Episode 759
Raon lured Merlin, who was following him like a judo spell, and took him to the halfway point of Mt. Bukmang.
“Raon! I miss you!”
As soon as I stopped walking and turned around, Merlin rushed at me with his arms outstretched.
There seemed to be no thought of being discovered by others or any awareness that he was a brown bear.
-Grrrrrrrrr….
Ras foamed at the mouth again and sank within a day. I don’t know why this guy called the Lord of Wrath is so skinny.
“Nice to meet you too…”
Raon turned his shoulders to avoid Merlin’s hug and waved his hands.
“Why did you come as a bear!”
Instead of borrowing the bodies of small animals as usual, Merlin came in the form of a large brown bear.
I don’t know why you’re trying to stand out even though you’re hiding because you’re from Eden.
‘My mother definitely knew.’
With Sylvia’s current strength, she would have definitely sensed Merlin’s presence.
However, since it had no life at all, it seemed like they thought it was a large animal that drank water from the lake.
“You’re cute.”
Merlin thought the brown bear was cute and jumped around like a rabbit.
“cute?”
-Kwak, Kwak, Kwak….
The ground shakes due to the weight of the brown bear and Lars, who has fallen on the floor, is bouncing around, but I don’t know what’s cute about it.
“I guess we have different tastes. But Raon is okay. “I understand.”
Merlin laughed, gently stroking the brown bear’s body.
It was honestly absurd to think that a peerless beauty with impressive purple hair and purple eyes could do something like that.
“Be careful from now on. “If someone else catches you, you could be hunted.”
Raon sighed and leaned back against the rock.
“huh!”
Merlin nodded quickly. I feel this way every time, but I am good at answering one question.
“So what brought you here today?”
Raon asked, looking at the brown bear Merlin sitting like a human.
“Why! “I came because I missed you!”
Merlin brought his face closer, asking why he was asking the obvious.
He still didn’t realize that his face was that of a brown bear.
“Of course, I have something to tell you.”
She took a step back and smiled softly.
“What do you want to say?”
“Like I said before, I was looking for Ouma’s movements.”
Merlin said he had been quite busy and fanned himself with his hand.
“It did.”
Raon nodded. After the war, he asked Merlin to come here, but she refused, saying she would keep track of Oma’s movements.
“Did anything dangerous happen?”
“Haa…”
Merlin groaned without answering.
“Because it’s been a while since I’ve looked at you with concern. Good. very good.”
She shook her shoulders in ecstasy.
“Uh…”
“But you don’t have to worry. “Because I always asked the animals for favors.”
Merlin shook his head, saying he was hiding the main body in a safe place.
“Is it really a safe place? “You were caught off guard and attacked by that skeleton.”
“It’s really okay this time. “No one will know.”
She smiled and said she was sure.
“Oh, I can still tell you. “Now I…”
Merlin approached, twisting his body. She was still a bear and seemed to be contemplating which direction to strike with her paw.
“That’s it.”
Raon pushed Merlin away and shook his head.
“What do you have to say?”
“Of course it’s about Ouma.”
Merlin smiled slightly and raised a finger.
“They are hiding and gaining strength.”
“how?”
“The leaders of Oma are recovering from the wounds inflicted on their souls by your grandfather and preparing countermeasures, while those below them are spreading out across the continent and increasing their military power.”
She frowned, thinking that the entire Oma was moving in the shadows.
“As expected.”
Raon nodded calmly. Just as the Holy Swordsman and the Black Tower were doing business, Ouma seemed to be spreading out across the continent and increasing his overall weight.
“But there is more important information than that.”
Merlin looked at Raon and let out a thin breath.
“Important information?”
“The training routine of the Holy Sword Training has changed.”
“By whom?”
Raon asked without being surprised. The Seonggeomryeonju was hit by Glenn’s heart sword from the very front, and since his sword was found broken, he was thought to be dead.
“Sword Demon Rektar.”
Merlin brought up Rektar’s name without the slightest hesitation.
“Re, Rektar? “Are you sure?”
