Chapter 133: Fate Intertwined (3)
qaJkbThe spear slashed through the air, carrying with it an invisible gush of aura.wl9udh
4OJtEight Trigrams.6gsfUM
AQjiZha, Lan, NaQFh
OfMi—QSMl81
7EyCb0Ominous Snake5jByFIA
Mbm6nTwo-faced Ominous Snake: Dragon BloodX4ar3
ZZGOminous Snake: Secret Arts – Distorted Marchcmmh
QogBLOminous Snake: Extreme Arts – Soaring Snake, Rearing Head of the Venomous Dragontun4bk
45K7Horizontal Sweep of a TigerCSQYes
SagGreat Demonic Spear of the WindMmRG
johLan Na Zha2hE93v
mS4JDemonic Arts: Scavenging the Grass for the Snake.CJfsC3
rT1TGTMSpinning Heaven: Second Move – Rotating Demon SpearvABY
QraqMVoid Spinning Heaven, Turbulent SpearYOOoPw
cIOZR……………Ggg2IYu
az1LuSOSweat poured down like a waterfall.Bk3
Hc94e0Controlling the pace of his breath, Korin reflected on one spearman while breathing in the heated air of the training room.i8yBuW7
MucHFTates Valtazar.FxvpcF6
uWETThe one who was technically his senior martial brother was, at the same time, a lifetime foe. Korin trained endlessly as he aimed to pierce through Valtazar’s heart even in his imaginary battles against him.hbR
CEecHowever, all he got were failures.8zdKf5W
hkPqNMbFailures upon failures.MatPY4
y92jwUntil the very end, his spear couldn’t reach him. No matter how much aura he were to pour out from his Aura Cores, and even while taking into consideration his physical specs that would be amplified severalfold, he just couldn’t even imagine his spear reaching Valtazar.jcv2Vd
aKvO2wIt wasn’t like the game where you could gradually cut away at the HP bar. There was no auto-lock for accuracy either.or08u
8TWZ2BENow that this world had become real, his attacks weren’t even able to hit their mark.IhwvnNi
68WluThat was just how big of a gap there was in skill between Tates and him.qALLk
MnoN‘This won’t do. Faster. I have to become stronger faster.’kSxN
oaqHe was no match even when it came to skill with the spear let alone physical prowess. Korin thought to himself that he needed at least 3 prerequisites for him to be able to defeat him.91M0hLz
gcufCXAn increase in physical capability; increase in his manipulation over Six Ways of the Spear and lastly, making use of Tates Valtazar’s Precepts.wB7F
5maVyThe 2nd Precept, ‘I do not perceive spirits’ was the same for both of them and couldn’t be exploited, and his 3rd Precept was likewise an unexploitable one just like his ‘I will save the world’.ZQMzLdl
xZpjLThe 1st Precept was essentially the only one that could be exploited, but even that required a lot of preparations and would only be possible in the Northern Kingdom Episode, which would unravel after the 7th Arc.UHr
4TJ20vjUntil then, Korin had no choice but to focus on increasing his actual skill and caliber.Yc0g
I6Ds0j– Kwaaang!pA9f6iO
2A7AxIt was then. Suddenly a large hole appeared in the training room that Korin had rented out for the day. There was only one person in the Academy that could break the unique anti-Guardian reinforced walls with such ease.upd
cdo0I“I forgot about her.”mX2
alHHe looked at the girl wearing nun clothes, who still had one of her arms reaching forward with a fist on the other side of the hole, who seemed to have accidentally broken the wall in the middle of training.R4K
v2CI6z“How’s it going?”EmwUw
35Pjn7“…”VNPP
TN89AWOWithout replying to his question, Hua Ran looked around the training room ravaged by fists and a spear. She seemed slightly concerned about the mouthful of complaints she was going to receive from the Admin.YSG
up600r0“Shall we go get some food?”hG2
848jgv“…Un.”urdkNgu
J28RThe two of them quietly left the training room.B0jPgH
YBoh93e****Ic8f
6B99For the past few days, Hua Ran was in a very bad mood.aGE4
L8tbs50Until recently, she had been proud and confident in herself being powerful and strong.npT
