After giving the Gwangpungdan prosecutors time to eat, Raon returned to the annex.
I tried to say thank you to Encia who created the black illusion, but she was nowhere to be seen.
“He doesn’t come out of his room in the morning just because he feels inspired.”
Judiel, who came to replace Encia, shook her head with plain eyes.
“So there’s no need to check performance?”
“You seem confident.”
“okay. “It means it’s perfect.”
The fact that you entered the room without hearing the review of Heukhwan’s use means that you are confident in the performance and quality of the artifact you created.
Although she was young, her skills and mind seemed to have already reached that of a craftsman.
“I have something to report to you.”
When I was about to ask Judiel about the situation of the heavy radio station, she spoke first.
“An order was sent from heavy radio to update the master’s latest information.”
“update?”
“yes. Injuries, new equipment, hidden martial arts, and even whereabouts. “The instructions were to approach cautiously.”
She added that it has been a while since such a detailed order has been issued.
“okay?”
Raon curled the corners of his mouth. The thought grew stronger that the sense of discomfort I felt from Burren’s butler Tias’ reaction may not have been just a feeling.
“How is heavy radio warfare these days?”
“It’s quiet.”
“quiet?”
“Because Karun Sieghardt is away on a mission, Warlord Gelmere Sieghardt is temporarily running the heavy radio station, and the atmosphere is much calmer than usual. And that… .”
Her eyes sank deep like a well with no end in sight.
“Before the storm.”
Raon nodded and accepted Judiel’s words.
“From behind. Or it could mean that something is being prepared underneath.”
“yes. “I cannot know the details because internal information is controlled, but I think it is highly likely.”
“Information control… .”
It was the first time that Judiel mentioned the word information control. I felt like I needed to find out more about Gelmere Sieghart.
“What kind of person is Gelmere?”
“He is a young strong man in charge of the War Horse Corps, and his military level is known to be intermediate to a master. He mastered swordsmanship focusing on accurate and fast thrusts, and by cutting down the Danju of Cheon Wuseong, he made known to the continent the nickname of the Tiger Wind Sword.”
Judiel let out a light breath and continued.
“The external image is as good as the nickname. It is said that he is merciful to his allies, but has no blood or tears for his enemies. However, his actual personality is such that he is so ruthless that he will cut down anyone who gets in his way, even if he is an ally. “There are many people who fear him even within the Central Armed Forces.”
“Right.”
Raon clicked his tongue briefly.
‘Information control, Tias’ reaction, Gelmere’s actual personality, and Burren’s lack of training… .’
As I put all that information together, an ominous feeling ran down my spine.
Other things are strange, but when I think about it now, Burren’s lack of training is the most unusual thing.
‘Because there’s no way that guy will miss training that easily.’
It made no sense for Buren, the most responsible member of the Gwangpungdan, to miss training, and even if he did, he had to come and explain it himself.
‘My thoughts were short.’
He was caught off guard because Tias, Buren’s closest associate and the butler who cared for him the most, had arrived.
“You said that the internal information of the Central Intelligence Agency is controlled, right?”
“yes. It’s quite blocked. “There is a lot of caution.”
“Do me a favor.”
He pointed to the gold pin on his training uniform. It was one of the artifacts brought from Lohengrin’s dungeon this time.
“I will give you information about this artifact, so you can determine Burren’s location inside the heavy radio station.”
“The information from the artifact would definitely work, but why did Burren… .”
“It’s just my guess, but I think he’s going through quite a bit of trouble right now.”
Raon turned around with a cold smile.
“Now he’s my Jjoldagu, so I have to take care of him.”
* * *
That night.
Raon looked down at the Gwangpungdan members standing in front of Bukmangsan Mountain.
I smiled as I saw eyes filled with anger, fear, and irritation.
“Survival is simple. You hide and I seek. And when we meet, we fight. how is it? “Isn’t it so easy?”
“You wild boar! “How can we defeat you?”
Marta gritted her teeth as if this made no sense. She was about to run up and grab him by the collar.
“Good luck Raon. “You can’t win.”
Runaan shook her head, saying it was difficult. She said she met Encia yesterday and she started using the word jonjal again.
“that’s right! “How can we defeat Danju’s deputy!”
“I couldn’t win even when I wasn’t the master, but now it’s the wall itself!”
“It’s unreasonable!”
The Gwangpungdan members also shook their fists and complained that they could never win.
“don’t worry. “It’s not like we’re just going to do it.”
Raon chuckled and wore black rings on his wrists and ankles.
“I wear the black mask, and you take it off. That means I will find you without Aurors. “Is this okay?”
“Oh, you don’t use aurors?”
