Episode 219. Rayubia Brion (2)
“Now that the break is over, it’s time to sweat again.”
Kamnuit swept the moru over. There was a small bit of chipping, but the moru itself was fine.
Rubin looked back at Haneke. It was now time to return the hammer to the blacksmith.
“Please stop saying hello to your great-granddaughter, Haneke.”
“Hmm, hmm… … .”
Haneke awkwardly made eye contact with Rayubia. Not knowing what to say, he moved his lips and finally opened his mouth.
“Rayubia.”
“…yes?”
“Now that I look at it, it looks a lot like Pelkyon.”
“Is that so…?”
The Tuheun tribe does not even use honorifics when addressing their chieftain. Rayubia smiled bashfully, but was careful about her grammar. Before even opening her mouth, she frowned unconsciously as she tried to organize her words.
“In my dream, ‘Auror’ showed me a picture of my father. A picture of my father right before he left the sword on my body.”
“… At that time, it seems that Felkyon had a premonition of my death. If that’s the case, then Felkyon is much better than me in terms of insight.”
“… … ?”
“I harbored a vain belief in the Emperor even after I died. I thought he would respect our bloodline. That was until Rubin convinced me.”
“… … .”
Haneke stroked his great-granddaughter’s hair affectionately.
“I’ll see you again when the sword is finished. While you’re here, Rubin will teach you the Brion sword style.”
“All right.”
Haneke raised his bent body and nodded to Rubin.
After confirming that the farewells were over, Rubin turned the hammer over and placed it upright on the anvil.
Wheeeeee.
As soon as he took his hand off the hammer, Haneke was again cut into pieces and absorbed into Rubin’s shadow. Soon it felt like Haneke had returned to his inner world.
“Then shall we begin?”
The moment Kamnuit took hold of his hammer again, the shadow that had been absent appeared again and black spots appeared in his eyes.
“Ugh!”
The production of weapons, which had been halted, has resumed.
The shadow of the hammer clashed with the shadow of the anvil. The soundless hammering filled the blacksmith shop with silence. Only the occasional breath of Kamnuit while working was particularly loud.
Meanwhile, the rest of the people came out of the forge.
They crossed the lake and entered the forest. Even if they were to practice swordsmanship, they wouldn’t be able to do it inside the blacksmith shop.
It felt like more than ten hours had passed since I got here. But the three huge moons were still in the sky, each shining in its own way.
“The flow of time definitely seems different. Elquio, is it only night here?”
“Yes, this is a world of eternal night. There is no daylight, only the night sky. And just as you said, the flow of time is different here. Sometimes it flows slowly, and sometimes it even goes ahead of the original world.”
According to Elchio’s subsequent words, the flow of time here could be likened to the high and low tides of the sea.
At a time like now, when three moons are coming together and their size is growing enormous, it corresponds to the ‘tide of time’. You can enjoy much longer time than in the original world.
“A few weeks here would be like a few hours in the real world.”
On the contrary, during the ‘ebb tide of time’, the flow of time actually lagged behind that of the original world. This meant that while staying here for a few days, months or even years could pass outside.
In that sense, the current ‘tide of time’ was very advantageous for Rubin. He didn’t have the time to make tools or teach Rayubia.
“Well, it’s just like Selok said.”
When Rubin mentioned Selok, Elkio’s eyes changed. It was somewhat expected that Selok would come out into the world. However, it was unexpected that Rubin had already met Selok.
“I see you met Cellok. So you also know about the ‘Wizard of the Pahui’?”
“Oscar, or rather Per Lorenzini. He must be in the perfect place right now, working on his mana.”
Of course, Rubin did not reveal any further details about Per’s whereabouts.
Per and Rayubia. Both will fight for Rubin, but it will take enough time before they can face each other.
“Rayubia, we have to hurry. Let’s start practicing Brion swordsmanship right away.”
When he heard the news about Cellok and the ‘Wizard of the Winds’, Elkio also seemed to be getting impatient.
