I Was the Strongest Sword God in My Past Life

part 58

The air resisted the speed, pushing Jien’s hair and armor back. Now, there was no mana to spare, no skills to use, not even a single spell.

But Jien had reached the end of the road. A sniper who had given her a distance from the mana-less swordsman was waiting for her.

The duel never even began.

It was probably because of Jien’s reckless behavior that Icicle and Roman had given up. Although they had used their magic to the limit, they were not familiar with battle.

There was no physical ability to block Jien’s swordsmanship at close range, and they didn’t have any weapons.

So, Icicle and Roman seemed to have accepted their defeat calmly.

Icicle wanted to meet his last moment like a noir film, without being awkward or uncool.

“Roman, there’s no such thing as fate,” he said.

“That’s right. Even if only Kena had survived, it’s possible,” Roman replied.

Snap.

The words were heavy with regret, and the two of them fell to Jien’s sword.

***

“Ahahahah!”

A strange and boisterous laughter.

Amy was holding a dueling sword, her posture perfect, and had somehow managed to pull it out from nowhere.

“The enemy’s bullet is coming! And you’re standing there, perfect posture and all?”

Amy, with her camera on, swung her sword around in a circular motion.

“Wow, deflecting the bullet with a sword?”

The viewers were watching Amy’s comedy routine, which was using the pause to its fullest extent.

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt’s obvious that you’re supposed to block bullets with a sword, right? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– I don’t think anything will surprise me anymore

– What about Isabelle? Why isn’t she mentioned?

– Right, she got sent back home after being fed a bitter pill by the Dragon’s Tear

– ‘That glutton’?

Now, the number of Arkana’s viewers had a huge gap of around two times that of the second-ranked Selya.

– Arkana is just a joke, Selya is in a different league

– But we’re holding on tight to the city

– The problem is that the broadcast is boring

Selya was holding out in the city, which was the most effective tactic, but it was far removed from the entertainment value of the broadcast.

“So, don’t change the channel, stay tuned! The Arkana side cam is the most exciting, you know?”

The number of viewers for the battle survival program continued to break records, with various search terms at its disposal.

“‘Selia’s still here, too…'”

The battle between Selia and Arkana, which would decorate the final stage of the battle survival program.

Even at this stage, the real-time viewership had exceeded 200,000.

“‘How much will the numbers increase then?'”

And Arkana was being live-streamed by Amy, who had another advantage – they went to the same school.

Originally, Ji-en’s activities would not directly lead to Amy’s subscribers.

However, unlike other streamers, Amy had a certain connection with the Arkana party, so many viewers had switched to her channel. And that was also due to Amy’s persistent appeal.

“‘I’m super close to Ji-en, you all know? After this broadcast, I’ll almost be a fully-fledged streamer, so if you want to see Ji-en… …you’ll have to…'”

Click, click.

Amy pointed to the [Subscribe] button in the corner of the screen with her index finger.

“- So, you know, right?”

“- Haha, threatening Ji-en like that? Cowardly!”

“- ;;Is this a school connection?”

The chat window with a warm atmosphere.

Amy looked at it with a pleased expression, but not everyone was happy about Ji-en’s performance.

* * *

“- Bullet!!”

“- Bullet, bullet!!”

The speaker blared with a loud voice, but Timosh, the coach of Croix, remained silent.

“…”

People often lose their voice when they receive too big of a shock. Timosh was in that state.

“Bullet, bullet, bullet…”

With his mouth agape, he muttered to himself.

Then, Timosh suddenly turned to Roma, who was standing next to him.

“Bullet with a sword?! This is cheating!”

The cartridge of the sniper rifle has a speed of 800m per second.

The cartridge of the Madouguin, Iceph, could be even faster, twice as fast.

It’s like a flash of light from one end of the bridge to the other, all within 1 second.

“This is cheating…….”

Timothy’s shouting.

He was spitting out words so fast that his saliva even flew out. But Romina could endure all this impertinence.

The reason was, of course, that Arkana had already won against Croa. With the ease of a winner, Romina raised one corner of her mouth.

“A~ Croa didn’t teach?”

“……what?”

“Arkana teaches freshmen to use the Scythe from the start. It’s a way to deflect bullets with a sword.”

Romina teased him skillfully, and Timothy’s face turned bright red.

“Ah, is that really a first-year student? It’s obvious! I thought something was off from the moment we entered the cave!”

“That’s what? What are you saying to my junior?”

Romina’s eyes grew narrower.

Timothy bit his lip and let out a stifled groan.

“Ugh, uggh, uggh……”

He was on the verge of exploding.

If Jen hadn’t participated, Croa Academy would have had a good chance of winning.

