Chapter 119 – 28. Capital of the Empire. (3)
Allen gave his crew free time. After all, coming to the capital was not a nominal job, but an outing. … To be honest, I came all the way to the capital, but if I didn’t even look around, where would I lose that much?
So, Natasha, the gum milk tester, headed to his hideout to meet the sword emperor Magnus.
The Sword Master is the idol of all swordsmen. Of course, meeting him was also one of the prosecutors’ wishes. Natasha, of course, was no exception.
… Meeting Lord Magnus… !
Of course, it wasn’t without some concerns. Although Odd-Nun’s teacher suggested that they meet once, honestly, it’s a bit embarrassing to just go there after hearing that.
It’s kind of hard to go there empty-handed, so she bought a basket of flowers for a gift. I don’t know how much it’s worth to the lord.
Magnus-House arrived with half-expectation and half-anxiety.
Even Natasha, who couldn’t even blink her eyes at most things, stood in front of her, and her heart couldn’t help but tremble. But when she came this far, she couldn’t back down. Even if she gets toasted at the front door, even if she does, she should give it a try.
“Who?”
The gatekeeper saw Natasha, who had come to her door with a basket of flowers, and asked who she was. She was at her speechless for a moment.
“Ugh… , Allen-It’s called Natasha Gondor Villa of the Mercenary Corps. …… I was wondering if I could see Monarch Magnus.”
“Ah… , Have you made an appointment?”
“No…. Uh, if yuffie told me to go and said he came, he said he knows….”
Yuffie?
The gatekeeper frowned slightly as he said something like nonsense. Since there were not one or two writers who wanted to meet Danju Magnus in this way, the gatekeeper had no choice but to be suspicious. So far, among the people who have not made an appointment, only a handful of people have entered the hideout. She didn’t think that would apply to the woman in front of her, that tall and her chest small.
“Hmm.”
“…… Hurry up and deliver it inside.”
The lingering gatekeeper eventually sent the messenger into the building. He made up his mind to rant if this was bullshit.
After a while, the messenger rushed out again.
“Mooshi inside!”
Of course, the gatekeeper’s eyes, which he thought would not be true, became round. Natasha’s nervous face suddenly brightened.
“Eat inside.”
The gatekeeper’s attitude immediately became polite. If he’s a man who can only meet with the Lord without an appointment, he’ll be formidable.
Natasha slithered after the messenger through her front door. Although she was spacious, it wasn’t particularly flashy for a famous sword emperor’s hideout. There, she could indirectly feel the character of the Sword Emperor.
She soon arrived in front of the Sword Emperor’s office.
“You can go in.”
The messenger said so and went back to his place. As she knocked on her door, there was a heavy voice asking her to come in.
Oh
She calmed her quivering heart, carefully grasping her doorknob and twisting it.
It was a room with a warm feeling, with sunlight pouring in brilliantly through the high arched windows. Right there, Magnus the Sword Emperor was doing his business with an upright posture. If they say that their appearance is as sharp as a sharpened blade, is it because of their mood?
“I am Natasha Gondor Villa… !”
Natasha bowed her head respectfully and introduced herself. The middle-aged man with wrinkles around her eyes smiled lightly and beckoned her to come closer.
“Okay… , Sister Yufi sent it?”
… Sister?
No matter how much I thought about it, Odnun’s teacher was not a face to be heard by Magnus. She wondered if there was a misunderstanding.
“Yeah, Yufi-san is still young.”
“… Oh yeah. Well, it might look that way to you. … It seems that sister Yuffie really sent it.”
Magnus smiled benignly. He’s not like the sword master, but like the gentleman next door. Then he lightly stroked her whole body. As if searching for an opponent.
Then Natasha let out a small exclamation and lifted the flower basket she was holding in her hand to her chest.
“I don’t know if you will like it, but do you like flowers… ?”
“Oh, is it a gift? Thank you. You are very considerate.”
“No. Of course, you cannot come empty-handed.”
Natasha placed her basket of flowers on the edge of her desk and stepped back a little behind her.
