The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 65

Old Chooser (5)

By the time the drinking party with the members of the 4th gymnasium was over, it was already dawn.

Everyone was sad to part like this, but because there was an announcement about the deployment of troops early tomorrow morning, they had no choice but to disperse.

Ray was the one who stayed until the end.

“Theo.”

“yes?”

“me… … Can I come again?”

For some reason, Ray hesitated, unable to properly meet Theo’s eyes while asking such a question.

Did you think I could tell you not to come?

Theo could sense that Ray had put a lot of thought into asking this question.

“Do whatever you feel like.”

“affection… … word?”

“uh. we are friends now Friends are always welcome.”

“friend… … .”

Ray muttered the words several times, then soon brightened his face and nodded vigorously.

“yes! thanks!”

Her smile was brighter than ever.

* * *

Theo cautiously entered the Dongbaek Palace.

It was too late, so everyone was sleeping, so I tried to move my steps carefully, but I could find that the dining room was brightly lit.

‘Who didn’t turn off the lights?’

Theo went to the restaurant with the intention of turning off the lights and was slightly startled.

“Oh my, son. Are you coming in now? How are you going to manage your physical condition tomorrow when the person who needs to move early tomorrow comes in so late?”

“I don’t drink alcohol at all, so it’s okay. Haven’t you slept yet?”

Cecilia was sitting alone at the table without a maid or butler.

His slightly reddened face seemed to have enjoyed himself.

just as expected.

On one side of the table was wine soaked in an ice bucket.

She picked up a wine bottle and waved it in front of Theo.

“I was in such a good mood today that I had a drink. why? Is this mother strange?”

“Nope. It’s the first time I’ve seen you do this… … .”

“Ho-ho-ho! Well, I’ve never shown myself drunk in front of my son. If you show me a mess even for a second… … Because it didn’t work.”

The small mumbled behind the scenes made Theo’s heart throb.

Then Cecilia smiled broadly and said,

“How is it? Won’t you be my mother’s drinking buddy?”

I wasn’t going to drink alcohol until I was 20.

‘This much would be fine.’

Theo somehow wanted to talk more about this and that with his mother.

Wouldn’t it be possible to share all the conversations, misunderstandings, and inner thoughts that have not been shared between mother and son through this opportunity?

I also had to say thank you to Evelyn.

“Yes. If it’s the alcohol your mother gives you.”

“This mother’s wish was to sit side by side with her son and have a drink, but it has finally come true! Would you like to sit here?”

Theo sat across from Cecilia,

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Less!

Hat’s drinking party continued until late into the night.

* * *

The next day, at 6:11 am.

Wellington entered the fourth gymnasium, yawning as usual.

It was because I couldn’t miss the morning training.

‘It’s such a scary habit to have in the body. I was thinking of taking a break today, but that’s actually more difficult, Won.’

In fact, even after breaking up with Theo, the after-party continued in groups of three or five, three or four times.

Especially, Wellington and Erica, who couldn’t even drink because of Theo, were the worst.

I drank in a hurry, thinking that I had to hit something I hadn’t been able to drink in one go, and it became a binge.

The fact that the other members raised the atmosphere to the fullest by saying that they were the heroes of the opening ceremony also played a part.

Thanks to that, he was in the middle of a hangover right now.

‘No, in the first place, it was a tradition to treat the north as an independent adult and a worthy warrior from the age of 15, and the legacy of the coming-of-age ceremony was the flowering ceremony… … Ugh! Head hurts.’

I came out to the gym because of a habit… … I don’t know if I can hold this sword properly.

That time when I was seriously thinking about going back to my dorm and resting.

Whoop, whoop, whoop… … !

I heard the sound of a rough wind somewhere.

sounds all too familiar.

‘no way?’

Wellington looked back at him, and involuntarily let out a mischievous laugh.

“That nasty… … !”

As usual.