“huh. “I even saw him participate in the Oma meeting as a leader.”
She nodded heavily, saying she was sure.
“Hmm…”
Raon chewed his lip while picking up leaves that had fallen on the ground.
‘I can’t believe that Rektar became a holy sword trainer…’
To be honest, I still didn’t think that Rektar was an enemy.
Even if there was an order from the Holy Sword Trainer who wanted to acquire his talent, there were many strange things about his behavior.
‘I thought you might come back.’
I had expected that Rektar, who had become free after the Holy Sword Trainer died, might come back here, but now that he had become the Holy Sword Trainer himself, he was truly an enemy.
While receiving training from Rektar, I felt the same emotions as my grandfather, which made my heart ache.
“But…”
Merlin raised his hand, saying he had more to say.
“The Sword Demon is a bit strange.”
“Is that strange…?”
“It remained in Oma, but it seemed like it was targeting Oma. “It feels like being in Eden like me and thinking differently.”
She narrowed her eyes, saying it felt like she was looking in a mirror.
“How did you know that?”
Raon swallowed dry saliva and leaned his upper body towards Merlin.
“I saw his student several times gathering information about Oma, not the Five Emperors.”
Merlin shook his head, saying this wasn’t normal behavior.
“Of course, this is information that contains a lot of my intuition. “Don’t believe everything.”
She lowered her chin, saying there was a high possibility not.
“You have good senses.”
Merlin always showed up when he was in danger. Her intuition was trustworthy enough.
‘Of course you shouldn’t be sure.’
Saying that Rektar is different from Oma is just a prediction without evidence.
I thought it would be a good ending to leave the assumption that they might not be enemies now.
“thank you.”
Raon bowed his head to Merlin.
“Thanks to you, I got good information.”
“Then what will you do for me?”
Merlin wiggled his fingers as if he was hoping for something. However, because it had the appearance of a bear, it looked like it was thinking about how to catch and eat humans.
“Would you like me to buy you some food?”
-rice!
However, it was not Merlin who responded to the sound of rice, but Ras, who fainted.
The cotton candy guy, whose seasoning was the size of millet, waved his hands around, asking what kind of meal he was going to eat.
“From food to alcohol.”
Merlin laughed and said that he wanted to try drinking for the first time in a long time.
“okay. Then when…”
“After gathering a little more information.”
She shook her head with serious eyes.
“I haven’t found the location of the Heavenly Demon yet.”
Even before he left, Merlin said he would look for the Heavenly Demon’s location, but it seemed like he hadn’t found it yet.
“Cheonmara….”
Raon chewed his lips thinly.
‘Does it really exist?’
The name of the Heavenly Demon is widespread, but only a few people have seen it, and its power is said to reach the sky, so it felt like hearing a legend that didn’t really exist.
“But we’ll see you soon.”
Merlin tilted his head, saying to look forward to it because he would eat a lot later.
“I have a lot of money, don’t worry.”
“It’s money…”
She smiled faintly as if she was thinking about something.
“Then see you next time.”
Merlin waved his hand as if he was about to leave.
“Ah, before that, this kid…”
Raon swallowed hard. Since it was a brown bear, the scale of the request seemed to be large.
“Say you want to swim in honey. “I also caught a few live salmon.”
“Now, wait! Where do you get enough honey to fit a bear? Also, how can you get raw salmon…”
“Hello!”
She said her best wishes and left.
“Heung!”
The brown bear stretched out its large hand as if to give it honey so that it could swim right away.
-Bonwang too! This king also wants to eat honey-glazed salmon!
As soon as Merlin disappeared, Lars fluttered like a salmon as if he had gained strength.
“…Do you want to stay with Dorian?”
What I trust now is my wallet. No, there was only Dorian.
-honey! salmon!
“Crung! “Heung!”
“Ugh…”
Raon closed his eyes tightly while listening to Lars and the bear’s cries.
‘Why are there only people like this around me…’
-Because you are the strangest!
***
“Of course there is! It’s a necessity!
