12. Old Connection – 01

master.

Beyond the realm of mere human bodies communicating with the world, the supreme realm of achieving coexistence with each other.

Those who have reached the master’s level can use aura, which can be said to be their exclusive property, and at the same time, as their bodies are reconstructed in an optimal state, they can produce power that is different from that of ordinary humans.

To put it simply, it meant becoming a superhuman with a human body, and of course, it was no different than an ordeal for unmanned soldiers to enter the realm of a master.

Rather, it might have been easier for wizards to go beyond a certain level and rise to the level of an archmage.

This is because, in the first place, it was impossible for a wizard to learn magic from the beginning unless he had the computing power, magic control ability, and the ability to control all of them, which were different from those of ordinary people.

To put it simply, only the most talented people in the world are given the privilege of learning and mastering magic, and anyone with such a ‘talent’ is qualified to rise to the level of an archmage.

Of course, there is a huge difference between being qualified to reach the level of a great mage and actually reaching it.

It was a similar meaning that the warriors would rise to the level of masters and use Auras.

Even at this moment, countless people in the world are wielding swords with the dream that one day they will be able to reach the level of a master, but among them, less than one in ten thousand will truly reach the level of a master.

Well, since the world is wide and there are many geniuses, it is true that there may be monsters that can rise to the level of a master at the age of a teenager.

Even in Nineveh, aren’t women like Erekaya Del Pendragon, the student council president, or Altina von Rudel Serias, living witnesses who reached the level of masters at the age of teenagers?

… However, entering the master’s realm and defeating an old master’s realm head-on are two different things.

Originally, in the martial arts world, the word Jangyuyuseo is used to refer to the order in which elderly people go, but even so, age is not something that can be ignored at all.

Although Celica did not know much about martial arts and did not learn it, she was well aware of the fact that if experiences and years of experience accumulated over and over again, they could threaten the lives of those who were one or two levels above her.

… That’s why she couldn’t understand the current situation at all.

How on earth was Jin able to defeat the Count, who had been on the level of a master for decades, from the front? Even by causing a miracle of destroying the future she foresaw and creating a new one?

“Your Excellency Count, if you don’t mind, may I ask you a question?”

“What do you mean?”

Celica opened her mouth cautiously, looking at the count, who had been concentrating all her nerves on the infirmary since before, at the subject of her own words about leaving the infirmary empty for Jin and Altina.

“About the duel between the Count and my junior from just now. How was it in the Count’s eyes?”

“How have you been? What do you mean by that, little princess?”

“In my judgment, the duel just before should have ended with the Count’s victory, so I’m asking this question. Wasn’t the difference in status between the Count and my junior in the first place huge? That’s why the Count somehow… .”

“I guess you’re trying to say that I didn’t properly deal with him in a duel with that guy? little princess?”

At the words of the Count, who immediately got to the point and entered, Celica gently nodded her head.

“… Yes. No matter how much I think about it, I never imagined that my junior would defeat the Count head-on.”

In fact, he didn’t just imagine it, he even foresaw the future of the two. The problem is that the foreknowledge has gone off to the point of refreshing.

At Celica’s words, the Count looked as if he was pondering something, and then sighed and smiled bitterly.

To be honest, it was a really rude remark that directly touched his pride as a warrior, so I was prepared to hear something from the count, but surprisingly, the count’s reaction was calm.

No, rather, it seems that he was prepared to hear such a sound.

“Well, actually I don’t know. Even when I think about it, there are a lot of strange things about that guy. For example, the fact that he was predicting my movements and habits as if he was looking into the palm of his hand, and the way he devised countermeasures in an instant, as if he had experienced my foresight in the distant past, reminded me of a skilled warrior. ”

“…..”

“But I can assure you of one thing. I’ve never made up my mind to take care of him just because he’s my daughter’s boyfriend.

However, is it true that young people cannot be beaten?” the count said with a silent smile.

“Of course, now that we know each other’s tricks, we won’t be as helpless as before. But, I think there is something going on.”

“What does it take?”

“It means that he still hasn’t revealed all of his resources and is hiding something.”

The Count crossed his arms and said that in a deliberately cold tone.

“Considering his age, it’s really nonsense. It’s not enough that he reached the level of a master at such a young age, he’s also learning sophisticated techniques that can be said to be those of a master, and at the same time, there are still a number of secrets that he hides.”

“…..”

“But the world is wide and talented people are truly diverse. Just because it’s impossible for me doesn’t mean it’s impossible for others. Isn’t that so, little princess?”

Actually, if some gossip was trying to snatch Altina, I would have half killed him right here, but fortunately, he asked for a decent guy like his own daughter who has a lot of eyes for men, so let’s wrap it up at this point.

Even though the duel had ended with her own defeat, Celica felt something strange when she saw the Count smiling with a satisfied expression.

He has reached the level of a master at such a young age, has the age to defeat even a count from the front, and has sophisticated skills that even a count who can be said to be the same master can admire.

