Chapter 623
Dorian crouched down, staring at the darkened forest. After swallowing a dry saliva, I slowly crawled back behind a round rock like a turtle’s shell to make no sound.
“Whoa… .”
He let out the breath he had been holding while leaning against the rock.
‘I’m really going to die.’
Dorian shook his head, wiping the sweat from his forehead. It’s been two days since the concentration training started, and I’ve experienced six deaths so far.
I was caught by Marta once, caught by a robber once, and met Raon four times.
‘Are you the one whose life and death will be decided next year?’
It was strange that he was devoting himself to the training of the Gwangpungdae, leaving behind his own training when the fate of his life with his father was not far away.
I felt it every time, but he was a completely different person from my timid self.
‘Daeju comes out like that, but I can’t do it roughly.’
There is one reason why Raon splits up his busy time to focus on the training of the Gwangpungdae. When he goes on a mission, he wants to save even one more person.
Knowing his heart, I couldn’t take this training lightly.
‘I have to move now.’
Staying in one place is not a good idea. As I rested moderately and moved my hips, a black shadow fell on the floor.
“uh… ?”
Dorian’s lips trembled and he raised his gaze. Two red moons floated over the rocks. No, that’s not the moon. It was Raon’s red eyes.
“Kiaaaaaagh!”
I screamed and tried to run away, but Raon’s feet pressed my shoulders and my body couldn’t move.
Pooh!
Raon set up the capital and stabbed Dorian in the pit of the stomach without hesitation.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… .”
He tried to defend himself using his aura, but Raon’s attack penetrated the aura and caused a strong shock inside. His body felt weak as if he had been beaten with a sledgehammer.
‘Dae, what the hell is this… .’
It was absurd that it didn’t break the aura, and that it was an attack that completely ignored it.
“I’m getting used to it.”
As if conducting an experiment, Raon looked at his hand and smiled with satisfaction.
“Is this the seventh?”
“Why are you following me… .”
Dorian bent over and wept.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t come to see you this time.”
“yes?”
“Under here.”
Raon pointed to the bottom of the rock where Dorian was hiding a moment ago. He smiled lightly and stamped his foot vigorously.
Whoops!
There was a roar that sounded like a mountain collapsing, and a huge crack opened in the floor. Rimer and Crane jumped out of the dark sunken hole.
“Huh!”
“Uh, how… .”
Rimer and Crane gaped as if asking how they found what was down here.
“Sleep quietly. What if I sleep while snoring?”
Raon shook his head, pointing at the spittle dripping from Rimer’s mouth.
“You madman! Why are your ears so good! Are you an elf!”
“No, I am a person.”
He lightly shrugged his shoulders and pulled out the jecheon sword.
“crane. there is no way now let’s fight!”
“Ah, I see!”
“You take the lead. I will prepare an ambush from behind.”
“yes!”
Crane bit his lip and came forward. His eyes lit up as if he was determined to die.
“ha.”
Raon looked at the crane and sighed.
“Look behind you.”
“Even if you say something like that, I won’t get over it. I haven’t been playing for a while!”
Crane grabbed the sword with both hands and pulled out the aura with full force, as if he was determined to fight to the end. The sword energy gathered on his blade was condensed, causing a sharp swordsman.
“Not that. The elves you believe have run away.”
Raon waved his hand.
“uh… .”
The crane turned around. He widened his eyes after confirming that Rimmer, who seemed to be strong enough to protect him, was nowhere to be seen.
“This damn El… .”
“But you really shouldn’t turn around.”
Raon took advantage of Crane’s turn and struck him in the stomach with his sword blade.
Whoops!
Crane was hit by the Jecheon sword and fell to the ground. He screamed, shaking his limbs.
“Quaaaaaagh!”
“It’s true that the sub-owner ran away, but we can’t just give up. He had to make a quick decision whether to fight to the end or run away when he saw an opportunity.”
Raon carved the death mark on Crane’s forehead and looked in the direction where Rimer had fled.
As I was about to move along the trail, Marta ran out from behind the bushes on the right.
“I’m tired of running away now. Come on!”
Marta snapped her finger as if to fight right away.
“That personality never changes.”
As if predicting Martha’s appearance, Raon smiled and brandished the Celestial Sword.
“If you want to be punished, you have to do it.”
