Chapter 8

 

What is a swordmaster?

About 1500 years ago, the first swordmaster appeared on the continent.

It was more than 900 years ago when the Iassa Empire emerged after the continent was unified.

The first swordmaster was Eliot von Hood.

He was a representative of the kingdom, which is now the Barthang of the Iassa Empire.

The investigation found out that he was a distant ancestor of the Duke of Reinhardt.

Even before Eliot von Hood, there was someone who showed the characteristics of a swordmaster.

However, it was he who had all the characteristics of the current swordmaster.

First, he had the ability to sense mana.

If he sensed that a sword had mana, he could replace it visually.

It was a basic ability.

Nobody could tell who would win the fight between the two swordmasters.

 

For they were already skilled in swordsmanship.

 

The second qualification of the swordmaster was the ability to ‘move the body’s energy’.

 

Energy was the beauty of mana.

 

While there were people who could feel the magic of the sword and handle the body’s airway by itself, there were others who had to train more.

 

Ian’s case was the former.

 

Being able to move the body’s energy meant that they could have control over it.

 

This physical ability helped in improving the five senses and in healing wounds faster.

 

 

If a sword was made of a dragon’s bones, teeth, and nails, the swordmaster who owned it was a blessed child.

 

That would mean…

 

Ian was also……

 

***

 

“What food shall we try today?”

 

A week after Ian collapsed.

In the kitchen of the villa.

 

Laritte kept on thinking about whether the food ingredients she had stored had any discrepancies.

 

Ian’s fever has decreased for some time now.

 

It is now clear that he was beginning to recover.

 

She decided to make soft food as Ian isn’t fully recovered yet.

 

“Well, I will make some vegetable soup.”

 

She decided to cook and move on.

 

Returning through the snow-covered path, her hands contained a range of vegetables, including potatoes, onions, carrots, and kidney beans.

 

Everything that was needed to make vegetable soup.

 

It was just a touch for the soup.

 

First, she chopped the washed onions and carrots into small pieces.

 

A hand, that was not clumsy but neither as skillful as a cook, moved the knife.

 

“I wish there were radishes here….”

 

felt sorry for her

 

It was winter now.

 

would not be able to go to the nearby village during the winter, so she

 

when Laritte carried the ingredients in advance, she could not get

 

 

since Ian

 

piled up yet. I shall go there

 

the chopped onions and carrots in a sack. Instead of radishes, more whole pepper and

 

sack in a

 

she had to boil it for half an hour and

 

the vegetable broth was made, another vegetable

 

 

more vegetables into bigger

 

vegetables in oil and added the cooking wine,

 

one serving

 

in the room, while she poured the soup

 

voice rang in the

 

“I will try.”

 

looked at

 

leaning against the wall

 

he arrived at the villa.

 

with her eyes wide

 

are you up on your own

 

was not a

 

Ian was quite satisfied with the change in her

 

was because he wanted to

 

up and

 

to make a fuss because he was the one fighting

 

about joy. Even now, Ian’s condition was more important than

 

had improved

 

made by the

 

it was nothing special to recall her quiet response when Ian reached the villa, his body covered

 

“…..What is this smell?”

 

closed his eyes and focused on his sense of

 

I

 

 

she stir-fried the

 

not

 

I

 

he had only received Laritte’s kindness because he wasn’t

 

Laritte to pick up

 

to refuse his action of doing

 

four feet and standing up, between humans and animals. Just knowing how to walk was not

 

with

 

part of a

 

“Argh.”

 

the wound did not

 

and

 

to help someone out in that

 

case unless you poke

 

his hand, which made Ian stare

 

He was in agony.

 

did I

 

could have thought for it to be an illusion,

 

“Did you just laugh?”

 

asked, hurriedly

 

face was expressionless

 

is why he appeared behind Laritte when she

 

to

 

of the

 

did she laugh at this

 

“Yes. I laughed.”

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