Chapter 160

Chapter 160

I Proposed While Drunk and Now the Princesses are Obsessed.

Episode 160: 0th Princess, Reunion, Forced Marriage (35)

A magician fights at range.

This was certainly common knowledge.

BANG!

Ice exploded like shrapnel right in front of Han Shin. Despite being a magician, Jaekiel didn’t hesitate to engage in close combat, which was against common sense.

“Snow Ghost, this is the second time I’ve stopped your attack.”

Han Shin swiftly swung his sword, shaking off the ice shards that clung to the blade in one motion. It seemed like he was confident in his victory after this defense.

Jaekiel didn’t care. He continued to feel an escalating sense of exhilaration.

‘It’s different.’

He felt it clearly, both physically and mentally.

As he moved now, it felt as if everything he had done before had been like running underwater or working while extremely fatigued.

His environment had become so much more comfortable, and his strength was surging. He felt so eager to explain it to his opponent, it made him itch to speak.

Jaekiel chewed on the Sun Grass and spoke.

“Blocked it twice, huh? Should I give you a compliment?”

“Seems like you still have time for jokes.”

Han Shin quietly raised his sword and took a defensive stance. It wasn’t hard to understand his intentions.

‘Is he trying to crush me with perfect defense?’

It seemed like he was trying to break Jaekiel’s spirit by blocking all his attacks…

Did Han Shin know?

No, he didn’t. Jaekiel had not yet used his full strength.

He began to draw upon both his cold energy and demonic energy.

In the past, he froze the surface of the demonic energy to avoid being consumed by it, but now, he no longer worried about those side effects. He began to experiment.

He coated his ice with demonic energy.

Screech!

Ice spikes coated with demonic energy, like poison, began to pour toward Han Shin. There were so many they couldn’t be counted.

The demonic energy from the Eternal Blood Pearl was incredibly pure, and soon enough, as expected, cracks began to form in Han Shin’s aura.

Demonic energy could break other demonic energy.

“What?”

Han Shin, momentarily stunned, took a few steps back, but Jaekiel now smiled casually.

“You’re not getting away.”

Screech!

Once again, countless ice spikes were shot toward him.

“This time, you should’ve attacked.”

BAM!

It was impossible to block this vast amount with a sword, but it was also impossible to stop it with sheer force.

“Snow Ghost! How dare you be so insolent…?!”

Han Shin quickly changed his stance and launched an attack.

Crack! Crack!

Each time he swung his sword, Jaekiel’s ice barriers shattered helplessly and scattered in all directions.

Enormous strength. A fluid sword technique.

Indeed, it was a sword wielded by a Demon God.

In fact, it wasn’t the first time he had tested his strength against a Demon God. He had fought past Demon Gods before.

But what was different now was Jaekiel’s strength.

In the past, he had felt overwhelmed countless times, but now, he didn’t feel that way at all. Instead, he found it enjoyable.

Crack!

The ice barriers were continually shattered? That only meant he hadn’t allowed even a single effective hit.

Jaekiel could have immediately counterattacked, but he refrained. He wanted to analyze the Demon God’s sword technique.

‘A great teaching tool.’

His personality and tastes were so hideous that they couldn’t be saved, but his sword technique was clean. Jaekiel made a mental note of it for later use.

He increased the speed at which the ice barriers were created.

Crack! Crack!

The longer the defense lasted, the stronger and faster Han Shin’s sword became. Little by little, he began using extraordinary techniques to break through Jaekiel’s defenses.

Crack!

At one point, at last…

When a realization suddenly flashed in Jaekiel’s mind, he finally stopped defending.

BANG!

The ice spear that had been created split the air.

“…!”

Han Shin immediately recognized the movement.

Jaekiel had merely launched the ice spear, but its trajectory perfectly matched the technique he had been using. There was no choice but for him to feel bewildered.

“You read my movement…?”

Jaekiel didn’t give Han Shin a chance to speak. He simply thrust the ice spears he created from the air into the ground as if wielding them.

Jaekiel smiled and spoke.

“Are you not counting your blocks now? That was quite interesting.”

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The ice spears that continued to be created in the air were sharply driven into the ground, each with its own trajectory. The key point was that Han Shin had begun to dodge them.

A magician isn’t suited to wield a sword?Then just launch it along the same trajectory.It may be a different method, but those with talent know how to apply the same principle in various ways. Jaekiel found himself smiling unknowingly.

Those with talent.

No matter how he thought about it, he knew he belonged to that category.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

He had simply been in poor health until now.

