§ 195. Sigismund Order (4)
“… “Would you like to take a walk?”
Seongjin nodded to Masain’s question.
“huh. walk. “I just want to go up to that area.”
Seongjin decided not to get on the nerves of this sensitive knight for the time being. Wherever we go, we will talk first and follow him around as much as possible.
If he sneaks out one more time, he won’t sleep and will be monitored. Of course, to deceive the eyes of the senior knight who was closely guarding him, Seongjin still lacked that ‘faith’.
“I want to take a good look around the snow-covered scenery. “I’ve been feeling frustrated because I’ve been stuck in the carriage these days.”
Masain’s eyebrows twitch and raise for a moment. I could clearly see her thinking, ‘What kind of trick is this?’
“It’s still dangerous to walk around. Because the demonic realm is close, you never know when the demonic spirit will appear. “For the past few days, I’ve been hearing wolves howl nearby.”
“All I have to do is have you escort me, right?”
“That is… I also don’t have any experience dealing with magical beasts, so I don’t know what kind of unexpected situation might arise… … .”
However, Herman, who was listening from the side, helped Seongjin without notice.
“You don’t have to worry about that, Sir Martha. Wolves spend the summer near the Sigismund Territory and move up to northern Ortona before fall. “The sound of the wolf you heard was probably a straggler from the pack.”
“… … .”
“Since we’ve stopped on the way, we’ll have an early lunch here. It will take some time to prepare, so it would be a good idea to have a moment of refreshment with the prince… uh? “Why are you doing this?”
Hermann, who belatedly realized Masain’s sinister expression, trailed off. Then, Director Bruno silently taps his shoulder, filled with condolences.
“uh? uh?”
Seongjin smiled happily at Hermann, who was sweating coldly as he felt the unusual atmosphere.
Hermann. I will not forget your sacrifice.
Are you really amazing at making me feel like I want to voluntarily reduce the price of an item?
* * *
Knock knock knock.
Footprints are engraved in the white paper-like snow field.
A sight of tall coniferous trees standing silently, covered in clean ice flowers. Seongjin looked around, once again filled with emotion.
‘Snow, how long has it been since this?’
After Gehenna’s invasion, the Earth experienced an abnormal climate and suffered from high temperatures like midsummer all year round. Thanks to this, there has been no snow for decades.
Seongjin, who had been truly appreciating the surrounding scenery without realizing it, soon came to his senses and focused his senses on the purpose of coming here.
‘That gaze… … .’
The gaze that had been following Seongjin as if it were going to be cut off was now moving away from him at a certain distance as the distance reached a certain distance.
And it was only around that time that the demon lord noticed something unusual.
[I think I know what you’re talking about, but I’m not sure. It’s too blurry.]
‘okay?’
[But how did you know? Is it still so far away that I can’t even see your soul?]
Well, that’s fine. What is this?
Anyway, is there any way to catch up with the owner of that gaze? Even if you try to chase after them, it is not easy to run because your knees are deeply buried in the snow.
Seongjin turned his head and looked at Masain and Orden following him a few steps behind.
Masain, who was opposed to taking a long walk, only reluctantly gave up his stubbornness when Orden, who had a lot of experience subduing demonic beasts, offered to accompany him. Of course, he still had a dissatisfied face.
On the other hand, Orden looked relaxed, as if he had just gone for a walk.
‘No, wait. ‘Your steps are really light, aren’t you?’
Unlike Masain, who pushes away the snow with each step and creates a long ditch, Orden treads lightly on the snow and moves with ease.
The snow was thin and wide around his footprints, leaving faint traces like snowshoe tracks.
Wow, it looks really amazing and comfortable. Is it something like the ‘answer-mucheon’ that I only heard about?
“Grand Duke. “How do you do that?”
Then Orden paused for a moment and looked down at his feet.
“Ah, this is called ‘Schunischhe’, an old Auror practice that is only passed down to the Sigismund Territory. “You can’t take your snowshoes on and off every time the road changes.”
In short, to quickly navigate the frozen landscape, you have to alternate between dirt roads, icy roads, and snowy roads.
