I Became God of War’s Youngest Disciple - Chapter 309



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Episode 309

“Isn’t this enough?”

One evening, while eating dinner, Araxad blurted out:

I was just chewing the meat when I swallowed it and spoke.

“Really? I always say this, but you’re so small for your size… .”

“…I’m not talking about food, I’m talking about patrolling the area.”

“huh?”

“The area around Snowville Village is now safe.”

I tilted my head as I stabbed the steak with my fork.

“Really? Just yesterday, I saw a bear. It was so big that it could easily defeat any monster.”

“Yes. But those bears originally lived in the north. If we eliminate them all because they pose a threat to humans, the northern ecosystem may be destroyed. We have to be careful, since there are already very few living things there.”

That’s not wrong.

Araxad and I have been roaming the area without stopping for almost two weeks, killing any monsters or beasts that seem dangerous.

Of course, killing animals that weren’t even meant to be eaten wasn’t comfortable for me or Araxad, but there was nothing we could do since they were already spoiled by the musical instrument.

Unlike humans who have at least minimal magical power, once an intellectless beast is contaminated by an instrument, it cannot be purified even by a first-class priest.

Lanfero also nodded in agreement with Araxad’s opinion.

“Okay. That should be enough. You both have worked hard, and Luan, you should go to the Frostwolf Tribe and bring back Sister Mir and Lazbeth. While you’re at it, ask about the progress of the Frost Giants.”

“Me?”

“Then shall I go?”

At those words, I looked around at each of our Corrupted clan members.

Rukuruku didn’t even pretend to see me, and Slime-senpai innocently looked at me and shook his body. Okay. Those two won’t work for now.

Finally, I looked at Araxad, but even the ever-steady Lizardman senior averted his gaze and muttered.

“I need to get some weapons and have to leave for a moment. It’s something I can’t put off any longer.”

“hmm.”

Running errands like this is the youngest’s job.

Actually, I have no complaints about going there.

Rather, I thought I would go even if I wasn’t told to, because I had something to talk to Mirna Verita about.

“Okay, I’ll go and come back right away.”

The weather has cleared up a lot, so it shouldn’t take long to get there and back.

These days, whenever I look at the sky, it’s so clear and bright that it feels like a lie that it was snowing like crazy two weeks ago.

The nobles in the islands are probably enjoying a picnic at this time.

‘Now that I think about it, it’s almost April.’

It’s already been a month since I left the system.

I thought I was getting used to this cold climate now… … I said to Lanfero.

“boss.”

“huh?”

“I have something important to tell you when I get back.”

“What? Tell me now.”

“Not now.”

I have decided to discuss the matter of the Utgard concentration camp with Lanferro.

Since the source of the information was unclear, I had no intention of sharing it even with someone I trusted… … .

The Corrupted are a trustworthy group, and so is their leader, Lanfero. To be honest, I trust the Corrupted more than the Badnikkers right now.

If my predictions are correct, the disaster at Utgard will be at least as bad as the Ymir incident, or perhaps even worse.

Me, Seren who will be here soon, Evan who is approaching the sect in his own way or getting stronger… It means that it is almost impossible to deal with these three people alone.

“Um… Okay. By the way, if you stop by Frostwolf Village, can you buy me some honey wine?”

“Why honey wine?”

“Don’t you know? Giant honey wine is one of the northern specialties.”

“…when I have time.”

“Yay.”

I don’t really plan on taking a carriage, I’m not sure if I’ll have enough space on my hands.

If it’s a giant’s brewery, it must be huge, and I wonder if they have things like human-sized oak barrels.

Araxad, who was watching the situation at that time, also spoke to me.

“If possible, I’d also like an axe. The weapons made by the giant blacksmith are famous for their high quality.”

“In that case, wouldn’t it be better to go together?”

Araxad pretended not to hear and put food in his mouth.

Since it had come to this, I asked the rest of the clan members as well.

“Do you need anything, Sister?”

“Nothing in particular.”

Rukuruku responded with a tone that seemed cold at first glance, but… … .

Now I know that there is no malice in that attitude. I’m not sure, but it seems like he is surprisingly shy.

“Slime Senior too?”

Kyuuu… … .

As if in agreement, Sharmat nodded his head.

***

Ramon had previously said that it would take five days to get from Snowville to Frostwolf Village, even if they hurried.

Considering that the northern landmass is unusually large, it meant that it was quite a distance away… … .

