CH 22

lind trust (4)

When the first matchup started.

A familiar voice could be heard in Kevin's ears.

- Raise your sword and block the front. Chris will attempt a surprise attack.

It was Roman's voice.

As Kevin, who does not know the identity of the electric sound that transmits voice through mana, he was not sure what kind of judgment he should make at the moment.

momentary hesitation.

He couldn't fully understand what had happened to him, but when he realized that the owner of the voice was Roman, he instinctively followed what he said.

That moment.

Tight!

" !"

There was a tingling shock in my hand.

He just blocked the way Roman told him to, but he unknowingly blocked Chris's preemptive attack.

- Working sideways. And aim for Chris' chest as he tries to kick.

next command.

Kevin wanted to follow Roman.

However, his reaction speed was slower than expected, and Chris' kick that Roman had foretold was hitting his stomach before he knew it.

puck!

"Great!"

screamed.

For a moment, his breath caught in his throat, and Kevin, who fell to the floor, grabbed his stomach.

Thick saliva dripped from his mouth.

Kevin had cut off his own arm just a week ago, but the pain was hard to get used to.

That was then.

- Blow yourself to the right.

A voice that penetrates the mind.

Kevin knew that in order to live he had to follow the word.

Forcefully swallowing the pain, he flew away and saw Chris swinging his sword at him as expected.

- Attack the opponent's left chest.

it was a gap

Chris swung his sword broadly, exposing a loophole, and Kevin seemed to be able to deliver a blow if he attacked it.

This time, however, the attack was unsuccessful due to Kevin's lack of ability.

The speed of swinging the sword was so slow that it yawned, and the attack distance was short due to the tangled steps.

complete failure.

Chris didn't even know that his opponent was looking at his loophole.

It was an attack that could be easily avoided, and at Chris' counterattack, Kevin was once again beaten in the stomach.

Whoops!

"Big!"

It was a one-sided fight.

Kevin was devastated without even being able to counterattack, and he wanted to sit down immediately in excruciating pain to the point that disgusting blood came up.

Even so, the words of giving up Dalian did not come out of his mouth.

Aside from the fact that Roman didn't give the order to stop, what's happening right now is so funny.

'Master Roman is omnipotent. Chris is acting like a puppet, just like Master Roman said.'

Roman's voice.

It was a prophecy.

When Chris said he was going to attack the right, the same thing happened in real life, and Roman's loophole looked like an opportunity to actually knock him down.

However, his ability to implement it was only insufficient.

According to Roman's advice, it was a fight that should have defeated Chris right away, but his petty body didn't listen.

That's funny.

A two-star aura knight.

While ordinary people like himself looked up to, Roman made fun of it by putting it on the palm of his hand like a toy.

I found out then

Why did you send yourself to Dalian?

Roman sent a message to himself.

'This is the level of Master Roman. Even Chris, who is called Dmitry's greatest genius, can't even keep up with the master's true abilities. Such a person is the master I will be loyal to for the rest of my life, and even if it is something that does not make sense in common sense, I have to blindly follow what the Master says.'

the way forward.

future goals.

A figure of Roman appeared in front of me.

Just as he believed in Roman's words and cut off his own arm, he had a blind conviction that if he followed him, he would become stronger.

one match.

Roman gave the basis for faith.

have to follow yourself.

At the same time, the reason why it makes you have no choice but to cherish awe.

Kevin left the physical pain and completely immersed himself in Dalian, so Chris' warning didn't work.

"Tell me one last time. If you show the will to fight more, be prepared to cripple one body."

Last warning.

Kevin chuckled.

'Are you telling me to give up Dalian?'

It can't be.

The other party doesn't know the truth.

that he is a puppet.

Even a great knight like Chris is a master who plays with toys like a toy, so what can a boy in his mid-teens who has nothing to establish himself as a Roman person?

No matter how much I thought, there was only one answer.

trust.

Loyalty.

If your body is weak, you need to show your mental strength.

"You do it all the way."

that word.

It was Kevin's decision.

Even if this battle was bloody, Kevin wanted to prove his only worth.

each other's perspective.

each other's view of the world.

Chris didn't know Kevin's determination, so he exploded at the sight of Kevin who never gave up until the end.

tuk.

Patience is broken.

The heart that felt sorry for the opponent was overshadowed by anger.

"I don't even know the subject !"

tap.

kicked the ground

Chris thought Kevin had nothing to do with this.

However, if he shows the spirit of a warrior who does not give up until the end, ignoring the years he has devoted himself to the sword, it is a different story.

You definitely need to finish it. Kevin will regret his mistake for the rest of his life, as a result of the disastrous result of one of his body being crippled.

Chris was quick.

a single ray of light.

It dug into the space in an instant, and Kevin swung his sword at an unresponsive speed, aiming at the opponent's shoulder.

one arm.

pay for mistakes

As the wooden sword was about to cut his arm, Kevin took a step forward.

- One step forward.

widely.

" !"

Chris rolled his eyes.

one step ahead.

It is a dead place.

It was like sticking his head where the wooden sword fell, and it was similar to when Roman defeated Chris.

Still, Kevin did not hesitate.

