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Chapter 273: So, This Is Your Conclusion After All That Motivational Talk?
Chapter 273: So, This Is Your Conclusion After All That Motivational Talk?
"Innate talent may be important, but it doesn't guarantee that every so-called genius will become a powerful individual.
Similarly, even the most ordinary and mediocre person may not live a life of mediocrity. Princess Alexia, do you think talent is more important, or is experience and hard work more crucial?"
Upon hearing Night City's words, Princess Alexia was stunned for a moment before shaking her head in a seemingly helpless manner. "No, you don't understand. The same training methods can yield vastly different results depending on one's innate talent.
For someone like me, with an ordinary sword like this, no matter how hard I try, there's always an insurmountable peak that I can't surpass."
Night City wasn't particularly skilled at delivering motivational speeches, but he had inadvertently shattered what seemed to be the female protagonist's mindset, leaving him feeling quite flustered.
Although he wasn't aware of the main storyline in this world, one thing was clear to Night City: if the female protagonist's mindset collapsed or she turned completely dark due to his actions, the subsequent plot would truly go off the rails.
To rectify the impact he had caused, Night City could only sigh helplessly at this moment. He tightened his grip on the sword in his hand once more and said to Princess Alexia in front of him, "Let's spar again, Princess Alexia.
You seem to be perplexed and resistant to the idea of an ordinary sword. So, I'll use an ordinary sword to teach you a lesson.
Even the most ordinary sword, when forged through countless battles and tempered by abundant combat experience, can become extraordinary and transcend the ordinary!"
Princess Alexia knew she wasn't a match for Night City, and her mindset had just been shattered by him.
However, upon hearing Night City's words at this moment, for some unknown reason, she inexplicably tightened her grip on the wooden sword in her hand.
Her action revealed her inner disdain and doubt towards her sword, the ordinary sword. But Princess Alexia, deep down, still wanted to believe in what Night City had just said.
Night City and Princess Alexia stood facing each other once more. This time, Princess Alexia was fully focused, even adopting an extremely meticulous stance.
During this sparring session, Night City, true to his word, refrained from using any swordsmanship techniques and only employed the most basic sword movements like chopping, slashing, thrusting, and sweeping.
Moreover, throughout the spar, Night City didn't use a trace of mana. The sword he demonstrated was as ordinary as it could get.
Yet, even against such an "ordinary sword," Princess Alexia still lost, and the duration of her resistance wasn't much longer than before.
Compared to the first time, Princess Alexia seemed to be even more devastated...
Previously, she could attribute her defeat to Night City's astonishing talent, but now, he had defeated her using the most "ordinary sword."
And although it was an extremely "ordinary sword," in Princess Alexia's eyes, it appeared dazzling and flamboyant. It was so "ordinary," yet so perfect that she couldn't find a single flaw or gap in his technique.
"Now you should understand that even an ordinary sword can transcend the ordinary.
Humans are beings with infinite potential. If talent is lacking, there are numerous other aspects that can compensate for this deficiency, such as experience, mindset, and even willpower.
Those who are fixated on their innate advantages have already surrendered in terms of mindset and other aspects, so how can they talk about transcending and surpassing?"
"The pressure Princess Alexia feels comes from her sister, Princess Alice, who is known as the kingdom's top Mage Swordsman, right? Because of your insufficient talent, you've always lived under her shadow. I know another guy just like you, who is also overshadowed by his talented sister."
Night City finished his motivational speech, observing Princess Alexia's pensive expression. He quietly turned and left, feeling he had done all he could. Motivational speeches weren't his forte, but he followed the typical hot-blooded anime trope and gave the protagonist a straightforward pep talk.
Meanwhile, Sheid's sparring with Teacher Jeno Gulifi had concluded, with Sheid predictably losing. However, unlike Princess Alexia, who seemed emotionally crushed by her defeat, Sheid didn't feel any psychological pressure from losing the spar.
"Night City, your skills have improved significantly. I also witnessed your spar with Princess Alexia. You have exceptional talent and swordsmanship. Seeing you like this, I suddenly have an idea for a collaboration."
After sparring with Sheid, Teacher Jeno Gulifi praised Night City and then whispered something only the two of them could hear. He patted Night City on the shoulder and left.
Just as Teacher Jeno Gulifi departed, Night City was about to leave too. Princess Alexia, who had looked emotionally crushed earlier, finally regained her composure and approached Night City with a serious expression.
"Thank you, Night City. Thanks to your words, I've finally figured things out."
Hearing Princess Alexia's words, Night City nodded with relief, glad that his motivational speech wasn't in vain. The apparent female protagonist, Princess Alexia, seemed to have found her way back.
"Night City, I have a favor to ask. I'd like you to guide me in my swordsmanship training. Please!"
Night City: (￣￣), No, seriously, after all that thinking, you came to this conclusion?
You've heard my motivational speech, and now you should be ambitious and determined to find a place to train and one day surpass your sister. But why are you suddenly asking me to guide your swordsmanship training? This is not following the typical trope at all!
"Princess Alexia, I'm also just a student like you, and I'm not qualified to teach you. Besides, you're the second princess of the kingdom. If you want an excellent swordsmanship instructor, there are plenty of talented ones around. Take Teacher Jeno Gulifi, for example; he's a renowned young genius in the capital city."
Night City inwardly refused Princess Alexia's request to be her swordsmanship instructor. He couldn't see any benefit and only anticipated trouble.
"Since we're classmates, let's drop the formalities. You can just call me Alexia. I chose you to guide my swordsmanship because I think you're the most suitable person. As for Teacher Jeno Gulifi, I don't know how to put it, but although his swordsmanship is good, I can't bring myself to like him. He gives off a very hypocritical vibe."
Princess Alexia might lack confidence in her talent, but when it came to her intuition, she was quite confident.
(End of Chapter)
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