Gladiator.
As the name suggests, it is a sparring with swords, but there are two conditions.
First, both people must be qualified as prosecutors. The second is that each person must set the conditions they want to win.
Raon thought that the best way to get out of this situation was sword fighting, and somehow got the word out.
“This is the land of prosecutors, so please let us make decisions the way prosecutors do?”
Glenn calmed his intensity and nodded.
“Of course I said that. “You’re not wrong.”
“Go, matriarch! “I’m asking you too!”
Raiden said he was right and came forward, clapping his hands.
“I still have a debt to pay back to that guy. “Please allow sword fighting!”
“hmm.”
Although it was a sudden situation, Balder probably thought it would be better to engage in sword fighting, so he stepped back and kept his mouth shut.
“Raon Sieghardt. “The fact that you mentioned sword fighting first means you’re confident, right?”
“That’s right.”
Raon nodded with confidence.
“Rayden Sieghardt.”
This time Glenn’s eyes turned to Raiden.
“yes!”
“According to the report, I heard that you were pushed by Raon from beginning to end. “If you fight again, are you confident that you will win?”
“Well, of course. At that time, I didn’t know the knife was going to fly so I just let my guard down. “If we fight again, I can defeat you overwhelmingly!”
Raiden shook his head like a woodpecker shaking a tree.
“It will be a little entertainment.”
In a rare moment, the corners of Glenn’s mouth lifted slightly.
“Rayden. “What do you want?”
“I will destroy Raon Sieghart’s dantian and cut off the mana circuit.”
“Is it a mana circuit or a danteon?”
“yes. It’s both!
“Allowed.”
Despite the brutal conditions, Glenn’s expression did not change.
“thank you!”
Raiden’s face brightened as if he had turned on a magic lamp.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
“yes.”
“What do you want when you win a sword fight?”
“Rayden Sieghardt and his butler kneel down and apologize to my mother and maids, and give them material compensation. And nothing related to Qin Wuzhen is to not approach the annex.”
“Apology and no access. “That is also permitted.”
“father! Apologizing is Raiden’s job, but prohibiting access is related to Jinmu Zhen. Beyond the power of sword fighting… .”
“Balder.”
Glenn’s red eyes turned to Balder. Balder lowered his eyes to the floor as if facing the sun.
“It’s the last time.”
“S-sorry.”
Balder stepped back and bowed his head deeply.
Goooooh.
Glenn maintained his stormy momentum and looked at Raon and Raiden one after another.
“All conditions for both of you have been approved. “A week later, we will hold a sword fight at the Great Yeonmujang.”
“yes.”
“thank you!”
Raon and Raiden bowed their heads at the same time.
“The story is over. “Go back.”
“yes.”
Raon finished speaking and left the throne room.
“Sword fighting, you ended up taking our side.”
Balder came forward and grinned.
“No matter how talented he is and even if he is Sylvia’s child, he is still a collateral child. I will clearly show the difference between direct and collateral. Raiden. “You must be confident, right?”
“of course. Through this mission, I rose to expert intermediate level. “You can beat someone who has just reached the lower level of Expert with one hand.”
Raiden and Balder narrowed their innocent eyes and smiled like father and son.
“Why not just kill him in a sword fight? Don’t let arrogant bastards creep up on you.”
“No, everyone will be watching, that’s not good. It is better to destroy hope by creating ruin. “It’s fun to think about how both mother and son become ruined because their energy and mana circuits are cut off.”
Balder privately chuckled as if he had only malice towards Raon and Silvia, who were his younger brothers and nieces.
“I’m sure so.”
Raiden smiled and nodded. The two father and son talked as if they had already won the sword fight and had Raon in their hands.
“You guys go back too.”
“yes.”
“See you in a week.”
Raiden and Balder left the throne room with smiles on their faces.
“Matriarch.”
Only after everyone had left did Roen stand in front of Glenn.
“Master Raon has already settled into the low-expert level, and Master Raiden has already settled into the expert-intermediate level. “The two masters’ levels are clearly different. Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
Because Loen had always had a crush on Raon, his voice lowered a little.
“The battles of swordsmen are not simply determined by level of skill or mastered swordsmanship. “Who the person is is the most important factor.”
