The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 132

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Chapter 132 50. What’s Needed for Growth (3)

It was incomprehensible.

But it was reality. The energy emanating from the tent surpassed that of most temples.

It was even growing stronger. Sekus, who had hastily recalled his flying insects, shook his head.

“This won’t do. I can’t let them go in there.”

“That’s a shame. I’m curious too, about their compatibility.”

“You crazy bastard, is that what’s important right now? We’re sensing divine power from a strange place, so we should be suspicious of the reason first!”

Crash!

“Ugh!”

The Demon King who had risen from his seat struck Baku on the head.

And muttered with a hardened expression.

“It seems like they’re also preparing something over there. This is going to get more difficult…”

* * *

Swoosh-

Lumian and Tania, who had entered the tent, looked around the interior.

The atmosphere was quite alien. Decorative items made of numerous connected rings hung everywhere. There were quite a few that looked like spider webs, and others with feathers and beads attached.

In the overall darkness, a crystal orb emitting blue light was placed on the central table.

‘How strange.’

Lumian, encountering such a scene for the first time, looked behind the crystal orb with a curious expression.

He saw an old woman and a young girl who appeared to be her assistant.

“Welcome, heh heh heh.”

“…Lumian, does it have to be here?”

Tania whispered.

The unfamiliar atmosphere of this place seemed to strike her as eerie.

But it seemed she had heard those words. The old woman laughed again and shook her head.

“Ho ho, that won’t do. It’s been so long since such a handsome customer came. I can’t just let you go. Child.”

“Yes. Please sit here, customers.”

The child quickly came forward and guided them to chairs.

Lumian nodded and took a seat, while Tania followed him with a reluctant expression.

Her expression remained unpleasant.

‘I really don’t trust this…’

She didn’t like these kinds of superstitions to begin with.

She had entered because it was a special festival situation and seemed like it might be fun, but since her first impression of the old woman wasn’t good, she felt quite uncomfortable. She wanted to move somewhere else even now.

Then, the old woman’s eyes turned toward Tania.

She smiled slyly and said.

“You don’t seem to like me?”

“No, that’s not it…”

“You don’t really believe in this kind of thing, do you? It’s fine, it’s fine. Normally I’d tell you to get lost since you’re not needed and throw salt at you, but today I’ll demonstrate my divine power for free in honor of this wonderful young man’s visit.”

“Divine power?”

Lumian asked. Then the old woman nodded with a bright expression that was clearly different from when she looked at Tania.

“That’s right, divine power. Ho ho… I specialize in compatibility between lovers, but I also have some talent in reading people’s hearts.”

“That’s ridiculous. What kind of…”

“Well, shall we see? Whether it makes sense or not? Wait just a moment. Ho ho ho…”

The old woman leisurely responded to Tania’s words and took out paper and a pen.

And wrote something down. She covered it with her hand so Lumian couldn’t see.

“Here, take this.”

“What is this?”

“I’ve guessed what the young lady has been desperately wishing for recently.”

“What I’m wishing for?”

“That’s right. If I’m wrong, I won’t take any money. You can leave right now. Ho ho ho.”

When she said this much, there was no way not to accept it.

Tania carefully opened the paper that was folded in half. She still had a suspicious expression.

But that was only for a moment.

Her eyes widened as she confirmed the contents. Then they sharpened again.

A fierce gaze poured toward the old woman.

“This is…”

“Ho ho ho, don’t be angry. I didn’t just guess randomly. Besides, I have a way to fulfill the young lady’s wish.”

“That’s impossible. There’s no way such a method…”

“There isn’t anywhere else. But there is here.”

“Don’t lie. If you had such ability, why would you be doing this here?”

“Um, senior…”

Lumian calmed the excited Tania.

At the same time, curiosity arose.

What on earth was written there to make her react like that?

He couldn’t tell. The old woman’s mischievous smile made his head itch.

‘What could it be?’

Unfortunately, no opportunity was given to solve the mystery. The old woman, who had somehow taken control of the atmosphere, naturally continued speaking.

