Chapter 91: Arden, the Renowned Household of Swordsmanship (3)
14v7g– Alalalalalalalala—-!!DKfvfH
JlhHThe horsemen raced across the grassland while whistling out loud.Hcy9
QG80q5h– Kuwaaahkk…!mNDGlf
X1wjUChasing behind them were packs of wolves. Stimulated by the noisy sound of whistles, the groups of black beasts pounced through the grass at their prey.OjEVy
ubY“32 enemies in total: 300 meters away. Will reach us in 20 seconds.”ySZggT
om2vAnother group – our group was watching them from afar. It was when the horsemen looked like they were almost going to get caught by the wolves.5daY
k8sOdR“Can you use it again?”l4MvtbD
P7huoJ0“Yes. Do we start?” I asked.q8MB
qYEe“Go.”UCLJ3KH
opvMvImmediately, I kicked off the ground and jumped off the hill. The horsemen were starting to merge with the pack of wolves and it looked impossible to shoot arrows without the fear of friendly fire.QTj22x
ptc– Kwang!av0kl
pWyIn spite of that, I unhesitatingly tossed my spear, which started piercing through the wind with a shriek.xGUoP
I4jThe spear looked like it would penetrate through someone but that was when it suddenly twisted and changed its direction mid-air.gfsO
VXjrKdz– Pababak…!2Kx
wm49jvDespite being already out of my control, the thrown weapon went against the law of physics following an eccentric trajectory. Due to the Restriction, it became a ‘never-landing spear’.f8Pwoy
NmTzIt was only possible because I was Korin Lork, with a contract forged with the world that ‘I do not perceive spirits’. My silver spear landed right in the middle of the group without hurting any of the horsemen or the demonic beasts.wNz3J2C
vpbThat immediately activated the effect of the Orb of the Grim Reaper x Festival-use Faulty Manastone.CUm
Uslb– Pakk!npA5K
7hzhMana erupted around the spear. It reached out by 100 meters in all directions and struck all the demonic beasts in the radius.PFn
LnAy– Woof?fWT4
4tUU4C– Plop!Gyi
gNyZdnThe monsters, that had been kicking off the ground at full force without any plans to stop, all plopped down at the same time.cOjy
NOFFn– Woof?W8rDyYd
8LUF– Kuwaahh…!L6Gpb
jMIMHalf of the entire group fell in the blink of an eye. Despite being beasts, they were puzzled at the turn of events and confusedly looked at their fallen comrades.O9mNnFY
Lyjd“Unsheathe.”OXQ
4xcVfDozens of swordsmen unsheathed their swords at once. The sharp sound of blades scraping out of their scabbards had a terrifyingly uniform sound that gathered the eyes of the demonic beasts.MsgU
ezoD❰Marching Swords of Arden: Vigorous Tiger❱4sCIpZ
54qqThe first person to charge out was Lunia Arden. Her sword, which was raised up high, sliced through the head of one of the beowulf that were in the mix, in a flash.83Zin
CJqY– Kuhk!SEL
ZrB4FjwThe beowulf collapsed with a single cry which marked the start of the battle.3vfr
eEGVM8P“Charge…!”5kM1vWz
SMJgpq“Follow the captain…!”DtFb
1T6tA huge number of swordsmen dashed towards the faltered demonic beasts. Their difference in spirit was already a tell-tale sign of who would come out on top.JpZU4a
wvK………EP1AQcC
lzQmU……WeXV
1mgBp2…wAPq
Jq3zyv2“Report.”CmBU
2eEj“Yes captain! We have defeated five Grade 2s, thirteen Grade 3s…! And twenty Grade 4s! For a grand total of 38 demonic beasts!”UoTgyZF
krD6lCj“Report our casualties first.”UmNm
mQvKsc5“Ah, sorry captain! We have four lightly injured, and no one with severe injuries…! There are no fatalities!”Btef
Bdjs“Good. For those injured, let them return on their own horses if they can, and if not, let them ride with the reserve troops.”WlrX
RF2“Yes… Understood, captain!”OA6e
3bpNIt was quite sudden, but the reason I had come out to kill demonic beasts with Lunia was because a fair few of them had broken through the borders.o3VI
