Chapter 613 – 613. Monsters of Reason (4)
Kaaang!
A light metal crash sound.
The aftermath of the shock caused by the clash of one sword and two swords shook the surroundings of the forest.
“Haha.”
Siete, who stood at the center of it, could not hold back a laugh of joy.
I am happy to have a sword that can fully contain the magical power of the Shinsoo that I can use after being resurrected as a white ghost.
It is unbearably happy that a suitable opponent has appeared who counterattacks while receiving his skills, and that it is his disciple.
Dealing with the best swordsman with the best sword was the greatest pleasure for Siete, who pursued the edge of swordsmanship.
Kaaang!
With all his might, he cut off the blade of Eun-hyeon, who was attacking him, and Siete immediately attempted a counterattack.
His breathing quickened, and the flow of blood through his body gradually accelerated.
While the heartbeat is pounding loudly, the two swing their swords at each other, raising their emotions.
Eunhyeon and Siete were enjoying this moment in the midst of a danger that could lead to death if they made a wrong choice in just one moment.
It is like the instinct of swordsmen who have reached a high level.
“Nice… !”
Moaning at the savage blow that caught her off guard, Eunhyeon defended the attack.
No matter how many times he gets hit, Siete’s swordsmanship is always fierce and accurate.
If you hadn’t experienced this attack directly through the ordeal, it would have been a bloody swordsman.
Eunhyun bit her teeth and fought her swordsmanship.
Among the three people watching the scene from afar, Erin asked Riod.
“Hyeoni… Isn’t she a genius?”
“Okay.”
“What do you mean by that? Hyun is amazing.”
“Not great. But what’s great is the effort he put in. It’s not his talent.”
“…”
Erin couldn’t understand Liod’s words.
In her head, Eun-hyeon, her husband and mentor, was a genius who could do anything.
Since meeting him, Eun-hyeon has never experienced failure, and he is a man who has the power to solve any difficult task.
To Erin, Eunhyun was a hero.
But right now Eun-hyeon and his best friend, Riod, are denying Eun-hyeon’s talent.
“No matter how much Riod-sama… If Hyeoni gossips, I will tell you everything to Illyana-sama.”
“… I didn’t mean to gossip about that guy.”
Riod frowned at Erin’s sudden warning.
She couldn’t bear to be angry with herself, so the method she came up with was to tell Illyana about it.
It was a pretty childish and cute idea, but if Illyana got angry here, it would be very annoying as it is.
To have to make excuses for a woman the age of his daughter was disrespectful as the best knight in the kingdom.
However, Riod was more bothered by the situation when a strange misunderstanding entered Illyana’s ears.
“… If not for your talent, how are you able to do that move?”
Cha Hanseong asked with a hard face.
It is often said that genius is 99% hard work and 1% talent.
However, Cha Han-seong knows that those words are fiction.
This is because we know very well that there are parts in this world that cannot be achieved through effort alone.
The world is so selfish and unfair.
However, in spite of this, in order to survive, you have to make desperate efforts, and the efforts do not see the light and crumble, so many lives are disappearing.
Kaaang!
Cha Han-seong looked at Eun-hyeon with eyes mixed with surprise.
It was an expression of seeing, but even that is not correct.
Even if you try to capture the movements of Siete and Eunhyun with your own eyes, it is not easy to properly follow them.
‘That…’
Cha Han-seong thought.
Was it a battle between swordsmen who belonged to the same level as Riod, or even surpassed Riod?
If this world is full of people like that, I can’t help but think that my swordsmanship is just a child’s play.
“That’s possible because he’s that guy.”
Riod answered Cha Han-sung’s question.
“What do you think about when you usually attack with a sword?”
“… I think about how to do the most damage.”
“Then when will you be attacked?”
“Shouldn’t you think about how to avoid taking damage or minimize it, and then take appropriate movements?”
This is also the basis for offense and defense.
To inflict damage on the opponent by attacking, but not taking damage on oneself.
The most basic truth that applies not only to swordsmanship, but also to ordinary fist fighting and magic warfare.
“Then can you stop his sword attack?”
