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Episode 32 Chapter 4Episode 32/Chapter 4: The land of darkness (4)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
“Hedaaaaa!”
Tae Ho screa a nightmare, as his body was completely sweaty
“That’s a peculiar screaed as he turned his head He could see Cuchulainn snickering
“Are you alright? Do you re?”
Cuchulainn sat next to Tae Ho and threw a question Tae Ho faced Cuchulainn with an absent-minded face but then looked at hih I have Idun’s blessing?”
Idun’s blessing hadn’t let go of Tae Ho’s consciousness even when Tae Ho was at the verge of death
But now, he had passed out so cleanly even though he had Idun’s blessing
Cuchulainn faced Tea Ho’s shock and then placed his hand on his shoulder as if it was fun
“Isn’t it fortunate? If you hadn’t passed out, it would have been more painful”
“Well, that’s true but…”
Those were truthful words, but he didn’t want to agree to it
Cuchulainn patted Tae Ho’s shoulders again
“But hey, you still endured it for quite a long ti it for a long time like you”
The majority lost their consciousness as soon as they started
Tae Ho opened his eyes sharply at the complih
“But still, it does have an effect right?”
“Of course there’s an effect Being able to speak with face to face is proof of that”
“Huh? Now that I see…!”
Tae Ho looked at his surroundings It wasn’t the residence of Scathach, but Cuchulainn had a profoundly clearer shape
“Right, this isn’t the real world It’s the iinary world of s The world was dyed in ash gray and was covered by a big shadow
“You can say that it’s another Land of Darkness Even though Erin was destroyed, the Land of Darkness…that world still remains”
An incomplete world that was between the boundary of life and death
Erin was destroyed, but the Land of Darkness still remained Scathach had lost her people and country, but she was still the queen of that land
The reason Scathach was one of the best icians in Erin wasn’t because she had h she was a Milesian, she was versed in the mystical powers of the Tuatha De Danann She could naturally use the several wonders only the strong Gods of the Tuatha De Danann could use as if she were breathing
In Erin, a ht
They were the protectors and transreat ion after taking enough preparations, the story changed Cuchulainn usually thought of Scathach as someone he had to protect, but he didn’t even think of that inside of the ion of Scathach
Cuchulainn looked down on Tae Ho and said,
“Listen well, Tae Ho All the theories of the weapon techniques have been injected into your mind and body, but you aren’t able to use theraved If you want to use them properly, you will have to learn with your body”
What Scathach did to Tae Ho was si time to teach hiraved them in his body and mind
It obviously wasn’t an easy process and couldn’t be repeated easily
Tae Ho felt pain like his bones and flesh were torn apart Tae Ho had been pushed to the brink of death several tiiants, but this time was the worst He couldn’t recall much that was more painful than this
It was a process all the disciples of Scathach had to go through
Because of that, Cuchulainn felt a sense of sympathy and pointed to a distant place with his chin
“The tower you see over there is the Tower of Shadows It has several floors in it, and there are flooreach floor Defeat theh a floor, you will be able to master one technique of Scathach’s”
When Tae Ho turned his head, he saw a big tower It was a coh one wasn’t able to see its peak
“As inary world with your a You won’t be able to use the sagas that borrow external power like ‘Idun’s Warrior’, and if possible, its good if you don’t use the other sagas either as the objective of this tower is to increase your skills The best thing is to pierce through with just weapon techniques as if head butting into the ground
“What if I die when battling against a floor ive hi by this point
Cuchulainn shrugged his shoulders at Tae Ho’s question and said,
“Well, like you would have iined, you won’t really die in this place You just have to detere it There’s no need to eat and sleep as its an i”
Perhaps, it orse than the myths of Valhalla that repeated endless wars At least there was ti in the ht of what he should do and how he should interpret Cuchulainn’s words and then stood up abruptly
“Wait, until when?”
“Until you give up You already knohat kind of person our ive up on the first floor and on the tenth floor
Only, the things one could gain lessened the earlier they gave up
“In addition, she has already said that she enjoys polishing ge in a materialistic way?”
