Episode 166
early morning when the sun does not rise.
Raon packed a light bag and left the annex. The direction is the same as the usual 5 rounds. Thanks to Glenn’s consideration, Gwangpungdan was able to use the 5 gymnasium where he stayed as a trainee.
– Hmm, it’s the same as moving from dawn to dawn.
Lars yawned, exhaling a chill colder than the morning air.
-It doesn’t matter whether you practice or not, but I want you to eat some breakfast.
‘You can go to the gym and eat.’
– Doesn’t it taste good there? The taste and freshness of the food is the best in the annex.
That statement was not wrong. Thanks to the cooking skills of YooA and Helen, who have risen from the fortress, the annex has a delicious new menu every day, but the meal at the 5th theater has reduced saltiness, sweetness, and spiciness for training, and the taste itself has deteriorated.
‘This is better for training.’
You can enjoy the taste of food normally, and when you practice, it is enough to fill your stomach with a light meal. I need to get stronger quickly and have less work to do, but when are you enjoying the taste?
– I’m sorry.
Lars clicked his tongue and twisted his chin.
-You don’t know that you’re a windmill. You only get stronger without ignorance, there is no such thing as romance.
‘Because I’m not romantic. From now on, I can only fill my stomach with nadine bread.’
– Me, Nadine Bread?
The boy’s blue eyes widened in embarrassment. Nadine bread, which had no taste, had a rubbery texture, and was full of stomach, was Lars’ natural enemy.
-Gee, are you threatening the real king now?
‘It’s not a threat, he’s a guy without romance, so he just moves as he pleases.’
– How dare humans threaten the demon lord!
A terrifying cold fills his entire body. The anger that Lars had handed over tore through the rift in his emotions and began to take over his soul.
Whoo!
The cold and anger, which had become stronger than before, automatically stopped my steps. A huge energy smashed against the wall and rushed in, making my hands and feet tremble.
– Just as you grow, so does the real king. It hurts a big nose… .
‘That’s wrong.’
Raon clenched his fist and forced his trembling hand to stop.
-what?
‘Because I’ve grown beyond you.’
The ring of fire resonated. The six rings created a clear echo, suppressing anger, and the cartoonist and Glacier ripped Lars’ cold as he raced through the mana circuit.
– Whoa! not yet! This is not the power of the main king!
Lars did not give up, and raised a deeper cold and anger. As if believing in the rage 25 embedded in his soul, the chill fell like rain.
Whoo!
His anger was 25, and it was certainly difficult to endure, but he moved on again with the ring of fire that had grown beyond that, calming the cold energy of malice.
When I arrived in front of the gymnasium after struggling with Ras like that, a message came up in front of my eyes.
[Withstanding the interruption of
[Health increases by 1 point.]
As soon as the message appeared, Lars screamed and ran away.
– Jee njang!
Lars struggled in the air, not wanting to believe in his own defeat.
‘Good health.’
Raon turned off the message and nodded. It’s been a long time since I got the ability from Las, and it put a smile on my face.
‘Since I won, the meal from today is one nadine bread.’
– Come on, wait! Wait a minute!
He ran like the wind and landed on his shoulder.
-Bo, it’s the Bon King’s fault! Rather starve! Not just that bread! It’s a near-sin food that makes you feel full!
Lars trembled as if he was about to have a seizure.
‘Good luck going forward. It’s nadine bread for a month if I don’t get it again.’
-Ugh, if the main king wasn’t a gourmet, he wouldn’t have been caught by your devil’s beast. Is it a sin with a noble soul… .
‘Not a gourmet, but a glutton.’
Raon corrected Lars’ nonsense and opened the door to the gym.
“uh?”
Of course, I thought there would be no one, but the trainees. No, now the swordsmen who have become members of the Gwangpungdan have gathered.
“young master!”
Dorian, who was taking a cookie out of his belly pocket, ran to him with a grin.
“Are you late?”
“Do you think you came early?”
At this time, it was normal that there should be no one in the 5th gymnasium.
“Laon. late.”
Runan, who sleeps a lot in the morning, was also out of the gym. Rubbing his eyes, he approached and grabbed his sleeve.
“huh.”
Looking to the side at the familiar nose, Martha was leaning her back against a tree. 33 people including her. All of the Gwangpungdan, including himself, were on the dance floor.
“Why are you here so quickly?”
“Today is the foundation ceremony!”
“The legend of the Gwangpungdan will start today, but I couldn’t sleep because I was so excited!”