Pw9Lunia had to scramble out because of that so I came with her. Yuel and Alicia were busy, so I at least wanted to do something instead of doing nothing as the guest.uUxM
5tN1“Let us return.”FcVgz0
nYdT8GJAfter everything was over, we rode our horses to head back to the main headquarters.257
1TWVft“Good work. We have greatly reduced our casualties thanks to you.”b8dJlNW
S3ah“All I did was throw my spear though. I didn’t do much.”hwzxG
bbqec“No, there are fewer injuries thanks to you. That matters a lot.”de9
L831“I won’t turn it down if you want to put me up on the pedestal.”RyZe
GTBeAULunia gave a rare smile after hearing my reply.rNsi
tEl“A wide-range attack that immediately neutralizes lower grade demonic beasts, huh… when did you learn that?”PCu4Nj
X9DFF3“Through good luck back when I went to Nazrea.”011Pw
bJtLsn“Hmm… Nazrea. I believe that was where the 2nd group event of the festival took place.”aUL7hPq
dUrEUwF“Oh? How did you know?”hJkgs5R
vVRipDid she watch it through a broadcasting stone or something? Or maybe…R2vt4F
RFENcp“More importantly, Korin. Do you have time tomorrow?”tv0
l79fOU“I don’t have anything in particular but…”hu3
EDR“I see. Then make sure you keep it free.”Vmbd4s
KjY2U8“???”HTkZFU
otxWondering what this was about, I tilted my head as Lunia continued with a faint smile on her lips.2Pe
SEPmPx“We will go on a date.”mHxl
SOmM3i3On the 4th day after arriving at the Ardens, I had a date scheduled with Lunia.J0GKJ
j8Jax****ep3eDto
o8TmeLunia was commonly acknowledged as the maiden of steel.qBrhY
V957xjMShe started carrying a sword ever since her childhood, began hunting demonic beasts at the young age of 15 and at the age of 20, she became renowned as the greatest young swordsman of the east.uNZ
8e9cThat was the life of the Sword Master, whose life started and continued with nothing but the sword.CA0yrUi
dkZ8SaOA great crisis struck her, who had been following the way of the sword for her entire life, because of the sudden uncertainty of the next successor.nzCe
9tiyW『What is all this, mother?』bDC
V11『They are the famous swordsmen of the east as well as sons of renowned families.』ZzPgaMN
FCtK0gPolitical marriage.2sf
cMDIt was a way to recover the stability of her wavering status. If they were a normal household, it might not have been a bad choice, because interconnections with other families weren’t things that could be easily ignored when considering the future of the family.AURL
imsZHowever, in the Ardens, the one who decided the next family head was Garrand Arden the Sword Emperor.PXF
ByJWould that fiend crazy for the sword even care about the balance of the east or interconnections?pXn
oQA6MLunia thought it was meaningless. Her idea was that swordsmen had to prove themselves through the sword.y6zcibx
dzrEzdsHowever, she couldn’t ignore the opinions of her mother, Sophia.uN2
YRKbFMany of her supporters were from Sophia’s family and her subordinates, and besides, trying to force her to marry wasn’t anything new.C5I
LwtYBy‘Korin Lork.’OoO
LuvIn order to avoid the consistent arranged marriage meetings and pressure for marriage, she unconsciously blurted out the name of the Academy freshman.py82e
OR7rnObjectively speaking, he was a good man.I9v
GP2VHe looked fairly good on the outside, and his aspiration to improve himself in martial arts was so immense that it even stimulated herself.juIhK0
lNphduADuring the interim exam, he was only barely in the realm of the Domain but how far in would he be now? At the very least, it would be enough to compel her grandfather to ignore every opposition.QFW
StTRnAnd most importantly…glacG
yizoL『Ah…』rosf0
