Chapter 198 – Preparation

#198.

Next day.
As soon as I woke up, I quickly showered and ate, and headed to the gymnasium.

“You are here.”
“Am I late?”

When I opened the gymnasium door and headed inside, I saw Ludwig waiting for me.
When he asks if he has waited long enough, he shakes his head as if it doesn’t matter.

“No. I just came too. Would you like to go right then?”
“Uh. Okay. Can I use platinum?”
“Of course.”

As expected, Ludwig was also a swordsman, but when he took out Platinum from his inventory, his eyes turned to it.
A demonic sword that anyone who wields a sword will covet.
Of course, the sword he was using was a great sword, but it couldn’t compare to the Platinum made of an alloy of Orichalcum and silver ore.

“Then go!”

Procrastinating here is out of character and meaningless.
Check out the results of your hard work right now!

Spa Ah-!

There is no need to look at the liver or do anything.
Immediately, through a space jump, he fired a slash from the blind spot.
Due to the vibration of the aura, the sword with terrible cutting power cuts down on Ludwig.

Kaaang!

Of course, that attack was easily blocked.
However, since there was something else they were aiming for from the beginning, the moment the swords met, the vibrations contained in the strong air were emitted as waves.

Woo-woo-woo!

The wave turned Ludwig’s defenses back to nothing, and became a shock wave that hit the whole body.
If you were a normal person, your whole body would explode the moment you touched it, but the opponent is not good.

“It’s already such an achievement. You are amazing!”

─Whoa!

With praise, Ludwig rolled hard on the floor, and the wave energy that rose through his feet collided with my attack and offset it.
It passed through without any effect and jumped again while watching the shimmering of the space spreading backwards and forwards.

Together with him, he used fairy tales and illusions to hide, circling around and aiming for gaps.
It was a skill that I was sure would never be able to detect even against a 10-star opponent if I didn’t know in advance, but that was just an illusion.

“It’s a great hideout. However, if the other person has special detection abilities, there is a possibility that they will be found out.”

Doo-woong-!

At the same time, a wave of aura spread around Ludwig.
As if the ripples caused by water drops falling on the surface of the water spread concentric circles, the waves sweeping through the air soon touched my body and created a shimmer.

“In my case, I have the ability to detect using waves. Even if you hide the presence, you cannot hide the aura itself.”
“It certainly is.”

At the same time as Ludwig pointed out, I was out of hiding.
It’s not simply a matter of level, but it means that depending on what unique skill I have, my stealth shows extreme performance.

Even though Ludwig is at the level of 11 stars, he would have easily noticed me even if he was at the level of 10 stars below that.
Just like Rio did last time.

Until later, the skill level of assimilation increased and even the energy of Aura could be hidden. Until then, the limit was clear.

“Then go again without any tricks!”
“Yes. Please come.”

Shuuu-!

As soon as he hit the ground vigorously, a platinum-colored sword shot from above his right shoulder.
A will continued between the sword made of aura and me.
Upon receiving the order, he immediately attacked Ludwig in a straight line with the shortest distance.

Kang…!

Naturally, Ludwig was not easy enough to get caught up in such a simple trajectory.
The moment I lightly slash the welcome sword, the will I planted explodes.

─Quaguaguagwang!

The whole sword exploded, tearing the air with fragments of the aura.
His vision was obscured by flashes of brilliant gold that were hacking away in all directions.
Taking advantage of that gap, I leaped into a square again.

“Suck!”

Appearing from above, I vigorously lowered my sword.
Coercion, Pleasure, Desperation. Even so, the sword containing the wave using the penetrating glass fell like lightning.

Quagmire and light—!

“You are wonderful.”
“Haaaaap!”

If they were impressed, they would even show a little sincere surprise.
If you say that with a calm expression, you can’t really feel it!
I swung my sword one after another, hoping to distort that hard expression even a little, along with a sudden sense of selfishness.

Kagaga River! Cuckoo-! Kwakwang!

Flashes of golden light crossed the space dozens of times every second.
The flash of light, which caused afterimages, was easily blocked by the simply swung sword.

“Get it right!”
“If you get hit, you die. Sorry.”

Even in the midst of pouring a series of attacks, the illusion sword formed from the air fell like a meteor.
The golden meteor crashes furiously toward its target, but misses every time.
The fragments of the exploding meteor also did not even touch my clothes, and they were reconciled with mana and scattered.