Cuchulainn just showed a white smile instead of nodded to his question He patted Tae Ho’s shoulder with a detached face
“Cheer up”
Tae Ho turned his eyes and then saw that the door of the Tower of Shadoas opening
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Aden Tae Ho on top of the altar His condition wasn’t good at all He eating while frowning and even screamed at times
“You witch! What the hell did you do toto Scathach as she was nervous but then got her arround Scathach rode on top of Adenmaha and twisted her arm even more
“Your !”
Adeno easily She gave her plenty of tirave the lesson of today in both her body and o of Aden up,
“He has just started with the training”
Adenth to reply at her answer that came with a slow tempo She sobbed unfairly and then turned to look at Tae Ho and said,
“His frowning looks painful”
“The price you pay is as big as what you gain”
Scathach’s philosophy stated that there was no easy thing in the world
“The tiinary world and the real world are different You can say that it’s a place of time dilation A month in that place is like a day here”
“Uh, I think I have heard of so that caas)
While Adenmaha shut her lips and tried to remember, Scathach smirked
“You now call him as master really well It seems like you like hiaze away Scathach smiled with her eyes as if Adenain Adenmaha turned to look at Tae Ho hurriedly, and Scathach frowned and said,
“It see Scathach was quite accustomed to As a result, she spoke towards Aden off Tae Ho’s sweat, in a calm voice
“Tell Heda that he will be like this for a few days”
“You don’t knohen he ake up?”
“That depends on his disposition”
If he gave up iht now, but in the first place, Scathach wouldn’t have used the inary world if Tae Ho was that kind of person
“I’ forward…to what floor he can reach and when he ake up”
She would polish a gemstone and turn it into a jewel
Joy appeared in Scathach’s eyes and Adenmaha shrunk doith a scared face
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“Heda”
Heda turned around hurriedly at the low call
“Freya-nim”
“So you’ve requested to recruit a Valkyrie”
Freya spoke towards Heda as expressing etiquette gently
The place the two people were at was at the dock of Freya’s legion
The biggest legion a to Odin’s nor Thor’s
The legion of Freya was located in the center of Valhalla and boasted its great size coether Naturally, it had several docks
A them, the one Heda arrived at was the one that was connected with the Valkyrie Training Center
Heda put on a nervous face and stiffened because Freya spoke about the reclutation without even greeting her
“Don’t be too nervous It’s also a happy thing for ain I didn’t bring it out to find a fault in it”
“Thank……you”
“How stiff”
Freya laughed at Heda placing her hand on her chest and then closed the distance with her She looked at the nervous face of Heda up close and then nodded
“You have certainly beco I don’t like that Idun’s warrior acted so cal me……but I can only admit this”
Heda didn’t know up to what point Freya was joking
Regardless, there was no evil in Freya’s eyes In addition, Heda could only show an embarrassed sled She pinched Heda’s cheek as if the embarrassed Heda was cute and then said,
“The Valkyries in the Valkyrie Training Center are quite interested in Idun’s legion They are also really interested in Idun’s warrior You will be able to get someone that wants to join without much proble It’s thanks to you and the warrior of Idun for having worked so hard”
As it were, Idun’s legion was a legion that was quite popular within the Valkyrie Training Center
First, the number of Valkyries was low That raduated didn’t have that many predecessors
Of course, it would be a coion had started to rise up completely The warriors and the Valkyries would increase in an instant
There were few predecessors but a lot of successors
As there were few Valkyries, if soraduated would be able to take a spot
It would be even weirder if it wasn’t popular
“I will have to go slowly”
Freya mumbled in a low voice and looked at Heda She held her hand still and then looked at Heda’s golden eyes
“Say hello to Idun”
It wasn’t her usual, cute voice
It was a voice and expression that had the affection of the Goddess of Beauty and Magic
“Yes, I will”
Heda answered while putting on a complicated face, and Freya nodded slowly She put on a playful sard and the Nine Realard and the Nine Realms”
Freya hit her abundant chest twice and then turned around Heda looked at her back for a h
“I should return”
There were s to do in the residence
Heda hopped on the wooden boat and then steered it towards Idun’s residence
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TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
Ti and a short ties in the residence of Idun
The biggest change was the transforion just like Freya had told theinal five, there were now seventeen lowest-ranked warriors
