165. Please accept me as a disciple! (One)
A long silence passed.
It was only when a gust of wind broke the silence that Ethan came to his senses. Suddenly, Vivian was approaching.
“Senior Ethan, are you okay?”
“It’s okay thanks… .”
Ethan stumbled dangerously. Supporting him, Vivian blushed.
Relief, emptiness, and gratitude were intricately intertwined in my heart.
He no longer had a sword to hold. The identity of the sword clan has always been a support and a fetter for Vivian.
However, when she became an ordinary servant, Vivian somehow felt despondent.
‘Yeah, that’s enough… .’
I came back as an ordinary girl with nothing to excel at.
Even if he used a sword, he couldn’t reach Tesha. The magic was not up to Sepia, and the elemental magic was not up to Tia.
She was just a girl who could be anywhere. Now that he handed over the holy sword, there would be no connection between himself and Ethan.
At one time, he had a bad heart, thinking that he would approach Edan with the holy sword as an excuse.
Long ago, Vivian dreamed of the day she would hand over the Holy Sword to someone.
Because that was the fate and task of the clan. And the holy sword was everything to Vivian, and while handing over the sword, she thought that her heart would allow it too.
Ethan was obviously strong and had a sense of responsibility.
But until now, Vivian wasn’t sure that the person who would become the owner of the holy sword was really Ethan. Now it was his turn to serve Ethan, as he had promised long ago.
However, from the position of attending the lady, it was impossible.
“Ethan, thank you every time… .”
“Vivian… , Thank you for trusting me.”
Among those countless people, Ethan was chosen. Ethan knew what that meant.
“Handing over Excalibur to someone is both refreshing and strange.”
I was hesitant about what to say. Without the holy sword, he thought of himself as an empty shell. That was something Ethan knew.
“That sword is yours, Ethan. I must have returned to being a normal girl now.”
Once recognized by the sword, it could be used until the owner died or the sword was disqualified from its owner.
“Vivian… . If by any chance you’re considered normal now, please don’t think that way.”
Because you were the real heroine of this world.
Even if Vivian didn’t acknowledge herself, that didn’t change.
“Even without the Holy Sword, you are just… that’s enough. and you will be strong Believe in yourself. You’ll be strong enough to be in the top 10… . I will guarantee that.”
Ethan struggled to speak. I had no strength just to stand still. But I couldn’t fall down yet.
He still had work to do.
‘Is this possible… ?’
Vassago is a soul reaper.
Of course, you could get ‘Soul Harvest’ with the skill ball you got from him. Ethan slowly picked up the skill ball.
“Vivian… , Can I use this skill ball?”
“Sure. Because Vassago was captured by Edan-senpai.”
Edan used the skill ball. Now gather the souls of scattered colleagues with the ‘Soul Harvest’ skill. What he was going to do was determined.
‘… But is it possible?’
It was an attempt that had never appeared in the original work. I believe in the necromancy max level and the newly acquired ‘soul harvesting’ skill.
Ethan took a hard step and went back the way he had come. The first thing I saw was a fallen Linkea.
“please… . come alive.”
I cast ‘Soul Harvest’ with a desperate heart.
‘Soul Harvest… , and necromancy.’
He summoned Linkea’s soul from the scattered souls. Vivian held her breath and stayed by Ethan’s side.
Ethan was so exhausted that it wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed right away. Even so, with a tired body, he tried to raise his comrades again.
It was an unreasonable attempt. Maybe it was too greedy.
Linkea, who had been called by Edan, appeared in the air.
“Ringkea, this might be an unreasonable request. i will follow your opinion But fight with me just once… .”
At that moment, Ethan was weeping.
“My lord… . I will follow you.”
Linkea hesitated for a long time before nodding. A smile of relief spread across Ethan’s lips.
‘Now restore the body with necromancy.’
The body slowly lifted and restored the severed body. And Linkea’s soul dwelled in the body again.
Even after reviving Linkea, Ethan did not stop walking.
