Blue Wolf Swordsmen Master [Jaosu Swordmaster Gael].
If you’re a player wielding a sword, you’ve probably heard that name at least once.
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[Swordsman Training Event]
During summer vacation, you aim for a higher level as a swordsman through special training.
○ Join the Blue Wolf Swordsmen with a 9.9% chance.
Main Event – Rise of the Young Wolf
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[Rise of the Young Wolf Event]
Belonging to the Blue Wolf Swordsmen, aim for as many achievements as possible until the end of vacation. Rewards increase based on achievements, and special events may open.
○ Obtain [Blue Wolf’s Boots] for ordinary achievements.
○ Obtain [Blue Wolf’s Boots] and [Blue Wolf’s Armor] for excellent achievements.
○ Obtain [Blue Wolf’s Boots], [Blue Wolf’s Armor], and [Blue Wolf’s Cloak] for outstanding achievements.
Follow-up Event – Deputy Chief Challenge
○ Obtain [Blue Wolf’s Boots], [Blue Wolf’s Armor], [Blue Wolf’s Cloak], and [Blue Wolf’s Greatsword] for legendary achievements.
Follow-up Event – Master Challenge
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When a sword-wielding player focuses entirely on their own strength, neglecting campus and favorability events, the Swordsman Training Event occurs.
Among them, if you hit the rare chance to join the Blue Wolf Swordsmen, you can observe the skills of other swordsmen as a trainee in battle.
━”How do I defeat the named boss, the Head Hunter?”
┗”If you can’t, the Master will take care of it.”
┗”But how can I defeat it?”
━”How do I destroy this armor in the Magician’s Armor Knights? I’m guarding the magic stone with body techniques, can I break it?”
┗”If you can’t, the Master will break it.”
┗”No, I’m saying I want to break it!”
━”Please give me some strategies for the general, Magarota, without killing him, Master!”
┗”If you can’t, the Master will kill him.”
┗”Hey!!!”
Anyway, the meme of “the Master takes care of everything” exists due to the fierce skill of the cheat key Master.
A formidable opponent only permitted to true swordsmanship masters, Jaosu Swordmaster Gael.
In an instant, the reliable Master becomes the enemy on the battlefield, igniting the infamous reputation of Gael that even veteran players shed blood tears.
– Was Gael this strong?
– No sword can counterattack, damn it.
– Even challenging with Sing, one of the top players for single-target attack power, can’t break through.
– What year boss is this to be defeated?
– As a third-year student who enrolled in the 991st year and spent five years on leave until 999, I still couldn’t break it.
– Why is this Warrior raising it? Even with the Holy Mirror on, it crushes everything with one arm.
An overpowering force that ordinary players can’t easily surpass, even while playing as main and supporting characters with better specs.
In the face of the hidden boss that is practically impossible to defeat, here comes the first-year second-semester midterm exam.
“With specs upgraded this much, I get to meet this person not just during vacation but also during the semester!”
As I stepped into the training hall, Professor Armstrong surprisingly cautioned me.
“This match is excessive. First-year Oknodie. If you wish, I’ll cancel the duel and arrange another opponent for you. I assure you that there will be no disadvantages in the process.”
A graveyard for veterans, Jaosu Swordmaster Gael.
Even if you run away, you won’t be called cowardly for lacking the qualifications of a veteran.
That’s why I felt even more competitive.
“I’ll do it!”
Didn’t Hestia come all this way to cheer me on?
To believe in the charm I’ve relentlessly honed.
“Right. It’s unfair to back down before showing off the angles I’ve practiced hard on!”
When I confidently stepped up to the training hall, Gael turned toward me, looking surprised as if he didn’t expect me to actually come up.
In response, I too held my sword and gazed up at the Master with a cute pose.
“Master, can I ask you something?”
“Seeing your courage to stand on the line, I permit it.”
Murmurs spread among the surrounding students.
“Wow, it’s a golden opportunity to ask about the secrets of the sword!”
“Must be nice… to get stronger when you’re already that strong.”
“Wake up. Such an opportunity only comes to Oknodie, not to us.”
A mix of envy and jealousy swirled among the students.
