Episode 965
‘sh*t….’
Alice chewed her lips deeply, feeling her mana circuits harden like a plaster statue.
‘I guess it’s not going to work.’
I started practicing because I thought I was physically and mentally prepared, but the Dragon Heart’s mana was leaking out between my mana circuit and danjeon, which had hardened like a curse.
‘I haven’t let out that much right now. But if this continues for the rest of the year…’
You’ll suffer huge losses.
Because of the curse that ruined his body, when he received 10 mana from the Dragon Heart, 4 of them were flying into the air.
If this is a temporary phenomenon, it can be accepted, but if you continue to waste mana, you will suffer a huge loss.
‘the problem is….’
Alice shook her head as she felt the massive mana surge from Dragon Heart.
‘There is no way.’
My mana circuit and dantian were both frozen, and I had already started practicing, so I couldn’t stop or turn back.
Just as words once spoken cannot be taken back, mana that has flowed out cannot be picked up.
‘Raon. I’m sorry… .’
Since I knew my own talent, I was confident in myself even though my power was tied up in that damn sword until I started practicing.
But I think I was too hasty because I was frustrated that things weren’t going well. I had been resting for a long time, and my injury was so severe that this ended up happening.
‘If you’re not careful, you might not be able to reach transcendence.’
If I continued to waste my energy like this, I felt like I would stop at the level of Grand Master, let alone my original realm.
‘No. Let’s focus now.’
Alice exhaled slowly, exerting strength into her trembling fingertips.
The tension of losing mana was also making me lose my concentration.
If I suffered any more losses, I could really fail, so I had to give it my all and continue practicing even now.
‘Even for Raon’s sake.’
He is being watched by his nephew who not only gave him the Dragon Heart and comforted him, but also stood guard over him. He must overcome this at all costs.
Phew.
As Aris was concentrating on her exercises while gritting her molars, she felt someone’s hand on her back. It was as warm as the sunlight. It was Raon’s hand.
‘Raon? What the heck are you…?’
He was confused as to why someone suddenly placed a hand on his back, but then a warm feeling flowed into him from Raon’s grasp.
Woof woof woof woof!
The mana sent by Raon flowed smoothly through the mana circuits that had hardened due to the curse as if they were his own, and settled in his danjeon.
‘This….’
That’s the mana I missed.
Raon was gathering the mana of the Dragon Heart that he had let out and passing it on. He was following the flow of the training method so that he would not miss it again.
‘This is crazy!’
You’re in danger too!
Since Raon and himself had different training methods, suddenly interfering like this was dangerous for both of them.
But Raon was passing on the mana so smoothly, as if he was learning the same training method as himself.
‘under….’
Alice swallowed dryly, tightening her grip on the Dragon Heart.
‘Is this possible?’
It must be hard for your father too.
Even though he wasn’t treating anyone or adjusting his synergy in advance, directing the flow of mana to suit himself wasn’t easy for Glenn.
‘I can’t say anything other than ‘You’re crazy.’
I couldn’t help but laugh at Raon’s astonishing ability to suddenly intervene and perfectly connect mana.
‘How far do you plan to surprise me?’
I was surprised when Raon caught the Gwangryong, I was surprised when he grew up and appeared every time I saw him, and I was surprised when he said he cut down the Black Tower during the last mission.
I thought it wouldn’t be surprising if Raon achieved something, but I was shocked once again.
‘Phew.’
Alice nodded slightly, chewing the tip of her tongue.
‘Let’s stop thinking and focus.’
Raon is doing this for me.
Now was not the time to be thankful to Raon. Whether it was thanking him for helping me or scolding him for being dangerous, it was something I would do after this training session was over.
Phew.
Aris slowly exhaled, taking in the warm energy blooming from Raon’s fingertips with her whole body.
‘It’s warm.’
Raon’s hands and the mana that Raon gave me were warm. My heart and body, which had been frozen after being stabbed by Sif, seemed to be melting away. It really felt like the curse was lifted.
Hwaaaaaaaah!
Alice fell into a deep world of imagination as she recalled her pleasant first meeting with Raon.
* * *
Gooooooo!
Raon nodded briefly as he watched Alice, who was beginning to properly accept the mana of the Dragon Heart.
‘Fortunately, it worked.’
Given her personality, I thought she might refuse because she felt it was dangerous, but she knew her own feelings and calmly accepted my help.
-That bastard isn’t stupid either.
Lass snorted, saying that while Alice may be simple-minded, she’s not stupid.
‘It’s a waste… .’
Raon smiled faintly and accelerated the flow of mana circulating through Alice’s body. The natural mana began to quickly rotate and melt her mana circuits that had been hardened by the curse.
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‘I’ve been sad not to see you for a while, I hope you come back.’
If you ask who the freest person in Sieghard is, everyone will point to Aris.
However, after the incident with Sif, Alice only showed melancholy, as if she had changed as a person. Hoping that she would recover her energy even a little, he trained her Auror as if it were his own.
Passssssss.
