Knight and Wand

Chapter 99 "Magic Training"

Time passed quickly, the sun set, and the sky darkened.

The clanging sound like iron hammering lasted almost the entire day, but this frightening noise gradually became sparse in the yard.

The heaviness of the armor became more and more apparent once again.

The increasingly slow and sluggish sword force was deflected, and Leon took Olivia's swift stabs head-on countless times.

——Bang! !
The blunt head knocked him off balance, and Leon fell exhaustedly on his back with a thud to the ground, unable to even lift the blunt sword in his hand again.

With stars in his eyes, Leon looked through the narrow gap in the visor and looked at the fiery red clouds in the sky. He heard a buzzing sound in his ears and he didn't even have the strength to lift up the visor.

Under the helmet, beads of sweat the size of beans on his face looked as exaggerated as if he had just come out of a steamer. He exhaled and breathed in big gulps of "steam", continuously exhaling the excess heat in his body through the gaps in the visor.

Repeatedly draining the magic essence, exhausting and recovering, exhausting and recovering, exhausting and recovering.
Except for a short break at noon, he gave his all without reservation from morning to night. After squeezing his potential like this, every joint in Leon's body was groaning in pain.

If I had to describe the pain at this moment, it would be like compressing what should have been several months of high-intensity training into less than ten hours.

The quick method that Miss Lola modified using the Boiling Heart is not training at all, it's simply torture.

He personally experienced that this so-called method of training magic perception was fundamentally different from normal exercise and martial arts.

The boiling heart seemed to be burning not only people's physical strength and energy. Under the extraordinary continuous overdraft cycle, he would be surrounded by waves of dizziness after each cycle. Leon felt as weak as if even his soul had been drained.

The body and mind suffered double pain.

The first cycle was barely bearable.

Even with the blessing of a boiling heart, there is a sense of pain and joy in feeling the breakthrough of one's own potential.

However, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction after briefly enduring and overdrawing the limit completely dissipated after the second cycle of Corvis replenishing magic energy ended.

Physical strength switches back and forth between weakness and fullness, but the burden and pressure on the soul continue to accumulate exponentially.

Now that the third cycle has ended
Leon's dizzy brain even began to doubt whether he was on the verge of sudden death.

Not to mention feeling the so-called magic element in his body, he was losing all senses, besides the pain caused by the overload on his whole body.

It seems like my brain is about to stop thinking.

Suddenly, in the blurred narrow visor vision, the dusk sky was replaced by the frightened faces of Olivia and Corvis.

The girl dropped her blunt sword, frantically dismantled Leon's helmet, and called out to Lina for a towel.

The young servant quickly took off his master's gauntlets and hastily transferred the little magic power in his body to him.

Feeling a slight force flowing through his veins, Leon frowned as his consciousness gradually returned.

Apart from the strains and bruises caused by excessive exercise, there were no serious injuries on his body, and the wear and tear on his body was slowly recovering under Corvis' careful and diligent treatment.

The pain is still there
Excruciating pain.

I can’t tell where it hurts.

Leon felt as if there were imaginary strings in his head that were being pulled and tugged fiercely, and every twitch caused severe pain throughout his body.

Olivia wiped the sweat off his face carefully. Leon raised his eyes and looked at the girl's lips that were opening and closing. When his hearing slowly recovered, he realized that the girl was calling his name.

"Leon, how do you feel? Are you hurt anywhere?" Olivia called worriedly.

Leon couldn't help but clench his teeth as soon as he opened his mouth: ".hiss."

After a while, he smiled with difficulty in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, just a little tired and a little painful."

As he spoke, Leon smiled bitterly as he looked at the blonde girl in front of him, whose face was also covered in sweat and blush, and whose expression revealed her fatigue.

She used the Boiling Heart three times, and was almost exhausted by the torture of this magic cycle. After a whole day of fierce fighting, Olivia only looked tired.

Even with the blessing of a boiling heart, I still had no success against the girl.
As it turned out, the worry about accidentally hurting the girl before the fight was unnecessary.

Even with his greatly different powers after using cheats, he still couldn't reach Olivia's level of strength.

This is understandable. After all, Baron Doson, who is highly skilled in martial arts, can only barely compete with Olivia with the advanced military magic equipment from the Atias Empire.

My own foundation is at best the martial arts of an ordinary combat servant.

Even if it was strengthened by the effect of the boiling heart stimulating magic, it was probably only temporarily at the level of the Knights of Arms that we have seen so far.

And a knight of this level of military strength is currently imprisoned in the village cellar, waiting for ransom.

I heard that the Kantadar knight named Mamuel could not last more than ten moves at the hands of the murderous Olivia.

It seems that unless he brings multiple knights or a large number of armored soldiers to surround and compress the girl's moving space, the gap in strength between him and her is too big. Even if he fights desperately until the end of time, he will not be able to defeat this little lion.

