Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 408

408. Resonance

Un Hyun looked at Irun.

Irun’s eyes were utterly serious.

His words about taking responsibility for the safety of his precious people, and about somehow dealing with the Ildae Merchant Guild, were by no means a joke.

‘Perhaps.’

Maybe he just said it to make Un Hyun focus on the sword.

But coming from Irun’s mouth, the weight of those words felt different.

More than anything, what Irun had just said resonated deeply within Un Hyun’s heart.

―You are the master of the sword. The Azure Dragon Sword Master.

Un Hyun’s eyes shone.

“I understand.”

Irun smiled.

The small sword in his hand sparkled under the sunlight.

Swish.

Un Hyun lowered his sword and lightly closed his eyes.

Silence settled.

Irun and Guest Elder both watched Un Hyun.

Rustle.

Suddenly, the grass around where Un Hyun was standing swayed.

As if a gentle breeze was passing by.

But the swaying of the grass did not stop.

The swaying gradually spread to the surrounding branches.

Swoosh.

The trees all around were shaking even though there was no wind.

As if fearing something, or perhaps rejoicing.

And Un Hyun opened his eyes.

Flash.

Guest Elder gritted his teeth without realizing it.

Un Hyun’s gaze was coldly dry.

Like the cool blade of dawn.

Swoosh.

Un Hyun’s gaze turned to Irun.

With a firm expression, Irun extended one hand to the side.

Pee-ee-ing.

An eerie energy revealed itself from all directions.

Floating in the air with a slight hum, they were iron pellets.

The iron pellets, imbued with green energy and spinning fiercely, were targeting Un Hyun.

Whoosh.

Irun brought two fingers together to form a sword gesture.

And immediately thrust it towards Un Hyun.

Pee-pee-pee-ick.

More than a dozen iron pellets shot towards Un Hyun.

Imbued with a terrifying poisonous energy, any single one of those iron pellets seemed capable of killing Un Hyun.

However, Un Hyun’s cool gaze did not waver in the slightest.

Swish.

Un Hyun raised his sword, Myeong.

Myeong’s beautiful blade emitted a cool light.

And Un Hyun swung Myeong.

Lightly, as if testing the sword.

Whoosh.

Guest Elder’s eyes widened.

There was no sharp impact sound.

But wherever Un Hyun’s sword cut through, the iron pellets were being sliced apart.

“It’s not over yet!”

Irun waved his arm greatly towards Un Hyun.

Flap-flap-flap.

Countless iron pellets poured out from his sleeve.

Un Hyun turned his body and slashed with Myeong.

Whoong.

Amidst the ceaseless rain of iron pellets, Un Hyun’s sword danced continuously in the air.

The smooth and even elegant movements were like watching a beautiful sword dance.

But each time Un Hyun’s sword passed through the air, the iron pellets, imbued with poisonous energy, were invariably cut apart.

Flap-flap-flap.

The sharply cut iron pellets scattered in all directions.

A storm of iron fragments swept around in an instant.

Thud, pat.

Branches broke and iron pellet fragments embedded themselves in large trunks.

The iron fragments also flew towards Guest Elder.

Clack.

Guest Elder caught an iron pellet fragment with his fingertip.

Lifting the fragment, Guest Elder frowned.

The sharply cut iron pellet fragment no longer contained any poisonous energy.

What Un Hyun had cut was not just the iron pellets.

Pik, pee-ik.

Each time an iron pellet fragment flew, Guest Elder lightly moved his hand.

It was as if he was chasing away a flying insect.

But each time, what bounced away was a sharp iron pellet fragment.

‘Hmm.’

Guest Elder’s gaze, watching Un Hyun, was quite serious.

And so was Irun’s.

“Indeed…….”

Irun said with a troubled expression.

“It seems like today is completely ruined.”

Guest Elder frowned.

Irun, who had said he would take responsibility for everything, was now saying it seemed ‘ruined’?

Whoosh.

Irun threw his small sword.

Ssae-eck.

The small sword, imbued with green energy, flew towards Un Hyun’s forehead.

But Un Hyun did not stop his sword dance.

Swoosh.

The small sword cut through Un Hyun’s hair.

That was not the end.

Whirl.

The small sword drew a large circle and soared upwards.

And stopped high above Un Hyun’s head, with its blade pointing downwards.

Un Hyun looked up at the small sword.

The iron pellets that had been pouring down on him were no more.

All that remained were scattered iron pellet fragments.

“Haa!”

Irun shouted loudly and brought down his sword gesture.

At that moment, the small sword floating in the air fell towards Un Hyun.

Whoosh.

The inner force contained within the small sword was terrifying.

But Un Hyun did not dodge.

Whirl.

He turned his body in a circle and raised Myeong towards the sky.

The two swords collided in the air.

Clang.

A sound like something huge breaking erupted.

Myeong and the small sword remained motionless above Un Hyun’s head.

Woo-woo-woong.

The two swords, facing each other’s tips, were fiercely competing for power.

Originally, it was a situation where they should not have been able to compete at all.

While Irun’s small sword was imbued with green poisonous energy, Un Hyun’s Myeong was merely shining coolly.

But the small sword could not overcome Myeong.

Even in the situation where the two swords were facing each other above his head, Un Hyun’s gaze did not waver in the slightest.

No, he even had a faint smile on his face.

“Dokseon!” [Dokseon is likely Guest Elder’s name or title]

Irun said, pointing his sword gesture at Un Hyun.

“What are you doing! Help me!”

