Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 76 Talent "Reading"

Just one month later, Woz announced that his sword skills had been basically completed.

It's that simple?Erza was very unwilling, her first reaction was that it was impossible, how could swordsmanship be so superficial!

She wanted to remind Woz, but hesitated a little. She felt that she was not qualified to teach Woz—even though she was Woz's teacher in name.After all, that guy Woz practiced an unprecedented and unique swordsmanship. I am afraid that no one is qualified to make an accurate judgment except Woz himself.

"Besides, in front of that gentle-looking guy, I always seem to be unexpectedly lacking in confidence. Am I frightened by his ability?" At night, Erza walked alone on the river bank, heading towards the girls' dormitory.

A day's formal work made Ersha feel tired, not physically tired, after all, in the previous "hell", her daily workload was several times greater than this; it was more psychologically tired—this The attitude of the guild towards her is also a bit too kind. Even though she has only joined the guild for only three months, everyone treats her like a family member. The girl was flattered: Is this the guild that Grandpa Luo Pu belongs to?
Erza is a serious person by nature. In order to live up to the concerns of her colleagues, even though she is not good at communicating, she is still working hard in her own way and repaying everyone with her best work.Therefore, when faced with those tasks that are not difficult, she dare not relax, and always go all out to complete them perfectly.The energy put in is somewhat disproportionate to the difficulty of the task itself.

But Erza didn't care about these, instead she was a little worried that she would not be able to reach the level recognized by the guild, because there was a Woz in front of her as a role model!Woz, who can complete all tasks with ease every time, is the reference object identified by Erza, because among the younger generation, only he and Laxus, who is often not in the guild, are experienced official mages. Lusha thinks that since she is also recognized as an official wizard, she must show her due level!

This girl who has just joined the guild doesn't know that the two "roles" she chose, Laxus and Woz, are not official mages that can be described according to common sense, even though they are both 15-year-old boys , but they are already the top group of people in the guild in terms of strength.So Erza struggled to catch up.

Magnolia is not a bustling metropolis, and the girl's apartment is located in the outskirts. There are no other people along the way except Erza herself. The empty alleys also bring a comfortable tranquility. Ruowu's breeze blew, making the girl forget her troubles, and hummed an unknown tune softly.

"Woo~~"

The wind in front was a bit strange, as if a discord suddenly broke into the harmonious environment, the girl frowned displeasedly.Someone, under the moonlight in the night, she saw a familiar figure not far away.

The girl immediately recognized that it was the place where she practiced swords with Woz every morning, and the figure at this moment was also waving a long sword, and that weird movement, unique sense of rhythm, and thin The unique sound of piercing the air when the sword "paper" danced made her recognize that person's identity at a glance.

"So he is so diligent? He practiced every night." Erza said to herself, "Is that why he can master that set of sword skills in a month?"

"Woz!" Erza called the other party's name.A month of contact made Woz become one of Ersha's few friends, especially in places where there are few people, Erza always calls him by his first name.

Speeding up her steps and approaching until she could see the opponent's figure more clearly, Erza began to hesitate: "Wo...uh...Grey...?"

No wonder the girl admitted her mistake. The boy in front of her was naked at the moment, as if she was wearing only a pair of shorts on the beach.

But his height and muscular body are obviously not what Erusa and children of Gray's age can have, not to mention the swordsmanship he is practicing, and the unique long sword in his hand , and only Woz can have it... But isn't Gray the exhibitionist?Why Woz also...

Sensing someone coming, Woz also stopped training, and after seeing who the other party was, the boy immediately looked embarrassed.

"Yo, Erza... have you come back so late? You have worked hard!" Woz scratched his head and greeted awkwardly.This is a bit embarrassing. I don't know if it's because I was discovered naked, or because I didn't want to practice alone. Of course, it's more likely to be both. Woz blushed a little.

Erza took two steps back, hid her slightly flushed face in the night, and responded calmly: "Night, good night, Woz, you have worked hard, you are still practicing so late."

Woz was silent for a moment, feeling that he still needed to explain, because Erza might have misunderstood.

"This... I really didn't expect anyone to pass by at this time... In short, this was not intentional, please forgive me for being rude!"

