Chapter 178 – Reunion
#178.
Early morning with cool air.
After finishing the meal, Gaon said goodbye to his lovers and headed to the capital.
When she arrives at the forest by following the same path she walked yesterday, Hirencia, who has been waiting for her beforehand, welcomes her.
“Welcome. Did you go in well yesterday?”
“… No need for useless conversation. Raise your sword.”
“Whoops! All right. I wish you well today.”
Hirencia, who was trying to talk to her, was sorry when Gaon cut her pulse at once, but her eyes sparkled with her anticipation for her match and drew her sword.
When she gently pointed her spear at her, Hirencia warmed her up by bouncing her feet, then it became a flash of light at once, and she stabbed her.
Kaaang!
Her first attack was easily parried, and her counterattack was again directed at her collarbone.
Then she deliberately exposed her gap and provoked her attack, then lowered her body to dodge her spear and used her centrifugal force to spin and swing her sword.
Her platinum strong air burns fiercely and rises long and cuts her thighs.
Gaon hit the floor with her spear! She hit and her repulsion caused her to leap into the air, she twisted her back in the air and threw her spear out.
Like her spring, the power radiated from her body, which bounced off her body, was terrifying, and she aimed at her shoulders.
It is time for the attack to miss and the body to brake. In this situation, she is faster at spearing than at retreating.
And instead of retreating, Hirencia dug deeper and returned her attack to nothing, then raised her sword and struck back.
Fain!
Gaon, who escaped the sword attack by spurring through the air with Poongwol Bo, landed on her floor and slipped for a long time while spinning her somersault.
Although it was only for one day, Hirencia had definitely grown during that time. There is a clear difference between her yesterday and today.
‘As expected, it’s amazing.’
It wasn’t just the form of swordsmanship that changed. While dealing with her warming, she was trying to see and understand the characteristics of her rubella type and apply them to her own swordsmanship.
In her first stab, there was clearly still a flimsy mix of poles.
A blow that maximizes speed and power while reducing air resistance by concentrating power on only one point. At this rate, I’ll reach 9 stars much faster than I thought.
The confrontation was brief.
Assuming that her body was relaxed enough now, Hirencia focused more strength on her sword and stabbed her in the air one after another.
Papabababang!
Platinum awls shot from the sword flew in and filled the entire front in an instant.
Avoid everything that can be avoided, and cut off anything that cannot be avoided. As soon as he finished the simple but not at all simple task, he felt an eerie anticipation in the square.
Hirencia, who had been chasing after her as if mimicking the flash of light, took advantage of her gap and attacked her.
‘As expected, it’s not easy.’
Yesterday, the difference in skills was so great that I could afford to deal with them one-sidedly, but in just one day, a significant part of them decreased.
At this rate, she was worried that even after a month, she would not be able to cope.
***
One peaceful day in December.
On the way back from her sparring, Gaon, who met and talked with Lujiena, returned to the guild and was eating lunch with food Chorin made herself for the first time in a long time.
While savoring the food and continuing the meal satisfactorily, Chorin said.
“Gaon-san, I didn’t tell you in the morning, but in fact I reached 7 stars last night.”
Chorin’s face was full of her confidence. She has worked hard for half a year, and she has finally paid off.
Gaon was happy to praise her for her welcome and surprising news.
“Congratulations. It’s amazing that you’ve already reached 7 stars.”
“Huh! Thanks for the compliments. It’s all thanks to Jaehee. She’s helped her a lot since then.”
On the day he negotiated with Lujie, Gaon, who met Jaehee, exchanged the coordinates of her telecommunications demon tool and handed it to her Chorin.
Since then, the two of them seem to have been talking often, so it seems that they were discussing magic.
Gaon understood and nodded her head, and she continued.
“So, after dinner, would you like to go to the forest with me? The newly learned synthesis magic is a bit difficult to use indoors. How is it?
“Of course it is good. I miss you too. I look forward to what kind of magic it is.”
