Chapter 279 (1/2)

‘Amazing!’

Mido wasn’t just standing still. She worked hard analyzing the Chinese players through the community videos. She remembered the last time when she lost consciousness and put her teammates in danger, so she endured the hellish training.

[The constellation skill ‘Art of Composition’ is activated.]

[The opponent’s shadow will be bound and distorted for a short time.]

It was the skill Art of Composition that she achieved in the last training period. It was a skill she gained after hearing Monet’s advice that a painter should always look at the world creatively and use spatial perception to see the various compositions of objects.

“......!”

The astonished Yang Fan’s eyes widened. It was a short time, but his fist rushing toward Mido felt bound. Then it was moved to the side and hit the ground. Mido didn’t miss this chance.

“Haap!”

Mido quickly moved into Yang Fan’s arms while pulling out her sword. The sharp Bloody Butcher was revealed and cut at Yang Fan. However, Yang Fan raised his left arm and managed to block the sword. A long sword cut was left on Yang Fan’s left arm.

“Haat!”

Mido swung her sword quicker to avoid giving him a break. Yang Fan showed an unwillingness to lose and increased his strength by adding magic power to both arms. Once again, he poured out the destructive power of the Seven Tigers Boxing from various angles. Sparks flew the moment the sword and fist met.

‘This young friend is amazing...!’

It was a girl with swordsmanship that didn’t match her age. Yang Fan smiled like he had met a good rival and stomped his right feet. Sharp fragments of the ground flew in a threatening manner toward Mido.

“...Hup!”

Mido quickly deflected it but Yang Fan’s fist struck her without missing the gap. Yang Fan hit Mido’s right shoulder. The arm which she held the sword with trembled slightly and she revealed another gap. Mido was slightly pushed back and Yang Fan rushed quickly toward her.

“Ink Soldiers!”

Right then, the ink soldiers seemed to answer a call and rose up to surround Yang Fan with their swords and spears. Yang Fan raised his magic power and returned the ink soldiers to just being drawings one by one using Seven Tigers Boxing. A destructive technique with a tiger’s aura once again revealed itself in Yang Fan’s hands.

The ink soldiers disappeared in an instant.

However, Mido was already using a buff on herself with Sketch Mind. She aimed for a gap that Yang Fan revealed and stabbed her sword. Yang Fan grinned at Mido whose sword had reached him. “...It wasn’t bad.”

“...Thank you.” Mido thanked Yang Fan for praising her, but Yang Fan hadn’t given up yet. Yang Fan’s hand tried to grab Mido’s sword. If she was caught here, Mido could only be hit by his Seven Tigers Boxing from the shortest distance.

“Huup!”

Even so, Mido was careful. She smiled when she saw Yang Fan’s bewildered face. She once again used the Art of Composition to temporarily bind him.

“Thank you for being my opponent.”

Mido twisted the sword in Yang Fan’s stomach and pulled it out. Her ensuing blow quickly cut his entire body and appeared on the other side, causing the sword to scatter a lot of blood.

“...Cough. It was great this time.”

Yang Fan collapsed.

* * *

“Umm, it is wonderful.”

Park Muyeol had personally guided Mido in her aforementioned training and nodded. He had shouted at Mido last time, but he seemed satisfied with Mido’s sharpened swordsmanship.

I asked him honestly, “How talented is Mido?”

“Do you want me to answer honestly?”

“Yes.”

I nodded slightly and Park Muyeol touched his beard. He rolled his eyes and started thinking. It didn’t take him long to think about it. “If she had awakened her talent early, then she would be on par with Seongchan right now.”

“So she currently isn’t a match for Seongchan?”

“Yes. It isn’t because he is my grandson. I am speaking from a teacher’s point of view. Still, if she continues to practice, she will be able to kill an imoogi, even if she can’t kill a dragon.”

It was actually the first time I had seen Park Muyeol say something like this. I hadn’t seen a person who had been praised so much by him. If so, it meant that Mido had talent. Was it a good thing to pair Mido with Monet? My troubles deepened.

“Are you thinking about Mido’s constellation?”

“......”

He had noticed it again. Only this person could see through my inner thoughts. I couldn’t lie in front of him. I nodded slightly.

Park Muyeol laughed. “Hmm. I heard it from Mido. Originally, you had another constellation chosen in mind for her, but then you had to choose Monet or something.”

“......”