0.01 Second Sword Master

Episode 17

······What is going on now?

Carpal stared blankly at Lloris, who was terribly broken and stretched like deflated rubber.

Lloris, who had been screaming like a child, eventually lost consciousness and fainted at Aslan’s overbearing gaze looking down at him.

“You must manage your subordinates well.”

“…?”

“The results of those who are only good and talkative are always the same.”

Do you like only Huh?

You said you lived only with your mouth?

Lloris wasn’t such a big knight.

He is the best assault commander in the kingdom, and the best knight with the strongest weapon next to Carpal himself!

“…”

But I couldn’t get it out of my mouth.

I was just speechless at the sight of Lloris, who was distorted like a piece of paper.

“I will go.”

Aslan flapped his red cloak and left with his men.

I thought he was just a person with a lot of bravado and no skill.

Today it looked very different.

“Wow, Prince. Would you like to pursue me now?”

“What are you going to do by chasing me?”

“That’s it…”

“Look at Yoris. Aslan made it with just one hand. Do you think it’s different from you?”

If Lloris had been a mediocre knight, he would not have reacted to this degree.

Lloris has a special ability.

that’s right,

“How the hell did you pierce the iron chains with only one hand?”

iron chain.

It means a body with durability that is much harder than steel.

It was because of that ability that Lloris caught the eye of Carpal.

Cheolswae is the reason why he has been able to charge forward valiantly without being afraid of flying spears and arrows.

Even so, Aslan’s ignorantly hard body…

“hahahaha.”

Carpal burst into laughter.

“Wow, Prince?”

“Ha ha ha! It’s been a while since my blood boils. yes. I didn’t pay too much attention to the Kingdom of Eli.”

Aslan.

yes. There must be a reason why a guy like you has been alive and well in Eli Kingdom.

I couldn’t have imagined that such a monster would be crouching in that weak kingdom.

Have I been ignoring you all this time?

“Take Yoris and treat him.”

“Ah, yes.”

Ten knights managed to stick together and move Lloris.

Karpal smiled as he looked back at Aslan’s path.

“He is an interesting man.”

It seemed that the boredom disappeared just thinking about what kind of impact the author would take on this continent in the future.

* * *

“Hey…the commander of the Grand Division.”

Aaron, who followed me, opened his mouth cautiously.

“If the relationship between the Kingdom of Eli and the Kingdom of Einsof gets worse because of me…”

“Aaron.”

“Ah, yes.”

“You just did your duty.”

“…”

“I take all responsibility.”

Aaron quickly nodded and replied.

“Yes, lord.”

Then, this time, Hariel asked in a voice mixed with worry and surprise.

“Aslan. Are you okay? Einsof Kingdom is one of the great powers. If Prince Carpal has a grudge over this and starts a war…”

“Hariel.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget your duty. He said he would protect me, but he didn’t do anything.”

“Bah, there was no time to guard there just now.”

I smiled briefly.

“It’s a joke.”

It wasn’t a joke, it was actually serious.

“And there is no need to worry about wars between kingdoms. Even if the kingdom of Ainsof comes with a large army, the kingdom of Eli will not be defeated by those guys. Do you know why?”

“…?”

“It’s because they have no justification or knightly honor. And most crucially,”

I look at the gaze that has been focused on me,

“I, Aslan, are in Eli Kingdom.”

It erupted a bluff that peaked.

“Let everyone rest. It took a lot of hard work to get here.”

I went into the accommodation assigned by the temple first.

The room for the only 10 sword masters was special as well.

It was spacious and splendid, but now they didn’t catch my eye.

“ah-.”

As the bravado that filled my body to the point of expelling heat slowly disappeared, my legs gave way.

He sat down in his seat with the door closed.

It was because the fatigue from the forced march and the tension caused by the incident that had just happened were relieved at once.

“This crazy.”

Today, the superpowers Einsof Kingdom and Eli Kingdom have become virtually hostile nations.

For a moment, I was blinded by 10 gold, so I had to play Carpal and Chuck.

oh my. i’m crazy

“If Carpal had even swung a sword there…”

With that light gesture, my body would have disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, Carpal did not pull out his sword despite my arrogance.

“This is difficult.”

The meeting hadn’t even started yet, and already there was a fuss.

I made up my mind not to attract attention as much as possible, but, like Aslan, he did it passionately from the start.

“So why is that bastard, Joris, touching people’s temper?”

Some of Aslan’s bluffs were triggered, but there were also things I couldn’t hold back and committed. so,

“I can’t help it.”

After all, it happened like this

“You have to be really bold.”

Armed with bluff, so no one can touch me.

Because once I survive here safely, I can do anything.

* * *

“I think we need to change the Church’s information about Aslan.”

Tasha, who was next to Egilon’s words, nodded and patted him on the back.

“Yeah. Last time you endured really well. If I had fought back then, I would have died without even making a sound.”

Egilon shuddered as he recalled what had happened that day.

What would have happened if he could not stand it and drew his sword because he was still ignoring Aslan by then.

