From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 2] by Shigeru Sagazaki

Author:Shigeru Sagazaki
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Oops. It’s already this late?”

The sun was already hiding below the western horizon. The shadow at my feet stretched all the way into the darkness.

“Haah...”

Kewlny was gasping for breath. You can’t look down on learning the basics. Holding a heavy two-handed sword at the ready and swinging it around exhausted a lot of stamina. This went double for an unfamiliar weapon.

“Mm. It’s your first day, so let’s call it here.”

“Y-Yes sir...”

Just like that, I’d spent a good amount of time observing her basic form and leading her through practice swings. The training hall was illuminated, but outside, it was pitch-black, and the sun had set completely. Hmm, maybe we’d gone a bit too long or had been a bit too keen. Kewlny was confident in her stamina, and even she was dead tired.

“Let’s focus on the basics for a while.”

“Yes sir!”

The path to mastering the sword couldn’t be traversed so quickly. If it was possible to improve in a single day (and just a few hours at that) nobody would have a hard time. Swordsmanship was built on repetition, repetition, and repetition—enough to send your blood pumping and your sanity fleeing. Well, that probably applied to pretty much any skill. If magic could be perfected in a day or two, the magic institute wouldn’t exist.

Judging by what little I saw today, Kewlny’s movements were better than average. However, as expected, she had a bad habit of using brute strength to swing her sword. Maybe she wasn’t conscious of it. That would take time to correct, but she had good instincts. Though, looking at it another way, she had enough base strength to rely on her arms alone to swing a sword, which was impressive.

It’s best to proceed patiently.

Anyway, it was difficult to notice errors in habits and technique unless you were specifically looking for them. And to do that, you needed to anticipate potential issues. Kewlny wasn’t even aware that she was swinging her sword the wrong way, and it was extremely difficult to catch this when watching from a distance. That was exactly what an instructor was for, though. This reinforced my desire to oversee Kewlny’s growth until I could give her a farewell sword. Her weapon of choice was now a zweihander, though, so it was questionable whether I would actually give her one.

“My arms hurt a little, but my waist and thighs are totally throbbing,” Kewlny complained.

“That’s a good thing. It means you’re actively working those muscles.”

Bracing your legs properly was even more important when using a large weapon like a zweihander, but it meant putting more of a burden on the lower body. It wasn’t good to push anyone too hard, so I thought it best to finish up before her body started screaming at her. Also, it was fairly late.

On a side note, watching the petite knight swing a huge weapon around had been quite picturesque. This was probably a reflection of my personal preferences, but there was a real charm to it. I use a totally plain weapon, so maybe that flashy style just sticks out even more in my eyes.

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