“Ugh, now you are becoming a real prosecutor.”
The Gwangpung members clenched their fists and smiled as if they were looking forward to the future.
“Hmm… .”
Raon wiped his lips as he looked at the excited eyes of the Gwangpung members.
‘I was expecting to see blood.’
I saw Limer yesterday and was convinced. He hasn’t changed at all. The children would think that something would change since Limer was also a Danjutsu, but it was a big mistake.
“Then we are each practicing until Danju comes.”
“yep!”
“Okay!”
The Gwangpung members smiled broadly and began to practice as they spread throughout the gymnasium. The occasional chatter was full of anticipation for future missions and achievements.
“Ugh… .”
“… … .”
Raon went to the empty space after checking Runan yawning and Marta looking at the sky with sharp eyes.
‘Should I start too?’
He drew and held a training sword and practiced soft swordsmanship. It was a sword that was as familiar as breathing, but with the growth of the ring of fire, the cartoonist, and the swordsmanship, it now has more power than the ascending swordsmanship.
Aww!
The force of the soft swordsmanship, which had been galloping like a river, is rapidly rising. The unstoppable flow remained the same, but its power and speed became incomparably stronger than before.
Whoo!
The waves of Aurors spread from the blunt water lily sword echoed through the entire 5th exercise field.
“Wow… .”
“Hey, that’s soft swordsmanship?”
“I learned the same thing, what is the difference?”
“Hey, that’s crazy. I would believe it even if it was a top-notch swordsmanship.”
“The level of swordsmanship is, after all, human. After all, talent… .”
The swordsmen clapped their tongues as they watched Raon’s soft swordsmanship that affected the entire dance hall. It was a herbivore that could be unfolded even with closed eyes, but an overwhelming wave occurred in Raon’s hand, like an absolute swordsman he had never seen before.
“You’re talking stupid again.”
Marta narrowed her eyes as she watched Raon’s energy soaring into the air.
“When you guys pursued higher-level swordsmanship, that guy only practiced soft swordsmanship. More than the difference in talent, there was only a difference in training.”
At the end, she muttered to herself, ‘I was stupid too,’ and pulled out the training sword.
“Wow.”
Runan’s purple eyes lit up as if to capture all the traces of the sword Raon drew.
“Ugh. You are still.”
Dorian nodded while continuing to chew on the cookies he took out without training.
The prosecutors each spent their time waiting for Limer, the lord, but he didn’t show up on time as expected.
“Ahaha! Dude, it’s the first day.”
“okay. With such a wonderful speech, you can’t be too late.”
“right. Just wait a little bit and you’ll be here soon.”
“Let’s believe in Danju, who has changed.”
The prosecutors said so and waited another hour, but Rimer’s figure was nowhere to be seen in the dance hall.
“Oh, will you come soon? maybe?”
“That child. No, if that elf has a conscience, he should come!”
“It would have been a little different if he had been with such nice words.”
As the prosecutors were forcing themselves to grind their teeth, the gym door creaked open.
“Come!”
“Lord!”
“Too late… uh?”
The swordsmen running to Limer stopped walking and opened their mouths.
Yesterday, the red-haired elf, who radiated a serious light and radiated coolness, dried up as if it had been 100 years old in one day.
“Damn, what’s going on… .”
“Sir! Are you okay?”
“Uh-huh! Lord!”
The swordsmen trembled as they supported Limer, who staggered like a zombie.
“Oh, hello… .”
Limer’s eyes scanned the air to see if he had no energy at all, and his hands floundered like reeds.
“Twitter.”
Raon looked at that and clicked his tongue briefly.
‘I lost everything.’
It’s obvious from the look on his face. It was obvious that he went to the casino and lost all the money that was left over yesterday. If it wasn’t for that, that person couldn’t have been so broken.
‘It was good to take it out in advance.’
It was terrifying to think that if I hadn’t taken half of it yesterday, my money would have turned to dust.
‘But who the hell is in that casino?’
Although he can’t manage his facial expressions, Rimer is a good-looking, spunky, and sarcastic person. Now I wonder who I lose to each time.
“Whoops… .”
Limer went up to the center of the podium and took a deep breath.
“Ji, I will open the inauguration ceremony of the Gwangpungdan from now on. Our goal is my money. Honor and my money that others have not walked. You guys are my future performance and my money… .”
Strange words keep coming into the inaugural speech that should be dignified and solemn. Looking at Limer’s expression, it seemed to come out without him knowing.
“Is the target my money?”
“Fame and my money?”
