Resurrected Immortal 292

Chapter 292 – 292. The Weight of Time (2)

The inside of the training ground was intense and bloody.
Even though it wasn’t forced, no one had a voice.
Only the sound of wooden swords cutting through the wind, the noise of two wooden swords colliding, and the breathing of Eunhyeon and Riod fighting fiercely filled the training ground.
The members watching the match, Erin, and Eira were simply overwhelmed by the sight in front of them, and were at a loss for words.
Strong yet graceful, fast yet intense, between the two people clashing swords and showing off each other’s ‘martial arts’, their distinct characteristics were revealed.
Riod’s sword is powerful and overwhelming, with well-balanced switching of offense and defense and standard movements, but with powerful blows with each shot.
However, Eun-hyeon’s sword, which shed with godlike technique, evaded and squeezed through the gaps she forcibly created, was fierce and fast.
Even though the two swordsmanships, whose characteristics stood out and differed sharply, clashed fiercely, it was not easy to overshadow each other’s superiority and inferiority.
I wonder if the word ‘hogak’ is used in this case.
In a very short time of less than 5 minutes, the intense battle between Eunhyun and Riod caught the attention of many people and did not let go.
Cha Han-seong, who watched the scene, thought.

‘… Amazing.’

Like many members, Cha Han-seong could not take his eyes off the swordsmanship of the two.
Cha Han-seong remembered the request he had made to Eun-hyeon to make him his disciple earlier.

‘That sword would be too much for me.’

For some reason, Cha Hanseong himself was not aware of it, but he understood the opponent’s swordsmanship once he had seen it, and could indirectly grasp the weight of effort and time that person had poured in to reach that level.
That’s why he was able to catch up with Erin by grasping her swordsmanship and temporarily recreating her movements while sparring for the first time.
While acting as an adventurer, he had seen many people’s swords, analyzed them through observation, and gradually developed a swordsmanship that suited him.
In other words, Cha Han-seong’s opponent in front of him is overflowing with talent for the sword and the steeper his growth, the greater his growth.
He analyzed some of the swords and made them his own, and by combining the strengths of the various swordsmanships he analyzed, he himself could achieve great growth.
What Hanseong Cha can imitate is the reproduction of that effort.
He recalled that he was a teacher who made Erin, a girl younger than himself, stronger than he was, and said that he wanted to become a disciple because he wanted to see Eunhyeon’s swordsmanship up close.
In the end, he was rejected by Eun-hyeon, but now he considers it fortunate.

‘It’s not compatible with me.’

In Eunhyeon’s swordsmanship, there is no limit to the amount of effort and time.
Cha Han-seong saw through to the fact that it was not a weight that a human lifespan could handle.
How much time and effort did the silver-white haired man in front of him put in to reach his present state?
Each and every one of Eunhyun’s movements is wasteful, sophisticated and efficient.
It was a conclusion that he could draw because he realized that just by looking at those clean and neat movements, he was not at a level that he could imitate.
It is impossible to recreate Eun-hyeon’s swordsmanship and effort, which were developed after hundreds of years of accumulated time, with his own expedient.
Just because you become that person’s disciple, you cannot become as strong as that person.

‘How am I able to accumulate such time?’

I can’t fathom the end of the time I devoted myself to the sword.
It made Cha Han-seong, who did not know Eun-hyeon’s secret, imagine that Eun-hyeon was devoted to the sword, saving not only the time to eat and sleep, but also the time to rest.
As much as that, Eunhyeon’s swordsmanship clearly felt the weight of time and effort that transcended human lifespan.
Infinite respect and love for that effort began to sprout in Cha Han-seong’s heart.
Cha Han-seong realized that being able to join this club was really due to luck.
It was because, at this moment, I was convinced that I could take my feet to a higher level just by watching the match between the two of them.

‘I can become stronger. And someday…’

Reminding him of the opponent he must kill, he carved Eunhyeon and Riod’s sword into his eyes.

