#185
185. Just for once (9)
It was a single hit.
“…”
In everyone’s silence, I sheathed my sword.
Pushush. Blood gushed from the giant’s neck like a fountain. My one sword split the huge steel ax and separated its neck from its body.
thud.
The man who had lost his head stumbled and fell to the ground.
“Uh, so…”
“Did I win?”
“Ah, yes. Han Israt, win!”
The referee raised my hand.
I brushed off the blood on the blade and came down the stage.
The blood seeping through the cracks in the floor gradually turned to light and was disappearing.
After a while, that guy will be resurrected in the arena waiting room. So he could cut it off with ease.
“Awesome!”
Amidst the silence, Aaron shouted.
Don’t be embarrassing. I smiled and entered the hallway leading to the waiting room.
Blood dripped along the path I walked.
I opened the door with the plaque reading ‘Athlete Waiting Room’ and entered.
After sitting down on the sofa in the corner, I took out a recovery potion.
This was the last potion I had.
‘Clavicles, ribs, lower abdomen, thighs, calves.’
All the annoying places are hurt.
Every time the potion was applied to the affected area, intense pain came up.
If he hadn’t learned regeneration and rigid body skills, he would have been unable to fight.
The match I just played was the round of 32.
To win the individual event, you have to win 4 more times.
“…Excellent.”
I looked to the side.
A man in a Niflheim uniform coat was looking at me.
Oh, this guy.
He is the one called the Second Coming of the Sword Demon.
“I saw it through the video in the waiting room. It’s a great sword.”
he walked up to me
I listened and nodded my head.
By the way, video, when I turned my head, there was a large TV installed on the wall of the waiting room.
“I’m Vanil Nortseff, Niflheim’s head trainee. You…”
“Han belongs to Taoneer.”
“It’s Taoni. If it’s Taoni, that Aaron’s?”
“That’s right. He was originally our party.”
“There’s a big difference in level for the same party.”
Vanille said expressionlessly.
“I was able to reach the final match of the battle royale as well. That’s enough to admit it. How about coming to Niflheim? You said you were an outside trainee too, don’t you know enough about Niflheim’s excellence? When I go back, Director I’ll make a suggestion to you.”
You’re talking fantastic.
I bandaged the wound silently.
“I think you’re like me.”
“confederate?”
“It’s not by nature. A person who has a vessel different from others. Like Lidigion-sama.”
Vanil grabbed the scabbard.
“If rabbits ate meat and lions ate grass, would the world go well?
Vanille’s eyes narrowed when he said ‘rabbit’.
It was obvious who I was thinking of, so I laughed.
“Go. I have no idea.”
“……Sorry.”
At that time, a broadcast looking for Vanille resonated in the waiting room.
It seemed that this guy’s turn had come. Barnil told me to tell me whenever he changed his mind and then left the waiting room.
‘A rabbit and a lion.’
I have no intention of blaming.
To him, that was just a matter of course. Even though it doesn’t become a ‘bowl’, Aaron, who is trying to climb up far away, will look like a rabbit trying to eat meat to that guy.
‘What happened to Aaron?’
I am the only one left in the waiting room.
I drank the rest of the recovery potion in one gulp and looked at the bulletin board on one side of the waiting room.
The bracket was being updated in real time on the hologram screen.
I’m glad.
Aaron’s name is included.
I don’t think I was eliminated from Group A.
I finished first aid in the waiting room.
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The bleeding has stopped, and the condition of the body has improved, but it will be difficult to fully recover within today.
The aftereffects of Exceed last for several days. With this penalty, I had to win the individual event.
After feeling better to some extent, I left the waiting room.
Most of the players were watching the game from the field.
Because that would be better for exploring the opponent.
I decided to go out to the stadium and watch the game.
Coincidentally, Vanil was knocking down the opponent.
This time it was bare fisted.
I looked at Barnille, who turned his back as if it were natural, and headed to the bleachers on the second floor of the arena.
According to the bracket, the next match was Aaron’s turn.
Aaron, who had gone down the bleachers, was on his way to the stage with a spear in his hand.
