The Young Son Swordmaster
eps 12's
And, another 6 months passed.
12 March 1790. In the Kingdom of Mitel— is located south of Storm— Castle the end of spring arrives. In half a year, Jin will be 10 years old and leave Storm Castle.
In the end, Luna had never told the clan about Murakan's whereabouts, just as she had bet 100 apple pies for it.
However, he did not get a single apple pie for winning the bet because Jin also ended up betting that he would not betray them. So technically, Jin also won the bet.
the last 6 months were a period of peace and boredom for the knights and servants working at Storm Castle. On the other hand, it was a period of growth and development for Jin, whose time passed quickly.
“I'm sick of this. I'm so sick of this.”
Murakan spoke while staring blankly at the soon-to-be 10-year-old.
“You not only managed to reduce the time you need to transfer anywhere from 10 minutes to 5 seconds in a year, you also learned how to release mana in half a year. And you act as if it's so easy for you! I can't believe my eyes."
As Jin planned, he mastered the mana transfer in the 1 year instead of the 2 years Murakan had predicted, and mastered the mana release in the 6 months after Luna's visit.
Jin manages to hold back and learns how to perfect his control over mana. And that's not the only favorable outcome.
In his past life, he rushed to reach the 5-star stage quickly in just 3 years, so he did not have time to train and practice the basic techniques. Since she was already 25 years old by the time she started learning magic, she did not have the free time to learn the basics.
However, now that he had repeatedly practiced mana transfer while making sure he had complete control over his speed, Jin felt like he had reached a new magic realm. That's like the difference between running fast and walking slow. The scene that one saw during the two events was completely different.
“I've always behaved the same since I met you, so there's no need to overreact now.”
In addition, after Luna's visit, Jin began to practice mana release.
Just like mana transfer, it was an easy task for the regressor, but he was still training seriously for 6 months. And through this training, he realized that the basis of his past life was careless.
“Thank God that you are currently living in Storm Castle, son. If this is the academy of Vermont Kingdom, the others will alienate you because of your talent.”
Jin had heard the exact same words dozens of times from his past life's 'master.
'I wonder what Master is doing now. I think he's just a bad boy whose nose keeps dripping or something.'
The boy remembered the face of his master. The magician who had told Jin about his talent in magic and taught him everything was, in fact, 2 years younger than him.
'Even so, he was a 7-star magician back then. In fact, he had almost reached the 8-star stage. Geez, there are too many geniuses in this world. I can't allow myself to be pushed by them. I need to devote myself to my studies and training.’
Jin shrugged with a grin forming on his face.
“Then, will you teach me how to release spiritual energy from today?”
"Absolutely. Tell me when you're done copying those books.”
“Eracing, do you care a little about me? I finished copying all the books a week ago. ”
Except for what Jin didn't need, he had completely copied the contents of all the secret books that were only available to the clan's flag bearer.
He still can't understand every idea and idea explored in the book, but Jin will slowly realize its meaning in the future as his swordsmanship gets better.
All that was left for him to do before leaving the Storm Castle was learn how to release spiritual energy.
When Murakan first mentioned this technique, he never imagined Jin would be skilled enough to start learning it before leaving the castle.
The dragon only told Jin about the technique to motivate him to train harder, but it seemed Murakan was underestimating the child.
He will be at the mercy of Jin until they leave the castle.
“Oh right, that's right. It's not that I don't care about you, it just comes to mind. Then, let's start now.”
In a serious tone, Murakan sat with his back straight, and Jin followed him.
“I warned you earlier, but releasing spiritual energy is not a technique you can master quickly. It will take longer than mana.” transfer and release
"I know."
“So don't be patient. As I said before, this is a basic and deadly technique. Let me show you."
Holy hooch!
Even before he finished speaking, dark energy appeared like smoke and gushed out from Murakan.
It is spiritual energy. If the Jin spiritual energy was like a thin fog that obscured one's gaze, Murakan spiritual energy was like a deep abyss that could swallow light and extinguish it.
This was the second time Jin saw the power of the dragon—the first time was when Murakan woke up.
"It's much denser and heavier than my energy."
Calm…
Jin observed the swirling dancing energy.
It felt as if energy was waving at him, telling him to approach him. Jin held himself back to reach out to the black smoke.
“The energy color is different, but overall, it looks similar to mana release, right?”
“Ya, but it feels much more mysterious.”
“For witches, mana release is the act of connecting the mana inside their body with the mana in the environment. What is the intent behind the technique, Jin?”
"It's for recovery and strengthening mana."
"Absolutely. By releasing mana, the body opens to receive outer mana. Then, you can use the outer mana to recover your own, or to strengthen the magic spells that you will use. Releasing spiritual energy is more or less the same, but there are some differences.”
"Are they?"
“Releasing spiritual energy does not connect your energy with the energy around you. It connects the natural energy around you with your inner energy.”
“So... otherwise?”
It's a little hard to understand this idea.
The aura and magic within man behaves like a river.
The water in the river always flows towards the high seas. Rivers are never bigger than the ocean or the ocean. They are branches from the sea that branch to the land.
However, it was the opposite of spiritual energy.
