Episode 207
“Umm….”
How many days has it been already?
‘Aren’t there so many things these guys called the Four Heavenly Kings can do?’
To the extent that I can think of that, both of them are watching me without taking their eyes off me for even a second.
It’s hard to practice because I’m noticing it, and I also worry about eating or going to the bathroom.
At this point, I was starting to think that being watched was just a delusion and that I was crazy.
It is said that there is a difference between a genius and a crazy person, so I wonder if one has to have this level of madness to become a genius who will save the world….
‘But looking at recent signs, it looks like they might be contacting us soon.’
I’m still just watching from afar, but for some reason I feel like I’m watching a little more actively.
Somehow, the distance seems closer than before.
These are truly passionate stalkers.
‘By the way, I don’t know about Leon, but I know that nightmares usually don’t stay in one place for a long time.’
Exactly what he does was never revealed in the foreign film, but he appeared only occasionally and seemed to be busy doing something somewhere.
Isn’t he probably going around doing something really evil? Only speculations circulated among readers.
*
“What kind of party was today supposed to be?”
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“A commemorative party where my friend, who was a phoenix, was killed about 69 times after being caught by her mother while watching porn.”
“It’s not number 74. “It’s a shame.”
“Yes?”
“What?”
*
What is it?
Why did I suddenly feel bad?
‘I feel like I’ve heard something very strange….’
As I was walking down the street with a serious expression, I saw Scarlett and Jasangnam walking together from afar.
“Ah, Siu!”
Scarlet smiles brightly and waves from afar.
I also wanted to wave my hand in response, but….
“Siwoo!! “Let’s spar!”
“Wow, it’s a sparring monster.”
The handsome man next to me ran toward me, flexing his muscles, so I was unable to greet him because I had to avoid him.
“aaah! “Why do you avoid it?”
“How do you not avoid that….”
If it were you, would you stand still while a destroyer tank is running at you at a speed that you can’t even see?
I was going to ask that question, but I thought it would really be true if it was a man who had recently become self-interested, so I didn’t really ask.
‘Why is this kind-hearted man who used to be so kind and gentle… like this? .’
Where has the caring man who hates fighting and loves friendship and camaraderie gone? !
One of the only consciences in this world was so vainly abandoned.
Now the only conscience left is mine… !
“Siwoo. “What else are you thinking?”
“Now I am the only conscience left in this world… “I think it’s hard to endure that reality.”
“You really have no conscience.”
“Huh?”
“No… “If that makes you happy, feel free to think so.”
Scarlett looked at me with a somewhat confused gaze, shook her head, and sighed.
Why are you doing that?
Jasangnam’s attack, charging back like a bull… As he was tilting his head to avoid, Scarlett suddenly swept his arm away.
“But… “Don’t you think it’s been a little chilly lately?”
“Really? “It’s summer now.”
“But….”
Scarlett even shook her chin as if she was genuinely cold.
“The sun is so bright, so why is it so creepy?”
“Um….”
Honestly, I had a guess.
Nightmare is staring at Star City from afar, so it has to be that way.
Nightmare.
The monarch of the demon world who presides over fear and one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Although he is one of the weakest among the Four Heavenly Kings along with Leon, that does not mean he is easy.
Being one of the five strongest men in the demon world cannot be a title in name only.
According to the setting, Nightmare stimulates the other person’s primal fear just by looking into their eyes.
Although it has the disadvantage of not being effective against beings stronger than nightmares….
When he fights against enemies weaker than him, he basically puts on a debuff.
The Four Heavenly Kings, who show overwhelming combat ability even to the weak.
Although his appearance is humanoid, his limbs are very thin and long.
Moreover, his whole body is black and he is wearing something like a white mask on his face.
Above all, did he say that there was always a coldness around him?
Wherever Nightmare steps, everything freezes.
This is true even though he didn’t particularly use his power to attack.
With a guy like that looking at us with burning eyes, he might feel cold.
‘But the fact that I don’t feel particularly cold….’
Actually, haven’t I already grown enough to overcome nightmares?
I think you’ll know for sure if you see it once…. To be honest, he doesn’t have the confidence to go and meet him.
