Solo Swordmaster

#Side Story 19. A wolf howling at the moon (3)

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Jeongjeoji and

Jidocheongo

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Calmly and quietly.

A white-haired man who recited a few words.

Limon asked abruptly, his eyes fixed on the shaking horizon.

“Do you know what it means?”

“I don’t know the Chinese language, do you?”

“It means that the frog in the well knows how high the sky is, but it knows the blue of the sky, but does not know the wideness of the sea.”

“That sounds like a wonderful thing to say.”

“In the first place, the better a proverb is, the better it will be remembered.”

“That’s true, but.”

Grumpy cowboy.

Billy scratched the back of his head.

It wasn’t uncommon for Limon to blurt out strange old sayings or Zen questions just to make people think he was an old man.

Fortunately, this time it was easy to understand what it meant.

“So you made me spar with your sister-in-law to show the frog the sea?”

8 wins, 8 losses.

I couldn’t accept being defeated so vainly, so I tried again and again.

My throat is cut off.

My heart is pierced.

The whole body is cut in half, etc.

Billy laughs helplessly as he remembers being defeated in all sorts of ways, unable to hit the running Suri with a single knife.

Limon asked softly.

“Do you know what the Absolute is?”

“Aren’t you the strongest person in the world?”

“Yes, the Absolute is an omnipotent being who can do whatever he wants because he can face the world alone. Especially the Sword Master.”

From the Golden Age, through the Silver Age, through the Bronze Age, to the current Age of Heroes.

Times are changing.

While long years pass by.

A being that has always ruled the world at the pinnacle of humanity.

Limon, who was talking about the Absolute, added a word softly.

“―It’s easy to be mistaken like that.”

“Did you say it was an illusion?”

“For the Absolute to become truly absolute, one prerequisite is needed.”

“Are you saying that no matter how much a Sword Master he is, he cannot become a complete Absolute as long as there are other Sword Masters?”

“Unless you can overpower all other Sword Masters.”

“Does that make sense?”

“It is a very difficult task.”

It’s impossible.

Limon did not make a definite statement.

I just slightly looked away.

“Just like you were completely defeated by Suri.”

“….”

“If you can cut down the streets, repairs can cut down dreams and reality.”

An oak barrel on one side of the deck.

Looking at the Indian girl who was happily sleeping, curled up like a cat on the lid warmed by the sun.

Limon said calmly.

If Billy’s sword that cuts through the streets is simple and powerful, then Suri’s sword that cuts through dreams and reality is the most mysterious and ambiguous.

Since they were polar opposites, it was impossible to discuss their superiority or inferiority… but

if you look only at their compatibility, it was Suri who had the advantage.

In dreams, even distance is meaningless.

No matter how far away Billy started the fight, she was able to respond immediately.

“…Does this mean I can never defeat my sister-in-law?”

“Well, it depends on how hard you try.”

Since the Sword Master is a being who has seen the ultimate power of the sword, it is easy for him to become arrogant and think that he is the only one who is absolute.

But the path of the sword has no end.

Beyond that contradiction.

Until you reach the pinnacle of the sword.

He calmly said that he should never be conceited and turned around.

“So, disciple.”

“….”

“―Go forward.”

Tuk.

Just like that…

with calm words as always.

After lightly touching his shoulder, he held Suri, who was sleeping soundly, and looked at Limon’s back in silence.

Billy turned his head.

Then he stared at the distant horizon and scratched his head.

“Anyway, you seem like an old man with no conscience.”

After all that hard work, I finally reached the absolute state.

Instead of giving you a chance to enjoy the life of the Absolute with peace of mind, you immediately break your confidence and open a new path of asceticism.

Billy ended up laughing at that action, which was harsh and therefore even more teacher-like.

Even though we became the same sword master.

The teacher’s back, which still feels big, made the student who respected him the most proud.

“You always speak so easily.”

But apart from that feeling of pride.

Billy sighed.

Because I painfully learned through sparring with the sword spirit how high the walls of other sword masters are.

Of course, I gained a lot thanks to that.

‘Hmm, I guess I’ll have to organize the methods of using the sword more systematically.’

Sparring with Suri on the run made Billy realize what he needed most right now.

Even up close.

Even from afar.

Even when attacking.

Even when defending.

Even when fighting against the majority.

Even in one-on-one fights.

This means that you must perfect your swordsmanship so that you can perfectly demonstrate your swordsmanship in any situation.

Of course, that is natural as a sword master.

Usually, it was a natural process in the process of mastering the sword.

The problem was that, unlike other sword masters who only had to pay attention to the 36 directions the sword could hit – up, down, front, back, left and right – he had to consider even spacing and distance.

If you’re not careful, you’ll have to create separate sword techniques for each 1m or 1cm interval.

That was something that even a sword master would be horrified by.

Especially considering his swordsmanship, which allows him to throw a knife ignoring infinite distances.

But…

‘I won’t be bored with this for a while.’

Grinning.

Rather, he laughed.

If he perfects this sword technique, he will be able to use his sword more freely than any other sword master.

Regardless of the strength or weakness of one’s strength, at least in terms of improvisation, one can exert one’s full power at any time and in any situation.

