Chapter 119 : Chapter 119
119 Taparel (2)
Saw right? Saw right? Guy’s purpose is you!
Really me?
Sharen became high-spirited. That laugh. Sufficient to have conviction.
If thinking simple. White Sword Master. From long ago, guys were targeting Simurtr.
‘Enduring, just happened to appear right in front of eyes.’
Cannot help but like like that.
Originally guy’s goal must be memoir. But now one more added.
Prepare to widen distance anytime. Guy will target you.
Deserving point.
In distance reaching if extend hand.
Simurtr behind advantageous but, opponent skilled person above Kelken.
Could be during auction. Must guard all along from now.
Name.
Don’t know. Sharen called this guy, that guy, target only. Said no separately found information.
Said while tailing guy never contacted or conversed with anyone.
“Now! Next item!”
Kelken’s skill rose even though weak.
Although strength lost in hand holding sword, that wrinkle is years of sword Kelken accumulated.
Understanding Kua’s experiment not born that long is that strong difficult but…… actually not that surprising either.
‘World where strange things pop out suddenly. Doom Species were so too.’
Don’t know exact skill.
That is, common and natural thing.
Simurtr recalled war. Still vivid. Scent of blood and flesh, corpse and Doom Species full.
Gauge measure of strength but…… not avoid because strong. War was such thing.
If avoid, powerless soldiers see damage. Exa reduced comrade’s corpse like that.
Disliked Doom Species, enjoyed fight with strong. Expected Doom Species’s fortress, looked forward to their king too.
Kua’s experiment. Related to Remeter and Doom Species. 101 lit fire in Simurtr’s heart.
‘5 lines.’
Pagna. Not that many. Repeated training makes storing magic difficult.
But not small either. 5 lines overflow. Opponent one, here not battlefield.
‘If desperate subtract.’
5-star Star-Breaking Style.
Body strengthened with Dujeu’s Secret Elixir bears that rotation easily.
Of course rotation limited due to magic amount, and amplification through Pegna must exclude but…… okay.
Want to fight, and thinking to fight, but no thought to overdo. If dangerous will pull body with Phantasmal Ability.
“No. 274! Sold!”
Auction flows smoothly.
And 101 didn’t move so far. Let alone successful bid never raised number tag.
Like Sharen’s word looked no interest in auction.
Just shrugs shoulder constantly. Laughing sound leaks constantly.
‘Must be good.’
Know target of that laugh is self.
Simurtr understood that feeling. Feeling putting target right in front of nose dares not explain with words.
“Long-awaited! Today’s last item!”
At auctioneer’s word 101’s shoulder stopped.
He lowered hand covering mouth and raised head.
“Dare guess reason for many customers’ participation. Now. Last item. Long-awaited and long-awaited!”
Oh. At auctioneer’s word felt whole seats fluctuating.
“Flower bloomed in battlefield! And hope of that miserable Doom War…… most Brilliant Sword Saint! Hero Great General Exa Mectera’s Memoir!”
Simurtr swept down face unwittingly.
Couldn't watch so lowered head and covered eyes with palm. Painful to hear blocked ears with both middle fingers.
“Hero recorded miserable Doom War directly. Auction starting price 10 million. Calling price 1 million!”
Couldn't acknowledge reality merely diary starting price higher than auction highest successful bid price.
Simurtr Mectera. No, Simyun. Phantasmal Ability? Caught in hallucination?
Wish so.
Simurtr raised head faced reality.
“No. 235 20 million…… Ah. No. 101’s 22 million!”
Challenging customers put down number tag.
“Again No. 235! 23 million!”
Competition occurs from two.
No. 235. Angle cannot see who in Simurtr’s seat.
“No. 101’s 25 million!”
But 101’s back of head still seen.
‘Targeting my diary too. Now targeting me too.’
Greed many too.
Simurtr let out hollow laugh seeing 101 raising number tag once again.
Fact Remeter targeting Exa’s item knew long ago.
Simurtr looked at Sharen sideways. He was panicking. Seemed didn’t think target participate in auction.
‘Remeter has lots of money.’
Didn’t fail bidding of Elder in Hella’s auction house.
Must brought money couldn't use then.
101’s successful bid.
***
Originally guy’s purpose must be memoir.
But thanks to meeting eyes one more added.
“That bastard. Seem not me purpose?”
Simurtr said knowing.
Wished Sharen give up.
Wanted to chase guy alone.
“Impossible.”
“Seeing that plight words come out? Trying to go home eating diary only.”
“Being certain we attach.”
“Then what memoir.”
“Hooked maybe. Because Exa-nim’s thing. Can happen. Now I do too. Expecting some teaching written maybe. That and Simyun. Both purpose.”
Sharen.
Didn’t give up 101.
Receiving successful bid item, leaving auction house but…… certain harboring insidious inside.
“First catch check. Anyway must catch. Must snatch memoir too.”
“Why that again.”
“Saying sincerely? Exa-nim’s thing!”
