Heavy news broke out on the TV, and Kang Yoo-sikâs eyes became bright when he heard the story.
âLooks like heâs coming.â
When Kang Yoo-sik was thinking that it wouldnât be long before the ring came over. He turned his head back to the gaze he felt in front.
ââ¦â¦.â
After serving the coffee, Fiore was just sitting down without saying a word. Kim Jin-hyuk sat without saying anything, and Kang Yoo-sik waited calmly with a smile.
Thatâs when the awkward silence lasted for 10 or 20 minutes. With a slight sigh, Fiore opened his mouth.
âWhere did you hear that?â
Kang Yoo-sik grinned at Fiore pretending to give up.
âI didnât hear it, I saw it. At the bottom of the cliff on the shore, in the corner of the waves, you carved it in a small way. âIâll teach you swordsmanship when anyone comesâ.â
ââ¦â¦.â
Fioreâs eyes trembled at Kang Yoo-sikâs story and sighed deeply.
âYouâve seen it rightâ¦â¦.â
âI had a hard time finding it.â
Fiore looked at Kang Yoo-sik with a complex look on his face.
âHow the hell did you find it? I wouldnât have left a trace.â
âI know an expert there. And then, well, I dived and searched hard.â
In fact, he only remembers what his disciple said after Fioreâs death, but Kang Yoo-sik talked without a blink.
He is pretending to be embarrassed and unbelievable, but in reality, he was the one who would kick out even if he showed a little gap.
âHe wrote it down there because he didnât want to teach.â
But itâs an oath, so he wonât be able to refuse it. Kang Yoo-sik looked confident, and Fiore closed his eyes.
âI canât help it. Followâ¦â¦.â
ding dong
The doorbell ringing on the porch. Fioreâs eyes slightly frowned and stood up.
âHold on a second.â
Fiore headed toward the front door, and Kim Jin-hyuk, looking at the back, asked, lowering his voice.
âHeâs really my teacherâ¦â¦?â
âYou felt it earlier, didnât you? Iâm sure of his skills.â
âBut I thought he didnât want to teach me somethingâ¦â¦.â
âWell, thatâs true.â
Itâs not a promise he wanted, but a promise he made in a defeat and humiliation in a duel.
If it had not been for the oath, the entire cliff where the oath was written would have been ground.
âBut what can he do?â
Itâs his own fault, but he canât blame others.
Therefore, Fiore taught his original student fisherman the sword, and he became a good swordsman to aim for the S-class.
However, like himself, his student disappeared one day and was treated as a mysterious death, but it was clear that he had a talent to teach him anyway.
âSo this time, somehow, Kim Jin-hyukâ¦â¦.â
When Kang Yoo-sik was organizing his thoughts again. He heard footsteps from the hallway.
Four people including Fiore. Kang Yoo-sik looked at the hallway with a mysterious look on his face.
âThese are my disciples.â
Fiore, with a very nonchalant look on his face, pointed to them.
ââ¦â¦.â
ââ¦â¦.â
Kang Yoo-sik and Kim Jin-hyuk looked at him with ridiculous expressions, and in the meantime, three people appeared in the hallway.
A woman in a black dress with red hair. And a skinny guy and a big guy on both sides, as if to protect her.
Kang Yoo-sik opened his eyes wide when he saw it.
âSheâsâ¦â
A face that looks exactly like the picture he saw before the return.
When Kang Yoo-sik was looking at her. The woman looked around and asked Fiore.
âMaster Fiore, is there really no way?â
âEvery person has something precious. If you respect me, please leave today. Lady Lucia.â
âHow dare youâ¦â
The moment the big man standing next to her frowned and tried to step forward. Before that, Lucia reached out and blocked.
âStop.â
âBut he ignored your authority, boss!â
âTechnically speakingâ¦â¦ not the boss yet.â
Patting her finger with nothing on it, Lucia muttered with a bitter look.