88Y7cYA living jiangshi with the Unbreakable Vajra Body – the undefeatable Heavenly Yaksha. She had not a single doubt in her power and status.Qmae
gyuThat was why she wasn’t that worried when she decided to be with Korin. Because she was strong, she thought no one would be able to hurt him as long as she was there. She had been arrogant, believing that she could beat anyone under the sun.OzsC
0Qbj4MyHer arrogance had been crushed from the front.pKmxC
N8KAdTates Valtazar.7PW1eF
5KvHcYShe was powerless before the enemy who used the same spearmanship as Korin.a8GsHis
Oi1d‘We have to become stronger.’YPqJVVj
7SQ“…I know.”D8KR
XetLRjIt was rare, but Hua Ran was in full agreement with her sister.BzaT1
ECVnKpIf this was a few weeks back, she would have scoffed, saying she was already strong enough, but the recent fight was enough for Hua Ran to lose quite a lot of self-confidence along with her shattered arrogance.0Lx
ELMUkc“But how?”Klh
oZmjy71Due to being a powerhouse from birth and relying only on her invincible, unbreakable body, she had never even worked on improving her fighting skills. She was clueless as to how to get stronger; the way of those who were weak from the start was difficult for her to wrap her head around.m34BQ
KYngbD‘Let’s start with martial arts that use the fist. The thing that oppa showed us.’N4O6rO9
vcnRan said, referring to the martial arts of fist that Hua Ran learned from the boy out of boredom and… a wish to spend more time with the boy. She had yet to really understand the principles and fundamentals, but she still knew some parts of it.r92o
DYtsBut there was a problem.OXVqHoX
PwC“It’s too small.”HAmDQpB
8khzYtMThe training room was way too small for her to practice martial arts. It was so small that she didn’t feel comfortable going all out.yhpUHBN
hBie“Then do you want to go somewhere bigger?”OLwW
WadyBIt was on the way back after a meal with the boy. Hearing her grumble a complaint, Korin gave a suggestion.hEmG6l
hiMnj“Where?”TUQeRWP
6tKXK“Hmm… We can’t do it at the oval because the other people there might get caught up in the aftermath and… we can’t use the festival venue either for the same reason.”gm6r
UgTKThe aftershock of Hua Ran’s fists had the power to kill people. Even Korin himself sometimes ended up destroying the items in the training room, and therefore it was obviously harder to find a suitable place for Hua Ran to unleash her full power.sWKg
La8J“Why don’t we have a little practice fight?”jjFX
cx6T………TUr8
RTQH……ycDT
u6TAVB…zuVd4
2GybX– Tung! Tung tung!pCqOFW
EvYx– Kwaang! Kwagagang!qoR
dNwrEach and every punch crushed the ground and a sweep of the hand changed the surrounding landscape. It was a monstrous level of strength and defense – the consecutive explosive bursts of pure strength created aftershocks, and those aftershocks alone were enough to make the spearman falter.rHW0oaL
DAUp0cV“Huu…!”b8Rk
YpDRelying on his spear, he somehow managed to keep himself on his feet.tkC
nnsIt was hard to say whether that should be called masterful skills or petty tricks, but regardless, Korin somehow maintained his balance and posture, and waited for the right opportunity to strike at his opponent.1Ay9TyH
FhNfHTwo-faced Ominous Snake, Dragon Blood.swTT
lMApDwThe slithering spear traveled sharply through the air. It slithered like a serpent in a dizzy manner but Hua Ran’s eyes allowed her to see through it all.uUMCxSj
y7tRpfHer exceptional physical capabilities and reflex skills allowed Hua Ran to dodge the incoming spear, as she immediately went on the offense. It was a textbook approach to close combat but it appeared rather awkward, as if she was wearing clothes that weren’t tailored to her.QSWJ8
q7ts1And those sloppy clothes were easily torn apart.LcJlfz
skpOlShe attacked with a straight fist.GyM8dtB