Of course, it was a really eion, but in the first place, Idun’s legion only had Tae Ho Compared to before, one could say that it had becoion-like
Idun followed Tae Ho’s advice and built a big lodging for the warriors If the original lodging was a hut, then the new one that was built was a huge mansion It even had three floors so it would be able to accomodate more than a hundred warriors
It was aof the future
Aside fro center, ss were also installed
“We also built a lodging for the Valkyries”
Adenmaha mumbled in a low voice in front of the altar where Tae Ho was lying and then smiled shakily
“I also have more juniors now”
Heda had obtained Adenmaha as her junior after a hundred years, but Adenrun and Gudrun
The two of theraduated frorun was a sharp-eyed wo braid woven with her sea-blue hair As she was also tall, she gave the impression of a sharp blade when she stood still
On the other hand, Gudrun gave a soft ihtly droopy eyes, and drowsy voice resembled her well In addition, her body and character were also filled with an aspect of ht about Gudrun for a ood if you were tall
“I’ht”
Aden an excuse Actually, it wasn’t that great of an excuse as the t Valkyries were taller than her
Even Gudrun, the shorter one between the tas taller than Heda She was around the lower 170cood proportions, it run was taller than Gudrun and had reached 180cood proportions, she seemed to be even taller than soood people”
Because they certainly treated Aden difference between theht now, only Gudrun was in the residence It was because Sigrun went out to lead warriors in an expedition
Originally, it was norion arriors went out on an expedition Tae Ho didn’t need a leading Valkyrie as he was had been the only warrior, but it wasn’t the case for the nearriors
“Ragnar said that it has now becoes like a baby bird
“Rolo is almost completely healed He can’t fly yet, but should I say in a short while? McLaren can also dig into the ground again and is healthy”
Adenhed It was because she thought of the warriors that were discussing aryphon rider by looking at Rolo’s kids
There was a big cave in Scathach’s lodging
But it wasn’t a bit dark because of the light wards that were eain what she had already said yesterday and the day before and then wiped off the sweat froain
“Hedaa!”
Tae Ho screa sweat, but it didn’t end there
“Iduun!”
Tae Ho let a groan after screaasped with a pained expression
Adenmaha breathed in to calm down her surprised heart and then wiped off Tae Ho’s sweat once again It has already been fifteen days since she first saw this scene, but it didn’t feel like she would get accustomed to it anytiain, and Adenret
‘It would be good if he also calls out ht or nine of the ones were Idun
‘Is it becauseout “Adenmaha!”, it would be more comfortable to shout Heda or Idun
But of course, Adenmaha also knew that it was nonsense
“You play well alone”
Adenmaha frowned at the voice that was heard behind her, but she then cal and turned around with a business-like expression
“We already finished with today’s classes”
“Can’t I roaument, Adenmaha could only cower and step back But she didn’t just step back
“He has only been screa properly?”
Scathach stood next to the altar and then nodded slowly as Adenrew accusto passed in this world meant that it has already been a year and threeat it externally, a difference of thirty times existed in the Land of Darkness
Because of that, Scathach didn’t really mind Tae Ho’s shouts or pained expression It was because it was a reaction that showed his overall state and not the actual reaction
Screa were basic options for those who trained in the Tower of Shadows As even the Prince of Light, Cuchulainn, had done so, there were no exceptions
Opposingly, Adenht expression when Scathach said that he was getting accusto the record or so?”
If one looked at Adenmaha still, she looked more like a puppy than a serpent Scathach looked at Aden tail and answered
“No, how can that be? He’s struggling on the lowest floor with the worst speed”
Those weren’t words to tease Aden the ones she had put in the tower
Adenmaha put on a disappointed face at Scathach’s words Scathach looked at her face that showed all of her emotions and then opened her eyes sharply and said,
“But it’s really, really interesting”
Tae Ho was certainly roa in the lower floors and the speed he conquered the toas also the slowest
However, it was certainly interesting Not because he was too slow but because of his methods
As Scathach’s eyes shone with a conspicuous color, Adenmaha opened her eyes widely as if she was moved with curiously and then looked up at her
Scathach just nodded instead of explaining, and Aden so I can be interested too”
“Your words are short nowadays”
Scathach said while opening her eyes sharply and Aden an excuse or saying that she was sorry Adenant attitude
“Kyaak!”