To begin with, Nightmare might have been alone, but it looks like Leon is also there.
‘Let’s just ignore it.’
In Star City, which is full of awakened people, being a little chilly is not a problem.
You can use magic power, and there is no way Star City, which receives a lot of support from the government, will not provide proper heating in the first place.
“Shall we go spar?”
“Sparring? “It’s good for me.”
Scarlett smiled sweetly and nodded.
“Oh my gosh! I am good!”
Jasangnam roared.
*
There were already several people in the sparring hall.
People like Kania, Stia, and Shelly.
“Now that I think about it, why can’t I see anyone else in this sparring hall besides us?”
I muttered to myself in response to a question that suddenly occurred to me, and Scarlett who was next to me answered.
“Maybe it was rumored that we were training like crazy here. “I understand that’s why they don’t come this way.”
“Just like that? “Can’t we just practice together next to each other?”
“… “People who are crazy about training don’t want to get close to them because they’re scared.”
“… ….”
Indeed.
That’s why no one has been talking to me lately.
Before I knew it, it seemed like I was being treated like a crazy person.
However, if it is to save the world, this level of stigma is nothing… ! Rather welcome… Welcome.
‘Even after coming to this world, it’s all the same.’
This is ridiculous. This can’t be reality!
With that in mind, she decided to swing her sword.
If you look at novels or comics, if you fight while angry, you grow faster… ? That’s it.
“Siwoo.”
Kania, who saw us from afar, sheathed her sword and approached us.
“Cania. “Since when has she been training?”
“Yesterday….”
“… Huh. I see.”
It’s not for nothing that they are nicknamed ‘crazy guys’ in training! There was a reason for everything.
When you see him swinging his sword all night, it’s tempting to want to avoid it.
‘But, well, Cania deserves it.’
A while ago, Cania consumed her blood sugar that I gave her.
And we are still in the process of embodying the energy contained within it.
The Blood Order that contains the power of the True Ancestor is too powerful for Kania, who is only a Dhampir, to absorb at once.
If you completely absorb that, you will not only become twice as strong as before, but three or even four times stronger.
However, it is not easy to handle the energy inside the body, so you need to continuously release the energy.
Since Kania’s vessel is still too small to contain all of the blood group’s energy, they force her vessel to grow little by little by continuously draining her energy.
However, rather than simply releasing blood energy by draining energy, it is more effective to shape it into sword energy and use it for training.
In that sense, although what Cania has been doing recently seems a little crazy and reckless, it is in its own way a legitimate business.
“Do you want to spar too?”
“Yes….”
“Then Scarlett and I will come out first….”
“You’re not with him?”
When Cania looked at the place she had pointed to, there was a stab wound there.
“Oh my gosh——! Ooooo!”
“… ….”
I ignored Jasangnam, who was desperately crying out for sparring, and continued sparring with Kania again.
“I’m going to do this with Scarlett first, so at least swing your sword a little more!”
“Yes….”
I leave Kania behind, who silently nods her head, and prepare to spar with Scarlett.
As always, the sparring takes place within a fantasy artifact.
Of course, my crushing on her Scarlett doesn’t help either her or me.
In that sense, I set some limits on myself when sparring with her.
It is basic not to tolerate it, such as fighting without a holy sword or fighting only with shadow control, which is not yet familiar.
Most of the time, I end up being just a little bit stronger than her Scarlett, so the training is quite meaningful for both her and me.
Scarlett learns her way to fight and win against her opponents who are slightly stronger than herself, and she quickly grows and becomes stronger.
I learn how to fight in an environment where the abilities I can use are limited, and I raise my proficiency in certain abilities or break the habit of relying on certain abilities.
Except for sparring with Stiana Dina, the sparring partner that would be most helpful to me might be Scarlett.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes! Come on!”
Scarlett is clutching Zweihander and screaming at me.
She ran towards her with a smile on her face.
Today’s handicap is not using a weapon and the only skill is using shadow control.
Perhaps sparring with her will proceed in the same way for a while.
If Scarlett defeats me, I plan to immediately raise Scarlett’s abilities by repeating the process of starting with a slightly weaker handicap.