After meticulously examining her actions one by one, he slowly got up from his seat and said to follow her for a moment, grabbing his sword and walking somewhere. She ran after him, three or four paces behind.
The place we arrived at was the backyard that looked like a gymnasium.
Ah.
Arriving at the center of the gymnasium, the Geomje turned around and looked at the female swordsman again.
“A swordsman should speak with a sword. Isn’t it?”
“…… You’re right.”
And the two men and women drew their swords almost simultaneously. He gave her a nod of his chin, as if he were going to give her first. Of course, she had no intention of refusing it. She just thinks and thinks about how to become the most perfect seon-gong.
Unlike Natasha, who held her handle with both hands and lowered her stance slightly, waiting for her opportunity, the sword emperor Magnus stood still in an upright posture with his sword hanging down as if he was talking. …… But she didn’t feel it was a loophole at all.
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t just take a peek at the opportunity. She eventually spurred her ground with all her might and swung her sword with it.
Of course, her blows were easily blocked by his sword.
… Nice
With just that blow, the Sword Emperor roughly grasped the opponent’s level. At the same time, he seemed to know why Sister Yufi had sent this young lady to him. … It seems to mean to teach something.
Natasha swung her sword with all her might. As if she poured out all of her inside of herself.
Battles that repeat each other like that. He interpreted the essence from her sword one by one.
Certainly she had a genius not easily seen in her peers. … However, he sensed something else beneath that genius.
Enlightenment.
A deep realization about martial arts, not just a sword, was bubbling beneath her. However, she just couldn’t get it out yet.
After confirming that, the Sword Emperor’s eyes flashed.
……… Perhaps this woman, ten years from now, will become the next Sword Emperor to succeed him.
Certainly, Yuffie’s discernment was excellent. Are you looking for such talent?
At the same time, the eyes of Sword Emperor Magnus were cold. If that’s the case, I might need something a little different than just simple couplets.
He slammed her sword hard and bit her behind her.
“Tense.”
With a brief warning, the air became terrifyingly cold. A life condensed to the extreme. He became a sword himself.
ㅡㅡ!!
Natasha was nervous, like prey before a predator, as her body trembled. And the bloody attacks that follow.
The sword strikes that fell one by one were truly formidable. If he had ate her bell and her heart with her sincerity, her blow would have split her body in half.
Her hands and feet were already tangled up. It is forcibly blocked, but unnatural behavior soon leads to excessive physical strength consumption. Of course, with that, the match had already been won.
However, this sparring was not simply to win.
“Last.”
In the midst of such an overwhelming offensive, there was a brief declaration from Magnus.
And his final blow—.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!!!!
That blow, which landed in an oblique line, was literally perfect. The realm that all swordsmen had longed for.
She got to see it with her own eyes.
Breath. Posture. Movement.
All of that was without a hitch.
To the extent that I wonder if that would be possible only with a certain amount of talent and effort.
An awe-inspiring level beyond the distance.
“Did you see it?”
Natasha couldn’t get out of the excitement for a moment.
“…… I saw it.”
The Sword Emperor smiled warmly again.
I wish I could have seen it.
That’s how you prove your qualifications.
“…… Now you are my disciple.”
Sword Emperor Magnus smiled awkwardly.
“I was mistaken. I didn’t know you had an owner.”
“… Sorry.”
He waved his hand at what he had to be sorry for.
“Okay… , Which mercenary group… ?”
“Allen-mercenaries.”
Allen, it’s a mercenary group….
He rolled it several times on his tongue, as if he was sure to remember the name.
“Of course, just because we belong to different affiliations, don’t think that we are distant. If you need help, come anytime…. You can think of me as your teacher.”
The words he dared to receive from the Sword Emperor were too much to the point of not knowing what to do.
“You are so undeserved of kindness… !”
“I am very happy to have a good junior like you. So don’t burden yourself.”
“…… Thank you very much.”
What a polite young lady, Magnus smiled contentedly.
Please on her way,
Bless you.