He returned the way he had come, recovered the fallen bodies, and talked with their spirits. It was a different treatment than necromancers generally used against the spirit’s will.
“Ethan, stop now.”
Ethan was so tired that Vivian, who was watching from his side, stopped him.
“yet… , there is still a lot left… . I want to save them all… .”
But the body couldn’t keep up. Ethan collapsed. It was because I had exhausted too much of my physical and mental strength so far.
“Senior Ethan… !”
Vivian hurriedly helped Ethan.
* * *
In the end, I couldn’t even save half of it. They were the ones who gave their lives for me. I never wanted to waste them.
i’m a bad guy
A sigh came out. The number of articles recovered from a total of over forty was only fifteen. Then Sepia’s voice was heard.
“Ethan, you must absolutely, absolutely, rest!”
I heard that nagging in bed with one ear and let it out with the other. Sepia pushed the hot soup in front of me.
A savory smell wafted from the steaming soup.
“It’s okay if you don’t feed me… .”
“no. you sprained your wrist didn’t you hear me? Ethan? You have to be absolutely at peace. Hurry up and do it.”
I ate the soup that Sepia prepared for me.
I returned from time travel for several days, but it seemed that no time had passed.
Thanks to that, now I was enjoying the end of winter vacation. by the way… .
‘uh… . This soup, Sepia made it herself… .’
Now, just by tasting it, you know that Sepia is a dish. Compared to the savory smell, it was mild overall. Wouldn’t it be better for your health because it’s not salty?
“Not good?”
“… no. good enough to eat.”
“I know… . I can’t cook, I have a bad personality… .”
With a sigh, Sepia continued to blame herself.
Why is he like this today? I blinked my eyes in wonder. Has your self-esteem dropped because of being bullied by Tia lately?
“Still, I’m trying to learn how to cook properly.”
“sepia… . I want to kiss you.”
“What? Stop eating and suddenly?”
In my mind, I wanted to pick up the sepia right away and move it to the bed. I tried to get myself up. A throbbing pain followed all over his body.
Even though I drank so much potion, my body didn’t get better.
Well, it’s still too much.
When I made a sound of pain, Sepia’s nagging came again.
“What, what are you doing? You have to be absolutely at peace!”
“Hey sepia… . not.”
“What? What are you trying to say?”
“… I want to touch your chest.”
Sepia was visibly embarrassed. Even the ears were red.
“What is that, Ethan… . Why are you suddenly active today?”
I thought it was because I knew I couldn’t get rid of it, but how could I stay still with such a pretty girlfriend?
Now I’m going to bully Sepia to my heart’s content. I met a spoiled sepia in the past, so I have to correct that habit now.
“… I-I’ll think about it when I finish this soup.”
I felt like I could eat ten bowls all of a sudden. Like a baby bird receiving food, I also ate the soup bowl that was scooped out.
“Hey, Ethan, is that why you defeated the demon Vassago?”
“It was possible thanks to Vivian.”
“okay? That’s great… . If it’s Vassago, then it’s the top 3rd rank Mine.”
If he asked, he would have to talk about Excalibur. The fact that they caught the third-ranked mine meant that they would keep it secret until the end of the vacation.
There will be many ramifications just by revealing it. Perhaps the imperial palace would send someone directly?
I wanted to take a break right now. Evidence will always prove that you caught the devil.
“But what is that sword?”
Sepia pointed to the sword I had set at an angle by my bedside. I guess it didn’t look normal to her.
I haven’t been able to properly talk about time travel to Sepia or my friends yet. Of course, they knew that Vivian and I were attacked by demons after talking for a while.
“Ah, this… ? I made one this time. Do you look okay?”
Speaking of a holy sword, it would attract a lot of attention from all kinds of people. So, I decided to skip it first.
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
“I personally like it.”
In fact, I still couldn’t believe that I pulled out Excalibur.
I wrote it because of the situation… . Of course, I also felt a huge sense of responsibility.
Even so, the reason I inherited this sword was because I thought I should be responsible for what I have to do in this world.
