Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading

Chapter 186 : Chapter 186

Leon and Malena received a huge shock.Because they never imagined the atmosphere of the conference would change in this way.

Especially Leon was in deep despair.

A decisive opportunity to eliminate the 10th-circle mage.

Because he kept questioning whether it was right to throw away that opportunity and save Albrecht.

A mistake.

Perhaps this might have been a mistake.

If the Lord shook off his bed and rose, he would surely face strong rebuke.

Yet in such a situation, to fail even in preventing the disbandment of the Allied Forces.

For Leon, he had no choice but to feel keenly how lacking an existence he was.

‘I have no face to see the Lord.’

But the situation changed rapidly after Roden stepped forward.

Capturing the hearts of high nobles with the bait of training methods and imprinted weapons.

However, what Leon paid attention to was Roden's attitude.

Surprisingly, Roden did not lose even a little bit of leisure in dealing with a big shot like Guignol.

Furthermore, it wasn't like mimicking false leisure like Guignol, but a feeling as if it was naturally overflowing.

The fact that Roden's leisure shattered Guignol's mask was the evidence.

It was when Leon was surprised that Roden smoothed over the situation with a picture minimizing defection like this.

Before he knew it, the conference ended, and nobles began to leave the waiting room one by one.

Already, the nobles had received promises on the schedule of when they would be transmitted the training method and receive the imprinted weapons from Roden.

Since Roden recited the exact dates on a first-come, first-served basis as if he had been waiting, everyone could leave their seats with relief.

Like that, as the last noble left, Malena rushed to Roden and hugged him tightly, warak.

“Amazing! Youngest, I heard you became stronger, but you're quite good at verbal fights too?”

It was an action possible because Malena was honest in expressing emotions.

And Leon didn't particularly like this action of Malena.

Because he thought it was an action losing dignity as a Glockner.

Furthermore, it was currently the height of the succession war.

‘Yet like that…. Huh?’

Leon stopped while continuing his thought.

It was inevitable.

Unexpectedly, Paul, Laura, and Michael were also watching Malena hugging Roden with smiles.

‘…….’

For Leon, this situation was more shocking than Roden preventing the disbandment of the Allied Forces.

A scenery he never thought he would witness in his family.

Because that scenery unfolded right before his eyes.

What was more shocking was the fact that this scenery was created due to the existence of one person.

Of course, that person was not Malena.

Since Malena was an existence who always acted in this way.

The person Leon thought to be the center of this change.

That person was Roden.

Since Roden was the only one different from before, it was a natural guess.

‘When did he become like this….’

Accepted by everyone?

While Leon was thinking.

Roden opened his mouth.

“…I originally had more talent in that area. Only Older Sister didn't know that.”

“Was that so? So when are you going to show me? That thing called the new training method.”

“Must I show it?”

“You have to show it! Since it's practically the same as me joining your alliance.”

“It's not my alliance but the Glockner family's alliance. To eliminate the 10th-circle mage.”

“Anyway!”

“If you are really that curious, come to watch when I transmit the training method. I won't stop you from that.”

“Really? Oh yeah!”

It wasn't even just Malena conversing comfortably with Roden.

Paul and Laura also intervened after listening to the conversation.

“I am also curious about the new training method. May I perhaps go watch as well?”

“I, I'm also curious. Because I can't fall behind Malena.”

And Michael reacted with his characteristic cynicism to these two people.

“Tsk. Everyone wants so much without giving the youngest anything. The attitude is rotten.”

At this, Paul and Laura flared up.

“Do you have anything you gave?”

“Exactly! What did you give?”

Michael smiled, ssi-ik, and answered.

“That is a secret.”

Michael's attitude naturally drew resentment, and the waiting room where only the Glockner family remained turned boisterous.

Leon watched that appearance quietly and then left his seat.

***

After succeeding in escaping the worst situation.

Roden was busy for a while.

He wasn't busy transmitting the training method and manufacturing imprinted weapons.

In the case of the training method, there were many people to transmit it on behalf of Roden.

Because it was sufficient to entrust this task to Michael, Chevalier, Heinrich, Günter, Otto, Olinto, Liviano, Nedhab, and others.

Also, in the case of imprinted weapons, the amount made in spare time until now was quite significant.

Even if he made additional ones, since he could now use 8th-circle magic, manufacturing was possible faster than before.

For reference, Roden decided to sell only shields enchanted with defensive magic.

Because this was the item nobles coveted the most, but it also belonged to the side that was relatively easy to manufacture.

Of course, nobles also hoped to purchase things like bows capable of containing aura, but Roden rejected this sharply.

Since controlling supply was the basic of business to leave high profits.

Above all, Roden had no choice but to be wary of other families becoming too strong.

It could be dangerous when moving for the purpose of independence later.