“really?”
“Well, then it’s worth doing!”
Gwangpungdan swallowed dryly, saying that there was a possibility.
“no! “There’s still some left!”
Marta frowned and came forward.
“What are you going to do in battle? “You’re not going to suddenly take off your bracelet and attack me, right?”
“Of course we will fight like this.”
“good! Then it’s worth doing. “I’ll punch you in the face!”
Marta pursed her lips and raised her fist.
“me too! “I’m so upset these days!”
“You rolled around on the floor all day today!”
“Off, I absolutely can’t stand it!”
All of the Gwangpungdan members gritted their teeth in anger.
“Anyone who is not found by me or who defeats me will be given a day off tomorrow.”
“Huh!”
“vacation!”
“I’m definitely going to hide! “I will hide even if I have to dig a tunnel!”
When I heard that they would even give me a vacation, the Gwangpungdan members’ faces turned red. The motivation to hide and attack was at its peak.
Runan looked up at Bukmang Mountain in a daze.
“I’m moving in an hour. Then let’s go!”
Raon grinned and clapped his hands. Maybe it was because he watched Rimmer so many times that at times like this, he started clapping without even realizing it.
“Gazuaaaa!”
“I won’t breathe until the end of today!”
“I’m going to knock Raon down! “When are you going to slap that ugly face?”
The Gwangpungdan members cheered up and climbed the mountain. Since I didn’t use my aurors during today’s training, I couldn’t control my overflowing power.
Raon turned around as he heard the sound of prosecutors climbing the mountain.
The Gwangpungdan members were not fools, so they only shouted at the beginning and climbed the mountain quietly as if they were dead.
“It’ll be fun, right?”
-joy! What’s fun about children’s play?
“Because I said I would be given vacation tomorrow. She’s not going to struggle with all her might. “Don’t you think it would be delicious to have that hope shattered?”
-Keuuu!
Lars let out an exclamation as if he had downed a single shot of beer.
-This is an evil that even the King could not have imagined! As expected, you… .
‘Here we go again.’
Raon pushed Lars away and closed his eyes. An hour is a long time. Instead of using aurors, he spent time meditating and refining his sword skills.
“It’s time.”
After an hour and five minutes had passed, Raon opened his eyes and approached the mountain.
“Not bad?”
There were some who used walking techniques to move quickly, but most climbed the mountain with slow steps and obliterating any traces. It made me smile because teaching was rewarding.
‘That doesn’t mean you can’t find it, though.’
When searching a mountain, the bottom isn’t the only thing you need to see. There were many hints even without looking at the traces, such as traces of bent branches or leaves, body odor carried by the wind, and the psychology of people moving on the mountain path.
‘It moved quite a bit to the right.’
Looking at the traces on the floor and tree branches, it seemed like eight or more people had moved to the right.
‘It would be better to handle this first.’
Raon clearly identified the direction of the trail and ran in that direction.
‘The traces are getting darker.’
Unlike near the beginning of the mountain, when we crossed the halfway point, the traces were clearly pointing towards the hill.
‘I can see your thoughts clearly.’
As soon as Raon climbed the hill with a grin on his face, blue training swords fell from both sides and from the tree.
“To us!”
“Take a vacation!”
“Give it to me!”
“I’m dead!”
The hidden Gwangpung Group 3 swordsmen screamed and struck down their training swords.
Positioning, timing, and reaction speed were all good. Of course, I didn’t like one strange word.
“It’s a good surprise attack.”
Raon smiled softly and took a step forward.
Whoa!
With that single step, the swordsman’s black space was cut down, and Raon used the gap to punch the two swordsmen on the right in the abdomen.
“Go!”
“Ugh!”
Although they only got hit in the stomach with a fist, the prosecutors were unable to stand up with foam at the mouth.
“hey! “What are they doing!”
“It’s not a knife, it’s a fist!”
“I can’t wake up.”
Raon shook his head and came forward. He can never get up because he does not use his aurors, but instead releases control of his strength and agility.
“Huh!”
“No way!”
“You can’t use Aurors! “If we all fight together, we can win!”
Since Burren was not there, Team 3 co-pilot Crane rushed in to encourage everyone.
Taaaang!
Raon lightly struck down the five training swords aimed at his waist with the back of his hand and shoulder.
“Just follow your eyes and don’t move. Feeling. Use your Aurors with all your might to determine the distance and location of your opponent!”
He shed all the blades that extended like rose thorns and struck them with his fists one by one.
Burbubbubbuk!
Three sets of fists rolled around on the floor as the fists poured out like a storm. The only person left was co-pilot Crane.
