The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 122

Episode 122

‘Ha. It’s really different.’

Raoul admitted defeat.

Even though Count Melvin faced Dylan and Raoul at the same time, he consistently took their attacks with ease and eventually forced them to surrender.

Swordsmanship that has reached expert level.

Telekinesis reaching intermediate level 8.

Various buff skills and super powers such as flicker.

Even though Raoul used most of the techniques he could currently use, it did not work on Count Melvin.

‘I thought it was only one level difference, but…’

It seemed like I thought it was too easy as expected.

Each level of Sword Expert is divided according to the proficiency in handling the Mana Blade (sword technique).

A beginner who simply creates mana blades.

Intermediate level that can change shape.

A reward that can be released to the outside world.

And it is the highest level that can temporarily create an Aura Blade.

However, this classification system was only a rough indicator and was insufficient to evaluate true skills.

In fact, Raoul often won in sparring matches with intermediate and advanced knights at the beginner level.

This meant that even among prosecutors of the same level, their skills varied greatly.

But even taking that into account, Count Melvin’s skills were overwhelming.

‘Comparable to the sword master I fought in my past life. No, in some respects it can be said to be superior.’

In his previous life, Bae Do-hyeon was a high-level telekinetic user and had many experiences fighting sword masters.

Although he easily won against the player-turned-sword master, he was in a hurry to lose weight against the NPC sword master.

This was partly due to the equipment called Power Armor, which chewed up the player, but also because the swordsmanship skills of the NPC masters were not at a level comparable to that of the NPC masters.

In the judgment of Raoul, who had regained some of his past skills, Count Melvin’s actual skills were comparable to those of those NPC masters. It was strange that I had not yet become a Sword Master.

‘What on earth is the problem?’

It was difficult to guess the count’s condition based only on the information available through the analysis plan.

[99LV. 99.99999…%]

The level and experience bar remain the same from when I first saw the Count to now.

Even though a year had passed, the stats on the status window did not change as if they were fixed.

Philip, who reached the highest level of Expert 6 months ago, is also at 99LV.

However, the experience bar was rising, albeit slightly, and had already surpassed 10%.

‘Actually, I have no doubts…’

If that were true, it was an extremely cruel truth for Count Melvin, who had devoted himself to swordsmanship training for decades.

The Count’s large palm tapped Raoul’s shoulder as he pondered how to make his father a sword master.

“Why are you so upset? “Is it so unfair that you were broken by this father?”

“Oh no. “It’s not like that.”

The Count grinned and stroked Raoul’s head.

“You’ve really grown a lot. I knew from reports that your skills had improved a lot, but I never thought it would be this much. “If I had noticed your potential a little sooner, I wouldn’t have put you through such trouble…”

The count still seemed to be seeing the hardships Raoul had suffered before he became an adult.

“No, father. “I am where I am today because of that process.”

Then Dylan, who was standing next to him and doing push-ups, turned his head slightly and said to Raoul.

“I’m sorry that I didn’t pay you much attention. No matter how hard it was for you, I should have taught you my brother’s perfect body training techniques from a young age.”

‘Huh…! If that were really true, Raoul would probably have gone to heaven in the evening.’

Raoul shook his head, feeling somewhat chilled.

“But brother. “Isn’t rolling your body like that right after sparring over is not training, it’s overuse?”

It was after almost 30 minutes of sparring that was close to a real fight. To be honest, Raoul was so exhausted that it was difficult to lift a finger.

“Tsk. That’s because you don’t know much, Raoul. The more you roll your body, the more it develops. When things are hard like this, you have to push yourself to make your muscles grow more. And the reason I lost to my father even after being with you, Raoul, is because my muscles are still immature. “Where is the time to rest?”

Raoul looked at Dylan’s rugged muscles with tired eyes. How can I gain more muscle than that?

“Yes, Dylan. Realizing your shortcomings and moving forward is a really good attitude. But as I’ve said repeatedly, try investing half as much in your swordsmanship as you do in your physical body. Then I might be able to at least catch up with my father, hahaha.”

“You’re the only one smiling like that now. I will soon show you the power of my perfect body. Then your father will feel like training those ‘soft muscles’ a little more.”

“What! electuary? Are you saying that when you see this perfectly balanced body? It seems that you have become so obsessed with muscles that even your brain has turned into muscles. Come on! “I’ll break it with my bare hands!”

“This is true. Are you proud of yourself in front of Raoul? great. “Let’s have a deep physical conversation for the first time in a while!”

bang! Clang.

The two people began a power struggle, bumping their foreheads against each other and clasping their hands together.

The floor of the training ground became dented as if it could not withstand the strength of the two people.

Raoul watched the two people and sighed.

In Raoul’s opinion, he felt left out as the two people who had already perfected their bodies were talking about what their muscles were like and what their bodies were like.

‘I think I made a good decision to learn swordsmanship again from Cardenas.’

I felt confident again. How foolish it was to try to learn the family’s swordsmanship with a human body.

And the power battle between the two ultimately ended in a draw.

This is because the butler Ivan came to visit when the magically strengthened training ground was half destroyed.

The moment the word ‘budget’ came out of Ivan’s mouth, the two turned into gentle sheep and had to clean the training ground themselves.

* * *

Late at night after sparring.

Raoul was having a conversation with his eldest brother, Dylan, at a separate table.

