140. Lynchester’s Sijo (1)
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Lognesban, sepia’s bedroom.
Sepia fell on the bed and buried her face in the pillow. There was a knock on the door outside.
“My lady, Elon-nim is looking for you.”
I was lying face down on the bed, trying to ignore Vivian’s words. The damned opponent was currently staying at Logness Class.
The reason was that he wanted to be friends with himself.
It was boring.
It’s not like spending time together doesn’t create a liking for you. Above all, he was a man who gave off an unpleasant impression.
If you ask me what made that impression, I couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Because Elon was a decent guy as much as he looked.
“Say it hurts. I’m sick and I don’t want to see anyone.”
“All right.”
Even as she spoke, Sepia wondered if this excuse would work. Above all, it was impossible to postpone the meeting with the same excuse forever.
Vivian lowered her head slightly and backed away. Sepia was once again placed alone in the room.
“… Ethan, where are you and what are you doing… .”
Even today, I have contacted Ethan several times. However, Ethan didn’t even reply as if he was avoiding contact with him.
Did he break a crystal ball like last summer?
“Ethan… .”
I missed you. And I wanted to ask. I wanted to hear Edan’s inner thoughts.
Other than that, I didn’t want to do anything.
‘Should I run away… ? Should I just run away?’
And go to the Lynchester barn to find Ethan… . I wanted to tell you to run away together.
You could call it love’s escape.
I could do anything to get out of this damn reality. Sepia sighed.
‘What are you doing like a kid? i really… .’
Yesterday, Sepia knew how long and boring a day without Ethan could be. What if a day like that lasted a lifetime?
I didn’t even want to think about it. Soon after, Vivian returned.
“That, Miss Elon said she would visit you in person… .”
“Are you sick?”
“He said he would come and see you because he was worried.”
I wanted to leave quietly.
However, the opponent also seemed to be stubborn. Sepia got up from the bed.
“That human, what the hell is going on? done. I’ll drop all the affection called affection.”
So determined, Sepia met Elon. Elon was waiting for Sepia in Lognes Barn’s garden.
The garden of Logness Barn, which was spread out against the gray sky, was warm and beautiful even in winter. It was my mother’s garden.
The garden, which magically maintained a certain temperature, was growing various flowers like a greenhouse.
“You said you were sick. Why is the man so stubborn?”
“I couldn’t stay still when the lady said she was sick.”
“ha… .”
“I’ll take you to the lady’s garden.”
Sepia and Elon strolled through the garden together. Sepia thought as she passed the fountain in the middle of the garden.
‘Let’s leave it alone in the garden and go back.’
A mischievous joke ran through my mind. The gardens of Lognes Castle were complex like a labyrinth.
It was common for new maids to step in and get lost.
“The garden is very beautiful.”
“Ah, yes. What is it?”
Sepia replied with a sullen attitude. Even with that cold tone, Elon smiled softly.
“I think it would be nice to walk with my lover.”
“… It’s a pity that you’re not my lover.”
“And if it’s here, no one will be able to find it.”
Sephia looked up at Elon with puzzled eyes. I didn’t understand that at first.
The brown eyes were dyed purple.
“ah… .”
“It’s time for the second hypnosis. Sepia girl.”
Sepia lost consciousness with blank eyes. Suddenly, the blue eyes became cloudy.
“Sephia, you seem to have a knack for pissing me off.”
“… … ”
“How was yesterday?”
“no. It was like a beggar… . Because I met you.”
To that question, Sepia meekly showed hostility. I never thought there would be someone who would not be compliant like this even after being hypnotized.
“Oh, that’s unfortunate.”
chin.
Elon put his hand on Sepia’s shoulder. At that moment, sepia’s magic burst out.
The moment he said, blue magic hit Elon’s stomach.
In one hit, Elon fell to the floor. It was so painful that I couldn’t even breathe properly.
“How dare you put your hands on me?”
“f*ck… , what is this… .”
I didn’t understand.
Obviously, the opponent was hypnotized. But what is this?
“Get down on your knees.”
A strong telekinesis pressed Asmodeus’ shoulders. It was a force Elon’s body could not resist.
“Three, sepia, wait, wait.”
On the spot, the opponent knelt down with telekinesis and looked up at Sepia. You can’t even touch it in an unconscious state.
