episode_0085

How long has it been since I last sweated?

He wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand and let out a sigh of relief.

Using all my internal energy, I barely managed to control the movements of the strange fragments near the nameless heart.

As proof, didn’t Anonymous just open his eyes?

“Ugh, Master, it hurts again.”

“…”

Of course, the guy’s condition wasn’t normal… .

He looked at Moo-myeong with long, worried eyes.

The anonymous person kept sending me a hazy look as if he were the most pitiful terminally ill person in the world.

“Ugh… .”

So, I kept wondering if I had made a mistake.

It was definitely successful… .

I never doubted my disciple, but I pulled it out thin enough that the anonymous person would not feel uncomfortable, and checked it again several times.

But the more I do that, the more it only proves that I have successfully completed it, and it cannot explain the pain that Moo-myeong feels now.

After a moment of giving her a meaningful look, he let out a small sigh.

“Ugh, Master.”

“This guy is really… .”

If you think back to his previous obscurity, it could be that this reckless brat is just throwing a tantrum at the right time… .

As long as there is even a one in ten thousand chance, I have no choice but to accept that tantrum.

And isn’t it possible for a disciple to misbehave with his master?

The problem is that he is already past that age.

He shook his head slightly, resting one hand on his forehead.

“… Clever guy.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

“Didn’t say anything.”

I bit my lip at the shameless anonymous attitude.

The fact that his ears are perking up clearly shows that he heard me, but he is clearly pretending not to hear me.

Well… still.

Lately, we haven’t had enough time alone together, and Myeong lost his parents when he was young. He could easily do this to me.

Rather, I guess I’ve been acting too maturely up until now.

And, I don’t mind spending time like this with anonymity either.

Sigh- He smiled and then fell into thought again.

I have a bad habit of being suspicious of anything I don’t see with my own eyes or hear from someone anonymous.

And, it is a clear fact that I saw with my own eyes that the anonymous person was complaining of pain.

Now we need to think about the cause.

“…”

Let’s think about it.

The moment when the nameless man started showing strange symptoms was right after the cane stuck in the corner made contact with the nameless man.

Something truly bizarre happened.

It was not just the anonymity, but all the surrounding sounds that had disappeared.

At the time, I was so focused on the nameless collapse that I didn’t pay much attention, but this was clearly an abnormal phenomenon.

That would be the case, because it was just a simple contact between an anonymous person and that staff, but it transcended space and silenced the sound?

Well, I think it’s possible to do this much, I can also do something like muting the sound.

What keeps getting on my nerves more than that is another issue.

The fragments in the nameless heart, no matter how much I try to recall them, nothing comes to mind.

When I first met Anonymous, when I checked his body during a health checkup, his condition was very normal.

I think it would be correct to say that it came into being now.

And that’s what I care about.

That staff showed no reaction when it made contact with me.

Looking at this, we can guess that it has some kind of relationship with anonymity.

“Um… .”

He tilted his head.

…what on earth is it?

My head started to feel dizzy.

Even if I thought about it this far on my own, I have never been able to have any knowledge about it, having lived in a shack my entire life. Thinking about it on my own will only get me nowhere.

If I were to ask the anonymous person, wouldn’t it be because he also didn’t have any knowledge about this?

It is clear that even Anonymous does not know.

In that case… I have to ask other people or go out and look for information… .

You know, even if I say I know someone, it’s limited, right?

The only people we could ask this question to would be the warrior and saint who followed us, that cheeky brat, and Lily.

Oh, there must be some guys who were picked up in the slums.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to ask those guys for a favor… Since they’ve already repaid my favor, I’m sure they’ll listen to me.

I nodded my head.

So I’m concentrating and thinking and planning alone.

Throb-

“읏.”

The nameless man who had been resting his head on my lap with a shameless expression pushed his head in deeper.

… Wait a minute, this is a bit weird.

He stopped stroking the nameless hand almost automatically and slowly pushed the nameless head away.

Then, the nameless lips protruded poutingly, saying, ‘I am full of complaints.’

“Why are you like that?”

The anonymous voice was also low, so if anyone saw it, they would think I had committed a mortal sin.

In an attempt to relieve the strange feeling as much as possible, I opened my mouth with a frown.

