Ed subjugation battle (7)
My feelings are complicated.
This is how Jenica Palover’s thoughts, sitting in the VIP waiting room of Elte Company, can be summed up in one line.
[Yes, Miss Yenika. that… Nothing much will happen. ]
As it is a room where VIPs wait, the ceiling is high and the interior is gorgeous.
Since Sylvania Academy was attended by many people of all noble status, the Elte Company, which did business there, also had to provide at least a space for such ceremonies.
This is why, unlike the general atmosphere of the business, which exudes the scent of everyday life, this VIP waiting room is old-fashioned and clean.
Jenica, a commoner, wasn’t very used to this kind of atmosphere, but since it wasn’t a place she would stay for a long time, she didn’t pay much attention.
I was sitting quietly on the sofa embroidered with gold thread and taking a sip of the tea served by the store employee.
Because the space was so old-fashioned, I tried to act like a noblewoman for no reason, but it seemed that a space full of vitality was more suitable for Yenika, who was in charge of the farm work.
I put the teacup down on the teacup stand and looked up blankly at the large window.
In the window, which is stretched vertically to match the high ceiling, a beautiful, round moon appears as if asking me to look at it.
Yenika, who was sitting alone on the VIP sofa and staring blankly at the moon, sighed again.
All kinds of spirits were gathered around the girl. Some were manifest, some were not… Anyway, there was no problem talking to Jenica, who was highly sensitive.
[I’m worried that that fiery fox-like female merchant will manipulate me, but… Still, she’s a woman who knows the difference between public life and life, right? Do you really think you’d think about flirting with Master Ed in such an urgent situation? My life is at stake. ] [ Well, that’s right… ! My life as a merchant depends on this night, so why should I have any other useless thoughts?! ]
Charis, a wind spirit in the form of a small sparrow, and Lennon, in the form of a bluish snake, were encouraging Yenika.
Despite the spirits’ desperate persuasion, Yenika, who sat still and sipped tea in her mouth a few times, said nothing.
In fact, the spirits are persuading Yenika in a perplexing manner, but they know very well that the sinister and twisted Lortel Kecheln will not let such an opportunity pass by.
Looking at the situation, Ed pushed his way in and took Lortel, who had been captured by the assailants. While the situation was created as if they were going on a night-time getaway alone on this moonlit night, Yenika was actually sitting in the VIP room drinking tea alone, acting as a blocker.
Jenica wasn’t very happy with the situation, so she was puffing out her cheeks while nuzzling the edge of her teacup.
The most grumpy part is the fact that he himself nodded at the current situation.
Two goals: to check the growth of Tayley McLaure and to steal Lortel Kecheln.
The fact that Yenica’s help was needed to organize that situation… Even I was convinced.
It would have been okay to be a little more irritable and grumpy, but looking at Ed, who always looks serious and is surrounded by all kinds of worries… A thought suddenly dawned on me that I didn’t want to be a burden.
The result is like this now.
In the first place, there is no way that Yenica Failover would be able to use advanced techniques such as emotional conflict or leadership tug-of-war.
If the other person looks serious, you feel down, and if the other person looks happy, you feel good too… In some ways, isn’t she a girl who is like innocence itself?
Moreover, when the opponent is Ed Rothtaylor, he ends up being a yes man who nods his head aimlessly.
Tarkan, who was lying face down in a corpse state and watching this, sighed and snorted into the air.
In a relationship between a man and a woman, there must be a sense of initiative, and that initiative must be accompanied by tension… Finally, there is no feeling of boredom and it no longer seems easy.
When will Yenica Palover be able to take the emotional lead against Ed Rothtaylor even once?
I had such empty thoughts… Only sighs flow out.
“it’s good… ”
In the meantime, the tea is delicious, even if it’s funny.
Yenika put down her teacup again and looked up at the midnight moon and grumbled.
– Bang!
At that moment, someone burst through the door.
The trading floor is in turmoil with Tailley’s entry. The staff guarding the VIP room were all rushing out to see what was going on.
