Episode 42
“Come on, pay attention!”
Limer went up on the podium and clapped her hands. All the trainees who were immersed in the practice raised their heads.
“Can you see them?”
He pointed his finger at the knights of Owen Kingdom standing on the right side of the gymnasium.
“The guests of Owen’s kingdom have applied to us for Dalian.”
“Daeren, is it Dalian?”
“So suddenly?”
The trainees opened their mouths in bewilderment at the unexpected word Dalian.
“suddenly? what the sudden i always said A swordsman should be ready to swing his sword even when he wakes up from sleep.”
Limer clicked his tongue and muttered, “You are still far away.”
“Ugh!”
“It’s still Owen Kingdom… .”
“Wouldn’t it be better for me to prepare a little and fight?”
Even with Limer’s advice, the trainees’ tense expressions did not go away.
However, there were trainees who had a completely different idea.
Burren and Marta looked at the training knights of Owen Kingdom one by one with the eyes of a beast looking for prey.
Runan didn’t care whether he talked in front of him or not, he just continued his training.
“Huh!”
Rimer, who enjoyed the embarrassment of the trainees, turned to Raon. Your eyes seemed to ask how are you?
“Hmm… .”
Raon quickly turned his head to look at the trainees of Owen Kingdom.
‘It’s Dalian… .’
If it were a knight, none of the training knights had reached their level.
However, if it was a prince in the middle, it was not a bad opponent for practicing the harmony of karambo and soft swordsmanship.
As he nodded slowly, the smile on Limer’s lips rose sharply.
“Everyone agrees, so we can start. The number of people is 20. and… .”
Rimer lowered his voice so that only the trainees could hear it.
“Because I bet all of my salary. win unconditionally. The ground really lags behind.”
“Huh?”
“Yes? that, what… .”
“Prepare for Dalian!”
The trainees opened their mouths wide. I tried to argue, but Rimer turned around first and gave instructions to the instructors.
“Yes!”
As they knew in advance, the instructors spread the trainees and began to install plates and devices for the practice in the center of the gymnasium.
“under.”
Raon looked at him and smiled.
‘This was it.’
It was for this match that Limer did something different than usual for a few days.
He must have prepared for the present Dalian when he heard that the Owen Kingdom’s envoy was coming.
‘Because it’s great.’
Even for children who have not yet obtained the qualifications of a swordsman or a knight, a confrontation between yukhwang does not happen easily.
Rimer was no ordinary person as he progressed through the battle like a flowing water.
“set.”
Raon turned around and gathered everyone together.
“yes.”
Runan, who had never paid attention to anyone’s words until now, stopped his sword and approached first.
“Twitter.”
“… … .”
Burren and Martha. The trainees also stood next to Runan. With Raon as the center, all the trainees from the 5 gymnasiums drew a circle and gathered.
“As I heard, Dalian has already been decided. We have to select 20 people, so those who apply should raise their hands.”
“I’m definitely leaving.”
“same here. I’m going to blow it all away.”
Burren and Martha raised their hands at the same time.
“Are you going to do Raon too?”
“okay.”
“Then I’ll do it too.”
Luna nodded and raised her hand. After that, about 10 trainees raised their hands.
“… … .”
“Uh… .”
However, the other trainees could not raise their hands hastily and were noticing.
‘Are you scared?’
The training knights of Owen Kingdom were wearing armor even though they did not receive a formal title.
It seemed that the body and mind were hardened by the intimidation of the trainees who stood proudly in a state where they did not have complete confidence in their own abilities.
“Twitter.”
It’s annoying, but since he’s in the position of the chief, it was his role to move the trainees.
“Do they look dignified?”
Raon pointed to the Owen Kingdom training knights preparing for Dalian.
“It’s kind of like that.”
“It looks dangerous.”
The trainees looked at them slowly and nodded their heads.
“Look closely at the hands of the cultivators.”
“yes?”
