Chapter 286 – Closing Practice With Couples #2
It was a request to help with lung training.
They say they can do the favors of the dead, but how can you ignore a lover’s request?
I nodded at Rebecca.
“How can I help you?”
“It’s simple. I’ll act as a bodyguard by my side during Aura Meditation. I just don’t want anyone to touch my body for four days. If someone is making noise next to me, just tell them to be quiet.”
In terms of martial arts, it was similar to a request to protect the law around Moorim people having breakfast for luck.
That much is not even a task for me, a first-class wizard.
If it’s noise, you can block it with silence magic, and if it’s a physical shock, you can spread a barrier to block it.
It was enough for me to spend time quietly by the side while she practiced her practice.
“That’s enough.”
“Oh, and the lung-gwan training will be held outside the city, not in Yoensu. I’ve already known a place rich in mana. Have you ever heard of the name ‘Red Rock Mountain’?”
Red Rock Mountain.
It was a mountain located in the southern part of the Northern Kingdom. It is not a very famous or large mountain, but it is a suitable place for climbing. I’ve heard rumors that the natural scenery is beautiful because mana is exceptionally abundant. Did you say that it was once used as a dating course for lovers? Of course, now the monsters are appearing, so civilians are being restricted from entering.
It’s about a monster, I just need to get rid of it by my side.
I replied that I knew Rebecca well. Of course I knew her geography of the Northern Kingdom better than she did.
“Red Rock Mountain is a perfect place for training. I heard that there are many herbs that can be used as magic reagents. I’ll go with you and help you.”
“Thanks!”
“When are you leaving?”
“Um… Let’s go in two days.”
Two days after that, Rebecca and I left Joensuu together for a while. Because it was a trip for the purpose of training, the other parties did not bring it. Even if there were a lot of people, it was obvious that it would be noisy. In particular, you should never bring Kate, who is like a walking sonic weapon.
“Ah!! Why!! Why are the two of us going to see a nice view!!
“…”
Aura meditation should be conducted in an absolutely still situation. It was forbidden to have even one element that would surprise the practitioner.
Here, the decibel of Kate’s voice could be a dangerous factor.
“Sorry. I’ll buy you something delicious when I get back.”
“Then I’ll take a special look.”
After consoling Kate with something to eat, he left word for Bella and Wendy that they were leaving Joensuu for a while.
Since it was a trip for the purpose of training, they let us go without saying anything.
“Have a good trip, both of you. Take care of yourself.”
“Didn’t I say Redrock Mountain? There’s a rumor that trolls have been appearing there lately. Be careful.”
It takes about 4 days round trip from Joensuu to Red Rock Mountain.
After a week or so, I should be able to return to Yoensuu with the grown-up Rebecca.
As planned, Rebecca and I were able to leave Joensuu and reach Redrock Mountain.
As soon as we climbed the mountain, we were greeted by the splendid scenery of spring flowers in full bloom.
However, unlike the scenery where fairies would play, the mountain was infinitely quiet.
“Luke, there’s no one here. It must be true that monsters appear.”
“It must be a perfect place for closed-door training. It won’t be a problem if hikers make a fuss around it. If it’s a monster, just kill it.”
“Still, it’s a waste of time to leave it. Let’s take a look at the scenery for a while.”
Before starting the training, Rebecca led me around the mountains. A group of goblins blocked our way along the way, but we got through it lightly. Goblins can now be wiped out with a single spell.
Then we reached the middle of the mountain and found a cave.
“Wait a minute! This cave looks good as a place for training. Usually, this kind of place is called a ‘mana spot’, and it’s a space that has the most mana in the area. It’s better to meditate here.”
Mana Spot.
A term referring to an area with an exceptionally high mana concentration. It has the effect of clearing the head or relaxing the body, so even if you practice the same, you can get a higher achievement in the mana spot.
Realizing that the cave in the mountain was a manaspot, we made it our base.
‘I like that there is a valley nearby.’
There was a valley nearby where you could wash your clothes, so there was no problem washing. It would be useful to bring toiletries from Yoensuu.
If you need to, you can use magic to make a bathtub, but it’s hard to manage for nothing.
“Luke, for the next four days I’m not going to move here.”
After entering the cave, Rebecca sat cross-legged in a suitable place and prepared to meditate.
“Doesn’t move? You mean you don’t eat or sleep?”
“Yes. During the Aura Meditation, the warrior’s physiology is extremely suppressed. There is no need to eat or sleep. The key is to maintain concentration until the end of the training.”
“I’ll have to take good care of you.”
When she learned that Rebecca was about to stop, though, her insidious fantasies came to mind. Immobilized in her body, she imagines playing her raunchy pranks on her. She just happened to be wearing a pure white uniform, and the fact that her chest was clearly visible caught her attention. She can no longer move, and she is tormenting her mamma’s stomach…
‘Never do this.’
But if you really play dirty pranks, there will be a catastrophe.
If he accidentally touches Rebecca while she is meditating, her whole body’s qi and blood are distorted and she is injured.
It means Rebecca is hurt, not me.
Mind break.
It is a word that expresses people who have suffered severe internal injuries in the world of unmanned people. An accident happens while meditating and you get a shock that you can’t get out of. In severe cases, the unmanned people with mind break could have their electricity broken or even die.
So no dirty jokes.
You cannot commit the mistakes of your youth.
