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Chapter 80 : The Hall of Struggle (4)
Slice.
A sharp aura blade grazed Edward’s head. Although it didn’t inflict a wound, a single strand of his bangs was cut by about 5 centimeters.
Russo’s gaze lingered on the fluttering hair as it fell.
“Well done.”
Edward chuckled. Russo smiled back with a blood-soaked mouth.
W ё b̆ n̄ о̌v̇.ẽl̆ Е̌n̆u m̀_а̀
“Cough!”
Russo coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell forward. Edward pulled out the sword that had been stuck in his heart.
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The massacre disguised as training had happened ten times so far. The knights from Occam, who had only been beaten one-sidedly, had finally launched a proper counterattack.
As a result, Russo, the last one standing, had succeeded in cutting a single strand of Edward’s hair. Compared to being killed without even getting close, it was a remarkable growth.
Edward turned back time and revived the dead knights.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Ë n̂ û m а
“Thank you. I’ve learned a lot thanks to you.”
Perhaps because they were now used to being resurrected, they all got up from their seats quickly.
Their expressions were bright for people who had experienced their bodies being pierced and their necks being cut off ten times. Enthusiasm could be felt in their eyes.
“You all did well.”
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Unlike the Griffith native knights who had been somewhat complete from the beginning, the Occam natives had many problems.
Since they were defeated soldiers who had settled down because they didn’t have the skills to go to another family, they didn’t even have the will to work hard. They were of the mindset that they just needed to make a living by using their mediocre talents.
W̆ е bǹ о̄_v еl̆ Е̄ n̆ŭm ӑ
“How is it? Do you feel like you’ve improved?”
“It certainly seems like I’ve improved.”
Although one could get used to the feeling of death, one could not enjoy it. As they all struggled to avoid it, they had achieved a little growth. The extreme situation had made them surpass their limits.
The feeling of growth would revive their desire for strength.
“When growth slows down, everyone thinks they have reached the limit of their talent. But no one knows the limit unless they go all the way. Because there were people who had been stuck in the same place for decades and had reached the level of a Sword Master in their old age.”
The oldest member of the suicide squad was also such a person.
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A swordsman who had lived his whole life as a mediocre person and had risen to the ranks of a genius at the last moment of his life. His sword was as strong as the past century he had endured.
“Both you and I are still too young to talk about limits. Just because growth slows down doesn’t mean it’s the end. Do you understand?”
Among them, there were those with outstanding talent and those who did not. But no one had reached the end of their talent. There was still a path for them to go, and so they had to go.
“We will keep that in mind! Young Master!”
The knights answered with a thunderous voice.
“Now, then, everyone, please sign here.”
W е bńov̊ ë l Е̂ nu̇m̊ a
Edward opened the Gates of Hell and took out the contracts he had prepared.
“What is this?”
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“It’s a magic contract. You must never tell anyone else about this facility. Not even your friends or family. If you break it, you will be cursed with death. Both the person who spoke and the people who heard it.”
Since they had experienced it themselves, they would know the importance of this facility.
“…You don’t trust us?”
The knights were disappointed.
W е̇ ḃ n о̆ v el̃ Е n u̇ m̃.а
“It’s just in case. The Griffith natives also wrote it without exception.”
The knights signed without a word.
* * *
Edward gradually increased the number of people who entered the Hall of Struggle.
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At first, it was the knights stationed in Occam.
“The Griffith natives will fight against the Occam natives. The winning team will be provided with dinner expenses. The losers will be in charge of cleaning up after training for a week.”
E̊_n̈û m̆ а̀
Although the Griffith natives were stronger, the number of people was two less, so it seemed fair.
“Waaaaah!”
The knights charged at each other.
The result was a crushing defeat for the Occam natives. Although they had become stronger because of the past training, the gap was still large. In particular, the presence of Vice-Captain Norman was overwhelming.
There were only two casualties among the Griffith knights. Even though there was no big difference in their aura levels, such a result came out. He could see once again how outstanding a swordsmanship teacher Roland was.
“I’ll have to change the teams.”
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He decided to mix them half and half instead of Griffith natives versus Occam natives. Five Griffith natives and six Occam natives in one team.
Instead of putting Norman in one team, he balanced it by sending the two skilled people right below Norman and Russo, who had been showing a steep growth recently, to the other team.
And he instructed the Griffith natives in each team to help the Occam natives.
“Begin.”
This time, the result was neck and neck. Although the team with Norman had the upper hand, there were also times when Russo’s team won.
Even when he was defeated, Norman showed a higher level of martial arts by taking numerous enemies with him to the afterlife. As a result, a strange catchphrase was created among the knights.
