How to Live as a Half-Dragon

080. new training

the next morning.

While having breakfast in the inn’s dining room, Xian said.

“So what are you doing now?”

100 gold collected.

Having accomplished the first step, all that was left was the next one.

At first glance, it seemed that simply having an indirect experience in the arena was not the end, so it was speculated that there must be something more.

“Wake up. I will go out and talk to you.”

As Sian followed Drake out, Stain’s hands quickened.

Begin to shove the food into your mouth quickly.

‘Efforts to follow are imaginary… .’

If that’s the case, just eat it all and come back… .

Xian let out a deep sigh and headed to the vacant lot where he usually trained.

Today, instead of Stain, who had always been with him, Xian, who arrived at the vacant lot with Drake, said.

“So what?”

Drake, who said he would follow me, asked a question as usual.

This guy never gives an answer right away when asked.

“What do you think you lack right now?”

Last time it was experience and skill.

But now, unlike then, nothing came to mind.

It was because he took pride in filling in that part to some extent.

“writing… Is it good?”

I don’t know if it’s because of that, but Xian actually became quite strong.

Even the S-class adventurer Yorba, who was comparable to the level of an apprentice slayer, was easily defeated.

Of course, even an S-class adventurer depends on the adventurer, but at least it was proof that Xian was at the level of an apprentice slayer.

‘But that’s what I lack… .’

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t come to mind.

As Xian waited for Drake’s answer, he soon heard a voice.

“What you lack right now is none other than your body.”

“A body?”

Sian gently pulled the hem of his chest to confirm.

The body without flab was quite solid.

I don’t know if it’s because of the dragon’s blood, but it was like that anyway.

“So, more here?”

“I’m not talking about muscles or anything.”

“sure?”

He said, looking at Drake with curious eyes as if asking what it was.

“For now, try using non-shot.”

“Is it non-spiritual?”

I haven’t used it often lately, but I’ve never forgotten it.

In a way, it was no different from the strongest technology at the moment.

“how is it?”

After Xi’an succeeded in non-shooting, Drake turned around and replied.

“How is it?”

I thought it was something like an interim inspection, but I guess it wasn’t.

His expression is quite cold.

“I knew you wanted to see growth… .”

“It’s not really like that. I was just trying to show you the state of your body.”

“hmm… . is it so?”

But I don’t know either.

that’s what he meant to say.

Drake opened his mouth.

“What do you think is the reason the number of illusions has not increased by one?”

The non-spirituality, which once rapidly increased the number of clones to four, had been at a standstill until now, well over half a year later.

At first, I thought it would increase someday as time passed, but it was still the same as if I was laughing at Xian’s thoughts.

“Huh… . So, does this have anything to do with the body?”

Xian knew that the reason the number of illusions did not increase was because of his skill level.

But I guess that wasn’t it.

“To put it simply, it can be said that the body cannot keep up with the level of proficiency.”

It was a refreshing shock.

It was also because Xian was proud that he was born with a body.

But to be criticized like this… I didn’t even dream of it.

Well, I didn’t train at all, but… .

“The unconscious you who overpowered Stain for a moment in Alteon created as many as 7 illusions.”

“Seven outlines?”

That was the same number as Drake.

Of course, I was very surprised as it was the first time I heard it.

“uh… . But isn’t that a bit strange?”

Sian was surprised by Drake’s words, but pointed out one odd thing.

“What do you mean?”

“I see, they said that the illusion wasn’t increasing because of my lack of body, but how did I perfectly copy it then?”

Of course, apart from the proficiency issue, there might be other trivial problems, but anyway, the mind was not intact, not the body was changed.

That unconsciousness also moved with Xian’s body.

If it was a problem with the body, it couldn’t have been possible.

The answer was surprisingly simple.

“Isn’t it natural that he wrote it regardless of whether or not his body was damaged?”

“uh… . yes?!”

Drake told the story of the day.

“You probably didn’t know because you were unconscious, but after the sparring, you passed out and you were nowhere to be seen. The arms are tattered and the legs are twisted in one or two bones.”

It was a truly shocking story.

I only remembered the injured arm immediately after using the fireball, so I woke up later and realized that it was fine. Not to mention that he suffered additional injuries… .

Drake said to Xian who was thinking that way.

“And that’s because your body isn’t perfect right now.”

“… … .”

“It is also in line that your non-spiritual perfection is not getting any higher. Consciousness knows the limits of the body, so it reflexively controls it.”

It could be said that it was the decisive difference between whether Xian was awake or unconscious.