However, what I wanted to ask wasn’t the secrets of the sword they were dreaming of.
“Do you like cute things?”
“If we had to choose, it leans toward a yes.”
“Do you like diligence?”
“That too leans toward a favorable impression.”
“If you’re cute and diligent, that would be double the joy, right?”
“Are you implying that you are?”
“Of course!”
Students couldn’t help but be baffled by such a conversation.
Only Master Gael regarded me with a peculiar gaze.
“I’ll offer you three chances. Also, you must not pass your turn.”
“Three chances are plenty!”
One to prove my cuteness.
One to prove my diligence.
And one to show I’m both cute and diligent.
That sums it up perfectly, right?
Still, I had a lot of thoughts.
“What on earth is a cute attack?”
If it comes to poses, that part is easy to figure out.
Looking up from below makes one appear cute, right?
Like how a squirrel on a palm is cute, small things always get a significant edge in cuteness.
Attacking is tricky.
A shabby and tiny attack would certainly seem cute.
But a shabby attack wouldn’t inflict damage.
Even if it’s not the Massgaki Princess, I’d still be laughed at.
– What’s with that pathetic attack? Are you trying to play with me?
If such an attack is aimed at a hidden boss Gael, who ranks among the famed swordsmen beneath the Sword Saint Reinhardt?
If that happens, it might end with the Blue Wolf Swordsmen being excluded from the organizations I can rely on during the graduation phase of fourth year, and worse, it could lead to becoming enemies to rival organizations or students.
In reality, given my playstyle where I recruit many enemies, it’s safe to say I’d become an enemy for sure.
‘Failing opens up enormous risks. Even succeeding won’t yield great effects. It would be an attack akin to a stone that does nothing!’
Thus, my desire for challenge surged even higher.
The more difficult it is, the more my desire to challenge springs forth.
Isn’t that the mind of a veteran?
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s small. It doesn’t matter if it’s trivial. As long as it can pack a punch!’
For the theme of thrusting, a method came to mind to incorporate cuteness.
[Acting]
[Playing Alone]
[Mana Control Technique]
The combination of functions is essentially throwing in anything related to combat functions as they come.
If there’s no room to add more functions, focus on opening up higher functions that enhance existing ones.
However, in real combat, not every encounter can be won with just flashy and powerful attacks.
‘Gimmick-type bosses have weaknesses, and if you don’t exploit those with tailor-made gimmicks, no matter how strong or flashy your attack is, it turns into an overwhelming fight.’
Veterans usually break through head-on without gimmicks, but sometimes they aim to create absent gimmicks.
The functions I’ve swirled about now aren’t different.
Tatatatataaa
Ssssssh
A 133 cm petite girl with blonde hair decorated by a blue ribbon.
Shadows mimicking her form leap out in various directions simultaneously.
Even shadows must be able to play alone.
So they can act like the main body.
With the mana control technique honed to mastery, I unfold this ability.
[Frightening]
[Imitation]
Scattered shadows burst out from behind, stealthily coming close, lifting their heads up in cute angles and filtering through the visions between the drawn swords.
[Speed Shadow Sword]
[New Phase – Ghost Assault]
We call it Ghost Assault.
A new technique born for the sake of cuteness.
Cute and adorable clones from everywhere target the Master’s back, chin, and slip past the sword sheath to aim for his fingers.
[Concentration Burst]
[Sense Expansion]
[Mana Control Technique]
[Thrust]
In response, the Master lightly steps in place.
In that single step, a tremendous pressure, like a large blue wolf, overwhelms the shadows.
A dexterity match where mana control meets mana control.
He read every intent within my cute attack, responding in precisely the same way as if he would unfold it himself.
This is Master Gael of the Blue Wolf Swordsmen.
A gravekeeper who buried the pride of many veterans.
The true power of the hidden boss Gael.
“One strike.”
Show me what comes next.
As if saying so, Gael’s gaze lands on me.
“Hehe, next is the sword of diligence!”
“Are you foolish? Don’t say it out loud. What good comes from letting the enemy know your intentions?”
Still, it’s delightful.
Other NPCs can’t even attempt such experiments.
