Chapter 67. neighborhood (3)
Dudeuk- Woodeuk-.
A smile did not leave Yuri’s face as she warmed up lightly.
‘I’m lucky.’
I only expressed a little dissatisfaction with the once-a-week sparring for a year, but the other party took care of it and put up a point.
That’s a huge amount of 10,000 per episode.
‘Hmm, should I have bounced it once? If the starting price was 10,000 points right out of the box, I could have gotten more out of it.’
It was Yuri who hated herself for making such a rudimentary mistake, being swept away by a happy feeling and immediately agreeing.
But such self-criticism is short-lived.
Yuri smirked again.
‘This is the beggar’s escape!’
Yuri, who used up all the points in the last special edition, only has 150 points in her hands.
He was feeling bitter about his baggy pockets, but how could he not be happy when a request for 10,000 points came in out of nowhere.
If it hadn’t been for Thearesia’s watching, she might have even danced.
There, the first sparring took place right away.
‘Whoop whoop… … .’
A pocket of 10,000 points placed in a corner on one side of the arena.
Yuri, who looked at the prepaid bill he had just received with satisfaction, stretched all the way.
Although he was in good shape, his bones and muscles were a little stiff from not sleeping for five days.
Deuk-.
Yuri turned his head to the front at the sound of bones resonating coolly.
There was Thearesia, who was warming up as well.
‘This is the second time.’
Thearesia whom I briefly encountered in the Forest of Beginnings.
Back then, I had a purpose, so I avoided fighting with her.
Because of this, today was the first time I had ever seen her properly.
‘To what extent?’
First of all, I know roughly that her skills are not formidable.
However, as the chief of the 49th class, it seemed that we would have to stick around to know exactly how good her skills would be.
Yuri said in a cheerful voice.
“Now, before we start in earnest, let me tell you the rules of ‘Exciting sparring time with Yuri!’”
At Yuri’s laughing voice, Thearesia turned the window around and got ready.
Looking at her like that, Yuri continued her explanation.
very very kind.
“The priority fee is 10,000 points per session, and the time is unlimited. Also, since this is a sparring match, please refrain from dangerous attacks aiming at each other’s lives.”
“… okay.”
“When the sum of attacks and defenses exceeds 100, it automatically ends! Also, sparring is over if one of the two gets a perfect win! Do you have any objections?”
“doesn’t exist.”
Thearesia shook her head, and Yuri drew her sword.
Yuri’s face, which had been full of mischief a moment ago, turned serious in an instant.
“then… … .”
Sreureung-.
“Let’s get started.”
The upper body of Yuri, who announced the short start, slightly bent forward.
With him, Yuri’s body was shot forward.
First meeting with Thearesia.
And until today.
Yuri, who always suffered a surprise first attack.
This time, on the contrary, he took the first attack.
Sak-!
“one.”
Yuri smiles slightly and starts counting.
And Thearesia calmly responded.
Kang-.
The flying sword was hit by the spinning spear and pushed back.
And using that power, Yuri’s body turned halfway and swung the sword again.
“two.”
Kang-.
As if to protect Thearesia, the traces of the spears swirling around her body struck the glass sword this time as well.
“three!”
spear and sword.
Two weapons made of metal frighteningly stuck and fell in the air repeatedly.
Every time that happened, the number Yuri counted increased to reach 15, and there was a brief lull.
Cagan!
Zuk-.
Spears and swords swung bigger than ever.
Using that repulsive force, the two separated from each other.
they looked at each other
Even without saying it, they both felt it.
‘With this… The warm-up is over.’
‘From now on.’
The attack that goes moderately is the end, and from now on is the real start.
Woo woo-.
As the two drew up mana, a small vibration sounded inside the cave.
The air rang due to the mana they raised.
Go oh oh-.
Amidst the small vibrating sound, the tension between the two increased even more.
‘Show me!’
‘Your skills!’
They rushed at each other without anyone saying anything.
