Chapter: 320
The Holy Sword, and the Twist.
With Yoon Si-woo’s small murmur, his body was enveloped in pitch-black light.
And the moment I saw Yoon Si-woo wrapped in miasma with the power of the witch, Lucy’s warning echoed in my mind.
[Using power thoughtlessly like just now, you will die. You.]
Using the power of the witch would mean Yoon Si-woo’s death.
Yet, before my eyes, Yoon Si-woo was about to use that very power.
The situation sent me into a panic.
What is he thinking…!
Has he forgotten that using that could lead to his own death…?
Confusion and fear obliterated my reason, leaving only the thought that I had to stop Yoon Si-woo from using the witch’s power right now.
So, I shook my head crazily, grabbing Yoon Si-woo and shouted.
“No, Yoon Si-woo…! If you use the witch’s power, you…!”
“I know that too.”
However, unlike me, who was frightened at the thought that he might die, Yoon Si-woo showed no sign of fear even being the one involved.
“But it seems they are not weak enough to deal with without using it.”
Instead, what was revealed in his hardened expression was an unmistakable fury.
Yoon Si-woo’s unwavering gaze filled with clear hostility focused on Beatrice and the Giant Demonic Beast.
Filled with deadly intent, I worried if Yoon Si-woo had lost his reason due to anger.
“Still, I will be careful to ensure that what you are worried about, Scarlet, does not happen.”
To my worries, Yoon Si-woo replied.
“Trust me and wait a little.”
His voice was so soft that it didn’t sound like he was angry at all.
“I’m off.”
Yoon Si-woo cautiously removed my hand that was firmly holding onto him.
I felt his hand wiping away the tears flowing down my cheek.
And in the next moment,
“……Yoon Si-woo.”
Yoon Si-woo charged toward the Giant Demonic Beast.
*
[I can’t stop him. Even though I told him not to draw on my power if possible…]
Lucy grumbled.
She knew all too well that drawing on her power was dangerous for her, so Yoon Si-woo smirked at her words.
However, just like he told Scarlet, he couldn’t avoid using the witch’s power.
“Lucy, you saw it, right? It’s a formidable opponent that’s hard to deal with without using it.”
[So you borrowed power.]
Lucy couldn’t deny that the opponent was indeed a strong foe, so she willingly lent him her power.
There were far too many signs indicating that the opponent was strong.
First, Scarlet and Ari, who belong to the strong category, were being completely overwhelmed by the Fury Beast.
Second, the attack using the Holy Sword of Gwanghui, which didn’t lose to any major magic, failed to land a hit on the enemy at all.
And most importantly,
“……It’s so chilling.”
[Indeed, it has an amazing momentum. Even I have never seen anyone with such momentum in my life.]
This momentum.
Just standing in front of it made the hairs on my body stand up, clearly indicating that the opponent was stronger than anyone Yoon Si-woo had faced before.
The problem was that there were two opponents radiating such momentum.
A giant silhouette shrouded in smoke and a girl with violet hair presumed to be a witch.
It was clear that either one would be a strong enemy, so Yoon Si-woo tightened his grip on the sword.
Then Lucy muttered.
[Si-woo, aren’t you afraid? This battle might cost you your life. Strategically retreating isn’t a bad option.]
Upon hearing Lucy’s suggestion to retreat, Yoon Si-woo shook his head resolutely and answered.
“Lucy, I won’t run away. I made a contract with you to become stronger than anyone else.”
[……Haha, that’s right.]
Lucy smiled cheerfully as if satisfied with his response.
[But your true intention isn’t that, is it?]
“……You really know me well, Lucy. That’s exactly it. I just,”
But Yoon Si-woo chuckled and continued her sentence.
“Can’t forgive those bastards who made Scarlet cry.”
[Hahaha, you are quite the relentless man. But that’s what I like about you.]
Lucy burst into laughter at his honest response.
And a voice devoid of laughter followed.
[But to do that, you need to be thoroughly prepared. The enemy will not be as easy as you imagine.]
“I know.”
Yoon Si-woo also wiped the smile from his face.
Up to this point, in a brief moment.
As he rushed toward the enemy, their casual conversation ended, and he shifted into full combat mode.
In an instant, Yoon Si-woo’s new skills were directed toward the enemy before him.
