episode_0042

Looking back, I don’t know why I was so cautious.

It’s been three years since I opened my eyes in Kane’s body. During that time, I haven’t neglected my training even for a single day.

Was it really worth sacrificing your body to this extent just because you couldn’t use a sword imbued with magic?

… But it’s a bit late to be thinking like this now.

Because my body, which consumed the disgusting wine and the red heart fruit, could not possibly be a normal body.

My strength is beyond the normal range.

I felt the hot heat flowing through my veins.

The Red Heart Fruit greatly increases the strength of the target who consumes it and rebuilds the body.

The aftereffects still lingered in my body, burning my entire body.

An intense giant power that seemed ready to burst out at any moment stirred within my body.

However, no pain is felt. Rather, only an overwhelming sense of elation fuels the fight.

Not being able to use mana is no longer enough to avoid fighting these scumbags.

“Before we fight, let me ask you one thing. How strong are you?”

“That’s… Feel it with your own body!”

At my question, the man in front of me immediately swung his sword.

A light uppercut. It was a mercenary style of swordsmanship where he just swung his sword however he pleased, without any set swordsmanship.

However, it feels like he has really put magic power into the sword and swung it.

If strength is added when swinging a sword, magic power is multiplied.

The destructive power of an attack that originally contained magical power cannot be guessed from its visible form alone.

I wanted to block it, but… I bent down and let it slip away first.

Behind him–

“Brother!”

“I know!”

The man called Hyung from behind quickly kicked the ground and closed the distance between us.

Like a swooping snake seeking its prey, his sword came for my neck.

“A nobleman who only talks… !!”

It seemed like they had synchronized their breathing just once or twice, as if the connection was flowing smoothly.

However.

“There is no use.”

Kang-

I raised my sword and blocked the bastard’s sword.

Perhaps because he was focused on speed, the magical power contained in his sword was extremely minimal.

There was something that could only be felt after directly facing the sword.

It seems that it is possible to deal with them to some extent even with a sword that is not wrapped in magic power.

“You bastard, why aren’t you using your magic! Are you kidding me? ”

“Well… You have to experience it yourself to find out why.”

Swords are inherently something that is given and taken.

This time it’s my turn to swing it.

I quickly took up my stance and swung my sword with all my might at the man in front of me.

Same uppercut. However, I swung it without any magic power, just with all my might.

“With a sword like this that has no magic–!”

The man shouted and tried to slash my sword away, but it wasn’t enough.

Drumroll-

When my sword struck the man’s head, it fell off as if it had been ripped off.

It was clearly cut with a sword, but it ended up looking like it was torn off because it was just force applied without any special power, rather than a sword sharpened with magic.

“Tongue, hyungniiim!”

Behind him, his younger brother’s mercenary ran towards me, screaming like crazy.

His face was painted with anger, and he swung his sword with only murderous intent.

But even so, I am not weak enough to be struck by a sword that has lost its reason.

Knock knock-

The second man’s head was also torn off by my sword.

As for me, I wanted to test out the strength that had grown stronger by consuming the Red Heart Fruit…

It was difficult to make an accurate judgment with this level of fighting.

But there was something to be gained.

First of all, I found out that I can easily defeat mercenaries without using my sword.

The Black Cloud Guild is not a place where mercenaries with particularly strong military power gather, but the skills of these two are at least mid-level.

Since you’re fighting two at once, wouldn’t it be worth fighting even the higher-level mercenaries 1:1?

I looked at Libra with my energy gathered.

“You, you you you that speed!”

“… You’re slow. … … Kick. ”

“Don’t imitate my laughter!”

Even if it took time, it didn’t seem like Libra would lose.

Unlike Gen, who was becoming increasingly restless, Libra’s face was calm.

If we wait a little longer like this, it will be resolved.

Until then, just in case Libra gets pushed back, you can just stand by and use your mind sword at any time.

at that time.

“Hello~♪”

A woman walking leisurely through the forest caught my eye.

The woman who approached with a sly look headed towards the two corpses of the Black Cloud Guild lying on the floor.

He gestured for a moment in that state and then-

Kkuddeuk-

Soon the dead body began to twist and turn into a grotesquely shaped creature.

A characteristic that appears to those who are marked with the Black Magician’s Mark.

“Beat is half. … Warlock Lehenna.”

“Oh my. Do you know me~? I’m sure I killed everyone who knows me.”