“Performance and my money?”
“Maybe that human… .”
The Gwangpung members also had a hardened expression as if they had grasped the situation.
“Damn… . Why am I here?”
Marta bit her lip and glared at Limer.
“Ham.”
Runan yawned as if it didn’t matter, and only blinked his eyes.
“… This is how our gangs will operate.”
Rimer also realized that he didn’t use the word “my money” anymore. But his face became paler.
“to… . Because there are currently 33 people. I will divide it into three groups. Team 1 is Marta Sighardt, Team 2 is Runan Sleon. Team 3 will be left vacant for now. Raon Sieghardt leads the unit from the position of vice-leader. In the future, please use respectful words in public places.”
“Yes!”
“All right!”
“Then I’ll call Joe from now on. First, in Group 1, Setrai, Yanden… .”
In a dying voice, Rimer called out the groups of swordsmen one by one.
“Who is the vacant captain number 3?”
“It’s the seat of the poor guy who will come in soon.”
Everyone knew who the guy was coming in, so he nodded.
“Then I will tell you about the first mission of the Gwangpungdan. You are from today… .”
Rimer gasped and looked at the swordsmen under the podium. The prosecutors swallowed their saliva and waited for his next words.
“Relax.”
“Yes?”
“Shh, rest!”
“It’s made now, are you taking a break? What is that!”
I didn’t mean to take a short break, but when I told him to take a break, the prosecutors opened their eyes and ran forward.
“A rest is a rest. What is it?”
Limer shook her head with gloomy eyes that had half of her soul gone. He was still unable to recover from the shock of losing all his money.
“under… .”
Raon looked at him and narrowed his eyes.
‘It’s a little uncomfortable without him.’
At this time, the situation was troublesome because Burren, who stood in front of him and grabbed Limer by the neck, was nowhere to be seen. I didn’t expect him to feel sad that he wasn’t there.
– That’s the original world. You don’t know the value of it when you have it.
‘Well?’
It was hard to come out of Lars, so I opened my eyes and looked down at the bracelet.
-Actually, the color of his eyes is not enough, but since the great existence of the main king has disappeared, the world is nothing more than engulfed in sorrow. It may be destroyed soon… .
This time, I wanted to say something nice, but in the end, I am proud of myself.
But he said that it was the world, not the demon realm. It seems that something happened to the demon lords of the demon realm just like in Sloth.
“Oh, I don’t know either. You know.”
Limer lay down on the platform as if to pierce her stomach.
“Profit!”
“This elf is really… .”
“I am crazy!”
The swordsmen clenched their fists as they glared at Limer with blind eyes.
“Whew… .”
Raon sighed and approached Limer.
“You’re going to go on a mission soon, so you’re saying that you should prepare for it, right?”
“Oh, that. That’s it. It’s also non-stop.”
Limer nodded her head with open eyes.
“I will tell you what the Lord is saying. Taking a break doesn’t just mean taking a break, it means getting ready for the next mission. Take time to reorganize our battles and strategies, including signals and checks we will use among ourselves.”
At Raon’s serious voice, the prosecutors took a step back.
“But why are you doing this, Lord?”
“Where are you sick?”
“Yesterday, Danjoo lost money at the gambling house… .”
“hey! men and horses!”
As I tried to tell the truth, Limer grabbed my shoulder. His pale face was still there, but his grasp was full of power.
“Sorry, rumors spread strangely if one word is wrong. Please be careful with this… .”
“okay.”
Raon nodded and looked at the swordsmen again.
“Yesterday, Danjoo lost all his fortune at the gambling house, so he is not in a good condition now. From now on, I will lead. Let’s start with the basic signals first. Let’s all change into our training clothes and get together again.”
“ah… .”
“no wonder… .”
“You said it was quiet these days.”
“Twitter.”
The prosecutors glanced at Limer behind Raon with pitiful eyes, and then headed to the dressing room.
“Sir.”
Raon turned around and bowed his head slightly to Limer.
“Because I don’t want to spread strange rumors by saying something wrong. He told me all the truth.”
“Uh… .”
He opened his mouth so that his chin touched the floor, as if in absurdity.
“Well, how did you know that I went to the gambling house yesterday and lost everything? You went first.”
“Would the dung fly just leave the poop? It’s obvious.”
“Who is the idiot!”
Limer shrugged her shoulders. The word “dung fly” was exactly what Glenn had said to him.
‘These non-human grandchildren as a set!’
* * *
There is an annex to the west of Jungmujeon. It had not been maintained for a long time and the annex full of dust had not been touched by humans for a long time.
