7. Jealousy is my strength (59)
Dreams are distorted mirrors that reflect our desires.
It was the argument of one scholar. According to his research, the human brain reveals a glimpse of the unconscious area that has been suppressed while sleeping. And it was said that the image was deeply related to the desire that slept deep inside.
It is a theory that has recently faced numerous objections. However, the interpretation was widely spread in various fields, and it was still exerting influence.
Even I, who was only in the swordsmanship department, had heard such a story.
However, one question could exist.
Why did I suddenly come up with an unknown theory?
The reason was simple.
It was because the scene I encountered in my dream was so unexpected.
She was a very beautiful girl with a petite body, fine features, and blue eyes set on pure white skin. In addition, a big cone hat, which is now the symbol of a girl.
No matter how you look at it, the senior Elsie I knew was right.
Except for one thing.
“What are you keeping your eyes open for? what are you… hem?! Are these Elsie Rainella’s words funny?”
It was just talk.
I patted my ear, far from the harsh tone I hadn’t heard in a long time. At first, I thought it was ‘Elsie-senpai’ from the future, but the future Elsie-senpai used to speak more politely.
A language close to raw like this was close to one person’s exclusive property.
Senior Elsie before knowing me.
Could this be the true identity of desire that even I didn’t know about?
In fact, I might like Elsie-senpai who uses harsh words more.
Even while I was in confusion like this, Elsie-senpai raised herself slowly with a growl. With a crackling sound, fragments of electric charge were gathering in his hand.
It was similar to the point of being hot-tempered.
“Oh, you still haven’t answered me? It seems like you’re not familiar with it yet, but my nickname is ‘Rainella’s Fighting Dog’… … !”
“Why are you here crying?”
In the end, it was a question that I couldn’t stand and spit out.
If it was a dream anyway, no matter what I did, it wouldn’t hurt me. So I decided to dig up as much information as possible before waking up.
Why does the crying Elsie appear in my dream?
It couldn’t have been a question that really bothered me.
Contrary to my attitude, it was Elsie-senpai who was taken aback.
“… … What?”
“Why are you crying alone? You can’t shed tears for no reason, can you?”
And then one step.
When I shortened the distance with the girl, Elsie-senpai took a step back in surprise.
“Well, what are you going to do with that… And why are you coming?! Haven’t you heard my name?!”
“I have heard of it a lot. Anyway, why were you crying?”
Elsie-senpai began to shrink more and more from my strong stance.
At first, he behaved like an angry cat, but now he hesitated and averted his gaze like a timid small dog. It was around the time that the distance between me and Elsie-senpai was almost disappearing.
In the end, the girl blushed and made a noise.
“Yes, what do you care about!”
“Why wouldn’t it matter? I am… … .”
It’s your fiancé.
Such words reached the throat, but looking back, there was one fatal flaw in this explanation.
It was that Elsie-senpai was completely unaware of my existence.
It would have been fortunate if she suddenly declared herself a fiancé to avoid being treated like a psychopath. Also, wasn’t Elsie-senpai notorious for kicking out all the men she confessed to?
It was something that might cause a misunderstanding and shoot me with lightning.
I didn’t mean to be beaten, but I didn’t even want to fight on purpose.
After thinking about it for a while, I finally decided to take out the last resort.
Before long, a hand ax was pulled out with a pop.
The girl’s retinas blankly reflected the eerie anticipation. Hmmm, I cleared my throat and had to look away slightly.
“… … Need to know? I’m curious.”
Senior Elsie’s reaction was dramatic.
“Is this a complete lunatic?!”
At the words I shouted while jumping up and down in place, I put on a sullen expression as if I had been slightly hurt.
Of course, senior Elsie didn’t seem to care whether I did or not.
When I took another step, the girl’s face instantly turned pale.
“Hey! Why, why do I have to… . Everyone, don’t come closer… No, please stop!”
“Just give me an answer and I’ll send it quietly. maybe.”
Would it have been better not to add the last one?
Senior Elsie had lost her strength in her legs and even hit her butt. The sight of senior Elsie trying to get away from me while dragging her butt brought back a longing memory.
I think I’ve had something like this before.
My gait, recalling memories, hesitated for a moment. When I hit the palm with the back of the axe, the girl got even more frightened, crouched down, and began to tremble.
It was then that the teary murmurs wet my ears.
“Ugh, black… Why, why is it me? … .”
I’m just going to take one more step.
I was startled by the sudden familiar advice, and I had no choice but to lower my gaze. The words that came out of the mouth of the crying girl were not the questions I had heard too many times.
why me?
“I-I’m nothing… I just wanted to pretend to be strong! Anyone can do that… Ugh, but why is my uncle… why i… Why only me… black, uh… … .”
In the arms of the girl who shrank even more, something fell.
pitch black rod.
The keepsake, which came out of the bosom with a mournful sound, looked very lonely.
I parted my lips several times, then decided to remain silent.
Because the girl was still crying.
“Um, I’m scared… I’m afraid of getting expectations, I’m afraid of disappointing… I, I’m not that great… … .”
I felt like I knew it now.
All human beings have an inner weakness. As a being made of flesh and blood, it was natural. However, unmanned people who reached a certain level did not.
They were human, but not human.
It was an ordeal that he had to overcome in order to become a being called a superman.
to overcome oneself.
