The party went down slowly, very slowly.
Inside Siwon-seok, the sixth sense through the aura did not work.
Of course, there was no light. Instead, light was able to compensate to some extent by creating sword energy.
The problem was that out of the group except for Regina, only Noah and Ophelia were able to create sword skills.
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“Focus. The sword energy is dissipating again.”
“Okay… … It feels like holding a candle in front of a perfect typhoon.”
It was also a difficult environment to protect the aura inside the body.
Naturally, the aura blown into the external object, the sword, was about to disperse in an instant, like egg yolks being whipped.
Holding on to it boasted considerable difficulty, as Noah said.
“I wish I could have made it in shifts, but I’m sorry… … .”
“no. Even if you guys were able, I would have made a sword for practice anyway.”
Ophelia said it was okay to the three who apologized.
Except for Noah and Ophelia, the other three aspired to be knights, but their rankings were not very high.
All three are less than 6,000.
Considering that the class I applied for this time was the easiest introductory class among the Neo-Confucian studies, it was only natural.
‘Because people with accumulated seniority would have moved on to other classes.’
Even if Noah’s ranking was high, it was only natural that he was taking classes like this because he was now in his second semester.
But what about Ophelia?
“Come to think of it, how many years have you been a senior, but you still haven’t taken this class?”
“… … Don’t ask.”
“aha? You failed and now you’re listening again? are you okay. That’s why the twin seniors are also taking liberal arts classes anew, right?”
“I hate being compared to you… … .”
In fact, it was because of the twins that she was taking the liberal arts credits she hurriedly blew away.
Ophelia was also stabbed while watching the twins who delayed and postponed education and eventually began to suffer.
‘I tried to listen secretly without telling anyone… … .’
It was a mistake that Noah was in the class he applied for.
Since Noah also had a Seongryeon sword, there was a possibility that he could listen to Neo-Confucianism, but I didn’t think of it.
“I guess you two are very close?”
“Ah, what. Because I mix swords every day.”
“Every day?”
“They say it’s a dormitory tradition. Thanks to you, my practice goes well.”
“and… … .”
For the Night Ray students, the immovable 15 were geniuses who would lead the next generation.
In other words, like the famous knights of the current generation, they are like people from the ‘other world’.
Because of this, despite being the same student, there were things that were difficult to deal with, but Noah wasn’t like that at all.
The other three looked at Noah curiously.
Thanks to Aslan’s big advertisement, the black moon was well known in the school.
“I heard it’s very difficult to get in there. How did you get in?”
“When I entered, there were no senior twins… … .”
All of them were older than Noah and had a higher age, but they treated Noah with respect.
Since Noah ranked higher, it wasn’t unusual in Nightray, but it was quite an awkward experience for Noah, who had been looking only at the top.
Fortunately, the conversation didn’t last long.
“Oh… … .”
“I think we’ve come this far.”
“I could go down further, but if I did, I wouldn’t be able to last an hour.”
Although they were slowly going down one level, the limit eventually came to the three people with poor skills.
“I’ll take these guys upstairs and come back. Aren’t you going to collapse in the meantime?”
“Do not worry.”
From then on, only Noah and Ophelia went down.
Gradually, the pressure was considerable for both of them, and since Ophelia did not enjoy the conversation, a quiet naturally came.
In the midst of it, the two silently descended the stairs.
‘Ophelia-senpai’s swordsmanship doesn’t shake at all. I knew the difference in swordsmanship, but I didn’t expect that the perfection of swordsmanship would be this much different.’
As seen from the outside, Ophelia’s swordsmanship was stable without any shaking.
On the other hand, Noah’s sword swayed periodically like a candle in front of the wind.
‘I didn’t expect that the same level 2 swordsmanship would have such a difference in perfection.’
It wasn’t just being able to use a higher level sword.
Beyond the top rankers, the very few people who belonged to the top ranks were definitely different in their overall skills.
However, even Ophelia felt a sense of crisis as she approached the bottom.
“… … Noah, are you okay?”
“Surprisingly enough to endure? The sword skill doesn’t come out anymore.”
In contrast to Noah, who was unable to pull out the sword skill from the middle, Ophelia struggled to maintain the sword skill.
Looking at this point, it is certain that Ophelia’s aura control is much stronger, but it was Noah who looked more normal than expected.
“If it’s hard, why don’t you turn off your sword skills?”
There is no light, the sixth sense is disturbed, and the effect of rigid body is also weakened.
But if it was simply holding on, there was no need to leave the light on.
“I should.”
Ophelia checked the floor and turned off her sword skill.
The two arrived at the lowest floor holding hands in preparation for the unexpected.
The center of Siwonseok was just a round hollow.
But by the time I got there, I couldn’t afford to worry about that.
The rigid body technique was broken long ago, and all I could do was hold on to the aura’s escape as late as possible.
It was such a pressure that it was difficult to breathe.
Specifically, it felt as if I was immersed in boiling water with my breath full to the tip of my chin, threading a needle through my toes.
In addition to that, it feels like all those needles are stuck in your body.
Anyway, even Ophelia felt that way, so it wasn’t a place for people to be.
“If I keep going like this, I might not be able to hold out until the principal comes back.”
“Do you think you can hold on?”
“… … huh?”
Only then did Ophelia realize that something was wrong.
Noah’s hand did not lose strength.
Noah’s rigid body technique was maintained.
“how?”
