Chapter 4: Crisis (1)
3gVKWhy is the Messiah Empire called an “empire”?LzeB
17iqThere are several reasons, but the summary is simple it has the largest territory, an enormous amount of money, and overwhelming military power.Xq8Z5
LAhoWithin that military power, the individual strength of certain people weighs enormously, and the empire possesses something few can match Swordmasters.kYLGUDE
1yIRMRWho is a Swordmaster?Wso8
55TZUIt is the pinnacle of the sword, a monster treated not only as a tactical weapon, but as a strategic weapon.Kwl7
roKN80bIt is said that with a single slash they can split the earth, and with another, cut a mountain.ALpB
GlMThat is the reason why no country dares to challenge the empire lightly.0pq
muLU***FwUUnd
OyagTitle) Were Swordmasters always this rare?2b6Od0X
QOBfGThey say that before they were everywhere.m50j7
mVH4gㄴYes, it used to be like that.WLlSB
BBmㄴAnd why not now?TTq9Jz
1DQj2IiㄴBecause Ash blocks them all. She says that if they are weaker than her, they should not dare call themselves Swordmaster hahaha.q04e
rieGvoㄴFuck, is she some kind of power ceiling or what?w4CLES
XBykK8kㄴHahahaha.KCRn
ay6ddyuㄴThe former Sword Saints = the current Swordmasters.ryAn9p
jNDsㄴCan only humans be Swordmasters?KZgLTTV
qWRㄴThere are some from other races, yes. But Ash crushed them all.D3XA
nGPVxㄴAre you sure she’s human? Hahaha.JbmE4
sUWThat’s right. In reality, the rank of Swordmaster does not exist only in the empire.1c7
vMXThe difference is that the empire’s Swordmaster is, by far, the strongest.14iuaL
TNdAnd that Swordmaster was Ash Menesil, the most powerful swordswoman of the era.D48SHJ
T1URkybShe was not only strong she was also famous for her beauty, with hair as white as snow and blue eyes.5o66t
vMiSince childhood, her beauty blossomed dazzlingly, stealing the hearts of countless men.uiCT
SyGBecause of that, even at a young age, it was not strange that she received innumerable marriage proposals.z4J98Rl
MPUt“I will marry a man stronger than me!”W29OLe3
zo4JAsh declared it at barely fifteen years old. No one questioned it.LaN
e7tQIf someone wanted that beauty and that power, he had to defeat her. Of course, after she became an adult.tq6ASrN
tAvqJfxThree years passed.ATTL
6W4ILShe reached adulthood with expectations but no man could defeat her.QAJ
4U6cOJfFive years passed.Ih3aYXk
B4rGAq1She was already at full marriageable age and began to grow restless, but decided to wait patiently.a0Zj
a0rKZUtTen years passed.qeH
K2xj8At home they began to beg her to get married.mxLXoQ7
gMel02That was when she felt that something was wrong.aoh0
g6t9Title) ???: “I will marry a man stronger than me”TsjOE
HY27PlFifteen more years passed.TkkFU58
FCFNo man managed to defeat her.uBodQXl
EgsoGh3ㄴShe’s already a full ajumma hahaha.2IhGKb
sDbGNSㄴThere’s only coldness left in the comments.JQzSR9
DzyqㄴWhat happens if you call her ajumma to her face?GGX
JD0ㄴA kid did it once when he heard her age and mocked her hahaha.1SiJnOk
hXGGgUㄴCan’t an elf or a demon take her?LuRB
LHozㄴThere is no one clearly stronger than Ash.Ewg
ApasㄴAnd even so, humans are surprisingly strong. The minimum is very low, but the maximum is absurd.ZcaNn
xuhxFㄴIs she that strong?dOak
bgdFifteen years passed.Q3hse
ZrMJIHer power kept growing, but no one defeated her.V2V
U2W1wAlthough she had undergone a physical rebirth and retained the beauty of her twenties, she was already in her thirties.lHr8ig
5mKSPHaving long passed the ideal age to marry, few men approached her.zHEEO
h4BPOf course, there were those who courted her for her appearance but they were all weaker than her.VUgP53M
3TmShe did not want to break her last conviction nor her pride. So she endured. And endured.jnBns
f13YThe men, for their part, also felt intimidated by a woman stronger than them, so they understood her stance.H3jQ
GxN7y“This can’t go on.”4W46
fPKxniWaiting forever was useless.Fpd7x
LTQunl2Ash decided to train disciples with her own hands.mjExoB
0q055mIf she trained promising youths, one would emerge, right?Vr3U3Z
NLp3aNone emerged.yD2
8NlblOThey were all defeated by her and ended up marrying another woman.11H
63SfHSince they all usually married early, they fled before even approaching her level.ZgYZfl