But his opponent was not what he expected.

“Jen can’t understand that way. You didn’t even see the knight, did you? You’re the one who stopped Desire alone!”

Romina spoke out of the blue, like a fool.

Timothy cowered at her loud and obnoxious behavior.

“No, but how can you deflect bullets……”

Timothy’s voice grew smaller.

She knew it too. Teachers speak to their students in a certain way. Since Jen won, today was Romina’s perfect victory.

Just then, Roman and Ifrit were kicked out of the virtual gate, and Timothy went to greet the students. Romina watched the defeated rival’s back with a satisfied smile.

“Hah, my heart is full.”

“Hey, are you two friends? Bad?”

“Ah, of course not bad.”

Kasha’s question was cut off by Romina’s straightforward answer. She glanced at Kasha’s face, and Kasha was looking at the screen with a satisfied expression, staring at Jen. Romina smiled faintly at Kasha’s expression.

“Are you being too biased?”

“Not biased, just supporting.”

“Support?”

“Didn’t I have a meeting with Ji-eun previously?”

Kashen spoke without taking his eyes off the screen.

“Ah, Even?”

“I felt it at the time. Ji-eun is a veteran.”

Veteran.

Romin was curious about Kashen’s unexpected word choice, as it seemed unrelated to skill.

“No veteran, then?”

Finally, Romin asked again, and Kashen continued in a low, slow voice.

“What if we’re ambushed normally?”

“Uh… I’d be surprised?”

“But if we break the rules and summon a madougu?”

“I’d be angry.”

“That’s normal, I guess.”

When Even summoned a madougu and broke the rules, Ji-eun was not surprised.

Of course, that was within the realm of common sense.

Even a student with a skill level like Number One wouldn’t be flustered by Even.

However, facing an opponent who threatened one’s life was not an easy task.

Ji-eun, however, showed no significant emotional change.

Fear, of course, and even ordinary anger was just like a calm lake.

It was a valuable trait to remain calm in an uncertain situation.

That ability could only be obtained through a lifetime of effort.

“Ji-eun is too big for a limited student. He needs to fly higher.”

Kashen was secretly keeping an eye on Ji-eun for that reason.

“Now, it’s really just Selya Academy left, isn’t it?”

From noble mtl dot come

Romin thought to herself.

If Ji-eun defeated Lucia and Arkanas won, what would happen at school? It was a minor matter for her.

First, Arkanas’ image would improve through broadcasting. It wasn’t a bad story for Romin, a teacher. Additionally, the school staff wouldn’t have to worry about being watched by Sely’s eyes.

“It’s better to win. Then, the principal won’t even bother to scold me……”

But Romina had her own reasons for wanting Jien’s victory.

“Yes, I must win.”

It was because Kasha had always hoped for Arkana’s victory more than anyone else.

* * *

The 2nd floor of the modernized school.

Lucia Elqueni was gazing out the window, looking at the sky.

The red moon was setting, and the sun was rising, casting a bright and clear sky. She had always admired the sun, which shone brightly in the sky.

‘Why, Lord…?’

Lucia thought of someone.

The current leader and the “Sun” of the Elqueni family, Geluva Elqueni.

As Lucia had black hair, she resembled Geluva, who was someone Lucia admired and followed more than anyone else.

But why did Geluva, who didn’t have Lucia’s talent, choose Lucia as the Sun? Of course, Lucia was born with exceptional abilities, and if she wanted, she could have inherited the position. However, Lucia’s goal was not to become the leader.

Without Geluva’s recognition, the title of Sun meant nothing to Lucia.

But today, Geluva was sitting in the VIP section of the Central Dome.

The waves of nostalgia continued to flow, but Lucia quickly broke free from them, responding to someone’s call.

“Now it’s 1 hour. Party.”

Cua, who was looking at Lucia from the side, said nothing.

The island was slowly crumbling from the outside, and if this pace continued, it would sink into the sea in 1 hour. The participants had to fight, whether they liked it or not.

“That’s it.”

The evidence was that the 6 parties had formed an alliance and entered the school playground. It was all the participants except for the Arkana party. Lucia looked down at them with a cold expression.

A majestic atmosphere fitting for the name of the Emperor.

“The weak gather. The strong are pulled out.”

It was only natural for someone with exceptional abilities to become a target of jealousy. The people had gathered their strength to overthrow the tyrannical Emperor. To pull him down.

“It’s an old story.”

Lucia just drew her sword.

Numbers meant nothing to her, who was different from others.

* * *

Jien, who had exhausted his physical strength.

Chris, who was experiencing the aftermath of the magic.

Isabel, who was relatively unharmed.

The Arkania Party was taking a break at the food shop, reorganizing their finances.