Raon and Runan were guided by Balkan and entered his workshop. The interior was filled with heat from the furnace, as if work had been ongoing up until now.
“Sit there.”
Balkan pointed to a small table and chair in the corner of the workshop.
“I know it’s an honor. “It’s been two years since an outsider entered my father’s workshop.”
Haran sat down next to him and crossed his arms.
“Don’t be dirty, don’t be noisy, stay quiet…” 100 million!”
Vulcan frowned and pulled Haran’s ear.
“Ahh! father! “Why are you like this!”
“You are the loudest. Why are you sitting there when there are guests?! “Go and get the car!”
With those words, he plunged his fist into Haran’s head.
“Kwaaagh! “Speak up!”
“Are you the type of person who will listen to me?”
“Ugh! “I need to get out of this guy’s house or something.”
Haran went inside the workshop, rubbing his beaten head.
“If that guy was rude, I apologize.”
Vulcan sighed deeply and nodded.
“I wasn’t that crazy to begin with, but after meeting a gambler, I became like that.”
“Are you a gambler?”
“okay. “That elf you know so well.”
“huh?”
“yes?”
Raon and Runan simultaneously pricked up their ears at the mention of an elf they knew well. When it came to gambling, there was only one person I could think of.
“Well, our leader had an accident… .”
“leader? “Does that mean he’s now the leader?”
“yes.”
“ha. “You’re talking nonsense.”
“What on earth was Director Rimer doing?”
“Rimer. That guy… .”
Vulcan looked up into the air and gritted his teeth.
“He gambled with my stupid son and lost!”
“… … .”
Raon’s eyes widened. Now he doesn’t know what he heard means. He didn’t gamble and win, so why is he angry when he lost?
“Hmm?”
Runaan also frowned his forehead, which was rare.
“What do you mean… .”
“After that idiot beat Rimmer, he thought he had a talent for gambling, so he threw away his hammer and wandered around the gambling halls, wasting all his money. “I still can’t come to my senses and am living like a fool.”
“ah!”
Now I know what Balkan means.
This means that after Haran won all of his gambling games with Rimmer, he mistakenly thought he had a talent for gambling and fell into gambling.
-In other words, he mistakenly thought he had talent after beating the best of the best.
Lars snorted.
‘anyway… .’
Honestly, it’s not Rimmer’s fault, but problems always seem to arise when he’s involved. Could it be said that he brings misfortune and misfortune?
“If Rimmer had lost just a few games, he wouldn’t have been so broken, but I don’t know how he lost 15 games! “But then I took Haran around and taught him everything that wasn’t good!”
Vulcan clenched his fists as if he was angry. Raon had nothing to say so he quietly lowered his head.
“Ha, yes. Well, that has already become a thing of the past.”
He sighed and looked intently into Raon’s eyes.
“I listened to that gambler, but he grew up very well.”
“Captain, did you talk about me too?”
“That damn bastard asked me to lend him some money so I could tell him your story.”
“… … .”
The more I listened to Rimmer’s biography, the more I couldn’t keep my neck straight.
“I-I’m sorry. “How much did that person borrow?”
Raon took out a bag containing gold coins as if he wanted to pay back immediately.
“It is done. That doesn’t matter. But it’s more than what I heard. The accumulated sword energy has already passed more than half of the wall. “It’s only been 5 years since I got this far, I’m so excited.”
Vulcan smiled coolly. He frowned as if he were going to kill me when talking about Rimmer, but smiled when talking about Raon.
“But who is the prosecutor here?”
Vulcan’s eyes turned to Runaan.
“This is my colleague. “He said he wanted to make a sword, so I came with him.”
“I’m Runan Slion.”
Runaan stood up immediately and nodded.
“Befitting the Slyon family, their sword is sharp, to the point of being cold. Are there only talented people in Sieghardt right now?”
Balkan exclaimed as he read Runaan’s energy.
“I will now introduce you to the village chief of Mirtan. “That friend will be able to perfectly make whatever sword you want.”
“Thank you.”
Runaan nodded once again.
“So are you starting production right away?”
“I’d like to, but there’s one problem.”
“If you say it’s a problem… .”
“Currently, the geothermal heat around Mirtan Village has dropped further than usual. “It usually returns to its original state in a week, but even now, two weeks later, the geothermal temperature is still low.”
