Episode 28. Invitation to the Black Dream Forest (1)
“Hmm, Tina is the new king of the Roinecrows? How interesting.”
Siren read the letter written by Gilfield himself and placed it on the table. It was a letter that summarized Rubin’s visit.
Given the nature of the inspiration she knew, the compliments in the text were not common.
‘I thought it would be impossible to inject smoke into an old tree… but it was actually possible.’
It was unexpected. Apart from keeping Tina alive, this was also her own test against Rubin.
Of course, failure was expected, but this time, that expectation was overturned. Siren looked at Rubin with a face that hid her surprise.
“Rubin.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“You deserve to be rewarded for what you’ve done. Is there anything you want?”
A slight smile appeared on Rubin’s face at those words. At times like this, he just seemed like a child.
“I want to use the library every day.”
“The library?”
A library is a place where, usually in prestigious families, the family’s vision and old books are stored.
But Roinenga’s library is not like that. It is literally an ordinary library with only basic forensics books and history books.
All they ask for is a library and entrance.
What Siren had expected was a request that broke a taboo, like the privilege of entering and exiting the mansion.
Now, all that’s left for Rubin is two years of suffocating life. After two years, after the ‘second selection’, until he becomes a monk, the Roinen bloodline must remain within the mansion.
“I heard you like books a lot. It won’t be difficult. Just make sure you stay until midnight.”
“Thank you, my lord.”
“Now, take a rest, Rubin.”
So Rubin leaves.
Damon, the immediate subordinate who had been guarding the position next to her, bent down towards Siren.
“My lord, if you so command, I will observe the young master who is staying in the library.”
Damon noticed the curiosity that Siren had. A curiosity to check on Rubin.
Besides, he too, like Siren, suspected that the youngest master was simply using the library to read books. If he had other purposes, he might have to take them away.
but.
“No, that’s not necessary.”
Anyway, this is a reward for what Rubin did. There was no need to dig deep and overturn it. And.
“There will be many opportunities to check on that child in the future anyway.”
Time passed like that. Rubin’s dull daily life continued again.
‘Haaaat!’
Two wooden swords clash.
The old man and the boy stare at each other. The wooden swords they are holding begin to tremble, but neither of them releases their grip.
Rubin, who seemed to be retreating, jumps in again and takes advantage of the opening.
Brion Sword Technique. The movements Rubin’s wooden sword showed were none other than Brion Sword Technique 11.
A dull friction sound rings out in succession.
Haneke blocks the chain attacks one by one. They seem to be entangled, but the two are currently continuing with precise attacks and precise defenses.
‘Haaaat!’
When swords clash once again.
With a crack, the two wooden swords shattered. The broken blades of the wooden swords flew behind the two people.
‘It’s broken again.’
-It seems like it’s almost midnight. Shouldn’t you be leaving the library now?
Rubin looked down at the hilt of the wooden sword.
Unfortunately, that’s all for today. Reading books in the mansion’s library is only allowed until midnight. Soon, Puree will come looking for Rubin.
Before that,
Rubin went to the large rock that stood on one side of the inner training ground to record the completion of the day’s training in his own way.
Tt …
Rubin drew a diagonal line into the rock with the short part of the broken wooden sword that remained.
-There are 729 slashes today. It’s already been two years.
If it was short, it was short, and if it was long, it was long.
It’s been two years since we toured the tower, saved Tina’s life from the assassins, and visited Mr. Gilfield’s arboretum.
Meanwhile, Rubin came in under the pretense of reading books in the library and practiced Brion swordsmanship for several hours a day.
The 11th form of Brion’s swordsmanship achieved in 2 years.
Since the 12th form was the last form of Brion’s swordsmanship, there wasn’t much left until the end.
‘After the 12th form… finally come.’
Haneke said that swordsmanship comes before Auror. He said that only after learning all swordsmanship can one prepare for Auror.
-That’s the difference between Aura and Amyeon.
In the assassination swordsmanship, if a certain amount of darkness is not present, the swordsmanship that fits the purpose cannot be realized.
Movement in battle, all the energy related to battle. Since all of these things are under the influence of Darkness, only when Darkness is equipped can one utilize high-level swordsmanship.
On the other hand, the structure of the aura was different. In order to manifest the aura, one had to first learn all the sword techniques.
-You could say that Aura is the perfection of swordsmanship. The nature of the Aura is different for each swordsmanship of the famous swordsmanship. If you manifest Aura, its roots lie in Brion swordsmanship.
This also meant that if he had mastered a swordsmanship other than Brion’s, he would have manifested an aura with different roots.
-So even if you call them both ‘Auror’, it’s different depending on which swordsmanship you learned.
Since I had mastered Brion’s 11th form perfectly, I thought it would be okay to start learning the 12th form within a few days. If that was true, then Aura would not be far away.
It will be possible to fill the ‘third ring’ that has been empty for the past 11 years.
‘I wish I could see the aura before the second selection.’
When Rubin talks to himself like that.
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Haneke looked around at the broken wooden swords from his duel with Rubin. Nearly a thousand wooden swords were stuck on the floor around the training ground, reminiscent of a battlefield.
Haneke turned to Rubin and said:
-You said it was two years after the ‘first selection’. That must not be long.
