The Heart of Harungel (3)
The Heart of Harungel (3)
Seria finished running along with the previous trainees.
"Fourth place, good work."
She sat in a seat off to one side and watched the other trainees run through the vacant lot.
'Redin'
Seria watched him carefully as he ran with a calm expression. He didn't seem to be struggling. Breathing and movement were also concise.
Before she came here.
She'd completed a background check on the trainees in this class. But the only one she had no information on was Redin.
'What's the identity?'
When she first met him, Seria thought he was just a dork. He looked weird talking to himself.
Then that guy dismantled the magic bombs.
Its structure is so complex that it is absolutely impossible to do it unless you are a bomb maker or someone who knows how to dismantle it.
That means...
Redin was either the creator or the one who knew how to dismantle it, which meant he had to be part of the Magnes organization.
It's not even a spherical bomb.
Because it was the latest magic bomb.
'But he defused it...'
Seria thought he was going to be put in solitary confinement for a long time and investigated. She didn't know that he would be released in less than a day.
On top of that, Redin missed the declaration ceremony.
It's clear that Reddin has a powerful backer behind him. That background is probably a high-ranking person who worked with Magnes.
Otherwise, it just doesn't make sense.
'I have to uncover his identity.'
Seria didn't know why he infiltrated Burning Hell Prison.
The moment he does something.
All new trainess will be re-investigated. There's no guarantee that she'll get off scot-free.
'Absolutely not.'
Only one change after ten years. She gritted her teeth and trained and planned to rescue her dad from this prison.
Seria can't let other organizations ruin a cause she've spent a decade working on.
She clenched her fists tightly.
"After breakfast, we'll meet back here by 8:00."
"Yes!"
As the trainees stood up one by one and headed for the cafeteria, Seria rose from her seat.
At the same time, She put on a mask.
The original intention was hidden deep inside. Instead, she brought out a woman his own age, bright, energetic, and innocent.
She stood up belatedly and moved in front of Redin.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Okay. Heather, you go ahead, I'll catch up."
When Redin turned his head again and made eye contact, his expression remained stoic.
Managing facial expressions that are not peer-friendly.
Usually, people get nervous about their appearance, or worse, stutter, but Redin didn't show any of that.
Now that she was sure he was wearing a mask, Seria smiled even wider.
"You weren't at the ceremony yesterday, were you?"
However, Redin looked at Seria without answering.
A frosty look.
An expressionless expression, not knowing what he was thinking, turned to Seria.
‘I guess you didn’t expect me to be watching? Seeing that he can't even answer.'
Seeing that, Seria's lips curled up even more.
“I want to skip the ceremony too… How can I get away with it?”
At that moment, Redin's expression changed.
A wicked grin appeared on his grim face.
Goosebumps all over her body.
"That's your problem."
"Wha?"
“When I think about it, it is absurd. Shouldn't you apologize to me first?"
"apologize?"
"Forget it. I was wrong to expect an apology from a kid like you in the first place."
"Tsk"
Clicking his tongue, Reddin turned away.
By the time he was completely out of sight, Seria's gaze had turned cold.
'The acting is top-notch.'
That's not possible unless you're highly trained. Instead of being embarrassed, he evaded the question by changing the subject.
And.
The last conversation struck her as odd.
'A kid like me?'
There was something about the way he spoke and the look in his eyes that told me he knew something. Seria realized it would be dangerous to leave him alone.
Her mouth felt dry.
Chances are, he've got some skills. It's worth checking his skills before making a move.
'I'm going to throw a few people at him.'
Last night.
Seria found the right ones.
Two things she can use and throw away.
Blue and blonde hair from the kingdom of Ravino. If she coax them well, they'll move on their own.
'I'm going to use them to see how strong he is.'
"Anyone who gets in my way..."
I'm not going to leave you alone.
* * *
After the afternoon training, Redin had dinner with Heather.
Tonight's dinner is tonkatsu.
Redin dipped the crispy fried pork cutlet into the sauce and took a bite. The crispness and juiciness of the pork cutlet made him swoon.
It's really good.
It is on a different level from the delivery food he ordered and ate before he came here in this world. The menu is the same, but the taste is incomparable.
Obsessed with the pork cutlet, Redin moved his fork around the plate frantically.
"Redin."
"What?"
Redin looked up and saw Heather watching him. When he turned his gaze, two guys from Ravino Kingdom were looking this way.
What are they excited about.
They were chuckling to themselves.
"Let's just ignore them and eat our food."
"Is that okay?"
"What is?"
