Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Havenberg couldn’t hide his surprise at Ren’s answer.

Havenberg Swordsmanship Technique – Obliterating the Longsword.

The best sword he ever created, and the first unfinished sword.

No one thought it was incomplete, and most people couldn’t even recognize the existence of the sword itself.

However, Len Argen, who hadn’t even reached the rank of a high-ranking knight, saw it.

I saw through even the incompleteness.

Is this possible even if it is with one’s own blood? It was a sword that even Arjen’s swordsmen in the early days, which had the thickest blood, did not notice.

– That… did you see it?

“yes. ha… … . Should I say it wasn’t like my ancestors?”

After taking a few deep breaths, Ren calmed down and explained it slowly.

“Havenberg swordsmanship has always had its intentions and images revealed in its swordsmanship. But not only that, but I also felt how my ancestors must have felt while perfecting the technique.”

– Are you saying this isn’t it?

“yes. I just feel the longing for something, the desire, will, and determination to achieve it without fail. It didn’t seem like he was thinking of the sword itself.”

Deep in thought at Ren’s words, Havenberg stared at Ren.

Feeling burdened by those eyes, Ren shook his hand and avoided his gaze.

“It’s just my feeling. I had no words to say that it was too high a level for me to dare to evaluate.”

– that is enough.

Ren nodded and stood up from his seat.

– You’re right. This is an unfinished sword. Can you complete this unfinished sword?

“I-I mean? no way! How do you do that?”

Ren shook his head, terrified that the quest would come out.

It was an absurd request.

How can you complete the final martial arts when you can’t properly learn the decisive battle or the season right now?

Even thinking about it now, that ignorant sword was at a level that could not be created in this world.

‘It doesn’t even make sense to copy it, but perfection is impossible.’

It is a sword that even my ancestors could not perfect.

To complete it is to surpass the ancestors.

It was so far away that I couldn’t even imagine it.

– I have no intention of asking the four of you now. Tsk, I don’t like the reaction.

“Oh, did you?”

– This swordsmanship will not unfold in the future. It looks too dangerous for you who are not level.

Havenberg knew why Ren had such a reaction.

An image so intense that it dwelled in the sword made Ren see the opponent as well.

A monster that is still far, far away.

There was a high probability that just seeing it as an illusion would strain Ren’s image.

– But if you reach the same level as me… … , I will ask you then. my unfinished sword.

At those words, Ren’s eyes trembled slightly.

It was hard to believe that he had reached the same level as Havenberg, and it was awkward for him to ask him for a favor.

“… All right.”

– As you may have seen, such intense imagery and will are powerful enough to give illusions to the viewer.

“yes.”

– So don’t be weak. A strong mind and willpower must always dwell in the sword.

“I will keep that in mind.”

– Yes, starting today, I will raise my sword every moment. Until I raised my Havenberg swordsmanship proficiency to 50% for two months.

“All right.”

* * *

A small storage room at the Travis Mansion.

Remodeling the unused area, Cohen blasted ice to make the interior a complete ice cellar, and then created a pool filled with water.

“hey! these children! What if it comes out already! Get back in!”

And Ren brought the Knights of the Golden Lion and rolled there all day.

“It’s too cold!”

“It’s cool outside in the middle of autumn, but what the hell is it here? How are you so cold?”

“At this rate, I will freeze to death! Captain!”

“Noisy! If you can’t stand this cold, how will you survive in the North?”

“No matter how cold it is in the north, isn’t this too much? Captain?”

Dominic, standing next to Ren, trembled and asked.

Dominic was left out because he had already won first place in Enduring the Cold, which he did once.

“Oh, shouldn’t I be wearing clothes?”

Dominic in his shorts wrapped his arms around his body and earnestly asked, but Ren ignored it lightly.

“Aren’t you the only one wearing it?”

“… … sorry.”

Why can’t they openly protest.

That was because Ren had already been in the icy water with the knights and had lasted the longest, and he wasn’t even wearing clothes.

‘That monster!’

‘No, how can you be so innocent? You don’t pray?’

‘Are all high-ranking knights like that? Does this make sense?’

The members looked at him as if they couldn’t believe it, and Ren answered the members’ doubts with a snort.

‘If you guys think about it for a hundred days.’

[cold resistance]

# Has strong resistance to cold.

This is an attribute obtained from Travis’ Tomb last time.

It wasn’t that he didn’t feel the cold at all, but he was perfectly fine in an ice warehouse of this size.

‘It’s a bit chilly, but it won’t be that cold with clothes on.’

In order to go to the north, it is very important to endure the cold well.

Brilliant, currently located in the center of the continent, is just cool, but if you trust it and go to the north, you may die without being able to properly demonstrate your skills.

“Hold on! Hold on! I mean, hold on until you want to die! Do you think the northern cold will take care of your situation? If you guys shudder from the cold, the heavy snow will stop!”

Ren, who distorted his expression like a demon, continued whipping the members.

They regretted it as if they had asked Ren to remain as the leader.

“I was stressed because I didn’t improve my swordsmanship, but it turned out well.”

Dominic, who was next to Ren, also put himself back into the ice water and murmured softly.

‘I was excluded, why… … ?’

‘I was just stressed out, right? Did I hear you right?’

‘Damn it! Did you save us for this?’

‘What kind of guy made the decision to leave that demon as the leader?’

The members each trembled in the ice warehouse, regretting their past decisions.

Sigh.

I’m in the middle of training, I open the door and Cohen Travis enters.

As he looked inside, he shook his head.

“Master, the ice is slowly melting. It seems I have to do this today. There is a limit to the amount of cold I can release.”

