7. Jealousy is my strength (50)
I couldn’t open my mouth for a while.
Even though the rumors about ‘Geomgong’ had been ringing in my ears, that was the case.
The best swordsman on the continent.
Since childhood, his skill with swords was like that of a ghost, and he was called ‘Gemryong’ before he reached adulthood. No one doubted that he, the eldest son of the imperial family and armed with arms, would sit on the next throne.
But is it a whim of God?
Although he had everything, the man loved his sword too much. One day, he suddenly disappeared and left everything behind to wander.
Of course, what followed was also famous. It was so famous that there was even a separate book of adventure stories.
He returned to the imperial family a few years later.
It was the day of the coronation when my younger brother ascended the throne after the passing of the previous emperor.
It was a story I had heard countless times before. In addition, even the sword that convinced him of his unique move.
According to rumors, he split the sky with a single sword.
Of course, I thought it was an exaggeration, as is the case with heroic tales. If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I probably would have done that in the future.
I can’t believe it was the truth without a single lie.
As I forgot what to say and gasped for breath, the swordsman smiled.
“Are you surprised?”
“What, what… Whoops!”
how is that possible
I really wanted to ask, but I couldn’t speak because the boiling blood clogged my pores. Seeing me doing that, the swordsman just clicked his tongue.
“Stop, stop… Tsk, your body is such a mess. At least you think you bought it as a high expert.”
Then, the swordsman roughly rummaged through my arms.
Soon after, a bottle that I threw with a tuk-tuk rolled around and landed in front of me. It seemed to be a type of healing potion, but its brilliant color seemed unusual at first glance.
“Drink. At least it will calm down a bit.”
If it could heal my tattered body, it wouldn’t be an ordinary item.
It would be a lie if I said I didn’t hesitate for a second.
But the hesitation was short-lived. It was impossible to live forever as the second son of a country viscount.
Gradually, he must have been in a position worthy of this kind of treatment.
The moment I tried to organize my mind like that, and squeezed my last strength to reach for the medicine bottle.
The swordsman’s body froze.
No, it wasn’t just the swordsman. This feeling as if the whole world was suddenly pulled tight.
Even I, who was in urgent need of treatment right away, moved my gaze in a daze.
The girl’s dark gaze was directed to her back.
“Puh, heh heh heh… … !”
A shadow staggers and raises itself.
The space that had been cut in half was slowly healing. Because the cross-section was too clean, the vampire who regained his form looked fine.
The corners of Lee Juk-yi’s mouth held a decadent line.
“Aha, ahahahahaha! I wonder who it is… … !”
The woman’s eyes were filled with a fierce light.
His pupils, shining with murderous intent, enmity, and jealousy, burned like flames.
Seeing that ghostly face, the girl let out a deep sigh.
“… … A monster is a monster.”
It was something I had to fully agree with.
Only then did I come to my senses and hurriedly took the potion. If the battle wasn’t over yet, at least it was to avoid becoming a burden.
Of course, there was no reason to care about the evaluation that the monster was a ‘monster’.
The vampire began to laugh even louder.
“Pu-sup, kick-kick… ‘Swordsmith’, was it you? You didn’t know that you would voluntarily wear such a lovely shell?”
“I didn’t volunteer.”
His tone was blunt, but his expression showed a subtle hint of caution.
Suddenly, the swordsman’s hand toward his waist backed it up.
There weren’t many times when the girl pulled out her sword. That’s because there was no need to pull it out.
As he said, wasn’t the whole world his sword?
Even so, there was only one reason why the swordsman moved his hand to the sword handle.
When you have to be sincere.
Even when the so-called ‘Sky Slash’ was performed, the girl pulled out her sword. It was only for a very short time that I couldn’t see it.
It also meant that he had to perform such a miracle several times before he could kill that monster.
Even in front of the best swordsman on the continent, the vampire was full of composure.
“You didn’t volunteer? If it’s your level, you can tear the body apart as much as you like… Or maybe that’s it? How could you seduce our nephew-in-law with that body?”
They said they were sisters with the Archwitch, and there were similarities even in the teasing part.
The difference is that the vampire side is more rude.
It was a blatant provocation and mockery. The swordsman couldn’t respond as playfully as he did during the Archwitch.
The cold voice passed the girl’s vocal chords without delay.
“Do you think I am a prostitute like you?”
“Yes, yes. My niece-in-law is not attractive… ah, that’s a big deal With so many people aiming for it, it’s strange to want it… … .”
At least, I wrote an engineering college to acknowledge my opponent.
However, that was the end of the swordsmith’s kindness to the vampire. With a click, the sound of the girl pushing the blade with her thumb resounded, and the silver sword body secretly revealed itself to the world.
