Chapter 42 – Summer Vacation at the Academy (11)

On the way to the sparring room with Seoyeon, Seoyeon asked one more question.

“Xian, why do you want to spar with Naen?”

“I want to see how well my power works on people. I also want to gain experience fighting people.”

“Really? Naen is quite strong, so I think it might be a good experience.”

“So, how much is it?”

“Among the women, I guess she’s in the top five, right? That includes the two people from Class Q who are outside the standard.”

Does this mean that, excluding Chris Roanna and Miyama Asui, who are in class Q like me, I am one of the top three female students at the academy?

Because he’s that strong, isn’t he able to cut down a goblin?

I know they’re all too strong because I’m trying to use class Q as a standard, but since she hasn’t interacted with regular academy students, I’m not sure what the average level is.

When she arrived at the sparring room, Naen was ready and waiting for us.

Naen playfully asked me while I was wearing sparring gear.

“Yu Xian, are you going to use a firearm?”

“I want to fight purely with swordsmanship.”

“I like it better that way too.”

This is my first time fighting an enemy that uses a sword and shield.

I’ve used it before, but it was too crude to be called a shield.

I know it’s going to be hard to win, but that’s why we spar.

“Uh. Is it okay if I start? Then we both work hard!”

Naturally, Seoyeon, who was outside, pressed the start button and a protective shield unfolded over our bodies.

With that as a signal, he ran out holding the sword in both hands.

Royna Naen didn’t deviate too far from her position, but just took about two steps forward and pointed her shield at me.

Should I try hitting it with all my might?

Although I don’t have an overwhelming power advantage like when fighting evolved zombies.

Kaaaaang!

The moment he struck with all his might, Naen threw her shield outward and slashed with the sword she was holding.

Is this the natural order?

There was no need to use calmness and insight.

It was clear that it would either be cut or stabbed, and Naen chose to cut.

Kagagagak

The protective shield absorbed the shock, but the pain was transmitted.

And when I backed away slightly, Royna Naen spoke to me with a displeased expression.

“The move just now was quite disappointing.”

“You lived up to my expectations.”

“Do it right.”

This time, Naen swung the sword first.

A slash that cuts from top right to bottom left. I used my insight to read the blade.

It’s an attack that looks like it has a lot of holes, but if you don’t let it go or counterattack right away, you’ll be hit by an additional attack from the shield.

I thought it would be difficult to break through with just a shield and a black sword.

Since I calculated the distance using my vision, I avoided being cut by feeling like I was falling back, and then cut my right leg, which was an area that was difficult to reach with the shield I was holding with my left arm.

Kagagak.

It was a very shallow attack, but it was successful.

Kang!

Naen immediately turned around and used a slash with his sword, and I blocked the attack by throwing it away with my sword.

I dodged the shield’s blow that followed immediately by stepping back, but the sword started flying again.

‘It’s hard.’

Although we only exchanged attacks for a short time, the combination of sword and shield was so free that we had to continue to use calmness and insight.

Although my physical abilities are not much different from mine, this is what it feels like to fight against an opponent who uses much more skilled weapon techniques.

In the case of evolved zombies and hobgoblins, I was able to counter the overwhelming difference in physical ability by reading the attack and take advantage, but it was different for Roy and Naen.

Even if you read the attack with calmness and insight, there is no gap.

After I slightly cut my right foot, I started to attack and defend perfectly.

What is needed here is enough attack power to break through the chain, but I haven’t mastered the weapon that much yet.

There is no skill that can create variables.

It’s difficult.

I swung my sword with all my might and widened the distance slightly.

It wasn’t a very long battle, but I used so much mental power that my head started pounding.

“Haa… Haa…”

After slowly catching my breath, I ran towards Naen, who was waiting for me.

This time too, there were hardly any gaps.

Kang!

I struck lightly to encourage him to block my attack with his shield, and immediately retrieved his sword to block Naen’s slash.

I wanted to take advantage of the gap created, but the shield came back to cover my body.

Kagagak

A shallow stab went into the chest, but the attack was blocked by the returning shield, and because it went deep, he was unable to escape and was cut by the sword once again.

Go go go!

This time, the cut on her side was so strong that I unconsciously placed my hand on her right side.

There are no actual injuries, but the pain is vivid.

“Ugh… That doesn’t work.”

“I just had the advantage due to the compatibility of the weapons.”

After saying that, Naen threw down her shield.

“Let’s fight with sword and sword.”

I don’t know how many more times I’ll be able to use Insight, but there’s no need to waste this opportunity.

Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!

The battle between pure swordsmanship and swordsmanship was much more enjoyable.

If you read the trajectory, block, and attack, you will be blocked.

If you stab, cut, and cut, you block.

I used my composure, my insight, and swung my sword in a trance.

For a moment, my mind went black.

Go go go go!!!

When color came back to my completely black mind, Naen was parting my waist once more.

“I lost. I can’t fight anymore.”

I raised my hands and surrendered.

It took a lot of stamina, but the blackout just now was really dangerous.

In a way, this is the first time I’ve used my mental power to the end, but this is what happens when I reach my limit.

Seoyeon released her shield and came inside.

“Sian, are you okay? Does your head hurt?”

