Episode 204
“Are you dissatisfied?”
The Thousand Sword Master looked around Raon and Gwangpungdanwon with cool eyes.
“Oh, no!”
“Of course not!”
Burren and Marta shouted at the same time. Both snorted excitedly at the fact that they could learn a sword from the Grand Master.
“me too!”
Rarely, even Runan raised his head forward and clenched his fists.
“you?”
Cheryl looked at Raon, who didn’t say anything.
“I like it too.”
Raon smiled softly and nodded his head. The Thousand Sword Master is a warrior who has mastered all swordsmanship tricks. Learning from her was no different.
“The swords I bet on are medium and strong swords, but I will explain other swordsmanships until I get to the Yonan family as an apology for my misjudging you.”
“thank you.”
“Go, thank you!”
Raon and the Gwangpungdan both bowed their heads to her.
“Today, let’s start with the heavy sword.”
Sheryl started the lecture right away without wasting time or starting babble.
“The basic principle of a heavy sword is to put the weight of the body and the Auror on the sword. If you add weight to basic swordsmanship such as vertical slash, horizontal slash, and stab, you can create a much stronger destructive power. If you harmonize the magic of the strong sword within it, the power is doubled. However, it concentrates on strength and power, and its speed slows down. So, be careful when harmonizing with other swordsmanship techniques… .”
In a calm voice, she taught me the basics of heavy swords and swordsmanship. The explanations were concise and accurate, making it very easy to understand.
“What will happen if you continue to practice heavy swords?”
Sheryl grabbed the small dagger that she had left on the floor.
“It will be too heavy for your opponent to handle.”
“You will have the power to take down any enemy in one single blow!”
“It’s time to fight sewage. Let’s say you have mastered the heavy sword, and your opponent has mastered the quick sword at the same level.”
Cheryl shook her head at Dorian and Crane’s answer.
“How do I catch a sword that moves as fast as a beam of light with a slow heavy sword?”
“Um, I think it’s going to be hard to catch… .”
“Because I can’t get it right.”
“The footwork will also be pushed back.”
“You have to hold on and aim for one shot.”
The prosecutors tilted their heads, saying it would be at a disadvantage.
“Normally it is. But when you get to the top, it’s different. A major prosecutor is never pushed by a good prosecutor.”
The gray energy that bloomed from Cheryl’s body wrapped around the blade of the dagger.
Whoo!
As soon as the gray aura was engraved on the dagger, a tremendous pressure began to fall on the entire vacant lot.
“Ouch!”
“Huh!”
“What, what!”
The swordsmen of the Kwangpungdan couldn’t resist the pressure and knelt on the floor.
“Big… .”
Raon frowned. It felt like two huge pillars were pressing on my shoulders.
‘This is the heavy sword the Grand Master shows… .’
Despite not using strong gi, it has a different weight and grip than Garon’s sword. It was too heavy to stand even with his own body.
“This is the middle stage of the heavy sword. Beyond putting heaviness on the blade, I can press down on this space itself.”
As Cheryl slowly raised her sword, the pressure was relieved and she was able to stand up.
“Then what do you think should be done to capture the heaviness of the space, not just the sword?”
“Oh, the sword full of Aurors… .”
“No. Using the aurors spread around… .”
The swordsmen of the gang had their opinions, but Cheryl did not nod.
“image.”
After thinking about it, Raon slowly opened his mouth.
“I draw an image of the heaviness of the sword.”
“That’s right.”
Cheryl nodded slightly and lowered her sword again.
Aaah!
The pressure on my stomach, which was stronger than before, pressed down on my whole body.
“Shut up!”
‘Aww!”
Crane and Dorian screamed first, and Burren, Marta, and Runan also groaned and fell to the floor.
“Ugh!”
The only thing holding up was Raon.
“A little while ago I had a log in my sword, and now what I have in my sword is a rock. Can you see the difference?”
“Both, both are damn heavy… .”
Martha gritted her teeth and answered.