Dorian, who was called from Gwangpungdae’s lodgings, opened the boat bag without the slightest hesitation and took out dozens of honey barrels and freshly caught salmon.
“Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Thanks to this, the brown bear had a binge eating party in a small pool made of honey.
-Kyaha!
Lars also exclaimed while rubbing his cheeks after eating the honey-glazed salmon.
-This is a delicacy! I thought it would be greasy, but the sticky sweetness of the honey really complements the taste of the salmon!
The guy grinned, saying he had no idea food like this could be made.
“This is good!”
Dorian also said that it tasted better than expected and muttered that he should add it to his must-have list.
After satisfying Brown Bear and Ras until late at night, Raon came down Bukmangsan Mountain.
“thanks. Dorian.”
Raon tapped Dorian on the shoulder.
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
“Hey, what is this?”
Dorian waved his hand and said it was okay.
“But…”
“Huh?”
“I’m out of honey and salmon, so can I buy some?”
He wasn’t interested in having to make a honey pool for the bear, and was only thinking about the empty necessities.
“Spend it out of my own money.”
Raon nodded right away.
“Use this opportunity to replenish all the used items.”
“Oh, I understand!”
He ran straight toward the shopping center with his face turning red.
-In the king’s opinion, that guy is also a pervert…
Ras clicked his tongue, saying that Dorian was a pervert who filled things in and took them out.
“Maybe so.”
Raon grinned and walked to the back of the annex. Even though it was late, the light was on in the kitchen.
When I opened the door and went inside, Sylvia and Helen stood up as if they had been waiting.
“Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
“How can I sleep when my son isn’t here?”
Sylvia frowned, saying it was too late.
“Ma’am was waiting while heating the food.”
Helen laughed, pointing to the food on the table.
-I can’t believe they prepared this for the king…
Lars was in a daze as he looked at the steaming dishes.
-After all, there is only one mother!
The guy put his hands together as if he was deeply moved.
‘It’s not because of you.’
Raon pushed Lars away and sat in front of Silvia.
“You can eat tomorrow…”
“I heard you lost to Karun oppa. “I was waiting to comfort you.”
Sylvia laughed softly, saying she heard everything from Yua.
“I’m fine.”
Raon shook his head calmly. Karun had already reached the beginning of transcendence and had unleashed his full power. Although I was defeated, I wasn’t embarrassed or shocked.
“Then I’m glad.”
Sylvia waved her hand, saying it had been an hour.
“Eat first. “Because it’s a hassle to reheat it.”
She told me to eat first and brought a fork, knife, and spoon in front of me.
-Meat, fish, pizza, stew and salmon! There is also salmon! Quick, pick up your fork! It’s war!
Lars gave instructions while drooling, as if eating a lot of salmon wasn’t enough.
‘i get it. okay.’
Raon smiled slightly and put Sylvia and Helen’s food into his mouth.
-Oh oh! It tastes as good as if it was just made!
‘Because I made it now.’
-what?
‘It’s not heated.’
Contrary to what Helen said, these foods were recently made.
It seems that he kept cooking until he came.
-Hehehe…
Lars’s eyes were red as if he was moved.
-This is sincerity! That’s a mother’s sincerity too!
‘….’
Inseong wonders if that sniffling cotton candy is really the devil. No, I wanted to take a magic test.
However, the food tasted more delicious than usual even though my stomach was full, perhaps because of the care put into it as Lars said.
“Why are you so late? “I almost didn’t come and look for you.”
Sylvia lowered her eyebrows, saying that she intended to go to Hollam herself. It seemed like I hadn’t heard anything about the mission because of the confrontation with Karun.
“The operation was delayed because the executives of the Black Tower and Holy Swordsman came late.”
Raon chewed the meat and explained the reason for being late.
“What kind of operation was it?”
“I want to hear it too.”
Sylvia clapped her hands lightly, saying she wanted to hear everything. Helen also smiled slightly as if she was curious.
“Nothing major happened…”
While eating a late dinner, I told him about what had happened.
“Three grand masters…”
Helen could not keep her mouth shut, as if she was surprised that she had caught three grand masters by herself.
