Solo Swordmaster - Chapter 373

#373. let’s be careful

“Yes.”

“I’m grateful that it’s a gift… but why?”

“I heard from Rose. You were looking for a turkey swan.”

Limon turned his head.

Then, while looking at Rose with a faint smile and Hasneti holding out a cage with a calm face, she scratched her cheek.

“Is this really your reward for saving me from the stomach of a predator?”

“Not necessarily.”

“Both Hasneti and I caused trouble to the swordsman in many ways this time. Please consider it our sincerity combined with that apology.”

“okay?”

Limon laughed.

It was because he did not know that the two people who had been fighting fiercely before had prepared such a surprise gift without their knowledge.

It wasn’t a bad thing anyway.

Thanks to that, I was finally able to fulfill my purpose of coming to Africa.

[No, wait!]

However, unlike Limon, who was so convinced, Yuna-kyung couldn’t hide her absurdity.

[manager? Could it be that this old man said he was a seven-color bird?]

“No way, that’s right.”

[Does that make sense?!]

Yuna-kyung spread her wings wide.

Then he pointed to the ungainly gray bird that was lying on its cage and babbling about.

[Where does that old man look like a turkey? I’d rather be in the death group or the bone disease group!]

“I’d like to say that you shouldn’t discriminate based on appearance, but… Well, honestly, this appearance is a bit unexpected.”

Limon shook his head at Yuna-gyeong’s merciless words.

It was an unexpected gift, so he didn’t pay attention to the appearance, but it was the first time he had ever seen such a tattered turkey bird.

“Unless I deliberately let them die of old age, it would be difficult for the turkey to end up like this…”

“I did that.”

“huh?”

“He said he did as he said.”

“…You put it like this on purpose? why?”

“This turkey bird was a gift from the summoning lord.”

I burned all the other presents, but

I couldn’t burn this one, so I just put it in a cage and forgot about it, and this happened.

Limon made a strange expression while watching Hasneti talking with a cold face.

It was Yuna-kyung who took the piss on his behalf.

[What do you mean!]

“Is there something wrong?”

[Of course there is! If the gift giver hates it, you have to burn it. What’s wrong with the bird!]

“If you hate the army, you hate combat rations.”

[That’s it, if you eat combat rations every day, you’ll get bitten… that’s not the problem! This is animal cruelty!]

I even tilted my head looking at Yuna-gyeong jumping wildly.

Hasneti looked at Limon.

It seems like you want to know what he thinks.

Limon scratched his cheek at the sight of her staring at him without asking a single question.

“Actually, it is up to the recipient to decide what to do with the gift.”

[That’s what… yup! Eup!]

“So I don’t think there’s any need to disrespect the seven-color birds from now on? I have no sympathy for this guy.”

“…is it.”

Unlike Yuna-kyung, who protested until the end and blocked her beak, Hasneti nodded.

In any case, since he decided to present the turkey as a gift to Limon, he agreed to the fact that Limon had to decide the treatment.

so right after that.

She threw the cage away.

Right in the middle of the flames of the still-burning campfire where Limon was grilling the skewers.

Roaring!

[?!?!?!]

Maybe it was because it was so fast.

It took a long time for me to blink at the bird cage swallowed up by the flames and the gray old bird inside.

Realizing only belatedly what had just happened, Yuna-kyung opened her beak.

[Soldier sister? What is this…!]

“Quiet.”

[Team leader?!]

“Keep silent and watch. It’s a spectacle that you rarely see twice in your life.”

I saw the seven-colored birds I was looking for so quickly turned to ashes.

be surprised

don’t even panic

not even angry.

When Yuna-kyung blinks at the reaction of Rose, who keeps silent just like Limon, who only watches the flames.

The flames started flickering.

Roaring!

“Blue, don’t you know why a turkey bird is called a turkey bird?”

[Of course, isn’t it because the feathers are seven colors?]

“Sorry, but that’s wrong.”

He said that many people mistakenly believe that because the turkey bird is such a rare and unknown creature.

Limon said quietly.

“Because a turkey swan does not have seven colors, but seven appearances.”

[What is that…?]

Yuna-kyung hesitated.

It was because he had seen the fire that engulfed the cage grow bigger and bigger.

“Following the seven appearances, the seven-colored birds were called by different names all over the world, such as phoenix, jujak, and Garura.”

But she is the only one surprised.

Of course I knew it would be like this.

Limon and Hasnetti Rose watched calmly as the flames gathered in the air.

“People especially liked to call the turkey bird that way.”

You have seven lives.

A bird reborn in fire.

Although it may not live forever, it is close to immortality.

The most noble bird in the world that has survived despite being attacked by many powerful people who have coveted the secret of immortality since ancient times.

That’s why the moment Limon spoke of the title of a seven-color bird that became more famous than its original name.

“It’s called Phoenix.”

Perong!

The flames that had gathered in the air exploded as if they were exploding, and a bird appeared from among them.

blazing fire.

Golden feathers brighter than fire.

Even a graceful figure like a statue.

When Yun Na-kyung opens her beak wide open when she sees a bird that is so beautiful and full of vitality that it is impossible to believe that it was a pitiful bird from a while ago.

Limon suddenly opened his mouth.

“Hey turkey.”

As if enjoying the afterglow of being born again.

The turkey bird, who had been crouching in the flames, opened his eyes.

Then he slowly raised his head and faced the blonde-tanned boy.

“Sorry to say this right after dressing up, but I have something I need, so can I get a few feathers?”

Take a moment to look at Limon, who is smiling single and single.

After taking a glance at Yuna-gyeong, her eyes wide open, on her shoulder.

The turkey swan slightly bowed his neck.

Then he plucked some of his own feathers and set them aside.