The figure of Lloris, who was called the iron chain knight, became a rag, flickered in his eyes.

“But, how strong is the alternative power? It can hit people’s shoulders…”

No matter how many times I thought about it, it was an incomprehensible force.

It was not easy to break the shoulder protected by the shoulder armor, so how could he crush Lloris’ body so easily?

“To Captain Aslan, that level is nothing.”

“Yes?”

“No matter how hard your opponent’s body is or how thick his armor is, he’s just as weak as mud.”

As Aaron said that, he slowly drew his sword from his waist.

His half-broken sword still emitted a brilliant light.

“Mithril?”

“you’re right. A famous sword made of mithril. However, Grand Master Aslan destroyed it with his bare hands.”

cool-.

Tasha, who had been listening, coughed.

“Mi, mithril with bare hands?”

“Yes. You broke it so lightly that I thought it wasn’t mithril at first.”

Mithril is not an ordinary substance.

But if it’s not just a mithril, but something made of a sword can be broken with bare hands, how strong would Aslan normally be?

“But why are you carrying it?”

“It’s so that I don’t forget the teachings the Grand Master gave me that day.”

Then Tasha nodded her head with cold eyes.

“Aslan is also Aslan, but you are not normal either.”

Aaron narrowed his brows.

“Even though I’m fine, I can’t stand insulting the Grand Master.”

“Ah, yes. You must be.”

He glared at Tasha once, then greeted Hariel.

“Anyway, we’ll stop going to the assigned place.”

“Yes. Go in and get some rest.”

Tasha laughed at Aaron’s back as he left with the knights.

“huh. What did I say wrong?”

“Tasha. Don’t provoke others too much.”

“Still, is it true that the author betrayed the kingdom and went under Aslan?”

“I haven’t had a long experience with Aaron, but I do know that he is a strong and hard-hearted man. However, Aslan must be great enough to melt even that kind of heart.”

After spending many days with Aslan, Hariel seemed to know why Aaron and the knights faithfully followed him, and why the people cheered for him.

“You guys go and rest. I will greet the priest and go.”

“Yes, Hariel-sama.”

She sent her men and went into the priest’s room in the temple.

“Hariel.”

At the benevolent old man’s voice, Hariel knelt on the floor and politely bowed.

“Priest Ishmael.”

“yes. Did you finish your mission well?”

“Yes. Thanks to Rahal protecting us, we got back safely.”

“Well. I’d love to hear what happened in the meantime. Did something unpleasant happen in the temple?”

“Ah, yes. That is······.”

Hariel reported everything that had happened so far.

Only one.

Hariel also intentionally left out something.

Aslan had followed Hariel on the condition that he would go with them.

I couldn’t say it was as strange as that.

Maybe it was because I was shy.

“Huh-.”

Ishmael, who was listening to the story with interest, gave a brief burst of excitement.

“Is Aslan really like that?”

“Yes. In the meantime, I think we need to revise his information recorded by the Church. He was so different from what I read only in writing.”

“Hmm. yes. I will leave that up to you.”

“thank you.”

“By the way, Hariel.”

Ismael’s voice suddenly lowered.

“Is Aslan… a trustworthy person?”

“What does that mean-.”

“The Church has received some not-so-good news.”

He looked at the statue of Rahal behind him and continued.

“It was news that an evil spirit was being discovered.”

“If you say it’s an evil energy…”

“yes. It must be a sign that demons are about to appear on this continent again.”

At the word devil, Hariel’s eyes twitched.

Even now, remnants of demons remain on this continent. However, the power was so small that I couldn’t even care about it.

This is because the church has purified them several times.

However, when Ishmael says that, it means that the demons who managed to seal the abyss after a long battle are about to rise to the surface again.

“Now is not the time for this continent to fight each other. It’s time for all races to join forces again, just like that day 350 years ago. So I am asking you. Was Aslan trustworthy? Can you fight him back to back?”

Hariel didn’t even worry about the priest’s question.

“The Aslan I saw,”

She remembers Aslan’s appearance in the kingdom.

“I was reliable enough to fight with my back.”

the way he treats his people,

“If he starts a war, it will never be,”

The hot eyes of the people looking at him,

“It won’t be for personal feelings or greed.”

So she was sure.

“He loves his people more than anyone else. And they believe in Aslan too.”

If the world goes into chaos again, then it will need a hero.

And Hariel is the one who will be that hero,

“Aslan is such a person.”

I thought it was Aslan.

“Hmm-.”

The priest looked at Hariel quietly.

Even before leaving after being ordered by the church, she was filled with distrust of Aslan.

I was certain that he could never be a sword master, and that his disrespectful behavior would not help the church.

But now he is saying that he will become the hero of the continent.

It’s amazing what the hell made her change so much in that short amount of time.

“It has always been like this.”

“Yes?”

“Every time the world begins to fill with chaos, a hero is born. Maybe you…”

So, Ishmael

“Maybe you came to meet that hero.”

I decided to see Aslan again.