30 Years After Reincarnating, It Turns Out This World Was A Rofan?! novel Chapter 235

If she had been born into the turbulent world of martial arts, perhaps she would have joined Botamun.

No—rather than a Sword Queen, the Sword Duke of House Offen gave a far more detailed explanation.

"Have you ever witnessed something like this? A mother, who has never held a sword in her life, suddenly exhibiting superhuman strength to save her child from danger. Or a person encountering a wolf, a tiger, or a bear on a mountain path, sprinting away at an impossible speed to escape.

Both are excellent examples."

Tuk. Tuk.

She lightly tapped her forehead with her index finger.

"The reason such things happen is because, when humans face the brink of death, they can tap into latent potential they never knew they had.

And the force that allows them to manifest this potential—"

Tuk.

"—is none other than Willpower."

She continued speaking while still holding onto a twig. It seemed she had grown quite fond of it.

Swoosh.

"Hmm? Do you have a question, my dear child?"

"U-uh, well...."

Levi, who had somehow ended up sitting alongside the others in the garden, was the first to raise her hand, as if she were an honor student.

"If, uh, Your Grace means that willpower is something anyone can use... does that mean even ordinary people who’ve never trained in swordsmanship can wield it? From what you've described, it sounds like a power anyone can tap into, but I thought the kind of willpower you used was something that could only be obtained through relentless training—like what our master went through."

"What an excellent question!"

Felicia's eyes sparkled like a delighted university professor receiving an insightful query. She enthusiastically ruffled Levi’s hair.

Levi looked bewildered, awkwardly smiling but unable to escape the Sword Duke’s grasp. Naturally, Felicia paid no attention to Levi’s discomfort and continued her explanation.

"Yes, my dear child, as you said, willpower might seem like something anyone can use. But think of it this way—willpower is like a blade with no handle.

Anyone may stumble upon it by chance or necessity, but wielding it improperly comes at a steep price."

"A price...?"

"If we apply this to the previous examples—the mother who saved her child? The next day, all the muscles and tendons in her body were torn. The person who sprinted away from a predator? Their muscles ruptured completely.

Both of them required over a year of recovery."

"......."

"I saw it happen firsthand."

"...!"

Knowing these were real events only made them more convincing.

"Willpower might seem like a power anyone can use, but if one wields it recklessly, they will suffer the consequences. That’s why training is so crucial. Learning to control willpower properly is of utmost importance."

"Kunta has a question."

"Ask away, my big child."

"When Kunta listens to your explanation, willpower just sounds like a way to push the body beyond its limits. But how does that explain what you just did? Using willpower to lift things like a magic caster’s telekinesis? That part doesn’t make sense to Kunta."

"Oh-ho, the big one asks sharp questions."

"...Is that a compliment?"

"Of course."

Felicia nodded approvingly.

"To answer your question, the foundation of willpower is about bringing your body completely under your control. That is its most fundamental principle."

"?"

"Heh. Let me put it more simply—

The more you can move this latent power according to your will, the more proficient you become.

At some point, this power extends beyond your own body and begins affecting the external world.

It’s what Baltar once described as ‘The path where my heart becomes my blade.’"

"???"

"You look confused."

"Kunta still struggles with common language."

"Don’t worry, Kunta. I don’t get it either."

"Same here, Kunta."

The swordsman apprentices, finding unexpected solidarity in their shared confusion, patted each other’s shoulders in sympathy.

Ihan understood.

Unlike the others—who, despite being skilled disciples, completely failed to grasp Felicia’s explanation—Ihan, who was lying on the grass, was the only one who truly understood what she meant by willpower.

Not because he was particularly smart.

‘Yi Qi Shang Ren.’

He had simply read about something similar before.

Yi Qi Shang Ren.

A supreme martial state where one could injure others with sheer intent alone.

However, in Felicia’s version, it seemed that willpower in this world was akin to what knights called Aura Force—the energy derived from one’s vitality, often referred to as Life Energy or the Pulse of Life.

**‘Aura Techniques work by forcibly converting one’s life energy into power, enhancing physical abilities.

But if Felicia’s willpower is what I think it is, then rather than forcing it out, she’s saying it can be used naturally.’**

If normal aura users squeezed water from dry soil (their bodies), then using willpower was akin to drawing water freely from a flowing river.

In other words, it allowed for a more natural and effortless control over life energy.

‘It sounds minor, but it’s actually massive.’

It essentially eliminated two of a knight’s biggest weaknesses—internal injuries and endurance limitations.

By mastering willpower, there would no longer be a need to forcefully burn through aura reserves. There would be no waste, no risk of overexertion.

And if that was possible, then in theory—

‘Even object manipulation should be possible.’

Felicia had lifted a boulder with her mind earlier. freewebnovel.cσ๓

If that principle applied, then lifting a person—or even manipulating their movements—might not be outside the realm of possibility.

However...

‘That fox-woman’s demonstration wasn’t simple telekinesis....’

It wasn’t just a matter of moving objects with mental power.

There were no traces of life energy being used in her technique at all.

What she had done was something else entirely—

It was, quite literally, the realm of Mind-Controlled Swordsmanship.

And if his guess was correct—then this was only the beginning.

"Willpower—does it have realms or stages?"