Chapter 109 : Chapter 109
Chapter 109. Bahel Batra (1)
“It’s Baekhwa right? If my Sword Tower Master younger sister knows, there will be hell to pay. Will it be okay?”
Sword Tower.
Thinking about it, not many months left. Said in winter there is exchange match between Mectera and Sword Tower.
“Heard I am not on exchange match list.”
“Oh my. How did you know?”
“Am I not VIP.”
“So won’t go?”
“No way. Trust Arnea-nim will keep secret about Baekhwa. Since Harkinwagen Count didn’t teach formally.”
“Mom.”
“…….”
It was day after duel.
6th Sword Order training ground, quite many people.
Aran and 6th Sword Order were usual spectators but now 1st Sword Order added.
Different emotions contained in Great Swordsmen’s gaze, Bahel was waiting for spar to end.
“Oh my. Can use that?”
“Well. Everyone knows now.”
White Flame starting from hand expands fast.
Simurtr spoke insignificantly.
“VIP indeed. Caught many?”
“Said ate five.”
Black Snake Vice-Leader Jugelseu visited villa before sunrise. Brought necks of five Bahab spies.
“Any more?”
“So still in main family.”
Never thought finished in just one day. If selected as spy means know how to roll head somewhat.
“But won’t take long.”
No matter how much rolling head eventually eaten by snake.
All insidious talents in world die unable to surpass Degrate. Or go to Degrate become snake.
“True. Surely take care well. Since Degrate.”
Isn’t search Degrate’s specialty field.
Not something Arnea from Sword Tower to worry about.
“But this is really tricky? Don’t know how made to counter.”
Dealing roughly calls disaster.
If even little spark left, fire swelling body again.
Bounced off expands on floor. White Flame remains on passed sword path. Encroaching Arnea’s space step by step.
“Ultimately mana. Would it be Bahab of slaughter for nothing.”
Mass slaughter is originally word used when facing lower beings.
Cheat when facing minnows, doesn’t show such good efficacy when facing equal or higher strong persons.
‘Well. Where minnow is up to caster’s standard.’
At least Arnea is not.
“Then Simyun. Your wrinkles disappear now too?”
Arnea spoke enviously.
Swelling Flame’s Bahab. Thanks to that expanding mana nature, Bahab bloodline has no wrinkles.
“If used often might show faintly, but not that degree.”
Simurtr’s mana nature originates from Star-Breaking Style.
White Flame possible because deceiving self with Phantasmal Ability.
Probably Bahab’s feature won’t manifest.
“Isn’t that better? Anything moderate is good.”
“Well. Never worried about such thing.”
“Because still young.”
“Arnea-nim looks still in 20s too.”
“Oh my. So not calling Mom?”
“Pardon?”
“Though blood not mixed troubling?”
“…….”
“Joke. But why hide Phantasmal Ability?”
Regret contained in Arnea’s voice.
Siblings and Meram too. Unlike White Flame, Phantasmal Ability obtained quite ago. Regretted keeping secret until now.
“What fun using illusion in our spar. Like without it more.”
Actually current spar too.
Except illusion for White Flame didn’t implement other illusions.
“How speak so well. But use on siblings?”
“Period whatever they experience helps them.”
“Disgusted saying learned strange thing.”
“Tried copying Degrate but didn’t fit constitution at all.”
“Can’t show this Mom too?”
“Arnea-nim won’t have much feeling.”
Simurtr recalled siblings played earlier.
Tried copying Degrate’s snakes, reaction wasn’t very good.
“Know Ael sulking?”
“Yes.”
“Jahar too.”
“That expected.”
“Really didn’t know?”
“Didn’t know still seeing me as competitor.”
Different from Ael regretting secret.
Jahar upset Mectera Simurtr learned things other than sword.
“Said yesterday. Hope not use in future.”
“Same as Bahel 1st Head of the Sword.”
“Mectera.”
Jahar and Bahel similar because they follow Mectera’s ideology.
Probably if not for relationship with Aran, 6th Sword Order would have thought similarly.
“How appease?”
“Well. Opportunity comes. Heard mission soon. Wouldn’t life price suffice?”
“Didn’t buy gift from Bahab? Surely only got yours?”
