Raising Paladins

Episode 30. There are always exceptions (2)

Shut up!

Terry’s specialty, the surprise stab!

It is a skill that has made it possible for me to never lose in a swordsmanship battle.

Carl said, dodging the stab as naturally as flowing water.

“Your shoulder is moving too fast.”

Terry’s longsword wandering without a destination.

Soon after, the sword’s wooden sword struck the longsword’s crossguard.

Tung!

“Oh!”

Then, mysteriously, Terry’s entire body lost balance and leaned forward.

The knife cleverly used the center of gravity that had been shifted forward while stabbing.

“Ufufu!”

Terry took a few steps forward, sword outstretched.

Then the man’s back was completely empty.

It is extremely disgraceful to expose the back of the body defenselessly during a confrontation.

But Carl had no intention of ending it like this.

His cold gaze was directed at Terry’s clearly visible back, especially the luscious buttocks.

Awesome!

“evil!”

The wooden sword of the knife that burst like flames in Terry’s ass!

The pain was so shocking that Terry forgot his shame and grabbed his cheek with one hand.

sick!

It hurts so bad too!

It is hot and bitter, as if on fire.

But I had to be patient.

Terry quickly released his hand from stroking his hip and straightened his grip on the sword.

Right now, my future fiancée, the beautiful Meisa, is watching.

What if a homeless person gets hit in the butt by a wooden sword and runs around?

At that time, as a man and as an aristocrat, his face fell to the ground.

“This bastard… … !”

Terry is very excited after being beaten in disgrace.

The aristocratic group murmured at Terry’s appearance.

“Terry’s stab was so easy… … .”

Terry had the best swordsmanship among the aristocratic group.

It’s partly because I was systematically educated from a young age, but I have a very good physique.

A physique capable of easily winning a confrontation just by holding a steel longsword and pushing with force.

The aristocrats of Tournoble said in unison, that if Terry took the battle priesthood exam, passing it was a matter of course.

But now?

He was being educated by a stranger he had never seen before.

Even on the battlefield!

“The sword is an extension of the hand. The hand goes over the shoulder. If you move your shoulders that much with your first attack, it’s like telling your opponent the timing and direction of your attack.”

“Everyone, shut up! How dare you teach me about a beggar!”

“Anyone can be a teacher if there is something to learn. It has nothing to do with wealth or wealth, high or low status. That is the first mindset to become a priest.”

“Shut up!”

A man in shabby clothes with a wooden sword.

As if he was homeless, even the scruffy soup runs down his face.

To such a person, Terry, who is said to be the best talent in Tournoble, was being treated like a child.

“profit!”

Terry charged again.

This time, he took a step to the left and swung his long longsword horizontally.

It was an attack that took advantage of the difference in physique from the opponent and the difference in the reach of the sword he possessed.

Seeing Carl’s flexible body movements, he showed improvisation in his own way.

However, Carl had no clue.

“If you blindly believe in your strength and swing your sword, you will get tired quickly.”

Poof!

As the sword lazily leaned back, the longsword passed smoothly as if it were avoiding the sword’s body.

Then, an exclamation erupted from the test tube.

“Oh oh!”

“I avoided the attack by a piece of paper! That’s great!”

Then Carl’s wooden sword again aimed at Terry’s gap and dug into it.

This time, it was the side of the armpit that had been left empty from swinging the longsword.

cook!

“evil!”

Terry almost dropped his sword.

That’s how much pain was felt in the armpit stabbed by the pointed part of the wooden sword.

I just touched it with the tip of a wooden sword, and it was amazing how it hurt so much.

‘This homeless bastard… … It looks like he’s reading my sword path!’

And that’s not all.

After accurately predicting where the attack will arrive, he dodges it and pokes a gap before Terry’s attack is finished.

It’s so fast, but it’s so flexible that I can’t stop it.

Moreover, an attack that only targets embarrassing parts such as the buttocks and armpits that armor cannot protect… … .

While Meisa was watching, he allowed such embarrassing attacks twice.

If the match ended like this, it seemed that Terry would never be able to carry his face in Tournoble again.

