Chapter Seventy-Four: Thin Sword and Paper
In 776, after returning to the Fairy Tail, Woz was in a rare state of silence before finally regaining his composure. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Since then, Woz has further perfected the "Great Cross Sealing Technique" and completely sealed his own magic.
Woz, who has completely sealed his magic power, has avoided the trouble of mana overabundance, but the side effects are undoubtedly very serious - Woz's available magic has suddenly decreased a lot, and the means of fighting the enemy have become single; worse, due to the long-term magic disorder and irritability, Woz's body is not always strengthened by magic baptism like other magicians, but greatly hinders the growth and development of his body. So, in terms of pure physical fitness alone, Woz is the worst in the guild.
It was only now that Woz finally knew why the current magic users were called "magicians" instead of the ancient title "magicians", because Woz found that the so-called magicians in the Fairy Tail guild were more suitable for magical warriors than magicians, perhaps because of the guild atmosphere, and the magicians of Fairy Tail, one counts as one, and almost all of them are good at melee combat! In daily conflicts, everyone also tends to use their fists to decide the winner, and even a considerable number of people's magic is directly developed by their own combat melee skills......
Woz looked around the elf's tail and found no one who relied entirely on "magic" and did not have a little physical means to fight......!
Could this be the correct way to use the magic of the world of Aslanth?Woz couldn't help but start to wonder.
So, even though he had successfully developed the potential of word magic, Woz was still ready to take advantage of his free time to learn martial arts, as well as swordsmanship, in case he needed it.
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"So, you're coming to me for swordsmanship?" the girl with beautiful long crimson hair looked at Woz coldly. Because she was still a child, she was wearing a special set of small armor and a sword at her waist, which looked very cute, but under the cold expression, she looked very majestic, and the only thing that made people feel pity was the white blindfold on her right eyeβher right eye was broken.
Elusa, the girl who just joined the guild this year and quickly became a full member, is a young sorcerer who was praised as a "genius" by the president Makarov himself. However, having just escaped from that hell, she felt alien to everything around her and instinctively repulsed her. As a sorceress but stubbornly wearing armor, always alone, and extremely unsociable to practice swordsmanship by the river every day, she is more of a warrior than a user of magic.
But even the reclusive Elusa knew Woz as a newcomer to the guild, and the gentle boy in front of her was only a few years older than her, but he was treated equally and even respected by all the adults in the guild, and it was clear that he had the right level of strength - which made Elusa feel pressured.
Now, this young man who stood in the first echelon of the guild actually wanted to ask her for advice on swordsmanship? Elusa frowned and put down the sword in her hand. It's no secret that she practiced her swordsmanship on this riverbank, and everyone who passed by could see it, but this was the first time someone had taken the initiative to come here to find her.
And it's still the powerful Woz? Elusa thinks that she is just a trainee magician who has just turned regular, and her strength is far worse than that of the other party, so what qualifications can she teach him? Isn't this a joke?
Unexpectedly, Woz said seriously: "Because Elusa, you are the best swordsman I have ever seen." β
Elusa stared at Woz carefully, the girl's face softened as she made sure she was genuinely complimenting herself, not mocking herself.
But she still said with a cold face: "You are already very strong, you don't need to learn this." β
Woz smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, no, no, I'm not strong, if I don't use magic and simply fight with my body, even little Kana can knock me down with one punch." β
"How come?" Elusa looked full of disbelief, Kana she also knew, it was another girl as old as her in the guild, and in the entire guild, she could be said to be the weakest person, and Woz actually said that he couldn't beat Kana?
"When there was a riot in the guild yesterday, you behaved very well. Elusa pointed out the fact that in this guild, from time to time, some "small riots" would break out, and then turn into a big scuffle among all the members, even if Elusa had just joined, she had seen it several times. As far as Elusa observed, Woz, the self-proclaimed "weakest" guy, was one of the people who could stand last every time.
