41. Extinction (5)
Five years.
It was embarrassingly long.
The first time Gawain taught Judas the sword was a kind of punishment.
At that time, he had to face a penalty for negligent training supervision, and Elijah handed over the qualification to Judas.
At that time, Judas wanted an education. He
He wanted to be strong, he asked to be taught the sword.
Gawain compulsorily accepted.
He said that was what he had to do.
Yes.
At first it was like that.
It was a duty. He
He had nothing but the impression that he was doing what he had to do.
But before he knew it, he was moved by those tenacious golden eyes that would do anything even if he died soon.
It was inevitable.
Although he had no talent for absorbing teaching, he never failed to absorb.
With his tenacity, he digested all his teachings.
His terrible persistence was dazzling.
To the extent that I really want to teach.
He was satisfied with Judas’ growth.
As he watched him grow day by day, he felt proud for no reason.
When he takes a test, he doesn’t like whether he’s doing well or not, but when he comes back after finishing it with confidence, he smiles behind him, saying that he knew how to do it.
Sometimes I even imagined that if I had a son, he would have felt that way.
When I suddenly grew up and became an adult.
When he called Master for fun.
When he was appointed by Elijah as a worthy knight.
In countless boring daily lives, the growth of disciples was the only pleasure.
But in the end, the two serve different things.
Judah is Elijah.
Gawain is Ballack.
A long time ago, Balak resurrected Gawain’s crumbling family, the Fraudane family.
It is a bond that began on the battlefield.
Balack then recognized Gawain’s talent and took it.
He swore that from then on he would live and die with his dog.
So, this situation where Gawain and Judas became hostile is inevitable.
I have no regrets.
I just accept it.
I still remember Judas, who opened her eyes to Elijah, so that when I closed my eyes, I could see them.
When he opened his eyes, the cheeky little boy was already as big as himself, and he was running towards him.
Swinging his sword with a killing force.
As it was the last class, he didn’t intend to touch it like before.
‘So, use your all. Judah.’
He must pour more than he taught.
It is an ugly disciple to receive only the teachings from a teacher and only carry out the teachings.
A great disciple must surpass his master.
– Kung!
The two shields collided violently.
It’s a while to fight like buffaloes with their horns facing each other.
Judah raised his sword upside down.
He grabbed the blade and swung it at Gawain’s ankle.
A surprise attack aimed at the gap where the upper body’s vision was blocked by each other’s shields.
Hook the cross guard on your ankle and pull it quickly.
Just in time, the weight was shifted forward to push each other away.
Gawain fell backwards.
It was too late to fix the sword and stab it.
I tried to hold the shield long and strike it down.
-Kiik!
The fallen Gawain stretched out his sword.
A sword scrapes through his breastplate.
I wasn’t stabbed, but I couldn’t get close to it.
Gawain swings her sword once to distance her, then quickly stands up.
Judas leaped and flew as soon as he could get his posture.
Gawain raised his shield right away.
– Bang!
Judas lowers his shield.
Hook the bottom of the shield over the top of Gawain’s shield.
I pull it straight, flip the shield over, and pierce the sword through the exposed gap.
As he watched his apprentice perfectly use the skills he had learned in practice, Gawain smiled involuntarily under his helmet.
Unlike the leisurely laughter, the response was breathtaking.
I barely lowered my upper body.
The sword cuts through the air beside his face.
Gawain swung her sword and aimed at her Judas arm, but was blocked by her shield.
Intense battles where no one intervenes.
In the midst of a fierce number fight, two groups arrived at the location.
“Judas!”
With Elijah’s bodyguard.
“Sir Gawain!”
It was Balak’s dark gang, the sunspot.
The two factions confronted each other over Judas and Gawain.
I came for support, but I couldn’t intervene with the two.
Instead, the two pounced on each other.
Dylan exclaimed.
“Take care not to get caught up in it and deal with the sunspot! After the battle between the two is over, it matters which side has more allies!”
Sunspot also fought against the SS for the same reason.
At that time, Judas and Gawain decided to end the battle.
I was tired to the point of exhaustion, and there was no advantage to dragging it on for a long time.
They threw away their shields at the same time.
Use only one sword.
Gawain held it with both hands, and Judas left one hand free.
I plan to use my hands if necessary.
Gawain watched the hand.
Judah’s hand skills are so skillful and exquisite that even he should be wary of them.
