Chapter 104: Quantum (2)
I made an appointment with Monty.
To Riri and Monty, to be exact.
In order to win the war against Mangot, the participation of a large number of Zodiacs was essential, and in the process, each of them promised something.
For Lili, it will be an article for a month.
And he promised Monty to become his best disciple.
but.
‘That was a first disciple, not an adopted son!’
The promise had subtly changed without me knowing.
No, should I say I changed it?
It’s just a rumor, but it’s most likely Monty deliberately distorting the rumor.
“… … So.”
Anyway, I told my family about this situation.
Anyway, since I decided to become a top disciple, I have to keep that promise.
Ampere, who had been quietly listening to me, asked.
“… … “Then is it true that you decided to become a master disciple?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“Was it because of the war that made you make that promise?”
“yes. Zodiac’s participation in the war was absolutely necessary. “At least one more person.”
The heavy silence of the living room followed.
Ampere crossed his arms and closed his eyes as if he was deep in thought, while Malia narrowed her eyes and seemed to be thinking.
I smelled the awkward air and looked around.
The atmosphere somewhere is worse than I thought.
Unlike Lili, Monty doesn’t have any suspicious rumors that people who go under him won’t come out.
He is just a slightly hot-blooded and honest warrior, but overall he is a man with a good reputation.
Above all, since it is the Zodiac, I thought Ampere would also welcome the story of the adopted son becoming the best disciple.
“… … okay. “So it happened.”
Eventually, Ampere slowly opened his eyes. A sighing voice.
“If it was a promise, you should keep it.”
“… … sorry. “The situation at the time was urgent.”
I thought Ampere was angry that I had made this promise to him without saying anything.
But Ampere shook his head.
“You made the right choice. Rather, it deserves praise. “Your father is proud of you.”
There was no lie in Ampere’s eyes. After all, Ampere is not the type of person to use sarcasm in the first place.
But his face was much darker than he said.
While I was still trying to guess what was going on, a voice came from somewhere else.
“… … father.”
It was Azieh. He had become the ‘sword’ I always compared to him. His sharp anticipation scanned all around and pierced my lungs. I don’t know why, but it was very cold in Aji today.
“I want to talk to my younger brother who came back after a long time. “It’s been a long time since training stopped.”
“okay. “I just finished eating.”
When permission was given, Ajie bowed politely and stood up.
“Follow me, Frontier. “It’s an empty space where we always train.”
“… … yes.”
I also stood up after saying hello.
It feels like someone is going to scold you, but Ajie will know the reason for this atmosphere.
With that in mind, I followed him.
Crash.
As soon as Ajie arrived at the vacant lot.
He took out his favorite spear.
“… … “No, wait, bro?”
Are you planning to kill me under the pretext of training? That thought occurred to me for a moment, but Ajie said:
“Come closer.”
“Ah, yes.”
I approached Ajie.
This is my first time looking at his window so closely.
The window was well maintained and had an old feel to it, but it looked sturdy. Needless to say, the blade is sharp, and the pole extending from top to bottom is straight without bending.
“How do you see it in your eyes?”
“… … “I think it’s a great window.”
[Azier’s Spear]
•Grade: Unique
•Description: Spear used by Agier de Roach. Since he did not name it himself, the window currently has no name. There is a possibility that the window will be given a second name in the future depending on Ajie’s popularity. The spear itself is a rare, high-quality spear, but it has been upgraded to unique thanks to Ajie’s hand and aura.
Ability Details ＞
– People Specialization: Ajie shows his strongest side when dealing with humans, and as a result, his beloved equipment has the same effect. The effect applies to all objects standing on two feet.
– Disarm: Due to the influence of Ajie’s skill ‘Falling Arm’, enemies facing this spear will easily lose the weapon from their hand even if they do not deploy the falling arm.
Although it was originally expensive, the weapon was nothing more than an ordinary spear, but because Ajie used it for a long time, its level increased and it gained two abilities.
“Frondier, I haven’t seen many of your fights in person, so I can’t say for sure.”
Ajie said.
