The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 68
Episode 68’s
leadership sparring was held inside the Colosseum.
A total of ten training halls were held simultaneously, and a large magic screen installed for observers and spectators showed each training hall in an enlarged format.
The method of passing this map sparring examination was simple. Last 3 minutes against the examiner!
The examiners were knights belonging to the association who were expert intermediate level or higher.
Although there was only one person actually dealing with it, two assistant examiners were employed to prepare for any emergency and prevent fraudulent examination.
visor! dump.
“Ugh!”
One contestant was unable to receive the judge’s sword and ended up falling flat.
The judge, who had already put his sword to the contestant’s neck, spoke coldly.
“Unfortunately, you are eliminated. I’m not good at maintaining my body’s balance. Next time, I hope to train and challenge my lower body more. “What are the opinions of the two judges?”
“I agree.”
“I agree.”
The participant who was decided to be eliminated bowed his head in disappointment and left the training room.
There are people who suffer the same pain of being eliminated.
visor. Chat!
“All the way there!!”
“Excellent. The basics of swordsmanship are strong. You passed! “Examiner?”
“I agree.”
“congratulations. “I passed.”
When all three examiners declared passing, the participant clenched his fists and confidently left the training hall.
In this way, the second round of screening proceeded smoothly, with more than half of the participants already completing the screening.
The passing rate was less than 1/3.
The basic policy of the association was that an unqualified person could never be ordained.
The screening was so rigorous that it was impossible to pass the screening by chance.
At that time, the audience began to murmur.
“Wow~! “It’s the First Knights!”
“at las! “I even took vacation to see the First Knights!”
“Cheer up, First Knights!”
The citizens erupted in cheers as if the statement that they were currently the most popular knights in the capital was not a lie.
“Hoo. “Is the skill really as good as rumored?”
“The skills of the new knights are obvious even without looking at them.”
“All knights participated? Why did you even have to participate as a trainee? It would have been better if only regular articles were published….”
“Maybe it’s because you’re young, but you still lack political sense. “It seems like the members ended up having a hard time because they met the wrong owner.”
Many of the nobles in the audience were skeptical about the capabilities of the knights.
Even though it is an order of knights supported by the count family, the fact that the members were young and most of them were commoners was also a factor in deducting points.
In fact, the members of the First Knights were all commoners except Philip.
Initially, when Raoul was recruiting members, knights from noble families rejected his offer due to family or political issues.
This is because there was absolutely no reason to follow the youngest Confucius, who was far from the line of succession.
However, thanks to this, the First Knights were able to become Raoul’s own knights.
The knights’ absolute loyalty to Raoul, which surprised even Dalton, stemmed from that point.
The first participant of the First Knights, on whom people’s attention was focused, was Jake, the vice-captain of the Knights.
The order was arranged to relieve the tension of the trainee knights and leave a strong impression of the First Knights.
‘Hmm, that’s good.’
Jake, who entered the training hall, relaxed and smiled as he enjoyed the cheers of the audience.
To be honest, when I followed my master six months ago, I never thought I would face a situation like this.
I never thought I would be swinging my sword while receiving cheers and support from countless spectators.
Perhaps, if I had remained in the Golden Bear Order, I would never have experienced something like this in my life.
‘He must have grown old as an ordinary knight, surrounded by fellows who were noisy.’
But now he has become a completely different person.
He soon reached the level of expert, became the vice-captain of the knights, and became a popular figure who received cheers from the citizens.
So, I thought I would show it properly. Who is Jake, the vice-captain of the First Knights?
Cooung.
As Jake released the huge sword strapped to his back and lowered it to the floor, the gymnasium floor vibrated with a dull sound.
It was Jake’s special greatsword, the ‘Two-handed Broadsword’, given to him by Raoul when he founded the Knights.
It was a huge sword with a length of 1m 70cm and a width of 30cm.
Although it was made of mithril alloy and was lighter than a steel sword, it weighed over 15 kg, so it was a monster greatsword that was impossible for an ordinary person to even wield.
The examiner across from Jake also asked in a slightly stiff voice whether he knew that fact.
“Are you sure you’ll be okay with that sword?”
Then Jake nodded and said.
“of course. And you had better do your best from the beginning. “I plan to do my best here.”
I told Raoul I would be gentle, but as expected, it didn’t suit Jake’s temperament. Raoul knew that too, so he didn’t force it.
The judge, who sensed that the energy radiating from Jake’s whole body was unusual, swallowed his saliva as if he was nervous and prepared for the showdown.
* * *
“Jake. “Do you know who it is?”
When Viscount Jayden checked the name that appeared on the magic screen and asked, one of the relatives who knew the family’s information hurriedly opened his mouth.
“It is said that he was a commoner and worked as a servant for 15 years under a traveling knight from a young age. Five years ago, by chance, he met the Count and joined the Golden Bear Knights. He is said to have a middle rank in the Order. He is currently known as the deputy commander of the First Knights and Raoul’s confidant.”
“So how are your skills?”
“It is said to be at the beginner to intermediate level of expert.”
“What a no-nonsense guy. “There’s no need to worry.”