âMaster Fiore pointed it out, too.â
âWell, thatâsâ¦.â
The big manâs face turned gloomy, and Lucia turned her head and lowered her head slightly as she looked at Fiore.
âIâll be back next time. Master Fiore.â
âGo home safely. Lady Lucia.â
Lucia, who was peeking at the living room, took a step outside, and the men followed suit.
Seeing it, Kang Yoo-sik noticed why Fiore suddenly brought them in and introduced them as disciples.
âHe used us as an excuse.â
I donât know what they asked for, no, I have some sense, but he put ourselves forward to refuse it anyway.
âWell, thatâs not wrong.â
At any rate, Fiore must receive Kim Jin-hyuk as a disciple for his vow. So he shook off other things by using this as an excuse.
ââ¦â¦Haaa.â
Hearing the front door closing, Fiore sighed bitterly and looked back.
âIâm sorry to keep you waiting. Letâs go up.â
âYes, yes.â
âYes.â
Kim Jin-hyuk followed Fiore up the stairs, and Kang Yoo-sik followed suit, recalling Lucia, who came in a little while ago.
âLucia Di Seta.â
The owner of the Di Seta family, who dominates Italyâs back world, and the boss of the worldâs leading organization âCosa Nostraâ. Correctly, the woman who was âsupposedâ to be.
She was one of the purposes Kang Yoo-sik came to Italy, and he met her before he attempted to meet her.
âI never thought it was related to Fiore.â
Kang Yoo-sik made an interesting face because this was a story he had never heard before the return.
Itâs a little different from what he thought, but he came up with a better plan.
âCome in.â
While Kang Yoo-sik was organizing his thoughts, he went into a room on the second floor, and the interior scenery was reversed with a strange sense of deja vu.
The room was very spacious he couldnât believe that he was in the house before. Kang Yoo-sik laughed a little at the familiar interior atmosphere.
âItâs Heinz, the dean of Magicâs spatial magic.â
ââ¦â¦Do you know Heinz?â
Kang Yoo-sik sneaked a smile at Fiore asking with a slightly surprised look.
âYes, Iâve seen him before.â
âI thought you were an extraordinary young manâ¦â¦itâs more than I thought.â
âItâs not that great. Iâve just met him a few times in the competition.â
âWell, I guess Heinz hosted the competition.â
Kang Yoo-sik walked to the center of the room with a slightly disappointed look by the fact that Fiore doesnât know any new information, and stood facing each other.
âItâs late to introduce myself. Iâm Fiore Angelo. The S-class hunter mainly handles the sword.â
âIâm Kang Yoo-sik. Iâm a freshman in diamond class at Sungjin Military Academy.â
âIâm Kim Jin-hyuk. I am attending a silver classâ¦â¦.â
Fiore smiled at Kim Jin-hyukâs self-introduction.
âDonât worry. I wonât judge you by your class as long as I decided to teach.â
A benevolent smile on the outside. But seeing those eyes, Kang Yoo-sik realized exactly what Fiore felt.
âYouâre relieved.â
Maybe heâs trying to make an excuse with Kim Jin-hyukâs talent or skill. Kang Yoo-sik smiled inward at the futile look.
âHow do you intend to teach us how to do swordsmanship?â
âWell, I think we need to look at your skills first.â
Fiore, who brought three swords on the wall, handed two. Kang Yoo-sik didnât really want to learn, but he participated because Kim Jin-hyuk will be tricked by his trick if he left him alone.
âCome one by one.â
Kang Yoo-sik slapped Kim Jin-hyuk on the back, who ass nervous, as Fiore raised his sword.
âDonât be discouraged and fight as you want. Then heâll find out.â
ââ¦â¦yes.â
Kim Jin-hyuk, who nodded, stepped forward first, and Kang Yoo-sik stepped back and looked at the confrontation between the two.
Fiore relaxed all the time and Kim Jin-hyuk was somewhat relaxed. The two people who posed continued to look at each other, and a strange atmosphere was created around them.
On the face of it, they were just looking at each other, but in reality, theyâre exchanging invisible attacks.