“Ho ho ho… Anyway, I’ll assume everyone agrees to being here and begin. Normally I’d only look at compatibility, but as I said earlier, since a fine young man has come after so long, I’ll also look at health fortune and wealth fortune. Hyaaaah!”

The old woman stretched out her hands and let out a spirited cry. Then the crystal orb’s light became even more intense.

Her concentrating appearance felt quite mystical.

Nevertheless, Tania was not in a good mood.

‘This grandmother only takes care of Lumian until the end!’

Normally she might have complimented her at least once, but this grandmother only praised Lumian’s appearance until the end. She didn’t say anything like “handsome man and beautiful woman” or “good-looking couple.”

That made her nerves sharp. It wasn’t a big deal, but it bothered her for no reason.

Talking about it would make her seem petty. Staying quiet made her feel left out.

Moreover, even the young girl assisting seemed to pay more attention to Lumian.

She couldn’t help but seethe.

However, such emotions disappeared like melting snow shortly after.

“Hmm, you suffered from fever frequently as a child? Your parents must have worried a lot. But fortunately, when you chose the path of swordsmanship, all the fire in your body was expelled…”

“H-how do you know that?”

“Moreover, even the recent heart demon has been cleanly healed. Not only that, but quite a big fortune has rolled in? It seems to be thanks to the young man beside you? Ho ho ho.”

“…”

‘What? How does she know everything?’

Because the words she casually threw out before explaining the health fortune were accurately grasping her condition, every single one.

And it didn’t even end there.

Even after finishing the blessing that she would live a long and healthy life until over 100 years old, it was the same. Even when moving on to wealth fortune, the old woman’s sharp insight never missed the mark.

“Ah! So that’s why it was like that!”

“Ho ho, that’s right! Now we’re finally communicating?”

Before she knew it, Tania had become absorbed in the old woman’s words.

Not believing in superstitions became a thing of the past. Like she had become a fanatic, she took out a pen and notebook and wrote down the pouring words.

Lumian, who was watching that sight, made an bewildered expression.

‘What, she was disliking it but now she’s completely enjoying it!’

He didn’t have as much faith as Tania.

The old woman hadn’t said anything wrong.

But most of it was abstract and vague, like “if you hang it on your nose it’s a nose ring, if you hang it on your ear it’s an earring” kind of talk.

If someone was gullible, they might be amazed by just that and think she really had divine power.

‘I’m not that easy.’

Rather, Lumian was in the completely opposite position from Tania, burning with suspicion.

However, even his attitude had to change with the compatibility section that followed.

“Ho ho ho… Basically, you two have very good compatibility.”

“Wow, really?”

“Yes! You’re a match made in heaven! However, there’s one thing to be careful about.”

“What is it? I’ll engrave it in my heart!”

“Perhaps this handsome young man’s desires are too intense? Ho ho ho.”

Tania looked at Lumian.

Lumian flinched without realizing it.

“Of course, desire itself isn’t a bad thing, but when it’s excessive, it’s worse than having too little… This young man’s desire is… how should I put it… comparable to resentment that’s been aged for 60 years… it feels more like an obsession…”

“…”

“Well, if the girl tries to accept that desire, and you try to control it in the best possible direction… there shouldn’t be any major problems. Ho ho ho.”

‘This person is really mystical!’

He got goosebumps.

Desire was one thing, but when the specific number of 60 years was mentioned, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘Is she really connected to the God of Love Armion?’

He didn’t know.

But one thing was certain – he couldn’t take this person’s words lightly. He kept repeating everything he had heard so far to not forget it.

“Ho ho. Then finally, I’ll give each of you one piece of advice.”

“Thank you!”

“Please do!”

Tania and Lumian answered simultaneously.

Their expressions were more serious than ever. The old woman smiled at them and took out three pieces of paper from her bosom.

“This is advice for you two. Just in case you’re wondering, don’t suspect that I’m handing out the same content just because I wrote it in advance…”

“We don’t think that!”

“That’s right, please give it to us quickly!”

