chapter 54
54. Emperor (5)
Yuma stood next to Bell.
Balmung’s voice rang in my head.
-Your posture is perfect. There isn’t even a flaw. Unlike the Master, you are a very skilled martial artist.
You b*stard.
I’m telling you something I know very well without even saying it.
-Are you planning on passing on the swordsmanship book we created together yesterday? Decan’s sword was a solid sword with no irregularities, so the pages were thin.
What kind of tradition is this?
In the first place, I didn’t know how to use this sword technique.
Just letting you know.
Balmung. This guy talks too much.
Tuk-tuk-
Yuma tapped Balmung’s sword sheath on his belt twice with his index and middle fingers.
It was a signal to be quiet if you didn’t want to get stuck in a subspace pocket.
-Yes, I will only say what is necessary for Bell’s swordsmanship instruction. master. I will listen carefully to your orders. please… Please keep seeing this beautiful world outside.
It was a signal that he had spoken to Balmung in advance, so Balmung kept his mouth shut after those words.
Sreuk─
Yuma handed Bell the Deccan swordsmanship book he had taken out of his subspace pocket.
If you give a swordsmanship book to someone else, it will take more than 4 days just to read and understand the sentences in the swordsmanship book.
However, the bell in front of my eyes is different.
Innate characteristics: genius, unity of body and sword, body of heaven and earth.
I believed in the level of talent Bell had.
“Read.”
I also believed in the efforts she made.
***
With his right hand, Bell accepted the sword law book that summarized the Decan sword techniques held out by Yuma.
“…Is this your master’s sword technique?”
Yuma nodded at Bell’s words.
“It’s one of the sword techniques I know.”
Yuma continued.
“Read it and open it.”
Yuma’s blue eyes met Belle’s pink eyes.
“I think you can do it. Learn the martial arts skills in a short period of time.”
Belle’s eyes shook violently.
how.
‘You can be sure of that because you’ve seen me for so long… .’
Belle looked directly into Yuma’s unwavering blue eyes.
Dusky blue eyes whose depth I can’t even guess where they are looking.
‘Even if I am a being with a talent worthy of being written about in the Book of Revelation.’
I guess I just don’t have as much strength as the tip of my toes.
Even if I devote my whole life to training in swordsmanship, there is no way I can become as strong as my lord.
‘Why can I be so sure?’
Belle sat on a stepped chair in the training hall. Yuma also sat next to him.
Sarah…
Bell slowly turned the pages of the law book one by one.
The ink on the paper was completely dry, but the colors were extremely vivid. Unlike the family swordsmanship book seen in the Castle of the Midnight Sun.
Belle’s pretty lips slowly parted.
“…When did you write this swordsmanship book? I think it was recently.”
“That’s right. It’s recent.”
Bell turned his head to the right in response to Yuma.
“Why did you write it all of a sudden? A book of swordsmanship.”
Belle could not speak systematically. He couldn’t help but get his word order messed up. Because right now his mind is like a tangled skein of thread.
Yuma answered lowly.
“There is no particular reason. I wrote it because it will help you.”
Belle felt her hands growing stronger.
However, I couldn’t continue to apply force. Because this swordsman’s book is quite thin right now.
Lord. It was a precious swordsmanship book written by Yuma.
-Not much time left.
That one word.
That one word kept floating through my mind.
maybe.
You don’t know when the flame of your life will go out, so you must have been prepared.
Since killing the new Increnu, his condition has worsened, and he is no longer in a situation where he can put it off, so he is probably trying to pass on the story quickly.
Belle unraveled the tangled threads in her head.
You have to come to your senses. Yuma is now trying to pass on his sword skills.
‘You have to listen carefully to Yuma.’
That Yuma was still standing on the battlefield.
Life is on the battlefield.
In front of a person who so resolutely thinks about future generations even while struggling with illness. What kind of weak thoughts are you having?
Belle decided to be a good girl.
Just in front of Yuma. A good boy who listens very well.
Sreuk-
Bell began reading the law book.
Quick yet detailed.
I completed reading <Cherten Ryu>, the swordsmanship of Decan Fel Cherten, Balmung’s second swordsman.
The sword technique was not irregular, so it was easy to understand.
A heavy sword.
A flesh sword optimized solely for killing enemies with one blow.
I was very impressed by the detailed description of the cutting technique of a broken sword that crushes the opponent’s sword energy.
“It is a sword technique specialized for not only one-on-one, but also one-on-many. It is definitely completely different from the Byakuya style, which was built to slay giants… It will definitely be helpful in dealing with the Demon Army.”
Belle’s eyes lit up.
It was a clear advantage of swordsmanship that could be known only because he was a talented being.
Belle got up from the stairs and grabbed her sword again.
And I began to implement the <Zertenryu> that I had just written into my head.
First of all, without generating any black energy.
I moved my body according to the posture shown in the Cherten Ryu that Yuma gave me.
