Chapter 55: The Swordsman

*Creator’s Notice*

Lots of people guessed that the MC’s identify was the clue. Effectively, technically you are not mistaken. Just one particular person efficiently guessed it and he was a fellow gnome. Gnome Energy!

Chapter 55 The Swordsman

Purple poured a glass of beer and slid it over to Rayleigh earlier than shaking his head and chuckling underneath his breath. “No quantity of factors would enable us to arrange a scenario the place Mihawk could be prepared to show you something. Even when we made you his lengthy misplaced son or one thing, he’d nonetheless kill you the second you requested for classes.”

Rayleigh downed a 3rd of the glass earlier than asking, “Why? I believed you can do something with sufficient factors.”

Purple snorted, “Inside purpose. Mihawk is not a babysitter. Are you aware the distinction between a primary diploma Black Belt and an eighth, ninth, and tenth diploma one?”

Rayleigh shook his head within the damaging.

Purple defined, “A primary diploma blackbelt simply means you’ve got mastered the fundamentals, that you’ve got a basis price constructing on, that you’ve got a full deck of usable playing cards. The very best levels are the masters who know each variation, type, sample, and magnificence to flawlessly use that basis with out the slightest little bit of error. Somebody on the eighth diploma has reached the mastery stage to discovered their very own faculty. Mihawk might be thought of a tenth diploma grasp of the sword whilst you do not actually have a blackbelt since you’re fairly removed from changing your ability with a Lightsaber into swordsmanship. In an effort to educate you correctly, he’d must take the time to show you the fundamentals first. Asking him for a lesson could be an insult and waste of time, neither of which you’d have the ability to survive.”

Rayleigh requested, “The place do I’ve to be skill-wise for him to even think about instructing me then?”

Purple appeared considerate for a second earlier than answering, “Together with your present power, in case you can kill Pitou with simply your sword abilities in a one on one, that might be sufficient to request an reasonably priced lesson. And by reasonably priced, I imply lower than fifty thousand Mission Factors. You will need to keep in mind, Mihawk ain’t like Roshi who’s prepared to show the following era as a result of he’s outdated and bored. Earlier than Zoro, Mihawk had by no means taken a single scholar, and Zoro virtually died numerous instances underneath his tutelage. Zoro was just about a 1st or 2nd diploma grasp in the beginning of the sequence and will have been thought of a fifth diploma when he requested Mihawk for classes and was skilled to the eighth diploma over the following two years and have become a ninth diploma after beating King. And do not even get me began on the philosophical coronary heart of the sword stuff that actual swordsmen have and a minimum of proper now, you do not. No matter your ability stage, and not using a coronary heart that belongs to the sword, asking for classes from Mihawk would assure an prompt, cruel dying. He is not weaker than Netero in his prime.”

Rayleigh paled a bit on the rationalization and value. He requested, “Is there anybody else within the Pirate World who could be prepared to show good swordsmanship?”

“There are loads who can take you to the mastery stage, however that is nonetheless only a first or second diploma blackbelt. There aren’t any colleges that educate a better mastery exterior of the Marines. You possibly can all the time be part of them, showcase your sword abilities, and disciple your self underneath a swordmaster from them. That is what the Pirate Gamers are doing.”

Rayleigh requested, “Are there no secret swordsman hermits residing in a cave on secret islands ready for his or her destined disciple to point out up for them to cross on their data to?”

Purple snorted in amusement, “Even when there have been, we would not inform you. What is the level of granting you entry to metaknowledge within the Tavern in case you aren’t going to make use of it through the one time it issues? You do not assume you are the primary particular person to ask one thing like that, do you? Utilizing what you understand, it’s a must to make a plan, after which we drop you on the planet with a background that can level you in the precise course.”

Rayleigh requested with frustration, “Then how will I even learn about Mihawk within the Pirate world?”

“Frequent data is not the identical as metaknowledge. It’s no secret that Mihawk is named the strongest swordsman in that world. It will not price loads so as to add that data to your background since you can have heard it whereas rising up or possibly you noticed him your self. He does get round.”

Rayleigh sighed. “How a lot wouldn’t it price to go to the sword faculty Zoro attends?”

