Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

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A man without any talent has achieved this.

From the very beginning, I knew that no matter how hard I tried, the results would be half as good as twice the effort. Despite this, I continued to work hard to become stronger, and climbed with all my might just for a trivial reason.

This moment.

Something seemed to waver in Gino's heart.

Gino felt a little admiration and respect for this newcomer.

It's not about his strength.

Instead, I admire his resilience and awareness in risking all possibilities to become stronger for a trivial desire.

Then, this admiration and respect.

It will bear fruit in the near future.

Sword Sanctuary Chapter: 60, Guidance of the Sword God

The second day at the Holy Land of Swords.

I began to accept Gal's guidance.

Although I was initially worried that Gal would give me a hard time because I had learned swordsmanship from Orsted, it turned out that he didn't do that and was just giving me ordinary guidance.

I also have my own room in the Holy Land of Swords.

If there is any difference from before, it is that most of the time is spent on training, not fighting, and purely honing swordsmanship.

That's right.

To use an analogy, in the past I improved myself through hunting.

And now, it’s about sharpening the claws.

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Since then, two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

I think I've become stronger.

Although the decision to guide me may have been a spur of the moment, Garl's title of Sword God is genuine. He started by pointing out minor errors in my techniques, and many of the errors that occurred during my independent learning process were corrected.

After the correction, I was able to swing the sword faster.

Perhaps this is the flaw of the wild way.

This alone has benefited me greatly.

Next is the method of exercise.

The so-called training method means to swing the sword with full concentration and not think about anything else.

Don't think about how to dodge or how to block.

All you have to think about is how to swing your sword faster, harder, and more accurately than your opponent.

This is the secret of the Sword God Style.

Alice is currently practicing this.

Every day she would run to the beach, half a day's walk from the dojo, to practice swordplay there.

This process has been going on for half a year.

Although I think it would be better for Alice to learn how to fight calmly rather than this kind of training, since it is Gar's request, I have no objection.

Gal said, the reason why I can master the holy level of three schools at the same time is not because I have strong talents, but because I have received guidance from famous teachers, concisely digested and absorbed the strengths of the three schools, and integrated them into one in long battles.

In a sense, this is a good thing.

Because I lack talent, there is a limit to my ability no matter how much I train.

Therefore, instead of getting twice the result with half the effort by being too stubborn, it is better to be knowledgeable and broad-minded so that you can deal with all kinds of opponents.

This is the original intention of Orsted and it is also the most suitable exercise method for me.

However, Gall disagreed.

He felt that since I had chosen to learn swordsmanship from him, I should focus on the Sword God Style. He would not be responsible for anything else, only the Sword God Style, and he would teach me the skills seriously to make me stronger.

then.

After this teaching lasted for two months.

Gal suddenly announced to me:

"Starting tomorrow, Gino Brize will train with you. The two of you should work together."

To be honest, this is really sudden news.

Although I don't think there is anything wrong with it, my intuition tells me that there are deeper reasons behind this decision.

Especially the curve of interest on Gal's lips when he announced the decision.

It makes me extremely concerned...

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The so-called personal guidance, in other words, is the so-called direct disciple.

From a long time ago, the only one who could become Gar's direct disciple was Gilenu, and later Alice joined, which was already very surprising.

Now he has accepted Ron as his disciple.

Of course, this is not surprising.

Because Ron claimed to have received guidance from the Dragon God, perhaps this is why Gal was interested.

However, after this order was issued.

It didn't take long.

Gal then gave new orders.

"Gino Brize, I will personally guide you starting tomorrow."

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This is quite important news.

It can be said that it caused a huge uproar in the dojo, even more shocking than Alice being accepted as a direct disciple.

Because no matter what.

Gino Briz does not fit the definition of a disciple of Gal at all.

He is a man who lacks motivation.

Gar once said that only those who wield the sword only for themselves can become the strongest.

In the eyes of most people, Gino Brize relies solely on his innate talents, training himself aimlessly with a lazy attitude.

That innate talent supported him all the way to the realm of Sword Saint.

But that’s all.

The only realm that can be reached purely by relying on talent is the Sword Saint.

Although it was remarkable to have achieved this point with talent alone, it was meaningless if he could not go further. Gino's father scolded him every day for this and tried every way to urge him to train harder.

But Gino's attitude remained unchanged.

That's such a person.

Lack of desire and lack of action.

Although he is an undisputed genius, he is unable to go further.

It was a pity, and it also made many people in the dojo look down on Gino.

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However, such a person was suddenly accepted as a disciple by the Sword God.

Why was this decision made?

Many people are confused.

Not only others, but even Gino himself felt confused.

Even Gino's father ran to ask Gal why he did this.

Gal's answer was simple:

“Because it’s fun.”

No matter what, the fact that Gino Brize became the Sword God's direct disciple has become a fact. In the Sword Holy Land that advocates swordsmanship, the Sword God is the absolute authority and no one can question his decision.

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all in all.

The day after Gal said this.

On my way to the dojo this morning, I met Gino going in the same direction.

"Morning."

"morning……"

Gino looked like he was still half asleep.

It seems that he has no interest in being accepted as a disciple by the Sword God.

However, Gino is one of the few friends I have in the Holy Land of Swords.

During the past two months since I came to the Holy Land of Swords, I have spent a lot of time exercising every day, so I have basically rarely interacted with people around me.

Gileno seemed to be interested in what happened between me, Alice, and Rudeus, and would come back to see me occasionally.

Nina's words...

He was quite friendly to me at the beginning, but ever since he lost to me that day, he hasn't spoken to me since.

Even if we meet occasionally on the street, we just glance at each other and quickly look away.

Well, it’s not that I can’t understand it.

Girls always have a strong competitive spirit.

After all, she had always been a genius among her peers before. It was inevitable that her self-confidence would be frustrated when she was suddenly defeated by an outsider like me... But she had also lost to Alice before me, so her dissatisfaction with me might not be that strong. At most, she would just ignore me.

Then there was Gino.

When I was knocked down by the Sword God that day, it was Gino who offered a helping hand.

We have always had a good relationship.

But how to put it...

Gino is a person who always lacks interest in external things and has no motivation to do anything.

Especially when it comes to swordsmanship training, it's basically three days of hard work and two days of laziness.