Aden down, screamed and rolled over It was because Scathach had perforain, but she didn’t beg her to release her or said that she was sorry and instead gritted her teeth
As she couldn’t just suffer always
A cross lock was so done by a hu of transfor it as the place was too narrow and it was burdenso had its li about it!’
Will she die because of that?
Aden the operative word
“Uh- huh? It, it doesn’t work- kyak!”
The last screahter and then clicked her tongue and said with a pitiful voice,
“This is my residence Did you think that I would allow you to do what you wanted in the territory of a icians had the power of a God in their th and Adenmaha couldn’t endure it anymore
“I- I’?”
“Po- polite words! I will! Use theh!”
“Fine Let’s see how you do”
Scathach undid the lock and stood up Even though she had rolled on the ground, she didn’t look at all messy
Contrary to her, Adenain and sat down, but her hair and clothes were a complete ain while Aden pitifully, and then interest spread over Scathach’s face once again
“So, what is so interesting?”
It seemed like her arm still hurt, for she still had a teary face Scathach frohile looking at Adenic on her It was to let the pain turn into a lesson
Nevertheless, Scathach wasn’t planning on just leaving her alone Scathach drew a rune in the air and said,
“You will know if you see it directly”
What she had been interested in
The rune eht spread over Tae Ho’s chest
“It’s Cuchulainn’s point of view”
As soon as Scathach finished speaking, a scene appeared fro Tae Ho and the floorthe battle between Tae Ho and the floor master with crossed arms
They were currently in the eleventh floor
He was merely at the eleventh floor after a year and three months, so it was a really slow speed, but Cuchulainn didn’t feel bored but interest just like Scathach
The floor ainst currently was one of Scathach’s disciples, Ferdia mac Daman
It was a clone instead of the real Ferdia, and his looks and abilities weren’t those of when he was at his peak
When he was in his youth- precisely speaking, when Cuchulainn first saw Ferdia mac Daman, his skillsspear e to face the sword-and-shield-bearing Ferdia ainst hi to block Ferdia ht more than forty times
Ferdia mac Daman’s weapons were always the sword and shield
But it was different for Tae Ho Even though he was most proficient with a sword, the types of weapons he used were much more widespread than athe same floor several times
After he defeated the floor ain with a two-handed sword If he won again, he tried oncehis weapons
It was a ht of; perhaps, it was a stupid way Because he was struggling to learn several weapons when it was hard to even learn one of them properly
Actually, Tae Ho had defeated the floor masters quite easily with a sword, but he hadn’t been able to do so with the other weapons
‘Lil’ bastard’
Tae Ho had died more than a thousand tih it wasn’t a real death, the pain wasn’t illusory
Because the pain one felt when they died was real
But Tae Ho didn’t change his strategy He proceeded with the ignorant
‘Well, Idun’s warrior indeed’
Cuchulainn had wondered seriously if the ones that received Idun’s blessing started to enjoy pain and became masochists
But Cuchulainn didn’t deny Tae Ho’s method
He would have stopped hi was ht noere Scathach’s techniques
The reason Cuchulainn had said Scathach’s spear techniques was because Gae Bolg was the best weapon Tae Ho had, but it wasn’t that he was planning on forcing him to learn spear techniques
In addition, Scathach’s techniques weren’t limited to just the spear techniques
In normal martial arts, one learned how to use a particular weapon How to use a sword, how to use a spear, or others
But it was different for Scathach’s techniques It taught the essence ht
The ainst their opponent’s, they’d experience a norht, and how their opponent would
But Scathach’s techniques hoped for so just by watching
Analyzing
Eyes that had surpassed any reason
And gaining insight through those eyes was the essence of Scathach’s techniques
It wasn’t i Just like a warrior of the Temple had said, all streams connected into one Someone that had realized the essence of Scathach’s techniques could be said to be able of expressing their strength coh any weapon
The Tower of Shadoas a place that made the nature of Scathach’s techniques awaken forcefully
And in thatsuited ith the Tower of Shadows Battling with various weapons created various aspects
In addition, it was also effective on training in the sentence of the Milesians
Tae Ho was now able to coistered in the ‘Warrior’s Equiphts of the Round Table