“It’s been a long time here.”
Instead of Karun, Tias, the butler who has been raising Beren since childhood, cleared the fireplace full of spider webs and smiled.
“… … .”
Burren didn’t say anything, and looked at the pillar on the right. Under the pillars were graffiti that looked like a child’s drawing. It was a picture of a man, a woman and a little boy holding hands.
“The picture… .”
Tias narrowed his eyes. It was a graffiti drawn by Burren, who came here when he was young, and it was a picture of the ideal family he had hoped for.
Burren stroked the graffiti with eyes opposite to the smiling child in the picture.
Pieces of pigment adhering to the dust fell dazzlingly. Suddenly, the child in the picture disappeared, leaving only the two men and women whose hands had fallen off.
“Tias.”
Burren turned his head. The green eyes that seemed to have a warm breeze sank as cloudy as gray.
“I want to be alone. Go back first and rest.”
After saying that, he went into the dark room without even cleaning the lights.
“young master… .”
Tias bit his lip until it bled. I’ve seen him since childhood, but it’s the first time I’ve seen eyes filled with emptiness like now. I felt like I had lost my purpose in life.
‘When I lost to Master Raon, it wasn’t like this.’
At that time, he vowed revenge and became even more passionate, but now he had dead eyes as if all the firewood had been burned.
‘Is there still 19 days left?’
20 days after the selection ceremony is an additional registration period during which unselected new prosecutors can decide their affiliation. If Burren moved, there were several places that would accept him, but he seemed unwilling to move.
‘I don’t have much time.’
He wants Burren to overcome his current feelings on his own, but that may be difficult. Because being recognized by Karun was the most important goal of his life.
‘If you can’t stand up alone, you have no choice but to ask for help.’
You cannot raise Burren on your own. There is only one person who can do that.
‘Even if I give my life… .’
Tias vowed to himself and continued to clean the outbuildings that were dirty like ruins.
* * *
A week has passed since the selection ceremony was over.
During that time, Raon improved the hand signal system of the prosecutors and improved the stability of the examination so that 33 people could fight together.
Prosecutors also felt that the actual battle was short, and spurred on group training and individual training.
Quang!
As Raon and the swordsmen were resting for a while after finishing their morning training, the door to the gymnasium opened violently. Remer. It was not enough to arrive on time, so he went up on the podium in a stylish dark-red uniform.
“When I have time, I don’t have anyone to argue with, so it’s both good and boring.”
Limer gasped as she looked at the door shaking as if it were about to break. Because they knew who they were talking to, the faces of the Gwangpung members darkened slightly.
“Well, that’s not what I’m talking about today.”
He drew the attention of the prosecutors with his characteristic clap.
“Now that the hand signals and check-ups have been completed to some extent, it’s time to make personal preparations.”
“Personal preparation?”
“I practice every day.”
“It’s not like that.”
Limer shook her head broadly.
“Now is the time to throw away the low-quality supply equipment and take pride in your personal equipment as a Sieghard swordsman. It’s time to put on your personal sword and uniform.”
He swept away the Sighardt uniform he was wearing.
“First of all, the uniforms are custom made. Go to Ohwadan and order directly. It’s free at first. Put all the options you can put in.”
Limer struck the sword at the waist for the second time. It was not the sword for supply that was normally used, but the famous sword that was used to slay the ghouls.
“The same goes for swords. You can receive a gift, inherit it, use a sword that has not been used before, or make a new sword. Let’s prepare ourselves for the rest of the waiting period!”
“Yes!”
The members of the Gwangpung Group responded with a majestic level enough to leave the theater.
“I can finally use my Dark Phoenix.”
“Wow, I’m already excited to be able to fight with a sword of dialogue.”
“I want to taste the blood of my real sword, Super Haksa… .”
Most of the swordsmen muttered names that did not even snort because they had prepared their swords in advance.
“Hmm… .”
“Come this way, the lord.”
As Raon was contemplating how to fit the uniform, Limer gestured.
“You have also been contacted.”
“If you are in touch… .”
“The inspiration told me to call you.”
When Limer said inspiration, one person came to mind. Balkan, a stubborn old man who guarded the kiln of extreme heat while learning to be a manga artist. His gloomy eyes, who had reached the pinnacle of a blacksmith, came to mind.
“Are you talking about Balkan-sama?”
“right. That’s the inspiration.”
Limer smiled brightly and nodded her head.
“The promised time has come.”
FINALLYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!