HBsLunia recalled her younger sister from a different mother who unconsciously hid herself after seeing her talk with Korin. How big of an emotion did she have for him? It was at least certain that she had a favorable impression of him.UBrJeN
uYT4B‘Everything that belongs to my younger sister is mine. I have the right and authority to take it.’Wzfp9
vToIt was such a horrid way of thinking that every younger sister in existence would harden their fists upon hearing it, but the contemporary female hero did not care.dvxBaQf
7dW8Pn“Captain.”VUoU3G
Dj8YXI“Jennie, is it?”7WF0
yO9That was the elite swordsman of the 1st Sword Squad. Jennie was a knight at the level of an instructor but she grew together with Lunia like sisters, and thus, she volunteered to take the role of her maidservant.5OOYqA5
Bo3tqp“Are you going out on a secret love affair with Korin Lork?”OhGX
PjuC“A secret love affair does not sound very pleasant. I am simply proposing marriage.”nlSdi
sVYLAz“Well… maybe that wasn’t the best way to put it.”sd8ruV
IzIPOoW“Do you not like him?”XpVRm
AUWlkoKThe reason Lunia lost at the Sword Challenge was because of the ridiculous strategy of Korin Lork.UxUZ
5GcqNewly Founded Alicia Dojo.NnK
oHwxJ2Fruit Knife-style Instructor Hua Ran,bKJ
bHOTGlaive-style Instructor Korin Lork,VFfh
TMepbsuGandalf-style Instructor Marie Dunareff,eVySA
E11RFlying Sword-style One-day Instructor Dorron Warsky—-Trn
VwHMRHead Instructor of the Newborn Alicia Dojo, Alicia Arden.CmDT
qmnKbudIt was based on that nonsensical excuse that they defeated the Five Swords, and it was only thanks to his cleverness that Alicia was able to win the Sword Challenge.q5V
Q1YY“He is objectively an excellent man, if we take away the fact that he stood on the side of Miss Alicia. At least he is better off than the males proposed by Lady Sophia.”Xoe
TSQBZ9“What an ungenerous evaluation. Each and every one of them are famous leaders of their region and renowned swordsmen.”Xd9yok
F4rI“They are nothing in comparison if we consider the future possibility of Korin. He is less than 20 years old and yet he still overpowered Lena and is also a natural genius that entered the Domain. There is nothing he lacks to become your spouse, Miss Lunia.”1kF1
GClp“Hoh…”u4PBP1w
vhoBAs expected of Jennie, her eyes for men were very good.YhsgR
x9X“But captain. Don’t tell me you’re going to leave wearing that, are you?”n3J
cXD“…What is the issue?”oeV
QooMpypLunia was wearing the same tuxedo and a coat as always. Considering her lack of casual clothes, this was her one-and-only default clothing.o05s
tgljpI“Haah… What kind of lady in the world would go on a date wearing a suit? It’s even worse than wearing a formal dress for a date.”1I1Rk
fB78“Is that… so?”QHQ
bCpg“Captain, this… is just not right.”kV6W2
US6“…Is it that bad?”MS3
EA9cDD“Yes, captain. Do you trust me?”lHg6V35
pEOK1X“…”Oos
NvucpLunia scanned Jennie’s clothing from top to bottom. Even though she was wearing the same martial uniform as everyone else, she supplemented it with leather boots, a wide-brimmed hat and a coat to add vibrance to her clothing. Lunia had often heard her being referred to as the Fancy Jennie of the 1st Sword Squad.TZkYc
BOksdShe couldn’t deny the fact that she was more skilled than her at least when it came to fashion.hmUjbB
40t“We can’t get new clothes but… Right. You still have the traditional clothing that was tailored for your coming-of-age ceremony, yes?”981
1dc“It has been 7 years since I wore it.”2xiX
vkx“That’s fine. Add a few small decorations and it will be as good as brand new.”2qF
zXn81 hour before the date, Lunia was suddenly forced into decorating herself.hyrsW
oCY8Qs****w87Wnok
rkUFFor the last few days, Alicia had been extremely busy.n5pprcC