Does that really make sense? No matter how much you try to explain the existence of a man named Jin, no matter how many times you think about it, there is something twisted and disjointed in explaining the man named Jin.

Even if Celica used all the knowledge she knew, Jin’s existence was something that belonged to an unknown area that she could not understand.

… But precisely because of that, at this moment, Celica von Wallenstein was able to make a momentous decision in her mind.

A man named Jin is hiding a serious secret that no one else knows about.

As Erekaya’s friend and warrior, who reached the highest level, there was a discrepancy between his personal age and the level of martial arts he had reached.

As the secretary of the student council and Celica’s junior, he could be said to be the only person who could open the door to the ‘closed world’ and pioneer new possibilities into the future.

Then, at this point, it must be time to gamble.

The stakes she bet are nothing but everything of the woman named Celica von Wallenstein.

If Celica wins this gamble, she will be able to welcome her master, whom she has been waiting for so long, and even if she loses, she alone will be able to have a great impact on the coming end. It could be said that there was nothing she would lose.

The fate of the world itself and the one person named Celica von Wallenstein.

What she would lose was insignificant and small, but what she would gain if she won was enormous.

If that’s the case, then there’s no reason not to accept this gamble.

“… Count, then let me excuse you for a moment.”

“yes? Why? little princess?”

“I just remembered. The fact that there was only one thing left that I could do for my juniors who are losing their minds right now.”

When Celica said that with a faint smile at the Count, the Count looked at her blankly without saying anything and then nodded softly.

“Do whatever the little princess wants. It’s obvious that he’s going to die of pain from the recoil from the technique he just used anyway, so it wouldn’t be such a bad choice for the little princess to alleviate his pain in some way.”

Originally, the Duke of Wallenstein is a blood relative of the Prophet, and they do not belong to anywhere in the world and take on the role of a thorough bystander, standing in an absolute neutral position.

I don’t know what the heck he’s trying to do, but he’s definitely not the kind of person who would harm a person who’s lost his mind, so he let Celica go without thinking.

“thank you.”

Celica bowed her head to the count once, then moved her steps and quietly opened the door to the infirmary where Jin was lying unconscious.

“Sir, senior?”

Could it be because the door was opened without warning or warning? Altina, who was sitting quietly by Jin’s bedside, showed a surprised expression when she saw Celica.

Come to think of it, it seems that there is a red flag on Altina’s face for some reason.

“Hey, what are you doing here? Obviously, he said he was going out with his father earlier, so I thought I wouldn’t come here without fail… .”

However, Celica wasn’t very interested in Altina, who was talking nonsense as if she had been stabbed at the pinnacle of something. Right now, her interest was focused only on one man who was quietly closing his eyes there.

“My junior, are you still in a lot of pain?”

“Yes, yes? Ah yes. He had just fallen asleep, but when he was awake, he said his whole body hurt so much that he couldn’t stand it. According to Jin, the pain you feel right now is like the recoil of a skill, so even healing magic is useless… .”

“I think I can help with that.”

“Yes? really?”

Altina was taken aback by Celica’s words. Even if it wasn’t so, it was too hard to watch Jin still in pain, but was there some way to alleviate his pain?

“There are conditions instead.”

“Conditions?”

“What I am going to do to my junior from now on is a great ceremony secretly handed down to the Duke of Ballenstein. Actually, I don’t mean much to this, but as much as I claim to be the heir to the ducal family, shouldn’t it be that tradition is important?”

“So, that means… .”

“I’m sorry, but can I get out of here? No matter how you think about it, this ritual is by no means something that can be performed in the presence of other people’s eyes.”

“… ah.”

To be honest, Altina hated being separated from Jin. It was even more so if it had just crossed the line and had just kissed him who had lost his mind.

… However, I hate Jin’s pain even more. It wasn’t such a bad thing for him to lie there sick and look only at Altina, but she didn’t want him to look sick either.

so i can’t This time, Altina has no choice but to yield to Jin.

And anyway, time is on Altina’s side. Far beyond the time I’ve spent with him so far, isn’t there plenty of time to spend with him in the future?

So let’s take a step back for now. Because his pain and pain were no different from Altina’s.

“… Yes, then I’ll let you back down for now. Instead, you must treat Jin.”

“Don’t worry. I will take responsibility and make you take over your junior.”

Celica calmly reassures Altina with a fresh smile.

Clearly, she wasn’t lying. Celica really intended to improve Jin’s condition through a ritual passed down secretly in the Duke of Wallenstein.

However, treating him was an additional purpose, and the true purpose was separate.

After Altina left, she sat down in front of the bed in the infirmary where she found peace again.

It was a great ceremony, but it didn’t require any grandiose magic circles or procedures. There is only one important thing in performing the ceremony, the sincere heart that can dedicate one’s all to the person in front of him.

“Communication.”

The next moment, an unknown light burst out around Jin and Celica, engulfing both of them at once.

It was time to decide who would be the true owner of a leash for a woman named Celica von Wallenstein.