Innocent sinner’s foolish confession
After dinner, Hyeon-jun climbed the outer wall and pulled out a curved sword.
I didn’t want to use it because it wasn’t my taste or because of its symbolism, but I brought it because I wanted to use it occasionally to show others. There, teaching Wilhelmina and testing various things, it was fun in its own way. Of course, the longsword feels the most comfortable in the hand.
Hyeonjun ran out with two curved swords. Now, when the appointed time comes, the soldiers know that he will come, so their morale soars.
“Whoa…”
Hyeon-jun, who ran out without strengthening his body with mana, dug in and cut Bachum’s legs, and two curved swords swung gracefully, one cutting his neck and the other his shoulder joint.
“Kkeuk…”
Hyeon-jun, who cut his stomach as he went under the staggering guy, ran away to avoid the pouring internal organs. It handles with the feeling of sharp cutting with technique rather than strength without hitting bones. I’m afraid that the day will go bad.
Hyeon-joon passed by him and ran to the mantis-like monster he always sees. Then, he slowly moved Mana.
Hwareuk!
“Kei!”
The flames rose before Hyeon-jun’s sword and burned the face of the monster. It was a fire that started only 2m from Hyeonjun, but it spread all the way and reached the monster 4m in front. It is the power of mana control 3. However, mana consumption is also extreme. Even before buying Mana Affinity 2, it takes more mana than blowing fire out of your hands. It means that with Hyun-joon’s talent, it is difficult to start a fire just 2m in front of him.
Hyeon-joon lifted the defenseless monster’s neck and slashed it past. Now that swordsmanship is on track to some extent, it is time to study how to use it with magic again.
‘Looking at it this way, fire is really the best for living things.’
Even if you use it casually, it can cause fatal injuries. In particular, if it blows fire on its face, its eyes and lungs will cook, rendering it incapacitated at once.
‘Water is ambiguous to use right now.’
If you face an enemy that is difficult to maintain body temperature like a human in winter, you can inflict great damage by spraying cold water like a field of ice. It can also be killed silently by covering its nose and mouth with water, as previously done by decapitating kobolds. But it is not necessary against monsters on the front lines now.
‘The soil is good too. After all, it has mass, so there are many uses.’
Hyeon-jun lunged at Bachum again, spewing dirt and pebbles at his face. It uses quite a lot of mana. It got into his eyes, nose, and mouth, and the gravel hit his face and forced him to retreat.
Even if you keep your eyes open, you can’t be Hyun-joon’s opponent, so what about the guy who closed his eyes and withdrew? Hyeon-joon slashed his neck twice in a row to avoid his churning legs and retreated. Cut only with the tip of the knife to prevent the blade from being damaged as much as possible.
‘When facing enemies with magic defense, soil is the best.’
After Hyeon-jun passed by, the soldiers sighed slightly as they looked at the top of the castle wall, which was made of dirt and gravel. you have to get rid of all that Hyeon-joon was also passing by and was sorry to see it. If you throw stones, you can organize it neatly, but if you pour out dirt and gravel like that, it will interfere with the movement of the soldiers.
‘There are many things I want to try.’
While running, Hyeon-jun put the curved sword in his right hand into his left armpit and made a stone out of his hand. It wasn’t round like before, but long and thin like a spear. I ran and threw it with all my might.
Hiss! puck!
It penetrated the body of the monster and protruded to the other side. It then shattered inside the body, shrapnel tearing open wounds and causing irreparable damage. The guy couldn’t even scream and collapsed.
“… It’s ambiguous.”
The killing power is not enough, but it is overflowing, but it seems that it will be difficult to fly it far properly because it requires a large amount of mana and cannot be neatly shaped. Even though it was only about 30m away, the direction was flipped in the air. A little further away would have missed it.
Hyeon-jun approached it and activated his magic.
Pak!
The stones dug into its body changed its shape into thorns, tearing its internal organs from the inside out. The monster trembled and did not move.
‘I’ll be fine against enemies with no mana.’
It is a brutal attack that in modern times would have been outlawed by international law. However, this time, too much mana was consumed. Only about 10 cm of thorns sprouted, but more than twice as much was used to make thick thorns that reached his waist.