Even though he knew he might die, he took one step and secured a position to attack before his opponent.

And then.

- Attack with all your might.

I followed the last command.

Kevin clenched his teeth and swung his sword from bottom to top, and a crude blow split the wind and aimed at his opponent.

A situation of one touch.

each other's bodies entangled.

As a result.

Whoa!

There was the sound of something breaking.

With the dripping of blood, a man's body fell behind him like a doll with a broken thread.

A momentary victory.

The winner is right there.

"You poor bastard."

it was chris

As he looked at him with tired eyes, he saw blood flowing around Kevin.

The fight is over.

Fortunately, Kevin was not life-threatening.

Due to the intermittent difference, Chris was able to overcome the crisis by blocking the subsequent attack with the wooden sword, only torn his skin as it rubbed against his forehead.

The wooden sword was broken by a powerful blow.

And Kevin, who had accumulated pain in the kick attack that penetrated the abdomen, fell backwards revealing the white.

was poisonous

The will to see the match to the end even at a crude level, and complicated emotions arose in the way he looked at Kevin.

Chris wins.

Roman said as he took care of Kevin.

"As promised, if you want, I will teach you from tomorrow. From now on, the choice is yours."

That was the end of it.

Roman was busy treating Kevin's wounds, as if Chris had never seen him.

It was a very ironic scene.

It was Roman who drove Kevin into a limb, and Roman showed how he treated Kevin like a precious person.

" Why the hell did I fight?"

Chris returns home.

he was lost in thought.

At first, he intended to get Roman's attention by defeating Kevin, but the unexpected development has now complicated his mind.

In fact, this matchup was a battle that in itself was a loss to accept.

In a battle where even if he won, he couldn't find a match, Chris was overwhelmed by Kevin's poison, even for a moment.

Especially the last workshop.

At that moment, Chris remembered the past.

'I was like Master Roman. The judgment of stepping in with a limb was both a perfect attack and a number of defenses.'

if.

If I hadn't experienced the same thing with Roman.

It's a real shame for Chris, but he wasn't sure he would have completely avoided Kevin's attack without mana.

Memories of the past have become experiences.

He was able to react quickly to the situation he had pondered countless times in his head, and Chris tried to counterattack by dodging Kevin's attack in reverse.

A strange thrill arose in the process.

Even though the opponent was only an ordinary person, Chris burst out laughing at the fact that he had improved from the past.

Roman didn't teach anything.

By the way.

he was developing

Only one experience fighting Roman.

It soon became the foundation for development and became a prosecutor who could respond differently to the same situation.

Not only that.

'Coming back now, looking back, Kevin's judgments were very appropriate. I thought Master Roman didn't give Kevin any instructions, but it really wasn't. If Kevin had been a little quicker and stronger than a commoner, that one judgment might have made me a loser.'

I recalled the memories of Dalian.

Imagine failing a surprise first strike and getting a counterattack, Chris thought of another way to deal with it.

those moments.

analyzed it.

Looking at each one, I tried to figure out how Roman looked at him.

'I thought that Master Roman was Dmitry's nerd just like the rumors floating around. However, I lost the battle with the master, and this time, I gained confidence by playing a substitute match with Kevin. Master Roman is not just a genius. I can't understand it with common sense, but he's reached a point that even my mentor, Captain Jonathan, can't reach.'

Roman realm.

I couldn't even guess.

It's not just about physical strength, but the world of nothingness, which Roman's mind touches, was different.

what does he see

Just by mixing the sword with Roman once, and just trying to understand Roman's judgment through the vicarious match, my mind was mixed with countless teachings.

It was a world I had never experienced when I was in the well.

The more he analyzed his own experience, the more Chris came out with pure admiration.

Roman.

He could see the meaning of what he said.

It didn't mean to simply stay by your side, it meant to look at yourself and find a way to become stronger.

"Am I such an idiot?"

eating.

laughter came out.

Thinking about it.

Roman gave a lot of hints.

In the course of teaching Kevin, there were a lot of things he said to Chris as if he wanted to hear it, but when he was teaching the basics, Chris did not accept the situation.

It was a rejection of prejudice.

Since he was a swordsman who had reached a certain level, he was not in a position to receive instruction even though he bowed his head to learn.

But.

now i know

Just by watching Roman and enlightening yourself and improving yourself, you can reach a different level.

" I, Chris, still don't know you properly. The Roman Dmitry I remember is a poor human being called Dmitry's nerd, but what you've shown me lately is beyond my common sense. What is certain is that I acknowledge you. From now on, by your side, I will spy and learn everything until I surpass you."

It was his own promise.

Talking to himself, Chris set a new goal.

And the next day.

Chris went to Roman and said,

"Teaching is not necessary. I will find a way to become stronger by myself, following Master Roman."

that day.

Chris thought.

Until I surpass Roman, I will live with Roman's sword.

But does he know?

That these words, spit out with blood, were a lifelong vow to decide who he would follow for the rest of his life.

later.

The glare of Cairo, which would become famous on the continent, was the moment that decided his future at an early age.

And time passed.

a week later.

It was the day of Barco's social party.