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The Mist Vol 1 Chapter 65
🕑 Added 2024-07-27 04:18:55 +0000 UTCVol 1 Chapter 65
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit that hard..."
"Ah, no. It's okay. It's my fault for forgetting I'm a mage."
Honestly, it was shocking, but Kapros tried not to show it as he walked ahead unsteadily.
"Are you hurt anywhere..."
"No."
"Then your clothes..."
"It's fine."
"You don't look well..."
"...Ah, really!"
Kapros turned around with a stiff face to Yu-wan, who kept following and asking.
"This is because I'm embarrassed. I told you to hit me first, but I fell over."
As Kapros pulled his hood down to cover his face, Yu-wan blinked for a moment and then smiled as if relieved.
"...I see."
"Don't laugh."
"I'll never hit you again from now on."
"...That's not necessary, let's just do it moderately."
"Okay."
Yu-wan answered like an obedient puppy.
They returned to the inn room. As soon as they opened the door, Kran, who had been waiting with an excited expression, burst out.
"Where have you been?"
"To buy a sword."
As Kapros tapped the sword hanging at his waist, Kran narrowed his eyes, glanced at Yu-wan once, and then turned his gaze back to Kapros.
"Nothing happened?"
Well, he couldn't say nothing happened...
"Nothing."
At the short answer, Kran smiled brightly and slumped down on a chair in the room.
"I participated as a mercenary in a guild war during this time, and I heard an interesting fact there."
Kapros finally learned why Kran hadn't been seen at all during that time.
"An interesting fact?"
"You know how Tolang is a city of commerce and thieves, right? So the biggest associations are the 'Tolang Merchants Union' and the 'Tolang Night Visitors Alliance', and I heard that the guild most envied by the users of the Tolang Night Visitors Alliance is the 'Masters of Shadows' guild, which only exceptional assassin users can join."
"And?"
"The guild master of the Masters of Shadows guild is said to be a tremendously skilled player shrouded in mystery, but a few days ago, for some reason, he suddenly declared his withdrawal from the guild..."
"If that's what's interesting, can I go back to my magic training?"
What did it matter to him whether someone left a guild or not? It wasn't interesting at all. At Kapros's expressionless retort, Kran flinched and scratched his head before getting to the main point.
"The interesting part is that the guild headquarters is said to be in the Tolang southern field we visited yesterday, but no one except the guild members knows the exact location. ...We went there yesterday too, but there was nothing, right? Don't you think there's something to this information?"
"...If that's true."
Kapros finally smiled at Kran, who was looking at him with eyes that said 'I did well, didn't I?'
"If there really is a guild in that empty field, and no one knows where it is, it might be worth checking out. ...Kran."
"Yeah?"
"If we want to contact that guild right now... no, a request would be better. Can you find out how to make a request?"
Kran grinned and stood up.
"Yeah. That's not difficult. I'll be back!"
Kran squeezed Kapros's hand once before going out. Kapros turned to Yu-wan and spoke enthusiastically.
"Yu-wan. I think we should start practicing from now on."
Yu-wan nodded and drew his sword. Kapros also quietly took a deep breath and then, for the first time in the game, drew his sword. With a swishing sound, the bright blue blade came out of its scabbard.
Because he had steeled his resolve, he didn't drop the sword just from this anymore. Yu-wan slightly parted his lips, seemingly surprised by the clean and familiar motion.
"You..."
"For now, just point that at me. Getting used to the sword is the biggest issue."
No matter how little health and skill Kapros had as a mage, what he had learned in reality didn't just disappear. This challenge was possible because Mist allowed him to move just like in reality.
Yu-wan slowly pointed his sword at Kapros. Kapros also raised his sword and looked at Yu-wan in a tense state. Holding a sword while facing an opponent after such a long time made his heart start racing again. The sound of his heart pounding and rapidly expelling blood beat against his eardrums.
The brief euphoria he had once tasted flashed through his mind. How many times had he dreamed of being able to enter that world again?
"Huff... huff..."
However, perhaps because having an opponent increased the tension several times over, his body wasn't following his mind well. As Kapros started to breathe heavily, Yu-wan looked surprised and tried to lower his sword.
"No... Keep going like this. This is why I need to get used to the sword, so it can't be helped."
At this, Yu-wan frowned but raised his sword again.
"...Fear of swords?"
"Similar, but not quite."
It wouldn't be wrong to call it a fear of swords. It was difficult to hold a sword, and just taking a sparring stance was already making him out of breath. But Kapros shook his head because he wasn't afraid of being attacked with a sword, nor was he afraid of attacking with one.
Kapros glared into Yu-wan's eyes in front of him. Yu-wan, who at first seemed to be doing this reluctantly, began to respond more seriously as if he had read the sincerity in Kapros's eyes. After all, Kapros was truly seeing the opponent in front of him as a target to attack.
He tried to clear all distracting thoughts from his mind, as he had trained until now.
Yu-wan is not Seung-jo.
While desperately trying to imprint these two facts, Kapros struggled to control his body for more than 5 minutes. As the state of extreme tension continued, his strength and stamina gradually decreased, but he wanted to endure as long as he could. When the sword finally felt too heavy, Kapros withdrew it. A deep sigh escaped him.
Only then did Yu-wan also withdraw his sword and look at Kapros anew.
"I found myself engaging in a serious battle of spirit without realizing it."
Kapros smiled slightly. If they fought with swords in the game, Yu-wan would obviously win, but Kapros hadn't lost at all in terms of spirit. With his years of experience holding a sword, his master wouldn't have let him off if he had lost so easily.
"Let me recover some health, and then hit me very lightly this time."
