The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 71

Iljimae (一枝梅) (1)

“Eh, what should I do with this, sister?”

“do not know! Do you understand me, damn it!”

Not far from the collapsing fortress.

Erica gritted her teeth.

As Theo instructed, all the hostages were safely evacuated to a safe zone.

But at that very moment, enemy artillery fire began.

What happened was that the fortress collapsed.

A situation in which large damage is expected in Article 5.

Of course, I had to go to help the crew, but I was at a loss as to how to approach it.

Helping hastily could only increase the damage.

In the first place, there was nothing that a newcomer who was only 3 days old could do properly.

‘Damn it, damn it, damn it! The battlefield wasn’t like this I thought… … !’

I only thought that he would perform very well from the beginning once he was put into practice.

Reality was a gutter.

“We are! What will become of us!”

“Where are the other crew? The terrorists seem to be counterattacking again, so we have to hurry and get out!”

“Come on, what are you doing!”

“What do you do like this! If you’re here to rescue me, do it right!”

The problem is that the hostages are also agitated and make a fuss.

Knock!

Erika’s eyes are bloody from the stress.

Kwaaang!

Holcus slammed his sword hard on the floor.

“shut up! You fucking bastards!”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“Who is responsible for this damage now, damn you! Otherwise, you’ll be stupidly held hostage from the start!”

Holcus’ wide eyes scanned the hostages.

The hostages were busy averting their gaze, becoming a turtleneck for a moment.

“Fuck me one more time. At that time, I will leave it here, huh?”

Most of the hostages are merchants who only learned swordsmanship for self-defence.

I didn’t even think of protesting.

Swoop.

Holcus looked at Erica.

The grinning expression seemed to ask, ‘Well done?’

Erica laughed out of embarrassment, but thanks to her, it felt like her head was clearing up a bit.

‘If it’s Theo. What would Theo do here?’

A friend who knew what to do and did it well without showing any signs of embarrassment even though he was a newcomer.

As I tried to recall that point, it seemed that I could see a certain way.

“let’s go.”

“What are you going to do? I think it will be difficult to rescue there.”

“I don’t need rescue. They are the best 100-packed dragons in the north. It’s not that easy.”

“then? Even hit enemy lines?”

“no. Since they are the ones who set up traps like this, they must have prepared countermeasures against the flying dragons.”

“I’m going to die of boredom. tell me properly What are you going to do?”

“We should aim for the time when they have put their minds to rest.”

“… … ?”

Holchus couldn’t understand what his sister was saying, but Erica was already riding her dragon.

Then he told the hostages.

“This is a place that is not easily observed from the outside, so please wait for a while. You must never come out.”

The hostages startled before they could catch her,

Good food!

Erica was already flying vigorously into the sky with the flying dragon.

* * *

Team 5 of the Baekgap Yonggi Corps was having an unexpected encounter inside the shelter.

“Captain?”

“You… … Evelyn?”

There were already passengers in the shelter.

The original 5th leader, Trainer Isben, who is said to have died, and four members of the crew.

Other hostages that could not be found in Hostage Rescue.

It seems that the shelter has been used for the purpose of detaining people separately.

“It’s the captain!”

“The captain is here!”

Of course, the party couldn’t help but be happy with Trainer’s survival.

Faaat-

At that moment, the Black Skull, who had been secretly monitoring the party’s movements, moved.

He was trying to take advantage of a gap in his carelessness.

But.

“Where do things without a captain come from!”

Chew! Chow!

Even their surprise attacks did not pose any threat to the 5th group.

Selford approached Trainer while lightly brushing off the blood on his sword.

“What the hell is this like, really?”

Contrary to his grunting tone, Selford tightly closed his trembling lips.

Conditions of trainers and survivors were not so good.

None had lost at least one of their limbs, and some suffered from high fevers that left them unable to control themselves.

“Yeah… … . I don’t know what kind of shit this is. hahahaha. Still, it’s nice to see you guys again, since you’ve survived like this. Seeing Evelyn come back intact.”

Trainer smiled at Evelyn while touching her left leg.

“Is that arm a prosthetic?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Evelynn took off her glove to reveal her left arm made of iron.

“Huh, it looks like a joke.”

“The magician made it.”

“The magician… … ? I knew you had a lot of hidden secret arts, but you thought you could do something like this?”

There were techniques to restore severed body parts in surgery, healing magic, or even sacred art.

However, it is a method of regenerating cell tissue by attaching the cut parts to the end.

There has never been a way to make a prosthetic hand that moves like a real limb.

If it could be introduced, it would be a groundbreaking treatment that could greatly increase the power that had been lost in the meantime.

And.

Even slanderers like them can dream of a comeback.

“I’ll ask the magistrate separately later.”

“Thank you for just the words. Heh heh heh!”

Trainer laughed lightly, then hardened his expression.

“But in order to do that, you must first escape… … . can you do it From the looks of it, it looks like there’s an uproar outside.”

Evelyn nodded heavily and said.

“Anyway, the Black Skull was just a bait, it seems that the real enemy is separate.”

“The real enemy… … ?”

“Do you have any suggestions?”

“When you say that, I have a clue.”

“Please tell me.”

“Not sure. Because I didn’t see it properly. In fact, we were also ‘surprised’.”

Evelyn’s eyes shone sharply for a moment.