OrxnWBecause of the unexpected appointment as the captain of the 5th Sword Squad and to get trained as a squad captain, she had to meet various administrators and other people. It was something that was supposed to be done after her coming-of-age ceremony, and yet it was forced onto her by Garrand.tHfFHT
tRMxZOriginally, Alicia wouldn’t have been that motivated to become the next captain, but there was a reason why she had to be overly zealous.0JJhb
HYvEAS“Why is it right in front of the place Mr. Korin needs to go to…?”5gkclGw
DixQOnEach sword squad of Arden was a military force that represented the Ardens, but at the same time, they were the protectors of the eastern front. The 5th Sword Squad that Alicia had to lead was in charge of the forest beyond the borders, where Yuel said was the hiding place of Findias, the secret land of druids.e559JdH
g3lQbtpIn other words, completing her work with the 5th Sword Squad and stabilizing the forest past the borders was the same as making way to Findias.mRJb
fPflNe“Haa…”fkKwt
M61Along with her succession work, Alicia was also busy because of the constant guests coming to her house. That was proof of the increasing instability of her older sister and the solidification of her own position but that didn’t make her very happy.uf8hkUO
ksmAlthough her older sister was a target of fear, at the same time, she was her ideal image of a swordsman and her idol.WkKbT3M
Aj1IFrwSince Alicia wasn’t even interested in taking over the large swordsmanship household of Arden, that was a burden that she was willing to throw away at any moment.0tT
pps“I wonder what Mr. Korin is doing…”f4gZs
L8xSqBuShe wanted to introduce him to the famous places of the east after coming here. It was a shame that she couldn’t because of all the sudden things that she had to do.KQn
ZRhF‘Mhmm… But I’m almost done with all the urgent matters! So I should invite Mr. Korin out and go around the town tomorrow!’NIk
NmvIt was a bit late for dinner. Heading to the kitchen, Alicia wanted to grab a few boiled corn but stopped after seeing Lunia walk towards her from the other side of the corridor.Bjw
NVOev“Hmm, Alicia huh. Are you done with your work?”v2fo
bzXJzf1“S, Sister…”FRf7O6
etFzAlicia couldn’t continue her words. It wasn’t because of fear and instead, it was because she was dumbfounded by her appearance.5UCKd
ZAERather than her usual suit, she was wearing the fancy traditional clothes that she wore during her coming-of-age ceremony. That was the same clothing that she complained about for limiting her movement and speed.Blue
jUPezNThat dress which had a jet-black color throughout with ornaments of golden lines was the same one Lunia wore 7 years ago during the ceremony, which had stolen Alicia’s eyes.gPp5
fCfdBecause that was when Lunia was being commonly viewed as the future successor of the family, Sophia had invested white gold coins and left it at the hands of a master artisan to create that masterpiece.oP7rMSn
NZeq0Why was she wearing that now, Alicia wondered. Suddenly, she remembered that this was the one and only luxurious clothing Lunia had.6Ov4HkQ
7RaIt meant she had been at a very important place where she had to wear a dress this luxurious…kGPn
gVCpU“Are you… coming back after seeing Mr. Korin?”H6eA
5RkE9j“Mhmm? Right. I just came back after enjoying the visit downtown with him.”yOP2
L6P7What Alicia didn’t know was that this was Lunia’s plan to stop the political marriage proposals. Although her status in the household was getting better over time, she was still practically by herself in the family. There was no one around her who would share sensitive news about Lunia to her.0uNUbaz
ig20o“H, hope you had a very fun time.”Y36u03Z
94D9G“I did.”Vu8G1q
3aVOSeeing the fidgety Alicia, Lunia gave a visibly wide smile before raising an offer.rRf