Speaking, Arnea looked at Simurtr’s sword.
Elder. Same appearance as sword used originally, but Arnea felt distinct heterogeneity. Noticed sword changed.
“No way. Prepared all.”
Just in case got Medeoban’s too.
Bribe for Sword Tower exchange match participation.
“Me too?”
“Of course. Person who made my body like this.”
“…Oh my. Said no?”
***
Arnea suppressing all White Flame of training ground sheathed sword.
“Already?”
Simurtr turned head.
Saw siblings shaking heads. Meaning still much time left.
“This Mom has wits too?”
Arnea pointed Bahel with side glance.
When other Great Swordsmen watching spar, Bahel waiting only for spar to end.
“Arnea-nim.”
Simurtr called Arnea just turning back.
“Why?”
“Can you perhaps show full power once?”
“You will die.”
Strictly speaking won’t die.
‘But can’t win either.’
Simurtr had confidence to survive from Arnea doing full power.
“Just show spirit.”
Arnea Dujeu.
Swordsmanship expert to become Sword Tower Master. One of strong persons current Simurtr cannot covet yet.
Suddenly presence becomes huge. Dense killing intent makes hair on whole body stand.
‘No.’
Fight lose. Thinking so Simurtr shook head.
In previous life sensation, sword path driving full power Arnea to death is caught.
“Done?”
“Sufficient.”
As expected.
Arnea clearly strong but…… not as expected. Simurtr looking up Mectera sky eyes hardened.
‘Aran too, Bahel too.’
Bahel realized during duel.
Aran confirmed night duel ended.
In Mectera, no power to surpass hero.
Simurtr knew that fact from long ago.
‘Mectera strong. Just no unique one.’
Too universally strong.
Mectera’s strength and weakness. Bahab’s knights more powerless than Mectera’s swordsmen. Numerically lacking but qualitatively ahead.
‘Numerical difference meaningless. Mectera wins.’
Experienced Bahab directly can assert. Black Sword. Empire’s sword is robust.
Excluding Hero Akarr, Mectera surpasses Bahab.
‘Hero, traitors understandable. Since Doom War.’
Overwhelming one defeats thousand excellent.
Mectera not surpassing Hero Families not that strange.
Maybe before Doom War, but Mectera after war start never surpassed Hero Families.
‘Then. Herein Remeter?’
Acknowledge other Hero Families’ power, traitors’ strength.
But Herein Remeter. That strange Black Land trash is stronger than Mectera’s strong persons. Comparable to Akarr Bahab.
That, Simurtr couldn’t understand.
‘Herein isn’t real name.’
If that strong, name must be known in Doom War.
Must be able to estimate someone related to Remeter.
‘Remeter probably true. No force as close to Doom Species as those bastards in Black Land. Even if exists, reason to impersonate Remeter even less.’
But Degrate.
Couldn’t obtain information about Herein Remeter. Even though whopping 1 year passed, marking time.
‘4th District blocked.’
Black Land.
Region not blocking comer, dying if leaver weak. Especially 4th District where necromancers rampant even more.
‘Crow finding no gap to enter.’
Alive or dead, place crazy if just human. But such Remeter controlled inflow?
Hard to believe but…… probably true. Such field is Degrate’s domain not Simurtr.
‘Phantasmal Ability. To dig into 4th District need Degrate bloodline.’
Even if Jiaren friendly part not easy to demand.
As long as Semenu exists, don’t want to cause harm to Degrate. Not urgent right now.
‘Bahab grasping Black Fox and Black Tiger was because sent auction invitation to Remeter. Received answer Herein Remeter attending.’
Strong person after war?
If that potential, name known on battlefield. Black Land’s Remeter were famous trash on battlefield.
‘Born after makes no sense.’
Herein said same age, but Simurtr didn’t believe words.
Reincarnated me still far to reach that level.
‘Remeter whom Baron-rank Doom Species uses honorifics.’
First coming to mind is Undying King.
Remeter’s master promised peerage by Doom Species. Must be that degree to receive courtesy from Doom Species noble.
‘But that old man not.’
Simurtr remembers Undying King.
Appearance can change but mana doesn’t change. Herein is different Remeter.
‘Who.’