“All right.”

Upon hearing Cohen’s words, the Golden Lion Knights’ faces brightened.

“Let’s do that for today then.”

“Wow! It’s finally over.”

“dying… I think… … .”

“Thank you, Sir Cohen!”

The knights ran out of the warehouse with their red-hot skin.

“Is this life… … ?”

“You can be happy just doing nothing.”

“Thank you, parents, for letting me be born in Brilliant.”

While the members were spouting their emotions in the cool weather, Ren clicked his tongue from behind.

“Tsk, tsk. If you go up north, you have to endure 24 hours in the cold like this.”

“… … I started having doubts about becoming a knight for the first time.”

“Now that I think about it, I think I should quit the Knights because I have a chronic illness.”

“I see that too.”

“Hey kids! Are you talking like that just because of this?”

Andrew shouted at his colleagues.

“Don’t you have any pride? There is no pride in the Golden Lion Knights!”

I know it was a playful comment from my colleagues, but Andrew didn’t even like that.

“Train longer next time!”

Andrew asked Ren.

Ren laughed at that unexpected reaction and accepted the request.

“good. I will prepare thoroughly before the next training.”

At those words, a shallow sigh flowed from among the members.

‘This is a must-have training.’

This training to endure the cold without using energy may seem ignorant, but it will make them able to endure in a crisis situation.

Before he went to the North, Ren was thinking of somehow making the Golden Lion Knights to a usable level.

* * *

Two months passed quickly.

Aid to the North.

Unlike the desert, it was difficult to use the northern part with full force unless you were a knight-level skill.

Of course, it was okay for those who grew up and lived in the North to be able to withstand the cold weather, so they didn’t have to be knights.

“They say it’s difficult to provide proper support in Baran this time.”

“I heard.”

All the way, I was on the same wagon as Alan Hertia’s escort, and I had no choice but to talk a lot with him.

“The changes in the Black Sea are too complicated to be a natural flow. Doesn’t it look like the northern monsters grabbed Baran’s feet just in time to move?”

“I guess you could look at it that way.”

I kept my words as low as I could, but Allan expressed his thoughts without hesitation, as if he thought I was his own person.

Being with him, I could see why Alan had gathered so many forces against Lev.

His insights and knowledge were very deep and excellent, different from his usual behavior.

The way you treat people is even more attractive.

The feeling of instinctively knowing how to make the other person release their guard against themselves and make them feel intimate.

As I was talking with him, I felt like I was being influenced by the charm of Alan.

‘The power of the characteristic is greater than expected.’

[Charm]

The power to naturally attract the opponent’s heart.

# The stronger the power of recognizing each other, the higher the affinity.

From the time I checked this trait on Alan’s status screen, I tried to refrain from talking to him as much as possible.

But since there are only three of us, Alan, me, and his escort, we can’t avoid it even if we want to avoid it.

‘It’s clear that he knows instinctively. own ability.’

And along with that, I could feel the constant effort to maximize that charm.

It wasn’t just the strength of the character.

Alan Hertia is an attractive enough character by himself.

‘In my previous life, I was pushed out of the race for the throne by Lev, and eventually became crippled and ended my life without being able to go out into the world.’

It is true that Alan, he also used various means and methods to keep his opponent in check in order to win the race for succession to the throne.

However, I didn’t think Alan was that bad until now.

‘Have I been influenced by the characteristic of charm?’

Even if you see the characteristics as a system, it does not go beyond the range of its ability.

‘Let’s watch a little longer.’

“You have arrived.”

While I was looking outside in contemplation, I began to see a fairly large fortress in the distance.

‘Ain Bayer… … .’

Iron-blooded barrier that blocks monsters in the north.

finally arrived there.

Ain Bayer’s soldiers greet Brilliant’s support procession.

“insect!”

Alan’s eyes shone in admiration at the soldiers’ perfect ceremony.

“For a single soldier to have this much momentum… … , great.”

I couldn’t help but admire the soldiers of Ain Bayer, who were the complete opposite of Brilliant’s soldiers who lacked discipline.

Even I couldn’t help but admire the soldiers’ abilities.

‘Are the soldiers here basically at the level of semi-knights?’

If the number of soldiers guarding the walls were at this level, how many would have been able to block the northern monsters on the front lines?

“To say that the level is higher than that of the soldiers of the Empire, I must have been a frog in the well.”

“Can you feel it?”

“okay. Aren’t you ignoring me too much?”

“It is not.”

“It is a joke. joke. Aren’t you being too hard on me? I don’t know when I’ll be able to see your smiling face.”

Alan smiled lightly.

I tried to lower my gaze.

You have to watch a little longer. I can’t be swayed by that charm already.

“This is where the commander of our stronghold is staying.”

It is a rugged and ordinary mansion that is not as flashy as one might think.

Its size was large compared to the mansions of ordinary residences, but considering the scale of the fort, it was on the small side.

profit.

The hinges creaked and made a loud noise in the too cold environment.

When the door opened, the commander with a huge appearance greeted us.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Stefan Ibenschutz, the lord of Ein Bayer and the commander of the North.”

“I am Alan Hertia, the second prince of the Brilliant Kingdom.”

Alan greeted Stefan politely and respectfully.

I said hello to Stefan, who was smiling as if he was happy with his attitude.

“My name is Ren Argen, the Temporary Knight Commander of the Golden Lion Knights.”

“what? Arjen?”

At the name of Arjen, Stefan’s face began to harden rapidly.

‘Ha, again?’

I let out a deep sigh at this familiar situation and quickly organized my excuses in my head.