“You’re saying that Trainer-sama also got caught in a reverse trap.”

“Right. The problem is that those who did the ambush knew ‘exactly’ the time of our appearance and the point of our descent.”

“… … Where do you think the information leaked?”

“Because it would have been absolutely impossible otherwise.”

Evelyn pursed her lips.

Trainer had only one meaning.

-There is a Sejak in the family!

There was a high possibility that it was also coiled in a fairly deep place.

The contents of the operation of the Baekgap Yonggi are not shared with the crew until the day before for confidentiality.

“Above all, they knew us very, very well. As if he knew very well how to deal with them and how to overcome them easily. I was fully aware of your armed condition.”

“… … .”

There can be no more convincing evidence than this.

‘Did he jump in without knowing he was tricking the tiger’s mouth from the beginning?’

Evelyn clenched her teeth.

The fact that his subordinates were almost hurt because of those who were worse than animals made him angry.

“The Black Skull is absolutely not. The guys we’ve been through while here are obviously new and organized well, but they didn’t know Ragnar all that well.”

“You’re saying that another third force subdued the Captain and Group 5 and handed them over to the Black Skull.”

“I’m not sure about that either, but for now.”

“Well… … .”

“But from what you said, the third force seems to be trying to bury the Black Skull, which is now useless, and bury it with us.”

Trainer smiled and looked up at the ceiling.

rumble-

Even after the fort collapsed, the bombardment continued, as the ceiling shook finely and dust fell in torrents.

“I don’t think I even dreamed that a shelter like this existed.”

But it will come soon here too.

Because he will definitely come to confirm kill.

“But, how did you find this place? It’s underground, so it wouldn’t have been easy to find during the chaos.”

Trainer slightly changed the topic.

Even with a counterattack, Evelyn’s party seemed to need a break.

So, I started talking to you with the idea of clearing up my complicated mind.

“Thanks to our rookie.”

“yes? newcomer?”

Trainer tilted his head as he saw the smile on Evelyn’s lips.

It wasn’t just her.

Because Selford, Arin, and even the rest of the team were laughing.

Trainer turned his head in the direction of Evelyn’s gaze.

Standing there was a young boy with a youthful face who wondered if he had just earned the title of a trainee swordsman.

What did this kid do?

Trainer tilted his head, but later realized that Theo’s condition was not serious.

His complexion did not look good.

So what are you trying to say

dump!

Theo suddenly stumbled and fell on his side.

“Theo!”

“Hey! newcomer! Wake!”

Evelyn and the other members urgently clung to Theo.

* * *

“Sigh… … Sigh… … !”

Theo was breaking out in a cold sweat and was breathing heavily.

The crew secured a place for Theo to lie down comfortably, while removing all the armor and clothes that would have made breathing difficult.

“… … Did this kid grab a bald hammer, notice the enemy attack, and bring him to the shelter? In the midst of all that chaos?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Did you break Thorkel’s record at this flowering ceremony?”

“Yes.”

“Is that possible… … ?”

“It was possible.”

“It is a monster.”

“Yes. It is a monster.”

Trainer stuck out his tongue after hearing all the stories related to Theo.

During the flowering ceremony, he was outside and had not been heard of at all.

monster.

The word couldn’t have fit better.

He’s a handsome boy who doesn’t seem to be able to pluck flowers.

“But since it’s such a monster, I’ll have to take it alive. Isn’t it a blessing from the Baek Gap Yonggi Corps?”

Trainer rolled up his sleeves.

“I’ll check the status for a moment.”

“Please.”

Trainer was the most skilled in medicine at Baek Gap Yonggi University to the extent that he completed pre-med at the academy separately.

and after a while

“Um… … .”

“Is there anything wrong with you?”

“Chief! This friend has to survive somehow. A friend who saved Arin and me.”

As Evelyn and Selford looked, Trainer shook his head calmly.

“You don’t have to worry so much. It’s just that I’m running out of energy. Just take a break and you’ll be fine.”

The members of the crew were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was definitely a series of tensions from dealing with the slow to finding the shelter, so it wasn’t strange if I was exhausted.

Because they often did too.

“but… … .”

“… … ?”

“No. It would be better to talk about this after you wake up.”

Evelynn was worried that Trainer seemed to be hiding something.

Fortunately, Theo soon regained consciousness.

“Are you okay, Theo?”

“Yes. it’s okay. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

Theo lowered his head at Evelyn’s question.

In fact, I was not in good shape from the time I entered the shelter, but in the end I couldn’t stand it and collapsed.

My whole body was still throbbing.

I was able to hold on until this point while the spirit poison was paroxysmal, but thanks to that, I felt like I had been ripped off to the last bit of vitality.

Headaches were particularly severe.

‘Although the thinking area was expanded as the young magic poison suddenly penetrated the brain… … The aftereffects are too great.’

Theo had the feeling that he was more ‘smart’ than before.

I don’t know, but it’s probably the result of the development of the Hatchling Synchro, which is directly connected to the brain.

The problem is that as a result, the amount of information received from the outside world is too large, causing severe headaches.

It was obvious that if I continued like this, the headache would only get worse, not go away.

‘What should I do?’

It seemed like I had to find a way somehow.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to escape from Ed’s clutches that will come soon.

“You.”

then then

Trainer asked in a serious tone while suddenly sticking his face in.

“How did you open the brain gate that only super-experts can open?”