Chapter 87. Since ancient times, beautiful peony (4)
It blurs.
If it were by no means a flower, it would be like red petals blooming all over a tree. It flows so thoroughly as if it is willing to live the world’s most extravagant short life.
Two swords in Calian’s hands.
A red rash that appeared and faded at the end.
I couldn’t forget it. I saw Brisen’s sword created by Calian in different places on different days, but I couldn’t forget it. Kirie and Plantz.
“It’s different from the prince’s sword.”
That’s why Kirie, who was dealing with Plantz’s sword, opened her mouth like this.
– Kagang!
– Kang kaaaaang!
It was different from Calian’s sword.
That’s not what it looked like at the end of Sinastar. It only rose and quickly set, but there was no silence that made me keep my mouth shut for fear of interfering with the admiration that naturally flowed out.
“know.”
At the end of the short answer, one side of Sinasta came in. Kirie, who easily blocked the sharper attack, stretched out her gray sword.
– Kaang!
Plantz, who struck the blade away with the blue-silver Synastar on the other side instead of the sword on which it had bounced, opened his mouth.
“You too. It’s different from my brother’s sword.”
“it’s okay.”
Kyrie exchanged ‘differences’ with Plantz and Plantz with Kirie equally.
However, the reactions to those words were different. Plantz said he knew the difference, and Kirie said it was okay to be different.
– Kagagan Kang!
– Kaaaaang!
Calian’s swordsmanship was also very different from that of Teylan, the continent’s first sword master. Obviously Kalyan. No, even though Bern learned sword skills from Teilan.
But Kalyan was fine. Even if Kyrie, who learned Calian’s sword, used a somewhat different sword than Calian, that was okay too.
There was no need for Kyrie to copy Calian’s swordsmanship, which could not be distinguished as heartless or kind, as it silently penetrated the darkness and ended the opponent’s life with a single blow. Moreover, Calian did not want Kyrie to be tied to his swordsmanship. If he was going to continue someone else’s swordsmanship, he would rather learn from Teilan.
“I’m fine, but you are not.”
– Kaang! Kaaang kang!
“… I know. That too.”
In that case, wouldn’t it be okay for Plantz to use a somewhat different sword technique than Calian? If I were to ask this, everyone here who knows how to hold a sword would all shake their heads. Even Plantz himself.
This is because it is literally a sword art that has been passed down for a long time and will continue to be continued for a long time in the future. Just as Siegfried’s Demirea learns and continues the swordsmanship of Cythros Horn Siegfried, it is not enough to protect one’s own life and cut off the lives of others, but rather one must hold the blade that should become the pillar of a family.
Even if he becomes the head of a family with a new name rather than Brisen, it is even more so because of that.
“There is a limit to what you can memorize and follow in your head. Put the sword in your hands, feet, shoulders, and waist.”
So, even if Kirie was not heartless or kind, she had to figure out how to create blue light, and Planz had to shine even if he did not glow. In the end, both of them standing here must solve their own homework assigned by one teacher.
– Hwiik!
– Kaang!
“It must become a habit and an instinct, not a memory. There is still a long way to go before that happens.”
“Isn’t it time to take a look at my sword skills?”
“I also take care of my sword. And I”
– Kagagak kaaaaang!
“No matter what I do at any time, I can observe your swordsmanship.”
“Have you never learned not to be overconfident?”
“I learned that it’s okay to be a little overconfident because I have the greatest talent on the continent.”
– …… yes……!
“I can’t tell if what’s blinking right now is an auror or a lantern that has run out of magic. Is that really how you learned it?”
“I’m an Auror. Are you blinded from looking at the documents?”
“If that were the case, my eyes would have been dazzling more. It couldn’t have been the other way around.”
– Kagang kaaaaang!
A fight of words is interspersed with a sword fight.
They fight like that.
That’s how swords grow.
A blue flame, barely noticeable even in the darkness, passed by the sword for just a moment.
Kyrie frowned as the blue aura that had been rising for a moment disappeared in an instant. Plantz, seeing that face, raised Kirie’s sword sharply and struck her, opening her mouth.
“The moment your breathing changes, the moment your gaze leaves the sword just before you take your steps. When you pause your shoulders for a moment.”
Then, after listing these unrelated situations, he added:
“Only then do aurors appear.”
“Is that so.”
“okay.”
– Kaaaaang!
“The tip of the sword still has the habit of shaking just before it touches me.”
“is it.”
