Episode 800 Goblin Rigid Body Plan (5)
Members frowned as they saw Ray covered in straw.
“Ugh, the smell of horse manure.”
“Where and what did you do to get to that point?”
The children of the aristocrats didn’t even try to talk at all, and at least the adventurer-turned-members came and shook the straw, but somehow it seemed like they were going to cry.
“As expected, the wolf was right~ How amazing is it to sleep in a stable?”
A familiar face passes by with a smile.
Ray, who was seriously contemplating whether he should personally pass on the secret of cheek-slapping he learned from Derp, was soon awakened from his thoughts by someone tapping him on the back.
“Hey…”
“What?”
Ray, who was in a bad mood after spending the first night at the stable, replied bluntly.
“If that’s okay with you, use this.”
When he turned to the direction where the voice came from, he saw a young man with a small physique standing holding a piece of silk.
Are you telling me to wipe it with this?
“Is it okay if I use it?”
When I asked again as if to confirm, he nodded his head instead of answering.
Even if it wasn’t, I needed something to wipe off my body, but it worked just fine.
There was a stream nearby, so I could wash there.
Ray, who almost fell into distrust of humans overnight, saved his life thanks to a timid young man whose name he did not know.
“thank you. What is your name?”
“This is Cade from Baron Dotton.”
“Cade. I will never forget this grace.”
“It’s embarrassing to call it grace like this. haha.”
I scratch my cheek in embarrassment.
Ray washed himself in the stream with Cade while he was away.
As the hardships of the past were washed away with the gentle current, a white-haired young man appeared instead of a soot-stained face.
It is his appearance that has a history of admiring even elves and wyverns.
Cade, who was covering his neck, asked in surprise.
“Have you been a half-elf?”
“What about a half elf? I am just human.”
After roughly wiping off the moisture with silk, Ray started washing the robe and clothes.
After tapping it with your hand a few times, the water comes out.
To others, it seemed like a person who had only done laundry for decades.
“Then you were a noble…?”
Seeing him ask more cautiously than before, Ray smiled.
“I’m sorry, but I’m a commoner. So you can be comfortable with it.”
The Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Celia and the ruler of the Duchy of Soleil, he took himself as a commoner.
Cade let out a sigh of relief.
“I thought I was also a son of a prestigious aristocratic family. I can understand a little bit why you cover your face with a robe.”
For aristocrats, having an exceptional appearance is an advantage, but it was not so for commoners.
He might catch the eye of a nearby merchant or lord, and in the worst case, he could be sold to a slave trader and end up wandering around for the rest of his life.
Not feeling the need to tell the truth, Ray roughly agreed.
“What is that? Rather, why don’t you hang out with them?”
“iced coffee.”
Where Ray pointed his finger.
At the end of it, the sons of nobles gathered on the terrace, which looked nice even at a glance, and were drinking wine in broad daylight.
Even if he was a baron, he was clearly a nobleman.
It’s right to hang out for the sake of networking, but why the hell are you in a place like this?
Cade said, pulling his wet hair up.
“As you know, Teng Yue Dan is now attracting the attention of the entire continent. I don’t know if I have skills, but in their eyes, I’m the weakest here, so I can’t seem qualified to enter the ranks.”
“I see.”
Cade tilted his head slightly at that reaction, which seemed insignificant.
“Aren’t you offended? I’m the only one who speaks weakly despite being an aristocrat.”
“well.”
After finishing the laundry, Ray answered by hanging his clothes on the trees around him.
“A man who can share bread is stronger than a man who has bread in front of a hungry person. You are strong enough in my opinion.”
Ray shook the silk he had given him.
At that joke, Cade laughed haha.
“ha ha ha. Is that so? You were taught by a master before you even arrived in Baybon. If I win the competition, I will definitely repay you.”
The tournament seems to be referring to the Shinmahoe held in Baybon.
It is a competition to determine superiority and inferiority between each other using magic and swords, and since it is held every 5 years, it overlaps with the martial arts meeting of the Lesian Empire.
As a result, the number of applicants for participation was less than 1,000.
Ray asked because he was surprised by his more passionate actions than expected.
“Are you thinking of competing?”
“yes. It’s an opportunity to gain experience even if you don’t get good grades.”
Whoa.
It’s a good attitude.
Usually, there are cases in which people enter competitions for their own performance, but few prepare for competitions to gain experience.
It must be proof that you don’t just look at the results, but also consider the process as important.
“If you’re lucky enough to win, you might even get an honorary knighthood, so it’s killing two birds with one stone.”
Cade blushed as if he was embarrassed to think about winning even though he hadn’t even started yet.
If it was a knighthood in the Baybon Kingdom, it would be a good nameplate, although it would fall a little short.
Ray thought for a moment and then his eyes lit up.
‘There’s no way I’ll miss such a good opportunity in the black room.’
honorary knighthood.
It was obviously a simple honorary position without any power or ability, but it served as a means to talk to other nobles.
For the Heukbang, who aims to infiltrate the kingdom, the Shinmahoe, which returns every five years, must be a good prey.
