chapter 27
27 – What does a shaman claim to be – 2 (Illustration-有)
” you…! “
Dense life fills the space.
A tingling sensation begins to prick Harvey’s skin, and Zera’s eyes focus on Harvey’s image.
For Zera, the head of the family, her father is her spiritual support and a person she is proud of.
Because insulting one’s father was an act similar to killing oneself.
So, no one at the academy opened their mouths about Hernández being the head of the family.
Because you never know what might happen if you offend Zera.
There was an implicit decision not to even mention it at all.
However.
“Go for it, Gera Hernández.”
Harvey completely ignored all the public rumors and insulted the matriarch.
This had the same meaning as insulting the Hernández family and at the same time giving the greatest insult to Gera.
“…”
Harvey picked up the sword and looked at Zera with a shallow smile.
There was a blur of arrogance and arrogance in Harvey’s eyes.
Phew!!
At the same time, Harvey plunged his sword into the ground.
Even if it is a dull sword, it retains the cutting edge and penetrates the ground deep inside.
“What on earth are you doing!”
Zera blinked at Harvey’s sudden behavior and asked, but there was no answer from Harvey.
When the sword sank halfway into the ground, Harvey smiled in satisfaction and began muttering something.
“ Liver name (肝銘), Earth (地).”
The sword being driven into the ground begins to tremble like crazy.
By burying it in the ground and engraving it deeply so that it is never forgotten, a simple vessel for summoning something begins to gradually fill up.
The cold metal body begins to prepare to function properly.
A strange curse symbol rises up the body of the sword and grabs hold of it.
Black, gray, and bizarrely distorted letters are gradually connected to each other.
Finally, the twisted letters came together and were reborn as a single picture.
Next, Harvey mutters the starter word again.
“So(召), Bing(憑).”
Let’s gather together and freeze.
The target for freezing is Harvey’s body, and the medium for summoning is a small forged sword.
What you need are bonds, memories, and a strong bond.
What I want to bring up is the black creed that once symbolized the sun.
Buzz buzz!!!
As the sword resonates, the surrounding space gradually becomes disorganized.
Strangely twisted. The dimension gradually becomes strangely broken.
The sword is completely engulfed and faithfully fulfills its role as a medium to summon someone.
Totem.
An object that symbolizes a connection with a spiritual being.
Harvey sublimated the sword he received from Unggeomgwi into a totem for possession.
Originally, it was a technique to summon a spiritual being.
The being they wanted to summon was a corrupted god, a three-legged crow.
By twisting the center of the ritual, the value was set to summon a corrupted spiritual being, and the ceremony was held.
“Come out.”
As Harvey’s command was given, embers of black flame began to leak out of the distorted space.
As the ceremony took place, Harvey removed the sword from the ground and raised it again.
Crack, crack, crack.
Black embers gradually began to gather around Harvey’s sword, and eventually completely covered the entire sword.
Even though it had not been forged, the sword overflowed with anticipation, and the black flame that would devour everything engulfed the sword.
Now that the connection with the three-legged crow has become stronger through a formal contract, Harvey was able to borrow a portion of the three-legged crow’s power through the totem.
The power of the black flame, symbolizing the three-legged crow, was connected to Harvey and has now descended in front of Zera.
As black flames rose from Harvey’s sword and body, Zera and the Great Sword Demon looked at Harvey with shocked expressions.
Zera is amazed at the sudden surge of black flames, and the Great Sword Demon is admiring and questioning his master who uses the power of a youma.
As his eyes focused, Harvey looked at Zera with an expression that did not move at all.
At the end of the gaze is Zera, and the sharply forged fighting spirit hidden within the gaze.
As the spirit of fighting grew stronger, Zera adjusted his sword again.
It was true that for a while, I thought Harvey was easy.
However, now Harvey has changed into a different person.
The intense heat and fighting spirit resembled those of an old soldier who had fought on the battlefield for many years.
“…I won’t look at it.”
So, I took a posture called Zera and shifted my center of gravity downward.
In order to reveal the secret power of the Hernández family to Harvey, Zera, overcoming the pain of the wounds incurred in the fight with the Great Sword Demon, aimed the tip of the sword at Harvey.
And a moment of lull.
The two looked into each other’s eyes and only breathed for a moment.
“Haaap!!!”
It was Zera who announced the end of the brief battle of wits.
Zera moves her body quickly and swings her sword from top to bottom.
The tip of the sword was clear and had acceleration.
The first swing is also to check the opponent’s intentions.
In order to prepare for the opponent’s counter, Zera did not put any effort into the strike.
Jjaaeang!!!
Harvey raises his sword vertically to block Zera’s attack.
Even though he held the sword with one hand, Harvey’s sword easily pushed away Zera’s sword.
“…It’s hot!”
Moreover, the heat of black flame rising from Harvey’s sword was attacking Zera.
The heat that came along with the tingling pain in his arm caused Zera to take a step back.