That defense mechanism was to the point where even the demons stuck out their tongues.
“Ouch.”
An intangible force gripped his neck like a grip. Floating into the air, Asmodeus struggled awkwardly.
“If you touch my body one more time, I’ll break your hair.”
He lost consciousness, but his eyes were full of hostility.
“Cheuk… , Ugh.”
“Answer me.”
Asmodeus grabbed his neck.
‘No, f*ck! How can you answer while strangling me!’
I tried to answer, but no voice came out. No matter how much the soul is transferred, if you die in this state, the soul is lost.
Even though he was the 36th ranked demon, he could have died.
“Answer me.”
Elon, who floated up in the air, was thrown to the ground as it was. At the shock, Asmodeus shuddered once.
“I said definitely answer.”
“Everything, never again! I will never touch you again.”
Only then could he be freed from the telekinetic power that had oppressed him so strongly. Sepia calmed down again.
‘No, there are all these crazy bitches… ?’
It was the first time I had seen a human with such a defense mechanism since being hypnotized. It was a plan right away, it was a nabal, I wanted to hit it all and run away.
* * *
The shrine of the Lynchester barn.
Sylvia faced Gamigin. A gust of wind blew once. The knights came to Sylvia’s side and formed a display.
“I came here on my own because I wanted to die. Gamigin.”
“It’s just fine. Sylvia. I wanted to come all the way here and return empty-handed.”
This time, Gamigin had one reason to visit the Lynchester class.
Recently, Asmodeus succeeded in transferring his soul to another body. I was thinking of getting my hands on Lynchester’s soul by following that method.
“Sylvia, it’s more profitable this way if we get you.”
It was the sound of killing and eating the body.
Already, Gamigin wondered how strong a Death Knight Sylvia would become.
“Gamigin, I will bury you before I kill you. 18 years ago, was it you who turned my mother into a Death Knight?”
“Yeah, of course not. Who else, if not me, made such a great Death Knight?”
Sylvia asked again in a nonchalant voice.
“My mother… . Did you kill him?”
In the Lynchester class, it is known that her mother borrowed the power of demons. However, Sylvia could not understand.
No matter how inundated by monsters, there was no way my mother would make such a wrong choice.
However, Sylvia was only seven years old at the time. I was old enough to listen and believe what my father told me.
My father, who knew nothing about necromancy, believed that my mother had contracted with the demons.
“I’m asking for the obvious… . How do you make it into a Death Knight without killing it?”
Sylvia smiled faintly. It seemed as if the anxiety that had settled in a corner of my heart had been relieved.
“Is that the one who added the invasion of the monsters?”
“The monsters that invaded from Lynchester were all corpses. Did you get an answer?”
“Why did you… ? Why did you do that?”
“I just wanted to test my strength. How far can you damage the empire with that much force?”
The intent to kill welled up in the depths of his heart.
“Humans are sometimes incomprehensible. So are vampires. Anyway, now that the mystery has been solved, it’s your turn to die, Sylvia.”
Gamigin beckoned. The Death Knights who were waiting rushed in unison. The red demonic energy surged up.
And as if to counter it, blue magic rose from the Lynchester Knights.
“For Lynchester—!”
The knights ran out shouting slogans.
A group of people clad in silver armor and black armor collided.
“by the way. Sylvia, do you look tired? Aren’t you trying to catch Lerazier?”
Gamigin let out a laugh.
Ilseom was one of the Linchester swordsmanships that could inflict a great blow on the opponent.
As much as that, the recoil the caster would experience was severe. It was the same with Ilseom of the torch.
‘The situation is not good. I never thought I would meet the rank 4 Mine here… .’
Ethan analyzed the situation by rolling his eyes here and there.
Even if it was the Knights of Lynchester, the opponents were Gamigin and Death Knight.
As long as it wasn’t destroyed to the point where it couldn’t be completely resurrected, it would be resurrected at the hands of Gamigin.
The opponent will be resurrected until Gamigin’s demonic energy runs out.
‘If it’s necessary, take Master with you… . Run away by using blinks in succession.’
Sylvia jumped at Gamigin. Silver flames swirled all over her body.