The girl was relieved to see that her friend was still as conscious as before.

But seeing his face twitching with pain, she still frowned, complaining in her heart, and her tone was a little annoyed: "Practicing martial arts is not something that can be done overnight. It's too much for you to resist silently like this! Didn't you say that you won't get hurt with Corvis here?"

Olivia felt a little regretful and felt that the training method that the wizard lady gave Leon was too dangerous.

In the afternoon, she already felt that something was wrong with Leon, but she couldn't resist his insistence. Moreover, he kept wearing a mask and remained silent. She thought that the mysterious card magic could ensure the safety of her friend.

Now it seems that Leon was so crazy that he kept overdrawing his physical strength. If it weren't for Corvis's treatment, several people would have lost their lives.

".Isn't this the first time? I want to see what the limit is that I can endure."

Leon spoke in a halting manner, as if it took all his energy to say these few words.

"Okay, okay, don't talk and have a good rest. You are so tired. I don't think you will be able to get out of bed for the next two days." Olivia said helplessly.

Leon had no choice but to shut up obediently.

"Also, don't practice to this level in the future. If you do this again next time, I won't help you." The girl reminded again with concern.

Faced with his companions' concern, Leon felt a deep warmth in his heart and nodded obediently.

If he makes this girl angry, he will never find another considerate swordsman like her to teach him tricks every day.

After activating the boiling heart, I can also consume physical energy through muscle exercises such as running and weightlifting.

But ordinary people generally don't have the opportunity to experience this kind of martial arts that are several times higher than their original level. It would be a waste if they don't use this abundant extra strength and agility to comprehensively improve combat and martial arts, and strengthen their personal understanding and cognition of martial arts.
He turned around and looked at Corvis who was carefully helping him remove his armor with Lina.

Although the blond boy did not directly participate in this sparring, the three consecutive magic cycles really made Corvis' face gloomy, and he was obviously very tired.

Seeing Leon's apologetic look, Corvis smiled bitterly at his master and said, "Miss Olivia is right, my lord. For such a life-depleting training method, I suggest you do one or two cycles each time and do it according to your ability.

Besides, it’s not just your physical endurance that needs to be considered. It will take me a few days to recover my magic power after it’s exhausted, and I have to save some energy to preserve the griffin egg.”

Leon nodded again. He was still in so much pain physically and mentally that he couldn't speak. He would definitely not dare to do that again next time.

Lying on the ground and letting his two companions help him take off layer after layer of armor that served as extra weight, Leon felt a little more relaxed physically and mentally.

Seeing that Corvis and Olivia wanted to carry him back to the room to rest, Leon raised his hand and waved it in pain: "It's okay. It's not that I can't move. Just help me up."

He knew that there was nothing seriously wrong with his body. With Corvis's healing spells, the minor ailments he had suffered from the training had long since recovered. The weakness he felt now was affecting him more on the conscious level.

With the help of the two, Leon stood up and endured the mental pain as he was taken back to the room.

As a result, just after resting for a while, he felt unbearable hunger in his stomach again.

Fortunately, it was dinner time, and Aunt Milia and Ms. Elena in the kitchen had prepared dinner for everyone.

That night, Leon found that there seemed to be a glutton living in his stomach.

The more he ate, the more he couldn't stop eating.

The amount that is usually enough to fill you up doesn't fill your stomach at all.

The two cooks in the kitchen had to get busy and quickly prepare a meal for the lord. So under the astonished gaze of everyone at home, Leon ate more than ten times more food than usual, and then he put down the clean sheep bones and looked down at his flat stomach.

He feels like he can still eat.

But I don’t know where the food I swallowed went.

I asked Corvis, but even the knowledgeable boy didn't understand what the impact was.

Fortunately, being able to eat and sleep was not a problem, so Leon just regarded it as a side effect of the magic perception training during the day.

The next morning.

Leon, who had just gotten over the initial training yesterday, opened his eyes when he heard a knock on the bedroom door.

This was the time he asked Lina and the others to wake him up on time every day.

He sat up and yawned, and was surprised to find that he could no longer feel the pain or fatigue in his body.

The injuries to his body didn't seem to be as serious as Olivia had worried.

He turned over and got out of bed, scratching his head instinctively. He felt something was wrong.

“Brother Leon, the hot water is ready. Can you come in?” asked little Lina outside.

"Oh, come in, I'm up." Leon turned around and responded.

The little maid immediately pushed the door open and walked in.

Before she put down the wooden basin, she saw Leon in pajamas and was so scared that she almost let go and spilled the hot water.

“Ah——!!!” Lina stared at the person in the room in astonishment and shouted, “You you you! Who are you!?”

Leon looked at his little maid in confusion: "What's wrong? What do you mean who am I?"

Hearing the still familiar voice, Lina slowly stopped being frightened.

