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Common brown hair and uncommon handsome appearance.

It was a face that couldn’t be remembered, so Ethan recognized it right away.

That this is my first time seeing a face.

However, for some reason, Ethan did not feel unfamiliar with the other person.

Even though it was clearly my first time seeing this face, I felt a strange sense of familiarity with it.

“Let’s see. What do you do?”

Ethan asked the man in passing, speaking in a rather familiar tone.

What was underlying that voice was a doubt.

Ethan was in the middle of pounding Armianon’s head when he noticed the man’s presence.

Along the way, Ethan sensed someone’s presence and realized that someone was watching him nearby.

However, the reason he didn’t stop the attack was because he didn’t feel any hostility in his gaze.

His intuition, which always warned him of danger, was silent as if it were dead.

Therefore, Ethan continued his attack while leaving the man unattended.

Of course, I was still paying attention to the man.

They say they don’t feel any hostility right now, but that could change at any time.

However, the man just watched Ethan the whole time and did not take any action.

Until this moment.

Incongruous to the situation, Ethan was genuinely curious about the man’s identity.

Just looking at his appearance, you should assume he is much younger than that.

However, I simply couldn’t think like that.

The reason was his skills.

At some point, Ethan noticed the man’s presence.

This means that the man was unable to detect his presence until he reached that location.

It doesn’t make sense to miss someone’s presence in the middle of a battle, even if you were completely off guard.

No, there is no such thing as a moment when a Ten Sword-level warrior completely lets down his guard.

However, the fact that we were unable to catch that sign means one thing.

At least the man’s skills are equal to or better than his.

Of course, there are no other possibilities.

If you have trained your secrecy to the limit, it may be possible to hide your presence, and since there is even a strange power called Gift in the world, it is impossible to say that such a possibility is not possible at all.

However, Ethan denied that possibility.

The presence that emanated from the man was clearly that of a warrior.

A unique atmosphere that only a warrior who has reached the highest level can have.

That was what the man had.

In other words, there is a high probability that the opponent is unmanned.

A warrior you’ve never seen before, who may have better skills than you.

There was a certain politeness in Ethan’s tone towards him.

It’s a long way from being polite or courteous, but considering Ethan’s usual way of speaking, this alone could be considered quite polite.

It was because it was impossible to guess the other person’s age.

Looking at his appearance, he looked quite young, but Ethan didn’t take that for granted.

It is natural for an outstanding martial artist to look younger than his age, and once he reaches a certain level, his level takes on a completely different level.

A close example is Hyeolhwa, which was here until a little while ago.

She appears to be in her 20s, but her actual age is well over twice that age.

Therefore, it was difficult to guess someone’s age just by looking at their appearance.

Considering his level, he could actually be older than Ethan himself.

From one to ten, nothing is certain.

This is a man who literally appears as if he fell from the sky.

I didn’t think it was strange that even with this level of skill, I couldn’t recognize that face.

Ethan knew well that the world was wide and that there were many extraordinary people.

‘That’s not even an important situation in the first place.’

If we had met under different circumstances and at different times, I would have paid closer attention to the man in front of me.

I guess they were trying to find out who they were and what kind of person they were.

However, that was not the case now.

There was no room for that.

Because time is not on our side.

The lower part was struggling in its own way, but I knew Ethan.

As time passes, the situation will become more unfavorable.

An endless number of slime monsters were being defeated at this very moment, but an equally large number were springing up from somewhere.

On the other hand, the physical strength, magical power, and mental power of those opposing it are finite, and their consumption accelerates over time.

And beyond a certain point, it will completely collapse.

Knowing that fact, Ethan decided to bury his doubts.

The most important thing is to get help from the man in front of you.

With that thought in mind, Ethan opened his mouth.

“No, I don’t know where you live, but if it’s okay, please help me─”

However, Ethan stopped midway.

It was because the energy of the man in front of me suddenly changed.

Even though it existed before my eyes, I could not accurately read its energy.

But now I could clearly read that energy.

What was on my mind all of a sudden?

Ethan’s face, which had been frowning because he could not guess his intention, suddenly became stiff.

