I started running with my sword in a bag that I had taken from my home, My target was the forest, of course, I was not stupid enough to go beyond the barrier.
I had plans to train my sword skills in the forest, Even though I had training for more than 3 years all that training was to raise my physical stats, It didn't give me any increase in combat skills.
I plan to use the sword to fight as I am still weak but when my stats are raised to a high level at some point of time in future I plan to switch to hand-to-hand combat.
I reached a good place to train in the forest, I picked a thick tree to practice my slashes, The Trunk of the tree was about 50 inches thick, The trees in the world were usually bigger than normal.
Not only trees are bigger than normal but also animals and even insects are more aggressive and stronger in nature, In the game this was one of the topics that were not covered just like how Mana's true nature was not explained.
Players had to research and make theories based on the worldview of the game, Many times the explanation in the game was vague and didn't explain many theories that were thrown in the game.
At the beginning of the game launch, many players had chosen both magician and superpower as their jobs thinking they would have an advantage in the game but no matter how much they grind in the game after a certain level the realm of the player doesn't rise.
It was when a hardcore player delved into the history of the game and researched the ancient history and the lore of the game that he was able to bring the theory of incompatibility between superpowers and Mana.
Due to this incident players learned that nothing in the game was spoonfed, you have to research everything on your own and choose the most perfect path to grow.
The game was liked by hardcore players who did not have anything else to do, When I was first introduced to this game by my sister I was not able to understand why someone would make such an otome game.
Otome games are for players to immerse in romance stories but in 'When They sleep' if you are too stupid to immerse in the romance part it is game over, you are dead.
It's true there are Otome games that implement fantasy in it but I have never seen a game like this, I don't know whether it was because I played the game I was thrown into this world.
I took a stance against the tree, I tried my best to make the stance as perfect as I could but I doubted I would be able to become a swordmaster in such a short time, It's not like I wanted to become one anyway.
I just wanted my skills to be effective enough to work against the monsters, In a fight the method to fight monsters and human-like creatures is completely different.
It's just not only that in this fantasy world even if you have learned Martial Arts skills from Earth it would be impractical in a fight, The sense of distance, The range of attack and most of all physical strength is completely on a different level.
An example of this would be you can easily break from a joint lock by pushing against the ground or even destroying the ground itself, Of course, That doesn't mean Martial arts like judo, boxing, and Muay Thai are completely useless.
Just like how Bruce Lee optimized martial to suit the change of time you would have to do the same and adapt to this world's fantasy aspect.
Of course, Kendo and other sword arts are actually very useful as they not only train the sword sense of an Individual but also lay a strong foundation to become a sword master.
The optimal way to hold a sword is with your right hand at the top of the grip and the other hand at the bottom, closer to the pommel. This will enable a far broader range of arm movements with the blade.
I started slashing against the trunk of the tree, The scars caused by my attack were not very deep, To deepen the scar my attack and reduce the chance of the sword breaking due to wear and tear I had to perfectly align the edge of the sword to the trunk when I attack.
I attacked the trunk of the tree again and again as I slowly started to optimise the perfect amount of strength and movement of the blade required for a better attack.
I did this for hours without any rest, My sword movement changed from a novice to a little more skilled practitioner, The skin on my hand had been torn apart and healed multiple times during this training.
Not only my hands but even my sleeves were completely drenched in blood, I sighed when I stopped the training and put my sword in the bag.
I washed my hands using water that I had brought and kept in the bag.
After washing my hands clean of blood I slowly pulled my sleeves up to make sure the blood stains could not be seen, I should have done it before training but I was too excited to have a sword and forgot to pull up my sleeves to avoid staining my sleeves.
The sun had started to go down which was the notion for me to go home, this was the day I would face the old man and talk about things that I was avoiding so that things wouldn't become sour between us.
I wanted to avoid this as much as possible but now I had decided to go through the Transcendent Threshold this decision had been changed, The reason was because of the danger of this method just because I awakened safely didn't mean I would be safe every time.