A Knight Who Eternally Regresses

Chapter 338

What is the quickness of thought?

It was the same as thought acceleration.

One absorbs all available information, discards the unnecessary, and selects the most efficient and rational course of action.

In that process, determining what is necessary requires mental acuity.

With heightened speed of thought, the ability to predict the shape of battle evolved.

Enkrid found this aspect even more enjoyable than learning other sword techniques.

A blade that bent and countered like a snake was still a blade—it had to cut.

The Flowing Blade was a technique of redirection.

Its essence lay in countering, and without that, it lost its meaning.

Learning it had been exhilarating.

What about Lightning Thrust?

How could accelerating will in a single moment not be thrilling?

The process of learning was always a source of joy.

And the Crushing Blade was the same.

It had begun as a way to withstand a knight’s sword.

It had been born from Ragna’s question—

How do you cut lightning?

The answer had come through experimentation.

You do not cut lightning.

You see it and move before it strikes.

In other words, you must extend your sword before the enemy swings theirs.

Then, the blade you wield becomes a lightning rod.

One cannot cut lightning, but one can redirect it.

And he had proven that.

A knight’s sword was no different from an act of nature—like lightning itself.

The Serpent’s Blade, Lightning Thrust, Crushing Blade—

Each was learned through different means, yet the joy of mastering them was the same.

All of them had been absorbed into his body with a singular purpose.

Yet, in comparison, the Capturing Blade—the refined, precise technique of True Swordsmanship—was something different.

It can incorporate other techniques.

Calculation and thought were pushed to their limits, his concentration boiling over like never before.

If the first three techniques were akin to striking points, then the Capturing Blade was a line, unbroken and seamless.

There was a hidden will within the ghoul horde charging at him.

With extreme focus in True Swordsmanship, it was as if he could see moments ahead in time.

If he wanted to counter a move, he could use Serpent’s Blade.

If he wanted to force them into his pace, he could use Crushing Blade.

And if he wanted to disrupt their attacks from the start, he could strike first with Lightning Thrust.

Ah.

A realization dawned upon him.

The Capturing Blade was a technique reliant on precise calculations.

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