What kind of nonsense is this, that you'd be chosen by the gods and favored by all the gods?

Lyle closed the ancient book, turned and walked outside, tucking the token of desire inside his clothes.

When they got outside, they saw Adele and the other two sitting on the edge of the bed, chatting about something.

......

"Oh my god!! You mean you want to become a real swordsman?!"

Although Helena couldn't speak, Elsa still understood what she meant from her body language.

This greatly shocked Adely, who couldn't understand how her sister could have such abilities.

After watching for a long time, I still couldn't figure out what Helena was planning to do.

How did she figure that out?!

Helena.

The three turned around and saw that it was Lyle who had come out.

Lyle looked at Helena, but surprisingly, she seemed quite focused on their conversation.

This struck Lyle as odd, as he remembered Helena as someone who never cared much about other people's affairs and only focused on what she was supposed to do.

Such focus is truly rare. Could it be that there's something that interests her?

"What are you doing?"

Helena turned her head, pointed to the short sword she was carrying, and excitedly handed it to Lyle.

Elsa's voice came from behind.

"Miss Helena means that she admires the life of warriors and wants to learn how to become an excellent swordsman."

Is that right?

Lyle looked at Helena, only to see her eyes light up as she nodded vigorously.

"Then go and learn it. There's no need to tell me about this."

Although that's what they say, anyone who pays attention can see the truth.

Of all the people in this car, only Lyle was the leader.

Upon hearing this, Helena showed a joyful expression and then made many more sign language gestures.

This suddenly made Lyle very curious about the other person's sign language. He wondered what kind of sign language it was and thought he could ask about it later.

In this way, the two don't need to go through so much trouble to communicate.

"However, I'm a little confused about how exactly to learn it."

"I wonder how people from Reed City became warriors?"

Adele said:

"Strictly speaking, in Reed City's requirements, citizens who are qualified to become warriors must begin their training from a young age, then enter adulthood, and complete the corresponding tasks at the hunting festival, which is the coming-of-age ceremony, before they can become excellent warriors."

"But outsiders..."

Adrien looked at Helena, who was currently communicating with Elsa (one-sided).

"To be honest, Miss Helena's body is too weak, and it may not be able to recover in a short time."

"but--"

She changed the subject.

"Although it takes time to improve the hard skills, you can learn some basic techniques during this period."

"At least for a short period of time, we can gain some combat strength."

"You can ask my teacher, Kevin Cissé, for help with this. That old geezer is the best and strongest warrior here. He knows countless combat techniques and is good at teaching."

Ko Wen?

Lyle remembered the guy who had tricked him into eating the Dea Fruit raw, and his face immediately darkened.

"Okay, I'll go take a look right away."

Nevertheless, Lyle was still happy to see Helena become stronger.

On the one hand, the person was willing, and on the other hand, Lyle felt that it would be a good thing to have a strong enough helper by his side.

"Yes, yes! Of course I have to go see Professor Ke Wen!"

"He's amazing!"

However, Elsa's words made Lyle sense something strange.

Looking at that familiar, rousing expression, he suddenly recalled the moment when the Dea Fruit entered his mouth.

Wait... I hope there's no more traps ahead.

......

"You mean, this Miss Helena wants to learn from me and become an excellent swordswoman?"

Lyle took Helena back to the church that belonged to Suenmozer, where Cowen still stood at the door, leaning on his sword, as always.

When Lyle asked him this, Cohen was taken aback at first, then burst into a nervous laugh—

"Hahaha!!!"

"Excellent! Finally, someone is willing to become my disciple and inherit my combat skills!"

He grabbed Lyle's hand instantly.

"Wait... I didn't say I wanted to learn, it was her who wanted to learn!"

Lyle's heart skipped a beat when he saw the knight acting so strangely, and he suspected that he had fallen for another trick.

But all that was heard was Ke Wen shaking his hand and saying:

"It's okay, you can learn it too! As long as you're willing to learn, I'll do my best and teach you everything I know."

Immediately afterwards, he looked up at the sky and wept.

"Heavens have mercy! After such a long and agonizing ordeal, we have finally found a warrior willing to carry on my legacy."

"Honorable Suenmozer!"

Immediately afterwards, Kevin enthusiastically put his arm around the two of them.

"Very good! Starting tomorrow, I will personally train the two of you!"

Seeing this, Lyle sighed helplessly.

"I don't think I'm qualified to be a soldier."

Keep in mind that his strength, dexterity, and stamina attributes are all quite low.

Strength: 6

Dexterity: 8

[Endurance: 10]

He doesn't seem like the type to become a warrior at all.

"That's not necessarily true."

Ke Wen shook his finger, then his expression gradually turned serious.

"However, qualifications are indeed a very important thing."

"But how about this, let me do a small test."

"To be honest, as a seasoned knight, I seem to possess an innate talent."

After speaking, he took a long sword from the church and tossed it to Helena.

"That is, you can tell what kind of life a person has lived by how they fight."

"Probably... something like palm reading, or divination for believers of the goddess of fate?"

Lyle was somewhat amused upon hearing this.

To discuss this before those favored by the goddess of fate?

Laughing

Before he could do anything, he saw Helena raise the sword. Although she was rather thin, she raised it steadily and firmly.

Then, under the serious scrutiny of Lyle and Cowen, she swung her sword, and the blade fell to the ground, bringing her to a halt.

"I see..."

Ke Wen looked very serious.

"Blazing like fire, resolute and powerful, able to embody one's will in the sword."

"Although I don't have exceptional talent, experience can be accumulated, and given time, I can become an outstanding warrior."

Helena lowered her sword, looking at the heavy blade with some resentment.

Lyle found it somewhat interesting after hearing it.

So he followed Helena's example and raised the sword.

The sword was heavy, which put Lyle at a disadvantage, considering that he had only been a slave to war for a few days.

But Cowen's eyes were fixed intently on Lyle as he took a step forward and swung his sword.

Horizontal slash, thrust, upward slash...

Lyle didn't follow any particular method; he simply swung his sword as he pleased, drawing inspiration from a game he had played in his previous life.

However, Ke Wen showed a deep contemplation, or even a solemn expression.

"How is it?"

Lyle put down his sword and came to stand in front of Kevin.

However, Cohen spoke up:

"strangeness--"

"I sense a contradiction in your sword, two different forces intertwined."

"The former is full of vitality and endless life, but lacks restraint and is difficult to control, while the latter is as flexible and restrained as water, but has a focused will and can control the former very well."

"If I had to put it into words... I could probably sense that your young body harbors a soul that goes far beyond what is outwardly apparent."

Lyle was taken aback—

What the hell!

Are you kidding me!

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