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The best territory designer of all time - Episode 205

205fury. an unexpected encounter (2)

“Hey, do you mind??”

A voice that asks as if you are worried.

Serazade turned her head at that voice..

I looked into Julien's eyes, which were about an inch lower than my own eye level..

“step back.”

A weak guy rolling a pen in front of a desk.

A useless, fluffy baby.

That was Serazade's impression of Julien..

It was like that when I first spoke to you earlier..

‘Even though I moved out of the bushes, I didn't notice and was surprised until it was too late..’

It looked pathetic.

If this person had bad intentions?

He would have been killed without being able to defend himself..

Julien's appearance afterwards was also the same..

‘I just got dragged along doing whatever I wanted to do..’

Was he surprised and asked who it was?.

So I answered without any unnecessary details..

The name is Serazade.

Guests from the Sultanate.

He's staying at the Frontera family's mansion..

I walked here to take a walk and happened to see it..

I unintentionally overheard a conversation with the attendant next to me..

So I thought I would help..

Julien spoke quickly and clearly, without even having time to reply..

And he looked straight into Julien's eyes and asked.

Where is the rock?.

I will clean it up.

‘Then the reaction was even more shocking. With a fierce look on his face, he pointed out the rocky path..’

Even that appearance was full of gaps..

Whether or not the attendant next to me is in a hurry to look out for this side..

With round eyes like a startled rabbit, he showed me the path blocked by a rock..

‘Lloyd Frontera, are you brothers with that unlucky and cunning man? I'm almost suspicious.’

Serazade's shoulders trembled..

Lloyd Frontera.

He was an annoying person just thinking about it..

So I secretly expected my younger brother to be just as good as Lloyd..

When we actually met each other like this, I realized that my younger brother was nothing more than an idiot and idiot..

‘I'm just a saennim who is good at studying..’

Thinking like that, she looked straight at Julien..

He spat out briefly in a low voice..

“further.”

“Ah yes.”

Julien panicked and took a few more steps back..

The men lined up around him cast wary eyes in this direction..

Men covered in mud from removing rocks.

These were the attendants who accompanied Julien from the royal capital..

They were also excellent sword expert intermediate level knights..

“…….”

But I'm not interested.

Whether they are on guard or not.

Here, you can help by removing the rock..

Then it will be easier to get the lullaby from Lloyd..

Thinking like that, Serazade turned and faced the rock..

“…….”

The oval-shaped rock was large..

The diameter of the short side alone seemed to be over 2 meters..

The long side reached 4 meters..

Thanks to this, the road for carriages was completely blocked..

This was because the road itself was narrow along the side of a steep slope..

In other words, the rock rolled down from the left slope above the slope and stuck in the middle of the not-so-wide road..

‘Phew.’

Serazade took a deep breath before reaching the rock..

Her hand was already holding the scimitar handle..

more loosely.

At the same time, more precisely.

Raised my senses.

Staring at the rock, searching for its weak point, baring its fangs..

Skak!

The scimitar gave off an eerie light..

One side of a large rock was cut as is..

Kwasok!

The edge of the rock was cut off as big as a fist..

“……!”

Julien and the accompanying knights' eyes widened..

But this was just the beginning.

ska kaka kakak!

Numerous melodies were engraved in the air..

Serazade's appearance became blurred, engulfed in dozens of rays of sword light..

At the same time, the rock blocking the path gradually became smaller from the edge..

No, to be precise, it was ‘cut off’ by handfuls..’

Cutter jaw! Quasuk! Quas seats!

As if doing it piece by piece.

Or like chopping vegetables to make fried rice..

“That must be... … It's like peeling potatoes.…….”

Someone among the training knights muttered absentmindedly..

Everyone shook their heads at those words..

peeling potatoes.

When I saw that incredible sight, it was something that came to mind..

To that extent, Serazade's swordsmanship and power came as a shock to everyone..

‘Is that possible??’

Everyone had serious doubts.

Cutting a rock into two pieces with a sword.

This is possible with a high-quality test..

For example, among sword experts, those with the highest level of skill are like this..

However, even a top-level expert swordsman cannot split a rock multiple times..

This was due to the limitations of the durability of the sword itself..

‘of course. A sword is ultimately just an iron bar with a sharp edge..’

If you hit a rock with something like that,?

Of course, the blade is greatly damaged..

Even if you cut the rock down.

A sword blade is something that can be damaged even if you just cut a piece of leather or meat..