Purple smiled, “Quite a bit. I informed you earlier than, however something to do with Fundamental Characters is dear, and the long run first mate of the long run pirate king will not be a straightforward ticket to purchase entry to. Plus, there are different Pirate Gamers already at that college who in all probability will not recognize the competitors.”

“Any suggestions you may give then?”

“Effectively, you can return to Tython and return to sporting that incredible gown of yours.”

Rayleigh’s eyebrow involuntarily twitched as he instantly said, “No.”

Purple tapped twice on the countertop and mentioned, “Disgrace. Then go to the MCU. You do not have anyplace close to sufficient Mission Factors to get a superb instructor for the Pirate World anyhow, however a fundamental MCU identification is free. The few factors you do have are sufficient for some add-ons that can set you in the precise course.”

Rayleigh nodded and requested, “What comes free with the MCU identification?”

“Dad and mom if you need them. In any other case, we are able to provide the identification of an orphaned emancipated minor that inherited sufficient to stay off till you are older.”

“Orphan, please. It may be the Jedi in me, however I do not really feel snug gaining attachments if I can keep away from it.” New novel chapters are revealed on

Purple nodded, “Comprehensible. So did you need the fundamental bundle or did you need to spend just a little for some add-ons?”

Rayleigh rolled his eyes at Purple’s smile. A bit of he says. Rayleigh was sure that the bundle Purple made would zero out the Mission Factors Rayleigh had made within the three months and the whole lot else he had left since he spent practically the whole lot to transform the Paladin’s Necklace into a list merchandise. Nonetheless, he a minimum of trusted that if Purple mentioned one thing was helpful, it in all probability was. All the things went fairly nicely final time.

The second Rayleigh nodded, a see-through display screen appeared in entrance of him that confirmed all the small print for a brand new identification that Purple appeared to have already written up.

[MCU Identity

Rayleigh Rush

Lives in New York City, New York, USA.

Father: Reginald Rush

-Made good money in a lucky stock market gamble and used it wisely.

Mother: Leandra Rush

-SHIELD Agent that retired and got a new identity after her cover was blown and became a stay at home mom to avoid exposure.

Hydra discovered Leandra’s real identity and arranged for her and her husband’s assassination in what looked like a mugging gone wrong.

Neither Rayleigh nor his father has any idea of his mother’s past. Due to being a stay at home mom, Leandra home schooled Rayleigh and taught him self-defense and martial arts. After their deaths, Rayleigh got himself tested and received a GED to avoid the requirement for High School and was able to get himself emancipated as a minor.

Before he turns 18, most of his accounts are held under a trusted attorney and friend of Reginald’s that promised to help Rayleigh when he needed it and would not steal or betray him.

Cost: 2013 Mission Points

Purchase

Yes|No]

After wanting over it for a bit, Rayleigh requested, “My mother was a SHIELD Agent killed by Hydra? Actually?”

Purple nodded, “That bit will assist loads for background stuff. Even in case you stand out a bit, Hydra will not attempt to recruit you because you’d possible activate them in case you found the reality, and SHIELD will attribute the bottom human skills you present to your mom’s coaching. Will probably be helpful in case you determine to hitch them later as nicely.”

“Okay, what in regards to the lawyer? Cannot I simply personal my very own stuff like I did within the Hunter World?”

Purple laughed, “Ha, not if you don’t need a number of trouble. There isn’t any great way for a thirteen-year-old to be declared totally answerable for himself in 1993. Truthfully, most of the price of this identification comes from the truth that the man who might be holding onto your belongings is reliable and will not attempt to take it from you. Such would usually be the case for this type of scenario, particularly in a comic book ebook primarily based world.”

“Any household I’ve to fret about?”

Purple nodded, “Your dad’s father and siblings are alive and the latter will attempt to trick you into giving them cash as a result of they suck, however that simply comes with the territory for this type of identification. The cash your dad invested to get wealthy was borrowed from his personal father, and solely a big, well-off household would enable that, so it could price extra to haven’t any household on this scenario since that might be extra unnatural.”

Rayleigh requested, “If grandpa is wealthy, why are my aunties and uncles attempting to steal from me?”

[Okay. I’ll be there at noon tomorrow.]

“See you then.”

