Chapter 222 – 222. World Tree Bria (2)
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After that day, Yushin continued training close to real combat with Heinkel, completing the sword ceremony of the eight swords of thunder.
Make up for what is lacking,
Refilling the immature,
He created a body that was not ashamed of in the newly entered territory of Seven Amber. He wanted to gain complete strength while training his body after completing his mind and spirit.
“If you want to stand up to El Cid, you have to train your weak body first. I don’t want to see my apprentice get beaten up by an elf.”
“Yes!”
In order to achieve his purpose, he must have a force to back him up.
A will without strength is just idleness,
In the end, it is bound to be broken by the opposing force.
Heinkel said.
Even to stop El Cid.
And even to protect El Cid.
He advised that he should complete his strength in a short period of time.
“To protect Sir El Cid… ? What else do you mean by that?”
There were parts of Master’s words that he did not understand, so Yushin, feeling doubtful, asked again.
But Heinkel did not answer.
As he wielded the hilt heavily, he only let out a storm of swords with all his might.
Due to the attack, Yushin could not open his mouth again. It was because just blocking and avoiding the blow that came down like a storm was exhausting. Clearly, Heinkel was deliberately swinging his sword violently to block Yushin’s mouth.
‘Why does this man hide so many things? I can’t say this, I can’t say that either…. Knowing everything but asking me to find out after giving only a few clues is pure evil.’
Surely Heinkel would know the whole truth.
El Cid’s intentions, of course,
Even the waves that were caused by it.
Even so, I felt the savagery of Master’s attitude of not telling the truth while keeping his mouth firmly shut.
“Brother, cheer up!”
Allen, who was watching the sparring from behind, shouted as he put his hands together.
Did she feel sorry for her?
She started cheering as if she was starting to long for her brother who was only being pushed one-sidedly.
Encouraged by his sister’s support, Yushin struck Heinkel’s sword and struck a thunderbolt. Of course, it was immediately blocked by Heinkel, but it was surprising that he tried to attack while overturning the defense that was consistent with defense.
“Five. Sharp.”
Heinkel admired.
But that was all.
Heinkel’s sword fired again, and Yushin lost the sword and fell to the ground.
How many times have you been doing this? Lying sprawled on the floor, Yoo-shin felt that the sky he could see had become very familiar to him. It was to the point where he stared up at the sky and thought, ‘The weather is nice today.’
“You have grown a lot, Demon King Slayer. It’s pretty sincere, but it’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time. I feel that I am definitely stronger than before.”
“Isn’t that what you say to a disciple who is now lying on the dirt floor and looking like a beggar?”
“That’s right.”
At Yushin’s answer, Heinkel burst into laughter.
Beggar.
That’s not wrong.
It was pretty funny to see the disciple’s face, clothes, and everything covered in mud.
Heinkel mixed emotions and beat Yushin.
Over and over again.
It was to instill manners in the cheeky disciple. Heinkel felt that his stress was somewhat relieved after seeing Yushin, who had become like a beggar.
“Puhaha!”
Allen couldn’t help but laugh.
It was because she was very amused by the sight of Yushin spitting out the pile of dirt he had stuffed in her mouth.
“Look at my older brother!”
“Kuh! My, what am I doing!”
At Allen’s laughter, Yoo-shin brushed the dirt off her face and tidied up her clothes.
The old things came to mind.
Because we used to get together like this and laugh and talk.
Of course, it was a bit embarrassing to be a laughing stock.
“5 out of 10? Nope, that’s too late A 4.5 would be fine.”
“So, isn’t it half a penny after all?”
“No, it’s worse than half a penny.”
“I’m pissed off.”
Yushin scratched the back of her head and replied to Heinkel’s cheeky words.
Still, the score went up a bit.
She was around 3 at the end she was taught.
Is the score gradually increasing? How much stronger do you have to be to get a perfect score from Master? Nine Amber, what on earth should I do in order to receive full marks from my master, who is in a realm that is not an exaggeration even if it is called the realm of a swordsman?
“Don’t be too hasty. If you work hard in the future, you might be able to get 7 points.”
“At 7 points… , How much is it?”
“At least the eighth ember must be planted in your heart. If you invest 10 years into the sword, it might be possible.”
“Are you saying I have to invest my life for 10 years?”
It is a tongue-in-cheek formula.
At Heinkel’s words, Yushin shook his head and declared, “That is impossible.”
It was because there was no reason to seek power even while devoting one’s entire life to it. It is true that he wanted strong power, but he did not want to acquire it at the cost of his own life.
“It’s okay because I will protect you for the rest of your life!”
Allen shouted loudly.
It was a nuance that he would let Yushin live as a pillar for the rest of his life.
Protect, take care…. She already showed a terribly caring attitude, as if she had married Yushin. It was clear that in the future, if she ever got married, she would tie Yushin to her bed and make her a living doll.
“Yushin.”
“Yes.”
“I’m cooperating with L right now, but…. I am in a position to support you.”
Heinkel said with her head turned. At those words, Yushin remembered one thing.
