578 – 7. Jealousy is my strength (78)
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It meant that the last, last, sword attack I fired was blocked by Seria.
I couldn’t even properly grip the handle of the sword with my exhausted body. The sword, which flew powerlessly, spun several times in the air before sinking into the ground.
I tried wielding a hatchet, but in vain.
Seria’s body itself was no different from a weapon. Her exhausted body didn’t have enough strength to deal with.
Seria smiled at me. The image of the girl smiling with empty eyes was somewhat creepy.
“It’s finally over. Honestly, even if her senpai didn’t hesitate, I should have been the one who collapsed…….”
“I’ve never had this happen before.”
It was a word that he spat out.
Seria stared at me quietly with her mouth shut. There was no emotion that could be read in her eyes.
The juniors I know would have had a richer expression.
Seria erased her smile and had a cold expression.
Like when I first met you.
“When I sparred with you. Even then, I was pushed… Do you remember what I said?”
“Does it matter?”
A resolute reply.
As soon as I heard that, I let out a light laugh. When I straightened my body, which was about to stumble, I saw a face with clear skin without a single blemish in front of me.
It’s pretty.
Seria has always been like that, but seeing her from a close distance, her feelings have changed. Even at such close range, she would have a hard time finding a single flaw.
I lamented in a somewhat weary voice.
“Seria, I guess… I can’t put a knife on you.”
“Yes, I thought so.”
Even the answering voice was as clear as her beauty.
I staggered back a couple of steps. Even so, the distance between me and Seria wasn’t wide, so if I stretched out my hand, it seemed like I could touch it.
A light moan escaped my mouth.
“Instead of that… ….”
Just then.
My arm muscles began to contract rapidly. No, it wasn’t just the arms.
As I squeezed the muscles of my whole body, fearsome power surged up. To the point where I wondered how he had saved this power until now.
Seria’s expression slightly frowned.
It made sense.
It was only scratches with the blade. There was no way that he would be able to inflict effective damage even if he had to punch him now.
It would have been different if he had used jujutsu like ‘turning the moon’.
At least in Seria’s mind, the picture of my fist hitting her shouldn’t have been drawn.
Yes, until now.
But just before my fist stretched out.
Seria had no choice but to open her eyes to the limit.
Because the whole world was distorted.
As if my fists had gravitational force, the scenery was bending and sucking in, creating a grotesque scene.
The blue eyes seemed to be asking me.
‘What is this?’
I didn’t need an answer.
As I took a step with a thump, Seria instinctively put strength into her hand holding her sword.
The muscles in her slender arms were twitching.
Yes, muscles.
The fist and the sword cross.
Scene after scene was stuck in her mind as if it were disconnected from each other. Maybe it was because I was too focused.
One, Seria’s sword pointed at my fist as it was being thrust out.
Two, suddenly my upper body bends and my fist turns on its trajectory.
Third, my fist, digging into my arms, goes to Seria’s abdomen.
A truly perfect digging.
It was an impossible feat if Seria hadn’t read in advance the trajectory she would wield her sword with. In the time that seemed to have stopped and slowed down, I muttered right before I pierced Seria’s abdomen with her fist.
“…… You said her muscles were too candid.”
I didn’t know if Seria had heard me talking to myself.
However, right after that, Seria’s eyes filled with her astonishment were about to turn to me.
Boom!
An unbelievable explosion erupted from a simple fist.
The illusion that the ground is shaking, the air is shaking, and the whole world is turned upside down.
Seria’s body, which was hit with a straight blow, was bent at a right angle while floating.
Bongsangyeok (崩山擊).
A blow that was said to collapse even a mountain when it reached its extreme, hit the vampire’s body.
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Thump!
I heard the sound of something crashing through the thick dust. It was probably the noise caused by Seria, who had been hit by my blow and flew away.
The direction Seria flew was clear.
Because the dirt floor dug up and the trees collapsed along the trail.
Even then, she didn’t know how much further she would have flown. Only then did I sigh and let go of the strength I had given her.
I wouldn’t have died.