When Raon was in a state of trance and was using Alice’s aura, the Dragon Heart in her hand lost its light and crumbled into white powder.
All the mana that maintained the Dragon Heart was drained away, and even the shape of the bones could not be maintained.
‘It’s just beginning.’
Raon carefully removed his hand from Alice’s back. The Dragon Heart’s mana had settled into her danjeon and mana circuits, so from now on, it was her fight alone.
After stepping back silently, he returned to his original role as a guardian.
‘But….’
Raon licked his lips as he felt the nine rings swirling around his heart.
‘The more you look at the ring of fire, the more amazing it becomes.’
The Ring of Fire was an all-purpose method of practice that could even accomplish the impossible, as it naturally involved the practice of others.
The ring of fire seemed to be the biggest reason why he was able to grow so quickly.
‘I wish I had gotten 10 stars.’
I remembered the tenth ring in the room of the ego that was not completed and scattered. I felt very sorry for leaving without completing it.
-You seem like a greedy person… .
Lars frowned as if he found it ridiculous.
-You’ve raised two of your training methods to 10 stars, and even developed your swordsmanship, body, and soul, and you still say it’s not enough?
The guy ground his teeth, thinking that even Grid would be satisfied for a moment.
‘I’m a vessel of the god of alcohol? I shouldn’t be satisfied with that.’
Raon shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Las.
-Oh, that’s true… .
Lars blinked, accepting his own ridiculous remark. Anyway, he was always a cute guy.
‘Of course it was scary in my room…’
It took more courage than I thought to confront the real Las, not the cotton candy. If it weren’t for the room of the ego, I wouldn’t have been able to stand properly.
‘Yeah. I’m lacking too.’
Raon nodded calmly and slowly operated the ring of fire.
‘I have to save this time too.’
As I was practicing the 10th ring in my head, Aris’s body rose into the air.
Woof woof woof!
Around the training room. No, the mana grains that were spread throughout the main building surged forward like waves, causing blue flowers to bloom.
Hwaaaaaaaaaa!
The flowers that had bloomed brilliantly slowly faded away as if they had reached the end of their lives, and permeated Alice’s entire body.
Phew.
After Alice accepted all the blue petals, she came back down to the ground. She opened her eyes after shedding a single transparent tear.
Alice met his eyes with eyes filled with confidence and cheerfulness, just like when she first saw him.
“thank you….”
Alice said thank you and bit her trembling lips.
“Who are you?”
Raon repeated to her exactly what he had said to her when he first woke up on Alice’s pirate ship.
“what?”
“I asked who you were.”
“I am….”
As if she had realized what I meant, Alice exhaled quietly and straightened her back.
“Iris Sieghardt. That’s Iris Sieghardt.”
She answered her name calmly, similar to how she had answered her previous self.
“I guess you’re finally back.”
Alice Sieghart, who was stabbed by Sif’s sword and buried underground, broke free from her own grave and walked out on her own.
Although I hadn’t fully recovered my strength, I felt like the heaviness in my heart had finally lifted.
“Welcome back, Aunt. No… .”
Raon shook his head and hugged Alice lightly.
“Pirate King Alice Sieghart.”
* * *
Raon returned to the annex after leaving Alice, who had collapsed due to exhaustion, in the care of Federick.
He was tired from helping with the training for more than two days, so he was about to go straight to his room when he heard the sound of a sword being swung in front of the lake.
‘sister?’
As I walked, I saw Sia standing in front of the lake, unfolding the Gwanga Sword that she had taught me.
-It’s gotten a lot better.
Lass was impressed by Sia’s rapid growth.
‘That’s right. It’s faster than I thought.’
Even if Sia loses her memories, it was natural for her to grow quickly since she was originally a Grand Master.
But even thinking about it, she was now achieving more than expected.
‘Am I more talented than I thought?’
It seemed that Sia had more talent than himself in operating the Ring of Fire.
As Raon was thinking that he was amazing, the door to the annex opened and Judiel came out and approached him.
“You’ve changed a lot, haven’t you?”
Judiel nodded gently as she watched Sia swing her sword with seriousness.
“If you want to swing your sword beautifully like Raon, you practice swordsmanship from morning to night.”
She smiled faintly, saying that Sia seemed to have fallen for the sword.
“From morning to night?”
If that’s true, then it wasn’t a result of talent, but of hard work. I just told you in case, but I didn’t know you would work that hard.
“Of course, Edgar is resentful that Raon ruined Sia.”
Judiel shook her head, saying that Edgar was upset because he couldn’t play with Sia.
“That could be true. I don’t have much time left to treat her as my little daughter.”
I feel like Sia has matured a lot these days. If she was around 5 years old when I first saw her, she seems to be over 10 years old now.
“How about giving me some advice while you’re here?”
Judiel raised her hand, asking to see Sia’s sword.
“I think it would be better to do it later.”
Raon shook his head while looking at Sia’s back.
“I’m immersed.”
Now, Sia was swinging her sword with all her concentration, unaware that she and Judiel were there.
In times like that, it would have been right to not interfere and just watch quietly.
