Chapter 39 — A Knight Who Eternally Regresses

Chapter 39

Encrid practices the combat principle of "eyes, feet, hands" through repeated cycles of death and revival. By predicting enemy movements rather than merely reacting to them, he improves his efficiency, though a mistake leaves him with a thigh wound. During his training, he encounters a rat-bearded platoon leader from the Duchy of Aspen, whom he defeats. As his skills progress, Ragna Allman introduces him to the history of swordsmanship, specifically the five categories synthesized by the genius Leonesis Oniac: straight, heavy, illusory, swift, and gentle swords. Ragna begins teaching Encrid the "Focus Point," a technique involving extreme concentration. To demonstrate the necessity of heightened nerves, Ragna performs a strike so fast it grazes Encrid's neck, drawing blood. This leads to a heated argument between Ragna and Rem regarding teaching methods and the nature of the Polar Tribe. Encrid realizes that while "The Heart of the Beast" requires boldness in the face of death, the "Focus Point" requires the desperate struggle to avoid death to sharpen the nerves. As a fog rolls in, signaling a magical intervention, the battle resumes. Encrid uses his internalized knowledge of enemy formations to navigate the battlefield with lethal precision, utilizing daggers and his longsword to cut through soldiers. He maintains his ultimate objective: reaching the flagpole that serves as the medium for the enemy's magic.

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