The Swordmaster Who Lives Twice Chapter 27 : Chapter 27

Chapter 27 - Sword Control Technique

“There is so truth to your words, Ji-han.”

As expected, ntioning my personal safety was effective.

My father was already a person who worried a lot about , and recently he had even experienced an assassination attempt, so I thought this kind of reaction was natural.

“However, there is a condition.”

That there would be a condition was also sothing I had expected.

No matter how much I was the son of the Family Head, I would still need a minimum level of qualification to lead a sword unit.

“Please tell .”

“You still have too little of a career to beco the leader of a sword unit. You might be able to get the title with the background of being the son of the Family Head, but that alone will not earn you the recognition of others. It seems you need an achievent that can overturn that perception.”

“What thod are you thinking of, Father?”

“The simplest would be to win a Bimu against soone of a certain caliber.”

“Do you have a suitable opponent in mind?”

“As it happens, a proposal ca from the Muwon Sword Family. And it was specifically for you.”

“That’s surprising.”

“Forr Family Head Han Byeong-cheol showed interest in you today.”

The look that old man gave in the eting hall was unusual. He was truly an obstinate character.

To co and talk about such idle things to a father who had just sentenced his own brother to death today.

“Of course, you can refuse. You, Ji-han, have yet to even have your debut match. You would probably want to choose your opponent for your first stage yourself.”

“It doesn’t matter. I will accept that Bimu without having to rack my brain to choose an opponent.”

“Without even asking who it is?”

“Because I trust that you have judged them to be a suitable opponent, Father.”

“Strictly speaking, it would be more accurate to say it's tough rather than suitable. It is by no ans an easy opponent.”

Of course, I knew that.

The Muwon Sword Family had already suffered a great humiliation by pitting their only daughter, Han Ye-ji, against our Shin Ah-yeon, and they would want to make up for that humiliation as soon as possible.

In that respect, I was a very suitable prey.

First of all, I, Seo Ji-han, was a direct descendant of the Main Family, and a person with a question mark on his skills to the extent that he had not gained any fa before his debut.

And yet, I had gained so fa from this assassination incident, so I was clearly a desirable Bimu target they would want to go after.

“But who is it? The opponent that forr Family Head Han Byeong-cheol wants to pit against .”

“She is said to be a promising talent that the Muwon Sword Family is ambitiously raising. A female swordswoman nad Min Ha-rin.”

“I see.”

Of course, I didn't know her.

I didn't have the ti to look into their promising talents when I was investigating the Muwon Sword Family.

“It seems the Muwon Sword Family wants to strengthen their friendship with us and expand their exchanges. That’s not a bad thing for us either, so when that Bimu proposal ca in, I replied that I would think about it.”

“So my ready agreent is a good thing for our family as well.”

“That’s right. So you can go into this Bimu without any burden. Even if you lose, I will grant your request if you win against a suitable opponent in the next Bimu.”

“I can’t let that happen. I really hate losing fights. I will win no matter what.”

losing my debut match. That was out of the question.

Suddenly, a mory from my Johan Raven days ca to mind.

My glorious debut match where I swung a sword with my small, fern-like hands and defeated the eldest son of the neighboring lord, who was two heads taller than . The of that day was truly amazing, even thinking back on it now.

And that history would repeat itself once more.

“Will fifteen days from now be alright?”

“That’s enough.”

It was clear that the more ti I was given, the easier it would beco, but fifteen days was not a short amount of ti.

I would have to pull myself together and start hard training again.

“It’s truly a strange thing. The words you’re saying now don’t just feel like empty bravado.”

“I will show you with results.”

“I’ll look forward to it.”

“And separate from the sword unit, I have one more thing to tell you.”

“Speak.”

“It is about the Muyoung Sword Style.”

A few errors in the Muyoung Sword Style and ways to improve them.

In fact, I had been contemplating when to bring this up.

Now was not a bad ti.

Since I had just learned the Haewon Sword Style, which could be called the root of the Muyoung Sword Style, I was in a position to see the Muyoung Sword Style from a new perspective.

My father began to listen to my story with a serious expression.

In fact, if he were a rigid person, it would be a situation where he could have gotten angry.

Because a young upstart was blatantly criticizing the sword style that had been passed down through the family for generations.

“Are you saying you started having these doubts while learning the Haewon Sword Style from Ji-won?”

“That’s right.”

In truth, it had nothing to do with the Haewon Sword Style.

I could feel it imdiately just by watching Choi Ho-joong use the Muyoung Sword Style.

Which parts had flaws, and which parts were being misinterpreted.

“Then show yourself. Why the error you ntioned is an error.”

“I understand.”

Right now, my father was not fully accepting my words.

In fact, that was only natural.

To find out that the sword style he had been using without any problems his entire life had an error?

Even I would have found it hard to believe.

Seuk!

I drew the Reapersword.

The four stars embedded in the sword began to shine even more brightly under the moonlight.

Shwaak!

Shwaaaak!

Then, a part of the Muyoung Sword Style’s forms was embroidered in the night air.

Once, as the original form.

Shwaak!

Shwaaaak!

And the next ti, as the form I had improved.

In fact, unless one had a very good eye, it would be difficult to feel much of a difference.

Because the error in the Muyoung Sword Style was not so large as to be imdiately noticeable.

For that reason, no one had discovered it until now, but in swordsmanship, this small error could create a big difference.

Especially in a life-or-death situation, that difference would feel even greater.

I was certain.

That my father had discovered what the difference was between the two forms just now.

If I didn't have that faith, I wouldn't have brought this up now.

“I can’t believe it!”

Just as I thought.

