The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 137

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Chapter 137 53. Transcendents (1)

Lumian and Tania spent two more days together after the Snow Flower Festival ended. Rodigia’s culture was more advanced than Tarasan’s in some aspects, so there was fun in sightseeing here and there.

Of course, it was more enjoyable because they were together. The two walked around with smiles blooming on their faces the entire time, expressing their affection boldly like the people of Rodigia.

They felt much closer as lovers than before they had traveled together.

However, unfortunately, they couldn’t stay together forever.

Tania had to return to her family home. Though she had a bit more time to spare, Lumian was in the same situation.

The two had just parted ways, promising to meet again next semester.

Lumian, who had returned to the dormitory that Sinsieo Ainsworth had arranged for him, touched his lips and thought.

‘The lingering feeling lasts much longer.’

It was completely different from holding hands or hugging. He smiled unconsciously as he recalled his kiss with Tania.

But there was something else that gave him even greater emotion.

Lumian rummaged through his backpack and pulled out several items.

A portrait with his face drawn on it, a snowflake-shaped necklace, and a letter.

These were gifts Tania had given him before leaving Rodigia.

‘I drew it in a hurry so it might be a bit crude, but since your pretty girlfriend drew it for you, don’t find any fault with it and just accept it obediently!’

‘And this is made from ironwood from the Northern Alcara Mountains. Since you came all the way to the festival, you should take at least one souvenir.’

‘Hey! Don’t read the letter now! Read it separately later! Also, you can’t tell Bumer or those guys that I drew you a portrait!’

Hearing her words, Lumian smiled and kissed her once more. Tania’s shy and angry appearance was unbearably cute.

However, now that they had parted, feelings of regret and loneliness were stronger than those good emotions.

Lumian sighed and quietly muttered.

“I couldn’t prepare anything for her…”

He felt sorry.

Tania had prepared a portrait and letter to give him even before they left on their trip. Not only that, but even while being busy enjoying the festival, she thought of him and prepared one more gift.

In contrast, he had done nothing.

‘The only effort I made was… thinking about how I could make more progress… that’s all I did.’

Of course, that didn’t mean it was bad.

What was wrong with wanting to do this and that with his first girlfriend in 60 years?

Rather, compared to his painful past, his behavior was nothing if not gentlemanly. If Morghen, Teoro, or Cal Krone had seen him now, they would have surely complained that even his current state was frustrating.

But that was just other people’s thoughts.

Right now, he couldn’t bear the regret over his actions and thoughts during the trip.

‘Rather than thinking about progress or physical contact, I should have thought more about Tania herself and taken better care of her…’

If it had been before, when he first awakened in this body, it might have been different.

Back then, just having gotten aroused was good enough.

Moreover, since he had no concept of women or romance, let alone dating, his thoughts could only be simple.

He was full of thoughts that it would be enough if he could spend a passionate night with any woman who was his type – someone with a good figure, pretty face, and refinement, regardless of who she was.

But now it was different.

He could no longer love just anyone.

Though they hadn’t been dating for very long, imagining a lover other than Tania Eloise had become nearly impossible.

“Hmm.”

Suddenly he remembered the old woman he had met at the festival. And her words came back to him again.

Had she told him not to be too obsessed with carnal desires?

Now he thought he understood. He knew what she had meant by those words.

Lumian nodded and opened the window to look outside.

Whoosh!

Taking a deep breath made him feel like his head was clearing. Lumian exhaled vigorously and smiled brightly.

Carnal desire or sexual desire wasn’t bad.

Rather, it was important. Appropriate acts served as a catalyst for love.

However, he needed to reconsider what came first and what came later.

For him, naturally his lover Tania came first.

Loving and cherishing her should be the top priority, and desiring her body should come after that.

He should never confuse this and make her feel disappointed or hurt.

‘Good. Let’s do better from now on.’