‘Linchester Swordsmanship, 8th Type Torch’
Silvery-white flames mixed with mana and poured out. Gamigin radiated red demonic energy and created a long spear.
Whiririk-!
Caang! The spear and the sword collided. Sensing something strange, Gamigin stepped back.
“My God, that sword… , Is that Pragarach?”
“You are under no obligation to answer.”
Sylvia then held a swordsmanship ceremony. A silver-white dragon sprang forward.
One Death Knight swung a halberd against the holy sword soul. However, it was swallowed up in the form of a silver-white dragon.
“this… .”
Gamigin spread demonic energy in front and created a translucent barrier. The barrier and the dragon collided once.
The ground shook and dust rose. And there was a fine crack in the wall.
“Surprised. What a surprise! I am weaker than I thought.”
Gamigin laughed lightly. It was a strong enough blow, but not enough to inflict any wounds.
“Gamigin unnie, you’re cool!”
Lerazie, who was left with only the upper body, chanted Gamigin.
Either that or not, Sylvia dug right in low. If he couldn’t inflict fatal wounds with magical powers, he would cut them down.
[Master! write me Revenge on Gamigin… !]
Edan heard Rien’s voice. But Ethan shook his head.
‘If we bring the Brotherhood out of the shadows here… . Master may suffer some misunderstanding.’
There were too many eyes to see.
The Lynchesters had a great dislike for Ma. Calling the Legion out of the shadows was a last resort.
The battle continued while I couldn’t do this or that. Ethan caught up with Sylvia and attacked Gamigin.
A long spear collided against the two blades.
fast.
He told me that his battle intuition was a formidable opponent.
Ethan’s highest rank was Mine Beene, who was ranked 45th.
Even though Edan has grown more than Yeoreum, it was still difficult to face the 4th ranked Mine.
“You are that Ethan. Killed Murmur? huh? You seem to have lost your cowardly head for catching a low-level demon?”
The spearhead flew into Edan’s face. Claymore blocked the window. At the same time, Ethan used Blink to widen the distance.
“Dan-ah, thank you, but it’s getting in the way. Get out of the way!”
“It’s not even 2 to 1, so you want to go out alone?”
“Shut up!”
Gamigin and Sylvia collided. Even in the eyes of Edan, who saw it with his battle intuition, Sylvia had no gaps.
He was on a par with Mine, who was ranked 4th. If Sylvia had been fine, she might have surpassed Gamigin.
Caan-!
Spear and Claymore crossed.
The problem was that Sylvia was tired. The spear blade grazed his stomach. The side of the silver armor was cracked.
Likewise, the blade cut Gamigin’s stomach.
“I have confidence in hand-to-hand combat.”
At that moment, the palm of the red demonic spirit struck Sylvia’s torso. In that blow, Sylvia was pushed back.
Sylvia grinned at this.
Prior to being a being belonging to the higher ranks among demons, he was the enemy of his mother. Not only that, but he was the one who murdered innocent citizens 18 years ago.
However, as befits the 4th place in the ranking, Gamigin was strong. The Knights of Lynchester, who were facing the Death Knight, were also being pushed back little by little.
The whole game turned against me. The desperate voices of the Knights could be heard from everywhere.
Sylvia quickly got up. Gamigin was running.
Caang!
A sharp metallic sound was heard. Claymore pushed the blade of Gamigin’s spear away.
“I got it!”
Gamigin’s free hand pierced Sylvia’s abdomen. Red demonic energy surged through the cracks in the silver armor.
At the same time, Claymore drew a semicircle. A silver blade cut off Gamigin’s right arm.
Sylvia leaped backwards. The wound was deep. Seeing Sylvia like that, Gamigin laughed once.
“Oops, Dongguijin has failed.”
“Cool-”
It was as it was said. Demons and humans are similar but different beings. Even if one arm was cut off, it could easily be attached.
Sylvia vomited blood from between her beautiful lips and stood dangerously on the ground. I held my sword upside down to support myself so as not to fall.
Relying on the sword standing vertically, Sylvia corrected her blurred gaze.
If I had dealt with Gamigin from the beginning… , If I had observed the situation a little longer without using the final swordsmanship… .
Like Edan, Sylvia was getting stronger as time passed and as she practiced more and more.
If I had faced this situation a year later, no, at least half a year later… .
