How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 146

It was a truly mystical landscape. Countless groups of lights were wandering over the green grass, and a calm lake was reflected on one side.

In that space, Xian and Guima were sharing swords, scattering sharp momentum.

A battle that is hard to see with the naked eye continues.

It was Xian who mainly attacked, and Gwima was taking counterattacks from time to time, parrying Xian’s sword.

‘Kuh.’

However, with each counterattack, Xi’an suffered great losses and lost momentum.

Caang!

Sian takes the offensive again, barely receiving the demon’s sword. However, it took a considerable amount of time for the once broken offensive to return.

‘Totally playing with it.’

If it was a real battle, the moment the momentum collapsed, the winner would have been decided.

No, in the first place, it might have been impossible for him to receive the demon’s counterattack.

To that extent, Xian felt it through his skin.

The difference in swordsmanship between the two.

‘They say he’s on the same level as the Demon Dragon King.’

Those words were not lies.

Including the Dragon King, Xi’an has encountered several Transcendentalists.

The Demon Dragon King, Marquis Agrid, General Zerech, and General Roderick.

Although Xi’an had never witnessed their battle, at least in terms of momentum, the demons were never outmatched by them.

“Heh heh, are you tired already? Try some more.”

As soon as it was a little late for Xian to raise the offensive again, the demon immediately provoked him.

Xian’s discipline wasn’t low enough to get angry at such a thing, but it wasn’t that he didn’t know what the ghost wanted to say.

-What you get is up to you.

If it bends to this extent, it must be said that more than this is impossible.

Xian’s eyes flashed and he aimed his sword.

And he remembered the headless knight’s sword. The sword of the guy that the ghost taught me a few tricks.

Recalling that flow, I lay down my sword.

OK.

‘… … ?’

There was a change in the light clusters that were rotating around them.

Aren’t the lights near Xian slowly gathering to Xian holding the sword?

“Hoo… … .”

At that time, for the first time, the demon’s expression became a little serious.

Xi’an, who didn’t feel any special effect from the gathering of lights, continued the flow.

And spur the ground, twisting the body.

He stabbed his sword at the ghost.

“Clumsy.”

The ghost narrowed his eyes as he saw the shimmering sword stabbing in.

The sword stabbed at the ghost, but the ghost only slightly twisted his body to avoid it.

In that instant, the demon was able to scan all of Xi’an’s swords from one to ten.

Whether the tip of the sword does not tremble, how the center of gravity is held, how the flow of energy is formed, and how the distribution of power is.

He seemed to have gained a few things while fighting the servant he had parked outside.

However, it was awkward.

It’s like imitating the appearance without knowing the true meaning of the yam sword.

Even so.

“Excellent.”

Quaang!

As the old man raised his arm, Xian’s sword bounced up.

clumsy is right It is also true that he did not understand the meaning of the yam sword.

But on the contrary, the appearance was perfect.

It’s just that the inside isn’t filled in a little, but the frame has already been completed.

‘How could I just look at that servant’s sword and go to this extent… … .’

The headless knight picked up by the demon has excellent sword skills. However, the learning ability was not so good.

Even though the ghost taught me, I was only able to use the basics of a yam demon sword.

Seeing that, the kid in front of me had almost completed the foundation.

‘This should be enough to teach.’

The ghost smiled and lowered the sword.

Once you’ve completed your skills check. The results are beyond expectations.

however.

“Ravi!”

Xi’an hasn’t given up yet.

Xian called out to Ravi loudly. The black sword that flew into the air changed into a secret sword, and then fell from the air.

And Xian himself took out the copied sword ring from the engraving and stabbed it again.

“… … !”

Even Xian himself, as well as the secret sword falling from the air, were absorbing the surrounding light.

Both of them meant that the base of the yam sword was solidly melted.

“her!”

The ghost sighed loudly and raised the sword again.

Like Xian, a group of lights began to gather at him.

However, the scale was different.

Xian opened his eyes wide and looked at the demon’s sword.

‘This… … .’

It felt like the whole world was drawn to him. In the storm of light, only he existed.

next moment.

When Xian came to his senses, he was mercilessly gone.

It was the same with the secret sword that Ravi had dwelled in.

“You have considerable talent.”

The ear demon spoke in a voice full of admiration, not teasing or ridiculing.

It’s shocking to see just the completion of the frame, but I didn’t know that I would even apply it.

And in ways you can’t even imagine.

“If you just fill it in, it will become a very object.”

This time, as he really lowered his sword, the ghost muttered.

* * *

Percussion!

Percussion!

Next to the hut, a headless knight was chopping firewood.

A knight who regained his vitality after a ghost healed his sword. He was hard at work cutting firewood and stacking it on one side.

hold on for a while After working for quite some time, he put down the ax and took a break.

It was a guy who pretended to wipe off sweat, even though he had no hair, let alone sweat.

Such a guy looked near the lake in the yard.

there.

cooong!

Gwima and Xian were in the middle of sparring.

“hahahaha! You learn so fast! But I still don’t fully realize the will contained in the yam sword.”

