The Gwangpungdae swordsmen swallowed dry saliva and raised their gaze.
As the sun began to set, Raon stood on the platform, which was dyed scarlet, with red-hot eyes shining.
“Umm… .”
Buren’s fingertips trembled as he looked at Raon’s shiny eyes.
“I feel like my eyes have wandered for some reason… .”
Raon’s eyes usually had a cool or cold glow, but now there was a madness that seemed to be out of place.
“It’s not like I went back, but I went back.”
Marta sat next to Buren and sighed.
“The eyes of a crazy person.”
She bit her lip, saying that the eyes were the same as the eyes of Gwangpungdae swordsmen when they were distracted from hard training.
“Not really.”
Runaan’s shoulders trembled as if she clearly sensed the change in momentum coming from Raon.
“Snow as cold as ice cream… .”
She lowered her gaze, saying that her eyes had become more evil than when she first started concentration training.
“Wow… .”
“Well, doesn’t the atmosphere feel a little bit naughty?”
“Why are you opening your eyes like that? awfully!”
“What on earth happened with the matriarch?”
The Gwangpungdae prosecutors also noticed that Raon’s eyes and mood were different from usual, and they were wrinkled on their foreheads.
Jerk.
Raon took a step toward Gwangpungdae. Although it was a short stride, a huge pressure rose like the steps of a giant.
“A long time.”
He put his back to me and smiled softly. However, his eyes were even more dilated, creating a deep sense of fear.
“How have you been?”
Raon looked down the podium and asked how everyone was doing.
“What are we…” .”
“Rest well… .”
“Sometimes I warm up… .”
“I realized something while practicing here.”
He raised his chin without even listening to the answer to the question about how he was doing.
“Have you realized it?”
“Well, what is that?”
The Gwangpungdae prosecutors raised their hands one by one, as if they were curious despite the atmosphere of fear.
“The point is that I have been sinning against you.”
“crime?”
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
“Well, well… .”
Runan, Marta, and Buren tilted their heads, unable to understand Raon’s words.
“That is also a very big sin.”
Raon raised his right hand and swept up his disheveled hair.
The swordsmen of the Gwangpungdae moistened their dry lips as their blood-red eyes became even darker.
“I looked down on your potential and failed to bring out all your limitations. “The basement is still full of gems, but I couldn’t take them out and only looked at the surface.”
He bowed his head, saying he was sorry for making such a big mistake and ignoring you all.
“This time, I learned for sure after receiving training from the head of the family and Rektar. How can I become stronger and how can I overcome my limits? “I realized everything.”
Raon smiled and said there was no need to worry anymore. The swordsmen of the Gwangpungdae trembled their chins at the bright yellow madness blooming in the bright smile.
“Ooh, we’re okay!”
“that’s right! “You don’t have to go over the damn limit!”
“Good luck Raon. “I like it now.”
Burren, Marta, and Runaan waved their hands urgently.
‘You must never pass over!’
‘I saw him in a cold sweat, if we did that he would die!’
‘I want to eat one more ice cream…’ .’
The three refused new training, shouting in their hearts that they could not bear to go through hell again.
“Bu, Budanju. No, sir! For us, concentration-strengthening training is enough!”
“sure! “You don’t have to worry about this anymore!”
“The sub-master is busy too, so I’m sorry if we take up your time!”
“There is a saying that an old gwan is a good gwan. We’ll do what we do!”
The Gwangpungdae swordsmen, including Dorian and Crane, also felt anxiety running down their spines and shook their heads.
“I’m okay. There’s a faster way, so there’s no need to make me take the return route. Good things should not be eaten alone, but should be shared. “I have decided to train with you every evening starting today.”
Raon raised his closed fist forward, saying that he wanted to grow together.
“I don’t need to share… .”
“that’s right! “You should eat good things alone!”
“Well, it’s time to feed the dog… .”
Gwangpungdae tilted his head and pursed his lips as if he felt even more threatened.
“No, I can’t be the only one who suffers.”
Raon came down from the stage with a cool smile.
“I said I couldn’t suffer alone again!”
“You’re saying you’re going to be very grumpy! “That devil!”
“I’m not a devil, I’m a devil lord!”
“Okay, everyone pull out their swords.”
Raon ignored Gwangpungdae’s rebuttal and pulled out his sword. The madness that had been blooming subtly in his eyes gave off a dark glow.
“I’ll tell you how enjoyable swordsmanship is.”
* * *
After briefly teaching each person how to incorporate swordsmanship techniques into their swordsmanship, Raon went up to the podium again.
“From now on, we will begin training to harmonize the techniques of sharp swords with the sword techniques you are learning. “Whatever your swordsmanship is, be sure to capture extreme speed.”
He gave training instructions and struck the Jecheon Sword from top to bottom.
Whoa!
The extreme speed of the ferocious and sharp Gwanga sword was entwined, and the red sword light split the darkness.