“Hwiyu, that hero called the Second Coming of the Sword Demon is amazing. I don’t know the end of his skills.”
A chatter of spectators erupted from the side.
“Who was that man? I’ve never seen him before.”
“It’s just that I’m from Niflheim, the same as Geomjae.”
“Ohh, then is that guy great too?”
“No, he’s normal. He doesn’t seem to be able to overwhelm opponents like Geomjae. He doesn’t seem like a good fit for Niflheim. If you bet money on that guy, you’ll lose everything? Your luck against him is good, but he’ll be eliminated in the semi-finals anyway.”
As I listened to the stories of the heroes who were eliminated in the preliminaries, I smiled and looked at Aaron. Facing the twin swordsman, Aaron stabbed his spear and fought while swinging it. The swordsman who confronted him also dealt with Aaron by making fun of his weapon.
“It’s nothing.”
“Isn’t it? There’s no impact. There’s no taste to see.”
The spectators flirted.
I guess so. Aaron can’t overwhelm his opponent, and his fighting style isn’t fast or flashy.
Aaron’s techniques are simple thrusting and swinging.
It was a very basic movement that any beginner Changsoo could use.
The movement was clean, like a machine, but nothing more. Aaron did not use any of the higher-level skills that contained the profound logic of weapon skills.
“He’s boring. Who are the other winners?”
“There is a mad dog.”
“A mad dog?”
“They said that after a massacre in Battle Royale, he participated in an individual battle. I heard that the opponent’s weapon and neck were cut in half in a single blow? He looks bad, but that mad dog is a monstrous monster… Eop!”
The spectators who met my eyes were terrified and left the place as if they were running away.
“What, what? Let’s go together!”
In an instant, the two seats next to me were empty.
Are you the same hero? I clicked my tongue and looked away.
No, I tried to turn it.
“…”
someone was sitting
As if it was naturally there.
With a small body like a child, he wore a bread hat down to his mouth.
“Stupid.”
The boy with his arms folded looked at the stage and muttered.
“I’ve said it several times. I don’t think my words are relevant.”
I narrowed my eyes.
‘This guy… … .’
“A meek child, he has no ambition. He does not even come. He should be beaten five hundred times. What do you do if you just try? You should stick bamboo spears at the pigs.”
“…”
“master.”
The boy lifted one side of his bread hat.
The purple eyes were shining brightly.
“Do you know why I came here?”
I said nothing.
“I can’t stay long. I think I’ll get slapped by the mist woman. I’ll tell you briefly.”
The boy opened his mouth.
<Aaron… … .>
The whispers lasted about 5 minutes.
After speaking, the boy smiled.
The next moment, I blinked and the boy’s figure was gone.
I looked at the stage.
Aaron was thrusting the blade of his spear into the neck of his fallen opponent.
It was the result of a battle that lasted about 15 minutes.
“I lost, I lost.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
Aaron stood up, bowed, and left the stage.
No one cheered him on.
“Next match!”
The referee in the middle of the stage shouted.
“Final Round of 16, Group G! Taonier’s Han Israt! Lesande’s Jardi Northlight!”
Is it my turn already?
I got up.
<Information to individual exhibition participants! From the quarterfinals, the stadium will be crowded with spectators, so please wait for the participating heroes in the waiting room.>
The entire stadium was being broadcast.
I jumped over the barbed wire barrier between the bleachers and the stage and stepped onto the stage.
A knight with a shield and sword walked out of the passage on the other side. It was a typical swordsman type.
“You’re seriously hurt. Please abstain. I don’t want to fight the weak.”
The driver looked at me and said right away.
I drew my sword without a word.
“It doesn’t fit my beliefs, but I can’t help it. I’ll take care of the circumstances…”
clap.
The width of the blade widened.
I jumped at the opponent with Bifrost, which became a great sword.
“There is still no start signal…!”
The knight was taken aback, but raised his shield and took a stand.
The blow I struck with all my might dented the shield, and the knight staggered as he took several steps back.
“Hey, wait!”
It was then that the referee’s whistle blew.
That’s it now. I planted my forefoot on the ground, and struck the greatsword several times with weight.
bang! bang! bang! bang! bang!