Blinking her eyes, the girl tilted her head left and right to look at the familiar yet unfamiliar master in front of her, and asked, "Are you Brother Leon?"

"?"

Leon was puzzled by her attitude, wondering whether the little girl had not woken up yet or he himself had not woken up yet.

“Brother Leon, what’s wrong with you?” Lina saw the other person’s eyebrows and facial features clearly, and could still see that he looked familiar. She swallowed and continued to ask: “Your hair! And what’s wrong with your eyes?”

Hair? Eyes?
Leon touched his head and understood why he felt something was wrong.

He picked up a strand of his hair and saw that it was much longer than yesterday.

What’s even more exaggerated is that except for the original brown color at the end, the rest of the color is actually dark black.

"Lena! Bring me the mirror."

"Yes!" The little maid trotted over, took out her master's bronze mirror from the drawer and handed it over.

Leon picked up the photo and immediately understood why Lina was frightened by him just now.

It still looks the same.

But in the polished mirror, he could see that not only had he grown a new head of black hair, but even the color of his eyes had turned back to the same black color as in his previous life.

"Can it really change back?!" Leon touched his head in surprise and joy.

After all, he was certainly more accustomed to the black hair and black eyes that he had used for more than twenty years.

Could it also be due to the influence of magic perception training?

He did remember Laura saying a while ago that magic power would affect the caster's hair color and eye color.

However, I haven't even mastered how to control magic power yet, but has there been such an exaggerated change?

Leon fiddled with the black hair on his head, turned around and said a few words to comfort the confused Lina, then got up and washed up.

Suddenly, I was looking forward to seeing the expressions of Corvis, Olivia, and the two friends who were far away in Longka when they came back and saw me.

The blond boy was found cleaning his plate armor in the backyard warehouse.

Leon put his hair on his shoulders, walked lightly and approached him from behind, pinching his throat and asking in a false voice: "Ahem ~ Lord Corvis ~ Excuse me, is Lord Leon at home now?"

"?"

Hearing the fake voice behind him, the boy turned around and looked at Leon.

But he only hesitated for a moment before recognizing his lord: "Haha, stop it, my lord, but you have really changed a lot this evening."

"Ah, your reaction is boring~"

His identity was exposed in less than half a second. Leon felt a little regretful about the boy's cleverness. He actually wanted to play a prank.

After the conversation.

The blond boy also agreed with Leon's guess.

This sudden change in appearance was most likely related to the manifestation of one's magical powers, but such a sudden and drastic change was still somewhat beyond Corvis's understanding.

According to Corvis himself, although he had blond hair in the past, he did not have golden eyes. It was later under the influence of magic that the color of his eyes turned into the golden color it is today. It was a very long process.

Hearing this, Leon temporarily put aside his doubts. Since it was basically a normal situation, there was no need to worry. He had also seen Miss Lola's beautiful silver hair and golden eyes, as well as Ms. Aphrodite's peculiar pink hair and starry eyes.

I still remember seeing the delicate sculpture that Laura was playing with, which was carved with a wizard lady with the same long straight black hair and black eyes.

From this perspective, my current black hair and black eyes seem normal compared to the unique appearances of Laura, Aphrodite and the others.

"Corvis, can you cut hair?" Leon suddenly asked.

I originally wanted to wait until I got to Farolis to find a barber, but now that my hair is so long, there is no time to delay.

"I remember that Ms. Elena learned how to take care of the hair of the nobles. You can ask her to cut it for you to look better." Corvis thought for a moment and recommended.

The boy did not elaborate on where Ms. Elena learned her etiquette and maid skills. Obviously, her experience in the Falcon Territory was not a memory suitable to be brought up again.

Upon hearing this, Leon said goodbye to the boy and went back to the big house to find Elena, who had just gotten up and gone downstairs with nothing to do.

His black hair and black eyes naturally scared the friend's sister again.

After a brief explanation, the kind lady readily agreed to Leon's request.

After returning to the room to get the scissors and comb, Ms. Elena spent nearly half an hour trimming Leon's hair into a neat short length that just reached the ears.

Leon looked at himself in the bronze mirror.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion
Although it still looks like the original owner.

But why does he look a little more handsome than before?
Raising his head a little narcissistically, Leon decided to go find Olivia.

Of course not to show off my new hairstyle and eye color to her.

Since I don't have any injuries today, there is no need to stop my daily sword practice.

The path to learning martial arts requires daily accumulation. If you don’t make progress, you will regress. There is no room for laziness.

Even though Corvis needed to recover his magic power and rest for a few days, he couldn't help himself with the dangerous special training like yesterday.

Taking advantage of the current free time, he could at least have some normal exchanges of sword skills with the girl.

Once Azerien and Lohak return with their troops from Lonka, Selva will be busy.

(End of this chapter)