The two hurriedly received the pieces of paper with advice written on them. Lumian swallowed his saliva and read the content written on the top line.

[Don’t become too obsessed with carnal desires alone.]

“…”

He had to acknowledge it.

But at the same time, he felt rebellious.

While his desires might be excessive compared to others, it wasn’t like he was harming anyone.

Moreover, though he didn’t understand the principle, he had been steadily gaining Aura through this recently.

He looked toward the old woman to make excuses.

At that moment, she shook her head with a stern expression.

“Read the rest below as well.”

“…”

Who was he to refuse her words?

Lumian did as instructed.

[It’s not the wrong path, but it can’t be said to be completely right either. If you think about what comes first and what comes later, what is truly important, you might be able to rise to a higher level.]

He had been surprised enough until now, but this time it was really difficult to maintain his composure.

This old woman definitely knew about his situation. Otherwise, she couldn’t have used the expression ‘level.’

He raised his head again to look at the old woman. But she just stared at him quietly as if she had nothing more to say.

“…”

Eventually, Lumian gave up asking more questions about the note.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t curious, but it seemed like she wouldn’t tell him anyway.

He didn’t know what would happen if he pressed her, but he didn’t feel like doing so. He couldn’t quite grasp whether it was because of himself or because of the old woman’s mysterious atmosphere.

Sighing, he asked about something else.

It was about Tania.

“But why do I have one sheet while she has two?”

“Ho ho. Yours is just advice, while the girl has one sheet of advice and one amulet each.”

“Amulet? What kind of amulet…”

“You don’t need to know, do you?”

Suddenly Tania interjected.

Lumian was flustered seeing her speak with wide eyes.

“No, why…”

“Don’t be curious.”

“…”

He was incredibly curious, but he had no intention of making Tania feel bad.

Eventually, he could only watch as she carefully put the amulet and note into her pocket.

Thus, everything in the tent came to an end.

“Well then, farewell.”

“Yes. Thank you for your good words.”

“I’ll come again next year!”

“Ho ho ho. Thank you for paying generously.”

Lumian and Tania left the tent with completely different attitudes than when they entered.

After seeing them off, the light from the crystal orb illuminating the tent dimmed again.

A moment of silence.

The first to break it was the young girl who had been standing quietly the entire time.

“Will it be possible?”

“What?”

“Lumian Calard. He’s certainly remarkable, but no human has ever reached such a level before.”

The young girl’s face was full of worry.

That appearance didn’t match her age. It was as if the soul of someone much older had entered her body.

The old woman responded to her words.

“How would I know?”

“…”

“I’m just investing because I see potential. Even I can’t know everything about the future. Especially not such big events.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing? Do you think I’m easy?”

“No, that’s…”

“I’m joking. Relax.”

The old woman chuckled and took out her pipe.

Then she snapped her fingers. A flame ignited with a pop.

Taking a puff, she quietly muttered.

“It will work out well. It has to work out well. Since that Demon God seems quite determined, we need to prepare properly too.”

“It will definitely work out well. Because it’s something Allia is doing.”

“Right. Keep saying such pleasant things. I like subordinates who flatter me. Got it?”

“…Yes. But about Lumian Calard’s wish.”

“Hm? What about it?”

The old woman, Allia, responded.

She had already granted the Knight King’s wish once before. It was compensation for defeating the Demon King.

Therefore, Lumian Calard also had the right to make a wish.

“Is it okay to proceed without even asking the person involved?”

“Yeah, it’s fine.”

“…”

“He’ll definitely want this too.”

Allia smiled slyly.

The Amulet of Abundant Breasts.

That was the name of the amulet given to Tania.

With this, Lumian would definitely be satisfied. Convinced of this, she extinguished her pipe and said.

“Let’s go back now. I’m getting tired.”

“Yes, Allia.”

Crack!

The moment the conversation ended, both of their forms collapsed.

A moment later, the Old Woman who had regained consciousness muttered with a completely different expression than before.

“Oh my, did I doze off? I hope no customers came while I was asleep?”

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