Just recalling disgusting.
Pretending to give information but didn’t tell important thing, pretending to listen all swore to god.
Mocked this side. Doom Species god doesn’t answer human.
‘Should have dragged time and used Akarr to kill.’
…But not just mocked.
Elder. Thing Remeter aimed for, Herein gave up insignificantly and handed over.
‘Position deciding arbitrarily without responsibility.’
Doom Species, Kua, Remeter.
Force with all tied wanted Elder.
‘Pegna was same. Basor, those bastards didn’t give up research and throw away in Black Tower. Gave because allied force wanted.’
Pegna was on altar for unknown god of Black Tower.
‘Me. Aiming for mine.’
Don’t know intention but.
Remeter’s force aiming for Exa’s things.
‘But that bastard gave it over simply.’
Herein Remeter is…… in high position enough to give away such organization’s goal simply…….
“Young Master.”
Simurtr lowering head laughed inadvertently.
Because Bahel approaching unnoticed looking at loss very funny.
***
Bahel Batra.
Recalled previous night.
Midnight of banquet day Medeoban visited directly.
“Your father couldn’t imagine you becoming 1st Head of the Sword.”
“Pardon? Father always like habit said would hand over 1st Head of the Sword position…….”
“Lip service. Who kills own child’s spirit. What good. To me said no such thing happening.”
“……”
“Anyway Simyun same. Because young doing that now, head fully grown don’t know then.”
“Understood.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Right. If father’s word so trustworthy, listen to my word too. Stop using head. Again.”
Complicated.
No, isn’t it complicated? Bahel thought.
Simurtr wandering. But objectively, that wandering not wrong.
Worst from Mectera’s stance but… Simurtr focused on outside becoming strong truly fast.
‘Ultimately guy liking sword. Didn’t see. Phantasmal Ability, White Flame ultimately sword’s assistance.’
Medeoban’s words right.
Weren’t there short but exciting moments several times. Simurtr loved by sword.
That much fascinated by sword.
‘Will return eventually.’
Will realize someday.
So will become Sword Master.
“Magician Meram. Accept this Head of the Sword’s apology.”
So not complicated.
Work Bahel must do as 1st Head of the Sword unchanged.
Same as past days.
Mectera. Future Sword Master, Simurtr protect and wait until wandering ends…….
‘Kid kind. Just no head to use trick.’
Looking at bowed back of head Simurtr smirked.
Without seeing face can imagine Bahel’s head inside. Bowing to spell-caster? Hard work for Bahel.
“…I am fine, but no disadvantage to Young Master with this matter?”
One unable to imagine is rather this side.
Meram together longest since reincarnation.
Because Aran exists won’t be expelled from Mectera but…… almost kicked out from West Villa.
But Meram doesn’t consider own treatment important. Last night too. Trembling seeing blood treated Simurtr’s wound personally.
‘Not came to Mectera because of me.’
Simurtr hard to read that idea.
Accumulated affection? That clearly not small…… no think huge but, Meram is magician.
‘Mectera magic barren land.’
No precedent magician throwing self to Mectera.
That means giving up magic achievement, yet came means clearly huge goal existed.
“Possibility of expulsion?”
“What did I do to get expelled.”
But Meram no longer chases reason came to Mectera.
Don’t know what but doesn’t make goal. Just stays by Simurtr’s side devoted.
Really thankful but…… reason Meram came to Mectera. Unknown thorn stuck in throat.
“Not asking Young Master.”
Meram looked at Bahel.
“Know already precedent exists. Reason different, but see possibility of repeating not absent.”
Precedent.
Bahel’s face hardened.
Speaking of Exa Mectera.
‘Coincidentally timing same.’
Just same 17 years old.
But Simurtr is Young Master with promising future incomparable to such loafer.
“Not so.”
“Can trust?”
Bahel saw Meram anew slightly.
Yesterday couldn’t look scared of duel.
Now facing 1st Head of the Sword not intimidated. Better than average Magic Tower spell-casters.
“Does not have to undergo same thing as Exa-nim?”
“…Fourth Young Master different from such guy.”
Unpleasantness contained in Bahel’s voice.
‘Such guy?’
Simurtr felt unpleasant too.