Imperial Guard - Chapter 50



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The split blue sky returned to its original state.

Rael, who had been holding his sword while looking at the sky, looked at the Thousand-Year Sword Master.

“Have you ever felt anything while looking at the Thousand-Sal Sword?”

Rael hesitated for a moment before answering the Thousand-Year Sword Master’s unexpected question.

“···This sword is ineffective against humans.”

“Wow, you have a good eye for detail to notice that at a glance.”

“I have a good feeling.”

Actually, I was concerned from the beginning.

Except for mutants like Rael, the human body is naturally fragile.

A body that is not surrounded by magic will be cut down not only by the sword but also by the sword energy.

No, to be honest, it’s just as good with a sword.

Therefore, there is no need to split the sky to kill a human.

Because even a blade like that can cut through the human body.

In that sense, the Thousand-Sal Sword was an ineffective sword.

“The Thousand-Slayer Sword is a sword for cutting down monsters that await their chance beyond the forbidden Alheim.”

“Are you a demon?”

Rael thought of Lieutenant Majok Kuheln, who had taken his own life with his own hands.

The demon race, who had magic wrapped all over their bodies, had much stronger vitality than other races.

The mid-level demon tribe was only like that, but the life force of the upper-level demon tribe would be even stronger.

There is no need to mention the four great demon lords who rule the upper demon tribe.

It’s probably so strong that even a decent sword wouldn’t be able to cut it.

“That’s right. The Thousand-Sal Sword is a sword that can cut through their strong magic and life force at once.”

Rael nodded and focused on the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master’s words.

Although it is his first time learning the sword, I am sure that every word he says contains great insight.

This happened often in martial arts novels.

“In order to handle the Thousand-Slaughter Sword, you must enter the Heavenly Realm. Entering the Heavenly Realm means standing in a place like the sky.”

Sling-

The Thousand-Year Sword Master took up his sword again.

Seeing once is better than hearing a thousand times.

Since it was my first disciple in a long time, I planned to properly teach him the Thousand-Sal Sword.

“This is the entrance to heaven. It can be seen as the introductory stage of the Thousand-Sal Sword.”

A blazing sword energy rose from the Thousand-Sale Sword Master’s sword.

The magical power coming from his sword was so vivid that it seemed like it would fill the entire world.

‘Healthy···.’

The symbol of Graduate, the sword.

The introductory stage of the Thousand-Sal Sword that he speaks of was none other than Geomgang.

For others, health is a lifelong goal, but for him, it is the first step.

That huge difference meant that the path Rael had to walk was that difficult.

“Is your mouth clean?”

“It’s not just a simple sword. It’s the first form of the Thousand-Slayer Sword, call it Ipcheon.”

“···Did you name the Thousand-Sal Sword yourself?”

“It is the sword that contains my enlightenment, so you can see it that way.”

“···.”

It seems that the owner of the Cheon-sal-geom is proud of the Cheon-sal-geom and the names of each type.

Rael tried to ignore the unfamiliar name and examined the Thousand-Slayer Sword.

“The important thing is not the sword. Make sure you can follow the movement of the mouth.”

Hwaaak-

The world was dyed with vivid magical power as the sword moved.

The Thousand-Sale Sword Master’s sword was fast and powerful, and although it seemed simple, it was difficult to imitate.

‘···How on earth do you do something like this?’

Rael imagined swinging the sword while looking at the Thousand-Slayer Sword Lord’s sword.

But, I couldn’t get a feel for it without moving it myself.

widely-

The Thousand-Year Sword Master, who had finished his sword dance, felt Rael’s gaze.

There was a need to answer the disciple’s curious eyes.

He said with a faint smile.

“Rael. The sword is a fight against time and space.”

“···yes.”

“Keep your distance from your opponent, make him come into your gap, and use faster time than your opponent. That is swordsmanship.”

“···.”

Rael slowly chewed on the words of the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master.

It may seem like a difficult statement, but it ultimately explains how to quickly cut down an opponent at your range.

‘It’s not difficult.’

Although it was complicated, I could understand it.

It was natural, since he was an elite who graduated from high school.

“The state of entering the sky is one step further from that state. You measure the distance between yourself and the other person, and surrender yourself to time.”

“yes.”

“Just like that, cut it like the sky.”

“yes?”

However, even a high school graduate like Rael couldn’t help but be flustered when suddenly being forced to pursue a doctoral degree.

In response to Rael, the Thousand-Sal Sword Master added a slightly more friendly explanation.

“Think of yourself as equal to the sky and cut down your opponent.”

“···?”

What the hell is this?

Rael couldn’t understand what the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master was saying.

I needed to hear a more detailed explanation.

“Can you explain in more detail?”

“Wield enlightenment in your heart and swing it around. It suits you.”

“···.”

Lael took up his sword without saying a word.

Yes. He is a prosecutor acknowledged by the best prosecutors on the continent.

