0.01 Second Sword Master

Episode 19

widely-!

Natasha glanced back at the closed door and smiled.

“I’ll make you hang under me someday, Aslan.”

Then she came out, and someone was waiting for her.

“Did you see the manna?”

“yes. I have met you.”

“therefore? What did Aslan answer?”

“You don’t seem to be interested in attacking the Halaz Kingdom?”

“······Right.”

She shot at Ishmael, the priest of the Reyes Church, with irritated eyes.

“If you’re curious about that, why don’t you ask yourself?”

“Because I thought you were a little closer to Aslan than me. Isn’t there a connection at the academy? I should have known Aslan’s intentions.”

“Intentions?”

“Is he really just a knight who wages war for personal greed, or is he a hero with some other purpose?”

“What are you talking about?”

Ishmael glanced around for a moment.

Then Natasha snapped her fingers and created a barrier with magical power.

“It’s fine. Nobody listens anymore.”

“······Actually, there is one piece of information we received from the Church.”

“What information?”

“Information that Yuhan may be related to the devil.”

At the word devil, Natasha sneered at the corners of her mouth.

“It’s starting again. Alternately, how many more are the Church of Rayearth planning to deal with the demons that have already been sealed and disappeared?”

“It’s different this time.”

“I’ve heard that phrase many times. For over 100 years.”

If it was a demon, I was fed up with it.

350 years ago, demons that could pose a threat to the continent other than the remnant forces did not appear. So, everyone will have no choice but to react like this.

“Isn’t it time to change the repertoire?”

Natasha took out a pipe, put it in her mouth and lit it.

As Ishmael frowned, she puffed out smoke.

“Understand me. This is the perfect way to calm your overheated body.”

“I guess you liked Aslan.”

“As in the past, this time, he didn’t come over to me. But strangely, Aslan gets older as he gets older, doesn’t he? Unlike you.”

“…”

“But what does the devil have to do with Aslan?”

It didn’t matter if the demon reappeared, but I wondered why the church was interested in Aslan.

“Should I just say that the timing is exquisite?”

“what?”

“Not long after information came in that Yuhan might be colluding with demon forces, Aslan suddenly asked Yuhan for a confrontation.”

“yes?”

Natasha pricked her ears, thinking that something might be interesting.

“He had never been on the battlefield properly, and he was just behind the scenes. He suddenly declared war on the Halaz Kingdom and asked for a confrontation with Yuhan. Doesn’t it look strange to you too?”

“You mean Aslan knew something and came out?”

“yes. Yuhan was killed in one blow, and Aslan returned to the kingdom without hesitation. As if his work was done. Common sense makes no sense, doesn’t it? If it was a normal war, it would have ended the Halaz Kingdom in one fell swoop.”

That was also a question for Natasha.

Aslan won a great victory by killing Yuhan and catching Aaron, but he did not attack Halaz Kingdom and left it alone.

Even though it has enough power to wipe them out.

“So that’s what I thought after hearing Hariel’s report. In fact, I wonder if Aslan was aware of the collusion between the forces of evil and Yuhan…”

“for a moment. Hariel?”

“yes. Hariel took Aslan’s orders and brought Aslan here.”

At that, Natasha burst into laughter.

“Oh, so was that so? Aslan. This cunning fellow.”

“…?”

“I tried to seduce you with magic, but for some reason it didn’t come through to the end. this bad guy That must have been the reason.”

“Seduce with magic? Is that what the archmage would do now?”

“Hey. I don’t use my precious magic on an old and sick chicken like you. Is there anything wrong with eating and riding?”

“Nuh, an old, sick chicken…”

Shocked, Ishmael froze in place.

“Anyway, you mean Aslan knew something and killed Yuhan?”

“······That’s our guess. I’m not sure.”

“this. If that’s true, do you think I’ll be more attracted to Aslan? Ho Ho.”

While passing Ishmael with a smile on his face, Natasha stopped in her tracks.

“ah! hit. I did your request. Please listen to me later too.”

“I will.”

“yes. Next time we meet again, don’t pretend to know me. I don’t like talking to old chickens.”

“…”

The smell of her perfume and cigarettes as she left with the sound of her shoes was fragrant enough to irritate the tip of her nose.

The scent of temptation flowing from her body was strong enough to touch even the abstinence of a priest who dedicated his life to God.

But even though that woman made up her mind and ran, Aslan didn’t fall over…

“Was Hariel’s words true?”

Hearing Hariel’s report that Aslan had really changed, Ishmael was worried. So, as a final confirmation, he deliberately used Natasha to open his heart, but, like Hariel said, he did not start a war for personal greed.

“Then what you really know is…”

Whether he knew it beforehand or not, he knew this one thing.

Aslan. He has definitely changed.

And it was Ishmael who suddenly thought that the day might come when this continent would depend on him.

* * *

‘It’s all monsters.’