“You were able to create a weapon out of thin air. It was the same during Constell’s final exam. I also saw a video of when Belphegor was defeated. Besides, it was clearly a weapon I knew.”
I think that video had a bigger impact on me than Queenie expected.
“That’s right.”
“Then, can this spear do the same thing?”
Atjie asked me.
Can you duplicate this window?
I was at a loss for a moment about how to respond to that, but eventually spoke honestly.
“… … it’s possible.”
I thought this would sound unpleasant to Atjie.
But when Ajie heard the answer, he spoke calmly.
“That’s a good thing.”
“… … Are you glad?”
“I had a hard time finding a window exactly like this.”
What does that mean?
Atjie lifted up his favorite weapon and looked at the blade for a moment. Ajie holding a weapon was something complete, like a letter drawn in ink.
“From now on, I will teach you the spear.”
“… … !”
My eyes widened at those words.
So far, training with Atjie has been very simple. Endless repetition of sparring. It’s a way to counter each other’s moves and get used to the battle itself.
Usually, Atjie would always raise a problem and I would somehow deal with the answer.
That’s why I’ve never learned any weapon skills from Ajie until now. Of course, as Atjie gave me various advice during training, I probably picked up roughly similar things without realizing it.
“So from now on, make sure you duplicate my spear.”
“By using the same weapon, the variables caused by length and weight are suppressed as much as possible.”
Atjie nodded at my words. Then he added:
“You don’t care about the type of weapon you make.”
“That’s right.”
“Then the more weapons you can use, the more advantageous it will be. This is especially true if you can get your hands on a powerful weapon.”
Ajie probably said this with the grade of my weapon in mind.
I can hold legendary or divine weapons, so if I know at least the basics of various weapons, there will be a lot more ways to apply them.
‘Actually, the only thing I can wield properly is a sword.’
As I continued sparring with Ajie, I became quite familiar with the sword, at least.
If I add the combination of the ‘prediction’ that Ajie drilled into my body and the ‘sixth sense’ that I have, I can fight to some extent with just swordsmanship.
However, other weapons, such as bows, hammers, and spears, are still at the beginner level.
Artemis’ bow and arrows are weapons that I don’t need to aim at. Just pull the bow string and release it, and it will fly to the enemy and hit it. If I tried to hit something with a regular bow and arrow, it would still be clumsy.
The ‘Throwing’ skill may be helpful, but that’s it.
And in the case of Mjolnir, I rarely use it except when using the Auror skill ‘Jeong’.
With its strong destructive power, I can only challenge my opponent with an easy choice, but I myself cannot handle the hammer properly.
Furthermore, it is in the same context that I do not actually swing a spear. It was only shot with the power of Black Heaven or Menosorpo, and was never held or swung. Because I don’t have the skills to do that.
“From now on, you will learn spear from me. Zodiac Monty will tell you about other weapons. “I heard he is an excellent weapons master.”
“… … thank you.”
I thought I was here to scold you, but I heard good things about it.
Of course, receiving new training from Ajie doesn’t seem any different from getting scolded, but compared to the sharp spirit Ajie showed earlier, it’s a really good story for me.
“But why has the training suddenly changed?”
“Not suddenly. As I said before, I was looking for something like this window I have now. “Because I wanted to give you this training.”
In other words, Atjie had already decided to teach me how to use the spear.
“… … “Since when did that happen?”
“The reason I decided to teach someday was when you succeeded in falling.”
“… … “It was quite a while ago.”
“As I said before, Nakjang is originally a technique done with a spear. But you use it as a sword. It is easy to get hurt if you use a sword with a sword that does not have a pole like a spear and does not bend well. Of course, the more you get used to falling, the more you can minimize injuries, but it’s better to use a spear at first.”
That’s better than getting hurt. Atjie said so.
I feel like tears will come out of my brother’s warm concern.
“thank you. “I will do my best to learn.”
I bowed my head towards Ajie.
After looking at me quietly, Atjie asked.
“What do you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“Becoming the adopted son of Zodiac Monty.”
I blinked briefly at those words. What kind of question is this?
