Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

I couldn't even notice when the bamboo sword was swung.

But a long and narrow mark extending a hundred meters away had appeared on the grass in front of Edwards, and signs of a break could be vaguely seen in the air.

"do you understand?"

Edelweiss said.

"Although the sword-swinging movements are almost the same, I only made some slight changes in the muscle movements and the way of exerting force, and the power of the slash is completely different. Sieg, you use your innate strength to squander your talent. Normally, this is indeed enough, but you can do better."

"...Is that your swordsmanship?"

After a pause, Sieg asked, "I can't even hear the movement or sound of the sword swinging... Is this what you want to teach me?"

"If you can learn it, of course, I can make some improvements - do you want to learn?"

"think."

"Then let's start with the most common sword swings." Edwards said with a smile, "It's important to lay a good foundation. I'll demonstrate to you and you can practice according to the movements I teach you. Today's goal is to swing the sword 10,000 times. You can't eat or rest until you finish it."

67. Please beat me to death

If I had to describe the training with Edwards, then Zigg would say that "she really taught me step by step."

In the past, when training under the guidance of the Dragon Slayer System, the Dragon Slayer System would generally give it a set of plans and let it practice according to the plans, because the Dragon Slayer System would not excessively interfere with the development and progress of the contractors. In the end, what kind of combat style is formed depends entirely on the contractors' own habits.

When she was training with Tina... to be honest, it wasn't training, it was just two people fighting each other, or Tina beating up Sieg unilaterally. Guidance? Training? She didn't care about that kind of thing, she was only responsible for beating Sieg to death, as for what he could learn from the situation of near death or real death, it all depended on Sieg's own understanding.

But Edwards is different—

"Lift your arms a little higher and don't tense your muscles too much."

"The foot movements are also very important because they are the most important part of the body that generates power."

"You must keep your breathing steady and smooth at all times. It can't be chaotic. If your breathing is unstable, your rhythm and strength will also be chaotic."

During the whole day of training, Edwards stayed beside Sieg, guiding him from time to time, helping him improve his movements little by little, even though he had never learned swordsmanship systematically. After all, Sieg's fighting method was completely without any rules, and there were too many unnecessary movements, so even if he was learning fixed postures, he would habitually do some unnecessary movements.

These are what Edelweiss corrected and improved.

In addition, her instructions and explanations were very simple and easy to understand, and it could be said that she just chewed the rice and fed it to Sieg. In addition to that——

"Well, that's a good start. You really are talented."

"Since you've worked so hard today, I'll prepare a sumptuous dinner as a reward for you."

"If you can't hold on any longer, be sure to tell me. Don't try to be stubborn."

Praise and care like this are quite frequent.

Honestly speaking, this was a situation that Sieg had never encountered before. The Dragon Slayer System would not praise her like this. Miss Brunhilde had a lot of things to do, and his academic performance was terrible. Although she didn't scold him, he hardly received any praise during training - but she did receive a lot at other times.

As for Tina, let alone her, every time Sieg trains with her, she constantly scolds him and puts him under pressure.

In comparison, Edelweiss's training is truly special.

But also because of this......

"Um........"

At the dining table in the restaurant after a full day of training.

Because Sieg had been training all day today, Edwards was responsible for preparing dinner. Perhaps because he had lived in an area that originally belonged to Estonia for many years, the dinner prepared by Edwards was almost all Estonian in style.

Extra large pieces of brown bread, marinated salmon, thick soup with meat and salmon, and cheesecake with a strong milky aroma... the meal seemed a bit rich considering the number of people eating there, and Edelweiss also prepared apple pie, macarons and cookies that she baked herself.

The table is filled with delicious dishes that will make you salivate.

However, Sieg, who always ate whatever was available and had almost no dietary restrictions, now rested his chin on his hands, not moving his chopsticks or knife and fork at all, staring at the food on the table in deep thought.

Opposite him, Edwards couldn't help but look worried: "What's wrong? Zig, is the dinner I prepared not to your taste and preference?"

(Sure enough, I prepared too many desserts. Since Mr. Yueying told me I could use the kitchen as I pleased, I got a little more excited... Could it be that Sieg doesn't like desserts that much?)

"Eh? Uh...that's not it."

Sieg quickly shook his head after realizing what was happening. "I was just thinking about training. It has nothing to do with the food prepared by Miss Edelweiss. Besides, I can eat anything. There is absolutely no food that does not suit my taste."

"Is that so? That's great." Edwards breathed a sigh of relief. "I saw you didn't touch the dishes, so I thought I made a dish you didn't like. Come to think of it, you didn't show any bad reaction to my cooking in the past two days."

"After all, Miss Edwards's cooking skills are really good. I remember there is a saying in the East... er... yes, it's called "Able to go to the battlefield and be good at cooking"? "

"Yes, you are good at both housework and cooking. Sieg, your academic performance is not that good."

Edwards smiled softly: "So, what is there about the daytime training that makes you lose your appetite? Did I say something that is difficult for you to understand?"

"Not really... I'm just a little... out of habit, right?" Sieg scratched his head. "The way the person who trained with me before trained me was a little... special? Although that was my own request. But now Miss Edelweiss's training method is completely different from hers, and I can't get used to it."

"I'm not saying that Miss Edelweiss's teaching is bad. What you said is very easy to understand. I think even an idiot can understand and learn it. But if possible... I still want to learn it in my original way."

Everyone has their own training style.

This is not difficult to understand. Edwards himself has some little habits of his own, and Zigg's situation is also very common.

"Does that require me to cooperate?"

