Chapter 91 – Blade of Demons (14)
Sister Kochou, who joined Cloud Mansion, trained under Seojun.
The breath of the sun is the basis of all breaths.
It was not a problem for Seo-joon to teach other breathing.
“Hot!”
“Yap!”
The two eagerly stretched out their swords.
Seo-joon continued to give advice while removing their attacks one by one.
“You are so honest with Kana. Aim for more gaps. On the other hand, Shinobu tries to only aim for gaps too much. A good mix of honesty and openness.”
“Yes!”
“All right!”
Both received immediate feedback.
As expected, it seems that he had enough talent to become a landlord in the original work, and his skills improved.
‘But this is not enough.’
Seojun knows.
These two are eventually killed by Sang-hyeon’s 2 in the original story.
Even if something dangerous happened, he intended to save it, but since there was an emergency, Seo-joon thought of making it possible for the two of them to survive on their own.
‘I’d prefer to use the breath of the sun, but it’s not suitable for the two of them.’
I already tried it.
The two did not match the breath of the sun.
That’s why I helped him create his own breathing, and now he was in the middle of setting a frame to some extent.
‘It hasn’t been long, but at this level… At least I won’t get hit anywhere.’
Original point… No, at least it seemed like it would work out somehow before meeting Douma.
Seojun faced the two with a hearty smile. And Makomo, who was watching the scene, secretly puffed out his cheeks.
‘That’s my seat.’
But jealousy is short-lived.
Ko Chow’s sister also lost her family to goblins like herself. It didn’t take long for them to get close to each other because they had the same pain.
And Makomo was not a girl with the mind to be jealous of her friends.
Watching Seojun and Kochow sisters train like that, Makomo immediately felt someone pulling on his collar.
“Ah! Sorry!”
“…”
It was Kanao.
The two of them had been playing until just now, and her eyes stare at her as if to scold her for being distracted.
“Me too… Can you do that?”
“Uh?”
Makomo opened her eyes wide.
It was the first time that Kanao had spoken for such a long time, even though he said that his mental illness had alleviated a lot after coming here.
But she soon calmed herself down and answered.
“Ask Jun.”
“…”
Kanao, who was looking at Makomo blankly, nodded her head slightly.
Even if she thought about it, she thought it would be better to ask Seo-jun rather than Makomo.
Anyway, just like that, the day at Cloud Mansion passed.
***
“Good work, both of you. It’s good to see you growing day by day.”
“… Heck, thank you.”
“Sue, thank you for your hard work… !”
The two exhausted men gasped for breath.
Seo-jun smiled bitterly and handed the two prepared water and a towel.
After receiving it, Kanae and Shinobu wiped their sweat and gulped down the water. It seems to have been quite difficult.
“… Thank you for today, Master.”
“It helped me a lot!”
“What. It’s because you work harder than me.”
Shit.
Seo-joon smiled and put the wooden sword on the cradle.
“If you continue like this, you will be able to take the screening test within a year at the longest. So don’t think too fast. Understand?”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Then I’ll just go in, so if you want to train more, you can do it.”
After lightly stroking the heads of the two as they answered courageously, Seo-joon entered the mansion.
The two of them put their hands on the hair he touched and blushed at him. At first, I hated it because I felt like I was being treated like a child, but now I don’t think I’ll be relieved without it.
“… Let’s do our best, Shinobu!”
“Huh! Sister Kanae!”
In the training ground where only the two of them were left, the sound of cheering echoed continuously.
***
Tweet.
The morning was bright.
“Some air is good.”
Seojun opened the door and took a breath.
Breathing like that, he looked back and said.
“I’ll wash myself.”
“… Yes ♥”
A naked Suma was lying in the room.
Today was her turn. Now, anyone can see that she is pregnant, and her swollen belly moves in sync with her breathing.
Seo-joon looked at it happily, then closed the door and came out.
“You work hard from morning.”
A presence felt at the training ground.
It was definitely Sister Kochou and Makomo.
Seo-joon was just happy to see them working hard.
‘Then I’ll have to work too.’
Seo-joon, who left the mansion, quickly handled the work of the ghost squad.
Most of the work could have been done without him, but some could not have been done without him.