And soon, his eyes grew bigger than ever.

Ethan’s mouth, which was looking at the man with disbelief, finally slowly opened.

“… Wade?”

***

“… Wade?”

Ethan’s eyes were shaking uncharacteristically.

Like a person who has seen something unbelievable.

“… It’s been a while since I saw you.”

I bowed my head slightly and greeted Ethan.

“Really… Is this really Wade?”

To Ethan, who still asked with a look of disbelief, I answered by nodding my head.

“Alive… Did it happen?”

“Yes.”

I lightly affirm his question.

“… … .”

Ethan was staring at me with a blank face.

However, that expression did not last long.

Soon Ethan’s expression returned to normal.

With a calm expression on his face, Ethan lightly shook his head.

“… Yeah, whatever. I vaguely had a feeling that might be the case.”

What Ethan muttered like that was probably true.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the surprise so quickly.

“I have a lot to say, but I have something else to say first.”

Ethan raised his head and looked at me.

“I’m glad you’re alive, Wade.”

***

“I’m glad I’m alive. Wade.”

Those words and the look on his face made me feel kind of depressed for a moment.

Because it was clearly conveyed that his words were sincere.

For the first time since I was falsely accused, I revealed my identity to someone.

Of course, the indescribable feelings about it also took their share of the sadness.

I revealed my identity to Ethan by revealing my magical power.

There was a way to remove the disguise, but it was not because there was no gaze at all, and it was because it was judged that this method was more reliable when dealing with a human named Ethan.

Everyone has a unique wavelength of magical power.

Of course, those who have reached the level of a superhuman can even control their unique magical energy as they wish, but that is only at the level of modification, and it is impossible to imitate someone else’s wavelength.

That’s why Ethan recognized my identity right away.

Because he has encountered my magic before.

To be honest, I was also anxious.

Because my situation is the situation.

Now, the perception that I am dead has been accepted as orthodoxy, but in the world’s perception, I am a murderer who killed the prince of the empire and ran away.

It was an obvious fact that if it was revealed that I was still alive, the Empire would come after me with all eyes on me.

Revealing my identity in such a situation is bound to be a huge risk.

Unless that person is a family member or someone you are very close with.

In that respect, Ethan was a person in a very delicate position.

Although we went through hardships together and even trained together, there was an ambiguous part about how we could nod our heads vertically willingly when asked if our friendship was deep.

However, I decided to trust Ethan.

It wasn’t a long time, but I decided to trust my insight in the person I had seen named Ethan Bertrand.

Therefore, the identity was revealed.

And, it seems that the choice was not wrong.

“What on earth happened to you?”

Ethan shook off his surprise and this time asked with a puzzled expression on his face.

“Do you know how embarrassed I was when I heard the rumor? Suddenly, it was the prince’s murder.”

A deep suspicion and an absurdity that he had no intention of hiding were evident in his voice.

It was a completely understandable part. If I were in Ethan’s position, I would have reacted the same way.

“… Well, a lot of things happened.”

However, there was no time to kindly answer that question.

“We’ll talk about it in detail later.”

“… Ha, I guess that’s right.”

Ethan looked at me with confused eyes for a moment, then nodded reluctantly.

It was probably because he knew full well how urgent the situation was.

“Then, this means that we have to deal with this guy first… … .”

His gaze turned downward.

Toward the Armianon we are treading on.

“This guy, I can’t find the answer at all.”

Ethan added with a hint of displeasure.

“I managed to break through the scales, but it didn’t go any further than that.”

Saying that, Ethan pointed to his sword that was still stuck in Armianon’s head.

In fact, there was no need to hear an explanation.

Because I was watching all his actions.

I haven’t attacked it directly yet, but I know that Armianon’s scales are incredibly hard.

Even after being hit with the full power of the Ten Swords, it only caused scratches.

That could be said to be hardness beyond imagination.

But Ethan got through those scales safely.

By using the sword.

Although it was not a perfect lecture, it was definitely a lecture.

Ethan, who remains in my memory, was unable to use the sword.

But now he was dealing with the sword class.

Feeling moved by that fact, I said.

“I will try.”

Now it was time for me to step forward.