In addition to protecting the children of the Deungwoldan, he also exterminates the assassins of the Black Room.
In addition to that, what if they hijacked the knighthood they were aiming for?
This is not three birds with one stone, four birds with one stone!
I’ll be able to repay the favor I’ve done to Cade right away.
Ray smirked.
“Heh heh. Lucky for you. My classes are usually rather expensive.”
After weaving the leaves and stems together to make the shroud worn by the elves, Ray raised a finger.
“I’ll make you stronger in a week!”
“Yes yes?”
Cade’s panicked voice was drowned out by the gentle sound of running water.
* * *
Training started the next day.
As we headed to a nearby secluded vacant lot, Cade, who woke up early in the morning, greeted us.
“You are here.”
“huh. take this.”
When I expressed my doubts while looking at the branch shaped like a sword wrapped around my hand, Ray nodded
.
“Take a swing.”
“Mmm.”
After thinking for a moment, he spoke in a slightly hushed voice.
“Thank you for teaching me, but would it be okay to look at your skills first?”
It must have been that his skills were being questioned.
After all, those with skills within Deungwoldan are already making a name for themselves.
In a way, it was natural for him to seem unreliable as he didn’t have a face he knew in the group, let alone his name.
Ray picked up a piece of grass that had fallen on the floor and blew mana into it.
Aaah-!
The blade of grass, which had been breathless, became taut in an instant.
Then, a feeble sword aura surged up.
“Huh!”
Cade sighed.
It is not easy to cause a sword aura even on a favorite sword that has been used for decades.
If it was possible to cause it on a blade of grass whose shape was not even constant, then the ability to control mana reached its peak.
“…Sorry for doubting you.”
“It’s okay, so swing it comfortably.”
Cade immediately took up his stance.
Seeing that the center of gravity is low and the sword is stable, fortunately it seems to have basic skills.
His sword, which had been motionless for a while, drew a half moon in an instant.
The sword that cut through the still hazy air of dawn came to a halt at the end of its short sword path.
It was only one movement, but Cayde, who showed all his strength, gasped for breath.
“How are you?”
When I asked, wiping away the beads of sweat that had started to form on me, Ray frowned.
‘I’m weaker than I thought?’
Rather, the goblins within the principality were strong.
I was hoping for it because it was said to be the top level, but it was only at the level of a goblin.
Ray approached Cade and corrected his posture.
“There is too much force on the shoulders when swinging. You’d better relax a bit more.”
“I will try again.”
Boooooooong-!
Definitely better than before.
However, there was no big change even if I corrected my posture a little.
Wouldn’t it be better to go out on your own than to let this guy win?
However, if that happens, the eyes of the black room will be focused on him.
‘I’ll have to set a target.’
First of all, improve the weak mana rod that seems to be insufficient to cause a sword aura.
Once he made a decision, he acted quickly.
Ray, who instructed Cade to repeat the training, started assembling the magic tools straight away.
A mana amplification magic circle that has a history of being sold to the Kingdom of Greyman.
When training, there is nothing like this.
Of course, the results are different according to the feeling of mana.
After completing the magic tool in less than 30 minutes, Ray roughly drew a direct magic circle on the ground.
“Is it magic?”
“no. It’s just graffiti.”
Ray, who had blocked it in advance because he wanted to attract attention, sat Cade in the center of the magic circle.
When the magic tool was placed at the point of defense, the mana flowing out of the medium eventually flowed into the magic circle.
The mana in the air was gathering towards Cade.
Fortunately, he noticed the change right away.
“Do mana…”
“Don’t open your mouth. Concentrate and absorb mana.”
“…”
Indeed, a huge amount of mana.
Even if it wasn’t so, Baybon’s mountain range was famous for its abundance of mana, but since the amount of mana that was likely to be two or three times the usual was pouring in, he was busy just accepting it into his body.
Soon he fell into a trance.
Seeing how he successfully accepted mana, if he repeated this for a week, it would become a useful mana rod.
Ray, unknowingly, aided him in his absorption.
The mana drifting in the surrounding air was intentionally sent to his side, multiplying the amplification of the magic circle again.
All that remains is for him to push himself to the limit and accept the mana.
‘If it goes well, even winning is not a dream.’
It’s only the first day of training, but it must be a huge step forward for Cade.
When you open your eyes, you will be able to feel yourself changed.
Ray felt the life around him and sensed that it was time to step out.
Sensing a strange feeling, the men in black rushed at Cade.
“Where!”
Papababang-!
When he swung his hand, the floor of the clearing swelled in an instant.
“Magic!”
“You guys weren’t normal either!”
“My favorite disciple is training right now, so come back later!”
Grabbing a branch and swinging it vigorously, a long line of blood was drawn on the chests of the men in black.
They collapsed to the ground just as they were running.
Ray, who rolled the bodies of black men with his toes and pushed them down the mountain range, looked at Cade.
6 days left from now.
From now on, this guy and the deungwoldan will be the shield that blocks the heukbang.