The day when the Round Table of Swords begins.

I entered the meeting room with my subordinates.

Named players with all sorts of stats were occupying one seat at a time.

I’d be happy if I just sat there, but when I came inside, their bodies were thrust into me all at once.

“…”

If it were me, I would have gone out without breath, but Aslan’s bluff shone through this time as well.

This crazy character was enjoying their gaze.

As if it’s right that everyone is looking at me

As if they were all under him,

Looking at them with dignified and dignified steps and arrogant eyes that were not so, I walked slowly, very slowly, to my seat.

And as always,

Flutter~

I didn’t forget to sit down while flapping my cape nicely.

The funny thing was that most of them were looking at Aslan’s bravado with admiration.

Of course, there were also those who did not.

“Do you know what kind of character Ji is? Are you the only one who arrived late?”

I moved my gaze towards the voice of Bolmen.

Aslan is the representative of the arrogant attitude, but he does not want to lose his aristocratic dignity. However, the other person was just sitting in a chair with a vulgar attitude that expressed arrogance.

[Minuel]

Power: 94

Intellect: 55

Minuel.

The Grand Master of the Kala Kingdom and the fifth Sword Master on the continent.

In fact, the first to the third are important, and from that point on, you can see that the skills are similar.

Among them, Minuel is a guy who likes to fight his opponents, so he was nicknamed a mad dog before becoming a sword master.

In other words, he is a person who should never be quarreled with.

True to his nickname of mad dog, if he misbehaves, he will try to keep biting me.

“I came right on time when the meeting started. Am I late?”

“Others come early and wait for everyone, but you are the only one who comes last. In fact, aren’t you a newcomer to this conference for the first time here?”

It was a mad dog that started a fight from the beginning.

The problem was that even if he tried to ignore it, Aslan’s bravado would not pass it by.

“I didn’t come all the way here to hear that nonsense, Minuel.”

“······what?”

As Minuel’s face contorted, he began to radiate speculation. Then the man sitting in the seat of honor thumped! took down the prize

“All quiet.”

continent’s mightiest

continent’s strongest sword,

He was neither a knight nor a prince, but Karman, the king of the Kala Kingdom.

The meeting hall became quiet at his words.

“Now that everyone has gathered, let’s start the round table of swords.”

[Karman]

Power: 99

Intellect: 85

mana: 80

As you can see from his stats, he was the strongest on the continent.

In addition, the Kala Kingdom has two sword masters and three archmages, including the king, so it is far superior to other kingdoms in terms of combat power and resources.

So when I recommend this game to beginners, if you want to break easily, I advise you to choose the color kingdom and play with Karman.

Even that madman, called a mad dog, would soon lower his tail in front of Karman.

“Then I’ll take care of the first item.”

At the Round Table of Swords, only the sword master, the archmage, and the priest of the church in charge of the meeting can sit, and the rest must stand behind them.

The right to speak was also a meeting that only they could have.

There could only be two people behind me, Aaron and Hariel.

“What do you plan to do with the Kingdom of Halaz and the Kingdom of Eli in the future?”

Externally, as it was created for the purpose of maintaining peace on the continent, there is no choice but to be sensitive about war. However, continuing the war did not mean that they were physically sanctioning them.

“We, Halaz Kingdom, do not want any more quarrels.”

These were the words of Kellin, the archmage who came out as the representative of the Halaz Kingdom.

envy. Even if Yuhan died, there’s one archmage left over there, so he’s alive and well.

“That’s the meaning of the Halaz Kingdom, Aslan. How are you?”

I also had no intention of going to war with the Halaz Kingdom.

There was only one thing I wanted.

“I also have no intention of starting a war. but.”

“but?”

“Aaron and his knights who surrendered to me miss their families. Send them to Eli Kingdom.”

Aaron and the other knights who surrendered to me.

To make sure they never betray me, I must hold my family hostage.

Later, when another fight broke out with the Halaz Kingdom, it would be a headache if those guys took their family and threatened them.

Kellyn, who couldn’t have known that, responded as if she was dumbfounded.

“They are traitors who betrayed our kingdom. But are you asking them to hand over their families?”

It seems that he has no intention of giving it up easily.

But, as I’ve decided since I hit Lloris’ shoulder, here I have to be bold rather than backing down.

That’s why I didn’t suppress the bravado that was about to wriggle up to the top of my head if I was a little vigilant, and released it.

“Do you like it?”

Then my body leaned against the back of the chair, and my chin went up as if I was ignoring the other person.

“Well, if you want to negotiate, we can offer it to you at a reasonable price…”

“War.”

“Yes?”

“If you don’t release them, I’ll send the army first this time.”

At those words, the atmosphere in the conference hall turned chilly.

Kellyn also limped as if embarrassed.