“What do you mean by that? Can’t you give me a hint?”

“You have to find out. Aren’t you still showing off your swordsmanship?”

Gwima giggled and talked to Xian, who grumbled.

He had never once verbally explained it to Xian. It just shows you wielding a sword yourself.

What Xian gains from seeing that is entirely up to Xian.

‘Even so.’

However, even if he said this, the ghost was quite surprised.

Xian’s growth was beyond his imagination.

It was sucking up the demon’s swordsmanship just like a droughty land sucking up rainwater.

‘I think I know why the Demon Dragon King covets it.’

He is still young, but his talent is the best. To be sure, it would be impossible to find an apostle with this level of talent.

That’s why the Demon Dragon King covets it.

“Whoa.”

On the other hand, Xi’an, on the contrary, was only feeling cramped.

‘I think it might take something… … .’

As Xian, in fact, he was like the first swordsman master.

Although Yeomno took care of his sword, Yeomno’s swordsmanship skills do not reach the level of a master.

However, it is impossible to learn from Marquis Agrid or President Zerech.

They were not in a position to teach Xian the sword.

For that reason, it was the first time I had looked closely at the sword of someone who had reached the state of swordsmanship.

That’s why I couldn’t help but feel cramped.

The sword of the flames was learned in an instant by just seeing it once or twice, but the sword of the demon is not like that.

However, this wasn’t a bad thing.

‘Because it means that he has such an excellent technique.’

It was proof that the demon’s sword was that good.

Indeed, it was worthy of being proudly presented as a sword to slaughter the Demon Dragon King.

“ha… … ha… … .”

After several hours of sparring, Xian fell face down on the grass.

Sian’s body was covered in sweat as he breathed heavily.

On the contrary, the ghost’s body was not sweating.

“Let’s do this much for today.”

“Whoa… … yes.”

The ghost went into the hut, and Xian was left alone for a while.

In the space where primitive magic unfolded, a spectacle of unknown lights floating around.

I was lying sprawled in it, staring at the ceiling of the cave.

‘It feels like something is taking over.’

The process of learning the yam sword felt like that now.

It seems to have a vague sense, but it feels like something specific is missing.

It’s not that Gwima deliberately hides it and doesn’t show it. He was using his swordsmanship to his heart’s content and pushing Xian.

It’s just that Xi’an hasn’t mastered it yet.

‘I’m sorry. It’s only this much.’

Xian blamed himself. It was an outrageous sound for others to hear.

It would not be easy to learn even ordinary swordsmanship just by watching without a teacher.

To think that a swordsman of high master level was blaming himself while only learning the sword that was said to have been made to kill the Demon Dragon King.

But compared to others, the words “I am like this” were meaningless words to Xi’an.

In the end, it was me who mattered.

‘… … ourself?’

At that time, Xian furrowed his brow as if something had caught on.

Been doing that for a while.

“ah. Come to think of it.”

As if suddenly realizing, he straightened the wrinkles between his brows.

Come to think of it, it was time for Psyche to wake up.

Putting aside his worries about the yam sword for a while, he got up from the grass and headed towards the cabin.

And after telling the demon that I would go out for a while, I came out of the cave that way.

* * *

“Ha-am~ I’m here… … ?”

Psyche, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, looked sleepy as if she had just woken up.

Still, it was true that he had recovered to some extent, but he wasn’t the same little snake he was before.

It was similar to the yuseol I saw inside the seal.

“How is your strength? Have you recovered?”

“huh… … It was still a long way off.”

she said, rubbing her eyes. My head was shaking and it didn’t look like I was waking up at all.

Is it because you are forced to wake up on time for your appointment?

“still… … The urgent fire is turned off, so let’s go like this. I can’t make you wait any longer.”

Psyche spoke while raising her body that couldn’t be raised up.

Sian shook his head at her.

“No, it’s okay, sleep more.”

“huh?”

“You can sleep more.”

Sian laid her down again.

Psyche looked at Xian with puzzled eyes.

After meaninglessly waiting for several months in this snowy mountain, you’re going to wait again?

“Because I have something else to do. don’t mind.”

Sian spoke. There was no time to explain everything like meeting a ghost, but simply explained that there was something I was doing.

Then Psyche was delighted.

“That, is it? Can I really sleep more?”

“uh.”

From Psyche’s point of view, there was no reason to refuse.

Waking up after barely sleeping for 3 months was just out of consideration for Xian, but in her heart she wanted to sleep for years.

Psyche closed her eyes again with a satisfied face, and Xian descended the mountain that way.

Then, in search of Ye’s cave, he returned to the demon’s dwelling place.

“I can’t go already.”

No wonder. I haven’t even realized the essence of the yam sword yet, so there’s no way I can go there.

“Are you here?”

“yes. Let’s get started right away.”

“It’s nice to be able to do it.”

Sian’s eyes twinkled as he saw the demon rising from a pat on his shoulder.

It was a kind of greed. The swordsman’s greed when he saw his excellent swordsmanship.

He hasn’t absorbed all of the demon’s sword yet.