Shujinkou Janai! - Ch 24

I immediately knew where Radd and Resilia were training.

People were gathered there, and some of them were watching the scene, forgetting about their own training.

[Ooohhhh! V-Slash!]

Radd, the leader of the newcomer party, shouted as he swung his sword at the training scarecrow.

However, it seems that “putting magic power in their sword” was a surprisingly advanced technique for them, and he was struggling quite a bit on the first day, but now, he seems to be doing it pretty smoothly.

Although the trajectory of the V that he swung out was a little awkward, he just barely made the <V-Slash> and his sword slash had a glow.

However, what attracted the public’s attention was the one near him.

[V-Slash! Lightning Cut! Cross…… Raid!!!]

The sister of the me in this world, Resilia.

I gasp as she performs the techniques in a flowing manner.

Of course, she isn’t moving for the sake of showing it off to others, and I doubt she even cares about things like that.

The clothes she’s wearing are just training clothes, and the steel sword in her hand is just a store-bought steel sword.

Even so, her form is so beautiful and her poise so complete that it attracts people no matter what she does.

Seeing her dance like a heavenly maiden and deliver sharp, caustic slashes, I realized once again.

————–I’m trash.

Ah, no, I’m not talking about me having a trashy sense of morality or anything like that.

That’s something I won’t deny, but I’m not really talking about that here.

Rather, what I see in this world are characters in a work of fiction.

They are residents of a 2D world who were created to be a certain type of person, born with blessed good looks and Status.

In terms of specs, a mere game-loving otaku isn’t comparable to them.

So, I’m not bragging.

“I” am inferior to them, and “Rex” is no match for them.

Let’s start things up with this premise.

If I were to compete with these guys on the same playing field and put in the same amount of effort, I would definitely lose.

But even with that understanding, I still saw my advantage in the current situation.

After all……

[Radd. Resilia. That won’t do.]

Because as perfect as they look, Resilia and Radd still haven’t mastered the Manual Execution of Arts.

[At that speed, you need to be conscious of inertia and keep compacting it in mind.]

With that, I draw my sword concisely and sharply, moving it so that it traces a precise path on the “monitor in my head”.

The sword flash made a perfect V-shape, stronger than Radd’s and Resilia’s, and produced a beautiful effect.

Resilia watched my actions earnestly without blinking, while Radd grunted in frustration.

[You’ve warped the path of your blade so much, but why are your techniques so much better than ours?]

[I can only say it’s because I calculated it. Listen here, okay? It’s not just about having the same movement as when the Arts are used, you’re just trying to show the world the trajectory of your Arts.]

I know this explanation makes no sense to me at all.

However, even I can’t explain it any better than this.

Their movements are perfect as a reproduction of the technique, and in fact, I think they even reproduced it better than I did.

However, the reason why it doesn’t lead to the activation of the Art is that the specifications for Manual Execution of Arts are, for some reason, “conforming with the game”.

At first, I thought that “if they could reproduce the movements of the player who used the Arts in Auto-mode, they could activate the Arts manually”, but I was wrong.

It seems that in order to use an Art manually, it’s necessary to reproduce with the weapon not “the movements of the Activated Art itself”, but “the movement of the controller when the player manually executes the Art”.

Of course, both are the same in terms of “tracing the trajectory accurately”, but the meaning is clearly different in games and in reality.

If you think about it, if there was a game that sold “enjoyable tennis as if you’re playing IRL”, the movements of the controller wouldn’t be exactly the same as the movements of the racket in real life.

Before the technical aspects are taken into consideration, such a game would be very tiring and hard to practice. Not to mention, it would be a shitty game that can never be played in a small space.

Being the best boxer in the world doesn’t necessarily make you the best boxing game player in the world.

Even in a physical game, the way in which the controller is moved creates a unique knack for it.

For example, in B&B, the controller tends to be perceived more strongly when it’s swung concisely and swiftly, rather than when it’s swung with a large radius and with force.

To take this to the extreme, if you swing the controller 50cm with a large swing and quickly swing it 15cm with just a snap of the wrist, the distance you are moving is completely different, but the movement of your in-game character may be the same.

In order to fully utilize the Manual Execution of Arts, it’s necessary to swing the weapon with this in mind, in short, “assuming that the weapon I’m currently holding is the Dynamic Motion Z (7980 yen before tax), and adjusting the speed and swing so that the imaginary motion sensor reacts properly”, a mysterious skill that no one in this world would possess would be required.

This is a distortion created by the reconciliation of two different world aspects, the “game” and the “reality”.

However, it is this loophole that will give me the “advantage”.

[D*mn it! How much training do you have to go through to be able to connect techniques like this?]

