I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 37 The Swordsman Who Learned from Thieves
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The first meeting centered around the one-legged round table has concluded.

All three agreed to Sua's request.

Becoming a squire normally involves a step where one kneels and swears an oath before the army commander or a prestigious knight.

According to Melly, professional-level knights can have squires, and the positions of knight squires can be sold for money.

However, since Sua was already the nominal leader of the cavalry, and the cowardly Dagonet dared not have a king as his squire, the ceremony of paying money to become a knight's squire was ignored by all of them.

Suya thus obtained her ticket to a professional career for free.

It takes about a week to travel from Sir Hector's Manor in Burneland to the city of Sol.

The group quickly took on their respective tasks.

Dagonit was to be responsible for persuading his cavalrymen and announcing the upcoming course of action:

That is, the king's name must not be revealed.
The 'Hector' who led them here was actually the spirit of Sir Ector, a manifestation of his will, just so that they could meet the new king here. At night, Sir Ector's spirit had already ascended to heaven under God's guidance to reunite with King Uther.

The cavalry would then advance as squires of Sir Hector's second son, gathering fleeing soldiers along the way, before heading north to the city of Saul.

Having shed his disguise, Lucan rejoined the ranks as a defeated soldier and became the king's personal guard.

The following week, Sua will receive intensive training from Dagonet, Lucan, and Meli every morning, in order to become a qualified knight's squire and master the art of disguising himself as a powerful swordsman master.

However, this intensive training session soon encountered an unexpected problem.

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A night of silence,
The following morning, three hours before the cavalry set off.

In the square inside the Norman-style castle.

Suya changed into a well-fitting white crew-neck shirt, and stood in the center of the square, holding an unsharpened training iron sword in both hands, to receive Lukan's first lesson.

at this time,

Lucan removed the blue and white armor of 'Hector,' wearing only a tight-fitting suit, and held a wooden stick he had picked up from the ground in his hand, as he slowly began to speak:
"Servants are ordinary people who have undergone professional training."

"These types of people usually serve as miscellaneous soldiers in the army, responsible for logistics, basic reconnaissance, and taking care of horses, rather than front-line combat."

"Swordsman attendant, that is, an apprentice swordsman who has initially mastered 1 to 3 swordsmanship skills."

"From the most basic hook punch, heavy slash, and roll, to the next level—"

"Side kick, flying kick, charge, charge slash, rising dragon slash, aerial critical strike, etc."

"Once you master these and become a formal swordsman, you will be able to master higher-level advanced combat techniques, such as [Moonlight Shard], [Whirlwind Slash], [Crescent Slash], [Straight Line Impact], and [Infinite Blade]."

"but--"

"I will not teach you any of these."

Suya was listening intently; after all, who didn't dream of being a swordsman in their youth? Even though the map had changed to Britain, he could still indulge his passion for greatswords.

However, upon hearing Lucan say this, he couldn't help but blink:
"what?"

Lukan smiled and spoke slowly:

“Those things are not helpful to the situation we are about to face; you probably know how to pose.”

"What you truly need to learn, what I'm going to teach you, is an extremely difficult combat technique—"

"[Swift Step]!"

"what?"

Lucan glanced at the bewildered expression on Suya's face, frowned slightly, and thought that the kid was unhappy. However, he could understand. How could such a noble person give up learning stronger swordsmanship skills to learn such thieving tricks?

He immediately advised:
"My lord, don't be too ambitious. Even if a master thief like me were to teach you this combat skill personally, it's still uncertain whether you could master it within five days."

No, I mean—

"I know, I know. Here's what we'll do: I'll show you just how good this combat skill is."

"Watch closely—" Lukan shouted softly, tiptoeing and moving with strange, fragmented steps, his body swaying from side to side, his whole being as unpredictable as a leaf in the wind.

Under the effect of his combat technique, although he was clearly in a posture to move to the left, he suddenly and silently leaped to the right, arriving at Suya's side and about to pat Suya on the shoulder.

however,
The next moment,
Suya's face showed a helpless expression, and he also lightly touched the ground with his toes, dodging Lukan's hand that was about to pat his shoulder.

【Swift Step】!
He had already learned this combat technique from the red-haired professional assassin yesterday during his battle with him.

"what?"

Lukan looked at his empty hand with slight surprise, then raised his head to look at Suya, his eyes showing a hint of astonishment.
"His footwork is very immature, and he seems to have some strange ideas, but it is definitely Swift Step."

Suya admitted, "I've already learned this trick."

"I see." Lucan nodded, but wasn't too surprised.

After all, he didn't know Suya before, and he had no idea what abilities Suya possessed. If Suya had been practicing this combat skill for some time, then it wouldn't be surprising if she had mastered it.

“Very good.” Lucan nodded in approval.

"That will save a lot of trouble."

"【Swift Step】is the most basic and most difficult footwork to master among the basic combat skills of assassins."

"Among the seven professions, it is the basic footwork that can best enhance the user's agility. Although it is not as ferocious as the swordsman's or berserker's [Charge], nor as quick as the archer's or spearman's [Dash] to create distance in battle, and not as unpredictable as the magician's [Flash], it is the footwork that can avoid the most damage."

"This leads to many advanced uses. Now that you have mastered [Swift Step], spend the next three days practicing the more difficult [Swift Step Lateral Movement]."

"Swift Strike?"

Mentioning this, Suya recalled the Swift Step technique used by the red-haired professional assassin she had previously killed when dodging Merry's magical petal bullets and Noble Phantasm attacks.
That is the bizarre ability to move the entire body in parallel without moving the feet, almost like making the whole person flash from one point to another in an instant.

"The key to advanced quick stepping is to use your toes to generate power, distort the bones and the meridians of your feet, and make them displaced from your standing point, so as to use techniques such as 'lateral movement', 'quick turn', and 'preparatory big jump'."

"It will probably take beginners at least several months to master it."

Lucan then pointed to his feet; he had deliberately worn open-toed boots to demonstrate to Suya the way he used his feet to generate power.

At this moment, he stood on tiptoe, but his toes were strangely turned to the opposite side of the sole of his foot. The blood vessels in his entire foot bulged out, and you could even see the meridians under the arch of his foot, which were not normally visible, protruding in a twisted posture.

"Look carefully, that's it!"

Lucan pointed to his feet, preparing to demonstrate.

However, he had barely opened his mouth, and before he could 'teleport' away,
Then you'll see—

A figure flashed past him at high speed!
Lucan blinked as if he'd seen a ghost, staring blankly for a long while before asking in a daze:
"You can do this too?"

You have mastered the Swift Step (proficiently).

Now, your Swift Step can be used in conjunction with the ready stance for movement.

At this moment, Suya stared in astonishment at the distance she had instantly teleported, then glanced furtively at the subtitles that had appeared before her. She scratched her head and replied:

"Oh, I really don't know how to do this."

"Lu Kanqing, you've taught him well!"

Lukan's expression immediately became quite interesting.
"Really?"

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