A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 168



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A genius gamer is reincarnated into a famous hero episode 168

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The return of Paul Calladun!

The news quickly spread all over the world.

The students studying at Magic School Arniel talked about Harang’s return all day the day the news spread, and that day, something strange happened.

For some reason, it seemed as if Little Princess Aylka, who had become cold recently, had suddenly warmed up, and a real scene unfolded where Princess Citrine of the Herael royal family, who had always behaved as she wanted, started greeting students here and there with a bright appearance!

The magic world also reacted to this news to some extent. Originally, they would not have cared whether the blood relatives of the master swordsman were alive or not, but the news of Harang’s survival, who had shown a unique original magic called ‘magic swordsmanship’, was a story that caught their interest as well.

Wizards were a curious people, and they expressed excitement as they wanted to see and interpret the phenomenon of magic being attributed to swordsmanship with their own eyes.

In particular, Valenka Mul, the lord of the Mul Tower, which Harang fully supported, woke up and cheered after hearing the news, even though he had fallen asleep while studying all night.

Of course, not all wizards welcomed his return.

Those who did not like the fact that a blood relative of a master swordsman had magic skills and talent comparable to those of the five great magic masters, secretly wished him dead.

In fact, it may not be that strange to secretly wish for Harang’s death in the magic world, which is on the opposite end of the spectrum from the swordsmanship world.

The same was true for the other three great swordsmen. Grand Duke Alsov of the Emblitz family, who had been competing with Caladern for the world’s greatest position for a long time, sighed as soon as he heard the news of Harang’s return.

“… … “You came back?”

Even though forces around the world that did not wish for his return must have hindered him with all sorts of schemes and tricks, he returned just before his funeral.

Isn’t it as if heaven’s fate had decided it that way?

“Did the saint’s prayer not work properly? … ?”

When the Saint of Benedis makes a decision and sends a ‘holy prayer’ to a specific person, the fate of that person is cleverly twisted.

You cannot change fate on a grand scale. All it really did was make a minor change to a very small fate.

It was called the butterfly effect.

It was the saint’s ability to influence even the great fate of a person by changing the smallest fate.

The scary thing about her abilities was that they applied regardless of how strong or weak the opponent was.

The more powerful a being was born with, the more powerful the saint’s power could intervene. Even if the opponent was a 10-star transcendent, she could not escape from the influence of the saint once she gave her prayers… … .

In Archduke Alsov’s opinion, Harang Paul Kaladan was a being with a sufficiently great destiny, so he had no doubt that the saint’s prayers would work.

‘Could it be that he wasn’t born with that kind of fate?’

He may seem like a genius like no other in the world, but if he was destined to live a short life, there was a high possibility that the saint’s prayers would not work. No matter how talented you are, if you die early, you won’t be able to make an impact on the world.

or.

If not… … .

‘What if you were born with a fate so powerful that you could escape from divine intervention in fate?’

If it’s the former, you’re safe, but if it’s the latter… … No one in the world may be able to handle the boy.

Archduke Alsov had a scary thought.

If there is a fate that even divinity cannot intervene in, what will he be like in the future?

“grandfather!”

While Archduke Alsov was quietly contemplating, the door to his office opened and a girl ran in.

It was Chorien Emblitz, who turned 16 this year. She already had a striking appearance that captivated people’s eyes, but now she had grown up and was becoming even more beautiful.

“Oh, yes. “You’re here.”

The Grand Duke of Alsov welcomed his granddaughter with a big smile when she arrived, a sight that would not hurt her eyes. Chorien, held in the Archduke’s arms like when she was young, spoke with her eyes sparkling.

“grandfather! Did you hear that? “Caladorn’s genius boy, Harang Paul Calladorn, is back!”

“… … Haha, I didn’t hear that. Are you interested in that child?”

“Sure! “I’ve always been interested in it since the Honorable Swordsman Association.”

At those words, Grand Duke Alsov’s heart sank.

“Wow, you were interested…” … .”

“Her swordsmanship was truly unique!”

Archduke Alsov breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s swordsmanship… … Yes, that kid’s swordsmanship is truly unique.”

Chorien still couldn’t forget the memories of that day. The sight of her freely handling her sword, spinning it or throwing it away, came as an enormous shock to her.

It is still strongly engraved in her mind, and its influence is still reflected in her swordsmanship to this day.

However, no matter how many years passed and no matter how much I trained, I was never able to use swordsmanship as freely as that boy back then.

All she could do was watch the boy’s swordsmanship and imitate it… … The boy at the time would improvise and show off his swordsmanship with his own original sense.

“Later, I definitely want to compete.”

“… … .”

Archduke Alsov thought.

The granddaughter’s swordsmanship is probably on a level comparable to that of Harang Paul Calladorn. She taught her family’s swordsmanship, no matter how difficult it was, she absorbed it like a sponge, and she found it fun to teach, so she taught all the arcane swordsmanship she had captured from knightly families all over the world.

Now that he is sixteen years old, Chorien has already learned the secrets of dozens of sword fighting families, so it can be said that he has become a sword fighting monster that is truly beyond imagination.

‘If it’s pure swordsmanship… … He could be compared to Paul Calladorn.’

The problem is that the boy’s talent is not limited to swordsmanship.

“A lot of time has passed since that day… … “I’m sure he will show greater swordsmanship, right?”

As Chorien spoke with an expectant look in his eyes, Archduke Alsov nodded despite feeling bitter.

“okay… … “It will happen.”

Seeing such anticipation, Archduke Alsov could not bear to speak.

Someday.

That the boy and I might end up having to kill each other.

* * *

Harang’s return heated up the palace of Calambrinho and made many people feel excited.

The vassals working at the palace, including some immediate blood relatives, may not have welcomed Harang’s return, but the return of a young blood relative who raised the family’s status was enough to make those loyal to Caladern happy.

