The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 99

Some tea (4)

“Your father called me?”

After returning to reality, Theo was startled while checking the various functions of the artifacts.

Usually my father rarely called himself this way.

‘Has anything happened?’

Isn’t Ed’s situation already in a situation where the atmosphere of the family is disturbed?

Then, I wondered if he was trying to ask his opinion, who was at the forefront.

“Tell me that I will see you soon.”

The prosecutor who came to deliver the news of the Gaju War lowered his head and quietly disappeared.

‘As expected, the Blue Sword Guard… … . It’s like my father’s shadow.’

It’s because they always stayed by Kyle’s side, and Theo was surprised by the skills of beings who were said to be comparable in skill to the Baekgap Dragon Corps or the Black Iron Corps.

Theo was ready to move straight to the mountain cabin where the Half Sword Tomb was located.

* * *

-heavy.

It was Theo’s thought as soon as he arrived at the cabin.

There was a strong feeling different from when I had the 3rd flowering ceremony.

It felt as if the half-halfed swords were glaring at me.

For a moment, Theo felt that Kyle wanted to retest himself.

‘Nope. Something like that. This… … It’s because I can feel more than I did back then.’

But Theo soon realized that Kyle was less energetic than he was then.

It was because the evil idea created by the topography of the anti-geom tomb itself was so great.

It was surprising that the monsters didn’t get entangled right away.

If there was someone who trained demonic energy, there would be no better spiritual element than this.

Theo is happy inside that he can ‘sense’ a lot more than he did during the flowering ceremony, but

On the one hand, I broke out in a cold sweat.

‘How many evil thoughts can you feel when you become a father? Besides, you’re even enjoying it casually… … Even after he reached that level, he continues to train without rest.’

endless training.

A desire to improve upwards.

An insatiable craving.

Perhaps all of this is probably the driving force behind Kyle’s position as the Absolute for a long time.

So it felt great.

The desire to reach that place someday bloomed in my heart again.

“You are working hard. Usually, those who are called geniuses are often drunk on themselves and gradually neglect their efforts.”

It was then that Kyle appeared.

There was a strong impression of fun in his gaze at Theo, who was standing as if possessed.

Theo pondered for a moment on what to answer, but soon revealed his ‘real’ heart.

“I know very well that everything I have now is ＜luck＞ in the first place, so I cannot be lazy.”

“It’s called ＜luck＞.”

Fisik!

Kyle laughed lightly.

“If other people hear it, it’s something that can be cursing. To them, you would appear unluckily modest.”

“I don’t care what other people think.”

“That’s a good attitude too.”

Kyle nodded.

The reason why Theo said ＜luck＞.

because it was a comeback.

being able to take on new challenges.

that you can start over.

It was actually a privilege.

Privileges that others would like to have but never have.

Theo knew that well, so he worked hard to make good use of this opportunity.

And did not fall into negligence.

Even though he knew that he might have a new opportunity, he desperately clung to it with the feeling that this was the last time.

Kyle says he likes it.

‘After all, this was also a test.’

Theo had a hunch that if he hadn’t answered properly here, he would have stuck Drake’s blade and the moonlight sword into the half-sword tomb.

It seemed that Kyle’s distrust and testing would continue for a while.

How long should it be like this

I felt a little anxious.

“No matter how many privileges and opportunities are given, there are many people who do not make good use of them. No, on the contrary, most of them try to live comfortably somehow. And those people… … There are bound to be limits to climbing.”

Kyle untied his hands behind his back and stretched his hands out into the air.

“If that is your talent, then it must be a talent. So you can be proud of what you have achieved.”

Theo could feel the magic that Kyle’s words made his anxiety disappear.

-Finally, I started to get recognition from my father.

I was very happy about that fact.

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Less, less!

It was then.

Suddenly, a sword around Kyle trembled violently, floated up in the air, and was caught in Kyle’s hand.

Are you trying to test a sword?

Theo thinks so and tries to reach for Drake’s blade.

Quadruped!

Suddenly, the sword in Kyle’s hand began to crumple.

“… … !?”

Theo opened his eyes wide, wondering what this was.

In the meantime, the sword was rolled inside and eventually became a large iron ball.

An iron orb with evil thoughts flying around.

“Eat.”

Kyle held it out to Theo.

“this… … Are you talking?”

“Are you embarrassed because it was so out of the blue?”

“Oh, no.”

Theo hurriedly shook his head at Kyle’s light laugh.

“That is natural. In fact, I have been thinking about it for a long time too. I should have given you something, but I wanted something good. It seems like you already have everything.”

Kyle’s gaze quickly scanned Theo up and down.

Relics including the Moonbaek Sword trembled all at once.

‘These guys are all nervous.’

Did he even sense the dragon slayer’s karma?

“So even if you give me something like that, it won’t help you much if you want to climb up. So, I want to give you something that can be a stepping stone. This is ‘work’. A vessel containing the karma of the absolute that dominated an era.”

Theo had a strong feeling that Kyle’s gaze was piercing his soul.

“You have natural strength. It doesn’t just mean that you have good power, it means that you know how to deal with it actively. Overwhelm opponents with explosive speed. And you are pursuing a destructive swordsmanship that constantly increases your lung capacity to make it faster and longer for a longer period of time.”

