737 – 8.5 Manatee (9)
After the storm passed, the land was quiet.
It was a place where the workshops of four masters, all of whom were masters, intersected. It would not be surprising if the terrain changed, cracks appeared in space itself, or one of the dimensions of the unconscious collapsed.
Nevertheless, the wilderness was extremely quiet.
The reason was simple. This was because a stronger being intervened, enough to challenge that enormous power.
Common name: ‘Deux Ex Machina’.
It was the long-cherished wish of the empire’s thousand-year history, and the last blade forged by mankind. In terms of force, it is on the same level as Delphirem, who is said to be able to destroy half the world with just one person.
It was a monster that even ‘Master’ had no choice but to put aside.
Of course, it would be a different story if they did their best, but the four of them only fought a few ‘greetings’ at best. At that level, there was no need for the man to do his best.
It’s just that the man’s inaction revealed in that moment was so dazzling.
There was silence for a while. For a long time.
“Great job, Sir Ian. By refracting space, dispersed attacks are gathered into one point… “You can do it with the ‘eye of all things,’ but there’s something different, right?”
It was a calm compliment.
The eyelids of the ‘Dragon King’ who had uttered his first words had already closed. The heavy feeling that had enveloped the area disappeared, and only the wind passed through the desolate land.
It meant that there was no will to fight anymore.
As the atmosphere began to relax in an instant, her man responded with an inward sigh of relief.
“How can I fully use your skills? “It is the result of my own consideration.”
“hehehe, that’s right. No matter how much you do, you won’t be able to control the eyes of this Dragon King…….”
At the same time, the old master smiled lightly.
With a bitter, yet proud tone.
“You are stronger, Sir Ian. Even more so than back then… “He is indeed my leading knight.”
However, how much hurt and pain did her man have to be in order to become this strong?
The Dragon King could not shake off his sad feelings. Nevertheless, the reason he did not show it was solely to praise his subordinates.
The man finally fulfilled his master’s orders.
So, he deserves to be exalted.
The Dragon King was not the only one who lost his fighting spirit.
“How did you do it?”
As always, ‘Emma’ is a woman who asks questions with an expression on her face.
Her nails, which should have been a little dull, were fine. She was smiling faintly, but that also meant that Emma was just as surprised.
The bigger the ripples in her emotions, the more she would deliberately pretend that nothing had happened. The Emma her man knew was that kind of woman.
“It’s a reversal of the refracted rules.”
“So, how?”
“Somehow.”
At those words, Emma frowned slightly.
She immediately laughed and laughed.
He seemed unkind and cold, but on the other hand, he was very considerate.
I never thought he would even return her fingernails, which he had deliberately offered as a ‘sacrifice’ to her.
“Yes, I lost.”
In many ways, he is a man who cannot be defeated.
Emma signaled her surrender by raising her hands to her slit. Eunseong, who had not said anything until now, also relaxed her body.
After letting out a faint sigh, Lady Eunseong burst into laughter.
“My movements have improved.”
“I learned from a good teacher… ‘Seongguk Jujutsu’.”
Anyway, I can’t stop you.
While the Eunseong woman was chanting like that, her ghost sword returned to her waist.
A quiet leaden sword that doesn’t even make a friction sound.
Even then, she did not speak to the demon sword for a long time. She just looked at her man with silent eyes, and finally squeezed out one word.
“Half heaven.”
“It got better, right?”
Her man spoke as if he was familiar with it.
When I first met her, her speaking skills were not terrible, but at that time she was always drunk.
Gwigeom was always like this when he was drunk.
“That image… ….”
“It’s acceleration. “When you reach the climax, time stops.”
The ghost nodded her head a couple of times without saying a word.
That’s the end.
Even those two short words were the result of the ghost’s own efforts. She must have wanted to pay her respects to her student whom she had not seen in a long time.
There were only two cases when the ghost sword spoke the correct language.
Drinking alcohol or in combat.
Therefore, the ghost sword’s dismembered language also meant that the battle was already over. With this, the conflict between the four women ended safely.
Only then did the man relax her tense muscles.
Then she was ‘Samae’, a small girl running towards her.
“Hey, hey… “You’ve really become stronger!”
What a fuss.
The man burst out laughing and returned her hatchet to his belt, but the anger on the girl’s face still did not go away. On the contrary, she seemed very happy.
Did her parents make this face when she was accepted into the academy?
It was such an old memory that it was vague. Even while her man was so sentimental, her bragging about her husband continued.
“I knew this would happen someday! What do you say… Huh?! From the moment I saw him, he had a special side…….”
When I first met her, she tended to ignore me or growl at me.
Although the man was dumbfounded by her, she did not have the heart to stop her excited chatter. She just watched for a moment as she was acting arrogantly.
“It was worth risking my life to protect it…” W-what?!”
The man’s hand fell on her and knocked down the cone hat.
And the hand begins to stroke her hair as she pleases.
Samae was embarrassed and started screaming at her.
“Hey, hey… Then the hat gets dented… “It’s ruining her hair!”
Nevertheless, her man’s hand did not stop. Until the Dragon King, who was watching the scene in silence, cleared his throat as if he wanted something.
The Dragon King’s lips opened carefully.
“Hey, Sir Ian…” That… ….”
“I missed you.”
But with that one calm word.
The atmosphere, which was about to become somewhat chaotic, changed completely. In that vague and silent emotion that comes out of her dry man’s voice.
“Really… Everyone.”
The women remained silent for a while. The same was true for Samae, who had raised her voice just moments before.
How much is that?
