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Meetings and gatherings of nobles continued every day.
When the meeting was over, the nobles came out into the hallway with tired faces.
Among them was Ethan.
He was present because of the progress of the detoxification treatment of the nobles and the report on the background of the raid.
“Priest, you have been through a lot today.”
“In many ways, I only get help from the priest. haha.”
Those who were treated by Ethan went back with a flattery.
On the other hand, there were those who were against Ethan.
“It’s like they have no speed. Do you want to fart like that?”
“That’s it. I heard that he came from commoners, so he must have protected those scum.”
Ethan sensed the malevolent gaze and turned his head.
When Ethan’s eyes met, the nobles immediately chanted.
Even if he talked about Ethan, in fact, no one in the room could openly insult him.
It was natural.
Ethan was a saint candidate of the Pars Church who won the Anti-Magic War.
On the other hand, the nobles were descendants of the old empire that was defeated in the Anti-Magic War.
Ethan grinned at the nobles.
The aristocrats who were hostile to him turned their faces reddish in embarrassment.
“Ah, let’s go.”
“calm down. That would be bluffing for nothing.”
The nobles thought that this was enough insulting Ethan and withdrew.
But that was a big mistake.
‘okay! It’s better than this!’
Ethan had no regard for their hostility.
No, on the contrary, their hostility was even more pleasing.
It was far better than being entangled with Saint Eileen and receiving strange praise.
Besides, he ate all kinds of insults while serving as the devil’s henchman in his previous life.
So, being insulted by the aristocrats, he felt comfortable as if he had come to his hometown.
‘Because that was my daily life in my previous life.’
So Ethan walked leisurely and distanced himself from the nobles.
Then he glanced back and looked at the nobles.
“You should slowly realize that you can’t handle the rats alone.”
Ethan’s gaze turned to the rats.
It was the nobles who had previously had a suspicious reaction at the banquet hall.
* * *
The capital of the new empire, Velium.
A man in shabby clothes entered the biggest shopping street.
The man walked through the crowd, looking around.
It seemed strange to see so many people gathered.
“Are you here?”
The man who looked like a tourist had strong muscles.
He was huge, and his muscles were tight and tightly attached.
Everyone passing by looked back at the man again.
And people of all ages were astonished by his muscles.
“Didn’t I say that the traces of the Jojo (祖師) remain here?”
The man showed his dry cheeks and showed a good smile.
Then he grabbed a passerby and asked for directions.
“Do you know the place where our investigator fought a fierce battle a hundred years ago?”
“What? Investigator? what is that?”
“You are the one who first invented the kwongaksu that I learned!”
“That, well? How would I know that?”
“Well? Even after seeing this, you wouldn’t say that you don’t know who the investigator is, right?”
The man smiled once more, revealing his sparkling brilliance.
He posed for a pose showing off his muscles out of the blue.
The passerby frowned.
“I don’t know. You will see all sorts of strange people.”
So the passerby left the man with shiny skinny teeth and left.
“What? You don’t know the investigator?”
The man with a gunchi bowed his head as if in shock.
The man who had been doing it for a while suddenly burst into a madness.
“Heh heh heh heh heh!”
People stared at the man with a flair in amazement.
“What, what? Are you crazy?”
“Let’s run away. If I got hit by that fist, I wouldn’t even be able to pick out the bones.”
People hurriedly dispersed like swarms of ants in the rain.
Like that or not, the man in the hood said confidently.
“Right. Have I been given a chance to show the honor of my investigator to the world again?”
He immersed himself in his own world.
Due to his determination, an unexpected meeting was about to occur.
* * *
“I’m going crazy.”
Ethan frowned and muttered.
In front of him was the mansion of a nobleman that Ethan had recently visited.
Exactly where I saw Kayden Hanson’s gauntlets.
“Do you really have no choice but to look back at the past?”
Ethan tried to contact the gauntlet in the mansion again.
To learn anything, it was better to see it twice than to see it once, and it was natural that it was better to watch it three times than twice.
It was uncertain whether the jet-black eyes would show the past.
Until now, after showing Ethan once, even if he saw the same thing, he didn’t show his memory again.
But it was worth a try.
“It’s definitely not worth worrying about… The thought of seeing that child’s memory makes me reluctant.”
Ethan smirked.
As far as he knew, there was only one person who had the best kwonsik in the entire continent.
Fighter Kayden Hanson.
In the Anti-Magic War, he was called Mu-geuk.
It was a name with respect, saying that it had reached the climax in martial arts.
It was the best opportunity for Ethan to be able to obtain such Kaden Hanson’s knives.
Rather, it was strange to reject it.
‘However.’
Once in his memory, he had to memorize Kaden Hanson’s stupid, ignorant muscles with his own eyes.
Because of the pressure it gave, Ethan could not enter the mansion hastily.
‘But when you can’t use other powers in your body, there’s nothing like kwon-gak-ju.’
Ethan pondered.
Due to the battle with Gary, there was also a desire to achieve a high level.
However, there was another decisive factor.
This was because he judged that it would be convenient to use Kwonsik when he was unable to use divine power, magical power, or divine magic.
Regardless, Ethan’s status was a priest.
So, rather than possessing a weapon, it would have been much more advantageous to learn kwon-gak.
“Whoa.”
Ethan closed his eyes.
