The Young Son Swordmaster

eps 4's

"I don't know either."

Jin replied in a calm tone.

“You don't know?”

Cyron raised his head. He did not expect this answer from his clever son, who had all along provided a satisfactory answer.

“Yes, dad. This power is not an aura, so I'm not sure what to call it.”

Once again, the flow of the conversation had already been predicted by Jin. He deliberately showed childlike innocence, just like he had done before.

Swoosh's.

The sound of flames spinning resounded. Jin had produced some dark energy above his palm. It was the power he used to hit the Tona twins.

He had obtained this power, Spiritual Strength, through his contract with Soldert, the Shadow God. Despite acting like a foolish child, Jin knew better than anyone about this power.

He also knew that Cyron would recognize this power.

"May I ask you to name this power?"

Jin looked at Cyron with sparkling eyes.

Cyron's jaw fell for the first time since he reached the demigod realm and became a True Holy Knight…

'Mr Soldert ...'

He finally managed to shut his mouth. As he stared at his son's palm, Cyron gulped.

Could this child be the reincarnation of the clan founder and the first patriarch? Such questions flashed through his mind as Cyron thought to himself.

soldering. Shadow God. A creature missed by all the witches in the world.

However, Cyron and Jin both realized different truths.

Originally, Soldert did not specialize in magic, but something similar to the Sword God. Moreover, 1000 years ago, he had made a contract with the clan founder and had protected Runcandels for many years.

'I think he has left the clan since its founder died, but it seems that he is interested in my youngest son.'

Could this be a sign that Runcandels could once again rise and prosper in the future?

No, it is also possible that the gods who once left them have returned suddenly, and will soon leave again. Cyron began to calculate the possibilities as he watched the shadows dance over Jin's palm.

'I'm sure he hasn't made a contract with the gods yet. If he were to obtain this power through a contract, there was no way he would not know what kind of strength this was.'

Jin could easily guess the thoughts that flashed through his father's mind.

He started to get a bit nervous as everything went according to his plan. That's too easy. He believed that Cyron would show suspicion at some point, but that moment never came. Probably because of his young age and his childish appearance.

7 Years old is an excellent period for lying and deceiving people.

"My son."

Cyron had finished sorting through his thoughts.

“Yes, dad.”

“It was the power of a god named Solderet. Therefore, I cannot mention it. Lord Solderet is one of the secrets our clan has long hidden.”

“Solder..”.

“It was a creature that carried a shadow in this world. You may be a smart kid, but you are too young to understand this. ”

"Is he…"

When Jin stopped, Cyron nodded to urge him to continue.

"Is God Soldert stronger than father?"

"Ha…"

Cyron laughed awkwardly signaling his defeat. He had never laughed like this since becoming a demi-god.

After devoting his time and energy to his training for countless years now, his emotions and spirit had been stirred for the first time in a long time.

“I want to know.. Your father never tried to challenge a god, so I can't say.”

A truly proud answer. Not knowing the answer for never going against a god.

Despite this, Jin shuddered as he listened to his father's answer. The man in question is Cyron Runcandel.

The strongest person on the continent.

Even the clanmaster of the Zippel Clan, Kelliark Zippfel, could not hold a candle to this man.

Snoots.

Cyron shows a toothed grin.

“I really have made the right decision to come and meet you today. Your naive question has been an interesting topic to me. Thank you, my son. Come closer."

Can he win against the gods? Cyron called this question an 'interesting topic'.

As soon as Jin walked up to her, her father lightly patted her on the head. A handful of shadows were still swirling in Jin's palm right now.

"How do you want to use this power?"

"I want to use it for the clan, father."

I want to use it for myself.

There was no need for him to answer honestly. The only thing the clan gave Jin in his past life was scorn and humiliation.

He never felt the warmth of the so-called 'family' again after turning 7. Therefore, Jin had absolutely no intention of using his life to serve the clan, unless he somehow became the patriarch of the family. However, to do that, he had to defeat his extremely strong brothers.

“Kuhahaha!”

Cyron suddenly laughed out loud. Echoes echoed throughout the Storm Castle and shook the ground.

The brothers waiting outside the throne room all gasped in shock. They had never heard their father laugh so hard in the past few years.

After a while, the laughter subsided and Cyron turned expressionless as usual. He leaned over and brought his face closer to Jin's face.

“Cute lies. You can be more honest with your dad, you know? ”

Jin did not expect this situation. Nevertheless, he suppressed his shock and slowly spoke.

"…to me."

“Hm?”

"really. After hitting your brothers and leaving them in the middle of the storm, there is no way you can use your power for the clan. I'll keep an eye on you from now on.”

Cyron walked past Jin and left the room. After his father's footsteps disappeared in the distance, Jin finally noticed cold sweat running down his face and back.

A mixture of disbelief and relief was drawn on his face.

“Fiuh!”

He let out a long sigh and wiped his sweat with his sleeves. He had never faced his father in such a bold manner during the last 28 years of his life.