“I’ll start meditating now. Thank you, Luke.”
Rebecca then closed her eyes with her cross-legged position.
Mana began to circulate within her body. For four days, Rebecca’s body would be unable to move in that state.
I had to act as a bodyguard.
“Barrier Wall.”
“Silence.”
As initially thought, protecting Rebecca is easy if you borrow her magic power.
I immediately turned to Rebecca and cast her protection spell.
[Barrier Wall]
Magic that deploys an installation-type defense shield targeting a target.
The strength of the shield is about the same as that of an iron plate of the same thickness.
[Silence]
A magic that puts silence around the target.
No noise can be generated in a place where silence magic is applied.
When these two magics were activated, the place where Rebecca was was instantly isolated from the surroundings.
My work is over with this. All you have to do is pass the time by casting magic alternately.
I was definitely thinking of doing my job at this point.
He was planning to do productive hobbies while researching magic formulas for four days.
But for some reason, I couldn’t get my hands on the magic books I had packed in my backpack.
“Hmm…”
Why?
Why won’t you work, Luke?
It’s hard to take your eyes off Rebecca as she sits cross-legged.
After thinking it through, I realized why.
‘I’m anxious.’
Unstable!
It’s like watching my little sister, a kindergartener, getting ready to dive at the water’s edge.
Rebecca was uneasy, wondering if something might happen to her.
What if there are worms?
What if bugs are now crawling under the ground inside the barrier? Coincidentally, the ground of the cave was subtly retreating, so there was a good chance that insects were hiding. At some point, a worm crawls out of the ground and delivers a body slam to Rebecca.
‘Quaaaaah.’
Just imagining it gave me goosebumps. She quickly used clairvoyance magic to make sure there were no other creatures beneath the ground.
Fortunately, there are no earthworms.
But who knows if another worm will crawl out of somewhere?
“Barrier Wall.”
I installed the barrier horizontally on the ground just in case.
The possibility of something protruding from under the ground was completely blocked.
“Whoa.”
But, did I say worrying is like biting one’s tail?
I couldn’t help but worry about Rebecca constantly, as if I wondered if I had turned off the gas valve when I went out of the house.
‘Isn’t the cave suddenly collapsing? You never know.’
Natural Disasters.
What if the ceiling of the cave we are staying in wasn’t that strong? What if the cave collapses with a probability of 1 in 10,000,000 and falling rocks fall?
Oh, my God.
Rebecca dies.
She must die
Like a child who swallowed a Lego!
If the shock is that the entire cave is collapsing, no matter how many barriers are put on it, the shock is inevitably transmitted in a small way.
Defenseless Rebecca’s body is shaken, causing her qi and blood to twist.
Can we really believe that this cave is a safe zone?
‘I have to knock on a stone bridge before crossing it.’
The moment I remembered the famous proverb, I couldn’t stay still. I got up right away and started repairing the ceiling with earth magic. I built a solid pillar and raised it to the roof to prepare for any possible rockfall.
[Great Wall]
The day has come for repair work like this with earth attribute magic used for defense.
After all, magic is useful if you learn it.
There is no shaking of the ground due to construction.
The highly trained first-class magician’s element control ability finished the construction work in an instant without a sound.
‘What else is there? Is there anything left that could interfere with the lung training?’
After completing the construction, I continued to roll my head.
Bugs, rockfall accidents, lack of oxygen, earthquakes, landslides, robbers, monsters, adventurers.
If you think about it, there are quite a few things that can hinder your practice!
Was this world full of crises?
‘I need to install the barrier a little harder. Should I set a trap at the entrance of the cave? It would be better to attach the magic scroll to the wall and summon a golem to fortify this place.’
As I first thought, helping with lung training was never an easy task.
I was busy making the cave safe.
Then, suddenly, I heard a strange sound in my ears.
-Oh oh oh…
―Kyao oh oh…
It’s a very small sound that you won’t hear if you don’t concentrate.
The moment I sensed that sound, I opened my eyes wide.
Why can’t I hear the sound even though I use the silence magic?
It was because there was a limit to the silence magic that blocks sound. It has a similar effect to laying a sound barrier made of mana on this spot. No matter how expensive the soundproof wall is, wouldn’t a very loud noise come inside?
The sound of a rock band is said to be approximately 110 decibels.
Silence magic can block up to 120 decibels.
So the small sound I hear now is actually a bigger noise than a rock band playing.
What kind of babies are you?
Who is making noise like crazy outside?
I immediately went out of the cave and recognized the culprit who caused the noise pollution.
――Kyaooooo!!!
――Kooooo!!!!!
It was the monsters.
It was late at night, and the monsters were fiercely fighting over territory in the Red Rock Mountain. Because monsters are mostly nocturnal, active at night. When I went outside, the sound of their roar resonated so loudly that it gave me a headache.
“Huh…”
The back bone was pulled.
Finally, I came to know the true nature of the enemy who interfered with our lung training.
It is the cry of monsters.
What if their sounds penetrated the soundproofing magic and reached Rebecca’s ears?
The tiniest sound might continue to roll her snowballs and send her into her sycophancy.
It was a crisis.
Something scarier than compatibility, Mama, and war threatened Rebecca.
It’s noise pollution!
I stared out into the darkness with bloodshot eyes.
The space where the monsters were fighting over territory.
“I can’t forgive you.”
I will slaughter and throw them all away.
