Chapter 2 – Departure
The well-prepared blow was dodged, and looking at Ao Rui standing there, I quickly stood up. Looking at Ao Rui, he seemed a little surprised, he didn't expect me to be able to do this, and immediately laughed.
"It turns out that your kid has such good motor nerves, it seems that I underestimated you"
Although the attack just now didn't last long, it was still a lot of burden for someone like me who had no combat experience and training. He didn't realize that he was gasping for air, but Ao Rui had noticed it early.
"It seems that you don't have enough stamina, kid, it seems that it's time to train you"
But when I thought that I had fainted from running when I was in school, I was really scared into a cold sweat when I heard this.
"No, no, no! I feel like I'm going to die of exhaustion."
"Oh? Is that so? But then again......"
"Kid, who taught you this move?"
When Ao Rui was about to ask a question, a sentence suddenly came out from behind him with a vicissitudes of tone. Tilting his head to see that Ston was standing in the same place I had peeked before, walking towards here, it looked like he had just peeked at the battle.
"I ...... I didn't learn martial arts, so I guess those just now were called instinctive reactions, right? ”
"Instinctive tactics...... Why?"
I've seen them fight before, and my fighting style is obviously more like Stone, but what I do know is that I didn't learn it. It's about analyzing the action from beginning to end, why the attack is like this, or why it can be blocked like this.
"My fighting style is an instinctive fighting faction, but this is my long-term combat experience that has progressed to this realm, what about you? Why do you have this ability?"
Stone's doubts were much heavier than they sounded. But I don't understand why he would dig so deep.
"If you have to say it...... Analyze actions and react? ”
In order to dispel Stone's investigation, he can only bite the bullet and probably say why. However, their expressions gradually began to change to smiles. It seems that I am quite ridiculous to say such things?
"That's it, since I found that you have this talent, of course it's best to use it"
"In that case, should the kid go outside tomorrow? Exercise to train your fighting abilities? Recently there was a notice in the town that a wild beast had appeared in the forest to the north, and that I was going to eliminate this threat tomorrow."
Although I have lived in this castle for almost half a year, I have never thought about going out or anything. But if there is such a thing that can be actually encountered, of course, it is best to check it out.
"Yes, yes! When is tomorrow! ”
"Then I'll call you tomorrow."
"That's it!"
Ston on the side also smiled and shook his head, it seemed that he didn't have anything to say.
The next day, not long after the sun came out, Ao Rui and I started to prepare things. I chatted with him a little while I was preparing the dry food.
"According to the news this time, it seems that we are going to hunt an old wild boar. However, the villagers' statements are very strange, but they all have wild boars. So maybe he has a lot of unknowns besides being able to determine the species, remember to be vigilant"
"Then do you think this pig will be a strange thing?"
"This is rare to hear, but it can't be ruled out."
"That's right, but what am I going to take? I don't have a clue about that."
"This one...... First of all, you'll need a piece of armor, which is the foundation of the basics. The second is the weapon in hand, yesterday I saw that you were basically stabbing, so it is better to take a sword or dagger......"
"Uh... Is that all? ”
"Poof...... Isn't it possible to talk about spears and spears? I'm thinking about you too. Rapiers are also long and short, and the Rapier is a very good sidearm for people who don't have a lot of strength, while you can use a short Rapier with a lighter weight. The Rapier is a one-handed weapon and is the most adaptable to the stabbing attack, while the dagger is short but the most flexible stabbing weapon. It feels like you did yesterday's moves. But in the case of wild boars, we have special people to suppress him, we just need to deal with him completely."
Once the food is ready, follow Ao Rui to the armory. There are a lot of weapons here, and you can find almost everything. Suddenly, I saw a very handsome long sword, and my eyes glowed golden.
"This sword, I used to forge this weapon at my own expense when I was in war, and it is still very easy to use today. However, after the king gave me this 'broken sword', I stored this weapon here. If you want, it's good for you later."
Of course, I was very excited to hear this, and I was very interested in taking it and taking a look. It wasn't until I reached for it that I realized a serious problem. It's too heavy! For a kid like me, a long sword is too heavy! When I turned around and saw Ao Rui stunned because of this, the air was suddenly quiet.
"Uh...... I feel like I'd better forget it," I said to him, embarrassed and calm. ”
"Well, too, given that your strength and stamina are not very high, why don't you look at something else?"
Ao Rui also looked around with a little thought, and then pointed in one direction.
"Speaking of which, go and see the short stabbing sword. He gave it to me when I helped the blacksmith in the town carry charcoal."
"That's... Uncle Rui, are you still doing this? ”
"For the sake of the people, haha," Ao Rui said without thinking.
I approached the little stabbing sword, and it looked so aggressive that it was chilling. I reached over and gently picked it up. But as I picked it up, my heart was filled with a strong doubt.