“A sword is something that ultimately takes a person’s life. If you are worried that your opponent will die, put down your sword and pick up a pen.”
“no.”
“Raising a sword to protect someone is just a fancy way of saying that you are killing an enemy. There is no sword in the world that can save a person.”
“I know.”
“You must know it not only with your head, but also with your hands. Don’t hesitate.”
“okay.”
Of course, fighting isn’t just about words mixed with a sword.
Plantz, who has a keen memory, points out Plantz’s bad habits and informs her of the commonalities of the situations in which the Auror was accidentally struck by Kirie’s sword and then disappeared.
– Kagang kaaang kang!
– Kaaaang! Kagang!
Since he knew that they were not fighting recklessly, Calian must have decided to watch the sparring between the two.
“You said what I had to say.”
While mumbling such a leisurely sound.
Even though I knew that if I was not careful, Kirie’s aura could really nip the peas in the bud. Although Kirie’s skills are far superior to Plants’, there is still something to be learned from each other.
– Taaat!
Soon, Kirie kicked her foot and caught her sword for a moment.
Plantz recognized that it was a posture just before lifting in a contest of strength, not speed. Because of this, Plantz also put a lot of strength into the hand he was holding Sinasta. And he was ready to stand at any time by crossing the Sina Star to block an attack.
But then.
– Good luck, brother.
The bracelet Plants was wearing glowed. The pink magic stone that was said to have been collected from a fossilized harpy egg glowed together.
If Kalyan touches the food today or even sneaks out to hunt wild chickens, I will tell Hina right away. With that in mind, it was Kyrie’s bracelet that I borrowed and was still wearing. Hina’s words were being conveyed through it.
– Sir Hugo. I decided to stay in the Balkans. Instead, I’ll need some time to practice holding the sword with one arm, but I’m glad I did. I freely told him that my brother or his Majesty, or even Prince Calian, could help me practice using only one hand. Are you fine?
Hugo.
Pierre Hugo.
A brown-haired knight who is good at tying ribbons.
-Why practice using only one hand? why.
-……Planz deterioration?
Because of her great sense of relief, Hina said these words without asking about each other’s well-being, unlike usual. The light green gaze wavered, weighed down by the weight of those words that came at her in an instant.
The tip of Kirie’s sword shook as she saw this.
Calian’s eyes suddenly changed.
‘The moment when breathing changes. Just before taking my steps. When the gaze falls from the sword. When you pause your shoulder for a moment.’
Aura of blue light.
An aura that appears when concentration is lost for a moment.
– Ugh!
The auror, which had been blinking throughout the sparring match, shone with an unusually bright light. And it continued to spread without stopping.
– Saaaa…!
Kyrie’s gray sword appears in Plantz’s eyes. Kyrie’s face, pale as it was in the eyes of Calian, who placed her harpy at her back, entered light green eyes.
Adelia noticed the situation and used her magic.
Because she had not forgotten that one day she had strangled her Kirie, she saved her Kirie’s life in return for helping her Kirie not kill anyone.
Calian stretched out his hand.
She moved her mana.
– …… Ugh!
Adelia’s shield, which was trying to block the gap between Plants and Kyrie, was interrupted by Calian. She swayed as if shaken.
A look of astonishment appeared on Adelia’s face. As Randel watched, Kyrie held her breath and Plantz held her sword.
A blade is raised in Kalyan’s eyes.
– Fasut!
The Archmage’s shield is erased.
Aurors lose their shine.
– Kaaaaaaaaaa!
Sword and sword collided.
* * *
Kyrie’s sword is fast.
The sword of the 4th floor person is gorgeous.
Only that level of difference is visible. I didn’t care at all whether Kyrie won or Plantz won, or whether their sparring taught someone or not. I also ignored the sense of being overcome by the deadly energy of the people on the 4th floor that occasionally flowed out or the aura energy that disappeared after being entangled in Kirie’s sword.
After going to Tensil, I wonder if there will be a chance to leave the palace to see the sea. He left his thoughts to the unfamiliar questions that arose, and instead of the sword coming and going, he only watched the waves of the distant sea rising and returning.
“I went.”
But suddenly Kalian said something like this.
I looked to the side to see what that noise was, and saw Randel smiling, as if he knew his gaze was looking at the deep, dark sea that resembled mine.
“The sea, brother Randel. I went there quite often.”
“Is that so?”
“yes.”
