Just when Bahram was about to teach Jacob a lesson, a recruit came over and touched Bahram's shoulder.
"Sergeant Bahram, what-"
Bahram turned around and saw a figure leaning against the equipment rack at the entrance with his hands folded. He had a handsome but slightly gloomy face. His hair was tied back and was longer than the others, and he was looking straight at him.
Staring here with burning eyes.
"Robin, when did you come?"
The person who came was none other than Robin from the second company. He saw that he was also wearing training clothes. He then put down his arms and walked leisurely to the training ground.
"Come and see you."
Walking to Jacob's side, Robin suddenly flicked and picked with his toes, and then held the training sword in mid-air in his hand.
"It seems like we haven't...trained for a long time?"
Bahram pursed his lips, then forced a smile and said:
"I'm sorry, Robin, it may not be convenient today. I have to take everyone to the shooting range later. If I go late, the company commander should blame me..."
"It won't be long, Bahram, why have you been avoiding me?"
"not at all..."
"I know you don't want to do one-on-one training between you and me in a crowded place, but here."
Robin glanced around.
"You only have brothers from the 10th Company, so you no longer need to have any scruples, and this is also an education for them, isn't it?"
Speaking of which, when Bahram realized that the eyes of the battle brothers were focused on him, he knew that this "gladiation" was inevitable. As Robin said, he was indeed deliberately avoiding this
Champion, especially after the opponent obtained almost the most valuable medal in the Maelstrom, Robin declined several invitations to the arena for various reasons.
This brought him some bad reputation, but Bahram did not retreat. It was not because he was afraid, but because he thought that he was just a sergeant in the 10th Company, while Robin was recognized by everyone, including the Chapter Commander.
The champion, whether he wins or loses, will create waves within the battle group. After all, in a sense, he represents the tenth company. Failure is not the result he wants, but victory——
Therefore, he would rather others call him a coward behind his back.
But like Robin said, this is a relatively "private" place, and it's in front of company soldiers.
"Well...it's true that we haven't had one-on-one training for a long time."
A smile broke out on Robin's face.
"That's right, brother."
The recruits gathered in a circle, looking forward to the showdown between the champions. This is not a scene that is often seen. In the minds of some people, Bahram is not considered worse than Robin - such as Jacob.
After the two saluted each other, they rushed towards each other at the same time without even putting up any posture.
Amid the exclamations of the recruits, the two training swords danced into a dazzling light and shadow. The confrontation between the two sides was so fast that the sound of the swords clashing was as dense as an alarm bell.
Robin's unnatural speed is legendary. Sometimes he nimbly gets close to his opponent and uses a series of stabs and slashes to force Bahram to retreat. Sometimes he uses sheep attacks or a combination of virtual and real skills to constantly turn his sweep into a blow.
Cut down or pick up, the sharp edge points directly to Bahram's heart.
In response, Bahram's intricate swordsmanship was as good as that of a fallen hero. Concentration and determination shrouded the slightly thin face of the recruit company sergeant like a mask. Facing the wave-like surging offensive, it seemed as if
Face the huge rocks fearlessly and resolve them with deft blocking and counterattacks without losing any opportunity.
As the two sides began to move forward, the white-hot sparks also left intricate trails in the sky.
"Yes, yes, that's it, brother, you hide it so well."
To an outsider, it seemed that Bahram had begun to have a back-and-forth with Robin, but instead of seeing impatience and frustration on Robin's face, a rare smile appeared on Robin's face, a smile from the heart and excitement.
The next moment, his attacks became more deadly and swift, all aimed at the target with the determination to kill.
He first struck hard and missed Bahram's sword that was slashing towards his neck, then changed his move upwards, and then changed direction for the second time. His movements were so fast as if everything was planned.
When Bahram tried to destroy his opponent's sword path, an obvious flaw suddenly appeared in his swordsmanship. Robin's sword keenly seized the opportunity and stabbed Bahram's chest with force.
However, this was also a trap, and Bahram's sword blade also touched Robin's abdomen from bottom to top.
In an instant, a strong electric current forced the two of them to bounce away from each other.
Bahram glanced at the mark left by the ablation of his training suit on his chest, shook his head with a smile, and put away his sword.
"Robin, you are as good as ever, you win."
Robin did not feel the joy of victory. He just looked down at the small ablation mark on his abdomen and frowned.
In his mind, he was deducing what would happen next if the two of them were fighting life and death——
His sword would pierce one of Bahram's hearts, yes, but a Space Marine has two hearts, and Bahram's sword would cut open his chest from top to bottom to his neck...
Robin's face looked uncertain, then he took a deep breath and threw the sword towards Jacob.
"Bahram, I don't understand, why do you keep hiding yourself?"
Bahram was silent for a moment and said slowly:
"Robin, I don't quite understand what you mean by hiding. If you mean on the battlefield... my first responsibility is to guide and protect the recruits of the 10th Company, not to rush to the front to fight with the enemy.
Fighting, this is our duty."
"So you let it bind you like a chain, and your sword?"
"Responsibility is never a constraint, it is the meaning of our existence..."
Robin looked at Bahram, finally turned around and walked towards the training room door that slowly opened.
"I'm waiting for the day when you can take off your responsibilities and have a good fight with me."
After Robin left, Jacob walked to Bahram.
"Sergeant, actually you didn't lose just now, did you? If it was really——"
Bahram turned and glared at him.
"Is there any point in fighting for this kind of victory?"
"Uh... Actually, I'm also curious, why are you unwilling to show yourself in the arena, sergeant? Maybe then you can go to the first company or..."
"What? You think I'm annoying?"
"No, no... Oh, by the way, the question I wanted to ask just now is why only the Holy Hammer Order has a stronghold like Saturn? What about the other two orders?"
"Because the Order of the Holy Hammer has the earliest and oldest history... How did you learn the history of the empire?"
"Okay...but I really want to go to Saturn and see it."
"What a beautiful idea! Organize everyone to go to the shooting range for training immediately!"
In fact, not only soldiers like Jacob, but also Soshyan wanted to visit the mysterious Saturn. It is said that each of its moons is dotted with fortresses and prisons. Prisons full of anti-psychic equipment are imprisoned with countless people.
Among the enemies captured by the Daemon Inquisitors from all over the galaxy, there are probably many Chaos Space Marines and Daemons.
Maybe, an acquaintance of Soshyan's is among them? (Kayan should have been imprisoned on Saturn instead of Terra in the original work)
But he could only think about it. He didn't want to offend those plague gods now, especially when the Gray Knights seemed to have some special views on him.