chapter 40
perfume
I succeeded in using dragon veins to launch an eco-friendly ball, returning the katana I was wielding to the scabbard and looking around.
‘He’s dead.’
The overwhelming presence that seemed to weigh on my body just a moment ago has now completely disappeared.
There was no room for doubt about the fact that Robo was dead without going to check it out in person.
In the first place, no matter how much a beast you are, if you are hit by that and still live, what kind of wolf is that, phoenix?
‘By the way, it’s been very messy.’
Before me and Robo faced each other, the dense forest that had grown densely with trees has now turned into a hair loss patient’s head.
The moment I was about to take a step towards the corpse of the Robo while looking around the land that had changed from the forest to the flat.
[Dragon Vein Casting: Torrent of the Earth.]
[Grade: A+]
[Putting the katana into the ground, raising the power of the dragon vein, transforms it into speculation, and shoots it at the enemy through the dragon vein. If it hadn’t been for the meaningless action of putting the katana into the ground, I could have fired a skill with the same power twice more.]
As if blocking my way, a transparent window with those nonsense words was blocking my way.
A meaningless action? There is no such thing as meaningless movement in footdotting.
Why don’t you understand the fact that the frictional force generated when you pull the sword out after sticking it in the ground is converted into kinetic energy, resulting in a stronger sword spirit?
As always, I thought I had come to scratch my insides, but today, on a rare occasion, my favorite words were written.
[Succeeded in acquiring a derived skill that is higher than the level of the underlying skill.]
[The level of the foot swordsmanship increases.]
[The grade of the derived skill, which was limited in grade increase due to insufficient grade of the underlying skill, will increase.]
By succeeding in acquiring a higher grade derived skill than that of the basic skill, Footprinting, the grade of Footprinting has been raised.
[Footprint] [Grade: A++]
[If I had mastered other swordsmanship other than the technique of drawing the sword from the sheath and striking the enemy in an instant, I would have captured the sword by now… .]
Although there were unpleasant four limbs attached, it was good that the level of foot swordsmanship had risen anyway.
Now that it’s A++, it’s an S grade if you add a little bit more. It was still a long way from reaching EX, which was the grade he was supposed to receive, but it was a big step compared to the beginning.
‘First, let’s aim for the S grade slowly… .’
If you climb up to the S-grade and show off the baldancing technique that cuts even lightning, everyone will know the true value of the baldancing technique.
For that, you have to fight a stronger warrior and improve your skills as soon as possible.
In this fight, I was able to understand how much a battle for the life of a strong man can have a great impact on skill improvement.
If Peter and Robo had not fought and had been walking alone, he would not have been able to deal with the power of Dragon Veins so quickly.
‘But now, at the level of Peter, I can’t even get a message… .’
Of course, I was planning to take revenge for spreading the rumors separately, but in the sense of improving my skills, even competing with Peter didn’t seem to bring much profit.
‘Then the next swordsmanship… No, I don’t know when he’ll come, so the prince’s escort knight or the demon side comes first.’
Either way, it’s something that can’t be helped by thinking about it now. I walked to the place where the robo flew to retrieve the corpse of the robo, the purpose of which I came here.
A little while ago, due to Yongmaek Baldo, all the surrounding trees were blown away, so it turned into an easy-to-walk path.
Seeing the environment completely devastated, I was worried that Robo’s body had disappeared without a trace.
“Whew… .”
However, contrary to my worries, Robo’s body had some scratches, but it was in a better condition than I expected.
‘… It’s reduced quite a bit. Is this the original size?’
Robo’s corpse, which had been released from the beasts, was reduced from an unusual size of over 5m to a size similar to that of Silence.
It was still quite large compared to the normal wolf, but it didn’t feel as intimidating as before.
‘Okay. If it was the same size as when I first saw it, it would have been difficult just to move it.’
Robo, who had guarded the grave of his master without missing a single day for 200 years, was finally freed from the yoke of loyalty.
It was impossible to distinguish the wolf’s expression, but Robo’s expression, which fell to the floor as if asleep, felt somewhat comfortable.
‘Now, a new mission awaits you.’
When you are about to leave this forest with Robo’s corpse… .
‘That’s him… .’
Perhaps it was thanks to realizing the power of the dragon vein, I could feel the presence of the earth spirit, which I had never felt before.
I asked the spirit who was watching from somewhere without taking my eyes off Robo’s corpse.
“Are you here to avenge your friend?”
[No, I’m not human and I don’t do such stupid things. Rather, I am grateful.]
“thank?”
[Yeah, Pier died and Robo suffered for too long. Thank you very much for giving rest to an old colleague.]
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Maybe it’s because he’s a spirit, so his emotions are different from humans? To him, I would be the enemy who killed a friend, but he did not feel any hostility at all.
Rather, the voice that said thank you to me contained a sincere heart of gratitude.
He continued to say when he was bewildered by not being able to respond to the unexpected reaction.
[And if possible, there is one thing I would like to ask you.]
“… Just tell me.”
[Would you mind handing over the corpse of Robo? Lastly, I want to make him fall asleep next to Pier. Of course, I’m not saying you want to give it all away.]
The spirit asked me to hand over the materials needed to make a new katana, except for teeth and claws.
Well, to be honest, I don’t really need leather, so it doesn’t matter if I ask for it.
