Raon swallowed his dry saliva as he looked at the young hedgehog waving his hand.
‘Hedgehogs are animals that hibernate in the winter… .’
There are four seasons of winter in Sieghart, but this is the coldest time of all.
A wild hedgehog would sleep in the ground after a full stomach, so it makes no sense for it to wave its hand with a smiling face.
-What are your thoughts so deep?
Lars’ chin trembled as he watched the hedgehog grinning.
-Isn’t it obvious! That madwoman!
The guy muttered that he was scared and entered the ice flower bracelet faster than ever before.
‘I know too…’ .’
Of course I knew who was inside that hedgehog, but I was just hoping that it might be a real hedgehog.
“after… .”
Raon sighed and made eye contact with the hedgehog.
“Merlin?”
“huh!”
The hedgehog smiled and nodded. There was no such thing as just in case.
“How on earth did you get in here?”
“I enjoyed the match yesterday.”
As expected, Merlin. She didn’t answer the question, but just said what she wanted to say.
“It was really cool to see him not panic even when things went wrong and overcome difficulties with his colleagues!”
Merlin gave a thumbs up as if he had done well. It was amazing to be able to do that pose with her hedgehog.
“You saw it all?”
Raon opened his mouth.
‘The head of the family was there too?’
Glenn was at the city training ground where the battle took place yesterday. She didn’t know when she would be caught and killed, but she had the guts to see it through to the end and laughed.
“It would cost me my life to see you giving orders and fighting.”
Merlin twisted his body and laughed.
-Well, she is truly a madwoman… .
‘crazy… .’
Others may not know, but to Merlin, those words are not a joke. Cold sweat ran down my back.
“Tsk.”
Merlin came down from the tree and crept over. It was slow to use her hedgehog body, but the distance was so close that before she knew it, it was at her feet.
“I have something to tell you. “Listen to me.”
“It has thorns.”
“It’s okay as long as you don’t raise any thorns. Oh, please don’t touch my sides. “It’s embarrassing.”
Her face turned red, saying she was embarrassed to have the fat on her side.
“under… .”
driving me crazy.
I don’t know why I’m so embarrassed by the subject that appears in the form of a hedgehog.
However, it seemed clear that he had brought important information, so I couldn’t refuse.
Raon sighed deeply and lifted Merlin up. Her thorns, which she controlled, curled slightly inward.
“Look. “It doesn’t hurt, right?”
Merlin waved his small hand to look at it. If it weren’t for the madwoman walking in, she was so cute you’d want to hug her.
“What do you have to say?”
“I captured you at the Black Tower.”
Despite her cute appearance, she had a cold voice.
“capture?”
Raon narrowed his eyes at Merlin.
“I’m sure they already know that I killed the Black Beast Chief, right?”
“I just knew that. “From now on, I’ve decided to target you for elimination.”
Blue light seeped into Merlin’s dark eyes.
“The Black Tower is secretive yet persistent. “Even if it’s a low level, I knocked down one of the pillars of the Black Tower, so I’m sure they’ll study you and send someone stronger.”
“I guess so.”
Raon nodded.
‘Because they’re terrible.’
As expected of those who use the energy of darkness, the Black Tower does not hesitate at any cost. It was clear that he would come for revenge by any means possible.
“But how did you know that?”
The Banquet and the Black Market were also investigating the Black Tower, but they didn’t know that they would hear information from Merlin first.
“I went undercover.”
Merlin scratched his round nose and laughed.
‘infiltration?’
Did you just say infiltration?
I couldn’t believe that an executive from Eden had infiltrated the Black Tower.
“Is it because of me?”
“of course.”
“Why did you even sneak in… .”
“Because I’m worried about you.”
Merlin tilted his head as if asking why he was asking such an obvious question.
‘ah… .’
Every time I listened to her, my mouth went dry. She was grateful but also appalled.
-Huh… .
Lars let out a groan inside his bracelet as if he was dumbfounded.
“I think Eden is preparing something, but I’m not sure.”
Merlin frowned at the thought of Tacheon walking around alone these days.
“You don’t know either?”
“Maybe he’s a little suspicious of me, but Tacheon handles the work himself and only gives me minor tasks.”