“Hey! How is this… .”
The crane took a step back, its teeth chattering. His eyes swung like pendulums, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Did you just say ‘die’?”
“Well, me? “How can that be?”
“no. I heard it clearly. So I left you alone.”
Raon smiled and turned his wrist.
“Now, wait!”
“You should get hit a lot.”
“Aaaahhh!”
* * *
Raon came back down to the beginning of the mountain, and in front of him, Gwangpungdan swordsmen were kneeling and rubbing their bruised areas.
Marta openly asked to fight one-on-one, but was beaten excitedly, and Runaan hid until the very end, but eventually surrendered when his location was discovered.
“You guys who haven’t properly learned how to search and hide, it was impossible for you to not reveal your location to me from the beginning.”
Raon made eye contact with Gwangpungdan and raised his finger.
“Then what should I do?”
“We should prepare to fight from the beginning.”
Marta frowned, rubbing her beaten chin.
“answer. “The difference there is how to fight.”
Raon nodded and continued speaking.
“Once you become a master, your body and senses will go up to the next level. Even if only you use Aurors, I have the advantage. “How should we fight against such an unmanned person?”
“Just rush in and beat them up!”
“We’re launching a surprise attack!”
“Surround yourself with numbers!”
The first answer is, of course, Martha. Each member of the Gwangpungdan came up with their own answers, but none of them were correct.
“There is no right answer.”
“No?”
“Eh? “Where can you find something like that?”
“It’s true.”
Raon smiled slightly as he looked at Gwangpungdan in confusion.
“Geography, time, and situation all vary depending on the time, so there is no right answer. However, there is an answer. concentration. “In that situation, think hard and concentrate on what method to use to survive longer and how to fight and defeat the opponent.”
I looked down at Gwangpungdan with heat in my eyes.
“I don’t know when I will find you and how you will fight, so keep your concentration at peak level from the moment you set off. Always keep your head on your toes so you can start the fight in your favor. I keep saying it, but it’s concentration. “Keep your concentration at peak level until the end of this training.”
At those words, everyone in the Gwangpungdan swallowed their dry saliva and clenched their fists. I could feel the power in their eyes.
“If you understand, go up. “Round 2 is starting.”
“yes!”
Prosecutors did not complain as much as before. Feeling the embarrassment of being broken by Raon, who did not have an Auror, and the emotion of receiving heart-pounding advice, I gathered myself together and climbed the mountain quietly.
Raon watched Gwangpungdan carefully climbing the mountain and then turned around. He walked in the direction of the training ground, not the mountain.
-hmm? Where are you going?
Lars, who was yawning on his shoulder, tilted his head.
‘gymnasium.’
-You’re not going to that mountain?
‘Why are you going there?’
-No, I just told the kids to go up.’
‘I told them to go up. ‘I didn’t say I was going.’
-Uh… .
The guy opened his mouth as if he hadn’t thought of that.
‘What those guys need right now is time to stay focused.’
Raon looked back and grinned.
‘You don’t know when I will come, so you must remain tense and focused. It may be a little difficult, but you’ll grow a lot in a short period of time, right?’
To be honest, it’s not just a little hard, it’s hard enough to kill, but you’ll be able to grow that much.
‘Now I have to do some training too.’
Raon shrugged his shoulders and grabbed the sword of Jecheon Sword.
-Yes, no matter how I look at you, you are not human!
Lars’ chin trembled.
-That’s not the way humans think!
‘Then I guess he’s not a human.’
-You admitted it! I finally admitted it! good night! On the Royal Road that the King will lay down… .
‘I’m not buying it.’
* * *
Raon returned to training ground 5 and closed his eyes. He slowly pulled up the ring of fire and the cartoon ball. He heated the mana circuit of his entire body with the energy of fire and then pulled out his sword.
Gooooooo!
A heat so strong that it could distort even the atmosphere flowed down my entire body like pebbles in a river.
Chiiik!
The fine sand on the floor was scorched black and gray smoke was billowing out.
‘This is the cartoon ball beads wall.’
The prayer wall was a defensive martial art that burned off the opponent’s aura by increasing the heat of the whole body when there was no choice but to be attacked with the body.
‘As expected, there are a lot of useful things in Comics.’
As I became a master, the martial arts skills of Baekhwa, a cartoonist, were drawn into my mind. Until now, I had kept my distance from creating and developing my own martial arts skills, but now that I had some free time, it was time to learn them properly.
Whoa!
Raon transferred the energy of the cartoon ball wrapped in his body to the Jecheon Sword. The burning power of fire on the blade was sliced thinly like a sword, and then a single line was created.
Hwaaaah!