“It doesn’t matter if I do that, as all I need is the materials to make the katana anyway.”
[Thank you… . And I’m not saying it’s a substitute, but I want you to accept the weapons that Pierre used.]
“What weapon did Pierre use?”
Hearing those words, I remembered the statue of Pierre I had seen during the day.
The statue of Pierre, wearing a thin rapier around his waist, was clearly on top of a wolf and holding up his staff.
‘Staff and rapier… .’
I’m sorry, but I didn’t use a weapon other than a katana, so I didn’t need them.
If I had to use it, I had no choice but to disassemble it and use it as a material to make a katana.
“If I wrote it, there would be no prototype left… . Does it matter anyway?”
[…] It’s left by Pier, so it’s not that he doesn’t have any attachment at all, but it can’t be replaced with Robo’s rest.]
It was not that there were no complaints at all, but reason seemed to be convinced that this was the best.
“From now on, I will have my teeth and claws pulled out. If you don’t want to see it, you close your eyes.”
I don’t know if the expression to turn my eyes to the spirit is appropriate, but the meaning would have worked.
I didn’t want to see my comrades being captured, so I hurriedly pulled out Robo’s teeth and claws and put them in the prepared pocket.
Ordinary wolf… . Even now, it did not fall into the category of ordinary, but somehow, there was no big difficulty in capturing it because of the release of the beast.
“it’s over.”
[…] … is it. From now on, I’ll show you the way to Pier’s tombstone. I’m sorry, but please bring Robo’s corpse over there.]
It wasn’t too difficult, so I carried the Robo’s corpse over my shoulder and walked the path the spirit pointed out.
I couldn’t see the tombstone even after walking for a while to see if it was quite far away, so I asked the spirit.
“But what kind of man was Pier?”
[…] What kind of man are you?]
“Literally. Since I’m the owner of the robo, I’m a little curious too. Were you strong?”
Even though it was before he became a beast, he was interested in the fact that he was the owner of such a strong robo.
[…] Robo is the owner and he is the man I chose as the contractor. Of course he was strong. His swordsmanship skills were not inferior to those of swordsmanship.]
“Swordsmanship? He was called a sage, but his specialty isn’t magic, right?”
[That’s a twisted story after being nicknamed the sage. Magic is only an assistant, Pierre was closer to a swordsman than a wizard.]
The spirit said that the name of the sage came from the wisdom that seemed to see through the future.
Pierre not only excelled in academics, but also developed a number of magical tools and passwords that only he could recognize to make life easier.
The nickname “sage” was given because of his wisdom, not because of his superior magic skills.
“is it… But this might be an awkward question, but why did such a great person die in a forest like this?”
[…] … I can’t answer that question because I can reveal the details of the contractor. Please understand.]
With such a firm remark, I wondered what was going on and did not ask any further questions.
After that we proceeded silently to Pierre’s tombstone. After walking for a while, a long stone came into view, the spirit said.
[That’s Pierre’s tombstone. I made it.]
“… Have you ever buried a weapon with it? Then we have to dig up the graveyard.”
[No worries about that. The clothes were buried together, but the weapon was removed and placed near the tombstone.]
I came from a Confucian country, so I was reluctant to dig up other people’s tombstones, so I thought I was lucky and continued walking.
And when I came right in front of the tombstone, I saw the inscriptions on the tombstone and it hardened as it was.
[…] Why?]
“… … The inscription on this tombstone, did you inscribe it?”
[Yes. This character is the password that Peer used frequently during his lifetime. Before I died, I used my last strength to write what I wrote on the ground. In other words, it is Pierre’s will.]
“Ha ha ha ha ha… !!”
[Oh, why are you doing this all of a sudden? .]
I didn’t care that the spirit was embarrassed by the unintentional laughter, and I continued to laugh.
Why didn’t I realize when I first saw the name written under the statue of Pier in the village?
Pier’s name is Ray von Pier. Wouldn’t it be obvious if you used a rapier with that name?
“… The rapier is the most masculine weapon, and it is scientifically proven.”
[Uh, why are you talking about Pierre? !!]
The spirit reacted violently by shaking the ground to that nonsensical dog sound that came out involuntarily.
“He must have been from the East.”
The password written on the tombstone that Peer often used was a very familiar character to me.
[Those who read this, do not get married. Why? If you don’t want to fuck, don’t do it. You bastards!!]
“As you die… You wrote such a long article well.”
In fact, when I look at the letters of my hometown after 20 years, memories that are insignificant along with the old nostalgia come to mind.
Pier and I had met once in a world other than here.
Baldojae: Writer… I didn’t even get a pedicure today. I really don’t know why the writer is so ignorant of the most powerful technique, the foot sword technique.
Joyful girl Zoro: Writer!! Don’t mind the crazy foal above and use the rapier, a manly weapon!! The rapier is the most manly weapon, and it’s scientifically proven, isn’t it?!
Sword Length = Skewer Length: The two cubs above are the same. The writer ignores such bullshit and uses a real manly weapon, a two-handed sword… .
Kim Thor: The two-handed greatsword is an efficient arsenal. Author!! A strong and heavy hammer is a real manly weapon!!
Bondage Master: Writer, ignore those words and use the sexiest weapon, the whip… .
Geonhyup Jeon: Writer, do you know what Gunlance is?
Sword Master: I’m going crazy… .