117. Aura (4)
117. Aura(4)
After finishing the lecture, I came to District 2 by myself. There’s an ansync and sparring tonight. I thought I would rest as much as possible before the battle. If he had brought his companions as usual, he would have had no choice but to move his body. Because I can’t show my indolence in front of everyone.
I went to Ansync’s house to pass the time. Ansync was out as usual, and Ruby was drooping in a daze.
“Ruby. What happened?”
“… I made a mistake today. That… I was going to give my dad a ride, but I accidentally spilled it on him.”
“Just forget it. Master Ansync won’t care much—”
“Then I got angry in reverse. I was really sorry and wanted to apologize, but I didn’t know… “
“… I can’t forget that.”
Given Ruby’s personality, it’s possible that she really tried to apologize and got her words wrong. If her daughter behaves like that, she should have been careful, but her daughter has gone to this extent because she doesn’t know how to get angry and sink.
Ruby has eyes too. If Anne Sink didn’t like it, he would never have been angry, but since Anne Sink didn’t show it, this behavior made him hungry.
“Ah! Why the hell am I like this?”
Ruby tearing her own hair out. I took 10,000 coins out of my pocket and put them on the table. Then Ruby tilts her head.
“I want to eat delicious bread. The bakery in District 2 sells green tea bread, and it goes really well with strawberry tea. I’m sorry, Ruby, but would you like to buy some?”
“Uh… uh? Suddenly?”
“Nishia is a horse. The taste is a little peculiar. Shall I say that I have the same taste as an uncle? It is a combination that Nishia is completely obsessed with. If you serve green tea bread with strawberry tea, Master Ansink will also like it. Master is also an uncle who can’t help it.”
Now that I’ve said this, Ruby’s eyes widen.
“Oh, no. I can’t take it.”
“What are you talking about? I plan to fill my stomach after Dalian today. Let’s all sit around and eat bread. I’m asking because I want to eat too.”
“Green tea bread… You mean? Oh, I see.”
Ruby takes the money. Even as she takes the money, she glances at me as if she is sorry.
“Hey… Wasn’t Woros the one who sent her dad to bring strawberry tea to my room the other day?”
“… Okay.”
“I knew it… Because Dad can’t be that delicate. Hey. Why does Woros think of my relationship with my father that way? Just because you’re your father’s disciple?”
“It’s frustrating. Master and you If you take just one step, you can live as a warm family, but when you see that they are unable to take that one step.”
At my words, Ruby lowered her head. She closes her eyes and whispers.
“If… if it is Assuming I’m not human… Ah! What if?”
“Tell me.”
“I… It’s what Dad picks up and raises. Aren’t you my daughter? If I wasn’t human… Is it right for me to live with my dad? It’s a great grace to have raised you, but if you can get into trouble because of me… ”
“It’s not even worth worrying about.”
At my words, Ruby smiles helplessly as if she knows what I’m going to say.
“What is that expression? Perhaps I, Master, will like you. Did you know you could say the same thing?”
“Uh… ? No?”
“Yes. Problem before that. I said it because it didn’t even function as a question.”
“What do you mean?”
I took a sip of strawberry tea and continued.
“How can you have such human concerns when you are not human? Doesn’t it make sense? From the moment you start worrying about that, worrying about not being human doesn’t work.”
“This… A human concern?”
“Whether you are an angel or a demon. From the moment you think about it, whether it’s a monster in the form of a monster or a monster, you’re a young but certain human being.”
After I said this far, I stopped talking in a hurry. I had to keep my knowledge of Ruby’s identity a secret. I said it too seriously without realizing it.
Bewildered, I took another sip of tea and looked at Ruby. She’s just looking at me with her eyes twinkling. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he thought too deeply.
“Human concerns… okay. I see You didn’t even have to worry about it. But it’s still difficult… “
“Not yet?”
“Oh, nothing. That. Then I’ll go buy some bread! Also, I’ll take the money from my father and give it to you.”
With Ruby saying that, she hurriedly leaves the house. She was a panicked she, but she seems to have cheered up, so she feels good. I called Ruby to open the door and leave.
“Master is sometimes late. Would you like to come tonight?”
“Yes… It will.”
“Then Ruby. I have a suggestion.”
I approached Ruby, who was tilting her head, and told her what I was thinking.
*
In the martial arts dojo that Ansync borrowed, I was facing Ansync holding a spear. I waited outside the house for Ansync to return. He took him and brought him straight to the dojo.
“Isn’t it necessary to let people go in and out of the house?”
“It’s okay. It will be over soon.”
“Oh ho? You have great confidence. Did you get any enlightenment?”
“I will show you through actions rather than words.”
After saying that, I held up the spear I had drawn the alchemy formula on. Ansync noticed at once that I wrote something on the window and narrowed her eyes.
“Even if you use your proud alchemy synthesis skill, it will block everything unless you have a 10-line aura.”
“This is my conclusion. Please take a look.”
“Come. Come over.”
I poured magic into the spear. It is magic for alchemy synthesis that is often used. At the same time, with the other hand, he took out a potion from his belt and spilled it on the floor.
“When it’s over, I’ll clean it up.”
“I will.”
I ran to Ansync and swung the spear. Ansync, who didn’t know exactly what trick I had written on the spear, chose to evade rather than block. Once twice. He stabbed and swung, but the spear never touched his body.
“Anything other than 10 lines… Oh?”