Taaak!

The battle between the two, which seemed to last forever, began to run towards the end.
The wooden swords of the two people, who had engaged in a fierce duel for dozens of rounds, began to reach their limits before their physical strength.
Cracks began to form in the wooden swords, and eventually parts of the two wooden swords, completely broken as they collided, bounced off and flew into the air.

“Stop!”

When both of them lost their weapons, it was impossible to conclude the match, so Cain, the vice-captain, quickly stepped in and stopped the two of them from fighting.
Eunhyeon and Riod, who stared at each other without saying a word, threw a broken wooden sword in the middle between them and gave up the fight.

“Oh, oh oh oh!”

Realizing that the fight was officially over, the members started cheering.

“Great! Captain!”

“He is amazing too!”

While the training ground was suddenly buzzing with applause from the members for the two who showed great skills, Erin immediately rushed at Eun-hyeon.

“Hyunah! Amazing!”

“Thank you.”

“It was great!”

I had seen a fragment of Eun-hyeon’s skills in the previous labyrinth expedition, but I saw Eun-hyeon’s skills from the perspective of a warrior who had mastered swordsmanship to some extent, and was very elegant and clean.
Many people had different evaluations of Eun-hyeon, and the more they looked up to her, the more Erin, who she was known as his disciple, felt her heart swell.
It was nothing but proud that her own teacher was recognized by others.

“Whoa…”

“You got your target.”

Riod spoke to Eunhyun, who was breathing a small sigh.

“Does it look like that too?”

“At least it’s much better than before, when there was nothing but intent to kill.”

To Eun-hyeon, swordsmanship was just a means of taking the life of an enemy.
Eun-hyeon’s swordsmanship was created as a combination of answers made about killing more efficiently, quickly and strongly.
There was no desire to beat his opponents or raise his level to the next level.
Because it was the wish Siete had left for him, and because Belldandi and his wives took care of Eun-hyeon with their devotional composure and healing, Riod recognized the aspiration that he was able to have.

“I hope next time I will have a chance to do real sparring with all my might.”

“… Are you tired?”

“As I thought, you have already surpassed me in the perfection of the sword.”

Even if many people who watched the match did not notice it, there was no way that Riod, who had mixed swords himself, could not have noticed it.
The reason why Eunhyeon didn’t do her best was because all the members here, in Artia, thought of Riod as the strongest and idol in this country.

“Now I’m falling behind you even with a sword.”

“You’re pretty calm about saying you were overtaken, right?”

“I can accept it because it is you.”

How much effort he had put in, the weight of the time and effort he had poured in had been conveyed to Riod as he mixed the sword.
It is only to be acknowledged.

‘It’s a long way to go.’

He thought he had almost caught up after meeting him after 20 years, and before he knew it, his goal and friend were running ahead again widening the gap.
Unlike before, with a clear goal and a lively face.

“I’m glad.”

Eun-hyeon, who showed a precarious appearance with an empty heart on rare occasions, was no longer visible.
Now he is faithful in everything and is living a happy life.
Riod was slightly relieved that his friend who had ended his life was resurrected and living a fulfilling life.
While realizing that the gap had widened again, rather than being angry, lamenting, or jealous, I had no choice but to be relieved to see a friend who was more stable than 20 years ago.
Soon after, Riod turned his head and bit his members who were dyeing the atmosphere with his cheers.

“Cain. Stop dispersing.”

“All right. Captain.”

The vice-captain nodded.
The training ground was emptied by directly ordering the disbanding of the members.

“Both of you, drink some water and catch your breath.”

As the members disappeared from the training ground one by one under Cain’s command, Eira, who belatedly brought a water bottle, offered Eunhyeon and Riod one each.
Taking her bottled water bottle and pouring the contents down her throat, Eun-hyeon gulped in, replenished all of his water, and then asked Leo De.

“Shall we go right away?”

“I will.”

◆ ◆ ◆

“… So, Cha Hanseong, did you meet that person?”

