16. Maehwa (2)
-It has arrived. Miss.
So Yoo-eun narrowed her eyes at the voice she heard over her smartphone.
It was a call from my father, Geomje So Dae-cheol, saying that 15 guild members had arrived.
“Please wait. Where it is not very visible to the cadets. Everyone will be outside today, and Lee Do-jin will come in the evening.”
Soyu-eun gritted her teeth on the phone.
‘I can’t go back now, Lee Do-jin.’
If his father is sincere, there’s no way Lee Do-jin can handle it.
So Yoo-eun had no doubts.
‘If you come to my side again. Then everything will end well.’
My father’s anger will end with Lee Do-jin entering the Guild.
Because there is no reason to let go of an exceptionally talented person called ‘representative of freshmen’ for a reason that is not cheap.
‘… Come back to my arms, Lee Do-jin.’
Because then everything will be settled.
So Yoo-eun’s eyes were stained with greed.
‘Because I won’t miss it again.’
***
Baek Hwa-yeon raised her sword.
“Pour out everything. To Cadet Lee Do-jin.”
Yoo Seol-ah’s voice echoed in the underground training hall.
Lee Do-jin held a wooden sword in his hand.
Baek Hwa-yeon smirked.
“Two years ago, that day. I know you’ve been watching me Do Jin-ah.”
I never saw you that day. Rather, I received help from Misteltein.
But now, even if I said that, it would only be a deception and an insult to Baek Hwa-yeon.
-Please defeat Hwayeon. Ruthlessly to the extent of convincing complete defeat.
Well.
After the examination, she wasn’t sure if Yoo Seol-ah would be able to do what she wanted.
Because what I saw two years ago wasn’t the best of Baek Hwa-yeon.
“I will show you my sword.”
Baek Hwa-yeon held her sword in both her hands. White plum blossom petals rose from the tip of her sword.
The shape of the sword was radiating like the petals of a plum blossom.
“The 2nd plum inspector, Baek Hwa-yeon.”
… Were you supposed to introduce yourself to her?
A colorless sword wrapped around her wooden sword.
“Lee Do-jin, the 3rd successor of the Yeokcheon Sword.”
Baek Hwa-yeon stepped on the ground strongly.
Plum petals scattered from the tips of the shoes. The sword was struck.
Sweet!
There is no tyrannical rule.
However, the elegantness that shook even the sword stood out. White plum blossoms bloomed at the tip of the sword.
The white sword path spread in a straight line, scattering plum blossoms.
Just before Lee Do-jin’s sword, which read the sword, distorted the plum blossoms, the plum blossoms bloomed once more.
The pinnacle of beauty.
And the illusion sword hidden in the drama.
The sword, which had been fired in a straight line, was twisted into a curve in an instant.
It changed so gracefully that I couldn’t even recognize if it was twisting into a curve.
‘This is the essence of the sword you showed me two years ago.’
Even then, Baek Hwa-yeon’s sword used quick swords and illusion swords to confuse the enemy.
‘At that time, plum blossoms weren’t blooming.’
Lee Do-jin grasped the essence of plum swordsmanship at once.
A swordsmanship in the form of plum blossoms that blooms in full bloom in a chain and causes confusion.
However, the power of plum blossom swordsmanship lies in the fact that dozens of plum blossoms in full bloom are not illusions.
The sword in Baek Hwa-yeon’s hand raged with white swords.
Maehwa Nanbun(梅花爛紛)
Hwaaagh!
And five stems of plum blossoms were embroidered in the space.
It was pure white plum blossoms, like snow crystals falling in the middle of winter.
‘This is the real face of those five consecutive stabs.’
Plum blossoms.
The difference between not being included was stark. Because I couldn’t say it was just a stab.
Drawn plum blossoms dominate the space.
However, Lee Do-jin was not overwhelmed by the meaningful scenery.
-Yeokcheon tramples on the opponent’s sword.
Chunwoo Dan’s voice resonated in my head.
-I don’t need a fantasy sword. Honest. Just as he penetrated the essence of the sword.
Colorless sword energy was concentrated on the wooden sword.
-Collect.
Baek Hwa-yeon had goosebumps all over her body.
This is because the momentum of Lee Do-jin in front of him has changed rapidly.
Dozens of colorless blades spread out.
Write it!
The stems of plum blossoms were crushed by the slash.
Cut off plum blossom petals adorned the training ground.
Damn it!
At 30 workshops continued.
Baek Hwa-yeon grinned and drew more plum blossoms with her sword.
The fact that Dojin Lee’s weapon was a wooden sword was no longer visible.
That’s just a sword.
A hundred plum blossoms scattered in the air were once again extinguished by colorless flames.
A colorless spear pierced the gust of plum blossoms.
Kwagwagwagwagwa!
A terrifying knife wind passed the side of Baek Hwa-yeon’s head. Baek Hwa-yeon took a step back from her.
“… Under.”
The light pink hair that had been cut off by the slash fluttered along with the distorted plum blossoms.
Baek Hwa-yeon realized.
She said she had already died once.
“Will you accept my best? Do Jin-ah.”
Baek Hwa-yeon grinned once again.
“Of course.”
Baek Hwa-yeon straightened her sword and gripped it again.
She put her foot down hard.
Lee Do-jin saw it.
A huge plum tree rising from behind Baekhwayeon.
And after that, numerous plum trees lined her.