Then, he used a healing skill on me and I felt like my head was clearing up a bit.

Couldn’t Seoyeon be an all-round healer more than I thought?

“How was it for me? Does Xian look promising?”

“Hmm. I don’t think I can evaluate the same student, but his power is too low. It wasn’t easy to deal with him when he was just clashing swords with swords, but if I tried to break his balance, I could have used a skill to break it right away.”

“You didn’t use any skills on purpose.”

Listening to the conversation between the two, I thought that I used a lot of skills and didn’t even win.

Survival rules are not a particularly obvious skill, but they are a skill in their own right.

“Yes. Still, it seems like there’s a chance. Plus, since it’s class Q, I don’t know when I’ll get the skills.”

“Well, thanks to you, a real possibility has emerged.”

【Yusian】

【Level: 2】

【Combat Power: 253】

【Skills: Summer Possession (A), Establishment of Self (A+), Survival Rules (A)】

【Awaiting Quest (5/5)】

『Quest』

〈Achieve combat power of 250.〉

-Completed: 1 possession slot added

Although my level did not increase, my combat power increased considerably, perhaps because I experienced the limits of my mental power through confrontations with Roy and Naen.

The most important thing is that since a possession slot has been created, there is a possibility to obtain other skills by using summer possession.

“Was it because of the quest? Then I guess you cleared it?”

“Yes. It was a quest to achieve combat power, and I reached the target level while fighting Naen.”

“It’s a good thing that you grew up in the meantime. Instead, I’ll borrow Seoyeon at least once.”

“Please don’t be too rough on her. She’s still my girlfriend.”

“Huh? What? But what about your girlfriend? And you’re getting too close to Xian and Naen, so I can’t! I can’t allow it!”

Although it had only been a day since she started dating again, Seoyeon acted as if she had completely forgotten that they had broken up for several weeks.

Seeing this, I could see how much courage it took for him to ask me to break up ‘for a while’.

***

“For me, but is there really a chance for Sian?”

As she broke up with Yoo Shi-an and was on her way back to the women’s dormitory, Kim Seo-yeon asked Loina Naen next to her.

Royna Naen nodded and recalled the sparring that had happened earlier.

“If Yusian and I fight, I will definitely win. That’s the difference between us right now. However, if Yusian learns just one skill that can be used as a weapon, there will be no guarantees right away. Moreover, if you complete the quest earlier, They say it’s completed, so I don’t know what will happen next time we fight.”

From Loina Naen’s perspective, Yu Xian’s ability to read the path of her attacks was excellent.

When she fought a goblin in a dungeon, she deflected its attack and killed it by stabbing its heart.
I thought she could become a great assassin.

‘Assassins fighting from the front are a bit strange, don’t you think? Did you feel that way because the sword was so efficient?’

“I see. Thank you anyway. You had no reason to accept the sparring, right?”

Seoyeon Kim smiled brightly at Royna Naen and expressed her gratitude.

Naen saw Seo-yeon’s bright smile, which he had not seen recently, and thought that although she was the same woman, she was still beautiful.

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? I’m going to borrow you. I’m thinking of gathering some people and going to the advanced dungeon, but I’m here to help with treatment.”

“Is that okay? I understand. Furthermore, I sparred with Xian.”

“This is the Kim Seo-yeon I originally knew… She really became such a strange woman for the past three weeks and it was so embarrassing.”

“Well. Because I abandoned my other half of my own will…”

As Kim Seo-yeon’s face quickly lost its vitality while talking about it, Royna Naen hurriedly changed the topic.

“Anyway, Yu Xian is not as weak as you worry. He will stand out soon.”

“Really? I want to see Sian get stronger!”

Roy and Naen secretly sighed when they saw Kim Seo-yeon’s mood change immediately after hearing Yoo Sian’s story.

Naen couldn’t understand how she had the courage to break up even for a moment when she loved him so much.

***

‘It’s hard to find.’

She returned to the dormitory and used Summer Possession.

I searched through numerous classes to find people with high suitability, but the 97% Lee Sian I found last time was probably really lucky, but I couldn’t find anyone with more than 70%.

I searched and searched and finally found one person.

A man walking in a forest with 95% fitness.

“Possession.”

*

“Wow…”

Before I could even figure out who ‘this man’ was, I felt pain so strong that I could die.

Sick. My hands and feet don’t move properly and are shaking. It feels like my whole body is paralyzed.

His head gave him the command to move, but his body couldn’t accept it, so he collapsed while walking.

‘What is it?’

I wanted to know what this body was, which was on the verge of death as soon as I was possessed, but I couldn’t remember anything.

【2】

【Cyan Raven-(1%)】

【Level: Sealed】

【Combat Power: Seal】

【Holding Skill: Seal】

The status window didn’t tell me anything except the name.

Considering the dying body, the status window doesn’t seem wrong, but this strange body has a fitness level of 95%?

Isn’t it very different from when you were possessed by Lee Sian?

Tiring

I wanted to complain more, but I heard a familiar sound.

『Tutorial Quest』

〈Achieve an assimilation rate of 10%.〉

– Upon completion: Obtain [Skill: Shadow Mastery]

‘I’ll die before I achieve the assimilation rate…’

I felt my body temperature slowly cooling down on the cold ground.