Chapter 246: The Knight Didn’t Utter Lies (2)

“????”

…What is this?

Is this a dream?

Gardin was approaching his ninety-fiveth year this year.

His age was overshadowed because of Felicia, but in reality, he was the oldest of the knights in the kingdom. And if the Pendragon royal family, who were known for their unusually long lifespans, was taken out of the equation, it would be rare to find someone who had lived that long.

Living long also meant that he had a lot of experience.

Even so,

I-I’ve never seen anything like this before…

At this point, all Gardin could do was open his mouth.

Is it possible for a person to fly through the sky and dash through the air…?

That’s how unbelievable the current situation was.

A human, or rather, a creature that seemed like a human, flew through the sky, descended, and devastated the surroundings…

If Gardin hadn’t seen it with his eyes and just heard it from someone, he would have raised his voice and told them to stop lying.

Unfortunately…

Boom-!

He couldn’t help but believe it since he had witnessed it himself, and Gardin had to force himself to come to his senses.

“A-an enemy has descended from the sky! Attack him!”

Even though he wasn’t sure if what he was saying was right, Gardin made the most cool-headed judgment he could make in the current situation, so the other swordsmen moved in unison.

Whether they descended from the sky or not, an enemy was still an enemy, so it was only natural to respond…

“-Is it you? The one who threatened our children?”

Pfft!

The swordsman who was about to draw his sword suddenly heard a sound like a balloon popping. Then, his body spun around seven times in the air and crashed to the ground.

Thud-!

Trickle-!

He was slammed face first into the ground, so blood flowed out of his face. He passed out without even making a nasal sound mixed with pain.

It was a result of a single blow, and it was brutal, if not merciless and violent.

Looking at that, the group approaching Lee han hesitated and broke out in cold sweat. Then, a strange phenomenon where dozens of people were overwhelmed by the spirit of an individual unfolded.

And this scene,

“H-he’s really faster than us?”

“Timid, is this artefact a defective product? Why is it so slow?”

“This flight artifact is also incredibly fast. It can travel a distance that would take five hours by train in one hour.”

“Then why is it slower than the instructor?”

“T-that… It’s because the instructor is strange!”

The two boys who arrived late scratched their noses as they got off from the flying artifact that resembled a paper airplane and saw the already half-destroyed mansion. After all, their instructor had already started a rescue operation after kicking the air and flew(?) one step ahead of them.

…That technique that the instructor uses is more like flying through the air than walking around in the air.

Derrick could only chuckled dryly as he recalled him kicking the air and flying through the sky like a human missile.

Boom-!

The explosions that sounded like balloons bursting rang out one after another, and the swordsmen fell every time they heard the explosions.

Resisting or responding?

Crack-!

…What is that?

“I-Is that a sword?”

A swordsman who sneaked up behind Lee Han and swung his sword smiled, but the sword was shattered to pieces. It was a moment of cognitive dissonance, and for a moment, the swordsmen thought it was a dream.

That was understandable, after all even though they had rebelled and became Half Demonic-Humans, their skills as swordsmen were by no means bad. Rather, they were quite proud of being quite skilled.

Yet, his swords were blocked and even shattered. He had even swung it from behind like a coward!

What the…?!

“Do you think I would let my back open for nothing?”

“!!?”

“It’s a good attempt.”

Whoosh-!

Crackle-!

Lee Han’s large palm covered the opponent’s face and slammed him straight into the ground, and a sound like glass breaking was heard from the body of the opponent who was slammed.

It was a sound that would make the hearts of those who heard it shiver. At the same time, they heard an illusion of the god of death walking towards them.

“Do you know? Back muscles can also be a great means of attack.”

-??

Everyone looked bewildered for a moment at the sudden nonsense that came out of the god of death’s mouth, but he just continued without paying attention to them them.

“It’s nothing special. It’s just using back muscles as a means of defense and attack at the same time. Well, it’s easy once you get the hang of it.”

-?????

…What the hell?

The swordsmens’ were at loss. But the god of death just smiled bitterly, probably because he didn’t expect them to understand him from the beginning.

“Sigh… Being a pioneer is such a lonely thing.”

As he said so, Lee Han picked up the half-broken sword from the hand of the man who he had beaten.

Just what is he trying to do with a broken sword?

Wooong-!

“This sword can still fight, huh?”

“Sword Sound…”

The natural ringing of the sword began, and the swordsmens’ faces hardened. Creating a sword sound with a broken sword was something they had never experienced before.

However, what happened next was even more shocking!

Whoosh-!

They had to experience the extraordinary experience of witnessing flower petals blooming from the sword, and the swordsmen,

“Seeing plum blossoms in winter is charming, isn’t it?”

─They had to crumble in front of the plum blossoms that were falling from the sky.

