Chapter 80 – Blade of the Demon (3)
“What are you again!!”
Wedge love!
The hand goblin stretched out his hand.
Seo-joon avoided it lightly, stepped back to a distance where the monster’s demon could not reach, and then set down Makomo.
“Are you okay?”
“Uh? Ah yes. Thank you. I live thanks to you.”
I said so.
Looking at the part the hand goblin was holding, it didn’t look particularly good.
It was because he was black and bruised.
However, it was a small wound compared to being caught by a goblin. If that’s enough, it’s clear that it will get better after a few days of recuperation.
Seo-joon, who shook her head, spoke to her.
“But wouldn’t it be impossible to fight with that hand?”
“Ah.”
As she unconsciously massaged her bruise, she sighed when she saw it.
It was definitely difficult to wield the sword properly. Seo-joon lightly patted her on the head as if to reassure her.
“I’ll clean up and come back, so wait here.”
I didn’t hear an answer.
He immediately turned to the hand goblin crawling towards them.
“Dare!! Take all the foxes you’ve caught?! I can’t forgive you!!”
A voice filled with anger.
As soon as the guy came within range of Seo-joon, he stretched out his hand as far as he could.
The number reached thirty-nine.
Watching the sight of countless hands approaching him, Seo-joon took a posture. Then he used Breathing among the complete works he developed.
“Cooooo…”
A peculiar breathing sound is heard.
His pulse races frantically, and everything in front of him slows down.
In that state, Seo-jun lightly kicked the ground. Like his academy apocalypse, his physical abilities were lowered to a C-class here, but his movement speed was more than that.
It was thanks to the increase in physical ability due to independently developed breathing and the foot technique 「Chukji(縮地)」 Learned in 〈 Swordsman of Wind 〉.
Chukji was a walking technique that allowed him to reach maximum speed in the first step the moment he hit the ground. It didn’t need time to accelerate, so the speed was like a flash.
Seo-joon, who had arrived right in front of the goblin’s hand before he knew it, swung his sword.
Heaven’s breath.
Type 1, total cloud.
As if splitting the clouds gathered in the clear sky, the slash that was applied along with the refreshing wind passed through the hand goblin’s body.
At the same time, his head flew through the sky.
“Uh?”
Cut
It didn’t take long for the hand goblin to recognize it.
It was because he could see his own body standing in the corner of his field of vision as he was spinning around, spurting blood.
He couldn’t react.
No, he couldn’t react.
‘What!! What are you saying!!’
The hand goblin widened his eyes as he died.
It is natural to not be able to react. He didn’t even realize that his own head was cut in the first place!!
‘Nonsense! My neck is several times harder than that of an ordinary goblin!!’
Even among the goblins, he does not reach the twelfth moon, which has exceptional strength, but he is by no means destined to be cut off by a new chick.
That skill… He was never a sun chick.
At least, he seemed to be of a much higher level than the Urokodaki he had fought.
‘Why is that guy here!!’
Tuuk.
Head fell to the floor.
The hand goblin rolled his eyes and looked at Seo-joon.
His sword was quietly placed in its scabbard again. It was truly a swift swordsmanship.
So he slowly turned to ashes and died.
“And…”
Makomo watched the scene and shed admiration.
Even if she suffered, she could not defeat her goblin so quickly.
I was in awe of that inaction. Meanwhile, for some reason, her own heart began to beat.
‘Why is this?’
It’s something you experience for the first time in your life.
When he sees Seo-jun standing tall under the moonlight, he runs even stronger.
She stared blankly at him for a while, and then Seo-joon, who had come right up to her, reached out her hand as he saw her blushing face.
“Okay, the one I dropped.”
In his outstretched hand, Makomo held the one-wheeled sword that had been missed earlier.
“Thank you.”
She took it carefully.
As the tips of my fingers lightly touched his hand, my heart beat faster.
Mako Mo, completely oblivious to that, put her Sunsword into her scabbard. A moment of silence that settled down like that.
“It will be more difficult to fight with that arm.”