“Yes. I even heard that Freeza is my favorite CEO. It seems that she is in a similar position to the princess.”

“I wasn’t curious about such useless information.”

Yuria, who shrugged her shoulders and slickly hit her, glanced at her grace with her eyes narrowed.

“The Marquis is… It’s something to celebrate.”

On the other hand, Alex, who was listening carefully to Eun-hyeon’s story, paid attention to the auspicious news that the Marquis of Olivion had a third child.

“I did a medical examination and prepared some medicines to help the mother, but Alex, if you want to send a gift to Riod, send quality medicines. Let me make some recommendations.”

“Please.”

“Well, let’s stop talking about Riod and listen to the princess’ business. I heard that now she has a mind to lay all of her hidden cards?”

“… That’s right.”

In Eun-hyeon’s case, she knows all of her secrets.
In the guest room of the duke’s mansion, a table is reserved for only the three of them, and it is not Eun-hyeon, but Alex, who Yuria has to confide her secrets to.
In Eun-hyeon’s case, she was nothing more than a helper who was hired to make it easier for her to confide in her situation.
Yuria, who finally made up her mind, stared at Alex with a nervous expression and opened her mouth.

“Alex. From now on… Everything I say is true.”

“All right.”

Yuria finally confided in her own secret, which she hadn’t revealed to anyone except her Eunhyun.
From the fact that she is a former reincarnation, to her memories of ‘Earth’.
And she even said that the identity of the ‘future poetry’ she had mentioned so far was the contents of the novels she read on Earth before reincarnating.
After hearing all the stories, Alex shook his head with a serious look on his face and carefully organized the stories YuRia mentioned.

“…”

“Okay. This place is not real, it is a story unfolding in a book…”

“My story… Do you believe me?”

The face of Alex, who was pondering over her words and organizing them in her head, was completely unexpected for Yuria.

“Didn’t I tell you before? I was ready to believe in the words of the princess.”

“…”

-It’s okay. No matter how absurd the story may be, I will not ridicule the princess’s words or dismiss them as lies. So can you tell me too? The secret that the princess has.

Recalling Alex’s proud intentions that she had revealed at that time, Yuria involuntarily blushed.
As she continued to believe in herself and see Alex sticking to her upright will, feelings of remorse for her, thinking that if this was going to happen, she should have revealed it sooner or later, began to form.

“… Thank you. Thank you very much.”

Yuriha lowered her head, blushing for no reason.
The small trembling voice expressed the emotion of Alex who expressed that intention.

“Ah, by the way, Princess. The story of the princess is actually a bit wrong.”

“… What?”

The moment she was about to shed tears with a slight wave of emotion, Eun-hyeon’s one word that broke her mood robbed Yuria of her emotions and made her frown.

“This is not the world of books. It’s a stark reality. I’m not even a reincarnated person. They are the ‘ancients’ themselves who have lived until now with the memories of the earth.”

“…”

“The novel ‘Merchen of Destiny’ that the princess was reading was a compilation of things from the future that really existed and spread them.”

YuRia, who lost her words for the moment, slowly tried to understand the meaning of what Eunhyeon was saying in her head.
She had 50,000 thoughts, and she immediately came up with one possibility that was nonsensical.
It was such an absurd story that she couldn’t even organize it properly and put on a confused expression.

“Is that what I’m thinking right now?”

“Yes. You’re right. Earth is destroyed. Here, the continent of Arcena is a new civilization that was born on top of the destroyed Earth, merging with another dimension.”

“… Oh my god.”

“Earth was invaded by demons and perished. In the case of the princess, she had already died before that point, so it seems that she didn’t know the details.”

Then, what does that mean that the man who knows all this unbelievable fact is not a reincarnated person, but an ancient person who has lived so far?

“… How old are you?”

“Well. After 400, I forgot to count my age.”

“…”

When the shocking truth was revealed, Yuria was at a loss for words.

“Shall I call you Grandpa from now on?”