'What's the matter?　You're already a mess, huh?
We'll make it through another 50 or so and then we can take a break.
But if you take one step back, you get 50 more, okay?
That's okay. People don't die that easily.
"You take it to get attacked. If you start taking it to get it, you're done.
I'm afraid you're off your feet.

　The next day after I went back over there and bought some clothes, I was going to have Rebecca teach me swords and horses ...... as planned.

'Jirou, you can teach me swords and horses, but do you have time?　And if I'm going to do this anyway, I want to do it with some degree of rigor.

Not until the mansion is finished, so time is not a problem.

Then I'll be okay for at least three more days. I'll see you in there.

　And then there's Shero, smiling with a big sword (claymore), pointing at him with a big smile. -- and all the while, Shero's intense practice (actual fighting?) They are getting an education. In the meantime, Deanna and Marina are being taught a lot of things by Rebecca-san, and they are mostly separated.

　I'm glad she's taking time off from her hunting job to go with me for training ......, but Shero's teaching style is kind of ...... caustic, if you will... ..., it's not like I'm merciless, or ......, or to be clear, I'm on the verge of being killed .......


　The first day, I continued to play with Shero's attacks as he launched his big sword (claymore) into the air.

　I held a two-handed sword in one hand and continued to receive attacks from Shero-san, who came slashing at me in a very one-handed manner, with the to-hand sword (which is f*cking heavy) that I bought for practice. Kesa, kesa, karatake, nagi, kiriage, and the occasional stab.
　It's not so much that he's going easy on me, it's that he's not putting much effort at all into his attacks ......, but it's mentally demanding to just flick the large sword, which seems to weigh nearly 10 kilograms, constantly coming at my body, and more importantly, it's f*cking heavy for my under-exercised body! Just wielding a two-handed sword is more than enough to make it too tough. Plus, it's not just your arms, you have to position yourself so that you're not standing in front of them at all times, so you use your legs as well, and the point is, this is a full body exercise. ...... Honestly, I wish they'd started off with a bare swing!　--Shero said, "It's a real-world training exercise, so we want Jirou to keep attacking us, too," ......, and he said something like, "I'm begging for a response, so I want you to keep responding to me. You can't do what you can't. That's because I understand that you can improve faster in a real battle format: .......
　It's really a good idea to use your sword to flick it, even though you're about to be cut down and pissed off, you can't even avoid it. Still, the sense that only instincts are fighting against the impending death.
　The never-ending sword fights, the vanishing sense of time, the numbing arms, the laughing knees, and the smiling death.
　You're at ease with someone you know teaching you swords, your sword skills have improved, and you're able to counter foreign enemies!　What a mood I was in, and then all of a sudden I felt pulled into an extraordinary world, or - no, it's extraordinary enough when you're in another world - but anyway, Shero-san's training was It's suddenly a grueling battle to live or die, and there's too much of a ...... gap for a guy who just the other day was in the kotatsu, eating tangerines and playing a mobile game.
　In the end, the training went on for most of the day, with breaks in between, and I'm dying in a double sense .............

　The next day, I continued to endlessly play, dodge, and attack Mr. Shero's attacks as he launched his big sword (claymore) at me.

　To be frank, I was exhausted from the first day and it didn't look like I would recover after yesterday's day, but I woke up in the morning and found myself in better spirits than I expected, with a moderate amount of muscle pain.

　I was so exhausted yesterday that I didn't want to move another inch in the evening, but I managed to get into Mr. Hetty's carriage and get back to the inn for dinner and then slept like mud until morning.
　But ............, how could I recover so well after a good night's sleep (I slept all evening and all morning, after all)?　It's a different world, and I wonder if there's something like full recovery after one night in an inn, like in a game.

　The training was the same as yesterday. I think I can see Shero-san's movements more than yesterday. I'm sure he's deliberately creating an opening for me, but I was able to avoid him at times, and I was able to get what looked like an attack in a few times in the afternoon (although he was lightly taunted). I guess I'm getting used to it a bit.
　I don't know if I'm improving or not, because Shero-san only says things like "What's wrong?
　Well, I'm using all the knowledge I've gained from manga and other sources to try things out: ....... I'm trying to use all the knowledge I have from manga and other sources like "circular movements" and "crossing techniques" ....... That's karate or .......

　Training ...... or training?　After the first night, we did the same thing and went back to the inn for a good night's sleep. It's a good thing I brought a change of clothes with me when I came back, because I had to roll all over the place to avoid them, and more importantly, I was sweating and floating salt.

　On the third day, I played, dodged, parried, and attacked Shero's attacks with my big sword (claymore) for a long time.

　By the third day, I had gotten used to this extraordinary training. Not only could I play, but I could also occasionally attack while fending off Shero's attacks. Well, it's all lightly teased out of me: .......

　However, I'm starting to get to know how to use the d*mn heavy to-hand sword, and I'm starting to be able to use it without worrying about its weight as much as I did at first. It's not what Marina said the other day, but if you create a flow of movement, you can swing it without much fatigue. Well, as expected, it doesn't spin around in circles like Marina does, though.
　With this, even with the same two-handed sword, if you switched to a much lighter magic sword, you would be able to swing much more freely. On the other hand, it would even feel too light and difficult to do...

