Episode 202
After memorizing all the booklets received from Judiel, Raon headed to the main gate of Sieghart. Even though the departure time did not arrive, Cheryl, the master of the thousand swords, and the five members of the thousand swordsmen and the five members of the Gwangpungdan had all arrived.
‘The Thousand Swords… .’
It’s definitely different.
The momentum of the swordsmen of the Thousand Swords was sharp like a famous sword. Even the grown-up Gwangpungdan looked like little children compared to them.
“Five! who is this! Raon is a constant owner!”
A middle-aged man standing next to Cheryl waved his hand. His impression was soft, but his body was healthy and he looked very strong.
“Was that friend you were going with?”
“okay.”
“It’s an honor to be on a mission with a swordsman who made history!”
He smiled and reached out and held out his hand.
“I watched your duel with sweat. This is Ekken, the commander of the Thousand Swords Corps.”
He was in the directory given by Judiel. As one of the two lieutenants of the Thousand Swords, he was a destructive swordsman who struck and destroyed his opponents with a heavy sword and a heavy sword.
“This is Raon from the Gwangpungdan. Take good care of me.”
Raon took Eken’s hand and bowed his head.
“It’s a mission, but let’s have fun. I look forward to it.”
He didn’t say what to expect. He patted her shoulder and went back to Cheryl.
“Why are you here so late?”
“Everyone said they had already arrived!”
Burren and Martha frowned as to why they didn’t come sooner.
“Did you come earlier than your appointment time?”
Raon pointed to the sky where the sun had not yet risen.
“You must come sooner! The Thousand Swordsmen were waiting for you!”
“I don’t really care, but you better come early.”
Seeing the two people’s slightly red eyes, it seemed that they couldn’t sleep well in anticipation of the mission with the Thousand Swords.
“Ham… .”
Luna yawned with fat eyes. It wasn’t that he didn’t sleep well, he just slept a lot in the morning.
“Can we come back alive?”
Dorian shook his chin as he touched his stomach pocket out of concern.
“All right, of course. As the Thousand Swords go together… .”
Crane bit his lip, paler than Dorian.
“don’t worry. I’ll make it come alive somehow.”
Raon made eye contact with the five Gwangpungdan and laughed. All of these are long-time colleagues. I vowed to keep it no matter what.
“yes!”
“Uh… .”
“Blood, I don’t need it. Because you will figure it out.”
Runan nodded loudly, Burren scratched her head in embarrassment, and Marta turned her head in a flash.
“Doesn’t that ‘somehow’ sound scary?”
“So. Ugh, what are we going to do this time… .”
Crane and Dorian looked suspiciously. It seemed that what had been beaten for three months had not yet been resolved.
“If we all say hello, let’s get together.”
Cheryl patted her coat and turned around. Her eyes flashed fiercely.
“It starts right away. There is no rest until evening.”
* * *
“Hmm… .”
Ecken, the commander of the Thousand Swords Corps, approached Cheryl, who was riding next to him.
“Lord. Can’t we just get along? I like him.”
He glanced at Raon following from behind and smiled.
“Do you like it?”
“Yes. I was quite moved by the match against Garon.”
Acken clenched his fists and continued.
“If your blood doesn’t boil even after seeing him rushing to the sword with a sword, you are not a warrior. It makes me want to bring them to my family and raise them.”
“Grow up… .”
Cheryl shook her head.
‘That child is not a vessel for anyone to raise.’
He acknowledges Ekken’s skills, but he can’t handle Raon. Raon is not a talent and a vessel to be under someone.
Like the stars of the North Sea, he shines alone and loftily.
“It’s just that we bring… .”
“Noisy, do as you say.”
“I mean, it’s not my taste to tease you stinky!”
“What do you mean by a man who was a military commander before becoming a lieutenant commander?”
He is smiling softly now, but Ekken was originally the military commander of the Thousand Swords. He had a knack for harassing and harassing others.
“If you can’t stand it and take on a challenge, make sure to step on it.”
“It doesn’t matter, what did he do wrong?”
“no.”
“But why… .”
Ecken tilted his head as if strangely.
“Raon often tries to solve problems by force. It is clear that he is strong for his age, but the world does not look at his age. You have to let them know that there is a sky above the sky.”
“ah! It’s not that you don’t like it, it’s that you’re worried about it! Go out and don’t get killed!”
He looked back at Raon and grinned.
“If that’s the case, it’s acceptable. I will tease him properly to see how he turns out.”
* * *
As the sun began to set, Cheryl stopped in a small open space.
“That’s all for today.”
After she got off her horse, she disappeared saying she had work to do.
“We will look around, so please prepare for the camp.”
Eken frowned and went into the woods with the Thousand Swords.
“All right.”
Raon nodded and got off his horse. I put down my backpack and looked around the Gwangpung Team.
