Book: 2: 30

Book 2: Chapter 30

Lukas returned to the 12th Training Room. As soon as he opened the door and stepped inside, he heard a familiar voice.

“You’re back.”

It was Leo.

There was still time to spare, but it seemed that he had been waiting there for a while already.

Lukas looked at Leo and said.

“What about your injuries?”

“I went to get them treated.”

“What about a break?”

“I rested enough.”

The answers came back smoothly in a clear voice.

Lukas then asked the most important question.

“Are you ready?”

“I am.”

The answer came once again without any wasted words. Leo’s firm resolve could be heard in his voice.

Lukas smiled faintly.

Leo’s willpower was exceptional when one looked at it objectively. The fear he felt when facing Demons was enough to drive normal people crazy. If he really was a coward, then he wouldn’t have dared to confront the Demons at all.

But Leo faced his fear. He faced it and looked for ways to overcome it.

Nevertheless, he became desperate and lost because he couldn’t find a clear solution.

Then, just as he was about to give everything up, he saw hope.

It was impossible to describe the joy Leo had felt at that time. Lukas’s harsh training might have made his body and mind feel like they were about to break, but on the other hand, his mind felt more comfortable than ever.

Leo’s face said so.

“From today on, call me Master.”

“...”

Leo froze for a moment before bowing his head. His shoulders shook slightly.

“Yes, Master.”

Then he raised his head again and spoke, his expression changing.

“...umm.”

“What is it?”

“This might be rude to ask, but...”

He looked at Lukas’ body and continued.

“Are you okay, Master?”

“...”

Lukas sighed.

To be honest, he wasn’t okay.

* * *

A week passed.

During that period, Lukas focused only on Leo’s training.

They touched upon numerous fields, but the main focus was martial arts. If the foundation wasn’t right, then it would have been meaningless no matter how beautiful the building that was built on it was.

“Huk, huk...”

Today’s training had just ended.

Leo panted like he was about to die.

Only a week had passed, but his cheeks had become thin and bruises covered his entire body. His body had become like this even though he received treatment every day.

Although he looked haggard, Lukas was more fond of him now than he was a week ago. That’s because his eyes were alive.

Leo was also a transformer. (Note: Okay my childishness aside, would you guys prefer ‘transformers’ or ‘revolutionaries’? The first is closer to the true meaning while the latter sounds better from an english perspective.)

This meant that if he was raised properly, he could become someone on the same level as Lee Jong-hak.

Even so, it wouldn’t be easy for him to defeat Gerard in a month.

Regardless of his personality, Gerard’s ability was comparable to Min Ha-rin’s when she was still a Swordsman. After all, Nina wouldn’t recommend him so confidently without reason.

But Lukas decided to trust his student.

“...come to think of it.”

Recently, he hadn’t been paying any attention to Min Ha-rin.

No, he hadn’t seen her for the week that he was training Leo.

Of course, at this point, there was nothing for him to guide her on. There was no need for any great enlightenment until she reached at least 3 stars.

What she had to focus on now was increasing her mana and honing her senses. And it was important to increase the number of branches of magic that she could use.

Min Ha-rin was very intelligent. Even if she was confused about something, she had the ability to read through a book and understand the problem on her own.

Nevertheless, since he had a new student, it was about time that they got to know each other.

“Is your body okay?”

“Yes.”

“There’s someone I’d like to introduce you to.”

Leo’s eyes shined when he heard those words.

“Do you have another Disciple, Master?”

“Right.”

“So it’s my Senior Martial Brother.” (Note: Fun fact, the word the author used for ‘senior brother’ is the same as ‘death penalty’)

Lukas tilted his head before revealing the fact that Min Ha-rin was a woman.

“Senior Martial Brother... isn’t that of eastern origin?”

“The origin of the martial art I learned is said to be closely related to Shaolin from China. The format they followed is also the same. Of course, I learned the martial art informally as a child, so I didn’t have a real Master or Senior Martial Brothers...”

Leo began to ramble a bit at the end. Perhaps he had been longing for such a relationship in the past.

‘So he was learning Shaolin martial arts.’

This wasn’t particularly surprising. Europe was an area where swordsmanship, magic, and sorcery were developed instead of martial arts.

Therefore, it was common for European Martial Artists to learn martial arts from the east. Leo was the same.

“Mm...”

Lukas felt troubled.

If Min Ha-rin and Leo were learning the same things, he would have been able to develop a bond between his students, but they were learning different things.

Min Ha-rin was learning magic.

Leo was learning martial arts.

They had the same Master, so they could be said to be from the same school, but there was not much of a difference in their initiation dates, so something like seniority would be hard to establish.

‘It was unintentional.’

This was the first time he’d taken on two students at the same time.

Lukas shook his head.

“I’ll think about that later. First of all, Ha-rin is older than you, so don’t be rude.”

“Understood.”

He didn’t think Leo would be rude in the first place, but he still said it anyway.

Min Ha-rin was in the 11th Training Room, right beside them.

The 11th and 12th Training Rooms had been lent to Lukas due to Nina’s consideration.

In any case, most of the hunters were busy carrying out missions, so the training rooms were currently unused.

Click.

He opened the door and saw Min Ha-rin.

She was squatting in a corner, reading a book, and when he looked closely, he noticed that she was wearing glasses.

She looked up when she heard the door open, and her expression changed.

“Ah...!”