Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 6. How Could Brother Namgung?
The people following the Grand Duke were few.
Elise.
And Ravia and Kalix.
The eldest son Hardger and other Wolves were approaching the sprawled Yuric and teasing him.
“Your state is amusing. Yuric.”
“Ha. Damn. Seriously. Brother, that is.”
“Wahaha! Young Master! Put away your excuses! You lost miserably!”
Hardger and the Wolves grilling Yuric from afar.
Leaving them behind, Grand Duke Gayrad opened his mouth.
“It was amazing.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“It is not empty words. It was truly amazing. It was like seeing a seasoned swordsman who had rolled on the battlefield for a long time.”
Grand Duke Gayrad’s words continued.
“The strength of the Deltarch family’s swordsmanship is the ceaseless whirlwind attacks using a greatsword. Facing numerous sword strikes pouring down like snow, one is bound to lose their mind and allow an attack before they know it.”
His gaze heads towards Elise.
“But to hold your mind even in that confusion and cut off the eye of the storm. It was quite sharp.”
“Thank you.”
“The Young Lady has talent. Since I will stop Duke Blaze, try refining your skills in the North for a while.”
“Understood.”
In the meantime, they stood before a certain huge door before they knew it.
Grand Duke Gayrad spoke to the soldiers guarding the door.
“Would you open the armory door. I have something to take out.”
“Understood. Your Highness!”
While the soldiers were opening the armory door, Grand Duke Gayrad spoke.
“That wooden sword is inside the armory. Well, it can be called a token of exchange, but. Since it was such an old exchange, I just kept it respectfully on one side of the armory.”
“I see.”
“It will be used usefully. Isn’t your physical condition on the not-so-good side.”
“…That is correct.”
While finishing their conversation, the door opened.
“Now, let’s go in.”
The group that entered the armory shortly discovered a wooden sword placed neatly on one side of the armory.
“This…. Looks a bit unique.”
“It is indeed so.”
Grand Duke Gayrad approached and grabbed the wooden sword.
The form of the wooden sword was quite unique.
Sap flowing from the tree had hardened and wrapped around the sword body, and the hardness of that hardened sap was….
Kang—!
“Isn’t it quite unique. This hardened sap. It is harder than average steel. This is the very blade.”
A sword in the form of a wooden sword with the body wrapped in sap and a sharp edge.
This was the very sword called the Twig of Ristoire.
“Take it. You will immediately feel like you are becoming healthy.”
“Thank you. Your Highness.”
Elise, who carefully received the sword, felt the life force emanating from the sword immediately.
This is…?
‘What is this. This….’
Her gaze stares at the Twig of Ristoire.
‘It stimulates the Primordial True Qi.’
That which every human possesses as internal energy and is practically called life force or lifespan.
Primordial True Qi.
A strange energy flowing from the sword body was touching the Primordial True Qi….
‘There is nothing good about stimulating this. It’s not like it will increase by stimulating…. Huh?’
Elise’s eyes narrow.
What is it. Don’t tell me?
‘The Primordial True Qi is…. increasing even a little? No. I mean, this is….’
It was unique.
Should I say it feels like the energy flowing from the World Tree’s twig, the so-called Twig of Ristoire, is wrapping around the Primordial True Qi?
It was a separate energy and at the same time felt like supplementing the Primordial True Qi.
If it becomes like this….
‘The effect the Heaven's Mandate Great Yin Severed Meridians has on the body is…. Due to the immense Yin energy, the female body is made into the best condition, but due to that Yin energy, the life force of the body including the Primordial True Qi dries up slowly. But this Twig of Ristoire protects the Primordial True Qi from the Heaven's Mandate Great Yin Severed Meridians?’
If it is in this state….
I can offset the effects of the Heaven's Mandate Great Yin Severed Meridians to some extent.
I cannot block all the adverse effects of the Heaven's Mandate Great Yin Severed Meridians, but still, wouldn’t it be better than before?
‘It is a treasure.’
Elise, who recognized the efficacy possessed by the Twig of Ristoire, bowed her head to Grand Duke Gayrad immediately.
“Thank you. Your Highness.”
“Just don’t get caught by the Elf Sword King later. Sword King Ruhra…. Perhaps the moment he sees that twig, his old habit will come out.”
