Island Yacha (4)
“Father called me?”
After returning to reality, Theo was surprised to find out that the various functions of the relics were different.
Because it was rare for a father to directly refer to himself like that.
‘Did something happen?’
Wasn’t the family atmosphere already in turmoil due to Ed’s situation?
Then I started to think that maybe he was asking for my opinion since he was on the front lines.
“Tell him I’ll be back soon.”
The prosecutor who came to deliver the news of the Gaju War bowed his head and quietly disappeared.
‘As expected of the Blue Sword Guards… … Just like my father’s shadow.’
They were always by Kyle’s side, but even Theo was surprised by the skills of those beings whose skills were comparable to those of the Baek Gap Yong Gi and the Black Iron Gi.
Theo prepared to move straight to the mountain lodge where the half-sword tomb was located.
* * *
-be heavy.
This was the thought that occurred to Theo as soon as he arrived at the mountain lodge.
It felt strongly different from when the third opening ceremony was held.
It felt as if the swords that had been cut off from the river were staring at me.
For a moment, Theo wondered if Kyle was trying to retest him.
‘No. That’s it. It’s… … It’s because I can feel more than before.’
But Theo soon realized that Kyle was not as energetic as he had been then.
This was because the evil spirit created by the terrain called Ban-geom-myo itself was so great.
It was a miracle that the monsters didn’t get involved right away.
If there was someone who trained in magic, there was no better place to practice.
Theo was secretly pleased that he could now ‘sense’ much more than he had at the opening ceremony,
On the one hand, I found myself breaking out in a cold sweat.
‘How much evil can a father feel? And he enjoys it so much without a care in the world… … Even after reaching that level, he continues to cultivate without rest.’
Endless training.
An upward-looking desire for improvement.
An insatiable desire.
Perhaps all of this is what has allowed Kyle to maintain his absolute position for so long.
So it felt more grand.
The desire to reach that place someday bloomed again in my heart.
“You’re working hard. Usually, people who are called geniuses tend to become intoxicated with themselves and gradually slacken their efforts.”
It was then that Kyle showed up.
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There was a strong impression of amusement in the gaze looking at Theo, who was standing there as if possessed.
Theo hesitated for a moment about what to say, then quickly revealed his ‘true’ feelings.
“I can’t be lazy because I know full well that everything I have now was just <luck> in the first place.”
“<Luck>.”
Phew!
Kyle laughed lightly.
“If other people heard that, they would curse at you. They would think you were being unlucky and showing off your modesty.”
“I don’t care what other people think.”
“That’s a good attitude too.”
Kyle nodded.
The reason Theo said <luck>.
It was because I had regressed.
That you can take on new challenges.
That we can start again.
It was actually a privilege.
A privilege that others would like to have but can never have.
Theo knew this very well, so he tried hard to make the most of this opportunity.
And he didn’t fall into negligence.
Even though he knew that he might have a new opportunity, he desperately clung to it as if it were his last.
Kyle says he likes this.
‘So this was a test after all.’
Theo had a gut feeling that if he hadn’t answered correctly here, Drake’s blade and moonblade would have been stuck in the half-sword tomb.
It seemed like Kyle’s distrust and testing would continue for a while.
How long will it have to be like this?
I felt a little uneasy.
“No matter how many privileges and opportunities are given, there are many people who do not make good use of them. No, most of them try to use them to live comfortably. And those people… … have a limit to how far they can go.”
Kyle unbuckled his backpack and stretched his hands into the air.
“If that is your talent, then it is your talent. So you can be proud of what you have achieved.”
Theo could feel the magic of Kyle’s words making his anxiety disappear.
-I’m finally starting to get my father’s approval.
I was so happy about that fact.
Clunk, clunk!
It was just then.
Suddenly, a sword near Kyle began to shake violently, then floated into the air and was caught in Kyle’s hand.
Are you trying to test even one sword?
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As Theo thought about that, he tried to reach out to Drake’s blade,
Kkwadduk!
Suddenly, the sword in Kyle’s hand began to crumple.
“… … !?”
Theo opened his eyes wide, wondering what this was.
In the meantime, it rolled into the black interior and eventually became a large iron ball.
An iron ball with evil thoughts flying around.
“Eat.”
Kyle held it out to Theo.
“Are you talking about this…?”
“Are you flustered because it came so suddenly?”
“Oh, no.”
At Kyle’s light laugh, Theo shook his head urgently.
“That’s natural. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. I need to give you something, but I wondered what would be good. It seems like you already have everything you need.”
Kyle’s eyes quickly scanned Theo up and down.
The relics, including the Moonlight Sword, all shook violently.
‘These guys, they’re all nervous.’
Did he even detect the dragon slayer’s karma?
“So, even if I just give you something like that, it won’t be of much help to you who wants to climb up. That’s why I want to give you something that can serve as a stepping stone. This is ‘karma.’ It is a vessel that contains the karma of the absolute being that dominated an era.”
Theo felt strongly that Kyle’s gaze was piercing into his soul.
“You have natural strength. This doesn’t mean you simply have strength, but that you know how to use it actively. You use explosive speed to overwhelm your opponents. And you constantly increase your lung capacity to pursue destructive swordsmanship to maintain faster speeds for longer periods of time.”
Kyle already seemed to know the type of swordsmanship Theo pursued.
