How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 15.1: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“)



Karamaf drew his weapon, a drab, dark-colored longsword without any decoration. It seemed too plain for a knight of Karamafโ€™s stature.

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โ”๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž?โ€

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โ”๐ˆ๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ค๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ?

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โ”. . .๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ค๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ? ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ง.โ€

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Ordinary swordsmanship didnโ€™t mean instant death for someone unfamiliar with the technique.

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Swordsmanship is ultimately about how one wields the sword in combat. Itโ€™s about how to stab, slash, and parry. Itโ€™s not about suddenly unleashing an unthinkable move. A master of one technique could somewhat counter an unfamiliar one.

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However, the techniqueโ€™s vision was different.

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If you donโ€™t know them, youโ€™re at a disadvantage!

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Theyโ€™re skills that defy conventional wisdom, leaving first-timers vulnerable. Knowing even one or two of these could mean the difference between life and death in a split second.

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โ”๐„๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž, ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ž. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž.โ€

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Fitting for an assassin, Kaegalโ€™s swordsmanship specialized in ending the fight with a first strike. This was fortunate for Johan.

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โ€˜๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ.โ€™

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One step further.

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Karamaf raised his longsword, immediately creating an overwhelming pressure. It seemed ready to respond instantly in any direction.

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โ”๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ? ๐€๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐. ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž.โ€

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โ”๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ?

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โ”๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž. ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž. ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ! ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.โ€

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โ€˜๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โ€™

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Contrary to Kaegalโ€™s words, thatโ€™s exactly what he was doing.

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Karamafโ€™s plate armor felt like a fortress. The only seemingly vulnerable spots were the helmetโ€™s slit and the neck, but Karamaf, being no fool, would defend these well.

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๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐กโ”

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Johan gripped the longsword tightly, feeling it scream in his grasp.

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โ€˜๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต.โ€™

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One step further.

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Johan completed his calculation and his step.

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It was time to strike.

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A technique called <๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž> from the guild unfolded beneath Johanโ€™s feet. It was a unique gait that seemed to glide over the ground.

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Karamafโ€™s eyes widened at the sight of a technique usually used by assassins, wondering how a knightโ€™s son could use it.

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But that was all. Karamaf was too experienced to be surprised by this. He immediately prepared to counter Johan as he closed the distance, ready to strike at any moment.

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Then, Johan vanished. He accelerated again in an explosive movement that genuinely shocked Karamaf.

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โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ!โ€™

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Itโ€™s said that a first-class swordsman senses their defeat before it happens. The trained mind and senses make the judgment before the blade even touches the body. Thatโ€™s what Karamaf was experiencing now.

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For him to lose track of his opponent in a duel between swordsmen was unbelievable.

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โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต. . .!โ€™

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Though defeated in the bout, Karamaf did not panic. This wasnโ€™t a duel under equal conditions. It was a fight where lives were at stake.

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From the beginning, Johan couldnโ€™t win against Karamaf, no matter how many times he probed his weaknesses.

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As long as this armor remains intact.

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Karamaf only needed one hit to win, but for Johan, a win was impossible without striking several times to penetrate vital spots. The fight was so uneven it could hardly be called a fight. Karamaf never thought he would lose.

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โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. ๐˜š๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ? ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.โ€™

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Karamaf guarded his neck and face, waiting for Johanโ€™s attack. It didnโ€™t matter where Johan struck. The moment he did, his feet would be stopped, and Karamafโ€™s counterattack would begin.

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๐’๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ก๐ค!

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There was a heavy sound of air being sliced. Johan swung his sword with tremendous force, aiming for the side. He was attempting a horizontal slash. Karamaf scoffed at Johan.

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Trying to cut plate armor with a longsword. Such a foolish act, not even a fool would attempt. His lack of proper knightly training was his downfall here. Once his meaningless sword strike ended, his neck would be severed.

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โ€˜๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ.โ€™

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Then there was a sound.

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It was the sound of Karamafโ€™s armor being ripped apart.


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