Kyle seemed to already know the type of swordsmanship Theo pursued.

“Thanks to that, many things can be contained within you. Demon dragons and sword dragons are also included. Sooner or later, the black dragon will also be included… … Besides that, there are so many things included. Even a little bit of magic seems to be visible.”

Magic is a very difficult area for a swordsman who pursues the extreme of swordsmanship. It should be handled well.

Kyle added an afterword while saying that.

“So eat this. This karma will remain in your subconscious and will be of great help when you try to blend the things you have into one. You can call it a guide.”

“Who is the owner of this sword?”

“I can’t tell you. It would be so easy if you said that. Rather, you may be trapped in stereotypes and constrain yourself. You will slowly reveal whose karma this is.”

“… … .”

Theo stared at the orb on the sword.

The karma of an unknown absolute.

There was a subtle insanity flowing out from within.

As Kyle said, it could always suggest a shortcut to Theo, but it was madness that could sometimes create a breaking point.

You won’t be able to come up with a way to get over the wall that this Absolute couldn’t overcome.

And,

The wall was right in front of me.

Kyle’s wall.

‘It means to quickly become stronger with this karma, but don’t get stuck in it and use it as a ＜stepping stone＞.’

They said it was a gift that could serve as a stepping stone.

“If I could add one Sajok.”

“… … ?”

“Your older brothers and sisters all received their karma one by one from the Half-Geom Mausoleum like this.”

“… … !”

“All of them were very good things to use as a springboard for the path they were pursuing.”

thump thump!

For a moment, Theo’s heart beat fast.

The ‘older brother and older sister’ that Kyle was talking about did not simply mean brothers who shared only blood.

The son Kyle acknowledged meant only one thing.

– Leading candidates for succession rights.

All of them are the children that Kyle recognized as talented enough to succeed him, no, as ‘geniuses’.

They were the so-called five candidates.

thump thump-

“That word… … !”

“Didn’t you ask for a chance to prove your qualifications?”

-Give me a chance.

Theo’s answer to the question of whether he would really aim for the throne.

“weekend. that chance. This will be your first chance.”

Theo politely received the sword orb with a trembling hand.

“But you will have to be prepared. There are still many older brothers and sisters to comfort you. They are children who were already born long before you, established themselves and established their foundations. We will have to seriously think about how to break through their checks.”

Spirituality dwelled in Theo’s eyes.

Along the surface of the bead, I could see intense thoughts spreading out calmly in waves.

It was heavy.

the weight of that karma.

“It’s not just them. There are still many people who are looking for this position. Even if you are not in my immediate lineage, there are people who want to sit on the throne among your cousins, and among the elders and elders of the previous generation. There are even collaterals who left Ragnar, or those who seemingly have little to do with Ragnar. Troyban you expelled must fall under that category. And… … Also among dogs.”

Kyle’s explanation stopped halfway through.

Theo looked up.

Our eyes met.

There was a weight of karma that was so strong that it could not be compared to the karma contained in the iron ball.

“I am too.”

“… … !”

One corner of Kyle’s mouth curled up.

“In the end, even I will have to overcome.”

thud… … ! thud… … ! thud… … ! thud… … !

Theo’s heart was beating fast.

Chills ran down my spine.

Roadbroke couldn’t win either. Gwangryongjedo could not be defeated. The monster himself was saying to defeat such a monster.

In a way, it could be seen as an outright threat.

But,

“Yes. I will definitely do that.”

Theo was laughing.

One of Kyle’s eyebrows twitched.

“Someday, I will definitely surpass my father.”

Kyle felt only one emotion in Theo’s smile.

Hwang Seung-shim.

‘Hoseung… … It’s Sim!’

Kyle burst out laughing in front of the emotions he may have received.

“good. Try it.”

Kyle put his hand back on his back and sighed.

Theo bowed his head in gratitude.

And,

I brought the sword orb right to my mouth.

through-

The beads melted as if they had waited, and passed down Theo’s mouth and into his esophagus.

“… … !”

Theo quickly sat cross-legged and began to use his mana.

whiwhiwhi-

Pajik, Pajijik!

White steam rose above the top of his head, and soon bright yellow brain air began to rise.

Kyle stared at Theo quietly.

Cuckoo coo-

Soon, an intense wave spreads out around Theo,

Ugh! Whoops!

The multiple swords that make up the half-sword tomb resonated in unison.

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Like cheering on a friend who has found a new owner.

Or as if to envy it.

Good food!

At that time, a black lark flew over Kyle’s left shoulder, who was watching Theo, and landed quietly.

Horror!

“Why did you give me that sword out of many, many swords?”

Horror-

The black lark nodded with a worried face.

But Kyle seemed to have no problem at all.

“Isn’t that natural? Would you have seen it too?”

A smile crept across his lips.

“When I said I would acknowledge him as the successor, he was laughing.”

All the children who thought Kyle was ‘okay’, including the children who were called the 5 candidates and those who are no longer in this world, had generally similar reactions.

rejoice, or thrill.

But only Theo had a different reaction.

Hwang Seung-shim.

I couldn’t be so willing to see the son who wanted to defeat his father.

“Of all the children, that child was the only one smiling.”

The corner of Kyle’s mouth caught the same smile as Theo’s.

Coming as an enemy in the future,

He was sympathetic toward his son.