Erza calmed down and thought about it, and felt that Woz would not be such a savage person: "So, did I bother you? Woz should have some purpose, right?"

Woz picked up the robe that was placed on the stone next to him and put it on before turning around and explaining: "Yes, this is indeed my special training program."

"Because the thin sword "paper" special fencing requires too strict requirements, the ordinary way of swinging the sword is completely unfeasible, because it will break the blade...It needs to be swung completely 'following the trend', that is to say, to avoid all Find a slashing route with no resistance or even enough power to swing the sword.”

Erza understood and nodded in agreement. She has tried the thin sword "paper" these days - Woz sent her a bundle of swords specially - the number of broken swords is no less than Woz, so it is very easy. Be clear about these.

Seeing Erza nodding, Woz breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "My eyesight alone can no longer meet the needs of obtaining the best route. After all, air is invisible; even with hearing, it won't work. In fact, I'm not good at hearing either..."

Erza was surprised: "Why? Even your eyes are not enough?"

No wonder Erza was surprised. Although Woz's unique magic is word magic, his biggest reliance is not on this, but his talent "reading". In order to maximize the potential of his word magic.With this innate ability, Woz can do things like "one eye at ten lines" and "flying horses and monuments" without exaggeration. At the beginning, when he first arrived at Fairy Tail, he read all the content on the task board in an instant, and instantly caught others The content of the task list in his hand is because of this ability.

Of course, this is just the most basic usage of "reading", and more importantly, Woz can "read" magic!That is, by observing other magic to interpret it, and finally describe it through your own text magic, and apply the same magic effect to your pen, which becomes Woz's own "magic".It can be said that "reading" is the foundation of all Woz's magic!
Woz once specifically showed Erza his innate ability "reading". Just by simply looking at it, he understood and copied Erza's dress-up magic circle, although it was only the lowest-level magic sword and other short weapons. However, Woz did simulate the same effect through his own text magic, and it can even be directly connected to Erza's own storage space.This ability to learn and imitate, which can be called cheating, made Erza understand the reason for Woz's unique learning method, and also left a deep impression on Erza.

However, such a convenient and powerful ability is not enough?So how exaggeratedly difficult is this thin sword swordsmanship?

Woz explained: "Swordsmanship is a melee skill. In close-range or even zero-range high-paced combat, I don't have time to interpret the flow of air. So, I can only rely on..."

Erza replied subconsciously: "Instinct? Intuition?"

"My warrior talent is not that good yet... What I want to talk about is the sense of touch, using the sense of touch of the whole body's skin to capture the flow of air, and then interpret the direction of the sword."

"Sense of touch? Can this also be done?" Erza raised her arm to feel the so-called airflow.

Woz said, "Actually, it's similar to what you said about instinct, isn't it?"

Erza was still skeptical: "But is the sense of touch really useful? This is the first time I've heard such a saying."

"Eluza, you should be able to, right? The ability to perceive the enemy's moves through the airflow in battle. It is especially useful in close-to-body combat. And, don't think that my reading ability is so narrow because of my vision!"

Erza was stunned: "So you were practicing using your sense of touch to sense the flow of the wind just now?"

Woz nodded: "Because I'm not yet proficient, I wear as little as possible to find the feeling."

Erza said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"..." Woz, "No need, I already thank Erza for training every morning."

"Then, I'll go back first, I wish you success as soon as possible."

Woz nodded and thanked: "Thank you for your encouragement. If you succeed, please eat crystal cake."

"It turns out that Elder Sister Erza's liking for sweets was influenced by senior Woz?" Lilin said excitedly, she felt that she had discovered a big secret.

Lucy imagined Woz with the cake, and said, "Senior Woz doesn't seem like someone who likes sweets."

Mirajane nodded her lips with her index finger and recalled: "I remember Woz said that he didn't like sweets, but he was used to choosing sweets. Because he lived in a very cold place when he was a child, eating sweets is easy to save calories...he said so of."

Erza nodded in agreement: "Woz is really not a person who knows how to taste desserts. Watching him eat strawberry cake always feels like a huge waste." She recalled the way Woz stuffed the cake into his mouth expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)