Solo Swordmaster

#349. That’s it.

“…When you say that, sister, it sounds like I’m hiding something other than the turkey.”

“Isn’t it?”

“Of course not.”

It’s because I heard such an absurd thing.

Limon couldn’t hide his astonishment.

He came to Africa only to find turkeys, but it was such an absurd point that it was only a superficial purpose.

“Then, can you swear on that fact with your sword?”

But Limon’s answer to Rose’s second question was.

-silence.

If he had nothing to hold back, he would swear and say that his only purpose was the turkey swan.

Where did the resolute denial of a while ago go?

Looking at Limon, who kept his mouth shut and remained silent.

Rose laughed.

calm as it flows.

Soft like wrapping.

As if you knew it would be like that from the beginning.

“sorry. Come to think of it, the word “purpose” might have felt too rude.”

Since silence itself is the answer, it means that he has already obtained an opportunity to interrogate Limon.

Rose didn’t force an answer.

Rather, he ignored Limon’s silence as if he felt sorry for forcing him to swear to get the answer.

That small but kind consideration is proof that she is the Blue Dragon Princess.

“Then would you like to ask again?”

However, the concession

seems to want to hear the answer so far.

Rose asked again.

“Did you really want to find turkeys when you came to this African continent?”

A very gentle and polite question compared to Hasneti, who was always intense and overbearing.

That’s why, at the end of staring at the calm smile like water that makes you feel the pressure that is heavier than the flame-like eyes.

Limon scratched his cheek.

“Why did you think I had another purpose?”

A question you might think is avoiding an answer.

But Rose never lost her smile.

It was because Limon felt with a sigh from a while ago that this question was just a pure question and that he had finally decided to give himself an answer.

That’s why Rose opened her mouth with an even deeper smile.

“There have been questions from before.”

“question?”

“Why did you ask me to accompany you?”

“…well, you asked a similar question before, didn’t you? Was there any other reason for bringing sister?”

“Because you brought me in to ask for mediation with the Hasneti just in case, but you didn’t stop me from going too far.”

If Limon’s goal was really only turkeys.

We had to stop her from taking over the Lucuma tribe.

At least I had to not let her take care of their welfare or establish a military government of her own after defeating one military government after another.

But he didn’t.

I just watched Rose grow her work out of petty benevolence and insignificant responsibility.

So she noticed too.

That Limon had a different purpose for bringing him.

“So at first I thought it was a test for me.”

“okay?”

“Because you have a reason.”

At this Seven Dragons Association, Limon asked all the princesses to prove their qualifications by collecting a majority of the shares of the Seven Dragons Association.

To choose a bride who will rule the world with him.

In that sense, Rose’s suspicions were reasonable.

I don’t know if it’s the other princesses who decided to collect shares on their own.

Because there was no better opportunity to test her qualifications after stepping down to neutrality.

In fact, the appearance of Limon, who stood by and watched Rose’s actions who accidentally set up a country and ruled it, was close to an examiner to anyone’s eyes.

“But it wasn’t until recently that I realized that it was just an illusion.”

One problem.

That the guess is completely wrong.

“If you really wanted to test me, you wouldn’t have stopped the Hasneti from entering the Utopia Guild.”

If you wanted to test Rose.

Limon shouldn’t have stepped in then.

Whether it’s against Hasneti to defend the country he built.

Whether you run away to avoid the infighting of the Seven Dragons.

It was because the test had no meaning unless Rose made a decision.

“Well I’ve just chosen the best way to find the turkey.”

“That statement is a lie.”

“…Why are you so assertive?”

“Well, the swordsman promised to follow my instructions on this continent.”

The Limon Aspelder he knows.

A prosecutor who is more noble than anyone else in the world is not someone who will break a promise once made.

As always, he asserted in a soft yet stern voice.

“Nevertheless, no matter how much I think about it, there is only one reason why you came out then without my instructions.”

To find turkeys?

Trying to approach Hasneti?

If that was the case, it would have been safer to aim for the next opportunity instead of blocking the emboldened Hasneti.

Rose quietly revealed the reason why Limon, who could not have known about it, dared to take such an adventure and endured the humiliation of becoming a concubine.

“To grant my wishes that I do not want to abandon Kilimanjaro without confronting Hasneti.”

I wanted to help them.

because she was merciful

I couldn’t stand Hasneti.

It goes against the beliefs of the Seven Dragons.

No matter which one you choose, it becomes a contradiction, but that is also the situation where the outcome has been decided.

Rose was a righteous blue dragon clan before being merciful, and the most important thing to them was to protect the Seven Dragons.

But thanks to Limon.

She didn’t have to choose.

I was able to keep my conscience.

“This is the only thing I can be sure of.”

“I could only vaguely guess what you wanted from me and gave me such consideration.”

