Chapter 580 – 580. Trial of the Lioness (6)
In the center of the wide clearing, two people facing each other pulled out their swords and took a confrontational stance.
Normally, Cha Han-seong would immediately rush at Riod and announce the start of the match, but now Cha Han-seong did not.
“…”
The air between the two, looking at each other and pointing their swords at each other, was so calm and quiet that even Erin, who was watching the game, was naturally drawn into the silence.
“Sue…”
What broke the quiet silence was Cha Hanseong’s small breathing as he breathed in the air.
‘Are you okay. You’ve been preparing all this time.’
As his physical strength and strength as well as his magic attribute increased, Cha Han-seong was able to receive free time after finishing the tag game with Erin prepared by Eun-hyeon.
During that free time, he kept recalling Leo de’s swordsmanship, which had been imprinted in his mind, and practiced it over and over again so that he could reproduce it.
During these three days, he devoted himself to training except for the time to sleep and eat.
He had only been there for three days, but he did not expect that in this time there would be no achievements he had made.
Then it’s time to move on to check the achievement.
“Suck!”
After taking a long, thin breath, Cha Hanseong finally launched an attack.
The two legs, ready to jump out at any time, move forward furiously.
The speed is clearly different from the last time I saw it 4 days ago.
Cha Hanseong, who quickly accelerated and appeared in front of Riod, swung his sword at Riod without hesitation.
“Ah… That… !”
Erin, who saw Cha Hansung’s rush, reacted in surprise.
His footsteps, which ran quickly, reproduced the ‘Goongsin Tanyeong’ footsteps that Erin learned from Eunhyeon.
During these four days, he realizes that through tagging with Erin, he carefully observed her footsteps and reproduced them as his own.
“This… It’s a scam… !”
No matter how good her eyes were and how adept she was at observing the skills of others and mimicking hers, Erin, having experienced this absurdity firsthand, couldn’t help but feel a fiery rage.
Unlike Erin, who had to suffer for several months to learn the foot technique Eunhyeon taught her, it took only four days for Cha Hanseong to be able to use the gungshintanyoung.
“This is why geniuses are…”
Eun-hyeon, who was watching the couple fight alongside Erin, couldn’t help but smile bitterly at her.
Cha Han-sung’s talent and ability to apply not only Leo, but also Erin and his own skills through tag-and-go are exceptional.
Kaaang!
As the swords of the two men, who had narrowed the distance in an instant, finally collided, an intense shockwave and a metallic sound overwhelmed the surroundings.
‘… It’s different.’
It’s not just the eyes and technique.
A series of movements were performed very neatly and elaborately, from the attack power of the sword to arriving in front of him and showing off his skills.
In addition, with the addition of Erinn’s footwork, he gained even faster acceleration and threatened Riod with a fierce blow.
From strength and speed to technique, the level of well-balanced swordsmanship rose dramatically.
She didn’t have to spend any more time observing.
All Riod needed to acknowledge Cha Han-sung’s growth was a single-minded attack.
The sword, which is fast, fierce, and flies in an ideally clean trajectory, is like looking into a mirror.
‘The cause is… That must be him.’
Riod glanced to the side and looked at Eunhyun, who was smiling slightly as he looked this way.
If it were Eun-hyeon, he must have given her some advice to bridge the gap between herself and Cha Han-seong.
However, it would not have been possible to become strong this easily with just that advice.
He’s not properly groomed, so you can tell by his scruffy, disheveled appearance and sharpened eyes.
‘Looks like he has quite the guts.’
The advice given by Eun-hyeon is certainly very effective, but it is difficult to endure it unless you have a solid mind, preparation, persistence, and courage to put it into practice and endure it.
Cha Han-seong must have endured it.
‘Okay. This is my swordsmanship.’
The swordsmanship currently being used by Cha Hanseong was Riod’s swordsmanship, which was only reproduced by looking over his shoulder, but the perfection of the reproduction was quite good.
However, because the degree of perfection was so high, Riod, the original master of swordsmanship, could clearly see the movement of the sword that Hansung was wielding.
Kaaang!
After narrowing the distance with Riode through the royal palace and starting with a quick surprise attack, the fierce two-hit series was a decisive blow that Cha Han-seong created after thinking through the simulation several times in his head.
Even though it was blocked in vain, Cha Han-seong did not show any agitation.
I knew from the start that it wouldn’t work for Riod.
But even so, Cha Han-seong was neither disappointed nor agitated.
‘You can do it.’