I stared blankly at the unfolded map.

Thanks to having been in the North for quite some time, I can now roughly estimate distances just by looking at a map.

“Should I try to do it in two days, or at the earliest, within a day?”

It’s not that I don’t believe Ramon.

However, since the weather was nice, I planned to use my lightness to my heart’s content during this trip. I also wanted to practice my martial arts skills while I was at it.

Actually, if you think about it, there was nothing that could be called light weight for me.

Although Brain Heavenly Sword is a martial art that is close to light swordsmanship, as the name suggests, it is a martial art.

Since I think I’ll be running around like this often in the future, I thought I’d take this opportunity to invent something light.

Of course, creating a martial arts technique is by no means an easy task… … .

On the contrary, it doesn’t suit my personality to take it seriously like a great martial artist who is creating some great feat.

I think it’s important to maintain a certain level of comfort when creating.

‘furthermore…….’

I don’t even plan on starting from zero. I thought to myself as I observed the internal energy seething in my danjeon.

Let’s try to polish up the salty taste.

Of course, the Flame Rush is not a light martial art, but if anything, it is a martial art closer to a divine technique.

It was originally an attack technique created to inflict a little more damage by running along the waist of a giant snake.

So, if we can eliminate the excessive aggressiveness of this martial art and refine it into a form that is only for fast running, wouldn’t we be able to create a fairly usable light martial art?

Of course, that may not be the case, but somehow, I felt slightly excited at the thought of polishing my martial arts skills after such a long time.

“Are you going now?”

Just before departure… … .

I suddenly turned around at the sound of a bright voice.

I saw Rukuruku.

“Oh, that’s what I was thinking.”

I was quite flustered because I never expected it to appear at a moment like this.

I decided to set out in the early morning, a time when even conscientious people would be in bed.

Rukuruku nodded slightly at my words, and we stood in silence for a moment.

We’ve been bumping into each other in the mansion for two weeks, and for now I’ve been calling her “big sister”…

This senior dragon was still a difficult and uncomfortable existence for me.

It’s not a problem with my social skills, I just had a strange feeling that this person was avoiding me.

I said while quietly watching Rukuruku.

“… As expected, you had an errand to run-.”

“No, that’s not it. I just wanted to say thank you.”

“Suddenly?”

“Yeah. I feel like if we break up this time, we won’t be able to see each other for a long time.”

“I’m thinking of going to town and coming back right away.”

“The world doesn’t always go as planned. Well… it’s just my feeling, so it’s okay to go with the flow.”

“… … .”

It’s not just anyone else, but it’s the feeling of a dragon, so something feels off.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen Rukuruku talk this much.

“But what are you thankful for?”

“Since you came, the clan’s fortunes have improved a lot.”

Aha, that’s it.

With the power of the Zyren Knife, I have entered into an independent contract between the Corrupted and the Company.

It was a contract that was concluded with a fairly favorable treaty, so it must have felt like a breath of relief for Corrupted, who had been suffering from financial difficulties.

“It seems like Lanfero is finally acting like a clan leader, and so is Araxad. To be honest, it’s been a long time since we’ve had this many people stay in a clan for so long. It finally feels like a clan that has its own identity. I think it’s all thanks to you.”

“… … .”

If you gild it so blatantly, even a shameless guy like me would feel embarrassed.

It’s hard to say that I have no influence, but it’s not necessarily because of that.

“It’s probably thanks to Senior Ramon more than me.”

“Yeah. That guy must have been a trigger too… … I realized it after I sent him off. If it weren’t for Ramon, our clan would have fallen apart long ago.”

Rukuruku muttered bitterly.

Now, I knew she was handling various affairs of the guild in Ramon’s stead.

I asked out of curiosity, even though I knew it was a little rude.

“You seem to be a very honest person, but why have you been away from the clan until now?”

“I was clinging to a thin thread of hope. I knew it was slim, but I couldn’t help but be entangled. But now I’m going to stop. I’m tired.”

“yes?”

“… … .”

As I watched, Rukuruku smiled and said.

“Let’s talk about this next time. Have a safe trip.”

After saying those words, Rukuruku left.

I briefly watched the back of the mysterious woman, but didn’t bother to grab her or ask her any questions.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious, but it’s not like I didn’t tell you.

And I left Snowville right away.

You don’t have to worry about getting lost.