Radd laments, but I guess it can’t be helped.

In addition to the main story mode, B&B has the <Practice Mode> that allows unlimited trail shooting of techniques and magic without worrying about MP.

When practicing Manual Execution there, the trajectory of the technique you’re trying to practice could be displayed, and a visual representation of how well the current move was reproduced could be seen.

I was too blessed in those days that I could practice in such an environment.

[You have time. You just have to learn it slowly. Besides……]

Radd’s fighting style will probably be to lead the fight and draw the enemy’s attacks, so he won’t have much opportunity to put in a barrage of attacks.

He may not be able to stack Arts using Over-Art, but Manual Execution of Art has many advantages and are worth learning.

I don’t know if it was because my persuasion worked or it was just that he was serious by nature, but Radd was seriously engaged in training for a while, before he eventually said.

[……Hey. Is it really okay for me to just swing my weapon?]

[What do you mean?]

I asked, to which Radd anxiously asked me.

[The others are doing various types of training, right? However, for me to do just this for a month…… I’m worried that I’m going to be left behind.]

I was a little taken aback by his words.

The one saying this is that muscle-head Radd.

I thought he would be happy to just wield his weapon to his heart’s content, but he seemed to be thinking about the current situation more than I expected.

(I wonder what I should do?)

I pondered for a moment.

Radd needs STR more than anything else.

That’s why he’s doing this training, which increases STR, simply because it’s optimal, but I’m sure that won’t be enough to convince him.

(……Well, it’s a little early, but I guess now’s a good time.)

I approached Radd, who was looking down with anxiety, and saying “Here”, I held out my right hand.

In my outstretched right hand is a sword.

[O- Old man. This is……]

[You know this. My beloved sword, <Brave Sword>.]

I nonchalantly said, to which Radd shouted, looking more agitated than I was.

[I- I know that! More importantly……]

[You can already guess, right? I’m giving this sword to you.]

[Wha!?]

As Radd was at a loss for words, I continued.

[I’ve told you from the start, didn’t I? That “if I die, I’ll give you my sword”. I revived, but I did die. So this now belongs to you.]

Saying this one-sidedly, I pushed the <Brave Sword> towards Radd.

[H- Heavy……]

He staggered the moment he received it, to which I smiled

“”

[That’s right. That is the sword of an A-Rank Adventurer. Don’t think it’s something you can just easily handle.]

This was also the case for the “Hero” first wielded it in the case of Rex’s death.

The <Brave Sword> entrusted to them couldn’t be handled with just half-hearted STR.

When you gain experience and become able to handle it, you can finally say that you have succeeded Rex’s will.

[I really am……]

Seeing him lowering his head down in dismay, I spoke.

[I heard from Nuku. ……You’re going to become a “Legend”, right?]

Radd looked up in surprise at my words.

[The one you’re holding is a “Hero’s Sword” told in legends. You aspire to be a Hero, but are you going to run away from wielding one?]

Radd bit his lip and looked at the <Brave Sword>.

I couldn’t tell what kind of conflicts were brewing in his mind, what thoughts were swirling in his heart.

But finally, Radd looked up at me and glared at me.

[That’s a bad joke coming from you, Old man! However, I’ll take on your taunting!]

There was no longer a shadow of anxiety in his eyes.

Only a glowing competitive spirit and enthusiasm could be found in them.

[Wait and see, Old ma…… Rex! I’ll definitely become a Legend worthy of this sword! Just you wait and see!]

As he shouted that, Radd began swinging the <Brave Sword>.

“Uooohhh!”, with a shout, he swung the heavy sword.

However, the high STR requirement of the sword made Radd swing backward instead.

He struggled to control it, sometimes falling down, but still, he continues to train single-mindedly.

It was hard to say that his appearance looked flattering.

However, his hard work and dedication feel like it strikes a chord with others.

[……Good grief. Such an embarrassing guy.]

Tightening my lips that had shaped into a smile before I knew it, I turned on my heel.

[……Now then.]

I turn one last time towards the two of them, taking one last look at Radd, before leaving the training ground.

However, there was someone silently waiting for me at the entrance.

[……Resilia. Are you done practicing?]

[If Nii-san is going somewhere, take me with you. I don’t know what you’ll do when you’re left alone.]

Chuckling at my eccentric sister, the both of us walked out of the training grounds.

[Our destination is the Adventurers’ Guild. We’re going to go on a raid.]

What we’re about to do is new to me, even including in-game.

I don’t know if this will work or not.

However, if they show this much seriousness, I can’t be halfhearted about this either.

Now, it’s my turn to do my part.

[————I’ve gotta show these well-behaved gamers how a modern gamer fights!]