Vulcan tapped the ground with his foot and frowned.
‘So that’s why.’
I heard that Myrtan Village was quite hot even though it was located in the north, but when I actually got there, it was only a little hotter than Sieghart.
I thought it was strange, but it seems there was a problem with the geothermal heat.
“If the geothermal heat is low, it is difficult to achieve the desired temperature even if gold coal is used. “It seems like something is wrong with Mount Skelei.”
“We decided to request support from Sieghardt if the geothermal heat does not return by this week. “Just call me.”
Haran placed the teacup and kettle down in the middle of the table and sat down next to him.
“Then shall I come?”
Raon turned his head towards the door and looked at Mount Skelei and said.
“Well, then… .”
“what? Arthur!”
Before Balkan could even open his mouth, Haran waved his hand.
“Maybe this female prosecutor wouldn’t know. Guys like you die as soon as you leave. It’s full of monsters that feed on the heat… “Gagging!”
“Are your eyes knotholes?”
Balkan sighed as if he was pathetic and hit Haran on the back of the head.
“Can you please go?”
“If it’s me and Runaan, it won’t be much different from our family providing support.”
Raon nodded. Since Runaan is also an Expert, it is possible to clear out the monsters on the mountain.
“Oh, stop hitting me! “Who on earth is this guy?”
“This child is Sieghardt’s future.”
“yes? Eek?”
Haran, who was rubbing his head, kicked off his chair and stood up.
“Sieghardt’s future? Now, wait a minute. The promise you said was… .”
“okay. “You people arbitrarily mistakenly thought he was the head of the family, but this is the prosecutor I promised.”
“uh? Oh, I can’t feel anything? “Can this young guy be an expert or higher?”
“If you hadn’t been addicted to gambling for two years, you would have felt it.”
Balkan clicked his tongue as if he was pathetic.
“profit!”
Haran couldn’t find anything to say and bit his lip.
“Then I will come right away. Just a guide… .”
“Oh, I have something to do before that.”
Balkan raised his hand to stop Raon, who was trying to stand up.
“You need to know the materials that are right for you so the work can be done quickly.”
“Ingredients?”
“Just as there are many types of swordsmanship, there are many types of iron. It is an essential task to find a metal that matches your aura and temperament. Haran! “Bring me the golden stone!”
“I’m not a servant, I just do what I’m told…” Ugh!”
As soon as Haran, who was sipping tea, saw Vulcan’s bewildered eyes, he went back in and brought out a cracked stone with a handprint in the center.
“This stone contains iron called Geumgyeol. “It is the king of metals that amplifies any energy in the world.”
“Golden… .”
I’ve heard of it. Geumgyeol was a legendary speed that you couldn’t buy even if you had money because it was expensive.
“This gold stone, made of gold, consumes auras and tells the swordsman what metal is most suitable. Would you like to give it a try?”
“There is a crack. If you put an auror on it, won’t it break?”
“It will never break, so you don’t have to worry.”
“All right.”
Raon was about to place his hand on the gold stone and looked to his right. Runaan’s eyes sparkled for the first time, as if she were interested.
“Runan. “Do you want to try it first?”
“huh.”
I pushed the golden stone and Runaan immediately nodded.
“Put your hand on the recessed part and push the auror into the gap.”
Runaan nodded, placed her hand on the center of the stone, and inserted the auror.
Ugh!
A pale silver light seeped out from the cracks in the gold stone, and cold air began to bloom on the stone.
“Hmm.”
Vulcan touched the stone and opened his eyes.
“Aurors are special too. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen such pure coldness.”
He scratched his chin, saying he could take his hands off Runaan.
“The best thing is cold-blooded. If that doesn’t work, Eun Hyeong-cheol can take the cold well… .”
“I have cold blood.”
Runaan held out the box she was holding tightly in her arms.
“Hoo!”
Balkan opened the box he received from Runaan and exclaimed.
“This size and strength. It’s perfect. Even among cold-blooded people, they are the highest rank. “It will turn out to be a good sword.”
He touched the cold blood and nodded in satisfaction.
“Raon. “It’s your turn.”
“All right. however… .”
Raon placed his hand on the gold stone and then looked at Haran. He gave me a look to get out, but… .
