13
ギルバート、バルバロトの両名から体術、剣術を指南してもらうようになってレオルドはゼアトに来てから一月が経過していた。
朝にギルバートから体術を学び、昼からバルバロトに剣術を学び、夜に一人で魔法書を読み漁る毎日が続いている。
おかげでレオルドは才能もあってか体術、剣術はメキメキと腕を上げている。ただし、二人から一本を取れた事はない。
魔法については他二つよりも成長は凄まじい。ゲームと違って数値が無いから分かり難いが、レオルドは雷以外の魔法を鍛えている。そして、現在土魔法は強力なものになりつつある。
そんなレオルドも魔法を使えば二人から一本取れるのではないかと考えて挑戦してみたが、伝説の暗殺者とゼアト一の騎士は伊達ではなかった。
ゲームではないので相手が魔法の発動を待ってくれるはずは無い。詠唱している所に拳を打ち込まれて敗北。同じように詠唱している所に剣を叩き込まれて敗北。
ならば、詠唱破棄で魔法名を唱えるが威力が足りない、精度に欠ける、範囲が狭いといった弱点だらけで思うようには戦えない。現実とゲームの違いに打ちのめされるレオルド。
「地道な努力あるのみか......」
運命48の戦闘シーンでは詠唱破棄や無詠唱は存在した。しかし、それはゲームであって現実ではない。
ゲームの場合だと詠唱破棄をすれば魔力の消費量が1.25倍となり威力も落ちる仕様になっている。ただし、スキルに詠唱破棄というものが存在しておりスキル持ちならデメリットが無くなる。
そして、無詠唱は詠唱破棄よりも魔力消費量が1.5倍と多い。尚且つ威力も半減と言ったデメリットが存在する。当然、無詠唱もスキルにされているのでデメリットは無くなる。
ちなみに詠唱破棄のスキル持ちは六十四人もいるヒロインに一人しかいない。そして、無詠唱のスキル持ちもヒロインに一人しかいない。
しかし、主人公であるジークフリートはいずれ二つとも使えるようになる。
スキルは本来一人につき一つしか無いのが一般的であるが、稀に例外が存在する。マルチスキルと言われて複数のスキル持ちが現れる事もあるのだ。
過去最高は五つのスキルを持っていた者もいる。それら全てが優秀なスキルかどうかは定かではなかったが。
さて、スキルについてだが勿論レオルドも所持している。レオルドがとあるルートでラスボスになれるのも所持しているスキルのおかげと言っても良い。
レオルドが持つスキルの名は魔力共有。名前の通り任意の相手と魔力を共有が出来ると言うもの。
名前だけ聞けばパッとしないが能力は魔法使いにとっては破格である。何せ、魔法を使う為に消費する魔力を余所から持ってこれるのだから。
例えば、レオルドとギルバートの二人が魔力を共有したとしよう。
レオルドが80の魔力、ギルバートが120の魔力を保有していた場合、共有すると200になる。
そして、レオルドが自身の魔力量を超える魔法を放った場合、消費されるのは二人の合計した魔力である。
このスキルを駆使してレオルドはラスボスにまで上り詰めた。多くの配下を持ってジークフリートを追い詰めるほどに。
ただ、配下が全滅すると魔力共有が切れてレオルドの魔力はどんどん減っていき、最後はただのサンドバッグと化す。
悲しき
スキルの有用性は理解しているレオルドだが今は使い所がない。なので、今はスキルよりも体術や剣術、魔法と言った基礎を伸ばした方が身の為である。
そして、今日もレオルドはギルバートに殴り飛ばされ、バルバロトに叩き伏せられる。
「っ......まだまだぁ!」
全身泥だらけで露出している肌の部分は青あざだらけなレオルドは、どれだけ倒れても果敢に立ち向かっていく。
「その意気や良し! ですが、それだけでは足りませんぞ!」
しかし、レオルドは歯を食いしばって耐えると身体を起こしてギルバートに向かっていく。
「ふぅふぅ......」
一ヶ月毎日同じ事を繰り返したおかげでレオルドは心身共に成長していた。残念な事に体重はあまり変化が見られなかったが。
それでも、最初の頃に比べればお粗末だった体術、剣術は目を見張るものになっているのだから賞賛に値する。
「では、休憩といたしましょう」
「はあ~~~......」
どさっとその場に寝転がるレオルドを横目にギルバートとバルバロトは離れていく。
レオルドに話し声が届かない場所まで移動すると二人は話し込む。
「一ヶ月みっちりと鍛錬を積んだ成果は出ていますね」
「ええ。私から見てもレオルド様の体術は目を見張るものになっていますね」
「それでしたら剣術の方もでしょう。元々、武術に関しては才能がお有りでしたから」
「それにしては最初の頃は酷かったものですが」
「坊ちゃまが剣の稽古をサボり始めたのが十二歳の頃からですから、三年のブランクは大きいでしょう」
「確かに。三年も鍛錬を怠れば錆びるのも当然ですな」
「ええ。実際、今よりも真面目に鍛錬を続けていた十歳の時の方が強かったのですから」
「ですが、今のような鍛錬を積めば将来は間違いなく大陸に名前を轟かす程の実力者になりましょう」
「そうですな。ただ、残念な事に坊ちゃまが再び表舞台に立つ事は難しいでしょう。もっと早く改心なさってくれれば良かったのですがね」
ギルバートの言うとおり、レオルドの処罰は辺境の地へ幽閉。つまり、表立った舞台へ出て行く事はない。
仮にレオルドが功績を挙げるならば、騎士団でも討伐できない魔物を討伐するか、隣国と戦争になった場合にゼアトを守りきるといった功績を挙げるしかない。
「遅すぎましたね......」
「ええ。本当に......」
二人は知らないが、レオルドは悲観してはいない。レオルドは自身の死を覆せればいいので功績など全く必要ないと思っている。
休憩が終わり、レオルドが木剣を持って二人の帰りを待っていた。やがて、二人が帰ってきて剣術の稽古が始まる。
「甘い! もっと鋭く、丁寧に!」
「しぃっ!」
「勢いで誤魔化すな!」
