Chapter 7: Swords v.s. Magic
{Part 1}
"Reinhard-sama, I have come." Sylphy came to Reinhard's side while giving a respectful curtsy.
She's the most favorite subordinate that he had. Not only she had a unique hair color that are trait of a main characters, her talent is Top-class.
Reinhard could feel her potential through his instincts. If she continues to train like this until she had her growth spurt, she could possibly match against the Saint rank warriors.
Reinhard stood up.
"I'll teach you Healing Magic. Memorize this incantations first. If you do that, try doing the incantations while training."
Reinhard then taught her the words of the incantations. Sylphy had a tough time memorizing the incantations.
He left her on her own after she managed to memorize it and do his own training.
Strapping his limbs and torso with some weights, his movements became a little sluggish.
And so he started to practicing his swordsmanship, closing his eyes to sharpen his senses along his skills.
With his newly bought sword, the trajectory from his swings are polished and refined.
Some kids glanced in his direction mesmerized by his sword slashes.
"So cool."
The kids didn't know who said those words, but when they heard it they agree strongly. The forms, sounds, light, and it's spirit.
It's a beautiful sword dance weaving both of artistic and violence. The Power and Technique displayed is the embodiment of Perfection in the Art of Swordplay.
The kids might not see it since they don't know much of the sword, but those sword strikes are way much cooler than anything they ever experienced.
Reinhard is just doing his rigorous practice religiously polishing his swordplay and using Touki.
After a few thousand swings Reinhard finally stopped as he returned his sword in the scabbard on his hips. He opened his eyes and saw that the kids are watching him like they just saw their idol. "Oi you peasant trashes, why did you all stop? Get off your asses right there and train until you feel like dying!!"
"Oh crap! Reinhard-sama's angry, let's go back!!"
"Y-Yes!!"
"Let's go back!"
As one went back to training, the others followed suit.
Like how employees in the company getting scolded by their boss for slacking off, they immediately go back to training.
"Hmph." He turned his attention to Sylphy who was practicing Magic. His gaze turned a little soft watching her determination.
Some day in the future, when he's going to create his Legend, she's going to be by his side. A competent and strong servant is going to serve his proud self.
"<– again>, [Healing!]" Sylphy finally was able to manifest her Mana into a Magic Spell.
"I did it!" Sylphy's face turned to joy. Having her hard work rewarded is a very great feeling.
She saw Reinhard and jogged towards her in a shocking speed for her age, "Reinhard-sama! I did it! I used Magic!"
Her face was smiling like how a cute little girl was given her favorite doll on Christmas.
"You did good. But you can do it better." Reinhard pats her head with a slight smile in his face.
Seeing her like this, it reminds him of his little sisters in his past life. They were his biggest fans and always goes to each soccer games he played. When he teach them some techniques and able to learn it, they had similarities with Sylphy's smile.
"I expect great things from you, Sylphy."
Sylphy's eyes beamed in joy while a little bashful. Her master and hero just acknowledged her. For a bullied girl in the entire life, being praised by the person she admired the most made her very happy. "Y-yes, Reinhard-sama! I'll practice and do it better!"
He ears flapped cutely.
Right now, he could already tell that she gained confidence and got less timid. And it's a good development for her as a person.
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{Part 2}
Roxy is now leaving...
She gave a pendant to Rudeus and the entire family is seeing her off.
"Hey Rudy, did you return her panties...?"
"..."
"You fucking creep."
Rudeus wanted to ask some questions but found out Reinhard is already nowhere to be seen.
Rudeus wondered though.
Roxy and Reinhard often talks about the outside world and adventures. He caught them multiple times going back home chatting about some kinds of monsters, strong people, and the world's 7 Major World Powers.
Still it seems he's not that sympathetic with Roxy leaving. Not like him who now became a devout believer of the Roxy's cult.
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{Part 3}
Reinhard was just sitting on a makeshift wooden throne that was made for him by the other kids. He's sitting on the 'throne' with imposing aura while looking down on them.
Sylphy is by his side serving him with a glass of water and a sandwich.
There were three kids kneeling in front of him.
"We have brought him Reinhard-sama."
These three are just his lackeys. They do whatever he told them.
That's what kind of retainers he wants. People who don't dare question and obediently obeys orders.
Still, they are the type that just does whatever he wants. Gassing him up with words and licking his boots. That's just shows how inferior they are.
And Reinhard doesn't need to feel guilty either. They are the ones who beat up Sylphy. These kids doesn't deserve to be treated any better. You could even say he's being kind enough not to abuse them, and are even training them physically. In the future they would surely be thankful to him.
"What's this Rein? Is this what you meant?" Rudeus just wanted to go outside and play, but then these three kids came to him that he should come with them.