That’s why the knights of the Sigismund Territory learn how to use Aurors like shoes at the right time.
In the snow, the footprints are spread widely by using the soft aura, and on the ice, the rough and unrefined use creates friction like spikes.
“How on earth do you do that? “Can I learn too?”
“well. It is not a skill that can be learned in a short period of time. If you were to look at the tips of how to use it, it is similar to ‘opening a small sword screen’ in Banajas Type 4 and Type 5. Just put it on your feet and not your hands.”
“hmm.”
Seongjin tried to use the auror while recalling Banahas Type 4 step by step. However, it was not easy for him to immediately apply the Banahas method of holding and unfolding the sword to his feet.
As he was frowning and taking pictures of the snowy field, something like a slight smile appeared on Orden’s face.
“I can’t help it now, sir. Unlike simply emitting external energy from the sword, you need to create a circuit that circulates the aura from the outside and returns it to the body. “It takes quite a long period of training to be able to do it unconsciously while walking in the snow.”
“okay?”
Seongjin was disappointed for a moment, but then a thought occurred to him.
wait for a sec. Is it really necessary to follow the Banahas exercise from the beginning? Doesn’t it seem like operation is just getting more complicated?
All you have to do is spread the aura out to the sides of your feet, that’s rather simple, right?
If the idea occurred to you, there was no need to hesitate to take the test. Didn’t Seonghwang say that in [Gap] a while ago?
-When an idea becomes concrete, it reaches reality like this.
Seongjin tried to recall the sensations of that time as vividly as possible. Focus all the aura in your body on your feet and move as if you are wearing wide, light snowshoes.
The auror will follow the round snowshoes and return to the body through the tangled web of aurors.
width. width. width.
Orden watched with amusement as the prince fluttered in the snow with his eyes closed.
But even for a moment. His eyes, which were rarely surprised, gradually widened.
“… … ?!”
As time passed, the depth at which the prince’s feet fell became shallower, and after a while, he was running without hesitation across the snow field. It was a sight that was hard to believe even when you saw it with your own eyes.
“Haha, look at this! Lord Masaine!”
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Now the footprints the prince left behind were paler and wider than those made by Orden. With the aura wrapped around his feet, the prince excitedly ran up the hill.
“Lowering!”
Sir Martha, who was frightened, quickly moved through the snow, but the prince was already far away.
And Orden, who was staring blankly at the two, muttered softly.
“… genius?”
He, who has been praised as a genius swordsman since he was young, never thought the day would come when he would say something like this to someone else.
‘No, but…’ … .’
Something was subtly different.
External energy is clearly emitted in a certain pattern, but it does not seem to follow a very specific method. Judging by the marks left in the eyes, the starting positions of the eruptions were different.
In addition, even though an external circulation circuit is not created or operated, the aurors circulate on their own and return to the body.
Is this something that can be explained simply by the term ‘genius’?
“Lowering!”
Meanwhile, Seongjin, who was happily running for a while after leaving Masain’s call behind, suddenly had a good idea.
What would happen if we operated this more smoothly, reduced friction, and narrowed the width extremely?
The image that came to mind in detail was soon realized as an aura. Masain was horrified to see the prince, who had climbed so high, quickly gliding down his gaze.
“Hey?”
“Ahahaha!”
Shuung!
Seongjin easily passed Masain and Orden, but when he reached the middle of the hill, he couldn’t slow down and rolled around in the snow.
The image reminded me of something similar to skiing, but when I tried to ride it like skiing, it wasn’t easy to control.
“omg? Lowering?”
“Are you okay?”
The two people, who were thinking about running down toward Seongjin, stopped for a moment. This is because the prince suddenly got up and ran back toward the top of the hill, scattering snow powder.
Wow.
A wolf’s howl could be heard from somewhere, but no one was paying attention to it anymore.
Do do do do.
While Masain was wondering whether to chase this way or that way, Seongjin, who had quickly overtaken him, had already reached the end of a fairly high hill.
“I… … .”
And before Masain had even called.