“You may feel that way, but isn’t it the feeling of being pressed in one area before and the whole body now?”
“ah… .”
Leon nodded his head. As Cheryl said, before, it felt like only the shoulder was being pressed, but now the whole body is being crushed.
“The thought of putting weight on a sword does not make it a heavy sword. You have to focus on the sword to the point where you can practice swordsmanship while sleeping, and think about what you want to achieve with that swordsmanship.”
Cheryl raised her sword again.
“The more detailed the image, the better the effect. If you want to go far and high, set a time each day to practice imagery.”
“Yes!”
“All right!”
Everyone in the Gwangpungdan responded loudly to the education that they had not heard even after paying for it.
“That’s all for today.”
She put down her dagger and entered her tent.
“Wow, because I was beaten with my body. It’s easy to understand.”
“It’s difficult, but I understand what you mean.”
“I know. After all, Grand Masters are different.”
The swordsmen of the gangs all smiled as if they were moved by Cheryl’s lecture.
‘Imagination is also important.’
Raon’s eyes lit up as she looked at the dagger that Cheryl had left. Lars, Glenn, Limer, and Sheryl all emphasized imagery. The higher he climbed, the more powerful the image he had built up seemed to be the difference between victory and defeat.
– Did the main king tell you? If you just build an image, you’re done.
‘I know.’
In particular, seeing that Ras, the King of Hogu, says the same thing every time, I think we need to increase the time for imagery training in the future.
-Well? your nose is itchy
‘nose?’
– You just thought you were being disrespectful to the king.
‘It’s my mood.’
Leon laughed awkwardly.
* * *
“It would be nice to make half the tent and half cook. Please share the number of people on your own.”
As soon as Raon woke up in the morning, he woke up the Thousand Swords and made him work.
“Ugh… .”
“Wow, it wasn’t a dream.”
“What kind of thing is this because of the vice-lord?”
“Did you know that me and he could be such a monster!”
Ecken and the members of the Celestial Swordsmen realized that yesterday was a reality and moved to find work to do, each with a dying expression.
“Uh… .”
Cheryl joined the tent cleanup to make sure she wasn’t good at cooking.
“Wow, shouldn’t we help too?”
“okay. First… .”
“stop.”
Raon stopped the Gwangpung members who were about to go out.
“You train while the people of the Cheon Swords are doing chores.”
“uh?”
“Do you want to practice?”
“here?”
Burren rolled her eyes.
“okay. The people of the Thousand Swords Corps sacrificed themselves to make time for them, so do some training. You are the weakest here.”
“Wow!”
“Bah, I can’t resist… .”
Crane and Dorian scratched their necks and frowned.
Raon closed his eyes when he saw that the Gwangpungdan had warmed up and started training individually.
‘It’s heavy… .’
I thought about the heavy sword Cheryl showed me yesterday. He wanted to make the sword his own, which crushed not only the body but also the soul.
‘I’ll need another image for that.’
Raon prepared a meal and climbed the stairs one step at a time to become stronger in the short time he took the tent away.
“under!”
Seeing Ecken’s training in the Gwangpungdan, he burst into laughter.
“Are you training during this time? Is that guy really 17 years old?”
I thought he would make fun of me or point out, but Raon ordered the prosecutors to train. He’s an unpredictable guy.
“Lord. They don’t play because they have time, they train, right? Do you think we did something really wrong?”
“I know.”
Cheryl frowned as she looked at Raon who was meditating.
‘I’ve done something really useless.’
It was a plan he had devised to send Raon higher, but that child had already exceeded his expectations. He seemed to be superior to the prosecutors who had gone through all the prenatal care as far as heart and mental powers were concerned.
‘It was good to train you.’
I really liked the fact that the Cheon Swordsman did not waste the time that was created by doing chores, and made them train.
“But we really don’t want to keep doing chores until this mission is over, right?”
“No. Those kids have ideas too, so I’ll do it in moderation.”
At Cheryl’s words, Ekken and the swordsmen of the Thousand Swords nodded their heads. It is natural. No matter how much Raon had swollen liver, I thought he would do it in moderation and split the work in half.
