< Chapter 108 - Grand Sword Master >
Chapter 108 – Grand Sword Master
Elune Ivrea.
The head of the Ivrea family, one of the twelve families belonging to the Privy Council.
As a pure-blooded high elf, she was a distant relative of Vincenzo Lombardi, also a high elf, and if we go by the family line, she would be Elio’s aunt.
‘Grand Sword Master.’
The strongest swordsman among the elves not only in the Shadow Forest but throughout the entire continent.
But he wasn’t as old as I thought.
Now barely two hundred years old.
By human standards, she was very old, but by elf standards, especially high elves who live for a thousand years, she was only in her early twenties.
However, she was one of only two Grand Sword Masters among the elves, and was considered by many to be the strongest elf.
The other one, Elsharion Prime of the Holy Cross Guardians, was too old.
And in fact, unless they were so old that their bodies were weak, as was the case with Elsharion or the Guardian King, it was meaningless to discuss the age of a Sword Master.
‘That guy is definitely going to be a success.’
Becoming a Sword Master wasn’t something that could be achieved through hard work alone.
Of course, it was impossible for someone who didn’t try to become a Sword Master. However, not everyone who tried could become a Sword Master.
According to Velencia’s commentary, Sword Masters were those who had earned the right to look upon the horizon of swordsmanship.
Most people were unaware that the horizon of the sword existed, and even if they did, they were unable to even look at it.
Grand Sword Masters are those who advance towards the horizon.
That’s why age didn’t matter.
According to Belencia, what matters is not experience or skill, but the presence or absence of enlightenment.
[So the posterity is a fraud.]
Why are you looking at the horizon when you have no enlightenment?
In fact, the original Yuder was not a proper sword master.
It’s just that he became strong enough to defeat even the Sword Master because his specs were so strong, but he hadn’t even gained a shred of enlightenment about the sword.
But now he had truly become a sword master. He had reached the level naturally, like a snake climbing over a wall, and was now moving forward while looking toward the horizon.
How can that be possible?
Is it because it is a heavenly body?
Or is there something more to it?
‘Elune Ivrea.’
Uder focused on the opponent in front of him.
A barefoot woman looking at me with languid eyes, as if half asleep, squatting.
In Heroes Chronicles 2, she appeared together with Elio.
As a comrade to fight against the disaster that has befallen the Shadow Forest.
‘In the original, he ended up dying at the hands of Duke.’
The highest level mine of the Devil’s Hand.
Even if we exclude Landius, he is the one who killed the most named characters among the Minds appearing in Heroes Chronicle 2.
‘But why are you looking at me like that?’
The original Elune was a woman who had no interest in anything – or more precisely, in anything but swords.
She literally hated interacting with others. She was so uninterested in others that she couldn’t even remember people’s names properly.
But the gaze looking this way was unusual.
Because there was an unseen curiosity in his half-closed, languid eyes.
“Will you introduce me? In other words, I am Elune.”
Elune said this while lying down on the floor, perhaps because she had become too lazy to squat down. It felt very natural for her to squat down and squirm.
“I am Count Uder August Bayer from the Kingdom of Seilun. This is my fiancée, Countess Cordelia August Chase······.”
“I am Scarlet Viper, a descendant of the Rogue Master.”
After Uther, Scarlett revealed her name, and Elune smiled faintly and muttered.
“Uder. Uder. Uder. Uder. Uder. Uder August Bayer. I memorized it. What did the rest of it say? Cardelia? Baikal? Um, I don’t know, I guess it doesn’t matter.”
Scarlett’s expression crumpled at the extremely rude remark, but Cordelia’s eyes sharpened with a slightly different meaning.
Since I already knew that Elune was originally a human – no, an elf – I didn’t really care that I couldn’t remember her name properly.
But what is it?
Why are you so obsessed with the name Yuder?
ok?
Why are you trying to memorize it?
‘Come to think of it, it’s Aerof from Sword Master.’
It was as if it had everything that was bad.
Cordelia’s gaze grew more fierce, but Elune continued speaking, looking only at Uther as if she was not interested.
“I’ll tell you something important before I forget. Grandpa Vincenzo is really angry. Elio will probably… not see the light of day for at least a hundred years.”
Although she was speaking in a light tone, her words were important.
‘It turns out not all the elves rebelled.’
Vincenzo Lombardi is on this side.
Of course, this was all a tactic, and Elune’s raid could have followed just as you were entering the Orange Gate and feeling safe.
But Uder didn’t think so.
Because it was none other than Elune.
It was absolutely impossible for her to do such a tiresome and highly skilled task.
‘If that was the case, someone other than Elune would have been here in the first place.’
While Yuder was thinking like that, Elune opened her mouth a few times, then opened her palm and began to read something.
It seemed like there was a cheat sheet.
“Oh, yes. And Grandfather Vincenzo is coming to the Orange Gate. He asked me to tell him where His Majesty the Emperor is, so he can escort him. If you tell him, we will escort him. The Privy Council has specially brought the Shadow Knights. They will make sure that there is no disrespect in serving His Majesty the Emperor. I know your doubts may not have been completely resolved, but I hope you will believe me. Phew, I am done.”
