I Have Come To End This Fight

Episode 7. thirst (2)

When Yuri rushed back to the main point and came in, Yohan clicked his tongue.

“Tsk, kid. If you eat it, shouldn’t you at least say that you ate well?”

“Let’s put that on my house usage fee.”

“Isn’t it worth paying for bringing you here?”

“Who was it that caused me to pass out?”

Yohan laughed inwardly at Yuri’s attitude of not losing a word.

‘Certainly he’s not an easy guy.’

Despite the prestige of being a master and an impregnable sword, a child named Yuri showed no sign of difficulty.

Rather, it is only more strongly vigilant.

From that attitude, Yohan could roughly guess what kind of upheaval young Yuri had to live through.

‘The more a guy like this gets provoked, the more he rebels.’

A guy like Yuri needed a process of building trust by giving him what he wanted in moderation rather than constantly stimulating him.

And what he wants now is the reward for the deal he made with him.

Johann, who wiped his greased hands on his pants, quietly opened his mouth.

“You think it’s a curse… I call it incarnation.”

Yuri’s eyes lit up at Yohan’s story.

“avatar?”

“avatar. Or, it is also called the embodiment of an image, an avatar, and it is a term that refers to the high-level spiritual skills performed by those who have reached the level of masters.”

“… … .”

“Originally, the human body can develop abilities beyond the limit by increasing muscle strength or using magical power. However, it is the spiritual realm that even the most prominent genius cannot easily approach.”

John’s story was a sermon of image realization that many people do not even dream of.

If you are stuck at the level of the official 9th degree, the lecture that you want to listen to even if you give it a billion dollars, started in a shabby cave.

“After training the body and energy for a long time, if you get a special opportunity, you will be able to access the spiritual realm.”

“A special occasion? what is that?”

At Yuri’s question, Yohan tapped his head with his index finger.

“This, this.”

“head?”

“Exactly, the brain inside this head.”

“Why?”

“In the human brain there is an entrance to the spiritual realm. A special occasion means opening that entrance.”

“… … .”

“Those who incarnate can open the spiritual entrance to the brain, the so-called spirit blood. When you see that, you often say ‘the lid has been opened’. Normally, this lid opens and closes… … .”

“however?”

“Do you think the lid is still open?”

Yuri’s face went blank as he listened to John’s story.

“therefore… this… Isn’t it a disease or a curse?”

A look of despair crept across Yuri’s face.

‘Is this… That’s why I couldn’t find it!’

This was the reason why he couldn’t find an answer even though he had been searching for his curse for the past few years.

In the first place, the approach is wrong.

Wouldn’t it be possible to find something that wasn’t a curse or disease rather than trying to find it in that category?

Also, a skill that only those who have reached the level of masters can use.

How can ordinary people know that?

While Yu-Ri was in a daze, Yohan’s voice flowed in again.

“Of course, it is not a curse. Countless people risk their lives to find… You could call it the greatest treasure. However, if you look closely, it is like a curse to you.”

“… … ?”

“Originally, the realm you have reached is a new world that opens only when the soul, energy, and body are in harmony. But now you’re in an abnormal state where only your soul has enlarged. so… … .”

“Is my body collapsing because of a broken balance?”

Yohan’s eyes lit up at Yuri’s words, which accurately pointed to the core.

“It is an accurate expression.”

vomiting blood, passing out, etc.

The phenomenon that Yuri had experienced was a precursor to the disintegration of the body.

Yuri faces the truth of the question he has been harboring for years.

He looked at John with trembling eyes and asked.

“So the way I live… … ?”

“All you have to do is to balance your soul, energy, and body, and learn how to open and close the cap on your head.”

“If you do the deal the old man said… Can you learn them?”

“Of course. Phuhh.”

Yu-ri’s eyes narrowed slightly as she saw Yohan laughing happily.

“Because of accepting the deal… What can I do? What inspires you?”

“Nothing. For you to learn with all your heart the things I tell you, that’s what I want.”

In an instant, a question mark floated above Yuri’s head.

“Is something strange? So you’re saying what I get from trading is the same as what inspiration wants?”

Yohan grinned at Yuri’s question.

“What I will teach you is not the martial theory I learned, but the recently completed ones based on the newly concentrated martial theory.”

“Are you good?”

“Sounds obvious! What is this body made of cheap stitching? but… … .”

“but?”

“aaa It’s none of your business.”

“… … .”

Yu-Ri’s eyes went cold as she looked at Yohan.

he asked as if he was dumbfounded.

“So now… Are you asking me to become a test subject?”

“Hump. Well, if you have to ask, that’s what it is.”

“Getting used to it… Could I die?”

“Wouldn’t it be?”

“… Can I tell you something else?”

“Can you?”

Yuri’s eyes grew colder and colder.

Either way, John just shrugged.

“I’m going to die this way or that way, but if that’s the case, I’d rather do something and die.”

“A while ago, why did you say that I needed to save you and prove it? You said that you would be spared once the verification was over, but now why do you end up dying no matter what you do!”

“When did I lie? If you get used to it and nothing special happens, you live.”

“Is there anything special?”

“Then, it’s not going to end.”

“You impostor!”

Yohan smirked as he saw Yuri screaming.

“So you don’t like it? won’t you?”

Seeing Yohan’s nasty eyes bent like a crescent moon, a vein formed on Yuri’s forehead.

But he couldn’t bear to say that he didn’t like it or that he didn’t.

It was because Yuri was also aware of it.

Maybe this will be the first and last chance to turn off his burning wick.

‘If you miss this opportunity… Will my body be able to hold out until the next opportunity comes?’

Aside from mana and how to deal with the body, incarnation was said to be the exclusive property of masters.

