Chapter 332
“hmm?”
Raon tilted his head as he looked at the window where the sunlight was coming down.
‘What kind of lightning?’
It was a clear sky without a single cloud, but suddenly there was a sound of thunder. It seemed that the word lightning in the dry sky did not come out for nothing.
‘Everything’s going on.’
I smiled and clenched my fist with my hand. Her stamina seems to have returned to some extent, but her aura has barely recovered.
‘I used too many auras.’
Literally, because he used all of his Dantian Auras, his recovery was slow even though he was under the effect of sloth. It seemed like it would take some time to get back to full strength.
‘I’d better start now.’
What is left for the patient is time. When I was trying to use the ring of fire and the cartoonist to restore my inner wounds and aura at the same time, the objects on the table caught my eye.
“This… .”
These were the winning prizes received from the heads of the Six Emperors.
There were a platinum medal from Glenn, a glove from King Recross, a ring from Chamber, an elixir from Ogram, and a book of martial arts from Derus.
-Things left by the king’s subordinates.
‘Your subordinate?’
-That’s right.
Judging by the fact that it was a subordinate, it seems that the Gwangpungdan guys left it behind.
‘Let’s take a look.’
First, we looked at the medals. It didn’t feel like anything special. It was literally like a souvenir worn around the neck by the head of the faction to which the winner belongs.
‘The sweet lord will like it.’
On the continent, platinum is worth 10 times gold. If Rimmer had seen it, his eyes would have gone back.
‘Maybe not now.’
I would have become a sleepyhead again.
He must have wagered so much on this duel that he won so much that this much platinum is unlikely to ever be seen.
Sooner or later, I saw her appearing with gold rings on both hands, and I laughed at the goodness in my eyes.
“next… .”
Raon put down the platinum medallion and looked at the glove that King Lecross had handed over to him.
“uh?”
Could this be made of terril?
Terril is a special metal from which threads can be pulled out, and it is not only durable, but also has strong resistance to magic and fraud.
A glove made of terril, which is more expensive than the same amount of platinum, was a product far beyond imagination.
‘Give me such a treasure… .’
I never thought I would give away something so priceless. I thought I should visit sooner or later to say thank you again.
Raon calmed his excitement and looked at the ring given to him by Chamber.
‘What is this?’
It’s clear that it has a considerable amount of mana, but I don’t know its ability at all.
I heard that Chamber is uncharacteristically playful for the head of Yukhwang, giving gifts and not telling them how to use them, but that was true.
‘I’ll have to get over it.’
Raon shook his head and opened the neck armor that Ogram had given him. A clean yet bittersweet scent slowly came out.
‘Black single ring?’
This is Saunwhan.
Saunwhan is the best elixir of the Beast League, created by carefully combining the best herbs and poisonous herbs.
It had the effect of strengthening not only the aura, but also the bones, muscles, and skin, so it was a treasure worth calling.
‘If I eat just one of these, my internal injuries will recover lightly.’
If you take Saunwan, you will not only recover from internal injuries and aura, but you will be able to further strengthen your body.
Raon smiled lightly, remembering Ogram’s cool smile.
‘Then finally… .’
Let’s see his stuff.
He opened a book on martial arts called Biryongdo given by Derus.
‘Even if it’s not the highest level, it’s higher than the upper level.’
Biryongdo was an ascending martial art that could counter any opponent by harmonizing short-range daggers and long-distance swordsmanship.
‘It’s nice, but…’ .’
can’t write like this
The fact that Derus gave him the Byeongdo means that he grasped everything in this book. It is madness to use Muhak as it is, which may one day be the blade that will cut his throat.
‘I have to improve and learn.’
It’s impossible for others, but with the Ring of Fire, you can lead Biryungdo in a better direction. I closed the booklet with a promise that I would make a superior martial arts that would pierce the heart of Derus.
-Turn off… .
Lars sighed and rolled his eyes.
-Terril gloves and top-notch elixir!
‘There’s also a book on martial arts.’
Raon shook the book as if teasing Lars.
-Isn’t that kind of snot too excessive for a prize for a competition? I’ll give you some marble ice cream. What kind of elixir do you mean!
Lars screamed, saying that the prize of the hole-sized contest was too big.
‘Bead ice cream… .’
Raon laughed. The only thing similar to the elixir is that it is round, but it seemed that ice cream would suit Lars better than the elixir.
-If it were the original king, he would have just waved his hand and finished. It’s all crazy to waste like this… .
As Lars clicked his tongue and tried to continue, a message flashed in front of his eyes.
[You have defeated an opponent of a higher level in succession.]
[All stats increase by 15 points.]
[The achievement of <Ring of Fire> greatly increases.]
[The <Cartoonist> achievement greatly increases.]
[The achievement of <Glasia> has greatly increased.]