“From now on, we start preparing for the camp. Burren and Dorian set up tents, and Runan and Crane pick up firewood.”
“I?”
Marta approached, pointing her finger at her.
“You cook with me.”
“Cooking? why me!”
“Because you are the only one who makes food like a human being here.”
Although I felt it while camping as a trainee, Marta was the only one who knew how to cook in the well-grown Gwangpungdan.
“You know what the food will be like if you order them.”
“Okay… .”
Pointing to Runan and Buren, Marta grimaced.
“Ha, I see.”
She nodded, took a seat in the center of the pit, and began to dig a space for the fire.
“Dorian. Bring out the pot, tableware, and ingredients.”
“Yep!”
As if waiting, Dorian took out various tools, cooking ingredients, and even tableware from his stomach pocket.
Raon took the tools and utensils and set them down next to Marta.
-Hmm!
Lars came up and savored his taste buds watching Marta prepare the ingredients.
-The beef girl does some cooking.
‘I know well.’
-Because I ate the food they made and threw away my appetite.
It seems that Rasdo Gwangpungdan’s group food was difficult to eat.
-Well?
‘why?’
– There is a big problem!
‘A big problem?’
Raon’s eyes narrowed at Lars’ serious voice. As he was about to hold the sword and spread his senses, Lars’ words continued.
– The quality of that beef is not good. No marbling at all.
‘… Is that a big deal?’
I thought it was an attack or a big incident, but it was marbling of the meat. I wanted to slap Lars in the back of the head.
-Marbling is the life of beef! Isn’t that the biggest problem!
‘The self-proclaimed Demon King. This is not a fancy restaurant.’
– Ugh, I can’t help it. Here, the king will endure. and not self-proclaimed.
Lars then chimed in, saying this kind of meat was unacceptable.
“Eww.”
Raon sighed, and as he was about to start a fire, Lars raised his head again.
‘Why again?’
-Are you going to leave them as they are?
He pointed to the forest where the Thousand Swords had entered a while ago.
‘For now, let’s leave it alone.’
He looked in the direction Lars was pointing and slightly twisted his chin.
‘If you don’t want to look… .’
Raon’s lips rose slightly.
‘You have to hit it.”
* * *
As if they had promised, Eken and Cheongeomdae returned to the camp only after preparing the meal and setting up the tent.
“Are you done already?”
Ecken whistled looking at the neatly installed tents.
“I tried to help, but it was very fast.”
“You seem to have some outside mission experience.”
“Ah, but this tent is a little dirty.”
“Some are wrinkled and some are curled up.”
“It would have been better to dig the pit a little further down.”
“This one is a little lacking.”
As soon as the swordsman squad returned, they looked around the installed tent and scolded them.
“From tomorrow, make sure to correct the part you just pointed out.”
“okay. It’s all about helping you. know?”
“In such a case, you have to learn it so that you can use it later.”
They continued to point out the meaningless parts, as if they were very heartfelt.
“All right!”
“yep!”
Burren and Crane took the words of the Tenswords Team as advice, and nodded their heads broadly.
“Lord. Eat first.”
Ecken first brought Cheryl the beef stew and bread. She chewed her food very tightly, like a child.
– The taste is not bad for the poor ingredients. After all, the market is a side dish.
Lars smiled a little, wondering if he liked the beef stew.
“The food is not good either.”
“A little salty.”
“I know. Is your liver a little strong?”
“Did you pour in salt?”
The prosecutors of the Cheon Swords did not pass by this time as well. He grumbled about the well-made stew and clicked his tongue.
“Shiva… .”
“Next time, we will prepare properly.”
Raon immediately shut Marta’s mouth, which was about to spit, and looked at Ekken.
“Do that. We are a little sensitive to food.”
He smiled and started eating the stew again. Contrary to the saying that the taste was strange, the prosecutors of Cheongeomdae emptied the bowl of stew.
“I ate well.”
“The taste was a bit subtle though.”
“Tomorrow, make the liver a little weaker.”
They put their finished dishes in front of the gwangpungdan and made only the really disgusting noises.
“profit! you… .”
“stop.”
He grabbed Marta’s wrist, which was about to have a seizure.
“Because there is a clean valley over there. You can wash the dishes there. We need to go a little farther and rest.”
Ecken didn’t even say that he would help, he took a card from his pocket and started playing poker with the other swordsmen. It also meant that he wasn’t going to help.
“let’s go.”
Raon watched them for a while, and then took the Gwangpung members to the place where there was a valley. It was farther than I thought, and the direction was different from their gestures.
“Those cubs are f*cking, and are you going to stand?”
Martha frowned as she dipped her bowl into the valley.
“Martha. Be careful. The prosecutors of the Cheon Swords Corps are the leaders of the general armed forces.”