Even just by looking at the cool gloss, it was clear that it was a famous sword.
A battle will soon break out.
Sensing this intuition, I forced myself to swallow the bloody water. There was no choice but to drink the potion.
Fortunately, the seething inside quickly subsided. The effect of the potion was good.
It was when I hurriedly tried to get myself up.
“Don’t try to fight.”
Blue eyes, sunken with deep light, glanced at me.
An indescribable sense of intimidation seemed to press me down. I let out a light moan at the doubled gravity, but I showed an expression of incomprehension.
The girl pushed her judgment in a low voice.
“That monster can’t kill you anyway. Since you said that you are forming the core of the barrier… Get on your knees and find a way out.”
“Should I even find a way out?”
“Yeah, something… This barrier is dangerous.”
Eventually, I nodded without speaking.
If the swordsman said so, it was right to follow him without saying anything. As long as control of the blood passed to the vampire anyway, the odds of me participating in the battle and being active were extremely low.
It would be better to find a new avenue.
After making this decision, I stood up, and the vampire’s hearty laughter caught my ankle.
“Whoops… Nephew-in-law, where are you going? Are you sure you don’t intend to leave first, leaving your elders behind?”
“I’m sorry, aunt, but there are a lot of girls I left behind… … .”
It was a response without much thought, but the effect was surprisingly good.
The relaxed vampire’s body rapidly froze. And the vampire, who hadn’t spoken for a few seconds, trembled at the sense of betrayal and screamed out loud.
“… … What?! You really were trash!”
did you know now
She was a woman with a very naive side. Have you ever had no male experience in hundreds of years?
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Just by looking at the clothes she was wearing, she looked like she was already going to eat dozens of men.
When I turned my back like that, the person who stood in place of the vampire was the swordsman.
The vampire gritted his teeth, but did not dare to pursue me.
No matter how much he was the ruler of the whole area, his opponent was the master of only three on the continent. If you were careless, you risked losing your life in the blink of an eye.
That’s why I can’t use my hands more recklessly.
The voice of the swordsman, who was well aware of this, was calm.
“It seems that there is a corner that I believe in. I gave out half of it, but you still have a tongue left to chew on.”
Only after hearing that flat tone, the vampire regained his true colors with a hmm hmm.
Of course, the ferocious smile on his face was still hideous.
“The ‘swordsmith’ of the empire… I’ve never heard of that reputation before. But even you can’t kill me.”
“Do you believe in the barrier? In that case, it would be enough if the whole space was true.”
“It’s not space, Swordsman… I am controlling the causal relationship here.”
Covering her mouth lightly, the vampire imitated an alluring tone.
“Shall I show you?”
“Heh, once… … .”
It wasn’t until the girl finished talking.
Suddenly, the girl’s right shoulder was ripped off. Although there were no scars left on the body, the torn clothes could no longer perform their role and began to slip.
The girl’s face, with her white shoulders exposed, became terrifying. It was a natural result.
“… … Fuck this.”
“I see, Master… They say you can twist the laws of reality with just your image, but it doesn’t touch your body, right?”
The swordsman couldn’t hide his emotion as he saw the vampire laughing.
The declaration that leaked out through a series of evil sentences was already marinated in anger.
“You know what? I have a bad temper that I can’t help but pay back for what I’ve suffered… Soon, I’ll cut all of that thin piece of cloth into pieces.”
“Oh, what are you looking forward to? Whose clothes will be torn first?”
It couldn’t have been a really attractive match.
It’s so lamentable that you can’t afford to look away from me.
Of course, it was not a confrontation that could be eye candy just because I wanted to watch it. It was because the space was torn apart before long, and fierce shockwaves raked the ground at random.
Even the aftermath of the clash was a clash that reached violence.
The sight of the two beings colliding, like a natural disaster, was almost impossible to see. When the vampire distorted the space, the swordsman tore up the space and ran through the air as if it were natural.
It was a storm of blood and slashes, so to speak.
It was a yard where the body had not yet fully recovered. Running away was the best thing for now. I also had a mission entrusted to me.
just looking for a way out.
No matter how much the vampire is a legendary demon, he couldn’t compete with the master one-on-one in a situation where he didn’t even have a body. The recent confrontation is probably thanks to the temporary power increase borrowed from the power of this barrier.
If so, all problems would be resolved as soon as they left this barrier.
If there is only one problem, it is the mystery of how to escape this bottomless barrier.
It was when I was running recklessly like that.
Suddenly, there was a moaning sound that passed my ears.
“Uh, uh… … .”
It was a tone I had never heard before.