Episode 137 Who will take care of him (1)
Rei was contemplating locking herself in the mansion.
The enemy forces were indeed monstrous.
Since the number of sword masters is greater than the number of fingers, it can be said that the talk is over.
What’s more, the opponent is the Mage Tower Alliance?
Will I have to fight these unheard of foes?
I let out a sigh.
Even now, I wanted to blow a big magic shot, but I suppressed the desire that had risen to the bottom of my neck.
It was impossible to completely get rid of them anyway, even with magic.
I couldn’t get a sense of how far this force, made up of point tissues, extended its arms.
According to the Necromancer, it seems that even the Lessian Empire has many spies planted there.
That’s serious enough.
Most kingdoms on the continent were in their hands.
Since Proxia’s hands reach the commercial sphere and trade politics, there is no other countermeasure.
Of course, when war broke out, he could face the Sword Master himself.
However, unless the opponent was an idiot, there was no way I would let it go like that.
If only two high-quality troops were deployed and sent to different areas, there was no way for Ray.
There is one way I came up with.
We also need to create high-quality human resources.
With good timing, the servant informed me that a guest had arrived.
“Saint. Zeke has arrived.”
It’s a good moment indeed.
It seems that Iriel did a good job.
Ray grinned.
“Ask me to come in.”
* * *
“….”
Zeke hung his head in silence.
I told Iriel to send it out as if he were kicking it out, so I can roughly guess what happened.
Ray was straight, hiding his intentions.
“You’re awake.”
“yes. It is thanks to the grace of the lord.”
Ray frowned at Zeke’s words.
“Zeke, you are my third family. How can I call myself my family only when you, who are supposed to support and protect me, are saved?”
The bowed head at his reprimand seems to drop even more.
Hana Ray had no intention of quitting.
Rather, it drove Zeke even more.
“You are too weak. To the point where no one master like him could win. If you have that much power, I don’t think it would matter at all even if you weren’t there.”
“sorry.”
Ray knows too well.
How much Zeke ran around the battlefield and suffered all kinds of trouble while he was asleep.
That’s why I wanted to give him a chance, not anyone else.
he said with a firm expression.
“…Zeke.”
As soon as Ray stopped talking, Zeke quickly got down on one knee.
Then, I close my eyes gently.
I know what will come out after those words.
If it’s your own power, you don’t need it.
So go away.
It was something I had been prepared for since I heard the story from the saintess.
But why does my heart hurt so much?
As I was on my knees waiting for the final command, a warm hand was placed on my shoulder.
Zeke quietly raised his head without knowing why.
Then Ray looked at Zeke and said.
“You are the right person to take care of me. So you only aim to be strong.”
“yes……?”
“Come see me in the morning. I will teach you what an auror is.”
“Lord Lord…”
Zeke opened his mouth and bit his lip.
I close my eyes again to avoid showing my trembling eyes.
“Remember. From now on, don’t lose to anyone but me. This is an order.”
“…I obey your lord’s orders.”
He shut his mouth tightly.
It felt like my emotions would explode if I said anything.
Ray patted Zeke on the shoulder and left.
“Good work so far.”
* * *
The next day, Zeke came early in the morning.
As if he came with a very determined attitude, a sword flashes at his waist.
It looks like it’s been cleaned up.
“Meet the saint.”
Ray yawned as he watched Zeke take a bow.
“Did you come sooner?”
“We can’t make the lord wait, can we?”
Yesterday’s incident must have been quite moving, and Zeke’s eyes looking at Ray were no joke.
It’s a bit embarrassing.
Ray smiled at him and headed to the gym in the back.
The gymnasium located at the back of the saint’s mansion boasts a considerable size.
It’s wide enough that you can blow your sword at will if it’s tolerable.
It was also the first time Zeke came here.
he said, looking around.
“It’s big.”
Ray answered while pulling out a sword in the form of a wooden bastard sword from a corner.
“yes? All the saints of the past must have become sword masters. Considering the need for such a large gymnasium.”
Of course it can’t be.
There were also saints who could not properly use divine magic, let alone a sword master.
This gymnasium is just a luxury item.
It was such a luxury item made with the blood of the people.
In the case of general nobility, it is said that the size of the gymnasium and banquet hall is determined according to the rank.
This size for the Marquis. This size for the Baron.
If you violate the size assigned to each title, you will have to pay a huge fine.
It couldn’t have been a really useless law.
Ray grabbed a wooden sword and aimed it at Zeke.
Then Zeke also pulled out the luxurious sword hanging from his waist.
Ray intended to pass on everything he knew about Aura to Zeke.
Of course, in his case, the mana rod itself is special, so the case itself is different from him.
So it was necessary to adapt it to Zeke and teach it.
Ray said to Zeke.
