Chapter 173 – Intangibles

#173.

Next day.

“Whoa.. Shall we go!”

As soon as the day dawned, I took a quick shower and prepared myself for what was to come by stretching the Aura all over my body and leaving the room after finishing all preparations.

The servants glanced at me once as I was wearing a hood, but I didn’t speak to them and focused on their daily routine.
The same goes for the guards, and it was only when we finally arrived at the dedicated training ground that we saw a familiar face.

“You are here. The head of the household is waiting for you.”
“Yes. Thank you.”

Even though Hughers knew my identity, he kept his distance thoroughly out of consideration for other people’s eyes.
Something is a bit disappointing

After a brief greeting, I followed Hughes into the dedicated gymnasium, and immediately a presence rushed at me with terrifying speed.

“Lie!”

It’s been less than 10 hours since they broke up, but Eris jumped in with all her might and gave her chest an ecstatic touch, just like the time when they were reunited after more than two years.

“It hasn’t even been a day, so why are you so childish?”

As I slowly patted her on the back and enjoyed the feel of her bouncy breasts, Eris looked up at her breasts even more as if she noticed my sign.

“How important is time? Good to see anytime do you hate it?”
“No way.”

As we clung to the chest bone that always makes us happy, a displeased voice and unprecedented power separated the two of us.

“Get away from me now. Come here.”

Turning her head, she sees a man standing with a sword.
Why did that sword have a thrilling energy just by looking at it?
His cock, which raised his head on its own at the bloody eyes, drooped.

“Kuhm..! Why did you call me here?”
“I had a conversation with Eris yesterday. You bastard… You have so many women.”
“Yes..?”

I wondered if Eris had said that, so when I looked at her, she shook her head.
I turned my head to Lucas again, blaming myself for doubting her for a moment.

“He was openly flirting with women. It must have been because she was confident, right?”
“Uh, that’s…”
“One of them is that she is even a princess, so she must become stronger in order not to be swayed by the Empire.”

As if my answer wasn’t important in the first place, Lucas cut off his words before he could properly utter them, and threw the longsword that was hanging on one side.

Whiriririririk—Tak!

Quite a few people couldn’t recognize it properly and easily snatched the sword that flew at a speed that would cut them to death, and Lucas immediately threw out a warning mixed with words.

“Raise your sword.”
“No, can you calm down for a moment? What is the situation now… Hey!”

Stand up!

Knowing well that if I tried to mix swords with Lucas, I would end up getting beaten back, so I tried to continue the conversation somehow, but I had no choice but to throw myself in a hurry with the strong wind that flew by in an instant.

“Are you crazy!?”
“You are crazy. How dare you leave my daughter for another woman? Be prepared.”

Lucas ignited cold anger and started swinging his sword again.

─Kaga gaga river!

“Kuhup..!”

Before and after. Sword strikes raged from all directions, regardless of direction.
If you block the left, the right. If you block the front, from behind.
He continued to move his body without a moment’s rest in response to the constantly flying sword.

“Let’s talk!!”
“Are you having a conversation? You don’t think the prosecutor’s going to talk only with his mouth, do you? I will see if you dare to let Eris go and have an affair.”

Fuck. I have nothing to say. In fact, I can only see that she really cheated.
No matter how polygamous this world may be, parents would not be able to accept it.

It was dangerous as if he would be cut right away, but this was possible thanks to Lucas’ consideration.
If he really hadn’t put circumstances in his hands, he would have already become a cold corpse the first time he swung the sword.

He probably entered the coffin without even knowing he was dead until the moment he died.

“Okay. It holds up just fine. Don’t you remember the past?”
“Once upon a time? Are you recalling the memory of child abuse!”

When he was sarcastically asking if he was saying something from someone who had beaten a 12-year-old mercilessly, Lucas laughed as if he was having fun.

“Haha.. You haven’t come to your senses yet. Please hold on well!”

Kwaaaaang-!!

“Cheak!”