Riod asked while looking at Siete, whom Eunhyeon was dealing with.
“… No.”
It took less than a second for Cha Han-seong to answer that question.
The reason why he was able to answer immediately without hesitation was that even now Siete’s sword attack was completely invisible to Cha Han-seong’s eyes.
It is not easy to capture her movements, which move so fast that they leave behind afterimages and appear blurry, of course, so how can I block her attacks?
Cha Hanseong recalled the shocking sight of Siete cutting the torso of a giant ogre zombie several times the size of a human in a very short moment in the Mograf region.
I couldn’t get rid of the thought that the dismembered corpse could be myself.
“I guess so. It is impossible for me to counterattack while completely blocking his attack.”
“Everything, even the captain… ?”
Cha Han-seong showed a surprised look when he saw Riod readily acknowledging his limitations.
There was no emotion of resentment on his face, which he admitted neatly, and was calm.
“But he’s doing it.”
Eun-hyeon was struggling with Siete’s attacks, but was blocking them all, and even counterattacked.
“That means he can see his attacks.”
“… I guess so.”
But it’s not all that you see.
The series of movements to counterattack by blocking Siete’s double attack like a raging sword, finding minutely exposed gaps, and counterattacking could not be simple.
The current situation is that such a series of attacks, defenses, and counterattacks are repeated dozens of times in just a few seconds.
“The reason he is strong is because he never stops thinking.”
There is no particularly strong body, no dense and mighty magic power, and no innate talent for swordsmanship.
However, the reason why Eun-hyeon and Siete continue to struggle on equal footing is because Eun-hyeon’s thoughts and thoughts are much faster than others.
One of the reasons is that Siete looks after Eun-hyeon, but even so, Eun-hyeon’s thinking ability is at an extraordinary level compared to others.
“You know that it is very difficult to keep thinking without stopping thinking in an urgent situation where victory and defeat can be decided in a single moment.”
“… Yes.”
Cha Hanseong nodded.
Usually I can’t think of anything.
All of his nerves are focused on the enemy, so he is not even aware of how he moves or what he thinks.
The only thing you can trust is your own experience and instincts built up through training and experience.
“He is a real talent specializing in his field.”
One sword strike led to the next, and the next one continued, and the flow of attacks flowed smoothly and splendidly.
Kaaang!
Eun-hyeon and Siete, who fiercely clashed their swords in the center of the raging forest, seemed to be performing a beautiful dance to each other.
Her swordsmanship is a fast sword that is difficult to perceive with the naked eye, and an overwhelming cutting power that easily cuts through the hard skin and flesh of the beast.
Siete is a real genius who melted the senses and instincts she had and her desire to improve her swordsmanship to see the end of her swordsmanship, creating a swordsmanship that was nothing short of an anomaly in her head.
Eunhyeon did not understand the swordsmanship she learned from Siete.
So she put all the movements she showed her from one to ten in her head and reproduced them herself.
Why do I have to move like this
What is wrong
How to use mana?
She thinks and ponders on her own, and has learned the swordsmanship alone for 400 years, which is the legacy she left behind.
And now, Eun-hyeon is stepping up toward that stage based on her own experiences in another parallel world.
“Even in the same place and under the same circumstances, he always thinks more than we do.”
The perceptual information grasped through the eyes, ears, and ‘sensing’ is transmitted to the head, and the right decision made after arranging the information is ordered to the whole body.
The speed of the reflection that moves like that is drastically faster than the others.
It is a privilege granted only to Eun-hyeon, who lives in a time flow that is different from others due to the ‘time acceleration’ and ‘accident acceleration’ manifested by the blessing of the goddess.
If Siete had the instinct to use her swordsmanship to the extreme with only her senses, Eunhyeon caught up with her swordsmanship with reason.
Being able to come up with a move to win somehow by maintaining her rationality under any circumstances is her greatest strength that Eun-hyeon possesses.
It is true that the power of the goddess worked on that strength, but Riod wondered if it would be possible for him to maintain it for hundreds of years and constantly accumulate it through long hours of training.
