Tale of the Fake Hero - Chapter 241



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Season 3: Episode 49

“Then Camilla, I will explain the contents of each test.”

Ashir said.

For some reason he had an excited expression.

“McKennan’s test is reflexes. If you can dodge or block all 20 daggers thrown by McKennan, you pass.”

McKennan cracked his fist, making a sickening sound.

Don’t do that… … .

No, it’s really scary.

“Leone’s test is nothing special. It’s just tag. If you can catch Leone, you pass.”

Leone waved his hand with his characteristically hearty smile.

“Did you say Camilla? Don’t be so scared. I’ll take care of it.”

The Red Pilgrims all seemed to resemble the red flames of Akira, perhaps because they all had such hearty smiles.

“Phenyl’s test is passed if you can break that spirit pearl with just magic power.”

hmm……?

Uh, um… … .

Is that something that can be broken by injecting magic power into it? I’ve never seen it crack, let alone burst, during my training at .

“Then Camilla, I have a mission from my Master, so I’ll go. I’ll be busy for two weeks! Cheer up!”

Second Step, Accompanying the Leading Payquerier (4)

It would be difficult to briefly describe the days of testing I received from strange officers in order to join the Blood Demon Corps.

Indeed, the process was arduous.

Truly, those times were tough.

However, those hardships and difficulties became a stepping stone towards becoming a warrior.

“A brat like you would die right away if I showed my true colors, so I’ll do it while picking my nose.”

McKennan’s iron fist was a mirage.

Before I even realized that I had thrown the needles, they had already pierced the acupoints.

Even if it seemed like there was a reaction, it was just the iron needles colliding with each other in the air, changing the trajectory.

“Give up. You won’t be able to avoid my dagger even after 100 years. It’s impossible to follow it with your eyes in just two weeks.”

It was only after we became friends that I found out that those bloods were a set of three health specials.

Skin beauty!

Fatigue relief!

Joint health!

Somehow, no matter how much I rolled around during those two crazy, difficult weeks, I never got tired… … .

“Come on, don’t be so nervous! It’s just tag. If you just brush against my collar, you’ll pass.”

Leone’s movements were no longer human.

That was the first time I realized that human joints could produce such a variety of movements.

In the 100 years since the advent of firearms, martial arts have gradually become extinct, so meeting a first-class martial artist like this was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

“Well, there are still many parts of my body that aren’t flexible. Is it because of the reaction to primitiveness? I need to work on it.”

Still, the tests of McKennan and Leone were relatively fast because they involved moving the body. Phenyl’s test was truly… … a test that taught me what a bed of thorns was.

“Squeeze out every last drop of your magic power and concentrate it. Magic power. With that much magic power, you won’t be able to make the lord bleed even a single drop.”

No matter how much strength you give.

No matter how much magic power I exert.

Because he held the lord too tightly, only a crack formed where his fingers touched, and no cracks started from within.

“The instantaneous burst of magical power comes from endurance. Right now, you don’t have any endurance or anything. That’s why you get tired if you do anything.”

Phenyl’s sarcastic tone was something that really irritated people. Is this the case with Delfred and all wizards?

“There really is no answer. To leave the three of us out of the mission to entrust this guy with no answer, has your maternal love grown stronger as you grow older?”

Like that, one day, two days, three days, four days.

Five days passed.

He failed to deflect one of MacKennan’s daggers, touch one of Leone’s garments, or cause one bruise on the Lord of Phenyl.

‘Why? Why doesn’t it work?’

You won the Earth Sword Festival, too. There and here, you defeated quite a few strong opponents.

But why… … .

First of all, these people have different speeds. Not just the speed of their bodies, but also the speed of their reflexes.

“How is your exam going?”

Meditation in the lotus position, there was a voice that permeated the quiet time.

Aydin, the Red Priest.

As always, he came into the sickroom with a kind smile hidden behind a shadow of strictness and examined my body.

“No, what is it? Coming here made me realize how well the teacher taught me. Everyone is just trying to get me out… … .”

“If you think so, you’re mistaken. If they really wanted to kick you out, would they have spent any time with you? Wouldn’t they have even bothered to talk to you?”

“!”

The conversation with Aydin always went like this.

Camilla’s words and thoughts helped to direct the flow of her thoughts so that they would not be lost in the darkness but would instead lead to a breakthrough on the other side.

“It is said that in restaurants run by masters, when a new disciple comes in, they make him do odd jobs for at least 3 years and up to 10 years. Do you know why this is? It is to show respect. And sincerity.”

“Respect and integrity?”

“You could say that you can see the character.”

“But, it’s a chore for 3 to 10 years… … .”

“Do you think your pride will not allow it? Then you are not desperate. Camilla, during your days of learning, be a dog. A dog even eats the crumbs that fall under its master’s table.”

“I’m not, uh, complaining, I’m just so dumb I don’t really understand what you’re talking about.”

“It is not stupid to admit your ignorance. Let me explain it simply. If you have both respect and sincerity, you will be able to accept the vague teachings of your teachers without missing them.”

Ah… … If I got hit in the head by lightning, this is probably what it would feel like.