“… … Take it!”

A huge attack that continued to kill!

Like the previous attack, it was a large horizontal slash attack.

The moment Carl ducked down to aim for the armpit after avoiding the attack!

Terry smiled contemptuously.

‘It’s caught!’

chuck!

Terry’s left hand, which had been behind him before he knew it.

That hand pulled out the steel dagger that had been stuck behind his back.

The dagger stabbed straight into the heart of the knife that had approached for the armpit.

“Terry! stop!”

“what are you doing!”

From the beginning, it was a life-threatening attack.

However, this attack is definitely a trick to end one’s life!

No matter how real-life sparring, everyone watching was surprised when he tried to kill his opponent at the test site.

In particular, the representative examiner, ‘Experienced Greg’, jumped up from his seat.

however.

“What a ridiculous fake.”

Carl’s wooden sword wriggled in the air as he was aiming for Terry’s armpit.

The blunt back of the wooden sword, which moved mysteriously, struck Terry’s left wrist with precision.

“Kuk!”

Clink!

Terry was in so much pain that he let go of the dagger.

But Carl’s attacks did not end there.

‘To use a trick in the priesthood test, if left alone, he’ll kill a lot of people later.’

It is said that a tree that has the potential to grow will be recognized from the cotyledon.

The reverse is also true.

Since the buds were already yellow, I thought I couldn’t leave it like this.

Do you take life so lightly just because a young guy has some strength and has a sword?

In the future, even if you hold the power of rat poop, you will treat the people under you like animals.

“Consider it an apology in advance to future victims.”

Booung-!

The body of the sword that cut off the dagger gently rotates once.

A graceful movement that makes one wonder if this is a ballroom!

It is not just beautiful, it is a movement that rotates the body and moves the center of power to the tip of the wooden sword.

The wooden sword, which drew a smooth trajectory in the air, headed for Terry’s right shoulder blade.

A very slightly empty gap between the neck and the shoulder!

Carl’s wooden sword aimed at that place and went in.

Quick!

“Keah!”

dump.

Terry knelt on the floor with a scream.

The divine power entered through the wooden sword and broke his shoulder.

Terri finally burst into tears at the terrible pain she was experiencing for the first time in her life.

“Stop!”

An urgent cry broke out, and the examiners rushed in.

Then Carl also slowly drew back the wooden sword.

‘This should be enough.’

I don’t risk my life because there might be room for regeneration.

However, it would be difficult to raise the sword again with the shock I gave you now.

Several of the examiners rushed to take Terry, who was seriously injured.

He’s probably going to the priest of the Noon Church.

With that, the battle was over.

Greg came over to Carl as he watched Terry walk away.

“you are… … Who are you?”

Unbelievable skill even for a novice test taker.

Not only does he have solid basic skills, but he also has a seasoned beauty that does not match his age.

In addition, the predictive power to detect fakes in advance and the determination to finish the game… … .

In terms of combat power alone, he was considered as strong as Greg.

How on earth can he reach such a level at the age of 20?

Greg’s gaze at Carl was completely different from the first.

“I am an applicant for the Dawning Battle Fuse.”

“that… … .”

“More than that.”

“… … ?”

“There is no problem, right?”

Greg’s gaze went to and back to the distant people.

“If it affects the test results… … No problem. It was a legitimate sparring, and it was Terry who used the trick first. On the contrary, it can be said that it is fortunate that someone with much better skills than Terry did it to that extent.”

“okay.”

Clearly, Terry’s shoulder is seriously injured.

It would be difficult to become a battle priest or aspiring knight again.

Greg was also a seasoned battle fuse, so he could tell just by hearing the scream that had come out of Terry’s mouth earlier.

But maybe it’s a good thing.

Terry obviously has a natural physique and has a good background, but he was creating many problems because of his unique carelessness.

furthermore… … .

‘There are more and more bad rumors these days… … .’

After the great paladin, ‘Holy Sword Carlos’ defeated the Lich King.

For the next 200 years, the Empire was at peace.

Warlocks and necromancers all disappeared into the dark.

However, strange rumors have been circulating lately.