“… … “I wonder who spread such nonsense.”
“… … no.”
Atjie shook his head.
“That’s probably Zodiac Monty’s true opinion. “He will want to adopt you.”
“… … older brother?”
“At least if I were in that person’s position, I would definitely use your words. “I said I was a top disciple, but I will continue to tempt you in the meantime.”
Atjie simply said with an indifferent face.
I couldn’t read any emotion on his face, so I couldn’t tell what Atjie meant.
Damn it, why does the Roach family all have faces like this?
“… … As I said before, I am the son of the Roach family. He’s my brother’s younger brother. “Don’t you know?”
“… … Frontier. “I will be honest.”
Tuk.
Atjie put down his spear.
“You are the protagonist who led the victory in the war. Although other people in the empire may not know, everyone who attended the meeting knows. A single spear that pierces the heart of Mangot. “That was you.”
“… … “It was possible because of everyone.”
“It’s not strange for you now to be on the Zodiac. If you put your mind to it, you can do just that. I’ll probably be the youngest member of the Zodiac. No, rather, the only problem is that you are too young now.”
Atjie was complimenting me, which was rare.
The praise was so great that I actually felt a chill.
“… … older brother.”
“so.”
Atjie bowed his head.
It seemed as if Agier de Roach was avoiding my eyes.
“… … You can now make a choice. “Because you deserve it.”
I was stunned for a moment by those words.
select? Qualification?
They say it as if it’s a very good condition for me, but I don’t know what it means and I just feel uneasy.
“What are you choosing?”
“The choice to leave Roach.”
“… … !”
There my face froze.
It was impossible for me to keep my usual relaxed and peaceful face.
“Even your brother is telling bad jokes.”
“Does it look like that?”
Ajie’s sharp eyes still do not look at me.
“Zodiac Monty is just the beginning. No, Leah Reese has already shown the foreshadowing of that. The empire’s famous families, the Zodiac, and the imperial palace will be targeting you in the future.”
“Who would dare do such a thing? I know the Roach family in a funny way… … !”
“Frondier. it is not so.”
Ajie shakes his head.
“They don’t have to worry about Roach.”
“What is that… … .”
“Because everyone knows what your father did to you in the past.”
“… … !”
There I realized.
The heavy atmosphere that was in the living room a while ago.
Ampere’s face was so dark even though he praised me.
The whole reason Ajie, who seemed to be controlling his anger, called me here.
“Your father wanted to kick you out of the family.”
“… … “It was because he wanted to protect me.”
“I didn’t think you would understand that. “My father wanted you to hate him.”
“… … .”
“And that goes for me too.”
Ajie’s voice was mixed with a deep breath.
“You know. Our family tried to send you away. I would have rather despised the family itself. I thought the task of guarding the wall was ridiculous and just wanted to go somewhere safe and live. “That is also the right life.”
That’s a story that would have come true if I hadn’t been a frontier.
Frondier disappears from Constel without anyone noticing, and lives a life unrelated to magic or battle.
Although it does not appear on the game stage, it is impossible to know whether Frontier’s life as an individual was truly unhappy because he did not see it.
“After kicking you out in the past, your father was looking for another family or household to take care of you. The story about you leaving the family had already spread in Constel. That is now a good excuse for another family to take you away.”
“… … .”
“You have now become another pillar of the empire. There are many people who want you. “You must feel good about yourself.”
“… … Even so, if it’s my father.”
“Frondier.”
Only then did Atjie see me.
He looked at me, and there was no sharpness that Ajie always showed.
He speaks with dull eyes.
“Father will not stop you.”
“… … !”
“Father is regretting the past days. The time when I tried to kick you out of the family. “I didn’t believe in your talent, couldn’t wait, and made a hasty decision.”
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“Well, I… … !”
“It’s because I’m lazy. “I was cursed with the seven sins.”
“… … !”
I was speechless.
This is not a matter of persuasion.
According to Azier’s words, Ampere’s mind had already been made up.
“Like I said, you have the right to choose. “It’s not a bad story for you.”
“… … .”
“It’s like my father’s atonement.”