“Understood.”
Elise put the sword in the sheath while nodding.
As she packed the sword, Grand Duke Gayrad spoke.
“Then…. Young Lady.”
“Yes. Your Highness.”
“What do you plan to do from now on? Surely there must be a reason you came to the North. As expected, do you plan to polish your martial arts?”
“Ah. That is.”
Elise organized her thoughts for a moment and spoke to Grand Duke Gayrad.
“Do you know about the Five Legends handed down from the Northern barbarians?”
“Of course I know. Because those fools babble about it whenever they have a chance, I know it well. Ah, don’t tell me?”
Grand Duke Gayrad’s eyes become sharp.
“Are you planning to kill the Dragon of Eternity among the Five Legends?”
“That is correct.”
“Hmm….”
Grand Duke Gayrad’s groan becomes long.
Shortly after, his mouth opens.
“Dragon of Eternity…. Actually, it is only called a dragon by the barbarians. If the Dragon Lord living in the Dragon King’s Mountain Range heard those words, he might have killed all the barbarians. It is called a dragon, but in reality, it is merely a subspecies of a dragon.”
This is information I am hearing for the first time again.
Ah, indeed. If the Barbarian Great Warrior really ate a Dragon Heart, he would have swept the Empire.
Wouldn’t the male leads involved with Alicia Shudroy all die and Alicia also lose her life to a barbarian axe?
While Elise was agreeing, Grand Duke Gayrad spoke.
“However, the efficacy related to that dragon cannot be ignored. It might solve the problem related to the Young Lady’s body. However, since it is only a rumor of the barbarians…. I cannot say it is certain.”
Grand Duke Gayrad, who nodded, spoke to Elise.
“First, be deployed to the Northern Army for the time being and show off your skills. If you faced Nagagor for an instant, it should be sufficiently possible. I will arrange a rotational deployment centered on the Seven Wolves of the North. How is it?”
At the Grand Duke’s consideration, Elise nodded.
“Thank you. Grand Duke Deltarch.”
“It’s fine. A martial artist showing promise is always welcome in the North. Someone to fight those goddamn barbarians is always needed. However.”
Grand Duke Gayrad added one word.
“Do not clash with the Seven Wild Monsters. This is an order.”
“…Do you mean the Seven Wild Monsters?”
“Correct.”
He frowned and looked into the distance.
“If the Seven Wild Monsters know of the Young Lady’s existence. They will undoubtedly rush in. No. Since Nagagor already knows, the other Seven Wild Monsters might have noticed too.”
Grand Duke Gayrad looked at Elise again and spoke.
“I will let you fight together with the Seven Wolves. No matter how much I think about it, the Seven Wild Monsters bastards. Hearing that Nagagor suffered trouble, it seems they will rush at the Young Lady at least once. If you see the Seven Wild Monsters, retreat immediately.”
“Thank you for your concern.”
“It’s fine. If the Young Lady dies, won’t I have nothing to say to Duke Blaze? I also have my circumstances. Ah, and.”
He added one word.
“Could you also spar with my children occasionally?”
“…Yes?”
What sound is this again.
When Elise asked back, Grand Duke Gayrad answered.
“In Ravia’s case, since she is the same age as the Young Lady, she seemed to want to hang out secretly. In Yuric’s case, his skill is decent, but he has a unique arrogance, so if he fights with the Young Lady, it seems that momentum can be calmed. Hardger is…. Well, if he fights with the Young Lady, it will be helpful to the Young Lady in various ways.”
“Ah….”
“Please hang out occasionally. Since the father cannot take care of them properly, shouldn’t I take care of them in this way at least.”
Elise nodded.
Mm. Grand Duke Gayrad Deltarch, more than I thought….
It seemed he was a very affectionate person inside.
Should I say it is separate from the cold image of the North.
‘He must have boiled inside quite a bit when Yuric went gaga over Alicia later.’
Alicia is indeed an incomprehensible figure.
Because she chews up all the probability of the world and enchants countless men.
Seen as a Ro-Fan protagonist, it is a perfectly splendid aspect, but glancing from another’s perspective, there is a cosmic horror-like aspect.
