22. Warrior
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Doyoon did not practice mana as much as the [History] class and listened intently. The history class, which I thought would be useless, was surprisingly the most beneficial.
The lessons also dealt with times prior to Enoch, but more than half covered the time after Enoch’s birth.
“The great warrior Enoch’s full name was ‘Enoch Roosevolnik’. Isn’t that a familiar name somewhere?”
The cadets giggled.
“Roosevolnik? Is your name Rouge Volnik?”
“The literal translation of Roosevolnik is a warrior.”
“Is the warrior’s last name a warrior? An Enoch warrior?”
The cadets found that name a bit unnatural.
According to what they learned in class, ‘Roosevolnik (Hero)’ was a title bestowed on the ‘strongest and most righteous adversary of the Demon King’ in each country.
‘Războinic’ was a word meaning ‘brave’ in a country on the periphery, and now it is one of the most familiar loan words spread across the entire continent.
In general, people used to use the same word without distinguishing between rouge ballnik and warrior.
The instructor continued the story.
“The word loosevolnik we use is derived from Enoch loosevolnik.”
Doyoon closed his eyes tightly. He could barely guess what was going to be said. From here on, my face was burning, and I couldn’t possibly hear it anymore.
Instead, he popped up information about one of his innate traits, the [first Războinic].
[First Războinic]
(Last names were reserved for nobles only. Your father was a lowly slasher without a family name, and you were born as his son.
But your father didn’t want his only son to be downhearted because he was a lowly commoner like himself. I wanted you to live bravely.
So, he gave his son the surname ‘Războinic’, which means ‘brave man’, along with his first name.
You saved the world by becoming the most courageous person on the continent, just as your father had hoped. In order to honor your sacrifice, posterity named the most courageous person in the country as a ‘hero (Roosevolnik)’.
You are the first champion, the first Roosevolnik.
The etymology of the word Războinic is the courage to face a distant ordeal. It is a will that will not be broken even in the face of death.
Your will is strong.)
When Doyoon first saw this characteristic, he wondered what this meant. But I soon found out through a history class.
Then he let out a sigh at the rushing heat.
‘Whoa…’
It is good to be praised even in death. Taking one’s own surname and bestowing it on the strongest people in each country is an honorable thing.
But seeing it with my own eyes and hearing it with my own ears, I was ashamed. Every time like this, I would bitterly regret the fact that I came back alive.
‘…I can’t really hear it this time.’
I should just focus on mana training and close my ears.
However, someone brought up a topic that might interest Doyoon.
“Yes, the cadet who raised his hand there.”
“Then who is the hero of this country now?”
To that question, everyone looked at the instructor with their eyes shining as if they were curious.
“Good question. It was just something to learn next time.”
As if this was going to be a long story, the instructor cleared his throat with a clearing of his throat.
“There were many strong people in Enoch’s guild. And among them, there were three with the strongest military force in history, called the Three Rivers, Enoch, the great warrior. Emperor Hecleus. It was the Geomwang Busker.”
Doyoon nodded. If it were the two of them, they deserved to be called that.
“Even now, when the average force has been raised by the system, no one has ever been able to stand up to them. Later generations referred to them as the ‘Generation of Heroes’.
Doyoon frowned.
‘Should I just close my ears?’
Creepy, what kind of a generation of heroes is this again?
“and! The legacy of the Great Hero and the Emperor was cut off at the time, but the genealogy of only one person, the Sword Emperor Busker, continues to this day!”
Yes. Do-yoon didn’t care about posterity because he was running a single road with the goal of becoming a demon king, and eventually disappeared without a trace in this world due to dimensional banishment. And because of his ignorant martial law, Hecleus was unable to make disciples.
Of the three, only Busker raised an apprentice.
Do-yoon suddenly felt his nose grow cold.
‘Brudette. He must have cried a lot too.’
Busker regarded his pupil, Brudet, as his son.
Geomhwang lived his whole life following the path of the sword, and considered it more important than his life.
However, Brudet was the only value that took precedence over the path of the sword that appeared in the life of the sword emperor.
The last expedition to subdue the demon lord. the starting road.