McTXyPr“I will share all my knowledge in the gallery.”5lf
gA5iFeeling the urgency, she began to meticulously upload her sword techniques to the gallery, hoping for a virtuous cycle.y0Ua
74zAnd, in fact, it worked the average level of fighters on the continent rose noticeably.aFLU
kgFv5MKAt that rate, in some kingdom someone stronger than her should appear.6X4AkrJ
Uv0J2wQWould that cause diplomatic problems?qBo
FQYCTo hell with it. Her path to marriage was completely blocked.577MZWp
WAXMBut even so, no man managed to defeat her.2BfS
oY1hInstead, only generic Swordmasters appeared in droves.pq1jeez
mzdqNfTo make matters worse, even if she only breathed, Ash kept getting stronger.jHt
42O4“Why? Why is there no one? Why?!”KbSYqX3
Odg4She did not understand.D5fCIek
Tl1EAfter analyzing everything, she reached a belated conclusion.RCWn9
XaqSQkG“Do I get stronger just by breathing? Is this a joke?”5ODnaN
rw1TA1That was right.UBR
hr0jnThe genius admired by all was, in another sense, a natural disaster.UqRp
U2CaiMana accumulated in her body just by breathing, and she channeled it into the sword naturally.asiJ
AvZfeOIf she had not been obsessed with getting married and had devoted herself to training consistently, she would have reached the rank of Grand Swordmaster at an early age.W4SgAxI
HDnwUrBut she was already considered one of the strongest on the continent.qX196b8
LH2DMShe did not need more power.8qbIWh
0zi“Damn life.”vWMeu
KTlnzReality hit her all at once.FzwCo
bY7iKgCFinally, Ash abandoned all her positions and withdrew from the world.yXjrm
OzNjBjGThe emperor of the empire begged her to stay, but she rejected everything.ahkv
B2ZQxHAlthough she allowed them to continue using her name, she was nothing more than a decorative figure.FB3Yql
EdweZOBThe fact that the empire could waver solely because of her absence proved how imposing her existence was.3o942i
aUFwpEAnd so, after twenty years, Ash, secluded.dxRrl
5uhd“Uhehehe.”jgoYn
SD1LbLShe was lying on the bed eating a banana, laughing like an idiot.XgyC6
aVBJgHer white hair was tied up in a messy bun, she wore comfortable unemployed clothes, and even round glasses.V4ZYnQ
YNGiShe was the perfect image of a slacker.4YwOTh0
QY80V3XShe spent her days spying on the gallery and enjoying her life.99UnPYV
xK59OrCSmack!EoEcF
hg3ArRu“Ow!”dp3qIL
MQVN“Is this useless piece of shit!! Didn’t I tell you to go out of the house a little?!”HhVkcY
Mt58JyA direct hit to her back.RW7X
1rk6N4LAlthough Ash’s body was as hard as steel, the pain was real.DXLQt
KicWdH“Look at your sister! At thirty she already has another child, and that makes five! Five! She was captain of the imperial guard! And why don’t you get married?!”a03cG
0B315“Ah… mom…”GdPAOT
BtcPhpAIt was a blow full of love.xhBN
sNHAsh rubbed her back and looked at her mother.8eDi5D
1N4SGWrinkled, but with features similar to hers, a beauty that in her youth would have been overwhelming.UT6FG
9ZbkQqAsh was already over thirty, but her mother had had her at nineteen. For the time, that was normal.RTXp
vtTv“There is no man that I like…”r2cTS
D6fSbHr“Then lower your standards! Where are you going to find a man stronger than you?!”dABG7XA
306EBqN“……”ikrhNE
0981fAsh could not respond.dCbx9Tv
sv1HhHalf of what her mother was saying was true.Qwgp
VVOAsh was exceptionally strong, even compared to elves and demons.qDXx
83eASurely somewhere in the world there existed a man stronger than her.zzE6U
CetBShe simply had not found him yet.thN3
GDw“Oh, this mother is going to die of stress. What’s the use of being a Swordmaster or whatever if at thirty-five you’re still single? This mother is already past fifty, listen to me!”hGBcKpe
dBCn“But… my sister married well, didn’t she? Mom, we are nobles. Nobles.”YKMK
eDBOriginally, Ash’s family had been commoners.Ol4QTC
IBGWTheir social rise happened when she became the best swordswoman on the continent.Jp3vQb
UMCzpThe title she received was nothing less than count.gcxbNQf
jJebzDConsidering that frontier marquises were usually the limit, the emperor had granted her an exceptional rank.p2SEQKQ
4mHwEMoreover, her younger sister, also beautiful, had married very well.TTo48
WGf5With five children, it was clear that her marriage was happy.nJZ6t
