Episode 199
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The Auror vessel was finally created in Dale’s lower abdomen.
As the tentacles of the Shuve serve as a ‘mana circuit’ connecting the heart and the lower abdomen, a vein connecting the mana circle and the aura heart is formed. In a sense, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it a dual core.
Dale finally straightened up and took a deep breath.
Mana in the air was absorbed along with the breath.
Into the five circles that could be called the heart of the wizard. However, the circulation of mana did not stop there. Soon, through the ‘mana circuit’ that Shub had connected, he reached the Aura Heart, which could be called the heart of the knight, and only then did he finally stop his journey.
A small amount of mana accumulated in Auror’s vessel, and Dale took a very careful, deep breath.
To process the mana contained in the Aura’s vessel.
Not in the form of magical power to be used as a wizard, but in the form of ‘aura’ used by knights to thoroughly strengthen their bodies.
In fact, this wasn’t Dale’s first time dealing with Aurors. Even though his sense of power had become blurred while he was training as ‘Dale of Saxony’, it was still based on the time when he was at the peak of his career as a warrior.
Moreover, it is not easy to forget that feeling after being raised as an imperial hunting dog for more than a day or two.
Magic is the power of a portrait that is superimposed on the world.
And the aura is not a world, but a force that is thoroughly superimposed on the body.
At the same time, just as the Night Raven Knights of the House of Saxony have a black aura, and the Master of the Swords has a bloody aura, there is no difference in auras.
The power to project thoughts.
And then, for the first time, Dale’s auror, imbued with the thoughts of the Shadow Lord, began to glow within his body.
The body, already imbued with the darkness of the ancient past and the coldness of the apocalypse, is finally covered with an aura.
I could feel the power flowing through the veins and blood flow of my entire body, into each and every nerve and cell.
And it was a power that never needed to be complicated.
As a test, he again absorbed a certain amount of mana and sent it towards Auror Heart via Shub’s tentacles.
A little more than before. As a Dale of Saxony, I cannot reach the same level as I did in my previous life overnight.
That’s why I was carefully processing the aura, and gradually increasing the amount and intensity so that my body could adapt to it.
‘I guess it’s almost time.’
At the same time, a large amount of mana that had been accumulated in five circles and was waiting to be processed was poured out all at once towards the Aura Heart.
Dale was a wizard who had reached the level of the 5th circle, and even he had abilities that were incomparable to those of ordinary 5th circle wizards.
Therefore, the amount of mana that Dale could accumulate or absorb in his body was far beyond the imagination of normal standards.
A mass of mana, tens… no, hundreds of times the amount of aura that a knight who had just awakened his Aura Heart could absorb, poured in again as if it were exploding.
And Dale’s Aura Heart began to work desperately, processing the mana contained in the vessel into ‘Aura’. In pain that far surpassed the threshold of what could be tolerated, it felt like the Aura Heart would break at any moment.
“Confucius… … !”
Also, it was not Sir Helmut who did not know what was happening inside Dale’s body. That was why the three swords were there, and it was when Sir Helmut was panicking and trying to move his body.
“Oh, that far.”
Master Baro stopped him and said.
“Do you really want to see your lord hit you hard and then get beaten up and thrown to the ground?”
“… … .”
Sir Helmuth also knew. It was intolerable that the eldest son of the House of Saxony, whom he was supposed to serve as a loyal subordinate, was engaged in such a precarious tug-of-war.
“Don’t worry.”
At that moment, the silent Wandering Sword spoke.
“For our lord, this is not even worth worrying about.”
With absolute certainty, without a shred of doubt.
That day, I was able to experience the world of thought that the Shadow Lord had shown me, and only then was I able to know. The vessel that being held was not something that would collapse in a mere tug-of-war like this.
A heart-rending pain swallowed Dale’s consciousness. However, Dale’s heart as a knight was not something that could be broken so easily.
While the five circles stopped spinning and fell silent, the Aura Heart desperately moved, emitting ‘Aura’.
Before he knew it, it had gone beyond permeating Dale’s every bone and nerve cell and was pouring out through his skin.
In the case of knights, the distinction between aurors is not as strict as it is for wizards.
The first level of using aura, a beginner in aura, is to strengthen the body by circulating the aura within the body.
Next is the Aura Knight, which can emit aura outside the body and wrap it around a sword or use it in the form of a shield.
And the last one is the Auror Master, who can use the Auror to create an ‘Avatar’ by covering the body with a sword, armor, and body.
In other words, the act of Dale’s aura being emitted outside of his body meant one thing.
The realm of Aura Knight.
With the creation of the Auror Heart, the first Auror is being processed, and even the most talented ones are able to achieve extreme results that would take a lifetime to achieve in just a few seconds.
Following the pitch-black magic sword in Dale’s hand, an aura began to swirl around.
“Come on… … !”
Further, Sir Helmut held his breath as he looked at the color that was embedded in the aura.
“Is our role here to just surprise everyone and add some excitement?”
“I guess so.”
“Oh, my gosh! This is so amazing. As expected, it’s Prince Dale.”
Master Baro shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly in an emotionless voice. But Sir Helmut paid no attention to his rudeness.