“I know that, but… .”
“Of course, it is true that the two levels are different. However, Raon’s eyes were calm. He had confidence, not arrogance or overconfidence, as he faced an enemy he had beaten once. “He looked at me like that, how could I not believe him?”
Glenn smiled softly, unlike before. Her eyes were warm, as if she was watching her grandchild play.
‘There… .’
Unlike Raiden, Raon thought of her family, not herself, when she stated her conditions. He had no protection or compensation for himself. The more I saw him, the more I liked him.
“Roen.”
“yes.”
“Use any excuse to cut Jinmujeon’s budget in half next month. “Recover all missions.”
“There will be a backlash.”
“Does not matter. If you have any complaints, come to me.”
“Um, I understand.”
Roen lowered his head and then raised it to look at Glenn. He had eyes that rarely contained anger.
‘Well, I touched a sore finger.’
For Glenn, Sylvia and Raon are sore fingers. Even if it was a different finger, it seemed like I couldn’t forgive it.
‘It seems like you’re going back to the way you used to be.’
Roen covered his face and smiled. Glenn couldn’t help but laugh as it seemed like her grandfather was getting revenge on the guy who hit her grandson.
* * *
When Raon returned to the annex, Sylvia and the maids were all outside.
“Why are you here?”
“Uh, how did it go?”
Sylvia’s hands clasped in front of her chest trembled. He seemed confident about his own work, but nervous about his son’s work.
“We decided to hold a sword fight in a week.”
“Huh, sword fighting?”
“A sword fight!”
Sylvia and Helen grabbed Raon’s shoulders and arms and shook him.
“I got to have a sword fight with Raiden Sieghardt.”
“what? what?”
“No, what on earth can lead to sword fighting…” .”
The eyes of the two people also wavered like a sailboat hit by the waves. The maids could not keep their mouths shut and gasped.
“I’ve thought about it a lot, but sword fighting is the best way.”
Raon said while making eye contact with Sylvia.
“Nothing more than this.”
The enemy is the direct lineage and we are the collateral lineage.
In addition to bringing Raiden to his knees, the only way to avoid harming the annex was to engage in sword fighting and gain Glenn’s approval.
“But Raon. “What you saw wasn’t everything about Raiden.”
Sylvia came over and took my hand. The tremors from her hands travel up to her wrists.
“Brother Balder’s weapon is a soft sword. Raiden must have also learned soft sword techniques. “If I reveal my skills, I will become a completely different person than I was yesterday!”
“Yes, that’s right. young master. The swords of Jinmujeon swordsmen are famous for their various variations. We must not think simply. “It will be stronger than the green demon you defeated!”
“I won’t let down my guard this time, and your injury hasn’t even healed yet! It also doesn’t work. I have to go see my father! If you ask me now… .”
“mom.”
Raon let go of his hand and grabbed Sylvia’s shoulder as she tried to run to the main building.
“are you okay. “Trust me.”
When I smiled slightly, Sylvia, who had been about to run, turned around.
“The matriarch told me something.”
“Oh, father?”
“huh. “If you use that, you can win.”
“uh… .”
“So, I will pretend that there was no prohibition on training that I promised Mom.”
After Raon finished speaking, he entered the annex. Sylvia just stood there blankly and couldn’t stop Raon.
“lady. Ah, no matter how much you learned from the head of the family, don’t you have to stop the master?”
Helen stood next to Sylvia and swallowed dry saliva.
“I was going to do that, but when I looked into Raon’s eyes. “I felt an inexplicable sense of relief.”
“Well, actually, me too… .”
Helen nodded, saying she felt the same way.
“Still, I can’t stay still. “Let’s find something to do for Raon, even if it’s something small.”
“yes.”
The maids bowed their heads in unison. Judy L, who was standing at the very end, looked at the annex where Sylvia and Raon entered, her eyes shining.
* * *
Raon changed into his training uniform in his room and headed to the annex vacant lot. Her maids gave her a quick glance as they passed, but she didn’t care.
‘What’s urgent now is sword fighting.’
Rumors about sword fighting will spread quickly. Since it attracted attention anyway, it would be better to get more attention to prevent Jinmujeon from doing anything else.
