Cold weapons are a man's romance

"Why? Isn't he part of Mr. Blackson's family?"

"Mr. Blackson's grandson. Just because he is, you better not mention it. Mr. Blackson will be sad."

Is this Edward Blackson dead?No wonder Cesar did not want him to ask about this man.He must have been Cesar's friend during his lifetime, otherwise he wouldn't have appeared together in the video.It's a pity, why is it so young... Forget it, don't ask.It is not good to arouse people's sadness.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it." Roman said sadly.

"I blame myself for procrastinating, and I didn't have time to record a new video." Cesar raised his long sword, "Come on, attack with anger first!"

Both sides pose in a roof pose, with their hands next to their ears, and their swords pointing high towards the roof.Then, Cesar attacked first, and Roman took a step forward to the right, and met with an "angry strike".The two swords were intertwined, and Roman only had a short time to judge Cesar's next move.

"Wrath Strike", the first of the mysteries, is one of the simplest and most powerful attack moves. It is a top-down oblique slash. It is said that it is named "Wrath Strike" because its power is like a blaze of anger.

There was a strong force coming from the blade, and even the blade seemed to Cesar intending to defeat the enemy with "rigid" force.Roman recalled yesterday's video explanation: When the two swords are "rigid" intertwined, they need to be "soft" to deal with.

He switched the long sword to the other side of Cesar's sword, stepped forward to the left, avoided Cesar's "attack line", and then stabbed the coach in the head.

Hit it with one hit.

In the fighting game, a hit is the end of a round of confrontation.Both sides retracted their swords and retreated.Alexei failed to hit Cesar once in ten rounds, but Roman did it in the first practice round.But he's not proud of it.Cesar deliberately let him, so he had a chance to hit.

"Come again! Qu Zhan!"

The two sides once again opened with the roof.Roman stepped forward with his right foot, deviated from Cesar's attack line, aimed at the coach's left body and swung his sword horizontally, blocking Cesar's sword edge.

"Curve chop" gets its name because the hands cross each other when attacking.

Roman's sword slid down against Cesar's blade, and the back edge slashed towards Cesar's hand.

Cesar's wrist trembled, and he lowered his long sword.The two sides backed away tacitly again.

"Not bad! Let me see your spin cut again!"

It's also a rooftop starter.Roman raised the sword above his head, then slashed horizontally, the blade swept across his face, and slashed towards Cesar's head.Cesar raised his sword to block the blow.

"Spinning Slash" is a move of swinging the sword horizontally, with the back edge attacking the opponent's shoulders and ending with the bull pose.

"I learned it well, but it's better to switch to the 'thumb grip' when drawing the sword." As Cesar said, he put his right thumb against the blood groove of the long sword, "This way the sword is more controllable." good."

"Let me try again!"

The two swords intertwined, Cesar drew back the sword, and took advantage of the situation to perform a spin on Roman.Roman was taken aback, and subconsciously blocked it with a spin cut.His sword went under Sisar's sword.If he hadn't pressed his thumb against the blood groove, he might not be able to block the blow at all.

"That's it! Next is Yu Guangzhan!"

"From the corner of the eye" is to catch the opponent's sword from the right side and attack the opponent's right shoulder. Because the body is facing the side when attacking, and the corner of the eye is used to see people, so it is named.

Roman took Cesar's sword and twisted his body to strike Cesar's shoulder.Although the principle of leverage is more or less used when the two swords are intertwined, Roman feels that the principle of leverage used in "Yu Guang Zhan" is extraordinarily large, and he almost "pried open" Cesar's sword.

Cesar laughed lowly: "It really surprised me... Come again! The last mystery—Sky Slash!"

Roman raised his long sword high.

"Sky Edge Slash", because it is a frontal slash from top to bottom, is used to fight against opponents who attack our lower body, and launch attacks from outside the opponent's effective attack distance.

If Roman were to name the sword move, he might name this move "New Year's Greeting Sword Art", because the slash from top to bottom looks like New Year's greetings.He really didn't understand the practical use of this move.If someone uses this move against him, wouldn't he stab the opponent to death with a sword directly in the chest?

Cesar was cut by him in cooperation.He sensed the hesitation in Roman's sword and asked, "Why is the last blow so weak?"

"Can this mystery really be used in actual combat? The chest is wide open, won't it attract the opponent's attack?"

"Well, Tobler's martial arts book says that this move is generally used to deal with enemies who use the 'fool style', or enemies who attack our feet. Because the enemy attacks the lower body, and our side strikes head-on, then they It is bound to be too late to catch our sword. Although it can be countered with a stab, no one can just watch a sword come down and attack."

"Maybe so in a real duel. After all, people have survival instincts. But fighting is a safe sport. Since you know you won't die, you won't be afraid. This move is easy to crack, right?"

