Chapter 65
Everyone knows this but originally the leading figures expected on the last day of semester evaluation were not first year students.
23rd graders·
Warriors who honed their fighting skills in earnest and pushed their capabilities to the limit…
It was natural that many people would flock to see them.
Maybe that’s why the number of people during the evaluation of first graders every year was quite small…
I was like what can I do seeing as they are going to fight a terrible battle anyway?
But now
A fairly large crowd gathered and rather than decreasing the number continued to increase…
There were many ordinary citizens among the people but there was also a significant proportion of nobles.
For what purpose are so many people gathered?
“···It’s coming out·”
“Is it that kid? Wow he’s more handsome than the rumors say?”
“Prince Roen!!”
“Glory to the brave lion!”
[[Long live Lionel! Glory to the kingdom’s brave lion-!]]
[Waaaa!!]
Yes so many people gathered just to see the face of one man.
The name that cries out loud…
Guardian of the North·
Glorious Black Lion·
The kingdom’s eternal comrade-in-arms and ally.
People shouted with one voice to the most anticipated lion in modern times.
I hope that he will fight a holy duel worthy of his great bloodline…
Expectations cheers and aspirations…
These intangible things poured out with momentum and if someone were to face this situation they would feel dizzy…
A man with black hair standing in the center of the Colosseum.
Roen was only looking at the enemy he had to deal with.
With cold firm eyes…
“I feel like a clown…”
Roen muttered to himself and expressed a low mockery…
To be honest I don’t feel very happy…
Because it’s not very wise to show off your skills in front of others like this…
however·
– If you’re going to do it do your best. Don’t act like a joke.
…The teacher appeared somewhere the other day looking haggard and tired and gathered all the students together and spoke as if encouraging them…
If you’re going to do it do it right. Also don’t get hurt and take care of yourself.
It’s a strange remark…
They tell you to do your best and don’t get hurt…
Does he really care about them that much?
However Loen could not shake the feeling that the remark about not getting hurt was directed at other cadets and the remark about ‘doing the best’ mentioned earlier was directed at him.
As if I could see through his inner thoughts…
‘I originally planned not to participate…’
I was fully prepared to abstain…
I was wondering what I should do to fit in with this type of play…
But Roen is standing here now…
So how can a debtor refuse orders?
‘I don’t know if I can repay all my debt with this but I’ll see…’
My best…
[GRRR-!]
Roen slowly stretched out his well-forged long sword.
Instead of maintaining a good posture the body seems to be sagging somehow.
Some people might think it was a joke but those with sharp eyes would widen their eyes.
Even though it is so flimsy there are no loopholes…
“Know that this is too much for someone like you you hateful monster.”
[GRR?]
The rock troll had no sense of reason and did not understand what Loen meant.
There is only the ‘instinct’ to hit and destroy the opponent.
Just like that the rock troll rushed towards Roen who didn’t even try to avoid it…
Just like when I fought Barry earlier I just rushed forward.
Even so…
“Why aren’t you moving?”
“Uh oh!?”
The crowd was perplexed·
Even though a monster was approaching right in front of him his actions did not take the slightest defensive or offensive stance.
Just before they scream…
“I named it that way.”
Sigh!
For a moment the blade flashed…
This is not a metaphorical expression; everyone who was watching saw it.
Light flickered from his blade…
And the next moment…
Kwasik!
Kwazijic…!
[GR━···R····]
Cooung…!
The rock troll couldn’t even breathe properly and its functions stopped.
It was a vain yet dream-like scene.
“what···?!”
So from the people’s point of view they were wondering what on earth had passed by and only after the 5 seconds of silence ended did they discover…
The appearance of a rock troll with holes in its head heart and stomach…
Three wounds where you don’t even know when you were stabbed
Seeing this silence almost arose again but what was even more surprising was…
“What is that?”
“···oh my god·”
“····”
“Now what was that? Are you an Auror by any chance?!”