With his thoughts organized, he felt much more refreshed. Not only that, but he could feel a mysterious energy flowing into his body.

It was the very energy he had felt throughout the trip. The new aura that had grown every time he had physical contact with Tania.

However, that was a misconception.

Strictly speaking, his aura had increased because his feelings for Tania had grown, not because there was some mysterious effect from physical contact.

Lumian, who finally realized this, sat on the floor and took a meditation posture.

Wooooong-!

Aura surged from his dantian. Accordingly, a huge mountain rose in Lumian’s mind.

An overwhelmingly large size comparable to the boulder he had created in his previous life.

Of course, that wasn’t the end.

Kwaaaaaa!

Dozens of mountains rose up and down, left and right around the central mountain, forming a range.

It was an overwhelming sight. He thought it was a shame he couldn’t show it to others.

“Whew…”

A tremendous realm that no one in human history had ever reached.

But this wasn’t the end either.

Normally, he would have stopped at slowly circulating his aura to check his body’s condition and heighten his senses.

But now the situation was different. Right now, he had confidence.

Confidence that he could handle the unidentified energy that had been wandering through his body.

Confidence that he could advance to a new realm, one dimension higher than now!

‘Alright, let’s try it!’

Lumian concentrated even more intensely.

Then the atmosphere of the mountain range began to change little by little.

It became softer and more comfortable.

If before, the grandeur and majesty that crushed opponents standing before him had been prominent, now the embracing power and vitality that the mountain range as a foundation contained were more emphasized.

Flowers bloomed between the mountains. Vegetation grew.

Accordingly, the mountain range developed into something that could no longer be called a mountain range – it looked like a single ‘world.’

A foundation was completed that could contain more energy, more diverse energy.

Wooooong!

When a vessel is empty, it must be filled.

There was no need to think about what to put in. Lumian searched every corner of his body thoroughly.

And he gathered the energies that had been created during the recent trip but hadn’t properly settled and had been wandering here and there.

It was the new aura born through communion with Tania.

He scattered this throughout the newly reborn mountain range – no, the world.

The new aura didn’t resist this. It showed natural movement as if finding its original place.

Swoooosh…

The completed world and empty vessel (Earth) was filled with aura from communion with others (Human).

It looked as if people had settled and were living in the world. Lumian, wearing a satisfied smile, quietly opened his eyes.

And he clenched his fist tightly.

Ziiiiing-!

Aura bloomed solidly.

He didn’t feel like he had grown quantitatively compared to before his enlightenment. The maximum length of his Aura Sword would probably be the same.

However, that didn’t mean he hadn’t grown at all.

‘The density is different.’

Perhaps because new energy had been contained in the empty world.

He felt incomparably more solid and robust than before.

A bright smile bloomed on his face.

‘Should I call the existing aura the aura of the world, and the aura I gained this time the aura of love?’

Lumian, who had been thinking for a moment, shook his head.

That was too cringeworthy.

‘Let’s call it human aura, the aura of humanity.’

Since it was an aura that bloomed through communion with others, that name seemed fitting.

Of course, it wasn’t particularly important.

He rose from his seat, straightened his clothes, and stepped outside the dormitory.

It was to make a request of Sinsieo Ainsworth.

‘It might be a bit rude… but still. If it’s to gauge my current level.’

It seemed like nothing less than this would satisfy him.

Honestly, even this request might not be enough, but he’d think about that when the time came.

Lumian muttered to himself and quickly moved his body.

* * *

Sara Lesherre, commander of the Blizzard Knight Order.

Elena Martin, vice-commander of the Red Rose Knight Order.

Both were among the top three strongest warriors in Rhodesia, a nation renowned for its powerful knights.

Though overshadowed by the reputation of Golden Dawn Sinsieo Ainsworth, no one dismissed their abilities. Even the knights of Jenas, the strongest nation, and the proud knights of Cairo were quick to show respect before them.

Therefore.

“…You’re asking us to fight together?”