Until Taily arrived, I thought it was all Yenika’s time alone.
What came through the door… He was Rienna’s chief secretary.
Lortel Kecheln’s former secretary, and now a member of the working-level committee that was taken over by Dune Grex.
It is clear that he always seems to lack confidence and handles things in a hesitant tone.
I have also seen Jenica Palover visiting the camp and often organizing documents behind Lortel.
“Oh, shit… ?!”
Dune’s order to check the locking status of major commercial facilities and take action to prevent damage to other buildings.
Secretary Rienna, who heard those words, came in through the back door of the business and was running around quickly checking the facilities… She runs into Yenika, who was sitting alone in the VIP waiting room.
It’s a fairly large room, but it’s full of spirits.
A spirit filled the room under the moonlight, and in the middle of it, a girl sitting on the VIP sofa and picking up a teacup.
When she slowly turned her head from the window and saw Secretary Rienna, she took a step back and her shoulders shook.
“Hehe, hehe… ”
It’s full of spirits buried in the dark, with only their eyes shining.
Among them, you can even see the high-ranking fire spirit and the fire lizard Tarkan, who are slowly coming out of their corporeal state and becoming manifest.
Although the VIP waiting room was really spacious, it was too small for Takan’s size.
It doesn’t fully manifest its size, and even though it’s in a crouched down form, it fills the ceiling.
A group of spirits that are ready to bite all enemies in front of them when their master commands them.
A girl was sitting in the gap, drinking tea.
*- Kaang!
“If you don’t want to tell me where Ed Rosstaylor is, get out of the way!”
Tailly’s sword attack was faster than expected. Ziggs had to grit his teeth just to keep pushing Ziggs and blocking Tailley’s incoming greatsword.
A temperament that continues to grow stronger while fighting.
Ziggs, who had fought Tailly in combat practice in his first year, already knew it well.
Ziggs was impressed by the way Tailly grew the more she was pushed into a corner. I applauded her for never losing her will despite many trials.
If the world is a stage, this boy is probably the one living the life of the protagonist.
He is a man who continues to move forward without being discouraged by trials and adversity.
Ziggs is also a man who has gone through difficult trials, and he has repeatedly evaluated Tailley’s mental strength.
– Kaaak!
However, there are many trials in the world that are higher and more severe than we think. There are many trials that hurt the body and break the mind.
As someone who was also involved in Ed’s plan, it is too dualistic to empathize with Tailley’s position and sympathize with him.
Once a man has decided on a path, he must move in that direction like an iron horn.
So, no matter how strong-willed Tailie McLaure appears, there is no way Ziggs will treat him or look after him.
Ziggs gritted his teeth as he bent the direction of the spear and hit Taily’s side.
– Quang!!
Tailly, who was hit by Ziggs’ spear and fell, landed on the inner wall of the hallway, kicking up dust.
A cloud of dust rose up, but before it dispersed and disappeared, Tailly leapt out of it.
Ziggs kicked up the gauntlet that was on the floor and grabbed it.
– Kaang!!
The sound of metal colliding spread through the hallway. Ziggs sharply bent the spear he was holding with one hand and attacked Taily’s side again, but the same move would not work twice.
– Kwagak!
When I came to, Ziggs’ spear had been broken in two.
It was impossible. Tailly’s greatsword was in a struggle of strength, pressing down on Ziggs’ gauntlet.
However, Tailley continued the struggle and cut down Ziggs’ spear ‘at the same time’.
A sword attack that cannot occur according to common sense.
Should I cut it or block it? An area of irrationality where, at the crossroads of two choices, one chooses both.
‘Geomseongsik… !’
‘Illusionary Cut’, one of the magic sword techniques of the Sword Saint style school.
Cutting down two targets at once, or changing direction and cutting at an improbable timing…
A secret technique that completely ignores the movement of force or the principles of physics.
There is a famous anecdote in which two monsters who fought against the first swordsman Luden McLore disappeared while looking at each other’s sword images as if possessed by a ghost.