"This distance should be far enough right?" Reinhard stood up from his 'throne'.
Their distance... Around 10 meters. Rudeus had the range advantage, but Reinhard has the high ground.
"Here I come... Once in a Hundred Years Talent!!!" Reinhard's body launched like a loosed arrow.
The ground created a deep crack from the sudden acceleration that cannot withstand the force of his stomp.
The kids who are spectating the match immediately backs away trying not to be a part of collateral damage.
"Hng!" Acting on pure instinct, Rudeus responded with all the power at his disposal—using fire and wind magic simultaneously to create a blast between them. He jumped backwards just as the wave of hot wind struck him, letting the impact carry him farther.
*WISH*
Reinhard strike the initial position where Rudeus was.
In one swift and fluid motion he changed direction without losing momentum not giving Rudeus the time to think. In this battle, unless Reinhard could close in the distance and give a strike he would win.
Rudeus simulated this battle countless times if he fought a swordsman. And his first move would always to widen the distance to maintain his advantage.
'Didnt do a damn thing!' Rudeus screamed internally looking at Reinhard's blurring figure that was so fast for the naked eye to see.
Out of reflexive judgement, he sent a shockwave of Wind Magic on his side making it hurting himself.
In that instant Reinhard arrived just a split second late and swing his wooden sword at thin air.
Still the trajectory and the sound sent from that strike could make Rudeus' blood run cold.
"Oi, all your doing is run away and putting distance. Is this all Roxy have taught you? I guess Roxy's disciple is nothing much." A provoking tone of words came out of Reinhard's mouth.
"That's not it..." Rudeus was a little angry when he insulted his God. Still it is his responsibility to uphold his Goddess's honor. Even if it's Reinhard, he wouldn't let him mock his Goddess!
"Here I come!" Rudeus sent a combination of Earth and Water Magic towards him trying to impede his movements. Fire and Wind Magic then bombards him.
Reinhard maneuvered through the onslaught of Magic spells like he had seen through all this moving in slow motion.
'What is he? Did he have eyes in the back of his head?' Rudeus looked at the incoming figure of a child dancing through all his spells that are missing.
Rudeus used a Melded Magic Quagmire to create a Bog of mud directly under his feet .
"Ngh!" Reinhard's foot sunk a little on the mud.
'I caught him!' Rudeus celebrated and wanted to seal the deal, but not even a blink of an eye he escaped from the bog of mud by using his wooden sword as a pole.
And the next instant, Reinhard was already in front of him. He didn't see how are what, all he knew was that all his movements are too quick for his eyes to see, and he can't even anticipate where the attack will come from.
"Wha–"
Reinhard sent a punch on his solar plexus enough to send him crawling on the ground gasping for oxygen to enter his lungs.
"So that's it?" A look of disappointment showed in Reinhard's face.
Honestly he felt challenged when he uses wind blasts to distance himself and with the bog at the last part.
His Magic had creativity and meaning that he can plan for the next move, which already made him a force to be reckoned with even as a 5 years old kid.
But... His Magic simply doesn't have enough weight. The intentions of those spells are not to display his supremacy, but just a mere kid lighting up fire, blowing a whistle, throwing mud, and splashing water.
"If this is all your hard work amounted to. It's too Lukewarm." Reinhard lost interest with him. "Sylphy, heal this guy and when he wakes up tell him to teach you Magic."
"Y-yes!" Sylphy went to Rudeus and used Healing Magic.
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{Part 4}
Sylphy saw it all earlier. Rudeus, according to his master was a prodigy in magic that only once in a hundred years. That's what Roxy, the village's benefactor told him.
She knew that his master is looking forward for their match this day, but it ended up as a disappointment.
Sylphy saw that her master didn't even remove his weights and haven't even showed his real power yet. But that was all it amounted to.
For Sylphy, the masterful technique to wield magic simultaneously in different schools without using incantations are already too exaggerated. As a Healing Mage herself, she knew how difficult it was to achieve that feat.
She's still struggling how to use Healing Magic without incantations, but he already is using it like breathing. He must have put a tremendous amount of effort to it.
'I want to be like him too. To serve Reinhard-sama well if I grow up.' Sylphy found a new determination.
Reinhard was her savior. And she admired him for being so strong. She wanted to grow stronger too and repay back his kindness, to be his servant.
As young as Sylphy is, she still doesn't have any aspirations and dreams. She didn't mind serving on Reinhard's side in the future.
For a 'filthy demon' like her, in the back of her mind she knows most people would frown at the color of her hair.
"Rudeus... san? Please wake up~."
But this event will lead to a certain God hating it.
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