バルバロトの木剣がレオルドの手首に打ち込まれる。何の装備もしていないレオルドはあまりの痛みに握っていた木剣を落としてしまう。
「く......っ......!」
「いつまで痛みに悶えている! 早く拾って、打ち込んで来い!」
手首を押さえて痛みに苦しんでいるとバルバロトの怒声がレオルドの耳に響く。ギリッと歯を食いしばり落ちた木剣を拾い上げる。
レオルドの眼前には鋭い目付きで睨み付けるバルバロトがいる。レオルドはバルバロトに睨みつけられても、臆することなく踏み込んだ。
「気合だけは一丁前だな!」
大声を出しながらバルバロトへと攻めるレオルドだが、呆気なく一蹴される。胴を打ち込まれて片膝を着くレオルド。
「今日はこの辺りで終わりましょうか?」
「いいや。まだだ!」
立ち上がるレオルドを見てバルバロトに笑みが零れる。どこまで強くなれるのだろうかと未来を期待して。
Ch 13
It had been a month since Leordo had arrived in Ze'at, and he had begun to receive instruction in martial  arts and swordsmanship from both Gilbert and Barbaroth.
In the morning he  learns martial  arts from Gilbert, in the afternoon he learns swordsmanship from Barbaroth, and at night he spends his days reading magic books alone.
Thanks to his talent, Leorde has been improving his martial  arts and swordsmanship skills rapidly. However, he has never been able to get the upper hand from either of them.
As for magic, his growth is much faster than the other two. It's hard to tell because there are no numbers, unlike in the game, but Leoldo is training in all magic except lightning. And now, his earth magic is becoming more and more powerful.
He  thought that if  he used magic,  he  might be able to get one from the two of them, so  he  challenged them, but the legendary assassin and the best knight of Ze'at were no match for  him .
It wasn't a game, so there was no way opponent would wait for  him to activate magic. He was defeated with a fist strike while  he was chanting. The same thing happens when you are defeated by a sword strike while you are chanting.
If that's the case,  he can recite the name of the spell by discarding the chant, but it's not powerful enough, lacks accuracy, has a limited range, and is full of weaknesses that make it impossible to fight as you wish. Leoldo is devastated by the difference between reality and the game.
"He is devastated by the difference between real life and the game. "Only steady effort will do: ......"
In the battle scenes of Destiny 48, chanting was destroyed and no chanting existed. But that's a game, not reality.
In the game, if you discard the chanting, the magic power consumption is 1.25 times and the power is reduced. However, there is a skill called discard chanting, and if you have the skill, the disadvantage disappears.
And no chanting consumes 1.5 times more magic power than discarding chanting. In addition, there is a disadvantage in that the power is reduced by half. Of course, since no chanting is also a skill, there are no disadvantages.
