The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Chapter 78

Episode 78

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The evening when the day is completely dark.

In the middle of the chilly night sky, Theo and Umbra were crossing.

Keek!

Umbra screamed as if he liked the free flight he had been enjoying for the first time in a long time.

Theo was examining a document on top of it.

＜Notification of promotion test date＞

‘You mean to take the promotion test already? It’s much faster than I expected.’

Theo had also thought of qualifying for the promotion test as soon as possible.

But I thought it would be possible only after three or four missions, because I didn’t expect it to be given this quickly.

It was because usually in this case, the Central Secretariat often blocked it, asking to look into it a little longer.

But,

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Looking at the list of recommendations, I thought I had no choice but to pass.

＜List of recommenders＞

-The captain of the 100th Gap Dragon, ‘Demon Dragon’ Julius Ragnar.

-Maehwa Palace ‘Sword Dragon’ Osa Ragnar Prunus.

-Robert Ragnar, the ‘Black Dragon’, leader of the Black Snow.

A whopping 3 of the 9 dragons came forward.

Even the Central Secretariat would have had a hard time crushing these demands.

‘But why did the black dragon come out?’

However, Theo didn’t quite understand why the black dragon was dipping his toe here, even if it was Julius or the Maehwagungju.

It was the same at the nomination ceremony, but in this life, there was no point of contact with him yet.

‘Because of handing over the wrong information in the black snow this time?’

I heard that Heukseol said that the entire organization was in an emergency state to find out who was behind the sudden appearance of the 3rd forces as well as the Black Skull’s backtracking.

So, it wasn’t strange that he had a crush on Theo, who was the same as helping them when they were about to hit a major measles this time.

‘Besides, I don’t understand why this person is on the recommendation list.’

However, there was another greeting that Theo did not understand the most.

-Torkel Ragnar, Captain of the Black Iron Age, ‘Iron Puma’.

‘Torkel… … . I don’t know what the heck he’s thinking.’

He knew very well that Torkel wanted to invite Theo to the Black Iron Base.

I also sent Ayan Sosori, the unit commander.

However, at the time of the nomination ceremony, there were so many outstanding people, so I thought I only gave up after all without stepping out.

Wasn’t it something like that?

‘If I get a chance, I’d like to meet you.’

Theo carefully folded the notice and pushed it into the jacket.

‘The promotion test is in five days. Until then, I have to somehow raise my condition to the peak.’

The promotion test will be conducted in front of a total of three examiners, one from the affiliated unit, one from the Central Secretariat, and one from other units.

In Dalian, if more than one examiner’s sword is broken, or if more than one person is recognized, the promotion is passed.

Hazel Cople said that if he wanted to be recognized as the successor of the Maehwa Palace, he should defeat himself.

‘After hearing that I had rejected the position as a disciple, he glared at me like he was going to kill me. What would it be like to become an examiner?’

Theo smiled as he recalled the look in Hazel’s eyes when he left the Maehwa Palace.

‘More than that.’

Then, slowly gathering his thoughts, he lowered his gaze downward.

‘Isn’t it time to arrive soon?’

Theo narrowed his eyes.

The reason why he took Umbra for an unusual night walk.

It was to find a ghost castle.

‘found.’

For an instant, Theo’s eyes shone coldly.

A coniferous forest that at first glance looks like an ordinary forest area.

However, he didn’t miss the ghost that was faintly drifting over it.

-To find the ghost castle, you must pass this area around midnight.

-midnight? Is there any reason why you should?

-Ghost Castle is a security issue, so the exact location is covered by a barrier, so you can’t enter. But there is only one time of day, the only time you can go in and out.

-You mean it’s midnight.

-yes. Midnight, when the day and day intersect, was originally known to have the most yin energy. It is also the time when the magic power that makes up the barrier is at its weakest. so take that time

When I asked for information about the ghost castle, Evelyn found out and told me these secrets after searching.

And it was now around midnight.

‘Two minutes until midnight.’

Theo took a quick glance at the pocket watch he had borrowed from Cecilia, then tightened the reins.