TDCvoGently pushing on the fist from the side, Korin deflected the punch and released his spear as he then marched forward for a palm to the chest. Although it wasn’t painful, seeing that he was about to connect it to more attacks to her vitals… Hua Ran urgently took a big leap back.D42GLFl
sqZ“Hmm?”neO08
t4mnC57Korin curiously muttered at her passive retreat.6r3v7Y
Rhj“Why did you do that? I’m sure you could have handled that much.”JR36N
1iEo“…”RvqU
DJ4FGIWith a rather discontent expression on her face, Hua Ran turned her back to him with a flick.dNfkRS
WlNW7d“I’m done.”f9m4
PJh“…”PFJvy
b2kYz0She was really quick at changing her mind. That was the impression Korin received, but upon seeing the damage they had done to the surrounding forest, he also agreed that this much would be enough for the day.r8Y0i
HhY“Then should we start heading back to the Academy? Tomorrow’s a weekend so I’m just going to be doing the missions from the mission board though.”FqnMIyG
xHDM“No.”iNJCM3
wnHIC“Huh?”dUEYtz
U3kQ“Not the dormitory.”wdgBtwx
cfLm6B5“What?”4if
r5E5vjj“Your hotel.”m7qFCxT
7XAYG“Hmm?”I9wjc8
4bRtSuddenly, our destination was changed to a hotel.sxsUSGL
JHpvA pair of grown-up male and female, spending the night in a hotel…Tue8Le
9WuHxpi****egF
KFvtvsK‘Hua… You know, do you want to… swap?’bnJbJ
gHwGbIh“No.”PVtRYP3
vuNclZ3‘Whyyy!? I want to be with oppa too!’b2E
XaNzt0“…”WSEIS
iZSRlcXIgnoring her noisy ‘sister’, Hua washed herself clean and wore the nun clothes again, but threw the chains away onto the bed. Thanks to the kind consideration of the Saintess, Estelle, she no longer had to be bound by chains 24/7, but that was still a secret from most people.1Waec8I
GShx4IA‘Are we doing it? Is this the day?’GCKYx6
VRDw7d“…Pervert.”xs5C
HdzdHua scolded Ran, whose mind seemed to be filled with obscene thoughts. How could she possibly suggest forcefully holding hands to sleep?oUN0
fOdB969“And besides… there’s no storks[mfn]Stork-the baby bringing bird[/mfn] here either.”lEXl
z8b‘I know…! I was with you when you were reading the book about stork habitats! Do we really have to go all the way to the North?’Z0a
oSo“I’m not… trying to make babies tonight… That’s for you to do.”uJg
lBT7PE‘There you go again. I know you like oppa as well.’iKzxJ3u
Dh60She ignored Ran’s cheeky voice. Ran, the person whom she was sharing the body with, was the one who liked Korin, and it was only because of her that she was going to have a baby.FCw
XXs4UwBHua was simply thinking that she might as well help Ran look after the baby as a sister sharing the body with her. It was definitely not because she wanted one herself.o5q
cEH6LP‘How many babies should we get? We should let the kids have some siblings, right? Two boys and two girls… that sounds good! I will make the stork bring one each, and Hua, you can do the same for the remaining two!’OaEkt0
Ru3wU“…No.”cGQE3hr
XMnaBC‘Why not? Oppa’s kids will be so cute. Honestly, I want the stork to bring us 20 kids if possible. Hmm… Would money be a problem though if we do that?’CfFSNg
tPcg“We can… earn money.”Xv4
y5kHua said while remembering the Guardian Grade that had been assigned to her. She was given gold coins every month as allowance, and hunting demonic beasts was also an easy way to earn a fair bit of money.4jn1
PfsWith a single sweep, she could kill a bunch of weak monsters, and just that would be enough to fill her piggy bank with coins.EtaH
LeKWhile thinking about something along those lines, Hua walked out of the room Korin gave to her and started walking down the corridor. Despite the festival being over already, there were still quite a lot of guests.lowtKGJ
SRdhSeeing how there was a pair of male and female walking into a room with touching shoulders, she assumed that they were going to sleep while holding hands.CZ4YEB
78F1k9“There aren’t any storks here though.”gK1IY7
ZGJ‘I know right?’ow4
8dwWithout worrying herself over other people, she started walking to Korin’s room to find him.Z23vkO