It would be too greedy to expect the blade to remain intact even after hitting a large rock..

That is why 'Auror', which has the power to cut through all objects but does not damage the blade, is called the Sword Master's strongest technique..

But that woman?

‘I'm not using an auror. Not a sword master. But how could it be like that…? … Even though I cut the rock dozens of times, the sword remained intact.?’

Everyone looked at Serazade's back with shock and doubt..

Of course they didn't know.

Serazade is already walking the line between advanced sword expert and sword master..

‘Hmm!’

The more she swung the scimitar, the calmer Serazade's eyes became..

At the same time, Geomro became more sophisticated..

The sword energy became more concentrated..

She didn't waste any sword.

While swinging the sword, the sword energy was maintained by mobilizing only the minimum amount of mana..

And finally, the moment the scimitar blade touches the rock..

Mana was concentrated only in that brief moment..

The cutting power of the sword was raised to the limit..

Such work was carried out accurately with each of the dozens of stormy sword strikes and every split second..

Post-human concentration that was previously impossible.

It was the result of her hellish training with Haviel..

Of course, she did not fully realize that her level had risen..

I only focus on the sole purpose of removing the rock in front of me..

‘Seupeup!’

Stitch-!

A rock that has been cut by peeling potatoes more than two hundred times..

Thus, the final cut was finally made on a rock that had become smaller than fifty centimeters..

Tspat!

The remaining rock was cut cleanly into two..

And Serazade took up the scimitar..

After blowing on the blade, which had become hot due to countless frictions,.

I sheathed my scimitar as if nothing had happened..

I turned around towards everyone..

“This is enough?”

behind where she points.

where there was a large rock.

There was a large pile of fist-sized square rock debris made of infinite dice..

None of Julien and his attendants could easily answer..

A smile appeared on Serazade's lips..

“Clean it up.”

Serazade leaves those words and turns away without any regrets..

Only then did the knights come to their senses and begin to remove the rock debris..

♣

The evening was similar to usual..

But on this day, Serazade’s evening was a little different from usual..

Actions that helped Julien during the day.

Thanks to that help, I was invited to dinner with Count Frontera's family..

“If it weren't for Ms. Serazade today, my second child would have been in a lot of trouble. Thank you so much.”

“It was nothing.”

A very small table for a count's family..

Simple but neat food on the table.

Count Frontera's thanks coming over the food.

Serazade shook his head and spoke again..

“I just happened to see him in trouble while taking a walk..”

“If that coincidence had gone to someone else, something different might have happened. Wasn't it purely thanks to Ms. Serazade's kind heart and kindness that turned coincidence into good deeds?.”

“…….”

This kind of praise is burdensome..

Serazade thought quietly while holding a fork..

He was just trying to get Lloyd a lullaby easily..

So I just helped Julien and his group..

Why is everyone like this?.

‘uncomfortable.’

Actually, I wasn't used to compliments..

Although she had heard verbal praise from her subordinates, she had rarely received pure praise and gratitude from people of higher or equal status..

That's why.

This meal place was uncomfortable.

I felt like I was being forced to wear clothes that didn't fit my body..

Moreover, the atmosphere of this family was also very unsuitable..

Because it was so much sweeter and warmer than I expected..

“Yeah, wasn't it hard to get there??”

“Not at all. The attendants did a great job..”

“so? These are people I am truly thankful for..”

“Yes, mother. Moreover, as I mentioned earlier, Serazade was of great help..”

“I see Thank you, Miss Serazade. Today, our family owes a great debt to Ms. Serazade..”

“……Ah yes.”

I awkwardly dozed off again as I was greeted by the Countess, who smiled happily at me..

Serazade dipped his salad and listened to the count's family's conversation..

“Second child.”

“yes father.”

“It was difficult studying alone in an unfamiliar place.?”

“Nope. I lived without lacking anything. Thanks to my father, mother, and brother..”

“They say so, but this father knows everything. How can you not know? The sadness of having to live alone in a place where you don't know anyone... … Sigh.”

Is it because I’m so emotional?.

Count Frontera drank three glasses of champagne in succession..

Julien asked worriedly..

“father? Are you okay?”

“haha. This father is fine. Because it feels so good. Because it is an infinitely happy day. How could I not be happy??”

“Ahaha, ma, that’s right.”

“That's why.”

Count Frontera got drunk in an instant and his face turned bright red..

He looked alternately at Lloyd, Julien, and his two sons with moist eyes..

