236. death test (3)
“haha.”
It was a reckless challenge.
Because the world of my sword is ‘death’, I had to drive myself to the brink of death to reach it.
Originally, he should have reached and realized by giving death to others, but unfortunately, Deckard was not an opponent to die so easily.
I wasn’t a weakling who could be driven to death with my skills, and I couldn’t really kill my opponent in the final exam.
It wasn’t even that he realized that he was simply killing people.
In the end, there was only one option.
Just like if you want to catch a tiger, you have to enter the tiger’s den. I have stepped into the realm of death myself.
As I clashed with my body with extreme mental strength and speculation, at some point I realized something like breaking a shell.
And my world unfolded.
death.
‘I didn’t expect it to be real.’
Anyway, if Acheron gives advice, he’ll do it right. I had a hard time telling it like a riddle.
It must have been because I had to realize it myself in the first place, so it was impossible to explain exactly in words.
Reaching the realm of transcending humans was not an easy task.
First of all, the world of swords was built, and thanks to that, he succeeded in feeding Deckard with a single blow, so his intended purpose was achieved.
Besides, I got one more thing.
Name: Aren Blackfire
Gender: male
Age: 21
Personality: [gloomy] [aristocratic]
specialty
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[Dragon lineage]
[Dark Magic] ――Advanced
[Descendants of the Sword Saint] ―― 5 stars
[Long’s Eye Lv. 3]
[Insight Lv. 3]
[Eye of Entero]
[Magic Seal] ―― 50
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Stats: [Strength: 47] [Ag: 44] [Stamina: 53] [Luck: 1]
mana: [200/200]
Fit: 55
Type: Holy Sword
Designation: Purifier
Skill level: 95
Skills: [Magical Resistance] [Holy Storm] [Nebula Slash]
The information in the status window has changed.
By developing my karma, ‘the world of death’, I finally reached the realm of 5 stars.
The far and distant territory of 6 stars remained, but now this alone was a great harvest.
‘My stats went up a bit.’
The most important thing was the information change of the Purifier.
The type of purifier that was in a null state was back to being a holy sword.
As a human, he sharpened and polished his sword again, and his suitability rose, and it seemed that he had regained the power of the holy sword.
… … To be precise, it seemed that the holy sword had used some strength to regain the initiative.
‘My hands are burnt.’
It was a mark made by divinity.
My hand was still repeating the white halo of light spreading and shrinking.
Are you struggling with the Holy Sword to take over the Purifier?
It was said that it was out of necessity, but I feel apologetic for corrupting the holy sword into a demonic sword.
If you wield the sword for the sake of humans, the holy sword will naturally regain its brilliance.
It is a sword with a long history and story.
Remembering that makes my heart warm.
By the way, the body gradually loses strength.
Staying up all night, entering the room of time and spirit, consuming mental power at the same level, and immediately fighting the strongest knight in the kingdom, so the aftermath would be enormous.
‘I do not know… … .’
After that, do whatever you want.
Even now, I was dizzy right now, and it seemed that I didn’t have much time left to endure the back and forth of my consciousness.
“Are you okay?”
I grabbed my sanity cord and asked Deckard how he was.
Deckard, apparently quite shocked, continued to touch his neck, which had only been brushed, and checked for blood.
“Oh, yes. Aren.”
Deckard put his sword in as I approached and put on a bewildered expression.
“I learned a number.”
If Deckard wanted to kill me in the first place, I would surely die within a minute.
This was just a ‘final exam’, and Deckard’s strength would not have been shown at all.
Still, the shock he received was quite large.
“Awesome. It’s true that you belittled and provoked you, but this is really… … .”
Words don’t seem logical. Deckard continued to babble and pat me on the shoulder.
“father!”
“Five. daughter!”
Then Cain appeared. Cain checked his father’s wounds with surprised eyes.
“Okay. Hey. just brushed it off Anyway, Aren’s skills are not normal. I really didn’t know you were going to give me a shot! ha ha!”
Deckard laughs heartily as if he has come to his senses when he sees his daughter. Cain took turns looking at Deckard and me.
Both of them weren’t seriously hurt.
Of course, my body was in tatters because I was almost killed by Deckard, but Deckard didn’t aim for a single vital spot and hurt me.
It is the law that a person who knows how to hit should be able to hit only enough to avoid killing a vital point.