“doubt?”
“Because you were my goal. I think I think there might be a line drawn. “I heard you’re smart after all.”
She told me not to worry too much and that she hadn’t been caught yet.
“First of all, I have to clear my doubts, so I think I’ll have to move carefully from now on.”
Merlin waved his small hand.
“I will come back when I get important information from the Black Tower or Eden. Until then, take care of yourself.”
She waved her small hand, saying it was time to go.
“Thanks for letting me know… .”
“Give this child twenty earthworms. Because it was that kind of promise.”
Merlin disappeared with a wink in his hedgehog eyes.
“Now, wait! “How can I get an earthworm here and now?”
Squeak?
The hedgehog held in my palm stands on all fours and looks this way. The narrowing of its eyes seemed to mean that it should quickly provide food.
“ah… .”
Raon’s lips trembled while holding a hedgehog in his hand.
“Where are the earthworms now…” .”
Because I never imagined that I would meet Merlin inside Sieghart, the pockets of subspace were empty.
Key profit!
The hedgehog raised its cries and raised its thorns as if to tell it to come out quickly.
-What are you doing! If you make a promise, you must keep it! Dig the ground quickly!
‘I didn’t promise… .’
Raon sighed and used his sense of humor to search for bugs and earthworms around him. He honestly barely felt anything.
“You can’t just do ten, not twenty…” .”
Good!
“i get it. okay.”
I shook my head and started digging with my bare hands into the area where I could feel the slightest energy.
-The king is afraid of that madwoman, but… .
Lars came next to me and chuckled.
-Seeing you flustered makes me unbearably happy!
‘It’s noisy, you should quickly find an earthworm. Before the bugs eat you.’
-Keu… .
* * *
Raon was able to escape from the hedgehog only after finding twenty earthworms and digging a hole for him to sleep in.
The guy slapped me with a satisfied face and fell into hibernation.
‘I’m exhausted.’
-I’m hungry… .
Lars, who had found the earthworm together, hung limply on his forearm.
-Let’s eat first as soon as we get home.
‘Go to sleep and wake up.’
-Eat and wake up.
‘What do you mean… .’
-I mean, let’s eat first!
‘Everyone is sleeping.’
As I was trying to climb through the window of my room to avoid waking others, the door to the annex opened.
“Raon. come here.”
Sylvia came out of the door and waved her hand.
“mother?”
Raon opened his eyes wide and approached Sylvia.
“Didn’t you sleep?”
“As you get older, you get less sleep in the morning.”
Sylvia smiled, saying she woke up a little while ago.
“Still, sleep a little longer… .”
“Once I open my eyes, I have a hard time sleeping. however… .”
She held her dust-filled hands and rolled her eyes.
“Why do you keep using polite language?”
“You’re over 20 years old now.”
Since I had crossed the terms and conditions, I thought it was time to use the honorific term.
“it’s okay.”
Sylvia looked at Raon and shook her head.
“I don’t like the idea of you becoming an adult yet.”
She laughed and said that she was still old enough to be foolish.
“I’m long past that age.”
“Well, you haven’t been cute since you were young.”
“hmm… .”
There was nothing to refute that. As I developed the mind of an adult from a baby, being cute and childish was absolutely impossible.
“He’s still a baby to me.”
Sylvia caressed both cheeks.
“Outsiders think of him as a warrior standing tall, calling him a hero or a sword dragon. “There are many people who come to me to impress you.”
“is that so.”
Raon smiled slightly. It seemed like her work to elevate Sylvia to her level was working well.
“But I’m rejecting them all and I don’t care.”
Sylvia made eye contact and smiled.
“Don’t worry about putting your mother in the hierarchy and focus on what you want to do. “I didn’t tell you, but there’s something I really need to do.”
“How did you… .”
Raon widened his eyes. She was surprised because she had never told Sylvia what she was after.
“I am your mother.”
“ah… .”
“Because Judiel is on duty today. I’ll make you a sandwich together. “Wash up and come back.”
Sylvia waved her hand and headed to the kitchen.
“excuse me… .”
-Mom, you’re the best!
“….”
* * *
When Raon took a bath and opened the door, Judiel bowed her head.