Thanks to the victory against two strong players at a higher level, all stats increased by 15 points, and the level of the ring of fire and two auras increased.
‘Ability 15 points?’
15 points at once is the first time?
It was a big enough reward even with 15 stats, but the message wasn’t over yet.
[The level of the attribute <Indomitable Will> has increased.]
[The level of the attribute <Bleeding Curse> will increase.]
[The level of the attribute <Spiral Power> has risen by 2 stages.]
The grades of the attributes used during this tournament also increased.
‘It was thanks to his indomitable will.’
The reason why he didn’t collapse even after using all his stamina and aura was because of his indomitable will to boost his mental strength when he was shocked.
‘If it wasn’t for this, I wouldn’t have seen Derus’ expression.’
Because it’s all useful.
Even seemingly insignificant traits were all useful at some point. I was really grateful to Lars for giving it all.
‘Because there is only you.’
-Mo, all stats 15? Not 1.5, 15?
Lars’ chin trembled.
‘Unlike you, he seems to have thought that the system wasn’t a waste.’
He smiled as he took back what Lars had just said.
-Turn off… .
Lars lowered his head slightly and clenched his fists tightly.
‘I’ll be back soon.’
Raon saw that Lars’ shoulder tremble grew stronger and put a sign in front of the door saying “Do not disturb” and locked the door.
-I can’t stand this! What did you do to get 15 stats and eat it! There must be a fork stuck in the head!
Lars screamed and ran. Judging by the fact that the pupils turned around, it seemed that the heat had taken its toll.
Seeing Lars clinging to his arm, Raon took out the sound ring and put it in his mouth.
The bitter taste, like chewing on tree roots clinging to the soil, spread throughout the mouth and the elixir passed down the throat. A hot energy spread out randomly.
– Don’t die!
From the outside, the aura of fearsome coldness and anger that bloomed from Lars rushed in.
‘Heat from the inside, cold from the outside.’
It’s perfect.
Raon operated the cartoonist with a smile on the powerful energy transmitted from inside and outside.
oh oh oh!
In order to withstand the enormous cold that came from outside, the Saunhwan melted faster, giving strength to the cartoonist.
The energy of the elixir is being quickly absorbed, but that’s not all you get.
‘Ras’ coldness.’
It was a chance to kill two birds with one stone to change the cold energy of Lars hitting the mana circuit into Glacia and absorb it.
I don’t know about Lars, who went blind in anger, but the current situation was no different from a massage that restores the aura more than twice as fast.
‘where… .’
I slowly opened my eyes. Lars chewed on her arm like a baby shark, constantly emitting cold air. She looked at him and she slightly lowered her head.
‘thanks. Lars.’
After all, you are a tree that gives generously.
Raon expressed his gratitude in his heart and immersed himself in the practice.
* * *
gulp.
Matio swallowed dryly as he watched Derus and Cadiz enter his treatment room. The two sat quietly without saying anything for 20 minutes after they came in.
“Cadiz.”
After 30 minutes of entering the treatment room, Derus’s mouth opened.
“I’m sorry.”
Cadiz was just called by name, but he knelt down first.
“what?”
“Being defeated by him… .”
“It’s not like that.”
Derus’ voice didn’t change in the slightest from usual. But he had no feelings in him. He had no joy, no sadness, no anger, no irritation. He was just insipid.
Gaddis and Mattio’s complexions grew paler at that inhuman voice. you both know That Derus, who doesn’t get angry in a situation where he should be angry, is even more frightening.
“I would have said it before. Don’t play with your toys and finish quickly.”
“that that… .”
“It is understandable that Cheongwoon Hyeonseonggeom is being pushed back. It was because he was learning the absolute sword, the highest quality of the blue moon sword. However, I was able to finish it with the Holy Light Sword.”
Derus’s pupils sank into a dim light, and the air in the room began to dry up like a desert.
‘Big… .’
Matio held back the feeling of wanting to grab his neck right away and clenched his fists until they bled.
‘I feel like my throat is burning.’
When I thought I would die from not being able to breathe in just a little while, Derus’s words continued.
“It’s not enough to lose miserably to a child much younger than you. You raised it to the highest level. It’s the worst of the worst.”
“I’m sorry.”
Cadiz lowered his head with his arm barely attached. The confidence he had shown when he first came to Owen melted under his feet.
“Everything, next time I will unconditionally decapitate him… .”
“next?”
Derus smiled for the first time. It was a cold smile that made her freeze just by touching it.
“There is no next.”
“yes?”
“He is a monster enough to defeat you at the age of 19. It will be on your head in a year, do you think there will be a next one?”
“I will try to the point of dying! If you give me a chance, no matter what… .”
“You won’t even get that chance.”
Derus’ gaze turned to Cadiz’s right shoulder, which was wrapped in a thick bandage.
“Because your arm isn’t normal.”
“Uh, what is that… .”