For a moment, I even felt the space being distorted by Lucas’ sword pressure.
As soon as I blocked the sword, my body was slammed to the floor like a shotgun.

I managed to keep my balance, slipped, drained the energy, and looked up to see Lucas looking down.

“Then don’t take it one step further.”

At that time, while I was looking at it wonderingly, not knowing what it was to raise it one step further, the strong qi that was wearing the sword stretched and began to split.

I asked why do I remember the past, but it seems to proceed in the same way as the sparring I did after awakening my sword skill.

Shiriririk—!

A moment’s thought is a luxury.
As he said, Lucas immediately unleashed a tremendous storm of swords.
Standing in front of them, I am insignificant like a human taking on a natural disaster.
I tried to hold on somehow and threw my sword away.

Cagan! Visor!

I hit the blow from the front, and with the recoil, I threw my body and shifted my body weight to knock out the strong attack from the side.

Peit!

“Kuh..!”

Although he exerted all his physical abilities to the fullest, he was injured because he could not keep up with the offensive.
It’s not just the use of strong energy, but the power and speed contained within it. It’s because everything has risen twice as much as before.

“Lie..!”
“Stand back, Eris. I cannot concede this.”

Eris tried to intervene as I saw my wounds, but couldn’t come out as she chewed her lips at Lucas’ deep voice.

Because he knows he won’t be of much help if he steps in here.
This can be said to be Lucas’ greatest concession.
I’m going to allow my relationship with Eris only if I get recognition here. You shouldn’t be wrapped in a skirt width even in a place like this.

“Suck!”

Jumped right over the space.
In an instant, I grabbed Lucas from behind and lowered my sword.

Kang!

“Whoa… This is definitely amazing.”

I suppressed my excitement at the voice filled with a little surprise, and once again leaped into the space, aiming for an opening.

Kang! Cagan! Chaeeng!

Continue to leap. Attack. Jump. Attack. Two patterns were repeated.
Sometimes from behind, from the side, from above, from below. Sword attacks were pouring in from all directions.

Of course, all of that was easily brushed away by Lucas.

“It’s a space leap.. Yes. It’s amazing to be able to use it without having to learn the mind. But..”

Spa Ah-!

Once again, it jumps over space and occupies gaps.

“Huh..!”

And I saw a sword that had been cut right up to the nape of my neck.
I breathed in vain and desperately avoided it, but the nape of the neck was cut weakly and blood flowed out.

Of course, the wound was quickly healed due to the immortal god, but the thought of almost dying gave me goosebumps.
Until now, there were many deaths due to depletion of vitality due to overdrive, but it was all the more so because I had never run away like this.

“You depend too much on that technology. Did you really think it would work for everyone?”

When I raised my head, Lucas, who had dropped his sword on the floor, reprimanded me in a calm tone.

Transcending space.
While living as a mercenary, and even attending the academy, I had never seen a similar skill.

Of course, I was very proud of this technology, and I thought I could be recognized a little by Lucas again.

But no.
Lucas even looked slightly disappointed.

“I never thought it would work. But I don’t think it’s a trivial skill either.”
“Okay. Of course. There is no way that the skill using Frencia style swordsmanship is insignificant. But… You depend too much on it. You can’t keep up with my speed.”
“Is that so?”

What Lucas means is my lack of speed.
If that’s the case, the faster it is, the better. Other people may not know, but me can.

‘500 for agility.’

After killing the members of the Church of Destruction and dealing with the golem, he invested most of his gains in agility, and his body became as light as a feather.

“Suck!”

He jumped straight at Lucas, who was still looking down.

It was a surprise attack aimed at distraction, but I didn’t think it was mean or mean.
Lucas is a great swordsman who can’t even scratch me no matter what I do.
So it’s okay to do things like this.

Viceroy-!

“Haap!”

He approached at terrifying speed and swung his sword, but Lucas’ face was distorted.
I sensed that something was wrong with the expression on my face that showed even anger beyond disappointment.

And..

‘Uh?’