l9RFlUnlike Ash, her sister had found her destined partner.ZhMcq
ni7How envious.roUU
SCT7mL“And what’s the use of that then!? If the eldest daughter is a mess! At least go outside and get some exercise!”VwWhNL
dW4“But I get stronger just by breathing……”NzooI
jVdjiDY“And you expect me to believe such nonsense?! Get out right now!”2mKX
cDhwjl“Yeeees!!”wTGc
6Ue2L4REven if children grow up, to their parents they remain children.rSb5T
sS553lAt her mother’s shouting, Ash shot up from the bed.qN7GK
AiDXThen she grabbed a practice sword and left the mansion.7I1
xHbLBe1She pretended she was going to train and as soon as she turned her back, she returned.u9Y
JaQVOTraining was a nuisance.HKHVT
fSElMiWith a constitution that made her stronger just by breathing, she felt no need at all.5oRReix
xdRPHN7‘Better upload something to the gallery.’bkdBXV5
UStbhKvShe returned to bed and logged into the gallery.hibhe
hI0LWhat she did there was simple.kxE
gM2I8Title) You can do it too! Advanced fencing class 15aNS
Zx29iSwordTasteMasterOZ6ZL
4bq2Today’s advanced class is about the parry.MCuBEPW
7pGznSWhat is parry? Well, basically……hUK9E
plVnoUploading fencing knowledge to the gallery.1C0HD
RiTPThat was her daily routine.nriw5o
ijNenMAt first she did it to raise the overall level of the continent.tS3
sVe0qTNow, it had practically become a job.8xXb
eWo2ohIn truth, before she was not so hooked on the gallery.d6jW
P8cMShe only entered from time to time to look around.0fPEUFX
1BiBut after belatedly realizing her constitution, she fell into a kind of existential frustration, as if the world had deceived her.WE4tc
x50bwJqㄴAnd what do you think about instant unsheathing?S44
TBzPQㄴSwordTasteMaster) Instead of wasting time with that, learn the basics properly.gPzw8
hRm03ㄴBut it looks cool8AVDwXV
8zOlJrㄴSwordTasteMaster) Do it when you’re a Swordmaster.iOFe5c
5FLgKb9ㄴBut if you’re a Swordmaster anything works hahahaZusD2Y
2EZMEbFFrom time to time idiots appeared, but Ash always responded calmly.LhGasEK
Nw4thtWhy so much courtesy in a gallery where everyone shamelessly displays their desires?FDOf
f67PEX‘That way they don’t get suspicious.’g7TV
7Un7RSVIt was part of her character.iWqHil
t21Ash was actually quite straightforward and rough.wxAnB2G
ovQDThanks to that, even though she was of commoner origin, she got along well with nobles.d9I
fKwoBut now all that did not matter.2iT
3Cuv7UQBesides, she had been in the gallery too long.SXseluR
k9za6xIAlthough compared to the true veterans she still fell short, her activity time was long.jNBF
ShfyyA constant user for years.fiIs4
sEGAs4And when she began uploading fencing knowledge, it even raised suspicions.S18COEu
VQcqL‘Better die of embarrassment than let them discover me.’pSbr
OW4Just in case, she deliberately began using a polite tone.JTgxH
urGThat was why she never uploaded photos or videos when posting techniques.myAE
0i0JShe was a genius among geniuses, and also had incredible talent for writing, so there were no problems.XVwg
4kA“Ah… I want to get married.”apQyUm0
wStAsh muttered as she scratched her firm abs.n4ZWvQ
SD70JAlthough she had long passed the ideal age, she did not give up.m4b
qm0bCeIf a challenger appeared, she was willing to accept him.Th5Y
Zvg7ColShe was secluded, so the empire simply did not know.HIWc2Kl
ioOThe gallery was her window to the world, so she was unaware of many things.Xj0
ZWrOcY‘Will this one be strong?’XH6Eo
AVPAO5While browsing the gallery, promising people or those who talked about strength always appeared.Pku
TXFqjgShe even wanted to meet some of them in person, but almost all of them quickly proved to be without foundation.RJmCf01
VReㄴFuck, how do you dodge that? Is this a joke?mjuGf
3gVZㄴSwordTasteMaster) Why wouldn’t you be able to? Flexibility is basic. What a pathetic loudmouth.8P6Y
3m8XwLRㄴWhat a direct hit hahaha3UCrzh
zfC3WnrMore or less like that.wvgs7
DUyHpoVMost theories were garbage. Or incomplete.bCBbKI
Ryp3But not everyone was an idiot.6ZWWtbL
QAJeXThere was one name that caught her attention.K0hrVSF
c4f3BQ‘How strong will this Heavenly Demon be?’oalfNf
crghLoHeavenly Demon, the one who posted garbage as if it were diarrhea.OgT
RbbMost saw her as just another user.9Cve
lOzAsh thought so too at first.fahDF7