Jumping over the space, swinging the sword, and using the welcome sword to keep in check, the battle continued.
Without even knowing how much time had passed, he swung his sword like crazy and stopped at some point.

“Ugh.. Ugh..!”
“To think you’re already grafting the penetrating goggles into the French style swordsmanship. You are amazing. You seem to have gotten used to the use of that sword.”

Ludwig praised the fact that his aura was low and he was breathing heavily.
I wonder if the same person was beaten, but I was the only one who was the only beggar even though we exchanged swords fiercely for several hours.
The calm face without any change from the beginning is disgusting for nothing.

“Ha.. But still a long way off. If we want to get rid of the Church of Destruction, there’s no way we can do this.”
“Is that so? It is not good to be too impatient.”
“I know. Wasn’t there a lot to do? It’s over now, so go.”
“All right. Then I’ll see you tomorrow at this time.”

Before I knew it, the sunset was pouring down into the gymnasium from the window.
I left the gymnasium after watching the scene where the orange light was gradually calling out my body.
Now, all you have to do is put the skills into practice through sparring, and the preparation is over.

***

Kwakwagwagwang—!

Golden showers pour down from the sky.
Using the multiple thought circuit, he split his will and focused on the sky.
At the same time, he recovered only a small amount of concentration that had been focused on the welcome sword that had just fallen to the ground.

It shook unsteadily as if it would collapse the moment it lost its will, but before that it exploded as it touched the ground.
The sparring with Ludwig that lasted for 15 days gave him the know-how to handle the illusion sword.
This way, as you can see, I was able to handle multiple illusion swords at once.

“It’s definitely fast-paced!”
“Thank you!”

At the same time, he does not allow even a single touch, even brushing his collar.
Really, just a little bit, even just once, I wish I could hit that muscular body.

Our battles continued to intensify as time went on.
Dozens of sword strikes flew every second, and dozens of golden meteors fell from the sky, causing explosions in all directions.

Ludwig easily blocked all of that.
The sword was easily slashed, and the aura fragments flying from all sides twisted the trajectory with a shock wave using waves and flowed to the side.

The battle continued for two hours.
By the time our aura was depleted and we were out of breath, we stopped without asking anyone first.

“Thank you for your effort. Then I’ll go. I’ll see you when you leave tomorrow.”
“Okay. Thank you. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

As I greeted him, brushing off his wet forelock with sweat, Ludwig bowed his head and left his gymnasium.
As the tempo of the attack increased due to the illusion sword, the depletion of the aura naturally increased.
The other day, I invested 1000 karma at once and thought it was enough, but I saw the limit.

“Whoa… I’ll have to think about whether to invest more.”

Karma continues to pile up while attacking the ancient ruins, exceeding 15,000.
I wonder if it would be okay to invest about 5,000, but I was saving it just in case.
There is a need to think about it before leaving for the southern jungle.

My body is wet with sweat and sticky.
Feeling uncomfortable, I fluttered my apron to cool off, then went to my room and took a cool shower.

“Haa.. Is it Sernia today?”

Taking out the communicator, I immediately called Sernia.
A hologram unfolded from the bracelet-shaped communicator, and soon the face of a black-haired, black-eyed beauty was revealed.

-Master. You said you would come tomorrow, right?

Sernia seemed strangely excited, as if she had heard the story she had with Tina yesterday.
When I saw the corner of her smiling mouth, the corners of her mouth rose to my ears.
He remembered the night he first met Sernia after learning about the imperial family’s secret.

– Lord, Master. Wait a minute!
─Oh! Sernia. Get your hands off The ancestor said he would like to see his descendant, but where!
─That, don’t say such things…
-Then put your hands away. Can you give your ancestor a pussy? Uh? I can fuck you in your cunt! No?

The fact that I was an ancestor was awkward, but the shy expression was quite cute.
Even a member of the imperial family, where incestuous marriages are prevalent, seemed quite agitated when he learned that I, who was both master and lover, was King Seonjo.

When I deliberately attacked them and emphasized the sense of immorality, I was ashamed and didn’t know what to do.
It was quite refreshing to see her rejecting it, unlike my immediate response to the word ‘pussy’, when I stayed in the capital for a week.

Recalling the memory of that time, I replied, thinking of what I would do this time.