Sizzle-!

“…”

Gardin was a ‘monster’ walking towards him while shaking off the iron dust that looked like sand from his palm.

“…This is ridiculous.”

Gardin looked up at the sky who had never been on his side throughout his entire life.

“How indifferent. Why doesn’t the Light smile on me?”

He had worked hard his entire life, and he also had dedicated everything he had. In the end, he had even abandoned the path of humanity, so why…

“Why is someone like you blocking my path!”

Gardin let out a rage filled with indignation and resentment. As he did so, the fearsome momentum of the swordsman who has been swinging his sword for over ninety years was radiating out, and at that moment, the fierce wind blew.

“The sky never side with humans. That’s just how unfair the world is.”

“…Do you know the ways of heaven?”

“Even if I don’t know about it, I still know how hard life is. Old man, you must know more than I do since you’ve lived long enough.”

“…”

“Well, if you don’t know about it after living such a long life, then you are hopeless.”

“What a rude bastard…”

“That’s strange. Why do all the adults call me rude? I am always polite.”

“…”

At the monster’s shrugging, Gardin stopped being angry and looked at it with a calm gaze. He suspected that even that statement that provoked his anger might be a form of strategy.

He’s not just a beast. He knows how to use his head.

And a beast that knew how to use its head was dangerous.

Gardin then decided to regard the warrior standing before him as a beast with intelligence, not a human.

With that determination…

“-It’d be better for you to not move.”

…He stopped.

“You’ve already lost. So don’t act rashly and give up.”

“W-who lost?”

“You/ You don’t even know your own condition?”

“What…”

“Just look at your hand.”

“…”

Gardin, who was about to raise his voice to say what kind of nonsense he’s spouting, ended up looking at his own hand.

Shake-!

And then he saw his hand was shaking as if he had tremors…

“Look, you’re already scared. That’s why you’ve already lost.”

“!?”

“Old man, you’ve been out of combat for a long time, right? Your skills seem fine, but probably because it has been awhile since you are involved in a real fight, you are a little rusty.”

“T-that…”

“No matter how good a famous sword is, if you just hang it up, it’s not very useful. So don’t be too disappointed in yourself. You’re just, well, you’re better suited to wielding a pen than a sword now.”

“…”

…It was the ultimate insult for swordsmen.

He was once known as one of the hundred greatest swordsmen in the kingdom, and now he was being told that he was better suited to a pen than a sword.

Yet…

“…”

He still couldn’t draw his sword.

“Master!”

Levy ran to Lee han without hesitation, and the latter just chuckled.

“Seems like you are fine.”

There were no visible injuries in her body.

Even though they rebelled, they must have still been in their right minds.

“Yes, even those who have lost their minds should know that auntie is scary.”

“Is the auntie you mentioned my grandmother, Instructor?”

“Of course.”

“…That’s a remark that’s hard to react to as a grandson.”

“Forget it. Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine, so please stop the destruction, Instructor.”

“You should ask for compensation from the Academy. Don’t do it to me.”

“…I’ll just ask Gardin personally. I don’t want to see the Dean falling ill.”

Arno glanced at the frustrated Gardin, who was kneeling down. He was already old, but he looked much younger than his original age a few moments ago, but now he looked ten years older.

The fact that he admitted defeat without even fighting was quite shocking.

“As a swordsman, he’s great.”

“A swordsman? I thought he was a politician because he smelled like ink.”

“You shouldn’t kill someone twice, Instructor.”

Arno wanted to cut his great uncle’s head right now, but Arno wasn’t cruel enough to cut off the head of someone whose heart had already been broken.

“I guess I should leave it to my father and grandmother.”

“You’re quite weak-hearted.”

“…Since we want to get information, wouldn’t it be better not to kill him, Instructor?”

“Do I look like someone who would care about such things?”

“…”

“I didn’t kill him because this place is your house. As evidence, there’s no dead people, right?”

“You are saying, you are holding back?”

“If not, your mansion would have been blown away long ago.”

“…”

“I held back because it’s my disciple’s house.”

“T-thank you?”

Arno was expressing my gratitude, but he couldn’t help but wonder if it was right. He was holding back, if not…

…My goal is really far and hard.

Arno smiled bitterly. The back he wanted to catch was really far away.

“Stop thinking so much.”

While lightly criticizing his disciple for thinking useless thoughts, Lee Han felt happy that the guy’s eyes were still burning with determination.

He felt that this guy would get back up no matter what the desperate situation was unlike that rusty swordsman, He was a guy with a promising future.

So

“Just what kind of bastard are you? How dare you harass our child who has a bright future─.”

Bang-!

Hundred Steps Divine Fist shot out from Lee Han’s fist.

It went towards the arrogant rascal who forced him to come.