Episode 179
Time to wrap up the day after all regular classes are over.
Harold Lynch, dean of the College of Commerce, and Gray Shearan, dean of the College of Fencing, were chatting over coffee on the rooftop.
No.
To be exact, I was trying to divide it.
Bam-
The coffee in both their hands falls almost simultaneously.
It wasn’t that I was attacked by anyone or anything, but I was just casually looking at Jack Vallantier’s villa.
Because I saw what was going on there.
Boom-!
BANG-!!
A loud noise that explodes without stopping.
A man and a woman moving as if dancing under the soft moonlight slowly shining from the sky.
The two were moving without rest.
While continuing to swing the sword I was holding.
If you didn’t know, you would have thought it was just a fight between Mana users, but these two weren’t like that.
He is a master and a 9th circle mana user.
It’s not that there was no eye for it.
So, I was shocked.
“… … Over there, like that, that? You’re reacting to that?”
“……oh my god.”
As I said before, I know both because I have an eye for it.
Clearly, from what I remember, Jack’s level is a 5-circle mana user.
But 5th circle mana users can use powers they would never dream of, and commit ridiculous acts with ease.
And now.
I caught a glimpse of the cross-section.
When the sword bounces off and hits the air, the air itself is torn apart.
When they touch the ground, the ground explodes, and when the swords collide, an unbelievable loud noise rings out.
Clash of Mana.
Offset, and more destruction.
Further that movement.
Avoiding and attacking at the same time, constantly reading the opponent’s attacks, and then attacking again.
They exchanged blows countless times, but not a single scratch was visible on their bodies.
This means that they are completely reading each other’s attacks.
That was a category that couldn’t be explained by the superiority of the circle.
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The swordsman.
Because this world wasn’t a swordsman’s world.
“That’s definitely not full power… … ”
Harold swallowed hard.
“If you’re good at making artifacts and handling swords well… what can’t you do?”
Gray didn’t react to Harold’s unreasonable words.
I couldn’t do it exactly.
Because Gray didn’t know either.
Where on earth do Jack’s limits end?
So the two men got caught up in the Jack and Valentine duel.
Because every single movement of aiming and swinging the sword was so perfect that it went beyond textbook level.
The two were deeply immersed in Jack and Valentine’s movements.
* * *
Let’s swing our swords.
Kwaaang-!
As if waiting, the Master’s sword blocks my sword.
A brief deadlock.
Power is added to the Master’s sword, and power is added to mine.
It’s tight.
To be exact, I’m a little behind.
0.1%, no, it’s even lower than that, about 0.01% difference.
The numbers may be small, but for people like me and my teacher, that number makes a bigger difference than you might think.
Just then, as I was about to change positions by sliding my sword to the side.
Phew-!
The Master’s foot flies towards my abdomen.
That brief, fleeting moment.
He turned his body and kicked his feet in the same way.
Our feet touch each other’s abdomen and Master’s abdomen.
Phew-!
Phew-!!
The moment he flew backwards, he quickly got into position after stabbing his sword into the ground.
When I raise my head, I see my teacher frowning and stroking his stomach.
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You seem to be in quite a bit of pain.
I didn’t show it though.
I’m sick too.
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[The disciple kicks his master in the stomach.]
I really didn’t want to say something like that.
“I got hit a lot.”
[huh?]
In the past, my life was divided into before and after meeting the Master.
The reason I was able to become this strong now was because of the very ‘strict’ teachings of my teacher.
That strict teaching went beyond strictness to the point of being extremely eccentric, so to speak.
“I have even been beaten like a dog by my teacher on Boknal.”
[I said that?]
“yes.”
The teacher tilts his head with a questioning expression.
[If I did that, there would be a reason, maybe someone was spying on me while I was showering… …]
I took advantage of the gap and put strength into my legs.
Bam-!
The distance that had been far away is shortened in an instant.
I naturally reached out.
Turuk-
A little late.
The teacher, who reacted exactly 0.1 seconds later than usual, was easily caught by the wrist.
That’s the arm that was holding the sword.
But the other wrist remained, and the Master immediately swung it.
Phew-
A dull pain felt in the cheek.
I didn’t care.
Because.
The tip of the practice sword I was holding was touching the master’s neck.
“As the blue comes out of the blue, so does the blue, Master.”
[… … .]
“I won.”
This is the first time.
In my previous life, I never once defeated my master.
It might be more appropriate to say that I couldn’t win because I realized my true colors and developed my own techniques after my master passed away.
Just as I was about to quietly put the sword away.
Phuong-
With the sound of a balloon popping, the teacher turned into a doll.
The teacher spoke as if nothing had happened.
[Even though he is young and not of normal body, he is able to move at that level… … .]
The teacher smiles faintly.
[That’s amazing.]
I ended up laughing too.
Then I squatted down and organized my clothes with my teacher.
A beige one-piece dress with underwear of a similar color hidden underneath.
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“By the way, was this incarnation okay?”
[Yeah, it was okay.]