“Thanks to that, you can contain many things. You’ve contained the Magic Dragon, the Black Dragon, and soon you’ll contain the Black Dragon… … You’ve contained many other things as well. You even seem to see a little bit of magic.”
For a swordsman who pursues the pinnacle of swordsmanship, magic is a very difficult area. It is something that must be handled well.
Kyle added a comment as he said that.
“So eat this. This karma will remain in your subconscious and will be of great help when the things you have are about to mix together. You could call it a guide.”
“Who is the owner of this sword?”
“I can’t tell you. It would be too easy if I told you. You might end up confining yourself to stereotypes and limiting yourself. You slowly find out whose job this is.”
“… … .”
Theo stared at the sword’s orb quietly.
The karma of an absolute being whose identity is unknown.
There was a madness that was quietly flowing within it that could captivate people.
It was a madness that, as Kyle said, could provide a shortcut to Theo over and over again, but it could also create a limit at times.
Because this absolute being will not be able to suggest a way to overcome this wall that it cannot overcome.
and,
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The wall was right in front of my eyes.
Kyle’s a wall.
‘It means that you should quickly become strong through this work, but don’t get stuck in it, but use it as a <stepping stone>.’
You said it was a gift that could serve as a stepping stone, so is this what you meant?
“Let me add one more thing.”
“… … ?”
“Your older brothers and sisters also each received karma from the Ban Geum Tomb.”
“… … !”
“They were all very good stepping stones to follow along the path they were pursuing.”
Thump thump thump!
In that moment, Theo’s heart began to beat rapidly.
When Kyle says ‘brother and sister’, he doesn’t mean just blood brothers.
A child that Kyle acknowledged meant only one thing.
-Strong candidates for succession.
All of Kyle’s children are acknowledged as being talented, no, ‘geniuses’ who can succeed him.
These were the so-called five candidates.
Thump thump thump thump-
“That means… … !”
“Didn’t you ask for a chance to prove your qualifications?”
-Please give me a chance.
Theo’s answer to the question of whether he really intends to take the throne.
“Come on. This is the opportunity. This will be the first opportunity.”
Theo accepted the sword’s orb with trembling hands.
“However, you must be prepared. You still have many older brothers and sisters to comfort you. They are children who were born long before you and have established their positions and laid the foundation. You must seriously think about how to overcome their restraints.”
Theo’s eyes were filled with spirituality.
Intense thoughts were seen gently spreading out in waves along the surface of the bead.
It was heavy.
The weight of that karma.
“They are not the only ones. There are still many who seek this seat. Even among your cousins, not my direct line, and among the elders and elders of the previous generation, there are those who wish to sit on the throne. There are even those who have left Ragnar’s side, and those who seem to have no connection to Ragnar at all. Troyvan, whom you banished, would be one of them. And… … Among them.”
Kyle’s explanation stopped midway.
Theo looked up.
Our eyes met.
There was a weight of karma there that was incomparably stronger than the karma contained in the iron ball.
“I have it too.”
“… … !”
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One corner of Kyle’s mouth curled up.
“I will have to overcome even myself to finish it.”
Boom… … ! Boom… … ! Boom… … ! Boom… … !
Theo’s heart was pounding.
It sent shivers down my spine.
The monster itself was telling him to defeat a monster that even Lordbroke couldn’t defeat. A monster that even the Emperor Gwangryong couldn’t defeat.
In some ways, it could be seen as a blatant threat.
but,
“Yes, I will definitely do so.”
Theo was smiling.
One of Kyle’s eyebrows twitched.
“Someday, I will definitely surpass my father.”
Kyle felt only one emotion from the smile on Theo’s lips.
Victory spirit.
‘Ho Seung… … Sim Ira!’
Kyle burst into laughter at the emotions he had never felt before.
“Okay. Give it a try.”
Kyle took his hand away from the sword orb and grabbed the back of his hand again.
Theo bowed his head in gratitude.
and,
He brought the sword’s bead right to his lips.
Srrrr-
The bead melted as if it had been waiting and flowed down the corner of Theo’s mouth and into his esophagus.
“… … !”
Theo quickly sat down cross-legged and began to use his magical powers.
Whistle, whistle, whistle-
Crackle, crackle!
A thin layer of steam rose above his forehead, and soon a bright yellow cloud of steam began to rise.
Kyle stared at Theo silently.
Kukukukuku-
Soon, a strong wave spreads out from around Theo,
Woof! Woof!
The many half-swords that made up the half-sword tomb resonated simultaneously.
Like cheering on a friend who found a new owner.
Or as if jealous of it.
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Foodduck!
At that moment, a black lark flew over Kyle’s left shoulder as he was looking at Theo and landed quietly.
Horror!
“Why did you give me that sword out of all the swords?”
Horrurur-
The black lark nodded with a worried look on his face.
But Kyle seemed completely fine with it.
“Of course, isn’t that obvious? You must have seen it too, right?”
A smile appeared on his lips.
“When I said I recognized you as my successor, you were laughing.”
From the kids who were called the top five candidates to those who are no longer in this world, all the kids that Kyle thought were ‘okay’ generally had similar reactions.
Be happy, or be moved.
But Theo reacted differently.
Victory spirit.
The sight of a son trying to defeat his father could not be more pleasing.
“Out of all the children, that one was the only one laughing.”
A smile that matched Theo’s appeared on Kyle’s lips.
Coming as a future rival,
It was a sense of pride towards his son.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
