‘W-what kind of young guy’s eyes… .’
Jake gritted his teeth. He wanted to get up, but he couldn’t move a single finger. Just as he was at a loss, he heard frivolous footsteps.
“You came from the Magic Tower, right? “Hey, you came early.”
My stiff head moved at the sound of a voice as light as my footsteps. Her red haired elf was laughing.
“Lee, Chief Instructor Rimer?”
“you’re right. Come this way. “I have something to tell you before training.”
Rimmer tapped his arm and pointed to the chief instructor’s office.
“Uhm, I understand.”
I answered and turned my head back to where Raon was. He was swinging his sword again as if he didn’t really care.
“after… .”
Jake let out a sharp breath and stood up. He was a little late and he almost peed his pants.
“Are you feeling unwell?”
“Oh, no. Let’s go.”
“yes!”
I followed Rimmer, who nodded slightly, into the chief instructor’s office. Contrary to his neat face, the room was dirty and there was no place to sit.
“Sit.”
“There is no place to sit… .”
“Oh, I see.”
Rimmer laughed lightly and stood up from the rocking chair.
“Well, it won’t take long. Let’s do it like this. “You do know that trainees must cast strengthening magic on the orcs they will be dealing with, right?”
“of course.”
“My teachings were so excellent that the students’ strength surpassed their age. “An ordinary orc wouldn’t even be trained.”
“uh… .”
My head went blank due to the sudden boast.
“I will tell you the level of strength of the children, so please cast strengthening magic on the monster according to that level. “Is it possible?”
“It’s not that difficult. “My main specialty is summoning and managing monsters.”
“Well, Vice Tower Lord Bervin also praised the wizard.”
“ah… .”
When Rimmer brought up the story about the Butopju, Jake’s expression twisted in confusion.
“One more illusion magic that makes monsters look human… .”
“Oh, we can solve that with this.”
Jake raised his right hand to show the ring on his middle finger.
“This is a fantasy artifact given by the Lord of the Buddha. “If you use this ring, it is easy to cast illusions on practitioners.”
“Oh, that’s perfect.”
Rimmer whistled as if he liked it.
“Then please do me a favor. If all goes well, I’ll buy you a drink with the butap owner later.”
After saying that, he left the instructor’s office.
‘Work will become easier.’
Rimmer entrusted all matters related to monsters to himself. At this rate, it wouldn’t be that difficult to summon that orc and fatally wound Raon, or to make an excuse and run away.
“That guy… .”
Jake recalled the Raon he saw a moment ago. At first he felt a little bad about having to injure a child he didn’t even know, but not anymore.
I’m going to inflict even more serious injuries on that damn kid who humiliated me.
Quickly.
Jake gritted his molars and left the instructor’s office.
* * *
Raon calmed his eyes when he saw the middle-aged wizard following Rimmer toward the instructor’s office.
Although it was only a split second, I could feel the murderous intent from that wizard. A feeling of touching rather than killing. He said that if it weren’t for him, no one would have sensed it.
-You have a lot of resentment at that age. What on earth have you been doing? When the main king is in the demon world, all demons worship him… .
‘shut up.’
Raon pushed Lars, who was laughing, with his foot.
‘I guess it’s him.’
It seemed like the magician was the one who had prepared the trick that Karun had told me about.
-He can’t even hide his strength properly, so he’s worse than a kitten.
‘Kittens are cute. There is no place for a guy like that.’
Raon looked at the instructor’s office and stroked his hair.
‘It will strengthen the monster.’
It was clear that the wizard, under Karun’s instructions, would strengthen the monsters he would fight against to a special degree.
‘They will either kill me or seriously injure me.’
It’s such a pathetic plan that I just laugh. He was a worthy son compared to his foolish father.
‘Pathetic.’
I clicked my tongue and turned my head, making eye contact with Runan who was entering the training hall. When I saw Runaan for the first time in two days, her eyes were the same as usual. Her heart ached without knowing why.
