Chapter 192 – Preparation

#192.

“Ah, what.. Did you get dust?”

She’s someone I won’t have anyway, and she’s a woman I’ve never even met face to face in the first place.
She was only a little annoyed that she had shed tears, driven by such memories.

Tears she had never shed for a true lover shed for a woman who was a stranger.
Even if I told Seria, who should be here right now, she would be sad.

I quickly calmed my agitation using the Myungkyung Index and turned my gaze to the status window that appeared right in front of me.

『Acquire fragments of the soul to recover lost memories and unique skills.』
『Death resistance – resist death.▶』

“Death Resistance..”

In my memory, I was a wizard, so I thought I would develop magic-related skills, but it was unexpected.
Or is it because I couldn’t let go of life until the end?

Serenity and Stra.
Things about the two filled my head again.
Feeling like I was about to become depressed, I shook my head and slapped my cheeks to cheer myself up.

“Anyway, it’s already past. Let’s forget.”

Of course, even if you do this, you will not be forgotten.
At least, the anger towards the Church of Destruction that caused them to part ways will not be erased for the rest of their lives.
Especially that guy called Kayuran.

“I was called an apostle..”

If you are an apostle, this is a position that can be regarded as an agent of God.
Fittingly, he was a monster that had reached the level of 12 stars that did not exist in this world.
As a 10-star, he was crushed to the point that he couldn’t even lift a finger.

If that’s the case, it’s not enough right now.
Of course, it may be because they were attacked defenselessly without knowing how to respond, but even so, it is dangerous.
If he were to appear here right away, I would never be able to stop him.

“…She was definitely a guardian goddess.”

However, when I recalled the memories from just before, it seemed that he could not easily reveal himself.
As soon as the guardian goddess appeared, it disappeared.

To be honest, what is a guardian goddess while not doing anything until now? I thought so, but I think I need to correct it.
Because that woman is still keeping those guys at bay.

“Ha.. It’s a long way to go.”

Marlowe was a god in his previous life, so of course he thought he could reach the level of a god again, but that wasn’t the point.
It’s not about whether or not you get there, it’s about how fast you get there.
I had to become stronger before the Guardian Goddess’ power ran out and their restrictions were lifted.

“Whoa.. Let’s not be impatient..”

I felt compelled to become stronger, but I took a deep breath and calmed my emotions.
It doesn’t get better if you practice like this like you’re being chased.
All you have to do is always move forward with the spirit of improvement.

So far, I’ve grown quite steeply even after selling my eyes here and there, so if I put in effort, it will accelerate even more.
She made a firm determination inwardly.

‘Within one year… To reach 10 stars.’

But if it’s just a promise, it’s meaningless.
In my mind, I began to create a routine for how to practice.
In the morning, mana rod training through aura training, swordsmanship training in the afternoon, and virtual enemies and simulators at night.
While I was thinking about this and that, belatedly, something about a unique skill came to my mind.

“Ah.. This is not the time.”

I read one skill, but I don’t know how much it turns.
I haven’t been able to properly open the contents yet, so I clicked the icon to read the detailed explanation.

“Um… Isn’t it a scam?”

The effect of the skill was simple.
To put it simply, it is a function that adds one more coin called life.
To be precise, at the moment of death, it was only at the level of temporarily maintaining the lifeline a little more, but to me, who has an immortal god, it is practically the same as having two lives.

Step..

“If you use Overdrive, you can’t recover because your aura runs out?”

It was also possible only if the aura remained in the body.
In the end, this meant that in order to use this skill properly, you had to either not use Overdrive or use Karma to replenish your aura in real time.

“Writing is troublesome..”

There was a need to stock up on karma even more.
It was definitely better than nothing, so I was satisfied and deleted the status window.

As in other temporary dimensions, the surroundings had a large bed and other simple furniture, and a magic circle engraved on the wall.

Suddenly I miss my lovers.
I wanted to take out my communicator and contact him right away, but I held it in.
It was because I thought that if I contacted him now, I would not be able to see anything.

“As expected.. Memories have an effect.”

Until now, I had left it as a hypothesis, but after experiencing it one more time, I realized that the memories of my previous life caused changes in my current personality.
In the memory of the first time with Karut, there was something called sadism, and now, what can I say, I feel like I have become a pathetic woman.

“Why do you want to keep watching?”

The faces of the lovers keep coming to mind one by one.
Even women who could be said to have been just a one-night stand.
Especially in the case of Seria, whom he could meet right now, he wanted to hug her tightly and pour her kisses.

I need to come to my senses before I become the sweet man Rai in another world.
After activating the Myungkyung Index, this emotion began to disappear quickly, as if it was judged that it was also harmful.
Of course, it’s not completely gone, but it subsided temporarily.

“After! Let’s go.”

There is no more time for sentimentality.
I had to go out quickly and learn Caius style swordsmanship, so I came to my senses and immediately brought my bloodied finger to the magic circle.

As expected, the light came out, and after a while, the moment my vision was restored, I could see a stern face.

“Senior. Are you all right!”
“It’s okay, so please clean your face.”

Even though he has a somewhat worried expression, he looks like he’s about to beat anyone to death.
His height of over 2m and his bulging muscles automatically made him that way.