Burren sat down next to him and shook his head.
“He’s the captain, he’s a jerk! Do you want me to be patient with you?”
“They came scouting, and we cooked and installed, so it’s not particularly unfair.”
“reconnaissance? Wouldn’t the reconnaissance go out? What to look for here!”
“Cheongeomdae is not that sleazy people.”
Marta seemed to have already been disappointed, and Burren seemed to still have faith in the Thousand Swords.
“Wash and fight.”
Runan yawned to see if he wanted to go to sleep quickly and gestured to the two of them.
“That’s right. Start doing the dishes.”
Raon intervened between the two of them and wiped the grease off the bowl.
“Twitter.”
“Sheesh.”
Burren and Martha shook their heads and started wiping the dishes in their hands.
When he returned from washing the dishes with the Gwangpung member, Ecken and the swordsman were playing poker. Cheryl had already entered the tent and was out of sight.
“Good work!”
Acken waved the hand holding the card and smiled.
“Because tomorrow is also an early morning departure. Let’s just sleep.”
He stood up, putting the card in his pocket.
“Did you know that non-breaking times are usually cut off in the order of time? You stand today.”
Ekken nailed the nail so the gang could not respond, and went into the tent.
“Please.”
“I will sleep well today.”
“It’s a nightmare for the constant master of the Gwangpungdan, so I can sleep in peace.”
The other Swordsman Swordsmen also rushed into the tent to find out who would call them.
“Ugh… .”
“Why, I feel like I have become a chore for some reason.”
“So.”
Burren, Dorian, and Crane looked at the tent with trembling expressions.
“… … .”
“I’m not a janitor, I’m just a servant! You idiots!”
Runan quietly organized the dishes, and Marta grinded his teeth.
“You guys grow up. Today, I will stand by the night.”
Raon sat down in front of the bonfire and closed his eyes.
“Are you alone?”
Dorian asked, coming to the side.
“okay. Because I have something to think about. you guys sleep.”
I was thinking of analyzing the heavy sword while standing in the dark.
“hate.”
“no!”
Burren and Martha shook their heads at the same time.
“There is no need for such consideration. Let two people stand for two hours each.”
“Because it’s okay.”
“I’m not okay!”
Martha frowned and sat down next to her.
“You are sleeping. I’ll wake you up in two hours.”
She frowned as she crossed her arms.
“Wake me up.”
“Well then, I’ll take a break first.”
“yes.”
Runan, Burren, Dorian, and Crane entered the tent, telling them to wake up.
“hey.”
Martha looked at the burning bonfire and turned her head.
“You know that these guys are arguing on purpose, right?”
“If you’re not an idiot, you can’t know.”
“Are you going to leave it like that?”
“At first, you said you liked going with the Thousand Swords.”
Raon laughed bitterly.
“Because I didn’t know they could be so naughty!”
Martha blushed and shook her head.
“okay?”
“Don’t laugh, tell me! Are you going to leave it like that? If you don’t, I… .”
“Only three days.”
raised three fingers.
“If it stays like that for three days, I’ll take care of it.”
“Can you handle it? There is no way if the other side presses it down with position or force.”
“don’t worry.”
Raon’s red eyes went cold.
“Because there is definitely a way to step on it.”
* * *
3 days have passed.
Of course, there was no change.
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Now, Cheongeomdae placed several orders during lunchtime or break time, and Burren, Dorian, and Crane had to run around sweating their feet.
The worst is, of course, when preparing for camping.
Set up tents, prepare meals, take care of the horses, wash dishes and make sure you stay vigilant. It all belonged to the gang. To be honest, the swordsman did nothing except to carry the load and move.
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“It was a little bland today.”
“Aren’t you taking the liver control too seriously?”
“It’s even more unfortunate that I’m lacking a little every day.”
“A little more tomorrow. Let’s be a little bit more careful. yes?”
Cheongeomdae prosecutors continued to complain, whether it was cooking, cleaning, or setting up a tent, and subtly stimulated the nerves.
What made me even more angry was that if it didn’t taste good, I wouldn’t eat it or eat it all and complain like that.
“Then let’s start today.”
“From whom?”
They started playing poker right away without even saying they were obligated to help with the dishes.
“Ugh, those bald bastards… .”
“You are arguing very openly.”
Marta was on the verge of an explosion, and a tendon was attached to Burren’s forehead.
“Today, go with all of you.”
Raon stood up with the messy dishes behind him.
“Are you the constant lord?”
Dorian, who was carrying the bowl, tilted his head.
“I have work to do.”
“What are you going to do?”
“I was patient enough.”
Raon blew out his ugly eyes as he watched the Econ spinning the card.
“Wealth, my lord! No!”
“right! Dude, it’s called the Thousand Swords!”
Dorian and Burren grabbed their arms and shook their heads.