Kwaaaaang-!!

At that moment, I felt a great pain in my stomach, and my body fell to the floor.

Thud! Kugoong! Bang!

It didn’t stop there, but was smashed and bounced off the floor with tremendous force, hit the ceiling, and then fell to the floor.

“Ku-huh..”

Patter-

I felt heat rising from the depths of my stomach, but soon it squeezed through my throat and poured out of my mouth.
The blood reddish red wets the front and stains the floor.

“Ra, lai!”
“Eris!!”

Cooong!

Eris, seeing me like that, tried to step out again, but this time Lucas also sanctioned me not just with words but with direct actions.
With a short explosion of hers, Eris fell to her knees.

“Lie. You… Did you interpret my words that way?”
“What..”
“I know you have special powers. But did you really think you could deal with me with just that? No, did you think I was doing this just to see something like that?”
“…”

Lucas must have wanted to see what I had done during the time I left Eris and what results I had achieved.

He tried to understand where he was and what he was doing while his daughter was grieving, but he was disappointed in the end.

‘I made a mistake.’

Thought it was enough And actually it was enough.
Anyone who reaches 7 stars at the age of 16 will be amazed and will not be disappointed.

But..

“You guys. Are there princesses among women? Did you think the imperial family still didn’t notice you?”
“That..”
“I am just letting it go. And the decisive moment will come. So, do you intend to just hand her over?”

Of course, I have no intention of doing so.
Sernia is my woman and my slave, and I intend to keep her by my side forever.

But she said that wasn’t my way.

“Did you promise Eris? That you will be stronger than me Then.. I should be able to show a look that I admire. Stand up.”
“Ha..”

I didn’t realize it, but there was a hollow in my stomach, as if I had been hit by her fist.
His intestines ruptured, causing him to vomit and even difficulty breathing, but he gnashed his teeth and stood up.

“Lie..”
“Eris. Don’t worry. See you later. Now… Will you stay?”
“…Huh.”

After all, Lucas was Lucas, and at some point, he had reaped the pressure he had put on Eris.
With her body free, Eris tried to approach her, but she refused and she stared straight ahead.

“You guys. Did you learn swordsmanship?”
“What do you mean..”
“Swordsmanship did not improve at all. It means stepping back.”
“…”

I tried to deny it, saying it was nonsense.

But… Is it really like that? Have you been active in swordsmanship training since you left the Duke of France? In fact, didn’t she goof around thinking that she had enough since she obtained the union of the new swords?

Her fists were clenched at the whisper in her heart that even she herself could not deny.
It is true that the combination of new swords is a great skill. Because it increases all swordsmanship proficiency.

But that’s not all.
Because not all swordsmanship can be raised to the limit. If so, I should have already become stronger than Lucas.

In fact, the only thing that has changed compared to when he was rolling in Frencia is that his realm has improved, but his swordsmanship hasn’t changed.

“You can see that the swordsmanship itself has become proficient. I would have tried But you are not desperate. It’s so relaxing. Probably because it has the ability to resurrect. However, that is not enough for the Church of Destruction.”
“Then what should I do?”

Is it because you have a little attitude to learn?
Lucas calmed the anger in his eyes a little and brought up a story from the past.

“I might have done that someday. If you are weak, you will lose precious people. Do you remember?”
“…Yes.”

‘When the fuck is it?’

I said I knew, but I couldn’t really remember.
Of course, it’s not that I don’t remember it at all, but I’ve heard it somewhere.

I lowered my head and pondered to think of something, but Lucas might have understood it as a sign of self-reflection. He exhaled and raised his sword.

He said, “I heard that you will be leaving in a week. Is that right?”
“Yes. You’re right.”

I was planning on going to see Nia in a week, so I told Eris about it, but I think I told Lucas yesterday in advance.

“I will guide you for the week. Do your best. With the thought that if you don’t, your women will die.”
“Whoa.. I see.”

After that, I immediately began desperately trying every possible way to confront Lucas.