When I was working as a civil servant, I was found out to be a muscle-brained knight by the princess knight and got sent to the front lines - Episode 71

Episode 71

It’s not about martial arts or techniques, just pure violence. That is the absolute essence that defines the Norman family as the Norman family.

Norman Style Martial Technique: Might Makes Right, Odin

This is a martial technique passed down through generations of the Norman family, one of the elements that propelled Gerald to the pinnacle of strength.

In general, magic is activated through magic circuits. Body enhancement magic is no exception. However, isn’t it wasteful to convert the magical essence within the body through magic circuits for body enhancement?

One of the ancestors of the Norman family had such thoughts. Through various trials, he arrived at one solution: directly converting magical essence from the bloodstream for body enhancement without passing through magic circuits.

When activating magic through magic circuits, even if there is 100 magical power, it may not manifest as 100 due to energy conversion efficiency. At best, it might be 80, or in some cases, despite consuming 100 magical power, the potency might only be 60. However, by directly enhancing the body from the bloodstream, the 100 remains as 100. This is the essence of the Norman Style Martial Technique: Might Makes Right, Odin.

In essence, it’s an extremely efficient and powerful body enhancement magic.

If this technique is so energy-efficient and powerful, why isn’t it more mainstream? Anyone who first learns of the Norman family’s techniques would question this, but naturally, there are several constraints.

Firstly, the magical essence concentration in the blood must be above a certain level for this technique to be activated. In the northern regions of the Tashman Kingdom, including the Norman family, there is a culture of consuming magical beasts. This was the key point. Due to the harsh winter cold and strong magical beasts on the northern front, food is naturally limited. As a result, families like the Normans have had magical beast dishes on their tables for generations, leading to a significantly higher concentration of magical essence in their bloodstream compared to average people. It’s this blessed blood that allows for the development of this martial technique.

Secondly, while this technique is activated, no other magic can be used at all. With typical body enhancement magic, it’s possible to use other magic concurrently, such as enhancing the body while using fire magic. This is because you can activate multiple magics sequentially through magic circuits. However, with the Norman Style Martial Technique, since the body is directly enhanced from the bloodstream, all resources are allocated to body enhancement, making simultaneous magic deployment impossible.

Lastly, the third constraint. While the first two constraints might have workarounds depending on the method, it’s the third constraint that has established Might Makes Right, Odin as a unique skill exclusive to the Norman family. It’s more of a curse than a constraint. This is the berserker state during the activation of Might Makes Right, Odin.

As explained earlier, this technique activates without passing magical power through the bloodstream, naturally affecting one of the body’s places with the most blood flow, the brain. By intensely enhancing the brain along with the body, the computational ability and reflexes of the brain are greatly enhanced at the expense of reason flying out the window. This is also one of the reasons why Luca’s personality seemed to change gradually. (However, in Luca’s case, his original personality, which was not imitating Jes, was somewhat similar.)

Because of these three constraints, it’s a technique that can’t be used even if you want to. That’s what makes Might Makes Right, Odin, an exclusive skill granted only to direct descendants of the Norman family.

It’s essentially become like a special trait, but regardless, it’s a unique technique of the Norman family, developed over many long years of history. Luca finally uses this trump card.

With the activation of the technique, reason is blown away, and even the theories of martial arts disappear from the mind, attacking the enemy purely on instinct.

At first glance, it seems like there are openings in this wild punch. However, Maria Valenti couldn’t handle it well and ended up breaking the mock sword.

“I’m surprised? It’s been how many years since I broke a mock sword in a match?”

Due to her overwhelming basic strength, Maria rarely breaks mock swords even in mock battles. This is because she uses mock swords with the optimal force, understanding the opponent’s strength. She misjudged this one. Well, even though he’s still a student, it’s truly fitting of the Norman main family.

Maria swiftly dodged Luca’s attacks, which had become like a raging storm, after discarding the broken mock sword.

Punch, punch, punch, punch, punch.

Each blow was a finishing blow. Maria gracefully dealt with Luca’s onslaught, chuckling inwardly at how this guy seemed to completely forget that this was just a mock battle. Seizing a momentary opening, she quickly distanced herself, sprinted to the spectator seats of the arena, borrowed a mock sword from a student there, and returned to the battlefield.

If the weapon breaks, you procure one locally. That’s the basic principle of the Tashman Kingdom. Strengthening the mock sword in her hand even more than before, Maria deliberately took Luca’s attack again. This time, the mock sword didn’t break. She had a rough idea of its power. It was indeed a formidable attack, but as a legion commander, she couldn’t afford to lose either.

Time-wise, it might be a bit untimely, but with many spectators around, it was time to go out with a bang. Using that technique must also be taxing for Luca Norman himself.

Having made up her mind, Maria took a stance in the center of the arena.

“Luca Norman, you were strong. Let’s do this again.”

“Gaaahhhhhhhhh!!!”

As Luca transformed into a berserker once again and lunged at Maria with a roar, she calmly announced, “Unified Sword Style, Ultimate Technique: Ten Strikes.”

Nine sword strikes were unleashed in the blink of an eye, all of them hitting Luca directly. He tried to endure, but ultimately lost consciousness and fell.

(Note: Yeah before you say anything, there’s no way I misread Ten (十) as Nine (九). The author must be tripping)

The Ultimate Technique: Ten Strikes. It’s a technique that releases the nine basic sword strikes of Unified Swordsmanship in rapid succession within a single breath. Elevating basic techniques that anyone can use to their utmost limit leads to the ultimate technique. It’s as if it’s specifically designed for Maria, who uses Basic Techniques like a master of Beyond Realm Magic.

And thus, Maria Valenti demonstrated her presence as a legion commander before the people of the capital city.