In fact, swinging a sword might be the fastest way.

“Phew.”

Rael took a deep breath and began swinging his sword.

In Rain’s opinion, Rael’s sword was a sword without a foundation.

But now that I saw the movements of the Thousand-Sale Sword Master, it was different.

‘···It seems like it’s gotten weaker.’

I would have preferred a time without foundation.

At this point, I didn’t even know where the sword was moving.

‘Oh my god, this is so fucking difficult.’

No, this shouldn’t be expressed with the word difficult.

Difficult means it is demanding and tiring, but it is doable.

But Ipcheon couldn’t even sense it.

It means that I can’t understand a single word that old man is saying.

Rael swung his sword a few more times, recalling the movements of the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master.

However, Vera could not possibly implement the nonsense that she thought was comparable to the sky.

“That’s strange.”

“···.”

“I thought that if the inspection was well-prepared, it would take only a day to get to Ipcheon···.”

“Master, it is because I have a lack of disciples. I will try harder.”

Rael looked at the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master’s trembling face and immediately started calling him Master.

It’s like becoming a disciple of the Thousand-Year Sword Master. There are absolutely no refunds.

No matter what happens, I’ll pick it out and eat it.

“Hmm, that’s okay. There’s still plenty of time, so just practice until you figure it out on your own.”

“···Can you explain a little more?”

“The Thousand-Year Sword is meaningless unless you realize it on your own.”

The Thousand-Year Sword Master left those words behind and began to walk away.

And then it really disappeared.

‘What kind of teacher is that?’

Rael narrowed his eyes as he looked at his back.

If you give people too much hope, you should take responsibility for it.

“Sup… I think something might happen.”

Rael looked down at his sword and licked his lips.

Although he did not understand the sound of the phrase, ‘Vera, as if she had become the sky,’ the movements of the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master were clearly etched in Rael’s memory.

Rael slowly began to follow the movements.

‘Let the opponent come into my gap… and cut faster.’

If it was simple, it was a simple teaching.

Even though swordsmanship may seem complicated, it is ultimately a technique for killing an opponent using a sword.

The Thousand-Sal Sword is no different.

Rael moved his body endlessly to follow the movements of the Thousand-Slayer Sword Master.

The first time or two I didn’t feel it at all, but as time went on I started to feel something.

‘What’s missing?’

The movements of the Thousand-Sal Sword Master and his own movements were somehow different.

Rael continued swinging his sword and began to look for any shortcomings.

“Yeah, fuck. You can figure it out on your own.”

Rael gripped the sword handle tightly.

I swung my sword, imitating his movements.

Only after the warm sunlight disappeared and the sun set could I understand his movements.

Little by little, his slow feet matched his speed, and the narrow gap between them widened.

I began to feel, little by little, the realm of the Heavenly Sword Master that he had shown.

Rael swung his sword, ignoring the flow of time.

Sling-

And then, after just one bet, I came to my senses.

Feeling the sweat soaking through his body and his breath rising to his chin, Rael looked down at his sword.

“···under.”

Finally, I was able to catch up with the Thousand-Year Sword Master’s sword, even if only a little.

Rael realized the meaning behind his words.

“What do you mean by ‘matching the sky’? You’re just saying to cut it down with a bang, but you’re talking in such a grand way···.”

Rael sighed as he watched the setting sun.

*

A street in District 4 where the moon has risen.

Lael trudged towards the orphanage.

He decided to stay in the guest room of the orphanage for the time being.

It was to learn swordsmanship from Lane.

I met the Thousand-Sal Sword Master today, but seeing how he taught me, I thought it would be better to just hear the essentials of the Thousand-Sal Sword from the old man.

‘I never saw Tia and Reina in the end.’

I couldn’t stop by Reina because I was swinging my sword until night.

I think I’ll have to go there in person tomorrow or the day after.

“Phew.”

Rael walked along the streets of District 4 and smelled the night air.

Rael did not dislike this smell that was full of the lives of common people.

[Hey! Flip it over! No, what the hell!]

[Hahaha. I told you! It’s a match!]

At that moment, a commotion could be heard from the bar with the door half open.

I took a peek inside and saw men gathered at each table, shouting.

‘It’s a dice game.’

This bar is a famous gambling establishment in District 4.

The casinos are not open every day, but they choose to open on days when there are no security guards present.

‘If you had caught me when I was the captain of the coast guard, you wouldn’t have even been caught.’

Even if each person only took one silver coin, the extra income was quite good.

But now I was sick and tired, so I thought I’d just let it pass.

“Hey, brothers. Don’t you know me? The Knights of the Silver Cross!”

At that moment, a voice that should not have been heard in the casino was heard.

“Come on, let’s all shout Gaia-men together! If you don’t want to be punished by heaven, at least get some Pochi…”

“Your Majesty! You can’t do this! If you’ve lost money, you should just go back quietly!”