Maehwa Full Bloom (梅花滿開)
The petals of the white plum tree in full bloom fell towards Lee Do-jin.
The petals flutter.
The plum blossom petals once again bloomed, emitting light.
Woe-Evil!
It’s coming.
Dozens of sword skills. It has the shape of a beautiful plum blossom petal.
Lee Do-jin did not move a single step from her seat.
Even when I was still, I could see everything.
‘Still, clumsy.’
Different from the herbivorous name of Maehwa Mangae.
Baek Hwa-yeon’s plum swordsmanship looked like half-folded petals.
As it is, she can destroy it even with a simple ‘poke’.
Nevertheless.
I didn’t want to give Baek Hwa-yeon, who did her best, a big sense of futility.
Put your right foot back.
I pulled back my right hand holding the wooden sword and aimed it at Baek Hwa-yeon.
Ddu-du-du-du-duduk!
My muscles scream.
A colorless glow flowed from Dojin Lee’s body.
It looked like heat.
She stepped forward with her right foot and extended a wooden sword.
Yeok Cheon Sword 1st Sequence
Chuhon(追魂)
Baek Hwa-yeon saw the light. A light in the shape of a giant sword.
The plum trees began to be crushed. Without a shape, it just fades away.
Plum blossom petals are torn to shreds.
Baek Hwa-yeon opened her eyes wide at Lee Do-jin’s sword path approaching like a certain death, as if going against her every order.
‘Looks like it was just a stab.’
I can’t think of a way to destroy that single sword.
The plum forest has been exterminated.
Chuck
The tip of the wooden sword stood still at Baek Hwa-yeon’s neck.
“….”
Baekhwayeon stared at her own right hand.
There was nothing where the sword should be.
I have no idea when I missed it.
“It’s a complete loss.”
Baek Hwa-yeon grinned.
And her body slowly leaned back.
Yu Seol-ah, the swordsman who was watching over her, supported Baek Hwa-yeon’s body.
“Are you okay?”
Lee Do-jin put her sword in the scabbard she wore on her back.
“Yes, she must have passed out because she rapidly exhausted her energy.”
Yoo Seol-ah stroked Baek Hwa-yeon’s light pink hair.
“It is strong. Hwayeon is.”
Yoo Seol-ah smiled bitterly.
“I can’t use her if I drive her strong child at once and say such a thing. Since he’s a smart kid, he must have noticed the gap between her and Cadet Lee Do-jin.”
The first 30 workshops.
She just bumped her swords against each other.
That Do-jin Lee could have killed himself with a single blow.
Baek Hwa-yeon already realized during her workshop.
“When Hwayeon fully blooms, her swordsmanship will be enough to scare her.”
Seolah Yoo had no intention of hiding the identity of her swordsmanship from Dojin Lee.
“It’s the plum swordsmanship. I found a martial arts book in a dungeon. Maybe I was lucky, but I was a martial artist of a prestigious school called the Volcano School.”
“I understand that no matter how powerful a martial art is, if the learner has no talent, it is just a piece of paper.”
Yoo Seol-ah smiled brightly.
“I am lucky too. This plum swordsmanship must also be luck.”
A strong martial arts book met an owner who could make use of it.
Lee Do-jin also nodded his head in agreement.
And then she opened her mouth again.
“I heard about Hwa-yeon’s past.”
Seolah Yoo opened her eyes wide. She was genuinely surprised.
“Oh, you really seem to have opened your heart to Cadet Dojin. Although Hwa-yeon never went to school properly. Still, there are a few unmanned friends that I have interacted with. I never talked about the past.”
Yoo Seol-ah stroked Baek Hwa-yeon’s hair once more.
“Please be Hwa-yeon’s good friend.”
Lee Do-jin nodded his head.
“Yes, I will.”
Because the sword fight with Baek Hwa-yeon was quite enjoyable. Even 2 years ago. Today.
Lee Do-jin remembered what he thought he should ask.
“The Ten Zones.”
Ten zones.
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Typically, the strongest people in Korea are the four superhumans, including the swordsman in front of them.
Then he gathers the strong people together and calls them the Ten Zones.
And within those Ten Zones is the ‘Sword Emperor’ of this world.
Guild Master Geomje So Dae-cheol of .
“Is the Ten Zone strong?”
Yu Seol-ah tilted her head.
“There are strong people. Are there people who are less strong?”
“What about the sword system?”
“Okay. Geomje was active in raids until 4 years ago. I’m not even good at that now. Samples are insufficient. There are not many cases where the Ten Zones or the Four Great Supermen cross swords with each other.”
It was also something that shouldn’t have happened.
“Have you ever had a fight with Geomje So Dae-cheol?”
“Perhaps. There is a possibility that they will misunderstand me.”
Yu Seol-ah recited her usual thoughts as advice.
“Be careful. There is a reason why ten zones are ten zones. Whether it is the power of one’s body. Whether it is the leadership ability to lead a group. Whether it’s wealth.”
She and she recited the words and inferred a conclusion in her head.
‘Strangely, student Lee Do-jin, I don’t think you’ll lose to him.’
Although she did not come to that conclusion.
Lee Do-jin lowered his head.
“Thanks for the advice.”
“Go back to Iroas first. Because I think I should spend the night with Hwayeon.”
Sir, that might sound a little strange.
“… All right.”
Lee Do-jin left the villa and returned to Iroas Academy.