Chapter 70 – Strengthening (5)

I equipped all the equipment items I could equip.

Equipped with “+ 20 Gram,” The weapon that currently allows me to extract the most damage, and “Centurion Armor,” The armor I just strengthened, I feel stronger than before.

In particular, today’s successful defense in the 10th and 11th rounds may have played a role in improving my mood.

Of course, I don’t think I will beat Yuria.

No matter what I do, the chance of winning is 0%.

The items I have equipped, even if they have been successfully strengthened, have different bases.

Yuria has used all the additional stats she can get when her level goes up to 100, and I was an ordinary person before I came here, so losing is one of the natural reasons.

Also, the equipment used is also different.

Of course, the equipment Yuria uses is level 100 equipment, and although it is not up to the level of her original character, Renia, it has been properly strengthened and given abilities.

On the other hand, the equipment I am using was successfully strengthened today, but not all of it was properly strengthened and no abilities were given.

Lastly, when it comes to swordsmanship itself, Yuria is already much more experienced than me.

Yuria has already battled demons countless times, and her swordsmanship skills are much higher than mine.

That’s why I ran towards Yuria first and tried to swing her sword.

“Uh?”

Puck!

When I took a step, it went much farther than I expected, and my stride became twisted, causing me to lose my balance and fall forward.

“Jinuni, are you okay?”

When I fell, Yuria came up to me and spoke worriedly to me.

“Oh, it’s okay. I was embarrassed because I suddenly went further forward than I thought I would.”

I stood up, shaking off the dust, and looked in the direction I had run from.

Clearly, a place that previously required a few steps to move was now possible in just one or two steps.

I feel that my strength has increased.

“I’ll come back, Yuria.”

“Huh!”

I confronted Yuria again, increasing the distance between her and her.

And then he ran towards Yuria again.

This time, I approached Yuria accurately without falling.

I immediately swung my sword.

The speed of swinging the sword has also become much faster.

However, Yuria looked at the sword I was swinging and easily dodged it.

As I watched, I continued to swing her sword without stopping.

My intention was to apply as much as possible the sword fighting techniques I had learned from Yuria so far and try to hit at least one hit.

“You’re definitely faster than before, Jinu. I think you can easily fight the people here at this level, right?”

Yuria dodged my sword and told me her thoughts.

I paid no heed to Yuria’s words and continued to swing her sword.

And in the end, I decided that I was exhausted and couldn’t swing anymore, so I widened the distance.

“Huh, huh. I guess I should be satisfied with the fact that I’ve grown.”

“Then shall we go this way this time?”

While I was catching my breath, Yuria ran towards me.

And I barely reacted to the attack, which I would have been unable to react to until now, and blocked it with my sword.

Visor!

“오? 이걸 막아 낼 수 있게 되었네, 지누님.”

“나도 모르게 팔이 올라갔네. 나 자신도 놀라고 있어.”

진짜 무의식으로 유리아가 휘두르는 검을 보고 막아 냈다.

하지만 그다음 내 검을 밀어내고 내 목을 향해 날아오는 공격을 막을 수 없었다.

유리아의 공격을 막아 내는 것만으로도 팔이 저려 잘 움직이지 않았기 때문이다.

“I think we can do this for today, Jinu. Now, Jinu, you just need to train to get used to your own body.”

유리아는 내 목에 검이 닿기 전에 멈추며 말했다.

“그러게. 처음에 내가 내 몸을 감당하지 못하고 넘어졌을 땐 깜짝 놀랐어.”

나는 다시 장비들을 인벤토리에 넣으며 말했다.

이것으로 나도 100레벨 장비를 얻을 경우 디몬과 싸워볼 만하다는 것이 증명된 기분이다.

It was a very useful time.

“Thank you for your hard work, my lord.”

“어휴 땀 좀 봐. 지누님, 제가 씻겨드릴게요.”

나와 유리아의 대련이 끝나자 리엔과 레니아가 다가오며 말했다.

Unlike Yuria, who did not shed a single drop of sweat, I am now drenched in sweat as if I had just been hit by a torrential shower.

레니아는 하금 물 정령을 소환해서 내 몸을 이리저리 돌아다니게 해서 깨끗하게 씻겨 주었다.

“Wow… This is my first time seeing spirits used like this. Renia is probably the only person who uses spirits for body cleansing.”

The convenience of our lives has definitely increased with Renia.

“I found some good facts, shall we have breakfast?”

After setting up the tent, we prepared breakfast and quickly filled our bellies.

Then we boarded Minercia again and flew towards Brighton Castle.

I am replaying in my head the sparring I had with Yuria today on the back of Minercia.

At that time, I sparred with a virtual Yuria in my head, imagining what it would have been like if I had swung the sword in a different path.

In the end, I came to the conclusion that no matter what I did, everything would be blocked by Yuria.

But I was also really happy that I was getting stronger now.

If he had been this strong the last time he fought Void, he would have been able to defeat him much more easily.

I moved around and whispered to Ellie.

‘Ellie, I’ve been away for a while, but I have a lot to tell you. Today I found a way to become stronger. You might be surprised when you meet them. I blocked Yuria’s sword for the first time today. Until now, it was an attack that I couldn’t avoid, let alone block. Then, I’ll see you when you arrive at Brighton Castle.’