After meeting Yuffie, my worries have definitely decreased.
“Hey, Ethan… . But why did you meet Vivian in the middle of the night?”
uh? Come to think of it, I still didn’t know why.
“Well, I don’t know… . I thought I was going to tell you something important… . Then I was attacked by demons and couldn’t hear it properly.”
Then a knock was heard.
The door opened and Tia entered with a fruit basket. I feel like I’ve seen this a lot somewhere.
He said he had a sense of déjà vu, but Tia brought a basket of fruit as a greeting from Arvia as well.
“Tia, I told you not to wear perfume in front of patients.”
“under… , Are you quarreling again? sepia?”
“No, I am right. Why are you spraying perfume when you visit a patient?”
Sepia and Tia growled today as usual.
“stop. my head hurts Hey guys.”
If you come to visit, please don’t fight in front of the patient. Have a catfight where I’m not around. Hey guys.
Tia and Sepia chatted for a while and then withdrew. There were occasional battles of nerves. Before leaving, Sepia whispered in my ear.
“Hee hee, get well soon. Ethan. When it’s all over, I’ll make you happy.”
After that, Arthur, Reus, and Sonny came to visit. Sonny eagerly forgot the fruit Tia brought.
I didn’t know what to say about the food, so I left it alone. I wanted to say one thing when I was eating only mangoes in succession.
By the way, seeing that he was eagerly eating the fruit, I thought Son Goku was a monkey.
And night came to the villa before I knew it. Hesiah brought a pillow and slept beside me.
It was then that I met Vivian’s eyes at the door.
“for a moment… , Can we talk?”
Seeming to be hesitant, I quickly nodded. I was thinking of going to Vivian once in a while.
“Senior, lie down comfortably.”
“uh? Nope. Nope. Because my body has recovered a lot.”
As expected, taking a potion and taking a deep breath is the best way to recover.
Vivian sat down in the chair next to me. Even then, he didn’t speak for a long time.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“Hey what… . You didn’t even fight properly.”
“No, you fought really well back then. Thanks to that, I was able to recover physically.”
It wasn’t empty talk.
If Vivian hadn’t stepped in at that time, he would have been unilaterally pushed back and defeated. He wouldn’t have even gotten a chance to break the barrier and escape.
“Is Hesia sleeping?”
“Yeah, as you can see.”
“You know… . Senior Ethan, please take good care of me in the future.”
Do you wish me well?
Oh, you mean the holy sword. Well, Vivian is a descendant of the sword clan that has kept the holy sword. And it was a great sense of mission for her to bear the holy sword.
“Yeah, of course. Please take care of me too.”
“… And you know what we said yesterday.”
“What did you say yesterday?”
I reviewed what happened yesterday. He was too busy fighting Vassago. I couldn’t figure out what kind of story it was.
When I was puzzled, Vivian added in a snarky voice.
“That I am strong enough to be in the top 10… .”
ah, what else am I saying
Vivian’s voice creeped in, perhaps ashamed to say it with her own mouth.
“How can you be sure of that?”
Well, that’s because it’s an unchanging fact that Vivian becomes stronger. Like a servant, Vivian had never properly learned swordsmanship.
After entering the academy, Vivian’s talents are in full bloom as she systematically learns swordsmanship.
And Vivian grows rapidly enough to be in the top 10 within a few years.
“Vivian, believe in yourself. you are really talented Just because you entered the academy doesn’t mean you have enough skills.”
Nadia Academy is the highest education period in the Empire. Not surprisingly, it was notorious for being difficult to get into.
“That senior… . I have a favor to ask… .”
“Request?”
“Could you teach me a sword? It’s okay if you just teach me the basics. I want to become strong too. I don’t think it would be anything like this… . So… .”
Laughter broke out. If you wanted to become stronger, you were willing to help. It wasn’t just about receiving the Holy Sword.
Now, in the coming spring, Vivian will really become my junior.
“However much.”
Vivian’s expression brightened at my answer.
