EPISODE 3 – DAILY TRAINING

   Once I’ve made a western sword, I carry it to the doll, take some distance and the battle begins. With my current physical strength and techniques, I can close the distance in an instant. I won’t conceded turning over the first move.

   Though I am waiting for the incoming attack from the other party, it seems like the doll has been looking for a chance here, and the start of a careless attack doesn’t come. Even stirring minimal movement while preparing and observing motionlessly is not done. 

   However, there is basically nothing that can break through me. Though it is also possible to continue this feud as long as concentration continues, It is not interesting to continue this standoff for several hours. 

   Therefore, a plain opening will be made.  I remove my gaze from the doll and turn in a different direction.  Though it doesn’t avert consideration, it is still a big opening.

   —HYUH

   And, a sharp stabbing wind cutting sound reaches my ear immediately. When I glanced back at the doll, the doll is beginning to mow me down aiming in the direction of my lower leg. It appears to started coming right from the front daring to throw away its petty tricks completely.

   Though I could also have ward that off by jumping up… …, I chose to avoid it by doing a back step, shifting my right leg as to retreat it slightly.

   However, from the distance my opponent doll is at, it is not possible to escape completely with a light leap. The doll makes a break through attack again, and my right leg comes to be exposed against my will. Though if it had been an average person reaction time, it would have been enough to cut through my right leg as it flew… …

   —KAN

   A high pitched metallic sound resonates as I step on the sword of the doll with my left foot. I protected against the attack using the sole of my foot as it is, Though the attack can be prevented if it puts one’s foot as it is, the doll performs a forward somersault jumping over while its sword was put under my foot.  While its field of vision is being rolled over up and down, I attempt to drop its neck but the doll easily defends against it. After I land, as we mutually turn around to face each other the situation returned to the beginning.

   Such offense and defense is repeated many times, this state was revisited endlessly and yet it was not enough to reach the conclusion looking at things objectively.

   —GAKIN

   The sword of the doll trying to prevent my attack makes noise intensely and it breaks. After that, my attack cannot be prevented, and just like that I cut and send straight flying the neck of the doll.

   Fuu, t-time for a break.

   Why did it become such a result though arms each other were quite the same performances?  I do not try to prevent the attack, It concentrated on evasion.  Moreover, It induces it so that the load may rest upon other party’s arms, furthermore, I concentrated that load to one place that’s why it ended up breaking. 

   Naturally, this kind of things like cutting down swords wouldn’t happen with an ordinary sword unless you happen to be holding a good sword. I can move faster than light if I used magic together too. Furthermore, it is also possible to raise the reaction speed. 

   However, it doesn’t do so in training because it doesn’t lead to the technology improvement even if this is done.  Even if this is done to begin with, it is not interesting.

   Unlike at first, after coming in this world, when I spent my time training to improve the fighting power so as not to die, now I train as part of killing time.

   One cannot force their way through with brute force if they can’t win over disadvantageous situation. Thinking in what condition it is interesting is one of my way of killing time.

   “Right, should I do the fight blindfolded next?”

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   N? The vicinity has already darkened.  Did I enthuse myself too much about training?  If dinner is not prepared slowly, it is useless.  Excrement, the belly began to ring when considering it.  That’s right, I ended up skipping lunch. 

   It is noticed that there is a strange sign in the forest when returning to the house to prepare dinner it.  It is very weak, but there is a sign which seems to be going to disappear at any moment. Though usually I would leave it as is if it’s a monster, but by looks of things, it doesn’t appear to be one.

   “Fumu, should I go to make sure?”

   That guy looking like he’s going to die any minute now, so I decided to moved on the spot using metastasis magic. Even though I’m casting metastasis magic, it doesn’t shoot off any colorful effect. Everything before my eyes changes momentarily and it makes me stumble a step or two.  Uumu, I can’t get used to this feeling no matter how many times I’ve used it. Should I train the movement combats while doing only metastasis magic?

   “Woops, more importantly, that sign, uh.”

   There was something like the shape of a person that became a little dirty there when the glance was turned below. Ears that are pointy and a little long. It’s cliché but in this world, there are elves, dwarves and beastmen aside from the regular humans. Because humans and beastmen are the most numerous, they occupy the highest social position, and the dwarves that have dexterous hands and the good looking elves are being aimed at to be turned into slaves.

   “Hey,  can you stand up?”

   There is no reaction though it calls toward elf that falls lying on its face.  Do I turn the elf over for the time being?

   As expected, I look at the elf’s face as I’m keeping my distance and turn the elf over. Umu, is that a man or a woman? I don’t get it. Because the elf’s height is short, will that make it not very old? I can’t look too much into it. Even while I’m surveying the elf, it doesn’t return any reaction at all.  Acts of mercy are so annoying,… …, it can’t be helped, today it even turned to the 1000 anniversary after all. Shall I help a child that appears on the verge of death? Having thought about it until there, I go ahead and invoke restoration magic on the elf and had the elf come back home with me.