“Who, I can’t see it?”
“Vice lord, was your sword that fast?”
“You’re not swinging seriously right now… .”
The Gwangpungdae swordsmen gaped as they watched Raon’s quick sword technique, which cut through the air at incredible speeds and made it look as if the sword had not moved.
“You’ll see if you try it, but it’s not that difficult to be scared of.”
Raon lowered his sword and twirled his fingers.
“Draw the image of extreme speed in your swordsmanship and swing with all your might.”
“yes!”
The Gwangpungdae swordsmen responded loudly and struck down their swords.
It was a swordsmanship that I had seen countless times, but the speed at which the swordsmanship continued was faster than before.
“hmm?”
“This isn’t that difficult?”
“I know. All you have to do is apply the skills of a quick sword and practice swordsmanship.”
“It takes a lot of aura, and you have to concentrate, but not to the point where you get scared.”
Everyone smiled and said that this training was not as difficult and difficult as they thought.
“For my first time, I did well.”
Raon nodded to the Gwangpungdae swordsmen.
“However, you have not yet mastered all the tricks of using a quick sword. “Let’s start again.”
He said he lacked concentration and speed and ordered him to use his sword again.
“yes!”
The swordsmen of Gwangpungdae knew that this training was not that difficult, so they nodded without hesitation and performed their swordsmanship again. The speed was noticeably faster than the first attempt.
“again.”
However, Raon shouted again as if he was still not satisfied, and used swordsmanship for the third time.
“again.”
Raon continued ‘again’ without end. As they practiced swordsmanship with all their might for over two hours and had to include unfamiliar techniques, a look of exhaustion clearly appeared on the swordsmen’s faces.
“Hey, this isn’t a joke?”
Burren lowered his sword and let out a heavy breath.
“It was easy to do at first, but I started practicing swordsmanship one after another. My stamina is sucked like a leech… .”
Martha chewed her molars while holding her knees.
“Martha. Weak… .”
Runaan was almost lying down, blinking.
“If you’re going to say something like that, get up!”
Marta frowned and grabbed Runaan by the collar and lifted her up.
“Keueuuuuu!”
“Lord, I’m dying… .”
“I didn’t know that practicing swordsmanship continuously would be this difficult.”
“I feel more tired because I have to use unfamiliar techniques… .”
The Gwangpungdae swordsmen were even more weak than their commanders, so they bent their backs and were out of breath.
“Once more.”
Raon seemed to be displeased this time and ordered the swordsmanship to be performed again from the beginning with more concentration.
“What on earth is the problem!”
“I’m doing it right!”
“Did you at least tell me the problem!”
The prosecutors frowned, wondering how long they would have to repeat this.
“If you’re curious, I’ll tell you.”
Raon looked calmly at the team members in front of him.
“Bren, your body has been out of balance since your first meal. Because of the focus on speed, the flow of swordsmanship is disrupted. Marta has a deeper sense of skill with a strong sword than with a quick sword. Fast and strong are different things, so understand them properly. Runaan, don’t doze off and focus. Dorian’s speed itself is slow. So that it can unfold faster… .”
He pointed out all the shortcomings of the Gwangpungdae prosecutors, starting with the three leaders.
“her… .”
“Woah, you’ve seen all our shortcomings?”
“Is it possible to have such sharp eyesight after training all day?”
“They say there is no such thing as a real monster… .”
The Gwangpungdae prosecutors who heard the points shook their heads with expressions of admiration and surprise.
“Your arms are playing? “Swing your sword while it’s time to admire!”
When Raon twisted his chin and frowned, the Gwangpungdae swordsmen were startled and raised their swords again.
“Ugh… .”
“shit!”
“Someday I will become stronger than that person and train them to hell no matter what!”
Perhaps because they remembered the shortcomings they had heard about a moment ago, the prosecutors’ movements were faster and more thorough than before.
“again!”
Of course, Raon said he still didn’t like it and shouted at Dasi.
-Hmm… .
Lars yawned and patted his head.
-Those idiots can’t get better in one day, right? It seems like you’re working hard, but why do you keep repeating it?
The guy muttered that he was hungry so let’s go back and have something to eat.
‘Not yet.’
Raon shook his head, pushing Ras’ chubby belly.
‘It can be a little better. And they have to go through some trouble too.’
You cannot suffer the torture of swinging your sword with all your might while learning swordsmanship techniques all day long. I wanted to let them know that pain too.
“Once more!”
-ha… .
Lars let out a deep sigh as he looked at Raon’s sparkling eyes.
-There is no one in this town who is not crazy… .
* * *
next day.
When Raon was catching his breath after finishing Rektar’s rough morning training, Glenn appeared and offered Nadin bread.
“thank you for this food.”
Nadine looked up as she received the bread. It may have been an illusion, but Glenn’s expression looked as soft as warm bread.
“okay.”
Glenn gestured as if to eat slowly and then stepped back.
