252 – It’s so easy, right?(3)
The practice continued even after Sivar went to wash to remove the soot.
After Shiva, practice continued as usual, but there was something unique.
“They said it was easy! They said it was easy! They said it was easy!”
“How easy is this? It must be easy by your standards!”
“I really almost died…”
Some people chewed the shibbar, while others showed an absurd reaction.
This is the moment when you realize that although it is easy by Sivar standards, practice is by no means easy.
Of course, since the standards themselves are different for each person, blind faith in them is a problem. Accordingly, the professors ranked them thoroughly according to their records.
“Next is Luna Estelle.”
When Luna was called, she walked with some tension.
She felt relieved until Shivar came out, but the evaluations she heard one after another made her nervous.
The good news is that it doesn’t really kill you. Moreover, even though there were scorch marks, there were no burns.
‘This obviously means you can f*ck me with your body.’
There is no fire that is not hot. However, if it is magic in the shape of fire, it is a different story.
The blackened soot is probably a specially treated magic. If you got really burned, everyone would have ended up in the hospital.
The academy is not a huge institution, so it protects students as much as possible. Of course, if the students are upset, they will be expelled without any reason.
“As I said before, there will be weapons when you go inside. After that, it’s time to cross the red line.”
“Yes.”
Luna listened to the professor and entered the set. I’m sure there were students who made a fuss, but surprisingly, it was clean.
It’s only natural that professors set up settings inside whenever a student comes out.
Next, Luna entered the set, and her overall structure was identified.
‘It looks ordinary on the outside…’
Everything changed as soon as I crossed the red line.
Quaaa!!
The fire cannon that almost hit Sivar too. Luna moved her hand even though she was startled when a fire cannon flew in front of her.
In her hand was a sword that was on the set.
Good!
When Luna cuts with her sword, a swirl of flames splits exactly in half.
The flames that split on both sides soon hit the wall and disappeared with a faint noise.
“Surprise.”
He said that, but his expression was grave. She looked at her sword with an expressionless face.
I just instinctively cut, but I ended up cutting with fire. Fire is a force that has no form.
Even water has a form when placed in a container, whereas fire does not. Therefore, cutting down fire is very difficult.
‘The training has paid off.’
All of this is thanks to Rod’s teachings. She taught me not only basic sparring but also various techniques.
In particular, the most useful thing is cutting formless power like fire. A representative example is magic.
Fire, wind, or lightning, etc. Attacks that have no form cannot be cut with a sword.
However, if you look closely, it is not that it has no form at all. Things that are only extremely faint and artificially adjusted by humans.
‘Did you say that if you train this well, you can even block lightning?’
I heard that the technique that instilled courtesy in Shivar was similar to this.
Of course, it is very difficult to block lightning, so we start with basic fire.
‘Let’s go first.’
Luna easily defeated her first trap and moved forward. The set itself was very similar to a cave.
Is that why? It was okay until a doll appeared while walking, but there were more traps.
Rumbling!
“Wow!”
Of course, there are traps where the ground suddenly disappears.
Pabababak!
An arrow comes flying from the direction where the doll is.
Cow!
A large object falls from above, etc.
All the traps that would be found in an actual dungeon popped out.
To the point where I look carefully at my surroundings every time I take a step.
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And Luna’s excellent eyesight and special abilities were put into play here as well.
[Concave footrest]
[It is a concave footrest. It seems like something will happen if you step on it.]
Like this. A very good ability for destroying traps.
An ordinary person would have avoided that stepping stone, but perhaps this actually stimulated curiosity.
A variety of traps had popped up so far, so Luna had no choice but to worry. How does this really work?
Is it a record or curiosity? Luna pondered over her concerns and then quietly put her feet up.
‘It’s not a real situation anyway.’
Knock-
So, I stepped on the concave part.
Chaaa!
Cool water fell from above. She couldn’t even avoid it.
Thanks to this, Luna was able to fit into the water. She was so dumbfounded that she stayed still in her seat for a while.
‘······I heard that some people got wet.’
This is all her own fault. She roughly brushed away her wet, clinging bangs.
From now on, she decided not to click on this or that like a cat.
[Strange button]
[If you press it, something interesting will likely happen.]