However.
“I have a rest here today. I would like the members of the Cheon Sword squad to scout, cook, and set up tents.”
Raon handed over all the chores on the fourth day, one more day than the one that the Cheon Swords had tormented the Kwangpung Team.
“Oh, please pick up some firewood too. The temperature dropped in the morning. I’m going to use it for training. Pick up some clubs, too.”
Without even the slightest hesitation, he treated the Thousand Swords like a servant.
“Please add more meat today.”
“right. It was delicious yesterday, but a little bit of meat.”
“The life of a stew is the amount of meat.”
Even the Gwangpung members who were sorry at first were now openly placing orders.
“I am cool.”
“Oh, cool… .”
Acken looked at Runan and bit his lip. That child of the Sleon family was almost dying for asking for the food to be chilled every time.
“You start training.”
“yep!”
“Okay.”
As soon as they received Raon’s instructions, they separated from each other and began to train each other poorly.
“Ugh… .”
Ecken blew the wind away. They couldn’t say anything because the Gwangpungdan had them do chores and not play, but were training. It was literally an outsider from which he couldn’t get out.
“Lord of the lieutenants… .”
“Do I really have to go on with this?”
“Give up. Now there is nothing I can do.”
Ecken shook his head with an apologetic expression.
“When I get back, one big shot… .”
“Lord, lieutenant. We didn’t even have enough food for the horses, so go and pick up some hay.”
Raon pointed to the horses tied to the tree.
“Yes? You have the grass you brought.”
“It’s been so long, I don’t like it very much.”
“Well, it rained yesterday, so it was hard to get hay… .
“If you go deep into the forest, won’t there be some grass that is not wet from the rain?”
He smiled as if he knew what to do and went back.
‘Ah, the devil… .’
Ekken clenched his teeth. They were the first to argue, but I never really thought that they would eat so much.
“Great, great lord!”
She looked at Cheryl, but she pretended not to know and turned her head.
“Wow! ruined.”
Ekken struck the ground with his blackened hands as he started a fire.
“You really got it wrong!”
* * *
Raon arrived at the city of Dembel, where the Yonan family resides, on a more comfortable journey than ever before.
Since it is a warm area, the buildings are located high up to avoid geothermal heat and pests.
“From here on, the Lord will lead you again.”
Raon smiled softly and stepped back.
“Then the condition is now over… .”
“It’s not.”
She shook her head at Cheryl, who showed her anticipation.
“You will have to do chores until you return after completing your mission as promised.”
Provide bedtime and meals. Do I have to let go of the hogus who even give lectures? You should use it till the end.
“shit!”
“It’s a real demon… .”
“I will never go on a mission with the Gwangpungdan.”
Ecken and Cheon Sword Dae shook their heads, saying they did not want to be associated with Raon.
“Whew… .”
Sheryl sighed and headed to House Jonan in the center of Dembel. It was quick to find the way, as I had been there before.
“Wow… .”
“It’s really big!”
“It’s amazing that this is a production family.”
In fact, I didn’t even have to look for it. Because the Jonan family owned a land so large that it occupied a quarter of the city of Dembel.
‘It is no exaggeration to say that it is a castle,’
The wall of the Yonan family was as high as a fortress wall, and the inside was invisible as if it was covered with a black cloth. It seemed to be the power of the artifact.
“Please state your identity and purpose.”
The gatekeepers standing in front of the main gate looked wary and grabbed the spearhead.
“I am from Sieghard.”
Cheryl came forward and showed the sign symbolizing Sieghard.
“ah!”
“Gee, Sieghard!”
The gatekeepers who checked the hand nodded their heads in haste and retreated to the side. The door opened right away whether it was connected to the inside.
Chewy!
A huge iron door opened, revealing what was inside. Like the family of artifact craftsmen, studios of different shapes were lined up inside.
“welcome.”
A middle-aged man in a suit approached the open front door and bowed his head.
