The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 27

Moonlight Sword (2)

“Mother! How the hell did this happen? What the hell is your son doing?”

Cecilia became contemplative and clung to Kirson.

It was because Theo wasn’t feeling well.

head tilted back.

The pupils and whites of both eyes were stained black, as if they were studded with black marbles.

More than anything.

‘Yogi… … It’s completely connected to blood vessels. I’ve never heard of this phenomenon. What the hell happened?’

Kirsson couldn’t understand what was happening.

The moonlight sword seemed to become one body with Theo.

The sword clung to the palm of his hand, and all of his yogi was being absorbed into the wound.

I wanted to remove it by force, but I couldn’t touch it because I was afraid that something might go wrong.

“If something bad happens to my son… … never… … I will never forgive you.”

But what hurt Kirsson the most was Cecilia’s resentful gaze.

The same gaze I received over ten years ago.

Even though I told Theo that I would not take responsibility no matter what happened.

I didn’t want to go through that despair again.

‘I can’t do it.’

In the end, Kirsson gritted his teeth and called the secretary who was waiting outside.

“You go to the Security Bureau immediately. If I accept the previous offer, I will send someone.”

“But CEO, that place… … !”

The secretary’s complexion instantly turned pale.

It was because he knew very well what Kirsson was about to say.

Security Department.

Ragnar’s Gasol is a place that everyone refuses to hang out with.

It was an organization to which the intelligence department ＜Heuksul＞ belonged.

Not too long ago, the Security Bureau made a request to Kirson.

There is information related to the remains of the ancient dragon, so please participate.

They put forward the justification that Heukseol had the artifacts he had acquired this time, so they were seeking advice for identification.

Kirson and the Basque workshop officials were well aware of the pressure on the Moonlight Sword.

No, it wasn’t just the Moon White Sword.

Kirson has been interested in artifacts for a long time.

It was clear that he was trying to steal that information.

That’s why I’ve been putting off asking for advice with this and that excuse… … .

To suddenly accept the request?

This was no different from Kirson’s willingness to enslave himself in order to save Theo.

‘Do you still have a lot of lingering feelings for Cecilia-sama?’

The secretary wanted to change Kirsson’s mind somehow.

Rather, Kirsson was glaring at him as if he was not going.

That moment when the secretary was about to turn away biting her lower lip.

Roaring!

Suddenly, black flames rose from Theo’s wounds and covered his entire body.

“Kyaaagh! Son!”

“Cecilia, don’t go!”

“But! But my son… … ! Theo! Theoyaaa!”

Cecilia’s eyes widened and she couldn’t come to her senses.

Kirsson is holding her back somehow.

‘what… … ?’

The flames created a fierce whirlpool and seeped into the left chest, then faded as if it had never happened.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Silence passed for a very brief moment.

Outwardly, Theo seemed fine, with no burn marks.

And.

Dig!

Theo opened his eyes again. The light in his eyes flashed over his pupils, then disappeared.

“frame… … Five?”

Cecilia looked at Theo, forgetting the title she used to call her ‘son’.

Theo slowly raised his upper body. My body was stiff, so I turned my neck lightly and said.

“I’m fine, so don’t worry, mother.”

Cecilia collapsed on the floor and burst into tears as the tension finally eased.

* * *

‘I was lucky. It’s because I was able to catch him when he was just waking up from the seal.’

What if, even after finding Theo in chains, he didn’t rush right away and procrastinate while being vigilant?

Theo must have had a hard time catching him.

‘I don’t want to do it again.’

It was truly terrifying to relive the end of a previous life.

[Congratulations! You succeeded in hunting the griffin and successfully completed Tutorial Quest #13.]

[Rating: A+]

[I got ‘Ownership of the Moonlight Sword’ as a reward.]

[As an additional compensation according to the evaluation, the magical power of the Moonlight Sword has been absorbed and the amount of magical power has been greatly increased.]

Not only the moon-white sword that Black Dragon cherished so much, but also magic power?

how much did it increase

Theo quickly called the status window.

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Theo Ragnar (15 years old/male)

· Level: 16

· Ability (▼)

Strength: 96 Agility: 27

Stamina: 21 mana: 228

Intelligence: 20 Luck: -6

· Skill (▼)

– Lesser Drake Fear

· [Unable to view]

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Say ‘228… … ? ha ha ha!’

