Chapter 112 Are you so young?

Before you know it, the assessment of the appreciation of swordsmanship is already halfway through.

Ryan, who had been observing silently, discovered that most of these students seemed to value the viewing aspect more than the actual combat aspect.

That's true, after all, for ornamental purposes, you only need to practice the showmanship, but for practical purposes, it is easy to get injured, hard and tiring.

But the more this happened, the more difficult it was for Ryan to accept it.

You said that it is mainly about actual combat and supplemented by ornamental aspects, but there is a clear trend that actual combat is supplemented by ornamental aspects.

If we really get into this situation, then this swordsmanship test might as well not be taken at all, it's meaningless.

...Forget it, this is Fina's academy anyway, it doesn't matter what you take the exam for, I just need to teach Nenelli and Yvette well.

While Ryan was thinking this, the swordsmanship instructor in the sword trial field continued to name names:

"Next student, Dorothy!"

"Coming!"

Dorothy responded with a smile, and then came to the center of the sword trial field with the wooden sword.

Seeing Dorothy on the stage, Ryan couldn't help but look serious. Dorothy can be said to be Yvette's biggest opponent in this assessment.

For this person who ranked first in the entire academy in the last swordsmanship assessment, the swordsmanship instructors also concentrated on trying to achieve the most pertinent preliminary results.

After using a wooden sword to create a beautiful sword flower, Dorothy immediately began to show off her sword skills.

Compared with the above-mentioned swordsmanship, Dorothy's swordsmanship seemed a bit...weird.

And it’s weird yet beautiful.

Every sword swing carries a clear trajectory, but it is difficult to capture.

At the same time, just like Nenelli's elven swordsmanship, every sword swung by Dorothy has a faint dark purple afterimage, proving that this is a swordsmanship unique to her demon clan.

However, despite the dark purple afterimage, Ryan did not feel the slightest trace of magic on it, as if this was the special effect brought about by the sword technique itself.

In Dorothy, a nine-year-old little girl, Ryan actually felt an... indescribable charm.

But unlike those succubi of the demon clan, Dorothy's temperament is more likely to be brought about by this set of swordsmanship. The contrast with Dorothy herself is too strong, as if she has the ability to hallucinate.

This is a set of swordsmanship that is not only quite offensive, but also as entertaining as a sword dance.

Ryan suddenly understood why Dorothy was able to take first place in the academy in swordsmanship.

If Dorothy won the first place in the swordsmanship competition, Ryan would not be surprised at first. After all, Dorothy has a general of Octavier's level beside her.

Turning his head, Ryan glanced at Octavier beside him, who was staring at Dorothy intently.

——This swordsmanship was definitely not taught by her.

Sensing Ryan's gaze, Octavier turned her head and said coldly:

"What are you looking at?"

"You...have never taught Dorothy swordsmanship?"

Hearing this, Octavier immediately became furious and said angrily and guiltily:

"I...my mission is just to protect the young lady! The young lady is so talented, why do I need to teach her?"

Ryan smiled lightly and continued:

"But I feel that your swordsmanship is much better than Dorothy's. What's the matter? Are you reluctant to teach it?"

"How can it be?!"

Octavier raised her voice in an instant, but the next moment, she felt that many eyes around her were turning to her. Octavier blushed and regained some composure, gritted her teeth and said:

"I...I don't know how to teach people swordsmanship. I did teach young lady swordsmanship at the beginning, but...I couldn't explain it clearly, and I couldn't demonstrate it clearly. My swordsmanship can only be revealed on the battlefield, completely. It can’t be taught!”

Is there any swordsmanship that cannot be taught?

Ryan couldn't help but ask: "Who taught you your sword skills?"

"I learned it on my own. My family used to be very poor and couldn't afford a swordsmanship instructor, so I just took a wooden stick and swung it around by myself. I somehow developed my own swordsmanship..."

The more she talked about it, the redder and hotter her cheeks became, and the more gritted her teeth became in her voice.

Having said this, Octavier just wanted to prove to Ryan that she really didn't want to teach Dorothy sword skills.

For this reason, Octavier revealed all her secrets.

After saying that, Octavier suddenly felt that something was wrong, wasn't it? What should I prove to him?

Ryan looked astonished: "It turned out to be a self-created swordsmanship, but... how long ago did you say 'before'? During the Demon War?"

Upon hearing this, Octavier became angry again: "Do I look that old? It's only been almost twenty years now!"

——Okay, now I’ve figured out Octavier’s approximate age.

This is why Ryan likes people who are more brainless.

But...Octavier is so young? Twenty years ago? So is Octavier now forty years old? Not even thirty years old, right?

Ryan thought that Octavier might be very young, but that was also based on the longevity standards of the demons.

In Ryan's heart, Octavian is not only five hundred years old, but at least a hundred years old, because for a position like Demon General, it is not enough to have strong combat power, but also to have sufficient merits.

But...for a demon, being thirty or forty years old is about the same as just coming of age, right?

Ryan looked at Octavier repeatedly for a long time, staring at her so hard that her heart started to tremble:

"What are you looking at!"

"...No, it's nothing. I just didn't expect you to be so young."

"you you……"

Octavier's pretty face turned red all of a sudden, as if she had been teased. She pointed at Ryan and stammered for a long time, making Ryan look confused.

No, I just said you were young and didn't do anything else, right? What are you going to do when you look like a good woman being teased?

Seeing Ryan and Octavier bickering, Saguire sighed in her heart that the relationship between these two people is really good...

At least Ryan never quarreled with her.

but……

Sajeel raised her white palm and looked at her palm, as if she could still feel the warmth of Ryan's hand.

My relationship with Ryan... shouldn't be too bad, right?

"Next student, Yvette Odis!"

When Yvette's name appeared from the mouth of the swordsmanship instructor, Ryan didn't care about quarreling with Octavian, but immediately turned his eyes to the sword trial field, staring intently at the sword trial field. Yvette in the center.

Just like Octavier who just watched Dorothy take the assessment.