– Damn it!
Lars cried out that he was going crazy and was tearing out his hair.
-That damn bread doesn’t just taste like rubber! It tastes sweet and sticky all day long, like rubber sticking to your tongue!
The guy asked me to please endure the Nadine bread, but I had no choice because it would be difficult for me to endure Glenn’s grueling training if I didn’t eat this.
-Oh no, no… Ouch!
As Nadine swallowed the bread in one bite, Lars tilted and fell down like a broken roly-poly.
“I ate it all. “Let’s get started.”
Raon left Ras stunned with his tongue sticking out and approached Glenn.
“i get it.”
Glenn nodded and stepped aside.
‘hmm?’
Why did you go sideways?
Normally, I would have demonstrated here and told him to follow along, but he stayed aside.
“Try incorporating changes into Gwanga Sword.”
Glenn did not give a demonstration, but instead instructed them to try their sword skills first.
“All right.”
Raon nodded and pulled out the Jecheon Sword. Thinking that he had become bothered, he unfolded the Gwanga sword that was imbued with change.
Whoa!
The blade, which was infinitely slow as a slug crawling, achieved a clear change like a blazing haze in the heat.
Jecheongeom’s swordplay was unraveled like a thread, creating a beautiful flow of change.
“Hmm… .”
Glenn smoothed his chin and lowered his eyebrows. She had an ambiguous expression.
“The speed of striking the sword was a little fast. The focus of the change was my wrist, but I couldn’t use it properly. “Don’t worry about speed, focus on change.”
He brought down the raised sword. Hundreds of blades filled his training room, as if he had erased all the shortcomings of his swordsmanship a moment ago.
“Let’s try again.”
Glenn waved his hand asking me to correct the part he had pointed out.
“uh… .”
Raon adjusted the sword holder of Jecheon Sword and opened his mouth round.
‘Has the head of the family changed too?’
Just as Rektar began training a bit harshly under Glenn’s influence, Glenn also seemed to become softer under Rektar’s influence.
As each person watched the other practice, it was clear that there had been a change in each person’s teachings.
“What are you doing if you’re not moving?”
“I will do it now.”
Raon raised his sword and sighed briefly.
‘But if it happens like this… .’
Isn’t it only getting harder for me?
* * *
Raon sighed after completing Glenn’s training, which seemed softer on the outside but actually became more harsh.
‘I’m going to die like this.’
In order to satisfy Glenn, I had to increase my aura and concentration to the limit every time I used my sword, but after repeating this until evening, my body felt as heavy as wet cotton and my head was so dizzy that I couldn’t come to my senses.
‘I guess it won’t work.’
I can’t just let this stress go.
I felt like I had to relieve this stress while training the swordsmen of the Gwangpungdae to be able to endure Glenn and Rektar’s training tomorrow as well.
While Raon was thinking about how to temper Gwangpungdae today, Rektar came into the training hall.
“Matriarch.”
Rektar raised his eyebrows as he approached Glenn.
“You changed your training method.”
“Lord Rektar also made changes to his teachings.”
Glenn smiled and said that Rektar’s class had changed a lot as well.
“After watching the matriarch’s teachings, I realized that it is not enough to be gentle. “Sometimes it’s better to be a little rough.”
“On the other hand, I thought it would be better to give a little explanation. “You can tell them what they are lacking, and if they can’t, you can hire them even more.”
“That is correct. That way, you have more time to swing the sword.”
“exactly. “I must have used swordsmanship 10 times more today than yesterday.”
The two were having a conversation that seemed to keep each other in check, and then suddenly started discussing how they could make the training more intense and more extensive.
“uh… ?”
Raon widened his eyes as he saw Glenn and Rektar smiling sincerely.
‘When did we become so close… .’
* * *
Rektar returned to the room after watching Yua and Julius’ sword skills. He sat down on the bed and smiled slightly.
‘It’s fun.’
I don’t know how long it’s been since I felt this way.
Teaching Raon, who learns five when taught one, raising a student who is as pure as a blank slate, and even teaching Yua and Julius, who are like grandchildren, how to use a sword. Since coming to Sieghardt, every moment has been nothing but happiness.
‘There… .’
Perhaps because of the shared understanding of teaching Raon, I became a little closer to Glenn. Every time she discussed how to make Ra-on stronger, she really enjoyed it, as if she was talking to her in-laws.
I hoped that life would continue as it is now, as there were more fulfilling moments than when I was raising Edgar.
“I don’t want to leave. little bit more… .”
As Rektar lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, there were two knocks.
“Master.”
“Come in.”
Since it was Muston’s voice, he told me to come in right away.
“Sorry for being late.”
He entered the room with an expression as stern as ice, unlike when he had looked after Su-ryeon a moment ago.
“What’s going on?”
Instead of answering, Muston took out a white letter from his pocket.
“An order to return has been issued from the training center.”