He stepped on the Taehwabo with the Jecheon sword in the middle. In a split second, he came in front of Martha and slashed the mad sword.
The aura embedded in the silver blade bared its ferocious teeth as if it were about to bite Martha’s nape.
Chiyiying!
As if reading the flow of the mad sword, Marta went berserk and stretched out her sword.
Whoa!
Swords collided with swords, and an intense explosion erupted. Martha used all her strength to unleash a sword attack, but the flames of the cartoon ball could not be defeated, and the sword sword itself broke.
“Ugh… .”
The moment Martha’s sword was about to tilt down, a wave of frost hit the tree on the left.
Aaaaaang!
Silver cold air wrapped around the son-in-law, releasing the pressure of the jecheon sword.
“… … .”
Runaan came down from the tree and clung to Martha’s side.
“You must have said it was an individual exhibition, right?”
Raon lowered his eyebrows as he burned the cold air that permeated his sword.
“The enemy of an enemy is a friend.”
Runan pointed his sword at Raon, saying that from now on he became a partner with Martha.
“… … .”
Raon watched the story of Runan’s beloved sword, then stretched out the jecheon sword behind him.
Whoa!
Burren, who approached silently, was hit by the snow wind blade and bounced away.
“Keugh… .”
Burren frowned as he put his hands on the floor.
“It doesn’t even work as a surprise.”
“What are you?”
“I was just trying to block the road.”
He waved at Crane and Dorian as if to quickly back off.
“is it.”
Raon smiled lightly as he looked at Marta, Runan, and Burren in turn.
‘All three of you know what this training means.’
The goal of the current concentration training is not simply to increase concentration and practical experience.
It is a training to experience how to move when a mission fails and spreads out and runs away, but these three came forward to gain time for their subordinates.
“It’s embarrassing, but… .”
Raon stepped on the Taehwabo with a sword stronger than the combined strength of Buren, Martha, and Runan over the Jecheon Sword. He looked into the eyes of the three people in shock and curled up his mouth.
“I have no intention of seeing you.”
* * *
Glenn stood on the Tiger Rock and watched the battle between Raon and the trio.
“haha… .”
Loen burst out laughing as she moved to Glenn’s side.
“The first thing you do as soon as you become a major general is training, so Raon-nim’s consistency can’t be matched.”
He showed soft eyes as if he was proud of Raon.
“I have felt it myself, so I think I am trying to teach it to my children.”
Cheryl nodded calmly.
“If you want to feel… .”
“Lack of power.”
She shook her head.
“Raon and Gwangpungdae survived thanks to someone else’s intervention in a few missions. You can’t expect such luck all the time, so I guess you’re trying to teach them how to escape in case of mission failure.”
“I’m sure it is.”
Rowen laughed as if he understood now.
“The curious thing is that my nose must be three, but I care about other tests. How thick your guts are.”
Cheryl frowned, as if thinking about the fate of her relationship with her father.
“You are good. be more than yourself. You put your colleagues first. It’s a talent that will never come again. You look exactly like Sylvia-sama.”
Rowen nodded his head in response to Cheryl’s words.
“… … .”
As if they had made a promise, the two stopped talking and raised their eyes over the rock.
“Curm… .”
Glenn coughed, his cheeks turning red.
“Well, it’s not that great, but it’s okay.”
He quivered the corners of his mouth.
“Since you’ve become a major shareholder, you should have that level of responsibility and confidence.”
Glen looked at Raon with open eyes and drew an endless smile.
“Whoops.”
Cheryl and Loen looked into each other’s eyes and smiled lightly.
“Go, head of household!”
By the time Raon had defeated Buren, Runan, and Martha, Rimmer came up the rock.
“Dry the raon! Why do I have to be here!”
Rimer shrieked as he brushed back his sweaty bangs.
“It was your choice to live as the sub-owner of the Gwangpungdae, right?”
“Yeah, but… .”
“Isn’t it natural for the vice-captain to listen to the orders of the vice-captain? What are you complaining about?”
Glenn rubbed his fingers with a look that would kill him if he said his dissatisfaction with Raon. A red thunderbolt flashed from his grip.
“It’s not that I have any complaints.”
“If you run away from this training, I’ll take care of you myself for a month.”
“Ugh… .”