Ansync’s posture collapsed for a very short time. It was because the floor was frozen and slippery under the influence of my potion. Ansink, noticing that the floor has changed, will never slip again. In a way, he blew a golden opportunity, but everything up to this point was as designed.
Actually, it was the result of adjusting the scene in advance before coming to Ansync and the martial arts dojo.
I immediately took out another potion and threw it on the floor. When the bubbling potion touches the frozen floor, it creates an enormous amount of steam that blocks your vision.
Chiyiyiik!ㅡ
“If you cover my eyes, do you think I will allow you to attack me?”
“Let’s see!”
“Oh no! Come over.”
As I jumped backwards, I grabbed a sword and threw it at Ansync. Jumped into the smoke at the same time.
“Ha!”
I swung a spear containing magical power. Then, some of the steam that had risen in the martial arts dojo dissipated. Ansync was holding the spear I wielded.
“You’re clumsy, Woros!”
“It’s not over yet!”
Infuse magic into the spear. Then the hilt of the spear starts to heat up and the tip of the spear catches fire. It was a spark created through alchemy synthesis. All of this was planned. I was wearing heat-resistant gloves, so I didn’t take much damage.
But, startled by the sudden heat of the window, Ansync removed her hand from the window.
“It’s over!”
The moment Ansync took his hand off the window. I pulled out the spear and threw it at Ansink’s waist. At the same time, Ansync shouts.
“Did you forget what I said!?”
I can see Ansync shouting
And shrinking as she reaches out to me. It seems that they are planning to come out in one shot and slam me into the wall of the dojo. But my window is longer. Ansync evades my window and jumps right into me. And.
Cheak!ㅡ
I cut Ansink’s side with the dagger I had hidden. It is a dagger hidden in steam. Of course, I tore my black ansync clothes. But blood doesn’t splatter. Because he defended his body with an aura. Although no blood was spilled.
“This is my answer.”
“Is that so?”
There was a scratch on Ansink’s side. He froze with his palms outstretched just enough to touch my face. I don’t know if it’s a confrontation, but in this sparring, the victory conditions were set.
If I use 10 lines of aura and scratch Ansync, I win. The moment I scratched his body, I won. Ansync puts her hands down and smiles.
“I can’t help but listen to this. How did you do it?”
“The hints from Master. I combined the inspiration I got from talking to Ruby.”
“It’s a combination… A word an alchemist would say. So?”
“Master said this. One moment is enough to become one with the weapon. And Ruby said: If you build it step by step, good results will come out.”
“Step by step?”
I put down the dagger I was holding on the floor and continued.
“The problem was that I was trying to do it all at once. It was enough for the decisive moment to complete the aura. I blew 5 lines of aura into the dagger in advance, and I synthesized it with a special oil I made and held it on the dagger. Of course, there was a constant consumption of mana, but it couldn’t be helped. Then, taking the time, line by line. I wrapped the aura around the dagger.”
Ansync laughs at my words.
“Okay. It wasn’t woven like knitting threads, but it was done in such a way that the shape was first set, and then the aura was strengthened stitch by stitch.”
“That’s right. The problem was that I tried to strengthen it with 10 lines from the beginning. I tied 5 lines of aura to my dagger with alchemy oil and detonated it at the decisive moment according to the hint given by my master. Because five lines could be stacked at once.”
“You made a 10-line aura like that?”
“Yes.”
When I finished, Ann Sink nodded.
“It’s lax. Fake but… The spearmanship I learned and the alchemy skills I used to use. There was even a dagger technique that caught people off guard. To be honest, I didn’t expect to be hit by a dagger. Of course, I didn’t sharpen my senses in part, but it was a strategy like an alchemist that the results were difficult to predict anyway.”
“…… “
“Passed. Starting tomorrow, I’ll teach you the Ansync combat technique in earnest. Of course, you have to keep practicing. It should be enough to wind 50 lines without resorting to tricks like that.”
“Yes. I will do my best.”
“And… Let’s clean up first.”
We went back to Ansink’s house after cleaning up the potions and broken flasks on the floor. Upon entering the house, the sweet smell stimulates the nose.
“Um, did you leave food ready when you left?”
“No. You will know when you see it.”
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When I said that, I smiled. When I entered the living room, a delicious-looking dinner had been set on the table, and Ruby was standing by the table, covering her mouth with her hand.
“This… This?”
“Before it came out, I made it with Ruby. We made about half of it together, and Ruby took care of the rest by herself.”
“Is this Ruby?”
Ann Sink opens his mouth and looks surprised. I looked at Ruby and nodded her head. Then Ruby walks slowly, hesitantly, and opens her mouth, keeping her eyes fixed on the floor.
“Hey… I’m sorry I got angry with him in the morning… “
“Ruby… “
“Mi, sorry Dad.”
“That, yes… I’m sorry, too.”
Ruby wanted to apologize to Ansync. At first she tried to apologize to her by sipping green tea bread and strawberry tea, but she thought it best to show sincerity that she did so, so she decided to cook.
Most of the items on the table are reboiled or boiled. It’s really unfortunate that Ruby made a few things herself. Even so, Ansink ate with a hearty laugh.
And he didn’t drink the alcohol he always wore. He said that he would be able to smile broadly without getting drunk today, so he would eat dinner without drinking.
Looking at Ansync eating happily, Ruby smiles calmly.