“Because of his coldness, your mana circuits and tendons have frostbite. Even if you fully recover, you won’t be able to wield the sword as freely as before.”
Derus looked down at Cadiz with eyes as if he were looking at a useless object, not his son.
“ah… .”
Cadiz’s eyes shook violently like a sailboat hit by waves.
“Go back. why did you become like that Think and think again.”
“… All right.”
At Derus’ gesture, Cadiz lowered his head and left Matio’s treatment room.
“Mattio.”
“yes.”
Mattio lowered his head, his face as pale as Cádiz’s.
“How was Raon?”
Even though he was injured because of Derus’s order, he went to the arena to observe Raon’s movements and came to a definite conclusion.
After organizing his thoughts, he slowly opened his mouth.
“I have seen all of Raon Sieghart’s fights so far. He is not the assassin Raon I grew up with. I couldn’t see the shadow’s behavior at all.”
Matio spoke honestly about what he felt while watching Raon yesterday and today.
“is it.”
Derus nodded and took off his gloves. Crimson drops of blood flowed from the 20-year-old wound.
“Fun.”
He licked the wound on the back of his hand with his tongue and smiled.
“Um… .”
Matio wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he watched the grotesque appearance.
“There will be a final banquet tomorrow evening. As soon as that is over, you should return to the family right away.”
Derus gave Matio the magic book he had in his arms.
“Hand over this magic book to him and start raiding the dungeon right away.”
“The lord… .”
“I think I need to move a little bit to fix Cadiz’s arm. It would be nice to look around the training center on the way.”
He pointed to the door Cadiz had left and frowned.
“Ah, I see.”
Matio shook his chin and nodded.
‘A scary person… .’
Derus is not thinking of Cadiz and trying to fix his arm. He’s stepping out to give the impression of a good father to many who may have heard of Cadiz’s broken arm.
I had seen Derus for a long time, but lately he was becoming more and more creepy enough to give me goosebumps just by looking at him.
“Now that this has happened, I intend to give Cadiz another chance. But this will be the last.”
“yes… .”
Derus took out new gloves, put them on, and stood up.
“Mattio.”
“yes.”
“You should know that the opportunities given to you are not that many.”
Derus is a man who can abandon not only his subordinates, but also his blood and kin. Failure to do so was no different than asking for his head to be cut.
“I will keep that in mind.”
Matio lowered his head. However, no words or reactions came from Derus.
“ah… .”
Matio swallowed dryly and raised his head. Derus, who did not change the slightest in his attitude at first, was sending a terrifying gaze. It felt like my heart was tight.
“I’ll see you later.”
Derus’s grim eyes gradually light up. After changing his eyes to a gentle one, he patted Matio on the shoulder and left the door.
“ha… .”
Matio collapsed on the bed with his eyes closed. It seemed like I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
* * *
Raon slowly opened his eyes. The sun was shining through the window, and the moonlight was fading.
‘I’ve recovered quite a bit.’
Inside, the aura of Saun-hwan arose, and outside, thanks to the cold energy of Rath, most of the internal wounds were recovered. Seeing that his aura was more than half full, he seemed to be able to fully recover soon.
“Hmm.”
-Keuk.
When I raised my hand and stretched it out, Lass rolled down like an acorn from around my waist.
-Yes, how can you endure in such a state… .
Lars’ arms fluttered as if he had lost all his strength.
‘Thanks to you.’
-What is that… .
‘Thanks to you hitting me outside, the energy of the elixir was released more quickly. I used that much energy to heal my internal wounds and even restore my aura.’
Raon smiled and waved his hand.
-iced coffee… .
Lars, realizing what had happened, also gaped.
‘Thank you for the very cool massage.’
Raon shook the head of the bewildered Lars and let out a mocking smile.
– Aaaagh! Such a poor bastard!
Lars gritted his teeth and rushed at it, but his strength was exhausted and he fell down while scratching the air.
– Oh, damn it. Somehow, I lost my strength quickly… .
The guy burst into tears saying that he only did good things for others.
“Ah, that’s good.”
Raon stretched and stood up. While he was feeling refreshed, he felt a human presence in front of the door.
“Runan?”
When I opened the door and went out, Runan was sitting in a chair and nodding his head.
“What were you doing?”
“Protection.”
Runaan answered with blind eyes.
“Protection… .”
It seemed that he noticed that he was practicing qigong and came to protect the law.
“thank you.”
“Then let’s go.”
Runaan nodded lightly as if it was no big deal and grabbed his sleeve.
“Where?”
“banquet hall.”
She licked her lips, pointing from the infirmary to the banquet hall to the west.
“I told you to bring me when you come out.”
“who?”
“Lord of the Heavenly Sword.”
Saying that, Runan lifted the clothes he had hung next to the chair. It was a splendid ceremonial dress in gold and red.
“Put this on.”