Perhaps this girl is the weak side of ‘Elsie-senpai’.
A timid girl that I couldn’t throw away and hid it deep in my heart.
I suddenly remembered the testimony of senior Elsie from the future.
I wanted to give my body back, but I couldn’t.
The cause was right in front of my eyes.
As I let out a low sigh, the girl’s trembling voice continued.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s me… How to defeat that monster… huh? Now let me go… A person who is stronger than me and suitable for me… … !”
“Senior Elsie.”
It was a word he uttered while bending his knees.
Then, like a lie, Elsie’s trembling subsided. Blue eyes full of tears turned towards me.
I purposely lowered my stance and met that gaze from the front. And he raised a serious question.
“Senior Elsie… Do you know why people in the world do things only with seniors?”
The girl’s pupils were confused and shook at the sudden question.
But hesitating for a while.
Elsie-senpai asked me with light expectations.
“… … Why, why?”
Receiving that watery gaze, I put on a light wry smile.
And he answered.
“Because I’m weak.”
drop, do
The girl’s breath stopped. As soon as the only noise echoing around the area disappeared, a suffocating silence came.
The bewildered blue gaze was still fixed on me.
Eyes that didn’t understand.
So I deliberately re-emphasized it.
“Because I’m weak, I’m easygoing.”
Before long, Elsie’s blue eyes were filled with tears.
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A blow that shatters mountains.
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Just like its terrifying name, the aftermath of Bongsan Strike was not limited to the target it was hit with. After that, the land torn apart by the storm was drawing a long trajectory.
It was after the sword went far away.
A fist of that power was allowed in the air. Of course, it was normal to roll over the ground several times and get stuck in a faraway place.
However, the man’s expression was still not bright.
On the contrary, there was even a slight tension on his face as he retrieved his fist. The man’s golden pupils turned to his closed fists.
The overheated muscles were evaporating sweat and steaming up. However, the point the man paid attention to was not that side.
A cut on the wrist.
Looking at the wound dripping with blood, the man silently moved his gaze to the front.
yeah i knew
The fact that it couldn’t end just like this.
The continent’s strongest swordsman satisfied that expectation without fail.
just a moment
It was the necessary time until the cutting plane that crossed the field of vision suddenly appeared.
Trees, rocks, and even terrain features were useless in front of that straight trajectory. It was as if a child had played with a pen on a landscape painting.
Bubbly.
From far away, along with the sound of footsteps, a languid voice leaked out.
“… … Number 1,404.”
It was from then.
The forest collapses on both sides.
It was a strange sight. The whole scenery was cut off and fell obliquely on both sides.
Like the crowds welcoming the emperor, the forest cracked with a roar. At first glance, the scene looked like a curtain call for a new stage.
And a pair of blue wisps of fire suddenly emerged from the gap where the dust had risen.
It was a girl.
Those eyes that glowed even in the dark showed the girl’s excitement. Although he pretended to be calm, he couldn’t hide even his hot breath.
There were a few drops of blood on the girl’s cheeks.
It will never be the blood of a girl.
The monster grinned as he wiped the blood stains on his cheek with his thumb.
“I cut that much, but I only touched it once… I’m ashamed of the swordsmith’s name.”
Then, the girl said, “Let’s go!” and licked the blood off her thumb with her tongue.
It was then that the man who had kept his silence opened his mouth.
“… … How did you buy it?”
“I cut the space at the end. To distance you from me… But, the fist flew in, even tearing through the cracks in that space. Seriously, that person is quite crazy about punching… … .”
Then what else are you
What about the appearance of over 1,000 sword strikes during the time that split each moment into moments, and still having enough energy to tear the space apart at the end?
The man suppressed these questions tightly.
There was not much time left. So he decided to ask only the most necessary questions.
“Would you like to try more?”
“Speaking of course… Did you mean to make me so hot and run away alone? Girl, what a disappointment… An unknown master man.”
The girl was even humming a song that seemed to be in a good mood, which was rare.
It wasn’t like I was ever going to let go.
Even though he was well aware of this, the man finally had to send a warning mixed with a sigh.
“… … From now on, it will not end with just the two of us.”
“But, how can I put up with it… huh? i’m so curious What kind of madman created this monster, inheriting the visions of the two masters?”
Then, the swordsman slowly began to correct his posture.
an obvious ex.
As if he knew it would be like this, the man straightened his grip on the handle of his sword while putting on a miserable expression.
While bringing the other hand to the hatchet at the waist.
and static.
It was the last peace before the typhoon. The conflict between the two masters does not end with a one-on-one duel.
It will be accompanied by aftermath that will change the map.
It was also what the man meant when he said it didn’t end with ‘the two of us’.
There was no need to fight.
All that’s left now is one battle to win.
Before long, mana soars like wildfire.
It was as if he had set fire to dry straw. The aura that took over the area in an instant began to shake the world as it pleased. Even in the midst of such a gale blowing and the ground shaking, the faces of the two swordsmen remained calm.
And just as the power was about to enter the hands of the two swordsmen.
The sound of footsteps broke through the silence. It was natural for the two bewildered eyes to turn toward the epicenter.
There, a woman with a stupid face.
“what… … .”
I was spitting out such dejected doubts.
For the first time, a sense of despair appeared on the faces of the two people who witnessed this.
It was the reappearance of the ‘Great Witch’.