Theo exploded the flagship.

It was because the amount of mana had increased by 30 compared to before.

And that wasn’t all.

[The Magic Coefficient has exceeded 200.]

[The hidden function has been opened, and the magical power begins to take on spirituality from now on.]

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[spirituality]

Type: Special Ability

· Effect: Changes in physical abilities. Increases magic regeneration by 1.5 per second.

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coo deuk, coo deuk-

The dragon’s heart tightened to the point of being out of breath, but little by little a change took place.

The rapidly increased mana also rotated fiercely in line with it, spreading throughout the body.

The capillaries that had not been properly opened up to now were also pierced.

Like a living creature, it feels like knowing the way to go and finding it well.

It was a big difference from having to pay attention and focus on each one to use mana.

Increased efficiency and resilience.

With this alone, Theo already had a talent comparable to that of a genius wizard.

‘This is what it means to have gained spirituality.’

Besides, if you look at magic alone, you’ve become a powerful person who can claim to be a ‘loser’ in a big city.

In terms of Ragnar, would it be about ＜Dragon Gate Prosecutor＞?

Considering that it was called ‘dragon’s claws and teeth’ from this time, it could be said that it was a great development.

Above all, because it is the level right below the ninth dragon.

Of course, there is a deep moat between the Nine Dragons and the Dragon Gate Swordsman that cannot be filled even if all the differences in the previous stages are combined.

Theo gripped the moonlight sword again.

Magical power reacted accordingly.

It feels as if the dragon’s heart and sword are directly connected.

I wondered if if I swung the sword like this, the dragon’s heart would react immediately and squeeze out the mana as much as it could.

Whoops, whoops-

‘Did you say Griffin?’

An ancient dragon species that went extinct a long time ago and is now passed down only in legend.

Who would have known that it was the monster that lived on moonlight and was also called the ‘beast of the moon’.

‘Same as Lesser Drake… … Both of them are dragons. Could this be a coincidence?’

Among the legends related to dragons, there is this.

-Dragons love shiny things and want to fill their nest with all the treasures in the world.

In other words, it could be said that he took on the role of guardian of the treasure.

Dungeon and Moonback Sword.

Both of them brought great benefits to the extent that they could be called ‘treasures’.

There was also a common point that the dragon was guarded.

Theo wanted to see if the other ‘treasures’ were the same.

‘It’s a relic of the ancient dragon. I’ll have to look for something else.’

It was then.

Whoa!

Moonbaek Sword cried wildly.

As if he was trying to get out of Theo’s clutches right away.

“You are rebelling.”

Kirsson came up to me and glared at me.

The fact that he put the smoking pipe in his mouth again was full of curiosity about the Moonbaek Sword.

“You mean you haven’t acknowledged me as your master yet?”

“Well, you could say it’s similar. But it’s a little different.”

“How do you speak?”

“The Moonbaek Sword has been sealed here for a very long time. It was in a similar situation before it came into my hands, so it must have been confined for hundreds of years.”

Phehehe-

Every time Kirsson laughed, thick white smoke spread.

“So it is frustrating. It’s been a while since I’ve come out to this world, so I want to vent the irritation I’ve accumulated over the years.”

“ah.”

“Here, try swinging it as hard as you can.”

Kirsson pointed to one side of the wall of the representative room with a smoking pipe.

Large and small knife marks were everywhere.

Theo widened his eyes.

“Are you okay?”

“Whoops! Did you know that the Basque workshop is called Ragnar’s best workshop for nothing? The structure of this building itself is designed to withstand most shocks. No matter how sharp the Moonbaek Sword is, that’s it without magical power.”

blatant ridicule.

‘I want to eat a room.’

Theo felt that he wanted to embarrass Kirson somehow.

It was because he remembered how his mother had been looked down upon by other noble ladies for not having a good back.

‘That would be nice.’

So, Theo got up from his seat without saying a word and took the jockeying ceremony.

I could feel Kirsson watching me from behind with an interested gaze.

‘One island.’

The posture of lowering the tip of the moonbaek sword.

thump thump thump!

At the same time, the dragon’s heart began to beat wildly by itself.

manifestation of spirituality.

Magical power, much clearer than before, rotated wildly along the veins.

The sound of his heart was so loud that he could hear it clearly even in Theo’s ears.