And he wielded his weapon without hesitation.
Sheek-.
Two different weapons, but only one wind-cutting sound.
Since then, the workshop has become faster and more lively than before.
Obviously, the rules of Dalian refrained from dangerous attacks aimed at each other’s lives, but they didn’t think about it, and they didn’t care at all, and they attacked.
‘Is it fast?’
‘As expected, it’s fast.’
A completely different weapon, but people who both value speed.
Because of this, their workshops were difficult for ordinary people to follow with the naked eye.
Caen- Caen-.
Thearesia’s thrust.
slash of glass.
Countless attacks aimed at each other came and went, but only glimpses of shadows and sounds were visible.
What’s even more surprising is that this isn’t their top speed.
They haven’t even brought out their real season yet.
By the time the workshop has passed the 50th episode.
Yuri was amazed.
‘also!’
Of course, Yuri didn’t have much experience.
In fact, Muchi was the only one who had done sparring properly.
Therefore, the fact that a person of a similar age could catch up to his speed was just amazing and enjoyable.
The moment when we were exchanging numbers happily.
Yuri put on a puzzled expression.
He felt a strange discomfort.
‘For sure… It’s fast, but it’s fast.’
Why do you think it’s slow?
Thearesia’s speed was not to the point of being slow, even if it was a lie.
Aren’t you moving similarly to yourself?
But the strange thing was that he looked slower than the last time we met in the Forest of Beginnings.
Kang-!
By the time the sum exceeds 70 times.
Yuri realized.
‘ah… This isn’t Tescha slowing down.’
Her speed is probably similar to or slightly faster than the one she experienced in the beginning forest.
Still, she looks slow… … .
‘I’m faster than then!’
The cause was simple.
I met Thearesia just a few days ago.
Excluding the time I even fainted and fell asleep, it was only about two days.
Nevertheless, in those short two days, Yuri went through a lot and gained a lot.
In order to find a special edition, I saw new possibilities thanks to the extreme treatment of demons.
Thanks to the Elixir of Lesser Mana Enhancement, mana also increased significantly.
And above all… … .
‘Baekba Ritual.’
In that damn ritual, he crossed his limits again and again.
the limit of fear.
physical limitations.
mental limitations.
As a result of stepping into a new realm beyond the limit, Yuri has evolved one step further in that short period of time.
‘It was obviously difficult at the time, as if I was going to die… … .’
Now that I am facing my grown self, I thought that I would be able to endure that amount of pain over and over again.
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Meanwhile, Thearesia couldn’t help but be surprised.
‘It would have been dangerous if we had stuck properly in the beginning forest at the time?’
Although she hadn’t pulled out a proper season yet, Thearesia was showing a skill similar to her current one.
That meant that Thearesia was clearly superior to herself in the Forest of Beginnings.
‘It was good that I ran away then.’
While Yuri was deeply satisfied, Thearesia’s face hardened to the utmost.
‘Is this really a rookie who came in a few days ago?’
But she couldn’t help but nod inwardly.
‘Yes, this should be enough.’
At the same time, Thearesia gritted her teeth.
‘If I were to go through the 100 steps ceremony… Can I walk fifteen steps?’
To that question, she was able to answer with a firm ‘no’.
Thanks to you, this has been confirmed.
That the guy in front of him was conserving his strength against him.
Power came into her eyes.
‘With my skills, I want to bring out all of this guy.’
That ability when we met in the dragon shell exchange.
And even the miracle of the 15 steps that I saw a few days ago.
The guy in front of me was strong.
Although he was only in his 50s, his strength was absolutely nothing to belittle just because he was a senior.
Also, Yuri Holland was definitely something to be called a ‘real genius’.
There are countless geniuses in the world.
The place where all of them were gathered was the cradle.
Yuri Holland must have outstanding talent enough to be called the best among them.
No, maybe it was the greatest talent in Yoram’s history.