"I don't think they're going to stay still.."
"Don't worry, they won't have the strength to hurt us once we get to the ceremony."
Because starting today, there will be something extra special.
"Uh... yeah. I see."
Heather turned his head away and ate, and as he did, Redin looked over at Seria.
Eating a meal while chatting with other female trainees.
Then our eyes met, and she winked and smiled.
As if to show off.
It's like a provocation.
As he watch Seria move as he predicted her to, I laugh to myself.
From hanging around all day, to chatting with the guys from the Ravino Kingdom.
Several things started to click for me.
The sense that Seria has determined me to be an enemy and will move to eliminate me.
I popped the remaining cutlet into my mouth.
'Okay, let's go get ready for that.'
"Heather, I'll go ahead first."
"Uh... where are you going?"
"I have to run a quick errand. I'll meet you back at the quarters."
Redin got up from his seat, returned his plate, left the restaurant, and made my way to the giant stone bridge.
The sole entrance to Burning Hell.
Hell's Bridge.
It was wide enough for five carriages to travel at the same time, and in the center of the bridge was a clock tower with the number 6.
The emblem is a white shield and a cross.
It is the flag of the Holy Empire, a nation that believes in the creator god Bertia and is the only one of the six kingdoms to be ruled by a pope rather than a king.
Human life is precious.
Even if they are the sinful ones.
... was one of the official settings of the Bern Chronicle Game, in which the death penalty was abolished.
"Redin?"
Let go and look at the front.
There was Vergo, dressed in his work uniform.
“Senior Vergo.”
"Where are you going?"
"I had an errand for Instructor Rohan, so I was on my way to the prison."
"Really?"
Vergo shook his head, sending the other senior by his side first.
"Follow me. I'll show you around."
'Although I know the way to go.'
They'll be suspicious if Redin says he's going alone.
"Okay."
Silently, Redin followed Vergo to Rohan's office in the prison.
"What's up with the instructor?"
"I need to ask him a favor."
“What request?”
He frowned thoughtfully.
Then Vergo shook his head in response.
"Hmmm... there it is. Right there."
"Thanks."
knock, knock
"It's Redin."
When Redin knocked and gave his name, He heard Instructor Rohan's voice inside.
"Come in."
Redin opened the door and stepped inside.
A small space with just one desk for working and a small table for entertaining guests.
Even the table is full of piles of papers.
His cold image and personality reflected in the room.
"What is going on?"
Looking at the documents, Rohan asked.
"I'm here to ask for a favor."
"Tell me."
"I'd like to have a sword in my arsenal."
"What did you originally have?"
"The ship blew up and fell into the ocean."
Rohan signed the last of the papers and lifted his face.
"Is that really enough?"
The implication is that even better favors can be granted, but a visit to the armory is a start.
"yes"
"Is anyone out there?"
Just then, Vergo slipped into the room.
"Yes."
"Take him down to the armory and get him a sword. Take this with you and they'll let you through."
"Thank you, sir!"
He took the paper with Rohan's seal. They left the office and walked to the armory.
Not far from my office.
Two prison guards stood guard in front of the armory.
Vergo stepped in front of them.
"Instructor Rohan's orders were to give the new recruit a sword."
"Where's the statement?"
He hands over the paper in his hand.
After confirming this, the guard opens the armory with the key on his pocket.
squeak
Upon entering, Redin saw a row of neatly organized swords. He walked past them and headed inside.
That moment.
Arrakis's eyes activated, and his surroundings turned green.
Also.
Redin walked down the long corridor and stood in front of the wall at the end. Just as in the cell, there was writing on it.
Redin put his hand on it.
[You have recovered Harungel's heart 2].
[You realized some of Harungel's insights].
[Swordsmanship's combat theory is imprinted in your head].
Literally.
The ways in which you should fight your opponents.
Places, environments, weapons, and more.
Theories of how to win under various constraints were etched in his head.
The original purpose was accomplished.
He grabs a random sword and heads out.
"Oh?"
In the corner where the unmanaged swords were gathered, there was something glowing green.
A plain sword hilt in an old scabbard.
The moment he picks up the seemingly unremarkable sword.
[You have acquired the famed sword 'Cairo'].
One of the three famous swords possessed by Sword Saint Harungel, the sword Cairo used in his childhood.
In addition.
Unable to bear his growing insanity, he took up the sword to end his own life and stabbed himself in the heart.
That sword was Cairo.
The Sword of the Beginning and the End.
[Ding!]
[You have obtained the first three levels of Harungel's Arcane Swordsmanship].
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