episode_0165

Dreir was born into a samurai family with a fairly long history.

However, unlike its long history, the family’s history itself was not that special.

It was just a matter of using some power in the region.

Even though it was only that size, everyone in the family held the sword as if it were a given, and even the newborn children were no exception.

Dreyr had to pick up a sword at an extremely young age, not long after he was a toddler, that is, not long after he first became aware of the world.

Before holding the sword, Dreir had high expectations.

That was the way it was with a samurai’s child.

It was a natural position to be expected to have special talent.

If you have the talent to meet those expectations, you will receive expectations, and if you do not, the expectations will turn into disappointment.

In some ways, it could be said that it was an extremely harsh situation for a young child to face.

Dreir easily met those expectations.

No, it went beyond the satisfactory level and went beyond it.

“… This child will make our family the best family in the empire.”

That’s what the matriarch commented upon seeing Dreir holding the sword for the first time.

It was because I recognized that Dreyr’s talent was heaven-sent.

In that way, Dreir came to live up to the family’s expectations.

The expectation that he would become the best warrior in the empire in the future, and the expectation that he would make Hexler the best family in the empire.

It was a very heavy expectation to place on a child who had lived less than 10 years.

However, Dreyr didn’t care.

I just swung the sword indifferently.

As time passed, Dreir left his family and went out into the world.

And, he proved his talent.

Not a successor to a samurai family, not a disciple of a famous warrior, not even a talent who was called a genius, no one was a match for Dreir.

Dreir never knew defeat.

At that point, Dreir got an idea.

He said that his talent was more special than anyone else’s and that he would become the continent’s strongest martial artist in the future.

It was truly arrogant confidence, but if the person who harbored such confidence was Dreir, it was a different story.

Because he actually had that talent and ability.

As time passed, Dreyr’s skills improved and his reputation also increased.

While Dreir was growing smoothly, an incident occurred.

Before a full-scale war against monsters broke out and virtually came to an end, disturbances caused by monsters were quite frequent.

To the extent that monsters attack private homes and even cities, it doesn’t happen often.

Also, sometimes incidents occurred on a scale that warranted the word disaster.

The attack that occurred when Dreir had just become an adult was one such case.

A large group of monsters suddenly appeared and attacked the empire.

If left as is, the empire would undoubtedly be shaken, and even if the army were to move, it was at a level where great damage would have to be endured.

At that time, warriors from all over the empire rose up.

And he volunteered to join in stopping the monster.

However, not all of their intentions were pure.

Not all of them were like that, but most of them had ulterior motives.

The intention is to increase one’s reputation by defeating monsters.

Dreir was no exception.

In order to raise the family’s reputation, and to further enhance his own reputation, Dreirr volunteered to fight against monsters.

At that point, Dreyr was already a celebrity.

As a young warrior who would lead the empire in the future, his family’s reputation was shining.

Because of this, he naturally attracted attention from those around him.

Most people wondered what kind of talent and skill he had to receive such praise.

Dreir did not find such looks uncomfortable.

Because I was confident that I could easily exceed those expectations this time too.

Dreir was planning to prove it again.

That you are more special than anyone else.

However.

“Ah, you are Drairer Hexler.”

When he meets a man, his plans start to go wrong.

The man was the child of a not-so-famous samurai family from the countryside of the empire.

Just like Dreir, he has just become an adult.

At first, Dreir had no interest in the man.

I couldn’t even remember the name properly.

I thought it was just a bunch of idiots that exist everywhere.

However, soon that perception had to change.

When the first battle with monsters occurred.

The man cruelly shattered Dreir’s perception.

The man elegantly defeated the monsters with a sword.

His appearance and his skills were at a level that could not even be compared to that of the warriors around him.

Dreir recognized his skills at a glance and could not take his eyes off him.

At that moment, a feeling was born in Dreyr’s heart for the first time.

An emotion called competitiveness.

Not wanting to lose, Dreir also jumped into the battle.

And he showed off his skills to the fullest by swinging his sword.

however. Of course, Dereir’s momentum and skills were scary.

When viewed from an objective perspective, there was a corner that seemed a little further away than the man’s.

Dreir himself knew that too.

At first I thought it was a coincidence.

It’s just that the man was a little lucky, the situation was a little better.

Dreir himself gritted his teeth and swung his sword with all his heart.

However, no matter how many times I swung my sword during several fights, I could not keep up with the man’s momentum.

Around that time, these sounds started coming out around me.

Maybe he’s a better man than Dreir Hexler.

I wonder if his talent is greater.

When he heard that story for the first time, Dreir felt his blood run cold.

From the life of Dreir.

In the nearly twenty years in which he was born and raised.

He was always the best.