She is a terrifying Young Lady.
‘What would she be doing by now. Would she be stuck in the Ducal House.’
For reference, the current time is 2 years ahead of the starting point of The Withered Flower Finds Its Own Light.
Because the starting point of the Ro-Fan is Alicia Shudroy’s debutante.
‘Alicia’s age was 2 years older than me now. Since she did her debutante at 18…. 2 years left.’
In other words, the moment when the starting point of this The Withered Flower Finds Its Own Light is 2 years away.
And as far as Elise knows, herself, the youngest of the Blaze family, dies around the early to mid-part of the novel.
She remembers that after the eldest son of the Blaze family grieved greatly over the death of his youngest sibling, he formed a connection with Alicia who caught that.
‘Somehow. Somehow I will survive.’
Elise pledged.
To survive in this Ro-Fan world.
***
“Phew.”
The North of the Empire reveals its presence faintly even while the cold sleeps.
In the meantime, if the weather of the North surges, the sleeping cold wakes up and runs wild.
That much, the North of the Empire is a place not suitable for people to live.
The warriors of the North became strong to survive there.
“Shall I go.”
Early dawn, the time when the rooster breaks the barrier of night loudly.
Elise began to run on the training ground wearing light clothes and bandages bound to her chest.
It was earlier than the warriors of the North who start the day drinking the dawn air.
Recently, Elise had been continuing this running.
Because basics are important.
“Miss! I am preparing warm water and towels, so come anytime!”
“Yeah! Luna! Don’t worry!”
The running starting with the hardship of Luna who woke up earlier due to the person she serves.
Elise, possessing a sickly body, soon ran out of breath, but even so, she did not stop running.
Along with that, she operated Moving Meditation and sought the circulation of internal energy naturally.
While internal energy moved along the acupoints, her breath became rougher.
Huff…. Huff.
She had to endure.
Only by enduring the present can she look at the next, and also look at tomorrow.
Elise felt like she would collapse at any moment, but she exhaled while clenching her teeth.
Huu. Huu….
The breath air leaking through these teeth permeates the empty air dizzily, but Elise did not care.
At that time when she was running to finish filling the targeted running.
“Did you sleep well.”
Someone cut in beside her before she knew it.
She, who was inhaling and exhaling breath constantly while running for a long time, glanced to the side.
‘…Hardger?’
It is unmistakable.
The next successor of the Northern Grand Duke, Hardger Deltarch.
What is the matter with him from early morning?
But Elise’s thought was short.
“I wanted to try talking a little in the morning…. Lady Elise? Young Lady???”
Two people running side by side.
But Elise suddenly sprinted forward and ran away.
Eventually, Elise ran to where Luna was and stopped in place, gasping for breath.
She looked back while receiving the warm towel Luna handed over.
“…What is the matter from early morning?”
“…That is. Hearing that you do preparation exercises early from the morning recently.”
Hardger ran over immediately.
Elise thought inside.
‘What. Why disturb. I am operating internal energy.’
If she made a slight mistake, she almost lost the flow and stopped, didn’t she.
Aside from that, it was strange.
Hardger doing such an action?
Hardger is a person only for the Northern Grand Duke seat.
In the work, he showed interest in Alicia Shudroy, but it was to the extent that he withdrew for the sake of the successor seat shortly after.
Along with the responsibility following the Northern Grand Duke successor seat, he suffered a bit due to his younger brother Yuric’s wastrel behavior.
“Wow. Miss. What smell is this scent?”
“…Ah. Luna. It’s because of the Mana Cultivation Method I learned.”
“Aha.”
In the meantime, Luna shows interest in my scent.
Mm. Isn’t it better than a terrible sweat smell anyway.
Various divine arts of the Mount Hua Sect can surprisingly emit a faint plum blossom scent.
Brother Namgung who might be somewhere might ask if that makes sense, but what does it matter.
To a Duke’s daughter, a terrible sweat smell is rat poison.
“So. What is the matter? Lord Hardger?”
“…Ah. Young Lady. If it is not rude. Could we cross swords? The skill that dealt with the Seven Wild Monsters, I wanted to experience it once.”
Ah. It was that reason.
Elise smiled.
If it’s something like that. I should naturally do it.
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