Using Illusions For Practice 2
The illusion I created was of the 6th ranking Vampire Lord.
The one who had sent many spies into the palace.
As I had been alone when I killed him, Serulis and Shia did not know what he looked like.
Which was for the best.
“You!”
“This one is very fast!”
Shia and Serulis were fighting very well.
In fact, the sword Shia was using now was this Vampire Lord’s sword.
Danton came to stand next to me.
“I don’t mean to boast, but my daughter moves very well.”
“Yes, it’s impressive. Shia has improved a lot since I first met her.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I’m sure you can tell by watching. Besides, this illusion is very accurate.”
“I can see that.”
Danton nodded.
He was a warrior with a lot of experience in vampire hunting. He knew how strong a lord was.
The other chiefs also seemed to have noticed this.
They raised their voices in admiration at how well Shia and Serulis fought.
“It’s wonderful.”
I whispered.
When I had first met her, Shia was struggling against a goblin lord.
And now the two of them were fighting a vampire lord.
Serulis had also improved a lot.
Young people grew so quickly.
The children also watched the fight.
They stared with incredibly serious expressions. Just watching would be educational for them.
Danton watched them fight and said,
“I honestly find these illusions quite frightening.”
“Do you?”
“It’s too realistic.”
“Well, I actually met this vampire and killed him myself.”
Danton shook his head.
“While it may be difficult to do solo, we can also kill Lords if we work together.”
“Oh?”
“But it’s hard to analyze them. You have clearly understood everything about the way they move.”
“Ah. I do like to observe while fighting. I’m rather good at it.”
Even as we talked, I was making adjustments to it.
At the same time, I calculated the damage that Shia and Serulis were inflicting.
I would guess how the vampire would react if he was real..
It was pretty difficult.
“…I don’t think it would be possible for you to do it unless there was a massive gap in power.”
“You think so? Perhaps that’s true.”
“You know more about vampires than us. And we are supposed to be professionals.”
“That’s not true.”
“No, perhaps we know more about their tendencies and way of life, but you know everything about the way they fight.”
Danton gushed about how good the illusion was.
As it was my best work, I was quite happy about that.
“I would like to train with you later.”
“Of course. Let me know when you have time.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
A few other chiefs heard this and approached me.
“Mister Locke. We would like to train with you as well.”
“Yes. I don’t mind as long as you have time.”
“Thank you!”
The chiefs were very happy.
While we talked, Shia and Serulis continued to fight.
I also continued to calculate and make adjustments.
“Hah!”
“ARHH!”
After a difficult battle, their synchronized attacks finally resulted in the lord’s head being removed from his shoulders.
Shia was quick to stab the fallen head.
Immediately after, the audience erupted into cheers.
“Brilliant!”
“That was amazing, sister!”
Shia and Serulis looked a little embarrassed at all of the praise from the children and chiefs.
They both ran towards me.
“Thank you for helping us with our training.”
They both said.
“It was good training for me as well. Thank you.”
Shia and Serulis had been much faster than I expected.
And so it was hard to keep up with them.
“Um, Mister Locke. What did you think while watching us?”
“You two were very good.”
Serulis shook her head.
“No, I know very well that I have a long way to go.”
“That’s right.”
“Well, I guess it depends on who you compare yourself with.”
They were much stronger than before.
However, they were definitely nowhere close to Eric and Goran.
Shia and Serulis had very ambitious goals. But it was good that they wanted to improve.
And so I gave them serious tips on what to change.
Shia and Serulis listened intently.
Even Grulf and Lord Gerberga listened.
Now that Shia and Serulis were done, I move to instruct Nia, Luchila, and the children.
I told them about how they could improve, and they listened carefully.
When training was finished, Grulf started running around in a circle.
His tail wagged furiously.
“You want to go on a walk?”
“Groof! Groof!”
Apparently, he did. Grulf usually wanted to go on a walk in the morning.
However, he had to wait today, because of the training.
“Alright, let’s go then.”
“Groof!”
Grulf jumped around happily.