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Episode 131 – Imperial Palace 3 –

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What is the most important thing in battle?

It is none other than psychological warfare.

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Some may refer to skill, level, or technology.

There is no need to discuss all of that.

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If the overall numbers are significantly different, it’s no longer a battle.

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“It’s a truly amazing phenomenon. It’s really amazing. How can a person whose strength is psychology and who has not yet reached the peak of his powers turn around?”

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“Ha ha! Originally, the level was high, right?”

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“That’s not what it means. The psychological warfare was enough to establish a match for me, but it did not reach that level. But isn’t it the opposite now?”

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I knew what Geomseong meant when he said those words.

Now, I was going beyond just trying to take advantage in the cunning and clever ways I had before, and was engaging in a direct fight.

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Pangㅡ

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Fists fly, and attacks continue to be made.

Neither the Sword Saint nor I engaged in psychological warfare.

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Because we both knew that we wouldn’t bet.

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Hwiwoongㅡ

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Puuongㅡ

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The sound of cutting through the air is very loud.

The sound of air exploding beyond the speed of sound is also frequently heard.

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Attempt to attack and rush at him immediately.

The other person sees it and reacts, and I also see it and react, creating a chain reaction between them.

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On the surface, it may seem like a high-level psychological warfare operation.

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“Haha. Is it just reflexes, not psychological warfare?”

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But no.

The two of us were just watching and avoiding it.

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This appearance was exactly similar to that of Igrasil.

In fact, if you were to meet Igrasil in this state, you wouldn’t be pushed back that much.

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“Gaggingㅡ”

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“But my body doesn’t comply.”

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Of course, even if the technology was the same, I would still lose.

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I tried to avoid the attack.

Since my body is not affected by inertia, there is almost nothing I can’t avoid if I can recognize it.

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But it happened.

I saw it and avoided it, but my speed wasn’t enough.

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It was just an unavoidable attack.

A speed that inevitably causes damage as you move.

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The swordsman made up his mind and raised his fist.

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“But!! That’s why you can become the best!! The body is the most honest organ! Although there are individual differences, it is an institution that honestly becomes stronger the more it is trained!!”

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Geomsung looked at me and said with joy.

He seemed like a grandfather watching his grandchild’s entertainment party.

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“Psychology doesn’t mean you don’t know how to use it, either! Potential limitations were also not revealed! So, if you can grow your body and control its condition!

Even without Auror awakening… You might be able to compete with the strongest!”

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What would happen if it were revealed that I could use Auror Awakening?

no. What would happen if you found out that since you can use the ghost sword technique, you can also learn Auror awakening?

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maybe… It will become more troublesome than it is now.

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‘In the first place, even without awakening as an Auror, I was able to rub up against the President and the Sword Saint to some extent…

In the case of the President, he has already known the technique for a long time, and the Sword Saint has not even used Aura Awakening at all.’

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Fortunately, I am glad that my mouth did not become light during the battle.

Because thoughts don’t come out of your mouth unfiltered.

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Of course, in the case of Auror awakening, individual differences are so severe that this is not taken into consideration.

It’s crazy to think about waking up to Auror Awakening when you get stronger.

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Like the unique magic power, you cannot always be born with one.

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“But it’s definitely strange. If you attack the respiratory tract, you will definitely see a reaction… Is it okay?”

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“What is it? I don’t think there’s any problem?”

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“No no. You obviously got hit a lot, but you’re fine. Even now, I’ve been hit in the face several times, and the only time I reacted was when I hit you in the solar plexus.”

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is it?

I think I just hit him lightly?

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He reacted when the Sword Saint’s attack hurt.

If it didn’t hurt, I just wouldn’t react.

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Why do I have to cheat to get it?

My thoughts have become simpler now and I don’t want to engage in psychological warfare.

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‘hmm. Is it because my mind has become simpler when it comes to combat? I feel like I might have some doubts… ‘

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Oh, I don’t know.

Head hurts.

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Someone will tell you later.

They say this is why this was a problem.

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“Hahaha! Wouldn’t it be okay to discuss that later?”

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In other words, the Sword Saint’s attack is no deal. Because I don’t feel pain.

This means that there is no psychological shock to me anyway.

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Then it’s okay to go wild even more.

It won’t hurt anyway, and you’ll lose your memories.

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He immediately jumped up from the ground and rushed at the Sword Saint.

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What I wanted to use now was not my fist.

Another sword technique that has been hidden all this time.

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“You finally took out the sword… !”

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When the Sword Master saw me with my sword out, I guess he thought that I would finally be able to use it as a great sword.

Immediately, he took out his beloved sword from his waist.

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Both were true swords that could kill people.

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Changㅡ

Kang ㅡ

Tangㅡ

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The sound of metal echoes.

Like a harmonious percussion instrument

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Of course, I couldn’t fight him.

I continued to fall behind in swordsmanship.

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It was clearly blocked, but it was like a small spark starting a forest fire.

Just as a stream of small snowballs turns into a huge avalanche.

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Geomseong continued to attack.

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What was a small difference became a significant difference.