Haneke knew that it was thanks to Rubin’s victory in the ‘first selection’ that he and Rubin, who had been like broken blades in a warehouse, were able to meet again.
If that’s the case, then the ‘second selection’ couldn’t have been a light test either. It could have possibly brought about a bigger change than the ‘first selection’.
-When exactly?
‘It could start today. It could start without any warning. That’s the way the second option is.’
Rubin said he still felt sorry that he couldn’t manifest the aura right away.
-You don’t have to be impatient. Your current growth rate is…
Then Haneke hesitates for a moment.
Should I praise it as it is?
Or should I urge them not to let their guard down?
-Not bad.
That being said, I couldn’t count how many times Haneke was surprised while Rubin was reaching the 11th form of Kenjutsu.
Rubin recreated the Brion swordsmanship according to his instincts, just as Haneke had initially feared.
However, Rubin’s astonishingly fast absorption and rapid progress made me forget even those worries.
This experience of watching his growth right up close was enough to soothe the regret of Brion’s swordsmanship fading away.
‘The puree has arrived.’
Rubin said. Soon the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs to the basement storage room was heard, then stopped in front of the door.
“master!”
“Yeah, I was just about to leave.”
“It’s already 12 o’clock, 12 o’clock! I wish I could get some sleep on time, really!”
Even though he said that, Rubin knew very well that there was someone in the world who cared about him more than anyone else.
“Okay, get out now.”
Rubin closed the book he had left open and quickly got up from his seat. As he opened the door and went out, Puree was standing there with her lower lip bitten and her nose twitching.
-Your maid seems to be the only lively person in this dark and dreary household. She’s like a fluorescent frog glowing in the dark.
“Master Rubin, what do you find so funny?”
Rubin, who found himself chuckling at Haneke’s classy joke, quickly changed his expression.
“I was reminded of a funny passage from a book.”
“If you just read books like that, your eyesight will get worse!”
Pure lowered his voice as soon as he stepped out of the library. There were many vassals guarding the mansion, hiding in various places.
“Do you promise to go to bed early today as soon as you get home? Yes?”
“Okay, I promise.”
Puree didn’t take her suspicious gaze away.
“You haven’t forgotten that the second round of selection is just around the corner, have you? I don’t know how many days are left, but… … .”
Puree that blurs the end of the horse. The second selection, like the previous test, is a test of the innate talents of the children of the Assassin Swordsman. There was no need to train for the test, and it was a rule that it should not be done.
As for other collateral families, they might be taking all sorts of secret classes to get good grades.
Puree had something else to worry about now.
“Don’t be afraid, Puree.”
“Master, can you tell I’m scared? In fact, I can’t even sleep these days because of it.”
“It’s okay. It’ll be okay.”
Perhaps because of Rubin’s confident words, Puree’s expression softened slightly.
“Well, being scared won’t make a difference, right?”
The so-called ‘invitation.’
The second selection is preceded by a ceremony called an invitation, and that was what Puree was worried about.
It was natural that, on rare occasions, a maid would die as a result of the invitation ceremony.
“Well, I guess it can’t be helped! This is the fate of a maid to the young master!”
“Huh? So it’s not my concern… … ?”
“Thank you for comforting me, my lord. Thanks to you, I gained some courage!”
Puree, who had gathered all her strength and entered Rubin’s residence, smirked as she watched her back.
‘I told you it’s good to be honest.’
Puree, who entered the living quarters on the east side of the mansion, immediately checked the bed so that Rubin could sleep comfortably.
Meanwhile, Rubin sat in the living room, recalling his first choice from two years ago.
I wonder how much Kun Crokisson and Hamil Kunitli, who came in second and third after Rubin, have grown.
Kun, who held the legendary weapon, Kergit Dagger, in his hands due to his second place performance.
Even before Rubin’s return, Kuhn had chosen the weapon as a winner, so things were no different.
However, in this life, Kun was filled with a sense of defeat at having lost the championship to the Roinen bloodline. How much will Kun’s appearance change from before his regression due to this variable?
It was at that moment that I thought that.
“Gyaaaah!”
Suddenly, Puree’s alarmed voice was heard from upstairs. It was a loud cry that woke even the Siren on the other side of the mansion.
‘It’s an invitation!’
Rubin noticed right away.
Even if you hadn’t hidden the secret, you would have noticed the intrusion.
There was nothing I could do. Instead, I had to prevent Puree from having an accident.
Rubin hurried up and jumped in.
As I opened the door and went in, I saw Puree lying on the floor. And opposite her was a spider as big as a human body.
-Is that the invitation?
‘That’s right. It’s an invitation to the second selection.’
The spider lifted its two front legs and waved them around in front of her eyes. Puree reacted by flinching in fear.
Rubin walked towards her.
If Rubin had been just a little bit later, Puree could have had a big accident.
‘The spider would have been violent until the owner of the invitation showed up.’
However, there was no one else to help besides Rubin. Even if the escorts had noticed the approach of the invitation spider, they were forbidden from stopping the ritual.
Even if the maid died, the vassals would have had to wait silently until Rubin, the recipient of the invitation, showed up.
Ssasha, ssasha.
The invitation spider made an unpleasant hissing sound, its teeth rattling like sawtooth. It had to respond to the invitation as soon as possible.
‘First, we need to move the puree to another place.’
