5. Preparing for a duel – 05

The next day after school, Jin and Altina met face to face again at Class A’s gymnasium.

In fact, Jin didn’t want to meet face to face, but he had no other choice, so he had no choice but to walk to the gym with the expression of a cow brought to a slaughterhouse.

“Then, is today the first day? Is it the first day?”

Contrary to Jin’s expression, Altina smiles broadly as if she is looking forward to the upcoming class. Of course, Jin felt that her smile was even more terrifying than that of the Grim Reaper.

“On my own, I couldn’t figure out how to train myself. I’m so excited. Would you show me a way I could never have imagined?”

… sorry. Actually I don’t know anything either. I can’t even take care of myself, so who dare to teach my subject?

“Ah, if you want to teach me, you should first explain how far I’ve progressed, right?”

Saying that, Altina grabbed one of the training swords and immediately created an aura on the blade.

ugh-

At the same time as Altina gives strength to the training sword, an aura with a whitish aura begins to form on the blade. It was the aura that Jin hadn’t been able to get even after all the bullshit he had done for the past hundred years.

“As you can see, I can’t make any progress other than causing an aura through the medium of the sword. I think I know how to generate an aura, but I have no idea how to use that aura efficiently or how to process power.”

“…..”

… To be honest, I have no idea what Altina is talking about. All it takes is for an aura to come out, so why bother about efficiency and processing?

As I quietly watch the aura shining with its brilliant brilliance, for some reason, jealousy boils inside me.

Some people haven’t even smelled the Aura for over a hundred years, while others were discussing the effectiveness or perfection of the Aura. Anyway, they say that there are more people, but there is nothing wrong with the old saying.

However, Altina’s expression also changed slightly, as if to see how she accepted Jin’s jealous expression.

“ah… sorry. Is this the case with wrinkles in front of the chrysalis? When I think about it again, it’s very embarrassing. Of course you can do this much, but it’s like bragging in front of you.”

… No, I don’t really know how to write. And if I fight with you, I will definitely lose. It’s okay if we fight each other in muddy water, but if we do sparring, we might get hit and suffocate.

From the very beginning, only a sigh comes out. I just wanted to hit it all up and go back to the dorm to sleep.

However, Altina in front of him was very motivated and was looking at him with bright eyes. Apparently, she had no intention of letting go of Jin easily.

“Well then, what should I do first? No matter what way you point me, I will follow you without a word. You are like my teacher now. is not it?”

Looking at Altina, who is smiling brightly at him, I feel like my heart is tearing with a sense of guilt. My head is confused. How am I supposed to teach that naive kid who absolutely believes I’m stronger than he is?

“… Well. therefore-“

I didn’t know anything else, but I thought I knew one thing first.

Time, time was needed. It wasn’t time to formulate a curriculum for classes to teach Altina, but enough time to create elaborate lies that could fool her.

In the end, after entering Nineveh, the only thing that increased was not his own ability, but his ability to play the ball.

– You squeezed your hair all night last night and nothing came out in the end? But now, I’m sure I’ll come up with a clever excuse.

‘Shut up, this is all because you didn’t cooperate.’

Jin gritted his teeth and growled at Erekaya.

It was. Just yesterday, Erekaya asked Jin to take on the role of Altina’s teacher, but she didn’t open her mouth about how she would teach Altina.

Erekaya is also a person who has reached the level of a Master, and it would have been easier to teach Altina if she had helped, but the reason why she kept her mouth shut was that she didn’t know what kind of symbol she was.

– Anyway, stupid. You and that woman are both grossly mistaken. Do you think it makes sense for someone to teach someone who has reached the level of Master in the first place?

‘… What the hell does that mean?’

– I didn’t know. Just teach as much as you like. If I’m right, no matter how you teach, the results won’t be so bad.

‘… ?’

He only talked about these floating clouds and didn’t give specific advice, so in the end, Jin decided to just say whatever came out of his mouth.

“Uh, um… . First of all, let’s run about 30 laps lightly around the gymnasium. That comes first.”

“Driving at the gymnasium? Isn’t it swordsmanship training? why?”

Not disapproving of Jin’s proposal, Altina was simply asking her intentions.

Why? I do not know. Speaking of training, I think I should start with running. In documentaries featuring athletes, they all train like that.

“That… Well… So, this is how your body’s performance is… measurement. Yes, I am trying to measure it.”

“measurement?”

“Yes, there are training methods that suit each individual and there are training methods that do not. I’m going to measure your physical potential by watching you run on the gymnasium.”

But is it really possible to measure the physical potential of another person by running? Actually I don’t know. Well, the world is wide and there are many people, so some people might be able to do that.

“Oh, I see. Then I’ll start right now!”

After saying that, Altina immediately started driving around the gymnasium.

One lap, two laps… And ten turns, twenty turns…

There was not much difference in Altina’s posture between the first round of the gym and the 20th round. No, not a single breath was disturbed.

No matter how wide the playground is, no matter how narrow it is, she doesn’t shed a single drop of sweat during the 20 laps, is that woman really made of steel?

“… I think you can stop running now.”

When Jin stopped Altina, it was around the time she had completed about 50 laps around the gym, exceeding her original goal.

“yes? already? I can still run more.”

Yes, you can run more. It’s a problem because there’s no point in jumping further.

“no. I think that’s enough.”

“Could it be that the potential of my body is already there? Did you measure it all anyway? In this short time?”

