I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 8

Chapter 8

Episode 8

‘But if I hadn’t seen things wrong then.’

Merlin’s eyes shone deeply.

‘Maybe he’ll show us something unexpected again.’

I watched the duel with such expectations.

An unbelievable scene unfolded, far beyond her expectations.

Phew!

A loud noise rang out.

‘what?’

Merlin opened his eyes wide.

It wasn’t just her. All the people in the training ground had the same reaction.

It had to be that way.

Someone was down.

Not Chris, but Kanin.

He was hit straight in the face with a wooden sword and bled.

In just one room.

Chris looked around at the Black Swamp Knights with a smirk.

“The Black Swamp Knights aren’t much of a team. Is there anyone else who wants to step forward?”

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The intestines became quiet.

The mines were confused.

‘What happened?’

‘How did Canine collapse?’

No one understood what had just happened.

As soon as the duel began, Canin roughly pushed Christian.

‘Even though he’s just a seed, Canine is a first-class mine. There’s no way that scoundrel can deal with him.’

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‘How long can I hold out?’

’10 seconds?’

‘5 seconds?’

That was when everyone was predicting his defeat.

The match was decided in an instant.

Christian’s wooden sword pierced through Canin’s attack and struck Canin’s philtrum head-on.

And the result was this.

‘earthly?’

‘Did that guy Kanin let his guard down too?’

But this is the second one.

This is the second time, but can we simply say that this is the result of carelessness?

An arrogant voice echoing through the training grounds when everyone is confused.

“Is there anyone else who wants to come forward? From what I’ve seen so far, it seems like there are a lot of people who feel sorry for me.”

Chris smirked, the corners of his mouth lifting in an unlucky manner.

“Anyone, come out. I want to see the great skills of the Black Swamp Knights. I can’t believe they’re really as great as the rumors say.”

“!!”

The mines’ faces turned red.

The men looked at each other and pointed to one person.

A full member of the Knights Templar, ‘2-star’ Mine stepped forward.

“My name is Thorn.”

“Well, I guess there’s no need to tell you my name.”

“…you will regret insulting the Knights of the Black Swamp.”

“You’ll know when you see it.”

Chris flicked the tip of his sword.

“Come at it.”

The faces of Mine and Thorn, who had stepped forward as challengers to those insulting words, turned bright red.

Kyaang!

A wooden sword clashed with a wooden sword.

Chris’ wrist rang with a bang.

‘It’s my intention.’

Chris smiled inwardly.

He just deliberately provoked the Black Swamp Knights.

Because I expected a 2-star mine to appear.

‘I didn’t think a higher level mine would come forward to deal with a loser like me, out of pride.’

The guy who just appeared was the perfect match for his situation in many ways.

First of all, he could barely deal with two-star enemies with his current abilities.

‘Although I lack the amount of magic, I can handle this much.’

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Bang! Bang! Squeak!

Wooden swords were passed back and forth.

As time passed, the training ground became quieter.

Everyone started to feel something was strange.

“what are you doing?!”

“Finish it quickly!!”

On the surface, it seemed like the 2-star mine, Torn, was overwhelmingly pushing forward.

But he just couldn’t finish it.

No, not even an end to it.

‘What the heck? I can’t get through it!’

The momentum of the attack was cut off by the opponent’s crude counterattack.

If you try to push with force, you will either be cleverly evaded or your attack will not go as intended.

‘The two people in front of me, they weren’t letting their guard down.’

Thorn swallowed his saliva.

It was something incomprehensible.

Clearly weaker than you.

But it actually felt like I was being pushed back.

To be exact, it felt like my opponent was very relaxed while I was struggling with all my might.

‘That’s ridiculous.’

Meanwhile, there was another person besides Thorn, who was shocked by the duel.

It was none other than Vice-Captain Merlin.

‘… That’s ridiculous.’

Vice-captain Merlin couldn’t even hide his surprise.

‘At that time, I wasn’t seeing things wrong.’

The actions that Christian is showing now.

Each and every one of them was creepy.

Because it’s outstanding?

No, quite the opposite.

It wasn’t great. That was the problem.

It wouldn’t be surprising if he had overwhelmed his opponent with his skilled swordsmanship.

But Christian was gaining the upper hand over his opponent with his incompetent moves.

You are doing the impossible.

‘… Crazy, how did you do that?’

I couldn’t understand it.

If you have a truly, truly innate fighting sense, something like that might be possible.

But even if you’re a genius, is it really possible for something like that to happen?

I couldn’t believe it, but it was happening right before my eyes.

The inside of the room became so quiet that it seemed as if death had fallen.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at Christian.

Meanwhile, Christian thought to himself.

‘Should I finish it now? I think I’ve seen everything there is to see.’

There were two reasons why he was causing a ruckus today.

First of all, to gain recognition among the mines.

In a society where the strong are the most important, being recognized for one’s strength is the best.

If you defeat a 2-star mine, which is a regular member, the way people look at him will change considerably.

