Chapter 430 It wasn’t something I did after thinking rationally. No, it was more of a choice made impulsively due to emotions.
In the first place, the very idea of filling another soul with one’s own soul was nonsense. If things were as they were, it wouldn’t be surprising if the self-destruction ended up wasting only spiritual power and leaving deep scars on one’s soul.
However, that forcibly mobilized spiritual power created a strange phenomenon.
Ugh.
‘under?’
Suddenly, with everything around him out of sight, he felt as if only his soul and his teacher’s soul were connected.
And then he heard the voice he had been waiting for so long.
– …Ro…Gun?
Why am I so happy to hear informal language for the first time in a long time?
– Yes yes! It’s me, Master!
– War… What about war?
Logan almost burst into tears at his teacher’s question.
Even in this situation, are you asking that first?
– We won. Thanks to Master, we have protected the North!
– I see… I’m glad…
– So, wake up now. All you have to do is wake up and enjoy your victory.
– …I see. That’s it then.
At those words, Logan’s heart sank again.
– Are you done? What do you mean it happened? Please accept my strength and get up quickly.
– no. I thought it would end like this, but it ended because I was able to at least convey the meaning.
– Master!
– I am not brave enough to extend my life by accepting the life of a disciple.
Ugh.
I felt the awakened soul of my teacher pushing out his golden spiritual power.
– Master!
– You are the one who should be the center of the kingdom. Filling myself up by cutting you down should never happen.
– no. The disciple became an Auror Master. I can handle it!
Despite those words, the swordsman shook his head. And with a calm expression, he once again pushed away Logan’s spirit that was getting closer.
– I lived hard enough. Rest now, Logan.
Logan also paused at those unexpected words, but then he shook his head again.
– No, no. If you collapse like this, I won’t have the honor to see my wife and Stella. please!!
Those words greatly shook the calm expression of the swordsman.
– Stella… my daughter…
a wave of soul that would make Logan’s eyes light up.
Logan concentrated even more on that, shaking his soul.
– Yes, Master! You should also meet my lovely daughter, Stella!
But even that was only temporary.
The teacher’s shaking soul soon shook his head with a sad smile.
– …Take care of my daughter Stella, Logan.
– Master!
– The war is not over yet.
– It’s done. We won! So…
– Aren’t you planning on conquering the empire?
– …Master?
– This thread, this connection, tells me about your most recent memory. You can’t hide anything from me now, Logan.
– Ha, but…!
– We must wage war again to ensure permanent peace in the kingdom. It’s a sad thing to say, but it’s also not wrong. And even for that, you must not fall. Don’t overdo it.
– It won’t fall down! I am now an Auror Master! There is no way you could collapse from this level of loss of spiritual power!
– okay. But it will be downgraded again. And I will never be able to step on that level again.
– Master…
– Aren’t you already feeling it too? Those whose souls are damaged cannot reach that level of miracles.
Logan could not deny the words of his teacher, who read and answered the experiences engraved in his soul.
– I don’t want you to sacrifice for me. In the end, it is detrimental to the kingdom I am trying to protect.
The teacher’s attitude was firm.
But Logan also did not back down.
– I know that is Master’s sincerity. But don’t you definitely have a desire to see Stella and a desire to go back? Now I can also read Master’s mind.
– Yes, that’s right. But that’s not the right choice.
– What if it’s not right!? At least once, just close your eyes and live for yourself!!!
Logan was so angry at his teacher’s choice that he pushed him to the point where the connected soul strings trembled.
But the swordsman was stubborn.
– If I do that, the life I have lived will become meaningless. I am denying my own life, Logan.
It was literally like an iron wall. There was no way to communicate at all.
However, if words don’t make sense, it’s okay if you don’t persuade them.
– …When have I ever followed what my teacher said?
– Logan?
– Fortunately, I am stronger than Master now. So we will enforce it by force.
– Can not be done!
Wooooow.
Logan’s spiritual power pushed away the swordman’s rejection and instead poured into his soul.
– It’s possible!
-Logan!
– This is a life lived to atone for the people around me and save my family. Abandoning my people for another goal? I don’t know anything like that!!!
Along with Logan’s strong will, golden spiritual power colored the entire space where they were.
Wooooow.
And in the process, something strange happened.
In fact, the idea of filling souls with souls, as Logan first thought, should have been impossible.
It is impossible for souls to mix, but if they do, it will contaminate the person’s identity itself. Both souls are transformed and it is no different from self-destruction.
Even though Logan also knew this, he was intoxicated by this strange phenomenon of soul connection and once again made an unreasonable decision.
‘Holy shit.’
And only at the moment when he pushed as stubbornly as he could, did Logan realize the reality.
But at that moment.
Ugh.
‘uh!?’
Logan’s soul, which had been recklessly exerting its spiritual power to move, caused an unusual reaction.
‘This… works!’
The poured out spiritual power forcibly elevated the teacher’s spirit. Logan’s soul is not mixed in, but is strengthening the foundation of the teacher’s soul and replenishing his spiritual power.
Another way to utilize the power of your soul. It was the moment when the miraculous power of cultivating spiritual power and repairing the soul, which was thought to be impossible even at the level of an Aura Master, was realized.
Could this also be due to the power of the wish contained in one’s soul?
Or is it just an accidental miracle?
In a flash of inspiration, Logan tried to engrave the principle of power even a little more into his soul.
But that moment was too short.
Flashing.
With the feeling of his vision becoming brightly colored, Logan’s mind was immediately thrown back to reality.
