Chapter 97: training results and a new enemy
-fu.....hah.....hah.....-
-Ninety-eight, ninety-nine and one hundred! It's okay rest Mr. Rudeus!-
-fuaaaaaaa.....-
I dropped to the floor as I put my wooden sword aside.
It's been 3 days since I got Atofe's support and now I've just been training non-stop
Apparently Alek is surprised by my results.
-Your progress is almost inhuman, Mr. Greyrat.....- Alek muttered as I lay on the floor catching my breath.
-You... believe it?....- I murmured breathlessly
-Oh of course, I've noticed that your fencing skills have greatly increased- Alek said as he helped me stand up.
-But we must put your resistance to work, sir, it all depends on the technique and your breathing- Alek explained.
I listened to him attentively as I picked up my wooden sword again.
Alek is training me in the North God style, In addition to giving me advice for battles with his 90 years of acquired experience
-Okay sir, let's test your skills today, execute the misty cross against me- Alek said inciting me to attack him
I grabbed a second wooden sword and lunged at him while transferring mana to the MK2 to be faster.
*whooooosh!* A noise sounded as i tried to catch Alek
It seems he was obviously holding back just to test my skills.
I pumped more mana into the MK2 and ran towards him
I created a protrusion with earth magic which helped me jump to pounce on Alek.
And in the end....
I managed to reach him and caught his neck in an X formed with two swords
If an X is formed with this technique, then why is it called a misty cross?...
I looked at Alek and he smiled at me.
-Very well, now try to harm me by throwing a sword at me sir- Alek said as he easily freed himself from the attack
For this occasion I used a real, ordinary sword so that the effect would be more effective.
-Fuuu...concentrate Rudy- I muttered to myself
How we practice it!! Let the blunt side rest on your shoulder, Karate posture and!....
-haaaaa!- I shouted as I threw the sword at Alek who was running in circles around me
The sound of a stabbing reached my ears
If it were with anyone else my blood would have run cold, but the target of my attack was an immortal half-demon.
I looked at Alek to see the result and he had the sword embedded in his chest and a trickle of blood coming out of his mouth.
-v-very well sir...R-Rudeus he did v-very well...Could you help me...get this off my chest?- Alek muttered as he pointed at the sword.
With one jerk he pulled the sword out of his chest and waited until Alek recovered.
-Hah.....Congratulations Mr. Rudeus, with your current abilities you can be considered an North Advanced!- Alek said enthusiastically
-Thank you very much for your guidance Alek- I said with a bow
No problem, unfortunately I can only instruct you in that style since I have no knowledge about the other styles- Alejo said with a bow.
-Don't worry, Orsted can teach me the other styles in due time- I consoled him
But still....North Advanced huh?
I never thought I would get to that point
North Advanced
Intermediate in the Water God style
And Beginner in the Sword God Style
Statistics of an average swordsman...
With magic it is a very separate thing since in all styles of magic I am emperor level but I still want to learn fencing.
But we are still in the early stages so there is no need to get depressed!
Plus if what Alek says is true... So I'm making great strides!!
With today's training with Alek finished we decided to return to Orsted Corp.
..
When we returned to Orsted Corp we noticed an atmosphere...how to put it...Different
If I could describe it with one word it would be "busy", which was weird, too weird since we had only been out for about 3 hours so I didn't know what all the fuss was about.
We walked between the desks and noticed some tense employees.
I instinctively looked towards a desk and it was empty.
It was Nolan's desk which had already been vacated and waiting for someone else to occupy it, it seems that Liendra did follow my order.
But I also noticed something different...
Hilda and Romira's desks were also empty and now I didn't know why.
Judging by their condition, the girls did come today because there are briefcases on their respective desks.
Could they just be in the bathroom? It's likely
Why am I actually overthinking this so much?
It's not like for some reason those girls were planning something or covering up some crime, right?
Hmm it seems that is not the case
Alek and I walked up the stairs to Orsted's office and I greeted Faria.
-Mr. Rudeus, Mr. Alek! I was just about to contact you, something very urgent has happened that requires your attention, Mr. Orsted is waiting for you! - Faria said with some panic
Instinctively Alek and I looked at each other without knowing what was happening and we entered Orsted's office
Alek went first and closed the door behind me
To my surprise I found Hilda and Romira in the office sitting in front of Orsted
The girls looked tense and I didn't know what was going on.
-Rudeus....Faria was about to contact you, please take a seat, something very serious has happened- Orsted said in a serious tone
Alek sat at his own desk and I sat opposite Orsted and next to Romira.
The poor girls were pale and tense.
-What's wrong sir? Is it about employee Nolan? - I asked.
Romira and Hilda looked at me in surprise and Orsted looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
-Did you already know?- Orsted asked.
-Well...he's been missing these days so I gave him an ultimatum but it seems th-
-No, I don't mean that..but it seems that you don't know so let me explain- Orsted said interrupting me and handed me a communication tablet
-This is one of the messages that a member of the Rudo mercenary company sent us in the sacred land of the sword- Orsted said as I took the communication tablet
"Day 20 of the first month of the year K487"
"A young man named Nolan arrived at the sacred dojo today requesting an audience with the Sword Goddess Diana, naturally his request was denied from the entrance to the point of beatings,But this guy mentioned something "I come from Hitogami" he said, at that precise moment the Goddess of the sword intervened and took this Nolan guy to speak in private, I don't know what they talked about, but since that day the sword Goddess has been missing."
That was the content of the message on the tablet.
On the 20th...this was only two days ago...
But why did it come to this point?...
Ah, that's right... any nearby Rudo mercenary company outpost closest to the sacred land of the sword is very far away...
If that was two days ago then whoever sent the message must have run to that place without rest...
But now the message....
I was just in shock....
-Did you know anything about this? About Nolan dreaming about some false god called Hitogami?- I asked the girls, looking at them with a frown.
They both hesitated but in the end Hilda spoke.
-Yes....Nolan told us that he had dreamed about a certain Hitogami...and days later I also dreamed about him but I never trusted him- Hilda murmured
I could see a look of hatred on Orsted's face as he quickly stood up from his seat with murderous intent.
-Sir, wait! Don't be hasty! - I said, trying to stop him.
-Rudeus, they are Hitogami's apostles, a good apostle is a dead apostle- Orsted said with murderous intent
Oh shit that phrase became too familiar to me....
-But wait sir! Just because you dreamed about him doesn't mean you're an apostle, right? I dreamed about him too, but I never trusted him so openly- I explained to Orsted.
I was surprised to see that he was actually listening to me, so I must be convincing.
-We can't kill them without knowing what happened- I told him.
-So, explain to me everything that Hitogami told you both and what Nolan told you- I told them seriously.
The poor girls shuddered in fear, I could feel sorry for them but that would depend on their actions.
..
Hilda and Romira went on to explain everything that happened while Alek went in search of Sylphie and Nana.
It turned out that Nolan was manipulated by Hitogami because of his fanaticism towards me.
Plus I found the story both stupid and funny.
But Orsted explained that Hitogami is a kind of blessed child who makes everyone trust in him.
But there were some exceptions like me and apparently Romira and Hilda
While it is true that he visited them in their dreams and told them the same story, both did not fully believe him, which led to a confrontation with Nolan that resulted in him abandoning them.
Fortunately they were against Nolan's actions and it turns out that he was the one who broke into my house and destroyed Anne.
-Rudeus...it seems we already have our first apostle- Orsted said with a frown
-a new enemy- I murmured
-It seems that Hitogami has already started his move, now we need to find Nolan as soon as possible- Orsted said
The days of peace are far away...
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