“This father is happy. Because he is your father.”

“father…….”

“To be honest, I don't know how to express these feelings. I'm proud of you. I am the proudest person in the world. Because you are successful? Because the eldest child achieved great fame and the second child graduated from the Academy with distinction? No.”

The count's words continued in tears..

“This father is a horse. I'm not happy that you guys succeeded. I am so grateful that you have grown up so healthy and kind. No, I am infinitely grateful that this poor father can be your father. I want to express my gratitude to fate for sending you to me as a son..”

“Ooh, um, dad, you look like you're drunk…….”

“No, Julien. And it's Lloyd. This father can give everything to you right now. What if the harsh fate in the sky tells you that you have to spend your whole life to protect yourself? This father is willing to roll a thousand times, ten thousand times, a hundred million times, for the rest of his life, and still be able to laugh. If it would make you happy, I would be happy to do so. Do you understand??”

“Ugh… … father…….”

Julien's hands and feet shriveled..

Lloyd's duodenal villus, sitting next to me, was nicely curled up..

The countess sitting across from him covered her bright red face with both hands. The appearance is like, 'A man who is weak at drinking is talking like this today when a guest is visiting...' … .' She seemed very embarrassed..

So Serazade was inwardly shocked..

I got drunk for a long time.

Because my emotions are rising.

The scene exploded.

Because of the Count's unhesitating expression of affection that makes his hands and feet tremble,?

It wasn't.

On the contrary, it was the opposite..

She was shocked with envy..

‘The original family... … It's like this?’

I thought families like this only existed in good, innocent stories..

I never thought I'd see something like this in real life..

‘with me… … It's so different.’

Serazade secretly clenched his fists under the table..

Suddenly, the Sultan came to mind..

own father.

No, rather than a father, he is a heartless person in power..

How did he have to live to be recognized by such a sultan?.

Growing up, how stubbornly did you have to push yourself to gain even a little bit of trust, recognition, and stand out among dozens of princes and princesses?.

I never let go of my sword even for a day..

Even if the blisters on my hands burst and burst again.

Even if my father doesn't even look at me like that,.

If I become skilled someday.

If you ever become a sword master.

When that day comes, my father will finally acknowledge me..

He said he would treat her as a proud daughter and child..

It was a person who lived his life believing firmly..

It was still the same now.

Trying to get a lullaby from Lloyd.

It was all a struggle to become a sword master..

It was because I wanted to be recognized by my father as soon as possible..

“…….”

But this is somehow unfair..

You don’t have to try so hard.

Even if you don’t wet your pillow with tears every night.

Even if you don't try to comfort yourself.

Even if you don't do that.

‘Originally, there was no need for recognition.?’

It was unnecessary.

That was normal.

That was an ordinary family..

I'm just happy that you're my daughter and son..

That was family, parents and children..

But he didn't grow up in that kind of family..

No, it was only now that I realized and realized that fact..

That fact was so unfair and vain..

The life you lived.

The time of trying so hard.

I wondered what it was all about.

“…….”

What am I?.

Clenched fist under the table.

So my two trembling hands.

I suddenly felt so small..

The shoulders that droop, the head that bows naturally.

It all felt unsightly..

It was from then on..

Serazade finished his meal in a daze, not even realizing what he was eating or what he was talking about with Count Frontera's family..

The original plan of attempting to renegotiate Lloyd's was not even contemplated..

When I returned to the VIP accommodation, I sat on the bed blankly for a while..

The night gets darker.

The oblivious moon and stars rise.

When the white moonlight tickles the window.

Serazade stood up as if possessed..

I started packing my bags..

‘Let's go back.’

I didn't even know why.

It was just empty.

The efforts you have made so far.

My father's approval that I longed for so much.

The level of sword master I had longed for so much..

Everything felt fleeting and empty..

I just didn't want to think about it anymore..

I just wanted to rest a little bit.

‘let's go.’

Squeak.

I left the room.

A hallway engulfed in darkness unfolded before my eyes..

I let out an inexplicable sigh in front of that daunting sight..

“Phew.”

Why does this sigh come out?.

I just feel like everything is in vain.

Something became unbearable.

I took a step back.

one step, two steps.

Walking down the hallway helplessly.

One drop, two drops of tears.

Follow the cheek to the tip of the chin..

The moment I tried to wipe my eyes with the back of my hand like a fool.

“……Serazade?”

Suddenly, Julien's voice gently grabbed my sleeve..