Chapter 248 – Trouble
There is often a saying in the Imperial Army that ranks are gangsters.
Since the army is essentially a military force based on the simple and clear law of top-down, subordinates must unconditionally follow what their superiors say.
Of course, many absurdities and absurdities are born in the process, but they are often dismissed as unavoidable sacrifices. So, for the lower ranks, getting promoted quickly seems like the only solution to get out of the pitiful situation…
In the military, there was just one more element that could be respected by others regardless of rank.
That’s the experience
Even if the commander of the 10th Division, who was prevented from further promotion due to his humble status, is a subordinate, if he is a veteran who has survived countless battlefields, the superiors will never easily ignore him. It was not uncommon for a new centurion of noble origin to seek advice from an experienced plebeian centurion with respect.
If so, wait here.
If a being who far surpasses others in terms of rank and experience has not been discharged for hundreds of years and is still serving, how will he be treated inside the military?
I dare to say it, it would not be enough to call such an existence a god.
“Sit down.”
“Sit down!”
“Your voice is small. Did you think that your military service would be over if you grew up? Stand up.”
“Stand up!!”
And, that god was enjoying his own power in a very petty way.
Sitting on Wolfgang’s shoulder with her chin resting on her chin, Arien was diligently turning the generals around with a languid expression. Of course, when he was working as a general of the empire, he would hardly pick out the generals who came out to lubricate his connections.
“Phehe…”
Judging by the slightly raised corners of his mouth and his ears bouncing up and down eagerly, it was more likely that he was just seeing this situation as a fun game rather than feeling particularly upset.
When will high-ranking generals, who are locked in their offices and rarely come out, gather together in the middle of the parade ground and go round and round? It must have been a fairly rare sight even in the entire thousand-year history of the Empire.
They were obviously annoying him a little while ago, but seeing them like this is really sad.
In an instant, Wolfgang, recalling his childhood memories of rolling to death under Arien at the sight of them suffering at the parade ground, shuddered lightly.
“It’s good. It’s quite satisfying to see everyone’s sincere self-reflection.”
Like that, Arien, who played with the generals until she got tired of it, rode on Wolfgang’s shoulder as she went home from work.
“Ha-am… It’s no fun now, so let’s all disperse. Disciple, let’s go home now.”
“Yes, Master.”
It was only 11 am when Arien made up her mind to leave work, but none of her could stop her.
“Hey, hey!”
“No, Master, some.”
Even though it was between master and pupil, Wolfgang rebelled slightly when he was treated as a mount in broad daylight in front of many people.
“Why is that? Didn’t you carry her on your back like this when you were young? After all, Yeo still allows her pupils to ride on top of her master and do evil things. Alas, where in the world is such a generous teacher? Will there be?”
“Could you please let me hear the horse neigh?”
At Arien’s whispered words as she leaned gently, Wolfgang humbly put his pride aside and took a stride forward. In response, Arien lightly licked Wolfgang’s ear and smiled at her coquettishly.
It was a pretty risky expression of affection to show in front of others, but the fact that the soldiers working at the Unified Command were familiar with the general’s eccentricities served as a good shield against her actions.
“Even that special forces commander is frozen in front of his master.”
“It’s a matter of course. Isn’t the elder the guardian of the empire? There must be a mysterious logic in that behavior that looks like children’s play.”
Who would dare to imagine an unholy imagination that the guardian deity of the Empire raised a thousand-year-old disciple and ate it passionately with a momentum reminiscent of a succubus?
Only the two of them know that the general of the empire had a sexual relationship with a young pupil.
“Hmm… It seems that your body has become stronger.”
“Do you really have to touch it with your foot to check it?”
“Did the disciple… Talk back?”
It took only 1 minute and 30 seconds to reach the garden in front of the house while doing all kinds of mischief, such as touching the grown pupil’s forearm and back with bare feet, gently pulling his ear and adjusting the direction at will.
It was the reason why Arien’s house existed in a strange location right next to the unified headquarters.
“Bloom.”
—Wooooo… !
The moment Arien set her foot inside her enclosure, the hedge made of her trees and vines grew several meters in an instant, completely isolating her cabin from the surroundings.
Wolfgang was a little taken aback by Arien’s sudden attempt to block access from the outside, but it was not the first time he had experienced it, so he just assumed it.