"Uncle Rui! Why is this bayonet sword lighter than yesterday's wooden short sword?! ”
"yes, this weapon is relatively light"
"That's not right! It's about the same size, but it's wood! ”
"Huh? yes. Huh? ”
Ao Rui, who was sorting out his equipment, slowly turned his head. We looked at each other, and the atmosphere was very awkward.
"Will the mage who strengthened it also aggravate it, I'll say how it's quite solid"
Ao Rui silently turned his head and muttered to himself. However, I waved it a few times, and I still felt a little dissatisfied. So I asked Ao Rui where there was a dagger.
"The words of the dagger are like a handful of loot, I'll take a look"
He walked to a box, which was cluttered and looked really unpopular, and it seemed that Ao Rui was very casual about the things he didn't like.
"As for the dagger, when I was fighting the bandits before, I happened to see a more peculiar one, and I took it back if I was interested. Well, look at it. ”
It is a very simple and beautiful dagger, about 22 centimeters long. The scabbard is made of brown animal skin, and it looks like a blade made of steel, and the long S-shaped shape is very beautiful, and the handle is tied with fine hemp rope, which looks extremely simple.
"That's it"
"It seems that you are more interested in daggers? However, the dagger also has a saying of 'one inch short, one inch dangerous', you have to be mentally prepared"
I simply took this one weapon, and I felt that the others were more or less uncomfortable. Ao Rui's words were also ready, and he took the long sword he used to save me before. Then he took another short sword, but this one was strange. He was shorter than a short sword and longer than a dagger. And it looks extremely plain and old.
"Uncle Rui, is your sword really fine?"
"Is this one? Don't worry, I don't take this fight, just in case. ”
Then he pinned the old sword to his waist. And his long sword was carried on his side waist, so it looked like the short sword really wouldn't be used.
Later, I put on a leather armor with a certain protective effect, and I heard that it was specially made for me by the maids, and I felt strangely shy. came to the stable, and with the help of Ao Rui, he got on his favorite white horse. It seems that everything is ready, and my long-awaited outing is finally coming. As the door opened, we slowly walked outside.
"No, Ao Rui, is it okay for you to take this little hairy boy out hunting?"
Frightened by the sudden appearance of the voice, it turned out to be Ao Rui's entourage of the escort Suiya. She waited by the side of the door on a black horse, and it seemed that she had been waiting for some time.
"I found out yesterday that this kid is very powerful, and I plan to take him out to fight today," Ao Rui said with a big grin.
"Okay, okay, whatever you want, it's not that one more person can't protect it anyway"
Suiya sighed softly after complaining to show her helplessness. Then the three of us began to ride our horses to our destination.
We headed north to this somewhat remote wood.
"This is where the villagers last found the wild boar, let's look around"
Although Ao Rui said so, this forest is quite lush, and it is difficult for anyone to hide it. We've been wandering the woods ever since, trying to find clues. Until the sun goes overhead, we still gather in vain.
"This wild boar is too hard to find."
"There are pig's trotter prints everywhere, and it's quite difficult to follow them."
Ao Rui and Suiya are talking back and forth like this. I ate the bread quietly and watched the two of them. Today it was cloudy and breezy, blowing big from time to time and very cool. Slowly, my heart began to melt into this secluded forest. But I'm looking up at the sky and enjoying the wind.
"Be careful! There is an ambush! Get out of the way! ”
Hota suddenly jumped away and roared. Ao Rui reacted quickly and dodged away. But I was relieved and didn't have time to get up, so I was controlled by the spell.
"Fourth-Order Magic: Wind Chaos"
Some of Arno's troops popped up one after another, about 20 people, and 4 of them released spells together. Because I didn't have time to dodge, I was blown up by the wind generated by the spell, and then the wind grew stronger and stronger, and gradually became like a tornado. Ao Rui and Suiya saw that I wanted to rescue as soon as possible, but there were too many enemies around me so they could only start the battle first. The wind gradually blew me into the sky, and I couldn't get out of it at all. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly the wind stopped, and I was thrown out of the air. Frightened, I thought I would die this time, but luckily because it was a wood, and it happened to land on an extremely lush tree, and I was fenced by leaves on the way down. When it landed, it wasn't very high, but fortunately there were only a few scratches. But when I came back to my senses and looked at the scene around me, I only knew that I was separated from Ao Rui and them.
It looks like I haven't been blown for long, but I've already flown far enough. In addition, there is also the possibility of wild boars that were originally wanted to be defeated. I'm still very timid alone, after all, I'm too young to defend myself against any threats. After thinking about it for a while, I still walked in a general direction. After walking some distance, I suddenly saw a man wearing a cloak. The man walked quietly through the woods, looking very leisurely. He was the first and only person I had encountered on this stretch of the road, and it seemed that he might have known about the road in the vicinity, but he might have been one of the attackers. In the face of the two possibilities, I still resolutely took the initiative to ask.
"Excuse me......"
To be continued