‘Should I contact him soon?’
Seo-joon recalled the face of a certain woman.
Since I gathered all the members of the Butterfly Mansion in the original work, it’s a little quick, but it shouldn’t be a problem if I make contact with her.
‘Gwisaldae is a problem, but… Well, it will work somehow.’
I don’t know if it was before.
If he was in his position now, there was a high probability that he would be able to convince everyone.
‘Of course, I’ll have to finish the preparations perfectly before then.’
There is still a lot to do.
Above all, we need to develop ‘poison’ to deal with goblins.
In addition, there are medicines to treat the injured members of the Ghost Slayer.
‘It’s a long way to go.’
But it is certain that this too will soon pass.
“Whoa, it’s over.”
After finishing his work, Seo-joon stretched.
Looking at the time, it was before lunch. He left the headquarters of the Ghost Slayer and headed back to Cloud Mansion.
“What? Kanao?”
When he opened the door, it was Kanao who greeted him.
She looked up at Seo-jun blankly. Kanao said to Seojun, who was watching, wondering if he had something to say.
“… I want to train too.”
“Training?”
Seojun looked into Kanao’s eyes.
Unlike the first time I saw it, a lot of emptiness had disappeared.
No, now, like a normal child, he had sparkling eyes.
‘Hmm.’
Seojun rested his chin for a moment.
In his mind, he wanted to rest a little longer.
Because he’s been through so much for a long time.
‘But looking at his eyes, I don’t think I should refuse.’
Kanao’s eyes were full of determination.
To be honest, even Seo-joon didn’t expect her to change so quickly.
It seems to have been taken care of quite well.
‘Of course, there might be some that I got earlier.’
In the original story, Kanao is rescued after Kanae becomes the landlord.
That is, at least two more years from now. If I had lived in such a terrible place for two more years, I wouldn’t have recovered so quickly.
‘It’ll be fine.’
Ko Chow as well as her sisters.
It would be better for Kanao to prepare a means to protect himself.
“Okay. If Kanao wants to learn, she will teach me as much as she wants.”
“…”
Seojun stroked Kanao’s hair.
As if she liked it, she gently closed her eyes.
So starting today’s training, Kanao also joined.
***
Time passed like a stream.
The season has come when the snow has fallen and the cherry blossom petals are in full bloom.
“Congratulations, Makomo.”
“Thank you, it’s all thanks to you.”
Makomo laughs shyly.
Today, she has become a landlord like Seo-jun.
Of course, it was a water column.
“If it wasn’t for Jun, I wouldn’t have gotten stronger this fast.”
Makomo attributed the credit to Seo-joon for her being the landlord.
Indeed, without him, she was doomed to be killed by her goblin in the screening test in the first place.
However, Seo-joon thought differently.
‘In the end, I only saved her life, and it’s all her skills that made it to the landlord.’
He shook his head lightly.
“No, with or without me, Makomo must have become a landlord. So you don’t have to be too proud.”
“Whoops, is that so?”
A smile crept across Makomo’s lips.
She was delighted with his praise.
“Now then, to commemorate becoming a landlord, do you want to have a sparring match after a long time?”
“Dalian? Good. I’m sure I’ll hit at least one this time, so be prepared.”
“Yes, whatever.”
Seojun and Makomo grabbed the mounted wooden sword.
Soon after, the two clashed.
Wedge-!
The seon-gong was makomo.
She quickly approached Seo-joon using her unique light body speed.
And subsequent attacks.
Breath of water.
Type 1, water surface cutting.
In response, Seo-joon thrust out his sword.
Breath of heaven.
Type 1, total cloud.
Their wooden swords collided in the air.
Quaang-!
Makomo’s model bounces back.
Because he was so light, he was pushed back by Seo-joon in a power struggle.
“As expected, Jun is strong.”
Makomo saw her own hand holding her wooden sword.
My hands trembled in shock just by sharing the union just now.
“So you’re not going to continue?”
“… No!!”
Makomo, who answered with a smile, kicked her across the ground.
She took her own unique steps. Like a water swallow bouncing on the water, she approached Seo-jun.
Breath of water.
Type 9, water spray and wind.