“why! “Is this your first time seeing a handsome person?”
He seemed to think they were going to have a snowball fight, so he glared even harder.
“I told you to get out!”
Balkan threw a piece of wood next to the table at Haran.
“Ah-oh! really! “What kind of secret are Aurors?”
“Because it’s noisy. “Just guard the door!”
“Damn you old man!”
Haran grumbled, but went out of the workshop and stood in front of the door. He seemed to be the kind of person who would listen well once something was said to him.
“Even though he looks so stupid, he originally had a passion and talent for hammering. After making your sword, he plans to make that bastard come to his senses, even if it means breaking his head.”
“You definitely look talented.”
Playing around like that, being able to recognize Runaan’s sword energy is something that ordinary abilities would not be able to do. As a son of Balkan, Haran will definitely have talent.
“Then start.”
“yes.”
Raon nodded and placed his hand on the gold stone. Vulcan must have realized to some extent that he had both fire and cold auras at the same time, so he didn’t mind if it was visible to him.
Clang.
As I was trying to inject the two auras into the golden stone, I sensed multiple presences outside.
“The door really opened… .”
“Is it true that even after we visited for ten days, you didn’t show your face even once, and then you opened the door to a young bastard?”
“I can only think of this as disrespecting us!”
“Does the Kingdom of Jetul look ridiculous?”
A voice full of anger and the clanging sound of armor were heard at the same time. They seemed to be the knights of the Kingdom of Jetul, whom I kept hearing about while coming here.
“Ah, why are you here? “It’s up to us to accept or not receive guests!”
“Shut up! “Did you think we would ignore the Jetul Kingdom and just quietly move on?”
“It’s not that I’m ignoring you, it’s that a guest who made a reservation has arrived! Because this is a business interruption. “Let’s go back!”
Surprisingly, Haran did not run away, but stood in front of the door and blocked the knights.
“Whew, I didn’t meet you because I was too lazy, but this is how it turned out.”
“Wow!”
As Balkan sighed and was about to leave, Haran flew inside, letting out a scream.
“Ugh, those kids… .”
Haran tried to stand up, but stumbled and fell again. Although she wasn’t hit hard, she was hit on the chin and stomach and lost her balance.
“Tsk, I’ll go out for a moment and then come back.”
“I will go too.”
Raon went out of the workshop with a frowning Balkan. Knights wearing armor with a rapier symbol drawn on his left chest look at him with bloody eyes. As expected, they were knights from the Kingdom of Jetul.
“Surely this kid?”
A blue-haired young man in his mid-20s standing in the center gritted his teeth. The energy wave felt is significant. He was a strong player who reached the upper-intermediate level of expert.
“Valkan craftsman! That’s too much! “Are you saying you chose this young guy without even showing us his face?”
“It’s not a choice, it’s a promise. “I promised five years ago that I would make this child a sword.”
“Oh, five years ago? “I guess I was just a kid back then!”
He widened his eyes in disbelief.
Tsk.
Raon clicked his tongue as he looked at the knights whose faces were red.
‘You grew up beautifully.’
It’s not that I don’t understand their feelings. A master craftsman from the continent, who has not seen his face even after visiting for 10 days, may be angry if he opens the door to a young prosecutor.
But that’s something you have to swallow deeply. If you come to me and throw a tantrum because you are angry, you will not only dishonor yourself but also the name of the kingdom.
When I saw him do that and even bring up the name Jetul, I just thought he was young.
“What on earth did you see in that brat that made you decide to make him a sword?”
“Why do you keep talking so loudly that it irritates the listeners?”
Raon lowered his eyebrows and came forward.
“You little guy, get out! “Because it’s not your place!”
“You will be the one who falls in.”
“what?”
“The owner says he will take orders from guests who have reservations, but why are you people who have nothing to do with him telling him to give up his persimmon or his stomach?”
“Well, that’s… .”
“I don’t know what they’re trying to achieve by beating up the owner’s son.”
“Shut up! The sword of Balkan artisans is the ultimate art. “It’s not something a scum like you should take!”
The young man in the center gritted his teeth and came forward.
“Reveal your name!”
“Then I should first introduce who you are.”
“This is outrageous!”
“I know who this is!”
The knights next to the young man seemed to attack at any moment.