W̊еb n̆ о ṽ ẽ l Е̂n̄ũ ṁа
“Gong-eop-no-wang?”
“It’s an abbreviation for ‘Where there is no Young Master, Norman is the king’.”
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“…”
Although competition was in any training, they did not risk their lives.
The knights who continued to fight with their lives on the line grew at a terrifying speed.
“Ugh, Russo, this is it for me. Instead of me, that guy…”
Е̃n ŭm а. і́ d̃
“I will definitely avenge you. Aaaah!”
As they fought a battle with their lives and dinner expenses on the line, a strong camaraderie was formed within each team. The knights no longer stuck together by their place of origin.
Instead, they stuck together by team and voluntarily did joint training to defeat the opposing team.
“Now, shall we have a go with the guys from the next town?”
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This time, he called the knights stationed in Griffith to the Hall of Struggle. He did not forget to ask for the understanding of their leader, Knight Captain Keldon.
After showing them a taste so that they could adapt to the facility, he immediately had them fight with the knights stationed in Occam. For the sake of fairness, he took out Norman.
Ẇе́ bṅǒv̈ е̇ĺ_ Е̌n ůmá
“Waaaaaaah!”
The result was a landslide victory for the knights stationed in Occam.
Before using the Hall of Struggle, the level difference between the two sides was almost non-existent. In the meantime, one side had done normal training, and the other side had experienced real combat every time. As a result, a huge level difference had been created.
“Young Master, please allow us to use this facility too!”
“We beg you!”
The knights stationed in Griffith also sharpened their swords, as if they were angry at being beaten one-sidedly.
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When the situation came to this, he had no choice but to reveal the hall to Roland and Keldon.
“If we have this facility, we will be able to train the strongest army.”
Keldon, a military expert, recognized the value of the hall at a glance.
“How did you find this?”
“I referred to an old document.”
He answered Roland with the same repertoire.
E n̆_ů ṁ а̃. і́d̂
“Captain Keldon, would you like to experience it yourself?”
“Is that alright? I wanted to fix those guys’ bad habits anyway.”
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Keldon burned with fighting spirit as he looked at the knights stationed in Occam.
He was angry at the news that the Griffith stationed knights he had trained had been defeated one-sidedly.
“Then I’ll send out Norman from this side.”
“Good. I’ll be able to see how much he has grown.”
W̌.e̊ b̂ n̆оv̂ ẽ l̊ Ê n̂ūm̊ а̌
“Do you know what Norman’s nickname is in Occam?”
“A nickname?”
“It’s Gong-eop-no-wang.”
“?”
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“It means ‘Where there is no Young Master, Norman is the king’.”
“No, Young Master. You don’t have to say such a thing…”
Е n u m̆а
Norman’s face, who was listening from the side, turned white.
“I’ll have to teach him his place.”
Keldon said with a face as hard as a rock.
A showdown between the Griffith stationed knights led by Keldon and the Occam stationed knights led by Norman took place.
The result was a victory for the knights stationed in Occam. Although they had won by a landslide last time, this time they had won by a narrow margin.
The knights had collapsed quickly, but Keldon had slaughtered the enemies by himself. Norman had also been killed by Keldon.
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Although the knights stationed in Occam had barely caught Keldon by overwhelming him with numbers, there were only two survivors. They were also seriously injured, so it was practically a draw.
‘The difference is certainly large.’
Just as Norman overwhelmed the other knights, Keldon overwhelmed Norman.
Edward was relieved at the fact that there was such an outstanding knight in Griffith.
“Please allow me to use this training ground too.”
Keldon said as if he were angry. Perhaps because of his age and mental strength, there was almost no aftermath of experiencing death.
Е̃ńúm̃ă
“Good.”
From that day on, the Griffith stationed knights and the Occam stationed knights took turns using the hall.
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Although Roland also wanted to join, Edward opposed it. Because even if it was a training situation, a situation where a knight pointed a sword at his lord should not happen. Since it was not a wrong statement, Roland also gave up.
“It’s faster than I thought.”
A week later, the exact opposite result came out. The Griffith stationed knights had defeated the Occam stationed knights.
Although the Occam stationed knights had a slight advantage, Keldon had grabbed the Griffith stationed knights by the scruff of the neck and had led them to victory.
W ebñ о v̇ ē l̇ Ė n̈û m̂ а̌
“William, let’s join too.”
“Us too?”
“We can’t be the only ones not doing this fun thing.”
“That’s right.”
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William decided to fight on the side of Griffith, where Keldon was, and Edward decided to fight on the side of Occam, which was relatively inferior.
Considering the awkward relationship between William and Keldon, it was a choice that should have been avoided, but to match the skills of the two teams, he had no choice.
