271. Inspection (1)

Baek Seol-hee watched everything from the moment Jin Yu-ha and his party first entered Taebaek Mountain.

Under the spell of Director Lina.

Her magic did not allow her to come within 10 meters of Jin Yuha.

Physical interference with it was also not permitted.

The same goes for holding a sword or attacking.

‘But I can still climb cliffs and stuff. That’s a relief.’

As she climbed the cliff together with Jin Yu-ha a little distance away, she felt a strange sense of nostalgia.

At one time, she also practiced here.

At that time, no matter how much I practiced alone, I didn’t see any signs of improvement in my skills.

I definitely feel like there is a possibility that I could become stronger in the future.

When she was struggling and worrying because she couldn’t get through it with just the methods she had been doing.

The place where Lina brought herself was Taebaeksan Mountain.

surely.

This mystery, which limits 90% of your mana and body simply by setting foot in this area, allows you to practice what you normally wouldn’t be able to do.

Anyway, in an environment where the body and mana are limited.

─ Keeeeek!

Drake suddenly appears and blocks the disciple and his group.

In an environment where he can’t properly use the weapon called the cliff, isn’t it dangerous for the disciple to be in danger for a moment?

Baek Seol-hee’s face hardened.

Jin Yu-ha successfully defeated Drake by using his wits in that critical situation.

Even though I really don’t know who raised him.

He was such an excellent disciple.

And, the place in question.

Arrived at the inspector’s residence.

A rascal who smokes a cigarette in front of his disciples with an indifferent look on his face.

Sword Emperor.

As expected, she was a woman I still didn’t like even after seeing her for a long time.

A woman who is infinitely light, infinitely fair, and yet infinitely rude.

‘······The skills are real, though.’

That was when she first trained her disciple to pass through the Forest of Blades.

Baek Seol-hee laughed inwardly.

Well, that was training he had given to his disciples a long time ago.

Seeing the face of the swordsman who was so proud without even knowing it made me feel refreshed.

The training that can be done here has long since been taken away and internalized by oneself.

Although it was a novel training program, it was all refined and improved by her hands and then applied to her students’ bodies.

‘As expected, there is nothing for the disciple to learn here.’

Yes. The disciple just needs to wield his sword and train alone in this special environment, and take only what he needs.

Baek Seol-hee had a faint smile on her lips.

Because I thought Jin Yu-ha would quickly lose interest in the training she had already gone through.

but.

That’s where the problem started.

“My, my sword! That child must inherit my sword!!!”

The words that the sword master screamed as he watched his disciple pass through the forest of blades.

Baek Seol-hee’s expression hardened.

‘This crazy woman, who dares to······!’

however.

thud!

Before Baek Seol-hee’s eyes, there was a dense magic barrier that was completely impenetrable.

* * *

‘Finally······. To me, to me······! Fate has come. God has not abandoned me.’

In fact, the sword master was forgotten among the people and was living in seclusion.

I have had no major complaints about my life so far.

There were several reasons why she became so secluded.

The biggest one is, of course, Malsuk.

Two children whom he was unable to save in the Gate explosion zone.

He had sworn his sword to the two of them in their final promise to take care of his child.

Even though he wasn’t confident that he could raise a child well, he said that he would protect Mal-sook no matter what happened until she became an adult.

In that way, Malsuk naturally became the granddaughter of the inspector.

And the second reason was more realistic.

In fact, there was no need for someone of the rank of inspector to go into hiding to protect his granddaughter.

She has not betrayed the sword she has built up over the years,

Because I was confident that I could protect my granddaughter from any villain who came after her.

However, the problem was her special constitution.

She originally had the same amount of mana as Daehae.

At some point, a strange phenomenon began to occur in her body where her mana amount increased endlessly.

Just walking outside, you feel destroyed and crushed all around.

As if your power is no longer permitted here.

So, would it have been possible to live among people?

There was a limit to forcibly suppressing it every time.

That’s why I asked Lina for help too.

Even she can only provide temporary measures.

She was given a time limit as the mana she had forcibly locked away would explode one day.

So, for those two reasons, this is the place we settled on.

A strange place discovered while slaying monsters.

Taebaeksan Mountain.

For some reason, my mana and stamina went down to rock bottom when I was here.

Even her mana, which was like a vast ocean, was limited to 90%, so this was clearly a miracle and a mystery.