“Dad said today’s training is about fighting monsters.”
As if she didn’t want to think about what happened then, she talked about today’s training.
“okay?”
“huh.”
Runaan nodded loudly. It was clear that she was forcing herself to act normally, but it seemed like she was trying to forget what had happened, so she had nothing to say.
She went into the break room to prepare for training.
-Are you not saying a word?
‘I don’t know what to say. And because it’s a family thing.’
How can I give advice about the other person’s family when I don’t even know my own feelings?
However, we know what Syria did to Runan. It can be resolved if given the opportunity.
“Yes, master. “Do you know that?”
As I was savoring the bitter taste, Dorian approached me, touching his stomach uneasily.
“what?”
“Practical training today. “It’s not just about fighting monsters.”
“then?”
“They say you have to kill the monster! I need to see real blood! Uh, what should I do?”
He bit his nails and rolled his eyes.
“Look at the blood… .”
“Yeah! The training goal is to stop breathing! “It’s so crazy!”
“Good.”
“Ehh!”
Raon left the screaming Dorian behind and saw the lounge where Runaan had entered.
Let’s try to lift the curse.
* * *
“Now, pay attention!”
Rimer, who had entered the instructor’s office, was already on the podium. He clapped his hands coolly, attracting everyone’s attention.
“We’re going to have actual training today, so I told you to prepare mentally, right?”
“yes!”
The trainees gathered in the center of the training hall and answered. Their faces were filled with anticipation.
“It looks like you have some confidence in what I say now. “Your eyes are sparkling.”
The trainees giggled at Rimmer’s joke. As we spent a lot of time together, it seemed like the trainees were now able to understand Rimmer’s true feelings to some extent.
“Hint and most of you probably know thanks to some instructors spreading the information, but I guess I should explain. “Today’s training is an actual battle against monsters.”
His voice, which had been playful just a moment ago, sank low. The atmosphere of the training ground itself became heavier.
“There is no mercy in the monster’s axe. Unlike when you spar with yourselves or with a trainee knight, it never stops. Don’t let your guard down and don’t be nervous. “Go into battle with a calm mind as usual.”
“yes!”
The trainees clenched their fists and shouted at the training center to leave.
“This is Jake, the magic tower wizard who will help us with our training today. “Say hello.”
“i look forward to!”
“Please take care of me too.”
Jake lowered his head and quickly turned his eyes to look for Raon.
‘Are you okay now?’
The strange look in his eyes that had tightened his heart earlier was no longer visible. His eyes were so ordinary that if you met him on the street, you would just pass him by.
‘but… .’
That momentum from earlier couldn’t have been an illusion. Looking at what Karun is aiming for, there is clearly something special about that kid.
“Then, wizard. “Please.”
“yes.”
Jake nodded to Rimmer, who was waving his hand, and then went to the front of the podium.
“Summon Monster.”
After reciting the chant, Jake struck the ground with his staff, and a magic circle was drawn on the floor of the gym. Green light soared above the blue letters created in a circle.
Ugh!
The light slowly disappeared, and a huge figure appeared.
Height over 2m, bulging muscles, buck teeth sticking out of his mouth, and even green skin. It was the most common, yet most dangerous monster orc.
“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
“Sigh!”
“Ugh!”
The orc lifted the ax in his hand and ground his teeth. The trainees swallowed their dry saliva at the sudden surge of wild life and venomous scent.
“It’s under my control now, so you don’t have to worry.”
Jake twirled his finger, and the orc turned in that direction.
“The monster you will face today is this orc.”
“It was an orc after all!”
“Is it finally real?… .”
“Whoa.”
The trainees looked up at Jake with faces that were half nervous and half excited.
“As the instructor said, you can’t let down your guard even if you are an Orc. Please stay focused at all times because there are moments when I cannot stop. and… .”
Jake pointed at the orc with the ring he wore on his right hand.
