It was unexpected that Corey actually had a talent for becoming a thief. As the evening approached and our ship could already see the distant coastline, Corey had already mastered all the basic skills of a thief.

"Just remember to practice more," Oyado said.

Oyado seemed to feel very accomplished in teaching a disciple, with a smile on her face that never faded.

"Let's continue learning tomorrow," she suggested.

"Yes, teacher!" Corey seemed very enthusiastic about learning thief skills, while Uncle Monte beside him looked gloomy and complained.

"He clearly looks reluctant when learning swordsmanship from me, sigh."

"Uncle Monte, don't be sad. Maybe your son has the talent for being a thief? Besides, your mercenary team seems to be composed of strong men. Having one thief occupation wouldn't hurt, right?"

"That's right. Remember when you, just to open a chest, took your big sword and hacked at it for so long that by the time you opened it, the porcelain inside was all shattered," remarked a passing crew member.

This guy was a swordsman of Uncle Monte's mercenary team, a descendant of a fallen noble family. When introduced in the morning, Uncle Monte mentioned that this guy couldn't stand the atmosphere at home where they had no money but still insisted on maintaining their image, so he took the ancestral sword and left on his own adventures.

I had seen his long sword, which was indeed a very nice piece of equipment.

Sword of Swaying Motion

Increases attack power by 15%, speed by 5%, and can automatically deflect one negative status.

Although this weapon may not be very useful for low-level individuals, when wielded by someone with high base stats, the impact of this weapon is significant. This swordsman named Mido was already at level 35, so the effects of this weapon in his hands were evident. At least now, equipped with this weapon, his attack power could match that of a level 41 individual, provided his enemy was not also equipped with a weapon.

"Stop the chatter! It's annoying," Uncle Monte bellowed at the crew member, who shook his head and went about his business.

"Ah, I know he's not wrong," Uncle Monte sighed after a moment of silence.

"It's just... my inherited great sword skills have no one to pass them on to..."

"Great sword skills..."

I pondered for a moment, then took out the Ghost Breaker great sword that had been sealed in a ring.

"Could you teach me how to use this?" I asked Uncle Monte.

"Huh?"

The Ghost Breaker great sword was a weapon left behind by the sixth demon of the Abyss, and well, it had become my own weapon. Although I had been focusing on magic skills recently, so this weapon hadn't been used in a while. Previously, I needed to increase my strength to use it, but now at a higher level, I could wield it directly. It was just still not very convenient.

Moreover, the Ghost Breaker added a fixed amount of damage, directly increasing my attack power by 1300 points, providing immunity to holy damage, and due to using it in battles several times before, it also added 6% dark damage when I wielded it.

Although 1300 points may not seem like a lot, my base attack was now only around 1600+, meaning this weapon could almost double my damage. Anyway, in theory, I was a guy without an occupation, meaning I became whatever occupation the weapon I wielded belonged to.

The hero is just that confident.

Although I have learned many skills, they were all learned directly without formal systematic learning. Moreover, I am very curious about what swordsmanship in this world is really like.

"What? You're actually a practitioner of both magic and martial arts? My goodness, which important organization are you from? All the organizations on the West Continent that practice both magic and martial arts have already been recruited by the major empires."

Uncle Monty had a surprised look on his face. Being also a wielder of a large sword, he naturally sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the weapon in my hand.

"Well, I don't know. But isn't it a good thing? If you forget, then you don't have to worry about what to do, right?"

Even if I remembered, I wouldn't worry, because I never lost my memory.

"Alright, I'll run through the basic routine, you see how much you can grasp. This is my Storm Swordsmanship."

Routine? What's that? How would I know how to learn it?

I looked at Aliyah next to me for help, only to find her leisurely sitting by the side of the ship fishing for shrimp at this moment.

...

Can't you have a heart for learning like me? Huh? Don't think I didn't see your smirk just now, I know you overheard my conversation with Uncle Monty, don't pretend.

But since she didn't want to help, I let it go. Without the aid of a learning system, I had no choice but to try to learn it on my own.

"Second Mate! Come steer the ship!"

Uncle Monty roared, and after a while, First Mate Os came running out from the cabin.

Unlike Midou, this guy grew up fishing, then used his harpoon skills with a spear, and ended up becoming a mercenary following Uncle Monty. Now that he's back, his life at sea is still second nature to him.

"Oh, boss, are you really going to demonstrate your routine? Please use a wooden sword, or else the hull won't hold up... No, forget it, use a twig."

"Shut up!"

Uncle Monty was exasperated by his companion's talkativeness. Although he seemed angry, after some thought, he went to the stern and picked up a wooden oar.

Could this sword technique really be that powerful?

Then, with a sudden force, the wooden oar in his hand spun like a whirlwind, and he charged forward, swinging the large sword in his hand. The spiraling energy converged into a tornado and flew forward.

Goodness, how much strength does it take to spin a large sword like that in your hand? I now understand Kori's pain. Even if I gave him an ordinary sword right now, I couldn't rotate it so easily.

I looked at my Ghost Breaker sword in my hand, my expression unsure.

Spin this sword as if I were tossing a toy baton? Are you kidding me?

But seeing Uncle Monty's expectant eyes, I decided... to go get a ship's oar, well, I'm doing this to protect the ship! However, the opponent's moves didn't seem simple either. Remember, I can't simply turn energy into a vortex without using magical elements...

Wait, magical elements?

Although Uncle Monty can't use magic, I can. If I don't just rely on energy, but incorporate wind magic instead.

Thinking this, I prepared Wind Blade magic. Wind Blade is a basic skill of wind magic, so I can release it without chanting.

Then, copying Uncle Monty's actions, I spun the ship's oar in hand and infused it with the magic elements of Wind Blade.

I hope for success, right? I don't even know what sword skill this is.

Then, I charged forward directly, swinging the oar forward! At the same time, I activated the magic elements on the paddle and swung it forward together!

New skill detected...

New skill loading...

Loading complete, please name the new skill.

Just as this sentence popped up, the wind blades flying out when I swung the sword were like a large piece of leaves blown by the wind, sweeping directly towards the sea, carving out a hole in the sea! The fish in the sea turned into pieces and flew into the air directly.

And looking at the paddle I was holding, now there was only a part left in my hand, the neat cutting clearly made by the wind blade.

"This..."

Uncle Monty's mouth gaped wide open. I think although he noticed that I used a different method to unleash the skill, obviously my destructive power was greater.

To this, I could only say,

"I made a mistake just now, can I try again?"

And then, I wrote in the input box,

'Meat Grinder Swordsmanship'