episode_0170

“That, that’s because the teacher looked dangerous, so I didn’t know… .”

The corners of my mouth went up at the sight of the nameless man stammering with a blush that didn’t suit him.

As expected, it’s my disciple, Cheonmu-myeong.

Well, there are still some doubts and a shallow sense of betrayal that lingers in my heart… .

However, that doesn’t erase the fact that this guy has been my disciple for about 10 years.

He answered, caressing the disciple’s promiscuous arm that was wrapped around my waist, with a smile on his face that could not be hidden.

“Well, this much is okay, so don’t worry.”

At that, the nameless man flinched and added with his head redder than a strawberry.

“Yes… Are you hurt anywhere?”

A voice that is clearly trembling.

A slightly mischievous smile naturally appeared on my face, which made me feel embarrassed.

Hmm, what are you embarrassed about with something like this?

“Puhh… .”

However, since this was also a cute side of my disciple that I had seen often, I decided to give in to his shallow trick of trying to change the subject.

“Of course, it’s all thanks to you.”

He spoke with a sly smile, as if he thought I hadn’t caught him changing the subject.

Anonymous began to add with a somewhat relieved expression on his face.

“Master, I thought about it while I was alone.”

“I thought about it.”

There’s no need to ask what you’re worried about.

Obviously, you must have been worried about your relationship with me.

… Of course, I am talking about the relationship between a teacher and a student, not the one that changed after my confession that was not a confession the other day. That is, the relationship between a teacher and a student.

Well, since the nameless one came and went, the relationship between me and the nameless one has become estranged.

Hmm, now that I think about it, it’s ridiculous.

I’m just being swayed by a mere ghost.

… but it still seems to be swaying.

Okay, let’s think about something else for a moment.

I blocked his path with a pleased smile on my face at the sight of this truly nameless disciple.

“Let’s talk about that later.“

Well, I do feel uncomfortable and stuff.

Above all, it is not an atmosphere to talk because of the rapidly changing flow of the surrounding atmosphere.

“Just wait a moment.”

“… Okay.”

He frowned at the nameless figure with a regretful expression and patted his waist.

“Hey, don’t make that face.”

It’s nice to chat with a disciple you haven’t seen in a while.

Originally, wasn’t that a situation that couldn’t happen now?

That would be the case.

“You will understand me too.“

“You decided it on your own, so what do you expect me to understand?”

“You won’t lose much either. You’ve already transcended life, so you’re just asking me to invest a little bit of your time in you.”

“Tsk. You’ve been in that position for so long, and being selfish has become a habit. Don’t you understand that I don’t want to be like that?”

I think it would be best to first deal with that guy who suddenly attacked me, and then talk to him in a quiet room.

The reason is also simple.

Of course, focusing on the story.

Because I really need to punish the guy who foolishly decided to antagonize me.

I wonder if you understood my feelings.

“Okay, then it may not be of much help, but I will help you too, Master.”

The anonymous nodded coolly and declared that he would help me.

“… Hmm.”

I wish I had not gotten involved in something dangerous.

It wouldn’t be the job of a teacher to just say no.

“Okay, I won’t stop you.”

but.

“If you feel like you’re in danger, retreat immediately. There’s no shame in running away.”

This is my first time competing with someone of the same level as me, so I can’t help but be worried.

“Do you understand?”

“… Okay.”

When I conveyed that thought, Myeong also nodded his head as if he agreed with me.

After confirming that Anonymous was positive, I grabbed the wooden sword lying on the floor and aimed it at him.

Well, now that we’ve confirmed that we have different opinions, all that’s left is to deal with the guy who’s getting in the way of my goals.

Don’t kill me, but do it gently if possible.

Well, you can think of it as education.

“Oh, you should think of it as a map match.”

“… You are guiding me?”

I have taught students at the Academy and I have some great students.

And that kid is a selfish person who only cares about himself. He is no different from a small child.

So, there is nothing I can’t teach that guy.

“What? Is there anything I can’t do?”

I smiled pleasantly at the look on his face as if he was being absurd, and opened my mouth while aiming the tip of my wooden sword at him.

“Three. I will yield.”

Anything more than that might be difficult for me too.

* * *

Pure white light.

From the hands of the one called God, a light like morning, reminiscent of the activity of life, began to burst forth as if it were going to engulf the entire area.

Thick darkness.

In response to that, the darkness on Cheonharang’s wooden sword, which seemed to claim itself as the opposite of morning, night, began to greedily devour the light and grow in size.