He was swept away by his personal emotions and could not abandon the gains in front of him.
‘Would you like to try it out before entering? If you don’t like it, it won’t be too late to go in then.’
Ethan raised his fist forward.
Pot!
Posture was sloppy.
I took the posture I remembered, but there were many shortcomings because I didn’t practice.
However, that was only Ethan’s idea.
Objectively, his movements were considerable for the first time.
If Ethan had witnessed various trainings with another memory in the gauntlet, his skills would have been further developed.
“It’s amazing. How did you find out about it?”
Then I heard a man’s voice.
‘what?’
Ethan turned his head to where the sound was heard.
“It’s very similar to the basic posture of my investigator-sama’s wonderful kwonsu.”
Ethan thought for a moment that he had returned to the days of the Anti-Magic War, 100 years ago.
His hands were trembling.
What would it be like if Kaden Hanson came back alive?
The man was impressive with his strong muscles that seemed to explode and his healthy teeth that gleamed eerily.
Apparently, he looked very similar to Kayden Hanson.
Ethan asked.
“… Who is it?”
“Excuse me, didn’t I ask first? Who are you to know that posture?”
“It’s Ethan.”
Even knowing the intent of the question, Ethan took off his shichimi and said only his name.
“Pahahaha! of course! I wonder what your name is. But rather, tell me where you got that posture.”
Ethan broke out in a cold sweat.
man’s appearance.
And the attitude of obsessing over Kaden Hanson’s training posture.
Judging by them, the man in front of him was definitely Kaden Hanson’s pupil.
‘I’m sure I said investigator.’
If you made a poor excuse, you could end up in trouble later on.
“Do I have to answer?”
Ethan declined to answer.
Then the man tapped his chest several times as if frustrated.
“Oh, of course you’re not obligated to tell me that. But I mean, I’m the type of person who can’t stand my questions!”
“So what are you going to do?”
“I might annoy you a little.”
A hundred years ago, Kaden Hanson’s iconic cheeky smile struck Ethan.
‘Oh shit.’
Ethan snorted inwardly.
but did not express it.
“My name is Blake. I don’t have a surname because I’m a commoner, so feel free to call me Blake! Best wishes in the future.”
“What?”
“Even if I ask him how he knows his posture, he doesn’t get an answer, so he has no choice but to find out himself! I plan to follow you in the future!”
Ethan’s face was wrinkled without mercy.
‘What kind of bullshit is that?’
There were already fools like Nyx and Fenrir around him.
If it wasn’t for any use, they would have thrown it out right away.
But because even those guys aren’t enough, you end up with an even worse fool?
A serious question arose as to whether the fate of being entwined with fools was given to him as a result of the aftermath of his reincarnation.
Ethan shook his head.
‘Nope. perhaps… … .’
Perhaps this opportunity can hone Kaden Hanson’s knuckling skills.
It was a very attractive offer.
Ethan looked at Blake with conflicting eyes.
* * *
“Temple? Why do you want to go to the temple?”
Blake asked, following Ethan.
Ethan nodded bitterly.
“Because I can’t practice kwon-gak on the street.”
Then Blake roared in excitement.
“ooh! Are you really going to answer my questions if you just point out the flaws in your kendo technique?”
“Because that’s the deal.”
Yes.
The conflict between reason and emotion eventually ended in the victory of reason.
Instead of kicking Blake out, Ethan made an offer.
-Then let me make a suggestion. It looks like you’ve mastered kwongakju, but look at my posture and point out what I’m doing wrong. Instead, I’ll tell you where I learned Kwon Kwon. Isn’t this better than chasing after me needlessly?
Ethan wanted to make this unpleasant meeting a one-time thing.
Much better than letting Blake keep chasing him.
Besides, it was better to learn while moving than to keep watching Kaden Hanson’s stupid behavior.
Fortunately, Blake accepted the offer.
So the two were heading to the temple now.
“By the way, will the temple easily give out the gymnasium to a young priest like you? Isn’t that where the Paladins train?”
Blake expressed concern.
At the same time, the two arrived at the entrance to the temple.
The paladin guarding the entrance welcomed Ethan with a smile.
“You must be very busy, but what are you doing at the temple?”
“I came here to use the gymnasium for a while.”
“yes. The gymnasium is now empty. Please feel free to use it, Saint Candidate.”
Blake was startled by the words of the Paladin.
“Hey, were you a saint candidate? You’re still so young, you’re amazing!”
“How did you happen?”
Ethan’s expression darkened.
Although he was using his position well, it wasn’t because he wanted to be anyway.
Blake smiled happily.
“Then you and I are not very distant.”
Ethan recognized Blake for a moment and decided to ignore him.
“Weren’t the Seven Heroes in the past all on good terms like brothers? Kayden Hanson is my distant ancestor, and Saint Eileen is your spiritual supporter as a saint candidate, so we can see each other as cousins!”
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
Ethan shook his head and smirked.
I tried to ignore it, but it was a statement I couldn’t ignore.
‘What? That unlucky saint is my spiritual supporter?’
Just hearing it gave me goosebumps.
Blake tilted his head in a strange way.
“Why are you so angry? Did I say something strange?”
“ha.”
Ethan touched his temple.
I didn’t have to deal with the idiot.
He decided to regain his cool.
The two soon arrived at the gymnasium.