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Side Story – Man of Blades 3

People often ignore the commentary position in battle comics, but that is only possible if you have a certain level of skill. People like me who don’t know anything can’t even see properly, and even if they do, they don’t know what it is.

Nevertheless, if I were to explain the battle between Ryota and the Blade Man in my own way, I would say that something moved quickly. Ryota’s sword was cut cleanly in two. As a bonus, Ryota himself was cut in two.

‘that’s interesting.’

No matter how retired he was, he cut off a former knight’s sword with his bare hands. It is too powerful to be considered a gift that simply sharpens the body like a blade.

Moreover, since the gift is innate, it is strange that someone with such a powerful and unique gift has not been known until now.

‘Did it fall from the sky? He’s bald and looks ugly, so he’s probably not an alien, right?’

While I was lost in random thoughts, the Blade Man bowed lightly toward Ryota’s body.

It seems like you’re showing courtesy in your own way, but you’re showing courtesy by killing someone. Isn’t this just teabagging?

“Is it your turn next?”

The blade man turns his gaze and glares at me. It looked like it could kill someone with just its eyes, but it wasn’t particularly scary. Having seen so many monster-like guys, such a clumsy sense of intimidation is just cute.

“Let’s start right away. Or do you need preparation? For a fair duel, I am willing to wait.”

“Wait a minute, I think there’s a misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding?”

“I never said I would duel with you.”

“……”

The Blade Man closed his mouth as if speechless for a moment.

I was embarrassed.

“A duel is only a duel if there is mutual agreement. I have no intention of dueling with you.”

“……”

“Surely it’s not all just words when it comes to duels and fairness? I can’t trust people like you because they usually talk about their beliefs and everything, but then change their words when things get unfavorable.”

“What do you know… .”

“Oh, I know very well. People like you are one of three. He wants to prove that he’s strong, but he’s scared to fight an active knight, so he’s a scoundrel who only bullies retired old men. After something happened to a retired knight, he goes out of his way to seek revenge and kill the wrong person. Lastly, just a psychopath. What do you like? Personally, I recommend the last one. At least you can claim mental and physical weakness, right?”

The blademan’s hand narrowly passed my cheek. A shallow cut appeared on my cheek with a popping sound, and blood began to flow little by little.

For a moment, my heart was pounding. I tried to ignore my pounding heart and focused on the sound as much as I could, but luckily I couldn’t hear the wolf’s howl.

“This fucking crazy bastard almost got screwed.”

“Are you afraid?”

“Are you afraid? Yeah, it’s fucking scary. Not you, but I’m afraid the sleeping wolf cub in the room over there will wake up.”

If Ker was awake and smelled my blood. And it’s not even daytime, it’s the middle of the night… . I don’t even want to imagine what kind of disaster would happen.

“Well, let’s stop chatting here.”

The movements of the Blade Man were identified, and the arrival time was also specified. Now all that’s left is to have Kuen standby nearby after the retry, and have him enter the duel with Ryota to defeat the Blade Man.

Retrying is simple. All you have to do is challenge the bald man in front of you to a duel. I’m not the type to torture you just because you’re a little annoyed, so you should be able to leave comfortably.

“Let’s have a duel. This time, I will provide you with home education with the heart of a parent. It may be very difficult since it’s your first time learning, but I’m good at teaching, so don’t worry.”

I took out the sword I was carrying on my back, took off the cloth wrapped tightly, and took a stance.

The Blade Man, who was watching the series of processes, sighed as if he was dumbfounded.

“A kid who doesn’t even know how to hold a sword… . It’s not worth dealing with. Go away.”

“Are you scared? Well, I still have a long way to go before I retire, so I’m scared.”

Crunch –. With a sound of strongly biting teeth, the Blade Man took a stance with a creepy expression.

“I will cut off your tongue and decorate it on your grave.”

“Oh, then I will decorate your grave with dentures.”

The guy raised his hand and swung it at me. There was no intention of looking at that movement, which was slow enough for me to react. It was just a blow made with concentrated anger so that I could vividly feel the knife being cut and my body being torn in two.

