CHAPTER 816: CHAPTER 638: I WANT TO LEARN

In response to the girl, the opponent lightly lifted his longsword.

"Watch closely, don’t blink."

Reiger said this while gripping his sword with both hands, suddenly dashing out, accelerating with an astonishing trend, launching a high-speed assault.

"Boom!"

The assault sped up, and within a blink, Reiger’s figure was swallowed by the howling winds, creating a blast-like roar.

Surrounded by raging winds, blades of wind swirled around Reiger, making him seem like a sharp tornado, slicing through the ground as he charged fiercely at Ais.

"...!"

Ais’s pupils contracted, her heart let out a scream of turmoil, making her retreat without thinking.

But withdrawing at this moment, naturally, was already too late.

"Wind Breathing·First Form·Dust Tornado·Slicing."

Reiger appeared amidst the spiraling tornado, rotating like a top, swinging the crystal-clear Fool’s Sword through the air in a large arc, slicing towards Ais.

"Clang!!!"

Like the sound of a bell, the Fool’s Sword heavily struck the Sword of Despair, stirring up wild winds that blew everything around.

"Ugh...!"

Ais’s delicate face twisted unusually.

An astonishing force burst from the Fool’s Sword struck on the Sword of Despair, along with the blowing wild winds, impacted Ais.

Suddenly, Ais felt as if she was hit by a mountain, and her retreating body was blasted directly into the wall of a tower beside the courtyard.

"Wind Breathing·Second Form·Claw·Kohu Wind!"

At this moment, after sending Ais flying with one strike, the blade in Reiger’s hand turned, slicing out four claw-shaped fierce winds over a distance of at least ten meters towards Ais, who crashed against the wall.

Like massive steel blades, the fierce winds cut through the ground, lifting clouds of dust, as if capable of dissipating all unjust accusations like the blade of judgment, slicing towards Ais a second after she crashed into the wall.

"A long-distance... slash...!?"

Seeing the slash she could never wield and the "wind" she could not release, Ais’s heart was shaken.

She had confirmed that it wasn’t magic.

Although not magic, it was even more astonishing than magic.

Because it was a phenomenon invoked purely by swordsmanship, a power that could be wielded without the blessing of gods.

Facing this power, Ais felt inner turmoil, unable to react in time, just watching as the four claw-shaped fierce winds slashed towards her, then...and brushing past her.

"Bang!""Bang!""Bang!""Bang!"

The four claw-shaped fierce winds fell successively on the walls around Ais, sparking explosive sounds and leaving deep slash marks on the walls.

Flying debris and dust instantly engulfed Ais, making her seem like a doll tied to a stake, targeted by someone throwing knives, unable to escape, only raising her arms to shield her face from the flying debris and dust.

"Creak..."

Standing opposite Ais, Reiger slowly sheathed his sword, approaching Ais.

"Are you okay?"

Concerned words came from Reiger’s mouth, finally awakening the slow-to-react Ais.

"I’m, I’m fine..."

Ais looked at Reiger, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

She lost.

Even though she had reached Lv.6, she lost in the sparring with Reiger.

But that’s not the point anymore.

What filled Ais’s heart now was no longer the same loss and unwillingness as last time, but the amazement and intense urgency at what Reiger had just demonstrated.

"What was that just now..."

Pulled away from the wall full of sword marks by Reiger, Ais hurriedly wanted to ask something, but was stopped by a loud shout.

"What was that ahhhhhhhhhhhhh———!"

Amidst such loud shouting, one after another, figures leaped down from their platforms.

They were the companions who had been watching the battle just now.

Led by Finn, Revilia, and Grace, including Theona, Theone, Bert, and other first-class adventurer companions, as well as members of the second legion like Raul, Angel, and Alicia, one by one, members of Loki’s familia leaped down from the tower, arriving in the courtyard.

"Reiger!"

Theona, who had just been shouting, rushed over first, grabbing Reiger and shaking him frantically.

"What was that just now? What was that? It was amazing ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Theona, who was shouting like this, was quickly kicked away by a foot.

"Shut up! Stupid Amazon!"

Bert kicked away the shouting Theona, his face full of irritation, ignoring Theona’s angry glare, and shot Reiger a gaze as if a starving wolf had spotted a piece of juicy meat.

The reactions of the others were not much different, all shocked by Reiger’s earlier display.

"That gust of ’wind’ you unleashed—wasn’t that Magic, right?"

Orario’s strongest Magic Guide, Revilia, said this, looking at Reiger with eyes full of wonder.

"That was purely swordsmanship, wasn’t it?"

"Pure combat techniques, yet causing magical-like phenomena and attacks..."

"You’ve got to be kidding? Is there really such a thing in this world?"

Finn, Grace, and Theone also spoke one after another.

The crowd spoke one after another, with either expressions of shock or wonder, clearly stunned by Reiger’s demonstration of swordsmanship.

"Could it be the effect of some sort of skill?"

"Very likely..."

"Could it be that Mr. Reiger awakened a new skill?"

Raul, Angel, Alicia, and others couldn’t hold back and spoke one after another.

"Mr. Reiger... so amazing..."

Only the elf girl, Rephia, for some reason looked at Reiger with increasingly admiring eyes, giving others a ticklish feeling.

Bathed in the gaze of shock, awe, or admiration from the crowd, Reiger let go of Ais, who couldn’t get a word in, and smiled at everyone.

"That’s called Wind Breathing, a very special breathing technique, used in conjunction with unique sword forms, allowing techniques beyond ordinary human capabilities."

Reiger briefly explained to everyone.

"This breathing technique can enhance the heart and lung functions, allowing the blood to absorb large amounts of oxygen in a short time, instantly upping physical abilities, and even providing special effects in unexpected areas."

"For example, the Wind Breathing I just used pairs excellently with Wind Spirit Swift Walk, such same-attribute additional Magic. When used together, it not only enhances Wind Spirit Swift Walk’s effectiveness but also greatly alleviates Wind Spirit Swift Walk’s burden on the body, extending the Magic’s duration."

"This is a special combat skill I learned in the days I left the familia, and its effect, as you can see, is quite good, isn’t it?"

Upon hearing this, some people suddenly realized, some widened their eyes, some looked at each other, and some were in awe, responding with unrivaled intensity.

Especially Ais, upon hearing Reiger’s words, her golden eyes lit up.

"Wind Breathing?" Finn said thoughtfully, "I didn’t expect such swordsmanship to exist in the world, truly incredible."

"Well, my man, you just left for a few days and learned such an amazing thing." Grace patted Reiger hard on the shoulder, laughing heartily, "Even Ais, who leveled up to Lv.6, isn’t your match, you’re not just a Lv.5, are you?"

"Truly astonishing." Revilia looked at Reiger with admiration and praise, saying, "You really never cease to surprise people."

As for Theona, Theone, and others, they had already started a lively discussion about Reiger’s showcase of Wind Breathing, discussing it rather fervently.

It was imaginable how surprised Reiger’s performance left them.

Reiger smiled as he watched this scene, when suddenly his clothing got tugged on by a hand.

Turning his head, meeting Reiger’s gaze was the bright eyes of the blonde-haired, golden-eyed female swordsman.

In those eyes, silently expressed three words

"I want to learn."

That’s exactly what it was.