Academy Silver Gatekeeper

130 – Give, Receive – 1

“Try it once. I heard the story. They say I showed off my wishes.”

“… That’s amazing. That’s as much as I showed it to you once. “It’s just amazing.”

“My students, my children, and my grandchildren were not like that.”

“Let me show you a little more in return for surprising this old man.”

“If you can apply even this, your level will go up one level.”

Since the day I imitated Kang Min-seong’s sword for the first time.

The words he spoke when he called me, and another wish he showed me.

Afterwards, I realized. What Kang Min-seong said was not wrong.

Since it was literally the wind, it was very difficult and difficult to follow.

If I made one mistake, it would be scattered in the breeze and erased without a trace.

When I was finally able to create that wind, the energy I felt in my body became stronger.

It still is. Simply prepare work to create wind.

It is a simple swing that clears the wind path to draw a path.

All the shadows coming forward are cut off by that sword.

Boom!- Boom!-

… I wonder if this is the sound of a blade and a shadow colliding.

Every time I feel the dull shock coming from the tip of the sword, I feel like my concentration will be broken.

If even once a shadow escapes from this path of wind and heads towards the body.

No matter how strong my body is, there will be holes in it right away.

From top to bottom, diagonally from below, and forward again.

A faint path is carved where the sword path was drawn.

And the wind passes along the created path.

“You, that.”

As soon as the wind path is drawn to a certain extent, Hyun Soo-jin’s expression hardens slightly.

It seems like she has figured out what I am going to do now.

You’ll notice it a little later, but anyway, an Elder is very quick to notice.

‘The attack trajectory has changed.’

It was a combination of shadows that had been close to perfection just a little while ago.

Now it has started pouring indiscriminately, in a heavy heating manner.

Kwaang!- Boom!-

On the way to me, I even saw a scene where shadows clashed with each other and exploded.

If you only look at that, you could say it was Hyun Soo-jin’s failure or my advantage.

The problem is that I completely missed Hyun Soo-jin’s attack, which I was getting used to.

They came in and stabbed each other at random, so it felt like death to those who were on the receiving end of it.

‘Damn it! It’s so outrageous!’

All you have to do is draw a little more, just a little more, but you can’t go any further.

If time continues like this, the path we have made will fall apart.

If that happens, we have to prepare again from the beginning, and there is no way Hyun Soo-jin will tolerate that.

Hyun Soo-jin’s physical condition is not normal. It can be sufficiently suppressed.

Afterwards, my plan was to go to Irina and help her.

If this was the case, I might have to ask for help.

“I picked the wrong person to do it with. At least you shouldn’t even think about it in front of me. Did I seem like a idiot like Kwak Hyuk who insisted on fighting head-on? Huh?!”

Phew!—

Damn it! I almost got pierced by the shadow from my chin to my head!

It was a good thing I lifted my head up because I had an eerie feeling.

If only it had been a little late… Damn, it’s so clear and scary what would have happened.

The front, back, and sides are already too much to handle, but now the top and bottom have been taken away.

If you hit into the air and go up, Hyun Soo-jin’s attack becomes more free.

Conversely, even if you step on the ground, you cannot hold on because of the shadows coming up from anywhere.

It would be great if I could handle shadows like that.

Since meeting Hyun Soo-jin, I’ve tried it a few times.

Just as I was able to copy Kang Min-seong’s and Kwak Hyuk’s.

I wonder if I could also follow Hyun Soo-jin’s shadow manipulation.

But it was a huge failure. I couldn’t even access the method.

The only thing I could do was break down the boundary of the shadow and pass by like I did a little while ago.

It was a kind of fairy tale. That was the limit, and it couldn’t be controlled in large quantities.

Shuat!—Fit!—

I thought I felt a burning sensation coming from my shoulder, but then pain came over me.

I almost gasped without realizing it.

I slowly turned my head to check the state of my injuries.

‘… I saw it for no reason.’

It looked like it had been grazed, but when I looked at the wound, it was definitely not something that could be said to have been ‘grazed.’

When I saw that it was wide open and red blood was gushing out, I should have just ignored it.

“Where are you getting distracted?”

The voice of Hyun Soo-jin, who was obviously standing in front, suddenly comes from behind.

I grit my teeth and immediately turn to prepare for the next attack…

‘Uh.’

Does not exist. Hyun Soo-jin, who should have been behind, is not visible.

I quickly looked upward, thinking, “No way.”

“… Fuck.”

I was deceived.

Phew!—

“Ouch!”

When she stepped back, she showed her thighs to Hyun Soo-jin.

It was a mistake in judgment. I would rather raise my sword and try to block it.

She was mistaken in thinking she could avoid it. And the results were not very good.

“Just one thing for now.”

