The story of the black silk female knight

“I see… It seems you have a way to enhance your vision. No wonder that bird hesitated to attack you when you were fighting the Winged Falcon. It must have sensed your gaze.”

"...Teacher, you also know about my battle against the Winged Falcon?"

Valensa was slightly surprised.

She knew that the War Academy's exam papers had a text live-streaming function, but at that time she was just an unknown Candlelight-level rookie female knight, so how did she get noticed?

"It was just a coincidence... At the time, a group of us old guys were in the office watching the performance of you young people through scrolls, and I just happened to see your battle."

The old man smiled:

"That was a beautiful double kill... I thought you were a talented girl back then, but I didn't expect you to perform even better than I imagined."

"No, no, no... I'm actually far from good enough. I just have a few tricks up my sleeve."

Valensa quickly expressed her modesty, but she was actually quite happy inside.

What student doesn't like being praised by their teacher?

"So? Now that you understand this move, are you confident you can learn it?"

The old man asked again.

"This one……"

This time, Valensa hesitated for a little longer before shaking her head with a wry smile:

"Forgive my ignorance, although I roughly understand what your sword strike was about, I don't quite understand the underlying principles and techniques of force application... Please enlighten me, teacher."

"It's okay if you don't understand... It's good for young people to be confident, but they shouldn't be too arrogant."

The old man, however, gave Valensa a disapproving look.

"This is a unique skill that I mastered after a long period of study when I was young. You think you can understand it completely or even learn it after just one look?"

"Well... hey, the student was just too arrogant, sorry."

Valensa thought to herself, "I was almost there. If I had used a little more mental energy when enhancing my intelligence..."

But she definitely couldn't say that out loud, so she just smiled shyly and got away with it.

The old man was so generous in teaching even his unique sword techniques that he clearly had a broad mind and wouldn't hold a grudge.

He quickly found a rope, laid the steel plate flat on the ground, and placed the rope on the steel plate.

"You all watch carefully!"

Then the old man flicked his wrist, and a force caused one end of the rope to rise in an arc, which then continued to extend to the other end of the rope.

"...So? Did you figure anything out?"

Seeing that many students seemed lost in thought, just like Valencia, the old man smiled with satisfaction and asked.

"Teacher, are you trying to tell us... about the transmissibility of force in a medium?"

Valensa answered tentatively.

"Transitivity in a medium... Hmm, that's a good term, let's call it that then."

The old man smiled and nodded:

"Now that you can see the intention, you should be able to understand the rest more easily."

Swipe!

He moved his wrist again, twice in a flash.

Chapter 16 Close Combat Techniques

Under the influence of force, a small section of the rope rises upward in an arc, and this force is transmitted to the other end of the rope over time.

However, this time, before that arc reached the other end of the rope, it was overtaken by a second arc that was moving faster.

The two forces merged completely at the other end of the rope, becoming an even stronger force that caused the end of the rope to snap upwards like a whip, accompanied by a slight whooshing sound.

"Well? Now you should see it, right?"

The old man put down the rope and looked at Valensa with a smile.

"Yes, I understand the principle now."

Valensa nodded slightly:

"Simply put, it's about controlling the transmission of force within the muscles... Before the first force even hits the target with the sword tip, the second force is released at an even faster speed, causing both forces to explode simultaneously."

This way, without changing the strength, the destructive power can be doubled... no, this explosive method, like hammering nails, might cause more than double the damage; it should be even stronger.

Snap~~ Snap~~ Snap~~

"As expected of the talent I have my eye on, he is indeed very perceptive."

The old man clapped his hands in satisfaction:

"That's right, this sword technique is one of my signature skills from my youth, called [Nailed Sword]. To learn this move, you need a high degree of control over your body, but you don't need any special energy. It's a sword technique that can be performed solely through power generation techniques."

"Yes, thank you, teacher. I really like this sword technique!"

Valensa thanked the old man sincerely.

This sword technique is perfect for her; it not only makes up for her lack of proactive attack methods, but it's also not difficult to learn.

Does it require a high degree of body control?

This condition was practically useless to Valensa, who possessed mental powers; she was confident that she could master the sword technique in a short time.

After explaining the principles of the [Nailed Sword], the old man's instruction of Valensa came to an end.

Afterwards, the old man randomly selected a few lucky ones from the new students, sparred with them, pointed out their shortcomings, but did not teach them any new skills.

After finishing all this, there was still almost an hour before the end of the practical class. However, the old man told the students to continue their training on their own and then swaggered away.

Valensa really wanted to start practicing the Spiked Sword technique right away, but she was afraid that if she learned it too quickly, she would scare the other students, so she decided to wait and practice it secretly later.

As for the remaining time in the practical class... I'll just spar with Melody a couple of times and have her use Shining Sword Dance on me, so I can openly admire her great figure and rhinestone-studded white stockings.

"Shall we have a contest, Valencia?"

Unexpectedly, before Valensa could even approach Melody, she was approached by Miterai first.

Like Melody, Miterai wasn't wearing a school uniform either. She was only wearing a tight-fitting tank top and super short hot pants, without socks, revealing a pair of very eye-catching white legs that attracted the attention of many boys.