“Are you here?”
She pointed to the sandwich and milk on the table and told me to eat them.
-The sandwiches he makes are pretty good.
Just as Lars said, the sandwich made by Judiel was savory yet clean and delicious.
“I’ll eat well.”
When Raon sat at the table and took a bite of the sandwich, Judiel came up next to him.
“While you were away for training, information about Oma arrived from the black market. Would you like to see it for yourself? Or should I tell you?”
“You tell me.”
Judiel has a talent that is second to none when it comes to information management, so it was much easier to listen to her.
“First of all, it is said that Oma’s movement has decreased drastically. “The only ones that were active were the North-South Alliance and the Black Tower, but they also said they didn’t show any major movements.”
“I guess it’s because of the Six Emperors’ Meeting.”
“yes. “I think he hid for a while because he knew that the six emperors’ alliance was still strong and the matriarch’s military power was still intact.”
Judiel nodded and calmed his eyes.
“But we must not let our guard down. “It’s clear that he’s not just running away, he’s growing stronger.”
“I guess so.”
Raon quenched his appetite. Ouma are crazy people who can’t sit still for long periods of time. It was clear that he was hiding with another intention.
“The reason the Black Tower moved was to seek information, and that information… .”
“I guess it’s me.”
Raon smiled while looking at Judiel.
“Did you know?”
“It’s obvious.”
Thanks to Merlin, it was clear what the Black Tower guys were thinking.
“Any information about your brother?”
“Not yet.”
“If you’re disappointed, you can show that you’re disappointed.”
“it’s okay.”
Judiel calmly shook his head as if he had no emotions.
“You acted well when you did a puppet show before. ‘Kwaaaaaak!’ And a realistic scream… .”
“Do, master!”
Her face turned red for the first time. It seems like he was embarrassed about that.
“Well, I’ll just go. And thank you for your concern.”
Judiel left the room with his earlobes dyed red.
-Hmm.
Lars looked at the door Judiel left through and began writing on his round bread fist.
-You should always pretend to take care of your subordinates… .
‘I’m not pretending to take care of you.’
-Anyway, this isn’t that difficult. There is no demon king in the demon world who cares more about his subordinates than the main king.
‘Can’t you just write that down?’
-As I said yesterday, you are stealing the main king’s power, so shouldn’t the main king take something too!
A message came up when the guy was frowning and saying that nothing is ever free.
[You have achieved victory against a higher level enemy.]
[All abilities increase by 8 points.]
[The achievement of true swords and swordsmanship increases.]
The message was that by winning against Trevin, his abilities and his accomplishments in straight and sharp swords had increased.
‘also.’
After sparring, I felt more comfortable using the techniques of the traditional sword and the ceremonial sword, and it seems that it wasn’t because of my mood.
-Why are you giving me this again?
Lars dropped the round hand he was writing with.
‘You said it. ‘Where in the world is there anything free?’
Raon shrugged his shoulders while looking at Lars, whose lips were trembling.
‘It’s today’s lecture fee.’
-Shut up! I have paid my entire lecture fee so far! This is a scam!
‘Then why don’t you report it? There may be nowhere to do it.’
-You damn bastard! I can’t stand it today!
Lars exploded for the first time in a long time, and his strength and agility increased further that day.
* * *
“Huh… .”
Julius looked up at the cliffs of Bukmangsan Mountain and sighed.
“Um, go up there?”
Are you crazy?
Climbing a steep cliff that looked like it would tumble down if I made even the slightest mistake, I just thought I was crazy.
“Come up!”
Raon’s cry was heard from the top of the cliff.
“That thing is really killing me today.”
“Raon’s personality is great… .”
“let’s go!”
The leaders of the Frenzy Team, Marta, Runan, and Buren, took the initiative and started climbing the cliff first, and the other Frozen Swordsmen followed suit.
Gwangpungdan climbed the cliff at incredible speed even while wearing metal balls called black rings on his wrists and ankles.
It’s a bit hard to say this to my seniors, but they were as agile as cockroaches.
‘How can you be so fast with that thing on?’
The black ring is not only heavy, but it also has the effect of blocking auras. I couldn’t believe that I could climb that cliff so quickly with my bare body.
