Chapter 23

　　"Everyone's training method is different, but the 'slash' itself is undoubtedly effective. I have also seen swordsmen who trained in the Sword God Style in this way."

　　Alan narrowed his eyes.

　　"The slash itself?"

　　"Yes, the slash itself. How should I put it? Let's use the Water God Style that you are very good at as a reverse comparison. First of all, when facing an enemy in the Water God Style, the order of response is: perceive and analyze the environment and the opponent - think about how to respond - then move your body to avoid or defend - finally counter the opponent's moves and complete the slash to defeat the enemy. The key lies in perception and observation, and the slash is just a means."

　　Alan raised an eyebrow.

　　"The Sword God Style."

　　Paul looked straight at Alan.

　　"The Sword God Style doesn't have so many analytical steps in between. It's very simple to just focus on the execution itself. For example, it's like this: I see,"

　　The words were still in Paul's mouth.

　　The wind moved.

　　The next moment, the tip of his wooden sword was hanging in front of Rudy, and a fallen leaf was cut in half and slid down Rudy's stunned face.

　　Along with the second half of Paul's sentence.

　　"I cut it off."

　　Alan looked at the leaves gradually falling to the ground, then raised his head and looked at Paul in a daze.

　　All was quiet.

　　Paul was very satisfied with the two people's reactions and nodded secretly.

　　"This is the Sword God Style - Silent Tachi. I have restrained most of its power. In actual combat, it will be faster than this swing."

　　Then Rudy took over the conversation immediately with a sad face.

　　"Father, you just said that even if it's just an example, you shouldn't swing the sword at your family members."

　　Paul's face froze, and he looked at the two of them and said solemnly.

　　"A wooden sword is not a sword."

　　Rudy: .

　　Alan:.

　　Paul looked at Alan's dazed look and said seriously.

　　"Since you are good at Water God Style, this reaction is normal. After all, Water God Style is the complete opposite of Sword God Style."

　　"I'm reacting this way because your double standards are so blatant!"

　　Alan shook his head, driving away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and stroked the handle of the knife with his hand, feeling the cold touch feedback.

　　"It's still a feeling-based statement, but it sounds different this time."

　　'I see, I cut'

Chapter 32 February Time flies, the sword is faster than thoughts!

　　Near noon, Sylphy arrived.

　　She stood close to the outer wall, leaning sideways and looking down at the weeds at her feet. If she hadn't glanced into the courtyard from time to time, Alan would have thought she was just passing by.

　　Paul, who claimed that he would practice an extra day today, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this scene. Then he covered his forehead and drove the two children out to play.

　　After being pulled by the child's head and asked a million questions today, it was obvious that his brain was overloaded.

　　Alan walked towards Sylphy, smiling and ready to wave, but suddenly he was embarrassed.

　　"It doesn't matter if a kid sees me naked. Haha, it's okay. Although people in this world mature early."

　　"It's okay. I don't mind what happened yesterday."

　　'What do you mind?'

　　Allen pinched his forehead with a headache and spoke weakly.

　　"Then, let's just pretend nothing happened. Rudy? Hmm? Rudy?"

　　Allen noticed that Rudy didn't come over, so he turned around and saw Rudy awkwardly greeting Sylphy from a distance of one meter away. Not only was it awkward for him to be honest with her, but he was also not good at interacting with women of the same age as him.

　　Alan blinked.

　　"Although Rudy is very vulgar, he is essentially a NEET. He is a giant in words but a dwarf in actions. He talks a lot and if he really does it, he will have psychological problems and become impotent because of Alice's escape."

　　He couldn't help but laugh, turned around and hugged Rudy, then turned and walked out of the yard, grabbing Sylphy's shoulders.

　　"Let's go! Let's go teach Sylphy magic!"

　　"Don't hug me, Alan!"

　　"Ah? Are you shy?"

　　"No, I'm going back to get my magic textbook!"

　　"Ouch!"

　　"Hey"

　　"Sylphy, what are you laughing at? I'm just getting your textbook for you!"

　　"Rudy, I'm not laughing."

　　"You have to control your expression even when you're lying! What are you laughing at, Alan?"

　　"I laugh at your future weakness, all relying on Sylphy to support you."

　　"???"

　　"???"

　　——

　　Two months passed in laughter and learning swordplay and magic.

　　Time flies and it is now the end of May.

　　Just like in the original book, Sylphy showed extraordinary talent for magic. In just two months, she had mastered most of the magic in the magic textbook. She is currently learning the chantless technique from Rudy.

　　During this period, Rudy studied some so-called tactics behind Alan's back all day long. At first, he discussed with Sylphy some possibilities of dealing with Alan, but later, after accidentally discovering that Sylphy had secretly informed Alan, he never showed any research results to him again.

