Episode 47: The gradually increasing conquest level
Episode 47: The gradually increasing conquest level
Ever since I teased her once, Lee Hye-ri has been sending messages with selfies that intentionally show off her body, as if she's trying to provoke me.
-The 25 sets are too easy now!
-I think I've almost mastered the Thousand Flow Sword Technique! Just you wait the day after tomorrow!
A photo of her pulling down the collar of her tank top training wear to slightly reveal her cleavage.
-This time, I did the 30 sets of upper body exercises you told me about! I succeeded in all of them!
-Prepare yourself for tomorrow!
-The Thousand Flow Sword Technique is still... not quite there.
This time, she even pulled down the hem of her leggings slightly to reveal her hip bone.
She was getting bolder.
It was a text full of intent to tease me.
Unfortunately for her, I wasn't a man easily swayed by such tactics.
-I told you before, there's nothing to see even if you emphasize those small breasts.
-Your lower belly is sticking out a bit, so make a routine centered on cardio. It's troublesome if an evasion tanker who needs to be agile gains excess fat.
Every time I did that.
-No!!!!!!
-Aghkalsjdfkljasdf.
-No! You've seen my body, so how can you say that? That's too much!
Lee Hye-ri sent a text full of rage along with strange alien gibberish.
It was definitely fun.
Although she was cheeky, it was worth accepting if I thought of it as the cute, spoiled whining of a younger sister.
I read the text Lee Hye-ri sent roughly, then closed my eyes and sat cross-legged.
And I reviewed the contents of the Thousand Flow Sword Technique I had read before giving the manual to Lee Hye-ri.
The principles of the Thousand Flow Sword Technique, which I had stored in my head like a cheat sheet, came to mind, and in my fantasy, I moved here and there holding a sword.
In the image, I deflected the enemies' attacks, twisted, and took them down.
Just like the Sword Saint.
I couldn't create water or draw out the ultimate technique every time I swung the sword like the Sword Saint's real Thousand Flow Sword Technique, but I could deflect most attacks.
I also had the experience of watching over his shoulder while fighting alongside the Sword Saint.
Thanks to that experience, I could teach Lee Hye-ri without difficulty.
However.
'It's more difficult than I thought to operate with a spear.'
I had been running simulations of performing the Thousand Flow Sword Technique with a spear for several days.
No matter what I did, the spear would get stuck in the middle, my movements would become sluggish, and the motions would often be awkward.
There was a reason she, who used a spear, couldn't fully accept the Thousand Flow Sword Technique.
I knew it from the start.
That she, who uses a spear, wouldn't be able to properly master the Thousand Flow Sword Technique right away.
But there was only one reason I handed her the sword manual anyway.
To get her familiar with the principles of the sword technique.
The Thousand Flow Sword Technique was the one with the most difficult level of difficulty among the sword techniques in the hunter world.
It wasn't something you could fully master by learning it for a day or two.
And she was trying to learn that with a spear?
'The grip, the maximum distance, and the effective range are all different.'
It was hard to even attempt with average talent, and even with talent, it required bone-grinding effort.
In the first place, the Thousand Flow Sword Technique was a 'sword' technique meant to suppress enemies with a sword.
Unless she gave up the spear.
I knew well enough that she wasn't the type to do that.
That's why I needed a method.
'I get it. What the problem is.'
Still, thanks to thousands of image training sessions, I realized how to solve the fundamental problem the spear had.
The answer was omission.
Unlike a sword, it was to boldly omit unnecessary postures and movements when swinging a long spear.
'If I get rid of this, increase the posture of extending the spear long, and spin it without retracting it...'
I ran the simulation again using the modified posture and movements.
'Perfect.'
The spear flowed without obstruction and connected smoothly.
The problem was that I needed to verify if this could deflect the enemy's attacks.
I rented a practice robot at the Training Center.
Whirrrrr!
I stood face-to-face with a D-rank practice robot holding a sword.