We moved around like that for several days.

During the day, we moved to Minercia toward Brighton Castle, and in the evening, we went down to the ground, had dinner, and slept in the tent with everyone except Sylvia.

Then, I woke up again in the morning, briefly sparred with Yuria or Lien, and then moved through Minercia again.

When Lien and Renia always tried to fight over who would sleep next to me when I slept at night, I declared that I would decide the order from now on, and they stopped fighting.

I wonder if I will need to create a sequence table when I summon my game characters later.

And finally we were able to arrive at Brighton Castle.

Yuria piloted Minercia and dropped us off near Brighton Castle.

“I heard it’s really convenient. If I could just move goods like this, I could make twice as much money as I do now…”

Sylvia gave an envious look as she watched Minercia shrink from Jackie Chan to her original size.

“No, Mine needs to be with me.”

She looked at Sylvia and said as Yuria turned her body holding her Minercia.

“That’s Brighton Castle. It’s the Royal Palace of Britain… It’s nice to be able to meet Ellie after a long time.”

Lenia said, looking at Brighton Castle.

“I fell for a while too, but I miss Ellie.”

Well, I don’t know how long it’s been since I last saw you.

When we arrived at Brighton Castle Gate, it was already open.

When we arrived near Brighton Castle, I sent a whisper to Ellie in advance, telling her our location and telling her that we had arrived, so it seems to have been left open.

The guards did not stop us entering Brighton Castle.

As I passed through the gate and went inside, I found many people gathered in front of the gate.

And there were Eli and Aria, whom I hadn’t seen in a while.

“Ah! Jinu!”

“Jinu!”

The two people who were talking to each other came running as soon as they saw me.

“It’s been a while. Eli, Aria.”

I saw the two running and said hello.

“It’s been a long time, Jinu. I’ve been hearing messages over and over again through whispers, but it’s reassuring to see you healthy.”

“I was worried about Jinu every night. Puput.”

Aria covered her mouth with her hand as she looked at Ellie and she laughed lightly.

Ellie’s face turned red when she saw that.

“Well, that’s natural, Aria. Don’t make fun of it.”

“Okay okay.”

For some reason, it seems like the two have become closer even while not seeing each other.

“Should I say it’s been a while? Anyway, nice to meet you, Ellie.”

While Ellie, Aria, and I were greeting each other, Renia, who was behind us, came out and spoke.

“Renia! The person who summoned you was Renia. Nice to meet you, sister!”

As soon as Ellie saw Lenia, she immediately hugged her.

Maybe it’s because she’s been with Lenia for a long time, but it seems like it’s her first time seeing Ellie hug her first.

“This is Renia. I’ve heard a lot from Ellie.”

“You’ve been friends with Ellie since a while ago, what are you?”

Renia spoke to Aria while being held by Ellie.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Aria Cain Britinya, the third princess of the Brittinya Kingdom.”

Aria gracefully lifted her skirt slightly and bowed her head.

“Hmph, you heard about me from Ellie? I am Renia Eleister. I am the most blessed person who has been bestowed with Jinu-sama’s power.”

Renia also looked at Aria and said as if she was proud of her.

“Then, shall we go into the castle and talk? I think we will have a lot to talk about.”

After saying hello to Lenia, Aria said as she looked at us arriving at Brighton Castle.

We definitely have a lot to talk about with each other.

I agreed with Aria and moved towards Brighton Castle.

“Hello, Princess Aria. My name is Sylvia, the elf of Ar’estel. I am in charge of checking the bases that Jinu will use here in Brighton Castle and periodically leaving information about the equipment that Jinu is looking for.”

Sylvia, who had not been able to greet her at the gate during her journey, finished her greeting.

“Nice to meet you, Sylvia. Please take care of me in the future. By the way, Sylvia, is she by any chance Jinu’s lover?”

“Yes?”

After hearing Aria’s words, a question mark appeared above Sylvia and I’s heads.

“No, no, I’m not interested in Jinu.”

Sylvia, coming to her senses, shook her head violently from side to side, denying Aria’s words.

Of course, so do I.

She never imagined being in a romantic relationship with Sylvia.

“Then that’s a good thing. Even so, our rivals keep increasing.”

Aria sighed and put her arms around me.

Then, as my arm slid into the chest of Ellie and her classmate, Aria, the soft feel of her breast traveled through her arm to my brain.

“This is shameful, Aria.”

As Aria put her arm around me, Ellie put her other arm around her and she did the same, putting her arm into her chest.

Ah… Is this the flower on both hands?

“Wait! What are you doing!”

“Can’t I fall for my lord!”

Seeing Ellie and Aria, Renia and Lien shouted angrily.

“But you’ve been with Jinu all this time, right? Please give in for now.”

Aria said, looking at Renia and Lien and giving her a wink.

Ellie nodded her head as if she agreed with that statement.

“Uh… Well, just until we get to the castle.”

As if I agreed with what they said, I didn’t say any more about this situation.

While we were chatting so loudly, we arrived in front of the palace and went inside.

While we were going into the palace, Sylvia had some things to look around for a while, so she said we would see each other later and she parted ways.