Youth Knight
I'm a Knight? VIII
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When his plot was about to take the unconscious Donovan, Mr. Pier saw us.
Mr. Pier was silent to see Adry and me, and then he saw the plotters embracing Donovan.
All the knights including me saluted him.
Mr. Pier approached us. "More or less I understand what's going on here" said Mr. Pier.
Adry said, "I'm sorry Mr. Pier, but Donovan attacked us first."
"He lied! he attacked Donovan so badly that "the utterances of one of Donovan's gangs were cut off by Mr. Pier.
"I don't care... But there's something you need to remember, you're Mr. Adipram's professional soldiers. Then act like a knight." And he left us too.
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Xiris Kingdom
Sernia city
October 2, 1300
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Since that incident, Donovan has never bothered me again... When I found out about Donovan, I was often aware of her presence, but she did not dare to look me in the eye and avoid me, especially Adry, Donovan would immediately go away from Adry.
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At the barracks while I was practicing swordplay, someone came up to me and said, "Your name is Arezha?"
"Yes?" Is he one of Donovan's gangs!? I have to be on standby!
"Emperor!"
Abhisar, what is it? some food? "Emperor?" I said repeating his words.
"My name is Abhisar." He asked me to shake.
Then I accepted his invitation. "What do you want?" ask me cynically, I need to stay alert!
"Well, even though we meet often in this place, this is the first time we greet each other and talk to each other."
He continued saying, "I heard your story from another knight! You and Adry beat up the fucking Donovan gang!" He said it to me with passion.
Looks like someone saw our fight. "Where did you hear that?"
"Come, but buddy! your story is epic haha."
I almost got killed by a stumble and Donovan beat me... What is so great about it all.
"Often I see Donovan acting like he's acting like he's, in the end, someone's teaching him a lesson. I'm sick of him acting like he's above all the other knights."
It seems like Donovan is hated by many, now I wonder at myself who is not aware of the things around me.
"I even fell in a few blows, the one beating them all up was Adry." Seeing Adry flinch when beaten gives me goosebumps, when Adry's eyes look very angry at Donovan.
"Yes even so, your story is still interesting... You're fighting alone against Donovan's gangs, but because they're too many to make you tired when you beat them. In a difficult moment, Adry came to help you from the sky crashing into them all one by one. I even heard that Adry's body was glowing because there was a divine power within him at that moment."
Why did the story become like that!?
Then after hearing the long story of Abhisar he finally stopped talking. "I'll be back in training, see you later Arezha."
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Xiris Kingdom
Sernia city
3 October 1300
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We were all gathered in the middle of the field by Mr. Pier. Master Pier stood before all of us, grasping the training sword and staring at us. Maybe Mr. Pier will say something first before this drill starts.
Mr. Pier surrounded our ranks and said, "I want you to practice what you have learned before about swordsmanship."
Someone among us said, "Aren't I good enough to use a sword?"
Master Pier sounded out sighing. "Mr Arezha, can you use a sword?"
I've never swung a sword before. "No, I can't, Mr. Pier, please,
I'm sorry." It was a shame to say such a thing in front of the other knights.
Some people were surprised to hear my words and started whispering, it seems like they are currently thinking 'How can a knight not use a sword?
Then Master Pier said, "You hear me? Start practicing."
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Mr. Pier said as he looked me in the eye, "The sword is the same as the archery, both of them require muscle memory to use it. Once you get used to the basics of swinging a sword, then you just need to learn more complicated techniques."
Mr. Pier took the stance while holding his sword tightly then he showed us some basic moves we needed to master.
He kept training us his base until he could actually.
As long as Master Pier showed the basics we paid attention to every move he made.
After Master Pier showed everything he gave instructions to us to practice swinging the sword.
Trained for hours in the hot sun, swinging my sword until I got used to it. Just swinging the sword so many times made me so exhausted, that Master Pier told us to rest a few minutes and continue again.
I think this exercise was only directed at me.
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Xiris Kingdom
Sernia city
18 October 1300
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Two weeks passed, after training for two weeks, I felt more confident with my sword skills now. Swinging the sword felt lighter and easier. I will be a great knight!
We were reassembled in the field, lined up to face Mr. Pier.
"You're good enough to swing a sword. We will proceed to the next stage, practicing a technique," said Mr. Pier as he played his sword casually.
Then he said, "There are some techniques that you can apply in the sword. As you have learned, the fundamental movement is to rotate, swing, attack and defend. You have mastered these movements so that it becomes the starting ground for more complicated sword techniques."
He continued to give us some examples of the technique and put it into practice.
"Strashing technique can slash towards the opponent with fast and sharp movements. You can slash opponents horizontally or vertically. Some slashes can kill your opponent.
Puncture technique, simpler and faster by using this technique you do not need to expend as much energy as slashing. If you manage to hit a vital point with just one precise and quick stab then your opponent will die.
The dodging technique used his body's agility to dodge the opponent's attack, and made it possible to immediately counterattack." This was a technique that Master Pier used at the time of dueling with the knights of that time.
Mr. Pier still continued to speak, "The spinning technique relies on momentum by spinning using high speed to increase the attack power, he said, but this technique is quite difficult to do and you can be killed if you do not master this technique.
The block technique uses a sword to fend off an opponent's attack. If you are able to fend off and counterattack their wrists while fending off, you will most likely be able to drop their weapons with your sword.
Every technique has its advantages and disadvantages.
If you want to master these techniques, you have to practice until your body gets used to them, keep practicing even if you have mastered them so that time does not rust your abilities."
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I trained my sword technique with evasion techniques. Just like master Pier, I have to use this little body of mine and rely on my body speed.
Adry helped me practice. He's in an attacking position and I defend trying to avoid all Adry's attacks but none of me can avoid Adry's attack so quickly and precisely. I think I picked the wrong opponent.