Book 8: Chapter 2 (5)
The next morning.
Shin was swinging 『Kakura』 in the garden in front of the room assigned to him.
The reason was that he had painfully learned the limits of his technique during the battle against Munechika.
“I know that I can’t compare to a master, but…”
Shin was aware that he did not possess a natural talent for the sword. Even so, he could improve with effort. Imagining an enemy standing in front of him, he was sometimes dodging, sometimes swinging down 『Kakura』 in slow motion. It was a training method he learned from the person that taught him the sword.
“Fuuuuh…”
This training’s movements might be slow, but they placed a burden on the body. He had lowered his stats on purpose, so『Kakura』 weighed heavily on his whole body.
Sweat dripped down Shin’s cheeks.
“….I focused too much.”