I felt like I was lucky.
I was unconscious for a long time, so I couldn’t take care of you, Master.
It took a while, but I feel relieved now that you said it was okay.
After organizing his clothes, he sat the teacher on his shoulders and stood up.
I slowly turned my head.
Our little ones were staring blankly at us from the front gate, and I could feel the gazes of about a dozen people on the Academy side.
Oh, I see you’ve seen it all.
He shrugged.
Than that.
What should we do with this yard, which has been completely devastated as if the dragon had clawed at it dozens of times?
* * *
The next morning.
Kronos, who had become a Death Knight, said:
(Dangerous person.)
and.
(The only being who can stop His Majesty’s great undertaking.)
My face is starting to feel really hot.
(So even if I give him all the information about the Tulcan Empire.)
“Even if it exists?”
(I have to gain his trust. Then, when the time is right, I have to somehow succeed in assassinating him…)
etc.
So, why is Kronos saying this?
I asked this.
Your first impression of me, and beyond that, why you wanted to invite me, and whether it was sincere.
Honestly, I knew that he wasn’t sincere, but our teacher didn’t know.
That’s why I asked on purpose.
And this is the answer I got.
But it’s a little disappointing.
“No one said he was handsome.”
Then, as if he had been waiting, Cronus spoke.
(Although the ‘lord’ was handsome, in my eyes Iskandar was more handsome.)
I guess there are things that can’t be achieved even with forced loyalty.
(My lord, I will now tell you all about the Tulcan Empire.)
I burst out laughing.
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information?
“No need.”
(……yes?)
I turned my head slightly.
A single sheet of paper placed on a desk.
There were countless people’s names engraved there.
These are the names of all the nobles who belong to the committee that I had asked Kronos to give me just before I went to bed last night.
Inside are written the names of nobles from all the kingdoms, starting with Teslan.
Let me be honest.
I was surprised the moment I saw it.
The names of all the famous people from each kingdom were included.
anyway.
“You just need to know who you need to kill. What else do you need? And.”
(……?)
“Other than that, I know almost 99% of what you know. I studied the Tulcan Empire very thoroughly.”
(……Yes. Okay. I understand.)
The important thing here is.
That’s right, 99 percent.
The remaining 1 percent.
Just ask that.
“When are we going to catch the dragon in the Steel Mountains? Do you know?”
(Yes, my lord. I know.)
As expected, he is the crown prince’s closest confidant.
I know all this too.
“When?”
(Three days ago, we received word that seven masters including Beckerman and ten 9th circle mana users had departed for the Steel Mountains.)
I ended up sighing.
These guys.
“You made another mistake.”
(yes?)
“That dragon in the Steel Mountains, you won’t catch it.”
(……I don’t understand. After reviewing past documents and organizing them, it seems that an adult dragon can be organized into a maximum of four Masters. However, there are seven Masters and ten 9th Circle Mana users. In terms of power, it is more than enough.)
Look at this.
“Why are you so upset? Did you plan this yourself?”
(…….)
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This seems to be correct too.
actually.
“Power isn’t the issue, there’s something more important.”
(If you say it’s important…?)
“Do you know where he is in the Steel Mountains?”
(…….)
“Looking at the way they were going back, it seems like one of the spies dispatched here and there saw a very suspicious person near the mountain range and reported it… … So the personnel were replenished and they continued to observe each other, and a few people died or something like that, right?”
(That’s correct.)
Psik
“I’ll tell you for sure, you’ll never find him.”
(I don’t understand what you are saying.)
I don’t usually take certainty about uncertain things, but I can say this for sure.
“He’s scared.”
(yes?)
“Cowards are quick to notice. I bet he’s packing up to run away right now. He might have run away a while ago.”
(…….)
“Here comes another problem. Where on earth did that guy jump off to?”
Cronus did not answer.
To be exact, he didn’t say anything.
Even if you become a Death Knight, your head won’t explode or anything, so I guess he made his own judgment.
Kronos was waiting for my answer.
Yeah, I know where that guy bounced off to.
I don’t know about other dragons, but I know that one for sure.
He reached out and gestured to a Death Knight standing quietly in the corner.
I said this to the guy who approached me.
“Listen carefully. If you look towards the border between the Tulcan Empire and the Cradle Kingdom, there is a place called ‘Trom Mountain.’ If you go inside, you will see a few valleys. If you look towards that side, you will see a village where slash-and-burn farmers are living. Go there and tell the man named ‘Blanc’ this.”
Death Knight.
I don’t know the name.
It was clear that he was a dispatch from the Tulcan Empire, but I didn’t bother to find out more.
I told the guy.
“You are the last bloodline of the Lords, and the next Lord is waiting for you at the academy of the Teslan Kingdom. If you don’t want to be left behind, come out now.”
Oh, and.
“If you can’t find it in that slash-and-burn village, look in the mountains. I don’t know if it’s because he’s a ‘green dragon,’ but he likes hiking quite a bit.”
The Death Knight who received my order disappeared from his position.