But it won’t be possible to recover for a while. No matter how hard the skin was, if the internal organs were twisted, the body could not be intact.
I know it well because I’ve been through it countless times.
All that remains is to follow Seria and secure her recruits.
As I was shaking my hands like that, an exclamation burst out from somewhere.
“Lee, Sir Ian!”
At the same time, a girl ran up to me as if jumping.
She was the 5th princess of the empire, Shien.
It must have been pierced through his limbs and he couldn’t even move.
But I had no choice but to understand the circumstances. It was because there were several empty potion bottles rolling around where Shien was lying.
It was a healing potion carried by the imperial family.
Even the princess wouldn’t have recovered from her serious injuries as much as I did. If she had received her healing effect properly, it wouldn’t be strange if a miracle of running around again occurred.
“Awesome! What’s that technology?! At first glance, it looked like Seonguk’s secret jujutsu…….”
“It was a bit of an expedient.”
I dismissed the princess’ question and looked at her.
Although it was a horror that I created, it was terrifying considering the aftermath of a single punch. To the extent that I was worried about Seria’s physical condition.
I’m sure you weren’t fatally wounded?
As soon as I got worried, my body started to move naturally.
“Rather than that, let’s go find Seria first. If left as it is, she could be in danger again…… “
But my words didn’t follow.
Buck and go.
From beyond, footsteps were heard. Before long, a staggering shadow formed on my retina.
I could tell just by looking at the outline.
I just kept my mouth shut, and the princess’ face turned pale.
I never thought I’d be able to move even after being hit by that blow.
A moan leaked out of my mouth. Of course, Seria’s body wouldn’t be fine, but I didn’t have much time left.
I need to finish it as soon as possible.
That’s when I frowned.
“Lee, Senior Ian…… ?”
A voice of unmistakable warmth soaked my eardrums.
It was none other than the tone that flowed from Seria’s mouth. I was startled and had to take another look at Seria’s complexion.
Focus returned and terrified blue eyes.
It was the image of a junior I knew.
I immediately jumped up and supported Seria’s body. As if there was no blow to her, Seria vomited a handful of blood as soon as I lent her shoulder.
“Seria, are you okay? Are you coming to your senses now?”
“Seo, senior… Gee, what’s going on now… Why am i here…… ?”
“Later, let’s talk later.”
Only then did I almost shed tears of relief.
One day, senior Elsie gave me some advice. For juniors who don’t listen, the hawk is medicine.
I thought it was nonsense, but I can’t believe the day will see the light like this.
It was fortunate that Seria came to his senses. If Seria had been destroyed as it was, I wouldn’t have been able to figure out what to do.
“Wait, I just had a nightmare… All right, Seria? First you need to rest…… !”
But is it a trick of fate?
The world did not allow me and Seria to rest.
Boom!
With the explosion, I felt the presence of something flying from far away. I hurriedly collapsed on the ground with Seria. Then, a shadow flew over me and Seria.
Thump, thump, thump!
She fell some trees before the girl was able to lay her body on the ground. At first glance, she seemed to have been hit by a powerful technique, but the newly appeared girl quickly got up in a fit of rage.
“Okay, let’s try it, right? Where once, this Elsie Rainella’s sincerity…… !”
And static.
My eyes met in the air with the girl in the cone hat. For a few seconds, both I and the other person moved their lips as if they were surprised.
There was a voice following the girl as if it were natural.
“I have quite a bit of skill in a small subject. But it can’t get in the way of her sister… Oh.”
Lightly.
The woman who was taking an enchanting step found me and Seria, and she stopped right there. The emotion she felt in her slightly widened eyes was a faint sense of anticipation.
Are they at least in their early to mid-twenties?
The silver-haired woman, who looked like Seria’s older sister, soon smiled charmingly.
“Nice to meet you, son-in-law… And, my beloved daughter.”
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I just put on a bewildered expression, and Seria, who was in my arms, forgot to even breathe.
Three-way face-to-face.
It was the first day she met Seria’s mother, whom she had only heard about in stories.