“Of course. I also have to do a pussy exam for our lovely Sernia.”

– Really… Please stop. I’m just fine like this…

“Didn’t you like the fact that I was an ancestor?”

-It’s not like that.-

“Then?”

-I don’t know..-

Like this desired offspring!
When I go this time, I must show the wisdom of my ancestors.
It means committing until you pass out.

“How did the last request go?”

It wasn’t just me meeting him and having sex all day.
No, it’s true that we only had sex, but we shared everything.
Now that the day to leave for the southern jungle approached, it was good to know everything about the situation there without hiding anything.

I know that the Lizardmen have gathered, but I don’t know if it’s because of the emergence of a really powerful object or something else.
So, he asked for more detailed information from Sernia.
Since she also collaborated with Arisha, she must have grasped more details than last time.
As if to prove my thoughts, Sernia willingly shared additional information.

-Yes. The appearance of the upper entity was also confirmed. The Lizardman Lord has united all forces.-

“Rod… If it’s a road, it must be over 10 stars, right?”

-Yes. There are cases where it goes all the way to 11 stars, but that is unlikely. In addition, this object has the ability to lead, so it is less helpless than the average 10-star level.-

“Hmm… That’s getting annoying.”

Even at 10 stars, although armed forces were at the bottom, the realm itself was a gangster, so it was not so comforting.
The way for me, who is only 8 stars, to beat 10 stars is something that cannot happen even if the world turns upside down.

‘If this is the case, is it first of all to resurrect Karut first?’

Still, it’s not like there’s no possibility.
If Karut regained his skin and was resurrected, even if he couldn’t fully recover his former strength, even the 10-stars could handle it to some extent.
We don’t even need to kill him, we just need to get out safely after that.

“But why is he still only in the Southern Jungle? Isn’t it like expanding the territory or something by rallying the forces?”

– Oh, that’s it. Looks like the elves are blocking it.-

“Elf..?”

-Yes. Master told me to find out about the Elven Guard. Thanks to you, here’s the information I learned –

“What?”

Seeing the elves gradually diminishing, he felt suspicious and even ordered an investigation into the Elven Guard, which seemed to have something to do with the Lizardmen forces that were born in the south this time.
It’s a coincidence, but I guess I decided to find a link while grasping the two pieces of information at the same time.

-I don’t know the exact details, but they say that a rebellion broke out in Elvenguard, and the queen died and the leader of the rebellion usurped the place. Then the High Elf Princess fled and settled in the South with her own vassals.-

“A high elf princess..”

Reina Ornix.
It was a big elf with fresh lemon-colored hair and green eyes like greenery.
She is the benefactor who saved me from drifting down the river, and she never thought that the woman she was determined to seduce would be in her South.
Is it right to see this as a relationship?

‘Of course, flirting is impossible, but…’

She would go with Hisha, but if she openly flirted with him, she might become a yandere again.
She’s still trying to keep her balance and hold it down, but if she does, it’s going to be a big deal.
It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped.

-I think it would be better to cooperate with that high elf princess.-

“Okay?”

-Yes. The fact that the Lizardman Lord is suppressed means that the strength of the Elves is quite strong. The place where the fault is located is within their sphere of influence, so it would be good to cooperate.-

Certainly, it would be fortunate if we successfully reached the temple and resurrected Karut without meeting the Lizardman Lord, but if we were caught along the way, the plan would fall apart.

“Then try contacting me.”

-Yes. All right. But don’t get your hopes up. Sources say it’s very closed-

“That’s it.. I can’t help it because I’m in a position to be chased by the Elven Guard.”

That is probably the reason why there are no people and it is located on a barren land.
I had no intention of flirting, but meeting a beautiful woman was quite exciting.
Even that, if it was a woman who transferred the fantasy utopia of a man as it is, a big breasted high elf, it was something she could not refuse.

-Then I’ll hang up. See you tomorrow.-

“Okay. My ancestor is going to check her pussy after a long time.”

-Master..!-

“Hut up.”

─Tap

Sernia tried to shout something as if to stop playing around, but I didn’t listen and hung up to protect the health of my eardrum.

“It’s an elven resistance army.. I’m looking forward to it.”

Another case is about to proceed.
There will be more incidents in the future, but what will be at the end of this journey?
My heart started beating wildly with half anticipation and half concern.