On the fifth, the steel shield shattered into pieces.
and in the sixth
Kwajik.
The knight fell face down, splattered with blood.
“Ha, Han Israt. Wins.”
The referee looked at me with bewildered eyes.
I don’t like fighting like this. If you drag it on for a long time, the aftereffects will come.
I brushed off the blood on my greatsword and came down the stage.
After a while, the players in the quarterfinals were roughly decided.
Aaron and Vanille were in Group A, I was in Group B, and the remaining 4-star high-level heroes took the seats. As much as most of the rubbish had been filtered out, it could be said that it was real from here on out.
14:00.
The bleachers at the individual competition arena began to fill up.
The battle royale and team finals are over. The schedule for the mini game has also been completed. All that was left was the final round of the individual competition, which could be said to be the main event of the three major events.
<Phew, I barely won. Because she almost died.>
“I hope we win. Which members were injured?”
<Um, is Kishasha unnie a good friend? No big deal. I’m going to the individual competition arena now. I’m going to watch my brother Can you win?>
“Are you talking about it?”
<That, brother Aaron… … .>
“You’ve advanced. You’re in the waiting room with me.”
<Okay. Anyway, do your best.>
Communication with Jenna ended.
I tossed the depleted communication stone into the trash and looked to the side.
The waiting room where the contestants gathered. Aaron, who was next, was sitting on the bench. His face did not show tension or determination. Aaron was fiddling with the spear with a slightly calm expression.
“hey.”
“Ah, brother.”
“Don’t get up. Sit down.”
“Are you feeling well?”
“Enough until the finals. Worry about yourself.”
Aaron grinned.
“Are you here to encourage me? Thank you.”
“Aaron.”
“yes.”
“Do you want to be like him?”
I pointed to Barnille, who was warming up in the corner.
Barnil was moving a sharp longsword very slowly. At first glance, it looks like a meaningless hand game, but it was a movement with a high degree of concentration and skill.
“What you mean… I don’t know.”
“I want to become a talented person. Once you see it, you know the heat, and when you know the heat, there are people who use it as a hundred.
“That’s it…”
Before Aaron could answer, I opened my mouth.
“You can’t.”
“…”
“You can never follow me. It’s a realm or a sword. No matter how much I explain it, you don’t understand. It just sounds like a floating cloud. Even if I show it to you, I don’t know what to do. Why do you try to hold on to it by force?”
Aaron had his head down.
“Aaron.”
“……yes.”
“It’s George, the unlucky bastard. Come to the finals. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“but…….”
“If you say no, you know how to search. If it doesn’t work, make it happen. Find a way. Whether it’s drinking sleeping pills in the water, poisoning a spear, or approaching and stabbing him in the back now, win no matter what.”
Aaron bit his lip.
“Why did you tell me that you wanted to become stronger? Was it to follow?”
“I-I…”
“Don’t yearn for it. You can’t be that guy. Don’t even think about following him. No. You’ll still be the same. You’ll be the same in the future. So… destroy it.”
Just like Muden did.
Like that guy who pierced the hearts of geniuses thousands of times superior to him.
“…”
Aaron looked at me with incomprehensible eyes.
are you okay. you don’t have to understand You only need to remember one thing.
<It’s the next game! Players, please come out on stage!>
“It’s your turn.”
Sometimes there is a broadcast.
Aaron stood up to participate.
“I’m not sure what that means.”
Aaron grabbed the spear hanging from the wall.
“You mean to win?”
“I got it right.”
“I’ll try…”
“That’s not enough.”
Aaron smiled bitterly and held the spear firmly.
“I will win.”
“Okay. Go and come.”
Aaron bowed his head to me and walked out the door.
After that, the next opponent went out. I looked up.
The inorganic background of the ceiling caught my eye.
<He’s such an idiot.>
Muden’s voice rewound.
<The time Aaron spent there, not 57 years.>
I guess so.
The human mind cannot handle that time.
He had endured by resetting his memories dozens of times and regenerating his personality.
Even in the midst of this, Aaron did not lose his ‘self’.
‘Monster child.’
I laughed.
And I quietly recited the time Aaron had endured.
