The Young Son Swordmaster

eps 19's

What exactly are the eyes of the mind?

Whenever his training with Luna ended, Jin never failed to ask himself this question. He continued to ponder over this for days and weeks since the start of training, which caused his head pain and frustration to grow inside him.

This time, his worries continued until the next day.

Luna training definitely had some sort of effect and purpose. There was no way a famous 'genius among geniuses' would make him train so much for no reason.

'My body feels heavy. It must be because I spent the whole night asking myself that question. Let's cool my head during morning practice and stop worrying for a while.'

Did Eldest Brother Luna also do the same training that he had ordered Jin when he was 14 years old? As he continues to Garon's training ground, Jin thinks about his sister's first past.

Since they were 19 years apart, he had yet to see any growth and development. But he has heard that during his puberty, he was quite a troubled child.

'After all, Eldest Brother must have made me do this training because he was confident I could figure out the meaning and purpose behind it.'

7 morning.

The guardian cadets gathered at the training ground. They were going to compete today, so there was a strange atmosphere among everyone.

Spar results are quite important for their overall score and assessment.

And having a higher score would give them a greater salary and the possibility of becoming a protective knight with special treatment. It was no wonder that the cadets were all agitated.

“Heavy and competitive atmosphere. Their gazes showed that they would not hesitate to defeat an opponent half-dead. As for Bellop... Huh.’

Jin turned his attention to the corner, where Bellop was crouching.

As expected, the cowardly boy looked around with nervous eyes. He reminds Jin of a small prey that just escaped his predator and hides in a small hole.

'What's wrong with him? Actually, how could he pass the exam to become a guardian cadet?’

After passing the examination, Bellop must have been called a 'genius' by many people outside of the Sword Garden. So Jin could not understand the reason behind his embarrassment.

'Hm ... Perhaps he once believed that he was a genius, but discovered that there was a genius that was much better and stronger than him here, which made him lose confidence. Or was she just born like this.?’.

As his mind reached that point, Jin shook his head.

'I've been quite busy thinking about the meaning behind Eldest Brother's training. I don't have the time and energy to figure out what the deal is. I just need to make it so he doesn't get expelled, which should be more than enough!’

Garon arrived at the training ground, and the cadets immediately stood in line. After a simple warm-up and physical exercise, Garon announced his spar sequence and schedule.

“There will be three spar rounds! You will change your opponent every time. And the ten most famous winners will be able to challenge Young Master Jin one by one.”

"Yes, Instructor!"

Not a single cadet in the Garon class could defeat Jin. Therefore, whenever there was a sparring session, Jin would fight several times more than the others.

“Garon, when can I get up to middle training class?”

Starting from the middle training class, his instructor was a veteran knight of the clan, not a guest instructor like the Garon. In addition, during the lesson, students are allowed to use the original aura and sword, which is still prohibited in beginner classes.

Jin now wanted to move up to the next stage.

“Mrs Rosa stated that if Young Master Jin wins against ten opponents today, you will be allowed to join the middle class early next year.”

"Certainly that?"

While the stories so far had underestimated them, they were still the guardian cadets of the Runcandel Clan.

They were the top ten cadets who won their other spars to boot. Facing them ten in a row would not be easy for Jin.

Runcandel's cadets were on a completely different level compared to the cadets of other countries' swordsmanship academies and mercenary trainees.

“Edington, Mark! You wake up first. Be prepared!"

Two boys with stern expressions faced each other in the middle of the training ground. Once the Garon signal arrives, the spar begins. Jin observed their movements without much attention.

"Everybody's fine."

Their movements are flexible and agile, yet powerful. Despite looking nervous, they calmly counted their actions and scanned their opponents. They're not Runcandel cadets for no reason.

Jesus, jesus!

Although they held wooden swords, each swing cut through the wind. Even in the absence of sharp edges, a clean punch would completely shatter the head of an ordinary human.

“Ugh!”

The crack!

A boy named Edington's wooden sword lands on his opposite side. As the sound of broken ribs echoed, Mark crouched on the spot and trembled in pain.

The medical team of Runcandel— who waited on one side of the training ground— laid the injured boy on a stretcher.

“Winner, Edington. Rest there and stay alert. Next up are Phils and Sierra.”.

Nine matches followed. The tenth was between Bellop and a girl named Mesa Milkano.

Jin watched carefully the Bellop pole.

'Bellop seems to be focusing on defense as usual.'

On the other hand, Mesa viciously attacked him. As one of the top cadets of the beginner training class, his strength was clearly visible.

But Jin was already used to this sight. This wasn't the first time he'd watched one of Bellop's spars.

“Fight me, Bellop Schmitz! Stop running and fight me like a man!”

Mesa threw a provocation while swinging his wooden sword wildly.

Suddenly, Jin realizes that Bellop's movements are 'better than expected'... He then realized that it was the result of the development of his 'eyes'.