– Give up. You won’t be able to avoid my dagger even after 100 years. It’s impossible to follow it with your eyes in just 2 weeks.

– Well, there are still many parts of my body that aren’t flexible. Is it because of the reaction to primitiveness? I need to work on it.

– The instantaneous output of magical power comes from endurance. Right now, you don’t have any endurance or anything. So if you do anything, you’ll get tired.

All three of them weren’t trying to shoo me away sarcastically. They were teaching me the most important things.

It was I who had no heart… … .

I just didn’t have the attitude to desperately, with all my might, learn anything.

“You came back again without getting tired? Hey, I told you. Even if you go for 100 years-”

“-Please take care of me today too!”

It is impossible to follow with your eyes. If you keep trying to do the impossible, you will fail.

– It’s impossible to follow it with your eyes in just two weeks.

So, it’s about imagining. No, it’s about thinking. Where will the opponent who throws the knife aim?

Even though the locations of the acupoints are different, the locations that lead to killing are mostly similar.

It’s a prediction. If so, it’s possible to avoid fatal injuries, even if you can’t block them all. You can avoid leaving the battlefield.

“!”

Tititititing… … At the moment of impact, the first set of ten-letter signs that were firmly wrapped around the core parts of the body, the iron needles bounced off the circle.

Complete defense is impossible.

Although he was stabbed in the arms and legs with iron needles, he did not fall down in a horrible manner due to his central acupoints being suppressed as before.

‘What is this guy…?’

McKennon was left wide-eyed at the dramatic change that had taken place in Camilla in just one day.

Camilla took a deep breath.

He shouted brightly, crossing his sword and scabbard and unravelling the ten characters.

“When you said that it’s impossible to follow with your eyes in two weeks, you meant that I shouldn’t even think about following with my eyes and should prepare like this first, right?!”

McKennan was at that moment, ha, this guy… … thankful that his outfit included a mask.

If it weren’t for that… … .

For a moment, the corners of my mouth would have twisted and I would have shown this guy a defenseless smile that I had formed on my own.

“Can you follow me today? You can take a break.”

I’m learning.

One by one, step by step.

All the things I don’t know, what I’m weak in, and what I lack are things I can learn.

‘Watch how Leone uses his joints and learn from that flexibility.’

Looking back now, Ashir’s tithe sword was completed as an extremely dynamic swordsmanship that made the most of joint movement.

Asher also learned it.

To these experts, one by one.

The saying that ‘people become adults by repeating the first time’, which means learning one thing at a time that they didn’t know, is exactly what it means.

‘Excellent.’

Leone smiled brightly.

Things have changed.

Until yesterday, he was just trying to chase me blindly, but now he’s observing and analyzing my movements.

‘And the challenge of applying that directly to his own movements… … This kid is used to failure.’

I know that even if I fail, even if I make a mistake, I just have to get back up. I know that I just have to get back up and not make the same mistake next time.

‘Who taught you that?’

Above all, you know your own growth very well. That’s why you can follow me with a smile like that.

‘Na Won, if you chase after me with such an innocent smile, I feel like I want to catch you for no reason.’

The same was true of Phenyl’s education.

He said that endurance is the most important. He said that burst power comes from endurance.

That means, first of all, you must maintain the state of infusing magic power into the lord for as long as possible.

“Ugh, ugh, euaaaaaaah!”

“Huh? Hey you idiot! The meridian system is going to explode! Stop it!”

“To this extent, I won’t budge, I’m really so ignorant, my head and body are all made of stone!”

Phenyl’s eyes narrowed.

Do you now understand that the stamina of magic is the most important?

But they didn’t teach me that the way to grow it was to do this stupid thing, by pouring magic power into the lord for as long as possible every day.

“I will do it, as long as I can, as long as I can!”

Let’s do our best.

Master, Uncle Griffberen, Uncle Delfred, Sister Melene, and Johan are stronger than me.

So let’s believe that everything is okay.

‘Florette and Sharon too.’

Let me do my best on my path for now, and then, surely, we will meet again.

Without falling behind.

If I go ahead, I just have to wait for those people in front.

‘it’s hard.’

My whole body feels like it’s boiling because of the magic. My physical strength can’t hold up. But I won’t give up. Absolutely, I won’t give up.

“That’s Camilla’s greatest strength.”

From a distance, Ashir looked at the dazzling sight of the lord Camilla held in her hand.

“I never give up. Even though I may feel discouraged at times, I always try to move forward.”

The one standing next to him was Aydin. Aydin, as the commander of the field ward, had been out of action for ten days.

“When I first met him, he asked me how he could become like me and how he could beat me, when other kids would give up on standing next to me when they saw me.”

As Asher chattered in a clear, excited tone, Aydin smiled serenely.

“They say that a disciple resembles his teacher. Only with pure passion and a straight path forward, that child will grow up to be someone who, like Lord Laminea, will inspire people with admiration and make them follow him.”

Aydin’s praise for Camilla only lasted for a moment as she was jumping for joy.

Asher’s gaze turned to Camilla’s white hair and the scar that sewed together her skin.

Soon, his gaze, now cast in a sad manner, lingered only on the ground.

“Yes, if I can grow up until then… … .”