Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Kingdom of Rosaria.

Melissa Elliot sat on the throne in the royal throne room and the nobles lined up on either side.

With a solemn atmosphere, heavier air than usual flows out of the mouths of the ministers.

“Let’s start with Argen.”

“yes.”

The secretary unfolded the rolled up paper and began to report.

“It is said that Ren Argen established a new school in the family and was confirmed as the heir to the family.”

Melissa gives a pitiful look to the nobles’ murmuring.

“It’s natural. If you look at Ren Argen’s inaction and his temper, it would be strange if he wasn’t a successor. next?”

“After the annual sword initiation ceremony, Arjen would always give unconventional missions to the initiates. “I think it will probably be the same this time too.”

“I guess so.”

“yes. So, I think Ren Argen will receive a mission related to Positirium this time.”

Melissa nodded at those words.

At the same time, the nobles’ faces hardened.

“What is the current situation in Positirium?”

“It is said that the fortress is not functioning properly. All criminals are released, especially… , the seal of the saint was broken, and all the guards and administrators in the Positerium were slaughtered.”

“Tsk. “They were targeting the vacuum created by the election of the Pope.”

“I think so.”

The Positirium is a prison fortress that houses the Holy Kingdom’s criminals.

It also plays a role in suppressing the demonic energy that is rampant in the western part of the continent and at the same time dealing with the monsters that arise there.

This time, the Black Saint collapsed, the criminals were released, and the saint’s seal was broken.

“But fortunately, the conclave ended faster than expected, perhaps due to the influence of Positirium.”

“The newly elected Pope is Aston Cash, right? “Prime Minister.”

“That’s right. your majesty.”

Melissa touched the corners of her mouth and looked worried.

“It’s fortunate, but it certainly seems inadequate compared to previous popes.”

“I think it will be okay. “I heard that it was Sir Ren Argen who recommended Pope Aston Cash.”

“Know. “I hope his insight was correct.”

“yes. your majesty.”

Melissa tapped the armrest of her throne with her index finger, lost in thought.

“In any case, was this attack on Positirium a failure? “In the end, didn’t you just release the saint’s seal?”

“First of all, it looks like there is no next battle right now.”

“I believe their goal is to completely take down Positirium and retrieve the remnants of an ancient evil that is believed to be hidden in the western polar region, but in the end, they were unable to kill the saint, so even that is a long shot.”

“It seems the saint’s power is great. “You’re holding out against three Black Star executives.”

A saint who committed great sins in the past and was sealed in the Positirium.

The words are a seal, but in reality, it is no different from brainwashing.

The seal was created as a weapon to destroy the saint’s personality and destroy the monster.

The power of the saint, who was imprinted with the stigmata at a young age and was given tremendous divine power, surpassed that of the Pope.

However, he was unable to control his power and committed the crime of slaughtering countless people and stealing sacred objects.

In the end, he fell into a trap prepared by the high priests of the Holy Kingdom and was sealed in the Positirium.

Positirium uses them to exterminate monsters in the west under the pretext of making criminals repent.

The same was true for the saint. The strongest weapon that protects Positirium.

That was the saint, but now that weapon’s brainwashing has been released and it has become the most troublesome enemy.

“Anyway, things are so messed up.”

“I think we need to slow down the pace of excavation and research on ancient civilizations.”

An ancient magical civilization discovered in the territory of Rosaria.

Many magicians and scholars are currently being invested in excavating and researching that civilization.

However, in a situation where chaos on the continent is increasing, it is not possible to simply deploy personnel there.

Moreover, I have asked Ren Argen to help me research the tombs of ancient civilizations, but if he leaves after receiving a mission to support the Positirium from his family, the day to come to Rosaria will be postponed indefinitely.

In Rosaria, it was as if Black Star had poured cold water on a situation where things were going well.

Pudduk-.

Melissa, who was tightly gripping the armrests of the throne, glared at the ministers.

“List of specified secret branches of the Black Star. Do you know? “Prime Minister?”

“yes. your majesty.”

“Stop excavating ancient civilizations for a moment and prepare for an operation immediately. “I can no longer see them wandering around on the continent.”

