Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Hundreds of blades covered the space.

The darkness gradually pushes inwards.

I swung my Chohon again and again without end.

come.

Hundreds of people who want my death.

The darkness filled with the wishes of countless people is approaching, encroaching on space.

Even if you swing your sword like crazy, you can’t stop it.

The darkness slowly gnawing away at my entire body, gradually breaking my will.

this… … .

“Huh!”

I took a deep breath and opened my eyes.

A room full of darkness.

White ceiling and fluffy bed.

‘Was it a nightmare?’

“wren? wren! “Are you awake?”

When I turned my head, Sister Frey, who was sitting in a chair and leaning against the bed, said with a surprised face.

‘Did you stay here until I woke up?’

There are tears in her eyes.

‘It’s such a big deal that I fainted for a moment and woke up… … .’

For a moment, my eyes opened brightly as I looked at my surroundings.

It was dark in the middle of the night, so I couldn’t see clearly, but I could see blood stains and broken furniture all over the walls, ceiling, and floor.

“sister. Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine. “There’s nothing special about what I did.”

As she said that, she looked behind her.

Lian is sitting in a corner of the room, in a blind spot that is hard to see, with her eyes closed.

“You’re awake.”

And Scarlett, who was leaning next to the door, had a creepy smile on her bloody face.

‘Were these three people protecting me?’

“sorry. because of me.”

It was clear that there had been an attack. And maybe they would have protected me.

“If you’re sorry, recover and have a round with me.”

Even in the midst of this, all I want to do is fight.

Anyway, she is a great sister.

“All right.”

“okay. And if you wake up, get out of the way.”

She came over waving her hand.

When I got up from the bed and moved out of the way, she collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.

Looking up close, the face is quite pale. How long have you not been able to sleep? … .

“I’ve been protecting this place all week without sleeping properly. “My sister.”

“Day… “Is it Sunday?”

“huh.”

I was unconscious for longer than I imagined.

‘It wasn’t that I didn’t have any faith, but… … .’

Still, I had no intention of sleeping this long. If it weren’t for them, I could have gone to the other world while I was sleeping.

Holding my head in my own complacency, I sighed and approached Lian.

“older brother.”

“uh… , uh? wren? “You’re awake!”

As soon as Lian woke up, he breathed a sigh of relief.

How tired must he have been that he didn’t even notice me until I woke him up?

I think I was taking turns resting with Scarlett, but I guess I should let him get some sleep now.

“thank you.”

“done. Still, I’m glad. “The limit was a day or two.”

“How many attackers were there?”

“I think I came once a day. Since you are so defenseless, you should be able to let down your guard.”

“sorry. “I didn’t know I would cause so much trouble to my brother.”

“It’s not just us. “There are quite a few people waiting for you to wake up right now.”

After saying that, Lian lay down on the ground.

“Frey, please call the butler and ask for something to cover.”

“okay!”

Frey went out.

“Get some sleep.”

“Please sleep.”

So many things have changed since the last sword initiation ceremony.

The biggest ones are the changes in my family, the perspectives of family members, and my position.

Heir to the family.

Now that I have earned the qualifications to ascend to the position of head of the family, there is no one in the family who can ignore me.

‘Is it now time to choose my person?’

I said that Brother Rian supported me, but I didn’t know he would go this far.

Protecting myself like this now would be like making the forces opposing me realize that they are enemies.

In fact, I was half suspicious of Lian’s intentions.

I should know what this smart brother is thinking inside.

‘… … Sorry for doubting you. older brother.’

As I looked at Lian lying on the floor and sleeping without knowing the world, I felt sorry.

I put on the first wedding dress that was standing next to the bed, put it on my waist, and put on the coat hanging on the chair.

It would be good to create an environment for the brothers to have a good night’s sleep after working hard for a week.

‘hmm… … .’

Moonlight streams in through the broken window.

It’s a late night.

Isn’t this a very good time for assassins to be active?

When I walked up to the window and opened it, I saw two distinct figures.

It is not an ordinary skill to completely hide its presence by sticking to the wall.

But it is clearly visible to me.

When I stick my head out the window, I feel two gazes.

Sssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!

Shaking eyes. Angry whips attack from both sides.

As I held the two whips with both hands, the sharp thorns inside them dug into my flesh.

“hehehehe… … . “You idiot.”

The joy of victory flowed from the assassin’s mouth.

A faint venom began to penetrate into the body through the pierced thorn.

‘Even though you know that I have divine power, this reaction means that there is a part of you that believes in it.’

That’s something you’ll have to find out gradually.

Unless the poison is enough to kill me instantly, it poses no threat to me.

All I had to do was use Yin-Yang Sculpture to block the internal path and collect the poison in one place and discharge it.