Therefore, Edelweiss asked: "Do you want me to learn from your previous teacher and train you using her method?"

(By the way, his former teacher was also a woman, right?)

"Is it okay? Would it be too much trouble for you?"

"No, after all, it was me who suggested teaching you. Can you tell me about your original training method first? I will modify the training content tonight."

"Just beat me to death."

"Oh... huh?"

Edelweiss wondered if he had heard it wrong.

Beat to death?

"This...are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Sieg nodded seriously. "If we really want to talk about the principle... it's probably [using the body to remember]? Anyway, when I was training with Miss Tina, she beat me half to death every day. Broken arms and legs were the norm, and my internal organs would fall to the ground every day. Sometimes I would actually die."

"But thanks to this, I have become several levels stronger than before in just one month. If you can train me in this way, Miss Edelweiss, that would be great. I am confident that I can complete all the basic training within a week."

"Of course, you don't need to worry about my life or death. Anyway, I can regenerate. As long as my brain and heart are fine, I won't die."

"......"

Listening to Zieg's description, Edwards couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

——Does this really count as training?

68. Zig brand dump truck

After dinner time was over, it was still the open space outside the villa.

With the remaining dusk light, Sieg and Edwards faced each other again. It looked like they were going to have a night training, but neither of them had any training weapons in their hands.

"Are you really going to do this?"

Edelweiss inquired, "I don't think you need to go to this extent for training."

"But Miss Edelweiss, you don't believe it at all, do you?" Sieg flexed his hands and feet. "Just like Kurogane Ouma oppressed his body and forced himself to evolve in order to become stronger, I am also doing this to become stronger. Gentle methods can't really make me move forward - please don't show mercy and fight me seriously."

"I'll have you know that the training method I described earlier is totally feasible for me."

This was a test to convince Edelweiss of Sigurd's immortality.

After all, no matter what Sieg said, Edwards did not intend to train him in the same way as Tina. She did not believe that Sieg's regenerative ability was as excellent as he said.

It would be fine if he was a demon, but Edwards has confirmed that Sieg is not a demon, he is just a human with some abnormalities.

In this case, we cannot just practice with the premise of risking our lives. Moreover, now we are just learning the basics of swordsmanship, there is really no need to risk our lives for it.

In order to get Edwards's approval, and also as an after-dinner exercise, Sieg proposed a test match. Both sides did not need to have any restrictions and could perform as they pleased. As for the conditions for determining the winner -

"I won't say I can beat you, that would be too underestimating, so if possible, I hope I can win as long as I can touch you. You can also set a victory condition for yourself."

"......Alas, it seems that I really can't persuade you."

Edwards sighed and said, "Then my victory condition is... If I can make you lose consciousness before you touch me, I will win - how about that? Of course, I will add some water to it, at least I won't make you lose consciousness at the beginning."

"Hmm...Okay. And there's no need to set a time limit, right?"

"Well—you can start."

As he said this, Edwards waved to Zieg.

(He made a rule not to kill me instantly, and at the same time, he let me take the initiative... He really let me down to the extreme.)

Instead of rushing forward immediately, Sieg took a deep breath, his expression showing the utmost seriousness, and then -

"boom------!"

The ground beneath Sieg's feet exploded!

With the enhancement brought by the blast, impact and magic, as well as the highest sprint speed he could exert, Sieg's figure instantly turned into a flash of light that penetrated the space!

The distance between the two was less than thirty meters. For Sieg, this distance could be crossed with just a thought.

It's the same now.

"boom----!"

The blast swept across the grass, and the flat ground that the workers had worked so hard to trim was completely destroyed by this kick.

The raging gale suddenly blew towards Edwards!

Staring at Sieg who was rushing towards him at top speed, Edwards sighed slightly inwardly.

(I am indeed very fast. If we only consider my explosive power, I am probably among the top in the A-level league—but you can’t get close to me, and you can’t touch me.)

Just as Edwards was thinking this, Sieg had already come in front of her, stretching his arm forward and heading straight for her shoulder!

however--

"Pfft!"

Sieg's body suddenly froze!

Hundreds of wounds appeared on his body without any warning, and the blood spurting out from the wounds instantly dyed him and the entire ground beneath his feet red!

(Eh——?)

Sieg's red eyes suddenly widened.

what happened?

Although it was just a test battle, he was completely serious. Not only did he use the highest speed he could, he also used the special vision given to him by the Dragon Slayer System. Even if Edwards wanted to intercept him midway, he could be sure that he would be able to detect it in advance and avoid it.

However, Edwards didn't move at all just now. Except for her hair and clothes being blown by the wind, there was no change on her!

But now he looked as if he had been slashed all over, as if hundreds of blades appeared out of thin air around him and hit him at the same time!

"Well......"

Staggering to his feet, Sieg wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and in front of his eyes: "Amazing... You can seriously injure me without even moving a finger. You are really amazing, Miss Edelweiss."

"Thank you for the compliment, but you should also understand that—"

"But that won't stop me!"

Without letting Edwards finish his words, Sieg suddenly jumped up from close range! Covered in blood, he rushed towards Edwards who was almost within reach!

(Can it still move?)

With a look of surprise in his eyes, Edwards quickly dodged Sieg's attack by moving sideways, but at the same time, the moment his palm touched the ground -

"boom----!"

Another gust of wind blew up, and Sieg immediately changed direction, turning a right angle of 90 degrees and catching up with Edwards again!

"laugh------!"

But, it still ended up being the same.

A large number of slashes appeared out of thin air from a space where nothing existed. Although there was no reaction in Sieg's eyes, those slashes still landed on him!