Before going to where his master laid in rest, Ayr decided to wash up first. Thanks to spending so much time in the Demon Realm, he had gotten used to not bathing.
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The Demon Realm was a place where the stagnant water was more dangerous and dirtier than the rain that fell from the sky. The corpses of demons had melted into it, making the poisonous fumes much stronger, and he never knew what might pop out of that black water. Of course, he had reached a level where he was not affected by the danger, but he still didn’t wash himself with that water.
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He simply let the rain wash over him when it came.
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Funnily enough, even the black rainwater with its poisonous fumes cleaned him up.
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In any case, thanks to that, he didn’t bathe very often, even after coming to the continent. That’s why, when he looked down at his body, he didn’t think he was presentable enough to meet his master.
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When Ayr said he wanted to wash up, Marwen happily prepared hot water for him. She asked a maid to help him bathe, but Ayr shook his head. He wouldn’t need help bathing in the future.
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𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘩━
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While the water was being prepared, Ayr looked around his room. It was where he used to stay. It had been over ten years since he left, but the room looked exactly as he remembered it.
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A bed and a table on one side, curtains on the window next to it, and a carpet laid out in the center.
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Perhaps Marwen had been taking care of it.
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Ayr took in all of these details.
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He intended to order that the room remain as it was.
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He wanted to kill the feeling of suddenly raising his head when something familiar changed.
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“Young master, the water is ready.”
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As the young girl, who had been going back and forth between the room several times, said, the wooden bathtub in the room was filled with hot water.
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The girl, who introduced herself as Helen, said to call her whenever he needed anything and put down the clothes she had brought. She was his personal maid assigned by Marwen.
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They had a brief conversation, and she seemed to be a quick-witted and lively girl. It seemed like Marwen had chosen the most capable girl, considering him.
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𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘥━
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After Helen left, Ayr placed the leather pouch he had been carrying on the table and unbuckled the sword he had been wearing on his back. Then he grabbed the scabbard that covered the blade and pulled it forward. The heavy weight of the sword was evident in his hands.
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It was so heavy that even a skilled knight would dislocate their wrist if they swung it with all their might.
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This Soul Piercer, made to fight against the heavily armored demons, was something he had completed himself in the Demon Realm. And the demons and monsters there had given it another name.
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𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬━
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Ayr placed the sword on the floor and slowly took off the armor he was wearing. Unlike the sword, the armor was as light as the clothes he was wearing.
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He had sold some of the things he had brought back from the Demon Realm, and he would soon dispose of the rest, but he intended to keep this sword and armor.
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𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘩━
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Soon, Ayr’s naked body was revealed as he took off his torn clothes.
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Unlike the sword he carried, the muscles on his body were not very thick.
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However, the condensed muscles were firm and elastic, allowing him to unleash explosive power at any moment. His body, which had been excellent thanks to his master’s training, had shed its skin several times as he endured those difficult years.
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Thanks to that, the scars on his body had faded. However, if one looked closely, there were dozens of scars on his body. Some of them were so deep that they were gruesome to look at.
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But what stood out the most was not the scars but the black flame on the left side of his chest. The tattoo, which seemed to protect his heart, had the appearance of a blazing black sun.
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