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Ranked #1 for 12 consecutive years

The name that everyone calls together, Sword Saint Jang Hyeon-woo.

For the first time in a long, long time, he felt like he had a chance to share a sword with a proper opponent.

My brain literally stopped at one word from the other person.

“No, why do you speak informally when you first meet?”

There was a time when even the rankers who were complaining couldn’t even come close to him.

He couldn’t have expected this kind of reaction at all, so he thought for a while about what to say.

“Kang Ji-hoon!!! Hang in there, you crazy guy!!!”

From the stands, Sojung screams at the top of her lungs.

Please, please be patient just this once…

Even though Sojung knows that the outspoken Jihoon does not discriminate between situations and people,

I was shouting, hoping to kill that personality just a little bit.

But unfortunately,

Jihoon was a fairly fair person.

Those who have had their limbs cut off or been beaten to death by him would refute this with a twinkle in their eye if they heard it, but

He was truly a person who knew no discrimination.

“From what I heard, he doesn’t participate in anything like gates or black hunter sweeps and only shows his face once in a ranking match? Uncle, aren’t you so social because you don’t have a social life”

Who is saying that someone has poor social skills?

When the word ‘social skills’ came out of Jihoon’s mouth, even Sojung and Seolhyun, who had come to support him, frowned slightly.

“Jihoon…I think he considers himself a very social person…”

“That crazy guy… he’s really crazy…”

Sojung and Seolhyun, I give you a sad look with sincere concern.

“…What on earth are you talking about-”

“No, what era are you in? Why do you blurt out informal language when you first meet someone just because you’re a little older? How did you get your home education”

“……”

Even though Jang Hyun-woo, a swordsman who is not good at anything due to his lack of social skills, it was so unfair to hear all of those words right now.

However, it would be right for that guy to be allowed such arrogance.

His inaction during the previous six games was so overwhelming that it even changed the attitude of the stubborn maverick Jang Hyun-woo.

“…I apologize for speaking informally when we first met.”

The audience is about to see the skills of swordsman Jang Hyeon-woo for the first time in 5 years.

All rankers and officials were concentrating their eyes and ears and trying not to miss a single moment.

But what came to their eyes and ears was a different kind of shock than they had hoped for.

“… What are you doing now, Hunter Jang… saying something respectful to that pale-faced young guy? ”

“Rather, why are you accepting such unreasonable pressure? Was Hunter Jang such an understanding person?”

“Do you understand? A passing dog will laugh. How many years have you been a ranker? Have you ever had a normal conversation, or even a greeting, with Hunter Jang?”

“……”

It was like that. Everyone present in the rankings, including rankers and association managers, could not understand Jang Hyeon-woo’s creeping voice.

maverick

The omnipotent strongest man

Jang Hyun-woo, who had suppressed all the controversies and dissonances with his overwhelming power and atmosphere, was making a silly joke with some strange guy.

“Keuhum. is it so. Well… people can make mistakes and they did, so I’ll look into it since you quickly admitted it.”

Jihoon’s next line was even more absurd.

Who does it mean to look after someone?

Please recognize that the person in front of you is Jang Hyeon-woo.

Sojung and Seolhyun who came to support Jihoon, the rankers who lost their rankings to him, and even the guide who guided him.

Everyone was praying with one mind and one voice.

The broadcast sound announcing the start once again evokes the ridiculous atmosphere of the stadium.

“Well, let’s go the same way. Raise your magic power and use your skills.”

Ji-hoon says he will send Jang Hyun-woo away with one blow, just like in the previous games.

“Wait a minute…I…no, I’d like to ask you in a slightly different way”

“Yes? Just in a different way? Why?”

“Magic power is simply used as a means to assist the body. I am a swordsman rather than a hunter. Hoping to reach the extreme of the sword-”

“There is not that much of a difference between you and the people in front of you”

Seuuu

The entire stadium falls into silence for a moment.

Those watching, or rather everyone present here, had their jaws dropped and their mouths open,

Not even the slightest sound of breathing escaped from that open mouth.

Everyone held their breath and was just shocked.

“…That’s not true.”

Jang Hyun-woo breaks the silence with great difficulty.

It’s the same…it’s not different.

How could he, who had never given up his top spot for 12 years, be the same as them?

It was not like he was unaware of the gossip around the world.

Those who criticized, rather than criticized, the person ranked first, saying he was just taking up the position without doing anything.

It was natural that he couldn’t even say a word in front of him, but of course Jang Hyun-woo knew that everyone was talking in that way behind his back.

But it didn’t matter.