At the entrance to the city, starting with Enoch’s guild members, all of the alliance’s strongest small elite forces were gathered.
The sky was dark and it was raining heavily. Nevertheless, the crowds extending beyond the horizon saw off the last hopes of the alliance.
And in front of him, an untimely quarrel between priests broke out.
‘I’ll go too.’
‘Can not be done.’
The sword emperor’s values of pursuing only the path of the sword were passed on to his disciple Brudet. Like his teacher, he was also a person who would risk his life for the sake of improving his swordsmanship.
Naturally, Brudet tried to follow the expedition to subdue the demon lord.
For a swordsman, the honor of subjugating the demon king was enormous, and the place that would be the worst battlefield in history was the perfect place to learn about the sword.
And, that was in line with the teachings of Geomwang Busker, who pursued only the path of the sword, killing blood, tears, and emotions.
Everyone thought that the sword emperor would allow the disciple to join. It wasn’t because Brudet’s skills were lacking either.
However, Geomhwang, who always showed only a cold appearance like a knife, revealed his hidden feelings on the day of the expedition departure.
‘Remain.’
‘I hate it…!’
Brudet, of course, objected.
Brudet couldn’t understand the sudden change in his master’s attitude. Based on his usual teacher’s teachings, he explained the reason why he had to join this expedition.
Reinforcement of the strength of the small elite that even one person would not like. The completion of the sword as death. The honor of subjugating the demon lord. Enlightenment in blood clots.
All of which Busker had taught his apprentice to wear on his lips.
However, the difference between the two did not narrow. Busker repeated the same words.
‘Remain.’
‘…just this once, I will disobey Master’s orders. I must! Of the sword…!’
chin.
Busker put his hand on the student’s shoulder.
The disciple shut his mouth. I couldn’t say any more. The face of the master in the shadow of the robe looking at him was the usual firm and calm face. It wasn’t like that.
It was weak and pitiful. Master, the strongest force in the alliance, looked so weak and sad.
It was the first time I saw it in my life.
The master muttered in a hoarse voice.
‘Remain.’
‘It’s a very dangerous journey.’
‘I hope you live.’
‘After that day, I never thought of you as a disciple.’
‘You are my son. I love you more than anyone… my son.’
‘To me… your life is more important than the way of your sword.’
‘Forgive me for being selfish.’
‘sorry. I, your teacher, do not respect the way of your sword.’
‘For that, your life is too precious…’
‘When you come back, I want to see you get married… have a baby… and grow old.’
‘Please, please. stay And… live long. This is the last wish of this master.’
‘My dear son.’
no one could talk Shaa. Only the sound of rain filled the streets.
The emperor of the sword who abandoned everything including emotions and walked the path of the sword. His confession was so desperate and shocking.
‘If this war ends and peace comes. I want to adopt you.’
‘I don’t have a last name because I’m from a humble birth… but if you don’t mind, I’d like to pass down Buske as my last name.’
The disciple couldn’t open his mouth any longer.
Geomhwang left the disciple behind and walked towards the party.
That’s how the march of the demon lord subjugation began.
Brudette missed the opportunity to take a step towards the sword, although he could not join that historic march.
I just quietly saw them off. I watched my father disappear over the horizon.
And, the sword never came back.
“…”
Geomhwang died during the journey, and even his body was not recovered.
Many people died, including Enoch. With the demon king’s disappearance and the end of the war, the continent was full of festivals.
However, when the heroes returned to life, the capital became a sea of tears. too many people died Too many never returned.
Undoubtedly, Brudette must have cried as well.
“…”
Doyoon shook his head, shaking off his thoughts. I tried to calm down the emotions that had risen and focused on the class again.
I could guess why the instructor said that.
Brudet is a human. There’s no way he’s still alive 100 years later.
But there’s no way he cut off his master’s genealogy. Probably, a family name or a clan was created.
And, the person who is about the head of the household would be the current hero. It must have inherited the Sword Emperor’s swordsmanship.
However, Doyoon’s expectations were completely wrong. He widened his eyes at the instructor’s words.
“and! Gloriously, the hero of this country is the direct disciple of the sword emperor!”
“This is Brudette Busker!”