“All right. your majesty.”

* * *

A rain and wind mountain range located to the east of Arjen’s territory.

It is named so because it rains and thunders every day for more than half of the year.

Rainwater falling steadily.

In it, Scarlett, Marcia, and Lian took poses holding swords.

“As I said last time, the swordsmanship of the Four Great Schools must focus on borrowing the power of nature.”

“I have a question.”

Lian slightly raised his hand and said.

“Yes, please ask.”

“The Saebi style is the wind, the Jungmu style is the land, and the Bihor style is the water. “The three schools say they can borrow the power of nature anywhere, but isn’t that impossible for Raishin-ryu?”

“That is an accurate point.”

Another reason why Raishinryu was the most powerful among the Four Great Schools in the past, but fell and disappeared at some point.

This was because it was different from the other three schools.

“Noegi is a power that boasts tremendous power. There is no one who can defeat Raijinryu in a space filled with thunder. However, such situations are not common.”

“okay.”

“In the past, Raishinryu had a method of invoking lightning. Even though it was difficult indoors, it was possible anywhere there were clouds. For example, using the brain power, we can use the power of lightning that exists in the sky.”

“I don’t know about that, so what should I do?”

Scarlet narrowed her eyebrows and said, as if there was no need for boring theories.

“I was going to tell you now. Anyway, you don’t need this ability right now. In fact, it is an ability needed when learning the 4th sword of Raishinryu. Until then, you can easily defeat the other three schools just by creating your own brain skills.”

“Jungmu-ryu’s second sword Jinjinpo that you showed me last time showed tremendous power with the power of the earth. But is it possible to deal with Raishinryu without that?”

“yes. it’s possible.”

Lian tilted her head in disbelief at Ren’s assertion.

“I’ll show you the first sword first.”

A solid pile erected on the training ground. Ren turned towards that place and filled his first spirit with brain energy.

“The first sword is a technique that increases speed and power by extremely compressing and exploding the particles of the brain energy. It can explode up to 10 times and you can aim for 8 and keep grinding.”

A first marriage that feels like my own body.

The thunderbolts flowing within it coalesced nine times in an instant.

Huh- Quaaa!!

A flash of light fired in a straight line instantly melts the pile and disappears beyond the horizon.

A sword strike that disappeared, scattering blue light in all directions. After the first sword passed, a strange twisting and haze of air was emerging in the area left behind.

“… … “This is the first sword?”

Lian opened his mouth and his eyes trembled.

The first sword is the basic sword technique that is learned first upon entering Raishinryu.

But were those basics something only a master could do?

“Good?”

“I think it was a good thing I joined Raishinryu.”

Scarlett and Marcia are already fascinated by Ren’s skills and can’t get out of it.

I stare blankly at the afterimage of the flash of light created by Ren, as if possessed by something.

“Arjen swordsmanship Raishinryu, the first sword is lightning strike.”

“Are you sure we can do this?”

“You won’t be able to create the same power as me right now. What I just did was a technique that created 9 explosions. “It is impossible unless you reach the level of master.”

A fire burns in Scarlett’s eyes as she hears Ren’s explanation.

The look in his eyes was full of determination to somehow reach master and create his own sword that surpassed what Ren had created.

‘Now I’ll just have to hold on to the first sword every day.’

If I think about the decisive attack I taught you last time, it’s clear that it will be like that this time too.

In the end, she had no choice but to admit it because she made the attack with her own swordsmanship.

“But before that, you need to know how to properly use brain energy.”

Ren planned to teach them brain skills based on the method he learned from Vandrik.

Unlike Ren, who intuitively realized the brain energy, handling the brain energy itself is generally difficult.

Even Eden Arzen, known as the Battle Sword, has awakened the Thunder Energy through the legacy of the Thunder God Style.

“Is that why you called me here?”

“yes.”

Rian, who was being hit by the pouring rain, pursed his lips in sudden anxiety.

Tap, crack, crack… … .

The rain is getting stronger. Black storm clouds cover the sky.

Ren unfolded his brain flag and simultaneously launched it into the sky.

