Episode 71: Sword Master Kergo (3)
71. Fencing Master Kergo (3)
“Whew, I think I’ll live a little.”
Kang Hyun, who had beaten Kergo up thoroughly, smiled with satisfaction.
“I guess just one can of beer would be perfect. Right?”
“…”
Kergo, whose whole body was swollen and covered in bruises, was unable to say anything.
Of course, even if I answered, Kang Hyun wouldn’t have understood.
“But that technique you used earlier. What on earth is that? Is it really a skill? No. It’s strangely different from a skill.”
As Kang Hyun became more sensitive to magic, he realized something.
The movement of magical power when using skills is strangely awkward.
Although he couldn’t explain it exactly yet, Kang Hyun had always felt that something was strange.
“But the technique he used didn’t have any of that awkwardness at all.”
On the other hand, Kergo’s technique was very natural.
The feeling that the magic itself exerts all of its inherent power without putting a strain on the body.
Kang Hyun wondered where the difference came from.
“Magic, magic…”
At that moment, Kang Hyun’s head lit up.
“Couldn’t I do that too?”
Kang Hyun’s talent and sense for fighting are, to put it nicely, average.
But the magic power was different.
I have yet to see anyone around me who can sense magic as sensitively as I can.
Kang Hyun somehow felt like he could do it.
“Yeah. I wasn’t going to grab a sword that I wasn’t good at. My next target is that technique.”
Kang Hyun looked at Kergo with eyes full of passion.
“Keruk…?”
“So. Please take care of me, teacher.”
Although he couldn’t understand, Kergo was sure.
That the road to hell was opened again.
**
A week later.
Kang Hyun entered the guild office with an ominous aura.
“How have you been?”
“Mr. Kang Hyun. Are you here?”
Shin Sung-ah and the guild members welcomed Kang Hyun, who had appeared after a long time.
“That guild leader…”
Han Jae-moon, who was working on one side, walked over to Kang Hyeon.
“why?”
“That… Team Leader Shin Tae-gil came to the guild to ask why he couldn’t contact us.”
“Oh, I’ve been a bit busy. What’s so important that you have to come in person?”
“Yes. That’s….”
“for a moment.”
Han Jae-moon tried to say something, but Kang Hyun stopped him.
“That’ll be later. Right now, there are more important things to do.”
Kang Hyun looked around the office.
“What about An Yu-seong?”
“I’m here.”
At Kang Hyun’s call, An Yu-seong, who was in the corner, raised his hand.
“How have you been?”
“Of course. The market response to the newly released Mega Muscle Kang Hyun in the recent Naked Kang Hyun series is good. In particular, the group of enthusiastic fans is very solid.”
“Yeah. Figures… nice. Hehe.”
Kang Hyun burst out laughing like he had lost his mind.
“Let’s have a go.”
“Are you sure?”
“Are you kidding me? Don’t ask the obvious.”
“Brother. You look tired now.”
“Don’t worry about yourself, Inma.”
“I like it. It’s good that I came up with a new design anyway.”
An Yu-seong also laughed heartily at the thought of releasing a new figure.
“I’m going to kill you today and smash all those disgusting figures.”
“Isn’t it too much to say they’re disgusting? These are works that I put my artistic soul into.”
“Shut up and follow me.”
Kang Hyun and An Yu-seong headed to a nearby training center exclusively for those with abilities.
“Phew…”
There hasn’t been a fight on the roof of the building since the first day.
It was a report from people on other floors, but it was also because the roof might collapse if we were not careful.
“Hey hey. Here you go again.”
“You look completely shabby today too.”
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“You didn’t just come without washing because you’d be covered in blood anyway, right?”
“Maybe so.”
“By the way, Kang Hyun. Seeing it break every day, I think the rumors are exaggerated.”
That was when.
The eyes of the whispering power holders and Kang Hyun met.
“Cough!”
The capable people held their breath without realizing it.
‘What kind of eyes are so fierce…’
They, who could not make eye contact, quietly turned their heads.
“Are you ready?”
Kang Hyun, who dealt with the intruders, relaxed.
“The rules are the same.”
“yes.”
“Then let’s begin.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Kang Hyun ran at full speed.
“What has changed?”
An Yu-seong smiled bitterly at the strategy that seemed no different from the existing one.
“You’ll know when you try it.”
Kang Hyun and An Yu-seong’s swords were tangled in a mess.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of exchanges took place.
Each and every one of those attacks contained the power and skill to take down even the most capable people in one blow.
“It’s nothing special, right?”
But for them, it’s everyday life.
It seems like Kang Hyun’s swordsmanship skills have improved a little, but that’s it.
The fighting sense that existed between Anyu Seong and Kang Hyeon was not something that could be filled with just that much.
“I’ll finish it now. I need to finish it quickly and then work on designing a figure.”
An Yu-seong swung his sword with a bored expression.
-Chae-Ang!
A simple swing.
However, An Yu-seong broke Kang Hyeon’s center of gravity and took away his timing.
‘Now my brother will flounder around, unable to keep his balance, and I will knock him down with a finishing blow.’
And then he holds a knife to the neck of Kang-Hyeon, who is lying down.
These actions seem extremely simple, but they are all so thoroughly calculated that they can be fatal to the opponent.
It was when An Yu-seong was about to deliver the final blow to Kang Hyeon.
“huh?”
“Did you have fun?”
At that moment, something roughly erupted from Kang Hyun’s body.
An Yu-seong immediately noticed that it was magic.
“Huh, huh? Hyung, you can’t use your skills, right?”
“This isn’t a skill, you brat!”
The magical power that emerged from Kang Hyun’s body instantly became tangible and gathered into the sword.
The sword imbued with magic began to glow a bluish light.
‘this!’