“Ah no matter how genius he is he’s an Auror user at that age!?”
“Oh no it’s not an Auror… It’s not an Auror but what on earth is that…?”
Public reaction was broadly divided into three categories:
One is those who just admire without even knowing how they won.
Those with knowledge of swordsmanship seemed to be completely confused…
He said he couldn’t understand what the power similar to the auror he saw just before was…
And the last category is…
“You mixed a sword name with a tangible force…”
“It seems like not only did they mix two arts together but they even mixed the quick sword technique the alternating sword technique and the circle sword technique… In addition they used sutra to make up for the missing parts… It’s bittersweet to me to use such a technique so freely… I’m like that. “I can’t.”
“Negroes are strong really strong!”
There are very few talented prosecutors who recognize what he has done…
Those who could be proud of their abilities gradually realized what Roen’s sword skills were…
The phenomenon of ‘swordsmanship’ which uses the resonance phenomenon between the sword and the swordsman to raise the destructive power of a sword strike to the limit and the ‘typification of momentum’ that can only be unleashed by becoming a master of fighting techniques.
After performing these two techniques simultaneously all three sword techniques including the quick sword technique the alternating sword technique and the circle sword technique are fired with the sword in an instant.
···It may seem easy when explained like this but it was a ridiculous technique.·
Skills that require a high level of concentration such as swordsmanship or typification of force
In addition using the sutra as an auxiliary tool he unleashes three sword skills at once…!
This is the same as playing the harmonica while taking different notes with both hands at the same time.
What do you mean?
It just means that you have accomplished the impossible…
And this was also an area that couldn’t be done with effort or passion.
It was the realm of pure talent and an extremely new perspective different from that of swordsmanship.
Geomgi merchant (劒氣傷人)·
A state where a sword can cut a person with just the force it emits…
It would be appropriate to name it that way…
“That is a genius who opened a new era in speculation…”
“You’re still younger than us?”
“Shit! Damn it!”
The 23rd grade cadets despaired when they saw his skills.
I had heard the rumor but honestly I thought it was a lie made up in the north.
So I thought that if I went into a serious duel I would be able to humiliate myself enough but wasn’t that true?
They can’t even unfold their swords yet…
I wasn’t even qualified to do that…
This means there is a gap as big as that of a three-year-old child and an adult.
However the opponent has already mastered the art of coexisting beyond the typification of swordsmanship and force.
A gap that can never be overtaken even if one devotes one’s life to it.
I felt like my life which I had dedicated my whole life to using the sword and martial arts was being denied and my motivation was so low that I felt a sense of despair.
“···Ugh·”
Sometimes those who witnessed talent that was too great became discouraged.
···But·
“Poetry is fascinating…”
“But it’s a bit ambiguous?”
“yes···?”
Unlike the despairing and broken-hearted seniors this year’s freshmen…
So the first graders who fell and fell under Lee Han just gave him a subtle look…
“It’s just that speculation is speculation.”
This was not an evaluation of their ignorance or low level of swordsmanship.
What is this?
It is certainly true that the sword technique that seems to emit light is an amazing technique but should we say that it looks somewhat ‘normal’?
That’s right…
“Isn’t the Baekbo Divine Realm more interesting than that?”
Hitting an object dozens of paces away…
“I would like to rate Geumgang a little higher but if you were an instructor wouldn’t you be fine even if you were hit with that sword?”
“No the death penalty. When I see it wouldn’t you be able to avoid it by being shot by a palace guard?”
Even when swords and arrows fly they do not penetrate the skin or move at a faster speed than the arrows.
“No I think it will end after the lion’s tail? If you are a great priest you might be able to erase the sword with just one stroke of energy.”
“…I want to deny it but why do you think that guy will do it?”
They were literally exposed to too much outside technology.