“My name is Arun, the governor of Jonan.”
“This is Cheryl of the Thousand Swords.”
“I have heard the command of the Lord of the Thousand Swords. It is an honor to meet you.”
Like the head of a prestigious family, Arun was not embarrassed even after hearing Cheryl’s name and was polite.
“Follow me. The Lord is waiting for you.”
He reached out and pointed forward.
“let’s go.”
Everyone followed Arun into the ten-story building in the center of the Yonan clan. There was a magic device inside the building, so you could get to the 10th floor right away without having to climb the stairs.
‘That door… .’
Raon narrowed her eyes when she saw the only one on the 10th floor. The visit was like iron, like a tree, like a piece of paper.
‘That must also be an artifact.’
Perhaps the person with permission could open it as lightly as a paper door, and if it wasn’t allowed, it seemed to be made of steel more than anything else.
“Come in.”
Aaron pointed forward, and the two pairs of doors opened on their own.
As if the field of view has been brightened, a soft light is emitted, revealing a panoramic view of the interior.
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Numerous artifacts of unknown use were scattered throughout the room, and there was no room to step, and on the sofa in the center was a middle-aged woman with her hair down on her left shoulder. She was a beautiful woman with thick lines and a cool look.
‘Michelle Yonan.’
That middle-aged woman was the head of the Yonan family and a master who is currently ranked among the top three for creating artifacts.
“I see you, Lord.”
Cheryl bowed her head first. It is to be polite to the heads of other families.
“It’s been a while. Master of the Thousand Swords.”
Michelle Yonan smiled and greeted each other.
“Come over here.”
Cheryl sat down on the sofa opposite Michelle without stepping on the artifacts on the floor.
“Thank you for coming.”
“It’s what we have to do.”
Cheryl answered and looked at the plaque in Michelle’s hand. The name Glenn was written on the plate with the red sword drawn on it. I think that was the debt Glenn left behind.
“Are you doing well, Vice-Lord Eken?”
“Oh, yes. You have become more beautiful and younger.”
Ekken was also good at making embarrassing noises that didn’t fit those muscles.
“Fufu, no. And this one… .”
Michelle’s waving hands turned to Raon.
“I am Raon, the non-stop leader of the Gwangpungdan. I see the master of Jonan.”
Raon bowed his head in courtesy.
“ah! You said you defeated the 7 apostles!”
Michelle widened her eyes. Rumors of the fall of the 7 apostles seem to have spread all the way here.
“I was lucky.”
“But you are so handsome.”
“Yeah?”
Raon’s mouth widened at the praise of her appearance, not force.
“I heard that he had great military power, but I didn’t know he was this handsome. You are unlike any other jewel.”
She let out a sigh as she looked at Raon’s face to and fro. It was not a person, but a gaze that seemed to appreciate some kind of art.
“Lord. We don’t have much time, so let’s start by talking about work.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I have an occupational disease.”
At Cheryl’s words, Michelle patted her on the cheek and apologized.
“I have a daughter named Encia.”
Michelle opened her mouth slowly, pushing Glenn’s hand to the center of the table.
“As the youngest, he grew up receiving the love of everyone, so he has a bright personality, a cool personality, and has a lot of talent in creating artifacts. It is no exaggeration to say that he was my greatest masterpiece. I even thought of handing over this position.”
Even in front of another person, Sieghard, she spoke frankly about the successor.
“But from the middle of last year, he started having problems with his body.”
“If you say it’s a problem… .”
“At first, he said that one of his fingers hurt. Just like being stabbed by a hot needle. I thought I had a thorn stuck while I was working, but it wasn’t. I thought it was a temporary phenomenon, as neither the therapist nor the clinic had any problems. However.”
Michelle bit her lip.
“After a month, the fingers. Another month later, he said his whole hand was sore.”
“From a single fingertip to an entire hand?”
“Yes. The pain is getting worse and worse, and they say it’s not like a needle, it’s like being stabbed with a hot knife.”
“then… .”
“Huh!”