Seruk.

“thanks.”

When Limon lightly wrapped his arms around the golden feather that flew naturally in front of him on the air current created by the fire, he smiled.

The turkey bird spreads its wings wide.

The golden god soared high into the sky riding a whirlwind of flames.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, just let it go.”

Can I let the turkey swan go?

Hasneti asked in a muddy voice, and Limon nodded.

Then, as if enjoying the youth and freedom that had finally been regained, he muttered as he watched the back of the seven-colored birds scattering sparks and moving away.

“Because birds look best when they are free to fly.”

“How are you?”

“huh?”

“Which do you want, being locked in a cage or being free?”

Limon made a puzzled expression at the sudden question.

And after staring at Hasneti’s bloody eyes that were infinitely serious, he finally smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

“Well, I’ve never been locked up in a cage, so I’m not sure.”

“…then that’s enough.”

An ambiguous word that is neither positive nor negative.

Nevertheless, Hasneti, who had been silently watching Limon, nodded in the end.

And he added one more word.

“I will keep my villa empty for you in the future.”

“I’m grateful, but I can’t go back to the Pharaoh’s concubine anymore, even if it’s from my position?”

“Does not matter. The next time I greet you, it will be as a sire, not as a concubine.”

Hasneti cut it off.

How proud was that attitude.

It was to the point that Rose, who was watching from the side, made a point without even realizing it.

“Are you forgetting that you haven’t proven your qualifications yet, Hasneti?”

“Rose, don’t forget that the match isn’t over yet.”

I admit that I lost the duel.

But defeat is sick.

Losing a battle once doesn’t mean the war is over, and when that time comes, you’ll regret not crushing yourself.

After Najik said.

Hasneti put on a cold smile.

“Of course, it would only be possible if you were alive until then for us to compete again.”

“…”

“Be prepared.”

You seem to understand the meaning.

Looking at Rose with a hard face, Hasneti added another word.

“Li Qingyu won’t be as simple as me.”

I don’t know if it’s another princess.

Li Qing-yu, who knew Limon’s whereabouts, would have already figured out what Rose had done.

So, I’ll wait and see if she can survive Li Qingyu’s hands, just like when she won in her own match.

Seeing Hasneti speak as if she were genuinely curious, Rose couldn’t help but fall into silence.

* * *

“Chuck.”

Kilimanjaro Autonomous Government where the festival is taking place.

In a place far away from there, he was coughing up blood.

‘why?’

he couldn’t understand

The 『Gate of Life』 had definitely been activated.

The fact that he was able to take refuge in this hideout where he hid a summoned beast for evacuation was proof of that.

The problem was the wound.

Originally, all damage should have been passed on to the summoned beast at the time the 『Gate of Life』 was activated.

It was because Limon’s outstretched blade had followed him through space and left a large hole in his body as if he had escaped.

Even if you pretend, your life is dangerous.

The most fatal thing was that this wound did not heal.

Whether you use the elixir like water.

Whether it is to call a summoned beast and heal it.

The wound didn’t heal at all, and blood poured out.

It is as if this state has been made whole by penetrating not only the physical body but also the more essential part.

For him, it felt like a game character whose maximum HP had been completely shaved off.

There were many other terrible things.

The fact that the presence of the great Constellation that I had been feeling inside my body since the renewal of the contract had disappeared as if evaporating.

Not only did all of the powers he had gained back then disappear, but also the fact that he was gradually eroding his original ability as a monarch.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuu”

If I had been a normal human, I would have died long ago.

Because of his tenacious vitality as a monarch, he was dying in even more terrible pain.

‘I can’t die like this.’

But he didn’t give up on life.

pride as a monarch.

And he had a grudge against Limon for making him this way.

He struggled until the end and moved the summoned beast to bring out the object hidden in the hiding place.

A business card with 12 stars on a black background.

‘If it’s this…!’

Saving lives, of course.

The hope that even revenge can be achieved.

The moment he looked at the number of trumps he could have known because he had renewed his contract with the Constellation, he was filled with joy.

Quaang!

A ray of light flashes.

The summoner who was holding the business card was smashed.

Of course, the level 90 summons that I saved great.

He widened his eyes when he saw dozens of other summoned beasts turned into meat in the blink of an eye.

“you…?”

He only realized it belatedly.

while you are in pain.

The fact that there was an intruder who sneaked into the hiding place without knowing it.

The identity of the intruder, too.

“Why are you…!”

squeak.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t finish his speech.

It was because the sword that was swung straight away cut off his throat as if there was no need for conversation.

Tuk Degur.

Maybe it’s because all the summons were wiped out.

Or is it because of a wound like a curse?

This time, when his head rolled on the floor, having faced death without even being able to activate the [Gate of Life].

A single voice was heard.

“I’m sorry, but we don’t need fools with tails on because we don’t have enough self-indulgence like you…”

Turbuck.

“I’m worried that I’m only ranked second because I’m a rookie, but I don’t want to have a competitor who can push me out, no matter how stupid I am…”

Turbuck.

“Still, thanks to you, I finished the actual test well, and I did a good job watching…”

Slowly approaching.

He picked up the blood-soaked business card and put it in his bosom.

The one who took out a single red jewel from his bosom and sucked up the remains of his summoner as well as his corpse.

“Sword master. It’s amazing…”

Recently swept the southern part of the African continent.

Although he had a reputation as brilliant as that of the outlaws of the East.

The person who did not participate in the Continental Alliance and disappeared and stood by the sidelines of this war.

“…But yes.”

The so-called Wanderers of the South.

And the new rank 2 of the Liberation Brigade…

“I can kill you with that.”

Now one of the seven monarchs left in the world disappeared into the darkness with such heavy and light steps.