She listened to El.
Master, the Sword Saint Reinhilder was married to her older sister.
Heinkel and El had a family relationship. We didn’t get along so badly that we would have a fight just by looking at each other…. It was a relationship that had been known for hundreds of years. It was natural that Heinkel did not like El Cid’s methods.
“Maybe that’s why I’m teaching you guys like this to give you strength. So that we can completely destroy El Cid’s plan.”
I’m actually El,
Maybe she just wanted to prevent her from making her tragic choice.
Heinkel put on a bitter expression.
It must have been that she felt bitterness in her own heart as she swayed without getting her way. Even though she was a swordswoman who reached the level of Nine Amber, a human oath, her heart was still weak.
If there was Lorelai,
What advice would you give me?
Heinkel remembered her widowed wife earlier and hoped that her restoration and Allen would stop her.
* * *
Tombs were erected in unison where there was nothing but sand and rocks.
I planted a tree, though crudely,
As if praying for their souls, a man bowed his head in front of the tombs with his hands clasped together.
Those who had followed Savnak for hundreds of years, and her subordinates. Remembering their miserable deaths, the men prayed to be reborn in a peaceful world in the next life.
“Vortigan Caures. The master is looking for you.”
A skeleton protruded from the bottom of the sand. The ugly twisted skeleton spoke to the man with its mouth wide open.
At that, the man nodded.
“Yes, I understand.”
The man, who had closed his eyes while holding his hands together, opened his eyes as soon as he answered.
At that moment, the shadows swayed.
It was as if the shadows cast around him reacted to the man’s actions, as if giant monsters wriggled for an instant.
“Vortigan, why do you give your heart to those insignificant pieces of meat? I don’t understand.”
Vortigan answered the skeleton’s words.
“Aren’t they the ones who have been unwaveringly loyal to Savnak for the rest of their lives? Even to the moment of his death, he remained loyal to Savnak. This level of treatment is well deserved for their grit and loyalty.”
“Huh. In the end, everyone is in the same situation when they die….”
Didn’t like Vortigan’s actions to give meaning to dead bodies?
The skeleton laughed, saying it was an unreasonable action.
There was a point in his words too.
Even if he erected a grave like this and prayed for peace, in the end, Vortigan’s actions were nothing more than hypocrisy.
“If Grid-sama calls me, something will surely happen.”
Vortigan muttered that, bowed to Savnak’s men, and then headed towards Grid.
In the valley formed by more than dozens of mountains, Greed lay down and waited for Votti Gun. Vortigan finally appeared, and the great beast began to wriggle and move.
It seemed that Mount Tai was moving.
A phenomenon that seemed to shake the ground occurred as the high and large mountain ranges were shaken.
-Vortigan.
“Yes, did you call?”
-It’s your turn again.
“As you command.”
The grid is only for greed,
He is a monster who moves to get hold of something he doesn’t have.
And the subordinates who followed Grid were nothing more than tools to satisfy his endless greed.
But Vortigan was happy to accept it. The meaning of his own existence is that he devotes everything so that those who serve him can realize his greed. He could endure and sacrifice anything for his sake.
– El Cid, the bitch moved. It must be to pass on one’s power and authority to someone else. It is his intention to completely free himself from the restraining power of the oath by putting up a second generation to replace him.
“Are you saying that an elf who inherits the power and power of El Cid will be born… ?”
From Greed’s words, Vortigan learned that El Cid was trying to escape the coercive power of the oath through expedient methods.
A pact who breaks the oath.
He deviated from the oath by putting up a second generation, or incarnation, to replace himself.
It really couldn’t have been more shocking.
If the incarnation that inherited El Cid’s power and authority went to war against the demon king’s army, even the existence of the six demon kings might be greatly threatened.
-The girl revealed herself and made her presence known. It must be to gather elven followers. It is an intention to assemble those who will protect him during the succession ceremony.
A ritual to pass on power and authority to an incarnation. During the ritual, El Cid is greatly weakened.
Since he is passing on all the power he has accumulated so far to others, El Cid will be placed in a non-combat state and at the same time vulnerable to death and danger.
-I want the life of El Cid, that bitch.
“Yes, I will follow orders.”
-If you break the oath and Reinhilder joins you, I will personally descend and burn the land of the elves.
What Grid wants is for Reinhilder to break the oath and break into the fight.
The moment he breaks his oath,
He intended to directly end El Cid, who had descended into the Liberia Elf Country and was in a greatly weakened state, under the pretext of violating the oath.
-I will put an end to the glory of the elves even with all my might. The day will soon come when the empty stomachs of monsters will be filled with the flesh of elves.
Grid is a monster that swallowed all the greed of this world.
Among the greed he had, the desire for knowledge was also included.
El Cid had already attempted her ritual once, and he knew what she had tried three hundred years ago and why she had stopped the attempt with her own hands.
– A year that has faded. To be carried away by his own feelings and to break his will. Four years is not like that.
If you were thinking of completing the ritual,
It should have been achieved 300 years ago.