“And with the commander as well?”

“That’s right.”

At Sinsieo Ainsworth’s request for a 1 versus 3 sparring match, both could only show bewildered expressions.

No, Sara Lesherre was beyond that—anger was boiling up from within her chest.

She spoke as if protesting.

“Does that make any sense? The three of us sparring against one person… Is the Knight King himself going to appear here? No, even the Knight King couldn’t do such a thing. This is an insult!”

“It’s not the Knight King.”

“Then who on earth is it? Don’t tell me we’re about to charge into the Demon King’s Castle together?”

Sara Lesherre spoke with excitement filling her voice.

Her tone was clearly sarcastic.

However, Sinsieo Ainsworth’s expression didn’t change.

Rather, she looked at Sara Lesherre and Elena Martin with utterly serious eyes.

Whoosh!

“Hmm.”

“Mmm…”

Both let out groans at the aura emanating from her body.

Their eyes were filled with shock. Sara’s surprise was particularly great.

Sinsieo’s level was far more impressive than she had thought.

‘I heard she had recent achievements, but to this extent!’

She had almost caught up, and in just a few years she could be on equal footing.

She felt ashamed of having thought that way. Even if she joined forces with Elena Martin right now, their chances of winning didn’t look very high.

But that made her even more curious.

Sir Sinsieo Ainsworth, who had achieved such remarkable progress.

Who could be strong enough to require a joint attack from them, who, while not matching her, possessed objectively excellent skills?

Could such an unreasonable existence exist in this world?

It was then, as she was thinking such thoughts.

Suddenly, someone’s voice could be heard.

“I’m late. I apologize.”

“…!”

‘When did he!’

Sara Lesherre and Elena Martin simultaneously stepped back.

They hadn’t even noticed when he had appeared. The man in splendid full plate armor existed naturally, as if he had been there all along.

‘No aura at all…’

‘I can’t sense anything! What is this? This person? No, is he even human?’

Both women’s gazes shifted to Sinsieo. They wanted to ask about the opponent’s identity.

However, she shook her head, indicating that she couldn’t tell them.

And she bowed her head toward the mysterious man.

“I will do my best.”

“Thank you. Thank you for accepting such an unreasonable request.”

“Then, shall we begin?”

“Let’s.”

The conversation ended briefly.

Sara frowned. She perked up her ears, wondering if it was a voice she knew, but it seemed the man was deliberately modulating his voice.

‘I can’t tell his face or build because of the armor and helmet… Who could it be? Who could perfectly conceal their presence to the point where even I can barely guess…’

Whirrrrr!

Whoosh!

While she was still deducing the mysterious man’s identity.

Sinsieo Ainsworth drew her Aura Sword.

And she pointed it at the ground. Then golden energy began to spread abundantly around them.

It was the ‘Twilight Zone.’

She was using her most powerful card from the very beginning.

“…”

Nevertheless, the armored man remained completely calm.

It seemed he would wait until Sinsieo had completely finished all her preparations.

Seeing this, Sara Lesherre ground her teeth.

Whirrrrr!

An Aura Sword also rose from her blade.

Much more ferocious and ruthless than Sinsieo’s. A fighting spirit that would make even high-ranking demons tuck their tails and flee could be felt.

“You should prepare yourself as well.”

“…I understand.”

Elena Martin, hearing Sinsieo’s words, also reluctantly manifested her Aura Sword.

Thus, finally, all three female knights had assumed battle stances.

Confirming this, the man—Lumian—nodded and spoke.

“Are you ready?”

“We are.”

“Then, I’ll begin as well.”

After politely greeting them, he too drew his weapon. Brilliant light bloomed from his sword blade.

Exactly 30 seconds later.

“This is…”

“…!”

“Hah…!”

A result no one had anticipated emerged.

Sinsieo shook her head and muttered as if lamenting.

“The one who was most complacent was probably me, it seems…”

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