Of course, if you suppress it forcefully, you can hold out for a day or two.

I did go back and forth outside though.

It was a shame that I couldn’t give my granddaughter a proper experience outside.

But I thought that when I got older and became independent, it would be resolved naturally.

okay.

She wasn’t particularly greedy for money.

The desire for honor and showing off was also not that great.

If only he could live out his later years in peace and comfort, he would have been a good person.

But, just one thing.

If she had any foolishness left.

It is his own sword.

He still felt regretful that he could not pass down his sword, which he had polished and trained for his entire life, to future generations.

The granddaughter can’t do it.

Because she didn’t have the talent to wield her own sword.

‘So, I was planning to give the swordsmanship book to Lina when I sent her to the academy next year······.’

She will be able to find someone talented enough to entrust her sword to.

But, of course.

I will raise the disciple who inherited my sword with my own hands.

Touching the growing sword.

It was her natural desire to watch it unfold from the sidelines.

I just gave up because the circumstances just weren’t right.

Because of this, the inspector couldn’t help but blink at this moment.

Because the talent to take up his sword rolled in on its own.

Jin Yu-ha passed through the forest of blades without a single scratch.

Looking at him, the inspector asked in a trembling voice.

“What’s your name?”

* * *

A swordsman who suddenly clings to you in a burdensome manner.

I answered with a trembling face.

“They say to Jin-yu Hara.”

Fidget.

Fidget.

fetish.

fetish.

She suddenly started teasing my body by kneading my arms and legs

“Hoo······. Oh······. Certainly······. This is, real······.”

A series of exclamations.

“Those hands are a bit······.”

“Let go of my hands and let go of my words.”

Then, Kang Do-hee and Lee Yu-ri glared at the inspector as if they were looking at a pervert.

However, the sword master took his hand away as if it was not particularly uncomfortable.

“Oh, sorry. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a body that’s suited to wielding a sword. Anyway, you said to do it, right? Of course you’ll specialize in swordsmanship.”

“Yes? Yes.”

“You, become my disciple.”

“······yes?”

“Haven’t you heard? I’ll teach you how to use the sword. Be my disciple.”

He was truly a man of his own pace.

He immediately told me to become his disciple.

Of course, it is true that I came to her to learn swordsmanship.

But becoming a disciple is a completely different story.

Well, I had a teacher.

“Oh, are you worried about the other kids? Are you worried that you’ll be the only one getting trained?”

She looked at my expression and said something strange.

“Granddaughter.”

Damn it.

Damn it.

Then Alice walked out and glared at me, biting her lips as if she didn’t like something.

‘······What is it? Is there something you don’t like?’

We haven’t even had a proper conversation yet.

Something about Alice seemed to have given me the wrong impression from the start.

“Granddaughter. Take the girls over there and train them like you did.”

Then this time, Kang Do-hee and Lee Yu-ri made bewildered expressions.

Instead of being trained by the sword master, I was trained by a woman called the granddaughter.

The inspector added as if he knew everything.

“I taught that child everything but swords. It won’t make much difference whether I look after you myself or that child. You’re not people who use swords.”

‘what······?’

I opened my mouth at her words.

‘What do you mean you didn’t teach Alice how to use a sword······?’

Of course, the granddaughter of the sword master has a fancy nickname called Geomhwa (劍花).

Naturally, I thought that the sword of the sword would be passed on to Alice.

‘What is this, a personal story······? If I solve the personal story, will I be able to awaken the Sword of Inspection?’

Knowing nothing about Alice, I just thought that.

“grandma.”

“huh?”

“······Talk to me later.”

“Yeah, okay, okay. Got it.”

Alice glanced at me once, then turned around and left.

And I nodded my head because it seemed like Kang Do-hee and Lee Yu-ri were wondering what to do.

“Just go for now. I didn’t come here just to learn today. If you don’t like it, you can change it tomorrow.”

“······Hmm. Hmm.”

“······.”

Let me say it like that.

The two also reluctantly followed Alice.

And then everyone disappeared.

Only me and the inspector were left in this place.

“Now that your partner’s training has been resolved, how about becoming my disciple?”

The inspector spoke to me with confidence.

As if it was predetermined that I would become a disciple.

I spoke to him in a calm manner.

“I will learn the black one. However, I refuse to be a disciple.”

“······what!?”

The inspector’s mouth opened as if he had heard something unbelievable.