Horrible rumors were that corpses with their skin peeled off were found in an abandoned house in the countryside, and that traces of strange ancestral rites were found all over the empire.

In such a situation, an arrogant aristocrat like Terry becomes a battle priest?

You can endanger yourself as well as those around you.

‘Rather than Terry… … .’

Greg’s eyes wandered through the tumultuous crowd of applicants.

A female applicant with a particularly outstanding appearance among the aristocratic group.

It was towards ‘Meisa’, whose blonde hair fluttered.

‘That way would be much more suitable for a battle fuse.’

Meisa, who is deep and calm for her age.

He also has excellent swordsmanship skills.

Of course, he would not be able to reach the unprecedented skill that Carl showed.

“Anyway, the competition is over. congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

Carl nodded.

Greg asked Carl with a serious face.

“You said that you applied for the Dawn Bridge battle priesthood. Which branch temple do you want to be assigned to?”

“This is the Mayrium branch.”

“Meirium branch… … .”

A bitter light appeared on Greg’s face.

“Well, the only Temple of Dawn nearby is the Meirium branch, but… … If you have any ideas, I can recommend you to the Temple of Dawn in another big city. A talented person like you would benefit the people if he was active in a big city rather than a small Meirium.”

“If that’s the case, that’s it. Let me take heart.”

“Why? Of course, the popularity of the Church of Dawn has faded a lot, so you won’t be treated very well wherever you go, but a temple in a big city would be better, right? If you go to the Meirium branch, you won’t get the salary properly. It means you might starve.”

“There is one hole through which the money comes out, so that’s fine too.”

“The hole where the money comes out… … ?”

Carl recalled a person with a hearty smile.

The man with a fat belly and a parrot on his shoulder.

Perhaps by now he is full of vain hopes that he will become very rich after taking possession of the Meirium temple and farmland.

But what if Carl goes back to Meirium?

The merchant has to pay Carl several times the usual escort fee.

Where is that?

What if it were found out that he was scheming with Hanson and deliberately endangering the fruit peddler?

Then, all the property may be taken away by the angry merchants and become a know-it-all.

‘First of all, after being beaten up by the citizens of Mayrium.’

Greg spoke again to Carl, who was envisioning a happy future.

“I’m sorry, but I understand if that’s the case. and… … .”

“… … ?”

“About the special sparring rules you mentioned earlier.”

A special rule that if you win the match against the examiner’s representative, you will be appointed immediately without writing or other procedures.

Greg looked at Carl with serious eyes.

Having won the match against three test takers, Carl now had the right to challenge Greg to a duel.

If Carl asks for a showdown here, Greg has to accept it.

A strange tension ran between Carl and Greg.

People around me felt it and were looking this way.

however.

“That’s enough.”

said as if a knife had passed.

Then Greg asked with a puzzled face.

“I was excited to take on the challenge, but why… … ?”

“I lost interest. I also want to see the handwriting.”

If you pass the actual practice, you can simply write a combat fuse at the level of procedural progress.

Hana-Kal was a bit curious about what kind of questions were being asked these days, which were 200 years away from the era in which he lived.

Also, it was as if he had already defeated 3 people and passed the exam.

I didn’t even want to embarrass Greg.

‘Looking at it earlier, it seemed to have quite a reputation.’

All of the brash and belligerent applicants for the battle fuse became quiet at Greg’s words.

Besides, the eyes of the test takers looking at Greg were full of respect.

Defeating such a person in front of the novices would probably damage Greg’s reputation greatly.

If there is such a talented and prestigious priest in an area as far from the capital as Tournoble, it might be necessary to preserve it.

Carl thought so.

“You are such an unknown person.”

A knife that appeared like the wind and turned the battle priest test site into a mess.

There were several emotions in Greg’s eyes as he looked at Carl.

Of course, Carl didn’t mind at all.

“Can I wait over there?”

“yes. Please wait there with the other successful applicants. When the sparring is over, we will go to the written examination room together.”

“I see.”

Carl bowed lightly and was polite to Greg, the examiner.

He headed to the group of passers-by.