“First, make an aura blade.”
Hwaaak-
In the blink of an eye, an aura blade came out of Zeke’s sword.
It’s like an innate mana control.
It is quite difficult to manifest an aura in such a short amount of time.
Ray looked at the aura and shook his head.
It was a well-made aura, but in Ray’s eyes, it was very poor.
The density of mana is also poor, and the amount of mana blended into the sword is also wrong.
In this case, the cutting power may be present, but the holding power will be terrible.
“I gave you too much mana. Divide the sword into thirds, distributing mana equally between the three zones. like this.”
As he poured mana into his wooden sword, a clear-cut aura blade gushed out.
Momentum itself is no joke. It was as if the surrounding air was flowing around this aura.
Seeing this, Zeke nodded.
“All right.”
He followed Ray’s words without a shadow of a doubt.
Flicker-
Oh, the blade swayed like a flickering candle.
It didn’t work out.
Originally, the combination of mana was not limited to control power alone.
Aura blades are created only when the really right proportions are injected into the sword, so if you try to recreate the mix like this, the aura will naturally disappear.
Eventually, Zeke’s aura, which he had endured for some time, faded.
I’m already sweating as if I’ve consumed a lot of energy.
“…It is quite difficult…”
“It must be difficult. If you do this properly, the auror will not be broken.”
Ray’s words shocked Zeke.
The fact that the aura will not break means that the aura will be safe no matter what it collides with.
In a battle between the same masters, the fact that the aura is that hard is a tremendous weapon in itself.
Unlike your own, the other person’s aura will gradually break down.
Zeke raised his aura again.
But after holding on for a while, it just faded in the end.
Ray looked at Zeke and said.
“Learn it perfectly within a week. And come back to me.”
You don’t have to stick around to teach the Master.
Those who are supported by the realm in the first place can move forward as long as they are explained.
Only a handful of geniuses can open the master’s wall.
If he didn’t understand even this much, he should have hit the sword a long time ago.
Ray gave Zeke a few things and left the gym.
* * *
Before the first lecture at the Medical Academy, the nature lecture was suspended because the war broke out with miraculous timing.
Moreover, the war is not yet over.
In a situation where there is no information, the enemy does not even know where the enemy is, so Seongguk gathered nobles and began to hold a large-scale meeting.
Looking at them, Ray closed his mouth.
He had no intention of sharing the information he had heard from the necromancer.
After he confided the information about Proxia to the pope, he went on a rampage, saying that he would destroy the heretics one by one.
It’s a place where there are many people who are crazy about their faith, so you shouldn’t talk carelessly.
If you say even a word that Proxia’s main base is in the Grencia Mountains, they will immediately lead their troops and attack there.
It couldn’t have been a blind faith that seemed stupid.
Ray, who had been reading a book for a while in the library, had a leisurely tea time after a long time.
I enjoy the sunlight pouring down through the window while savoring the tea the attendant brewed.
The reason he was able to afford this was because he only had to wait for Zeke to grow up.
Most of the plans for the future were laid out.
I plan to send seven guards to neighboring countries to report Proxia’s movements and raise Zeke so that he can protect the castle without confidence.
It was better for Iriel and Eucliwood to keep guarding Gehel Castle as it is now.
If Gehel was eaten by surprise, it would be right in front of Selonia.
When Zeke and the others are able to defend the Holy Land, Ray will depart for the Grencia Mountains.
Since the location is the location, it will not be possible to move arbitrarily, but that will be solved by colluding with Iriel.
When there is something to be bothered about, Iriel is almost almighty.
The greatest talent of all time, he was the one who dismissed her as a troublesome task or a role that takes care of everything.
As he sat still and drank tea, he began to feel the flow of mana in front of his eyes.
‘A teleport gate?’
As far as he knew, there was only one person who could use this magic.
She peeped through the gate, her gray hair flowing.
Aira, who had crossed the gate with a sullen face, froze as she saw Ray.
“Le Ray…”
A smile spread across his face, which had been hardened like a stone statue.
She ran to Ray.
“Ira! Long time no see!”
The two of them shared a hug of joy, even though it wasn’t something they had planned beforehand.
“You are awake! I’m finally awake! I was worried about what if I couldn’t wake up anymore!”
A few tears were about to come from her eyes.
Guilt would have been no joke.
Because she was the first to discover the magic circle.
She blamed herself for thinking that if she hadn’t said anything about the magic circle during the time Ray was asleep, he wouldn’t have fallen asleep.
As a high elf who leads a village, she doesn’t have much time, but she came to wash Ray’s body with magic whenever she had a chance.
Ray knew her feelings as well.
I was on my way to talk to Ray, who was lying down today, but when I saw him waking up and drinking tea, I was overjoyed.
