148 – Suddenly (4)
The unbelievable sight made my legs lose strength.
Diesel said he knew it would be like this from the beginning, and he looked at himself returning without moving a single step.
“Why did I come here….”
“Since Woosang himself came forward, it is a natural result.”
Ringle
The sound of a bell sounds as if answering a question.
At the same time, the space distorted, and the monster that had been chasing him appeared.
“I meet my idol.”
“”””I meet Idol.””””
They all salute the monster.
Yes, I was right.
That monster is the idol that Diesel talked about.
But the idol ignored the group of masks, including Diesel, and looked at them with empty eyes.
When I saw the eyes of the idol, goosebumps appeared all over my body, and a chill licked my back.
“!”
Suddenly, the idol’s eyes bent into a half-moon shape,
Soon, long arms protruded from both sides, as if imitating a spider.
After that, the idol approached so slowly that I wondered if my eyes had gone strange.
I came to my senses for a moment and tried to run away,
Did I recoil excessively, or did my legs become stiff from fear?
Once my legs lost strength, I could hardly move them.
“Ugh!”
In the meantime, the idol came right in front of me and pressed its face.
Up close, the idol’s face was more bizarre than I thought.
I felt uncomfortable as I imitated a human face clumsily, and I frowned at the stench that stung my nose.
Either way or not,
The idol looked intently at my face as if evaluating it.
I eventually couldn’t stand the unpleasant gaze that seemed to be licking my entire body.
Grumbling
He picked up a sword that had fallen nearby and swung sharply towards the idol.
“Huh?”
Then the idol split in half with a dull sound,
The idol was cut more easily than expected and a dumbfounded voice came out.
Why did you go through the trouble of running away when you could handle it so easily?
I felt aggrieved when I saw the idol falling down helplessly,
I soon realized that my choice to run away was not wrong.
“Damn….”
As if time had been rewound, the idol’s appearance returned to its original state.
I don’t know what the principle is, but
He is the one who gave immortality to the group of masks.
I should have expected this to happen.
“Go, how dare you…” .”
The idol came back to life unharmed,
Nevertheless, the fact that idols are cut down does not disappear.
“You’re trying to harm your idol! “Pay for that sin with your life!”
The group of masks became fanatics and rushed in, scattering their energies.
I forgot that my legs were stiff from the fierce force and tried to run away.
‘Oh, did your legs just move?’
The legs that had not moved before cutting down the idol suddenly became as light as a feather.
I couldn’t understand what happened,
Now that I have time to worry, I chose to run away as quickly as possible.
But they weren’t the ones to leave it at that.
“You won’t miss it.”
Hundreds of arrows rain from the sky at the same time as a calm voice.
I hurriedly swung my sword and deflected it as much as I could, but
I couldn’t throw them all away, and about two or three stuck in my thighs and arms.
“Ugh!”
The pain was so severe that I had to moan for a moment, but
Nevertheless, I forced myself to pull out the arrow in order to escape.
My flesh was torn by the arrowhead and fresh blood splattered, but I can still run.
But in the meantime, a group of people were closing the distance, holding machetes.
“Death to the fool!”
“Death! “Death!”
“Big!”
I clenched my teeth and swung my sword with all my heart towards the crowd that was endlessly attacking me like cockroaches.
The group of masks that attacked were split in two, with fresh blood spraying out.
It was just a simple trick.
The real one was Diesel, who was swinging a machete over the corpse.
As soon as she saw Diesel’s appearance, she immediately pulled out her sword and tried to block him.
‘I won’t fall out!’
Was this also an operation?
Even while his body was being cut, he did not let go of the sword he was holding.
She eventually decided that it was impossible to block, so she let go of her sword and fell back, but
The sword was shattered by Diesel’s attack, and her fragments dug into her flesh.
‘The sword….’
When the only weapon was destroyed, the already faint spirit of victory became even fainter.
Nevertheless, I could not give up as I saw the face of my teacher glimmering before my eyes.
No, even if I was told to give up, I didn’t even think about giving up.