WUg3CBut from time to time, among her posts, there were phrases deeply related to martial arts.vXg9
HFAwThe others mocked her.evFuIAP
kC52Ash did not.QXhpA
j7tjjIn fact, she hated her more than anyone.CpOZR79
9xVPs2n‘Because of this bastard I became even stronger……’Wyz
u0lDA genius recognizes another genius.mI118
7O2j3Heavenly Demon’s texts affected Ash considerably.4b5CbCG
SUddIt was like a forced injection of enlightenment.1YOP9Xj
V4dKEvery time she read her posts, the mana in her body increased visibly.NEM
8n5FjIt was not once or twice.z9R
tImi1JAt first she thought it was coincidence, but after it happened several times, she understood.Njl9f
xwMLThat woman was distributing her enlightenment without thinking.A9Tg1
4HlSKCThe funny thing was that most did not realize her true value.8GNeq67
sbGm‘From the way she speaks, she must surely be a woman……’UgPRlYH
qnBIf she were a man, she would have gone to find him by force.LRct
lOZpMWith that level of enlightenment, she had to be absurdly strong.F3uu
Bq4BPHkBut she referred to herself as this and from her way of speaking it was obvious.ymE
JcdBLa4Besides, she seemed quite older.IhesF
KAdn‘……I’m not one to talk.’m2r4w
UgXzUbTAsh also distributed fencing knowledge without holding anything back.7C3dWih
hQYB8c5Originally, fencing was extremely closed off.f3sUQ
M4VBut by spreading easy-to-learn techniques, everyone improved.fLI99
1sFUZgThe country that benefited the most was the empire’s eternal rival the Kingdom of Iris.qjsFIR
FslywSLOriginally, Iris was a country where mages surpassed knights, but thanks to Ash’s “trolling,” they reached the average.f8U
C7Nh— Bring this SwordTasteMaster immediately!MQC1ZZn
wdmUgbI— Your Majesty, it is not possible to identify the real identity of gallery users.Odik48
IPBD— I… ii…! Agh…!0WlsFK
vtRusk— Y-Your Majesty!dbJ
DOzh5The emperor of the empire exploded in rage, but there was no one to catch.h73
F7ueX2pThat was one of the reasons Ash left her position as captain of the guard.ae5v82
O3KvFD6She could not do anything without raising suspicion.tGRSl
gthDXIf any problem arose, the emperor would have to come personally, so Ash was able to enjoy a peaceful life.xzWKR
4weXlBsTitle) Heavenly Demon is a god
WildGrillsxfEuhIk
vd9o(Photo of dead dogs on the ground and a sword firmly gripped)SlHf05r
hM1cZThis sword is invincible.vAMLlq
Rm4“Hm?”IK9UM
mcVABShe was browsing the gallery secretly from her mother when an interesting nickname appeared.Nmvd
WOhEThe guy who claimed to have woken up in a forest.BGRDJ0S
T7B1She thought it was just another garbage post.L3Jq
BSIwbBut when he obtained an herb called something like New Moon Herb, the gallery became chaotic.ZVWUa
XC2pSince then, she paid him some attention.OZaK1
9ejn‘Is that herb that good?’GzmcF
dzG6ZTo clarify Ash did not know what the New Moon Herb was.p34
6gq0JRHer body did not need elixirs.AhO
yzFThen he ran into some mad dogs the size of a bull, and she thought he was done for but he killed two.hjhYJ8
ahsr‘The cut…… is too clean.’1n6jwYo
90tRAsh frowned with interest.6PuLlP1
xrJhxHhBehind the round glasses, her blue eyes shone.tpTG15K
ZAPDLdEven in the photo, the cut was perfect.fpowJ
azINo matter how good a sword is, most cannot even cut tofu straight.deg
Iy7JRa5There was no vibration.kwA
H6PbHiQHe claimed to be a normal civilian, which made it even more interesting.Uzh6VY
PKo2And above all…wNV
BJRㄴSwordTasteMaster) If you have nothing to do, would you be interested in learning fencing? You seem to have talent.LDNF
MKrㄴHeavenlyDemon) Idiot! I will train this one personally! Who do you think you are?t4OBFY
DV6zHeavenly Demon was showing interest.arXWu
pQ5jYUThat Heavenly Demon who only posted garbage!Jjjv
FBJtFRShe was protecting him as if saying do not touch him, I already marked him.mTPe1F
l93Without realizing that this only drew more attention.Hfs8LH
N0Z699‘But what’s wrong with this woman?’Q7E0La2
zonbzAKAsh smiled, baring her teeth.o6nLUW
AcN5AThat only made her want to bother her more.35o
LiTQTIbFor someone so carefree to react like that was too tempting.sObdPJ
xRQrwBesides, it was convenient to learn more about WildGrills.sF3x
gwjAsh waited for the next post.NQqGpw
FsNWTitle) I found a cave, should I go in?