'I did it. I succeeded!'

As the adrenaline subsided, he could finally hear his heart beating fast.

Through today's conversation with his father, Jin has obtained Cyron's approval to use Soldert's powers freely, and his father's expectations of him are high.

'In my first life, I ended up dying without getting a chance to use Soldert's power properly, and I never thought that dad would put any hope for me then.'

Even after being expelled from the clan, Jin did not have the freedom to use Soldert's power freely.

The clan would not allow the banished Runcandel to gain power and potentially use it against them.

Therefore, Jin had to hide in Akin Kingdom and train in secret. The Kingdom of Akin was affiliated with the Lutero Magic Federation, which was under the influence of the Zippel Clan. It was the perfect place for Jin to hide, as he was technically a magician back then.

The old secret of the Runcandel Clan: the founder's contract with Solderet.

Jin already knew this undisclosed information before his rebirth. Cyron calls it a secret that has been 'kept a long time' by the clan, but Jin knows more about the details of the founder's relationship with Soldert than his father.

Solderet had told Jin about his history with the Runcandel Clan personally after their contract was made. At that time, Soldert and Jin would have a close chat like two close friends.

'But he never told me why he left Runcandels and became a god of magic instead of a god of swords. He was also not involved during my death.”

Moreover, since his rebirth, Soldert had never spoken to him even once.

Jin speculated that his rebirth was a phenomenon that occurred due to Soldert's power and authority, but that was merely a hypothesis.

When Jin was one year old, he realized that the power he gained through the contract was still available to him.

It became usable as soon as he 'selected' Barisada.

On the day of his 'Selection', on the night after the ritual was completed, the curse of the 9-star mage, 'Bladed Illusion', was cast on Jin. It was the same curse as his past life. That incident happened again.

[Contractor, looks like someone's been holding a grudge against you since your childhood. You have not been able to use your full potential due to a trivial curse. That might be the reason why I am so enamored by you.]

Those were Solderet's words right after they made the contract.

As Jin recalled the conversation, he saw a chain of curses slowly crawl into his cradle. While he was fully conscious, he could not resist or block the curse with the body of a 1-year-old.

He began to blame his newborn body for his helplessness. He could not resist the curse that was creeping towards him, or ask for help.

Suddenly, Soldert's power manifests itself.

The chain never made it to Jin, and disappeared into his shadow.

The curse of this level cannot affect Solderet contractors. Using the expression of his past life magic teacher, it was a 'very cheat-like' effect'.

'Just wait. I don't know who gave this curse to me, but once I grow up, I'll find you. And I'll kill you.’

The power to control shadows; his knowledge of magic he had acquired in his previous life; and, despite having unlocked and practiced them too late, his skills and talents with the sword. Jin has maintained all these qualities through reincarnation.

He will not face the same fate as last time. The clan would not expel him for not having any talent this time around. A completely different future was waiting for him.

"Young Master."

"Yes, Nanny Gilly?"

As he turned around, Gilly was already waiting for him at the entrance.

“Patriark has announced his departure. You should come to take her away.”

"Good."

“But... are you okay?”

ask Gilly to worry.

She had seen the twins Tona return to their room with a deathly pale face and a terrified expression, therefore she could not hide her worries towards Jin.

"I'm doing fine. Did my older brother and sister leave too? ”

"Yes. They only came here to greet the patriarch. Uh! But Lady Mary has left a gift for you, Young Master.”

“I'll open the gift later. I have to go see Dad go first. ”

There were over 200 guard knights who appeared at Storm Castle, accompanying the flag bearer Runcandel respectively.

As Cyron prepared to leave again, the others had no reason to stay. Once they leave, Jin can ignore the Tona twins and spend his days quietly at Storm Castle here.

Spend his days quietly gaining strength without anyone noticing, actually.

“All greetings!”

“All greetings!”

The knights raised their swords to the sky as Cyron exited the gate. Jin and the Tona twins stood beside them and lowered their heads as well.

'The next time I see you will be at the main house, not at Storm Castle.'

Cyron returns to the Black Sea.

The people who expected Cyron to lead them into a bloody battle against the Zippel clan all hid their disappointment deep in their hearts. The flag-bearers of Runcandel each returned to where they came from, followed by their guard knights.

Cyron never returned to Storm Castle again until Jin was 10 and away. However, the protective knight called Khan would sometimes go to the Black Sea to inform the patriarch of Jin's recent actions.

'Mary's sister is not sane. I'm 7 years old. To think he would give me such an amazing gift!'

Jin shouted in his mind as he opened the gift in his room. Gilly's eyes also widened as she inspected the item left behind by Jin's third sister, Mary.

In front of their eyes was the heart of a beast summoned by a mage from the Zippfel Clan. Mary had personally killed the summoned beast in the southern region of the continent.

Phoenix Heart.

A rare and precious gift that Jin had never received in his previous life.

Mary hoped for her well-being and wanted her youngest sister to grow up strong and healthy.

The jinn can now boil the heart and consume it.