“Umbra, let’s go.”

Keek!

Umbra tried to glide to the ground with a big blow.

Theo checked the time appropriately and gradually approached the barrier.

Then, when the pocket watch pointed precisely to midnight, something hazy appeared and disappeared over the coniferous forest.

‘now!’

Theo passed through the barrier at once with Umbra and landed on the ground.

widely!

Then the air that flowed along the woods subtly changed its feel.

Wet, shady and damp.

Also, it’s creepy.

Tsutsutsu… … .

wow!

The sound that the wind made every time it hit the tall conifers was somehow like a deafening cry.

The thick fog made it difficult to see even an inch ahead.

‘I can’t perceive it properly as if my senses are blocked by something. Does it mean that I came to the right place once I came?’

Theo looked up at Umbra and said.

“Since you don’t know what will happen, you are waiting in the sky for a while. If anything happens, tell me.”

Umbra shook her head wildly.

keek! Keek!

“… … No, you don’t know what might pop out here, so it’s dangerous to just go there? It’s on the ground, so it’s hard for you to fight. Even if you say you don’t want to leave it.”

Keek!

No matter what Theo said, Umbra seemed unwilling to listen.

Rather than wanting to stay away from him, he seemed to think Theo might be in danger.

How can I do this?

It was then that Theo scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Keye!

Umbra spread its wings wide and roared loudly, and suddenly Umbra’s body began to collapse.

“… … !?”

No, to be precise, the shape sank and completely disappeared into Theo’s shadow.

Theo opened his eyes wide at the unexpected situation.

Umbra’s satisfied laugh echoed in my head.

Kekekeke!

‘I have awakened the ability of the spirit dragon!’

Theo let out a laugh.

Originally, the Dragon of Darkness was a monster that used shadows as its nest.

The ability to use shadows was very good, but I wondered if it would be difficult to use it because there is no magic poison in this life. It didn’t look like that at all.

Keek!

The shadows swayed loudly. Umbra shouted with pride.

If we were here, we would be able to help Theo more than we could see from the sky.

“yes. You’re right. my thoughts were short Come with me.”

Keek!

As Umbra’s cries resound through the forest,

Serureung-

Theo moved on, slowly pulling out Drake’s blade.

Now, it was my turn to find Hilda.

* * *

rustle, rustle-

Theo continued to walk through the fog.

It was difficult to check the direction due to the thick fog, but Umbra pointed the way little by little, saying that the destination was not far away.

Thanks to this, it wasn’t long before I was able to find an old castle slightly over the ridge in the distance.

A place that looks blurry like a mirage in the desert.

Ghost Castle.

But Theo looked a little different.

aaah-

The blue light that I saw when I found the remains of the ancient dragon was emanating from it.

‘It was there as well.’

Theo smiled at the fact that he had found the right path, but quickly turned his head the other way, as a sudden chill ran down his spine.

self-

Kyaaa!

In the forest on the other side, a ghostly cry spread gloomily, and something appeared.

‘Woman?’

twelve years old?

No, maybe about thirteen?

A young girl was walking this way, dragging a long sword on the floor.

Theo stopped his actions for a moment as he tried to raise his spirits, thinking that he might be a monster belonging to the ghost species.

The girl wasn’t looking this way.

I looked at the empty space with blank eyes, and soon it quietly became the wind and disappeared.

“… … what?”

I wondered if he was hiding his body and trying to follow me, but I couldn’t detect any signs.

Instead, a similar phenomenon appeared, this time in the other direction.

I must have been about fifteen years old.

A woman who thought that the girl she had just seen would be better off when she got older was working hard on training with her teeth clenched.

Swing the sword, and swing it again.

The woman’s eyes, which seemed to be devoted to evil, were full of miasma.

Then the woman also became the wind and disappeared.

‘What the hell?’

and another direction.

This time a woman of about nineteen appeared, fighting fiercely with someone.

Cut the enemy, cut again.

Her face, which mercilessly blows away even the heads of those who surrender, was full of murderous intent like a demon.