Because you can naturally arrive at the destination by following the ice lake.

Being alone for the first time in a long time, I felt a sense of liberation.

It’s not a bad thing to live with others, but I think that people need to be alone sometimes.

Because it is when you are alone that you can think most deeply about yourself.

Since there was no real threat in the north at the moment, I used all my internal energy to my heart’s content.

Of course, we need to prepare for the one-in-a-million situation, so we leave about half of them aside.

In fact, half of the internal energy in the current state was equivalent to the total amount from a month ago.

In any case, the lava absorbed from inside Ymir’s body was of great help.

‘By the way, why was there lava in the giant’s body?’

I thought I was dreaming, but judging from the heat I felt at that time and the energy condensed in my body, it wasn’t like that.

My internal energy has increased significantly since I took several expensive elixirs, but it would have been difficult to achieve this much even if I had practiced my skills in ordinary lava.

Anyway, I ran while thinking about this and that.

One day I just ran mechanically.

It is a method of simply drawing out internal energy and using it to assist endurance, agility, and elasticity of muscles and bones.

One-dimensional way.

There aren’t any particular drawbacks, but you can’t call this light.

‘Motif… … .’

Every martial art has a motif.

It could be a person, an animal, nature, or even a simple insect.

It is said that most of the martial arts of the Ascension are inspired by the grandeur of nature, and that is understandable.

It is difficult to truly admire a crawling ant, although you can gain insight from it.

After all, when people face the vastness of nature, they are amazed and overwhelmed.

The basis of my martial arts is mostly salt.

So, I thought that the Flame-inspired martial art, Flame Rush, wasn’t really suitable for use as a light martial art.

That’s the image of a flame I have in mind.

A tangled flame, a brutality that cannot exist without burning, an explosion in an instant… … .

The last one is important.

A split second explosion.

In the end, for me, a firework was a very fleeting image.

This means that there are many difficult aspects to associating with light sports, which require long-term running and endurance.

But the shape of the flame is not the same.

Depending on the scale and circumstances, it could be a catastrophe that swallows everything up… … .

On the other hand, a ray of light can be a source of hope for those wandering in a blizzard.

So, what does the spark that can inspire me look like now?

“… … .”

I looked up at the sky quietly.

For me, the true source of life is neither the earth nor the sea.

The sun.

It came to mind a thousand years ago too.

A source of yang energy that will probably still emerge a thousand years from now.

That great star, which never goes out and burns forever, will probably continue to burn even after this continent is destroyed.

Such staying power has already gone beyond the concept of yang energy.

‘There’s trouble.’

I ended up laughing out loud.

One of my chronic illnesses has kicked in.

Before I could even think about setting up the martial arts framework, making the knots, or using the true energy, I ended up thinking about the martial arts name.

A journey of a thousand days.

I ran beside the ice lake, recalling the name of the light aircraft that would become mine.

***

Three days later.

I finally arrived at the Frostwolf Village.

It took longer than originally expected, but if we had hurried, we could have arrived much sooner.

In my defense, it was because I was still going through trial and error to refine my crude skills.

It took some time, but thanks to it, I was able to bring Cheoncheonilro to a level where it could be used in real life.

I think if I cool my head for a bit and then come back and do some more editing, I’ll probably get the hang of it.

Anyway, we finally arrived at Mir’s hometown, the Frostwolf Village.

I had heard that this place, where the giants live, was a small village, but when I actually saw it, it didn’t feel like that.

In fact, I started to feel something strange when the village started to come into view in the distance.

I thought I was close enough to see it with my own eyes, but it wasn’t really like that.

The wooden fence looked like a small castle wall to the human eye.

The simple buildings were each on the scale of a mansion.

Come to think of it, this is my first time coming to a village where giants live.

To be more precise, it is the first village inhabited by seven different races.

“Wow… It’s big. It’s really big.”

I looked around with wide eyes. Although I had been to the island before, I felt like a country bumpkin for the first time in a long time.

Whenever I came to a big town, I felt like an ant.

Giants that were probably about 6~7 meters tall came and went through the village, making a loud noise, but they didn’t show any particular strange expressions when they saw me, a human.

To begin with, people of other races were occasionally seen within the village.

Perhaps it’s because Heros, the Imperial Family, or other forces are staying there due to the Frost Giant’s business.

By the way, where is Mir?

“Huh? Luan!”