Of course, even if it exploded slowly, it was still a fast attack to me. Although I knew in my head that I had to avoid it, my body reflexively raised the knife and took a defensive stance.

It was certain death. Naturally, my eyes squeezed shut, and my eyelids immediately became a screen, playing the magic light.

Soon the knife will cut, and its hand will dig into my body. I will scream and soon faint and lose my life.

“Aaaah!”

Yes, this kind of scream… It’s too high-pitched for that, isn’t it?

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the bewildered expression of the Blade Man. The next thing I saw was my sword, which was intact even after blocking his hand.

“Huh? Why is this blocked?”

“That sword… . Where did you get it?”

A blademan with a trembling voice. Judging by the fact that he was more nervous than when I teased him, he seemed more embarrassed than I imagined.

The problem was that I was also taken aback by the unexpected situation, and I could only stare blankly at the sword without any response.

“Everyone pay attention!”

A woman’s voice was heard at that time. Of course, it was neither my voice nor the voice of the Blade Man.

“Humans, take note. I am the only one in the world. The greatest, most beautiful, and most powerful magic sword.”

The sword began to emit intense light. A light too bright and sacred to be a magic sword.

“An antagonist of chaos, a traitor to order. A person who walks the path of solitude on the border between black and white.”

The shape of the sword, which only appeared as a silhouette in the light, became strangely distorted and soon began to take on the shape of a person.

“Remember my name! I am Fran, the magic sword that kills gods.”

[Heroine profile]

Name: Franc

Height: 158cm / Difficulty: C

Progress: 0% / Like level: 0

The woman who appeared with her pink short hair and gave off a medieval vibe was so beautiful that it was impossible to even imagine that she had transformed into a sword.

‘…A crazy bitch has appeared again.’

Should we at least be thankful that it is not an inanimate object?

How come this damn game doesn’t have a normal heroine?

“So, who are you? Why did you wake me up? More than that, who was the guy who just groped me?”

I quickly pointed at the blademan.

“Is that you? He looks like a pervert and feels bad, and what he does also feels bad.”

“……”

Is it a duel or something, or is an exception made because it’s a sword? The Blade Man swung his hand towards Fran.

The blade of the hand, aimed precisely at the neck, successfully reached Fran, but that was the end.

“What on earth is this…? .”

Perhaps shocked that his power was not working at all, the Blade Man looked at Fran with an expression as if he had lost his country.

“Nawon indeed. It’s because you’re this stupid.”

Fran sighed and punched his face. Although his forearms had no visible muscles, the blademan’s legs were broken off with that single blow.

“This is what happens because you recklessly wield power that you don’t even know what it is. Was it good when you were just using it? I think anyone can win. It feels like I just became invincible. Huh?”

“Wow..! Stop..!”

Franc’s fist didn’t stop. Even though it started to swell, bleed out, and bones begin to cave in, I just kept getting hit.

She beat him for a long time and stopped only when she felt like she was going to die. She roughly wiped the blood off her hands and started searching the blademan’s body.

“Because I can’t kill a human being for some reason? I think I’m lucky.”

The hand, which was busy moving, reached into the inside pocket of his outerwear and took out a dull pink jewel from there.

“Ah… . It’s become very cloudy. How much did they kill me? How on earth do humans never change?”

Fran, who was sighing and muttering to himself, soon made eye contact with me.

“So, who is that guy over there?”

“Me? Yes my master.”

“Owner..? Phew, ahahahahaha! My master? Please have a conversation.”

Fran laughed for a while and threw something at me.

“Now, a gift to my master.”

A pink jewel taken out from the arms of the Blade Man. My guess is that this was the source of the Blade Man’s power.

“Take responsibility for that and make it clean.”

“…What?”

“He said he was my master. That should be enough. Cleaning the sword is the owner’s duty, right?”

“This is my first time hearing about such an obligation.”

“I’m glad I heard it now. Take responsibility and do it. If you don’t want your face smashed.”