GPfP8RH‘Oppa… looks really down these days.’meRr08
IdEB9V“…Nn.”62Z
9cQ59Ever since the confrontation against that man, Korin had been overworking his body. He spent all of his time in the training rooms and rarely ever came outside. Hua Ran had also started spending more time in the training room after realizing her powerlessness, but couldn’t stay as long as he did.Jkwr
IBU7w‘Is there a way to cheer him up?’hrM
KRJdi“…Food?”1uQ
mrDbQs0‘Hmm… I don’t think that would work.’JFF1S
IGCNqmBut judging that buying something would be better than having nothing at all, Hua Ran bought some snacks at the store linked to the hotel before heading to Korin’s room.ZsfteO0
dsXHouConsidering how self-centered she usually was, it was worth complimenting how considerate she was being.8bDdk
oeA– Click!o197Oi
c3qe2AnIt was quite obvious that the door of the hotel room was locked, but Hua Ran nonetheless opened it recklessly without a second thought.6aqJ
oVDeau– Crack!tl8U
55lThe doorknob was crushed apart as she forced the door open.O7jWZ
T9v72qR“Oh shit! W, what was that?”Xle
YKOKorin exclaimed in surprise when the door suddenly opened with a loud thud, but… Hua was just as surprised as him.y54I2
IjjzA“…”sQp
nPc‘…’j84Kvv
btHfRThe same was true for the person she was sharing the body with. Taken by surprise, all she could do was blankly stand there watching what was in front of her.QRcppXe
jW8zl5When witnessing something completely unexpected, people tended to zone out and their minds turned blank, and the length of that blank silence tended to be the proof of how surprised that person was.udQfxuF
6a5Out of 1 to 10, her current level of surprise was around 9.UIfjz3w
FdScc“Why… aren’t you wearing clothes?”KYK
ITCw5JgThe two girls didn’t even know how long they had been silent for, and Hua only managed to force herself to say something after hearing Korin say, ‘Why are you doing nothing for 30 whole seconds? Can you say something…?’Vx5I
Vq7Jv“Well, that’s because I just took a shower…”9Zico
0mnshwiKorin, who had just come out of the shower, stated the obvious in response. With his upper body bare, all he had was a towel covering his lower body.ZL81
1fGPIIn his hands was a bathrobe that he had been about to wear, which had been interrupted by the sudden intruder.7isnWF
KLJONdzDue to his hardcore training schedule, his body was filled with muscles with little excess fat, and the red flush to his muscular body was the very proof that he had been washing himself with warm water until just then.nzwZ
T94olBAThat was what had made Hua and Ran silent for 30 whole seconds.WiW
SyqsUiShe always knew he had a good body and… even though it was obvious that knights would have a good body… it was just way too superb and remarkable.XFvfAN
EncvvFor some reason, there was something about his body that tickled her heart.BBTac
zcm1n‘Hua… I feel… weird.’k1G
ZGRqmT“…”5XDSU4
IwFiGt6Thankfully, Ran’s voice did not reach Korin.uedW4
NrpiT6eIf she had voiced that out loud, she would have thrown herself into the warm river and killed herself out of embarrassment.jKk7Cy
Cm3But aside from that…cz9eXk
fF9Epd“You… Is that, a scar?”ohhau5
fYh5Hua said with her eyes on his lower stomach, which had a regular array of strange letters.7RgX
FbBo“You mean this?”R1vUuRj
8qLThey were tiny yet very visible, and because of that, it was hard to tell whether that was a scar or a tattoo.j96VLV
SvF7nf1“This is the reason I can fight.”LDuYm7W
qKA7After putting the robe over his shoulders, Korin closed the door that Hua Ran broke before leading her into the room.nSH
zQ70aRHe sat down on a small, minimalistic chair in front of the tiny desk of the hotel room, while Hua Ran rested herself on the soft bed.uhmr
Q4Q9JMShe stole a glance at his flushed body that was still visible through the hems of the bathrobe.uoLWl
