Episode 50. The Sun’s Inspector (2)
Yuren Helios.
Leader of the five great heroes, descendant of ‘Sun Swordsman’ Raynald Helios.
A swordsmanship genius who defeated his master with a sword at the age of just 10.
The sword given by the seven gods, the second coming of the Sun Swordsman, the reincarnation of Raynald, etc.
There were too many words to describe him to count on one hand.
Yuren, who had been the center of attention of the continent since she was young, showed off incredible skills that were hard to believe for her young age, and as if to repay that attention, she made a name for herself.
People unanimously praised him, saying that a genius had appeared who would save the Helios family, which had been slowly declining for the past 500 years.
But they say that tragedy always follows genius.
When Yuren was 12 years old, his younger sister Yurina Helios died in an accident.
The cause of death was accidental drowning.
It was a tragedy that occurred on Mt. Yeongsan (靈山) where the previous heads of the Helios family were buried.
Yuren, who was deeply heartbroken by her sister’s death, even let go of her sword, which she had never let go of, and shut herself in her house, stopping all outside activities.
So three years later.
While the gossipy tycoons were happily chatting about how the light of hope that would illuminate the House of Helios had gone out and that the sun had set.
Yuren finally revealed herself after three years of silence.
The place where he reappeared was the swordsmanship competition held annually in the empire.
At the age of only 15, Yuren proudly took second place in the Imperial Swordsmanship Tournament, showing the continent that he was still going strong.
From then on, it was a success.
He entered Hero School at the age of 18 as the top student in his class, and never once lost first place in the overall evaluation of candidates, solidifying his position as a descendant of the ‘Swordsman of the Sun’.
That kind of him.
A genius prosecutor who can be said to be an elite among the elite.
“Teach me swordsmanship!”
What would other people think if they saw him bowing his head to the last candidate and shouting at him to teach him swordsmanship?
‘You’ll probably think I’m dreaming.’
Honestly, that’s exactly how I feel right now.
‘No, well. I was thinking of teaching you even without asking you.’
I never thought that Yuren would come out first and ask me to teach him swordsmanship.
He even bowed his head to a classmate he had only competed against once in a non-magic duel.
“You want me to teach you swordsmanship?”
“Okay. If it’s a case, I’ll do whatever you want.”
“No, what… Rather than saying you need an example, are you really okay?”
“… Are you okay?”
“If it were known that the top student in the class was learning swordsmanship from the last student, the school would be turned upside down.”
“doesn’t care.”
Yuren answers with a determined expression.
‘I knew you had a passion for swords in your past life, but it was even worse this time.’
I shook my head as I looked at Yuren like that.
“It’s okay to teach me, but don’t go around talking about it.”
It goes without saying that if it becomes known that I am learning swordsmanship, Yuren’s reputation will be tarnished.
I didn’t want to be a burden to my only friend, even if I couldn’t help him.
“…Thanks, Dale.”
Yuren smiled brightly like a castaway who had found an oasis in a dry desert.
“So what should I do first?”
“hmm….”
After thinking for a moment, I looked back at the center of the training ground and said.
“First, try swinging your sword like you did when you were practicing alone.”
“Like when you practice?”
“Yeah. Using magic power too.”
“okay.”
Yuren moved to the center of the training ground and slowly took a deep breath while holding the sword with both hands.
Wooooow!
Magical power spread throughout his body and an aura rose up through the blade he was holding.
A splendid golden aura befitting the nickname of the descendant of the ‘Sun Inspector’… .
‘hmm?’
I tilted my head as I looked at the blazing golden aura surrounding Yuren’s sword.
‘Was it originally that pale in color?’
In my memory, Yuren’s aura was clearly much clearer and a brilliant golden color, but it was faint, as if mixed with water.
‘Well, maybe it changed later.’
It is not uncommon for the color of the aura to change as the level increases, so there is no need to worry about it.
‘The color of the aura doesn’t matter when it comes to swordsmanship.’
I raised the corners of my mouth as I looked at Yuren, who was concentrating while holding the sword.
‘By the way, it’s been a while.’
In the past, I enjoyed just blankly watching Yuren practice his sword skills.
Just looking at it makes you fall in love with it.
Because the swordsmanship displayed by Yuren’s hands was incredibly beautiful.
“Let’s get started.”
Yuren’s sword cut through the air in a graceful line.
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A sword fight without any unnecessary details that makes you feel how hard you have trained with the sword.
I clenched my fists as I gazed at the golden aura beautifully decorating the air.
‘It’s Yuren’s sword.’
A sword that captivates people just by looking at it.
So elegant that it makes your heart flutter, and so noble that it makes your heart ache.
The sword of my one and only friend.
‘Of course, compared to the swordsmanship of Yuren that I saw in my previous life, it is still lacking in many ways.’
still.
I could tell.
Only I could know.
The inspector before my eyes will become a sun that shines brighter than Raynald Helios, who was called the ‘Inspector of the Sun’ 500 years ago.
“Haat!”
With a short cry, an aura exploded from Yuren’s sword.
Gurrrrrr!
The entire training ground was engulfed in a loud noise, as if thunder had struck.
I looked at the golden aura swirling around like a storm with a weary expression on my face.
‘No matter when I see it, it’s a truly ignorant amount of magic power.’
I’ve heard before that Yuren has had much more magical power than others since she first awakened her stigmata.
