Chapter 434
I asked about the guards training
“Indeed, indeed. It seems that you believed in the one answer, and have been training based on it. I suppose you have decided on who your enemy will be…and defeating it is your goal. But I don’t think you were thinking about survival, or about protecting anyone?”
“…I see… You might be right.”
It was true that I had probably started training with the intention of being able to defeat others.
Perhaps my fight with Deam had made my mind go in that direction without really realizing it.
And so I was grateful to Phillip for pointing it out.
Mr. Ekenhart had likely seen it as well.
He was really sharp when it came to things related to combat… Not so much other things… But Sebastian and the others made up for it.
“The strength to defeat an opponent. The strength to protect others. They seem like the same thing, but they are not. When defeat means death, then escape is also an option. And so avoiding danger and enhancing your ability to escape could make you strong.”
“Indeed. Though, I don’t know about only training to run away.”
“It is just an example. There are many ways of being strong. You could even hit enemies with magic from a distance where they cannot retaliate.”
“Yes, that would be one way… Does such magic exist?”