“··· ···”
What on earth is the standard for this guy’s eyes? It hasn’t been long since she made her resolution, but she made her worry.
Luna was troubled again as she looked at the button sticking out as if asking her to press it.
If you click this, you’re an idiot, and if you don’t, it’s just as uncomfortable.
Maybe the reason it gets late is because it stimulates curiosity.
They say curiosity kills the cat, and that’s right.
‘······I don’t care about records anyway.’
Kkuuk-
She pushed her buttons with that thought. She was half nervous and half excited.
Unlike before, nothing happened at first. That was when she was puzzled by him.
Wheee!!
A dry and warm wind blew towards Luna. It’s not a trap, it’s literally the wind.
Luna had no choice but to close her eyes tightly due to the influence of the wind. She was momentarily taken aback and found it difficult to react.
“··· ···”
The warm wind continued for about a minute, and my soaked body and clothes also dried to a crisp.
It appears to be a device for people who get wet. Luna laughed at her helplessness.
It is a very considerate test. It’s not like giving a bottle or medicine.
‘······But I did all this, right?’
Unable to overcome my curiosity, I touched every trap called a trap. Even Sivar must have looked at me pitifully.
Although Luna felt a sense of self-destruction and did not know why, she moved forward. Luckily for her, there weren’t any particularly dangerous traps.
“Luna Estelle. 6 Minutes 52 seconds.”
As soon as she went to the exit, Godin told her about her record. Luna nodded her head roughly and continued her walk.
Most students went to wash up after the practical training. She sighed and headed to the shower room.
‘No matter how much I joked, it was only 7 minutes? ‘What did Sivar do?’
With that in mind, she arrived at the girls-only shower room. Quite a few students were already changing their clothes.
“Oh. Are you here?”
Among them, there was Kara, who underwent training before Luna. She looks refreshed, as if she just got out of the shower.
Luna looked at Kara’s chest without realizing it. Although it is large, it contrasts with the bronze skin…
“Where are you looking? Is this your first time seeing a human body?”
“No. It’s fascinating.”
“What’s so amazing?”
“There is such a thing.”
Luna tried hard to avoid her answer. I don’t know anything else, but this is a bit harsh to say out loud.
After washing her body thoroughly, Kara was waiting for her. I thought she had already gone back.
“You should have gone first.”
“I get bored if I go alone.”
“It looks like you’re feeling a bit lonely too?”
“Can I hit you?”
I asked out of curiosity, why was she clenching her fist? Luna was more curious than embarrassed.
She thought that even though she occasionally, really occasionally, uttered a word, it wasn’t something that would make her fist.
She said she was right, so why is she overreacting like this? Everyone was nice to her though, so she didn’t really hit them.
“How many of you came?”
“About 7 minutes.”
“It came out pretty quickly.”
“It only took you 6 minutes.”
Kara’s record is exactly 6 minutes. Her record is considerably faster, if not faster than that of Sivar.
That made her even more curious. How on earth did Sivar proceed that she only had 3 minutes?
If she meets Shivar later, she plans to ask him directly. Still, it’s not completely unexpected.
‘Are you trying to sneak in ignorantly?’
It is quite possible for Sivar. Luna returned to the training center with Kara.
Normally, she could just return to the dormitory, but she wants to find Shivar.
He was waiting to go back with Grace. Very calmly.
“Shivar.”
“Huh?”
Sivar turned his head to Luna’s call. After washing up, my face is clean.
Luna looked at Sivar’s face for a long time. Looking at her like this, she is definitely good-looking and good-looking.
Putting aside unnecessary thoughts for now, she asked with curiosity.
“How did you get through it? No matter how hard I try, I think 5 minutes would be the best.”
“I’m a bit curious about that. What on earth did you do that it only took 3 minutes?”
Kara had the same questions, and she asked the same questions. Sivar blinked her eyes at the question.
Blinking your eyes is one of Sivar’s unique habits. This is the reaction I get every time I think about it.
Next, he looked towards the set where practice was taking place and scratched his head.
“Sounds easy?”
“It’s easy?”
“Yes. I avoided the trap and destroyed the doll. That’s it.”