The eyes of the trainees followed Raon’s fingers and turned to the hands of the trainees.
“Well?”
“Hey, you seem a little shaky?”
“It’s not the same, I’m trembling… .”
“So are the other guys.”
The trainees opened their eyes when they saw the hands of other trainees.
“It is true that they are wearing stylish armor, but they are just trainees who cannot hide their nervousness and nervousness before the battle.”
“ah… .”
“In other words, a child of the same age as you and thinking similarly.”
Raon turned and looked at the trainees.
“There is no need to be afraid. You’ve been training to never be beaten by other yukhwang or Oma. If you fight as you learn, you won’t lose unsightly.”
“Ugh!”
“Hey, there’s no one more trained than us.”
“The blood and sweat that I shed while training is untouched by anyone.”
At the recognition that Raon conveyed in a sincere voice, vitality and fighting spirit burned in the eyes of the trainees.
“I will ask again. Anyone who wants to go to Dalian, raise your hand.”
All the trainees raised their hands with the sound of the wind blowing.
Raon nodded and selected 20 trainees, including Beren, Runan, and Marta.
Both the selected trainees and the unselected trainees saw the Owen Kingdom with a completely different momentum than before.
‘It’s annoying.’
Taking care of young children is more tedious than you might think.
However, since I shared time and space with the trainees, I think I felt a little bit of affection. It didn’t feel bad at all.
“Then I will set the order of the match. The first is Martha. Can you do it?”
“I’ll come with George.”
Martha nodded her head broadly. Since the vanguard was in a position to raise the morale of the trainees, it was right for Marta, the second strongest in the 5th gym, to go.
“after that… .”
The order of the trainees’ battles was determined one by one. Runan was 18th, Burren was 19th, and the last was himself.
“When you are ready, please gather in the middle.”
“let’s go.”
Raon listened to Limer’s disgusting voice and walked towards the center of the dance hall.
* * *
When Marta saw the training knight on the dinning room, she twisted her chin. Well polished silver armor, and the large size reminded me of a complete knight.
But I wasn’t afraid. He didn’t look any bigger than the damn bastard who crushed him with his power.
“Tars.”
The large water lily knight put his hand on the scabbard and nodded his head.
“Martha Sieghard.”
Martha said her name and spread her feet half-shoulder-width apart.
“The undeveloped body has been trained to be terrifying. I wish you a good match.”
The training knight named Tars was not vigilant about Marta’s elegant appearance and small stature, and grasped her energy. It wasn’t for nothing that he came out as a vanguard among the training knights.
“A good match? You’re going to get ripped off anyway, so don’t hold on to the poop and run.”
Martha snorted and lifted her fingers.
“Hmm.”
Tars snorted and drew his sword. A sword thicker than a normal knight’s sword was revealed.
“Your mouth is tougher than it looks. I wish my swordsmanship would be like that.”
“There is a lot of talk. If you don’t come, I’ll go!”
Marta slammed the ground and pulled out her sword at the same time. The white blade cut through the burning heat.
“stupid!”
Tarsu’s cold eyes lit up and he slashed the great sword as it was. A strong wind pressure surged from the dull blade of the greatsword.
Whoa!
The moment the heavy wind was about to crush Marta’s body, her eyes flashed.
Koo!
Marta stepped forward and raised her sword. Like a salmon climbing a waterfall, it cut the wind pressure and collided with the greatsword.
blah blah!
There was a roar like an explosion of metal, and the great sword of Tars bounced off the ground.
“Huh!”
Tars was startled and backed away, but Marta did not miss the opportunity. He immediately followed and slapped Tarsu’s stomach with his sword.
“Creep!”
Tars, who was hit in the stomach, spewed bubbles and fell backwards.
“It’s pathetic that a guy who fights with power doesn’t put everything in one shot.”
Marta put in her sword with a cold smile and turned around.
“Marta wins!”