Turning to the side and falling away from Ludwig, I immediately got to the point.

“Now that the work is done. Let’s go to the gymnasium.”
“Is that so? Then let’s go right away.”

Ludwig, who had suddenly disappeared and appeared, must have questions, but he didn’t hesitate to ask and started guiding me right away.

‘Anyway, it’s fortunate that time passed soon.’

The other day, I was in a moribund state, so I must have passed out for a long time. Looking out the window, it seemed that an hour or two had passed at most.
As we walked while watching the sunset as the sun slowly set, we soon arrived in front of a building.
When I opened the door and headed inside, I saw a view similar to that of Frenciaga’s private dance hall.

A personal training room was prepared on one side, and numerous weapons were mounted on the walls along with scarecrows placed here and there.

“Senior. As a result of my thoughts, it is impossible to learn the Kaiers family swordsmanship, no matter how much you say your ancestors.”
“Why?”
“Most of the Kyers family’s swordsmanship is the operation of aura using waves, and that requires a dedicated aura practice method. Even if it were possible, it would be very inefficient.”

Certainly, the power of Frencia-style swordsmanship would be significantly inferior without Exceed.
The advantage of Frencia-style swordsmanship lies in its various methods of operation, but that is why it is bound to fall behind swordsmanship specialized in one area in terms of power.
It is ripe to assist with that.

“Then what are you going to do?”
“Hmm… So I’m thinking of passing on a technique. Is there a technique that uses vibration among Frencia style swordsmanship? It is a step forward from there.”
“Oh..”

Frencia style 3rd sword cutting.
As Ludwig said, a technique that uses vibrations to instantly exert tremendous cutting power.
Since it deals with waves, it was definitely related to vibrations.

‘What was the difference?’

I don’t remember because I didn’t study hard.
I think the beating did something, but the more I think about it, the more my head hurts, so I decided to just stop.
It was enough for the prosecutor to understand with his body, so why use his head?

“Then let’s demonstrate first.”

Ludwig did not raise his sword, but slowly thrust out his fist.

Fight-!

His fists rippled through the air.
It was empty space, but the space shook and spread far away as if it hit the surface of the water.
The wave that spread like that continued to move forward, but it was scattered in the air.

“Is that it?”
“Yes. It’s a technique called penetrating. It’s a technique that breaks things from the inside, not the outside.”
“It’s an infiltrator.”

As far as I know, Penetration Goggles is a technique that pierces the opponent’s defenses and inflicts damage.
It was a deadly murder technique that could not be seen as blocked even if it was blocked.
If this was the case, it seemed that it could be reborn as a new technique by grafting it into the Frencia style swordsmanship.

‘I can remember now.’

The difference between vibration and wave is the difference between whether a medium exists or not.
In the case of vibration used for semantics, there had to be a medium to transmit it unconditionally, but it was not a wave.
As you just saw, I just swung my fist into the air, but the waves spread far and wide.

“Awesome. It will definitely help.”
“I’m glad that’s the case. Then would you please sit on the floor? We will tell you how to operate it.”

Seeing Ludwig approaching, he sat cross-legged on his floor and his palms landed on his back.

At the same time, a strange feeling aura penetrated his body.
The aura that swept across the entire Mana Road as if a wave was rushing in left a clear image.

It is quiet without any shaking, but the power contained in it is solemn.
The aura that drew a certain pattern several times and swung around his body soon escaped through his back to Ludwig.

At the same time, a status window popped up asking if I was going to learn penetration glasses.
Consumes only 500 karma.
I immediately pressed yes and turned my head to Ludwig.

“Senior. Did you remember?”
“Okay. I definitely remembered.”
“Then let’s try it.”

I got up from my seat, recalling the memories from earlier, and using my aura, I threw out my fist.

Dung-!

Then, although it was weak, I felt the air in front of my fist sway.
Compared to the scene just before, it was infinitely shabby, but I smiled at the phenomenon that proved that the technology had succeeded.

“You are amazing. You got used to it right away. After all, just a little longer and you will become much stronger than me.”
“Anyway, the flattery… Are you going to go now?”
“Yes. There’s something about Orichalquim too, so let’s go take care of it. I’ll give you instructions, so you can use the gym as much as you like during your stay. We will also have a maid on standby to guide you to your room.”
“Uh. Thank you. But where should I go to meet Seria tomorrow?”
“You can come to the office tomorrow morning. Then.”

Ludwig bowed his head as if his role was over and left the arena.
To think that an 11-star knight called the 5 swords of the Empire treats you like that…
It came out a lot.

“No.. Is it true that it fell and was regained?”

But there is no such thing as unrewarded favor.
I personally thought so.
If I act foolishly or disappoint Ludwig, his thoughts might change a little.
Even the emperor couldn’t acknowledge my current appearance, so I must be careful.

“Then let’s start with the skill level…”

In order to apply the penetrating mirror to other technologies, it is necessary to be able to handle it freely.
Right now, it’s just enough to stir the air.
It doesn’t even have killing power, so even if it is combined with other techniques, it will rather produce the result of reducing its power.

“Haap!”

Doo-woong-!

I continued to practice the penetrating mirror at the gymnasium all night long.