To achieve that, you must not simply win in a sword fight, but show an overwhelming victory.
“It’s a soft sword… .”
To put it simply, a soft sword is a flexible sword.
From a slightly elastic level to a sword that bends freely like a whip. There are various types of soft swords.
The swordsmen of Jinmujeon are those who harmonize such a flexible sword with splendid swordsmanship.
The higher the swordsman’s skill, the stronger the bending of the soft sword. When you stand in front of a swordsman with a strong soft sword, you can see a scene that resembles a wall being created with the sword.
‘Rayden’s soft sword is no joke.’
As he is the son of Jinmu Jeonju, who is famous for his swordsmanship, Raiden’s swordsmanship will also be different from the general swordsmanship.
However, I did not have the slightest thought that I would lose.
He learned Taehwabo, which was taught to him by Glenn himself, and even assassinated an outstanding swordsman in his previous life.
Whether Raiden used a soft sword or an expert intermediate level had no meaning to him.
Cheaaa!
Raon untied the bandages that Sylvia had forced on him and pulled out his sword.
I drew the soft sword technique and stepped on the Garambo technique. A movement that blooms smoothly like a line. It was no exaggeration to say that it was already complete.
When performing the last attack of the soft sword technique, Raon made a different movement than the Garambo technique. He extended his left foot, not his right, and kicked the ground.
Chiiing!
At that moment, Raon’s body faded to dust and then came out like a thunderbolt three steps ahead. Even though he was right in front of him, it seemed as if he disappeared and reappeared before his eyes.
Whoa!
Raon struck down his sword. A sword strike that seems to split the air diagonally. The sword in front of him seemed like it could cut through anything.
“after… .”
Raon exhaled and stopped his sword.
‘This is Taehwabo.’
Taehwabo is not just a simple walking technique.
It was a special step that could be inserted in the middle of other steps to create the most appropriate movement at that moment.
As the thought of fighting the enemy who had insulted Sylvia and Helen became embedded in my mind, the quality of my training seemed to increase.
If you make the most of this time, you will definitely become stronger.
“then.”
Raon raised his sword again and stamped his foot. Until the rising sun melts into darkness.
* * *
Raon’s routine did not change the next day.
I came out to the vacant lot early in the morning and swung my sword again and again. If others saw it, they might ask why I keep repeating the same thing, but Raon knew that it was right.
‘This repetition saves your life.’
What saves oneself in a life-threatening battle is not newly learned swordsmanship or expensive armor.
Only Muhak, who has constantly trained himself and become accustomed to it like breathing, can save him.
Raon didn’t even take a break, moving his feet and swinging his sword.
By inserting Taehwabo into the Garambo method, the achievement of Taehwabo also increased.
When it was lunch time, Judiel came to the vacant lot carrying a tray covered with a white cloth.
“young master. “I brought you lunch.”
“meal?”
Raon stopped practicing and turned around.
“yes. “I brought you a sandwich so you can have a quick meal.”
Since I was hungry, I put away my sword and sat down at the table where Judiel had put down the tray.
“You moved your body just now, so eat slowly so you don’t feel sick.”
“thank you.”
“yes.”
Judiel bowed his head and returned to the annex.
Raon wiped his hands with a wet towel and lifted the white cloth that covered the tray.
“hmm?”
Next to the plate of finely cut sandwiches was a thin book I had never seen before.
‘What is this again?’
I frowned slightly and picked up the booklet. There was no name on the book, and the cover was smooth, as if it had just been made.
“her!”
Raon opened the book and looked at the contents and laughed. Inside the book were written the names and characteristics of the swordsmanship and footwork learned by Raiden Sieghardt.
It was also perfectly organized and laid out for easy viewing.
‘This book… .’
It is certainly a book containing great information, but no matter how you look at it, it is not something that already existed.
‘It’s a new one.’
It was clear that Judiel had created a book in just one day using Raiden and Jinmujeon’s information.
Creating a book like this while working as a maid is not normal. It was a talent too good to be left to a mere spy.
“Hmm.”
Raon smiled as he saw the back of Judiel walking toward the annex.
“Not as much as I thought, but it would be more useful than I thought.”