In his ice, his actions, his mana manipulation—every effort he had made, despite his poor health, was now infused into them.

As Jaekiel read the movements of Han Shin, who was beginning to show signs of confusion, he continued his attacks.

“…You’re applying my sword technique with magic? How?”

Han Shin grimaced in surprise.

“How dare you apply my unique sword technique! A mere human!”

Even calling him a mere human didn’t do it justice.

A Dullahan by birth, one who had led countless beings to their deaths, humans were nothing but insects to him.

They were simply beings that would die with a touch. That was all.

Yet now, that very being was applying Han Shin’s sword technique to shoot ice spears.

“Snow Ghost…! I will tear you apart today…!”

In his fury, Han Shin shouted.

But what truly enraged him was not simply losing the battle; it was the fact that Jaekiel had completely read his unique sword technique.

How many people could win a fight against themselves? One may know their opponent well, but the opponent knows them just as well—so victory is never certain.

And then, at last…

Thud!

An ice spear, coated with demonic energy, pierced Han Shin’s shoulder. His evasion and defense were pierced through.

“How… how can a mere human?!”

Han Shin.

One who deals with the resentment that binds the heart.

Such a being, who deals with resentment, began to feel resentment when his attacks failed. It was only natural that a gap would form. Jaekiel relentlessly took advantage of it.

Thud!

As if he had already completely read Han Shin’s sword technique, Jaekiel skillfully dodged the sword swing, and an ice spear pierced Han Shin’s abdomen.

“Ugh!”

Thud!

He swung harder in his fury, but he couldn’t block all the ice spears pouring from his blind spots.

It was like facing a knight with equal skill attacking from all directions.

“Han Shin, let’s finish this.”

With Jaekiel’s low voice, it became clear.

Ice spears were falling from all directions, while an illusion of sword strikes attacking from all sides appeared.

“How…?”

Woosh!

Not long after, Han Shin was left like a porcupine, pierced with ice spears. Yet still, what truly enraged him was…

It was Jaekiel’s gaze.

Even after pushing Han Shin to this state, Jaekiel was not at all happy, not at all impressed, and his gaze conveyed how utterly insignificant this situation was to him.

Han Shin was of no concern to him; he was only pleased with his own successful attack.

Crack.

His entire body trembled with rage at the sight.

“I am Han Shin!”

Han Shin slammed his sword into the ground, causing the earth to crack as if an earthquake had occurred.

Boom!

Jaekiel took a few steps back to avoid the shock, but Han Shin suddenly held his sword firmly and began to sneer.

“Snow Ghost, I admit that I underestimated you.”

“I overestimated you. Call it even.”

“Ugh.”

In that moment, an enormous demonic energy surged from him.

“In exchange, I will bestow upon you my transcendence.”

“Transcendence?”

“Consider it an honor. You, a mere human, will be the first and last to witness my transcendence. You will face all the resentment that’s been dormant inside you.”

Roooar!

“The name of my transcendence is Painful Resentment.”

Han Shin unleashed an immense demonic energy. He also created a barrier with his sword, attempting to trap Jaekiel.

Instead, Jaekiel approached Han Shin.

If he swung his sword, it would be a strike.

But it didn’t matter. He would dive deeper.

Jaekiel’s palm moved swiftly.

Snap.

Like a snowflake gently falling, it naturally landed on the center of Han Shin’s chest.

Crack!

At the same time, Han Shin’s body froze completely.

Sssshhhh…

The transcendence he was about to unleash stopped naturally, and shock filled both Han Shin’s voice and body.

“You stopped the activation of my transcendence? You…”

Filled with astonishment and doubt, Han Shin stared at Jaekiel, and Jaekiel calmly spoke.

“I once obtained a cursed sword during a mission on the continent. It was a truly insignificant sword. But the effect it had is quite similar to what you just described as transcendence.”

“…”

“I now understand why the cursed sword was so trivial. Its owner was you. How pathetic it must have been to be wielded by such a worthless person.”

Han Shin twitched, but couldn’t speak. His body was completely frozen and tightly bound.

Jaekiel continued to chew on the Sun Grass and spoke.

“Han Shin, there’s resentment that you should be carrying.”

His palm began to slowly turn blue, gathering immense cold energy.

“Embrace your very existence as resentment. Forever.”

No answer came.

Just as his hand was about to explode with blue light.

Jaekiel quietly murmured.

“End.”

Crack!

Han Shin’s breath stopped.

In this moment, Jaekiel’s mastery was far beyond Han Shin’s.