Isn’t the 15 steps proving this?
That’s why I wanted to bump into it.
Will the effort he put in for a year really overcome the wall of his talent?
[You are a stone, Tessa. The hard rock that surrounds you will never break easily. so… Go to the cradle.]
Those were the words of someone she admired the most.
Thearesia Winchester was a word that marked a milestone in her life.
[In the cradle of countless geniuses, you will always compare yourself to them. You might get frustrated with the gap between your talent and theirs. No, that’s definitely going to be the case. But Thearesia, our lovely Tessha… … .]
A rough hand with hard calluses stuck like a stone.
The rough hand that Thearesia wanted to be like stroked her cheek.
[You have to hit it. Run into their sharp and shining talent… cut you down Until the jewel called you, deeply seated in the hard rock, is revealed.]
he had said
It would never be easy to cut me down by bumping into my own shining talent.
It’s so painful and hard, and every day is a series of frustration, and you always want to give up.
Nevertheless, Thearesia followed his words and entered the cradle.
And it was true.
Compared to the talent common in the cradle, his own talent was indeed insignificant.
That’s why I always had to compare myself with others and I was disappointed in myself every day.
That would have been unavoidable as a human being.
But she didn’t do just one thing.
give up.
Even if you compare yourself and others.
Even if you blame yourself for your shortcomings.
Even if you are endlessly frustrated.
never gave up
So, over the past year, I have been struggling with so many talents and cut myself off.
That’s how I started with the Yellow Dragon and became the chief of the 49th class.
That’s how I got my hands on the gold dragon pae from this dragon shell change.
Even so, she rolls and rolls without rest, trying to cut herself.
He tried to bump himself against the sharpest and brightest talent of Yuri Holland.
He, following the words of May Winchester.
[Tomorrow’s you will definitely be stronger than today’s you.]
‘Tomorrow I am stronger than I am today.’
Following the words that have already been repeated thousands or tens of thousands of times.
Thousands, tens of thousands of times, along the road that my palms repeatedly tear and harden.
Thearesia’s spear was thrown, and finally her spear turned into a comet with a long tail and hit Yuri.
The Winchester family’s esoteric horsemanship.
Brittle.
Yuri hardened his face as he watched the trail of the white spear approaching him.
‘This… Is it dangerous?’
It wasn’t an attack that seemed so fast and threatening.
But Yuri’s instincts vehemently sounded the alarm.
This is the most dangerous attack ever.
‘Then spill it.’
Seeing the comet-like window flying in, Yuri spread his magic.
Beurrr-.
Thearesia’s brittleness was entangled in the magic current of the glass, and she fell.
At the same time, the trajectory that was aiming for the glass was swept away by the shedding and changed its trajectory.
Yuri thought that was enough.
however.
Tsupat-!
As the glass spilled, the brittle trajectory that had turned and moved forward turned its head again.
‘… … ?!’
Taking advantage of the shed power, Thearesia’s spear turned and flew again.
Yuri also couldn’t help but be embarrassed by the situation she was experiencing for the first time.
The fortunate thing was that Thearesia’s spear lost a lot of power as it deflected the current and went against it.
Seruk-.
The figure of Yuri, who opened the cloud, shook, and Thearesia’s brittleness penetrated his afterimage.
and.
bang-!
Yuri’s sword and Thearesia’s spear collided and fell with an explosion.
After a brief interval, the two confronted each other and opened their mouths at the same time.
“hundred.”
“… hundred.”
The promised sum of 100 ended a little while ago.
The first match ended with no one completely winning.
Yuri looked at the small hole near the left shoulder of his clothes and muttered softly.
“… It’s a loss.”
All I have is this single suit, but like last time and today, why are you drilling holes like this?
Her mouth was muttering like that, but Yuri’s eyes as she looked at Thearesia were full of interest.
‘It’s good.’
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Maybe this Dalian.
I don’t think it’s just about earning 10,000 points.