“So are you in contact with Brother Lawrence?”

“okay. Even though he’s the one who left home, you can’t not care about him. “The drivers next to Lawrence occasionally send me news.”

“thank god. But where are you now? Why didn’t you return home on a day like today?”

“It seems like he’s been staying at the ‘wall’ ever since the gate incident broke out.”

“Surely that ‘wall’?”

“okay.”

barrier.

It was said to be the largest wall ever built by mankind.

During the war with the Empire decades ago, the Alliance of Kingdoms was able to end the war only after pushing the Empire to the northwest of the continent.

The boundary point was a gigantic terrain called the ‘Great Canyon of Despair’.

The steep mountain ranges that seemed to pierce the sky and the huge canyons of unknown depth were natural barriers that could not be passed by human power.

However, there was a passage that could penetrate the Grand Canyon of Despair, the Corpse Road, also known as the ‘Road of the Corpses’, where many people lost their lives during the war.

The passage, which was 1 km wide and hundreds of km long, was the only road connecting empires and kingdoms, except for Geumyeok.

The Alliance of Kingdoms, fearful of the Empire’s power, decided to completely block the ‘Corps Road’ by building a huge wall after defeating the Empire.

Thus, the ‘barrier’ was created.

A long fortress wall over 1,000 km long was built bordering the Great Canyon of Despair.

To be honest, if only the entrance to Corpse Road had been blocked, it would have been less than 5 km, but out of fear that the Imperials might cross the Grand Canyon, they built a wall in the canyon as well.

If Gray and other great sages had not stopped his crazy actions, the kingdoms might have built walls across the entire canyon, which was over 10,000 kilometers long.

In any case, the area currently called and maintained as ‘the wall’ was a 5km section blocking the entrance to Coffs Road.

Allied forces dispatched from each kingdom were currently stationed at the wall, which had an average height of 100 meters, and numerous mercenaries and knights were fighting monsters on the Corpse Road beyond the wall.

“You’re not staying because of the quota allocated to our family, right?”

In order to dispatch the allied forces to the wall, the Kingdom of Ruben set a troop quota for high-ranking noble families above the count.

The Earl of Ashton also dispatched knights and troops to the Wall every year, and Raoul wondered if his second brother might be staying at the Wall for that reason.

“no. He’s not the kind of guy who will listen to you just because you tell him to. He’s probably just pointlessly slashing at monsters. “After the gate incident, there were reports that the number of monsters on the other side of the wall increased.”

“hmm. “The situation seems very serious, right?”

“Well, the knights said the situation was strange.”

“You say it’s strange?”

Even for Raoul, who experienced a past life, there was little information about the barriers during this period. This was because it was a time when players could not leave the Free City in the first place.

“As you know, that is an area where the ‘Undead’ constantly appears due to the Empire’s madmen running amok, right? However, when the gate opens and regular monsters pour out, they are fighting among themselves. So the Allied Forces Command said they were in a difficult situation as to how to deal with it.”

“hmm. “After hearing it, it seems like a really ambiguous situation.”

“I wish Lawrence would stop doing useless things and come back home… If he had just added a little more physical training to his swordsmanship skills, he would probably have been able to compete on equal footing with my father by now. Tsk tsk.”

‘That doesn’t seem like much…’

In Raoul’s memories, Lawrence was slightly inferior to the Count, but he was physically complete.

While the Count and Dylan had thick bones and strong muscles, Lawrence had a sprinter-type physique with long hands and feet and compressed muscles.

‘That’s not the problem.’

According to the previous life scenario, a major incident will occur at the ‘Wall’ in the near future.

Because of that incident, which was nothing short of a prelude to the invasion of the Empire, the Allied Forces would suffer damage close to annihilation. Wouldn’t it be a big deal if the second brother got involved in it?

Raoul had a reasonable suspicion that the reason for Lawrence’s disappearance in his past life might have been related to that incident.

‘I guess I should get to the wall before it’s too late.’

When I visited in my previous life, only traces remained, but this time I might be able to see the famous wall with my own eyes.

I was also looking forward to the skills of the second brother, who is said to be the real genius of the Ashton family.

‘Anyway, how do I get lucky?’

In fact, the reason I sat down with Dylan late at night was because I had special business.

The story of my second brother, Lawrence, was just an assortment, and the real story started now.

“Brother, do you remember the suggestion I made before?”

“hmm? “What offer?”

“I’m talking about the guild I created. First Guild.”

“Oh, that. “I remember clearly rejecting it at the time.”

When Dylan spoke with a disapproving expression, Raoul straightened his posture and spoke cautiously.

“I would like to ask you to make a suggestion again. “Brother, could you please take on the role of advisor to the First Guild?”

“hmm.”

Raoul had asked his eldest brother Dylan and father Count Melvin to join the First Guild six months ago.

It was fully explained that the First Guild is not just a guild, but a means of sharing ‘God’s blessings’ and has many advantages.

But even so, both my father and eldest brother firmly refused.

It wasn’t for pride or emotional reasons.

“Raul. In any organization, orders and chain of command must be clear. Even though you created the organization and are the master, the moment I enter, the hierarchy may be shaken. “That is especially fatal for new organizations.”

And the moment Raoul heard those words, he realized that the position of head of the count family was not for just anyone.

(Continued in the next part)