I Became an Academy Genius Swordsman

Episode 25. Rivals?(1)

Episode 25

One

Next day.

The cadets returned to the academy. I arrived in the morning and until today was the schedule for putting the monster into practice, so there is no afternoon lecture.

Siwoo stroked the wailing plum sword and got off the military vehicle. It’s already crazy that I didn’t touch you all day yesterday.

“I-over there… .”

Startled, Siwoo’s body trembled.

A croaking voice, contrasting with yesterday’s boldness, caught him.

“… … I-I’m drunk… I’m sorry about yesterday.”

“are you okay.”

Siu answered without looking back. It’s because every time you look at your face and talk, something strange happens. I don’t even have anything to say.

However, on the listener side, it seemed that he didn’t want to do it either. Yujeong felt like her throat was choking.

“I’ll go if you don’t have anything to say.”

“Hey, over there!”

Biting her lip, she hurriedly opened her mouth.

In fact, I don’t remember what happened yesterday clearly. All I could remember was the bullying that had been carried on his back.

I couldn’t even remember the conversation I had with Siwoo, let alone how I ended up carrying him on my back.

However, only one emotion is definitely remembered. If you reflect on that feeling, you will find your own question and his answer ringing in your ears.

– Do you hate me?

– I don’t hate it.

it was a joy

-So, do you like Yoo Ji-min?

it was sad

Siwoo did not answer the second question. It might be something he doesn’t remember, but he had a feeling it wasn’t.

Rather than being sorry for telling him the truth yesterday, I was really curious about the answer. I wondered if he liked Yoo Ji-min, and what the two of them did in the forest yesterday.

Because of this, Yoo-jung decided to ask. I had to ask now because I was afraid to sleep at night today.

“why?”

“… no.”

However, her lips were heavier than expected.

“I’ll go first.”

Yu-jeong only looked at his back as he walked away.

2

Siwoo came to the training ground after a long time.

I want to rest like a chimney, but didn’t I rest well yesterday to train today? Not taking a break for more than two days in a row is one of the rules he tries to fix himself.

Ung-ung-

I drew the sword while feeling the pleasant sound of the plum sword.

A pink plum blossom chases the sword, and the sword chases the plum blossom again. The beginning was a single drop, but the beginning and the end become ambiguous as the sword and the trace bite each other.

The petals embroidering the air become musical notes, and the traces of the sword become sheet music. As the plates are spread and danced, this place is no different from a banquet hall for flower petals.

Siwoo was unraveling all the inspirations he had accumulated in a corner of his mind over the past week.

killing monsters Falling in love with Yoo Ji-min’s swordsmanship. Fighting with Kim Moon-ho. The feelings, appreciation, and experiences obtained are harmonized and transformed into swordsmanship.

His inspiration is not limited to combat experience.

Engaging with cadets, walking near dark campsites, getting drunk and looking up at the night sky. The scene at that time and the lines of nature are disassembled and recombined and transformed into swordsmanship again.

Swordsmanship and swordsmanship are also mixed with each other, some are erased, and new ones are repeatedly created in some parts, and they become swordsmanship again.

The beginning and end of his sword cannot be determined, and small learnings from all experiences have been melted into it.

One candle seems to draw a mountain, and the other candle seems to draw a character, but all the candles have plum blossoms in full bloom, so if you follow the elegant movements, you can feel the spirit inside them. can’t see

This is the magic of fantasy.

However, Hwan is not the sword he seeks. It goes well with Maehwa, but it’s not the kind of technique he wants.

his sword changes

Plum blossoms freely blooming around the sword as if dancing and floating in the air are densely condensed. Chasing the trajectory in perfect order, tearing through the air and roaring.

Sheaeak-!

Sheaeak-!

This world is absurd. In front of the teeth and claws of monsters and monsters, the human fabric is extremely fragile.

When it is not enough to unite, the traitors of mankind sacrifice their own people to evil spirits without hesitation.

It’s just that the world is ‘set’ to perish, so it’s moving that way, and there’s no reason whatsoever.

so that.

In an absurd world, in a world that is perishing for no reason, and thus, in order to stand firm in the face of endless trials, the trick Siwoo must pursue is as if it has been decided.

Woo-woo-!!

The plum sword vibrates.

Rows of plum blossoms swirled around his sword, like a snake climbing a tree. Petals that were incomparable to those previously created covered him.

In the solar eclipse, a petal blooms

In the second formula, the ten petals blended and fluttered in the wind.

In the third ceremony, a hundred petals danced.

The thousand petals now swirling around him seemed to be dancing, but in reality they were tearing the air and exhaling ferocity.

It was as if plum blossoms were burning the air, and the air was screaming in pain.

The four types and fierce fires were truly worthy of being called a defeated sword.

3

Siwoo was lying on his back and looking at the ceiling of the training ground. It wasn’t that I was resting, I had no choice but to do so because my body was not strong enough.

The trance was not something he could do according to his will, and since he lost all his energy during the trance, he had no choice but to burn out.

My body was tired, but I felt very good. It’s because you’ve completely unfolded the private thoughts that have been blocked so far.

“This works.”

I suddenly thought it would work, so I tried it out of anger, but it turned out to be true. It was an absurd situation, but good was good, so the corners of his mouth drew an arc.

“How long will the typo take?”

Until the eight eclipse, there are now only four eclipses in total. It took two months for the talents of the composition level to pass through only one ceremony, so it is unknown how long it will take to develop the next one.