'Bellop, that bastard. He was not just pushed back. He was easy on her!’

The jinn instinctively rose.

It seems Bellop barely blocked Mesa's attack at the last moment, but Jin can see that Bellop's movements are somewhat relaxed.

'During this exchange — where their swords clashed twenty times — Bellop had the opportunity to counterattack three times. Nor are they coincidental. Bellop guided his movement to create the opportunity itself. So why?'

Why isn't he fighting?

They didn't think there was anything to learn from such a one-sided battle, especially since Bellop was on the receiving end.

'…Could it…?'

Jin carefully observed Bellop again. He observed how Bellop was dodging and fending off attacks, along with his expression.

Overall, he doesn't look good. Her nervous eyes showed pain and her clenched jaw showed how she wanted to get out of this situation as soon as possible.

However, his movements were much better than Mesa's. Although it looked as if he was being pushed back, his actions were sometimes weightless. As long as he wanted to, he could turn things around on her at any time.

Nevertheless, he did not counterattack, a difference that confused Jin.

Other than the Runcandel boy, the others were completely unaware of Bellop's actions.

Soon, Jin discovered the origin of this difference.

"He's not afraid of being hit or feeling sick."

There is no reason for humans to feel fear because other beings are clearly 'weaker' than them. And from Jin's point of view, Bellop is stronger than Mesa.

'He was worried about hurting his opponent. That's why he's so passive in this fight.’

Moreover, there was no other way to explain this strange debate.

'Knowing her personality, she was not very confident in her skills and was deliberately lenient with him. He just didn't know what to do, and could only defend without attacking, which finally looked like he was going to be soft on her.’

As Jin's mind came to a conclusion, Bellop's wooden sword was pierced on the ground. Mesa immediately flew forward and slammed him on the chin with her knees.

"Stop. Winner, Mesa. Wait there.”

"Yes, Instructor."

This spar continued for another two hours, and finally it was Jin's turn. Among the 24 winners, Garon picked the top 10.

"Please get ready, Young Master."

"Good."

As Jin stood in the middle of the training ground, the cadets' eyes shone. He was the youngest child of the Runcandels they had to serve, and a highly skilled monster.

According to the cadets, being able to witness Jin's skills was the pinnacle of a sparring session.

"Edington, Sierra, David, Mesa ... You will face Young Master Jin in that order."

Jin grabbed his wooden sword and faced his first opponent.

'Hm, so I have to defeat ten cadets.'

The highest score so far is eight.

By increasing that number to two, he will be allowed to attend the middle class that his brothers took in the next year.

If this was really a fight to the death rather than a fight, he could easily defeat twenty of them without question... But during the fight, he could not use spiritual power and magic.

He could only use pure swordsmanship to win. Moreover, he could not kill his opponents.

'Even the fool Tona entered the middle class last year.'

It goes without saying that the twins entered the middle class faster than Jin not because they were more skilled than him.

While they could defeat Jin when he first arrived at Sword Park, their younger brother could easily turn him into a ragged cloth during the spar one year later. However, they go with their other siblings for 'commission' and make achievements, allowing them to advance to the middle class.

Furthermore, Jin believes that there are still a few more things he can learn from beginner classes to date. And after seeing Bellop's movements today, Jin realized that he had made the right decision to stay a little longer.

"If you allow me, Young Master Jin."

“Yes, Edington. I'll be in your care.”

Holy hooch!

Edington darted towards Jin and unsheathed his wooden sword. A surprise attack. He had calculated that if he had not mastered the duel from the start, he would never have won against Jin.

But it was a bad move.

As he watched the wooden sword fly towards his chest, Jin pushed himself forward instead of dodging. But at the last moment, he dodged, stomped on Edington's foot, and swung his sword at his opponent's neck.

In any case, Edington did not become a Runcandel guard cadet due to pure luck. He rotates his body reflexively and dodges Jin's attack.

“Ugh!”

But that's not a perfect avoidance. Jin's sword hit Edington's ear instead of his neck before slashing through the air behind.

"I missed, but it wasn't bad."

After making some distance between them, Edington gripped his sword tightly. But due to the injury, his eardrum rang and his balance deteriorated for a while.

If Jin only faced one opponent, he could wait to let Edington recover.

But he's got nine more spars to fight. Jin suddenly appears before Edington and ends the first duel.

Since he lost his balance, Jin can easily defeat Edington without hurting him too badly.

“...It's my loss, Young Master.”

“Good game, Edington Wez. Go get the medical team to check your ears. ”

"Yes, thank you very much."

“Next, Sierra! Start spar immediately. ”

With Garon's shout, the second duel began.

"I'll be in your care, Young Master Jin."

“Such as well, Sierra Camaro.”

The second fight did not end as quickly as it did for Edington. The ten winners Garon selected were sorted from the weakest to the strongest.