That bewildered look that was rarely seen on my father.

He had clearly noticed the difference between the two forms.

“I will take that as you acknowledging my words.”

“How can this be! I don’t know what has happened to you to show such a surprise!”

“The Haewon Sword Style I newly learned was very profound. As a result, it feels like I have opened so kind of new eye.”

That's what I said, but it was a kind of genius setting.

Because I had discovered at once what no one who had learned the Haewon Sword Style until now had discovered.

Of course, since it was an undeniable fact that I was a genius in reality, I had no guilty conscience at all.

“Then have you perhaps found any other such errors in other forms?”

“Yes. There are a few more.”

“Is that really true?”

“Yes. However, I have not yet found a way to improve them. In the future, when I form my own sword unit, I plan to find a suitable thod while training the unit mbers.”

In this way, I secured one more justification for my sword unit.

“I really can’t believe it! There have been one or two things that have surprised because of you recently, but this is quite a shock!”

“When I complete the improved Muyoung Sword Style, I will then reveal it to everyone in the family.”

There would be more surprises to co.

This was just the beginning.

***

One week until the Bimu.

The key, as expected, was mana.

Although I was accumulating mana by going in and out of the Abyss every day to heal my body, my mana was still at a sesa seed level.

Therefore, from today, I tried to increase the ti I spent in the Abyss a little more.

It didn't matter if I postponed training the Haewon Sword Style a bit more anyway.

What I lacked was mana, not swordsmanship.

In the end, by the ti I returned ho, it was already late at night.

The lights of the family estate were being extinguished one by one.

“Are you only just returning from the Abyss now?”

The one who greeted was, surprisingly, Seo Ji-won.

“Don’t tell , you were waiting for ?”

“Who do you take for. I just stopped by your annex on my way past.”

He looked like he was annoyed from waiting.

Well, it was none of my business, though.

“What are you doing here?”

“I heard from Father. That you’re going to have a Bimu with a promising talent from the Muwon Sword Family soon.”

“Yeah. That’s right. So?”

“I ca to check if you were slacking off on your training. It would be a problem if you lost the Bimu and brought sha to the family.”

“You were worrying about sothing unnecessary.”

“Unnecessary worry? I think it was a good thing I ca to see for myself. Haven’t you been in the Abyss all this ti?”

“That’s right. I’m on my way back from there.”

“I heard that the Spring of Elixir is improving your condition, but I think sword training is more important right now. You don't seem to agree?”

It turned out he had co to nag .

“I told you. It's an unnecessary worry. I will never lose.”

“It seems you haven't looked into your opponent, Min Ha-rin.”

“I’ve looked into her to so extent. She’s a pretty promising talent, right? And she’s only twenty years old.”

“There’s a part of that you shouldn’t overlook. Why Min Ha-rin is a promising talent.”

“It’s obvious. It ans she has pretty decent qualities. And her developnt speed would be fast.”

“That’s the exact point. Your opponent might be much more skilled than our family has assessed! It ans she could be tougher than you think because she’s on a steep upward curve.”

I thought there was so truth to Seo Ji-won’s words, but a steep upward curve?

I wondered if it could compare to mine.

From my reincarnation until today, I had been changing day by day.

A week from now, on the day of the Bimu, I would be different from today as well.

“I’ll tell you for the third ti. It’s an unnecessary worry.”

“What if you act so arrogant and then lose?”

“I will withdraw cleanly from the competition for the Haewon Sword Family's succession.”

“What?”

“You’ve been noticeably conscious of lately. Are you flustered because my proposal is too tempting?”

“Crazy bastard! Do you think it makes sense for to be conscious of soone like you?”

“If not, then it’s not. Why are you getting so worked up? You’re even spitting.”

“Don’t fra ! When did I ever vulgarly spit?”

“Anyway, I’ve wagered sothing huge, so what will you wager if I win the Bimu, brother?”

“I will help you once, for sure. No matter what dungeon you enter, or what quest in the Abyss you undertake.”

“You’re not betting the successor competition. You’re scared of that, huh?”

“Because it is not sothing so light as to be wagered on a whim!”

“That’s a sophism. Anyway, I accept your condition as well. It’s only natural that I’ll need help at so point in my life.”

As I said that, I flicked a 500-won coin into the air.

The coin Han Byeong-cheol had thrown at . For the past week, whenever I felt this thing in my pocket, the mory of that day would co to mind.

Han Byeong-cheol’s skill of changing the direction of a coin that had left his hand with perfect mana control.

That event at that ti had sparked an inspiration in .

‘What if I apply the sa mana control not to a coin, but to a sword?’

That was the thought.

“Why are you suddenly throwing a coin!”

“There’s a reason for it.”

I had been practicing in my spare ti for the past week.

The thought that there was no reason I couldn't do what Han Byeong-cheol did.

After three days, I was able to gain an insight.

Although it was just controlling a small coin, I was able to achieve so results.

It was still rudintary, but my plan was looking much further ahead.

After I recovered my past strength, I planned to try flying a sword freely, not a coin.

If I reached a state where that was possible, I would be able to see an even higher ultimate of the sword.

I already had a na in mind.

Sword Control Technique.

That’s what I planned to call it.

Hwing!

The coin that had floated up into the air slightly changed its direction and began to descend.

With this speck of mana, I had finally succeeded in slightly controlling a single coin.

“Success!”

“What are you talking about. So suddenly.”

Of course, I still had a long way to go.

Because it was still difficult to control even this one small coin.

As expected, one way or another, the key was mana.

If I had just a little more mana to support , I could do it much more easily.

Chwaak!

I retrieved the coin and smiled with satisfaction.