Episode 6. thirst (1)
The Black Swordsman who went against Yuri’s test.
The way he looked at the glass was no different from the others.
‘Why the hell did the Incorrigible Sword recommend a guy like that?’
All the test takers he had dealt with so far were only those who were called geniuses or geniuses.
But look at the guy in front of you.
‘Did you try holding a sword?’
Garbage that doesn’t even have the basics properly.
That was the judgment the Black Swordsman made after looking at Yuri.
But all those thoughts were washed away in the face of a black figure that suddenly soared.
No, it was accurate to say that he couldn’t think of anything.
‘That’s… what?’
A black shape rising like smoke or flames.
Black eye sockets curved like crescent moons, and a large, viciously tearing mouth.
The Black Swordsman, who first encountered the supreme realm of ‘incarnation’, could not judge what he was seeing.
‘monster… water?’
They just call them ‘monsters’.
And the moment I stared into the hollowed-out eye sockets of the monster, a terrible murderous intent rushed in.
-die! die! die… … !.
The monster’s intent to kill became language and was directly pierced into the Black Swordsman’s brain.
It caused terrible pain.
But the real thing was just the beginning.
The murderous intent grew thicker and thicker.
-die! die! die! die!
“… … ?!”
No matter how low he is in the Black Swords Corps, he also went through hellish training.
As a result, he crossed the threshold of death several times and believed that he had the mental strength to easily overcome life.
But the current intent to kill was different.
This was not something that could be overcome and endured.
-die! die!
The repeated intent to kill reached the soul.
rattling-.
The Black Swordsman’s body ignored the master’s will and began to tremble like an aspen tree.
Crackle-.
His teeth clash quickly.
In the face of irresistible fear, the body became paralyzed and the thoughts turned white.
Soon, only one thought filled his brain.
‘Die… i will die… I’m going to die!’
fur-.
The sword fell from the hand of the Black Swordsman, who had lost the will to live, and rolled on the floor.
and black monsters.
His torn mouth opened wide.
Kyakyakya-!
The monster opened its mouth wide as if to let out a laugh, then swelled up and attacked the Black Swordsman.
“Me, me?!”
“Kyaaah!”
The spirit of the black monster that covered the sky was savage, and the mindless Black Swordsman in front of it looked so helpless.
Because of this, people predicted that the Black Swordsman would be eaten alive by the monster.
But at that moment.
Saaak-.
A gentle breeze blowing from somewhere.
And a series of strong gusts of wind.
Phyaaahang-.
“Ahh?!”
“What, what!”
The strong wind made people’s hair flutter, and even those who turned their heads to the wind pressure occurred.
At that time, those who did not turn their heads were able to see the unusual sights.
It was a scene where a cool white wind blew around the black monster.
Shaaah-.
– Kreul!
The black monster struggled, trapped in the pure white wind.
A white wind that entangles.
A black monster trying to break its bondage.
It was like watching a white serpent trying to devour a black beast.
A fierce battle between black and white, the end of which was futile.
Unable to withstand the pressure of the pure white wind, the black monster exploded.
As a result, the black monster dispersed into the air in a single cloud of smoke.
When everyone can’t even react to a situation that happened in the blink of an eye.
dump-.
The Black Swordsman, who escaped from the danger of death, collapsed with his eyes closed.
And John standing in front of the fallen Black Swordsman.
No one knew how or when he moved to that spot.
John appeared out of nowhere, like magic in a legend.
They couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on, but they instinctively realized one thing.
The moment the Black Swordsman was about to be eaten by the monster.
It was Johann Redner who created the white wind and saved the Black Swordsman.
‘The master chased away the monster!’
‘He saved the Black Swordsman!’
From the moment Yuri accepted the test to the fall of the Black Swordsman.
The process did not take too long, but it was such a shocking feast that the onlookers could not easily open their mouths.
In the midst of the suffocating silence, Yuri’s knees buckled.
The boy’s body collapses in the future.
Peosuck-.
Yuri’s upper body was about to collapse, but she managed to keep herself up by driving her sword into the ground.
He smiled at John in front of him.
“When inspiration comes in… Isn’t that a foul?”
The squeezing voice was not very loud, but no one had heard it.
To this, John giggled.
“But you can’t get rid of the poor invoice, can you? Are you saying it’s my responsibility?”
“Well, whatever that is… so… result?”
“That’s it, they’ll tell you.”
John pointed at the black swordsman standing in a clumsy position with his chin.
At their conversation, the eyes of the onlookers naturally focused on the Black Swordsman.
People’s eyes were full of curiosity about what kind of judgment the Black Swordsman would make.
In the midst of hundreds of pairs of eyes pouring in, the Black Sword 8th leader, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.
“standard… Impossible to judge.”
not judged.
It could be said that it was irresponsible for the conclusions he had reached as an examiner at the cradle.
However, if you saw ‘it’ a moment ago, no one would dispute the judgment of Chapter 8.
Team 8, who stared at Yuri for a moment, announced his evaluation.
“Extraordinary.”
After the evaluation of the 8th leader, the evaluation of the black sword members continued.
“Criterion judgment impossible, extraordinarily special.”
“Criterion judgment impossible, extraordinarily special.”
“Criterion judgment impossible, extraordinarily special.”
Except for the black sword member who passed out, everyone gave the same opinion as the black sword leader.
Perhaps even if the fainted Black Swordsman was awake, he would have rated it the same as them.
After summarizing the opinions, the leader of Team 8 of the Black Sword came to a conclusion.