As soon as Rimmer heard those words, he wrinkled his brow and stepped back.
“Really! Grandpas and grandchildren are the same! Damn Sieghart!”
He cried out in disgust and stepped back.
“Hehehe!”
Glenn did not hide his well-tongued mouth as if he was in a good mood even after swearing at Sieghart. Her cheeks flushed red.
“uh… ?”
Rimmer widened his eyes at Glenn’s smile.
“Seo, did you really like it because your grandpa and grandson are the same? It’s going crazy!”
He shook his head in disbelief.
“Stop talking nonsense!”
Glenn frowned, hiding his flushed face.
“Get him down there quickly!”
“yes.”
“All right!”
Loen and Cheryl nodded, grabbed Rimmer by the arm, and dragged her back downstairs.
“boring! Bored!”
“Grandpa and grandson are the same… .”
Glenn drew a big smile as he looked at Rimer’s screaming back.
“Not bad.”
* * *
Aaaaaaagh!
Burren, Martha, and Runan fell one after another and landed on the floor.
“It’s definitely better than before.”
Raon nodded, facing the three of them with crumpled eyes.
“to… .”
“Turn it off!”
“Damn it!”
Runan, Burren, and Marta just wriggled their fingers with their heads on the floor as if they had no strength to answer.
“I just have to buy time. If you die, it will be a fatal loss to the generation. To constantly think about how to survive.”
After giving advice to the three, Raon went down the mountain to find another windmill.
When I opened my gigam to feel the presence of the prosecutors, I felt a very small movement on my right side.
After waiting for a while like a mountain beast, a golden-furred marten emerged from the bush.
‘marten?’
Were there martens on this mountain?
I knew that many animals lived in Mt. Bukmang, but it was the first time I had seen a marten.
The marten was not afraid of people and ran as if it had found food.
‘no way… .’
-That’s right!
Lars opened his eyes.
-The madwoman is clear!
He screamed and hid himself inside a bracelet of ice flowers.
“Raon!”
A soft voice came out of the sable’s small mouth. As expected, it was Merlin.
She smiled brightly with her back straight, but she looked cute even though she didn’t want to because she had the appearance of a marten.
“Whoa.”
Raon immediately struck a tantrum, silenced the sound, and took the sable into the bush.
“How did you get here?”
“Because you are. and… .”
Merlin tilted his head, as if asking why he was asking something obvious.
“I should also congratulate you for becoming a major shareholder.”
“her… .”
Raon looked up at Merlin’s twinkling eyes and sighed. Sometimes she seemed to have more information than Merlin did.
“Congratulations on becoming a major. Next time you can become the head of the household!”
Merlin was talking about becoming the head of Sieghart’s house as if he were the manager of a bead ice cream shop. She was, after all, a difficult spirit to deal with.
“Thanks anyway.”
He said he had come to congratulate him on becoming a major shareholder, so he said thank you.
“It’s too early to say that.”
Merlin grinned and pulled out a golden ring from under his fur.
“This… .”
“It’s a gift!”
“gift?”
“Daeju Commemorative Gift!”
She nodded in congratulations again.
“I prepared it with the same color as your hair.”
Merlin pointed to the golden hair blowing in the wind.
“hmm… .”
Raon blinked at the golden ring Merlin took out.
‘My first gift was Merlin.’
I received a lot of congratulations after becoming a major shareholder, but it was the first time I received a present. I was grateful even though it was absurd.
However, because obtaining information and receiving actual gifts are different, I couldn’t recklessly extend my hand.
“receive. It’s not that great.”
Merlin waved the ring, saying his arm hurt.
“okay. thank you.”
I was told that it was rude not to receive the gift I prepared, and I received the ring with my hand because I said it was not great.
I rather liked the monotonous shape without any pattern.
“I will keep it.”
“I’m not keeping it, I’m wearing it. That’s an artifact.”
Merlin smiled at the ring.
“uh? Artifact?”
“That too is an ancient artifact.”
“It’s not that great!”
“It should be cheap for me.”
She rolled her eyes and shrugged.
“It won’t help a wizard.”
“then… .”
“okay. It’s an unmanned exclusive ring. It amplifies the condensed aura in your hand.”
“hmm… .”
Raon pushed the aura into the ring and frowned.
‘Really.’