There is no way to deal with it.
At least not in firefights, but in one-on-one battles where one’s skills are compared against each other… There is no way to estimate the opponent’s movements, which completely ignore the laws of physics.
– Grasp!
The first thing you can do is increase the distance.
Ziggs took a big leap backwards, roughly picked up the rapier on the floor, and took a defensive stance.
Sure enough, as soon as he took his stance, the next sword strike flew at Ziggs.
Tailly’s sword attack that doesn’t even feel rational.
He grits his teeth and attacks Ziggs.
It was a mistake to pick up the rapier. You should not fight Taily McLaure with a sword.
As if to prove that fact, the rapier Ziggs held was instantly broken in two.
Although the sword attack was avoided, the impact remains. Ziggs gritted his teeth and took a stance, but had to roll on the floor a few times due to the impact of the sword.
“Huh… .”
In the meantime, it grew again.
The Sword Saint of Trials who is cornered will definitely become stronger if there is a reason for him to become stronger. Now, it is an obvious fact, as if it has become a law.
“That’s great, Tailley.”
Ziggs twisted one hand wearing a gauntlet and raised his mace with the other hand.
“The speed at which I am learning it is ridiculous.”
“Please get out of the way, Ziggs. “I have nothing more to talk about with you.”
“No, you should stop here.”
Ziggs closed his eyes and then slowly opened them.
I knew well that Tailley’s temperament was strong in trials. However, there are degrees to that.
The Elte Company building guarded by Ziggs.
Going further, the only things Tailley has to face are trials of an even more overwhelming and enormous scale.
Anyway, there is a degree to trials. Those that remain behind are strong players that cannot be compared to Ziggs.
If you roll harder than this, you’ll only get hurt physically and mentally… There is only more to lose.
Therefore, Tailley is suppressed here and now by Ziggs himself.
Tailly’s growth was at a level where he was unable to break through Ziggs and was frustrated on the second floor.
It’s a good thing for Tailley to end things with that kind of ending.
– Hwieeeeeeek
The manifestation of high-level magic begins to occur. A mana weapon that Ziggs only brings out when he is serious… One by one, they began to float in the air.
Ziggs knows how to use all types of weapons, even ones that use mana.
Hundreds of types of weapons float in the air, waiting for their masters.
“Let’s end this here, Taily. “If we go up any further, we won’t see any good results.”
“That’s not for you to decide, Ziggs.”
What happened next was a split second.
The world was dark.
This was right after Tailly had struck once. Ziggs was embarrassed because he couldn’t understand the situation for a moment.
However, as soon as I saw Tailly swinging the sword once, I realized it.
The one who cuts down everything that can be cut, the first sword saint, Luden McLore.
Among the Sword Master’s Ceremony, which was a collection of techniques that he could not hope for… A technique that pursues the most extreme swordsmanship.
Geomsungsik – ‘space cutting’.
All of the mana weapons Ziggs had summoned were cut down.
I didn’t cut down Ziggs’ weapons.
It cuts down the entire space itself, returning existence to nothingness.
Tailly’s red eyes look at Ziggs. The next destination for the handle of the great sword held tightly by both hands was Ziggs Eiffelstein’s body.
Ziggs widened his eyes and gathered his magic power again. The wind blade, a basic wind magic, attacks Taily, but even cuts him down.
It is not a simple horizontal cut or an elemental cut. Space itself disappears into nothingness.
It shouldn’t be blocked.
I can’t shed it.
Must be avoided. There is no way to destroy anything other than avoidance.
However, Tailley’s speed is already exceeding its limits.
The body is completely ruined. Her muscles are screaming, the bleeding shows no signs of stopping, and the pain that fills her entire body tells her that it would be dangerous to use the Sword Saint Expression any longer.
I don’t even know if I can beat Ziggs right now. Even if Ziggs is defeated, there is no telling how many more people will block his path in the future.
At this point, if I had to push my body’s strength to its limit, wouldn’t that only lead to self-destruction?
Still, Tailley doesn’t stop.