If not this time, when will I be able to meet a few famous people in the world?

Even if they met, would they teach you how to deal with incarnations?

Even if I thought about it a hundred or a thousand times, I couldn’t easily picture the ‘next opportunity’ in my head.

‘Damn it… … .’

No matter how you think about it, this was a very unfavorable situation for you.

A condition that has no choice but to be accepted.

Knowing that, that old man named Yohan must be so confident.

‘An old man like a serpent!’

Taking a deep sigh, Yuri lowered her gaze and asked.

“… How likely are you to live?”

“That’s up to you.”

“Sick… … .”

Low-pitched curse words mixed with annoyance.

However, realizing that it was an acknowledgment of his offer, John giggled.

One day at the end of winter like that.

With a small bonfire in between.

A mysterious relationship was established between master and pupil, experimenter and subject.

* * *

spacious interior.

Ashraf and Gunther were facing each other with a burning fireplace nearby.

In the silence, Gunter recalled what had happened during the day.

‘why… What was that?’

A boy of the same age as Unstoppable Sword and Yuri who appeared after his own test.

And even the series of situations that happened because of them.

All of that was a shocking event for Gunther.

And Ashraf, guessing what his son was thinking, spoke quietly.

“What the glassy child showed today is a state called incarnation.”

“… What is an incarnation?”

In response to his humble question, Ashraf gave information about the incarnations he knew.

Of course, even so, it was only something used by strong people who had reached the level of masters.

But that alone was enough to shock Gunther.

He muttered with a hardened face.

“I guess I have to compete with someone like that at the cradle.”

A guy named Yuri also passed the cradle test.

If that’s the case, you’ll be going in the same jockey.

Ashraf threw a question at the muttering of his son.

“Are you concerned?”

“It is more burdensome than worrying.”

The son’s answer without hesitation contained warmth in Ashraf’s eyes.

‘guy… … .’

Ashraf knew Gunther well.

worries and burdens.

Although similar in meaning, the two words that Gunther put into his mouth had quite different meanings.

My son would have expressed his concern when faced with a problem he could not solve.

‘But even if it’s a difficulty, I think it’s worth going over enough, so I guess I said it’s a burden.’

It means that it is worth trying even if you feel the burden.

That was what Gunther meant by ‘burden’.

Ashraf said with a smile on his lips.

“You don’t have to worry too much about him. John and the child Yuri are not going to the cradle.”

Ashraf’s confident story tilted Gunther’s head slightly.

“Why?”

“Do you know where the cradle came from?”

Gunther nodded at his father’s question.

“Yes, I know about it.”

The continent of Lyment, which is said to resemble a prostrate dragon.

At its southern end was a huge lake.

From a distance, the lake was huge enough to feel like an ocean. Due to its geographic characteristics, the shape of the lake looked like an egg held by a dragon lying face down.

Therefore, it was called the dragon’s egg, in other words, Lake Montparche in ancient language, but this was also changed by the sword master.

“Sword Lord, I know that he created an island in Lake Montparche as the beginning of the cradle.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Geomju gathered a lot of human and material resources into Lake Montparche, and started to create an artificial island in the lake by putting them into it.

A rare incident in which everyone in the world was horrified that it was crazy and impossible.

However, contrary to the prejudice of the world, the island of Lake Montparche was really created.

That too in just half a year.

‘There was a joke that if you pile up the gold used to make the artificial island for half a year, you’ll reach the clouds.’

The artificial island, created by pouring gold like water, continued to expand its area as countless resources were invested thereafter.

Decades later, a huge island several times the size of an ordinary manor was located on Lake Montparche.

The lake, which previously looked like a dragon’s egg, now looks like a cradle wrapped in an egg.

Afterwards, the Sword Master bound Lake Montparche and the artificial island together and named it Dragon’s Cradle, declaring it his domain.

“They say that the dragon’s cradle is treated the same as the academy now?”

Decades since the dragon’s cradle was created.

The talents selected by the Sword Master were likened to eggs, and those who came out of the dragon’s cradle for five years were called baby dragons raised by the Sword Master.

And as the baby dragons built up their reputation, people’s perceptions changed as well.

They began to regard coming out of the dragon’s cradle as a measure of success, and to think of it as an ‘educational institution’ that they must pass through in order to succeed.

Ashraf laughed at the idea of people in the world.

“Academy? Dragon’s Cradle is not such a shallow place. It’s more like an army.”

To be honest, the lawless zone that rolls under the absolute proposition of ‘strong self-respect’ was more suitable than the expression military.

At least there is such a thing as minimum discipline, so Ashraf only expressed it as an army.

“Originally, the dragon’s cradle was the name of the sword master’s realm, and it is still the same now. Even Johann Redner cannot come in and out of the cradle without permission.”

“ah!”

“It’s a place where you won’t be able to meet for at least five years once you enter, so I won’t send the disciple I’ve found so hard right away.”

Moreover, if that ‘something seems out of place’, he should not be sent to the cradle.

‘I don’t think that Absolute Sword doesn’t know that even I noticed.’

For that reason, Ashraf was sure of his idea.

I don’t know if in the next few years, a guy named Yuri won’t enter the cradle with this rider.

‘It’s about 11 months until this jockey enters the country. It wouldn’t matter if we corrected the misalignment of the guy named Yuri in it, but… There’s no way that’s possible.’

Ashraf smiled slightly at the thought.

that such a thing is impossible.

* * *

Some kind of consultation between Yuri and Yohan ends.

Yuri, who was about to lie down, jumped upright at the unexpected story.

“Leave? Where?”

To Yuri’s question, Yohan replied with an expression of ‘What is this bastard beating on a baton while sleeping?’

“Where is it, where is it? A cradle, of course.”