‘Well, no matter how much I improve my swordsmanship, I still can’t seem to beat my sister-in-law.’

That’s why.

The reason Billy lost his appetite.

No matter how much you improve your responsiveness, improvisation is still improvisation.

Although it was possible to reduce the shortcomings, it was not enough to exceed the original capabilities.

Because more was needed to close the gap with repairs that were caused by compatibility.

The problem was that the running repairman was not helpless enough to just watch in fascination as he caught up.

Especially since he is a sword master who can understand any sword technique just by looking at it and use it as his own foundation.

‘…Unless you train for at least hundreds of years, you won’t get any angles.’

Hundreds of years.

It is quite possible for an immortal who has eternal life.

However, for a young man who had just reached absolute heights, Billy could not help but smile bitterly for such a long time.

Especially since there is no guarantee that the running repairs will remain in place while you practice.

In a sense.

It might have been a blessing.

This is because we now have a reference point and competitor who can forever follow the path of the sword, the end of which is difficult for even the sword master to know.

But it was also a curse at the same time.

In the sense that we will have to compete with repairs that will run for eternity in the wide yet narrow area called North America.

Including the racial difference between whites, who are still ignored like trash, and Indians, who are respected.

‘No, there is no need to compete.’

In the meantime, Billy thought positively.

There is no law that prohibits forming a cooperative relationship with running repairs separately from the training of the sword.

Rather, since he has something in common as a disciple of the same Limon, he can build a friendship with Suri, who lives alone and ignores even the Continental Guardians.

With her cooperation, we might be able to solve the racial discrimination that has plagued North America for a long time.

Of course it wasn’t easy.

Even if possible, it would take a long time.

However, if you can do it, it is something that can leave your name in history forever.

For Billy, it was a grand goal worth pursuing no matter how much effort and time it took.

Especially since he aspires to become a hero.

“Hey sister! “I have something to talk about for a moment…”

Jump up.

“Is your sister-in-law of any race?…”

A whisper.

“So, if you help me just a little bit, I can save a lot of people… See you, Sister. Are you listening?”

Strong, strong.

But in the cabin, in the lookout or on the deck.

If you even say something, they will run away, or even if you catch them, they will just doze off.

Even if I’m not asleep, I just spit out unintelligible spirit words and ignore them.

Billy had no choice but to continue to struggle against the running Suri, who would not listen to anything, let alone persuade him.

In the end, I had to sell Limon to finally be able to talk to the running repair, but…

“Doubt. “What’s the problem with that?”

“…What are you saying?”

“Point out. It is natural for different groups to fight over territory in the same area. “Coexistence is no more.”

“….”

Even if a pack of wolves is crowded into the same place, they will bite each other.

Racism is natural.

Why should we stop it?

Billy finally realized something as he watched Suri running, tilting his head and asking.

It is impossible to borrow her power as she was raised by a corrupted spirit, has no love for humans, and has the mindset of an animal.

If it’s Limon, he might be able to move her…

but that’s how they broke down racism.

Ultimately, it is the teacher’s achievement.

The fact that even adding one line to the achievements of the protector of mankind would not make him a hero made Billy feel dejected.

Even while Billy was feeling helpless, unable to escape even though he became a sword master.

The ship carrying them sailed leisurely through the sea.

To the west.

To the west.

To the west.

After sailing for a long time.

They finally arrived.

A peninsula across the Pacific Ocean, far from the North American continent.

A country that has become renowned as the leader of the world because the guardian deity of mankind has stayed and protected it for hundreds of years.

Tadat.

“Suri, go slowly.”

“…Does that sister-in-law look very excited?”

“For Suri, this is like a second home.”

Unlike himself, who felt awkward because it was his first time traveling, Billy was nervous as he watched Surrey running up the mountain with a familiarity.

Still, maybe it’s because everyone is a sword master.

By climbing the mountain at a speed that ordinary people could not even imagine, they were eventually able to arrive.

The highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula.

A tower that stands tall at the top of Baekdu.

A sacred place for swords that all swordsmen around the world have longed for since it was founded by Limon.

―To the sword tower.

‘ah.’

And in front of such a sword tower.

The moment I saw a person standing at the wide open entrance as if welcoming the return of the owner.

Billy’s eyes widened.

Unlike when I was running, I knew who she was as soon as I saw her.

Because she was a great person who had a reputation beyond repair not only in other countries but even on the North American continent.

While he was admiring her, she walked gently as if to greet them.

No, I tried to move it.

Uddangtang!

…If only I didn’t step on the hem of my clothes and fall forward.

Billy is dumbfounded.

Limon sighs.

While watching Suri running as if he was used to it.

After falling, I picked up the potatoes that had rolled out of my clothes and picked them up.

She opened her mouth with a gentle smile as if nothing had happened.

“Welcome, teacher.”

…the distant past.

A hero who helped Limon and ended the Spirit Rebellion.

Limon’s disciple who was the first to engrave his name on the sword tower.

Hundreds of years ago, she was called the Saint of France, but now a different title has become more popular: a beauty with faded platinum hair in a nun’s uniform.

Also known as the patron saint of Sword Tower.

Looking at Joan of Arc’s red forehead, Billy couldn’t help but make an even more absurd expression than when he first saw the running repairman.