WildGrillsOdF6Tzz
tHr0(Photo of the dark entrance of a cave)0EuGEQM
ubLIt’s getting dark and I need a place to rest. Should I go in? What if there’s a bear?9wtigc
sI4ㄴYou’d better hope it’s a bear, it could be a dungeon hahahaPRxB4
gHWㄴWildGrills) And what comes out in a dungeon?afu
LCAㄴNo idea hahaMYX
g2LwKㄴWildGrills) Son of a bitchamFugWi
85b5esㄴA real-life lootbox hahahaGzPL
0FeyqS2At first she thought it was an act.b8n
NYUxzUCBut it seemed he was really surviving in the wild.6RGQq8
lPPThere were adventurers who posted things like that, but none went so bare.eVn
Bp0ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) If there’s no torch, it’s not a dungeon. Even so, just in case, throw a stone.e14s
rwbgrㄴWildGrills) What if a monster comes out?H5g
Mc9ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Then you fight!cOLJ
kYVWuhㄴWildGrills) The moderator is strong and talks without thinking;; I’ll trydM03
W2rFive minutes later.Z825M3E
bCUkhcTitle) This cave is mine now
WildGrillsTWn
b02sj(Photo of the comfortable interior of the cave and a thumbs up)ymWp
zgtvJlNow I can use it however I want.XA2fD
xfNKqㄴWasn’t there anyone?OLfx
4GlㄴWildGrills) Yes, it’s empty, but a bit dampJb4bi
1T7lRGㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Be careful! The owner might come back laterETwLpBm
oLYMㄴWildGrills) I’m tired, I’m going to sleepeQoV
xtxxMXLApparently he managed to get a place to spend at least one day.CMbs
HRvQ9Ash smiled.cC7yG
uoMILSaIt was curiously entertaining.CoERrW
W6zHWMuch more than watching repetitive garbage all day.w35w
4EjBut if he died, nothing would matter.NzLneu9
KiPVLater she would make him read her own posts.D8W4Mfs
rOqfE2g‘What will he need to survive?’RQqqDS
0IPjIShe did not know.jUjd0AV
nLhj7sIf WildGrills needed something, she would give it to him then.LWSTy6
1AYaBCWAfter that, he did not post again, as if he had truly fallen asleep.MYwtwWw
mWIAsh continued browsing the gallery.xwQMEu
lyowttFor WildGrills it was night, but in the empire it was still day.VrJj5
drDehPlenty of time.Zj4W8
fTMhWhen the sun was already setting and it was almost night…vQiB
8vdo[Someone help me. Urgent.]sDJQ5i
in0UF“Huh?”BEl1SI
NtGb2A post from WildGrills.Izxr4G
ZS4xJust the title was already a bad sign.SIEn
mUb6mAsh opened the top post.6HMx
GZvuyNs“Hieek!?”mtCjah
cnZNAnd she got a tremendous scare.2E5W
oerZIvQ***ilNgeq
HJ5ZCTitle) Someone help me. Urgent.znBqz1n
BnqgPk7(Photo of the right arm with multiple bleeding holes)oB8uYbj
D4uRCK(Photo of the mad dog boss dead, with its neck cut)pQN
O5bujcFuck, this bastard was the boss. The cave was his. I’m losing a lot of blood, can someone help?TQhF
2Xu48WildGrills’s right arm was destroyed.cB3
wP0And not a little the bone was exposed.O1oh6a
oaUByvtMore than infection, the problem was massive hemorrhage.zXn
AWT6ㄴAh fuck, put a content warning5jAtyp
UKqirYㄴWildGrills) Fuck, I’m dying and you say that shit6mK
zlFRLㄴAnd what about me? HahaBfD
Kzfu2mwㄴBut this is serious, right?XwBM6Gu
YcUTjmvA critical situation had erupted.D79
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