‘And since I was little, I must have grown up eating all kinds of elixirs that could increase my magical power.’
Innate magical power, with full support from the family.
Finally, steady training of magical power through breathing techniques.
This was the reason why Yuren, at only 20 years old, had amassed more magical power than his peers and even some professors.
‘It’s a combination of talent, effort, and support.’
It’s only natural that he would possess such an absurd amount of magical power.
Phew! Hmph! Boom!
About 5 more minutes passed like that.
The silver light that gracefully swept across the sky has faded.
“Whew. I did as you said. How was it?”
“It was great.”
Certainly, Yuren possessed outstanding swordsmanship skills, to the point where it would not be an exaggeration to call him a swordsmanship genius.
“That’s great, but I lost to you without even getting a proper fight back.”
“What is that…?”
Even though Yuren is a genius in swordsmanship.
It was incomparable to me, who had been training with the sword for hundreds or thousands of years.
‘It’s like comparing a baby who’s just started walking with a fully grown adult.’
Of course, from Yuren’s perspective, who didn’t know that fact, I must have felt like I was some kind of god of swordsmanship.
‘From my perspective, it’s actually better if you misunderstand it that way.’
Just as the same words can sound different depending on the professor’s specifications.
The more I think of Yuren, the easier it will be for me to teach him swordsmanship.
‘Should we take it a step further?’
I looked back at Yuren with the corners of my lips raised.
“Okay. Then, shall we spar one more time?”
“okay.”
“This time, let’s try using magic.”
“…You want to use magic?”
Yuren flinched and trailed off.
He continued speaking, watching me carefully.
“I feel a bit awkward saying this….”
“Isn’t the difference in magical power between us too great?”
“Oh, yeah. That… sorry.”
“What do you have to be sorry about? Even having a lot of magical power affects your swordsmanship.”
Didn’t you feel that way when you experienced the ‘incarnation’ state last time?
‘Magic power and swordsmanship cannot be separated.’
Yuren said that when he reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, he would be able to create miracles with only pure swordsmanship, without any magical power.
‘You’re wrong about this, Yuren.’
In the first place, it was impossible to even reach the ‘extreme’ of swordsmanship without magic power.
‘If you think about it, it’s obvious.’
Trying to reach the pinnacle without magic was like trying to fly in the sky without wings.
‘Of course, it’s not like you can reach the extreme with just magic power.’
It was also true that pure swordsmanship was a realm that could not be reached even if one practiced it for a hundred or a thousand days.
“If you say so… Okay.”
Yuren nodded and aimed his sword at me.
A golden aura burning along the blade.
I stood in front of Yuren and drew my sword.
and.
feeze.
Kaaaaang! Kagang! Kang!
Golden and gray auras entangled with a clear, crackling sound.
“Ugh…!”
Every time he collided with Yuren’s sword, the flesh on his palm was torn and a dizzying pain spread.
“After all, it’s better not to use magic power….”
“Stop talking nonsense and fight properly, Inma.”
He charged towards Yuren, drawing up all the magical power in his body.
Gurrrrrr!
The smokescreen shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
“Huh?!”
At first, Yuren, who had been fiercely pushing forward based on the overwhelming difference in magical power, gradually began to be pushed back.
“What is this…?”
Yuren opens her eyes wide with a look of shock.
He looked down at his sword, shrouded in golden aura, in disbelief.
The difference in magical power between him and Dale was clear just by looking at the amount of aura on their swords.
‘Surely my sword is much faster and stronger…!’
Why is it that it’s you and not Dale who’s being pushed?
“That’s it for today.”
“Oh, I can still do more!”
“Up to here, I thought?”
“Ugh… .”
“Don’t be impatient. Swordsmanship isn’t something you can learn overnight.”
“That’s… but.”
I returned the sword to its scabbard and swallowed hard so as not to be noticed by Yuren.
‘Wow, this ignorant kid is for real.’
I was trying my best to act as if nothing had happened because it was in front of Yuren.
To be honest, I wasn’t in good shape.
‘I almost embarrassed myself by trying to show off for no reason.’
If the duel had been one minute longer… no, even 30 seconds longer, it would have been me, not Yuren, who got pushed out.
“Tell me. How can I… handle a sword like you?”
Yuren asked in a voice that seemed desperate.
“How can you handle a sword like me, La…?”
I never thought that the day would come when I would hear such words from Yuren.
‘Well, I can’t say that you can train with the sword for thousands of years here.’
I searched through my memories from my past life and came up with a plausible answer.
‘Oh, that would be nice.’
I raised the corners of my lips and opened my mouth quietly.
“Not you, but think about where you want the sword to point.”
“Not me… Think about where you want the sword to point?”
“huh.”
“What does that mean? How can the sword know where it wants to point when it’s not even a living creature?”
I don’t know either, kid.
‘What do you think? Do you think your head would split if you experienced it too?’
I burst out laughing as I looked at Yuren, who was lost in thought with a serious expression.
I felt strangely good, as if I had succeeded in some small revenge(?).
“There’s no need to understand it right now….”
“…ah!”
At that moment, a soft exclamation escaped from between Yuren’s lips.
He trembled and clenched his fists.
“Ah, ah! That, that’s what you meant! Got it!”
“what?”
Got it?
‘How do you know that?’
I don’t know either.