Cesar shrugged: "That's true. So the frequency of this move is very low, and I never use it myself. But there are also people on the contrary. There is a person in the circle who likes to use Skyrim very much. It can only be said that different people have different The concept of martial arts."

"If it were me, I wouldn't use it..."

"It's a hero who sees the same thing!" Cesar picked up the long sword, "Let's continue. The five mysteries can be used not only to attack, but also to defend, unload, and even break other moves. Now I will attack, You try to break my offensive!"

***

"Ugh...I'm exhausted..." Cesar collapsed in front of the locker, with only half of his shirt off, half of his body was naked, and the other half was covered with clothes indiscriminately.After the training, he found an excuse to escape from Roman, and only sneaked into the bathroom after Roman finished bathing and changing clothes.He didn't want the tragedy of last time to happen again.

"I think the club needs to add an 'lgbtq locker room' besides the 'men's locker room' and the 'women's locker room'." He murmured, "I can't make excuses every time, can I? Roman sooner or later would be suspicious."

"I think it's more reasonable to add a 'pervert locker room'."

Lawrence came out of the bathroom with a wet towel on his head.He passed Cesar naked, and Cesar didn't even bother to look at him.

"Get out of the way." Lawrence pushed the slumped silver-haired young man aside, "You're blocking my cabinet."

Cesar slipped and fell, lying on the bench like a salted fish. "I haven't been so tired for a long time. The last time was when I was a swordfish..."

"It's just a practice session. Has your level dropped?" Lawrence sneered blankly.

When he saw the faint bruise on Cesar's bare shoulder, Lawrence's calm expression was replaced by slight surprise.

"You were hit by him on purpose? It's not good to spoil the students like this."

"It wasn't intentional. I didn't want to let him go, but he still hit it." Cesar said in a deep voice, "He is really too fast. As expected of a professional athlete, he is completely different from those amateurs."

"It's rare to hear you praise others like that."

Cesar sat up, squinting at his companion.

"Lawrence, I think, maybe I have cultivated a... an incredible monster."

***

Cesar encouraged Roman to practice more and come to the club to train when there is no class.Roman recently practiced "Meyer cube".Joachim Meyer, a German swordsman in the 1234th century, divided the front of a person into four quadrants, and marked 1234 in each quadrant. You only need to chop and chop in the order of 4321-[-] to form a continuous offensive and defensive , ideal for basic exercises.There is a Meyer block diagram on one wall of the training room of the Aurora Club, and students can often be seen sweating profusely on it.

Today Cesar is not here, so Roman monopolizes the Meyer cube diagram.Since he was practicing empty swing, he didn't even wear protective clothing, and started with the sword that Cesar had borrowed from him.When changing from one stance to another, it is easy to expose flaws, so how to attack or defend while changing stance smoothly becomes a problem.Roman was often attacked by Cesar when he changed his posture.If you practice the Meyer Cube, you can more or less resist him...

"Roman! Are you practicing the Meyer cube?"

Members or coaches passed by him constantly and greeted him friendly.Since the last fight with Alex, Roman has become a celebrity in the Aurora Club. Many people know that he is a retired fencer, so they scramble to ask him for advice, as if he is condescending, Like the big guys who go deep into the grassroots.

Roman tried his best to explain that he was just a beginner, and he still didn't know much about military combat, but others interpreted his refusal as "excessive modesty unique to Chinese".In the end, Roman didn't bother to explain, so he could only pretend to be concentrating on practicing the Meyer cube, so that others would retreat consciously.

But even when he practiced empty swing, why would he be surrounded by people?Five or six people gathered behind him, watching him practice with great interest, as if they felt that he had some kind of unknown training method.Roman regrets why he didn't bring a mask, so at least no one will see the sweat on his face.

The door of the practice room was pushed open with a bang.

"Which one is Roman?!" A carefree voice sounded.

There was a commotion in the crowd behind.

"Hey, isn't this August? You haven't been here for a long time, I thought you were expelled from the club!"

"I'm fine! You don't need to cry like a mouse!" the man named August yelled angrily, "Who is Roman? Stand up for me!"

Roman wanted to keep silent, to pretend he didn't exist.But the crowd of onlookers betrayed him mercilessly.Several hands "swipe" at Roman, so that he doesn't even have time to escape.

"...I am." He put down his sword and turned away in frustration.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy was holding a long sword and blocked the door aggressively.His hair was dyed an exaggerated blue, and he wore four or five skull studs in his ears, like a keyboard player in a heavy metal rock band.The black t-shirt had a ferocious Ghost Rider painted on it, and the jeans were ragged, so Roman couldn't tell whether it was worn out or fashionable.

"You are Roman—Cesar's new student?"

The boy pointed the tip of his sword at Roman's nose.

"Uh..." Roman dragged his voice and said hesitantly, "Yes?"

"Hmph." The corner of the boy's lips twitched, "Just because you want to inherit the mantle of 'Caesar'? Have you asked me about 'Augustus'?"