19 Episode 9. What the hell is the eye of the mind?

What is the eye of the mind?

Upon returning from Luna's training, Jean's head is bound to be filled with such questions. If you think about a problem that doesn't answer for a long time, your head hurts and your heart feels stuffy.

The trouble continued until the next day.

Luna's training, I'm sure something will work. 'Genius of Genius' won't give you a clumsy training.

'Uh, I've been thinking all night about what the eyes of my mind are, and I feel like I'm feeling a little more stuffy. I'm going to sweat out during the battle and let my hair cool down.’

Did Luna do the same training as herself when she was 14? On his way to Garon's training camp, Chin thought about his first sister's past.

There was a 19-year-old age gap between the two, so we couldn't watch their growth directly. However, I heard the rumor that he had a huge adolescence.

'Well, you're training your first sister because you think I can.’

Seven o'clock in the morning.

The cadets are gathering one by one at the training ground. As the "practice battle" was going on today, there was a strange tension between the cadets.

Of the many criteria for evaluating the cadets of guardian knights, the results of the competition are quite significant.

And good grades are soon indicators for guardian knights who receive high salaries and special treatment. As cadets, they have no choice but to stand up.

'It's a very intense atmosphere. Everyone's eyes are saying they'll kill half of whoever they're dealing with. But he's... Ha.'

Jean turned to Belop, crouching in the corner.

Sure enough, this timid boy was constantly looking around with anxious eyes. I felt like I was looking for a place to hide from predators.

What's wrong with her? No, how did you pass the guardian cadet test with that personality?’

Now that he's passed the test, he must have heard a "genius" outside. It was hard for Jin to understand why he was so timid.

"Well, I thought you were a genius, but when I came here, I felt like I was losing my nerve because there were so many better guys than me. No, it's Echo's personality...….’

Jean, who had thought that far, shook her head with a fling.

'Even Luna's head is complicated enough. We'll make sure he's not deported anyway, so let's stop caring!'

When Garon arrived at the training camp, the cadets quickly stood in line with each other. After a brief physical exercise and a warm-up, Garon began to announce the order and schedule of the battle.

"Today's competition is three times each! I'll do it by changing pairs. And the ten best of the winners, one by one, will face the Duke of Qin."

"Yes, instructor!"

Currently, Garon's training team had no cadets to defeat the camp. So whenever there was a confrontation, Jin faced several people in this way.

"Garon. When do I get up to the intermediate training team?"

From the mid-level training team, Looncandel's elders guided him, not invited instructors like Garon. There is also a wide gap from the beginner's training team, from being allowed to use the real sword and the original when sparring.

Slowly Jean wanted to go to the intermediate.

"Mrs. Rosa said today that if you beat all ten men, you may send them up early next year."

"Really?"

Though insignificant, ten cadets of Looncandel guardian deities.

It is not easy for Jin to deal with the top ten cadets who won the competition at once.

There are ten people who are different from the cadres of the Swordsmen Academy and the mercenary training group in other kingdoms.

"Eddington, Mark! You're the first. Get ready!"

Two boys, full of speculation in their eyes, stood face to face in the middle of the training ground. When the battle began at Garon's instruction, Jean peered at their movements.

'As expected, everybody's doing fine.’

The movement is flexible and powerful. Despite his nervousness, he showed signs of calmness and signifying himself. Indeed, they are not boys who deserve Looncandel's cadence.

Shh, shh, shh!

Although it is a wooden sword, the sound of cutting through the wind is sharp. Even though there is no blade, if you get hit by a hit, you'll be in trouble at once.

"Laughs!"

A boy's wooden sword called Eddington hit the opponent's side. With the sound of a puff, a rib breaking, Mark sat down and trembled.

A medical team in Looncandel, waiting on one side of the training ground, loaded Mark onto a stretcher.

Daeryeon is like this. It ends only when you completely overpower your opponent, or you make it impossible to fight.

"Winner, Eddington. Rest and stand by over there. Next, Fields and Sierra...….”

That's how nine battles passed, and the tenth was Belop and a girl named Mesa Milcano's turn to fight.

Jean, of course, took a close look at Bellop's Daeryeon.

'Belop's on the defensive again today.’

Mesa, on the other hand, is driving Bellop madly. She was a natural result, as she was a top-ranked athlete in the training class.

It was also a familiar scene. It's not the first time I've seen Bellop's battle.

"Come on, Belop Schmidt! Will a man only run away?"

While Mesa was shouting and wielding a wooden sword.

Jean felt that Bellop's movements were "better than she thought" and... It was the result of growing up his "seeing eyes."

'Belop, you bastard. You weren't just being pushed, were you?’

Jean jumped up unknowingly.