　However, even though you did a lot of training in a real battle format for three days, you've improved a little bit, so I'm wondering if you have talent for this.
　And maybe it's because he was "meant for it" as he was meant to be, or maybe it's because he was "meant for it" as he was meant to be, but it's kind of fun to see him mindlessly swinging a sword in spite of the fact that he had to risk his life so many times. I'm not sure if I'm masochistic or not: ......

　--It's not a matter of whether or not you're a masochist or not, but when you talk about it at lunchtime, you'll get the impression that you have talent, of course. It's not just that I'm a "swordsman", I have a vocation: ....... When it comes to swords, you're going to be better than any of us. But Rebecca-san and Marina have a knight's vocation, so there's not much difference in potential, is there?　I asked him, "Swordsmen are experts in swords. Because knights include not only swords but also spears, shields, horseback riding and other things.
When I say 'swords only', it sounds like a crippling image, but maybe that's why it's easy to improve in a short period of time. Well, even if you do improve, it's only a matter of time before it's useful for self-defense. Good at it doesn't mean strong.

Then, is it true that being a swordsman is a vocation that specializes in attacking? For me, it's not that I want to fight, so I just want to be able to defend myself.

　I asked Shero-san about it at lunchtime. I don't know how many different types of combat vocation there are, but it seems like they're more attack-specific than the other 'warrior' or 'knight' ones, and it seems like they can't possibly play a shield role.

I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who have a natural vocation as a swordsman, but there are a lot of them who would just charge into the enemy without thinking about ...... defense. And they never carry a shield. If you say they specialize in attack, that's true, but they were all crazy guys who didn't think about defense from the start.

''Nah, I see ....... So, if that's the case, it's not so much that a swordsman is an attack-specific vocation as it is .......

'Yeah, probably means that the guys who have a swordsman's vocation are often the ones with 'attack-specific personalities'. Perhaps that's why those swordsmen who didn't have enough training were usually the first to die.

'Oh....... So I guess I have that kind of aggression-loving personality behind me too ....... I'm not aware of it at all, though.

'Umm ......, that's the part you don't get to see in training. A lot of guys get high when it comes to real combat. But don't worry, Jiro. The last three days of training have shown that your defense is on the right track. If you continue training like this, you shouldn't get beaten by those bandits and brigands so easily. Well, as far as offense goes, though.

'Really?　It's true that I'm getting much more comfortable with the sword, but it's only been three days ......, and even though it's mainly defense, I don't really feel like I've improved that much. ......

'We've only been training to prevent melee attacks. ...... but even if you can keep your cool after three days of this training, it's still a big deal. This is the kind of training that's tough enough to make it a selection test for prospective mercenaries. ......

'I knew it was such hard training ....... At first I really thought I was going to die ....... It's still hard, though.

I thought this one was going to be quick and sound. Jirou worked harder than I expected, so I just kept going ....... It's worth it, I'm improving much faster than I planned to ............ To be honest, I'm quite surprised.

?

You may have a vocation, but you're progressing a little fast.

　Shero says that training like the one he's been doing for the past three days was something he used to do when he was a mercenary, against people who wanted to join the group.
　Most of them had a vocation in combat that made them want to become mercenaries, and most of them came to us with confidence, so they held that painful training (as well as a selection test) as a way to train and break their nose.
　So, well, he said he's done this kind of training many times, and I'm improving too fast or adapting too quickly in that .......
　I wonder if that means I was really talented. I guess it's something to be happy about, but I'm not really aware of it ....... As I say, I was just churning with Mr. Shero .......

'Jiro. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but on the first day I was only swinging my sword at a speed that could stop it at any time, but today I was already swinging through it normally. It's true that I'm not in my element yet.

　Seriously, ....... If you ask me, there were a lot of scenes around today where I was holding a sword with both hands .......
　I was so preoccupied with it that I didn't pay attention to it .......

　Well, Priestess said that if you have a vocation, you will be able to grow and enjoy your training, and that's exactly what she said, she was enjoying her progress.
　However, I don't want you to be in a situation where you have to use your improved sword skills, though. If it's a beast, it might be ready to fight, but it doesn't have the guts to kill a human opponent.





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　The next day at lunch, Hetty came to visit me. The mansion was completed at last!
　So we all went to see the mansion this afternoon. I can't wait to see what happened to that dilapidated place.

　And - as a different story, I heard that Rebecca, Deanna and Marina's training was mainly the two of them coming together to tease Marina, who has a vocation (according to Deanna). Deanna's training was basically just archery practice, with the target being Marina (a simulated arrow, of course). Moreover, this Marina was in "live-fire training" with Rebecca, and she was required to drop (or avoid) arrows aimed at her while fighting Rebecca.
　Moreover, the training was quite varied, including going into the forest to train for battle with wild beasts, training to keep dropping arrows from Rebecca-san and Deanna, cutting wood and chopping firewood in the halberd, and shooting a bow from horseback (the horse training was also free!) (I heard they did it in time, so it was a pretty hard program over there).
　Rebecca said, "She's Giraud's shield.