Solo Swordmaster

#170. stupid.

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Ainsha is the White Dragon Princess.

He was born with the essence of psionics and lived reading the future as if he were breathing.

That is why, to her, reality was no different from a trivial play in which what she had already foreseen only came true.

But at this moment.

The sight that unfolded in front of her eyes was enough to completely change Ainsha’s thoughts.

“…why?”

Before Limon’s sword stabs himself.

That Tata would stand in front of Limon to get the sword instead of him.

That the sword, which had been extending as if it could pierce anything, would suddenly stop in the air.

And…

“Why?”

It was also the fact that Limon would grab the thread he had unconsciously spun out with his hand instead of cutting it with his sword.

Maybe it’s because he grabbed the Cheonjam Temple with his bare hands, which contained psionics powerful enough to form the shape of a dragon.

I cut my hand and blood splattered.

Limon didn’t care about that at all.

He just looked at Ainsha, who was staring blankly at him, with golden eyes and said calmly.

“The answer can be found by looking at where you are now.”

Ainsha inadvertently confirmed.

I tried to kill Tata so much.

In fact, when she jumped in front of the blade, she reflexively embraced it and instead stepped forward to her own position.

It was incomprehensible.

She is the most honorable White Dragon Princess in the White Dragon Clan.

In particular, given that she hadn’t inherited the next generation yet, Ainsha’s life was more valuable than the rest of the White Dragon clan combined.

Because it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a reckless thing, knowing that fact better than anyone else.

It was as if he had read her confusion.

Limon smiled and said.

“You don’t even know why you’re here right now.”

“….”

“But, silly princess, not everything in the world needs complicated reasons.”

Because she can see the future, she is so accustomed to living her reality in line with the future.

Therefore, Limon calmly said to the foolish princess who couldn’t do anything without a reason.

“Just as if you said you would kill a traitor against me or that you would change the future by killing me for the sake of your clan, that was all the reason.”

“…it wasn’t put together. It is real.”

“Do not lie.”

Limon cut it off.

No matter how important it is to dispose of the traitor, that is no reason to risk confronting Limon.

Likewise, even the elder of the Tataga clan is not comparable to the fate of the White Dragon Princess, who is also related to her life and death.

I was just pretending to be rational.

After all, there was no rationality in Ainsha’s actions from the beginning.

And Limon could roughly guess why she acted that way.

“After all, you’re just so pissed off because you love your nanny so much.”

It just didn’t show up because of his blunt attitude.

In the end, Ainsha tried to change the future because Tata was more important than her fateful partner.

So I got angry at her for trying to die on her own.

In the end, it was wrapped around Tata.

Ainsha refuted Limon, who neatly excluded rationality and calculation of interests and pointed out the principle of action based solely on emotion.

“I deny it. I am not a child.”

“But you’re stupid.”

“Not even stupid.”

“No, that’s right.”

Limon clearly denied Ainsha’s rebuttal.

And unlike the expressionless face, I looked into the girl’s eyes, which were shaking uncontrollably.

“If you are not an idiot, what do you call a fool who is so preoccupied with the future that he can’t even understand what he is feeling right now?”

I could tell just by looking at her eyes.

Ainsha is by no means without feelings.

He was so accustomed to hiding his emotions that he forgot that he was a person capable of feeling them.

That’s why she’s a stupid princess.

Among the idiots who only live for the future, he is the king of fools who does not know the reality.

Ainsha asked bluntly at Limon, who was sarcastic.

“…I want to know what the hell you want from me.”

“What do I want? Simple.”

Limon didn’t bother to say more trivial things.

He just glanced at Ainsha’s back.

“You look behind you.”

“…”

Ainsha heard that and slowly turned around.

wrapped myself

the opponent he covered.

A woman who did not dare to engage in conversation because of her position, but was restless and worried about herself.

Looking at Tata, she hesitated.

Normally, there would be no need to hesitate.

After all, it would have been enough if he had said, acted, and made choices as Wisdom told him.

However, in the aftermath of Limon tearing the future apart, she couldn’t see the immediate future, so she didn’t know what to say.

“Tata.”

Instead, Ainsha could feel it.

The vague shaking that I couldn’t be aware of because I was buried in the future that I usually read with my foreknowledge.

In the midst of a torrent of emotions, anxious, nervous, and relieved, she realized.

What did Limon want to say to himself?

That’s why Ainsha took out what she wanted to say the most right now, not to imitate or change the future.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Tata’s eyes widened.

As if surprised or bewildered.

It was a while to look at Ainsha in a daze.

Immediately, her face twisted, and she shouted out loud as if she couldn’t stand it.

“That’s what Tata would say! Why did you do such a reckless thing?!”

From clothes torn in places to skin bruised blue.

Even though there was no sword scar, Tata lamented seeing Ainsha’s face, which could hardly be called normal.

“It was just something I would have to die for! If you hadn’t tried to change the future, the princess could have been happy!”

“Wrong.”

“What are you saying is wrong?”

“My happiness is not in the future I gained after Tata died.”

“It can’t be. In the future I saw…”

“Tata sees me.”

Ainsha cut her off.

Then, with both hands wrapped around Tata’s cheeks, he made eye contact with himself and continued talking quietly.

“It is me who decides my happiness, not the future.”

“…!”

“And to me, happiness given by Tata is more precious than happiness determined by the future.”

that he is not unhappy

So don’t pity yourself.

Please don’t make yourself unhappy now for future happiness.

Tata stared blankly at Ainsha, who still had an expressionless face and a blunt voice, but was still covering her with warm hands.

as if trying to say something

Or maybe I just don’t know what to say.