　　June 1st.

　　After finishing breakfast, Rudy looked at Alan, then walked out the door amid cheers of encouragement.

　　Alan slowly helped to clean the table.

　　Senis looked at Alan with a smile.

　　"I was a little surprised to hear that you guys were going to compete. Alan, please go easy on me~"

　　Alan smiled. He had a good impression of Senis, probably because this person was the type that was closest to her personality traits in real life before she traveled through time. This made him feel very familiar. At the same time, she was really nice to Alan.

　　There is a strange feeling of warmth...home?

　　Although Alan doesn't quite understand the definition of home, after all, he grew up in an orphanage.

　　"Rudy is much stronger than you think. Instead of worrying about him, you should worry about me."

　　Senis looked at Alan, raised the corners of her mouth, and revealed the same weird smile as Rudy.

　　Alan shuddered all over.

　　Then I heard Senis say.

　　"After all, our child is a genius, and he is very well behaved~"

　　Alan nodded repeatedly.

　　"If stealing the teacher's underwear is considered a good kid."

　　Then, Senis smiled gently and normally, and reached out to touch the smooth hair that Alan had deliberately smoothed from his forehead to the corners of his eyes.

　　"Alan, you're also a genius~"

　　Alan blinked and looked at Senis in a daze, not knowing what to say.

　　Then, Senis suddenly looked gloomy and moved closer to Alan's face.

　　"So you won't go to the clinic again today."

　　Alan coughed awkwardly.

　　"That's definitely not the case. I know that."

　　Senis narrowed her eyes in question and did not comment.

　　"The last poisoning incident was an accident."

　　"Okay, I won't scare you anymore. Go ahead and be safe."

　　"good."

　　——

　　When Allen walked out of the house, Paul was already standing in the yard. He smiled at Allen, but found that the other party walked up to him and stood in front of him, with his hand on the scabbard and remained silent.

　　Paul asked, tilting his head in confusion.

　　"This is... Do we still need to continue with the fencing practice this morning?"

　　"want."

　　"Oh? Aren't you going to compete with Rudy?"

　　"He is still preparing for the final tactical rehearsal. I agreed not to stand by and watch. When Sylphy is ready, come back and call me."

　　Paul lowered his head, looked at the sword in his hand, and smiled.

　　"I see."

　　As soon as he finished speaking, Paul's sword was unsheathed, and his figure left a shadow with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Alan's neck!

　　Alan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the hand holding the knife suddenly tightened the handle.

　　"Twenty cuts!"

　　Sparks flew, and Alan instantly swung his knife to knock away Paul's blade, then raised his leg and swung it towards Paul's face.

　　"Bang!"

　　The fabric of his pants was shaking in the air. Paul stretched out his hand to block his calf steadily, and squinted at Alan who had a surprised look on his face.

　　"No, you are still subconsciously using other styles. I don't know what technique you used for the slash, but it doesn't look like the Water God Style. The Bei Shen Style technique that I don't know. The subsequent whip kick is completely a common response technique of the Bei Shen Style."

　　Alan stood up with his legs retracted with a grim look on his face, then jumped back to create some distance.

　　Paul twisted his neck and raised the blade above his head, performing an extremely aggressive uppercut.

　　"If you keep using the style you are good at, your Sword God Style will never improve. I have said this countless times in the past two months, right?"

　　"Sorry, years of habits are hard to change."

　　Whenever he faced Paul's high-speed stabs, he subconsciously used his usual fighting methods to resolve the situation, which had already been contained. Before that, he had completely used the Water God Flow.

　　Why?

　　Under the same level of swordsmanship, the Water God Style has a clear advantage over the Sword God Style. This is due to his subconscious tendency to seek profit and avoid harm in his past life.

　　Alan breathed a sigh of relief.

　　"Before learning the Light Return, the main way for the Sword God School to fight against the same school is to be faster than the opponent. Whoever hits the opponent first wins. In this case, you need to attack quickly."

　　While he was still thinking, Paul's sword suddenly attacked. He chopped on Allen's knife with one sword. As the blades rubbed against each other, his words hit Allen's heart like a pendulum.

　　"The sword is faster than the mind, but why do you keep thinking?!"

　　The blades vibrated and staggered, and the subsequent slashes pierced the air beside Allen's ear!

Chapter 33 Allen VS Paul, this is the silent sword!

　　Alan's pupils constricted, and the blade in his hand had no time to bend and was no longer able to block Paul's sword. He stretched out his hand, exposing a part of the hilt, and was about to use the Water God Flow - the secret of the flow, to dissolve Paul's attack.

　　'No! There will be no improvement!'

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