An Yu-seong’s sixth sense resonated strongly.
That attack was not something to be tolerated.
An Yu-seong, who was swinging his sword, quickly pulled back.
“You’re late!”
But to begin with, Kang Hyun’s physical specs are superior.
I couldn’t escape from Kang Hyun by taking backward steps.
Kang Hyun’s swordsmanship that draws a blue line.
An Yu-seong eventually had no choice but to swing his sword to defend himself.
-Bang!
An explosion occurred when Kang Hyun’s sword and An Yu-seong’s sword collided.
A sudden loud noise drew everyone’s attention, and they saw An Yu-seong lying on the floor.
“Brother. This is against the rules. Haha…”
An Yu-seong laughed in vain as he looked at Kang-hyeon’s sword aimed at his neck. The sword he was holding was completely shattered and scattered on the floor.
“what.”
“Did you learn any new skills this time?”
“Skills are shit. I said it’s an ability I acquired through practice. Ability. Don’t you know? It’s in the status window.”
“How can you believe that?”
“Do I look like someone who has no self-respect and lies like that? It was so hard for me to learn this.”
“Whew, I see.”
In fact, An Yu-seong also knew that Kang Hyeon did not use the skill.
‘The movement of magic is different.’
Although he doesn’t feel the magic completely like Kang Hyun, An Yu-seong also perceives the flow of magic to some extent with the help of his sixth sense.
‘It feels like it’s moving roughly and unrefined. Did you control your magic power arbitrarily?’
Usually, when you use a skill, it feels like the magic moves along a set route the moment you activate it.
However, what Kang Hyun had just used completely ignored all of that and gave the feeling that he was controlling his magical power solely with his own will.
“Brother. It’s not finished yet, is it?”
“Huh? How did you know?”
The original goal was to have strong cutting power like a Kergo.
However, Kang Hyun’s magical power control was not yet that sophisticated.
Eventually, as if pouring in magical power, they swung it together and a strong magical power explosion occurred.
“But I worked so hard to do this.”
“I guess you really hated selling figures.”
“Are you asking because you don’t know?”
An Yu-seong also knew from the beginning that Kang Hyeon had a great sense of magic.
But I couldn’t even imagine moving magical power arbitrarily without using skills.
“As expected, you’re fun, hyung. Hehe.”
“What are you talking about? You crazy bastard.”
Kang Hyun, who put away his sword, had a relieved expression on his face.
“f*ck! I won!”
Kang Hyun shouted for the training ground to leave. Then he immediately collapsed on the floor.
“Aww… my head is going to burst.”
Controlling magical power at will required tremendous concentration.
I was already tired, so I moved my magic and it felt like my whole body was throbbing.
-Wooooooow
“Brother. Aren’t you answering your phone?”
“ah?”
Kang Hyun, who was scratching his head for no reason, took out his smartphone.
“Ahem, my body really was shaking.”
When I checked the LCD, Shin Tae-gil’s name was on it.
“hello.”
-Yes, Mr. Kang Hyun. It’s been a while.
Shin Tae-gil’s voice sounded more tired than usual over the phone.
“What’s going on?”
-It’s important.
“That’s what we always say.”
-Ha, I don’t feel like joking. Are you free tomorrow?
“Tomorrow? Do you have time?”
-Then, please come to the conference room where we had our strategy meeting last time.
“Why there again?”
-Don’t you watch the news these days?
I haven’t seen it.
For a while, I was crazy about swords and magic, so I didn’t have the energy to worry about such things.
“news?”
-The whole world is talking about that right now, but Kang Hyun is the only one who is so peaceful.
“I’m a bit of a pacifist.”
There was a brief silence after Kang Hyun’s words.
“What? If you have any complaints, just tell me.”
-See you tomorrow at two o’clock.
Shin Tae-gil ended the call with those words.
**
World Dungeon Management Organization.
Among them, the headquarters of the South Korean branch.
There is a conference room on the 11th floor.
Although it was his first time visiting the place since the last ‘C-Rank Dungeon Strategy Meeting’, Kang-Hyeon went to the meeting room feeling quite familiar.
-Clap
As I opened the door and went in, I saw people already sitting.
Some of them were quite familiar faces, and some were new to me.
“Are you here?”
Shin Tae-gil, who was standing in front, bowed his head slightly and greeted me.
“You’re not late this time, are you?”
“Yes. He arrived exactly one minute ago.”
“Whew… Thank goodness.”
“Didn’t you tell me to come at least five minutes ago?”
“Don’t worry about the little things and just hurry…”
Someone tapped Kang Hyun on the shoulder while he was talking.
“Just pass by for a moment.”
I turned my head at the familiar voice and saw the leader of the Hwa-ryong Guild, Park Ho-yeon.
“What? There are people who are slower than me. Why are you saying that?”
Kang Hyun said with a frown.
Park Ho-yeon opened his eyes for a moment, but quickly lowered them again.
“I don’t really want to get into trouble, so let’s just leave it at that. I just want to pass quietly.”
“You’re thick-skinned. Is that a basic option for a large guild leader?”
To be honest, after clearing the dungeon, I completely lost interest in the Hwalong Guild and Park Ho-yeon.
I foolishly thought it would collapse on its own, but I never thought it would still be in good health enough to attend an event like this.
“Both of you, stop now. The meeting is about to begin.”
Kang Hyeon gave up his seat at Shin Tae-gil’s words.
Park Ho-yeon quietly went into his seat without saying a word.
It was a little different from before, when he displayed an arrogant attitude regardless of time and place.
“Now everyone is gathered.”
All of the special ability management team members have finally gathered.
“I know you all are busy, so let’s get to the point quickly.”
Shin Tae-gil continued speaking with a serious expression as he looked around at them.