sPzG2r“Let’s have a spar. Wait for me to change my clothes.”puVL
Qe4YRIAlicia couldn’t turn her down.8Anj
cw3yt8t****KqecJZn
TmBZbIn the Arden family, there was a training area that could only be used by the direct descendants of the Ardens. The barren arena that couldn’t be accessed by anyone except for a few maids had two rare visitors.p3aQkHl
p9a“There is no one around us. Attack as you wish.”CPzZyth
SNGSj“…Sister.”uFq
58gOxTLUnlike before, they weren’t using real swords. The sword in Alicia’s hand was a single wooden sword, reinforced by embedding steel inside the blade.TqGl5PQ
ebqNDPQ“Singular Sword of Arden, Head Disciple, Lunia Arden.”gE8n8NZ
mcfIw“Singular Sword of Arden, Grade 1 Swordsman, Alicia Arden.”PUcIBVc
yOnMoonlight shone upon the dark grounds of the arena. A wooden sword suddenly scraped across the pebbles as they responded with a cloud of dirt.O9F11wY
B7GvfAy‘Huh?’juZ0nJh
NWbE7TtIt was a trick to create a cloud of dust that Alicia was very familiar with. Ignoring the dust, she focused her eyes and saw Lunia holding onto the handle of her sword in a low posture.KqkP
3E6QWas she trying to pounce at her or do an upward slash? They were 15 meters away though.V1k0aki
YmweFrom behind the layer of dust, Lunia’s wooden sword struck the nearby pebbles and made them fly towards her.wgJ
lV22gox‘I have to focus on her!’lRJ5HTN
HMrZhQcThey were far away, and it was just a weak ranged attack to test things out. Focusing on the flying pebbles would make her unable to retaliate against Lunia’s Flash Step!ypmar
Ok03– Kwack!OxrI
DLMDLunia dashed forward after the pebbles crashed into Alicia. However, Alicia was prepared for the attack and reacted in time with a block.9Bi4fXX
i8VaW– Kang! Kagang!K474zR
W583mFJust like the battle Alicia had seen in the past, two wooden swords collided against one another ever so fiercely.rgWG
FtO“Surely you still remember this. You better react in time.”2YQI
qDKjsNext, Lunia took half a step back, raised her sword into an upward stance and slashed down.Io5ijY
thEFurious Tiger, Golden Pheasant, Horizontal Slash, Pure Light.Fdv
k5tXyIThe sword flowed like water in a mesmerizing path, connecting from upper-level to middle-level to lower-level stanced attacks, and went back up like a piece of artwork.tEUo1E
J0oYsE“Uht…!”Px4NrPu
3SrAlicia barely managed to block the incoming attacks. She had the Eyes of the Boundary that allowed her to see through the gaps of the world, so perceiving the path of the sword itself wasn’t a problem. However, her body and her muscles couldn’t react in time and in the end, she couldn’t stop Lunia’s sword from scraping past the tip of her nose.EY8Q
1HEqy“…”d82
4yWGyIn that instant, Alicia read through Lunia’s pace of breath. Next, her eyes picked up the path Lunia would take to continue her sword to the next stage.KPBGHF
Ys3STherefore, Alicia raised her sword to pierce through and stop the combination of attacks.XbA
501QjInstant Slash, Advancing Fang, Soaring Heavens, Lightning.s1AAST4
dgPCPutting a stop to her opponent’s set of attacks, Alicia continued forth with her own combination of attacks. Lunia reacted and in response to the torrent of Alicia’s attacks…jEb
O09“…?!”Xww
7lJShe dodged by a hair’s breadth without even protecting herself with the sword. Alicia felt stifled seeing her sword traveling 1 mm away from Lunia’s eyes even though she was the one attacking her.OQHrHML
VUNGLb“You must always be in control of your breath.”yCBm0
tYl– Pakk!wUhrmQ
ev3YP7DLunia then gave a sweeping kick to Alicia’s belly. Somehow, Alicia managed to keep her back straight, thanks to which she avoided having her chin disjointed by the next upward slash.b6m1i8
6bbR8“Haak…”yaKrNL