With eyes full of willpower wide open, he lowers his posture and snuggles into Ziggs.
*- swoosh
Ayla, who was crossing the dark path of the northern forest, suddenly glanced back ominously.
I don’t know why I feel that way, but… An ominous feeling came over Aila Tris’s back.
“… ”
Now that we’ve come this far, we have no choice but to advance to Ed Rothtaylor’s camp.
However, Ayla kept feeling strong and couldn’t stand it.
When Ed Ross Taylor first brought Ayla up, he simply wanted to stimulate Tailley and see what his skills were.
However, I had no idea that the situation would escalate this much with the involvement of Lortel Kecheln.
This is because what Ayla imagined was at most a one-time sparring match.
‘The situation… It’s going very differently than I expected… ‘
If it has come to this point, I think we should ask Ed Rosstaylor about it.
Hasn’t the scale become too large from what was initially discussed? While asking that question, I plan to express my opinion that I want to return to Tailley later.
However, an ominous feeling continues to creep into Ayla’s mind.
Aila knows Ed’s intention to save Lortel well. It’s also good that he kidnapped Ayla in the process. At the same time, Tailley’s dishonesty can be assessed, and the situation can be driven into further chaos.
From Ayla’s point of view, she also owes Ed a bit of debt. There were times when I owed him my life, and there were times when I misunderstood the situation and behaved harshly.
However, even if you pay off that debt, isn’t it a bit unprofitable? This is beyond harsh to the point of being cruel.
After wading through the grass for a while, Ayla finally caught sight of the camp where Ed Rosstaylor was waiting.
Perhaps this should be the final destination of the rampaging Taily. That last stage.
Ed’s North Forest Cabin Camp.
Yenika and Ed’s cabin standing together in harmony. Lortel Kecheln’s villa is in one corner.
A bonfire placed like a square in the center, and various survival equipment filled around it.
Magic engineering supplies and crafting tools were scattered all over the floor. Wood crafting bench. wooden shelter. Nets and hunting tools tied here and there.
A camp scene that seems to summarize the survival history of a man named Ed Rosstaylor in one scene.
When Ayla saw Ed Rosstaylor sitting in front of the bonfire, she realized that the ominous energy was growing stronger.
“Senior Ed.”
Ayla calls Ed’s name in a low voice.
Ed slowly raised his head, his bright eyes revealed through his face shadowed by his bangs.
Behind every stage, there are people who are called black people.
These are people whose true intentions cannot be guessed, and whose intentions are even impossible to figure out.
I thought I fully understood it, but those who have dug an even deeper trap and are holding their breath… The moment when its true colors are revealed is always the scariest.
“Are you here?”
“I have something to tell you.”
When Ayla began to cry, Ed Rosstaylor was the first to respond as if he had been waiting.
“You can’t go back. “Until this situation is over.”
*You can see the collapsed floor. Over your head.
Ziggs quickly came to his senses and finished assessing the situation.
“Ugh!”
When Ziggs, who was stuck on the floor, looked up at the ceiling, he saw Tailly looking down at Ziggs from above.
His arms were trembling due to the recoil of the Sword Saint Ceremony, and blood was flowing from wounds here and there.
Nevertheless, Taylor McLaure stood upright on her own two feet.
In a situation where the last sum is given and received at the extreme limit… Taily cut the floor, not Ziggs.
To clear away the Ziggs blocking the path.
Ziggs quickly gathered himself and stood up, but Taily paid him no mind and went upstairs.
“Taylor! stop! If you go any further than that, nothing will be better for you!”
There is a sense of loyalty to Ed. There is no way Ziggs Eiffelstein, who knows how to maintain the bare minimum of loyalty, would reveal Ed’s overall plan or all of his intentions.
However, I don’t want to create a situation where Tailly gets hurt even more. The best course of action would have been to subdue Tailley here.
Although I am stuck in the middle, I do everything I can. A man named Ziggs has always lived that way.
However, Tailly didn’t care.