“This is not Zethul, this is Sieghart’s territory. If you want to show off your stripes, go somewhere else.”
“Ugh!”
“This guy!”
“stop.”
The young man stopped the knights who were about to draw their swords and stepped forward.
“From what you say, I guess you belong to Sieghardt. I am Tarkan, the prince of the Kingdom of Zethul. Zethul’s Blue Hawk!”
Tarkan continued, raising his chin.
“Sieghard is just like Sieghard. “I see no value in you!”
“Hmm.”
Raon narrowed his eyes at Tarkan.
‘It was a prince.’
Since he was a prince in his mid-twenties and had reached the upper-intermediate level of expert, it was understandable that he was rushing towards me because his head was full of heat.
However, he said he understood only a little and did not say he would look at it.
‘Come to think of it, Jetul was famous for his quick and sharp swords.’
Just as the rapier depicted on his armor was not for nothing, Jetul was famous for his fast and accurate swordsmanship.
‘Let’s try some swordplay.’
It seemed like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to provoke that prince and learn the techniques of Zetul Kingdom’s swordsmanship.
-Is that guy also becoming a pushover…? .
Lars’ shoulders trembled when he saw Raon with a faint smile.
“Prince? “I thought he was a scoundrel because his actions were dirty, but I guess that’s how the Kingdom of Jetul raises heirs?”
Raon twirled as if insulting the prince.
“Everyone, just shut up and say your name!”
“It’s Raon Sieghart.”
“Raon? I haven’t heard of it. “Is it really a collateral?”
“however?”
“Ha, how can someone who is not a direct descendant, but a collateral descendant, and has no reputation at all, receive the Vulcan craftsman’s sword!”
Since Sieghart was not a family that spread information to the outside world, they had no idea about them.
The fame of Habun Castle was spread not by name, but by nicknames such as Young Sword Demon and Hwabyeok, so it was natural that people did not know about him.
“Then why don’t you try it yourself?”
“what?”
“Test for yourself whether I am qualified or not.”
“The sea I longed for!”
Tarkan pulled out his sword as if he was satisfied. The sword, thinner and sharper than a typical long sword, sparkled in the sunlight.
“If I win, get out of here right away.”
“Then, if I win, get down on your knees and apologize for being cocky.”
“However much. But that won’t happen!”
“Come on. “Give up the player.”
“You bastard!”
When Raon snapped his finger, Tarkan rolled his eyes and kicked the ground. A sword strike like a flash shot to the chest. Even though I was angry that I had not perfected my sword skills, my first attack was clean.
Kyaang!
Raon watched Tarkan’s sword approaching until the end, spinning the ring of fire, and then deflected it.
“joy. “Is there a way to do this?”
Tarkan snorted, slightly bent his knees, and fired his sword in succession. The rain was flowing quickly and organically as if grazing the ground.
Ugh! Kyaang! Kya gya geek!
Raon disassembled Tarkan’s delightful sword strikes one by one with six resonating rings of fire and the power of his eyes trained to the limit.
‘It’s a mixture of speed and accuracy. An upward swordsmanship that only targets vital points.’
Tarkan’s sword strikes were not just fast. He was even able to achieve the accuracy of driving the blade into a small vital spot. Contrary to his impatient personality, he properly learned the famous swordsmanship.
“Let’s see how far we can go!”
As if he had decided to show off his skills, the momentum coming from Tarkan increased rapidly, and the energy emitted from the blade became a beam of light and fell down.
Coooooo!
In addition to the power, the speed of the sword has become even faster. It was a quick sword strike that seemed to split the air.
“Whoa… .”
Raon fended off the endless barrage of Tarkan’s swordsmanship with a margin of just a sheet of paper, refining the technique of his new quick sword. I had never seen swordsmanship that only pursued speed to this extent, so it was a great study.
“Prince! “Not much time left!”
“I’m so tired I can’t even hold my sword properly!”
“Finish it!”
The knights of the Kingdom of Jetul smiled and cheered for the prince. Raon watched Tarkan’s sword right before it touched his skin and then blocked it, so it looked like he was overwhelming from the side.
However, Tarkan fighting directly was a pleasure to die for.
‘What the hell is this guy!’