âClose combatants really like this kind of thing.â
Kang Yoo-sik looked at the composition, which he had seen plenty of times before the return.
It may look outstanding for average people, but it was just a snowball fight for Kang Yoo-sik, whose stat was under the standard.
ââ¦â¦Wait. Come to think of it, isnât it different this time?â
Before the return, the stats were really bad, but now he has a lot of stats and good skills.
Kang Yoo-sik, who might be able to see this time, concentrated on Fiore and Kim Jin-hyuk, that he was looking roughly.
Kaaang! Toong!
A deafening sound of metal and hitting sound came to his ears, and little by little, he began to see a faint haze between the two.
Kim Jin-hyuk, who gritted his teeth and poured everything into it, and Fiore, who looks surprised as he hits it with ease.
The intangible attacks between the two are being detected little by little, by Kang Yoo-sikâs sentiment.
âOh⦠I see it, I see it.â
Kang Yoo-sik was amazed at the sight he saw for the first time in his life, and quickly put on a subtle look.
âBut I donât know what it is.â
He could see that they were exchanging attacks and that Fiore was relaxed. However, more than that, he has never properly learned about swordsmanship or martial arts, which is why he has no clue.
He thinks itâs amazing to see Fiore admiring it. When Kang Yoo-sik is bored when he canât recognize it properly.
â Lord, do you need a commentary on the confrontation between the two?
Percevalâs heavy voice ringing in his ears. Kang Yoo-sik glanced at the pendant with a slightly curious look on his face.
âCan you recognize it?â
â Using the knowledge of swordsmanship contained in my source pendant, I think explanation itself will be possible.
âYou have swordsmanship?â
-Yes, transferring to the outside world is impossible due to seal constraints, but it is possible to evaluate other swordsmanship based on it.
A sword commentary based on the mana sword Perceval. Kang Yoo-sik, who was slightly intrigued, immediately approved it.
âAll right, give it a try.â
-Alright, Lord.
Percevalâs influence made the whole body sensitive for a moment, and the attacks in front of him were more clearly visible.
Then, after a while, Perceval, who finished the calculation, slowly began to comment.
-Lordâs best friend wants to get in the gap somehow and see what heâs doing, but heâs deflecting it all.
âIsnât it natural to deflect if heâs trying to get inside the gap?â
-Itâs slightly different from a normal distance. To make it easier to understand, heâs shown him a place to fight, but he doesnât allow him to go in there.
In other words, he shows that the fight itself is not established. Kang Yoo-sikâs eyes narrowed as he seemed to humiliate him rather than see his skills.
âIs he planning to make him give up?â
Kim Jin-hyukâs talent must be recognized and admired, but it must the plan if he continues to do so.
Kang Yoo-sikâs eyes were slightly frowned upon by Fioreâs stronger resistance than expected.
âIf you keep hanging on, heâll give up and teach you.⦠but itâs such a waste of time.â
The fisherman, who was a disciple before his return, lived in Sicily, so he could have kept hanging on, but Kim Jin-hyuk is a student and has to return to Korea after summer vacation.
Kang Yoo-sik was worried because he couldnât waste his time learning from Fiore.
â Lord, why donât you give advice to your best friend and attack his weakness?
Perceval asked casually.
ââ¦â¦Can he attack the weakness if I give him advice?â
Heâs acting shamelessly, but still, heâs an S-class hunter. In addition, he is one of the worldâs greatest swordsmen.
Getting his weakness with a few words of advice. Kim Jin-hyuk, who is still in C class, seemed to be hard.
-Of course, itâs impossible with power, but weâre adjusting the power moderately. So, he can surprise him if he just pokes the weakness in the swordsmanship.
But Perceval spoke with great confidence as if it were a possibility. Kang Yoo-sik made a decision after much thought in the voice that sounded reliable.
âOkay, letâs do it.â
At any rate, itâs worth it. Perceval replied immediately to Kang Yoo-sikâs permission.