In the end, the gap widened to an irreversible level.

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“Ha! I’m definitely lacking in swordsmanship… ”

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“The tone was as expected.”

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Of course.

The Sword Master is even among the strongest on the human side.

A person who is believed to be the strongest overall.

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Just because that person is excited.

What would happen if you win right away?

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“Is that power?”

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At some point, Geomseong said that.

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I wondered why he suddenly said something like that while fighting.

I soon realized the answer to that question.

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At one point, there was a sword at my throat.

It was a real sword, so if you really tried to cut it, you would die.

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“If you have more to show, you can show more. Even if you have it, if you’re going to hide it, hide it. Because I got satisfactory results anyway.”

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Geomseong was satisfied and asked if he would quit the battle.

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It was a relieved face, and it was my first time seeing it.

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“If I had something to show, I think I would have shown that tendency.”

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Actually, all I’m going to show you is the stigmata of the evil spirit, some black magic, and Auror Awakening.

All of these were unusable.

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But what can I do?

I wasn’t satisfied.

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One side hasn’t even collapsed yet. Why should it stop?

Why not just break it while fighting?

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It doesn’t even die.

No, I don’t really care if I die.

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Why should I stop?

Isn’t life already over anyway?

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… …

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… …

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… … uh?

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Is something strange?

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Something doesn’t work out the way I want it to.

Is it a side effect?

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Like waking up from an anesthetic, I think I’m normal, but something doesn’t happen due to my will.

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I don’t know what happened.

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The only thing that is certain is that this state should not be triggered often.

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‘It has to stop. however… I have to stop this anyway… Because I don’t know how to stop… ‘There’s a better way, right?’

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Controlling your mind is difficult.

There is even a saying that if humans acted rationally, communism would be the most beautiful system.

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But that’s impossible for me now.

But I found another way.

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Achieve what your heart tells you to do.

A way to kill two birds with one stone to achieve the goal came to mind.

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“So what is the answer?”

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he asked me back.

There wasn’t much to say.

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There was just something to do.

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Weeingㅡ

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Cheap ㅡ

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“!!!”

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Gather enormous energy into the Heavenly Sword.

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There was no time to elaborate.

Because I had to collect it as quickly as possible.

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The power he had gathered was immediately unleashed.

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“Are you going to fight?”

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“Is there any reason to be born a knight and surrender without achieving anything? I started it, but I have to see it through to the end!”

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“Haha! I like this answer!”

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The Sword Master smiled with satisfaction and raised his sword again.

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Kang ㅡ

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The swordsman’s and my attacks collided with each other.

Unfortunately, my surprise attack was not successful.

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Aiming our swords at each other.

They face each other’s swords.

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It is said that swordsmanship contains the knight’s life.

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It is a standard path for those who have walked the path.

A dirty and dirty path for those who only want to win.

It is said that a complicated and irregular path unfolds for those who use psychological warfare.

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Here are two knights who have lived different lives, for different years, and at different times, with different thoughts and experiences.

One knight gave his all. But the other knight was stronger.

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Of the two knights, I was the weaker one.

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‘Tch. It’s a shame. I can’t feel anything, but my body is getting slower.’

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I’m not sure if this is what it means for the body not to be able to endure it.

My body was feeling increasingly overwhelmed.

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The body slows down and it becomes more difficult to respond to attacks.

It wasn’t that there was no damage, it was as if there was none.

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‘Think about it. A way to give him a punch.’

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It’s enough now.

It doesn’t matter if you give up anyway.

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But my instincts are crying out.

My heart is crying out.

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Even if I have to leave, I’ll give him a shot and then let’s go.

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“Haha! That’s great! Are you tired now?”

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My body gradually stops listening to me.

The fact that a person does not listen even after using auror enhancement means that his body has been damaged to the point that it cannot function properly.

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I don’t want to hope for a fluke.

If that’s the case, I’ll just end up admiring it.

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What I want is the embarrassment of the Sword Saint.

A situation where you feel fear, not embarrassment about your skills.

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“Haha! Since it’s sparring anyway, it’s good to compete against one another. Then it’s the last time!”

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Geomseong performed his last technique as if he knew I was at my limit.

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Weooongㅡ

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His first Auror awakening.

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It is only one of the many Auror awakening skills that the Sword Saint possesses.

Just the fact that he uses the Auror Awakening phase changes the situation of the war.

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The current swordsman cannot compete with any being I have met, except for the guardian.

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I don’t know what technique he will use, but that fact alone confirms my defeat.

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“Even if I lost my memory, I will tell you that it was great!”

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Eventually, as the rough technique was revealed, I was able to understand the Sword Master’s intentions even more accurately.

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This is a kind of bragging.

Showing off your skills to someone you like.

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Auror awakening, bow.

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Although it is weaker than another skill, Bow, it consumes extremely less aura in return.

It delivers a simple slash that cuts off everything, befitting the Chinese character for cutting (絶).

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It’s a simple technique, but the reason why this technique is Auror Awakening.

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“What is it? Did you blow it?”

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This is because there is no need to unfold the equation.