She licked her lips, but finally opened her mouth after a while.

“…Lahasha sister.”

I am shocked at the name I inadvertently brought out.

“No Crusha mother.”

Even so, in the end, I couldn’t stand it and put another name in my mouth.

“Do you really think that Tata… no, you need me to be happy?”

While asking, Tata looks at herself with trembling eyes, whether it is because of anxiety or another reason.

To the woman who was her aunt before being her nanny, and who was once her younger sister and daughter, Ainsha answered immediately without hesitation.

“Of course, Tatasha.”

The moment she heard the name she had abandoned since the moment she decided to become Ainsha’s nanny and the words she wanted to hear for a long time but couldn’t.

Tata burst into tears as he hugged her like a child clinging to his parents.

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Chunky.

Limon inserted his sword.

And then he smiled as he wiped the blood from his hand that had disappeared before he knew it.

‘Anyway, fools. It means that you can’t understand it if you just say it.’

This is why the White Dragon clan was troublesome.

When it’s an enemy, it’s extremely difficult, but when it’s an ally, it’s even more annoying.

But it’s not without its advantages.

The foolish honesty of accepting everything once known is a rare talent in the Seven Dragons.

So he took the sword.

I wouldn’t know if I didn’t know at all. As long as she sees her own mind and not the future, Ainsha won’t try to kill Tata, and Tata won’t give up her life either.

Tata didn’t die.

The future that was set has changed.

His sword had done its job.

Of course, that didn’t mean he was done with everything he had to do.

buzz buzz.

“Tsk, was it too much to just skip it?”

Limon clicked his tongue as he still looked up at the ceiling, looking down at the people making a fuss and the set where the broadcast had almost stopped.

Well, if you don’t know anything about a dragon running rampant above your head, it’s probably a crucian carp, not a human.

“…it can’t be helped.”

Limon sighed.

Although they prevented Tata from ruining the broadcast, there was no reason to keep the music challenge.

Because the purpose he intervened in this program has already been achieved.

And as long as the future of killing Tata was prevented, there would be no problem even if just one broadcast program failed or disappeared.

But…

‘I can’t be a bastard who doesn’t take responsibility for what he did.’

Limon shook his head when he saw Kim Seung-joon, who was as pale as a corpse because of the broadcasting accident.

Then, after sweeping her hair and changing her appearance, she jumped off the stage with her double bag lying on her back.

thud!

“uh? who are you?”

“I’m filming a live broadcast right now…”

Whether or not the emcee is embarrassed to see herself suddenly appearing as if she fell from the sky.

he didn’t care

I only took one thing out of the double bag.

While Kim Seung-joon hurriedly gave instructions with his eyes wide open, the moderator chattered according to the instructions, gathering the attention of the camera and the audience.

Limon slung the deep-black violin over his shoulder and gripped the bow.

Gee ying.

and after a while

A terrifying melody swallowed all the sounds in the world.

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Ainsha hugged Tata and patted him while looking directly at Limon, who started playing.

And I heard his real performance, which is different from the recorded ones, to the point that the viewers even forgot about the accident on the broadcast a little while ago.

So she knew.

A lot of things, including why Limon is doing this.

“…that’s stupid.”

He kept calling them fools, but in Ainsha’s eyes, he wasn’t smart either.

I’m a fool who took the trouble to teach a fool.

The stubbornness of taking responsibility instead of them and going on stage.

The idea of resolving all these situations with only playing skills.

Either way, it wasn’t a smart choice.

Still, it doesn’t just look stupid, is it because he’s a swordsman or some other reason?

Ainsha, who was thinking while looking at him, suddenly raised a hand and touched her chest.

And after confirming the heartbeat that I had felt before, but much stronger and clearer than that.

fed up

shed a laugh

“And I am a fool too.”

Although now was ‘soon’.

Without realizing that fact, Ainsha quietly opened her mouth, laughing at her own foolishness of thinking she had already fallen in love.

“I’m going to Tata.”

“…Yes, Princess. Leave the rest of the work to Tata and come back with peace of mind.”

For a while, I was surprised to see Ainsha, who always had a smile on her expressionless face.

Tata soon let her go with a smile.

As if following Limon.

Ainsha jumped down beside him.

Then, in front of the camera and the people who were watching Limon’s performance with dazzled faces, he took off the bread hat he had been wearing.

“uh…?”

“Huh? Uh huh?”

The moment I saw her fluttering white hair.

The two moderators, the staff, and the audience and viewers made expressions that seemed to make their eyes pop out.

Few people saw her in person, but there were almost no people who didn’t know her face.

But Ainsha didn’t care about their reaction.

I just watched Limon quietly.

‘Why did you come again?’

‘I’m here to take responsibility.’

‘Do I have the confidence to take responsibility?’

‘I know when I see it.’

A girl who is more famous with a different nickname even though she is the White Dragon Princess.

A priest who mediates even the battles of the gods with only singing in the Divine Alliance, where religious disputes do not cease.

Even though he is not a player, he is always mentioned as one of the best singers in the world.

The Singing Whiteness Ainsha.

After exchanging opinions with Limon only by looking at her, she saw him smile and nod, and swallowed lightly.

The pink lips opened like that.

Right after Ainsha starts singing.

The world where the melody swallowed up all the sounds was painted over with new sounds bursting out like an explosion.

Deeper and more beautiful chords than when Limon played with Eugene while piercing the heart.

It was the moment when it was confirmed that the Music Challenge would become a worldwide popular program.

And it was the moment when her counterpart, The Violinist of Blackness, appeared to the world for the first time.