“Shadowing.”
Murakan spoke as he waved his hand to disperse the smoke that covered half of his appearance.
“Spiritual power comes from the shadows. Where does the shadow come from?”
It was a simple and short question. However, it was filled with divine subtlety.
"I imagine that they came from Soldert."
Murakan spoke out strongly while continuing.
“In other words, you can also be the ruler of all shadows around the world.”
Countless branches all over the world called 'shadows' would gather at one point. To sea'. To Jin Runcandel.
That is the theory behind the release of spiritual energy.
Murakan's spiritual energy began to revolve in countless small vortexes, no larger than a plum. They then suddenly fused together and created a bright and colorful pattern.
"Be careful what will happen."
Jin focused all his senses and observed his surroundings. It felt like time had slowed to a crawl speed as he tried to see what changes the release of energy would bring.
'What the fuck!'
Jin could only gasp in shock upon seeing the huge change.
Near the glass coffin behind Murakan are several candle holders and torches.
The shadow of this light source in the basement extended like a long stream of water, and began to flow towards the Murakan energy vortex. Jin turned to observe the other objects in the room, and the same phenomenon affected the shadow of the bookshelf.
Immediately, dizziness suddenly struck the child.
A strong feeling of dissociation penetrated into him. He could feel the wet sweat on his tightly clenched fists. The urge to take a few steps back appeared within him.
"Is this an illusion?"
As soon as such thoughts appeared in his mind, Jin shook his head to clear his mind. However, the phenomenon occurring before him was not an illusion. The shadows of the surrounding objects were indeed gathering towards Murakan.
It looked like a supernatural spectacle.
The extremely threatening aura around Murakan made Jin's hair stand up.
It was as if ...not a single existence in this world could kill a being before Jin.
And Jin instinctively realized that he could not let this threatening aura destroy his spirit. According to Murakan, the one who should be trembling in fear is a shadow.
Because one day, Jin will be the one to use that dark and terrifying power.
Murakan grinned as he watched the fear disappear from the child's eyes.
"good. That should be the attitude of the contractor that was promised a thousand years. ”
Calm…
The shadow vortex immediately stopped its movement, and the shadow rivers returned to their respective positions.
After going through an intense experience about the extent of this power, the usual peaceful and serene scenery in the surroundings was somewhat pleasant, unlike before.
It felt like the night had passed. Or maybe it's like a festival's finally over.
The last stream of shadows reached its original object, and the oppressive atmosphere had completely disappeared.
Jin sweated, but smiled refreshingly as he pulled his soaked shirt from his chest.
"How's that?"
"Flatest."
"Is that everything? You realize that it was a deadly blow from Murakan the Great, right?”
“It looks like you have full control over day and night in this room.”
Murakan nodded, looking satisfied with Jin's spontaneous comment.
“Siang and night.. I haven't heard that expression in a long time. People like to associate spiritual power users with such words and expressions since ancient times. Things like 'The Ruler of the Night', or 'The Creator of Darkness in the Day'. They are quite childish, honestly.”
"Yes, that's so embarrassing."
"I know? And 'Night Ruler' is a nickname that holds so many misunderstandings and prejudices. Actually, it's not technically wrong to call me that. Swahahaha!”
'Is this dragon seriously saying such a cheap joke in front of a child?'
Jin swallowed his return and giggled.
“Hm, however, do you understand what a release of spiritual energy is? Technically, it's like which version of the release is different, so I assume you understand the principle behind it. ”
“I have a good understanding of it. Just give me an hour. I think I'll be able to do it. ”
“Down from your high horse, son. As I said before, releasing spiritual energy is not something you can master in a short period of time.”.
"I know that. I don't mean I can master a technique with your proficiency level in an hour, but I think I can at least manage a small release of energy. You know, like how the simplest sword slash done by a novice and a swordsman can be very different.”
"Just right! That is why I say that the release of spiritual energy is a basic and deadly movement.”
"Then, what level of mastery of the technique did you just show me?"
“Around the middle level. Maybe a little above medium.”
Intermediates.
Jin was sure of himself. Even if a great mage from the Zippel Clan performed a 9-star magic spell, it would not be stronger than the release of energy he had observed just now.
Murakan did not use spiritual energy to destroy anything to show his strength, so Jin had no real evidence to back up his opinion. However, even if he did not see his destructive power with his own eyes, he could accurately sense the superiority of spiritual power over 9-star magic.
“If you fully master this technique, you can even completely annihilate a million troops in an instant. Having a shadow drawn from a life form is tantamount to death. ”
The crack!
Several torches placed in the corridor suddenly broke and fell to the floor.
"And removing the shadow of an object is tantamount to destruction."
Jin could not hide his shock, and stared blankly at the broken torch.
“... Still, damn it! I did my best to hold back so that nothing was destroyed, so why did the torch break?! We need to fix it before we leave the castle. What hurts in the ass. ”
Cracks, cracks!
The torch is not the only thing that is broken. The stone parts of the glass coffin that Murakan slept in had a large crack on it.
"Fuck."
******* in coming out of the dragon's mouth as he frowned. He now has small tasks to do while waiting for Jin from now on