“it will work out somehow.”

It was not urgent.

Because the only way to become stronger wasn’t swordsmanship. If you bring enough skills and items, you can grow faster than training swordsmanship.

“Uh-cha-”

After recovering to some extent, Siwoo left the training ground.

Then, a man passed in front of him.

Whoop-!

Maehwagum reacted. At the same time, the sword on the man’s waist also responded with a cry.

Siwoo looked at him, and the man also stopped walking and looked back at Siwoo.

Gray short hair, skull head earrings in the earlobes.

Siwoo recognized his true identity right away. There is only one person in this world who can make a unique appearance and plum sword react.

A direct disciple of Kim Cheol-jin and the son of Cheonilmun who inherited the blessing of the sword.

The next sword master, Kim Yo-han.

The eyes of the two men intertwined in the air.

4

Chun Kang-min was struggling.

It’s because he missed the timing of scouting to keep the fake doctor in check.

Although Kim Moon-ho’s warning was uncomfortable, the idea that Si-woo should be kept within the fence of Cheonilmun has not changed.

I saw the introductory contract that Kang-min had revised several times.

At his discretion, he drew in all possible benefits. However, this was not enough.

I don’t know what he did, but he defeated Kim Moon-ho. Is that possible at the cadet level? I wanted to, but it’s already happened. It was correct to assume that there was an unknown number of spleens.

The problem is that because of the number of hoards, it is difficult to figure out how far the terms of the contract should be modified.

“Ouch… .”

Only now did he groan, which he hadn’t uttered even when his forearm was bitten off by the monster.

It was then.

smart-

Immediately after knocking, the door opened and a man entered.

“Hyung, it’s been a while.”

“Are you here?”

Kangmin stood up and welcomed Yohan. He knew that John was coming because he had been notified beforehand.

“Are you going to look around the academy?”

“Yes, I couldn’t look back and looked around the Iron Cradle and the training ground.”

Rejoicing at their meeting after a long time, the two chatted.

“Is there anything you want to say?”

Kangmin looked at Yohan fiddling with the glass and said. It is Yohan’s long-standing habit of stroking something over and over again.

I do things like that when something bothers me.

What was on the radar of the guy who arrived at the academy today?

He seems like a gentle guy with a soft tone, but his real face is cold-blooded and doesn’t even look at things he’s not interested in.

John hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“My dragon child reacted. to some cadet.”

Kangmin’s eyes widened.

Yonga is one of the five divine weapons obtained by clearing the Dragon Dungeon in Jeju Island.

If you were to line up all the ego weapons in the world, the dragon, the only weapon that would proudly be ranked first, the ego that dwells in it was so noble that it took five years to tame even John, who had a natural talent.

It was hard to believe that such a weapon could react to a single cadet.

It’s hard to believe, it must be normal.

A cadet’s face came into my mind. Kang-min asked Yohan, who had a distraught expression on his face.

“Is that student wearing a ponytail by any chance?”

“… … … do you know?”

John’s eyes shone bleakly.

His heart is still wrying that he wants to see him again. A sword is like a lover to a prosecutor, just as a gun is to a soldier.

Yohan was very curious about the identity of the guy who stole his lover’s heart.

“what’s your name? How old are you? ability?”

Yohan asked me every question. It wasn’t that I didn’t expect that reaction, but I was curious about something.

“Didn’t we meet you? If you’re curious like this, shouldn’t you have asked for your name?”

“… Oh, that.”

John lowered his eyes slightly and continued.

Yong-ah, who wanted to be caught by Si-woo, got angry and left the seat, something like that.

Kangmin looked at Yohan with pity.

“Don’t look at me like that, brother. If you knew how I felt then, you wouldn’t see me like that.”

“… … okay.”

There was a reason why a guy who would normally not be able to use four legs had thrown the scabbard he would have worn around his waist on the sofa.

Kang-min gave information about Si-woo. He even talked about how he had a great talent for swords, and that he might be under the protection of the sword like you.

It was something you would notice anyway if you stayed at the academy. However, he did not say that he was planning to recruit Cheon Il Moon.

John was unexpectedly calm.

“It has to be that much for my dragon to react.”

Rather, it is an atmosphere of acceptance.

Yohan nodded, pondered his thoughts to himself, and then spat out.

“Are you a rival? I’m already looking forward to tomorrow, to find an adversary at the academy that I couldn’t find even in Cheonilmun.”

You are a big enemy.

What have you done that has already been identified as an enemy? Kang-min wanted to ask, but he shut his mouth when he felt the atmosphere getting more and more serious.

“To covet my dragon is arrogant. I am qualified.”

It’s not like he’s covetous or cocky… … .

“By the way, it seems that blessings and talents do not cover appearance. If I had something like talent, I would never go to that yakuza cadet.”

You look like a Russian gangster, and it seems like the elder himself told you to look good… … , Why are you still the same. Why on earth and how long will you wear those meaningless skull head earrings?

Several words knocked on his teeth in his mouth, but Kangmin pretended not to know.

“Anyway, it’s really interesting. That cadet named Siwoo Lee?”

John’s words went round and round to the subject of Lee Si-woo and his sword.

The person hesitated to say what kind of sword he would show, what meaning he would give to the sword, and how great his talent would be.

Kangmin seemed to know the outcome of Yohan’s babble.

“I can’t. Let’s stick together.”