When Elune finished reading and smiled brightly, even Cordelia and Scarlett, who had been staring at each other, couldn’t help but loosen their expressions.
Because it was such a clear and pure smile.
“Okay, let’s try trusting the elves.”
When Uther answered immediately, Elune laughed bashfully once more and then raised her upper body like a ghost.
“Well then, since Grandpa Vincenzo’s orders are done, I’ll take care of my business next.”
When he finished speaking, Elune was already standing.
All the movements were so natural that I didn’t feel like I was moving even though they were happening right before my eyes.
As if the wind was blowing and the water was flowing.
“I heard the story.”
Elune’s attire was extremely revealing.
Her arms were completely revealing her white shoulders, and her skirt was so short that her thighs were completely exposed.
But I didn’t feel like it was obscene at all.
Dressed in a white one-piece dress, she was just a part of nature.
“You beat Elio? And you did it by completely crushing him.”
It was a report from eyewitnesses, and it wasn’t that wrong.
Elio was defeated after being unilaterally cornered by the Wind and Lightning Sword containing the sword.
“So I want to try it too. Don’t you want to try it with me?”
A faint but undying flame of desire burned in Elune’s green eyes.
In fact, this was a rare occurrence.
Elune often found it annoying to even spar with others.
“What do you think? Huh? Won’t you do it with me?”
Elune took a step forward, groaning like a child. And at that moment, Uder held out his palm and stopped Elune.
“There are conditions.”
Everyone paid attention to Uder’s words.
An offer, not a rejection.
Presentation of conditions.
Cordelia’s eyes narrowed slightly, and Scarlett turned to look at the elves that had filled the walls.
And Elune asked.
“What is it? What should I do?”
“It’s not a big deal. Just think of it as the cost of training. Lady Elune, you have to grant me one wish.”
Cordelia’s eyes narrowed even further at Uther’s words, and Scarlett looked at Elune with a ‘no way?’ face.
You wouldn’t accept such conditions just to have a one-on-one fight, would you?
“Okay, I’ll do that. So are you going to do it now?”
But it was still Elune.
It was a spontaneous answer that left no time to even think.
So, Uder continued speaking with a very affectionate and kind smile.
“No, there is one more condition. Even in a duel, there is bound to be a winner and a loser. If I win, you have to grant me one more wish, and if I lose, you have to grant me one more wish.”
“uh?”
It was Scarlett who spoke without realizing it.
No, wait.
The conditions are the same whether you win or lose, right?
Isn’t this a total scam?
But this time, Elune nodded.
“Okay, I will.”
“Then please sign here.”
As he said that, Uder took out a contract that he had prepared and approached Elune. Of course, he also had a red seal ready to stamp it.
Because if the elves weren’t enemies, it was already expected that Elune would appear.
“Can I take a picture here?”
“Yes, you can take a picture there.”
When Elune pressed the button again without hesitation, Scarlett swallowed a groan without realizing it.
‘Excuse me, the condition column is blank right now?’
Then, you can write whatever you want later?
It was practically a fraudulent contract – no, it was just a fraudulent contract.
“thank you.”
Uther, with a dark smile on his face, rolled up the contract and approached Cordelia.
“here.”
“Ugh.”
Cordelia had a somewhat reluctant expression on her face, but after accepting the contract, she asked in a small voice.
“Are you confident?”
After all, it was Elune, the Grand Sword Master.
In response to Cordelia’s question, Uder smiled and said.
“Are you worried?”
“No, you can’t.”
Uder laughed again at the refreshing answer.
Scarlett was complaining next to him, but he paid her no mind and lightly pinched Cordelia’s cheek before turning around.
‘Grand Sword Master.’
One who has reached the same level as the First Sword, which one must face one day.
It was definitely strong.
But I never thought that I couldn’t win.
Uther also longed for a duel with Elune.
Because there were things I wanted to experiment with.
Because I opened the Chilmun and got my hands on some new things.
The clairvoyance gained when opening the fifth gate and the mental defense gained when opening the sixth gate.
It was the same with Chilmundo.
It gave Uder another ability.
And one more thing.
Another step forward was made when I opened the Seven Gates and faced the fairy once again.
“Are you doing it now?”
Elune held a sword in her hand.
It was a thin and long sword that seemed like it could break easily, but on top of it was a powerful sword light that only a Grand Sword Master could create.
Uder nodded.
He opened the Seven Gates at the same time as he stretched out both his arms. With the sudden release of energy, the entire Orange Gate shook and he saw Elune. He recognized her rushing towards him with a languid yet joyful expression.
It’s strong.
So don’t hide it.
Give it your all from the beginning.
[The next generation is a fraud.]
He smiled and showed it to Valencia.
Trust twelve steps ahead of thunder.
Third step.
That which covers the sky is black thunder.
When black lightning covered the world.
Uther disappeared from Elune’s sight.
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