Chapter 161: Knowledge is Weapon
"I-I surrender!"
The adventurer in front of me sat on the ground and admits defeat
"Phew... Your eyes are too good. Just a slight averted glance is all it takes."
"Rather, how can you hit it with such precision while looking away? You hit it through a gap in the armor!"
"Then let me explain about that part now. Everyone, please listen carefully."
The adventurers are sitting in front of me, staring at me.
“I think you guys are the best adventurers in the kingdom in terms of physical ability. The people of Bardonacia are strong."
"Even though we lost to the hero's son."
Yes.
I could fight every adventurer here one on one and win.
And I know everyone's weaknesses.
“Even so, you guys are superior in terms of physical ability. If I were to compare our strengths, I can assure you that I would lose every battle."
"Then why can't we beat you?"
"First of all, knowledge."
"Knowledge? Why does studying have anything to do with fighting?"
"Understanding the physical structure. That's important in battle."
For example, a running dragon
"If you were attacked by a wild running dragon, what would you do?"
"Go around the sides"
The running dragon's weapons are its strong jaws and legs.
If it kicks you, it easily breaks your bones.
If it bites you in the gut, it will rupture your internal organs, which is fatal.
If it bites you, its jaws will bite you to pieces.
The damage is less than a kick.
But its fangs will sink in and you won't be able to escape.
And as the name "running dragon" suggests, it's impossible for a human to escape.
But in order to gain such strength, it has lost something.
"The weak point of the running dragon is the hip joint that can not be spread sideways and the neck that lacks flexibility."
Legs that are specialized to kick the ground powerfully can hardly spread laterally.
The neck bones are barely movable to support the muscles that move the strong jaw.
"In other words, we know the shortcomings of running dragons with knowledge."
"That is?"
"People are the same way, aren't they? Can you rotate your neck or your hips?"
"No, I can't."
"Shoulders, elbows, hips, neck, legs, knees. There are angles where you can't move, right? You have to look at everything and find the blind spot."
"I understand that in theory. No, I've known that for a long time. And you were judging that in the fight just now? In a split second? It's not as simple as a running dragon, you know."
"You have to get it into your head. Over and over again. Every day."
I've been interested in the structure of living things since I was a kid.
I would visit the adventurers' guild, and they would show me the site where the monsters were dismembered.
I would ask the butcher to show me the butchering site of animals.
I could not see the human structure directly.
I learned about the human skeletal structure from a healer in Edgeworth Territory.
Mother and the others told me
[Just don't do anything that violates the law.]
I was sometimes worried.
Yes!
I think it's a pretty dark hobby of mine.
"I think it's a good idea to try moving things around and see how far you can go. You can learn a lot just by thinking about it."
Also, it's useful because you can learn it with your body.
"Well... if I don't study, I won't become as strong as you."
"That's not true, is it?"
"What?"
“Studying [only] will give you room to become stronger than you are now, you know?”
It should be much better than overworking your body
"That's a different way of thinking. It's easier for us to move our bodies than our minds."
"As a result, you lost to me."
"I know! I have to study even if I don't want to. Can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Do you have any books on that kind of thing?"
"You mean a book on the human anatomy?"
"A book on the structure of monsters and animals would be great. Don't you have any books on that?"
Speaking of which, I've never seen a book like that.
I wonder if there are any in the royal capital?
"Can you read the letters in the first place?"
"Some of us can."
"What about you?"
"I can't read it. Only young people can understand the letters."
"Hmm... I'll return to the capital after a while, so I'll ask about it then."
"Oh? Do you know any scholars or civil officials?"
"If I ask His Majesty, I think he will introduce me to one."
With those words, the adventurers suddenly freeze.
"...Who are you going to ask?"
"His Majesty. King Berdreich."
"Isn't that disrespectful?"
"I do not think so?"
"You can't meet in the first place, right?"
"I think I can meet with him if I use the Edgeworth's name."
"You can't use a hero's name for that sort of thing."
[That sort of thing], no, never.
"If adventurers become stronger, that alone will help reduce the damage done by the monsters to the farmers. Then there will be more food and the country will be richer. This isn't that kind of cheap stuff."
"I-I see… then can you ask for it?"
"Leave it to me, and if it comes down to it, I can put together the data and write it myself."
"Writing it yourself. How many years will it take?"
"Whether it takes a year or 10 years, I will finish it. I will print a large number of copies and make sure they are distributed to all adventurers!"
"Ha! I'm looking forward to it!"
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