The aura that permeated the ring returned amplified. As she said, it was a high-level artifact with an aura amplification effect.
‘But this… .’
It’s kind of like that ring.
It resembled a cheap ring I had previously obtained on the black market. I haven’t found a place to unseal the ring yet, so I’m leaving it there, but this was the same way.
‘Could it be the same seal as that?’
It seemed that he had to quickly find the place where the phoenix was.
‘Anyway, it’s not a normal thing.’
Raon took care of the ring and looked at Merlin. She just smiled as if she was happy that her gift was well received.
“How is Eden these days? I get along well?”
“I’m nothing. I’m just killing time with my mission.”
“Tachun must be suspicious of you?”
“It’s okay because I’m not openly giving a damn.”
She said she had made a new escape hole and shook her hand to tell her not to worry. Now she seemed to have no interest in Eden.
“There are a lot of other things to do instead.”
“different place?”
“huh. As Oma moved, many neutral forces collapsed. It wouldn’t be strange if a war breaks out. Recently, there are rumors that the tomb of Swordsman was discovered.”
“The tomb of the sword master?”
Raon widened his eyes.
-What is the sword zone? That sounds delicious, right?
Lars stuck his head out.
‘It’s not food, it’s a warrior who was called the strongest on the continent hundreds of years ago. I use both the sword and the sword, and I heard that both are at the transcendental level.’
Swords and swords look similar, but they are completely different weapons.
Unlike swords that focus on stabbing, swords focus on slashing, so both are difficult to handle, but Sword Zone is said to have handled swords and swords as if they were his own body.
Even now, hundreds of years later, that nickname is still being talked about, so it was clear that he was an unmanned man far beyond the level of transcendence.
“okay.”
Merlin scratched his back and nodded.
“There’s a map with Dogeomzon’s tomb engraved on it. Now, I heard that a person called Mu-ryeonggwigaek has it. He must be chasing after all the Six Emperors.”
She shook her head, not particularly interested.
“A ghostly visitor… .”
“I said hello and gave you a gift, so I’ll be on my way.”
Merlin waved his hand, saying it was time to go.
“I will continue to watch over you. don’t worry.”
I wanted to say that I was more worried about that, but I had to keep my mouth shut because I even received a present.
“And this child… .”
Raon glared at Merlin’s mouth and swallowed dryly. She tensed at what to say, and as she clenched her fists, her lips moved again.
“I want you to trim your toenails.”
“Bar, claw?”
It was an unexpected word, so I opened my eyes.
“They say that their toenails grow too long, which actually hinders their hunting. Cut it, trim it, and paint it some color.”
Merlin said to take care of the marten and disappeared.
Kyaaak.
The marten came to the side and stuck out its front paw. It looked like he was asking for his toenails to be clipped quickly.
‘Do I have to clean up the sable claws now?’
Raon looked at the dambi’s feet and closed his eyes.
‘It’s my seller…’ .’
Thanks to Merlin and Marten, peace came to Bukmang Mountain for a while.
* * *
Raon stood on the podium at the 5th gymnasium and turned around.
‘It’s the look right before dying.’
The Gwangpungdae prosecutors were bending their shoulders with deathly faces like puppies returning from a walk all day.
“It’s all over, straighten your back.”
“It didn’t end in a week, it took three weeks.”
“This demon king!”
“wickedness… .”
Burren and Marta gritted their teeth, and Runan staggered to his knees.
“What kind of training do you do for three weeks? That ghost is… .”
Rimer also lay on the floor with his cheek sunken.
Raon smiled at the gwangpungdae that had become like a beggar.
As they said, the training went better than expected, so they continued to extend it, so three weeks passed before they knew it.
It was obviously a long and difficult time, but thanks to the successive experiences accumulated, the current Gwangpungdae not only fights head-on, but also surprises and escapes.
Now, even if a stronger enemy appears, I do not have to fight in front unconditionally, but I can run away and peek at an opportunity, so my mind is a little relieved.
“Good job.’
Raon nodded, looking at the tired eyes of Gwangpungdae.
“Relax for three days.”
“It’s a break!”
“at las… .”
“I can escape from the devil!”
Gwangpungdae looked up at the sky and howled as if freed from slavery.
“Previously.”
Raon waved his hand at the smiling Gwangpungdae.