It seemed to be a narrow stop to the attack, but there was definitely some room between the Bellop's movements.

20 During the merger, Bellop had at least three chances to strike back. It's not a coincidence, it's definitely a counterattack opportunity that Bellop naturally induced. But why?'

Why are you just avoiding me?

While Jin was agonizing, the other cadets just seemed interested in when Mesa would end Bellop.

They think there is nothing to learn from such a one-sided confrontation. Especially if it's a battle that Belop unfolds.

'......is that it?’

Jean again focused on Bellop's gesture. From the way he avoids and blocks attacks, to his facial expressions.

Overall, the expression was not good. The frightened eyes seemed boundless anxious, and the tightly shut mouth seemed just to get out of this situation.

On the other hand, the movement was superior to Mesa. Even if it seems to be delayed at first glance, there is room between movements, so you can turn the tide anytime you want.

Still, Jin had no choice but to feel a sense of separation as he did not start a counterattack.

Other cadets except Qin were completely unaware of the fact.

Where did the distinctions come from? Jean soon found the answer.

'I'm not afraid of getting hit or losing.’

Humans are bound to have no fear in front of their "weak" counterparts more clearly than they are. And in Jean's eyes, Belop was stronger than Mesa.

'Belop is afraid he'll hurt his opponent. That's why they fight passively.'

Otherwise, there's no way to explain this bizarre confrontation.

'In his character, I don't think he's going to let me down on purpose. I guess it's just a natural form of indulgence, because I'm just defending myself because I don't know what to do.’

At the moment Jean reached her conclusion, Belop's wooden sword was plunged into the ground. At the same time, when Mesa flung herself and hit him in the chin with her knees, the battle was over.

"End. Winner, Mesa. Stand by over there."

"Yes, sir."

After a couple more hours of the battle, it was finally Qin's turn. Of the 24 winners, Garon chose the ten best.

"Get ready, young master."

"Okay."

As Jin stepped out into the middle of the training camp, the eyes of the cadets were energized. To them, Jean is the youngest of Looncandel and a monster of terrifying ability to serve them.

It was the highlight of the training that the cadets thought to be taking a peek at Jin's skills whenever there was a confrontation.

"Eddington, Sierra, David, Mesa......to face the Duke of Qin in turn."

Jean grabbed the wooden sword and greeted her first opponent.

'Well, we have to beat ten.’

The best record so far is eight.

If we increase two more than that today, we can head to the middle class where the brothers are at the beginning of next year.

Of course, if it's a real battle, not a battle, I'm confident I can handle 20 people, not ten, but 10... You can't use spirit and magic in the Daeryeon

They have to compete purely by swordsmanship. Of course you can't kill someone.

'Tona's idiots have already gone to the intermediate level a year ago.'

Of course, it is not because the Tonya brothers went to the intermediate level faster than Jean, but because they were better than him.

The Tonya brothers only overwhelmed Jean in the beginning. Since a year later, whenever he had a confrontation with Jin, he was often unseemly broken, and he was promoted by making a contribution after going out of "request" with other brothers.

Jin has also judged that there is still something left to learn in the beginner's class. And today, after seeing Bellop's movements, I felt that the judgment was right.

"I'm coming, Master Chin."

"Yes, Eddington. Please."

Whick!

Eddington, who ran like a shot, stabbed Jean in the neck. a surprise attack The attack was based on the judgment that the team would never beat the camp if it failed to gain momentum in the first place.

But it's a handshake.

Jean pushes herself toward the sword that enters her chest. At the same time, he staggered sideways, stepped on Eddington's foot, and then put the wooden sword on the back of his neck.

But Eddington was not lucky enough to be a cadet of Looncandel. He avoided the attack of Jin by reflexively breaking his neck.

"큿!"

But it wasn't completely avoided. Jean's wooden sword passed with its ears clasped close to Eddington's instead of his neck.

'It's off, but not bad.’

Eddington, who spread the distance, grabbed the sword again. But the ear-splitting attack had caused the eardrums to ring, and the sense of direction had temporarily deteriorated.

If it were a battle against only one person, he would have waited for a few seconds.

We have nine more to deal with. Jean drove straight at Eddington to end the first battle. It was not necessary to break bones or cause great pain, as it was to subdue an opponent who had already lost his sense of direction.

"......it's done, young master."

"Good work, Eddington Wes. Go to the medical staff and check your ears."

"Yes, sir."

"Next, Sierra! Start the battle right away."

When Garon shouted, a second battle ensued.

"Nice to meet you, Master Chin."

"I am, Sierra Camaro."

The second battle didn't end as quickly as Eddington. The ten, which Garon had set out, consisted of an increasing order of strength.