Chapter 72: – The First Letter (72)

༺ The First Letter (72) ༻

“That technique you used to defeat Olmar, it’s a taijutsu skill from the Holy Land, isn’t it?”

“Maybe.”

“And the strange path of the hatchet you threw at Aisha… Have you received training under the Sword Circle group?”

“I don’t know.”

My answers could be perceived as insincere, but I telling the truth.

I had no idea either. I didn’t know how the hell I knew these techniques. They simply came naturally and I felt as if I needed to incorporate them.

The jumbled memories in my head showed no sign of unraveling, and my eyebrows slightly furrowed as a pounding headache began to creep up on me.

Regardless of my headache, the look of suspicion in Senior Delphine’s eyes intensified. Her voice turned serious as she asked me a question.

“I’m being serious, Hatchet Lord. Those skills are prohibited from leaking to outsiders. They even require long, arduous training to master… but you’re saying you don’t know?”

Senior Delphine was right. The Holy Kingdom’s taijutsu, as well as the group of swordsmen known as ‘Sword Circle’, were known for being closed off to outsiders. They lived secluded lives, cutting ties with the outside world and dedicating themselves to swordsmanship until they died of old age at Heavenly Sword Mountain.

It was a place where many swordsmen went after being overwhelmed by the world for various reasons. It was rumored that all kinds of talents and skills were developed and passed on, but they were withheld from outsiders unless admitted into the Sword Circle.

Naturally, it was a place I had never visited before. If I had become a member of the Sword Circle, I would have already cut ties with the world and would not have been standing here at this moment.

No matter how I considered Senior Delphine’s reasoning, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sheer absurdity of it.

“Are you sure you’re not the one who’s misunderstanding something?”

“…….So you have no intentions to talk. Alright.”