You can directly feel the level of improved physical strength and magic power.
If we could confirm that the tag team with Erinn worked, and based on this, we could recreate Riod’s swordsmanship with a higher level of perfection.
‘It’s not that the hardships I went through were meaningless at all.’
In front of an opponent he could not overcome, he threw off the obsession to catch up far in order to even reach his toes.
The only thing that fills Cha Han-sung’s mind right now is the thought of making good use of the achievements made in this short period of time.
Cha Han-sung, who was about to collapse, regained his stance as he tightly gripped the sword that had collided with Riod’s sword and bounced off into the air.
The distance with Riod is still narrowed.
He twisted his body, dug further forward, and swung a fierce sword strike once again.
Kaaang!
“Joy.”
Riod snorted in front of Cha Han-seong, who was cold-hearted but with a burning fighting spirit and straightly swung his sword at him.
But it’s not a laugh at him.
Cha Han-seong, who expresses his efforts and time accumulated in technology, is a sign of respect for the fact that he is finally starting to show himself as a prosecutor.
Even though the attack was blocked, Cha Han-seong, who showed no further agitation, saw with his own eyes the counterattack of Riod, which penetrated the very small gap created by the collapse of his posture.
‘See. I can see and deal with it.’
Cha Hanseong stared at the blade of the iron sword coming up from the bottom right.
After being hit dozens of times, a typical pattern of counterattacks is engraved on the body.
In the meantime, although I can perceive this attack, my body has not been able to respond properly.
But now it’s different.
As his magic attribute and body specs increased, and while reproducing Riod’s swordsmanship, Cha Han-seong’s body, which had already entered the ‘understanding’ phase, naturally moved into the ‘execution’ phase and began to deal with it.
Kaaang!
“… !”
Liode, who took a small breath, opened his eyes wide for the first time and showed a surprising response.
It was because it was the first time he had hit a counterattack that he had never overcome before.
Even so, Cha Hanseong was staring straight at Riod’s face.
‘Next?’
‘What should I do?’
‘Attack or defense.’
Riod faced Cha Han-seong, who had dozens of thoughts in his head and never stopped thinking to come up with the best move.
“Under.”
The flame of the spirit of goodwill that is faintly burning in the heart begins to grow in size little by little.
His worst impression was Cha Han-seong, who was said to be the man his daughter Eira liked, but now he was just a swordsman, expressing with his expression and actions that he wanted to continue fighting.
His desire to learn and grow with Riod’s swordsmanship and protect Eira remains unchanged, but the more he sees, feels, and reproduces Riod’s sword, the more he wants to see and covet it as a swordsman.
Rio de, who is enjoying this sparring match where he competes with each other’s skills and capabilities, is also a prosecutor who has no choice but to be a father to his daughter.
For the first time, Liode’s lips were lined with an arc and he began to show positive emotions.
‘I’ll see how far I can catch up.’
Putting aside the part of his relationship with his daughter that was so annoying, he now wondered how far he could go after him.
Riod also knew that Cha Hanseong was making his swordsmanship his own through repeated practice based on his swordsmanship.
It is also a talent that he has that he has reproduced as it is by making it his own, which Erin often used.
The level of Cha Han-seong has certainly risen, but he is still far from catching up with himself.
‘… Did this mean Theresia.’
– Theresia. Are you really planning on giving Cha Hanseong to Eira?
-Well. Wouldn’t that be up to you?
It literally means whether Riod accepts Chahanseong or not.
I belatedly realized Theresia’s intention to try to understand Cha Han-seong after talking about it in person and competing with swords.
Is Cha Han-seong really a decent man to keep by Eira’s side?
‘… A clever bastard.’
In the midst of dealing with Cha Han-seong, he slightly turned his gaze and glared at Eun-hyeon.
Probably, the time of one month was the time it took for Riod to evaluate and understand the man named Cha Han-sung.
It was clear that Eunhyeon was aware of Theresia’s intentions.
Otherwise, there is no way he would have stimulated and forced Cha Han-seong to grow like this.
In the end, it was nothing more than laying the plate so that Riod could make a quick decision without wasting time.
‘… He’s definitely a nice guy.’
If you have a good personality and properly teach swordsmanship, your future will be prosperous.
Above all, as much as she cares for Eira, her daughter, there is no doubt that she will cherish Eira and support her well.
Suddenly, Lyod realized that what still denied him was his futile insistence on not letting go of his daughter yet.
‘Is it…’
While he was aware of the pitiful feelings about himself, who had put forward very childish feelings, he relaxed.
