The Next Prince, Chapter 2 pg4
The Next Prince, Chapter 2 pg4
The words of a father the night before came to Khanin's mind in the confusing image. He remembered that this conversation topic occurred during the third round of night practice.
“Maintain the rules and defeat the opponent within the specified time.” The slim figure replied immediately with confidence.
“That's correct... if you want to defeat an opponent who is better than you within the specified time... but you still have to maintain the rules. What will you do?”
The middle-aged man paused, allowing his son to contemplate. Khanin shifted slightly, following his intuition. In his mind, he frowned when he thought about something.
“There are two ways.” Khanin held his sword in a ready position. The young man stared at his father through the metal mask. Suddenly, he felt inexplicably nervous about his answer.
“Come on then.” Khanin stood still for a moment because he wasn't entirely sure about what he was going to say. After a few minutes, he finally relented and expressed what was on his mind.
“The first method is to practice by reading the opponent's movements, finding weaknesses and exploiting them. The second method is to make the opponent violate the rules... then you will win.”
The speaker swallowed hard, knowing the meaning behind the words he spoke.
What Khanin said is no different from those who cheat, deceive, and manipulate. However, the young boy only follows the variables given in the problem set by his father and calculates based on possibilities. If he has to compete against time...
We need to create options that will achieve our goals as quickly as possible, which also means making the opponent violate the rules in order to eliminate them from the competition.
“But in every kind of sport, you cannot do that. Intentionally breaking the rules during the game will make the player a cheater.” Tattanai emphasized his words to allow young son to think accordingly.
“But outside of the game, I might be able to do that... Right?”
The young boy, quick-witted and impulsive, acted faster than his brain could process. Khanin's eyes widened in surprise at his own thoughts. This resulted in his sword thrusting at the wrong moment.
He missed... but Khanin saw under the metal mask that his father was holding back a smile.
“Yes, it's right to do it outside the game... Therefore, you must be careful and live with mindfulness. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of your actions, see the true intentions of others - what they do, who they do it for, and why. Because in life, we have no right to know who is playing outside the rules. Just a little carelessness could make you lose.”
“...”
“Don't forget that in every competition, we only need one winner. You have to observe how each person plays and how they approach the game.”
“And don't forget the truth that on this earth, humans are all different. It's natural that there are many people who are willing to break the rules to win because they think it's an easier way to compete without playing fair.” Tattanai took a stance and prepared himself before signaling to the young boy to do the same.
Khanin understands now... his father didn't teach him to cheat, but he is teaching him to be aware. Thinking that he is better than others and not considering the situation may lead to his downfall... Tattanai is teaching him to open his mind, as he should, to the man's plea.
Despite feeling heartbroken, Khanin could not deny the truth that he had beaten his father by one point that night because he adjusted his movements and reduced the left shoulder shrug, which led to Tattanai not being able to read the game. Although mixed with conceding to an older person's request, the young boy couldn't escape the reality.
The more Khanin realized his mistakes and tried to correct them, the more his soul demanded that he adjust every time Tattanai attacked his left shoulder, even if it was just a little. Little by little, until he almost didn't move at all at the end of the game.
“What someone else says is the truth...”
But then what... he and that doctor won't see each other again after graduation. Khanin planned to leave the Fencing Club for a while.
The captain position will be given to 'Alex', his teammate, and his life will return to being carefree without any reason to meet that annoying person who talks without making sense anymore.
Forever absent.
Where in the hell...
Khanin stood still in front of his own house after separating from Paul, hoping to rest his body and mind. However, the chaos in his life never stopped. The young man with furrowed brows cursed the angel or whoever had the responsibility to write the fate of his life.
His gaze tried hard to comprehend the situation in front of him.
But even after looking through the window, he still couldn't understand... He looked past and saw a strange man.
The tall and bright figure sitting there as nothing was out of the ordinary, except for the other person sitting on the couch beside him, with a fatherly gesture of sitting and bowing his head with clasped hands, as if he was a nobleman bowing to someone of lower rank...
What the hell is going on...
To be continued.
The bell rang loudly and the two writers started arguing with each other, it was more fun than cheering for a boxing hero. NongNin said he wanted to insult the two people who were sitting behind him and shivering.
And then what happened?
Nong Nin aggressively pulled the shirt of the person in front of him, who didn't like it, so he drew his sword...
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Footnote.
A bout is composed of a rectangular mat that is approximately 1.5 to 2 meters wide (4.9 to 6.6 feet) and approximately 14 meters long (46 feet). The fencer who scores 5 points first wins the bout. In official competitions, there is an electrical connection between the fencer's weapon and a scoring machine.
A light will indicate when a touch has been scored.
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