Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Resurrection

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Chapter 40 – Joint Struggle

On the last day, Aaron decided to teach me sword techniques.

However, it was only the basics since time was limited. Stance, swinging the sword, defending, he taught me the ancestral style that had been passed down to him.

[Your stance is too wide. Bend your knees a little more and lower your posture.]

[Is it like this? ]

[U~nn. Not like that]

Aaron showed me the actual stance in front of me. I thought that it's the same…..Disallowing even a slightest difference, Aaron unpromisingly taught me the finer details of the stance.

That said, I personally thought that my swordsmanship had considerably improved. Aaron himself told me that I look more like a human than a goblin now. Well, considering I've only been swinging my sword carelessly all these time, nothing's wrong with telling me that I'm no better than that of a goblin.

By learning proper swordsmanship, the sword indeed handled so much more reasonably than before.

Following Aaron's example, I tried to adjust myself to the stance once more.

[What about now? ]

[Hmm, much better. Try lowering the sword a little.]

This bit was fairly hard to control. I slightly lowered the tip of my sword down.

[There. Let your body memorize this posture.]

[Yes]

Aaron returned his sword to its sheath after feeling satisfied with my progress.

[This is the end, it was only for 3 short days, but I was able to give you some guidance. You may not be qualified as a real swordsman yet, but I already taught you the basic. It's up to you to train it everyday after this. If you aim for the top, you'll find this experience to be useful in the future.]

[Thank you very much!]

And with that, I learned the basic of a proper style. I was exhausted because other than the period needed for sleep and eat, I poured every little time I had these past 3 days for training. Aaron who had taught me should've also felt tired. But he didn't show it when I looked at him…. He's truly a Sword Saint.

He said that the king had ordained Aaron with Sword Saint title long ago. Sword Saint is a prestigious title only given to those who has made an exceptional contribution to the kingdom over the years, by making numerous military achievements and successes in monster subjugation.

However, Aaron himself insisted that he's not qualified to be given the Sword Saint title. That, most likely because he lost his irreplaceable family in exchange for that title. He truly loved them, that he still blamed himself for not being able to protect them in the end. He even came to hate his past self for unyieldingly chasing after the path of the sword.

Aaron smiled at me while wiping the sweats on his forehead.

[Well well, you will leave tomorrow morning, yes? It'll be lonely again here]

[Yes, I have something that I really have to do]

[Gallia……that place is even more terrible now. But I suppose it's useless to tell you not to go there]

I had told Aaron that I'm heading to Gallia some time ago. He was surprised, but quickly regained his posure. It made sense that a warrior should make Gallia their final goal.

The border of Gallia is overflowing with monsters, so it's the best hunting ground for warrior who seeks for large bounty. However, the risk of losing life is also high. It's the high risk but high return kind of thing.

After all, to earn more than enough money to spend for the rest of their lifetime is the wish of almost every warriors

[Fate, let me tell you one thing. If perhaps, you go to Gallia due to someone else, then stop. In that place where Tenryu dances in the sky, life is a but a fleeting object. Over there, you can only fight to protect your own life. You should never attempt to protect others]

[Even so I……]

[Moreover, you seem to be no good at fighting while protecting others. ……That is all I want to tell you]