A raspy voice was heard, asking if the nobleman could do it.

The Mir Giant was not at all inferior to the giants in terms of voice.

“Long time no see. How have you been?”

“Ruaan-!”

Mir came running almost as if he was going to ram me.

Somehow, I got the feeling that my dog ??was welcoming his family back after a long time.

There’s nothing like a dog in a badnik.

Luckily, Mir stopped just before he was about to hit me.

“Nothing happened?”

“Of course! How are you, seniors? I was planning on going back soon after finishing up this week anyway… … .”

“Was it so?”

“That’s right! The internal cleansing of Ymir is complete, and now all that remains is the purification of the instrument.”

“Purification of the instrument… … Then Sister Razbeth must still be busy.”

“I guess so. Do you have anything to say to the nun?”

“That’s true, but it’s not that urgent.”

“Really? Then how about we go and meet our father first?”

“father?”

“Yes! He said he really wanted to see Luan! And he’s also the chieftain of our tribe.”

As a chief… … .

In that case, it would be polite to meet this side before Verita.

I nodded and followed Mir, and we quickly arrived at an unusually large house.

The difference from other houses was that there was a small door next to the large door.

So, it’s a size that people can walk through.

I think it’s probably a Mir-only door, but I got the feeling that it looked like a dog-only door.

“Father! I’m here! I brought Luan with me!”

“hmm……?”

A giant with sharp eyes looked down at me, stroking his beard.

I thought I had seen that face briefly when I was fighting the legion commander, but I greeted him first.

“Hello, my name is Luan Badnicker.”

“Oh… You’re the Friday Fairy Luan. Your last performance was impressive.”

“Oh, yes.”

“I am the Dorman Giant of the Frostwolf Tribe. I feel like my daughter owes me a lot in many ways.”

I thought he would be a bit more energetic because he was Mir’s father, but surprisingly, his attitude and speech were quite polite.

I lowered my head, slightly embarrassed.

“you’re welcome.”

“Yes… … . This is such an unbelievable timing that it’s hard to believe it was just a coincidence. Is this also guidance from my ancestors… … .”

“… … ?”

What does it mean?

Dorman, who had been looking at me with strange eyes, looked at Mir and said.

“Mir, I have something to talk about with you two for a moment.”

“Hmm? Okay, I see.”

Mir nodded, feeling slightly suspicious of Dorman’s words.

“Then Luan, I will be at Heros’ temporary residence north of the village, so come there when we are done talking.”

“Okay. See you later.”

“huh.”

After Mir left, I stared blankly at Dorman.

What on earth do you have to say?

Of course, this giant was a complete stranger to me, so I had no clue.

The moment I quietly looked at his face, the chief got up from his seat, walked toward me, and spoke briefly.

“Just wait a moment.”

“yes?”

And Dorman also left the house.

what?

Suddenly left alone, I stood there blankly.

An unprecedented situation occurred where the house was left to the guest, and the owner and his child left the house.

I waited there for a moment, embarrassed.

After about 10 minutes like that… … .

The door opened and a man appeared.

“ok……?”

I blinked my eyes.

Standing there was a person I never thought I would meet in a place like this.

“It’s been a while, Your Majesty.”

“Kyan?”

This is Kayan Goldan, the collector of Badnikkers.

I felt happy even though I was slightly surprised.

In fact, it hasn’t been that long since we broke up, but after going through all sorts of things, it felt like we had only been together for a few years.

“It’s been a while. I never thought I’d see you here… … What brought you up north?”

“I have come to see the Lord.”

“Me? What’s going on?”

“I am sorry, but Your Majesty, you must return to your hometown immediately.”

It was the first time in a long time that Keian used a forceful tone of voice. Just like when he first came to collect my arm tendons after the regression.

But the attitude was very different from then.

It was only then that I realized that Keian was in an unnaturally disheveled state.

“Calm down for now. Why are you suddenly coming to your parents’ house? What’s going on?”

Why is the man known as the Iron Blood Collector so flustered?

I would have liked to have offered her a glass of water, but I had no idea where in this huge house there would be a pitcher of water.

Even if I were to look for it, I don’t know if I could follow it with my body.

I was thinking such pointless thoughts when Keian’s next words brought me back to my senses.

“The Lord is currently in critical condition.”

“what?”

“It may be too early to say this, but… … .”

Kean said in a low voice.

“…Your Majesty, please prepare your heart.”