‘I have to run away again…’ .’
I barely managed to come to my senses, but soon a huge rock flying towards me came into view.
A rock that is too round to be said to have been carved naturally.
It is clearly a rock created by magic.
Avoiding is the best option here, but it is already too late to avoid.
“Whoa…” .”
This cannot be avoided, nor can it be prevented.
So, he clenched his fist, albeit sloppily, and threw it towards the rock.
Quaang!
The fist that was thrown with only faith in its power shattered the rock,
The aftermath came without any delay.
“Ugh!”
The bone was broken by the attack just now, and the broken bone pierced through the flesh and protruded out.
It hurts so much that tears pour out,
In order to survive, I even hold back my moans and turn around.
“Where are you going?”
“Kwaaak!”
At that moment, fire struck with the sound of the wind cutting.
Let’s turn around and scream from the searing pain,
A bitter Diesel with his mask overturned was looking down.
He slowly approached me, who had fallen, and suddenly grabbed me by the hair and forced me to raise my face.
“You are truly incompetent.”
“Whoosh!”
“But don’t worry. Even if you are incompetent, your idol will accept you.”
The spirit that had barely held on was finally broken by Diesel’s attack.
I don’t know what Diesel is talking about,
Even in my fading consciousness, only one word rang in my ears.
Incompetence.
That’s the word I’ve heard the most since I was born in the Nelson family.
***
“I’m sorry! I’m really, really sorry, Cecilia….”
When I first told my mother about my dream,
My mother hugged me, cried, and apologized.
In response to my mother’s reaction, I cried and apologized without realizing it,
It was only after a lot of time had passed that she realized why her mother had apologized.
Symbol of the Nelson family.
A feature called a curse.
The Nelson family is extremely intelligent.
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You can’t even expect common sense from a member of the Nelson family.
They are primitive people disguised as nobles.
It was an insult I heard countless times, but no one, including me, could refute it.
Of course, what they say is true,
It was difficult to memorize even basic common sense.
Nevertheless, I could not erase my longing for a swordsman and learned swordsmanship little by little.
“I’m sorry. “I think that’s it for me.”
“Now, memorize it! “How can you learn swordsmanship when you can’t even learn such basic things?”
“You are incompetent! “I’m so incompetent that I’m in tears!”
Those who were called my tutors raised their hands and feet and gave up due to my incompetence.
Everything….
I couldn’t learn everything, so I even refused money and gave up.
I met so many people, but they all just gave up and said they were incompetent.
But I didn’t give up.
At least my family will trust me.
I believed it and endured it, wiping away my tears, but the reality was harsh.
“Stop it now. “Isn’t it time to understand?”
My father saw my efforts as just a foolish struggle to not give up on my dream.
My father didn’t understand me.
He simply did not interfere to make people realize reality.
The fact that even the family he trusted did not believe in him brought back a great feeling of betrayal.
Can I really do nothing?
Am I not even allowed to approach the Sword Saint?
After my father’s betrayal, I struggled countless times in agony.
Nevertheless, I could not give up on my dream and entered the academy with my last hope.
There is a disciple of the Sword Saint here.
I had hopes that something would be different if it were him.
But even Professor Mack, a student of the Sword Saint, failed to teach me.
“I’m sorry. “I guess I can’t teach you.”
I tried to smile and apologize, but
The word incompetent rang in her ears.
After that, I lost interest in swordsmanship itself, let alone swordsman style.
Anyway, you just have to believe in your power and wield it.
Is there any need to focus on swordsmanship that you can’t even learn?
After spending some time thinking about that, we finally met.
With the teacher who changed my life….
He did not show even the slightest hesitation while dealing with Class S,
He confidently challenged the professor to a fight and ended up winning.
That sight instilled longing in me and awakened my dream once again.
“Please! Please accept me as your disciple!”
Even though I knew it was rude, I went to him and asked him for a favor.
Please teach me swordsmanship.
Please allow me to embrace my dreams once again.
He coldly refused at first, but he couldn’t give up and swung his sword alongside him.