Theo was the first to show up, warming up by slowly swinging a Zweihander bigger than himself.

The movements are slow, but each one has a great depth of detail.

It seems to imitate someone invisible and sparring again.

Wellington was able to realize that Theo was reliving the realizations he had gained at the last flowering ceremony.

“After breaking a new record, what is there to train so much… … . hahahaha, that’s true.”

In fact, there was a separate part where Wellington laughed the most.

-Doesn’t that person even want to rest?

‘It was definitely the 4th or 5th… … At that time, Sybil went to call Prince Theo and said that she saw him sharing a drink with Mrs. Cecilia at Dongbaek Palace… … ?’

That means that even after drinking all night, he is training at the training ground from dawn.

I wondered how a person could be so toxic no matter how toxic he was.

No, on the contrary, is that why they can grow so fast?

Wellington took part in the training as well, reassuring his weakened mind a moment ago.

Meanwhile.

shush shush-

Theo’s swordsmanship was getting faster and faster.

He was so focused on swordsmanship that he didn’t even notice that Wellington had appeared.

It was trance.

– Son. Where would you like to see your son?

yesternight. The first question his mother asked him ran through his mind.

-I heard about it from the ladies-in-waiting. He said that his son had declared that he would enter the race for power in earnest. I’d love to hear more about that story. Since you are a thoughtful son, I think there must have been a reason why you said such a story.

Theo released the things inside him one by one,

Cecilia listened to it quietly for a while, then smiled slightly.

-okay. If that’s what your son thinks… … I know. If that’s the case.

Cecilia’s smile at that time contained a meaning that she seemed to know or not know.

As if Theo would never stand in his way.

Her eyes were brighter than ever before… … .

‘I’ll tell you separately when the time comes.’

Theo now had firm faith in Cecilia.

So you won’t have to worry.

There is only one thing he needs to worry about right now.

The act of starting anew.

-What he needed the most was that level of growth and swordsmanship.

dig-

Fortunately, the foundation for him was building up step by step.

‘The swordsmanship of non-geomhaeng is based on fast and sharp blows, and freewheeling movements that are not bound by a set style. It’s a perfect vision for me to use the death beat.’

Theo is currently focusing on flying swordsmanship and the god of thunderstorms.

It was the vision of Pungjon.

Of course, since Evelyn had passed on the progress of abundance, what Theo was focusing on was slightly different from that.

Thoughts contained in the sentence.

It was a personal history accumulated by Poongjon.

‘The wind god is not much different from the non-geom-haeng. All the traces left in the crystal cave were driven by the wind. Sometimes fast, sometimes intense, sometimes explosive, sometimes soft… … . Fengjon wanted to strengthen this somehow before he lost his sanity.’

Theo used Hatchling Synchro to analyze Poongjon’s movements in detail, and divided them into five stages.

breeze.

gale.

gust of wind.

Storm.

And… … typhoon.

The strong movement of the wind, which varies according to the strength and direction, matched perfectly with the magical power of the thunder attribute.

In particular, it seemed that it would be a special potion that would complement Theo’s swordsmanship, which had contradictory directions of a heavy greatsword and a quick strike.

‘It’s clear. Even if I can completely settle down to these two visions and enlightenment, I can take a bigger leap forward.’

Currently, Theo is training the first stage, ‘light wind’.

It was the stage where the wind flowing in the air was drawn and wrapped around the body.

If you use it well, your body will move faster without too much strain.

And then… … You can put wind on your sword too.

Of course, the attack speed will also increase.

This means that another secret weapon will be born.

Theo wanted to complete the breeze before receiving the assignment in earnest.

Tadadak!

Shh shh-

wheee-

The wind began to gather.

* * *

“Ugh, it’s the head… … .”

“So, who wants to drink like that? Anyway.”

“I won’t be quiet… … ! Whoops!”

Erica’s pale complexion made it impossible to argue further with Holcus, and she had to force herself to vomit.