The problem was that the sound was so loud that even Kirson, who had big ears, could hear it.

“yes… … ? Now wait!”

Only then did Kirson realize that Theo’s spirit was unusual and shouted something.

Chow ah!

It was already too late.

The knife marks that rose from the floor grazed the walls and swept across the roof in an instant.

Traces as if the dragon had violently brandished its claws.

It was so intense that Theo couldn’t stand the force of the repulsion and bounced off the wall on the other side.

Kut!

When Theo came to his senses and opened his eyes again.

Following the knife marks, I could see the ceiling and walls collapsing, blowing up dust.

clattering-

Cuckoo!

“… … .”

“… … .”

Cecilia’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s,

Took! Degur-

Kirsson opened his mouth wide, not realizing that the smoking pipe he was holding had fallen and rolled on the floor.

“My workshop… … my money… … ! my help! aaagh!”

Kirsson screamed as he tore his hair out.

Moonbaek Sword cried as if teasing her.

Whoops, whoops-

However, this time, for some reason, the feeling of being relieved seemed strong.

‘This should never be used unless it’s an emergency.’

Theo shook off the powder on the wall that was pouring down the rainwater and got up.

My left pectoral muscle was so sore.

Although it was also because the muscles were tight because of the dragon’s heart.

The biggest reason was that the Moonbaek Sword consumed much more magic than expected.

Because all that magic power was empty.

Thanks to this, Theo had to barely suppress the tingling sensation of dizziness for a moment.

Whoa!

At that time, Moonbaek Sword cried wildly as if it were showing off.

“… … .”

Is it his imagination that he sees the griffin with his head raised somehow arrogantly?

Laughter came out.

“… … Is it true that you really haven’t mastered your magic?”

Kirson trudged over with a face that was well over ten years old.

Theo remained ignorant.

“The flowering ceremony is only five days later.”

“Then you said that you did this with only the sword’s talisman… … !”

In an instant, Kirson quickly reached out his hand.

Theo reflexively threw his arm back,

‘fast… … !’

Before that, Kirsson was grabbing his wrist.

‘I learned swordsmanship. That’s at least at the level of the Dragon Gate Prosecutor… … !’

It was the first time I knew that the master of the Basque workshop had learned swordsmanship, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Meanwhile, Kirsson frowned as he felt Theo’s pulse.

He couldn’t really feel any magic from Theo.

“her! You really did this just by predicting it?”

Theo just laughed silently.

It had consumed all of his mana in a single blow a while ago, but it was simply impossible to accumulate mana in his heart with the common sense of this era.

Awesome!

Kirson ate his lips at the fact that he had to hand over the Moonbaek Sword, which was much more functional than expected.

However, as if it were someone else, Myeong-saek declared that he would give it to his grandson, but his pride did not allow him to take it back.

‘No. Isn’t that what you see? If it was a treasured sword with such skill, it wouldn’t be easy to consume one’s strength just by holding it… … Did you survive without a penny of magical power?’

The word for such a person passed through Kirsson’s mind.

genius.

A man with a gift from heaven.

‘That’s my only grandson, is that right?’

Kirsson had a sudden idea and put the pipe into his mouth with a smirk.

Even if you leave this guy alone, he’s destined to stand out someday.

In particular, the soon-to-be opening ceremony is a gathering place for swordsmen and martial artists, who are said to be the best in the north, including Ragnar.

Of course, it is obvious how much it will shine there.

By the way.

What if that guy was holding a sword bearing the mark of the Basque workshop?

‘Kyahahahahaha! money! I can see the money rolling in through the vines, I mean!’

Kirson’s eyes sparkled as he discovered a new bonanza.

Collapsed ceilings and walls?

It would be enough to build it again, but there has never been another opportunity for publicity like this.

Theo took a step back involuntarily at Kirson’s gaze, which somehow seemed to eat him.

“It wouldn’t be easy to carry around such a ghost sword at the Flowering Ceremony… … . Didn’t you say you needed a new sword?”

I stood still at the question she posed.

‘no way?’

Theo’s eyes widened slightly.

A treasured sword crafted by Majang Kirson himself.

It was an opportunity that any prosecutor would hope for.

“I will do my best to make it. Instead, you only occupy the top position.”

The corners of Kirson’s mouth curled up.

My mouth watered.

Chew!