Her small sigh escaped between her sister’s lips, followed by her words.
“…… Bow down.”
Her sudden request made her man’s eyes look puzzled. Regardless, Samae only made her voice louder.
“Bow!”
What on earth does this mean?
It was hard to guess her intention, but the man bent her waist slightly and lowered her gaze. Then, she raised her tiptoes and a small hand stroked her man’s head.
Her man’s breath caught in his throat at that nostalgic touch.
“… ….You had a hard time. “Perchus, my love.”
A nickname from when he was alive, whispered softly.
Why?
I thought it dried up a long time ago, but I thought I had forgotten it a long time ago.
Why does it feel like my eyes are turning red?
The man couldn’t understand anything, so he was in a daze.
Suddenly, she felt a hand tapping her shoulder. When I glanced around, there was a beautiful blind man with dark blue hair.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
That’s how she praised her man. The same was true for the woman with reddish-brown hair.
Emma got down on her knees and took his hand in hers. The soft warmth and feel of skin. The woman made eye contact with her man and smiled.
“In the end, you made my wish come true.”
By that time, her demon sword had also sneaked up on her.
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It’s just that when I tried to reach out for her hand, I couldn’t get used to her warm atmosphere and kept my distance.
The last person left was Eunseongnyeo.
She walked up to him and hugged Ian’s neck without saying a word. After losing her lover, she seemed to compensate for her extremely cold bed.
The woman who loved her said.
“Thank you, Ian. For not giving up… And, again… ….”
Her man’s eyelids slid shut.
Is this the end? Then it wasn’t bad.
No, it was an undeservedly happy ending. Wasn’t he a sinner who had killed and abandoned countless people?
I feel like I can thank fate for the first time.
That was when her man thought so.
“…… “Let’s take a moment to hear your excuse.”
With that eerie voice, the temperature of the area cools again.
Oh no, I didn’t even have time to do anything.
Her arms that were hugging her man’s neck suddenly gained strength. As well as her shoulders, hands and head. There was no place where there was freedom.
Soon, the sound of grinding, grinding teeth is heard.
Samae’s expression was unusual as she clenched her teeth. She may be faking a smiling face, but behind it, extreme anger must be burning.
The tone continued with suppressed emotions.
“Yes, yes…” How many people? Huh? How much more did you tease me… Tell me quickly. “When you are in a place where you come back to life even if you die.”
The man looked embarrassed, but there was no way out.
Even his old master spoke with a grin on his face.
“I agree.”
Even the always calm Dragon King was like this.
It can no longer be avoided. A deep sigh flows from the man’s mouth as he senses that fact.
Eunseongnyeo’s voice keeps cheering.
“Ian, I trust you. There will never be any lies between us… So, come on…… !”
In the end, the man had no choice but to open her mouth with a sigh.
“Standard.”
“…… ?”
The women’s eyes were filled with puzzlement at the sudden word.
It didn’t take long for those eyes to become colored with another emotion.
“What are the standards?”
The silence was heavy.
Nevertheless, the man had to ask again. Because it was a very important question.
“Well, you know… Are we lovers just by holding hands? Or, a kiss? Or, she has to sleep with him…….”
The silence was long. Perhaps there was a longer silence than this.
The women who heard the man’s remarks all looked stunned. Should I say I was shocked or shocked?
The reaction was not positive either way.
After a while.
“Wow, wow…….”
A broken exclamation escaped. The main character is none other than a woman with reddish-brown hair.
Even Emma, who had seen the bottom of everything, looked embarrassed. Eventually, the woman spoke in a tone that seemed to show her sincere admiration.
She smiled brightly.
“This is my first time hearing such trash talk.”
That was a death sentence.
“Lord, Lord… ….”
At that time, the man closed his eyes again.
She recalled a thought she had repeated several times.
‘You’re screwed.’
“I’m dying!”
With a signal from Eunseong, every attack on her flirt began. The man couldn’t even resist and was just whimpering.
Unable to erase the resentment inside her.
After about a couple of steps from the mess, her demon sword hesitated and repeatedly extended and closed her hand.
She finally sighed and turned her back.
Let what happens happens.
It was the story of an unfamiliar injury occurring on her man’s body.
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“Well, well…” ….”
It was a voice that came out after being immersed in thoughts.
Shien’s head tilted as he asked me about the whereabouts of his ‘other personality.’ I could roughly guess the reason.
For some reason, there was a faint smile on my face.
To be honest, I didn’t know the details.
“Couldn’t I be paying karma?”
I laughed because I felt like I heard a man moaning from somewhere.
Isn’t this truly the ending of a man abandoned by God?
I decided to go visit Geomgong later with Shien, so I turned my back and took a step forward.
It was time to find her original destination.
I walked down a familiar path and entered the research building of the Department of Alchemy. After climbing a few flights of stairs, there was a nameplate I was looking for.
‘Emma.’
She was knocking on the door and staring at the short note of her name.
The door finally opened.
“Welcome, Ian.”
As always, showing a woman with a kind smile.
The bandage on her cheek and the bandage on her hand were pathetic. Did you say that it is because the concentration of ‘existence’ has become lighter due to the sacrifices you have made for me?
There was nothing beyond those bandages and bandages.
Only empty space remains.
Emma seemed to think that was ugly. Maybe that’s why she tried so hard to cover it up like this.
It was fortunate.
I have prepared a way to fix Emma in advance.
“…… “Hello, Emma.”
I said, feeling the volume of the medicine bottle in my arms.
Night was approaching.
A night that seemed like something would change.