He urged her on, pushing her waist with his head. Layubia, who was pushed by him to stand in front of Rubin, smiled awkwardly.
“I didn’t mean to be a slacker either! Rubin, I don’t know who the ‘Wizard of the Pahui’ is, but anyway. Let’s start training quickly.”
“That place looks okay.”
Rubin pointed to one side. A place where trees were sparsely planted. It seemed like a good place to practice both movement and swordsmanship.
Rubin took out an unsightly sword from his subspace pocket and handed it to Rayubia. It was a longsword, not a dagger.
In fact, that was natural. From the beginning, Brion swordsmanship was a swordsmanship that displayed extreme power on the battlefield. Furthermore, since it originated from spearmanship, its power doubles when equipped on a longsword.
‘How should I teach?’
Rubin learned the Brion swordsmanship from Haneke, but added his own originality to pave a new path.
But that was something that was only allowed for Rubin, Haneke advised.
– I should teach Rayubia the Brion swordsmanship of the past. It is partly to continue the Brion lineage, but there are other practical reasons as well.
‘It must be because of Rayubia’s body. That child’s body is already specialized for Brion swordsmanship.’
-Rubin, you noticed it too.
Without her knowing it, her body was imbued with the power of Brion’s swordsmanship. In other words, she was shaped to fit Brion’s aura.
Even though there was no teacher to correct him, it must have been thanks to practicing the swordsmanship that was engraved on his body whenever he had time.
Still, Rubin was relieved that it wouldn’t be too difficult a training session.
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“It’s later than I thought.”
“Yeah. You said you’d be here soon.”
Kuze and Tina had been up all night on the watchtower of the polar barrier.
I looked out over the meadow and the eastern mountains, but Rubin and Blanet had disappeared into a gap in the sky and did not appear again.
“The sun is rising now, Kuje.”
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Before we know it, the day is dawning.
As soon as the sunlight hit them, the golems on the wall began to release their strict guard like ice melting away. They left Tina alone even as she floated around in the air in the form of Roinecro.
“Kuje. What should we do with these two?”
Imakarum and Kundalit. The two Tuhunins were sitting with their backs pressed against each other, in a deep sleep.
Even if he woke up, it wouldn’t be a big problem since he was completely tied up, but even so, Kuze was holding his breath in the dark so that the people in the fight wouldn’t wake up from their slumber just in case.
“You must do as your Majesty instructs.”
Rubin had originally given instructions in case his return was delayed.
After the sun rose, he was to wait until the sun set again. If he did not return by then, he was to take the two thieves to the clavicle tribe’s territory.
“Tina, would you please explore the surroundings?”
Perhaps he sent someone to find Kundalit or Imakarum in the clavicle tribe. It was necessary to find out in advance before any troublesome situation arose.
“Okay!”
Tina, who was bored at the time, quickly accepted the offer. She transformed into the most common bird in the Tuhun Plains and began to fly across the plains sky.
‘The monsters that howled all night have become quiet.’
While Tina was wandering around, Kuze looked at the polar regions through his telescope. After staying up in the watchtower all night, he learned just how terrifying the polar monsters were.
A place full of bloody and cruel monsters, just like hell. Among the giant monsters, there were some as big as castles.
As the night deepened, those that emerged from the canyon fought among themselves, risking their lives to expand their territory.
There was even one instance where the large head of a defeated monster rose to the height of the watchtower.
The polar barrier was so strong that there was no problem, but in any other place, the head alone would have caused the wall to collapse.
After the giant monsters finished fighting, a festival of small creatures began. It was time for prey. The monsters chewed flesh and bones, and the cracking sound of their sticks did not stop throughout the night. It was a terrible experience for Kuze as well.
‘hmm?’
As I was recalling last night.
Something caught Kuze’s eye. A bird flying in with hasty flapping of wings.
It was Tina who had left the watchtower a little while ago.
“Have you already found someone lacking a collarbone?”
“no.”
“sure?”
“There’s a Grandbird coming this way.”
Grandbird?