Furthermore, he only prevented the disbandment of the Allied Forces just in case; he didn't greatly need the help of other families to eliminate Yusupa.

‘Rather, the existence of one definite strong person is urgent. Enough to deal with Yusupa.’

So after the conference ended, Roden immersed himself solely in becoming stronger for the first time in a while.

Because hitting Yusupa before he recovered his strength was possible only if he quickly became a 9-star knight.

Even if Yusupa regained the power of the 10th circle faster than thought, if Roden became a 9-star knight, it was worth dealing with.

Since there would be two 9-star knights.

‘Honestly, even if there become two 9-star knights, the odds are not very high. So I must aim for growth up to 10-stars if possible.’

In fact, up to 9-stars was a matter of time.

Because there was no problem for Roden's talent to reach 9-stars already.

It was an effect obtained while purifying aura.

However, becoming 10-stars seemed difficult.

Because increasing the size of the vessel enough to become 10-stars even with pure aura was computationally impossible.

For that reason, what Roden was focusing on researching recently were two things.

One was increasing aura absorption rate to fill the vessel even a little faster, and the other was increasing the size of the vessel.

First, there was no difficulty in increasing the aura absorption rate.

Because Roden was receiving Superior Swordsmanship Manuals instead of money as payment for selling imprinted weapons if possible.

Like that, Superior Swordsmanship Manuals piled up for Roden day after day.

So just digesting the secret methods contained here could greatly increase the aura absorption rate.

The fact that the aura absorption rate, originally 302%, became 516% in just a few days was the evidence.

At this speed, the aura absorption rate might exceed 1000% before this month passed.

Like this, there was no problem in filling the vessel.

But he couldn't easily get a sense of this part, how to open the path to 10-stars.

‘…As expected, would it be better to resume the old research?’

The method to increase magic affinity postnatally.

Roden recalled this research that had taken his life in the past.

Back then, he regretted conducting this research.

But now, it wasn't so.

‘There is no fault in research. What is wrong is people.’

The fact that Yusupa caused a bloodbath and resurrected supported this fact.

For that reason, he made up his mind to continue this research.

In the way of aura, not magic.

***

Meanwhile.

Yusupa, who fled from the fight in the Imperial Palace underground, had currently infiltrated the Udira Kingdom, a wealthy and powerful nation in the East, contrary to everyone's expectations.

It was for no other reason that Yusupa hid his body here.

Because deep darkness existed in the glamorous alleys of the Udira Kingdom like two sides of a coin.

“Guest! Just take a look once, just once! The water here is totally killing! Yes?”

“Oppa! Am I not okay? If you have some time, won't you play with me?”

“Are you perhaps looking for a bar? There is a decent place over here, shall I recommend it?”

An alley where solicitation activities, whose contents were unusual to anyone's eyes, were taking place.

In that alley, Yusupa appeared with a shabby appearance.

Should it be said that it was fortunate he wasn't naked like when he just resurrected at least.

What Yusupa was currently wearing was the skin of a reindeer hunted during his escape.

Usually, reindeer skin was an excellent clothing material in terms of practicality, but now its condition wasn't very good because it was covered in so much dust.

Furthermore, since it wasn't properly tailored into the shape of clothes but just draped reindeer skin, it felt even more unsightly.

Was it because of that?

A man who was soliciting customers approached Yusupa.

Then he spat on the ground, tak, and raised his voice.

“Hey you, beggar bastard! Won't you get lost? Customers won't come near because of you!”

It wasn't just the man.

Everyone soliciting customers in that place did not welcome Yusupa's appearance.

Because wealthy customers preferred clean streets.

Yusupa raised his head slowly at the man's voice.

And the man who received Yusupa's gaze flinched, heum-chit, and was surprised.

Even for a man who had rolled around the back alleys as much as possible, it was a dreary gaze he saw for the first time in his life.

But fortunately, the man had something to rely on.

The fixers of this street hiding in every narrow alley.

Fixers was just a nice word; they were thugs to anyone's eyes.

Because of that, the man raised his voice once more.

“Why are you staring, you bastard! So what if you stare! What are you gonna do!”

Only then did Yusupa realize those words were directed at him and opened his mouth.

“All the mana felt is trivial. But what can be done. It is still a time of endurance. Still, I will take your youth and corpses well.”

“…What?”

Not understanding what Yusupa was saying, the man asked back.

And that became the man's last will.

Woo-woo-woong!

Because suddenly vitality drained from the man's body and headed toward Yusupa.

It wasn't even just the man.

Everyone glaring at Yusupa in that place had their vitality stolen.

Only then did the thugs who were in the alley come out and shout.

“Just what is this commotion!”

But the thugs also could not go against their fate.

Like that, a few minutes later.

The entire alley became quiet as a dead mouse.

Even the corpses deprived of vitality were not rolling on the ground but had disappeared cleanly.