“So I want to hear from you to see if my guess is correct.”

You already know the answer.

But guesses are just guesses.

I want to hear a clear answer from his mouth, not a halfway answer full of guesses.

Take a moment to stare at Rose, who is asking for a serious request.

Limon turned his head.

And I looked at the scenery of the vast continent spreading below Kilimanjaro.

‘As expected, things in the world don’t work as you please.’

Hasneti’s marriage proposal.

Rose’s investigation also.

Everything was unexpected for him.

If I had known this would happen from the beginning, I would have seriously reconsidered going to Africa.

In that sense, Rose’s question was so embarrassing that it made me want to keep my mouth shut and exercise my right to remain silent.

But Limon didn’t.

Instead, he kept his eyes fixed on the scenery below the mountain and opened his mouth.

“one.”

“…?”

“Han Han… What was it?”

As soon as I opened my mouth, I stuttered for a while.

Limon finally turned his gaze to Rose, who had a puzzled face.

“Have you met my sister? The president who said that one thing.”

“…Are you referring to the President of Han Jeong-guk?”

“Oh yes he. How was your impression?”

“Did you say appreciation?”

“I want to hear what the Count thinks after seeing him.”

Would you say it is out of the blue?

Even though Rose was puzzled by the question, which had no clue what the intention was, Rose was not taken aback.

I just calmly opened my mouth while looking at Limon.

“To be honest, I couldn’t see him as a vessel to rule a country.”

“To the extent that I wonder if the country will collapse if such a person continues to hold the presidency?”

“Even if not to that extent, I will not deny that I had similar thoughts.”

“Isn’t that also true from the Count’s point of view?”

It was a harsh evaluation of the country’s president, but Rose did not hesitate to answer.

as the president of a large corporation.

As a princess of the blue dragon clan.

As an Earl of the British Empire.

This is because, no matter how you look at it, Han Jeong-guk was a great man who was only interested in taking care of his own power and honor, far from running state affairs.

Limon did not deny that fact either.

Of course he seemed to know that.

I just laughed and moved on.

“But you know what? The person who asks whether it is the Hanjeongguk or the Hanjeongsik is the country’s former president… no, it’s okay to include even the king.”

“…is he?”

“huh. He still made an effort to live up to his promise.”

“Isn’t that normal?”

“There are so many guys who couldn’t do that obvious thing.”

fluff up

Limon perched on top of a rock covered with snow.

A normal person would feel chills and sneeze, but as a sword master, he didn’t care.

He just closed his eyes and spoke languidly.

“But I didn’t kill the kings or presidents of that country, no matter how sick they were or what nonsense they talked about, even if I beat them up.”

He is the Sword Master.

It is as if he entered the Blue House alone.

The king or the president could change at any time.

Especially in the age of heroes, when he was regarded as an absolute, just a few words would have been enough.

But he didn’t.

Always away from power.

without meddling in politics.

As a swordsman, he devoted himself only to protecting the world and teaching disciples.

“But don’t you feel like this?”

“What are you thinking?”

“I think it would have been better than now if I had personally selected the country’s past kings and presidents.”

“That’s…”

Rose paused.

And after serious deliberation, I answered.

“…I do not know.”

“Hmm?”

It seems like an unexpected answer.

Limon, who tilted his head slightly, raised a handful of eyes from where he was sitting and asked again.

“Then what if I hadn’t taught swordsmen?”

“…”

“Or, if the war caused by the probate had been cut down before it became radical, wouldn’t it have prevented a world war?”

Rose didn’t have an easy answer.

Swordsman Gandhi.

When discussing the worst sword master in history, the main culprit of World War II is always ranked next to the sword master.

Many pointed out that if Limon had not accepted him as a disciple or had killed him beforehand, there would not have been a world war.

“Can I consider that silence positive?”

“A home is just a home.”

“But it is true that at least I have had many opportunities to change the world for the better. I just didn’t use the opportunity.”

I’m going to go to the middle of the day.

After releasing the hand that clenched the eye.

Limon said softly as he watched the scattered snow soar into the air on the wind.

“So Count.”

it wasn’t an explanation.

I couldn’t even call it an answer.

However, Limon kept his mouth shut as if he had nothing to say.

And Rose, too, did not urge any further explanation or clarification.

He just nodded quietly.

“As expected…”

Because I guessed the truth.

Understanding that the story had just been the best answer and explanation Limon could give, she was finally convinced.

“You never intended to test us in the first place.”

Limon said that he would test the qualifications of the princesses in the Seven Dragons.

That declaration was, after all, false.

that it was actually a scam.

Because…

“You were just looking for an answer from us.”

…Because asking for an answer to a question for which there is no set correct answer, for which even the examiner does not know the answer in the first place, cannot be called a test.