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My auror awakening period, I never attack first.

Whether it’s a lot of swords or swords.

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All involve swinging or thrusting movements.

However, the technique of the swordsman omits such movements.

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Black energy radiates out. But there is no movement.

It can be sprayed omnidirectionally or in any direction.

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A technique that compensates for the fact that attacks are made only with the sword, which is an inevitable weakness of any knight.

Due to this technique, there are almost no weaknesses for the Sword Saint.

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Unless he lets down his guard.

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“!!!”

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“!!! for a moment! What are you doing!!”

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I don’t know why it was like that.

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Did you interact with Igrasil through ghost sword techniques and become assimilated to him?

Or maybe this was the truth hidden deep in my heart.

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I may not know because I am human and cannot fully understand my body.

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But even so, if you don’t die anyway.

I’ll give it at least one shot and be done with it.

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I didn’t dodge the attack.

Auror awakening is Auror awakening.

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There was no way he could block the attack with a body that was already at its limit.

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“You’re crazy… ! I didn’t defend myself at all… !”

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So I didn’t wear an aura at all.

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According to the law of action and reaction, if a strong force is applied, a corresponding repulsion occurs.

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The more you wear an aura, the stronger the resistance becomes. This becomes an obstacle to moving forward.

This is because you will be cut anyway, so maintaining speed is more important than anything else.

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My waist, which is cut off, will be able to handle the kinetic energy of the sword anyway.

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Rather than avoiding sword energy, it just charges at it.

Of course, my upper and lower body were completely split in two.

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However, I am a knight who can use Aura Eruption and Aerial Support.

You can hover in the sky with just your upper body.

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“Gaggingㅡ”

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He was momentarily taken aback that my body had been completely dismembered.

Caught off guard and embarrassed. This is the number one contributor to allowing an attack even if the skill gap is far away.

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And just like that, my Heavenly Sword plunged into his body.

He opened his mouth, embarrassed to the greatest extent ever.

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“You’re crazy… it’s crazy… ”

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His face was slightly distorted.

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Perhaps, given the circumstances, it seemed like he was trying to get angry.

If I were to die, it would be difficult for him to be completely politically acquitted.

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But it didn’t take long for my thoughts to change.

This is because he looked at my face closely and his expression gradually changed.

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The distorted expression gradually straightened out.

On the contrary, it was distorted.

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His expression changed from a frown to a smile.

What was distorted did not change.

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“So it’s perfect.”

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The words flowed from the mouth of a man with an expression full of twisted joy.

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I had a hard time understanding what he said.

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“Most people only say that they are not afraid of death, but they cannot really say that. Most people are not afraid of death.

There is something more fearful than just death. I am afraid of death, but I just overcome it and do it.”

“I’m really falling behind? I don’t want a dog to die, so please finish it quickly, right?”

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“That’s why it’s perfect! Even now, you just say you don’t want to die, and you’re not afraid of death at all!

It’s not that it’s okay to die, it’s not that it doesn’t matter if you die. I’m not afraid of death! How can a noble who has never been through war acquire this tendency?”

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According to him, people who are ready to die are not afraid of death either.

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I’m afraid of death, but I just do it because it’s something I have to do.

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-Even if I die, it’s okay because I helped my country.

-Even if I die, it’s okay because it’s a benefit.

-It doesn’t matter if I die.

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They all seem to have no fear of death.

In fact, they say things like that because they are all afraid of death.

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If you aren’t truly afraid of death, you shouldn’t say that. Because you should be able to die for nothing like me.

Actually, the reason I hate dog death is because it is inefficient, not because I am afraid of death.

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“Next time you wake up. Come find me. Until you can use your skills properly. I’ll train you.

If that doesn’t work out, it would be a good idea to go to the academy as an instructor and teach the Golden Riders. I don’t know about you, but the incarnation of sin is slowly becoming an established thing.”

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“Academy instructor… ? that… possible… one… It’s… ?”

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“The condition looks very bad. Darmore. Quickly call a priest.”

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“A long time ago… To call a priest… It’s gone. so… What is the answer?”

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“At least since you were in second grade.”

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Geomseong gave me a simple promise.

I also had no complaints at all if the Sword Master taught me.

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Because you will definitely become stronger than any other chance.

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“Rest well. Because someday I will make you a great person.”

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With those words, I felt sleepy and closed my eyes.

I hoped that the afterlife would not be the end of what I had done while being caught up in unidentified emotions.

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And just like that, when I opened my eyes.

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A familiar ceiling caught my eye.

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There were some reddish bandages wrapped around my upper body.

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My body was tied and sealed by something.

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“A.B.R.A.S.S.?”

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And the creepy voice you hear.

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Just from that one voice, I knew right away what situation I was in.

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“I… I’m sure you asked me to take proper care of your body, right? haha… ?”

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No sir.

I was clearly in the imperial palace. Why are you here?

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“Yes?”

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“Ah. Sword Saint, let’s spar with me ㄱㅡ”

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Puck~

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And the saint’s fist hit my face.

It didn’t hurt, but my heart ached.