“But the Tuhun people don’t seem that surprised to see the Grandbird. I guess it’s a regular patrol flight or something.”
“Hmm, maybe so.”
Indeed, for the Imperial Army, the polar monsters were always a subject that had to be monitored. As Tina said, it seemed likely that they were regular Imperial Army patrols.
“Grandbird is really coming.”
A huge bird appears in the distance. At first it was just a small dot, but as it flapped its wings repeatedly, it quickly cleared the gap in my vision.
After a while, it revealed its greatness by casting a wide shadow over the wall.
Gwaaaaaa.
The Grandbird passed the barrier with a heavy roar that could shake even the spine, and then headed straight for the pole. I wondered if it was patrolling the pole, but-
“hmm?”
Something happened that caught Kuze’s attention. The Grandbird stopped in one place, not far from the barrier.
Looking through the telescope, I saw the four golems that had been riding the Grandbird walking out from the edge of the Grandbird’s back.
‘Gun barrel?’
What the four golems were carrying on their shoulders was clearly the snout of a large cannon.
Golems aim their cannons at the monsters on the ground. Soon the cannon’s butt ignited and a shell was fired.
Phew!
“Are you hunting monsters?”
“It’s too weak an attack for that.”
At first glance, the projectile was clearly not intended for attack.
The cannon, which was hurtling toward the ground, exploded at some point in the sky. It was an intentional explosion. Kuze captured something radiating as the shell exploded in the middle.
Needles? At first glance, it looked like that. Numerous needles contained in the shell were shot out in all directions by the explosion.
The needles looked sharp, but they were still ineffective. They were as insignificant to the monsters as a drizzle.
Phew!
Phew!
In the same way, the mysterious needles were radiated several times. The Grandbird, which had completed its mission, turned its stern. It seemed as if it was going to return to its unit.
As it neared the barrier, Grandbird descended rapidly. It seemed as if it had not noticed Kuze or Tina’s presence and was acting accordingly, rather than following established procedures.
Wheeeeeeeeee.
Kuze and Tina hid in a corner so as not to be caught by Granbird’s huge eyes. They tried to minimize their presence as much as possible and waited for Granbird to move away.
Gwaaaaaaaaa!
The Grandbird passed the barrier with a sliver of precision. It then flew into the sky again and flew away from the barrier.
“Phew, I almost lost my liver.”
“Tina.”
“hmm?”
“Could you bring me the needles that were just released into the monsters? I think we need to investigate what the Imperial Army is doing to the monsters.”
Tina stood on the railing facing the polar region and looked down. The needles were literally piercing the polar region’s floor, as they were not aimed at a specific monster but were instead embedded in the ground.
Tina transformed into Roinecrow and quickly descended to the ground, quickly grabbing the needle before the monsters noticed and returning to the watchtower.
Soon, a handful of needles were placed on Kuze’s palm. Kuze tilted his head when he saw that.
‘What is this?’
It wasn’t just a simple needle.
There was a small amount of liquid inside the needle, and it seemed that this liquid was the real mission of the Granbird: to administer this liquid to the polar monsters.
The problem was the identity of this liquid. Could it be a potion to suppress the ferocity of polar monsters?
For that reason, the monsters that Kuze had identified throughout the night were too ferocious. They were all bloodthirsty.
It would make more sense to say the opposite. So is it a drug that deliberately provokes violence and cruelty so that it doesn’t become too docile?
‘But why?’
I had a feeling that wasn’t it. Whatever it was, it wouldn’t be such a simple reason.
Another thing that is concerning is that this information was omitted from the information provided by the Imperial Edict before coming to the Northern Plains.
‘Of course, from the Imperial Command’s perspective, it may have been information that we didn’t need to know, so we excluded it… … .’
Kuze looked at the empty space to the east where Rubin had disappeared. For now, he had no choice but to wait for the young master until the sun set.
If Rubin didn’t return by then, then there was no choice but to use the two thieves. Perhaps these two might know something about the needles radiating from the Grandbird.