While not taking his eyes off Kirie and Plantz, who were fighting swords at a distance from them, he made a deal with Adelia, saying, ‘If you do me a favor, I will tell you about the Harpy’s Magic Stone,’ while also following Randel’s gaze. I reveal my inner thoughts.
So, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I had a youngest brother who was not in a good place. As I was thinking about that and nodding my head, I heard a thin voice continue.
“When I was young, I went to the sea, but there was an accident. So, to be honest, I am reluctant to go to the sea, but Chase wasn’t. Even though I had the same accident, I learned to swim and went to the sea whenever I had the chance.”
“It won’t be close to the palace.”
“Yes. Even if you go to the nearest place, you have to ride a horse for a long time to get to the sea.”
Adelia’s worries continued, and in another place, while sparring, words that seemed to contain difficult waves continued quietly.
“But I still liked it. Me and Brother Chase. I liked it even though I was reluctant, and Brother Chase liked it so as not to be reluctant. So we secretly went out to see it and made excuses to go out to see it. That’s how we stayed. Even when Brother Chase was the Crown Prince, he was on the throne. Even after this.”
“It looks like you haven’t gotten tired of it.”
“Yes. Strangely enough, even though I visited so many times, the sound of the waves I always heard was different every time. It was amazing and my heart was full, so I always went that way.”
“okay.”
“If you get tired of dealing with people, growing roses, etc., please tell me. If you say it’s too difficult and too complicated to go there on your own, I’ll even call Master and take you to the sea as many times as you want.”
“If you say you liked the forest better.”
“Then we should take him to the forest.”
“It’s not bad to hear.”
“It won’t be a bad thing to go through.”
It’s really not that bad to hear something coming back to you without even looking at it once. So Randel nodded her head. Calian nodded his head despite not seeing that either.
“Yes. I will.”
So I gave the answer once again.
“yes.”
The answer came back.
I turned my head as if repeating that short one-character answer. And I continued to look at the sea, with a new question as to whether the sea in Tensil would be the same as here.
“Adelia. I have a lot to worry about.”
Calian, who had concluded his conversation with Randel, opened his mouth again. This time it was directed at Adelia, who was sitting on the other side.
“The young guy knows how to manipulate the elders and readily accepts the deal.”
“I thought he lived thoughtlessly, didn’t he?”
“Don’t show off your power without thinking.”
“That sounds funny.”
“Alan Manasil only teaches magic? Don’t you take care of your speech?”
“I’m glad I didn’t learn speaking habits from my teacher.”
And actually, they don’t teach magic well.
Calian added grumblingly and let out a short sigh. Then he opened his mouth again as if he had heard the conversation between Kyrie and Planz, who were fighting each other.
“You said what I had to say.”
I guess those two don’t just fight with swords. Randel thought about it that way and then looked away. I saw a fight between two people who I had not watched for a while and three swords.
But then.
– sparkle!
A faint light of a slightly different color, which had been seen several times on Calian’s bracelet or ring, hovered over the second brother’s wrist.
At the same time, the situation changed rapidly.
The blue aura that rested on Kyrie’s sword glowed more dazzlingly than ever.
“what?”
As soon as I saw it, I felt Adelia’s magic moving. She was able to notice the situation almost at the same time as him.
accident.
There might be an accident.
The accident that almost happened the day I went to Whitlin, but was said not to have happened thanks to the ice wall erected by the Vice Commander of the Balkan Corps, may have happened. Plantz will not be able to block the long aura formed on Kirie’s sword, which is said to be unable to control its own aura, so it seems that Adelia is planning to step in and set up her shield this time.
So, we will prevent accidents this time too. I’ll stop it again so it doesn’t happen again. The deep blue eyes that came to that conclusion stared ahead.
But Calian stretched out his hand.
Mana was moved.
– …… Ugh!
It was a power that overturned Randel’s expectations.
Adelia’s shield, which was quickly created, made a movement as if it was swaying due to the force.
– Fasut!
Then, like the fire of a candle in the wind, it fluctuated and disappeared with a flash.
“you…….”
Adelia’s voice is heard again.
Calian, who would have been the target of those words, did not respond. No, he had disappeared from his seat before I knew it.
– Kaaaaaaaaaa!
A roar that had never been heard before rang out.
Landel, who unconsciously frowned, raised his head. And he looked ahead, unable to see clearly due to the darkness.
Two swords.
A sword.
Planz was seen standing with one foot back and holding on to prevent his body from being pushed further. The sword he held in his hand had suddenly merged into one. The thick sword called Sinasta was tightly blocking the top of Planz’s head. And on top of Sinasta.