There’s the Warrior Ishtar who’s strong, but…
I can’t just break her will at any time I want.
There’re many tasks that need doing instead of a lazy player; how can I break that Warrior myself?
I would have to do all the work that the Warrior should do myself.
So this is the first time.
An opponent with whom I can freely unleash my heart without worrying about the backlash or responsibilities.
‘If cuteness is the subtle nuance hidden in triviality, then diligence is the longing distilled within sincerity.’
As I raise my concentration, my mind sharpens like it’s been slapped with electricity.
The fluttering of a bird’s wings in the sky feels incredibly slow.
Lightly, the tip of the sword dances.
[Sense Concentration]
[Focus]
[Ultra-Focus]
[Charging]
Taking a step amidst the artificially accelerated thought process.
[Mana Control Technique]
[Throwing]
[Dark Mana Shield]
That one step sends out a thrust, a deadly thrust imbued with spirit.
Simple and honest, yet an attack that cannot be employed without safeguarding myself bursts through the air, shooting in like a bolt.
[Speed Shadow Sword]
[New Phase – Mighty Throw]
We call it Mighty Throw.
Thud-CLAANG!!
The sensation of my body jolting like I smashed a steel pipe against the wall fills the entire training hall.
“This strike.”
Master Gael deflects the second attack, shockwaves rippling through the air, turning the students’ faces pale, and blood trickles from their lips.
The instructors, surprised, had not anticipated such a large shock during the first-year exam and quickly chanted protective spells.
Yet, didn’t they prepare enough time?
‘The finale is a strike that’s both cute and diligent!’
Combine shabby playfulness with honest sincerity in a single blow.
Shadows shooting off in all directions target the vital points.
[Ghost Assault]
[Mighty Throw]
Gael’s lips twist into a smirk.
It’s the kind of rotten smile that only appears when he’s sincere.
[Wolf’s Pace]
[Wolf’s Time]
[Predatory Luminescence]
Upper functions of the footwork category.
Upper functions of the focus category.
Upper functions of the instinct category.
Master Gael’s upper functions burst out simultaneously.
The clones shot out like strikes in succession.
However, this time, it wasn’t merely clones.
[Jet Black Coating]
The main body, cloaked in mana disguising as clones, gets entangled with the mix.
The true nature hidden within the triviality.
A strike, both cute and diligent, rises with a vengeance, aiming straight at Gael’s proximity.
“!!”
The momentum surging is distinct from prior attacks, slashing where I stood.
“Are you looking to kill me?!”
“Was the barrier broken…?!”
It’s a strike that would shock even the instructors and Professor Armstrong.
If it hit, it would be a fatal blow.
[Fear Induction]
[Frightening]
That strike was, as intended, my secret weapon.
(from behind the veil of black coating, the numerous mana-infused clones break apart.)
Breath. Movement. Technique.
The clones of the Ghost Assault, who had already split earlier, vanish from Gael’s sight.
[Jet Black Coating]
[Mana Control Technique]
[Hide]
Wrapped in layers of black coating that almost look identical to the clones, I dash in, crafting traces that cleverly mimic their vanishing.
Finally, after holding back with patience and waiting for the perfect opportunity, I spring forth to deliver my secret thrust.
Crack!
The sword thrust snapped like a toothpick.
[Wolf’s Mane]
Immediately after impact, the density of energy surrounding my body was too thick for an ordinary examination-grade sword to handle.
However, this test isn’t about piercing the fatal points of Master Gael.
“Three strikes. Did it work?”
Regarding the theme of [Thrust] against a formidable foe, leveling up battle skill trees by blocking his strike while showcasing my own.
“What do you call this technique?”
“The Cute and Diligent Ghost Throwing Shadow Sword!”
“Cuteness can freeze to death. Is that an acceptable name for what would have killed the Deputy Chief in battle?”
“Hmph! It’s my technique; I can name it as I wish!”
“Haha, fair enough. A name really is in the heart of the namer. So I’ll name it as I please. I will call this technique the [Soul-Severing Spirit Sword], as it aims to strike like a ghostly spirit transcending its flesh.”
Cuteness and diligence were acknowledged.