What is more important than everyone’s gaze is strength.

That’s all.

From the time he opened his eyes in the morning to the time he closed them at night, he did not put down his sword.

If you are strong,

No, if the strongest self develops further.

Wouldn’t it be possible to say that this in itself contributes to maintaining the well-being of society?

Although he tried hard to make excuses, Jang Hyun-woo had no choice but to admit it to himself.

I just liked swords.

I liked seeing myself becoming stronger the more I tried.

Sword addiction.

He had, knowingly or unknowingly, acknowledged that that was the only way to explain himself.

But now.

I can’t believe I’m the same as those who are far below me…

Jang Hyun-woo could never admit it.

He could not be completely denied the time he devoted himself to, going through all kinds of temptations and trials.

“…I will not be hit by a single blow. I will stop it. After that, please deal with me seriously.”

Watching him grit his teeth and spit out each word seriously, Jihoon answers.

“Hmm…well, okay. Let’s take a look. It’s the nape of the left neck. Do you know?”

Sreuk

Baekwol is pulled out from Jihoon’s waist.

Jang Hyun-woo also places his hand on the worn handle of his sword and pulls it out.

Red light bursts from his sword body and illuminates all directions.

“Ohhh… Red Moon… Red Moon!”

” Wow, it’s been 5 years since I last saw that sword. I really had a fortune today.”

“Isn’t it creepy…? Even though I’m not fighting back, it feels like they’re targeting my neck too.”

“Guido… right? Let’s focus quickly and capture it without missing a single frame”

Jang Hyeon-woo, with a solemn expression, raises the red moon and prepares himself for battle.

“Hmm, the knife is nice. I’m going.”

The calm Ji-hoon rushes toward Jang Hyun-woo with the same posture and speed as in the previous six games.

Although Jang Hyun-woo did not use his skills, he had activated all the muscle cells in his body with his greatly increased magical power.

Jang Hyun-woo’s red moon draws a horizontal line toward the flying Ji-hoon.

Along the red moon’s movement path, a red afterimage was left behind, and it looked very creepy, reminiscent of the color of blood.

Chaeng

Jihoon’s indifferent white moon collides with the fierce red moon.

Suuu

The sword and sword just collided for a moment,

Just from that wave, the axis of the wide stadium shakes loudly.

“Huh…what is this…”

“This is so ridiculous…”

Even the rankers in the audience seem to find it difficult to bear the energy of the wave that comes from the meeting of the two swords, and some are seen lightly raising their magic power.

After blocking Jang Hyun-woo’s attack, Ji-hoon swings Baekwol and aims for the left nape of his neck.

It was then.

Ssuk

Boom

Ji-hoon takes a step back after reaping the moon.

There is surprise in his eyes.

“Your movements are… irregular? It’s a flexibility that doesn’t suit you? Haha”

Like a child discovering a fun toy,

Jihoon’s eyes were shining brightly.

“Whoosh…Whoosh…I said…it would be different…”

Hyunwoo Jang takes a deep breath and answers Jihoon.

Just now.

Just before Ji-hoon’s Baekwol sword touched Jang Hyun-woo’s neck,

His red moon flew from a strange and unpredictable direction and struck down Jihoon’s white moon.

This was also the reason why Jihoon, who did not expect to block the blow, took a step back, admiring the amazing movement.

“Well, just by looking at the sword handle, you can tell how crazy he is about the sword and how hard he trains…”

Jihoon’s eyes deepen slightly.

His habit of resting his chin when he has the inclination to think

At this moment, while the game was unfolding, he came out defenseless.

And then soon

Ji-hoon looks at Jang Hyun-woo and speaks indifferently.

“If a gentleman who loves the sword so much gets eaten by the sword, will he use it?”

fighting

patter

Tuk

In front of Jihoon, Hyunwoo Jang lifts his left arm and touches his right arm here and there, and the misaligned arm muscles and missing shoulder come back together again.

Irregular swordsmanship that blocked Jihoon’s blow.

It was not a move that Jang Hyeon-woo performed directly, but a move made by the will of Red Moon.

Of course, Jang Hyeon-woo, who could not accept that will, was drawn to Red Moon even as he suffered damage to his body.

“As expected…you figured it out. Even if he doesn’t listen well…he’s a useful guy.”

“If you don’t listen, you have to get scolded. That’s what happens when you ask if you are coming or not.”

Jihoon, with Baekwol at the forefront, improves his strength in Danjeon.

A slightly greater amount of internal energy than in previous matches with ranked players begins to race furiously to every corner of his body.