined forge was one of the mercenaries who barely escaped alive from the slaughter.
“Yes. abandon It was a cursed woman, and the sword glowed and cut her in half.”
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At the moment of his death, a white blade had shone.
“It’s impossible that that boy could have used Aura, so I thought the sword was special, and that’s why he cherished it so much.”
“…”
For the mercenary, the light that flashed through the dense fog was brighter than anything he had ever seen.
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“So, a sword that can cut ghosts. beacon My conclusion is that there must be a mysterious smith here who can forge it, and if you know of any, I’ll make a good payment.”
“Ha…”
The mercenary had come to the streets of Soara with a good idea.
At the words of the mercenary, the old blacksmith let out a sigh that said a lot.
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“There’s no such thing.”
“Haven’t you heard?”
What the hell have you been doing that you’ve turned a man like me into a blacksmith forging swords that cut ghosts.
Kid, what have you done?
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“No one would know even if you asked.”
No, they won’t believe you.
No one will know.
“Come on, go to—”
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“No one will ever know.”
That the sword he forged was imbued with that light.
That the boy who fell with the garbage that night created a light that could pierce ghosts.
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The man walked away.
A child born in a place where the sun never shines, and a sword forged in a ramshackle forge that created light.
“…”
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The sad footsteps of the boy who always looked at the stars.
The display was a mass of mud as people passed by, but the old man could see it.
The old man stopped what he was doing and sat down, staring blankly at the shop’s facade.
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The boy who was always alert.
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