Sigh!
Seongjin quickly slid down the hill on his auror skis, which accelerated even more than before.
The speed was so fast that it was difficult to open my eyes due to the force hitting my face.
And Seongjin passed by Masain and Orden and disappeared in an instant beyond the coniferous trees in the distance!
“… … ?”
“… … .”
The two people, who were completely dumbfounded and looked in the direction where the prince had disappeared, were shocked when they realized the situation only later.
“Oh my, you!?”
“Hey!!”
With bloodshot faces, the two hurriedly started running toward the forest, chasing after Seongjin.
* * *
Surprisingly, Seongjin’s run did not last long.
I slipped into the forest and found that the coniferous trees were lined up quite tightly, blocking the path.
I tried hard to avoid the collision, but the acceleration was so fast that I couldn’t control it properly.
Quang!
In the end, Seongjin crashed into a huge tree trunk and rolled around on the floor for a while, unable to control himself due to the shock.
To make matters worse, a pile of snowballs fell from the tree, and Seongjin, who suddenly looked like a snowman, was lying on the ground comfortably buried in the snow.
“Okay… … .”
I guess I was too absorbed in my newly acquired skills.
Squeaky.
While he was rubbing his shaking head with his hand, the Demon King suddenly called him in a very nervous voice.
[…] Hey, Seongjin Lee.]
‘huh?’
[Come to your senses and look ahead.]
‘… what?’
Seongjin asked that question, but soon he sensed that something unusual was right in front of him and opened his eyes wide.
Crrrrr… … .
just as expected. A large animal was standing next to the bedside of Seongjin, who was lying down. It was a huge gray wolf that looked almost the size of a calf.
Seongjin was convinced as he faced the dry gaze of the guy who was examining him as if searching.
‘… ‘This is him!’
The guy who was circling around Seongjin and his group and howling recently.
This is the guy who was constantly watching Seongjin from afar.
Beat, beat, beat.
As the wolf slowly approached, Seongjin reflexively fumbled with the nutcracker tied to his waist.
But first, he decided not to draw his sword and just watch what the guy did. This is because in his pitch-black eyes, which did not resemble a wolf, there was a clear light of reason that was difficult to dismiss as an animal.
Eventually, the wolf’s breath came so close that it almost touched the tip of my nose.
[Who are you and are you following me?]
A clear line of thought spoke directly to Seongjin’s mind.
“… … ?”
Seongjin blinked his eyes.
Wolves can talk?
Then I felt embarrassed for a moment. Once the other person was willing to talk, there was no need to refuse.
Seongjin, who tried to hide his surprise, asked the guy back.
“Then who are you and have been looking over here since a while ago?”
[I came to see it because I felt the energy of my people nearby… … .]
“cognation?”
Then, black eyes without a single ray of light stared at Seongjin for a moment.
[Looking closer, the energy is lighter than I thought. I guess not.]
“… … .”
[But when I looked at it again, it seemed similar again… … .]
What man?
Seongjin, who didn’t hear anything, suddenly got angry.
“So you’re saying we’re of the same race or not?”
Then the bridge of the wolf’s nose wrinkled, revealing its hidden upper teeth.
Crrrrr.
[Why do you blame me for being weird? This is all your fault.]
“It’s my fault?”
[That’s right. If we mixed up hay and straw bales and asked you to guess whether it was feed or filler, would you be able to answer easily? It depends entirely on the will of the person who mixed it.]
Well, the example is strangely specific, isn’t it?
While Seongjin was thinking that, he suddenly felt a chill spread throughout his body.
As the temporary excitement subsides, the snow surrounding the body is quickly losing body heat.
As I was shaking slightly, the wolf tilted its head and asked.
[Are you still cold even though you’re wearing so many layers of fur? Even with that level of aura?]
Wow, I thought it wasn’t an ordinary wolf, but could it be that they can also sense auror activity?
“But think about it. The idea of using auras to continuously warm your body is an ignorant way to overcome cold weather through exercise… … .”
No, let’s stop.
What am I doing against the wolves now?
fantasy,