“As for what lies ahead… I know better! stop! “Just stop and listen, Taily!”
What’s in front of it? Ziggs knows, Tailly doesn’t.
But Tailley at least knows what’s at the ‘end’ of the road. This is Ayla Tris, who was immediately captured.
Just that fact alone… Tailie keeps going. No matter what Siggs Eiffelstein shouts, he doesn’t listen.
So, Sword Saint Taily McLore left Ziggs Eiffelstein behind… I went upstairs.
Looking at Taily who had left, Ziggs frowned. Although it was already out of his hands, he continued to raise his voice and call out for Taily.
Eventually, Taylor McLaure reaches the third floor of the Elte Commercial Building.
In search of traces of Ed Rosstaylor, I cross the hallway while keeping my eyes peeled for his battered body.
Taking a deep breath, holding on to my hazy mind… I wandered around looking for Ayla.
The straight hallway was long and long.
It was full of rooms used by departments that managed various documents within the company, and there were also reception rooms lined up to serve customers… There is no feeling of popularity anywhere.
– Bang!
But soon, a huge and luxurious door opens on the other side of the hallway.
“Heeeeeeeek!”
-Kwadangtang!
Secretary Rienna opens the door and runs out, rolling on the floor. Secretary Rienna, who had fallen quite hard, picked herself up without any hesitation and ran down the hallway with her tears in her eyes.
“crime… sorry! sorry!”
I closed my eyes tightly, tapped Tailly on the shoulder, and ran toward the other side of the hallway.
Tailly frowned for a moment as he watched Secretary Rienna run away.
Tailley, with great difficulty, headed towards the direction where Secretary Rienna had run out. At that place… A sight that Tailley could never have imagined unfolded.
It was only then that Tailly opened his eyes and confirmed what sight Secretary Rienna had seen.
A grand VIP waiting room. A girl with light pink hair was sitting alone in that huge space, drinking tea on the hospitality sofa.
Tailley McLaure knows that girl well. For Taily… The girl is the subject of a fear that she cannot overcome.
Running wild in the Nail Hall with the power of Glaskan, blocking the path of Ed, who was completely injured, in the Ofilis Hall, and advancing on the road while commanding high-ranking spirits in Glast’s underground laboratory.
Taylee McLaure has never seen the immature girl that Jenica Palover usually shows.
To him, the human being Yenica Palover is like a human weapon that treats numerous high-ranking spirits like limbs. It is like an object of fear.
Next to the girl sitting with her back to the moonlight, there is a cane in the same shape as the one used by Ed Rothtaylor.
Various magical engineering supplies that were provided by Ed, shock-enhanced wave spheres or claw hands, magical phase shifters, and even… Even the Delheim hourglass.
Even if it were a fight in which each other fought with all their might on a fair battlefield, Tailley had almost no chance of winning. In addition, if you say that he is wearing numerous magic engineering supplies with Ed’s touch… The situation is more desperate.
Yenica Palover is holding a teacup and looking at Taily McLaure with sad eyes. The army of spirits that unfolded behind them were each and every one of them an opponent of a level that could not be ignored.
Before we could reach Ed Ross-Taylor, his most famous and closest associate… Will he be able to defeat his closest ally, Yenica Palover?
It is said that trials are always high and difficult, but they always have their degrees.
It seems that Ziggs’ cries that tried to stop Taily are still spreading.
“You’re here.”
In the darkness of a moonlit night.
The girl sitting on the customer service sofa slowly stood up.
An ordeal that cannot be overcome rises up.
“Let’s finish it quickly.”
I don’t even have the heart to touch it. The object of fear doesn’t even seem to care about Taily.
Magical power begins to emanate from the spirits’ bodies.
Tailly held the sword with difficulty, but he couldn’t stop his legs from shaking.
Elementalist Yenica Palover.
A girl sitting guarding the VIP waiting room on the 3rd floor.
An opponent that must be overcome in order to reach Ed Rosstaylor.
However, there is nothing that can be considered a way out of that enormous ordeal… I couldn’t see anything.