1st year cadets
Even the noble ladies treated Roen’s skills harshly evaluating them as nothing more than ‘splendid arts’…
“The instructor is more interesting…”
Rather than being surprised by that the skills their instructor showed were even more shocking creative and bizarre…
Although it had been less than three months since he had been taught he was a first-year member of the swordsmanship department who had become overly ambitious.
“… These are harsh things… The lord showed me the best. Tsk…”
The reason why his lord Roen was called the powerful successor to the North was because of that skill but strangely there are many people who are upset about it.
Even Lord Maximus widened his eyes as he looked at the sword…
It’s absurd…
but·
‘I was definitely shocked when I first saw it but now I’m just like that…’
Jack found himself agreeing with their assessment and was dumbfounded in another sense.
I thought it might be because I saw so many amazing scenes while rolling under that man.
And the evaluation that suddenly occurred to me was this…
‘If our lord is a genius then that gentleman is…’
···It seems like we have seen wild beasts such as elephants and tigers accidentally acquire human wisdom read books publish papers and obtain doctoral degrees?
You might say this is crazy but probably all of your first-year classmates will say ‘This is right!’ I can’t help but agree with this assessment…
Because…
‘Unfortunately my lord compared to the elephant who earned a doctorate I think you are an ordinary man…’
Jack looked pitifully at his lord who had been born in the wrong era.
And the genius commoner(?) who faces these sympathetic eyes…
“···what?”
Why is this reaction like this?
For some reason an inexplicable feeling of regret came over me…
* * *
Meanwhile there was a girl who secretly cheered for him or more specifically his first-year classmates.
“Everyone is amazing… If I were standing in a place with so many people like this I wouldn’t be able to move…”
[Arin you are weak to the gaze of others]
Irene Windler·
She was secretly watching the evaluation match at the Colosseum while using perception-impairing magic.
Well I have a lot of close friends so I came for the purpose of cheering them on but…
“There is no instructor…”
[I saw you the day before yesterday and you looked very tired. Are you okay?]
I thought I might be able to meet him…
But unfortunately he was not seen today either.
Today is the 10th day…
The girl and the ghost were worried about the knight
He had a stiff expression on his face ever since I walked around with him the day before…
Afterwards he suddenly disappeared saying it was a period of intensive training so he couldn’t even meet his cousin.
Additionally he said he was at home yesterday so I went…
-Are you a driver? I’m sorry even though you’re tired you just sleep all day… Even if you wake up sometimes you just eat and sleep… Even if I want to I can’t wake you…
They said…
I just wonder if he is avoiding it because he feels uncomfortable.
In my heart I want to live together like a maid…
‘You’re going to say something strange!’
[Why did you only say the right things?]
‘You!’
Irene got upset when the ghost girl whispered in her ear and made strange noises.
I guess it’s still a bit early to live with him…
“It’s you again?!”
[what?]
This time she was a ghost shrugging her shoulders and saying she hadn’t said anything ·
“this person!”
Irene Windler’s face turned bright red for no reason and she was about to shout again.
Talk·
“···rain?”
[Wow when were there such dark clouds in the sky?]
Growling·
The sky which had been clear just a moment ago seemed to have been painted black at some point with dark clouds gathering in.
It seemed like it was going to rain a lot and Irene closed her eyes.
[What’s wrong Arin?]
“…those clouds are strange…”
[huh?]
“····”
Irene Windler was a clumsy mistake-prone and lazy girl but her magical skills were unparalleled among her peers. ·
And Irene is a wizard with aptitude for wind and water.
Her girl’s magic was a dark cloud made of water vapor and she immediately felt a sense of foreignness ·
‘I don’t think it was created naturally? what···?’
Irene wondered what those dark clouds were so she observed them closely and at some point she
“Huh!!?”
[Arin?]
She was astonished ·
‘Oh no did I see it wrong?’
She was a girl who denied reality but how could she deny what she had already realized?
The girl soon had to admit that her pale face
Those dark clouds…
─That it is alive and moving·
A word from the author (author review)
Thank you for watching·
have a good day·
