Chapter 27: Sword Learning Incident
"Begin by learning how to hold the sword. Make sure your feet are steady, and when you hold the hilt, your fingers should..."
In the small courtyard behind the tavern, Altria was teaching Zhang Daye and Tom swordsmanship step by step.
That's right, Tom also has to learn. His previous sword skills can't be called swordsmanship at all. He just relied on his cat's reaction ability.
Zhang Da also didn't want Tom to just eat and sleep all day long. Now that Jerry was no longer there to run around with him, he was afraid that he would become fat as a ball if he didn't exercise more.
So when I bought the bamboo sword, I also bought a children's sword for Tom. Fortunately, he was still interested in learning new things and learned it very well. Maybe it was the cat's curiosity that was at work.
And Zhang Daye found that the process was different from what he had imagined.
Imagine a beautiful girl like Altria helping you correct your standing posture and sword-holding method. Even if there is no magical development like in a romance drama, it should be a heart-pounding scene when the two people's hands touch, right?
However, the actual situation was that because of the incorrect posture, Zhang Daye's hands were pinched red, and Altria's grip was really a bit too strong...
Zhang Da also grinned, but held back from saying anything. Thinking about all these random things only showed that he was not studying seriously.
"Next is the key to the thrust..."
"The key points of the chopping action..."
"When you exert force, you must..."
Altria explained and demonstrated the basic movements, and Zhang Da and Tom followed suit, adjusting their movements at any time according to her instructions.
After mastering the key points, it is time for boring practice. Swinging the sword a hundred times can only be considered a warm-up, and a thousand times can be considered practice. Teacher Altria is very strict when teaching, and there cannot be any mistakes or slackness.
Zhang Da was fine as he had been exercising non-stop during this period, but Tom couldn't stand it.
As an unscientific cat, his physical strength is very limited. Whether he is giving a piano concert or conducting a symphony, he will be exhausted and sweating - although Jerry was the factor that interfered both times.
It was fine when he first started learning and was doing all kinds of cool attack postures. Tom was very excited and had a lot of fun learning, but after swinging the sword a thousand times, Tom thought it would be better to kill him.
After a while, the whole cat was almost exhausted into a puddle of liquid, but when Tom saw Altria standing in a row with them with a serious expression and swinging swords together, he wanted to stop pitifully but didn't dare to.
After stealing a glance at the two men's movements for a while, a light bulb suddenly lit up in Tom's head.
The reason why Altria followed along to practice was because after fighting with Shanks, she realized that her strength might still be insufficient. Her current state was different from when she was blessed by the power of the Holy Grail. She did not need the Master to provide magic power for her existence, and she relied entirely on her own strength to fight.
Moreover, she can now continue to become stronger through training, but it is not so easy.
One sword, another sword.
Zhang Da also repeated the same movements like a machine, until his arms were sore and his movements would become deformed if he was not careful. The energy that rose from the back of his left hand from time to time gave him some motivation to persevere.
When he felt that his arms no longer belonged to him, he finally heard Altria's voice calling for a stop.
"Take a break. Take this time to recall the key points of the movements. Then... have you seen Tom?"
"Tom? Isn't he right next to me?" Zhang Da also remembered that he had been seeing Tom swinging his sword out of the corner of his eye.
But when he turned around, there was no Tom there, only a piece of wood cut to look exactly like Tom's silhouette and painted the same color as his body.
Two arm-shaped boards that can move up and down are fixed at the front of the wooden board. The bamboo sword is tied to it. At first glance, it looks like Tom is holding the sword with his hands. There is also a rope tied to the hilt of the sword, which goes all the way to the room. As long as the rope is pulled, the bamboo sword will swing, and then it will be bounced back to its original position by a small mechanism like a spring, and then the rope will be pulled again...
Zhang Da was also dumbfounded. After all, Tom was a master of handicrafts, so it was not surprising that he could make such a mechanism. The problem was how did Tom replace his own mechanism right under his and Altria's noses?
Tom was easily found along the rope. He had found a beach chair from somewhere with a small table next to it. He was reading a newspaper and drinking iced juice with a long straw.
Tom hadn't noticed that the two men were watching him, crossing their legs in a relaxed manner. Every time he shook his legs, the string would pull and the board outside would swing its sword...
Altria opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Zhang Da's mouth twitched, and he walked over with gritted teeth. I'm exhausted as a dog outside, but you're idle as a cat inside?
Tom took a sip of juice and suddenly found himself shrouded in a shadow. When he put down the newspaper, he saw Zhang Daye's kind smile.
Tom was stunned for a moment, then he showed an awkward smile and quickly moved his legs to make the stand-in outside swing the sword faster, indicating that he was working hard to exercise.
"Tom!" Zhang Da also looked back at the wooden substitute outside, not knowing whether he was angry or amused by him. Is this cat stupid?
Tom was frightened by his shout and tried in a hurry to untie the ropes on his feet, but when he stood up, he touched something and the beach chairs slammed together, trapping him completely. He was left waving his hands and feet as if asking for help.
"Ha..." Zhang Daye really laughed out loud this time.
Even Altria couldn't help laughing.
What can you do with such a silly and cute cat? Of course you should choose to forgive him.
Tom, who was rescued, served drinks to the two of them in a flattering manner, and gave Altria some extra snacks, and received a pat on the head from the king.
Zhang Da would not envy a cat. After replenishing some water, he ran out again to recharge the energy to activate the summoning, and then started the lottery with great anticipation.
[Congratulations, you have obtained: Emiya's frying pan, Teffy's diaper]
【Already saved in inventory. 】
Do you want me to take all the kitchen utensils from the Emiya family? Can I change the family to cause trouble? The coyote is crying!
And what the hell is a diaper... After the new prize pool is opened , the prize pool of Tom and Jerry World is still there, right? The probability of drawing a treasure is much smaller...
However, as your physical strength increases, the number of times you recharge every day will also increase. There will always be a chance when you get more chances to draw lots.
Even if we put aside the need for lottery, physical strength is really important. Those top warriors would fight for five days and five nights, or even ten days and ten nights. Although I don't know if I can reach that level, I should always have a dream.