‘If given the same circumstances and conditions…’
If she could receive the privilege of the power of the goddess herself, would she be able to become as strong as Eun-hyeon?
“It would be impossible.”
Riod thought it would be impossible.
That’s why she felt that Eun-hyeon, who did it, was respected and great.
Cha Han-seong’s reaction after hearing the explanation was not much different from that of Liode.
“… That’s great.”
Although he did not yet know his past and the existence of the goddess, Cha Han-seong did not think that was possible.
“Also… You mean Hyun is amazing!?”
Erin, who did not understand even half of Riod’s explanation, was able to finally understand that Riod’s explanation was not a gossip about Eunhyeon, but a compliment.
“… Okay.”
Riod just closed his eyes and nodded her head in affirmation of Erin’s question.
The bloody fight that followed under the watch of the three people finally came to an end.
Among Eunhyeon and Siete, who were full of rough breathing and sweat, it was Eunhyeon who said the first stop.
“Whoa… I will stop here.”
“… Okay.”
Shietero relaxed his hand holding the sword and nodded his head.
A short breath flowed from her mouth as her tension-filled body relaxed and she regained her composure.
“Haaa… It was really good.”
Perhaps because she had been able to generate strength closer to her true intentions after a long time, Xie Te’s face was filled with a sense of refreshment.
“Spend time with me often like this in the future.”
“… Yes.”
Eunhyun smiled bitterly and nodded her head at Siete’s words.
To be honest, her body wouldn’t be left behind if she moved so intensely under the guise of real combat, but there were a lot of gains as well.
In addition, the fact that she could not fulfill her duties as a disciple, which she had not been able to do for Siete, who had been resurrected and enjoyed life again, is the burden of her mind that remained in Eun-hyeon’s heart.
In order to alleviate that resentment, Eunhyeon was determined to do her best in the future.
Of course she did, but she didn’t forget that there were some things she had to check beforehand.
“There are conditions before that.”
“Condition?”
Seeing Eun-hyeon’s face suddenly approaching the condition, Siete tilted her head.
If it was usual, she would have ordered it herself, but she scolded her student, Eun-hyeon, for saying that she was talking too much, but she said that she was mistletoe. Xie Te, who had been very happy, was in a very good mood now.
“Hmm, what is it? Tell me I will listen to any condition.”
“Ah, that… It’s not a condition I place on Master.”
“Then?”
“I have to get permission from my wives first. Can I give you an answer later?”
It was a request that Eunhyeon, who was no longer alone and had a family, could of course make.
Although he is said to be a mate from 400 years ago and a teacher who taught him swordsmanship, Shite is a man of reason anyway.
And Eun-hyeon didn’t notice it, but Eleanor, who had met Siete, had already seen through Siete’s feelings for Eun-hyeon, who had a special feeling, and Illyana knew this fact.
“…”
It was the best care and effort that a married man could show to match the mood of her wives, but Siete put on a sullen expression.
The disciple she met again belatedly is already married and has a child of hers, so it is natural for her to think and act that way.
But on the other hand, why is it that the thoughts and actions of a disciple who no longer prioritize themselves are felt to be insignificant?
Siete was unaware of his own complex mind.
“Joy. Do it yourself.”
He tried to hide his feelings and returned to the Mograf realm with the three people who had been watching the game with Eunhyeon.
[… Ehh.]
‘… Belldandy?’
On the way back, suddenly, Belldandy sighed as if he was pitiful looking at Eunhyeon.
That sigh came so unexpectedly that Eunhyeon had no choice but to react bewildered.
‘Why are you like that? Is something wrong?’
[If you have it, you will have it…]
Belldandy’s expression as he looks at Eunhyeon while muttering softly is the look in his parents’ eyes as he ponders, ‘What the hell is this kid like?’
It’s impossible to explain this to Eun-hyeon, and it’s frustrating to just leave it as it is.
Belldandy had no choice but to give up thinking and stroke Eunhyeon’s head.
[What can I do? This is all because my child is so good.]
“Yes… ?”
Eun-hyeon could not understand why, for what reason, through what process, and how it reached such an end.