Kwagwagwagwang!!

As soon as the thunderbolt entered the clouds, white thunderbolts began to flutter across the sky.

An atmospheric discharge phenomenon accompanied by thunder and lightning.

A lightning strike in which an electric current flows in an extremely short moment and exceeds the limit of lightning contained in the cloud.

Kwaaa!!!

The ground shook from the lightning that struck the bare ground out of nowhere.

Lian and Marcia, who were staring blankly at that, shake their heads and say.

“Ren, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I don’t think that’s it.”

“you’re right. Chief Ren. “Please think about it for a moment and-”

“No, it will continue like this.”

Ren was adamant.

This is the only way to obtain brain energy in a short period of time.

– To obtain brain energy, you must first feel what brain energy is with your whole body.

That’s what Vandrik said.

Ren also agreed. Because didn’t he acquire the skills of ghosts through numerous possessions?

There is a huge difference in experience between experiencing it directly and just seeing it.

“This is how we do it because there are about three people. “Wrap your entire body in flags and raise your sword high in the sky.”

bang! bang! Kwaaa!!

Lightning strikes from all directions, as if revealing its own violence.

When I see that pure white light like a bomb pouring down from the sky, I don’t even dare to lift my sword.

“This is telling me to die.”

Sreung-!

When Lian was about to complain, Scarlett raised her sword without hesitation.

“sister! And if you do something wrong-.”

Quaaa!!

And as if she had been waiting, she lifted her sword and a pure white thunderbolt fell as if it were being sucked in.

“Kaaa!!”

Her whole body convulsed and she screamed.

After the thunderbolt spread through the ground, Scarlett froze in place like a stone statue.

A white, crackling thunderbolt flowed through her entire body.

Ren forced her arms down and examined her condition.

Pupils that have become loose. I thought she had lost her mind, but her head moved slowly.

“Are you okay?”

“… … flaw.”

A faint glow began to appear in her eyes, which seemed to have lost focus.

“hehehe… … . “I understand why you did this crazy thing.”

She felt the thunderbolt penetrate her bones and instantly recalled the sensation of being caught by something.

Pajik, Pajik… … .

‘Did it really work?’

Ren knew this was crazy, but since Vandrik said it was okay, he gave it a try.

Honestly, I was a little worried. Is there anyone on this continent who would do something crazy like catch a thunderbolt from the sky with their whole body?

However, swordsmen are willing to do anything if they can raise the level of their swords.

After seeing Scarlett’s reaction and condition, I thought this might be a really good method.

“I’ll have to try one more time.”

“Now, wait a minute, sister. “It would be better to recover your body.”

Scarlett, who was about to raise her sword again due to Lian’s dissuasion, stops and quits.

“Then you try it this time.”

“… … “Of course.”

At Scarlett’s words, Lian hesitated and then raised his sword.

Standing in a place with thunder and lightning while holding a sword is itself an ordeal.

Ryan stood there in a very nervous state for five minutes, but the lightning did not fall on him.

Ren had no choice but to release his lightning energy from behind and direct the lightning towards Lian.

“It’s not coming down. First of all, let’s start with Marcia!!”

Lian’s body trembles as the lightning strikes at a time difference, but then falls limp.

Lian seemed to have lost his mind and froze like a stone statue.

Seeing him like that, Marcia’s face hardened as well.

‘Did I come into Raishinryu for no reason? … .’

“Next Marcia.”

“yep!”

Marcia raised her sword with a calm expression on her face.

Quaaa!!

Although he had promised himself not to scream unsightly, he gritted his teeth and opened his bloodshot eyes.

“aaararalalak!”

He screamed the most obnoxiously and then collapsed.

“Rian also held on, but the so-called initiate… , Tsk.”

“This time, a particularly strong lightning struck. It can’t be helped. First of all, let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow. Once a day. “I would get struck by lightning and increase the number of times per week.”

Lian’s expression was crumpled at Ren’s declaration, and Scarlett smiled with a face full of anticipation.

Marcia belatedly comes to her senses and stands up.

“… “Where is this place?”

The two people who saw that looked pitiful and shook their heads.