“of course. “You can say that there is no one other than Philip that the First Knights need to worry about.”
“Titus. “How do you see it?”
When Viscount Jayden asked, Titus, who was examining Jake’s appearance, answered confidently.
“A typical country knight full of bravado. It looks like he chose that weapon because he wanted to leave a strong impression, but it’s extremely arrogant and stupid. “If it were me, I could kill him before he even swings his sword.”
“Yes, that’s how I see it. Looking at that guy, I can at least see the level of the original knights. “He was never a vessel for the monarch to begin with. Tsk tsk.”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to fix it right now? “When my father passes away, proper knights will flock in like a flood!”
“Hmm. This guy! “I’ve told you time and time again to watch your mouth!”
“sorry. “I will be careful.”
That’s what they said, but neither of them seemed to care much. Now I felt like there would be no problem with anyone listening.
While they were talking, Jake’s coaching sparring finally began.
Kwaang!! Sigh~ Kuwagwagwang!!!
And that was the end of it.
“….”
“That guy is Jake? “Not Philip??”
“….”
For a while, silence continued around Viscount Jayden and his group.
* * *
All guidance sparring was temporarily suspended.
This is because the shock wave that erupted from the training hall was enough to hit the training hall next to it.
Even the crowd stopped cheering, and Jake, standing alone on the silent training ground, asked.
“Would you like to continue?”
A sword energy of nearly 3 meters extended from his great sword, which was waving right in front of the uvula of the examiner who was sitting on the floor.
And with the sitting examiner in the center, two sharp and deep furrows of unknown depth stretched out in a V-shape.
“Ha, I passed!!”
The remaining two auditors, who were dazed, hurriedly shouted and ran out.
Jake’s huge mana blade disappeared only after the judge, who was sitting down and sweating profusely, barely nodded his head.
Whirling Chuck!
The moment Jake lightly lifts the great sword and puts it in the sheath behind his back, and turns around.
Wow!!!
As if they could barely hold it in, a thunderous roar erupted and filled the Colosseum.
“Sir Jake is the best!!!”
“Wow~! “What on earth did I see??”
“As expected, the First Knights! “It’s the best!!”
“Kya~ah! “Jake, you’re awesome!!!”
Everyone in the audience jumped up from their seats and cheered, enjoying the joy.
Because the match was decided so quickly, few people could accurately understand the battle scene, but the large shock wave and large, beautiful yellow sword were enough to appeal to Jake’s strength.
And unlike the excited audience, the audience was applauding in a relatively calm atmosphere.
However, contrary to appearance, there was actually an intense exchange of information taking place.
“Is this what I saw? “Isn’t that definitely a Flying Mana Blade?”
“The information is completely wrong. Unleashing sword energy would be an art that only the most skilled among experts could display…”
Unlike the citizens, the knights in the observer seats were able to properly observe the battle scene.
The moment the fight began, the judge drew out his sword first and stabbed Jake.
However, even though he moved late, Jake’s great sword swung with explosive power and speed, sending the examiner flying to the end of the training ground along with the sword.
Immediately afterwards, Jake swung his great sword in the air twice, and two sword energy flew out, and as soon as the judge fell to the floor, it passed by him and shattered the floor of the training hall.
And before the dazed examiner could come to his senses, Jake’s sword energy reached under his chin.
This was the end of a confrontation that lasted less than 5 seconds.
“Such overwhelming skill! “Are you really saying that you were an expert intermediate swordsman until half a year ago?”
“Isn’t that enough to serve as a knight commander wherever you go? I can’t believe I’m only 31! “It seems like a scary knight has appeared from the Ashton family.”
“Isn’t he a talented person that the Ashton family has been hiding? “You have this level of skill, but you are unknown and unmarked.”
“Maybe so. “Actually, they put their 15-year-old son at the forefront, so they should write an article like that.”
Everyone seemed surprised by Jake’s skills that exceeded expectations.
But that’s quite possible. There were still many who had doubts about the level of the First Knights themselves.
“It’s a new knighthood, so they gave us a lot of strength. “If the leader and vice-leader are skilled, ordinary knights will be able to save some face.”
“It looks like they used their brains too. Since such an overwhelmingly talented person has emerged, the remaining knights will applaud even if they are moderately judged by the foolish citizens.”
However, something happened to silence those people…
The second knight of the First Knights to appear was Pierce.
Pierce didn’t win the game right away like Jake did.
He calmly demonstrated Count Ashton’s sword technique, ‘Bear Crush’, with the special two-handed sword Flamberge (a sword with a wavy blade) that was given to him as a gift from Raoul.
Pierce, who was leisurely dealing with the examiner as if explaining that this is what our swordsmanship is, with one minute left, he fired a series of flashy flame-shaped sword techniques to get the examiner to surrender.
The appearance of two knights who had surpassed the expert level drove the audience at the Colosseum into a crucible of excitement and shocked and silenced the observers.
“What on earth is the identity of that knighthood??”
But that wasn’t the end.
With everyone’s curiosity aside, another screening by the First Knights was waiting.
(Continued in the next part)