She didn't carry any weapons; when she challenged Valensa to a duel, she clenched one fist into a hammer and held the other palm up like a knife, assuming a stance ready for hand-to-hand combat.

"Mitelai, you... are a fighter?"

Valensa immediately became interested.

Fighters are quite rare among warrior-type cultivators because they have a very difficult time in the early stages, as they are at a disadvantage when fighting metal weapons with their flesh and blood.

However, in the mid-to-late game, fighters become very powerful and can usually gain the upper hand in battles against warrior-type cultivators of the same level.

This was Valensa's first time seeing a fighter, and she was immediately captivated, thinking that she could look at Melody's white stockings properly another time.

"it is good."

She readily nodded, put down her sword, and assumed a fighting stance towards Mithrae.

“Valenza, you…”

Now it was Mitterre's turn to be surprised:

"Are you also skilled in hand-to-hand combat?"

"Haha... I've only learned a little bit before, but I've never had a chance to use it."

Valensa smiled modestly and said:

"Mitelai, please be gentle, my body is very delicate."

"You...okay."

Mitterre was a little unhappy.

She sincerely asked Valencia for advice, but what did Valencia do? She just used the little bit of fighting skills she had learned before to deal with her?

She even pretended to be delicate... Humph, shameless hypocrite!

Mitte's initially good impression of Valensa was immediately tarnished, and she decided to teach Valensa a lesson.

The unarmed duel between the two began quickly.

Let's not even talk about Valensa, the beautiful girl in black stockings who is the top student. Although Miterley's figure is a bit thin, her face is still quite cute. She is not as good as Valensa and Tia, but slightly better than Yasaki.

The two of them fighting naturally attracted a lot of attention.

At first, Mitte did have the upper hand, almost unilaterally dominating Valensa.

But as Valencia gradually adapted to hand-to-hand combat, things began to change.

The students watching couldn't help but show surprise, and Mitterrei became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

Miterley could tell that Valensa hadn't lied; she did indeed possess a set of unarmed combat techniques, but rarely used them, and her movements were very clumsy.

But Valensa picked it up quickly, and as she gradually mastered her moves, Mitte became increasingly uncomfortable.

Miterai's fighting techniques mainly consist of straight punches and palm strikes, which are considered to be among the longer-range attacks in unarmed combat.

Valencia, on the other hand, uses only close-quarters techniques such as chokes, locks, and entanglements. Once she grabs you, it's very difficult to break free.

Moreover, Valensa was very fast, and Mitte's agility made it impossible for her to create distance, making it difficult for her to unleash the power of her fists and palm strikes, and she gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Being able to get into the War Academy, the Crowe family naturally possesses inherited secret techniques.

However, this is just a friendly competition. If we use our trump cards or secret techniques, it would be embarrassing even if we win... And what if we still can't win even if we use them?

Thinking of all this, Mitte quickly gave up struggling and was pinned to the ground by Valensa, her already thin chest seeming even flatter.

"...I lost. Is this the power of the top student? He can actually defeat me, a professional fighter, with his bare hands..."

Mitte's voice sounded somewhat dejected, and her earlier slight dissatisfaction with Valensa had largely subsided.

"Oh, no... Mitterrei, you weren't really taking it seriously, were you? That last match was less of a friendly spar and more of you helping me familiarize myself with fighting techniques. I should be thanking you."

As Valensa spoke, she helped Mitte up and kindly patted the dirt off her chest:

"Sorry, I'm not very skilled yet. I accidentally got your clothes dirty... Do you have time tonight? I'll grill some fish for you by the pond near the dorm."

Chapter 17 You already miss me after just one day apart?

"Grilled fish for me?"

Mittel blinked, quite surprised:

"Could it be that you, Valensa... are also good at cooking? But aren't you a noble lady? And you're proficient in so many combat skills... how could you possibly be good at cooking as well?"

"Hehe, come to think of it, you don't know Mitelai yet~~"

Melody interjected at the opportune moment, casually hooking her arm around Valensa's shoulder and proudly boasting to Miterai:

"Valenza is not only good at cooking, she is also a gold-level member of the Culinary Association. All kinds of dishes she makes are delicious, I guarantee you will be addicted after just one bite."

"Is...is that so? Then I'll be really looking forward to it..."

Mitte's smile seemed somewhat forced.

Is this what a true genius is like? How could a knight's daughter really be good at cooking?!

However, the status of a gold member of the Food Association is not something that can be easily claimed; it is easy to verify.

Miterley had to admit that people really can't be generalized, and her original idea of ​​competing with Valensa completely vanished.

Nothing interesting happened after that, and soon it was time for get out of class to end.

"You guys go back to the dorm and rest for a bit while I wait for you. I'm going to invite Tia and also prepare some tools for grilling fish."

Valensa was giving instructions to Melody and Miterley, then thought for a moment and added:

"By the way, let's treat tonight as a girls' party, don't invite Giru and the others... otherwise, I'm afraid they won't have enough to eat with just a few fish."

"Haha...Okay."

Melody and Miterai both smiled and nodded.

Boys this age really eat a lot; it would be too much of a burden for Valensa, the cook, to feed them with just grilled fish.