Chapter 705

Stelle: "Oh? The two teachers are already getting into it?"

Stelle: "Alright, I'll leave my March in your hands. Hope to see her become the train crew's number one sword champion!"

March 7th: "Uh... heh... the train crew's number one sword champion... you sure have high expectations of me..."

March 7th: "Speaking of which, there are clearly three of us here, so why pick me instead of Brother Dan Heng and you?"

Stelle: "Probably because Brother Dan Heng and I are just too strong?"

Stelle: "Don't need any teaching at all!"

The video continues.

【Why not pick Brother Dan Heng?】

Stelle pondered for a moment,

and asked, somewhat curious.

【"Trembling Scales, Striking Clouds, Lightning Flash"... With General Huaiyan's skill, does he still need anyone to instruct him?】

Hearing this question,

General Huaiyan laughed and countered.

【Uh... seems like he doesn't.】

【What about me, then? Why not pick me?】

Stelle asked again.

【This young friend's sinews and meridians are... rather unusual.】

【Are you also interested in swordsmanship?】

【However, judging by this old man's many years of reading people, since you need not study the sword to bolster your strength... I'm afraid there's no one in this world who could point the way forward for you either.】

【But Young Lady March... is still an uncarved jade.】

Stelle: "Ahem! Let me translate General Huaiyan's words!"

Stelle: "Brother Dan Heng and I are both too strong, we don't need to learn swords. Only March is a noob who needs to be drilled hard to study and boost her strength!"

March 7th: "Wh-where am I a noob?!"

March 7th: "This Miss is plenty strong too... okay?"

Himeko: "Hehe, that's nice."

Himeko: "Haven't you always wanted a chance to learn the sword?"

Himeko: "Seize this chance now, isn't that the same as having your wish granted?"

Welt: "Mm, taking this chance, you can not only learn the sword, but also promote the friendship between the train crew and the Alliance."

Welt: "For both sides, it's all benefit and no harm."

March 7th: "Th-that's what you say!"

March 7th: "But this is all so sudden—can I really learn it?"

Paimon: "Miss March 7th, believe in yourself!"

Paimon: "You can definitely learn it!"

Lumine: "Miss March 7th is so smart, there's no reason she couldn't learn swordsmanship."

Lumine: "Just do her best!"

March 7th: "Hehe, now you've got this Miss embarrassed."

March 7th: "Then let's see if I can really return from Luo Fu Xianzhou after learning the arts and become the train crew's number one sword champion, famous across the universe!"

The video continues.

【Thank you, General Huaiyan, for your kindness.】

【Miss Yunli and Hearing Yanqing were originally going to decide victory or defeat, but now they have to turn around and teach me the sword—wouldn't that take up too much of their practice and preparation time?】

【Besides, I heard every swordsman has their own secret techniques. If they accidentally leak them while teaching me, everyone would know each other's strengths, and once you fight, wouldn't you be unable to break each other's moves?】

March 7th glanced at Hearing Yanqing and Miss Yunli,

looking a little hesitant.

【March 7th, you really are a considerate person.】

【Don't worry, you won't reach secret techniques without ten-plus years of hard training.】

【Don't be afraid. With how formidable the Zhuming sword arts are, just learning a few moves from me will benefit you immensely.】

Miss Yunli said confidently.

【R-really?】

Hearing this, March 7th

immediately widened her eyes.

【Looks like March is completely hooked.】

Seeing March 7th looking utterly captivated,

Brother Dan Heng smiled helplessly.

【Hehe, that's exactly what we want—knowing each other inside out.】

【Winning the match with one move on the martial stage? How boring is that!】

【Besides, what decides a swordsman's life and death isn't some secret technique, but solid fundamentals.】

General Huaiyan shook his head and said to the crowd.

March 7th: "Huh? Isn't swordsmanship about using flashy secret techniques against your enemy?"

March 7th: "That's not quite what I imagined."

Miss Yunli: "The secret techniques you mentioned are actually sword arts you figure out for yourself, unique to you, once your fundamentals are solid."

Yunli: "That kind of sword art carries one's own spirit and intent — it's the sword art best suited to oneself, and so it can often unleash even greater power."

Yunli: "Mm, you could also understand it as a kind of practice makes perfect, turning the rotten into the miraculous, right?"

Yanqing: "Simply put, it's practicing the sword until it comes alive."

Yanqing: "So when it comes to sword art, you still have to bring your own comprehension to it — only then can you keep refining it."

Yanqing: "Of course, the premise for all of this is solid fundamentals!"

Stelle: "Got it!"

Stelle: "March, you go practice fundamentals on the Luo Fu Xianzhou for ten years first."

Stelle: "Once you've practiced well, we'll come pick you up."

March 7th: "You've got to be kidding!!"

March 7th: "In ten years, how many trips would I miss?!"

March 7th: "By the time you all come back, every one of you might've become an Emanator!"

March 7th: "And only I would have just gone from a sword-training apprentice to an ordinary swordsman!"

March 7th: "Boo, just thinking about it is a real blow, you know!!"

Marani: "That's right, ten years is way too long — it'd really be too much for Young Lady March 7th."

Yunli: "Don't worry, I'm a professional. As long as you learn the Zhuming sword art from me, I'll provide you with a tailor-made crash-course teaching plan!"

Yanqing: "You say it as if I couldn't come up with a crash-course plan."

Yanqing: "Give me a few days to mull it over, and I can come up with a crash-course plan for Luo Fu sword art just the same!"

Furina: "Uh... looks like even when they're co-teaching a disciple, those two still can't avoid competing..."

Gallagher: "Ha, they're young — that's what makes it fun."

The video continues.

【So it seems Miss Yunli has agreed to it.】

【Yanqing, what do you think?】

General Jing Yuan looked toward Yanqing.

He asked for his opinion.

【General... Yanqing has not yet graduated from his own training — where would I find the qualifications to teach sword art to others?】

Yanqing felt it was somewhat improper.

【Then that's admitting defeat, isn't it?】

【Fine then — since you don't even have the confidence to teach people, how about I step in and defend the Luo Fu arena for you?】

Hearing Yanqing say that,

Yunli immediately began to egg him on.