Soon, contrasting colors collide.

-Kugugugugugu!

A harsh frictional sound that seemed to tear the space itself apart filled the area.

At the same time, the sky changes between morning and night, giving the illusion that time is passing quickly.

A fierce wind blew as the two time zones began to compete fiercely, each claiming to be the master of the sky.

After some time passed.

The light that gave warmth, so bright that it was blinding. The darkness that stole warmth, but gave comfort to those who saw it, gradually subsided.

Only a dark light remained here.

The sky was a color that made it hard to tell whether it would soon be morning or night.

“Huh… What did I say I could help you with?”

The unknown man who was watching this scene burst into laughter and grabbed his sword.

There is nothing he can do to help in that fight. On the contrary, his lack of skill may even be a hindrance to his master.

So, let’s do what we can.

After making up his mind, Myeong-O approached Lucius, Elia, and Camilla, who were still not moving, and stood in front of them.

“Please don’t get hurt by the debris from the battle. I will protect you.”

Of course, no answer came back.

They still don’t know anything, they were building it before they came.

He just stood there with a slightly worried expression on his face.

“… I don’t think I can solve it on my own.”

“…”

“Still, won’t you solve it, Master? Just wait a little bit.”

The nameless one, who had been added in small detail, silently watched the fight between Cheonharang and Han, holding his sword.

*

The area where my wooden sword and the light that the child was handling collided completely collapsed, and its original shape was unrecognizable.

-Kugugugugugu!

This is the result of just one collision.

“Ummm… Really. There’s no easy way.”

“Right? It’s a fight between transcendent beings, so there’s no way it’ll end quickly.”

Although I couldn’t understand it, if you think about it logically, what he said made sense.

Well, the fact that we’re both at the same level means that he, like me, has long since surpassed the natural world.

So, his internal energy will probably be at its lowest point, and in his case, the difference in subtle swordsmanship and sorcery will determine the outcome.

Also, I have very little information about witchcraft, so I can’t act rashly.

So, it has become a frustrating, structurally unwinnable fight of internal history.

When I started to feel a sense of suffocation in my chest.

“Tsk, if you’re going to use Lucius as your clone, aren’t you also skilled with swords?”

After gathering the internal energy he had been releasing for a moment, he aimed his wooden sword at the guy and spoke.

Actually, if you look at Lucius’ swordsmanship itself, it was better than being anonymous, but it was still great.

In other words, I said that if it was the main body and not a clone, it would be able to use even higher level swordsmanship.

“What are you talking about?”

To my words, the guy just looked at me as if he was dumbfounded.

“How can I catch you with a sword when you came all this way just swinging your sword?”

“… Hmm.”

Is that a compliment?

I don’t know if I should be proud of this or ignore it…

As I was biting my lip at the words that were truly difficult to respond to, it soon added:

“And, the swordsmanship that the warrior used was the best swordsmanship I know.”

It let out a deep sigh and shrugged its shoulders.

“But, you suddenly appeared and broke that common sense? You should know how embarrassed I was when I was dealing with my disciple.”

“… Hmm.”

“Well, as Lucius, who is not a warrior, he just moved according to the intuition I told him.”

Was the future poetry that was supposed to see the future also like that?

As he was convinced by himself, he opened his mouth, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

“Do you understand now? If we fight, there will be no conclusion like now.”

“Hmm.”

“And this is when you try to return to the world you were in. If I stop you, you’ll have to deal with me, so you can’t go.”

So, you’re begging me to do you a favor… something like that?

“Huh.”

This is ridiculous.

He let out a hollow laugh at the guy who was mistaken and picked up his wooden sword again.

“Didn’t I tell you at the beginning, this is a map duel, not a fight.”

He added, drawing a line on the ground with his wooden sword.

“If I had intended to kill you, remember that you would have been killed immediately.”

“… Really?”

After hearing what I said, it closed its mouth for a moment as if thinking, then soon raised the corners of its mouth.

“Well then, there’s nothing I can do.”

At the same time, the guy raised his arms.

-Phuk!

“Coolook!”

Within moments, he began spitting out dark red blood from his mouth, piercing his chest.

“… What?”

As I made a blank expression in the embarrassing situation, I soon began to feel uncomfortable.

“… What the heck, what is this all of a sudden.”

“Harangnim… ?”

Time, which had stopped until now, begins to flow again.

“Huh.”

The situation is a bit disadvantageous for me.

I, who have hurt the god they believe in, even my appearance is not much different from that of the demons they consider their enemies.

“This is difficult.”