8r4Wf1With a deep breath out, Alicia jumped back. Lunia’s ability to read the flow of the battle was as terrifying as always.6LWBEa
geKIt’s not like she had a special set of eyes like Alicia. That was a miraculous level of insight which she developed through endless hard work and training. Those were the eyes of a master that could read through everything objectively even in a life and death battle.bTw3ue0
aIzQjmThat allowed her to dodge the opponent’s attacks using the minimum amount of movement, which in turn allowed her to attack at the fastest possible speed.RtFvogM
ZaT7This was why she was called the Sword Master.vNC
ApZ67This was why she was at the top of knights.Sv9ea
H9AU0t8Even Korin Lork, who had fought against her hundreds of times, couldn’t best Lunia Arden in terms of skill mastery.Bl09Q1a
pDK6BzE“You have gotten better than before. Looks like you have not been lazy with practice.”agu0zCl
QAicUTS“…Yes.”4vERu
FYTMMH“I assume your change of mind is thanks to my fiancé.”ZHff
bDz0cFiancé.TYndV3n
WibcYFor some reason, that noun irked her a little.PyA0iV
14P“Do you know what he and I have in common?”uJv8uL
7PpVi3“…What is it?”Su4nxX
7ucZ45wAfter saying that herself, Alicia was surprised by just how curt she had been with her reply.TAN
7w1g“We do not waste any power. Our philosophy when it comes to skill is the same.”CU8Ge
mJ0Lunia said while pointing the tip of the sword at Alicia. The single-edged wooden sword still had a pointy tip that was as sharp as a real sword.F7L
8OCivKA“You do not need any magnificent techniques against humans. Everything is within the distance of an inch. The goal is to simply close that inch and kill your opponent.”745q
EHk7s0VShe vanished.k0Y
dVRiluUsing the fastest straight-line footwork technique of Arden, Lunia carried out the fastest stab.yUTrXA
zNQr7– Pak…!AGM
r1CIRDi“Hahk…!”xVKvXc
daxAlicia gasped for breath after barely stopping the attack. She was close to death… In fact, even though she saw it with the Eyes of the Boundary, she still would have died there if not for Lunia slowing down before the sword came into contact with her neck.AR8F
YZ87“Next will be a stab. Dodge it.”zx4M
5y3RImmediately, the wooden sword rapidly came piercing at her. Those stabs rather than swings reminded Alicia of Korin’s terrifying stabs.QHuB8
KitLThe sword wasn’t as fast as the spear but they were still horribly fast. After being tired of the consecutive stabs, Alicia tried to retaliate but…LyUKiQ
VTG❰Falling Fist❱Awh9
FPkSb8Her attacks were easily mitigated. Just like how it was natural for raindrops to travel down the roof without hitting the walls of the building, her attacks could not reach Lunia.Ahd
gRq‘I will be pushed back at this rate…! I need to use the Domain…!?’aeKuBgd
tkBnT5qThat was when Lunia disappeared in the blink of an eye. By the time Alicia noticed it, Lunia was already standing further away with a black luster emanating out of her dantian.Q8uNdZ
PmPkPShe was releasing her inner qi through the Aura Core. After boiling to its maximum threshold, the aura flowed out and melted into the darkness.Jk8Q
ngtYp5z“Ah…”3SS4
OTA5lsAlicia couldn’t help but lament at the sight of black light that somehow lit up the dark night skies of the wintery midnight.ogSOs
HVVjlCondensed forms of swords with a ridiculous amount of condensed aura were floating around Lunia. There were a whole 20 of them.T6me
a8JAqEach and every one of those appeared like lightning bolts of ink that would fall with a tempest. The combination of those attacks would be enough to blow away an arena of this size.Dn6Xfn7
wHUkoOBNo matter how fast Alicia was to run, and even if she was to take a step forward in the Domain, she figured that she wouldn’t be able to dodge the lightning bolts of swords to reach Lunia. In fact, she probably wouldn’t even be able to last against the shockwaves created by the swords landing on the ground.3iVYsRJ