“Anonymous, how long are you going to be sick?”

The nameless man rolled his eyes and opened his mouth with a shameless expression.

“Just a little more, it’ll get better.”

“… Yeah.”

In an attempt to hide her blushing face as much as possible, she turned her head to the side and nodded slightly.

Pushing the nameless head away is a bonus.

In order not to be pushed away, Myeong-un stiffened his neck, but he couldn’t stop me from trying to hide my somewhat embarrassed feeling, and Myeong-un settled down on my lap again.

“After… .”

I breathed a sigh of relief.

“Tsk.”

Conversely, a tongue-clicking sound was heard from below… .

I also really didn’t like the anonymous attitude, so I stuck out my lips but soon put them back in.

Well, I guess he did it without knowing, but I can’t be bothered by this.

Besides, wasn’t he just a patient? For now, let’s just tolerate his nameless antics a little longer.

…and.

After witnessing with my own eyes the moment when anonymity almost disappeared, for some reason, even this guy’s foolish tantrums felt precious.

Now, to enjoy this moment, he stroked the nameless head.

Hesil Hesil- The corners of the anonymous mouth melted again.

He is truly an easy disciple.

* * *

After a short break.

Nameless, who had fully recovered his energy, sat up and stretched his body, which had become somewhat stiff from lying down for so long.

Voljak – It looks really refreshing to see you running and loosening up your body.

On the other hand, in my case, it was difficult for me to get up from my seat, so I got up after a while.

anyway.

We are now looking at the cane that I kicked and which is stuck in the floor.

Anonymous tilted his head with a questioning expression and then opened his mouth. His tone seemed to indicate that he did not understand the current situation.

“By the way, is this a scabbard?”

Obviously, the same question that was asked before the nameless fell.

It seems that Myeong-un doesn’t remember anything from before he touched the cane.

He smiled bitterly at her and shook his head.

“I don’t know.”

I really don’t know what this is… but I should prevent it in advance just in case Anonymous touches it.

He blocked the nameless man’s path as he tried to reach forward to grab it.

“Just be careful, it won’t hurt, so don’t touch it.”

Myeong-un hesitated for a moment, then looked into my serious eyes and nodded.

“Yes, Master.”

“… Yeah.”

I was a little startled when I saw the nameless man trying to grab it as if he was possessed, but it seemed like it would be okay if I told him not to grab it.

What on earth is that that turned our smart disciple into such an idiot?

He frowned.

… I’m sure it was fine even though I kicked it?

Well then, it’s not just a simple branch, right?

I think I should look into it a little more, but there’s no way I’d know what it is just by looking at it with my own eyes.

So, it’s an experiment.

Well, I’m just letting out my anger.

Shhh – The corners of his lips rose.

“Anonymous, step back for a moment.”

“Yes? Okay.”

At my smile, Moo-myeong tilted his head in puzzlement, then quickly stepped back at the sight of me waving my arms.

“Good.”

After making sure he was far enough back, he took out the wooden sword that was hanging on his waist.

The nameless man’s eyes widened in shock.

“Wait a minute, Master!”

Without even looking at that nameless person, I fixed my gaze on my cane and began to straighten my posture.

Move your right leg back an inch.

Lower your left arm three inches further.

Turn your shoulders a little more.

Okay, that’s it.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Spit it out.

-Kugugugugugugu-!

The ground shakes as if an earthquake has occurred around me.

Her hair and the hem of her clothes flutter as if a violent typhoon is blowing.

The energy is concentrated, layer upon layer, and to the extreme.

A deep, dark energy bursts out like a roar.

Although, the sky did not fall.

I drew the ground with my left leg, my back twisted.

The tip of the sword touched the ground and drew a graceful line diagonally to the left.

I kicked my right foot and stepped into the air, my body floating in the air.

First, I kept the movement of my left leg constant and immediately made a large rotation of my body.

The right arm holding the sword draws a line as if the shoulder is following it.

“Sigh-!”

The sword was drawn horizontally.

What you want to break is not the sky, but small obstacles.

The second wave of destruction

Clearly, the sword was drawn in the empty space where there was nothing.

The noise of breaking glass piled up layer upon layer, and eventually culminated in an ear-splitting roar.