The Useless 8th Prince

Spar Exercises

One week later.

Ciel shook his head lightly when he saw the many warriors marching and bowing to him. He then smiled gently before asking.

“Do you really think that this kind of exercise is useless?”

The reason the soldiers had gathered was due to the training given by Ciel. Incited by a middle-aged man named Kun, they considered that this kind of exercise was only a waste of time and inefficient.

Old man Kun replied politely. “Excuse our rudeness, Sir. But this old slave thought, learning such a thing is useless and impractical on the battlefield.”

“Hou .. so so.” Ciel nodded lightly. “Then, how about we bet?”

“This old boy does not understand what Mr.” says Old man Kun replied politely.

“Let's fight.”

Hearing Ciel's resolute and simple reply left everyone shocked. Old man Kun hurriedly replied, “This old slave does not dare, Mr.”

“You're afraid of hurting me and I'll silence you, right?”

Ciel looked at the old man looking hesitant to reply. He even smiled.

“Quiet! I swear I wouldn't do anything like that. Even though I am notoriously useless, I am not the one who ever disavowed his words.”

“That's true, Mister?” Old man Kun looked at Ciel carefully.

“All the soldiers here can be his witness.”

“This old boy is still in doubt, sir. After all, the sword has no eyes, if there is an accident ..”

“I can take care of myself,” said Ciel with a gentle smile on his face.

Old man Kun looked at Ciel with a deep look. As if thinking of something, he finally replied, “As you wish, Mr.”

“Do you need anything else? If not, how about going to the training ground now?”

“Good.” Old man Kun nodded politely.

Moments later, Ciel and Old Man Kun stood facing each other in the training arena. In addition, Ciel had changed his clothes with standard equipment used for training. It was as a deterrent so that no one would consider him cheating.

The ordinary-looking demon race youth named Ron would be the referee. Rather than a person who looked flashy, an ordinary figure seemed more suitable for the job. It does not seem to side with either side.

“Are you ready?”

“This old boy is ready, Mr.” Old man Kun nodded with a serious expression.

“Then, please give me a cue, Ron.”

Hearing his name being called, an ordinary young man like Ron looked panicked. Trying to calm himself down, he exclaimed, “START!”

Hearing Ron's exclamation, Ciel looked unhurried. He held the wooden sword with both hands, standing with steady horses. Meanwhile, Old man Kun immediately darted forward to attack Ciel, thinking of finishing it immediately.

In response, Ciel performed a vertical slashing motion casually. Old man Kun sneered, dodging the slash with his nimble movements. He turned his body to the side before swinging the wooden sword towards Ciel's neck.

The sound of the wood sword collision sounded. Still standing firmly in place, Ciel used a deflecting motion and managed to resist the attack of Old Man Kun. An indifferent expression was seen on Ciel's face, making the old man narrow his eyes.

Old man Kun immediately retreated, trying to keep his distance from Ciel. Seeing that the Prince looked indifferent, he frowned. An unpleasant look was seen in his eyes.

“Hehehe .. You praise me too much.” Ciel slightly raised the corner of his lips, but his gaze was clearly still indifferent.

“May this old slave ask you something, Mister?”

“Please.”

“In actual combat, not just the technique needed. How to use spiritual energy is also very important.”

Hmmmm? Did that old man instigate me to use spiritual energy?

Ciel raised his eyebrows, looking displeased. Spiritual energy, energy collected in the body and commonly used by knights, assassins, as well as fighters who cannot use magic or have bad talent in magic. It was similar to ‘Qi’ or ‘Qigong’ in Ciel's previous life.

There are two basic types of energy that fighters use in this world. First is the spiritual energy, it's the energy that's centered in the heart. While the latter is where the energy is usually concentrated in the brain. Of course, both energies have their own nature.

Spiritual energy is usually used to strengthen the body when fighting. Strength, speed, or defense can usually be increased for a while. Moreover, experts could condense energy to coat swords, spears, arrows, and other weapons.

The use of which energy itself is wider. Usually where used for ‘fuel’ magic. That type of energy could be transformed into an elemental magic like fire, water, earth, wind, and such. Of course there are some unique magic, but that is only a minority.

Using spiritual energy or mana energy to fight, it could be said that the fight would be serious. Failure to control energy can injure yourself or your opponent. Realizing that, Ciel sneered inwardly.

The old man started to show his fangs. Trying to hurt me, huh? Let's see if you can do it.

Ciel thought when he saw Old Man Kun with a smile on his face. He seemed not to care much before saying, “Then we will practice spar using energy spirit.”

“This old boy doesn't dare, sir! Such things are dangerous for your safety.”

Hmh! Just keep acting up.

Ciel sneered in his heart. But in reality, he still smiled gently.

“Relax, I don't blame you at all. Maybe it will be a good experience for me. After all, I am usually too relaxed in the Imperial Palace. Does not have much experience.”

“K-If that is what you ordered, this old slave did not dare to refuse. So please forgive the rudeness of this old slave, Mister!”

“Good!” Ciel stared at Ron before nodding lightly.

“START!”

This time Old man Kun did not move immediately. He strengthened the body with spiritual energy. Not only that, a layer of white light enveloped the wooden sword in the man's hand. Seeing that Ciel was still standing indifferently, he cursed inwardly.

Arrogant boy, die for me!

Old man Kun immediately shot towards Ciel. The zig-zag movement and irregular sword swings made his attacks difficult for some people to predict.

Of course Ciel could see the old man's movements. With a smile on his face, the young man concentrated a hint of spiritual energy on his legs. As the attack came, he casually took a step back while tilting his head. His movements looked relaxed, but very fast. It made the audience dumbfounded.

‘How can you avoid such an attack easily?’

Now the soldiers thought about the question in their minds. Meanwhile, Old man Kun looked annoyed. He kept moving and moving. The old man continued to attack Ciel, but the result was still the same. The prince relaxed. Even a smile was still visible on his face.

Seeing that smile, Old man Kun felt ridiculed and angry. He continued to struggle hard and began to lose his composure. As he saw Ciel slightly lose his balance, he focused all the energy on the sword and tried to stab right at the heart. The old man was screaming madly.

“Death to me, useless boy!!!”

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