How sad must have been the loyalists when, with the recent rise of the Emblitz and Maykris families, ridiculous public opinion circulated that Caladern’s status was no longer as overwhelming as before.

He had always believed that the family he served was the best in the world!

However, the little master who had helped him regain his prestige little by little recently returned, and his loyal vassals welcomed his return with open arms.

“Hmm… … .”

Calambrinho’s palace, throne room.

Duke Kal-El Paul Kaladan was looking at High Master Aran Paradel of the South with an indifferent expression, resting his chin on one arm.

Aran didn’t have a single scratch on his armor even when he faced quite strong opponents, but when he returned from his month-long mission, he was covered in dust and blood and was extremely dirty.

“It’s dirty.”

At Duke Kal-El’s words, Aran lowered his head and manifested an auror.

Pasasa… !

Then the dried blood and dust evaporated into the air, leaving a relatively clean appearance.

“I’m sorry, my lord.”

“It is done.”

Aran lowered his head with an expression of shame. He was in such a hurry to return that he didn’t even pay attention to his own appearance! To be like this in front of my lord and no one else… … .

However, since the situation was just as urgent, Kal-El seemed to understand and moved on.

“So, why are you late?”

“… … .”

Kal-el ordered Aran to bring Harang directly. Even if we had just set off from Barhams City, it wouldn’t have taken a month if we had encountered each other along the way.

“More than you think… … There was a lot of external pressure targeting the youngest master. Moreover, I also witnessed a strange phenomenon.”

“Strange phenomenon?”

“yes… … It was a truly strange phenomenon. The engine of the flying boat that the youngest master was trying to board suddenly stopped and his departure was delayed, or a group of bandits with considerable power suddenly attacked nearby… … “I got caught up in all kinds of incidents.”

“Hmm.”

It seems as if the world does not want Harang to return. Aran tried to say that, but it was too radical, so he just swallowed it.

“Furthermore, one time I somehow managed to board a flying boat, but as the worst monster of all flying species, ‘Void Maw’, appeared, the flying boat immediately made a U-turn.”

“Earth Maw? That rare monster appears. “It’s really strange.”

Due to a series of minor accidents, Harang’s return kept getting delayed. How frustrating it must have been for Aran, who was secretly hovering nearby to protect him.

In addition, there were cases where groups that cleverly disguised their identity threatened Harang by disguising themselves as bandits or mercenaries, so it was truly appropriate to say that they were mountains beyond mountains.

To be honest, it was almost a miracle that it arrived within a month.

“It’s an attack. “Have you found out their identities?”

“I dug up some, but not all, of the information. However, the client could not be identified. I tried to catch some guys and get some information, but… … “He was moving without knowing the client at all.”

“… … .”

Shadow groups that move without knowing their clients are not common. Even among the most elite, if the elite’s agents were able to move with minimal information, it would not be a small group.

Not one, not two, but several such groups came, showing how many people did not want the youngest master to return.

What was even more disgusting was that they had not crossed the final line of breaking Caladhan’s rules.

“They… … “I didn’t even aim for your life.”

If it is discovered that an outside assassin was hired to assassinate a member of the same clan, he or she will be immediately kicked out of the family, receiving the most terrible punishment that can be received.

They followed that line exactly. Even though he threatened Harang, he did not attempt his life!

So, are all of them acting at the request of their immediate blood relatives?

Probably not.

There was also a very high possibility that an outsider had intervened, pretending to do so at the request of a direct blood relative.

“Tsk, you foxy bastards.”

I didn’t have the courage to kill Harang directly, and I really didn’t like his intention to seize the opportunity and strip him of his rights and authority to eliminate his ability to compete.

“Please investigate this incident thoroughly.”

“I will make sure you pay the price for daring to rise to Caladern’s prestige.”

Afterwards, when Aran Paradel returned, saying that he would write a detailed report after briefly reporting on the incidents that occurred during the mission, Kal-El sat down and tapped the handle of the chair with his finger.

“… … Taran.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Try to release ‘Tianlongdae’ immediately.”

“… … !!”

Taran opened his eyes wide and bowed his head.

Right now, Duke Kal-El Paul Kaladan was very angry. Even though he did not show it with his facial expressions, Taran knew that he was most afraid when his lord, who had shown his emotions without filtering, was killing his expression to the point of chilling.

‘You’re moving the Heavenly Dragon Tower…’ … .’

The Celestial Dragons were an order of knights under the direct command of Duke Kal-El, and boasted so much power and intelligence that they could destroy a kingdom in just one day if they wanted to.

The whole world was paying attention because their slightest movement could soon change the flow of the continent.

For that reason, the Celestial Dragons could not easily abuse their power and were not mobilized unless it was truly necessary.

However, the fact that God would move the Heavenly Dragon Tower for his youngest grandchild… … It meant that he was so angry that he did not care about the circumstances.

It was surprising to Taran because he had never experienced anything like this before. This was because he had never expressed his anger externally.

“I will give a sortie order immediately.”

“and.”

Taran was about to leave to immediately carry out the order, but Kal-El smiled mysteriously and added one word.

“Tell your youngest grandchild to take a look. No, okay. “Tell them to prepare a banquet and reward them for completing the mission.”

“Yes, I will prepare.”

Duke Kal-El was thinking about the blue crystal that his youngest grandson brought back.

Estel, the most special jewel left to the world by the Dragon King Calantatis long ago.

There is an old legend left behind about that gem called Star’s Tears.

‘He who has Estel will be chosen by the Dragon King of the Moon.’

As a legend that makes anyone’s heart flutter, Duke Kal-El also had a deep interest in Estelle.

“It’s Estelle… … “I want to see for myself how amazing that mysterious gem is.”