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Auror.

Something different from mana, yet similar.

An essential element that must be possessed to reach the top as a martial artist.

As usual, like such abilities, Aurors are also a realm of talent.

While there are people who cannot acquire Auras no matter how much they train, there are also people who acquire them through very small circumstances.

However, even if you get an Auror, not everyone has the opportunity to reach the top.

This is because each individual has a set limit.

Although it is possible to increase the limit little by little, there will be an incomparable gap between changing from a small cup of water to a bowl and what was a lake from the beginning.

Some people obtain Aura after many twists and turns, but it is a small vessel, while others obtain it through a small opportunity, but it is as wide as a lake.

It’s truly irrational.

There are probably countless people who resent that too.

However, there is nothing we can do.

Because that is ‘talent’.

Even if a mere human being resents the world, he cannot go against established principles.

Anyway, that’s it.

My father asked me if I remembered using my Auras, which was no different from saying that I had acquired them.

My father, who was called a sword saint, could not have seen it wrong, so it would be correct to judge it that way.

But the important thing was that no such memory remained in my mind.

I’ve never even felt anything similar, let alone an Auror.

So he said.

“Sorry. I do not know… .”

There was no need to build up one’s pride by lying to him, thinking that he was not someone else but his teacher and father.

I might have made different choices when I was an asshole, but at least I wasn’t like that now.

“When Luna stumbled, didn’t you run to help her? What I used at that time was an auror, but since I don’t remember it, I guess I used it unconsciously.”

It was when Luna stumbled… .

I looked back at my memories carefully.

And soon I was able to remember.

Luna stumbles, looking full of wounds.

I kicked off the ground and ran to save her.

Despite the considerable distance between us, we were able to touch for a split second.

I suspected that he might be an Auror, but I never thought he really was an Auror.

“Looking at your expression, it looks like you remembered it.”

“Yes. However, I still don’t know how to use it.”

As my father said, it was unconscious.

Not only had I never used Aurors in the first place, but the only thought in my mind at that time was to save Luna.

“Is there anyone who is good at it from the beginning? Everyone has clumsy times.”

My father said this with a happy smile.

It is said that his son, who is no one else’s, has the talent of a martial artist, and as a father who is a swordsman, there is no way he would not be happy.

It was the same for me too.

On the outside, they were acting calm, but on the inside, they were shouting with joy.

If I, the son of a swordsman, had no talent, it was obvious what I would hear in the world.

They wouldn’t make fun of it directly, but they would definitely make comparisons and whisper behind their backs.

‘I also have talent.’

If I hadn’t come to my senses and lived like a fool, I wouldn’t have known about it for the rest of my life.

It’s thanks to you this time too.

With that thought in mind, I shifted my gaze to the mansion.

I saw Luna standing at the window looking at the garden.

“Are you that worried?”

“Yes?”

“I understand your feelings, but just forget about it for a moment from now on.”

While holding the sword, think only about the sword.

That’s what my father was saying.

I excitedly answered “Yes.” and held the sword.

But, of course, there was no way it would be that easy.

It was because she had taken such a big place in me.

In the end, I got beaten up in a sparring match with my father.

As I was lying on the floor looking at the sky, my father came up to me and said,

“Albert, if you show such an unsightly appearance, what would Luna think?”

“Sorry, I apologize.”

It was not easy to even utter a single word.

I couldn’t even remember how many times I got hit.

However, were my eyes still intact?

I slowly rolled over and looked at the window of Luna’s room.

‘There is none.’

Luna, who had been looking outside, disappeared everywhere, and the window was tightly closed.

Like my father said, was it because I was sick of the unsightly appearance and didn’t want to look at it?

Otherwise, maybe I went to the garden to play because I wasn’t even interested in the first place?

Only negative thoughts came to my mind.

However, thanks to that, I was able to give up and organize my thoughts.

From now on, I will focus only on the sword.

I got up thinking that.

However, I can see Luna in a corner of my vision.