“Two Ghosts, how was the swordsmanship of the White Ghost Sword Master?”
On the other hand, Sylvia focused on swordsmanship. This was a change that occurred after the power outage occurred.
“Tugwi’s swordsmanship was practical. It was a steel sword using a greatsword, and it was sharp enough to split my sword. On the other hand, the swordsmanship of White Ghost Sword Master contained extreme changes, so it felt like I was watching Igigeeo Sword. The sword moves freely…”
Raon looked at Sylvia’s sparkling eyes and explained the swordsmanship of the Two Ghosts and the White Ghost Sword Master.
“The world is wide to have such swordsmanship.”
Sylvia nodded her head loudly, as if impressed.
“….”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at Sylvia, who seemed excited.
‘Do you want to leave the family?’
Despite her increased strength, she seemed to be itching because she had not been able to compete for a while.
“Mom, do you want to take on the mission too?”
With Sylvia’s power, it was not unusual for her to take on a personal mission, so I asked with determination.
“no.”
However, contrary to expectations, Sylvia shook her head resolutely.
“I told you. “The reason I received this Danjeon was to protect the annex.”
She laughed while rubbing her lower abdomen where the artificial dantian was seated.
“I’m not really interested in the mission.”
“I see…”
Raon sighed softly as he looked into Sylvia’s eyes, which contained sadness amidst her strong will.
‘Is it because I lost my father and sister?’
Is it because my father and older sister were attacked by the Two-Headed Demon of Eden? Sylvia valued the members of the annex more than herself.
It would be okay to go on missions occasionally, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving the annex unless it was something special.
“Still, I’m very interested in becoming stronger. “I have to protect you.”
“me too?”
“of course.”
Sylvia smiled as she touched Raon’s cheek.
“You are also a member of the annex.”
She shook her head saying yes.
“You are the minor owner of the annex before you are the master of Gwangpung!”
Helen also snorted, telling me to remember it well.
“ah.”
Raon lowered his head and smiled as he looked at the warm eyes of Sylvia and Helen and the steaming dishes.
“I see. “I’ll remember it well.”
-Bonwang too!
Lars shouted and raised his head.
-The king is also a member of the annex!
‘no. You’re from the demon world…’
-I don’t know!
***
After Raon finished eating, he returned to his room.
-Ugh!
Lars let out a small burp from his oily lips.
-All the dishes today were amazing!
The guy laughed and said that all the salmon was good. As long as my appetite is satisfied, my dissatisfaction disappears, so I don’t know why I feel angry.
‘I’m tired.’
Raon let out a long sigh and leaned back on the bed. My body felt heavy, perhaps because I was relaxed.
-I used all my strength, so it must be worth it. I also met a madwoman.
Lars quickly rolled his eyes, saying that he was still shaking because of the madwoman.
‘okay. ‘There was that too.’
Raon smiled and nodded.
To be honest, I was more embarrassed by the talking bear running towards me than my sparring with Karun. It felt like my heart was still beating.
‘Salmon hunting in a honey pool.’
I laughed out loud as I remembered feeding salmon to the bear with Dorian.
Toouk.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Jecheon Sword touching the carpet.
‘It’s transcendence…’
Karun seemed to have changed the changes he had made, his regrets about the past, and even his childhood goals through force.
The level of transcendence seemed to be more important than any other stage I had experienced so far, including the status, emotions, and life I had lived.
-You haven’t even reached that level yet.
Lars snorted.
-Don’t be impatient, move forward calmly.
‘I’m not in a hurry. ‘I’m going to find the way first.’
Regardless of my current state, I wanted to create a clue to transcendence.
‘I wonder what it is.’
Revenge, anger, swords, family, colleagues. Many things came to mind, but I couldn’t pick just one.
Sigh.
As Raon was lost in thought, looking at the ceiling, he felt a small noise coming from the window.
‘Who else… gasp!’
As I turned my gaze while lying down, I saw Glenn’s face reflected in the window.
“Matriarch?”
Glenn silently waved his hand as if to come out.