After hanging up, Rayleigh walked over to the window and appeared out over the view of Central Park. Although he obtained an condo, it was a pleasant condo.

Rayleigh obtained some dishevelled garments and headed exterior after locking up. He lived on the third flooring, and solely after heading right down to road stage and coming into the park did he open his stock and take out the Adjustable Weight set. The 5 piece set included a weighted vest, two weighted anklets, and two weighted wristbands. When he took them out, a slider appeared that confirmed from a scale of 1 to 100 how a lot he may make them weigh. Every quantity represented one other 5 kilograms. At max weight, if he wore all of them, he could be carrying 2,500 kilograms.

Rayleigh couldn’t carry that a lot with out it slowing him down loads, however he may set each bit to a couple of hundred and fifty kilograms and put on that. Rayleigh himself was removed from weighing that a lot, so it was a superb quantity for his thirteen-year-old self to hold.

Not less than he thought so. Rayleigh heard that there was a Ninja their age who wore ankle weights that totaled over 2000 kilograms a bit. If Rayleigh went all out, he may have the ability to transfer sporting that, however he’d additionally in all probability destroy himself. He figured the Ninja energy system will need to have granted higher self restoration choices than his personal did if that man hadn’t crippled himself but.

Rayleigh put the vest on underneath his shirt after which placed on the ankle weights and wrist weights earlier than he enabled his Second Stage Zetsu, which not solely eliminated his Nen talents, but additionally fully reduce himself off from the Pressure. Then he began jogging at a lightweight tempo. His objective was to tire himself out as a lot as attainable, one thing that might be simpler after sealing his Nen and Pressure talents. The advantages of doing so have been that therapeutic and self restoration have been magnified whereas in a state of Zetsu, so any put on and tear he skilled would get well shortly.

Rayleigh jogged for hours and continued lengthy after the solar had set. His garments have been stained with sweat and his respiratory was heavy. This was the primary time he’d tried train this intensive whereas in 2nd Stage Zetsu, so he had no concept how a lot he’d been counting on the unconscious facets of Nen and the Pressure this complete time. Even when not doing so consciously, he’d all the time been utilizing the Pressure to control his respiratory and heart-rate. Utterly sealing off the Pressure additionally ended something he unconsciously did with the Pressure, and this was the consequence. That after all meant there was extra to work on, one thing Rayleigh did not thoughts.

Rayleigh did not need to take a look at his condo constructing’s stairs or elevator, so he disabled the weights from his Stock menu in order that their projection vanished and he wouldn’t have to hold them again upstairs. Since this was New York, there have been loads of locations he may seize a chunk to eat even after sunset, so he discovered one and had some dinner earlier than returning again to his condo the place he obtained out a bunch of papers and began writing.

The subsequent morning, Rayleigh’s door sounded the arrival of his visitor, so he set his pen down and answered the door.

As ordinary, Guide worm was a shorter than common wanting teen with a slim determine and brown hair reduce brief. She wore glasses however they have been faux as she simply appreciated the model.

“Hey Guide.”

She greeted again with a nod and replied, “Hey, so how’s the brand new identification?”

“Are you gonna inform me something about your identification, moreover the truth that you are wealthy?”

“Nope.”

“Truthful sufficient. So, my dad and mom have been killed in a mugging final week. Getting over that’s going to suck. I’m an emancipated minor although.”

“At 13? Who’s your guardian?”

“A lawyer buddy of my father’s.”

“What’s his identify and who does he work for?”

“My father or the lawyer?”

“The lawyer.”

“Ah, Nathan Flanders. He works for Lukeman and Sacks.”

Guide smiled, “Ah. He must be fantastic then.”

Rayleigh requested, “What, are you aware each lawyer in New York?”

“Solely the nice ones,” was her fast reply.

“Effectively, I paid additional for a reliable one, so I must be fantastic. So, inform me about this instructor you discovered.”

Guide opened the bag at her facet and pulled out a folded, tattered paper, and unfolded it earlier than inserting it on the lounge desk and letting Rayleigh take a look.