Kyrie’s sword, another gray sword that had erased all the bright light, was blocked and stopped.
“That young bastard erased my shield on purpose.”
“You’re asking a meaningless question, wizard.”
Landel, who responded to Adelia’s muttering as if it was nothing, turned his head to her again. She headed towards the sea.
“also.”
I can hear Calian’s words.
Siona at Wilhelm’s Pavilion and Kalian on the way to Whitlin Estate. Following those two, if I make the mistake of not being able to handle Aurors again and put someone in danger again, I’m afraid that even though I have the talent to be overconfident, I’ll be afraid of holding a sword.
“I thought you would block it. And… I thought you would put the Auror in, Kirie.”
So these are the words of Calian, who erased Adelia’s shield and ran to their side, choosing to watch until the very end. I thought Plantz would somehow block Kirie’s sword and Kirie would somehow insert her aura.
Randel didn’t know it, but at one point, Plantz, who had not blocked Kyrie’s sword that was heading towards his heart, raised his head. And then he put Sinastar into the sheath.
“I heard that one of the knights was seriously injured.”
A low voice is heard.
I was going to talk to you when I got back. She said she had been putting off telling her because she wasn’t sure how it would be received. Kalian, who was about to answer like that, quietly shut her mouth. This is why Plantz’s words continued.
“I said I would stay in the Balkans. Hina said that.”
“Is that so.”
“We have done so much to maintain the number of Balkans, but I cannot reduce it.”
There is a knight who is willing to stay in Balkan even if it means practicing the sword again with his remaining arm. I don’t want to get heartbroken by that guy’s story and get cut off by Kirie’s sword. So he said he heard Cena Star again. They said he didn’t die and stopped it.
The voice that announces this is calm.
“My brother said he was more angry with Danu than I thought. I guess that was because of that.”
“Yes. Because of that incident.”
“I hope you don’t hide it from now on.”
Calian looked at Planz.
“I care about those crazy people just as much as you care about them. Please tell me without hiding whether they are dead or injured.”
It looks like the peas have grown more than expected.
Calian slightly laughed at the bold words.
“All right.”
“How to use a sword with one arm”
“Brother, can you teach me?”
“no.”
said Plantz, shaking his head.
“If you teach me, I will live longer.”
“Then I will teach you. Because you have to live a long time.”
“okay.”
“yes.”
After nodding his head, Plantz walked over to where Randel was sitting and sat down at a distance from Randel.
After barely shepherding the sword, I felt a tearing pain in my arm after completing today’s work. My clenched jaw tingles from trying to gain strength. Since I had never extended my life to that extent before, I quietly closed my eyes and began to wait for the unfamiliar state of my body to return to its original state.
Landel, who saw Planz’s fist quietly resting on his lap, twitched slightly, turned his head. And he gazed thoughtfully at the sea, which must have been calm all day. It wasn’t a wound he needed to fix anyway, so he decided to pretend he didn’t know.
Calian, who had been watching the two, turned his head.
– Jabak.
I took a step closer to Kirie, who had been standing in one place without saying a word until now. Then he raised his hand and tapped her shoulder.
“He must have gotten taller because his shoulders went up.”
Kirie, who had been looking at his sword that had been placed down without being sheathed, raised his head. Then she opened her mouth in a deep voice.
“thank you.”
“When I asked if he was taller, he was giving a strange answer.”
“I think I understand thanks to your trust. I don’t think it’s far away.”
Calian smiled softly.
“I said that back then too, Kirie.”
“Is that so?”
“I did. It was much later.”
“This time, I will show you everything, including the path to the sword.”
“…… huh.”
“thank you.”
Nod.
Calian, who only moved her head without saying a word, raised her finger. He then pointed to the direction where Plantz was sitting. Kirie understood the meaning and opened her mouth.
“I would like to thank you as well.”
Nod again.
Her head moves and she smiles. I felt so good that I couldn’t even speak, so I just smiled instead of speaking. Instead, Kirie’s words continued to be heard.
“It’s been a long time since I grew taller. Hina, please don’t just notice how tall I have grown, but also notice my height. Also, give me a gift on my birthday too. I’m sad.”
A sound comes from the corner of her quiet mouth.
Calian burst out laughing.
“Okay, Kirie.”
* * *
It smells good.
The color is good too.
It’s even fun to chew.
So says Kalyan.
Beef jerky tastes better when you eat it while starving.