“I’ve been through a lot of similar things.”
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When they lived in the mountains, Noah’s grandfather used to cheat on Noah from time to time.
For example, when hunting a monster, the sword suddenly freezes, or when jumping over a cliff, the rigid body technique suddenly turns off.
From Noah’s point of view, the environment inside the original stone was similar to when he was caught in such a tactic.
“It doesn’t come out with sword energy, but it can prevent the aura from being sucked out.”
“Is that possible?”
“If you didn’t hold out when the fight was getting longer, you could really lose.”
“What is that.”
Noah always came back and argued with his grandfather when he created a ridiculous situation with his jinbeop.
Whenever that happened, my grandfather just said that it could happen in real life.
‘I thought it was old. Is it real?’
If only the things my grandfather taught me were actually meaningful.
Surprisingly, Noah might not have been able to show off all his skills yet.
‘Honestly, I thought the lack of experience was resolved to some extent. Wasn’t it?’
There were a few skills I had learned but hadn’t used yet.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to use it with the current specs, but it could be that I just didn’t know how to do it.
“I don’t know how far this grandfather has really drawn the big picture.”
“Slow crowd. I can’t stand it any longer.”
“yes?”
Ophelia let go of Noah’s hand and crouched down, putting on a bearskin.
“What are you doing?”
“Energy saving mode.”
“Oh then me too.”
So when Regina came back, the two of them looked like they were in a sauna endurance battle.
* * *
“Shall we go check it out soon?”
Regina deliberately took the other students, but didn’t go back right away and waited for two hours.
For future training, it was necessary to wait until the two of them were exhausted.
‘To get a sense of it quickly, it would be better to start with a completely depleted aura.’
Regina, who went down with joy in her heart to make fun of her students who were begging, was impressed when she realized that the two were still fine.
“To be honest, I didn’t think you guys would survive this.”
“I’m slowly losing my mind.”
Beads of sweat kept getting into my eyes and stinging, but I couldn’t even raise my arms to wipe them.
Ophelia was in worse condition than Noah, and had kept her mouth shut since before.
“I didn’t expect to last for two hours on the lowest floor from the first day. I have no choice but to admit this.”
It was a better record than Veronica.
Of course, Veronica was ranked much lower since it was last year, but even taking that into account, it wasn’t normal.
“Then go straight to the next step.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t even lift a finger right now?”
“I won’t tell you to do everything today, so listen to the explanation first.”
Regina sat appropriately in front of the two of them.
“You two have your own Holy Spirit Sword. The two of you aim to complete the Holy Spirit Sword this semester.”
Completion of the Holy Spirit Sword.
It refers to the phenomenon in which the Seongnyeonsword completely assimilated into the owner’s aura metamorphoses itself into the next stage.
Of course, the metamorphosis sword becomes incredibly powerful.
It is hardened to the same strength as the original stone, so it will not break unless you are fighting Master Knight.
In the case of attribute transformation, even a skilled knight ate up the aura to the extent that it was difficult to maintain it constantly for several hours.
Because of this, it was a very big difference between having and not having a completed Seongryeon sword.
“Basically, you just have to inject the aura steadily for a long time, but that’s why it takes so long to complete.”
It doesn’t matter if you’re from a famous family.
It’s because it’s just a matter of getting the Holy Spirit Sword early.
However, there were many cases where this was not the case, and in that case, it was only after being ordained as a knight that he was able to acquire his own Holy Spirit Sword.
There was a problem that it took too long to complete if you got older and got a Seongryeonsword.
“The method is simple. Suck back the original stone’s aura and inject it into your own sword.”
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“yes?”
“Si Won-seok’s aura is an aura that has already undergone metamorphosis. You absorb it, make it your own, and inject it into your sword to speed up the material conversion.”
Of course there were problems.
“Even if you stay still, the aura will be sucked out, so you want to suck it in reverse?”
“By the time that becomes possible, both will be one step ahead in their skills.”
Noah’s eyes lit up at the words that followed.
“Noah, you will be able to complete ‘Ki’.”
* * *
And three months passed.
“Game over! Winner, Veronica!”
The last ranking match of the second semester.
A match between #810 Noah and #11 Veronica.
The result was nothing unusual, but Veronica was surprised by the content.
“Okay. I heard Ophelia-senpai already finished it a week ago. I think I’ll be able to do it in a few more days, but it’s a pity.”
“Wait a minute, you! What the hell was that at the end?”
“Oh that? This new technology. But it still doesn’t turn out the way you think. I think it needs to be improved.”
“You mean that was an unfinished technology?”
Throughout the second semester, Noah looked back on what he had learned from his grandfather while undergoing Siwon-seok training.
In a situation where there was a bet on the ranking match, the ranking remained the same until the end of the semester thanks to being immersed in it while delaying until the ranking match.
However, just because the rankings were the same did not mean that the skills were the same.
“Skills that cannot be seen even with mystic eyes, unless you become a master knight, such a thing is not possible… … .”
“But it was possible. You shouldn’t get caught up in prejudice. Only then can we move to the next level.”
Noah gave a rough answer with the story he had heard from Regina before, and quickly concluded the ranking match.
“Shouldn’t you attend the vacation ceremony as a student representative later? Sorry for wasting your time. See you at Top Sword during vacation.”
“yes? Wait! I mean, don’t run away after making people curious!”
the beginning of summer vacation.
The top sword came in front of me.