It was a poster. On the poster was an image of a French-looking man sporting a purple uniform and holding a sword. The backdrop of the image was clearly that of a circus. In keeping with the caption on the underside of the poster, this was one of many Fundamental Sights of the Carson Carnival of Touring Wonders. The person’s title on the poster was, Swordsman, the Most Daring Swashbuckler of All!

Rayleigh gave Guide a disbelieving look which made her roll her eyes.

She argued, “Hey, do not give me that look. This can be a comedian ebook world, proper? Do not use regular logic. In addition to, I informed you I employed a PI to examine this man out, proper? His identify is Jacques Duquesne. He’s a grasp of swords, knives, and just about something with a pointy edge. He was born the prince of what was mainly a French colony out of the country and he even joined a rise up towards his father’s rule. However after the rebels received, they killed his father, so he left and wandered the world earlier than becoming a member of the Circus. Would not that sound comedian book-y to you?”

“Okay, I am going to admit, he does sound like a comic book ebook character. Is he moonlighting as a masked hero or one thing?”

“Nope. In keeping with what my PI discovered, Duquesne is commonly employed by the native mob of wherever he goes for muscle work. He’s a foul particular person different dangerous individuals pay to do issues they don’t seem to be expert sufficient to do themselves with out getting caught, and since he would not use weapons, he can get out and in with out making a racket. By the point the police are even on the lookout for a suspect exterior of the mob, the circus has already left for an additional space.”

“And also you assume he’d be a superb instructor?”

“So long as he’s paid, sure. In addition to, he apparently has a big assortment of various swords from all around the world that have been as soon as owned by well-known masters.”

“Okay, you bought me.” Rayleigh was totally conscious of what he may do with entry to a group like that.

“Good. The Carson Carnival will present up in New York in one other two months, so you’ve got till then to both educate me the best way to use Divine Script or end writing a ebook on the best way to use it.”

“No downside. I can begin instructing you now in case you have the time.”

“Hmm. I can come over for an hour twice every week. That jogs my memory, have been you continue to gonna write the Kingkiller Chronicles?”

“Yeah, if I do not end writing it earlier than the carnival comes, I am going to end later and mail it to you.”

“Okay. Did you learn every other good books from the Hunter World? I learn just a few and plan to plagiarize them, however you may need learn some I didn’t.”

“I did learn among the classics. I am going to write up a listing of titles I keep in mind and you’ll inform me which of them you did not learn.”

In addition to coaching Nen, Guide worm additionally learn one or two totally different books each single day within the Hunter World and deliberate to plagiarize all of them. The one purpose Rayleigh might have learn ones she didn’t was that he spent just a few years within the equal of Japan which had tales and books she wouldn’t have been capable of simply discover whereas in Yorknew.

Though the financial savings Rayleigh’s dad and mom left him have been sufficient to stay comfortably off, he nonetheless needed some revenue, and Guide worm mentioned she would print any ebook given to her that did not exist on this world and get the royalties to the author. It will be a pleasant supply of revenue that did not require him to work.

For now, he began on giving classes. He had a number of work to do, however a minimum of he had the time to do it.

*Creator’s Notice*

So yeah, Rayleigh might be stealing the title of Marvel’s Swordsman for himself, and in a Highlander vogue, might be taking down the unique. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE. So his Chat Room identify was the clue. I am stunned nobody googled Marvel Swordsman. He is the primary man to pop up, and his Stats web page confirms he’s the most effective swordsman on the planet. Not the strongest, however probably the most expert. And Rayleigh might be stealing that ability.

Oh, I’m altering the MCU timeline a bit. Within the MCU, Hawkeye was 41 throughout Avengers. I am altering {that a} bit. As a substitute of being born 1971, I am setting it in order that he was born 1978. He might be two years older than the Gamers and might be within the carnival till he’s 18. He’ll then win varied competitions in archery and be scouted by SHIELD later. Rayleigh will not keep within the MCU lengthy (Chapter smart), simply lengthy sufficient to choose up some abilities and set up a presence earlier than he heads to the Pirate World.

For these questioning, sure, Rayleigh might be becoming a member of SHIELD in some unspecified time in the future. Why? As a result of it lets me add extra Nick Fury scenes that are all the time humorous, and lets Rayleigh be despatched to cope with different Gamers as soon as they develop into an enormous downside.

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