I operated the robot at maximum output, and the practice robot swung its sword widely.
Whoosh!
The sword swung at me flew straight into the sky.
"That's it."
It was a clean evaluation.
I visited Lee Hye-ri's house again today.
It was still a flashy house.
A huge house with a height combining two floors and a width completely different from a normal house due to magic expansion.
It was so big and wide that I wondered if it was really a house left for a girl to use alone.
And I, who had opened the front door and entered the house, frowned as I looked at Lee Hye-ri standing in front of me.
"What are you doing?"
"W-what do you mean! You don't seem to know your student properly, so I'm trying to show you!"
She appeared wearing that tank top and leggings she had shown me in the photo.
This pair of leggings even revealed her belly button, exposing more than the others.
She was absolutely determined to tease me.
I wondered if this was the same girl who was screaming and screeching about not wanting to take off her clothes in front of me just a while ago.
"Aren't you being too free since it's your own house?"
"Hmph! Other girls go to exercise wearing this too, you know?"
"Where? The gym?"
"Yes!"
Yeah. I saw it often.
There were female hunters who came to the Training Center wearing this too.
Since they were all hunters, their bodies were definitely amazing.
Of course, even if you brought a truckload of such women, they wouldn't be as good as Lee Hye-ri.
'If I admit it, her nose will go up very high.'
It's already difficult to teach her, so if it goes up further, it won't be easy.
Even if she's stubborn, she had to be obedient when I teach her. To do that, I'd need a little bit of training.
Even without that, the Conquest Rate was low...
[Lee Hye-ri - Conquest Rate: 21%]
Plus 21 percent?
The last time I checked, it was minus 8 percent.
This was the Conquest Rate I checked after showing her the gap in my skills and proving I was qualified to teach her.
And only 1 week had passed, and it was already up to plus 21?
'Is it thanks to the Thousand Flow Sword Technique?'
She must have felt it every time she mastered this sword technique.
The greatness of her tutor.
I understand.
I'm surprised by myself, too.
If she sees me unraveling her attacks with a spear today, it will probably go up quickly again.
"We'll do the corporal punishment later, first let's see how much your skills have improved."
"Don't worry. I'll show you properly."
Lee Hye-ri, holding a spear, said while gritting her teeth.
I hope her skills are as good as the battle outfit she prepared thoroughly.
She tried until the training wear and leggings she was wearing were soaked in sweat, but Lee Hye-ri couldn't deflect my attack even once.
"Ugh! Again..."
She kept getting blocked in the same section.
It was that section where I had been blocked several times while doing the simulation.
And because of that blocking section, she couldn't perfectly deflect the enemy's attack.
As the number of attempts increased, she got more and more wounds.
I want to praise her for not giving up in the middle, but in the end, it's a failure.
I expected this would happen.
'It would be strange if she succeeded, actually.'
It was a 'sword' manual that didn't fit a spearman.
It would be a miracle if she did it properly.
Or maybe she didn't learn it properly.
"Well done."
"Well done, my ass. I failed again. Do I, do I really have no talent?"
Lee Hye-ri glared at me, biting her lip.
It was a desperate look.
She pretended to be strong and showed a confident appearance, but she was at her limit too.
'Was she already at the edge of a cliff?'
She must have heard it every time before meeting me.
That she had no talent as a tanker.
It's understandable that she's impatient since there's no progress even though I, the only one who believed in her, am helping her.
The fact that not even 3 weeks had passed didn't matter to her.
The pressure she had received so far must be exploding.
In times like this, I had to show results.
Not just showing with words, but with actions, with results.
"No, you are full of talent. That's why you're failing. Because you're executing it perfectly."
She was able to use the Sword Saint's technique in just 3 weeks.
It was a brilliant talent.
Surprisingly so.
"...You said I failed because I had talent?"