Remeter and Doom Species related person, Kelken’s enemy, Barote’s death.
Now memoir too. Reason to kill added one more. Simurtr wanted to tear that diary, burn.
Already many saw but…… don’t want to show to others anymore. Those names spread widely, don’t want to make sympathy or pity direct to them.
“Stealth?”
“I can’t do such thing.”
“What?”
“Didn’t say in Degrate? I can’t stealth. Because magic property.”
“But why mother told to learn that?”
“Not learn property. Learn operation, use only when can use. When stealth use your way.”
“Ah.”
“And. Now only you hide. Said I am purpose? If know I tailing alone over there cannot resist rushing?”
“Plausible.”
Sharen nodded crazily.
Look appetizing, strong too.
Simurtr is excellent prey not dying even if bitten. 101 won’t endure and target Simurtr.
“Going.”
“But really okay? Support request?”
Phantasm user invaded Mectera kidnapped Janya and Beden.
If main family knows, send Sword Heads immediately.
“Father or Grandfather will be very angry.”
Such enemy, Simurtr tries to chase openly.
If main family knows this fact will overturn.
“Okay. Black Tower time like this too.”
“You. That bad thing. Think father’s heart too.”
“Know. But only that bastard can’t.”
Ael let out sigh.
Face laughing, but murderous intent overflowing in that eye already. Simurtr became like that cannot stop.
“…First will call. Time takes quite long to come. Only until then.”
“Thanks.”
“If dangerous run away.”
“Know.”
Simurtr nodded and found 101 with eyes.
“There.”
Like sensitive Degrate.
Sharen found 101 before Simurtr.
“Let’s go.”
Sharen said, Simurtr led.
Sharen’s body shape following behind blurred and disappeared completely.
Result Phantasm and Degrate’s stealth method matched. That presence, difficult to grasp unless Simurtr degree.
‘Have good daughter. Seem kind as Semenu said.’
Degrate elf mixed blood possesses lifespan several times human.
20 years old in Degrate similar to 10 years old in human world.
Even so Sharen already rose to level deceiving Sword Master with stealth.
‘Later just correct to call aunt.’
Simurtr looked back suddenly.
Poruo Auction House disappeared from view before knew.
Walking main road toward Poruo’s west gate, in front not that far 101 existed.
“Wow.”
“Hi-ik.”
Those passed side screamed.
5-star Star-Breaking Style dignity not hidden usually. That, became fiercer due to battle ahead.
‘But pretending not to know clenching teeth.’
But guy.
Never looked back even once.
Even though not that far. Even though everyone on main road avoiding Simurtr, stealing glance.
Slowly.
Simurtr sent voice to Sharen, was after 101 crossed west gate and one hour passed.
Guy noticing Simyun, you.
If not know that sickness…… strange. Exuding energy full-full like this.
No human trace around.
Guy didn’t use well-maintained road. Left road long ago, rode mountain path.
“When intend to share conversation?”
Finally stopped.
Stopped walking turned back, waited Simurtr far away to approach.
“Conversation? Like this?”
No thought to chat amicably.
Simurtr drew Elder immediately.
“You are same.”
“Know me?”
Actually seeing first time.
Grasped guy’s existence at Huit, never saw with eyes.
And that guy same too. Just possessing more information than this side.
“Of course know. Worship sword same. Even though years passed you didn’t change.”
“We. First meeting right?”
But reaction strangely friendly.
Simurtr frowned.
“Well. If you think first meeting, that too true.”
Babbling as if knowing well.
In that voice or expression incomprehensible emotion seen.
“Bullshit. What saying.”
“Want to share conversation amicably…… that person bothers mind. You will be so too. Help.”
101 waved hand in air.
At that gesture, Simurtr felt vague ominousness. Not action simply arm stiff.
Sharen.
Sharen’s presence caught.
…But answer doesn't come. At that fact, Simurtr intuited. 101’s gesture was toward Sharen.
“Knew?”
“Couldn't catch. Didn’t become harm either.”
Yesterday.
Guy escaped from Sharen.
Trace at time didn’t remain. Knew tailing, meant possible anytime if wanted.
“Now can relieve. You won’t be troubled either. Of course cannot hold long. Still couldn't win original.”
“Seem using well?”
“Still not familiar. Degrate’s Phantasm user emitted with will and magic without gesture.”
“When saw pretending to know.”
“Saw quite. Of course you saw more. Self saw such you more.”
“I see you first time.”
Simurtr couldn't follow flow of conversation.
If unknown person listen mistake relationship of two as acquaintance.
“First wish move place but. Still body not want to be exposed.”
“Why me.”
“Exa Duke.”
That name.
Simurtr felt hair of whole body stand on end.
“…Haha! Exa Duke! Dyed.”
When joy started to glisten on guy’s face.
Crunch. That sound heard twice.
“Simyun!”
First, sound Sharen escaping Phantasm.
“Compatriots will rejoice.”
Second.
Moment underfoot sank.
Gap occurred before knew swallowed Simurtr.