“This is a bit… .”
“Please wear it.”
Runan held out his clothes with a slightly amused look.
“Then I pass… .”
“no.”
– No!
When Raon refused and tried to remain in the infirmary, Runan and Lars grabbed his arm at the same time.
“I want to eat marble ice cream.”
– This king wants to eat marble ice cream!
The two of them said the same thing and rolled their eyes.
“Today too, the marble ice cream is piled up.”
– Didn’t your old man tell you to eat a lot of meat too! That means come!
“Um… .”
Raon shut his mouth. When I saw the sparkling eyes of Runan, who protected the law, and Lars, who gave me a massage, even though I didn’t intend to, I couldn’t say no.
“Well, I need to fill my stomach.”
“huh. let’s go.”
Runan waved his hand as if to go quickly.
“Raon is good!”
-Now you have a conscience too!
Runaan smiled very thinly, and Lars snorted, saying that it had an educational effect.
‘I want to put two mint chocolate idiots next to each other.’
would look good on you
Raon smiled as he remembered Lars and Runan fighting over a piece of mint chocolate.
* * *
After washing her face and changing clothes, Raon headed to the banquet hall. He had already started and the inside was crowded as if it had been quite some time.
“Blue moon sword?”
“White Sword Dragon!”
The knights guarding the entrance to the banquet hall recognized Raon and Runan and lowered their heads with their eyes wide open. It was a much more polite greeting than at the banquet a few days ago.
“I was impressed after seeing Prosecutor Raon’s duel.”
“I will continue to support you.”
They slammed the floor with their spears after conveying their impressions of yesterday’s confrontation in a slightly trembling voice. The banquet hall door opened with a thud.
[The winner of the six-year-old duel! White Sword Dragon Raon Sieghart and Blue Moon Sword Runan Slion are entering!]
As soon as the door opened, the knights inside raised their voices.
From the moment the name White Sword Dragon was heard, silence settled in the noisy banquet hall.
From the heads of the six emperors on the podium to the numerous people below, everyone’s eyes were simultaneously focused on Raon through the door.
“let’s go.”
Raon let go of her burdensome gaze and entered the banquet hall.
“huh.”
– Whoa! This smell is definitely lamb ribs! Let’s start with the grilled lamb ribs!
Runan and Lars looked for food as soon as they entered, as if they hadn’t felt such a burden from the beginning.
‘First, grab a seat.’
As Raon smiled and tried to head to the place where the Gwangpungdan was located, the soldiers of the Sixth Hwang, who had been spread out here and there, rushed in like a swarm of bees.
“Oohhhh!”
“It’s the Seolhwa Swordsman!”
“Now it’s called the White Sword Dragon!”
“I watched all of Prosecutor Raon’s duels without missing a single one! It was a heart-stopping fight!”
“I was so nervous that I couldn’t even sleep last night!”
“Please shake my hand just once!”
A large number of people, regardless of gender and age, gathered and filled the surroundings. There was no room to retreat or go out.
– This, these! You have to eat lamb ribs!
Lars burst into exasperation while being squeezed like cotton candy that he had squeezed with his hands.
“Laon! What is your next schedule?”
“Did you really make the swordsmanship that erased the holy light sword?”
“I heard that they made other sword techniques, but if you get a chance, you can show them… .”
There were so many people talking that I couldn’t even hear the words properly.
‘It must be difficult to get out quietly.’
I can’t help it.
As they were about to gather momentum and defeat people, a roar erupted from near the center of the banquet hall that shook the entire building.
Koo-goo-goo-goo!
An enormous air wave soared from the place where the mighty shock occurred, and the people standing in front of Raon split apart by themselves and were pushed to the left and right.
Due to the opening, a huge body is revealed from the top. Ogram. Ogram, the Beasts League Master who was on top of the podium, was down below.
Ogram approached with heavy steps and stood in front of Raon.
“There are no older beasts on the arena, but they look their age here.”
-When is the meat… .
He smiled coolly and patted me on the back. He hits hard, but he’s rather cool because he doesn’t have the slightest malice.
“Thanks to the elixir you gave me, I was able to recover my internal injuries. thank you.”
-It smells like lamb ribs… .
After meeting Raon, he thanked him for receiving a four-year fortune.
“I have to give you 30 more in the future. That’s about it.”
“yes?”
What are you talking about?
My mouth gasped at the sudden sound of 30 ringtones.
“I made a bet with you guys, and I lost. The price was a four-hundred dollar for the number of your children.”
“So you’re saying that you’re giving a fortune-teller to everyone in the Gwangpungdan?”
“Yes.”
-No, start with rice… .
Ogram said he had lost, but his smile didn’t stop.
“and… .”
He took off the coat he was wearing and held it forward.
“These black dragon grapes are also yours.”
-It’s a black dragon and an earthworm, let’s eat first!