‘We have to catch those guys first.’

He immediately raises his brain energy and sends it away with his whip.

Puzzle!!

The two guys throw away their whips and run away, withstood with their bodies the brain energy that flows in the blink of an eye.

Have you prepared for a thunderstorm? These guys are pretty thorough.

“hehehe.”

A smile filled with confidence that no one will ever catch up to him.

In fact, it would be difficult for ordinary prosecutors to follow the movements of assassins moving around the wall so freely.

That is, if it were an ordinary prosecutor.

Gwisul – Sticking to the wall.

The two assassins were unable to hide their surprised faces when I grabbed the window frame and jumped upward, clinging to the wall like a spider.

It’s worth it.

I wouldn’t have guessed that you could climb walls much more skillfully than them.

Tadat.

I leapt once more from the wall as if I was walking on the ground, and with my first spirit, I sprayed lightning energy.

A brain gun extended along the wall, electrocuting the two assassins.

He grabbed one of them and grabbed his neck. At the same time, the body trembles and becomes limp.

‘Tsk.’

As the dead assassin is thrown to the ceiling of the building, the other one runs away, spraying a smoke screen.

no use.

Noesinryu footwork – Noein (雷引)

Pajik!

Since they are covered in brain energy, those using smoke bombs cannot avoid my pursuit.

As we accelerate along the remnants of the brain, another assassin appears.

He grabbed the assassin’s head and slammed it to the floor.

Wow!!

As soon as I caught him, I tried to paralyze his body by injecting him with brain energy.

He must have already swallowed the poison, and died instantly with foam in his mouth even before he hit the floor.

“Tsk.”

They are highly trained assassins. If I had woken up a little later, it was so dangerous that it could have killed me through Ryan and Scarlett.

Anyone who would hire assassins of this level must be a fairly high-ranking person within the family.

‘Does the inference have to be meaningful?’

He came back into the room carrying the two corpses.

The two are still asleep, oblivious to the world.

‘Did this mean that you were having a hard time on your own?’

Now that I see it, this is a separate building that is quite far away from Arjen’s mansion.

It was as if they had created a situation so that they could openly attack me.

Although my family members cannot attack me outright, they can hire assassins from outside to attack me in this way.

You can aim for a successor. Just don’t get caught.

That was Arjen’s way.

Now would have been the best time to deal with me while I was asleep, and they missed their last chance.

‘I should have called at least Dark Emperor. I’ll make you regret not doing that.’

Squeak.

“uh?”

Just then, Frey returns with a blanket and stops in surprise when he sees the two assassins.

“Ren, did you catch it?”

“Yes, there are no other signs around here, so it will be okay for the time being. “I even woke up.”

“Phew… … . thank god.”

“You too, go and rest now.”

“okay. It must have been crazy, but you did a good job. See you later.”

Frey leaves the room and a moment later someone knocks on the door.

“grow. “I came to give you something to eat.”

A familiar female voice.

After a moment of silence, the door bursts open.

Chloe, with a stiff face, moved her eyes quickly while holding a paper bag containing a small bread in her left hand and the handle of a sword in her right hand.

“… … “Ren Argen?”

She opened her eyes wide.

I’m getting sick of that expression now.

“Are you saying you came to bring me bread at this hour?”

“Hmm.”

She puts the bread on the shelf next to her with a sheepish look on her face, checks the situation inside, and nods.

“At that time, you spoke informally, but I’m curious why you suddenly started treating me with respect again.”

“… … .”

“There’s a rumor that your personality seems to change every time you fight. Is that why?”

As she said, there were always rumors that I had multiple personalities.

It was impossible to ask the ghosts to show respect, it was unavoidable.

“Now that I think about it, there’s no reason to show respect anymore.”

“… … “You’re already acting like you’re the head of the house.”

“If you think so, isn’t that why you came here with a piece of bread like that?”

She flinches as if she has hit the nail on the head.

“It’s just a reward for getting help.”

He was talking about how the true intention of Jungmu-ryu was revealed at the sword’s initiation ceremony.

In fact, out of Dustin, Chloe, and Dilis, she was the one who benefited the most.

Just looking at the momentum I could feel right now, I was much stronger than before.

“Do whatever you want, whether you do it comfortably or with respect. “Because I don’t care.”

“Sure.”

“… … “You seem fine, so I’ll go.”

“thank you for helping. Chloe.”

Chloe says without leaving.

“Oh, and try going outside too. “How many people are suffering because of you?”

She really went after saying that.

‘Is there anyone outside?’

When I thought about it, the frequency of attacks was very low compared to the period of one week.