Even if I tried to relieve my hangover by constantly using my magic power, it wouldn’t go away, so I felt like dying.

When Holcus clicked his tongue and slapped Erica on the back,

Theo suddenly held out something to Erica.

“this… … what?”

“approximately. It will help cure a hangover. The taste isn’t bad, though.”

“Ugh, thank you.”

Erica took it without thinking and drank it, then immediately vomited it out.

Wow!

“Hey, what are you doing! nastily!”

Holcus jumped up in surprise.

Erica glared at Theo with axe eyes.

“You, you, ji, now me ah, are you trying to assassinate me?”

“I told you. It’s tasteless.”

“Still, how can a person drink something like this… … !”

What Erica drank was ‘special celery juice’.

The future blood test drug that Theo always made and drank.

However, to others, it was just food with an eccentric taste.

“If you keep eating it, it will become more or less edible.”

“Ugh, I still hate it.”

“Well, I can’t help it if I don’t like it.”

Theo shrugged.

It was given to me because it was really effective for hangovers, but I didn’t mean to force it, even though I didn’t like it.

“I wish the self-deployment would be over sooner than that… … .”

Erica muttered softly as she looked toward the entrance to the waiting room.

Currently, the three of them are waiting for a deployment announcement.

Baek Gap Yong Gi is composed of a total of five ‘groups’, and each group is composed of around 70 to 150 people, each carrying out different missions and goals.

The second group is the mission to search for the sea,

Group 3 was mainly tasked with monitoring the walls of the large intestine, and each group had different specialties and characteristics.

For this reason, the placement of new recruits tended to be done after careful consideration.

Erica and Holcus hoped that they would all be assigned to the same group,

I was hoping that they wouldn’t scatter too much, knowing full well that it was virtually impossible.

‘I’d like to be assigned to the 1st group if possible.’

Unlike the two siblings, Theo hoped for No. 1, which is called the flower of the Baekgap Dragon Age.

Group 1 is the central group that carries out missions with Julius the most, to the extent that there is even a saying that it is the ‘dragon’s bodyguard’.

Of course, he had no choice but to be the group he most wanted to go to, as he wanted to rise quickly.

Above all, Evelyn was there.

‘What’s going to happen?’

At that time, my curiosity grew because the nature of the ‘training for new recruits’ that you will receive differs depending on which group you are placed in.

Awesome!

At that time, the door to the waiting room opened wide and Evelyn came inside.

After that, familiar faces such as Selford and Arin followed.

‘… … ?’

Theo tilted his head in confusion for a moment.

It was because Evelyn belonged to the first group, and Shelford and Arin were in the 5th group.

So did the other people who came in.

But.

The biggest question was that all of their expressions were seriously hardened.

“nice to meet. My name is Evelyn Nereville, and I am the newly appointed captain of the 5th group. He is also the boss who will be in charge of the three of you.”

In an instant, the complexions of Erica and Holcus brightened.

Because we were able to be assigned to the same group as we wished.

But Theo’s expression hardened seriously.

‘Has the team changed? suddenly? At this time, Captain 5 must have been Trainer Isven?’

Trainer Isben was an old knight who ate ‘jjambab’ for the longest time at Baekgap-yong Gidae.

He even had more experience than Julius, to the point that sometimes when a problem occurred within the unit, Julius would ask for advice directly, and the other captains and even the dragon knights would treat him respectfully.

There are still more than 5 years left before the retirement ceremony.

But what if his place was replaced by someone else?

That obviously meant something had happened.

-Something happened that even Theo didn’t know.

“Originally, for the next three months, basic education and training would have been necessary to acquire the necessary qualities as a dragon knight… … Something happened in a hurry, so I skipped all these steps.”

In an instant, Erica and Holcus met each other’s eyes. Theo’s eyes sank deeply.

Evelyn’s mouth opened slowly.

“In the next three days, all of you will be put into action.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“… … !”