“If I defeat those people, will the Great Sword Master stand still?”
“Right. Stop working now! We are going to die!”
“Why do you think the Thousand Swords are right?”
“uh?”
At Marta’s words, Burren and Dorian flinched. Both of them realized that they naturally thought that the thousand swords would be beaten, not Raon.
“Uh, wherever you go, you come knocking… .”
“I’ve never seen him lose… .”
Burren and Dorian scratched their heads side by side.
“You have good faith in me.”
Raon smiled and patted the two of them on the shoulder.
“It’s not what you think. I’m waiting for you.”
I waved everyone’s hands and walked over to Cheryl, who was sitting on the tree.
“It’s a little surprising.”
The Thousand Sword Master looked down with cold eyes.
“What do you mean?”
“I thought the Lord of the Swords would not let the crew play poker.”
“I have no intention of getting involved in the hobbies of the members. It doesn’t matter if you play poker or play roulette if you do your job properly.”
“Then you won’t care what I do.”
“okay.”
The Thousand Sword Master nodded his head. His eyes gleamed blue as if he was waiting.
“All right.”
Raon nodded and turned around. With the words of today, I received a confirmation that the lord of the Thousand Swords would not be involved. Now it was the turn of the hit.
“Hmm.”
The Thousand Sword Master looked at Raon’s back and smiled faintly.
‘I’ll start now.’
Raon, who has endured enough, will go to Eken and tell him to fight.
‘And you will lose.’
Ekken is an incomparably stronger swordsman than Garon. Raon was standing in a position that no swordsman could ever reach, no matter how miraculous.
‘You should try it once.’
The fact that the Thousand Swords squad secretly quarreled and ridiculed the Gwangpungdan was exactly what she had instructed.
It was a plan that was set with the intention of informing Raon, who is trying to handle most of the work by force, the fear of the world, and creating an opportunity to rise to the Masters.
“Lord.”
I saw Raon standing in front of Ekon and calling him. When I applied for a match and was about to go down to see the referee, I heard something completely different from what I expected.
“Would you like to arm wrestle with me?”
“Eh?”
Cheryl’s bewildered voice echoed through the darkness.
* * *
Raon smiled faintly as she saw Cheryl’s moan from behind and Econ with her mouth wide open.
‘It doesn’t go the way you think.’
The current Ekon is clearly stronger than himself. Sheryl would have wished to be broken after challenging Ekken, but as long as she knew what they were thinking, she didn’t have to choose a quality method.
“Did you say arm wrestling now?”
“Yes.”
“I will ask you again. It’s not a match, it’s arm wrestling, right?”
“Yes. Let’s put conditions on each other and do arm wrestling once.”
Raon nodded slowly.
“I’m sorry, am I the Master? I also learned swordsmanship with strength.”
“I know.”
“When you become a Master, your physical ability itself increases dramatically. Even if you don’t use Aurors, you can’t beat the Expert.”
Ekken clenched his fists as if boasting of his strength. Large blood vessels sprouted one after another.
“Then the vice-lord will have an advantage.”
“It’s not about an advantage, it’s that I win!”
“Then you can do it.”
Raon raised his hand, saying let’s do it quickly.
“Ha, I am.”
Ekken smirked when he saw Raon’s arms, which were firm but never thick.
“You have a higher chance of defeating me with a sword than with arm wrestling.”
“Still, I want to walk this way.”
“good night. He said he would drink the wine, but there is no need to refuse.”
He nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.
“Tell me the conditions.”
“If I win, the Thousand Swords will take over the chores we used to do until this mission is over.”
“What if I lose?”
“We will do the chores as it is, and we will carry the belongings of the thousand swordsmen.”
“Hmm, your conditions are a little different, but it’s okay. Because I’m going to win anyway.”
He thought he would never lose anyway, so he accepted the condition lightly.
“Hey, Raon!”
“Lord!”
Burren and Crane ran in awe.
“Ecken-sama’s swordsmanship is a heavy sword and a strong sword!”
“No, that’s right! If you’re second by strength, you’re a sad person!”
The two whispered in both ears and told them to cancel now.
“Give me one last chance to see my colleagues. Get away now.”
“I have no idea.”
Raon firmly shook his head and held out his arm.
“I heard that you are confident in your power, but I have to let you know that the world is wide.”
“Well… .”
Acorn smiled and took his hand. His rocky arm muscles swelled and he felt a tremendous force in his grasp.
“Why do you regret it now?”
“no.”
He smiled with no trembling eyes.
‘You will regret it.’
In Habun Castle, he had already gained strength comparable to that of the Master. I myself don’t know exactly how much power I have right now.
‘Are you at 180 strength right now?’
Raon smiled coldly and gave strength to his hand.
Pfft, someone might have trauma for a lifetime. 🤣🤣🤣