But after a long time, when I, who had not even learned swordsmanship, swung the sword,
The auditory hallucination lingered in my ears again.
-What can an incompetent b*tch like you do?
-Just think about getting married.
-You should learn common sense rather than the sword.
I swung my sword even more vigorously to drive away the auditory hallucinations ringing in my ears, but
It only made my posture more sloppy.
With my heart slowly breaking, I slowly loosen my grip on the sword.
“Hey….”
He suddenly grabbed my hand and suddenly started controlling my body.
“This is the sword you usually swing, and this is correct swordsmanship. Okay?”
“Oh!”
I was filled with admiration.
It was the first time.
It was hard to understand in my head, but my body realized it and little by little I began to remember.
When he finally cut down the rock in front of him, he stroked my head.
Warm eyes.
Soft touch.
Ah, this was my first time being recognized.
It’s not that I’m incompetent or stupid, but for the first time in my life, I was recognized by someone.
I was so happy about that fact that I decided in my heart.
I said I would follow this person and stay by his side for the rest of my life.
So I….
***
“Ugh!”
“You finally woke up.”
As soon as I opened my eyes, I heard Diesel’s voice.
His voice hurriedly struggled to escape,
Soon he realized that he was tied up.
“It took so long that I thought I would just start, but I followed the commands of Idol after he came to his senses and waited until now.”
Let’s look up at the sky at Diesel’s words,
A round full moon hung in the sky.
How long has it been since I fainted?
Has no one come so far?
I look around, but all I see are groups of masks and idols.
There was not even a trace of the teacher or Flair in sight.
“Okay, then let’s begin the ritual. “Because the idol longs for you.”
“Hey!”
Diesel took out the mask from his arms.
I couldn’t recognize that mask because it was a wooden mask that I had seen so many times.
But the back of the mask was new.
Behind the mask, countless tentacles grew and wriggled unpleasantly.
“I don’t like it…. “I don’t like it!”
“hahahahaha, I’m sure it will be okay. “After you write it, your thoughts will change.”
“I don’t like it… ….”
It’s scary.
I am so scared that my voice trembles and tears overflow.
But Diesel did not stop and kept pushing the mask.
“Master, Flare….”
“hahahahaha, they will never come. “I deliberately chose a far away place, and since this is the idol’s territory, you cannot enter without permission.”
I don’t want to end here.
I can’t give up on my dream like this.
I struggled with all my might, but even so, the mask slowly approached me.
“…… Master, please, help me… ….”
I pleaded with a tearful voice.
The second foolish person in my life.
After telling my parents that I wanted to learn Geomseong-ryu, I was the first childish maniac to speak out.
But he knows better than anyone else that such a small and fragile voice cannot reach him.
However.
“Can even you, who are incompetent, become competent…? ….”
“Geomseong-ryu – Fire Dragon Fire!”
“Daeuuu!”
At that moment, a fire struck Diesel.
And then my heart started pounding when I heard a familiar voice.
Cow!
A black-haired man appeared before my eyes as if he had suddenly fallen from the sky.
I cautiously called out to him, seeing his all-too-familiar face.
“Master… ?”
“… Sorry, Cecilia. “It was hard, wasn’t it?”
“Are you really Master?”
“Then of course it’s me. “Who could it be?”
Master said he was sorry, and he slowly brushed his hair down.
I shed tears as I realized that the person in front of me was my teacher after being touched by a warm hand.
Master stopped stroking his head and gently hugged him and patted his back.
“Master, I was very sick. And it was very difficult.”
“Okay, I’ll do the rest. “Just rest a little.”
After leaving warm words, the Master stood up again and swung his sword towards the flames.
Then, a group of idols and masks came into view through the flames split in half.
“…… “You crossed the line.”
An angry voice.
Unlike the warm voice that was directed at him.
My body cringed in deep anger that felt like life.
“Think of it all as your karma.”
At that time, my eyes fell on Master’s hand,
The black paper shaking in the teacher’s hand caught my eye.
“Temporary release.”