“Uwaaaah!”
The target was the Giant Demonic Beast trying to stomp on Ari, who was sprawled on the floor.
It’s ironic that he was throwing himself in front of the enemy who was attacking his parents’ killer, but in this moment, he swung his sword to protect.
And the moment his sword clashed with the giant beast’s foot,
“Geh?”
Yoon Si-woo felt unexpected recoil and was flung back along with his sword.
“What the…?!”
The sword that should cut through everything bounced back.
In the shocking turn of events, Yoon Si-woo was momentarily spellbound, and in that moment he heard Scarlet’s shout.
“Yoon Si-woo, be careful…! That thing’s ability is to reject interference…! It can’t be hurt by attacks, and anything that touches it disappears…!”
“To reject interference…?”
Hearing her advice that also served as a warning intensified the chaos in Yoon Si-woo’s mind.
Reject interference?
It doesn’t get hurt by attacks, and anything that touches it disappears. What kind of nonsense ability is that?
If that’s true, then it’s practically invincible.
[Calm down, Si-woo.]
While he was panicking, Lucy’s calm voice rang out.
[Don’t be too flustered. If you think about it, it’s not too different from my ability. The ability to cut through everything, the ability to reject any interference. Either way, it’s an ability that violates the rules.]
Her voice was steady.
As if there was nothing to worry about.
[Still, it’s indeed an astonishing ability. To block every attack and erase everything that touches it. It’s like a shield of invincibility, and at the same time, an invincible spear.]
Seeing her act as if it was just another thing, Yoon Si-woo began to regain his composure.
If she was so calm, she surely possessed a solution for that ability.
“……What should I do to counter such an ability, Lucy?”
Yoon Si-woo asked her that.
[What to do? Aside from cutting it, what else could there be?]
“What…?”
But the answer he received from Lucy was so simple that Yoon Si-woo panicked again and questioned her.
“No, but you saw how my attack was bounced off…!”
[What I mean now is different from before.]
However, Lucy replied calmly to Yoon Si-woo’s panic.
[Just now, you didn’t know, but now you’ve realized the enemy has that ability, right?]
At her advice, Yoon Si-woo’s eyes widened.
Knowing and not knowing.
There was a significant difference in swinging the sword.
And Lucy asked Yoon Si-woo, who had his eyes wide open.
[Why, do you think you can’t cut it?]
Yoon Si-woo didn’t answer.
But seeing him quietly keeping his eyes shut, Lucy chuckled softly.
[The enemy’s appearance is transparent. They must be denying visibility using their rejection of interference ability.]
Sudden realization comes unexpectedly.
[There’s no sound coming from that giant moving around. They must also be using this ability to block sound.]
And continuing her guidance for her student, the master spoke.
[What a versatile ability. On the other hand, look at us.]
The opposite of sudden enlightenment is gradual enlightenment.
Step by step, having built up gradually is gradual enlightenment.
However, what is necessary for the swordsman to attain sudden enlightenment is that.
The realization of the swordsman is not found by suddenly coming upon it, but through the sword they have been wielding.
Thus, to remind him of what he has already realized, the master asks.
[Si-woo, what kind of ability do I possess?]
An ability that cuts through everything.
[Si-woo, what can you do as a swordsman?]
To cut, only that.
[Yes. Compared to the many things the enemy can do, we can only do that one thing.]
But what’s the issue?
[But for that one thing, you are able to do it better than anyone.]
There are techniques honed to achieve that one thing.
And there is an ability to maximize that one thing.
That alone is enough, and the student once again realized this anew and opened his eyes.
Then the master asked the student who had gained clarity.
[Si-woo, now do you know what you need to do?]
In response to that question, the student silently raised the sword.
Thousands, millions, possibly even more.
The countless repetitions made for that one thing were again performed for that very purpose.
The monster clad in an invincible shield and an invincible spear did not even glance at the sword swinging toward it.
It thought that the attack that had bounced off before posed no threat.
However, the master who taught the student that one thing smiled and spoke.
[Yes. That’s it, Si-woo.]
Having poured everything into that one thing.
[If the invincible is before you, then just cut the invincible.]
Nothing in the world is that which you cannot cut.
Thus, the honed sword,
-■■■■■■■?!!!
Deeply etched a scar onto the invincible.
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