Ugh.
As the magic circle surrounding the orc twisted like a vine and emitted brilliant five-colored light, the orc’s appearance began to change.
The protruding buck teeth were sticking out, and the green skin was burning white. Within a few seconds, the orc had become an ordinary middle-aged man with an ax in his brown hair.
“Say, person?”
“what is this!”
“Why is someone suddenly… .”
“You will not be dealing with just orcs, but orcs who have been magically transformed into human beings.”
Jake moved the human-looking orc’s ax and aimed it at the trainees.
“Huh!”
“Ugh!”
“Well, that’s just a person!”
The trainees were startled by the sudden change and looked at the orc who had become human with a mesmerized expression.
“I’ll tell you one more thing.”
Rimmer came in front of Jake and raised a finger.
“Today’s battle is not just about defeating or neutralizing orcs. “It will end when you cut off that guy’s head.”
He pointed with a raised finger at an orc in human form.
“ah… .”
“Well, that…” .”
The trainees were embarrassed and couldn’t help but look at each other.
“Most of the orcs caught by the wizard were the ones who killed people. There is no need to show him mercy, so fight him with all your might and win.”
Rimmer stepped back, his voice unusually heavy.
‘Dorian’s information was accurate.’
Raon nodded.
‘It’s good training.’
Most swordsmen are unable to strike their sword all the way down in their first real fight with a person.
In fact, there were many geniuses who had the misfortune of dying because they could not get past the first battle, even though they had excellent military power.
Today’s battle did not end with simply dealing with monsters to prepare for such a meaningless death, but was a double training to prepare for actual battles with people in the future.
‘and… .’
Raon saw Runan next to him. Her lips were trembling as she was told that her throat should be cut.
‘It’s perfect for breaking this guy’s curse.’
Rimmer may not have known it, but thanks to this training, it seemed like he could undo the brainwashing Syria had implanted in Runan’s mind.
-That bastard wizard doesn’t even care?
‘of course.’
Raon nodded. At best, it is obvious that they will attack by strengthening the slightly fierce orcs they obtained from somewhere. She didn’t even need to be nervous.
The important thing now is to remove the fear of blood lodged in Runaan’s head.
“Then let’s get started right away. The first person to fight is… .”
“I will do it.”
Before Jake could finish speaking, Burren raised his hand.
“You know? He is the son of Jeongmu Jeonju. “Please strengthen the physical abilities of the orcs.”
“All right.”
Jake quenched his appetite while listening to Rimmer. He was the son of the person who gave this job, so there was no way he didn’t know.
“Group agility, group strength.”
As I chanted the spell to improve agility and strength, blue light floated around the orc. Its yellow eyes took on a more sinister look.
“good.”
When Jake extended his finger forward, an orc with the appearance of a middle-aged man walked forward with heavy footsteps.
Ugh.
Buren clenched and unclenched his fist a few times and then pulled out the Jinsword he had previously been supplied with. She looked at Jake and nodded that she was ready.
“Then let’s begin.”
Jake snapped his fingers, and the letters wrapped around the orc’s body disappeared.
“Ouch!”
The orc let out a roar and kicked the ground. He lunged like an animal and brought his ax down on Burren’s head.
“I can see everything.”
Buren activated his auror and raised his sword.
Whoops!
The rusty ax and the well-polished sword collided, and red sparks flew out.
“Whoosh!”
Burren raised his eyes. Her hand holding her sword shook as if creaking.
‘What is this weight… .’
I had never seen or dealt with an orc, but I thought I could easily cut them down at my current level.
However, the weight of the orc’s ax was not easily bearable. He was not inferior in any way to the knight-training of the Owen Kingdom he had fought before.
“Hwaap!”
Buren strongly rotated his wrist and deflected the orc’s axe.
“Crrrrrrr!”
The orc was pushed back two steps, but rushed back at even faster speed. Bright yellow eyes. It was full of intent to tear Burren to death.
