Dungeon Master Makeup Money (formerly known as Dungeon Master Funding)
Episode 5: Swordsmith
"Okay, I've finished my lunch, and we're gonna do something else this afternoon."
"Something else?
"There's something else I'd like to do if I could take the time to remodel the 82nd basement."
Take the four of us out of the abandoned city.
Ahead there was a purple armored martial artist waiting.
"Ask for an audition"
Armored martial artists nod.
"Hey, are you going to try Legendary Swordman for a second?
"Of course."
Confront each other with their swords in place.
It's weirder not to fight with everything ready up to this point.
"What the hell are you fighting for?
Sylvia asks me worried.
Even if you look at the level alone, the opponent is as strong as humanity is ever going to be. I can't help but worry, given what if.
"The last battle with giant moths made me realize I shouldn't be chronic. That's when I realized I can't do swordsmanship at all."
"What, you don't normally use it?
"Yeah. He was slaughtering one Imperial soldier after another on the battlefield, and even his demon opponents are able to slay him beautifully."
Two swordsmen praise my sword honestly.
But I don't want to call that sword technique.
"My sword is just a strong, swinging sword left to the height of status. With all that status difference, you can slash anything in two, so it just looks like it's falling clean."
Two swordsmen nod at my explanation and are convinced.
"My father taught me the least I could do."
My father, who was a soldier, taught me not only to use any weapon, but even to handle axes and bows on spears.
My father said that if you are serious about being a soldier on the border, you must be able to fight in any situation, and you should remember to treat your weapons in order to cope with the situation.
"There's going to be time, and that's why I want to remember swordsmanship."
"Maybe you're a legend swordsman for that?
"Oh."
Legendary Swordman is a legendary swordsman with his name intact.
There is no shortage of sword opponents.
I called him as a gatekeeper for the hierarchy, but I'm not going to let that just end.
You're ready, too.
Legendary Swordman nods.
He's an oligarchy opponent because his whole face is covered with a helmet.
"Let's go."
Run out with each other.
If you wave your sword to the torso with the intention of killing it, you can force the sword belly to change direction by being slapped from the top.
Immediately after that, a blade coming towards my neck in a flowing motion.
He was slashed with a piece of neck skin as he slumped back.
Blood runs thin from my neck, but I don't have time to care.
Up, down, left, right, diagonal - blades swing from everywhere.
However, all attacks come from the front.
Even if it was just an attack coming from the front, just play the blade and outrun it.
Legendary Swordman knows that this is my training to reinforce swordsmanship.
So I'm not going to make a cowardly attack that strikes a surprise.
"Huh, we're both too fast"
"Do you have any idea what kind of movement I'm making when it's Melissa because I'm the limit to chasing her with my eyes?"
"I've just prevented two or three attacks on the limit,"
It is impossible for even two swordsmen to follow our movements. Melissa hasn't been caught from the start.
But even this is just taking advantage of the status and moving fast.
Legendary swordmen, by contrast, are moving to flow by skillful leg tweezers, even though they have more status than I do. It's not like me.
"... so the Legendary Swordman is higher when it comes to movement"
"I see."
Sylvia explains that the area is well visible.
"I mean, if you're seeing it, if it's Sylvia, you can fight it, right?
"It's not like I can even handle the power of a legend swordsman just because I can follow the other person's movements, and respond to speed. If you take it with my dagger, the dagger will break more, or you will be defeated by me."
"" Oh...... "
You imagined the sight. Two swordsmen sigh.
Damn, I can snort the Legendary Swordman attack while listening to the outfield voices, but just snort the attack as best I can...
"... Huh!
"Feint here......"
Looks like Sylvia was looking.
I could see the blade approaching from the left, too. So I waved my sword to play, but the moment I touched Legendary Swordman's sword, the sword changed track and rubbed through my side.
If I noticed, a blade was pressed against my neck.
I swung out my sword.
Not very much, but there's no way we can deal with it from here.
"Shit."
I surrender looking at the sword attached to my neck.
"What...?" Was it the best you could do just to tap into your current blow? 'Come on, I couldn't get any closer to the last blow. That's how fast you could have done it if you'd done all you could. "
Legendary Swordman says nothing.
However, being a labyrinth owner, I can receive the emotions and things I want to say about the demons in the labyrinth.
"'I couldn't handle it if they used magic away. I'm a samurai who can only wave his sword' or... I'm sure he's right, but I'm getting him to fight in sword training. You don't have to be wary of magic from now on. I'll always be strong enough to beat you with my sword alone."
Legendary Swordman nods.
From now on, a sharper attack will fly with lost vigilance.
But now my whole body is screaming. I'm not in the same condition as I am training.
"Good luck. How was it?
Sylvia gives me the towel, so I answer as I wipe the sweat that flows through my body.
"There's no one stronger than me. It would be a good experience just to fight. Now only one battle has taken us to the next level."
"It's..."
It's hard to get a level up when you get to this point, but the only thing that got a level up in a mock fight is that it was a thick fight against Legendary Swordman.
"No, now I want to hone my technology more than my level or status"
"Why not?
"I'm better at magic than a sword, one way or another. I have a sword because I was alone in self-defense and when I was working alone, and I could be an avant-garde and a rear guard. The influence of when I was trying to be a medium guard made me" neither way ". But we had a party, and now we can't do that."
What I should aim for is' I can do both '.
Magic will go through a lot of exploring because it can use all of its basic attributes, but I want to work with the powerful and be strong at all about the sword.
"Hey, can I fight next?
"Fine..."
For once, I'll try to get confirmation from Legendary Swordman.
Legendary Swordman nodded and set up his sword for me.
With all due care, he would stop at inches.
"You've wanted to fight once since you saw him."
Ira also sets up a sword.
I guess he was a little stressed out because he hasn't been dealt with by any other adventurer since he became my family.
Legendary Swordman steps sharply in and Ira takes the sword that has been waved down with her sword.
"... what? Are you making fun of me?
Legendary swordman shakes his neck to the side.
"Right. The blow was all I had... to deal with me."
In other words, it was determined that all that power would suffice to deal with Ira.
Ira, angry knowing she was being moderated, but as soon as she regains her composure, she is prepared to slash with a clear glass of water.
In contrast, Legendary Swordman receives from the front...... flush.
"That's the thing!
The clear mirror water stop must not only be calm enough to release a sharp slash, but must also be accompanied by a slash enough to slash the subject. The received sword determines that the slaughter is insufficient and the clear water stop is not activated.
Ira slashes in one after the other, but she drifts away.
"Can I fight next?
Ilis, who was watching the battle, asks.
Apparently Ira's victory is already gone in her.
"Fine, but are you serious?
"Because it's weird that you two train swordsmanship but not just me. Because of this, I'm going to be stronger as a swordsman."
If that's what you're going to do, you can't refuse.
Legendary Swordman was also pushing Ira as he cleverly weaved his offense and defense against him. This would help Illis fight without any problems.
"There 'll be plenty of time, and let's just relax and get stronger"