“Ah, yes. I guess I’ll have to give up on this test.”
Makomo smiled bitterly.
Well, even if I gave up, I couldn’t get out.
In addition, wouldn’t it be possible to take the next re-exam by surviving for the next week? However, with the condition of the arm now, it seemed to be difficult.
His life was barely saved, but the danger of death came again.
After reading her mood, Seo-joon opened his mouth.
“Is it really necessary? Let’s go together I’ll protect you until your arm heals.”
“Uh?”
Makomo opened her eyes wide.
She shook her head.
“I’ve already been helped, but I can’t repay the favor, but I can’t cause trouble again.”
“Are you okay. I don’t really think of it as lungs. Besides, I’ve already saved you once, but I’m not cruel enough to let you die again.”
“…”
Smile.
Seojun’s smile made Makomo’s face hot.
Still, she thought to herself. Can I accept that offer or not?
Reason insisted on her refusal, saying that she couldn’t cause more trouble, but she shouted that she should receive her sensibility unconditionally.
Rationality and emotion.
As she weighed the two, Mako Mo soon came to her conclusion.
“… Okay. Then take care of yourself. Please take good care of me.”
“I am.”
The two shook hands lightly.
***
A week has passed.
The sun peeks out over the sky at dawn.
Bubbly.
Footsteps are heard at the entrance of the mountain.
It was not the sound of one footstep, but the footsteps of several people.
The black and white twins looked in the direction of the sound.
A celebrity that is getting closer and closer.
Soon after, it appeared.
“Hi.”
Seo-jun, who was in the front, smiled and waved his hand.
And after that, dozens of boys and girls were chasing after them.
“…”
“…”
The black and white twin opened her eyes wide.
It was a different reaction from the way she looked like a doll without emotion.
In fact, the two were quite surprised. So far, no more than 10 people have survived this test, and there have been times when no one has survived when the average survival rate is between 2 and 5 people.
The two wondered why this had happened.
And soon, all eyes were on Seo-joon, who greeted him in front of the group.
That boy will be the cause. It wasn’t too difficult to notice because the others around him were watching him.
‘Perhaps a new stock may be born from this jockey.’
It is a lack of talented people.
If a strong inspection comes, it is rather welcome.
The twins, who had shaken off their thoughts, bowed their heads toward those who returned safely.
“Welcome.”
“Congratulations. More than anything, I’m glad you’re safe.”
No one answered.
On the contrary, there were those who were angry at the statement that they were safe. No matter how Seojun killed all the goblins on the mountain, there was no way he could have done it in one day unless he acted with Makomo.
So there were not a few dead because they were late.
Like it or not, the twins continued.
“First of all, we will give you the clothes. After measuring the body, we divide the ranks.”
“There are ten ranks. A(甲), B(乙), Byeong(丙), Jeong(丁), Wu(武), Ki(己), Gyeong(庚), Shin(辛), Im(壬), Gye(癸). As of now, you are at the lowest level.”
“The knife is made by picking iron ore within today, so it takes about 10 to 15 days.”
“And from now on, I will hand out crows.”
Food Duck!
Several crows descend from the sky with the sound of flapping wings.
Crows sat lightly on the shoulders of the survivors.
“The crow is a crow primarily used for communication.”
“Our demon slayer team can use these crows to keep in touch or exchange information even if they are far away.”
“Now then, please choose the steel that will be used to make the sword over there.”
In the direction he gestured for, there was a steel stone neatly placed on a wooden board.
“You choose the steel of the sword that annihilates goblins and protects yourself.”
Gulp.
Those who swallowed saliva moved one by one to choose their own steel.
Seojun asked the twins who were watching them.
“Hey, I already have my own knife, so I don’t have to choose one, right?”
“… As long as you can properly kill the goblin, it doesn’t matter if you use the existing one.”
“Okay.”
Seo-joon nodded his head and fell back.
After looking at Seo-jun for a while, Makomo moved to pick out the steel himself.
That’s how the curtain on the screening test came down.