“··· ···”
Even though it sounded really unlucky, I had nothing to say because it was Shiva.
When Luna kept her mouth shut because she had nothing to say, Kara asked a question next to her.
“Okay. Assuming everything else is the same. Then what about the trap where the floor collapses? That would be difficult to react to.”
“Ah. That’s right. That happened to me too. What did Sivar do?”
Luna was also helpless because she had not used her eyes at that time. It took her a minute just to get out of the trap.
Then, did Sivar also fall into this trap? Sivar heard the question and answered bluntly.
“I flipped my body.”
“You flipped your body?”
“Yes. I bounced so hard that I hit the wall. And I climbed out of the wall.”
“······?”
It was an explanation I couldn’t understand at all.
******
When Sivar was diligently taking classes at the academy.
Father Alexander, a believer in Gaia who returned to Byzantine, has also just returned.
After returning to the temple, he said a short prayer to the stone statue of Gaia and then headed straight to his room.
As the world’s first and only temple, it has a strong old-fashioned aspect, but the interior is modern in its own way.
If you look at splendor alone, it can be said to be more splendid than the Vatican. However, this is a relatively plain view of the Vatican.
“Cardinal Vidal. I have just returned after receiving orders.”
“··· ···”
A communal worship hall with no one around. A stone statue of Gaia was erected in the worship hall.
A stone statue modeled after a beautiful woman. In front of the statue, an old man dressed in white was looking at it.
“Yes, Father Alexander. Was there anything strange?”
A voice that is aged but full of heaviness. Father Alexander heard those words and bowed his head even more deeply.
The Cardinal is the person with the greatest authority within the Gaia Church. Aside from the Pope, he is the most powerful person in Byzantium.
“There were countless strange things. But since the saint was protecting us, it was difficult to get involved any further.”
“Hmm…”
After hearing Father Alexander’s report, the Cardinal stroked his beard. There was deep concern on his face.
It seems like the wrinkles have increased on my already very old face. He said with a sad face.
“Father Alexander.”
“Yes.”
“Ever since Gaia disappeared, strange things have been happening one after another.”
“··· ···”
Gaia has disappeared. These are not words a cardinal would say.
However, this statement accurately tells us the current situation. Currently, Gaia is absent, that is, away.
As a result, great difficulties arose in training clergy. Blessings are ultimately given by Gaia.
“Injae, who was originally the Pope, was also tainted by chaos. This may be why Gaia was disappointed.”
Cardinal Vidal mentioned the Pope who always makes a fuss about escaping. Originally, he was a believer in Gaia.
But at some point, Rize was taken away and that power became very faint. Instead, chaos took over.
If all went as planned, the believer in life would ascend to the position of Pope and use that power to spread Gaia’s influence.
“And now a hybrid species that rejects life but chooses chaos and destruction has also appeared. Do you really think this is all a coincidence?”
“······ I don’t think it’s a coincidence, but the saint is guarding her side, so it’s hard to even approach her.”
“Yes. No matter how you are, it must be difficult with the saintess watching you so intently.”
Although Rize is usually praised as a saint, her true power lies in her fists.
A great man who does not kill demons with his divine power, but destroys them with his fists.
With the addition of divine power, it has no choice but to reign as an object of fear to demons.
But because it is so strong, it is in a situation where chaos is gaining strength. Neither life nor destruction, but literal chaos.
“But that doesn’t mean you can harm the saint.”
“I know it well. The moment they harm us, we will be the first to disappear.”
It doesn’t matter if you’re normally strong. Because you can clean it up secretly.
The problem is that it is ridiculously strong. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of a way to defeat it.
“But chaos is becoming stronger. The distinction between life and destruction, which cannot be harmonized, is disintegrating. This is very dangerous.”
“··· ···”
“Father Alexander, I will give you full authority over this matter.”
“That means…”
When Father Alexander was startled, Cardinal Vidal turned his back.
Stubborn face and small wrinkles. However, there was a faint glow in his eyes.
“The man that Rize is protecting. Investigate him thoroughly.”
“If a problem arises along the way…”
“It doesn’t matter. For now, we need to find someone to replace the Pope.”
Cardinal Vidal continued.
“So that Gaia can watch over us again.”