Not only are there more than a few people who are hostile to me, but following the establishment of the Thunder God Ryu, I even declared the family head, so it would be a thorn in the side of the three major schools and the Senate.

They already have a California candidate they are pushing.

In such a situation, it would be difficult to protect myself with only the power of Scale, Lian, and Frey.

Even if Chloe helped me, she didn’t stay by my side all day like those three people did.

I went out of the annex.

There is someone standing in front of the gate.

A knight with scattered hair flowing down in a clump of hair.

“Ren. “You’re awake.”

“Marcia. Why are you here… … ?”

“Isn’t he a guardian knight? “We must protect the family’s heir.”

“The sword’s initiation ceremony is not over. “There is a high possibility that other schools will view you unfavorably.”

“it’s okay. “If I don’t pass the induction ceremony with that, my abilities are lacking.”

The sharp-faced man bows his waist.

“Congratulations on the establishment of Raishinryu and on becoming the successor to the family.”

“thanks.”

“I’ll just go now. “I have to prepare for the induction ceremony.”

“Good work.”

Marcia returns home without any problems. However, the gait is somehow awkward.

“for a moment. Marcia, did you hurt your foot?”

“… … it’s okay.”

“Tsk. Come on.”

If I hadn’t noticed, I would have gone through the sword initiation ceremony in that state.

Although I have gained considerable divine power due to the stigmata, I still do not know holy magic.

I only have a vague sense of simple recovery.

Although it was less effective, it poured divine power into his ankles.

Marcia, who looked a little more at ease then, said thank you and left.

Even the entrance to the outbuilding was full of traces of battle.

She blocked this path alone.

‘hmm… … ?’

My senses spread out in all directions and I caught the presence of someone.

This time at the back of the outbuilding.

Yes, the really strong ones would have come this way.

The main gate is too obvious. However, the route over the ridge at the back is difficult unless you are skilled.

There is a high probability that the ones we found earlier also came there.

‘Who are you?’

I moved towards there, wondering if another assassin had crossed over, and saw someone standing there holding a sword.

“Arhan… … , older brother?”

The person standing there, dripping blood, is Arhan Arjen.

It was a person I had never thought of.

“what? “Are you awake?”

“Brother, why are you doing that there?”

“Why, I did it to protect you. “You bastard.”

Sticky blood was dripping from the tip of the knife, as if he had killed someone a little while ago.

The shiny skin and hair that I saw a few days ago have disappeared everywhere.

Her clothes were all torn, so she was almost half naked.

His entire body was so mangled that it made you wonder if there could be more wounds than this.

“I didn’t know you would fight this far for me.”

“Because of you, I broke through the wall that was blocking me. “That’s the price.”

“I never asked for anything in return. And that was something you did on your own.”

“Noisy. “If I am, then so be it.”

He roughly throws away the sword, which is so damaged that it looks difficult to return, and runs his fingers through his hair.

“This is a very expensive sword.”

“… … “I’ll get you a new one.”

“Just try if you don’t like it.”

“Have you been here all week?”

“okay. I’m so tired I’m dying. Please give me some treatment. “You must be better than the others.”

“… … It’s not possible.”

“what?”

Arhaan frowns and glares at me.

But even if I stare at it like that, there’s nothing I can do.

I don’t know how to use holy magic. I used up all my divine power on Marcia a little while ago.

“why?”

“… … “There are circumstances.”

“It’s a disaster. Do you know how many people I killed here to protect you?”

“thank you.”

“If you are grateful, please heal me!”

“I can’t.”

“this… Son of a b*tch… … .”

It’s not that I don’t do it, it’s that I can’t do it.

What can I do about the inevitable?

“Make it quick!”

“I told you I couldn’t do it, right?”

“why not! In the Holy Kingdom, he killed a demon with divine power! “Why can’t you do that?”

“I only know how to kill. “I don’t know how to recover.”

“… … “The last time you recovered from dropping a fireball?”

“This is the power of Raman’s spear.”

“… … really?”

“yes.”

“really?”

“yes.”

“Do not lie. You bastard. “You said I saved your life?”

“I know.”

“But why… … . Ugh!”

He was dizzy and stumbled, but barely managed to regain his balance.

“Are you okay?”

“Please treat me in time to ask something like that!”

“You said you didn’t know, right?”

“Why don’t you know! Does that make sense?”

“It’s possible.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Seeing my attitude not changing at all, Arhaan glares at me and mutters quietly.

“… … “I should have just let him die.”

“It’s already in the past. older brother.”

“ha… … , Was this bastard always this obnoxious?”

“It’s an illusion. older brother.”

“Noisy! Damn you. “I’ll see you after the induction ceremony.”

After saying that, Arhaan trudges along with his tired body.

“Can I take you there?”

“go away!”