Foot movement, gait.
The posture of the arms and legs while holding a sword, sword strength.
Sigh!
Belle’s body moved.
Chertenes – iron
The trajectory of the sword falling honestly on the floor.
Bell is the first type of Cherten style, and in iron, the most important thing is the legs and feet rather than the sword itself.
Step your right foot forward.
Pull your left foot all the way back.
Currently, Bell is not using his ki because it is his turn to preview sword techniques, but originally, the first form of Cherten-ryu <Cheol> was a swordsmanship used with ki wrapped around the entire body.
That’s what it said in the prosecution law book.
The reason why Chertenryu is honest. That’s because everything can be destroyed with a sword that doesn’t contain anything.
Yuma slowly opened his mouth as he watched Bell’s movements.
“There was once a man who was called a war god for his sword skills.”
war god. The Deccan was called that way long ago.
Yuma continued.
“So, you can do it. No, you can do it better.”
Yuma approached Belle and slowly grabbed her shoulder.
“When striking the sword, feel like your shoulders are narrowing a little more.”
Bell’s shoulders trembled under Yuma’s touch.
It was because of Yuma’s warmth that I felt through my fingertips.
Wedge!
Bell, whose posture was corrected by Yuma, once again demonstrated the movements of <Iron>.
“…like this?”
Bell turned his head and looked at Yuma.
Yuma nodded.
“Okay, good job. Perfect.”
Bell raised an eyebrow at Yuma’s praise.
And once more, the iron was unfolded.
‘good.’
All of Yuma’s advice was right.
Without a single error.
3 years ago.
17 years old.
Since being taught the family’s five rites by my father, Luke, the head of the Byakuya clan, I have never learned anything from anyone. That was Bell’s first and last time learning swordsmanship.
Because there was no need to learn. Rather, he tended to find flaws in the swordsmanship of the clan’s senior swordsman who taught him.
Bell seemed to finally understand the fun of learning that Haven was talking about.
‘It’s fun, so much.’
Yuma’s hand touches his body. Warmth takes root at the source of the touch. And the teachings spread throughout her body.
All of those teachings were correct.
“Good job.”
After the sense of accomplishment of achieving a perfect sword, the praise he received was very sweet.
It was a sweetness that bloomed from the tips of my feet.
Yuma’s right hand covered Belle’s right hand. Yuma touched Bell’s right wrist.
“The important thing in the second type, wave sword, is the movement of the wrist.”
“…huh.”
Have I finally discovered the joy of learning?
“Because you have to destroy the opponent’s sword energy. You don’t stop there, you have to take the opponent’s head. It leads directly to the third type, Noiseom (雷閃).”
Belle knew that was wrong.
I already knew that I was happy because Yuma was the one teaching me now.
Belle’s whole body was covered in sweat. Beads of sweat ran down her collarbone.
“Ha, it’s ugly─.”
Belle described her condition like that and lay down on the floor.
“It was a lot of hard work.”
Yuma wiped the sweat that had formed on Belle’s face with a towel.
“I will teach you a few more sword techniques in the future.”
Belle slowly opened her mouth.
“A few…more?”
Yuma’s words sounded very sweet.
“Why is it difficult?”
“No, because I like it.”
Belle laughed bitterly.
“It’s really, really good. Learning.”
Yuma’s words were very sweet and at the same time.
It sounded very bitter.
Belle swallowed back the tears welling up behind her laughter.
“Now, go. Bell.”
Yuma patted Belle’s shoulder.
“After spending so much energy before breakfast, I definitely need to eat lunch.”
“huh…!”
Belle nodded her head loudly.
“But I’ll go after a little review on my own. I want to calmly organize my thoughts on my own.”
Yuma respected Belle’s words.
“Okay, come as soon as possible.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Yuma took his coat and headed outside the training ground.
The back of Yuma walking gracefully was captured in Belle’s pink eyes.
“ha.”
Bell, who was left alone in the training hall, sighed deeply.
And he chewed his lips.
Tears began to well up in my eyes.
If I hadn’t been left alone, I would have burst into tears next to Yuma.
“Who is worried about whose health….”
Belle wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
***
Yuma came up to the 1st Princess Palace.
Central hall on the first floor. Brigitte, sitting at the head of the table at the end, caught my eye.
Brigitte looked at Yuma and raised her right hand.
“Are you here, Yuma? I can’t see Bell again. It’s already time for the noon meal.”
“I’ll be back in a moment.”
“okay?”
As I headed toward the restaurant, the first floor suddenly became noisy. Yuma saw a scene where a servant hurriedly ran towards Chief Chamberlain Roian and said something.
And soon after, Royan hurriedly approached Brigitte.
“Your Majesty the Princess.”
“What’s going on?”
After Royan caught his breath, he opened his mouth again.
“It is said that His Majesty Emperor Agares has just regained consciousness.”