“What!?”
Eilen hurriedly supported Logan’s staggering body with a momentary gasp.
“honey!”
“I’m fine… What about Master?”
Following those words, everyone’s eyes turned to the bed.
Then, a wriggling hand appeared…
“Hmm…”
The swordsman soon opened his eyes with a faint groan.
“Go, Your Excellency!”
“Your Excellency the Sword Master!”
“Unbelievable!”
The moment when cheers erupt from those around you.
“Ro…Gun?”
The swordsman’s lips opened and his name flowed out.
“Yes yes! It’s me, Logan! Wake up Master!”
Logan, delighted, responds with cheers.
“You crazy… bastard.”
The curse that came out like a moan made everyone present with a blank expression on their faces.
* * * The day Geomgong woke up, the incident in Seongguk spread and the world became turbulent.
However, the atmosphere in the Kingdom of McLane was buzzing with another rumor. King Logan McLane, who was rumored to be dead, appeared in the northern fortress.
The king appeared with the pretext of treating his wounds with his teacher.
The people of McLane, who had been anxious about what might happen, were able to breathe a sigh of relief.
The atmosphere of uncertainty disappeared in the northern fortress as well.
“Hahahaha! In 20 years of serving Your Excellency, this is the first time I’ve seen you swear twice. That’s from Your Majesty!”
“Isn’t it something worth commemorating? I’ll probably never forget that moment for the rest of my life.”
Lewis and Luther Kyle clinked glasses and burst into laughter. Even though the words were repeated several times already, the laughter did not subside but seemed to get more excited.
Bourdel and the other knights next to him also raised their glasses with bright faces.
“Let’s all toast together!”
“For McLane!”
“Glory to the unquenchable flame!”
“Long live His Excellency the Sword Master!”
“Long live His Majesty Logan!”
A belated victory party was being held in the northern fortress of Shield, as the unconscious leader woke up and even the king visited and praised him.
As Luther Kyle, the commander of the 4th Corps, and Louis, the swordsman’s lieutenant, were openly drinking alcohol, most of SHIELD’s troops also decided to enjoy the day’s festivities and went wild.
Except for the three people at the very center.
“It was the first time I knew that Master could swear.”
“Stop this. To an old man whose body hasn’t completely healed yet…”
“No matter how much I think about it, it’s absurd. I risked my life to save him, but I got scolded for it.”
When the swordsman cleared his throat and turned his head in embarrassment at those words, Logan chuckled and smiled in victory.
But at that moment, Eilen’s wide-eyed gaze fell on him.
“Wait a minute you… what are you betting on?”
Logan then avoided his wife’s gaze with a look of regret on his face.
“Ah haha. I mean, I worked hard enough to risk my life. Haha. It’s not like I really risked it…” It was an
exquisite dodge, even in my own opinion, but the teacher, who half-raised himself from the bed, chuckled and blocked the escape route.
“Of course. Your Majesty, you only risked your soul. If you made a mistake, you could have ended up in a vegetative state, but it wasn’t a risk of death.”
“you!!!?”
“You succeeded! As always!!!”
“I’m saying that now…!”
“Fuhahahaha!”
The old man who ignited the fight between his disciples and his wife smiled and admired the scene.
The bickering couple soon stopped fussing as they saw the swordsman enjoying himself.
“Anyway, I’m glad, Your Majesty. Everything worked out well.”
As the swordsman, who was laughing out loud, smiled, Logan said with a mischievous look on his face.
“But are you treating me with respect again? I’m comfortable with a teacher who speaks informally. It’s okay to swear.”
“…Forget about that, Your Majesty. What can’t an old man say when it’s time for him to die?”
“Again… don’t say that again.”
“Haha, I understand.”
Eilen, who was happily watching the warm glances exchanged between teacher and student, suddenly changed the topic.
“When do you think you will fully recover? I think it will take a month or two for Ii’s injury.”
“I think it might catch me like that too. Then I guess I should get ready soon, right?”
“Yes, I see. First, we will have to see how the war in the West progresses.”
After Logan received the swordsman’s rebuttal, Eilen, looking a little anxious, asked again.
“But do we really have to invade?”
“As your Majesty said, it is not time to relax yet. As I said, if we just stop it, this peace will be shattered at any time. The empire will not stop its expansionary policy.”
Logan nodded his head at those words and looked out the west window where the sun was setting.
“What do you think will happen in the war in the West?”
“The empire will suffer damage, but won’t it win? The emperor’s central army also headed that way.”
“Many of the Empire’s superhumans died in the war with us. Now, excluding the western corps commanders, are there ten people left?”
Eilen raised a skeptical opinion, but the swordsman shook his head with a stern face.
“But if the emperor’s military power that your majesty spoke of is true, there will be no one in the west who can stop him. I will. The same goes for those black knights.”
“Ah…”
The empire’s power still remains even though it has been cut down so much.
The faces of the three people hardened slightly when they remembered that.
Soon, Logan opened his mouth with a face full of determination.
” We will prepare to go to war before the war in the West ends. The period is to coincide with the time when Master and I recover from all of our injuries.”
“Teronan and Liberty’s reinforcements will not respond until then. Especially since Liberty and Gunter Liberty are dead.”
“We have to take it.”
“Do we have a chance of winning?”
“If it doesn’t exist, we have to make it exist. Just like we always have.”
Now, it’s starting again.
Logan’s eyes are softly bathed in the red color of the setting sun. It burned.