Rimer smiled satisfied and raised Marta’s hand.
“Hmm… .”
Raon looked at Marta’s back and tapped her finger.
‘It has changed, but it has not changed.’
After losing to her, she thought that Marta would put softness into her swordsmanship, but it wasn’t.
Instead of adding softness, she increased her power by increasing her strength and speed. It’s astonishingly simple.
‘Is it an unbreakable will?’
Martha’s uncompromising personality will surely lead her to higher heights.
‘It’s pretty fun, isn’t it?’
-fun? Is it fun to watch young ants fight? When the main king sees it, it is just boring.
‘Because ants aren’t always young.’
– I’m sorry. When the main king was in the demon realm, he summoned young demons and made them fight, but he didn’t see this kind of laziness… Whoops!
Raon touched the flower bracelet to silence Lars and waited for the next match.
‘Because I’m having fun. Be quiet.’
* * *
Marta showed the best start, but the training knights of the Owen Kingdom were not formidable.
Whether it was only the elite, the trainees from the 5th training camp fought a close battle, alternately winning and losing.
As such, 17 battles were held, and the trainees in 5 practice halls had 8 wins and 9 losses, and it was the turn of the 18th Runan.
“It’s your turn, Runan.”
“yes.”
Runan nodded and went up to the dungeon.
Above the dungeon, a female knight of the same height as Runan had her hands on her waist.
“Edelia.”
“Lunan Sleon.”
Runan and Edelia each stood face to face with the courtesy of a knight and a swordsman.
“… … .”
Runan didn’t even draw his sword, and looked at Edelia with his usual blank eyes.
“I don’t like those blind eyes for some reason.”
Edelia wrinkled her nose and rushed towards Runan. Red flames soared from the tip of the sword that was raised like a spear.
Whoops!
Aura of Fire. It was a move that showed the reason why Edelia came out in the second half despite her small stature.
“I hate fire.”
Runan pulled out his sword with his mouth almost invisible.
Whoa!
A frost whiter than a silver blade covered the air.
Chewy!
The sword of flame and the sword of cold collided, and white water vapor soared.
Runan followed the garambo method and hid himself between the cold and smoke.
“It’s enough to erase the cold!”
Edelia swung the flames on the sword like a torch, wiping out the cold and smoke at the same time.
“there!”
She drew her sword without missing the pulsation between the cold air.
“uh?”
Edelia opened her eyes. Nothing caught on the tip of the sword, and the air pierced by the sword was empty.
“Ugh!”
She swallowed dry saliva at the coolness she felt near her neck and turned her head.
chee ing.
Runan was emitting blue eyes and pointed the sword at Edelia’s neck.
“… lost.”
Edelia bit her lip and lowered her sword.
Runan removed the sword from her neck and put it in the sheath.
“Good fight… uh?”
Edelia held out her hand, but Runan did not look back and went down and stood in front of Raon.
“saw?”
“I got used to the footwork. Well done.”
“yes.”
Runan nodded and sat down next to Raon.
Raon felt Luna’s cold momentum and smiled softly.
‘To use my footwork in practice.’
This time, the walking technique that Runan used was a stealth version of the garambo technique that he practiced while practicing alone.
He only gave me a little bit of advice, but with that alone, Runan created a different applied step.
Seeing you follow me so well even though I didn’t teach you properly, I was proud of myself.
“Nine wins and nine losses for both sides. This is fun coming back. Then we will start the 19th match.”
Limer smiled as if it was interesting, and called Beren and the training knight.
“Hmm… .”
Raon has lost his appetite.
‘It’s pretty strong.’
The posture of the trainee knight facing Burren is stable, and the concentration of light flows in his eyes. Except for the three princes, he was the strongest among the training knights he had ever seen.
The strength of the two men was similar. A level where a moment’s mistake will determine the outcome. It seemed that the training article, which could be called a secret weapon, was sent out from the other side as well.