“Now, I’m going to go to war again…”

“I was obviously generous and did not attack Halaz Kingdom further after killing Yuhan. But I am not generous enough to show mercy to the ungrateful.”

“…”

“So take your pick. Will I hand them over to me to keep the peace, or will I see the kingdom of Halaz perish?”

Kellyn said nothing.

Then Karman opened his mouth.

“Aslan. You’re going to extremes. Is there any other way?”

“It wasn’t me who pushed it to the extreme, it was him.”

It was good to go out brazenly armed with bravado,

“And… I don’t think this is a matter for a third party to intervene, right? It’s a problem for the two of us to solve, the Kingdom of Halaz.”

This was more than shameless, it was a statement that lost its cowardice.

No matter how bluffed you are, you have to know how to distinguish between up and down.

Saying that to Karman, not to anyone else…!

Regrets are late.

Words once spoken cannot be taken back.

It was the result of not controlling Aslan’s impulsive bravado.

“How dare you be so disrespectful to our King?”

Indeed, the bite has already come.

Minuel, who serves Karman as his lord, showed his teeth.

However, there was no way Aslan’s bravado would stop there.

“To you he may be a king, but to me he is not.”

“Don’t you have basic courtesy towards the king?”

“Don’t make me repeat the same thing over and over again, Minuel. It’s the same as it used to be and still has a bad head.”

“what?”

A terrifying life force was emanating from Minuel, who jumped up.

His glowing eyes were focused on me.

Normally, if you’ve done this much, you can stop it, but…

‘I won’t dry it. crazy.’

Karman didn’t stop the excited Minuel, as if he wanted to see the situation through to the end. Since he didn’t come out, the others were just watching as well.

If you do this well, you’ll get a real sword fight.

“A guy who hasn’t looked at me since my academy days dares to…”

Did Minuel and Aslan come from the same academy?

Whatever it was, it was that Minuel had to overcome this crisis before he could draw the real sword.

But,

“I don’t look into the eyes of lowly people who are difficult to deal with, Minuel. It has never been before, and it will always be.”

“!?”

“Do you think you dare to look me in the eye?”

Aslan was endlessly crossing the line.

Eventually, Minuel exploded there,

“Aslan!!”

Suddenly, he ran up to my nose and swung a knife.

Quaang-!

However, his sword was blocked by Hariel’s dagger.

“…”

On the outside, he was calm, but on the inside, his heart was racing and he wanted to vomit.

What is it?

I only saw Minuel shouting Aslan’s name.

I didn’t even see him draw his sword and run all the way here.

It was a movement that Aslan could not bear to follow.

If Hariel hadn’t stopped her, her head would have been blown off at once.

“What are you doing? Who told you to block my sword?”

“Pick up your sword. We are in a sacred meeting.”

“Sounds like a sacred meeting. Would you like to kill me too?”

Hariel blocked it once, but can he continue to block it after that?

No matter how Hariel was, his opponent was a sword master with only 10 people on the continent.

Harielo said he couldn’t deal with him.

How can I do this…

“Hariel.”

It was then.

“Yes?”

“Put away the sword.”

Aslan’s bravado, which seemed to have no place to go any further, seemed to have transcended something, and he began to feel an unknown sense of elation.

The beating heart became calm, and the fast-flowing blood vessels became stable.

“But······.”

“You did something useless. I didn’t have to stop you, Hariel.”

Then Minuel burst into laughter.

“hahahaha. to bluff. It’s no different than before, Aslan. The guy who saved his life thanks to Hariel.”

“Minuel. You are firmly mistaken about something.”

“what?”

“Hariel did not save my life. It saved your life.”

“…?”

“If Hariel hadn’t stopped you, you would have died in the previous blow.”

Minuel stared blankly at me for a moment, then said,

“hahahahaha!”

He started laughing out loud like a madman.

He drew back the knife he had been facing with Hariel, and pointed the tip at me.

“This isn’t a crazy bastard. yes. show me where Did you kill him in one blow? I really wonder what kind of blow he killed. Stop bragging and show action.”

I let out a short sigh.

My body, already soaked in the heightened sense of bravado, was no longer afraid of the other person.

“Hariel.”

“Yes?”

“This is why I didn’t want to come here.”

I put my finger on the tip of Minuel’s sword in front of me.

He was still talking sarcastically to me.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and show off your great strength?”

There was only one thing I could say to him.

“go away.”

Then, with a flick of his finger, he hit the tip of his sword.

OK,

Turong-!!

As the sound of a gong piercing the air resounds,

Kwa-kwak-!

It split the round table beneath it.

“Ugh, ugh!!”

The momentary strength that rode through my fingers sent Minuel, who was holding the sword, far away,

Kwaaang-!

It was thrown straight into the pillar.

“·······”

The meeting hall was filled with a silence of astonishment and shock.

I said to Hariel, who opened her eyes wide.

“What the hell am I trying to do with people like that, Hariel?”