Woz shrugged and explained, "Skill! It's just skill! A martial arts master like Elusa should be able to see that in all the dogfights, I have never been hit even once, so I was able to stand to the end - dodging all the blows, and then attacking the opponent's weak points, is my fighting skill." β
Elusa recalled it again, and found that it was indeed as Woz said, that he had never been hit, so she nodded and exclaimed, "Yes, it is indeed a very powerful skill." β
"So I want to extend this technique even further to the use of weapons, so I'm here to ask you. Wodds paused, thinking about something, "As a reward...... I'll take you to the famous 'Paradise' cake shop. He added, "Anytime you want." β
Judging from the original plot mastered by Wads, Elusa is a person who loves exquisite cakes and desserts very much, and even the whole person's painting style will change when faced with delicious cakes! In Woz's opinion, for Elusa, who loves desserts so much, this cake shop's long-term meal ticket should be a very tempting reward, right?
(Hearing this, Kana on the side couldn't help but complain: "Woz often uses this trick to coax Luluya, Elusa, you are too young! you are treated like a bird, you know!")
Elusa was instantly a little excited-it's not that she likes cakes very much, she hasn't discovered any special food hobbies at this time, but she has never had a chance to try delicate and delicious foods such as cakes before she came to the Fairy Tail Guild and settled down, so trying all kinds of foods that she has never seen before has become one of the girl's few hobbies at present.
Sounds good!Elusa no longer refused, but she was still a little curious: "May you ask, Woz, why did you suddenly think of learning swordsmanship at this time?"
Elusa has been in the guild for a while, but Watts has never thought of coming to ask for advice, why is it delayed until now?
Waz didn't answer directly, but opened his magic book, and the page that he opened suddenly lit up, and a small magic array appeared in the middle of the dense text, and a slender sword slowly rose from the center of the magic array!
"Because it was only recently that I had finished making this sword - it was a trophy I had found on a mission, and it took a lot of effort to make it with only drawings. I don't want to waste it, so I want to learn how to use it. β
Did you think of learning how to use it because you had a new weapon? Elusa thought to herself, but her eyes were more curious at Woz's magical book, and at this time it was still "spitting" the blade outward, which was beyond the length of a normal saber, and her attention was immediately drawn to this sword.
The sword was quite long, a little too long - when fully drawn, the blade with the handle was about one and a half meters long, more than a dozen centimeters taller than Elusa's own height. Seeing that Wox did not object, Elusa reached out and grasped the sword, and slammed her wrist upward, only to find that its weight was unexpectedly light, not as good as the saber on her waist! Such an extreme structure made Elusa a little worried about the strength of the sword, worried that it would be crushed by its own weight. So Elusa carefully raised the sword body flat, only to find that the slender blade was only slightly curved, unexpectedly tough. But......
"This sword doesn't work at all, does it?" Elusa commented, frowning, "it's still too fragile, and it feels like it'll snap or shatter at all." Parry, block, or anything like that doesn't work. And there are such long dimensions...... This thing is actually a work of art, isn't it? It's flashy, and it doesn't have the ability to fight at all!"
Waz is also aware of these shortcomings, but also knows its unique advantages: "But the sword is really sharp, and if it is swung in the right way and at the right angle, it can theoretically cut through anything." And it's not as fragile as it seems, although it's really not very able to withstand pressure, but it can withstand strong stretching forces, and the centrifugal force generated when swinging can make its structure stronger, which is more than enough for attacking and slashing......; I haven't thought about it, after all, with my strength, I can't parry any attacks, right? It's still the same technique I mentioned before, in the face of an attack, you can dodge. β
Wolds said sincerely, "So, please help me master this sword, Elusa." β
Elusa thought about it and found that what Woz said made sense, but could there really be the kind of swordsmanship he said in this world? Elusa became curious, so she decided to agree to Woz's request to see what Woz could do.
"So, there's another question, does this sword have a name?" Elusa thought of a question that she was very concerned about.
"Actually, no. But according to the drawings, I named her 'Thin Sword Paper'. β
"The name...... It's really in line with Woz's style. β