"Yeah. There are a few points in the Thousand Flow Sword Technique that are tricky for a spearman to use. From now on, I will show you the form that solved those points."
"..."
"Give me the spear. Anything."
Lee Hye-ri handed me a practice spear that was hanging in the living room.
"A spear is heavier and longer than a sword. That's why its movements are bound to be sluggish."
Hye-ri looked at me with a face asking if I was saying something obvious.
"That's why you have to reduce the number of movements. At least two-thirds of what the manual suggests."
"But..."
"Yeah. You don't have a sense of where and how much to reduce, right? That's natural. Even a skilled swordsman can't easily teach that."
This is a gut feeling.
A feeling only those who have gone through countless real battles can know.
A realm that only those who have crossed the line of death with a single weapon can touch.
"Come at me."
I flicked my hand while holding the spear.
Lee Hye-ri, with red-rimmed eyes, bit her lip and rushed at me.
An attack as fast as a kingfisher.
It was a speed fast enough to be called an S-class dealer Supernova.
If this weren't practice, that spear would have already pierced my chest.
But now is practice.
The Thousand Flow Sword Technique, or should I call it the Thousand Flow Spear Technique now?
It was time to show the secret technique that would make her a tanker.
I swung the spear.
A light form.
However, the power contained in the tip of the spear was heavy.
The water current containing destructive power defied the force of gravity and soared straight into the sky.
Swish!
Lee Hye-ri's spear flew into the sky following my touch.
"Huh?"
With a weak voice.
Clang.
Her spear rolling on the floor.
A moment of silence.
And the student's eyes looking at me, filled with heat.
The light of hope flickered in her still-red eyes.
"How is it?"
"H-h-how..."
Lee Hye-ri, who was gasping like a fish, asked.
"How did you do that? That just now!"
"Do you want to learn?"
"Yes!"
Her eyes are sparkling.
The person who faced a wall has now found the most decisive clue to break that wall.
"I'll teach you. But, before that, how about you go change your clothes?"
"H-hmph! You were embarrassed too, weren't you? I told you. My body is decent enough..."
"No, I tore your clothes while twisting the trajectory of the spear just now."
"...What?"
At the same time as my words ended.
Riiip!
Her tank top tore and fluttered to the floor.
And two large breasts couldn't overcome the force of gravity and bounced.
"..."
As if her thoughts stopped for a moment, she looked down at her breasts blankly.
Lee Hye-ri, who had been admiring her breasts with her pink nipples clearly exposed for about 3 seconds.
"Kyaaaaaa!!!"
She screamed while covering her breasts.
"What are you screaming for? You'll see it all anyway when I punish you later."
"U-ugh... You perverted teacher!"
She doesn't call me a perverted bastard anymore.
Should I consider that growth?
[Lee Hye-ri : Conquest Rate - 32%]
Even with this happening, the Conquest Rate went up.
It was thanks to showing her my skills.
"Go change quickly. Then I'll teach you right away."
"I-I will definitely get revenge later!"
Lee Hye-ri, who ran to her room, shouted while glaring with teary eyes.
I haven't seen any scary guys among those who say they will get revenge later.
No, is it a scary girl?
And Lee Hye-ri, who came out again.
"You're wrapped up tight now."
She came out wearing a rash guard that covered up to her wrists.
"That will be torn soon... No, never mind."
"It will. Never. Be torn."
The poison was settled in the eyes of Lee Hye-ri, who was speaking clearly while looking at me.
"Then let's start practicing, I'll teach you the form, so practice it and try to counter it as it is."
"Okay."
Unfortunately for her, things didn't go as well as Lee Hye-ri's determination.
"Ugh..."
Her clothes were all torn except for the parts covering her breasts and pelvis.
It was the result of not being able to counter my attack with the Thousand Flow Sword Technique, or now, the Thousand Flow Spear Technique.
You should have done well then.
"Training ends here, now the corporal punishment begins."
"I-in this state?"
"Yeah. In that state."