C374
‘The leader of the Justice Alliance, Hwa In, has declared war on Kim Haeil, the One-Move Sword!’
The people of the kingdom, who were focused on the combat competition, were excited.
Because it was a duel between a master of solid standing and a rookie master shrouded in mystery.
Tap, tap, tap.
The Heavenly Demon tapped the table with the fan he held in his hand.
Cale smiled brightly at him.
“Our Young Master has an incredible character.”
Alberu was sitting by the window, drinking tea calmly.
Meanwhile, Cale continued to speak.
“How is it possible that he left without looking back, immediately after the first competition ended?”
Tap, tap!
The Heavenly Demon stopped his hand, which held the fan.
“So-”
A low voice came from his mouth.
“It seems that the Justice Alliance is related to the Wanderers.”
Cale nodded.
“Isn’t it as if they hadn’t been threatened like Dark Abyss, but had some kind of cooperative relationship? Perhaps something deeper?”
Nod~
“Besides, that leader thinks that you are the AI who is helping Ahn Roh Man, right?”
Nod~
“Ha!”
The Heavenly Demon laughed.
“It’s fun. It’s really fun.”
Alberu nodded at those words.
“It’s really fun.”
Of course, the meaning was very different.
Alberu, who received the Heavenly Demon’s gaze, adjusted his hair, which had been ruffled by the breeze, elegantly, and said.
“Because our identity is hidden.”
Tap, tap, tap.
The Heavenly Demon tapped the fan again, and asked Cale.
“When are you going to meet with the leader of the Justice Alliance?”
Currently, this place was the Heavenly Demon’s room, and only Alberu, Cale, and the Heavenly Demon were there.
Hmm.
Cale answered after thinking for a moment.
“Because the way is that those who win in the round of 64 regroup and then the round of 32 is held.”
It was different from a complete tournament.
The way was that the competition bracket was determined again at each stage.
“I don’t know. We don’t know when we will meet.”
“And the manipulation?”
Cale asked mischievously the Heavenly Demon, who had mentioned manipulation openly.
“Do you want to meet Hwa In soon?”
“I must make her pay the price for daring to point her sword at me.”
At those words, Cale laughed mischievously again, and said calmly.
“Heavenly Demon.”
“What?”
“What would you do if Hwa In wasn’t the lackey of the Wanderers, but a Wanderer?”
The corners of the Heavenly Demon’s lips curled upwards.
“What does that mean?”
“Simply.”
The wandering Wanderer who had threatened Passote.
Sohyi.
Based on the description, it had been confirmed that she was in the number 17 of those who had passed the round of 64.
“There could be more than one Wanderer. Who knows? Maybe the leader is also a Wanderer.”
Currently, Cale didn’t have a criterion to distinguish whether she was a Wanderer or not.
Unless Choi Jung Soo, the team leader of Sui Khan, or Choi Jung Gun are here.
The Heavenly Demon, who was staring intently at Cale, opened his mouth again.
“And then?”
“The Wanderers are strong.”
What if the leader is a Wanderer?
“Ha, haha-”
The Heavenly Demon laughed joyfully. It was such a joyful laugh that it was the first time they had seen it, a refreshing laugh. But that laugh soon disappeared.
“…Did they say that the Wanderers are stronger than Choi Han?”
“We don’t know for sure, but it could be.”
The Hunters of the Five-Colored Family.
Cale planned to evaluate and respond to each of them, as if they were almost demigods.
“Well.”
The Heavenly Demon smiled strangely.
“Whether it’s Sohyi, or the leader of the Justice Alliance. Whoever it is, if there is a Wanderer. I don’t think she is that strong.”
People have a misconception about the Heavenly Demon.
He was never arrogant, nor was he always strong.
The Heavenly Demon, who was in the most miserable position among his brothers, finally became the Heaven of the Demon Cult.
There were many times when his process was quite insignificant.
Rather, he is more intelligent than physically strong.
“Is his only job to search for an AI, pretending to be the leader of a small sect?”
The Heavenly Demon laughed breathlessly, and shook his head.
“I don’t think someone who stands out in the Five-Colored Family would do that.”
It’s not even facing a God.