7qv“I, I admit defeat.”hbCj
KCPaCegAlicia dropped her sword and admitted defeat.7wK
0kqXKuMShe thought she had closed the gap a little bit.tMdsopR
yHpsAfter defeating her at the Sword Challenge, she thought she had become a proper swordsman that at least had something to be proud of.EJHxE6
MaXbHowever, she realized just how arrogant she had been. The victory back then was just a result of sheer fluke, and there still existed an unclosable gap between herself and Lunia Arden.huGcDF
Jz8IMNDAn unfathomable sense of defeat and frustration pressed down on her.gAaj
FHdu2aZ“Try harder. Otherwise, you would look at nothing but our backs for the rest of your life.”LK7w
QXdFor some reason, her last words felt sharper than any of her previous attacks.OYhe
9Msd****p0fWEk
2qKPH3oAfter about a week or so,c6e4aD
4NgSmdI was in a cafe in the town of Taklakan.1JQVw
q4yFo4G“Here.”7DHn2ra
eyJAt a corner of the cafe, a beautiful lady with a gray bob cut and a tall, thin body, was waiting for me while taking a sip of her coffee.YIiGQG6
X2J1“Wasn’t expecting you to come here in person,” I said.E8Qz
gLOV1“It is very important after all. I don’t have any connections in the east so I had to do it myself.”LpmHDPT
5ZwCSbYRenya Claire. The mid-grade executive of the intelligence guild gave a sensual smile while sipping her coffee.z39gbI
CrOR“How’s everything going with work?”Cp6
KWr“Faring smoothly thanks to you. There are some guys that run away without paying their money back, which is a bit of a bother.”ENRL
ExT5oi“Ohh, you’re even lending money now?”KWW
uBmIjht“A must when running a gambling house.”KqSSNt
F25hh“What if they just give up and say they have no money?”6j3H
TXXBRenya smiled viciously like a leopardess while returning a cold-hearted reply.BhDt
gZN“Squeeze a dried squid and you’ll still get some water.”y6A
kwLh9uN“…Oh damn.”jWIdUu
wWRThe world of gamblers was very scary indeed.PqbU52
ds4hh“Don’t be too cruel though.”kZyC
6zOrJ“Can’t be helped if that’s your policy, boss, but can I ask why?”gCT
iQYgM“Everything will come back to bite you if you do something wrong. Make sure you don’t cross the line.”UtmyVX
WUNd3“…I knew you were a needlessly nice person, boss, but seriously…”LfO
BHhBOdW“Well, that’s mainly for you to decide anyway. What about the thing I asked you about?”DHbuvw
dvPsv“Here.”nmR
lthnRenya gave a set of papers as the report. The thing I asked about before didn’t require too much of a detail so I checked the information on the spot.DszLvAR
iSo2T…Damn it.QIR
Cqlar5I knew it. So it is here during this time frame, huh. It seemed that the Sword Emperor, that old bastard, wasn’t lying.JMuSNO
W1Oer“I don’t know how you knew about things happening in the far east when you were in Merkarva the whole time, boss, but… be careful. According to our agents, this guy… is no normal monster.”oFB4dY
xS4AP“Hah~. Yeah.”SSZ7
v3XOf course I knew it. According to the original scenario, it wasn’t an enemy I was supposed to fight just yet but considering just how unlucky I was, there was more than enough likelihood of me having to go against that guy.ZkaPHy
CrH9CtEstimated Rating: Semi-Unique Grade Demonic Beast, 『Sword Fiend』.YOh
B2NfrThe last disciple of the Sword Emperor, Garrand Arden.3qX
NJuIt was the named monster that would later appear as one of the King’s subordinates.Gz1
What did you think of this chapter?
Report comment
Please select the reason for reporting this comment. False reports may result in account suspension.
HaydenZeMan
VIP Qi RefinementA monster trained by the sword emperor? Maybe Lunia is right to call him senile