Knowing how severe the pain was, both the Thousand Swordsman and the Gwangpungdan frowned.
“As you might expect, it got worse as time went on. From hand to wrist, forearm, arm. left to right leg. Now, more than half of the child’s body is in a state of pain.”
Michelle’s complexion turned pale. He shook his hand as if he wanted to be sick.
“Even famous priests and doctors could not find the cause, let alone a cure. The seizure cycle is getting shorter and the pain is getting worse, so now I refuse treatment and just die.”
“Well… .”
Raon swallowed dry saliva. If the pain of being stabbed with a knife is transmitted from more than half of the body, it will be more painful than death.
‘It would be difficult to see the status.’
If someone touches you during treatment, the pain will be worse. The refusal to treat was understandable.
‘But something is familiar… .’
It bothered me that the pain gradually got worse like a knife from a needle and that the area was spreading all over my body.
“So I decided to walk to the saint of rags as my last hope. However… .”
“You haven’t been contacted.”
“Right.”
Michelle grabbed her chest and nodded her head.
‘Also.’
Saint Pederic of Rags puts the patient in front of him first. I will not come here to rescue Michelle’s daughter unless all the patients in the area are gone.
“So I wrote this card. Take me to the saint of rags to save my daughter.”
“All right. I will accept the mission.”
Sheryl nodded at the plaque with Glenn’s name on it.
“Then let’s go right away… .”
“I’m sorry, but can I go in a few days?”
“Is there a reason?”
“The therapist Themus is in a nearby village, so I want him to give him one last diagnosis and then leave.”
“Themus… .”
Raon clenched his fist with the hand pulled back.
‘It’s a dirty name I haven’t heard in a long time.’
Themus, belonging to the Robert family, was a capable healer whose name spread throughout the continent, and was one of the henchmen of the man who knew the dark side of Derus.
“There is a good chance that Encia will reject Themus-sama’s treatment, but I’m trying to force myself to show it.”
Michelle’s face is dry. The complexion was really bad for her worries about her daughter and her anxiety about treatment.
‘It stinks.’
Robert has always liked to make debts to outstanding families or to subjugate the headmaster by killing him. He wasn’t the kind of guy who would spend his cherished Themus for nothing.
“there.”
Raon raised his hand for the first time.
“Can I see your daughter?”
“Encia?”
“Yes. I think we need to know the status and problems now so that we can properly prepare for the move.”
“That’s right. I think we can come up with a plan only when we see each other.”
Sheryl nodded in agreement.
“Um, that kid has been sick for over a year, so I’m really nervous. Recently, I was unable to check the pulse or the condition… .”
“it’s okay. Just let me see.”
“Whew… .”
When asked again, Michelle sighed and stood up as if she couldn’t help it.
“But maybe you will be fine.”
She looked at Raon’s face and left a strange word.
* * *
Raon followed Michelle to the innermost room on the 9th floor.
As I opened the pink door, I saw a young woman lying on a large bed. Like Michelle, she was a beautiful woman with cool features, but her lips were dry and her skin was pale, and she looked in poor condition.
Moreover, his left hand, which had come out of the blanket, was swollen as red as heated glass.
‘Sorry.’
Raon frowned. Even if there were no external wounds, it was clear that such a condition would be difficult for an ordinary person to endure.
“Well… .”
Sheryl felt that too, so her expression was not good.
“The energy inside is too low. You have to be careful when moving.”
“The carriage was prepared by us. The impact is low enough that it is not a burden to that child… .”
As the two of them were talking about the carriage, Raon approached Encia.
‘If Derus did the job… .’
It was when the Auror was pulled up slightly to look at her.
“Ugh… .”
Encia opened her eyes with a small moan. Her orange eyes looked around the people in the room, then stopped in front of Raon.
“Hey, Encia! Don’t be surprised! These people!”
“ah… .”
As the bewildered Michelle approached, words that no one could have imagined came out of Encia’s lips.
“You look so good… .”
Being handsome really is the best. 🤣