Fuck, yes this is a real threat.

My spine was numb with a sense of intimidation that was on a different level from that of the Blade Man.

“Haam~. I’m going to sleep again, so make sure I’m clean before I wake up again. Got it?”

“Wait, I need to tell you how to do it.”

“That’s up to you.”

Fran returned to his sword, emitting an intense light again. I swallowed the cursing that rose to the tip of my chin and picked up the sword.

‘Oh shit, should I just secretly throw it away? It won’t work. ‘She’s a heroine.’

I felt tired due to the huge weight that had suddenly appeared.

I was wrapping the sword again with the intention of sleeping for now and thinking about it tomorrow, when suddenly the empty slot in the crossguard part of the sword caught my eye.

‘…Is this the perfect size for the jewel?’

What happens if I plug it in? If it was originally attached to his body, wouldn’t Fran have installed it himself? So, I think it would be better not to do anything strange for no reason.

‘…but can you tolerate this?’

A hole that stimulates curiosity and an object that seems to fit that hole. Honestly, how can I tolerate this?

I carefully placed the gem into the slot. Then I felt a strong attraction, like a magnet.

“Wait, what are you doing!”

It was only then that Fran’s urgent voice was heard, understanding the situation.

I don’t know what I’m doing, but one thing is certain.

“It’s already too late.”

It was impossible to move my hand away from the slot, as if I had crossed the event horizon. I tried my best to resist the strong pull, but in the end, my fingers gave up and the jewel was placed accurately in the slot.

At the same time, a powerful shock wave was generated from the sword. My floating body hit the ceiling and the building shook violently.

“Ugh… . Fuck.”

When I fell, I did it clumsily and didn’t hurt my head, but my arms and legs were sore. It doesn’t seem to be broken, but you may need to wear a cast for a while. Plus, when I hit the ceiling, I felt like I had fallen and nothing else, so the back of my head felt numb.

He must have bitten his tongue as well, so blood kept pooling in his mouth.

“This crazy guy… . I worked so hard to get this off… .”

When did you transform into a human? Fran grabbed my collar and aimed his fist. I was about to explode with excitement, but the smile on my face couldn’t stop.

[Fran’s strategy progress has increased. (0 -> 15%) Acquire 250 strategy points]

‘They give you this much just because you put a piece of jewelry on it. It’s a piece of cake.’

The blood that had been accumulating in my mouth started flowing out as I burst out laughing.

“Awww—!!”

The sound I most wanted to hear in this situation rang out.

‘Small sickness.’

*

“Cluck, cough… .”

The sky is clear. Even so, it’s bright and bright. Why am I such a mess on such a nice day?

Kerr went on a rampage in the middle of the night, and Fran did not back down against him. As a result of the battle between the two, the Hayashi Dojo was completely destroyed, and I was caught up in the chaos and fainted.

First of all, seeing that they are both alive, it seems like they have come to an agreement. Or maybe he fell asleep from exhaustion after fighting all night.

‘It’s hard to breathe.’

It’s good to fall asleep while fighting. Everything is fine, but why do you have to sleep with me as your pillow?

Even though Kerr has a habit of climbing on me when I sleep, why is this crazy bitch Franc cutting my arm?

‘Ugh… .’

My limbs were already torn off last night, and as Fran was cutting them, the pain kept coming. Perhaps because he really liked the moderate cushioning of his severely swollen arms, Fran’s sleeping expression looked quite happy.

I feel like dying.

It’s not just the limbs that are the problem. My voice hasn’t come out well since before. Is my neck hurt too? My head feels dizzy and I feel like I’m having trouble with my internal organs.

Aren’t you really going to die like this?

I feel like I’m going crazy because I’m being treated like this. Please, someone take me to the hospital.

“Wow… . Zeke… . Drinking sweet potatoes… .”

“Hehehehe… . I am the strongest demon sword… .”

I desperately tried to wriggle my body and call for help, but these two heroines didn’t want to wake up from their sweet sleep.

Fucking bitches.