“You can look forward to it. You will be surprised?”
A month had passed since the sparring with Hirencia continued. In the meantime, the season had completely changed and the world was white with snow.
Of course, they have bodies that are not bound by the cold as they have reached high altitudes, but
While Gaon was talking with her Chorin amicably about her, she suddenly felt that her Hayeon was quiet and turned her head towards her.
Then, with a sullen expression, I saw him chewing rice.
I feel like I’m falling behind again alone. I regret that I neglected it too much with the excuse of being busy.
‘I’ve been too negligent lately.’
It is strange that she spends less than a few hours a day with her lover, Ha-yeon, while she sparring with Hirencia every day to give her lessons.
She thought that she had taught everything to be taught, but isn’t the level that rises recklessly by simply becoming accustomed to spearmanship or developing the ability to handle mana?
Maybe Ha-yeon needs some time now.
After thinking for a while, Gaon made her decision and put her hand on Hayeon’s head.
“Hayeon, do you have any appointments for Christmas?”
“Yes? It’s a promise… ?”
“Okay, would you like to go on a date without it?”
The timing was good.
She has a legitimate reason to take a break without touching her weak part, so if you target this part, you can relieve Ha-yeon’s mood.
When I handed over her proposal under such judgment, Ha-yeon glanced sideways at Cho-rin and said.
“Uh… That, can I? What about Chorin?”
“Of course I will go with you. Was she going to separate?”
“That, that’s not it!’
“You mean that?”
“… Yes.”
“Okay then, promise.”
Gaon, who took her little finger and even took her seal, asked Chorin as if to confirm.
Then she readily nods her head.
“Of course it’s fine. But what about Priscilla? Can we go alone?”
“Hmm… It certainly is, but that doesn’t mean you can’t openly enjoy dating. You should ask the doctor first.”
“Then I can’t help it. Ask and talk.”
“I’ll go and ask you tomorrow.”
It looks a little fluttering, but it’s unreasonable to see that a couple will enjoy a healthy dinner at Christmas.
Fortunately, Priscilla is pregnant, so she can’t have a relationship with her, but even so, if Cho-rin and Ha-yeon make up their minds and rush at her, it’s hard for her to relax.
‘I’ll have to prepare well.’
At Christmas last year, let alone being in a relationship, we didn’t even communicate our feelings properly, so we just passed it off as normal.
So this is the first time we spend Christmas as lovers. I had to live up to their expectations so as not to be disappointed.
Gaon, who was thinking about how to make her a happy memory for the rest of her life, saw her empty bowl and set her tableware down.
Shortly thereafter, the other two finished their meal, and the group headed to the forest together to see Chorin’s magic.
Entering a suitable wood near the ramparts, they advanced deeper and stopped in a clearing.
“Chorin-san, would it be all right here?”
“Hmm… Yes I don’t have any problem. Then I’ll do it right away.”
“You can take it slow.”
“I know. Don’t worry, I won’t overdo it.”
As if to let Chorin know that she was cool enough, she bent her knees and placed her palms on the ground with a calm smile.
“Spread.”
At the same time as he uttered a small chant, the green light emitted from his palm penetrated into the ground, and something wriggled out from beneath the ground.
Perhaps it was the roots of a tree summoned by the entangles that became her trademark.
It’s not simply the end of it, so he’s probably trying to showcase something that combines entangles with other magic.
Gaon, who was watching the scene with her expectations, felt the mana concentration around her decrease through her senses and looked around her head.
The flow of mana, which flowed calmly and proudly, was sucked into the ground, and at the same time, the feeling was blurred as if there was noise.
‘Anti-magic barrier? No. A little bit different.’
It was the same as the anti-magic barrier that had an effect on the senses, but it wasn’t just that.
Looking at her side, she looked around her, frowning her brow, as if she felt more than Ha Yeon-do, then met Gaon’s eyes and opened her mouth.
“Master, am I not alone in this?”