“The beef jerky is delicious. It also has salt.”
Kirie goes to Plantz and expresses her gratitude. Plantz says, “Look, I saved my life with my sword, so you should quickly take the path of the sword and help my brother properly.” Kirie receives a thank you, and Randel responds to the useless argument between the two. After closing your ears.
The sun began to rise.
‘When the sun rises, dawn breaks, and when dawn breaks, birds cry. Aren’t those birds over there crying? I don’t know if it’s still dark, but the birds over there are jumping up and down, catching bugs and eating, and your pretty and dainty little sister is listening to the growling of my stomach louder than the birds’ cries. Isn’t that such a sad thing? As this goes on, I am exhausted from hunger and even a single strand of my fair skin gets damaged. Demirea says to me, “You are no longer pretty, so let’s break off the engagement. Goodbye, it was fun. If I do this, will you take responsibility for it?” That’s not true. So, since it’s already morning anyway, why don’t you just serve some beef jerky.’
And Kalyan is like this.
All the way down the hill after sparring, a dog barked like a howl in the moonlit night.
In response to the admiration of his truly beautiful brother, Planz ended up giving him some beef jerky. It was around the time when the strange claim that it was morning when you ate breakfast, regardless of whether it was dawn or not yet, was coming out.
And just at that time, Adelia approached.
“Explain. What just happened.”
To these words, Calian responded by making her innocent face.
“Explain what?”
“Do I have to tell you to understand?”
“You don’t have to do it to know, so how do I know?”
“You just removed my shield, why don’t you know that?”
“Ah. That.”
“Yeah. That one.”
“Did you decide not to be curious about the magic stone?”
“…I’m curious though.”
Calian grinned at the wizard’s curiosity, which would not give up no matter what. Then, holding the paper bag containing the beef jerky tightly in her hand, she opened her mouth.
“You stopped because you were surprised because the shield was shaking. If you decide to use magic, I can’t get rid of it. How can I get rid of the magic that the Archmage uses? I just shook it for a moment. If I mix my mana with the mana you use, a collision will occur, so the repulsion force It will disappear for a while.”
“What? Why is this so easy to say?”
“I put a shield in front of Kirie. I was saying thank you. I did.”
“It’s surprising how you say you don’t want to be in debt.”
“If you understand, thank you.”
In response to Calian’s answer, Adelia pursed her lips for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“What are you asking?”
“Are you going to listen?”
“okay.”
“The harpy is alive.”
As soon as you accept her offer, you will hear the answer to your question. Adelia, momentarily surprised by the overly gentle words and their meaning, looked at Calian.
Calian continued as he looked into the dark red eyes that seemed only black under the sky that had not yet brightened.
“You may not have seen it, but the day you took Rashid Briesen away, two harpies attacked. One before that too.”
“… But why is Alan Manasil’s hair that color?”
“That’s why it’s strange. Sispanian wouldn’t have cursed my teacher’s ancestor like that because he mistakenly thought the harpies were extinct.”
“Is this the magic stone you got from that harpy?”
“The magic stone did not come from the harpy. This is what those who raised the harpy had.”
“What do you mean? A harpy attacked.”
“What came out of the harpy’s body.”
Calian paused for a moment and pointed near Adelia’s heart.
“That stone. It was the same stone you had, Adelia. The harpy stole the magic stone that was like my heart and instead put that stone where my heart would be and attacked me. I survived unharmed.”
Adelia frowned as she sensed the magic power of the magic stone that Calian had hidden tightly in his wizard’s pocket. No matter what anyone said, it was true that he was an archmage.
Adelia really doesn’t know.
Her facial expressions or reactions were not fake.
So, Calian, who realized that Adelia was related enough to save Rashid Briesen, but not close enough to know about the Harpy’s affairs, raised one of her lips.
Why bother doing a one-for-one transaction?
Whatever it is, it’s a good deal if I take more care of it.
“You mean that’s what happened in Xeon?”
“That’s what I’m asking you to do, Adelia.”
Calian’s red eyes shined.
“Harpy. How did you bring back the Harpy that was exterminated in Zeon? How long are there left? Are there any other monsters other than the Harpy? Please find out some information about this.”
It may be a bit too much to exchange for the magician’s curiosity, but he was also curious, so I told him a condition that I couldn’t refuse.
Adelia frowned her eyes again.
Kalian saw that and smiled pretty.
Since ancient times, isn’t beauty something that should be used like this?