His talent was more special than anyone else’s.

Of course, Dreir did not take that fact lightly.

I couldn’t accept it.

Therefore, Dreir requested a sparring match with the man.

It was acknowledged that the man’s skills were outstanding.

But I didn’t think I was really inferior to the man.

He said that the man was just specialized in dealing with monsters, and asked for a sparring match, confident that it would be different if he mixed his swords himself.

The man did not reject Dreyr’s request.

I smiled and accepted the sparring, thinking it would be a good experience.

So the two sparred in a place where no one was watching.

and.

Dreir was defeated by someone his age for the first time in his life.

It was not a crushing defeat.

The sparring was tight and Dreir was defeated by a very narrow margin, less than a step.

however. Still, defeat was defeat.

“It was a fun sparring.”

The man who defeated Dreyr held out his hand to Dreyr, who was lying on the floor, with a bright smile of satisfaction.

Dreir saw that smile.

I felt like something inside my heart was being twisted.

Dreir, who experienced defeat for the first time in his life, did not stop in despair at defeat.

Rather, unable to accept defeat, he became even more absorbed in the sword, martial arts, and battle.

As time went on, his skills improved tremendously, but the same was true for the man.

As Dreir developed, so did the company.

In fact, I sparred with the man a few more times, but the result did not change.

Dreir could never defeat the man.

As time went by, the rumors were gaining more and more weight.

People’s eyes towards Dreyr also changed slightly.

Then, Dreyr thought without thinking.

Maybe the man’s talent might surpass his own.

Maybe the man is more special than himself.

From the moment he was born, Dreyr was the best.

In his world, he was more special than anyone else and had to be special.

However, Dreir’s world was shaken by the man’s presence.

It was around that time that the incident occurred.

It was during a battle with monsters that had become a daily occurrence.

On that day, there were more monsters than usual, and because of that, most warriors were struggling.

To make matters worse, another group of monsters appeared, and as a result, Dreyr’s group was scattered.

In the midst of such chaos, Dreir happened to be left alone with the man.

The surroundings are full of monsters, and there are only two people left.

The man and Dreir did their best to survive and swung their swords without stopping.

It was a dangerous situation where your life could be lost if you stopped the sword even for a moment.

In the middle of such an urgent situation.

The man’s back suddenly caught Dreyr’s eyes.

The man was so busy dealing with the monster in front of him that he couldn’t even pay attention to what was behind him.

This was even more so because the one behind him was Dreir.

The monster behind his back was completely focused on what was in front of him, believing that Dreir would stop it.

Dreir looked at his back and suddenly had this thought.

They say they are defenseless.

He was so defenseless that it felt like he could pierce his back just by extending his sword.

and.

Fuuk─

“… Huh?”

When he came to his senses, Dreir’s body had already moved.

“This… what… ?”

She looked intently into the eyes of the man who was looking at her with eyes full of questions.

Dreyr recognized the situation.

What did you do?

And Dreir.

Sigh!

With her own hands, she finished killing the man.

Although it was an unintentional act, there was no shock or guilt.

Rather, all I could think was that I should not leave any regrets behind.

In the end, the man’s life completely stopped, and Dreyr was the only one left alive.

Dreyr left, leaving the man’s eyes unanswered until the very end.

The last thing Dreyr saw of the man was him being surrounded by numerous monsters.

So Dreir returned to camp alone.

And, with a sad expression, the news of the man’s death was reported.

Many people were saddened by his death because he was a man of great talent and reputation.

However, no one suspected Dreir.

Judging by the circumstances and Dreir’s reaction, there was no room for doubt.

Even if there was suspicion, there was no evidence.

No one knew where the man died, and the man’s body had already been eaten by the monster at that moment and disappeared without a trace.

So the man died, and the rumors died down.

Dreir was no longer shaken.

And, his world also regained stability.

Thus, the monster’s attack ended, and Dreir gained fame once again.

Time passed.

As Dreir grew older, he went from being a promising warrior to a full-fledged leader in the empire.

His family, Hexler, also gained unprecedented power.

And along the way, Dreir met many people and saw many talents.

Most of them were not even worth looking at, but there were very few.

A special talent that shines brightly and could possibly change the world.

Even with such talent in front of him, Dreir was no longer shaken.

How to respond to that talent.

Because I learned how to protect my world.

Time passed again.

A war against monsters broke out.

Dreir performed better than anyone else there, and eventually became the best warrior in the empire.

Decades had passed since Dreir first met the man.

During those decades, double-digit amounts of talent disappeared from the world without anyone noticing.

By none other than Dreyr’s hand.

And now, a shadow has been cast over another talent.

To perhaps the most special talent in history, Wade Heblon.