Altina looked at Jin with admiration.

“uh? uh. Yeah, I guess I don’t need to measure anymore anyway.”

I’m not a fitness trainer, how do I know what your body is like with only running form.

“So, how do you see me? How do you think you should train? How can I wield the power of Aura efficiently, and further defeat Erekaya?”

Well, if I had known such an amazing method, wouldn’t I have practiced it and reached the level of a master?

When Jin opened his mouth with a believable face—actually he had no idea—Altina swallowed her saliva down her throat.

“From what I can see, you have two problems.”

“two?”

Altina’s eyes widened. At this moment, she was frankly stunned. The only thing he did after coming here was run at the gymnasium, but did that man see through his weaknesses in that short amount of time?

‘As expected, I wasn’t wrong.’

Indeed, this was the correct answer. Although he was a bit rude in what he did, his tone of voice was rude, and he didn’t care about others in the slightest, this man was also a strong man with enough capacity that he could not easily find an opponent even in Nineveh.

Opportunities to receive lessons from such a strong person are by no means common. Even if you look at the entire empire right now, there are only eight people, and even if you look at it unofficially, there are only about ten people who have reached the level of masters.

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Meanwhile, Jin, who was making fun of Altina in front of him, had no other thoughts.

‘I’ve turned people around like that, but if there’s only one thing to say, Gao won’t live.’

Since ancient times, a teacher must be an authority figure in front of his disciples.

And isn’t the easiest way to straighten up one’s authority as a teacher is to belittle the disciple and point out his or her ugliness?

“First of all, your moves are way too wasteful.”

“waste?”

“Yes, I have pointed it out to you before. The length of your stride when you wield the sword was a bit off, though. And that caused a huge wall blocking you.”

“This time it is an extension of that. You’ve been learning the wrong steps for too long. As a result, the center of gravity and the flow of force tend to be out of sync.”

“The incongruity between the force generated in the body and the force that induces it. If you can’t do that, there’s no point in reaching a level other than that of a Master.”

Of course it’s bullshit, no bullshit. How on earth would you see through something like that just by watching someone else run in the first place?

I just pointed out Altina’s stride the other day and it happened to be right, so it was just a dirty calculation that if I pointed out that part again this time, at least I wouldn’t suffer any loss.

“ah-ha, I see.”

Of course, the naive Altina just nodded as if it was great advice. Even though I’m actually talking about whatever comes out of my mouth.

“And second, your movements are too textbook. It’s so perfect, as if it was taken out of a swordsmanship textbook.”

“Why? Wouldn’t it be nice to be perfect?”

Altina tilts her head as if she doesn’t understand Jin’s words.

Of course, it’s good if it’s textbook-like and perfect. But I’m in a position where I have to grab your pod no matter what.

“No, in your case it means that it is too standard and correct. Rather, it means that your sword is not free because you are too chasing after perfection and insisting only on the standard.”

“freedom… .”

“Yes, your sword is bound to something. That’s why you’re not free. Your sword, which has risen to the level of a master, should be infinitely free without being bound by anything, but should I say that your sword and your movements are bound to the limits you set unconsciously?”

At Jin’s words, Altina opened her mouth as if she was sincerely admiring it.

“Wow, that’s great. This nonsense… I’ve never heard of it anywhere.”

That’s right, of course. Because all of this is just telling the story of a martial arts novel that Jin read while he was in Korea.

“Well, then what am I supposed to do?”

“Simple. From now on, you can train on your own.”

“uh… ? what, what?”

It is very important from here. Jin looked at Altina with a melancholic expression on his face, then turned away from her. It was a kind of outburst and directing to make it look even a little more mysterious.

“Actually, last night I had some thoughts on how to teach you. But now that I see it, I don’t think those methods will work very well for you. Because the problems you have are the problems of your heart.”

It’s hard to think of how to teach. I grunted holding my head all night last night, and in the end, I couldn’t think of anything, so I just closed my eyes and slept.

However, there was no way Altina knew about Jin’s background.

“my… mind… .”

“Of course, if you want to, it is not very impossible to lead you to the realm by force. But there is no point in doing so, and there is a risk that it will act as a poison that hinders your growth in the distant future.”

Saying that, Jin shakes his head from side to side. It’s like a person who regrets the fact that he can’t teach Altina right now.

“Worry about yourself. and realize yourself What you have, what you lack, and what you should pursue. Do not be bound by the law, but make the absence of the law your own law. Then automatically you will know which way to go.”

“Ha, but I-”

“My advice ends here. Then, I wish you good luck.”

Saying that, Jin walked straight out toward the entrance of the gymnasium without looking back. Accompanied by a firm gesture that he will not allow any further objections.

‘Hey, how are you? Isn’t this really perfect? Now Altina won’t bother me anymore, right? Oh, come to think of it, did I tell you that my future dream was to be a teacher?’

– … This, I thought you were a hero who would save humanity, but it seems that you were more full of talent as a con artist than that. You really are an incorrigible son of a bitch.

‘To hear such a thing from a devil-like woman who destroyed mankind once, I must have lived a pretty good life. Is that why?’

– No, it’s actually my taste. It’s a slightly different development than I thought, but it’s also something I didn’t want for that woman to drink water.

In this way, the man and woman of the pair left the gymnasium with joy in their hearts.

“… Your own, the law? freedom?”

Left alone with Altina, who was still muttering endlessly the words Jin had just said with a blank face.