Again, it became the wind and disappeared.

And,

‘There’s another one.’

Sequentially, from different directions, different aged figures of the woman appeared.

A woman who spreads more and more heinous killings and wields cruel hands.

Then, when he became middle-aged, even the emotion from his face was slowly disappearing.

It’s like wearing a mask.

He did not show even a hint of agitation in defeating the enemy.

Even when he blew the head of a colleague who seemed to be an old vassal, it was the same.

It seemed to be doing something very, very normal.

Then came old age, and the woman sat on the throne.

None of the people around him dared to meet the woman’s eyes. I’m just in a hurry to bow my head.

All of them were the result of the iron-blooded power.

Then there was a fire that burned the palace, and a rebellion broke out.

The woman sitting on the throne faced the rebels alone.

It’s as if it’s a dump.

The rebels couldn’t even dare to attack her, but when someone had the courage to attack, they all kicked their seats.

The woman swung her sword while bursting into light.

The castle collapsed along with the fire.

The sight resembled a ghost castle in the distance.

‘It reflects life. The life someone lived.’

However, in this world, it has become a ‘non-existent’ thing… … .

Theo realized the identity of the illusion and moved toward the ghost castle again.

The illusion began to present a new sight again.

The twelve-year-old child I had met for the first time appeared.

However, this time the child held a mirror in his hand, not a sword.

He even screamed as if the reflection of himself in it was ridiculous.

Then, as if he had promised something, he jumped up from his seat.

From then on, the girl’s daily life was very different from before.

I started to make myself fancy.

Although she didn’t completely let go of her sword, she knew that her beauty was fatal to people and wanted to use it as a weapon.

All men and women of all ages struggled with her fatal charm.

All those who destroyed or antagonized her in the past life died for unknown reasons, and a barrier of iron blood was built around them that could never be crossed.

She started building a huge castle.

A huge castle that no one can touch.

However, the castle, surrounded by various conspiracies and schemes, collapsed soon after.

This time it was because of a rebellion raised by her followers in a previous lifetime.

The betrayal of the man she loved the most was especially painful.

Fuuk-

The woman raised her head and asked her lover with a sad face.

Why are you doing this?

The lover replied with a lonely face.

Too many people died because of you.

At this, the woman said with an evil face.

Then I’ll make you more afraid.

He said that he would make him so afraid that no one would look at him anymore.

self-

Again, the illusion dispersed and disappeared.

And again a twelve-year-old child appeared.

This time, he wasn’t embarrassed by his younger face.

Rather, as if he was used to it, he calmly got up from his seat and moved to do something.

She took up the sword she had almost given up in her last life.

and went somewhere

With each step Theo took, several lives of a woman appeared one after another.

When the woman first opens her eyes, she has the appearance of a twelve-year-old child.

Then try something completely different from your previous life.

Being admired as a genius, winning and winning, being obeyed by many, punishing traitors in advance, being called a villain, and then sitting on the throne of power.

In front of the iron-blooded power, everyone held their breath and bowed their heads. The whole country seems to be in her grasp.

But,

The finish always ends with the same result.

-betrayal.

No matter what life you live, a woman’s life always ends like that.

miserably.

or boringly.

‘It’s a life of constant wandering. Even if you get a new opportunity every time through an endless return and gain a higher level of enlightenment, in the end, you are always alone. Did this woman live like this?’

Theo feels deep pity for the woman who only repeats this endless bondage, but also feels a sense of madness running down his spine the whole time he sees it.

-Madness.

yes. It was madness.

Bumping and looking until it works. Even if he is broken, he will continue to rush and destroy his opponent in the end.

Even when he knows that his surroundings will be full of traitors, he wants to rule them with fear every time.

So, be sure to get what you want to get your hands on.

Madness that only Ragnar can possess.

-If I could ‘repeat’ the regression, would it be like this?

Theo raised his head with that thought.

Before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the ghost castle.

Above the half-collapsed castle.

A woman was sitting and looking down this way.

A woman with the same face as the woman I saw on the way here.