It’s not even facing a demon or another clan.
It’s not even doing something for his goal, the absolute god.
Is searching for an AI his only job?
And is he seeking the position of heir?
“Besides, if it’s someone who is trying to level up, secretly eliminating potential competitors-”
The Heavenly Demon shrugged slightly.
“I don’t think she is that strong.”
The moment he finished saying that, Cale said indifferently.
“Then, you take care of the leader.”
Toc, toc, toc.
At that moment, a sound was heard knocking on the door of the room.
Alberu opened the door, and Cheonrye, the subordinate of the leader of Dark Abyss, was there.
She informed Cale.
“It’s news that came out a moment ago. If you pass the round of 4, there will be a dinner with the king and queen, and you will be invited to the royal palace.”
Cale had asked to be informed quickly of any news related to the royal palace.
“Oh, really?”
The gazes of Cale, the Heavenly Demon, and Alberu crossed.
“I just have to win the fourth competition.”
The Heavenly Demon said naturally, while looking at the ceiling.
“It would be good if it developed a little faster.”
Tap, tap. He tapped the fan in his palm, and said indifferently.
“It seems that it’s going to get a little boring.”
He seemed very restless.
It seemed like he wanted to fight immediately.
* * *
“Left, Sorak!”
Waaa!
The Heavenly Sword, one of the Five Great Powers.
The place where those who consider the sword to be the pinnacle of nothingness gather.
Sorak was the heir of that place.
It was said that he was a genius when it came to the sword.
“…….”
His expression wasn’t very good. It even seemed like he felt discomfort.
“Right, Kim Haeil!”
It was because of Kim Haeil, who was walking upwards, right on the opposite side.
The One-Move Sword.
That unknown warrior, who had earned the nickname ‘Sword’, was receiving a lot of attention now, because the leader of the Justice Alliance had declared war on him.
Actually, that didn’t matter.
People usually prefer the challenge of an unknown, rather than the success of someone who has a name.
‘But it’s a little problematic that the sword is involved in that reason.’
Both the leader of the Justice Alliance, Hwa In, and Kim Haeil, are swordsmen.
But they aren’t from the Heavenly Sword.
They aren’t people who have dedicated themselves to the sword all their lives.
‘How is it possible that they are more famous than us, for using a sword?’
Sorak felt quite uncomfortable about that fact.
Of course, that didn’t mean that Sorak was ignoring Kim Haeil.
Rather, he was tense.
Because arrogance is a useless emotion.
Dong!
The competition began with the sound of the drum.
Many people filled the combat arena.
Those who were watching the competition between Sorak and Kim Haeil.
‘The Sword Master has also arrived.’
Although the queen hadn’t arrived, Charun, the Sword Master, who was like her eyes, had arrived at the arena.
Sorak wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
He took a stance, and said to Kim Haeil.
“I’m glad to face someone who is famous for his sword.”
Although it annoys me.
I’m also glad.
Because it’s always fun to use the sword.
“…”
Kim Haeil didn’t respond at all to the greeting words that Sorak had said.
Nod~
He just nodded, as a greeting, for a moment. And he was simply standing. As if he was bored.
“…”
Sorak’s eyebrows moved. He calmed his mind immediately, and grabbed the handle of his sword.
‘The One-Move Sword.’
You will collapse before my One-Move Sword.
Sorak had never shown all his genius.
But today, it would be okay to show it.
‘Even if, by doing that, that guy loses his life-’
Because there was no rule that said you couldn’t kill in this combat competition.
‘It doesn’t matter, right?’
Sorak took a step forward. And he drew his sword. Like the process he had done hundreds of thousands of times.
So natural.
Swoosh-
It was something so natural.
Therefore, it was also something terrifying.
Because repetition was more valuable than genius.
Sorak knew that very well.
His specialty was basic technique.
Therefore, he could maintain his position as heir despite his young age, and he was naturally considered the future of the Heavenly Sword.
Swoosh-
The movement of drawing the sword. Charun, the Sword Master, who was the queen’s teacher, opened his eyes in surprise.
“The world-”
As the sword was drawn. It seemed like the world was splitting horizontally.
Is it an illusion?
