It had been a month since Leordo had arrived in Ze'at, and he had begun to receive instruction in martial  arts and swordsmanship from both Gilbert and Barbaroth.

 

　In the morning he  learns martial  arts from Gilbert, in the afternoon he learns swordsmanship from Barbaroth, and at night he spends his days reading magic books alone.

　Thanks to his talent, Leorde has been improving his martial  arts and swordsmanship skills rapidly. However, he has never been able to get the upper hand from either of them.

　As for magic, his growth is much faster than the other two. It's hard to tell because there are no numbers, unlike in the game, but Leoldo is training in all magic except lightning. And now, his earth magic is becoming more and more powerful.

　He  thought that if  he used magic,  he  might be able to get one from the two of them, so  he  challenged them, but the legendary assassin and the best knight of Ze'at were no match for  him .

　It wasn't a game, so there was no way opponent would wait for  him to activate magic. He was defeated with a fist strike while  he was chanting. The same thing happens when you are defeated by a sword strike while you are chanting.

　If that's the case,  he can recite the name of the spell by discarding the chant, but it's not powerful enough, lacks accuracy, has a limited range, and is full of weaknesses that make it impossible to fight as you wish. Leoldo is devastated by the difference between reality and the game.

"He is devastated by the difference between real life and the game. "Only steady effort will do: ......"

　In the battle scenes of Destiny 48, chanting was destroyed and no chanting existed. But that's a game, not reality.

　In the game, if you discard the chanting, the magic power consumption is 1.25 times and the power is reduced. However, there is a skill called discard chanting, and if you have the skill, the disadvantage disappears.

　And no chanting consumes 1.5 times more magic power than discarding chanting. In addition, there is a disadvantage in that the power is reduced by half. Of course, since no chanting is also a skill, there are no disadvantages.

　By the way, only one of the sixty-four heroines has the skill to destroy chanting. And there is only one heroine who can use magic without chant .

　However, Siegfried, the hero, will eventually be able to use both of them.

　It is common to have only one skill per person, but there are rare exceptions  to this rule, such as multi-skills, where a player can have more than one skill.

　In the past, some people have had as many as five skills.    He wasn't sure if all of them were good skills or not.

　Now, about the skills, of course, Leoldo has them too. It is thanks to the skills he possesses that he is able to become the last boss in a certain route.

　The name of the skill that Leordo possesses is "Magic Power Sharing. As the name suggests, it allows him to share his magic power with any other person.

　If you just listen to the name, it may not sound like much, but the ability is unparalleled for a magician. In any case, the magic power that is consumed to use magic can be brought in from elsewhere.

　For example, let's say that Leorde and Gilbert share magic power.

　If Leorde has 80 magic power and Gilbert has 120 magic power, the total magic power they share would be 200.

　Then, when Leorde casts a spell that exceeds  his own magic power, it is the combined magic power of the two that is consumed.

　Using this skill, Leordo rose to become the last boss. He even managed to hunt down Siegfried with many of his men.

　However, when he annihilates all of his men, the magic power sharing runs out and Leordo's magic power diminishes rapidly, and in the end he becomes nothing more than a sandbag.

　He is a man with a sad fate.

　He understands the usefulness of his skills, but he has no use for them at the moment. So, for now, it is better for him to improve his basic skills such as martial arts , swordplay, and magic rather than his skills.

　And today, Leorde was beaten to a pulp by Gilbert and then beaten by Barbaroth.

"There's more  to it......!"

　He is covered in mud and his exposed skin is covered in blue bruises, but no matter how much he falls, he continues to bravely fight back.

"That's the spirit!　But it's not enough!

　Gilbert launches him in the air by his abdomen, and Leorde falls  to the ground. An intense pain hits Leoldo.

"ugh"

However, Leorde gritted her teeth and endured, then raised her body and came towards Gilbert.

"Hmmm... ......"

　Thanks to doing the same thing every day for a month, Leoldo had grown both physically and mentally. Unfortunately, there was not much change in his weight.

　Even so, the  martial arts and swordship skills, which were  better compared to the beginning, have become remarkable and deserve praise.

"So let's take a break.

"Ha~~~......"

Gilbert and Barbaroth walked away from Leorde, who was lying on the ground in a heap.

　When they move to a place where Leorde can't hear them, they talk to each other.

" He  was working for a month, and it's paying off."

"Yes. Even from my point of view, Leoldo- martial arts have become remarkable."

"Then  same  goes  for swordship , too. He always had a talent for martial arts."

"He was terrible in the beginning, though."

"The boy started skipping sword practice when he was twelve, so three years is a long time.

"Indeed. It's only natural for a sword to become rusty after three years of inactivity."

"Yes. In fact,  he was stronger at the age of ten when  he  was training diligently than now.

"But with the kind of training  he doing now,  he wil definitely become a master on the continent in the future.

"That's true. But unfortunately, it will be difficult for  him  to stand on the stage again. It would have been better if he had changed his mind sooner."

　As Gilbert said, Leorde's punishment was confinement in a remote area. In other words, he will not appear on the stage.

　If Leorde were to make an achievement, it would have to be defeating a demon that the Knights could not defeat, or defending Ze'at in the event of a war with a neighboring country.

"It's too late for that. ......

"Yes. Really ......."

　Unbeknownst to both of them, Leoldo was not pessimistic. He doesn't think he needs the credit at all, as long as he can  avoid his own death.

　After the break, Leordo was waiting for them to return with the wooden sword. Eventually, they returned and the sword practice began.

"Phew!""

"Sweet!　Be sharper and more careful!

"Shh!""

"Don't let your momentum fool you!"

"Agh!

　Barbaroth's wooden sword strikes Leordo in the wrist. Leoldo, who was not equipped with any equipment, dropped the wooden sword he was holding due to the pain.

"......!"

"How long will you writhe in pain!　Now pick it up and came t me !"

"Ugh......!"

　As he held his wrist and struggled with the pain, Barbaroth's angry voice rang in Leordo's ears. He grits his teeth and picks up his fallen wooden sword.

　In front of Leordo's eyes is Barbaroto, who glares at him with sharp eyes. Leordo stepped in undaunted, even though Barbaroto was glaring at him.

" Ha ..

"You've got a lot of spunk!

"Aghhh ......!"

 

Leoldo attacks Barbaroto while shouting loudly, but is kicked out of the way in disgust. Leoldo falls to one knee after being struck in the torso.

"Shall we finish here for today?"

"No, not yet! !"

　Seeing Leoldo standing up, Barbaroto smiles. Expecting the future, he wonders how much stronger he can become.