“Let’s go too!”
Yua, who also became a trainee swordsman for the Gwangpungdan, clenched his fists.
‘This fearless little boy… .’
Yua’s face was red because she wanted to climb up the cliff quickly, as if she wasn’t scared.
“Aren’t you scared?”
“You trained for three months for this.”
“Not for this.”
Julius shook his head. I did basic training for three months after Gwangpungdan and Cheoljeondae’s sparring, but I didn’t think it would be easy.
That’s right… .
“Kwaaaaaaak!”
A crane that was climbing a cliff was hit by a stone-like rain path and was falling to the bottom.
He quickly released the black illusion and protected himself with aura before he fell to the ground.
Wow!
The crane sank to the ground and the ground shook as if it would collapse.
“Keuuuuu… .”
He barely opened his mouth, his eyes shaking.
“Raon, you damn bastard. Why do you always start with me… “Ouch!”
As Crane was muttering Raon’s curse, a stone flew from somewhere and hit his forehead.
“It’s gonna be fun!”
“Ugh… .”
The toddler was happy floating around, and the crane’s face turned pale.
“do not worry.”
The doge approached the two children and shook his head.
“I will accept you even if you fall.”
He said the others were used to it now and there was no need to accept it. As soon as those words were finished, Gwangpungdan members began to fall like rain from the cliff.
“Kwaaagh!
“Damn it!”
“Why is that crazy guy’s secret magic getting worse!”
The Gwangpungdan members cursed and screamed at Raon and threw him to the ground one after another.
“let’s go!”
Yua wondered what was so fun and started climbing the cliff. Because she was not wearing a black ring, she ascended quickly.
“Okay… .”
Julius gritted his teeth and followed Yua, placing his hand on the cliff.
‘I can’t lose to this guy.’
I don’t know anything else, but I can’t see Bangsil hogging Raon’s praise. I overcame my fear and climbed the cliff with all my might.
Raon smiled as he watched Yua and Julius climbing the cliff.
‘you’re good.’
I thought it would be difficult to climb the cliff without an Auror due to lack of training, but both were climbing rather well.
‘Is infants a joy, and Julius a mischief?’
Yua enjoyed the training itself, and Julius did not want to lose to such a toddler, so he gritted his teeth and climbed the cliff.
‘It’s good to have a rival.’
He laughed and threw down the beads he was holding in his fingers. Vido went down without making even the slightest sound and aimed at Dorian’s forehead.
“Oh my!”
Dorian sensed danger and tried to dodge to the right, but Vido turned gently like a blade of grass caught in the wind and struck his side.
Whoops!
When the raincoat touched the skin, a loud noise sounded as if a hammer had been struck.
“Kwaeeek!”
Dorian fell down in tears.
“You devil!”
He couldn’t bear to curse and disappeared, talking about being a devil.
-Not a devil, but a candidate for the devil!
Lars shook his head, saying he was already past the stage of being a demon.
‘I won’t do it to the devil.’
He chuckled and slammed down the sword in his hand. The rain shot out like a thunderbolt and hit Gwangpungdan on the shoulder.
‘Now I won’t be pushed by the sword anymore.’
The growth of Mugyeolbi was faster than that of Gwangpungdan. Several additional seasons were also created, so there is still a long way for Gwangpungdan to conquer this cliff.
‘I should try mixing it with that too.’
Since I had some level of mastery over the Flawless Feather, I thought it would be okay to mix it with the Biryeongdo that I had previously received from Derus.
‘Sooner or later, I’ll catch the day… .’
As Raon was thinking about the fate of Biryeongdo, a shout of approval was heard from behind. When I turned around, Roen was standing there with a kind smile.
‘You still look like a ghost.’
As a assassin with the nickname “King of Death,” he was far above himself when it came to killing people.
“I meet Lord Gwangpung Budan.”
Roen bowed his head politely.
“Long time no see. “Roen.”
Raon bowed his head even more deeply and greeted him face to face.
“The head of the family is looking for you.”
Roen smiled softly and nodded his chin.
“The head of the family me?”
“yes. “It looks like the second test has been decided.”