Wouldn’t the grown-up himself have led the war to his advantage?
Numerous such meaningless assumptions passed through my head.
“Dana… .”
Sylvia called out to Ethan with a weak voice.
“Master… !”
Everything was going slowly. Did you say that you can see a kaleidoscope at the moment of death?
The image of her mother, who had been buried on the other side of her unconscious, flickered.
Sylvia struggled to continue with her half-closed eyes. Even at that moment, blood poured from between his lips.
“Dana… . Go. Go to the Lynchester barn… . This situation to my father… , let me know.”
It meant leaving yourself behind and running away. Once you get to the Lynchester class, the disciple will be safe unless Gamigin also leads an army.
If Edan’s surplus magical power was used, it would not be impossible to run away from the current situation.
“Master, I don’t like it.”
“Dana… , Please listen to my last words. Request… , to be.”
Closing her consciousness, Sylvia bit her molars. I wanted to buy time for the disciple to escape somehow.
Gamigin shrugged and reached for the fallen arm. The right arm, which had fallen to the floor, clung to Gamigin’s shoulder.
It was sore, but not so much that I couldn’t move at all.
“I had an interesting idea. It would be nice to turn Sylvia into a Death Knight and have a fight with her apprentice!”
Gamigin clapped his hands to make a loud clap.
“How would it be fun? A fight between a master and a disciple who became Death Knights! Just thinking about it is so cool!”
“… It won’t work out the way you want.”
In the meantime, Sylvia closed the wound on her abdomen.
It seemed like my mind was going crazy. Sylvia couldn’t tell if it was because she had lost too much blood, or if it was the pain of the original burn.
“Chi, on the topic of dying corpses.”
Controlling her breathing, Sylvia tried to recover even a little bit of her strength.
“Gamigin, did you enjoy reviving a human?”
“Are you buying time to recover by asking useless questions?”
As if he knew everything, Gamigin shrugged. I had no intention of giving my opponent a chance to recover. Gamigin leaped towards Sylvia.
Then someone intervened. It was Ethan. However, Edan was pushed back just by blocking Gamigin’s spear.
‘strong… .’
Battle intuition warned. It’s an opponent you can’t beat. Run away if you want to save your life.
But I couldn’t.
What if I left Master alone and ran away alive? Then what’s left of me? I would live with the guilt for the rest of my life.
It seemed that he would not be able to mend his already broken heart. You may live as a disabled person for the rest of your life.
“Dana… . Go. Go and tell your father of this danger. It’s your master’s request. please.”
Sylvia was dropping the claymore to the floor. It was more like dragging than dragging.
I was just holding on because I didn’t want to let go of the sword somehow.
“It’s tearful. What a tearful priest. What will happen if we become Death Knights together… .”
Gamigin tapped his shoulder with the spear. At that time, Edan heard the voice he had heard in the demonic forest.
―Did you say Ethan?
Ethan looked around to find the source of the sound.
-It’s here. psychic boy.
oh
A translucent woman stood behind Ethan. It seemed that even the wind would disperse them, but she did not.
Seeing the resemblance to Sylvia, Ethan was at a loss for words.
-you are… ?
―The beginning of Lynchester, Lua von Lynchester.
With a faint smile, she slowly approached Ethan and stood. Rua von Lynchester, the father of all the Lynchesters.
-Accept me. Ethan.
The fleeting moment flowed slowly like an eternity. Except for Ethan and Lua, it was as if time had stopped in the world.
―But how do you mean to take it? how can you talk to me
It was an embarrassing situation. It’s the first time Edan has experienced this. I had never heard of a situation similar to this.
―That’s because you have the ability of a psychic. Those who have communicated with the spirit can also communicate with me. There is no time. psychic boy.
Have I ever talked to a spirit? The moment I had a conversation with Lien flashed through my mind.
Ethan nodded to express his intention.
-Anything! Lend your strength now.
– Excuse me for a moment.
I wondered if the soul passed through Ethan’s body, but it entered the body as it was. Only then did Ethan open his closed eyes.
The black eyes had turned to deep blue.
‘Go, boy. Destroy the demons.’
Following that irresistible command, Ethan straightened his grip on his sword. Strangely enough, my whole body was overflowing with power.