The sand on the floor faded in the line of heat flowing from the sword body, and the space began to look distorted, as if a haze was blooming.
This is an enemy island.
Contrary to the prayer wall, it was a martial art of Paedo that destroyed the opponent’s defense by adding overwhelming firepower to strong energy.
Raon slowly lowered his sword. Even though the sand bottom cracked black and sharp holes appeared, the sand piled up on both sides did not fill up. Even the surrounding air seemed to be melting in the heat of the red island.
‘It’s okay.’
It was an astonishing power that could never be blocked by a similar or inferior opponent, and could even pierce the defense of an opponent higher than itself.
‘It does take a lot of aura, though.’
Since both the prayer wall and the red island were martial arts of Baekhwa, a large amount of auror was consumed compared to basic swordsmanship. It’s a good martial arts lesson, but I thought it would be better to choose the right time to use it.
With a satisfied smile, Raon unfolded and inspected the martial arts he had learned so far and could learn.
As I concentrated and practiced swordsmanship, the day was already dawning.
‘Now I have to go find it.’
-What kind of thing is this?
Lars was speechless as if he was dumbfounded.
‘Things are my favorite subordinates.’
left unattended. No, I put the Jecheon Sword in order to summon the Gwangpung Troopers I had trained. I turned around to go up Bukmangsan Mountain, and Judiel was standing in front of the training center holding a lunch basket.
“See you, Master.”
Judiel slightly bent his knees in greeting and then came forward.
“What’s happening since dawn?”
“I thought you were training, so I prepared some snacks for you.”
She stood in front with a faint smile. A smile you don’t usually make. It meant that I had something to say.
“Ah, thank you. “Let’s go this way.”
Raon smiled and entered the lounge with Judiel. A curtain was spread to prevent sound from escaping.
“What’s going on?”
“Information has arrived.”
“already?”
“I thought it was urgent, so I looked into it quickly.”
She nodded with simple eyes.
“First of all, this is my prediction. Please think about that and listen.”
“okay.”
“It is said that Mr. Buren was not seen in any of the training grounds of the Central Military Battlefield. They say it’s inside the heavy radio building, but no one has seen it in person. Gelmere, on the other hand, has been spotted here and there. And there is one more invisible person.”
“Who is that?”
“Orlan. He is one of the commanders of the Warlords and is a sword master. However, he has one more specialty besides the sword.”
“specialty?”
“yes. Brainwashing.”
Judiel frowned slightly and continued.
“It is not a simple method of inflicting physical pain, but a brainwashing method that shocks the mind with words and some drugs, so it is not visible on the outside. “That was the mild brainwashing that was done to me.”
Although the brainwashing was erased by Raon’s life, his former self was also subject to the same brainwashing used by Orlan.
“Then what you’re saying is…” .”
“yes. It may not be true, but there is a high possibility that Orlan is brainwashing Burren.”
“That sounds almost certain.”
Raon frowned. She said she might not, but her eyes showed confidence.
“Is that guy named Gelmere such a bastard that he can keep his brother locked up?”
“I think so.”
“Ha, the reason is probably because of me, right?”
“…….”
Judiel did not answer. That meant it was unknown, but that made the previous predictions more reliable.
“The Lofence-style brainwashing used by Orlan lasts about a week to 10 days. “After that, we continue to call them and brainwash them completely.”
“Ten days… .”
Raon nodded. I remembered Tias saying she wouldn’t be able to participate in training for ten days.
-I’m sure.
‘Yes, I’m sure.’
There is no need to listen any more. Even though Tias knew about his situation, she had no choice but to come to the training ground because she was threatened. His reaction, which was different from usual, was a gesture of salvation asking him to please find Burren.
“What do you plan to do?”
“Currently, there are only basic troops and combat units in heavy warfare, right?”
“yes. “Karun has gone to deal with the barbarians, so they are the only troops left.”
“It’s just right.”
I nodded, savoring my appetite.
“Jeonmadan would be perfect as a training material for the Gwangpungdan.”
“Lord, are you planning on engaging in heavy combat?”
“okay. “Our kids are on the verge of going crazy right now?”
Raon looked up at Bukmangsan Mountain and smiled coolly.
“You’ll be able to get a really good bite out of it.”
-Isn’t that because of you? I’m sure they’ll want to bite you more!
‘Even a crazy dog won’t bite its owner.’
It was time to push Lars away. A loud noise erupted from the training room inside.
“uh?”
Raon left the break room right away. The front of the training room was covered with dust, and Rimmer, with his red hair hanging down in a messy manner, appeared among the smoke.
“uh… ?”
Why is that person like that again… .