At first, I thought I could easily win because I barely felt any momentum, but the story changed when we clashed swords in front of each other.
Every time I clashed my sword with the guy, as if I was hitting an iron wall, my grip felt like it was going to tear, and my wrist shook as if it was going to break.
‘There… .’
At first, it seemed like he couldn’t even see the quick sword properly, but now he was moving the sword faster than he was. It may be an illusion, but it seemed like this guy was improving through this duel.
‘I need to finish it quickly.’
Tarkan gritted his teeth and pulled up all the remaining Aurors and wrapped them around his sword and arms. After focusing the aura on the area where the sword was swung, it exploded in an instant. It was a week old, the season of Jorkin swordsmanship.
Cheeeeee!
A sword strike with a speed that was difficult to see even with one’s own eyes was fired towards Raon’s chest.
‘I can never stop this… uh?’
Tarkan swallowed his dry saliva. Raon’s lips, which I thought would be embarrassed, were curled thinly.
“I’ve been waiting for something like this.”
Raon’s hand soared like a thunderbolt along with that creepy voice.
Whoa!
Tarkan’s sword, hit by Raon’s sword, shattered like glass and flew in the air.
“ah… .”
Tarkan’s lips trembled. Raon’s sword moved much later, but it reached him first. It was an extremely exhilarating sword strike that could only come from a master.
“I learned well.”
“Bae, are you learning? What did you learn… “Wow!”
When Tarkan lowered his head, his chin trembling, Raon’s sword struck his snout.
Wow!
Tarkan, who was struck in the jaw and mouth at the same time, erupted four teeth that looked like corn kernels and fell down.
“Wow, prince!”
“this!”
“What are you doing!”
The guard knights rushed over, picked up the prince, and pointed their swords at Raon.
“Wasn’t it a fair match? “Why are you pointing your sword?”
“Well, that’s… .”
“Ugh… .”
The knights’ eyes wavered like a sailboat hit by a wave. It seemed like the prince still couldn’t believe he had lost.
“If you have any complaints, come to Sieghardt and find me. Of course before that… .”
Raon pointed at the limp Tarkan and narrowed his eyes.
“When you wake up, tell me to come to you, kneel down and apologize. “You probably haven’t forgotten that, right?”
“Ugh… .”
“We’ll see… .”
The knights bit their lips until they bled and then turned their backs.
‘Just wait and see… .’
They may believe that the background is the Kingdom of Jetul, but there is also a great name behind them called Sieghart. If the heat is gone from your head, you won’t even think about coming.
“you… . Did you learn the quick sword technique from that prince’s sword?”
Vulcan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Rather than saying I learned something, I took some reference from it.”
“Huh, you turned into a monster while I wasn’t even seeing you.”
He shook his head as if he was dumbfounded.
“Now you will never come back again.”
Raon smiled slightly as he sheathed his sword.
“Hmm, I appreciate your consideration, but there was no need for you to step forward like this.
“yes? What?”
“Didn’t you take all their attention so that no harm came to me and my stupid son?”
“hmm… .”
Raon scratched the back of his head shyly. Balkan noticed that he had repeated Sieghardt’s name in some parts, and he waved his hand saying it was not necessary.
“Before, you seemed like an emotionless doll, but now you’ve learned your human side.”
Balkan chuckled and patted Raon on the back.
“Let’s go in. “I want to quickly see what suits you.”
***
Raon entered the workshop again and placed his hand on the gold stone. He used Manga Ball and Glacia at the same time to push the Auror into the gap between the gold stones.
Wooooow!
Like drawing paper absorbing ink, red and blue aura seeped into the entire stone, emitting a brilliant light.
“If this light and color are Hyuncheol and… uh?”
As Vulcan approached the golden stone, his eyes widened.
Between the red heat and blue cold, a new light sprouted like a sprout, and the three energies gathered in a spiral as if they were one from the beginning, emitting an auspicious golden glow.
Puddeuddeuk!
Spider-web-like cracks were drawn on the gold stone, which was said to be unbreakable, and the golden color became even darker.
Kwaaaaang!
In the end, the gold stone could not withstand the force and broke into pieces, and a small iron bead emitting a brilliant light came out of it.
“Huh!”
Vulcan widened his eyes when he saw the orb.
“Geumgyeol reveals himself!”
