The Academy’s Weapon Replicator

After finishing my training with Revet, I headed towards Monty.

Difficult, arduous, dangerous, and painful training.

According to him, this training was about 5% easier than the hardest one I had ever experienced.

Wondering what it could be, I went to Monty with a mix of worry and anticipation.

"You're here."

At his training ground, Monty handed me something.

"...What is this?"

"Take it. It's absolutely necessary for your training."

I took it and saw that it was a single bead.

"Frondier. I told you last time, didn't I? You know how I became a Weapon Master, and you want to follow that path."

"Yes."

"The method was simple. And it took a long time."

I had heard this before. It meant that it wasn't suitable for me, who wanted to grow quickly.

Monty said,

"It was with the help of a God."

"...Yes?"

"I received my Divine Power from Durga. Do you know her?"

Durga.

A God from Hindu mythology.

In mythology, it is said that she has multiple arms, and each hand wields a different weapon. A fitting God for Monty, the Weapon Master.

No, since the God who bestowed Divine Power was Durga, did Monty become a Weapon Master as a result?

"How did a God help you?"

Gods cannot descend unless the place and prayers are gathered. Even if you fight a God, there must be a target to fight.

"Even if they don't reveal themselves directly, Gods can possess various objects."

After saying that, Monty walked towards the wooden mannequin in the training ground. A mannequin made for training purposes to practice posture and movements.

As Monty placed his hand on the mannequin, I began to see a purple haze.

Seeing that, I remembered. When I fought Edwin's golem, Hephaestus, the owner of Edwin's Divine Power, had transferred from Edwin to the golem.

...However.

'Gods usually don't go that far.'

Hephaestus only possessed the golem because he was trying to kill me.

Unless there is such a clear reason, Gods do not possess objects. To put it simply, it's beneath them.

Conversely, it means that Hephaestus wanted to kill me that much at the time.

"Will Durga help me?"

So I asked Monty, but he looked at me as if I was talking nonsense.

"Why would Durga help you?"

"Huh?"

"The bead I just gave you, it's a contract between me and Durga."

"What kind of contract?"

"A promise that if Durga gets that bead, I will give her my body."

...What?

"Does Durga hate you, Monty?"

"Hmm. I think she actually likes me quite a bit. It seems she's interested in the human world these days. So she said she wanted to possess my body and look around for a while."

"...Just a moment..."

"Right. From a human perspective, it's impossible to know how long that 'moment' will be. What if she takes my body and returns it after I'm dead?"

That's true.

As I felt when I met Elodie's God, Rudra, Gods shouldn't be easily understood regardless of their affection for humans.

"Well, that's how it is."

"...That's how it is?"

"Don't lose it."

Monty stepped back from the wooden mannequin.

Then, the wooden mannequin stretched its arms as if it was stretching, shuddering.

Then it looked around and stood in front of me, holding a sword and shield from the display rack.

"...Are you telling me to fight a God right now?"

"Haha. No way."

Monty burst into hearty laughter again.

I'm starting to get annoyed by that hearty laughter.

"It's just a wooden mannequin."

As if Monty's words were a signal,

Swoosh!!

The wooden mannequin lunged at me. It was surprising how fast it moved with that body.

"Hup!"

Clang!

I hurriedly pulled out my shortsword and blocked it.

'Weak.'

The moment we clashed, I felt it. I was stronger.

It was obvious when I thought about it. The opponent was a wooden mannequin. There was no way I, who could already use Aura, would be inferior in strength or speed.

However.

Swoosh!

The wooden mannequin swung its sword again,

this time aiming for my ankle.

The moment I shifted my center of gravity to avoid it,

Bam!

"Ugh!"

I got hit and fell.

What was that? A punch? I couldn't see it because my attention was focused on the sword aiming for my feet.

'That's it! If I try to avoid the sword aiming for my feet, my center of gravity will be unstable!'

The moment my feet left the ground, the sword aiming for my feet was a fake.

"Hup!"

I rolled on the floor with all my might. There was no time to lie down leisurely, nor to save face.

Thud! Clang! Clang!

The wooden mannequin's fearsome sword struck the floor repeatedly in every space I retreated to.

Thwack!

While rolling, I used my hands to push myself up. I barely managed to stand up and face the wooden mannequin.

Undoubtedly, based on skill alone, it was beyond Azier's level.

The first opponent I encountered who was clearly inferior to me in strength and speed, yet clearly superior in skill.

"Durga, I'll give you 10 minutes."

"...!"

The wooden mannequin reacted. The purple haze extended again, seeping into the surrounding wooden mannequins.

"...No, wait a minute."

And at the same time, the wooden mannequins rose. Including the one I was facing earlier, there were a total of six.

Each of them held different weapons. Sword, spear, bow, axe, hammer, and mace.

"Frondier, I became stronger thanks to the contract with Durga. I grew by learning how to deal with each and every weapon."

I understood without him saying it. How Monty became a Weapon Master.

"But you said you were short on time. Then the answer is simple. Learn all the weapons at once."

"The answer is really simple."

I'm saying this now, but...

Is Monty really a good teacher?

"Like I said, 10 minutes. Endure!"

...

My thoughts on the training.

Difficult, arduous, dangerous, painful, and freaking awful.

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