“So, in other words, the purpose of this training is to build a body that can perfectly implement the technique, right?”

“I got it right.”

Hearing those words, a question came to my mind.

It was about what the hell it was.

I realized what needs to be supplemented, but I couldn’t come up with a method.

“How is it?”

As I recalled the time I used to spend time with Hughes to train my body as a punishment, Drake said calmly.

“Take it.”

As Xian tried to take the gaiter that Drake threw from his ankle without thinking about it, he fell forward.

“… Eh?”

* * *

Xian grasped the situation.

Cool and calm, I checked the leggings on my hands.

“Is this really heavy?”

“You have to be heavy to train.”

No, it wasn’t just 1 or 20 kg.

Heaviness felt in the hand.

Xian, who said he used strength, said it was because he was careless.

At least 100 kg seemed to be comfortable.

“Take this on your feet too.”

While saying that, I threw another one, but Xian was startled and avoided it.

The gaiter fell to the ground and the surroundings reverberated loudly.

It was to the point where I was worried that people would come.

“It’s crazy, it’s crazy… .”

At first, it was said to be a car, so it was kicked, but once it was kicked, the situation was more serious.

I could move because I used mana, but the floor caved in every time I walked.

When I ran, I wanted to hear the thumping sound hundreds of meters away.

“How are you going like this!”

“He makes a fuss… . I haven’t even started yet.”

“sure?”

Drake unwrapped the bandage this time and handed it over to Xian.

It protruded from the shoulder to the hip.

“How did you move while wearing something like this… .”

It was amazing how it moved so calmly and without any sign of it.

It’s hard to just walk.

“It is training that makes that possible.”

“Something like this… . training?”

Drake spoke calmly, as if not paying attention to Xian’s words.

“When you can put on heavier gaiters and move normally, your body is half done.”

I can’t say I’m ignorant after seeing this Hughes.

here was the real thing

“Is there really only one way?”

“All I know is this.”

If you really don’t like talking like that, it was the tone of saying that you should learn from someone else.

A sigh suddenly leaked out.

That would be the case, and it would be a waste to go looking for someone else now, and even if he said he didn’t like it, there was no one who deserved it.

‘is not it?’

Xian checked the palace located on one side of Semain.

Ophelia over there might be able to help, even for Cecily’s sake… .

Xian, who was scratching his head, nodded at Drake’s words.

“all right. Let’s try, what.”

* * *

Drake, who thought he would watch the training next to him, surprisingly disappeared as soon as he heard Xian’s answer.

If it was fortunate, it would have been that Stein came soon, but he was truly a heartless man.

“Have you eaten?”

“uh… . yes.”

As much as eating rice, it seems that he ate all the gears like a certain stain.

The guy asked if he had seen Xian’s unnatural and eccentric gait somewhere.

“But what are you doing?”

It was like a person walking in the snow, leaving footprints, and it was the corner of his eyes that there were not one or two places to point out in detail.

“Don’t you think I would like something like this?”

Xian told Stein about the new training method he had started receiving this time.

Then, what he said was spectacle.

“Oh, is that so?”

Is that so… .

If I had understood it properly, there would be no way I would react like that.

“No, did you hear that?”

I don’t know how the hell you wear something like this and walk without leaving footprints.

Stain said it was not a big deal, probably because it wasn’t his job.

“Just do your best.”

“… … .”

Stain took off his leggings and said to Stain, who was completely lacking in empathy.

“Where do you try?”

It’s easy to say, it was obvious that I would fall down just by listening to it.

It was obvious… .

do you catch that?

Stein, who received the thrown gaiter, said calmly.

“oh… . Is it heavier than you think?”

“that… yes?”

I was ashamed to say that I had fallen.

Anyway, Stain put on his leggings and walked.

Unlike Xian, he did not make footprints, and his gait was relatively natural.

‘Is that for real?’

As Xian looked at him blankly as if he had found another monster, Stain loosened his leggings and said,

“Certainly, it is heavier than I thought. I was a little surprised too.”

“you… .”

“yes?”

Sian said to Stein.

“Have you trained like this before?”

At that moment, a smile crossed Stein’s lips, and it was a reaction as if he was asking who would do this kind of training without going crazy.

“Our Alteon doesn’t train like that.”

“It must be very nice, because it’s Alteon.”

Anyway, there seems to be a different training method, but that doesn’t mean I can’t go back to Alteon… .

Stain said while Xian was thinking about it.

“What are you good at?”

So how do you do that… .