The trainees behind him were shocked at his survival, but Buren was not intimidated.
“dare!”
Instead, he became angry and lowered his sword.
Okay! Damn it!
When the orc lowered his ax as if he had met a life-or-death enemy, Burren’s sword penetrated the gap.
Peek!
Red blood spurted from the orc’s shoulders and thighs.
“Kaaaa!”
However, it rushes in with a more intense scream. Now it felt like I was looking at a male animal.
“It’s awesome!”
Burren rushed under the orc and raised his sword to strike.
Chiiing!
Just as he was about to push away the ax and cut off the orc’s head, Burren’s sword turned to the right. The orc’s forearm, not its neck, was torn in half.
“Umm… .”
Burren bit his lip, unable to finish even though he could.
“Big!”
The orc pushed on like a bull even though his shoulder and elbow were badly torn. Although his strength was gone, his momentum did not diminish.
Sigh!
Burren fell behind the orc, who had slowed down by stepping on his feet. Just as he was about to cut his sword horizontally and aim for the orc’s neck, his sword stopped high once again.
“shit!”
Buren cursed and stepped back. The tip of her sword trembled as if she was frightened.
“Burren.”
Rimmer, who was lying on the platform watching the battle, stood up.
“Even though you know that what’s trying to kill you is not a human, but a monster, you can’t cut it, right?”
His voice was calm, as if he knew this would happen.
“It’s because you are good. Since that monster looked human, the sword probably didn’t move properly. but… .”
Rimmer continued, pointing at the orc grinding his teeth.
“As I said before, that orc has already tasted human blood. “Most of the monsters that wizards have are people who have killed humans.”
“you’re right.”
Jake nodded as if that was correct.
“It’s okay if you can’t kill me now. Because this is just practice. However, if you go to the battlefield and your hands stop working, the swordsman or monster you were unable to kill will kill your comrades.”
“Ugh… .”
Buren parried the orc’s ax and listened to Rimmer’s calm advice.
“And if you want to achieve your goal, you can’t stop here, right?”
At those words, Burren’s head turned towards Raon. A darker aura than before rose above his sword as it met red eyes.
“Kaaaa!”
“Where!”
When the orc’s ax fell vertically, Burren straightened his bent knees and pierced the space.
“Hwaap!”
With a burst of energy, his sword drew a semicircle.
Sigh!
A red line was drawn in the sky, the orc’s head fell, and its body collapsed. When his life ended, his human-like appearance returned to his original orc form.
“Huh! “Huh!”
Burren planted his sword on the ground and took a deep breath. However, he did not avoid his eyes. He stared at the corpse he had created.
“Good job.”
Rimmer grinned, and Buren looked at him for a moment and then turned his head. It was the first time the two people made eye contact and did not frown.
“… … .”
Buren glanced at Raon one last time and returned to his seat.
Perfect!
Jake snapped his fingers, and the orc’s body disappeared. However, the blood that soaked the floor of the training hall remained.
“Okay, then what’s next… .”
“me!”
Martha stood up with confident hand gestures. There was no hesitation in her steps as she approached the orc.
“hmm… .”
Raon turned from Marta’s proud back and looked at Runan.
“eww… .”
In complete contrast to Marta, Runaan’s lips were trembling as she looked at the blood on the floor. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper.
Raon’s eyes sank deeply. Runaan has been extremely restrained from seeing blood since long ago.
Even when sparring with trainees or with trainee knights, I did not injure them and just took advantage of the opportunity to subdue them.
I didn’t think much of it at the time, but now I think she fought that way because she was afraid of blood.
‘It was blood as expected.’
Syrian Slyon showed blood to Runaan and scared him. She probably killed the squirrel because she wanted to relive the trauma.
A cool chill settled over Raon’s red eyes.
‘Syrian Slion.’
I will lift the curse you placed on Runaan.