‘If so, encourage them to use both hands.’
Gawain quickly closed the distance and swung his sword.
Cutting seeds with all my might.
I can’t block it clumsily with one hand.
As expected, Judas grabbed the sword with both hands.
Not the handle, but one hand on the sword body and handle.
‘Half-swording?’
The center of the hand held together.
After blocking with the hardest part of the sword, spill it to the side.
Gawain can’t overcome his inertia and falls forward.
I was wary of hand techniques, but the disciple, on the contrary, only used swordsmanship.
Judas immediately took a shot at his face with the pommel, then swung it in a position holding the blade.
The cross guard hit the pitch hard.
“Kuh… !”
Taking advantage of Gawain’s staggering gap, Judas raised his sword high to swing it.
Gawain’s torso is a bit far.
In close-up, I learned that his wrists and arms are easy to target and effective parts.
It’s actually the perfect angle to cut Gawain’s forearms.
A moment when time flows slowly.
As soon as the hesitant mind soars, hallucinations resound in the brain.
‘Don’t hesitate.’
Judah gritted his teeth.
Don’t hesitate.
Engraving Gawain’s teachings into his heart, he swung his sword.
And finally.
– Puck!
Cut.
The arm cut off along with the armor made a cracking sound.
“Keah!”
Gawain’s severed right arm flies in the air.
After kicking the fallen weapon away, Judas aimed his sword at the fallen Gawain.
“Ha ha ha….”
My body trembled from the heavy breathing.
It was the same with Gawain.
He breathes hard, his chest pounding.
Judah put the sword to his neck.
The tip of the sword shakes.
“Sir Gawain….”
5 Years.
It’s not as good as Elijah, but I’ve also been close to Gawain for five years.
She
I knew she was proud of herself, pretending she wasn’t.
I learned a lot.
It wasn’t just about the sword.
Attitude as a knight, loyalty.
How to handle, care for and store your sword and shield.
Points to keep in mind when choosing armor.
When learning her horseback riding, she even gave advice to herself on the UL.
The clumsy way of taking care of him was a true teacher he had never experienced in his previous life, and sometimes like a father.
But in the end….
“Judas.”
Gawain held onto his sword and looked up.
He has been defeated, and even though he is on the verge of dying, his eyes are as strong as he is.
He spoke as if he were teaching.
“Who is your master?”
“… This is Miss Elijah.”
“Who do I serve?”
“This is Archduke Balak….”
“Then I am what you are.”
“… They are enemies.”
“Think of the people who follow you and the lord you serve first. For them, you must not hesitate.”
“… ….”
“And don’t insult my chivalry. I will die with honor.”
Gawain let go of his sword.
I stare straight at you as if telling me to finish it quickly.
“… All right.”
Judas thrust his sword into the ground.
I take out the dagger from my chest.
It probably looks like an execution dagger.
Looking at the student’s determined expression, the master lay down comfortably.
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The disciple kneels beside him.
The dagger held high flashed red in the moonlight.
-Hook!
The dagger pierces the chest.
“Huh… !”
Gawain bulged his eyes and gnashed his teeth to suppress the screams.
Blood gushed from his mouth.
After throwing up once, I saw Judas.
I can’t see my expression well because I turn my back to the light.
My vision is blurry, and my consciousness is far away.
The figure of the family passes by.
He is the brother and sister he protected.
Their children.
Everyone in the Fra Danin family, including her niece Anun.
Among them, Judas also sneaked into her.
Gawain laughed unconsciously.
Seeing a great disciple who surpassed the teacher, I thought that there would be no teacher who would not laugh.
“Great… do…. Disciple….”
Judah gently closed his eyes.
“… Rest in peace. Master.”
When Judas stood up, her surroundings were quiet.
The SS and the sunspot, who do not know when they arrived.
They were tangled up fighting and were paying attention to themselves.
The mood for both forces was subdued.
Even victorious, Gawain was Judas’ teacher.
The SS also knew that, so they couldn’t help but laugh.
Someone in the sunspot approached Judas with strides.
A blazing symbol on black armor.
It was the same armor as Cain, but Judas’ displeasure was not as good as before.
The article said.
“My name is Mordred Flintshire. Once taught as Sir Gawain’s squire.”
“… It is Judas Defacet.”
“Sir Gawain’s end… How was it?”