It’s true that it’s been a long time since I’ve been here for a while, so I’m sure you want to spend some time alone.
When the plants that grew at an unbelievable speed suddenly made it impossible to see anything except the sunlight shining down from the sky, Arien, who came down lightly from Wolfgang’s shoulder, spoke casually.
“Hand.”
Fetish fetish, when Wolfgang held out his hand without saying anything, Arien squeezed his hand to his heart’s content. For some reason, I felt like I had become the master’s pet a little while ago, but it didn’t matter anyway.
Wolfgang silently accepted the warm touch of his master, who touched his big, bumpy hand.
If you are a warrior and a swordsman, you should have calluses on your hands, but the teacher’s seomseom corn was pure white and beautiful. It was because he had already reached the highest level and was able to wield an innumerable number of swords, so there was no need to foolishly hold the sword with his hands.
Arien, who had been holding her pupil’s hand for quite some time with her eyes closed rather than simply touching the acupoints on her palm and wrist, nodded her head slowly.
“Have you had any recent achievements?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“How far have you looked?”
“I see a thick wall blocking the mortal limits.”
“Do you think you can break it?”
“…It still seems a little far away, but someday.
Martial warriors often express their enlightenment in a roundabout way through Seon dialogues.
It is not simply because there seems to be something, but because it is close to impossible to put the subtle reason about martial arts into words. The higher the realm, the more so.
To the student who answered with a serious face, Arien smiled with a most delightful smile.
“Do you know? If it is known that you have already reached such a stage at your age, countless hungry demons who are possessed by delusion will immediately fall into the mind. “
“It’s embarrassing. In the end, if you can’t cross the wall, it’s all meaningless.”
“She’s not even aware that she’s saying arrogant things herself. It’s rather a pleasure to open up.”
“No, it’s not arrogance. Didn’t that Kagan achieve transcendence at an age not too far behind me? To be honest, I still don’t think I can catch up with his feet, let alone Master.”
When Kagan was mentioned in Wolfgang’s mouth, Arien’s expression turned strange, but she soon smiled meaningfully and dug into her pupil’s arms.
As the strong scent of acacia passed through his nose in the wind, Wolfgang opened his arms and embraced his master’s slender body.
“Kagan…? He’s a fake Transcendentalist. If I had to put it that way, it’s a case similar to the emperors of the past. A half-ass who forcibly raised the hierarchy by using means other than enlightenment. Do not fall into an inferiority complex by comparing the
“But, no matter what, his skill was definitely real. I couldn’t stand it even when knights called me, of course, attacked as a group, so in the end, didn’t Master step in and solve it?”
“And he ran away without even touching Yeo’s collar, cutting off her arm. I guarantee it in the name of Yeo Alfheim. Your potential will never be lower than that, so don’t think about useless things and focus on training.”
“…Yes, I will.”
She was always a stern mentor, no matter how much she became her own woman.
When she guaranteed it, she felt at ease a little, but she still couldn’t just like Wolfgang. He is still struggling to deal with his own image, so when will he break down the wall and achieve transcendence?
Of course, the agony that Wolfgang is experiencing right now would be nothing more than the agony of a genius to other people, but his own impressions are completely different.
His inability to control his imagery has always been his Achilles’ heel. Even now, in order to properly unfold one’s own image, one has to endure side effects, but this was a story that was absurd from common sense.
Until now, I have managed to suppress my enemies even with half images, but there are many strong people in the world. Just look at the enemies he’s faced so far.
Right now, if Astrid had been a little more adept at using the entire world of thought, Wolfgang would have struggled too, and Hameln, the apostle of Eclipse, who created the flesh giant, and the witch named Lilith, who transferred him to an uninhabited island with his saintess, did not reveal their strength at the time.
Although Wolfgang was already an overwhelmingly powerful force, where was the guarantee that no more opponents comparable to him would appear?
Wolfgang thought. Unlike before, when he had nothing to lose, he now has too much. He still has a long way to go to protect his loved ones and what he has accomplished.
The obsession with strength continued to bind him harder and harder as he reached higher levels.
It was enough for me to go through the experience of losing someone important because I was weak.
“Hmm.”
Arien stared at the distraught Wolfgang’s face.
Then, she grabbed him by the neck and brought his face closer.