The struggle to understand the opponent’s intentions ended up in a meaningless battle.
“Is it barely this much?”
“Speaking carelessly…!”
Zera attacks Harvey’s provocation again.
This time, not a cut, but a stab.
I accelerated and got in front of Harvey in an instant.
Shuung!
The moment the sting entered Harvey’s solar plexus, he quickly pulled his body to the left.
Wood clatter!
Harvey’s ankle becomes grotesquely twisted.
And Zera’s eyes open wide.
This was because the ankle strength needed to overcome the body’s recoil was not able to overcome the body’s recoil.
However, despite the pain of twisting his ankle, Harvey maintained his posture and ran backwards towards Zera.
Sword and sword collide, and the sound of the explosion cutting through the air changes into the sound of metal clashing against each other.
Step by step.
“aaah!”
Perhaps because he did not have the talent to withstand Harvey’s power, which had been increased several times, Zera was pushed to the edge of the training ground without being able to receive Harvey’s sword.
” hahahaha.. “
As black flame began to rise from the sword, the presence of Harvey was completely changed.
Strength, fighting spirit, and fighting sense.
Everything was overwhelming Zera’s sword.
thud!
The feel of the hard wall behind Zera’s back.
The oxygen squeezed out of my lungs hit my throat, and my vision was gradually blurring.
Harvey’s appearance in the field of view.
Looking at that scene, Zera’s new form slowly began to collapse.
“Wake up, Gera Hernández. Are you going to collapse here?”
“…shut your mouth…yo…”
“More adversity will come in the future, but will they be defeated by someone like me?”
“I don’t know…it’s just a sound…”
“You will find out on your own later.”
Zera looked at Harvey with an expression that he couldn’t understand.
Harvey still maintained a blank expression and continued to answer silently towards Zera.
“Improve even further. Stand up and grab your sword.”
Harvey picks up Zera’s sword that fell on the floor and puts it back in Zera’s hand.
Zera’s thoughts of humiliation were changed, and his own sword was placed in Zera’s hand.
Why, why did they give me another chance?
“Think of your body as a volcano, which erupts and circulates.”
“…What kind of bullsh*t is that…”
“That is the basic and comprehensive part of Hernández’s swordsmanship.”
“….”
“Get up again.”
After spitting out the last words, Harvey turns and walks in the opposite direction.
Zera’s body begins to gain strength again as she looks relaxed, as if she is giving herself a chance.
“…bastard.”
“Here we go again.”
“You really are an asshole, Harvey Artur.”
“…”
“Come on, I’ll give you a proper verdict this time!”
The duel begins to resume once again.
And Zera’s heart starts pounding and crying.
Harvey’s eyes widened for a moment.
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“Yeah…”
“Unggeomgwi.”
A few minutes ago, Harvey was performing a possession ritual to borrow the power of the three-legged crow.
Harvey shared his imagery consciousness with Woonggeomgwi through imagery.
To tell Unggeomgwi about future measures that I could not tell him about.
Harvey had summoned the Great Sword Demon in his mind.
Perhaps because the owner had accepted the crow’s power, his appearance looked different.
Should I say it’s a little sharper… Anyway.
Unggeomgwi looked at his master as if he were some strange person.
The strange behavior and pretentious attitude shown by the owner until then.
What will be at the end of it all? It was a curious question.
My master is a mysterious and strange person, thought Woonggeomgwi.
“I’m not going to knock that woman down.”
“Huh?”
Are you saying you’re just going to pass the duel?
With that much power in your hands?
An act that is completely incomprehensible with the way of thinking of Woonggeomgwi.
The strong take everything and take everything.
Woonggeomgwi’s way of thinking is a strict one.
Strength is the truth, and strength is the way to live in the world.
However, my master was saying that he would end a meaningless duel with a human woman who seemed quite weak despite being so strong.
“If I collapse after the duel, take me into the building I told you about. Avoid people’s gaze.”
“…Yes.”
I wanted to preach.
I wanted to talk to my master.
Just defeat that human woman and take her.
However, my master deliberately tried to gain something by being considerate of the weak.
” ….ugh… “
But I couldn’t say it.
Anyway, he himself was defeated by his master.
It was his rule to follow the words of the strong.
If I get a chance to question my master.
When that day comes, Woonggeomgwi promised himself that he would definitely ask his master.
“Unggeomgwi.”
widely.
Harvey’s hand touched Unggeomgwi’s shoulder.
A soft touch, but a somewhat rough warmth.
Harvey looked straight into the face of the Demon Demon and opened his mouth.
“I was indebted to you in the past, I’m indebted to you now, and I think I’ll be indebted to you in the future as well. I’m sorry. I’ll explain everything when the time comes, so trust me.”
“Yeah…”
Seriously, but with confidence.
My master was asking for forgiveness both for himself and for what would happen in the future.
And I ask you to trust yourself.
Woonggeomgwi held onto his increasingly confused mind.
And only one conclusion was drawn.
After all, my owner is a strange person.