W̊е́ bn õ v́e l̃ E n̊um̄а̂
“William, the one who wins becomes the heir of Griffith.”
“Really?”
“I do not speak two words with one mouth.”
Of course, it was a lie.
“You spoke two words to the tax collectors.”
“Bad guys are an exception.”
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“Good. Warriors of the Seo-ja-pa (Bastard Faction)!”
The Griffith stationed army led by William was called the <Seo-ja-pa>. It wasn't that they had done it voluntarily, but that William had ordered it.
“I will definitely resolve this grudge of not being able to call my father ‘father’ and my brother ‘brother’! For a world without discrimination between legitimate and illegitimate children!”
“…”
“…”
William was engrossed in his role and gave a strange speech, and the knights made a reluctant expression.
Е̇ ň ū m̃а̀ .i d
“Let’s go!”
“Waaaaah.”
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The knights of the Seo-ja-pa let out a soulless cheer and charged.
The Occam stationed army, which had become the <Jeok-ja-pa (Legitimate Son Faction)> because of the enemies, began to fight back.
The result was, of course, a victory for the Jeok-ja-pa. But this time, it was close.
To Edward, Keldon was a more difficult opponent than William. Although his aura output was inferior to William’s, his well-honed swordsmanship had almost no openings.
Ĕ nǔ m̊а̂
If it weren't for the power absorbed by Black Soul, it would have been dangerous.
“I knew you had improved a lot, but experiencing it myself, it’s beyond my imagination.”
Keldon, who had returned from death, said in an admiring tone.
“It’s an excellent swordsmanship. I’ve learned a lot thanks to you.”
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Edward also admired Keldon’s solid swordsmanship.
Although the souls and power absorbed by Black Soul disappeared when the battle ended, the memories remained faintly.
Ēn̈û m а̄
As he got to know the knights better, he was able to find the best method for each of them.
Thanks to Edward’s individual guidance and the Hall of Struggle, the Griffith Knight Order grew explosively.
Edward and William also learned a lot.
What was more gratifying was that the Occam natives and the Griffith natives, who had been awkward, had become closer. Instead, they began to stick together by their station and ponder ways to split the opposing team’s skulls.
“We will also have the soldiers train in the hall.”
“That’s not possible.”
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Roland opposed.
“The hall is a treasure more precious than a mine. If it becomes known to the world, Griffith will not be safe.”
“We can keep them quiet with a magic contract.”
He had also told Roland that the knights had signed a contract.
Even if he didn't do that, since they had sworn allegiance and had a sense of belonging, they would keep military secrets on their own, but there was no harm in being careful.
“There are hundreds of them. Where are you going to get that many magic contracts? As you know, purchasing them from the magic tower of the Lancaster family is the same as announcing that there is something to hide here.”
Wеb̆n ó v ѐ l Е n̈uṁ ȧ
“I can make them myself.”
“What?”
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“The contracts the knights signed were also made by me.”
“…It would take a lot of time and money to make that many contracts, how on earth did you do it?”
A magic contract could only be written with a special material of paper and ink. Both were traded at a high price and were only handled by the magic tower.
“Actually, the contracts I wrote were all fake.”
En̈ uḿ а̊
Edward said, lowering his voice.
“What?”
“You also know what people think of me, Father.”
“…”
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People both liked and feared Edward. Although he had become a hero of the domain, he was still considered a gloomy person.
It was because of the ruthless appearance he had shown to his enemies and the rumor that he was doing something in the Mountain of Ruin. He had also gained notoriety for black magic.
Ẽ nu̇ mà
So if it was a magic contract made with Edward, they would keep it even at the cost of their lives. Because they didn't know what would happen if they broke it.
Edward had used the villagers’ fear of him to his advantage.
“I heard you periodically send magic stones and food to the mountain by having people do it.”
“It’s to use the legacy of the Demon King. As you can see, they are all things that are beneficial to the domain.”
“My son.”
“Yes, Father.”
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“I’ve seen what you’ve done for the family so far, so I won’t ask any more questions. But you must not cross the line, no matter what.”
“That will never happen.”
To Edward, everything related to the Demon King was just a tool for the revival of Griffith.
“The moment we deviate from the right path, we will be facing the Holy Empire, not Garrison or Hornet.”
He could understand why Roland was saying this. It was probably because of Edward’s grandfather, Arthur Griffith.
“I will keep that in mind.”
Ĕ ň ùm.a
“Then that’s enough. Do as you wish.”
“Thank you.”
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Edward wrote the contracts and then opened the Hall of Struggle to the soldiers as well.
The hall was also effective for the soldiers.
But there were also side effects that had not appeared in the knights.
(End of Chapter)
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