“No, when did I say I wouldn’t give it to you? Just give me a little bit of it…”

I hoped it wasn’t true, but there was a familiar face inside the casino.

Rael sighed as he watched Carlson, a Knight of the Silver Cross, committing a crime in the gambling hall.

“···Why is that kid doing that?”

It looks like he lost all his money and is causing trouble.

That guy is the worst of the worst, and he’s your friend.

It was a situation that made me sigh.

Squeak-

“These kids… I told you not to gather!”

Rael eventually opened the door to the casino and held out the silver medal.

He wasn’t the captain of the guard, but anyway, the guys from District 4 would hand over silver coins just by seeing Rael’s face.

Lael broke the board for his poor brother and took a silver coin from each of the men there.

It was a salty side income.

“Ha, thanks to you, I survived. I told you that these kids must have cheated with the dice. I read the dice with the eyes of a top-level sword expert, so how could I be wrong?”

Carlson walked beside Rael, smiling brightly.

As expected, there was no brother as good as Rael.

“···Carlson. There’s been a lot of noise recently about a knight gambling in District 4. If you get cut off from the Knights of the Silver Cross, you’ll be a stranger to me, so behave yourself.”

Rael shook his head and said.

Carlson’s only reason for existing is the Knights of the Silver Cross.

It’s exactly like Reina, with a pretty appearance.

Otherwise, there’s no reason to be friends with such a crazy guy.

“Brother. I feel wronged too. When I was working for the church and catching demons, you didn’t call me a ‘paladin who catches demons,’ but now you call me a ‘gambler paladin’ just because I gambled a few times.”

“No, ha… I don’t know.”

Rael gave up trying to convince this crazy knight.

My whole body was already aching, and talking to Carlson made my head hurt.

Carlson continued talking, whether he wanted to or not.

“Brother, where did you go on the fourth day of the Celestial Festival? I was so shocked that I thought you were killed by the warlocks.”

“···I was just wandering around.”

As I was walking along the quiet street at night, chatting with Carlson, I came across a daycare center.

By the time we got to the orphanage, Carlson spoke again.

“Brother. By the way, I have something to tell you. I heard that a new bishop will be coming to the branch office in District 4 tomorrow to replace Felice.”

“okay?”

It appears that the bald, money-hungry Bishop Felice has finally given up his post.

“Yes. And I heard that the church will be giving a reward to you and Father Cecilia. It’s a secret, so keep it to yourself.”

“Thank you. Then, can I go to the branch tomorrow?”

“Yep! See you at the branch tomorrow.”

Carlson made the sign of the cross and ran to the other side.

The sound of thick plate armor told him he was moving away.

‘I’m sure he wasn’t like that when he was young… Is the problem with the church?’

Rael sighed as he looked at her back.

*

The top floor of the Blue Tower.

Chiron, the secretary of Matapju Perma, tilted his head and looked at the documents.

“Lord of the Tower. What kind of bet did you make with that man…”

The second princess contacted us.

It was a question about the relationship between a person named Rael and the Blue Tower.

Fermat responded that he and the Blue Tower were on equal footing, affirming everything Rael had said.

In some ways, it was a statement that could have damaged the authority of the Blue Tower.

“To give a commoner prosecutor the title of Friend of the Blue Tower… This is an unprecedented treatment.”

Chiron trusted Fermat, but the only thing he didn’t trust was his personality.

Could it be that Fermat’s personality, which loves betting and gambling, has finally made its first mistake?

Chiron came to Fermat with that thought in mind.

“Khairon.”

Fermat smiled at his faithful secretary, Chiron.

I knew he was saying this because he cared about the Blue Tower.

“Yes, Lord Matap.”

“I don’t make mistakes. Don’t doubt me on this one.”

“···All right.”

Kyron lowered his head, looking at the expression on Matapju’s face.

If he was that positive, there was nothing I could do.

“Did you get all the information about Rael like I said?”

“Yes, here it is.”

“Thank you. Let’s go now.”

Bow.

After paying his respects, Kyron left the tower’s room.

“···I’m sorry, Chiron. I can’t tell anyone his true identity.”

Fermat swallowed his regret as he watched his secretary go out the door.

As a wizard, facing a dragon was a huge event.

I would like to tell him this great fact, but it would be rude to him.

“I think it would be better to get rid of this.”

Fermat held up a document containing Rael’s personal information.

The information Baggers brought him is no longer needed.

Hwaruruk-

Fermat began to burn the papers one by one.

It was a pledge that the Blue Tower would trust him unconditionally.

Even if he doesn’t know it, this is a promise Fermat makes to himself.

‘How can I make his life comfortable?’

Fermat took one last look at the papers before burning them.

It was to check if there were any elements that could be harmful to him.

At that moment, a sentence caught his eye.

It was information that I couldn’t understand at all, but now I can understand it.

[Important area: 18cm]

“As expected… you are a dragon.”

Fermat bowed his head with a look of respect.