Beat is half. Her real name is Lehenna. She is a black magician and one of the eight evils. She has revealed herself.

Behind her, a line of grotesque creatures that were originally human followed her.

The only thing that proved that they were members of the Black Cloud Guild was the black cloud pattern drawn on their clothes, visible through their twisted bodies.

As expected, you infiltrated the Black Cloud Guild.

Since her goal was to shed blood, it seemed like Libra would beat Gen, so she quickly ran out.

“You were aiming for Gen after all.”

“Wow. How did you know? I’ve never told anyone this.”

“Didn’t you lose all your items to Gen three years ago? And your fancy workshop too.”

“… … Is it fun?”

When I touched Rehenna’s complex, her mask immediately shattered.

His mouth is smiling, but his expression is completely frozen, unable to hide his anger.

She took a moment to catch her breath and collect her emotions, then began to smile again.

When Rehenna appears, I try to use the Heart Sword, so I can kill her right now…

If I may, there is one thing I would like to hear.

“Black Mage Lehenna. Let me ask you something.”

“Huh~ Do you think I’ll answer~?”

“Your workshop hidden in the rugged terrain of the western part of the empire. Are they still there?”

“… … Who are you?”

Rehenna clearly reacted differently than before.

It seemed like the somewhat embarrassed face was the correct answer.

The black magic workshop in Lehenna is stocked with all kinds of black magic items and books.

Well… I wonder who would want something like this, but if you give it to Eri, the next head of the magical family, she will use it well.

“Can’t you hear me? Who are you?”

“… I’m going to die soon, what’s the point of coming in?”

“Okay? Okay. Then I won’t say it anymore~♪”

As Rehenna waved her hand, the twisted creature behind her slowly walked towards me.

“You, right? I saw you weren’t using magic earlier. Is there a reason?”

“… … .”

“Are you ignoring me again? This is not fun~”

“I don’t have a hobby of talking to dead bodies.”

“What does that mean? Are you disparaging warlocks~?”

“What… That’s what it means.”

I used the Heart Sword without even letting Rehenna notice.

She died with her face still single.

“Is it all over?”

“… … Yeah.”

Before I knew it, Libra, who had defeated Gen, was approaching me.

She looked back and forth between Rehenna’s corpse and my face, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to say something.

“Why are you like that? Do you have something to say?”

“… … … … Nothing.”

“… Yeah.”

Libra, who had been thinking about it for a while, seemed to have decided not to say anything.

I’m curious for some reason, but I don’t feel like rushing it.

I’m not the kind of person who would say something just because you urged me to.

“Go back. If we keep going like this, we’ll arrive in the evening.”

“… Yeah.”

The traces of the battle left here… will probably be fine.

Because it was originally a place where animal corpses were rare.

They probably won’t even mind the blood stains.

We got back on the magic car.

The bodies of the two great villains were tied up neatly on top of the magic car.

Because the inside was full of Libra’s auction items.

—

Mercenary King Renick.

He looked at the place where the magic car had just been.

“Who is this guy?”

“I am Cain Calderon. He is the arrogant bloodless swordsman of the Calderon family.”

Dogman answered Renick’s question immediately.

He was the master of the Iron Lion, one of two guilds permitted to operate within the Calderon family’s territory.

Since Dogman had encountered Kane many times while visiting the Calderon household in the past, he clearly remembered Kane’s face.

“What did you think?”

“… I didn’t even see the scene where the sword was drawn.”

Dogman recalled the scene he had just seen.

A female black magician who summons bizarre creatures.

Her spirit was not that of an ordinary person.

The black magician herself is strong, but the creatures she commands are also monsters that have forcibly broken through the limits of humanity.

If it had been a 1:1 fight, Dogman would have predicted his own defeat.

But Kane was different.

Without any warning, he dropped the heads of the 14 corpses before his eyes, including the warlock, to the floor.

It didn’t feel like this when he was in the Calderon family, let alone when he was swinging a sword that wasn’t enchanted with magic.

Only then did Dogman vaguely realize why Kane had refused to engage in mock battles with the others.

“Haven’t we met many times?”

“This is my first time seeing a fight… but I never imagined it would be like this.”

“I see.”

After hearing Dogman’s report, Mercenary King Renick continued speaking with an interested expression.

“Keep an eye on those two from now on. You never know when they might be used.”

“… Okay.”