Water spray.
It is an evasion device that minimizes the landing period and landing area during operation to avoid enemy attacks while moving freely on the wall or ceiling in a narrow space.
However, Makomo added his own original here.
Not an evasion, but a dash.
True to its name, Shun (瞬), it was developed in order to approach the enemy more quickly by pursuing the speed of water currents and sprays to the limit.
That’s why the speed was unusual.
It was roughly twice as fast as a normal water spray.
Seojun’s eyes moved quickly and followed Makomo’s figure.
‘This is the first time I’ve seen it.’
A smile crept across his lips.
He was truly proud of when he had even created such a technology without his knowledge.
“But fast isn’t everything.”
If it is difficult to match with a dot, you can attack with a face.
Breath of heaven.
Type 3, HoecheonㆍYongoreum (回天⋅竜巻).
He swung his sword wide. The trajectory of the sword is omnidirectional.
However, that is not the end.
“Ugh?!”
Due to the wind pressure created by swinging the sword, a whirlwind is created and blows things around into the air.
The sudden gust of wind let out a panicked moan from Makomo. Perhaps because her body was so light, she slowly lifted her body.
‘Not yet!’
At that moment, Makomo stuck her sword into the floor.
Even in the gusts of wind that swept through her surroundings, she was able to hold on without being blown away thanks to her wooden sword pierced to the ground.
“Oh, that’s great.”
Seojun whistled.
I didn’t think it would end with this, but it was surprising that he made such a decision in a split second.
“…”
Kwak.
Holding her wooden sword, Makomo glared at Seojun.
“It’s also Jun. I never dreamed that I would be punished in this way.”
“Do you have anything else to hide?”
“… There is.”
Makomo adjusted her stance again.
Her energy comes out like an explosion.
“This time it won’t end as easily as before… !!”
“I’ll look forward to it.”
As soon as Seojun finished speaking, Makomo rushed towards him.
Same footwork as before.
However, something was qualitatively different.
“Haaaaa!!”
Breath of water.
Oui, water stream, spray, means water bubbles.
Suddenly, Makomo, who had come close to Seo-jun, swung his wooden sword.
It was a moment in the blink of an eye.
‘The best technology I’ve ever created!’
She was confident
She is the one who will succeed in attacking Seo-jun.
‘Amazing.’
Seojun was meekly impressed.
I can’t believe I created this level of technology in less than a year.
The future was looking forward to.
‘I’d like to allow it as it is, but.’
Not only is that not helpful, but it’s also not polite.
That’s why Seo-joon used her skills with her courtesy.
Breath of heaven.
Type 11, the opening of the heavens.
Sword (拔刀).
Seo-joon’s wooden sword is brought out and cuts as it is.
Makomo’s wooden sword, which reached right in front of him, was split in half, and her model was shot backwards with the generated sword wind.
The sword wind soared into the sky without stopping, splitting the clouds gathered above in half.
It was truly a sword that could open the sky.
“… Omg.”
“… Wow.”
“…”
Kanae and Shinobu, who had been watching the game for a while, couldn’t keep their mouths shut.
Even Kanao, who had almost no expression, watched it with his eyes wide open.
“Are you okay?”
After recovering the wooden sword, Seo-jun approached the place where Makomo was imprisoned.
Her answer came through the thick dust.
“… For now.”
“I’m glad.”
“Ugh, Jun is too strong…”
Makomo stood up holding Seo-jun’s outstretched hand and puffed out his cheeks.
She thought that if it was a ritual she made up, she would even brush his collar, but she didn’t know that she would see more than that.
“… Something cool though.”
Overwhelming strength.
Although she could feel the despair she couldn’t catch up with, Makomo smiled rather happily.
“Great job.”
“Can I ask you next time?”
“Anytime Makomo wants.”
“Okay, next time I’ll make a stronger technique and make it a success, so be prepared!”
“Puhuh, I’ll be waiting for you anytime.”
She smiled at Seo-joon’s answer.
Kanao Tsuyuri (at the time of rescue)
Kanao Tsuyuri (16 years old)
Kocho Shinobu (14 years old)
Kocho Shinobu (18 years old)
Kocho Kanae