“He was an honorable knight.”
“… Is it.”
As if that was enough, Mordred shut his mouth and nodded at him.
That was the end of the conversation.
The two forces faced off again.
Whoever wins, the war will end here today.
*
The battle was over in an instant.
It was a victory for Elijah.
Before the difference in skills, the morale of Balak-kun, including Black Spot, was already low.
The death of Cain, Levi and Gawain.
In addition, the sun that rose in the distance during the battle was Elijah’s magic.
Accordingly, even Balak is dead.
There was no pivot left to bring them together.
“Let me see you in a moment.”
Judah tried to get out of the place where he was cleaning up the body.
Dylan nodded his head, as if telling him to go.
Richard, who would normally be messy, was quiet today.
“Yes. Come on We’ll be clearing things up here.”
Judah moved away from the bloody landscape.
First of all, I took off the armor.
If you hold it while wearing it, it will be hard and painful.
The possibility that Elijah might not be embraced was not considered.
She was thinking of hugging herself first.
Fatigue piled up from the intense battle.
I wanted to melt with Elijah’s warmth.
As soon as she could signal with her necklace, something warm came into her arms.
“Judas!”
Arriving by her teleport, Elijah rubbed her face against her chest.
Even though her body didn’t smell very good, she didn’t mind.
“My lady.”
Judas also hugged her tightly, feeling happy for her.
The smell from Elijah was not good today either.
There was a faint smell of burning.
But Judas didn’t care either.
I quietly surrendered my body to the warmth of her embrace and the beating heart beating together.
Her arms wrapped around her waist pulled tighter.
It felt like her tired body was melting away.
Judas asked, pressing her face to the crown of her head.
“Are you hurt?”
“Yes. Judas?”
“I am fine.”
Actually, it’s not all right.
I dodged or let go of all of Cain’s attacks, but I was beaten here and there by Gawain.
She was not fatally wounded.
But I’m fine now.
The moment I held Elijah, I didn’t care about her slight pain.
“The battle was won, the casualties….”
The moment Judas opened her mouth, Elijah shook her head and rubbed her head as if to complain.
“Ahhh, no. That’s later Do you want to stay like this now?”
Judas wanted to grab her forehead at her charm that drained her soul.
The fatigue and worries that had plagued her body and mind until just before the moment seemed to melt away.
‘Why are you so cute….’
I couldn’t believe that he was the one who had just killed Archduke Balak, the emperor wearing the black crown.
Besides, she didn’t seem to be aware that she was playing her charms.
It was more harmful to the heart because it was a natural and reflexive action.
Judas held Elijah in her beating heart without noticing it and remained still.
And she started reporting a little later.
There was no particular content.
No casualties on the friendly side.
Enemy sunspot annihilation. The remaining defeated soldiers are waiting to be disposed of after surrendering.
“My lady.”
“Huh?”
“There is one thing I would like to ask you.”
Elijah grinned.
“If it’s your request, I’ll do anything.”
Judah explained slowly.
Concerning pre- and post-processing.
To be precise, it was a request regarding the treatment of Sir Gawain.
I was cautious because it was a sensitive issue, but Elijah readily accepted the offer.
“Is that enough?”
“Yes. Enough.”
“Okay. It’s not difficult. More than that, this is the first time you’ve asked me for something directly.”
Perhaps it was natural.
It is inevitably rare to ask someone to do something for you.
“I’m glad I could help you.”
“… Thank you.”
Judas blushed at her flawless smile and avoided her gaze.
Elijah took him by the hand and led him.
“Then let’s go clean up.”
All of Bebel’s direct descendants have disappeared.
She had no reason to continue the war, and she had no reason for Elijah.
*
John Rebellatio Helios.
The emperor of the Helios Empire stroked his beard and read the valuable parchment.
It is a proposal for a peace treaty from Elijah, the head of the Anti-Imperial Alliance.
The two sides are saying that continuing the war any longer will only result in losses, so why not do it at this point?
‘The remnants of the Bebel family. Yes, the collateral and elders with weak authority. However, Elijah is a difficult character to ignore….’
To make an agreement or not.
John’s calculations were not long.
The child of revelation who went to Elijah’s side.
She has become her precious person.
The calculation was over soon.
‘I’ll do it that way.’
*
“… ….”
Gawain opened his eyes slowly.