Dale can only stare in awe at the ‘Auror Blade’ wrapped around his sword.
It wasn’t one color.
The aura of black, red, and blue, the darkness of the ages, the flames burning like magma, and finally the coldness of the apocalypse.
Three colored auras were imbued into Dale’s magic sword.
But at the same time, the three colors were not interlocked and existing. It was black, then changed to red, then blue, and then red again.
‘I can control the color of the aura like magic depending on the need… … .’
Sir Helmut held his breath at the sight.
The Shadow Lord fixed the hilt of his sword. Without using any magical power, without accelerating the mana circle, as one who thoroughly pursues the sword.
I opened my mouth, surrendering myself to the flow of aura pulsating within my body.
“Stop talking nonsense and draw your sword. Master, right now.”
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“Oh my, I was waiting to hear that.”
Only then did Master Baro draw his sword.
The realm of an Auror Knight. He is not yet at the level of an Auror Master who can use an ‘Avatar’. Although Dale can use an Avatar, it is only the power of magic added through magic and the Book of the Black Goat.
Therefore, there was only one thing Dale had to pursue in preparation for the Test of the Sword.
The realm of the Aura Master.
It is not the avatar of the Shadow Lord, but only the projection of ‘Dale’s avatar’.
‘Fortunately, I was able to somehow create the Aura Blade, but this is probably the end of my self-study.’
For that, Dale fixed his Auror Blade, and the three Continental Seven Swords are here.
What you can achieve through self-study is the level of Auror Knight.
In order to open up a new realm, it was necessary to risk one’s life and walk a tightrope with the strong.
“Come at me with the determination to kill.”
Dale said, and Master Baro nodded.
“Now, wait a minute. Prince Dale!”
Just then, Sir Helmut intervened.
“Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for me, Sir Helmut, to be the first disciple of Confucius?”
“It would be an essential part of the training to clash with Sir Helmut’s sword.”
Dale nodded.
“But as Sir Helmut said, Master Baro is a man with the name of the sword, far removed from the nobility of a knight. He is one who uses all sorts of vile swords to kill his opponents.”
“Oh, I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“For me right now, that level of threat is just right.”
“… … Please forgive my ignorance, Confucius.”
Sir Helmut, who finally understood Dale’s intentions, bowed his head.
“No, Sir Helmut. It is your job to protect me when the time comes.”
Dale said with a smile, and turned his head. Master Baro was right there.
As a knight, what Dale absolutely lacks is not the experience of holding a sword. There is no need to even mention his time as a warrior in another world; as the eldest son of the Saxon family, he held a sword so tirelessly that he fought against countless enemies.
So what Dale needed was different.
It’s about reviving the sense of aura.
In the past, as a warrior from another world, the feeling and memories of fighting while deploying Aura. In order to revive that feeling, a suitable strong person was needed above all else.
Not a nice-sounding pretense like performance, but a real threat to one’s life and a strong person who must fight desperately.
In that respect, Master Salgeom Baro was the perfect person to be Dale’s ‘first training partner’.
“This tight dance show, even if you suddenly cross the Samdo River, I don’t know about it.”
“The sea of hope.”
Dale spoke as he fixed the black-red-blue Aura Blade. Before he knew it, Master Baro had already drawn his sword and was swinging it without even making a preliminary move.
Phew!
The distance was quite far, but I could feel it vividly. The killing spirit swirling around Dale’s Adam’s apple.
He quickly kicked the ground and opened up some distance. He moved while exploding the aura in his body, but at that very moment.
‘… … !’
At the absurd power of Aura and the speed that was far beyond my expectations, my body lost its balance for a moment and staggered. Taking advantage of that gap, Salgeom swung his sword again.
“Oh, you want to fly away like that? You’d better move around a bit.”
Standing there, facing the empty space, like conducting an orchestra.
Every time that happened, the distance between the two people would change, and Master Baro’s sword would glow coldly right in front of Dale’s nose.
As he staggered, countless sword energies swept toward Dale’s body as if they were exploding. He rolled around on the ground in an ugly state, and as ugly as it could be, he avoided the sword wind of the sword and regained his posture.
“Whoa, what the hell. Did you really try to cut off my balls to kill me?”
Dale took a stance and swore.
“Oh, isn’t it the duty of a knight to bow his head to the orders of his heavenly master?”
Master Baro replied with a chuckle. Dale thought as he focused his consciousness again on his body.
‘I get it now.’
I felt like I was starting to get a feel for how to use Aura. How and in what situation should I use this power that could explode inside my body at any moment?
“Grit your teeth, you little shit.”
That’s why Dale said that. And before he could finish his words, the distance between him and Master Baro had already narrowed.
“… … !”
A black sword imbued with primordial darkness was swung.
I closed the distance and swung my sword, and it was so fast. But then.
Just before the swung sword could slice off Master Baro’s neck, an explosion struck.
It temporarily released an explosion of aura, and it meant one thing.
“Haha, that’s true. If you keep doing this, your balls might fly off.”
The avatar of the Seven Swords of the Continent, the Master of the Salgeom, who was blocking Dale’s Black Sword, was there.