Guest Elder’s eyebrows twitched.

“Hurry!”

At Irun’s urging, Guest Elder snorted.

But his hands were already moving.

He sensed that Irun’s small sword would not be able to hold out any longer.

Flap.

Guest Elder’s sleeves fluttered and his two hands moved towards Un Hyun.

And his thumb and middle finger made a sound.

Clack.

Flap-flap-flap.

Sharp energy shot towards Un Hyun.

The sound was clearly twice, but the energy rushing towards Un Hyun was twelve.

Guest Elder’s technique that scatters the opponent’s blood like red petals, the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom.

Clang.

Irun’s small sword was eventually knocked away, and Un Hyun swung Myeong towards the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom.

Shriek.

The sound of cutting through the air rang out.

That was all.

‘What!’

Even Guest Elder could not help but widen his eyes.

Un Hyun had blocked the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom before.

But unlike then, Un Hyun’s sword now had no energy at all.

Yet, Un Hyun had not just blocked the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom, but had completely annihilated it.

Swoosh.

Un Hyun’s cool gaze turned to Guest Elder.

Guest Elder trembled without realizing it.

Guest Elder had seen the look in Un Hyun’s eyes that was looking at him now.

An utterly cool and indifferent gaze.

It was none other than the gaze of the Ildae Merchant [A powerful merchant guild].

But that gaze did not last long.

Un Hyun turned his head.

Kee-ee-ing.

With an ear-splittingly sharp sound, a sword enveloped in light rushed towards Un Hyun.

It was Irun’s technique that had withstood Un Hyun’s sword, the Moonlight Meteor.

But Un Hyun did not move his sword.

Instead, Un Hyun brought two fingers together to form a sword gesture and extended it forward.

Kwa-gwa-gwak.

Irun’s technique seemed as if it would shatter Un Hyun’s defenseless hand.

But the moment Un Hyun’s fingertip seemed to touch Irun’s small sword.

Swish.

Un Hyun simply pushed the sword gesture to the side.

With that, the Moonlight Meteor followed Un Hyun’s hand as if it were a lie.

At the same time as the small sword emitting light moved away from Un Hyun, Un Hyun withdrew his hand.

Kwaaang.

A roar erupted.

Dirt flew up and the trees shook as if engulfed in a storm.

Un Hyun’s hair and clothes also fluttered wildly.

But Un Hyun’s expression did not change in the slightest.

Thud.

Un Hyun turned his body.

And looking down at his hand, he said quietly.

“So, this is how you do it.”

Irun’s expression twisted.

Un Hyun had now replicated exactly what Irun had done, deflecting his sword with a sword gesture.

Irun sighed.

And asked Guest Elder.

“Was this guy always this vindictive?”

Guest Elder nodded.

“He’s usually not.”

Irun chuckled.

“You’re having a hard time too.”

Guest Elder did not answer.

Instead, he flicked his finger.

Clack.

Shwish-shwish-shwick.

The Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom flew towards Un Hyun.

At the same time, Irun kicked off the ground and leaped into the air.

Flap-flap.

Iron pellets poured out from Irun, who was floating in the air.

The Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom and iron pellets rushed towards Un Hyun from all directions, but Un Hyun was not flustered in the slightest.

Shwick.

Un Hyun diagonally drew Myeong upwards to the left.

With an eerie sound, the iron pellets shattered.

Whirl.

With Un Hyun’s subsequent sword strike, the energy of the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom disappeared.

The Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom and iron pellets were instantly neutralized.

But in the meantime, Irun was able to land next to Guest Elder.

Thud.

“It seems like it will be difficult to get through this safely.”

Irun muttered.

Guest Elder frowned.

“Didn’t you say you would take responsibility for everything?”

“When did I? I never said that.”

Guest Elder’s eyebrows twitched.

But he soon realized.

What Irun had said he would take responsibility for was the safety of those Un Hyun cherished and the Ildae Merchant Guild.

He had never said he would take responsibility for Un Hyun.

“……Then what are you going to do?”

“We have to endure.”

Irun said, glaring at Un Hyun.

“Until that guy comes back.”

“What does that…….”

“You may not trust me, but you trust that guy, right?”

Guest Elder did not answer.

Irun chuckled.

“So wait. He will definitely come back.”

Guest Elder frowned.

But it was already done.

“What was your technique again? Something about a butterfly…….”

“Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly.”

Guest Elder frowned and continued.

“But it won’t work on Hyun.”

Un Hyun had already broken the Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly.

Judging from how he annihilated the Twelve Petal Crimson Bloom without even a shock, the result was obvious.

“Well? We won’t know until we try. At least it will buy us time.”

“You’re saying you’ll use my technique just to buy time?”

Even while grumbling, Guest Elder raised both arms.

Woo-woong.

Poisonous energy gathered at Guest Elder’s fingertips and the air began to ripple.

Irun reached out his hand without hesitation.

“What!”

“Don’t stop.”

Woo-woo-woong.

Guest Elder widened his eyes.

His and Irun’s poisonous energy were resonating.

Clearly different poisonous energies were blending together perfectly as if they were originally one.

It was something he could not even imagine.

Woong, woong, woong.

The air distorted and a low cry leaked out.

The Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly was urging.

To spread its wings and fly away right now.

‘T, this can’t be…….’

Guest Elder doubted his eyes.

But an even more unbelievable thing happened.

Swish.

Un Hyun raised Myeong and straightened his posture.

Unlike before, his eyes now held a faint heat.