Cha Hanseong, who did not miss the chance, rushed fiercely and cut off Riod’s collar.
“… It’s over.”
Lyod calmly admitted his defeat.
“… No.”
However, Cha Hanseong shook his head as if he couldn’t understand.
“What?”
“This… Didn’t the captain lose on purpose?”
“…”
No matter how grown up Cha Han-seong was, he wasn’t such an idiot that he didn’t know the gap between himself and Rio de.
That’s why he immediately noticed that this was not a victory he had won on his own, as he knew that he couldn’t inflict a single wound on Leode with his sword.
“There are still three months left on the deadline for the condition the Duchess put forward. I will clear the condition the Duchess has set with my own efforts and strength. So…”
Cha Han-seong appealed to Riode with a determined expression.
“Please join me in my training a little longer! Please. Captain!”
Even if it was just a free victory, it was no different from being acknowledged by himself, so neither he nor Theresia nor anyone else would criticize Cha Han-seong.
However, since it was not a victory that he could understand, he is useless and honest to see the results so that he can satisfy himself.
“… Stupid guy.”
But Riod didn’t hate such a foolishly honest guy.
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After leaving Cha Han-seong, who had been discharged once again from the training that followed, to rest in the tent, Eun-hyeon passed a glass to Riod, who was sitting in front of the campfire.
“Long time no see?”
After waving a bottle of fruit wine made in the elf village and inviting him, Riod took the glass.
“… Right. 20 years or so.”
The only time I’d ever drank alcohol while camping in the mountains was 20 years ago when I was on a team, and it was the first time I’d been on a mission as a nobleman or a knight after the war.
“You are too stupid. It’s okay if I just finished it properly and didn’t hang out with you.”
“Joy. You talk well about the subject that you have been encouraged by the side.”
Lyod snorted and responded.
Even though there was no reason to go along with Cha Han-sung’s stubbornness like a fool for the remaining three weeks, Riode did not refuse it.
The fact that he is deliberately devoting his time to Cha Han-seong even though he has work as the knight commander is the same as being considerate of him from Riode’s point of view.
“… I don’t like it, but I don’t hate such an idiot.”
“You were like that 20 years ago.”
“… What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Hey, don’t you remember? When you first lost to me in swordsmanship, you challenged me every day to win. Even if I tried to lose in moderation, I didn’t agree, so it was annoying from my point of view.”
“… Noisy.”
Illyana gets annoyed to stop because she’s tired of it.
Anies, who is in charge of recovery, scolds her for wasting her holy power because even if she heals her wounds, she will get hurt the same way.
Riod in his youth was also a fool who did not tolerate easy wins as much as his pride was great in his own abilities.
“… Since then, 20 years have already passed.”
Riod was immature, and he pondered for the first time in a long time, recalling his youth as a frog in a well.
Then, as if he had suddenly remembered, he asked Eunhyeon.
“Eunhyeon. What do you think of the upcoming fight? Do you think you can win?”
“I don’t know. If I could know the future, why would I go through all these hardships? I just do everything I can to prepare.”
He changed the king, who was the head of the kingdom, and made a board so that internal affairs could be firmly maintained.
And the cooperation of the elves was promised, and the dwarves moved into the kingdom.
However, no matter how prepared the opposing side is, victory cannot be guaranteed.
Necromancer Marius continues to turn people into undead.
A former hero, Raynan, who wishes for the destruction of all humans who set foot on the continent.
Demons helping them.
And, I haven’t told anyone yet, another Illyana from another parallel world dimension.
Even now, at this very moment, people may be dying in other places, and the destruction of the underworld is getting closer step by step.
No matter how much you prepare, you cannot hide your anxiety.
“… Perhaps in the next month or two, the third child in Theresia’s womb will be born.”
Riod drank all the fruit wine from the glass.
The alcohol, full of sweet and sour fruit flavor, did not make me drunk as much as I thought.
“At least I… I want to protect this place so that Ayla, Elion, and the third child whose name has not yet been decided can live happily.”
“… That goes for me too.”
Just like Riod and Theresia, Eun-hyeon’s child was also in Illyana’s stomach.
The reason Eunhyeon is working hard is because, like Riode, she wants her baby to be born one day to enjoy a happy life.
“… After giving birth, let’s go on a trip with the children. I’m sure Illyana will like it too.”
“… I will.”
The two, who had been friends for a long time, toasted each other by clinking glasses full of fruit wine.