‘I’m going to need some more research… .’
Hyeon-Jun ran out again, cutting down the monster and trying to set off the fire inside him. However, no matter how much mana he poured, the monster did not react.
‘Am I lacking in my skills?’
After repeating it several times, I was able to get a feel for it. It is impossible to activate magic from the inside full of space. Hyeonjun carefully guessed that it might be due to the insignificant amount of mana possessed by other beings. At first, Hyeon-jun couldn’t detect mana in his body, but I think it’s because he’s not very talented and he’s from Earth.
‘It is magic that is activated through the medium of stone to make the thorns rise. So, if you pour mana, you can barely activate it.’
Then what about water? Wouldn’t it be possible to move the bodily fluids inside?
Of course, it didn’t matter. No matter how much mana I poured into it, it didn’t budge. Well, if that was the case, the water mage would have been the strongest. If you burst the blood and stir the brain, it’s over.
‘It’s complicated, it’s complicated.’
I’m not sure what the rules are. Well, I can only use what I bought at the store, so where will I use it after researching it?
Hyeon-jun stopped while running to the other side of the wall. In the distance, he could see the soldiers paying obeisance in accordance with the ceremony.
‘……You’re a princess.’
Wilhelmina climbed the outer wall. And she also saw Hyun-joon. Even at that distance, the unobstructed gold shone brilliantly.
Hyeon-joon watched in a daze as it bent smoothly, then came to his senses. Hyeonjun, who ran like the wind and approached her, bowed politely.
“majesty.”
“okay.”
When Wilhelmina answered, Hyeon-jun carefully raised his head and looked after her. The blood on the two drawn curved swords. Did you kill the monster?
“You brought it too.”
“yes.”
Hyeonjun lowered his eyes to avoid looking into her eyes. Wilhelmina must have killed the monster from the other side of Hyeon-jun. She said in a voice with a slight smile.
“I’ve neglected my work in the meantime, so I’ll have to do it from now on.”
I guess you’re talking about patrolling the wires.
“Good job.”
Wilhelmina patted Hyeon-jun on the shoulder and passed by. Hyeonjun politely bowed and stepped aside.
Naturally, Albert and Grace are walking behind her.
No matter how you look at it, it seems that Soon-shi is an excuse and has come to kill the monster with his newly learned swordsmanship. Still, the atmosphere of the outer wall changed drastically with Wilhelmina’s presence. If Hyun-joon kills monsters, his morale will rise, but he can’t make the soldiers exude sharp force like knives.
‘… Anyway, my karma.’
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All the karma he needed to acquire had flown into Wilhelmina’s hands. Hyeon-jun, who already has the idea that all karma is his when he climbs the outer wall, feels as if his own has been taken away. Still, I couldn’t catch the one that had already flown away, so I grumbled and threw stones at the monsters gathered under the wall to kill them. Also, this is the best value for money.
Hyeon-jun went back and forth on the wall like that, and after a while, Wilhelmina returned. It must have been a lot of fun being covered in blood.
“majesty.”
Hyeonjun, who had just placed the monster’s head well inside the torso with a stone, jumped off the railing and took a bow. Wilhelmina nodded her head and stared at Hyeon-jun.
“What were you doing?”
“They were killing monsters by throwing stones.”
“Hmm…”
Wilhelmina leaned against the railing and looked down. Most of the monsters are dead, few are alive, and a few large medium sized monsters are eating.
“Your Highness, it’s dangerous.”
Albert came over and whispered. Soldiers who are ordinary people fight like that, but how dangerous would it be if Wilhelmina, a mana knight, was dangerous? Even if you jump down from here, if you use the power of mana, you will be able to get down without a single wound.
“Whoop…”
Wilhelmina held Albert’s hand as she approached, pretending to pull him, and gave her a little hug before letting go. Embarrassed Albert panics.
Hyunjoon’s expression twisted involuntarily. Then he glanced at Grace. Are you okay? Grace shrugged her shoulders and stood still. There was a strong will not to stick his head between the young lovers. The surrounding soldiers also stared into the darkness without moving.