Only after confirming that both of them were okay, Cain’s contemplative color returned.
“Cain.”
Deckard called his daughter in an honest but friendly voice.
“And Aren.”
this time to me
He looked at Cain with deep eyes, then glared at me with deadly eyes. It seems like he’s insulting me silently, but he’s trying to ignore it.
The words that finally came out of Deckard’s mouth were shocking.
“… … Well. I will not allow you to marry.”
“… … Yes?”
“Oh, Dad! don’t do it! Stop!!”
―――!
Cain’s face turned red like a hot kettle. At that point, he is really going to spit out steam.
“Huh, hmmmm.”
I wasn’t fine either.
You’ve been stabbing me all over the place with a knife, what? do you allow me to marry you?
It’s really a world view that’s hard to understand with my original common sense.
It would be nice if it was me in real life! thank you! Father-in-law! I will make Cain happy for the rest of my life!
I would have bowed at once, but… … .
Things were a little different for me here.
First of all, getting married was not such an easy event, and since my status is my status, I have to get permission from my family.
‘What, are my father and mother getting married? Yes, Aren, as long as you like it. I’ll end it by saying this.’
In any case, since it is a kingdom where the caste system is maintained, marriage here should not be rushed.
Moreover, I still have one more test left.
I decided to take this test and think about it, but when I think of the messages left in the contact beads, my head hurts and I sigh.
What makes my heart suffocate is that the real ‘death’ was not that far away from me.
Maybe you got a realization while sending a reply?
“Aren seems to be able to act as a man at this rate. Bring the rest, Cain, whether you bake, boil, kidnap, or break a leg! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Deckard came out and tapped Cain on the shoulder and disappeared somewhere.
The only ones left were me and Cain, who were on the verge of awkwardness.
Cain sang marriage and marriage songs like that, but when the board was laid, he was only blushing and creaking.
Because of my big wound, he was supporting me, but he couldn’t turn his face this way.
“Cain.”
“Um, huh? uh huh did you call me? oh! Be careful!”
I tried calling, but too much blood was shed. The strength in my legs was gone.
I was going to ask for a little more time to think about marriage… … I didn’t have the strength left to answer that long now.
It seemed that the side effects of taking excessive stimulants had finally arrived.
“Some me. finely… … .”
Squeak. Leaning on Cain’s shoulder, he closed his eyes.
* * *
world on fire.
bloody hands.
‘In addition… … Is this a dream?’
It’s a dream I’ve had so many times that I’m embarrassed to even count how many times.
A dream in which I destroy the world.
In the end, it is absorbed by the demon king, killing and destroying everything inside him.
Judging from my experience so far, this dream is a dream that can never be ignored.
Perhaps a premonition. would be close to that
The horrible smell of burnt flesh stings your nostrils.
We are still far from waking up from this boring dream.
The end of a dream always ends only when the figure of ‘me’ laughing out loud at the collapse of the castle comes into view.
Burned with fire as if familiar, walking along the blood-stained road.
If you follow this all the way, you will come to the main gate of the royal castle.
But the dream has changed a bit.
Stars of different colors began to fall from the high sky.
‘what… … ?’
Silver, red, gold, blue.
The four stars seemed to fall at high speed, but soon turned their orbits and rushed at me.
――――!
The dream ended just like that.
―Where is that!! Even the saintess candidate will not tolerate this!
―I told you that you absolutely have to stay calm. I trusted you to understand.
―I just want to take care of you.
-no. Interfering with prayer I will call you when you wake up and recover.
―Aww!!
-under!
thud… … .
Raising his voice, he heard a fighting voice.
It’s a familiar voice, but it’s so dreamy that it’s hard to tell exactly whose voice it is.
I want to open my eyes, but I can’t open them. My body did not move according to my will. It was difficult to even move a single finger.
‘Where the hell am I?’
What was your dream just now?
It was different from usual.
I don’t even remember the last one. Even the accident didn’t work out.
When I’m in deep sleep, I sometimes feel this phenomenon.
I have some consciousness, but I can’t control my body… … .
I’ll fall asleep again and wake up after a while.
tired. My body is tired.
‘I do not know.’
let’s sleep some more
Because I want to rest a little longer.
.
.
.
.
.
“Mmm.”
My eyes were dazzled by the reddish sunset.
When Booth woke up rubbing his eyes, he realized he had been asleep in a small room.