-All right, Lord, I will start calculating the destruction method.
Woo-Woong-
There was a slight heat hovering around the pendant, and the sense of the whole body became extremely sharp and began to look more delicately at the battle.
Yoo-sik naturally followed Percevalâs calculations, and his eyes slightly widened with the sensation.
âIsnât this⦠..a complete boost to cognitive maximization?â
Nevertheless, there is no feeling or pain of flood. When Kang Yoo-sik has an amazing expression on his perfectly controlled sense.
-The calculation completed. Lord.
âWhat is it?â
-A space where three circles meet. Dig right into the center and cut off the grain. Then the way will open.
ââ¦â¦what?â
Kang Yoo-sik wondered at the inexplicable advice.
âCanât you explain it a little bit more?â
â It is impossible to explain it for easy understanding because it is recognized to leak the sword skill.
The destruction method can be made but cannot be explained in a way that others can understand.
Kang Yoo-sik gave the answer a ridiculous look.
âAre you kidding me?â
Even if you know the answer, itâs meaningless if you donât understand it.
Kang Yoo-sik, slightly anticipated, looked at Kim Jin-hyuk, swearing Perceval that itâs not so smart.
âUmm⦠but better tell him what Iâve already figured out.â
Kang Yoo-sik whispered by adjusting his mana so that only Kim Jin-hyuk could hear it.
âSpace where the three circles meet.â
ââ¦â¦?â
Kim Jin-hyuk looked perplexed by the sudden voice, and Kang Yoo-sik continued the words.
âDig it right in the middle and break it off. Then the way will open.â
The way opens.
Kim Jin-hyukâs eyes sank, embarrassed by the words, and looked at Fioreâs sword, which counterattacked his attack.
And the moment a ray of light flashed in his eyes.
Bam!
Kim Jin-hyuk ran for the first time after the confrontation began.
âFool.â
Heâs coming in from the front even though he couldnât even find a chance. Fioreâs hands scattered afterimage, thinking that he had made too hasty a judgment because of his impatience.
Hooong!
Three simultaneous blows from the front. Kim Jin-hyukâs eyes moved quickly at a surge of attacks and stabbed a sword at a point.
The atmosphere created by the sword swings. Kim Jin-hyukâs sword penetrated the exact center of the intersection in the wavelength of the mana circle.
Kwaaduk!
He cut off the magic with all his might.
â?!â
The three sword swings twisted by the single blow, and Kim Jin-hyuk ran into the path made before his eyes, biting his teeth.
Kim Jin-hyukâs sword swung with all its might.
Toong!
The body bounced back with a huge shock wave.
Booom!
Rolling on the floor, Kim Jin-hyuk quickly pulled himself together and looked down at his hand with a frown.
âUghâ¦â¦.â
The blood flowing from the previous blow must have torn his grip. On the other hand, Fiore didnât move a step, but his expression was ridiculous.
ââ¦â¦.â
Fiore looks down at his hand with incredible expression. It was Kim Jin-hyukâs defeat, but the look on his face was the opposite.
Kang Yoo-sik, who was watching from the side at the astonishing end, looked surprised.
âIt really worked?â
He doesnât know what or how, but Kim Jin-hyuk, who understood his advice perfectly, gave Fiore a blow.
When Kang Yoo-sik, who is a bit puzzled but thinks this will make things easier, smiles satisfactorily.
âYou.â
Soon, Fiore came in front of him and look at Yoo-sik.
âThat blow just now. Thatâs from your advice, isnât it?â
âThatâsâ¦â¦.â
âIâve seen all the whispers, so donât try to back out.â
Kang Yoo-sik nodded gently at Fiore, who seemed to already know everything.
âYes, thatâs right.â
Anyway, the important thing is to show Kim Jin-hyukâs talent. Even with advice, to succeed is a different area, so there will be no big problem.
Kang Yoo-sik, who thought so, nodded without thinking.
âYouâ¦â¦.â
Fiore looked at him with glowing eyes.
âWill you see my sword skill?â