“My name is Setun Kazel, the water lily knight.”
“This is trainee Berren Sieghardt.”
After bowing politely to each other, the trainee knight and Buren put their hands on the scabbard.
“The 19th match begins!”
As soon as Rimer finished speaking, the two of them disappeared at the same time from the dungeon.
Quang!
Burren and Setun, who kicked off the ground with their footwork, collided with their swords in the center.
‘I know.’
Both of them know That each other’s strength is a whistle, and that the moment you are vigilant, it will end immediately.
Zeng! blah blah!
Burren’s sword was fast and accurate, and Setun’s sword was heavy and strong.
The two swordsmen slashed their swords by maximizing their strengths in order to crush their opponents.
Truly a close encounter. Not only the trainees, but the swordsmen also fell in love with Dalian.
Blood profit!
Blood spurted from Burren’s shoulder, and Setun’s breastplate ripped open.
The swordsman and the knight did not miss the sword even if the blood was flowing and the flesh was torn.
As if it were a life-and-death encounter, he threw his sword at the opponent’s weakness.
Tweak!
Beren clenched his teeth, pushed back by Setun’s heavy sword attack. He raised his sword and raised Auror to his full power.
“Suck!”
Setun also felt Beren’s energy and operated all of Dan’s auras.
“Aww!”
Burren swept away in the wind, and Setun slammed his sword with his legs nailed to the ground.
Aww!
Gray smoke soared with a sound as if the dungeon was being crushed.
The sound of cracking stones was heard, and the two people stopped moving.
Whoops!
Limer hummed and stretched out her hand. A green wind blew and pushed the smoke from the dungeon.
Burren and Setun stopped within reach of an outstretched fist, their black halves smashed into the ground.
“uh?”
“Well, if that’s the case… .”
“It’s empty.”
As the trainees said, the two were no longer in a state where they could fight. His limbs were trembling, using all his stamina and auras.
“The 19th Dalian is a draw!”
Hearing Limer’s declaration, Beren forced himself to come down from the dungeon.
“shit… .”
He frowned, biting his teeth.
“Good job. That trainee knight Owen was the strongest.”
“What good is that? If you went out under the name of Sieghard, you should have won!”
Burren struck the ground with a clenched fist. My skin was torn from lack of strength.
“Hmm.”
Raon saw Setun who had fought Burren. He, too, had a gentle expression on his face that was wrinkled like the bark of a tree.
‘Honour… .’
I still don’t know what honor is, perhaps because I was busy with my past life, my present life, and living.
“Then let’s start the final battle that will decide victory or defeat!”
Hearing Limer’s cheerful voice, he stood up.
“don’t worry.”
Raon looked back at Burren, who wrinkled her lips.
“Because I will win.”
“… … .”
Burren didn’t say anything. It was like an expression of his own belief.
Raon turned around and went up to the dungeon. I don’t know about honor, but since everyone is of one mind, I plan to win. No, I wanted to win.
“Are you a direct descendant of Sieghard?”
The three princes, who were waiting in the dungeon, pounded the swordsman and turned his head.
“no. It’s a barrier.”
“Twitter, you’re going to have to fight horses thrown away.”
When he said that he was a colleague, the three princes’ foreheads were wrinkled. He was still unaware of his powerlessness.
“I have an offer.”
The three princes turned their heads to Limer without even looking at Raon.
“What are your suggestions?”
“The two over there.”
He pointed to Runan and Marta watching the dungeon.
“It doesn’t look like you used your strength properly, but if I break interest, how about rematching?”
“Hmm… .”
Limer scratched his trembling chin. Looking at his face, it was clear that he was holding back the smile that was about to come out.
“Well, it does. This.gi.shin.da.myun.”
“Then tell them to relax. It will be over soon.”
The three princes turned around with a satisfied smile.
“It will be over soon.”
A cold chill flashed in Raon’s eyes.
I’ll win