Luna was sitting on a bench near the garden and looking this way.

As always, with a dull expression.

Was he watching me being beaten by my father and not being able to fight back?

‘It’s ugly.’

I jumped up at the thought of how ugly I was.

My body was already screaming from exhaustion, but it didn’t matter.

Take a long breath.

Air filled my lungs and I felt extreme pain in my side and chest.

Hold the sword and stand up straight.

My arms were shaking and my posture was on the verge of collapsing.

My father looked at me blankly and then burst into laughter.

And we stood facing each other at a distance.

“Of all the facial expressions I saw today, I like it the most. Come on.”

No answer needed.

The sword will tell you everything.

I kicked the ground and ran, and my father also started running towards me.

Raise the sword and slash diagonally downward.

It was a sword filled with sincerity and a single intention to cut down my father.

However, my father changed the trajectory of the rushing sword just by lightly touching it with his sword.

Gigi geek-.

The blades scraped against each other, making a horrifying sound.

At the same time, the center of the body shifted to one side following the sword.

It was a gap.

And soon it was an opportunity.

I took advantage of my imbalanced center of gravity and swung my legs with my weight.

It was aimed at my father’s empty side.

Two blows struck in a short period of time.

But, should I still call him a teacher?

The attack never worked on my father.

Instead, my father snuggled into my arms and lifted my chin with his shoulder.

It was an action that could not be considered an attack, but the Sword Saint’s body made it an attack.

thud-.

My head throbbed and my vision was instantly filled with darkness.

Even if this is not the case, the body that has lost its balance is pushed backwards.

I managed to avoid falling by relying on my instinctive senses, but when my vision became clear again, I was in the middle of a series of sharp stabs from my father.

If this continues, my father’s sword will pierce my neck and I will die.

It may not really happen, but the situation was tense enough to make you think that way.

‘It’s the best I can do in this situation.’

A method that has never been done before.

And this is something you shouldn’t do if your life is precious.

To attack at the risk of death.

Instead of stepping back, I pushed forward with my back foot.

Then I twisted my body as much as possible.

Sigh-.

By a very small margin, my father’s sword passes by my neck.

At the same time, I swung my sword.

From the bottom right, diagonally up.

There would be no way for my father to avoid my sword from this distance.

Yes, I’m sure that was the case.

Kaan-!

My sword flew out with a sharp sound.

The tip of the sword had been cut off by some kind of force.

My eyes follow the fragments of the severed sword.

At the end of the place where the rotating piece of metal flies at high speed is heading… .

There was Luna, looking this way without knowing anything.

‘Luna… !’

It wasn’t the time to worry about training or anything like that.

My legs hit the ground.

In the aftermath, dust flew around and the air was pushed out like a burst.

Auror.

A sense of going beyond limits.

The intense pain I felt in my body had long since disappeared.

The scenery was quickly pushed out of sight, and the distance to the flying pieces of metal gradually decreased.

However, if it continues like this, it will be close.

Can I really do it?

‘No, I have to do it.’

The body that has surpassed its limits accelerates one step further.

The intense pain that I had forgotten came again and tormented my body.

However, it didn’t stop.

It shouldn’t have stopped.

You and I get closer and closer, and soon we meet right in front of us.

I smiled.

Holding the broken piece of the sword in my hand.

“Sorry for surprising you.”

Luna’s head slowly moved up and down.

His eyes were still blurry, as if he didn’t understand the situation.

The atmosphere seemed awkward for some reason, so I continued talking.

“I’m glad the weather is nice today. If it had rained, the inspection of the estate would have had to be postponed.”

It was truly devastating speech.

To the point where I thought it would be better not to say anything.

It was my father who saved me from such danger.

My father, who had arrived by Luna’s side before me, tapped my shoulder and said,

“They say if you stay still, you’ll get halfway there.”

I don’t know if he saved me or cursed me.

Since I saved Luna, I guess that was enough.

maybe.