‘And there’s a more important reason.’

Chris looked deep into his eyes.

He saw the figure of a mine swinging a wooden sword at him.

Chris saw more.

First, the posture of the wrist holding the sword.

The angle of the hand.

How the muscles of the arm are compressed.

How did the feet come forward?

So how does Magi extend and strengthen its power?

So, we saw how the basic swordsmanship of the Black Swamp Knights, the ‘Mud Swordsmanship’, was actually performed.

‘It was something like this.’

While I was working as a guard, I occasionally watched the training scenes of the Black Swamp Knights.

I was able to roughly figure out their movements, but there was a limit to how far away I could watch them.

That’s why I created this place on purpose.

‘I think this is enough.’

With that thought in mind, he swung his wooden sword.

Pfft!

Magic spread throughout the body.

A very weak magic that has only just reached level 1.

But it doesn’t matter.

What’s important is ‘how’ rather than ‘how much’.

Even with the same magic, there was a world of difference depending on how it was used.

Unlike his duelist, Thorn, who could not even reach the hem of his clothes despite swinging his powerful magic, Chris’ sword easily pierced through Thorn’s weakness.

Phew!

Chris’ sword struck Thorn’s temple, and Thorn, struck in a vital spot, rolled his eyes and passed out.

“…….”

A maddening silence weighed on the minds.

Everyone couldn’t accept what had just happened.

It was so shocking that I refused to accept it for a moment in my head.

But that was only for a moment.

Shock spread throughout the training ground.

“Crazy… That damn master was that strong?”

“It’s not that strong. The magical achievements, swordsmanship moves, etc. are poor.”

“That’s even more amazing. Damn it. How on earth is that possible? Magi is barely at the level of 1st star.”

“No, but didn’t you learn magic? When did you reach level 1?”

Wow, it wasn’t at that level.

An incomprehensible shock and astonishment swept through the minds.

In that moment, the same word appeared on all of the minds’ faces.

‘…genius?’

Everyone gulped.

It was something that was absolutely impossible unless you were a genius.

He wasn’t an ordinary genius either.

‘How much talent does it take to be able to do something like that?’

They are elite mines.

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen people called geniuses.

Because there were many people in this position who were evaluated as having outstanding talents.

But I have never seen talent capable of something like that.

‘That scoundrel was hiding such talent.’

The mines’ gaze began to change.

The mindset of the minions is simple.

Thorough self-respect!

Bow your head to the strong and look down on the weak.

The reason Christian has been despised up until now is not only because of his mischievous behavior, but also because he is fundamentally weak.

A pathetic loser on a weak subject.

If he had been strong, many would have been more tolerant of his slight indulgence as long as it did not cross the line.

Of course, even if you are strong, you will be strictly punished for mistakes that cross the line, but the magicians of the original Magic Empire are lenient towards the strong.

‘Okay. That’s the expected reaction.’

Chris cheered inwardly.

I did this today with the intention of getting that kind of reaction.

However, he didn’t show any sign of liking it on the outside and continued to have a cold expression on his face.

I thought that would be better for winning the hearts of more people.

Chris’ intentions were right on target, and the miners were amazed once again.

‘You don’t seem proud at all. Is this something that’s expected?’

‘You seem to have become much more mindful than before.’

Originally, the face of the body that Chris was inhabiting looked ill-tempered.

There was a noble and noble aristocratic air about him, but his face was frozen coldly, giving off a sense of arrogance.

And the arrogance of the strong was a virtue that the minions cheered.

Mines consider honest arrogance a virtue rather than clumsy humility.

‘I guess we’ll have to wait and see.’

As the Mines’ gaze towards Chris changed, Chris did something unimaginable again.

‘I didn’t start this project with the intention of ending it like this.’

“What a disappointment. I guess I had too high expectations for the Black Swamp Knights.”

“!!”

When the Knights were insulted again, the Mines’ faces turned red again.

Aside from respecting the strong, it’s natural to get upset when someone insults the knights you belong to.

Just as the Mines were about to step forward in a fit of rage, Chris made an even crazier statement.

“What do you think of my story, Vice-Chief?”

“!!”

Chris pursed his lips.

Anyone can see that it’s unlucky.

“I think it’s also the Vice-Captain’s fault that the Knights’ skills are not that great.”

Everyone held their breath.

That crazy guy is provoking Vice-Captain Merlin!

‘That’s crazy.’

‘It didn’t change a thing. It just got crazier.’

‘Shouldn’t I be saying something?’

Vice-captain Merlin let out a hollow laugh.

“Your Majesty, I understand that you are delighted at your unexpected victory, but aren’t you being too presumptuous?”

“Well, we’ll find out later.”

Chris flicked his wooden sword.

“Please, Vice-Captain, tell us about the Black Swamp Knights’ abilities.”

“!!”

I challenged Merlin to a duel.

Her face grew cold.

“You idiot, if I go all out, you’ll die in one second.”

I even threw away honorifics.