Hyun Soo-jin smiles as she protrudes from above, neither from the front nor from the back.

Looking at that made me feel sick to my stomach, but there was nothing I could do.

He erased his presence, deliberately retreated, and took the upper hand again.

It was a perfect trick. It was clearly my defeat based on that number.

And in return, he suffered a large penetrating wound on his thigh.

It hurts so bad. It’s a fight or something, but I just want to check the wounds first.

I’ve had a lot of injuries so far, but I couldn’t get used to the pain.

Crucially, all the wind paths I had drawn were distorted.

My situation is not very good to draw again from scratch.

I had barely been able to draw a path before, but one leg was blown off.

Even if the next trick could be noticed now, it was too much to give up.

‘Are you going to just hold on like this and wait for Irina?’

Although it was embarrassing, it was a reasonable decision.

Because Irina, who is injured, has a better chance of winning by fighting two elders than me, who is injured, fighting one elder.

But the question is, can they really do that against Hyun Soo-jin?

If that sharp-witted woman catches my thoughts, she will become very tired.

If I try to hold on, Hyun Soo-jin can just go to Irina.

If that happens, the odds of winning on Irina’s side will drop drastically.

No matter how much Irina, the three injured elders are too much for her.

‘In the end, there is only one conclusion. I’m doing everything in my power to hold that woman here.’

When I think about it like that, I actually feel at ease.

The pain faded, the fear faded, and the hesitation disappeared.

Now all I could see was Hyun Soo-jin, the enemy I had to stop.

Susseu-

Suddenly, I felt a strange feeling and looked at her thighs.

A long shadow completely penetrated her leg.

Hyun Soo-jin threw a dagger at me that only she could use.

‘This might be possible if I do it well.’

Although he could assimilate with the shadow, he could not create the shadow.

No matter how many times I tried, it was impossible to imitate Hyun Soo-jin’s ability and its source

But now, the situation is a little different than before.

Even though it is stuck in my torso, it is ultimately a shadow.

– The third eye is activated.

◎ Sole review officer

: The characteristic is being activated.

: I am the opponent who did not receive promotion from Baek Seo-jin.

: Recognized as subject to review.

◎ Overtime

: The trait activation conditions have been met.

: The characteristic is being activated.

: It is an undesignated location, but screening is possible.

Coincidentally, my third eye also gave weight to my possibilities.

If? Once my thoughts changed to positive, there was no longer any hesitation.

“… “Kruk!”

As I grabbed the shadow that was stuck in my leg, I felt the pain of my body being torn apart.

I almost pulled my hand away without realizing it, but I forced myself to do it.

If you step back from here, it will break through. The other person goes where he or she wants.

No. I can’t go. Where can a guy go who hasn’t even been vetted by me?

Elder? S rank? He’s sitting there staring. Get a silver ticket from me first, then go.

*

As expected, as expected. Although he is growing rapidly, he lacks practical experience.

There’s still a lot to learn from looking back after tricking.

He sent a shadow towards Baek Seo-jin.

If you block or avoid it, you may be able to survive. If you don’t, you die.

“Ouch!”

First of all, it was good that my location was captured, even if it was belatedly.

And pulling out at that moment was an amazing move.

But that’s it. I couldn’t completely avoid it.

He limps backwards. I felt my body tremble slightly in pain.

As I looked at him, I thought I had to put an end to it.

I won’t hesitate. Since I decided to become a monster, I have to do monster things.

Susseu-

For a solid finish, I extracted as many shadows as possible.

Perhaps because of the strain on my body, dark red blood wells up between my lips.

Not only did I get hit by Irina, but the problem was that I pushed my strength to the limit.

I thought it would be over quickly, but I never thought it would take this long.

I understood why Kwak Hyuk said to me, ‘Can you defeat me?’

Still, it’s over now. If that’s the case…

“Kruk!”

… What. What. What? What is that bastard doing now?

I thought I saw something wrong. I thought I was looking at something.

Baek Seo-jin caught my shadow. At first she thought she was simply trying to pull it out.

But it wasn’t. I didn’t just grab it to pull it out.

‘It becomes faint. That shadow and my connection.’

All shadows are my limbs. I can handle it as I wish with my will.

Until it is destroyed by the other person, everything is shared with me.

However, that feeling is gradually fading. Control is being taken away.

“Big!”

Sigh!—

Red blood spurts out and scatters in all directions.

Baek Seo-jin is seen breathing heavily with a large hole in his leg.

In his hand his, a black thing that could no longer be called’mine’was wriggling.

“Just one thing for now.”

Baek Seo-jin says exactly what I said a moment ago.

“I accept it well.”

When I saw that, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Crazy guys. I thought I failed, but it turned out I wasn’t.