“Yes, I think this is Chorin-san’s new magic. Let’s wait for a while When the magic casting is complete, I will explain.”
“Yes!”
She was still unfamiliar with the new magic, so it took her a lot of time to calculate her arithmetic and adjust her magical powers. Chorin still kept her hands on her ground and repeated her incantation.
And after 5 minutes, she exhaled deeply and opened her eyes.
“Whoa… Did you wait long?”
“It wasn’t a very long time. What magic did you use anyway? All the mana around you is being sucked into the ground. The weakening of the senses seems similar to the anti-magic barrier. Did you refer to that as well?”
Chorin burst out laughing as Gaon threw out her question, trying to solve her curiosity with her rapid-fire cannon.
“Pu-huh! Calm down. I’ll explain right away. It’s not like I opened the anti-magic barrier. This is a magic that mixes entanglement and jinbeop.”
“… You mean true?”
“Yes, Mr. Gaon explained it the other day. The true method is to use the energy that drifts in nature to unfold it. So, with the entangle as the axis, I spread the truth. Then I could feel the mana circulating. I absorbed it with my ability. In fact, it was beyond my expectations that it even distracted me.”
It was not blocked by the anti-magic barrier that the sense of spirit was blurred, but simply that it was cut off because it was absorbed by Chorin in the process of circulation.
It wasn’t the intended effect, but it was a very powerful magic anyway.
Gaon immediately praised it.
“It’s really great. This will definitely help in the fight. Can you distinguish mana when absorbing?”
“It’s still impossible to do it delicately, but I think it’s possible if the enemy and the ally are not mixed and are located on one side. I want to get used to this quickly and have full control.”
“That is enough. By the way, if you use the jinbeop, you will be able to drastically reduce your magical power consumption in the future.”
Her true method itself is to use the mana circulating in nature, so if she even has the ability to absorb, she will probably be able to absorb more than the amount consumed.
“That’s right. In fact, she is also the one who devised this magic because of the magic stone. In my opinion, it still needs to be supplemented, but if the magic is completed as expected, it will be possible to expand just by placing magic stones here. Then we can scale massively without wasting time like we do now.”
“You were thinking that way. I can definitely use it that way too.”
“Yes that’s right. With this, magic such as teleportation can be prevented.”
“… Thank you. For thinking that far.”
“What. Of course. I won’t miss it next time.”
The target here is Isabella Martinez.
She possesses an ancient artifact that allows her to leap great distances in one breath. It was simple to hold her, if only she could paralyze that function.
It also meant that she would have to accompany Chorin unconditionally when fighting Isabella in the future.
Gaon, who nodded in satisfaction, opened his mouth after realizing that he had to take care of other things right now.
“Then let’s go back now. It must have been hard to spread the magic, but please rest. Good job.”
“What. It’s not that difficult.”
“Anyway, get some rest. Just in case you don’t know I will go to Lucipheon Headquarters for a while. I feel like I’m almost ready.”
I meet with Lugiena once a week.
In order to tell you the location of the ancient ruins, if there were only 5 in the first week, it gradually increased, and now they were attacking 20 ancient ruins a week.
Just the magic tools and jewels piled up in Lucipheon Headquarters were enough to lightly buy dozens of territories.
I hadn’t revealed her return to Lousiena just to pile them up, so now it was my turn to take the next step.
‘But these days it’s strange…’
After she confided in her regression, she seemed to send a strange gaze, but about two weeks ago, she brought up the topic of her past and secretly glanced at it more often.
I don’t know what information I want, but I’m trying hard not to expose it as much as possible, but it’s getting hard.
“Really? Come on. I look forward to it.”
“I am also looking forward to it. So let’s go first. Hayeon, don’t be discouraged either. Got it?”
“Yes! I will get stronger soon.”
I don’t know if it was because of the Christmas date, but Gaon lightly brushed Ha-yeon’s hair, who was now fully energized, and hurried out of the forest and to the gate.
‘It’s starting soon.’