“Now, wait. Are you training again?”
“If it’s that devil, I can do that.”
“that’s right. The sun is up, so let’s train… .”
Gwangpungdae trembled his lips as he looked at the sun still floating in the middle of the sky.
“I need to eat.”
As I said that, I clapped my hands again, and people came in from outside the gymnasium, set up tents and tables, and started preparing dishes that steamed as if they had just been made.
“uh… ?”
“What, what is this?”
“Suddenly what… .”
“Let’s have a party.”
Raon looked up at the surprised windmill and raised his lips.
“It’s a reward for completing training well.”
– Wow!
The first thing to be happy was not the windmill, but Lars.
– When did you prepare for this?!
The guy flicked his tongue as he watched the food and desserts being prepared under the tent.
‘When you sleep.’
– You poor boy! The original king believed in you!
Lars poured flattery without taking his eyes off the food.
“It was a lot of work. Eat well and rest for three days.”
“Oh oh!”
“This week, I like this!”
“You’re much better than the former lord who was a miser!”
Gwangpungdae ran to the table filled with dishes without even having time to say hello.
“Did you bring this drink?”
“Wow, everything is high quality!”
Dogoe and Rimer went to the place where the liquor was and took a drink right away.
“ice!”
Runan’s purple eyes glowed lightly and he ran to the place where the marble ice cream was and began to put as much ice cream as he wanted on his plate.
“greatness.”
Martha walked over to Runan’s side and scratched her head.
“What is delicious?”
She approached first as if she was grateful to Runan, who helped her in the middle of training.
“this.”
Runan nodded calmly and handed the green ice cream to Marta.
“The color is a bit strange, but is it really delicious?”
“huh.”
“hmm… .”
Marta nodded as if she didn’t like the color, then took a bite as if she couldn’t help it.
“Ouch! What a f*cking bitch! Poison me!”
She rushed at Runan with her brow furrowed at Mint Choco’s resentment.
“I don’t know the taste.”
Runan shook his head and started running away again.
“You are like sisters now.”
Burren shook his head as he watched Runan and Martha play hide and seek.
-The beef girl doesn’t know the taste. that precious thing!
Lars sighed as he looked at the mint chocolate Martha spat out.
‘You guys are unique.’
As Raon was laughing at the gwangpungdae enjoying food, Rimer came to the side with a full bottle of alcohol.
“It must have cost some money.”
“are you okay.”
He said it was nothing and shook his hand.
“however… .”
Rimer licked his lips and shook his head.
“There’s one thing I haven’t told you.”
“What is it?”
“If you become a major owner, you have to go to executive meetings.”
“I know.”
I’ve heard that there is a meeting that decides various things between the dae and dan.
“Because it’s your first time, you have to be prepared. Please let me know.”
“But that.”
Rimer licked his lips, then emptied the entire bottle and continued.
“Today.”
“yes… ?”
“That executive meeting is today. It starts in three hours.”
He looked up at the sky and shook his head.
“really?”
“huh. really.”
“… … .”
– This, eat once! Eat and talk!
Lars shouted to eat first, but he put the plate down and closed his eyes deeply before waking up.
“Why are you saying that now?”
“Because I remembered it now.”
Rimer raised his chin teasingly.
“Whoa… .”
Raon chewed his lips and picked up the plate of food again.
“Actually, I have something to tell you.”
“huh? What?”
Rimer shook his head as he opened an expensive-looking bottle.
“Did you know that people who are retiring usually pay for dinner, right?”
Raon drew a fishy smile as soon as he drank.
“uh… ?”
Rimer’s lips trembled with ominous eyes. Liquor dripped from his mouth.
“I put all the money for food and alcohol in front of the owner.”
Raon waved his hand, and the restaurant owner and bar owner simultaneously gave Rimer a thumbs-up.
“Well, why are you talking about that now?”
“You asked just now.”
“Hey!”
Rimmer tried to vent his anger, but bit his lip as if remembering what he had done.
“Everybody stop moving! don’t eat! Don’t eat!”
He screamed and ran to the buffet.
“I want to see someone washing dishes for the rest of their lives! stop eating!”
“It’s an executive meeting… .”
Raon looked away from Limer, who struggled, and licked his lips.
“It will be fun.”
