“That’s good and all, but assume that move will be blocked and start working on a skill to come after it.”
Whether it was a coincidence or just common sense to first rate warriors, Gagaran’s advice was very similar to Gazef’s. Apparently misunderstanding Climb’s surprised face, Gagaran continued to speak with a chuckle.
“Obviously, that vertical slash is meant to be a one-hit-kill. Normally, the correct way to go about it is to choose from a wide repertoire of moves depending on the situation. But the thing is, that’s impossible for you.”
She was implying that it was because he had no talent.
“So work on a combination that consists of at least three attacks. Make it so that even if they’re blocked, your opponent can’t switch to the offensive.”
Climb nodded.
“Well, if you’re against monsters that have eight arms and such, it may not work. But it should be fine against humans. Even though having a pattern will be the end of you if it gets found out, it’s still pretty effective against opponents that you meet for the first time. Think of something that will let you push forward over and over and over.”
“I understand.”
Climb earnestly nodded his head.
This morning, only once could he push forward into Gazef like that. Everything else was blocked and countered.
But did that shake his confidence? No.
Did he fall into despair? No.
The opposite.
It was the opposite.
An ordinary person was able to get that close to the strongest warrior in the Kingdom, no, the surrounding countries. He also knew very well that his opponent had not been fighting seriously. But to Climb, who was walking a pitch black road completely devoid of light, it was more than enough of an encouragement.
It told him that that his efforts were not in vain.
When he remembered that, what Gagaran was trying to say touched his heart.
Even though he wasn’t confident about whether or not he could successfully come up with a combination of attacks, the burning urge to do it still rose up from the bottom of his stomach. The next time he fought the Warrior Captain, he wanted to be strong enough to make him a bit more serious.
“…Now that I remember, didn’t you ask Evileye for something awhile back? Was it magic training?”
“Yes.”
Climb glanced over at Evileye. Back then, it was turned down by a scoff from inside the mask. No doubt that bringing up the same topic when nothing has changed will have the same result.
However—
“Kid.”
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