Hooooooooooo!
Raon entered the room, hearing the cool sound of Sia’s sword wind falling.
-You can’t sleep now!
Lars raised both hands in front of the bed.
-If you’re going to sleep, eat before you go to sleep!
The boy wrinkled his nose and asked for breakfast, saying that he had not eaten for over two days.
‘I wasn’t planning on sleeping right away anyway. I had work left to do.’
-Oh! That’s great! Then hurry up and… .
‘I need to see the compensation.’
While Lars was laughing, I pulled up the reward message that I had deleted from the training room.
-Ugh… .
Lass froze, smiling, as if he hadn’t even thought about the reward message.
[I grew up in my own room.]
[I have experienced 101 deaths.]
[All abilities increase by 50 points.]
-Ahhhhh!
Lass let out a throat-rending scream as he saw the reward message for the third time.
-Stop taking it out!
‘You didn’t check properly.’
Raon laughed while pressing Las’s trembling head.
-My hands start shaking every time I see that damn thing! What did this guy do to deserve 50 points!
The guy ground his teeth, asking why he was being given 50 points when he hadn’t even caught a transcendent being like Black Tower Master.
‘Because I trained hard.’
-Everyone does that… Huh?
Lars’ eyes widened in anger at what he saw.
‘Why are you… .’
As Raon narrowed his eyes at Las, a new message came to mind.
[A new trait, <Crisis Detection>, is created.]
‘Crisis detected?’
<Crisis Detection>
A special ability that only those who have experienced countless deaths can obtain, allowing them to sense the approach of death before anyone else.
‘her….’
Raon checked the contents of the crisis detection and let out a sigh.
‘Should I buy this?’
According to that content, it means that even if you meet a transcendent being stronger than yourself, it is unlikely that you will die in one blow.
Of course, it would have to be ranked higher to be able to play that role, but it was a satisfying trait just to exist.
-Hey, crisis detection? Why did you make something like this!
Las screamed that it must have taken a tremendous amount of power to create the <Crisis Sensing> trait. He seemed to be thinking of something, but when he saw the trait, he seemed to have forgotten everything.
‘You made this for me.’
Raon nodded to Las.
-Stop talking nonsense! Why did the King make something like that!
‘Read the description carefully. This trait wouldn’t have appeared if you hadn’t killed me.’
Seeing as it was only given to those who had experienced numerous deaths, it was clear that this trait was born because Ras kept killing him.
-Ah, ah. Aaaah!
Lars seemed to notice it now, too, and grabbed his head and screamed.
‘It’s not over yet. Please be quiet.’
Raon kicked away the screaming Las and checked the next message.
[The level of the trait <Cartoonist> has increased.]
[The grade of the trait <Glacia> has increased.]
[The grade of the characteristic <Water Attribute Resistance> has increased.]
[The grade of the characteristic <Fire Attribute Resistance> has increased.]
[The level of the trait <Water Attribute Affinity> has increased.]
[The level of the trait <Fire Attribute Affinity> has increased.]
[The level of the characteristic <Spiral Power> has increased.]
[The level of the trait <Rage Unleashed> has increased.]
[The level of the trait <Flame that Overcomes Death> has increased.]
[The grade of the trait <Blade that Tears Death> has increased.]
[The level of the trait <Power Enhancement> has increased.]
[The level of the characteristic <Power Utilization> has increased.]
The next message was about the leveling up of the traits. As the levels of the cartoonist and Glacia went up, the resistance and affinity of the two attributes also increased at the same time.
‘Death-related characteristics have also increased.’
Perhaps because I died 100 times, the level of <Flame that Overcomes Death> and <Blade that Divides Death>, which can fight the aura of death, also went up at the same time.
Thanks to continuing to stick with Lass, the levels of <Power Enhancement> and <Power Utilization> have increased.
-I’m going crazy and jumping for joy! This is too much!
Lass swung his plump fist into the air, asking why it was going up so much.
As Raon was laughing while watching Las perform a play by himself, the following message came to mind.
[The level of the trait <Ambush> has increased.]
-Ambush?
Lars lowered his eyebrows as if he found it ridiculous.
-Why is this going up again!
‘I think this is also because of you.’
Raon waved his hands.
-Huh? The King has never been surprised by your attacks!
‘It didn’t happen to you, but it happened to me.’
Every time I met Ras, I was ambushed and killed by him, so I felt like my ambush experience level had increased significantly. Whether I was doing it or being attacked, the experience gained was the same.
-Ah, I feel so weak. I really won’t be able to do anything from now on… .
Lars muttered that he was tired and collapsed on the bed.
But the guy’s surprises weren’t over yet.
[The trait <Ambush> has evolved beyond its rank into a new trait [Reaper].]
-A, a god? Aaaah?
As soon as Lars saw the message from the Reaper, he threw himself down on the bed.
-The messenger is a bastard! I will become the messenger! Kill them all… .
‘Aren’t you eating?’
-…I have to eat.
It seemed that even the god of death could not overcome rice.