Because of that, Cuchulainn and Scathach felt interest in Tae Ho They didn’t expect that Tae Ho would be able to awaken the essence in an instant, but he would at least be able to approach it
And the expectations of the two people weren’t wrong
At soe that occurred when one didn’t realize it
Tae Ho raised his huge spear, but he hadn’t done so while thinking about it It was a natural moveinally pierced Tae Ho’s abdomen was parried
Tae Ho created soap in the latter’s defence Hehim
The attack of Ferdia mac Daman missed, and it wasn’t able to even touch Tae Ho
A smile appeared in Cuchulainn’s face and Scathach, as observing with a time difference, put on a similar expression Aden but s well
Tae Ho looked at Ferdia hts of the Round Table once fought like this They could see things like this
The battle tilted to Tae Ho’s favor and he had started to take the lead Ferdia mac Daman was in a hurry to block Tae Ho’s attacks
Adenmaha clenched her fist and cheered for Tae Ho, but it was different for Cuchulainn and Scathach The smile in their faces disappeared
It was because they could know different froe spear It was a stab he had learned on the seventh floor, but it wasn’t cos ot pushed in swordsth or speed either He couldn’t overcome Mordred’s mysterious sword techniques
Tae Ho blaht that he was at fault for not being able to recreate the sword techniques of Kalsted perfectly, as the strongest swordse
[Synchro rate: 62]
He became able to execute Kalsted’s sword techniques better than during the battle against Bress the Tyrant Because of that, he was able to face Bress, who had overwhelth, and all the other areas
And now he could understand
There was a defect in Kasted’s sword techniques
A saga was a recreation of a legend
Kalsted was the strongest swordse, but there was no substance to back it up
Only the iest sword technique still remained
Shell
Sword techniques that only had the external appearance
But in this moment, Scathach’s techniques were added to Kalsted’s sword techniques
[Synchro rate: 65]
The synchro rate increased quickly, but Tae Ho didn’t think of as happening to him He just understood it and received it naturally
A combination of Kalsted’s sword techniques and Scathach’s techniques
What was born from that-
What was made-
Cuchulainn opened his eyes widely, and Scathach let out a soft exclae spear
Ferdia mac Daman couldn’t block Tae Ho’s attacks anymore
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TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
One attack
It wasn’t a flashy attack and there was no light or sound effect It also wasn’t fast or strong
Just stabbing
But it was a bit different The stab Tae Ho had executed couldn’t be compared to the ones he had executed until now
Ferdia e Tae Ho’s attack He just looked at the huge spear that had pierced his heart with an absent-ht and disappeared
The fortieth victory
If he counted this, then Tae Ho had already won for the fortieth tie spear and stood still He closed his eyes naturally and took a deep breath
He felt like he could understand
He could understand it with the recent battle, albeit not completely
Cuchulainn and Scathach didn’t explain about Scathach style techniques to Tae Ho in detail They had told him that he would be able to realize theraved in his body and mind
He naturally cursed out as he was the one that would be suffering, but he couldn’t refute it anymore
The words of the two people were true
He felt like he was learning a type of technique when he had first started to climb the tower
Slash like this when you slash
Control your strength and speed like this
There were quite flashy techniques a them It wasn’t excessive to say that the consecutive stabs he had learnt in the tenth floor was a kind of an ultimate attack
But the essence of Scathach’s style techniques weren’t only that
Insight
Eyes that let you grasp how you had to , how the enee
Tae Ho hadn’t coes, but even with just that, the world Tae Ho saw had coed
And it didn’t end there
Tae Ho opened his eyes slowly he looked at the huge spear and then iined the stab he had just executed
It wasn’t a technique of Scathach’s style
It was Kalsted’s stab
The sword techniques Tae Ho used until now all belonged to the ‘Ie, Kalsted
It didn’t have a specific shape He did know soh with just that
Swordsmanship wasn’t merely a combination of skills
With this as fact, Tae Ho didn’t possess the strongest swordsood h his saga
This wasn’t the case anymore
Scathach’s style techniques were added onto Kalsted’s swordse
When it obtained the base of Scathach’s style techniques, Kalsted’s swordshts had made that possible