“Comprehensive standard special… pass.”
The Black Swordsman made his decision and took out a dragon shield from his bosom.
A black dragon shield identical to the one John threw away before the test.
The eyes of the 8th leader of the black sword who took it out were filled with emotion.
‘I never thought the day would come when I could hand this over with my own hands.’
A variety of dragon plaques are given to the black swordsman who acts as the examiner of the cradle.
In the meantime, countless dragon plaques passed through the hands of the black sword captain and passed on to the passers-by, but this was the first time the 8th captain took out the black dragon plaque.
‘Did I mention that the last time the Black Dragon plaque was issued was the year before last?’
In the meantime, countless people have passed through the Dragon’s Cradle, but only nine of them have the Black Dragon Plaque in their hands.
‘I thought that after the ninth Black Dragon’s defeat, the Black Dragon’s owner wouldn’t come out for a while.’
However, in just two years, a new Black Dragon owner was born.
‘The tenth black dragon rout.’
Not all masters are masters of black dragons, but the only ones who received black dragons and did not become masters are the two most recent ones.
Of course, Yoram’s analysis was that both of them would one day rise to the ranks of masters.
In other words, the black dragon plaque was like a symbol that guaranteed future masters.
The 8th leader of the black swords held out the black dragon shield in moderation.
“Congratulations on becoming the leader of the Black Dragon.”
Yuri calmly accepted the black dragon plaque presented by the 8th leader.
Then, he threw the black dragon patch at John.
chin-.
The place where the black dragon plaque fell was near John’s prosthetic leg.
Everyone who was watching the series of events opened their eyes wide.
On the other hand, Yuri asked as if nothing was wrong.
“… Inspiration, I heard that I passed?”
“I heard it too.”
“If this is the case, is it passing the standard of inspiration?”
“Is that what it means?”
“Then now it is your turn to keep your promise. If everything you tell me is a lie… … .”
cool-.
Blood gushed out of Yuri’s mouth like a fountain after he stopped talking for a moment.
Yuri stole her lips stained red with blood.
He glared at John with bitter eyes.
“Be prepared… It will be good.”
Threats to a famous person.
After that, the eyes of Yuri, who had endured with tenacious mental strength, turned dark.
At the same time, his body was scattered on the floor like a wet doll.
dump-.
Even then, the audience was still unable to escape their surprise and kept their mouths shut.
just one person.
Only John smiled and opened his mouth.
“That’s the temperament of a little guy.”
The look in John’s eyes as he gazed at the stunned Yuri seemed so much fun.
* * *
‘Uh… … .’
Yuri, who had fainted, gradually returned to consciousness.
At that time, the first sense to awaken was hearing.
Tap-Tack-.
The sound of firewood burning.
Soon after, the smell of cooking meat penetrated his nostrils and stimulated his sense of smell.
Yuri opened her eyes at the smell of meat she hadn’t smelled in a while.
‘… Where is it?’
He narrowed his eyes and cleared his blurry vision.
A familiar ceiling came into view through the scarlet light of the bonfire.
And he could realize where he was lying.
‘my… cave?’
The place he woke up was none other than the hideout where he had been for the past half year.
A cave located on a cliff outside Irons Manor.
It was a nest located in a place where it was difficult for ordinary people to find it easily, or even if it was found, it was so dangerous that it was difficult to set foot in it.
However, the problem was that until now, Yuri’s hiding place had not been discovered by anyone.
Of course, I never told anyone.
‘I… How are you?’
I definitely had no memory of walking on my own.
After staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, Yuri’s mind flashed the scene before fainting like a panorama.
Black Swordsman and Cradle’s Trial.
And a deal with the unyielding Johann Redner.
Recalling this, Yuri jumped up and stood up.
“Cool!”
Yuri coughed because she suddenly raised her upper body.
As he clutched at his chest, a familiar voice drifted into his ears.
“As expected, it’s nice to be young and lively. If it were me, I would have been sick for nine days.”
“Cool!”
After coughing once more, Yuri checked her body condition.
‘It’s not bad for being too much. No, it’s strangely good.’
It was to the point where I couldn’t remember the last time I was this good.
Feeling that there was nothing wrong, Yuri averted her gaze.
Tak Tak Tak -.
A burning bonfire and uninvited guests sitting near it.
Yuri glared at him and asked.
“Inspiration… How did you know this place?”
“How do you know, I found out after following you.”
“Since when?”
“Ever since you’ve been catching children in the alley?”
In other words, it was said that he had been following him around since he had a fight with Dutz’s group the day before.
Yuri looked at him as if he was dumbfounded, but Yohan opened his mouth with a completely nonchalant face.
“What were you thinking when you built your house in such a dangerous place?”
“I thought it was because I didn’t want to get involved with someone as strict as the old man?”
“Damn it, stop tickling. Am I the one who carried you fainting on your back and brought you here?”
“… … .”
As Yuri’s mouth closed, Yohan gestured.
“If you wake up, come and listen to this.”
John held out a roasted meat that appeared to be a rabbit to Yuri.
Yuri was feeling extreme hunger.
As he robbed his seat, got up, quickly grabbed the meat, and hurriedly finished it off, John also began to eat his share of the meat.
Tap-Tack-.
Soon, only the sound of firewood burning in the cave inside the cliff and the sound of two people eating meat resounded.
Yuri quickly devoured his share of meat.
he asked, wiping his greasy lips.
“Grandpa, don’t we have something to calculate?”
The eyes of Yuri who threw the question quietly shone.