ppjKFor some reason… she had been deeply ‘moved’ when she first saw it, and couldn’t help but glance at it again and again.Arc
gyotc“What do you mean?”sLpK2q
pPxIn order to chase away the embarrassment, Hua Ran raised a question, in search of a conversation topic. At last, the little girl had finally acquired the social skill of changing the topic.q6wQI
NVgnj“For the warriors of the Shadow Kingdom, there’s a thing called ‘Precepts’. It is a way to strengthen yourself by putting restrictions on you.”y0V
EJsMJKorin didn’t explain in full detail about the Precepts he had engraved into his own body, but shared a brief explanation of how it worked.YHJh
YMf3y“This is the reason I fight for, and one that also lets me fight in the first place. I wouldn’t have been able to save you without this.”RnX
OepPHp“…”hE8D
7OkwShe understood from that brief explanation that it was a device to amplify one’s strength. After hearing that, she shared her thoughts.fwQJ
4H6iCv“I want it too.”pZCECct
ofaK“No.”HR8I0
wCh7KuHowever, she was immediately turned down.I31GnD
CZod“Why?”Nux7MM
dmFa5lrThis was the first time Hua Ran had been this desperate for power. Her immaturity and weakness that had been displayed during the fight against Valtazar had crushed her confidence to tatters and she had finally found a reason to become stronger.VPRrwl
8D1WAqHua Ran now wanted to be stronger in order to protect the boy in front of her.VMtp
lkq“Firstly… it’s impossible to carve this onto your body no matter how much mana you put in. It’ll be impossible to even leave a scratch.”OSni4
VXyTW“…”QpNr
oA2tNEz“Secondly, this is high-risk high-reward. It’s for incompetent people like me, and not for talented people like you.”upeYid
3uFG“You… are not incompetent.”zhCe
0roJD“That’s just what I said to make it easier to—”kRTnMq6
D3Mhm3Q“You are not incompetent. Correct what you said.”7NGzOE
DdokudaHer crimson eyes gazed deeply into his eyes, so much so that he found it difficult to look away from her.JDpu
iUr“…Umm, alright. I’m not incompetent. Thanks.”uxJ
E6AfKorin awkwardly corrected his words while scratching his cheeks.bA3lCj
Tnf“Anyways, I have to make myself stronger even at the cost of creating a detrimental weakness but… unlike me, others including you have no reason to use it. In fact, it won’t be as effective for you.”ttD
fODjlyThe girls all had clear strengths.t9HdEV8
dlfHua Ran, who would later awaken as the true Heavenly Yaksha.apDsv
x97HAlicia Arden – the Sword Saint who would later reach the end of the path of swords.M5mmvdD
vBchxBAs for Marie, her future would be different from the one in the game, but it was clear that she would hit the pinnacle of vampires.s6upz
nQy4They, the main characters of this world, had fitting ways to grow, and there was no limit that had to be broken through like the side character, Korin Lork.3AKcGwN
mflKRbzGoing out of the way to make weaknesses for them did not make sense. Besides, a simple amplification of strength wasn’t what was required for them to become stronger.skQR7ky
7sPtDnGBut even so, her remark was enough to touch Korin’s heart, because Hua Ran must have wanted to engrave Precepts onto her body just for his sake. It provided him with a chance to realize that his relationship with the girl had become so profound and deep.UxV
Ksw“Huhu. Wait for tomorrow. This oppa will buy you some sushi…”46SqDEt
IQuIt was then. Hua Ran, who had been looking straight at him, suddenly stood up and grabbed onto his wrist.l8l
3yeIwH4“Huh?”mBDGt
aPI6ax7She then pulled him towards her with an unignorable amount of force. Due to that, he ended up falling on the bed.XnT
jJNN“H, Hua?”KqCrO
JaFNMi“Take it off.”p7BYt
nkGg9u“What?”Hnf4
Y17c“Take your clothes off.”OjuYFY
7XeWith a deeply flushed face and a pressing set of eyes, she gazed down deeply into his eyes.KJ2GSg
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