By the way, only one of the sixty-four heroines has the skill to destroy chanting. And there is only one heroine who can use magic without chant .
However, Siegfried, the hero, will eventually be able to use both of them.
It is common to have only one skill per person, but there are rare exceptions  to this rule, such as multi-skills, where a player can have more than one skill.
In the past, some people have had as many as five skills.    He wasn't sure if all of them were good skills or not.
Now, about the skills, of course, Leoldo has them too. It is thanks to the skills he possesses that he is able to become the last boss in a certain route.
The name of the skill that Leordo possesses is "Magic Power Sharing. As the name suggests, it allows him to share his magic power with any other person.
If you just listen to the name, it may not sound like much, but the ability is unparalleled for a magician. In any case, the magic power that is consumed to use magic can be brought in from elsewhere.
For example, let's say that Leorde and Gilbert share magic power.
If Leorde has 80 magic power and Gilbert has 120 magic power, the total magic power they share would be 200.
Then, when Leorde casts a spell that exceeds  his own magic power, it is the combined magic power of the two that is consumed.
Using this skill, Leordo rose to become the last boss. He even managed to hunt down Siegfried with many of his men.
However, when he annihilates all of his men, the magic power sharing runs out and Leordo's magic power diminishes rapidly, and in the end he becomes nothing more than a sandbag.
He is a man with a sad fate.
He understands the usefulness of his skills, but he has no use for them at the moment. So, for now, it is better for him to improve his basic skills such as martial arts , swordplay, and magic rather than his skills.
And today, Leorde was beaten to a pulp by Gilbert and then beaten by Barbaroth.
"There's more  to it......!"
He is covered in mud and his exposed skin is covered in blue bruises, but no matter how much he falls, he continues to bravely fight back.
"That's the spirit! But it's not enough!
However, Leorde gritted her teeth and endured, then raised her body and came towards Gilbert.
"Hmmm... ......"
Thanks to doing the same thing every day for a month, Leoldo had grown both physically and mentally. Unfortunately, there was not much change in his weight.
Even so, the  martial arts and swordship skills, which were  better compared to the beginning, have become remarkable and deserve praise.
"So let's take a break.
"Ha~~~......"
Gilbert and Barbaroth walked away from Leorde, who was lying on the ground in a heap.
When they move to a place where Leorde can't hear them, they talk to each other.
" He  was working for a month, and it's paying off."
"Yes. Even from my point of view, Leoldo- martial arts have become remarkable."
"Then  same  goes  for swordship , too. He always had a talent for martial arts."
"He was terrible in the beginning, though."
"The boy started skipping sword practice when he was twelve, so three years is a long time.
"Indeed. It's only natural for a sword to become rusty after three years of inactivity."
"Yes. In fact,  he was stronger at the age of ten when  he  was training diligently than now.
"But with the kind of training  he doing now,  he wil definitely become a master on the continent in the future.
"That's true. But unfortunately, it will be difficult for  him  to stand on the stage again. It would have been better if he had changed his mind sooner."
As Gilbert said, Leorde's punishment was confinement in a remote area. In other words, he will not appear on the stage.
If Leorde were to make an achievement, it would have to be defeating a demon that the Knights could not defeat, or defending Ze'at in the event of a war with a neighboring country.
"It's too late for that. ......
"Yes. Really ......."
Unbeknownst to both of them, Leoldo was not pessimistic. He doesn't think he needs the credit at all, as long as he can  avoid his own death.
After the break, Leordo was waiting for them to return with the wooden sword. Eventually, they returned and the sword practice began.
"Sweet! Be sharper and more careful!
"Shh!""
"Don't let your momentum fool you!"
Barbaroth's wooden sword strikes Leordo in the wrist. Leoldo, who was not equipped with any equipment, dropped the wooden sword he was holding due to the pain.
"......!"
"How long will you writhe in pain! Now pick it up and came t me !"
As he held his wrist and struggled with the pain, Barbaroth's angry voice rang in Leordo's ears. He grits his teeth and picks up his fallen wooden sword.
In front of Leordo's eyes is Barbaroto, who glares at him with sharp eyes. Leordo stepped in undaunted, even though Barbaroto was glaring at him.
"You've got a lot of spunk!
Leoldo attacks Barbaroto while shouting loudly, but is kicked out of the way in disgust. Leoldo falls to one knee after being struck in the torso.
"Shall we finish here for today?"
"No, not yet! !"
Seeing Leoldo standing up, Barbaroto smiles. Expecting the future, he wonders how much stronger he can become.
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