“They said that Karios’s interrogator would come in two days.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Hyeonjun flinched at the sudden words. However, he answered in a quiet voice.
“How is it?”
“There will be no problems.”
“Yes, it should be.”
Wilhelmina closed her eyes softly and smiled. Hyeon-jun stared blankly at the brilliant golden light pouring down like a kaleidoscope, then finally opened his mouth.
“… yes.”
She behaves like an ordinary person in front of swordsmanship and Albert, but if you look at it this way, the princess is definitely a princess.
The pressure that there should be no problem made my fist hard.
There are no lies about the assassination attempt and the story behind it. There is nothing wrong with public affairs.
However, there are many problems with private affairs. No, it can be a problem even in public. If you ask for the armor back, it will just be destroyed.
At Hyeon-jun’s answer, the princess smiled again and took Albert’s hand and briskly walked down the outer wall. Hyeonjun sighed as she disappeared out of sight. My head gets messy again.
‘… I don’t know. Let’s think about it tomorrow.’
In the end, Hyeon-jun put off work to himself tomorrow and ran away. It’s foolish, but the stress made it hard for me to think normally and make judgments. It was worse than the stress caused by politics. Recently, I’ve become emotional or had an accident in excitement while relieving stress in battle, but I’ve never given up and put it off like this. It means that the mind is cornered.
Hyeonjun tried to cool himself down, but it didn’t work. Bahanus’ words and talking to the soldier the night before seemed to have eased my mind a bit, but thinking about it like this kept getting anxious.
‘Don’t be an idiot… .’
Even if you promise so much, it’s in vain. In the end, Hyeon-jun sighed again and walked helplessly on top of the wall. … … I’d rather run away
***
After breakfast, Hyeon-Jun and La Hansen visited Wilhelmina’s barracks.
Seeing each other so often, Grace has gotten used to it now. And lovers whispering love in the backyard.
‘How can you be like that every moment? Is there any time apart?’
As Hyeon-jun entered the backyard, Wilhelmina glanced at him and whispered in Albert’s ear. Albert’s face reddens and he jumps up and backs away. Hyeonjun took an example, trying to hide his decaying expression.
“Kheum, let’s start quickly.”
Wilhelmina cleared her throat shyly and got up and approached.
Now galleries naturally find their seats and sit down and watch.
“If I do this?”
“Let’s finish this first.”
“Umm… yes.”
The swordsmanship lecture started, but somehow Hyeon-joon was cold, no, lacking energy, so he didn’t get excited and walk the tightrope like a madman like before. Wilhelmina acted calmly as well.
Hyeon-jun meticulously taught Wilhelmina what she needed and corrected her posture, but at a glance it was clear that she was not concentrating. Compared to the excitement and chatter of the past, of course it looks like that.
“Um, June.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Is there a problem?”
“… doesn’t exist.”
Wilhelmina stopped, lifted the magic tool that was blindfolded, and looked at Hyeon-jun.
Hyeonjun faced it because he couldn’t react, and he stared blankly at the gold because he couldn’t even come to his senses. Obviously not normal. Normally, he would have averted his eyes the moment he raised the magic tool, and even if they met his eyes, he would have brushed them off right away.
“hmm.”
“…ah… .”
As Wilhelmina covered her eyes again, Hyeon-jun stepped back. Then he touched his forehead with the back of his hand. Wilhelmina looked at the situation, turned the curved sword round and round, and said,
“Are there any problems now?”
“… … It is private.”
“Ha, yes.”
A strange feeling of tension lingered. Hyeon-jun was teaching well without any problems, but Wilhelmina somehow seemed upset. Hyeon-jun stood silently with a calm, but slightly depressed face.
Lahansen was nervous and kept glancing at him. I hope Albert can calm the atmosphere quickly.
“Long time no see.”
“… … ah.”
Then, a soft voice echoed through the backyard. Everyone looked around in amazement. There were three Mana Knights, and one of them had superhuman senses, but he didn’t notice.
But Hyun-jun knows that voice.
“… Priest Elizabeth.”
“Whoops.”
Slightly long, frizzy golden hair, warm but firm brown eyes, and fair skin. Elizabeth, with a worriedly thin face, was looking at him with a bright smile.