No. That is an illusion that can become reality.
“Huu-”
The Heavenly Sword.
They were raising a monster in that place.
Sorak’s strength is incredible.
Charun felt a chill all over his body.
That horizontal line, which had been created by that sword that seemed ordinary.
If someone who knows the true strength of that line had encountered it, they would surely have been paralyzed like Charun.
Thud!
But Charun moved.
He jumped up.
Although his aging body had difficulty even sitting and getting up quickly.
He didn’t have time to think about that now.
A line that seemed to split the world.
An absolute criterion created by the sword.
Towards that horizontal line, Kim Haeil raised his hand.
And from top to bottom.
He drew a vertical line.
It was a simpler movement than Sorak’s.
‘Huu-’
No illusion that cut the world could be seen.
There was no aura.
But-
Swoosh-
A gentle wind blew as he drew a line from top to bottom, with his movement.
Swoosh-
The line that had cut the world disappeared.
Thud.
Charun sat down in the chair.
‘Kim Haeil. I can’t comprehend his depth.’
The words of Queen Tamahi, who was full of amazement, filled his mind.
Tamahi, the strongest of the Kingdom of Lan.
He felt that she might be the person who knows Kim Haeil best.
“…”
And Sorak.
“…”
He couldn’t say anything and looked at Kim Haeil. And Kim Haeil, the Heavenly Demon-
“…”
He simply looked at the sky.
‘It’s boring.’
Living in a new environment, where no one knows that I am the Heavenly Demon, was quite stimulating and interesting.
Because they were experiences he hadn’t had.
But at this moment, he felt boredom.
‘…Choi Han.’
Choi Han, Cale Henituse.
I don’t get bored at all when I think about fighting against those guys.
‘Weak.’
The people I’ve encountered here are really weak.
It wasn’t arrogance.
It was a natural feeling for him, as the Heavenly Demon.
“Kim Haeil, you-”
Sorak’s voice trembled. He looked at Kim Haeil with an expression full of passion, and opened his mouth.
“How many times have you wielded a sword?”
At that moment, the gaze of the Heavenly Demon, who had been looking at the sky, turned towards Sorak.
Sorak felt the boredom that was reflected in the Heavenly Demon’s eyes.
And the Heavenly Demon said.
“I don’t remember.”
Hundreds of thousands?
Millions?
Hundreds of millions?
Billions?
Well.
The Heavenly Demon didn’t remember.
Because wielding a sword had become as natural as breathing, for him.
“Why should I remember?”
The moment he encountered the Heavenly Demon’s doubt, Sorak was speechless.
“…I’ve lost.”
He lowered his head. The Heavenly Demon had won.
Waaa!
Cheers were heard, but the Heavenly Demon thought.
‘…This place is too peaceful.’
Suddenly, he felt that he was in a very different world than the Demon Cult.
“Young Master, you’ve worked hard.”
The Heavenly Demon ignored Cale’s words, as he walked, and stopped at the words he said afterwards.
“Won’t it get fun soon?”
At that moment, the corners of the Heavenly Demon’s lips curled upwards.
* * *
The combat competition, which was full of noise, continued.
Round of 8.
Only 8 masters remained.
Among them-
Kim Haeil.
That name was there.
The Ghost Swordsman.
Hyun Sung.
And,
“Hwa In, Sohyi.”
Two more names remained.
“The leader will face Sohyi.”
Passote, the leader of Dark Abyss. He would face Sohyi in the round of 8.
When Passote stopped at Cale’s words. Cale placed his hand on the Heavenly Demon’s shoulder, who was sitting next to him.
“Of course, our Young Master will face Hwa In first.”
The Heavenly Demon simply drank a cup of tea. But Choi Han, who was by his side as an escort, opened his mouth.
“I’ll go that day.”
“I’ll also go.”
Alberu and Choi Han decided to go together.
* * *
“One-Move Sword! One-Move Sword!”
“Leader! Break the streak of One-Move Sword!”
Waaa!
A space filled with cheers.
The Heavenly Demon looked at Hwa In, the leader of the Justice Alliance, who was standing in front of him, and raised the corners of his lips.
“Now it will be fun.”
