Hard Work Will Never Betray Me - CH 14

I’m going to go out into the city as soon as possible today. I have an appointment with Mei, and more importantly, I don’t know anything about the city yet.

Here’s my plan for today.

First, I’m going to train at home in the morning. I need to train with my father, and study with my tutor to become more educated.

In the afternoon, I went to the castle town. Just as I receive my education as a nobleman in the morning, Mei also trains as a forger in the morning. Neither of us can spend the whole day playing.

Today, I’m thinking of having Mei show me around the city in various ways. I’ve never been out of the house until yesterday, and I figured Mei would know more about the city than I do.

Well, it’s only a guide for a six-year-old, so it’s going to be more like a first time excursion. ……

Anyway, I’m busy in the morning  anyway, so I’d like to finish my training quickly and enjoy my plans in the afternoon.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”

“Whoa, you’re motivated. You want to show off for the girls?”

“There are no girls here!”

No matter how many times I hit him, he would either duck or pass me off, or he would catch me and not move an inch. I can’t seem to get the image of defeating my father. What’s going on here? Is he really human?

What I’m doing right now is practicing swordsmanship with my dad. It’s not like the mock battle we had a few days ago, where anything goes, but we’re training in the Hokusho Bushin-ryu, a martial art passed down from generation to generation in the Farenheit family.

There are two types of Hokusho Bushin-ryu: Omote and Ura. For now, the main focus is on basic auxiliary magic such as kata, body movements, and body strengthening. There is no documentation on the “back” side, and my father won’t tell me about it. I guess I’m not ready for that yet. I secretly believe that the secret of my father’s extraordinary strength lies in the “back”.

Aside from that, the training of the North Shogun Bushin-ryu is extremely harsh, even on the “front”. I have to be able to see through the movements of   my father, who attacks me without pausing for breath, and somehow counterattack, while imitating his movements.

The training in my family is in the form of actual combat. He don’t teach you the kata movements in detail. The basic policy is to let the body learn them in battle. Of course, he can give  me advice during the fight, though.

“Don’t waste your breath. It drains your strength.

While easily fending off a series of thrusts from me,  father twists my wooden sword in a mysterious motion that makes it jiggle. I’m not sure how you did that!

Damn it!

My wooden sword was entangled, so I was left with my bare hands. However, Hokusho Bushin-ryu is a comprehensive martial art with many variations. In addition to swordsmanship and magic sword techniques, it also supports archery and karate.

“Shh!

This is a Bujin-ryu technique in which the user applies a non-attribute magic “Body Strengthening” to himself, accelerates his arm with another non-attribute magic “Telekinetic Force”, and strikes his fist with no motion.

This is the technique that I’m best at among the Bujin-ryu attack techniques. It’s not that difficult as long as you have good control over your magic, and for me it’s been pretty easy since I was born and have spent all my time controlling my magic. In other words, if you don’t have control over your magic, it’s very difficult to learn.

So, although there are similar techniques in the general public, the popularity of these techniques is not that high. In other tournaments, it is feared that it is difficult to kill someone at first sight.

However, this is only the case in other tournaments. It’s a different story if you’re  going against a master or a disciple.

It’s a technique that can catch you off guard or be used in conjunction with a feint. If you use it too often, you will be countered.

The master of the game, my father, who I’m proud to say has a high level of skill, easily accepted my Shun Matataki, and then returned it with another Shun Matataki. In addition, as if to punish me for losing my stance due to the return of the “moment”, he uses a derivative of the non-attribute magic “telekinesis”, “fixation”, to immobilize the opponent in the air, and then strikes the opponent with the technique “crucifixion”, which strikes the opponent with all the energy of the blow. There is no mercy.

“Barrier”!

There is no such technique as a “barrier. It’s a non-attribute magic with a difficulty level of C that creates a magical barrier to protect you from enemy attacks. That’s just what I call it. It’s funny because the whole “barrier” thing sounds like something out of elementary school. It’s even more fun because  i can actually put up a barrier.

Doggone it!　a sound that shouldn’t come from a six-year-old, and I’m blown away. No matter how much I put up the barier and strengthen my body, I’m still in danger.

There is only one rule for this training. The only rule for this training is: “Use only the techniques of the Northern Shogun Bushinryu. If you use techniques other than those of the Bushinryu, you may be able to train in combat, but you will not be able to train in the Bushinryu. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that.

I think it will be a better if [Shock] can be used, but I understand the importance of the Takeshin style, so I won’t whine. In fact, the father who has mastered the Takeshin style is stronger than the [shock].

“Ouch. ……

“Hmm, I attacked it with some seriousness, but you only grazed it. Nice work.:

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However, I’m confident that I’m getting stronger little by little every day, so I won’t lose my motivation. It’s a far cry from my previous life, when no matter how hard I tried, I was rarely rewarded.

It’s almost lunchtime. Let’s head out.

“The battle was over”, so the  father said and relaxed his stance. At the same time, the tense air relaxed, and I fell to the ground with a thud.

I fell to the ground with a thud.

“Don’t whine. And even though there’s a big difference now, you’re definitely stronger than I was when I was in your age. Eberhard, you’re going to be much better than me.”

“Well, I don’t know.”

I’m your father, so I’m sure of it. You’re a genius at hard work.

You are a genius in hard work. I have never heard such a happy word. I can feel that what was not rewarded in my previous life is being rewarded in this life.

I’m not sure I’m ready for this. It’s not just the first time you see it and countered.

“Gosh, ……, don’t expect that much from a six-year-old.”

“You’re saying that because you’re too strong to be considered a six year old.”

The old man said that, but his expression was quite cheerful. He must be happy that his son is so promising. In his previous life, he had never been expected by his parents, so he felt a little embarrassed.

Now that I’m home and sweating it out in the bath, I’m going to have lunch.

You going out this afternoon, aren’t you? Let’s get going.”

“Yeah.

Taking a bath with my father was also quite fun. Men need to get to know each other naked, don’t they?

✳︎

After taking a bath and finishing lunch, I finished getting ready and left the house. My wallet, bag, fountain pen, paper, the knife Me gave me, and a throwing knife for emergencies. Of course, I didn’t forget my old cotton clothes to disguise myself as a commoner.

Today, Mei  and I are going to take a walk around the city. For a child of this age, every day is an adventure.