“Here… … .”
“senior? You’re awake.”
When I turned my head to the clear voice that made me fall asleep, a woman like an angel in the world was sitting next to me.
It was Bell.
Bell held my hand for a moment, then placed a hand on my forehead.
I was a little surprised by the skinship I received in a defenseless state, but I couldn’t even flinch because Bell was so calm.
“You don’t have a fever. What a relief. I think everything is better.”
Bell smiles.
The saintess candidate’s smile reflected in the sunset light was as valuable as that gold.
“What happened?”
I asked in a weak voice.
“Did I tell you? Come to me right after the exam.”
Come to think of it, it was. Did you say you need treatment for side effects?
Judging from the fact that he passed out right after the test, he would have passed out in the middle even if he really ran right away.
In the first place, since Lorena told me to take only one drop when I needed it, I just ignored it and drank it, so it was natural for me to go to the goal.
“But it seems that you have been overdoing it more than I thought. I heard you collapsed right after the test?”
“I don’t remember. It must have been.”
I answered, checking every corner of my sore body. The wounds were almost all healed. I realized once again how great the strength of the saintess candidate was.
“I was just on my way to cheer Aren-senpai, so it’s a shame, otherwise it would have been really big, right?”
Bell ran her fingertips across my forearm with a slightly intentional smile. Bell moved her fingers like human legs and pretended to come closer to me.
what? what is it why are you laughing like that
Is it okay for a saintess candidate to wear such an impure smile?
This is confusing.
If I continued to stay here, I felt like something would happen.
I don’t know about anyone else, but the ‘Saint’ candidate will never… … .
“I think I saved Aren twice.”
Belle’s eyes are clearly asking for something.
“thank you.”
“As a thank you… … End?”
Bell continued to laugh.
what do you mean
Are you talking about that text?
To choose yourself on the 20th?
“You owe me a lot, right?”
“If you think about it that way, the saintess candidate also has a lot to do with me… … ”
“Oh! This is a chapel. Please refrain from harsh words!”
“Yes? A harsh word?”
Bell is awesome! and hit me on the back of my hand.
thud!!!
It was the moment I was about to wake up, feeling like I was going to lose my mind if I stayed any longer.
The chapel door burst open, and the figures of two people rushed in like a surprise.
“Aren!!”
One was Cyana, who flew into me out of the blue, and the other was Cain, who had no expression.
“there… … sisters? here. It is a chapel.”
Belle suppressed her anger and crossed her arms.
“okay. chapel. It’s not a treatment center, is it?”
Cain responded with a slightly mocking voice.
“Right!”
Ciana glared at Bell while clinging to me. It seems that it was quite unfair to be strong.
Roughly, the situation was over.
Belle dragged me to her chapel for the purpose of treatment, and blocked Syana and Cain from entering. It was a space only for the saintess, so she had the right to do so.
That voice must have belonged to these guys.
They are the three who sent me that serious ‘text’.
I think it’s unfair that one person is alone with me at this critical time.
Even Cain, who was good at following the rules, opened the chapel door and walked in, which was proof that his eyes were really turned upside down.
“So what?”
Bell asked, stepping back slightly. It was a face that already knew the answer.
“Aren is awake too, so I will take him to the treatment center!”
As if Cyana had been waiting, she fired. Cain approached me and began to force me and Sianna away.
The alliance collapsed in seconds.
“Yes. Hate! I hate it!”
“Siana? It’s different from the promise. This. It should fit properly… … ?”
“ha. This is a church. Please be quiet.”
The voices of the three women rise again.
I felt like I was the only one in the middle going out of my mind.
I want to mediate, but right now it’s hard to even open my mouth properly. I still hadn’t gotten enough power into my body.
“Just ask now!”
Shiana, who could not stand it, shouted while spreading the ‘silence’ magic over a wide area.
The others said, ‘Quickly release this magic!’ I was cursing with my eyes.
“Aren! It might be burdensome, but decide. I can’t wait any longer.”
It’s cold.
“Who are you going on a date with on the 20th?”
A dagger comes flying and sticks in the chest.
Even Cain and Bell, who were desperately against it, held their breath and stared at my mouth for the moment.
“Date on the 20th… … .”
How can I avoid this crisis? The moment I was rolling my head—
“His Highness the King?”
“I want to take Aren with me that day.”
A savior has appeared.