0.01 Second Sword Master

1 Second Sword Master Episode 3

“phew-.”

Horace took a deep breath and watched the evening sunset.

How did it come to this?

He remembered what had happened earlier in the barracks.

‘You asked if I was sorry that I came back alive.’

The golden-tinted eyes stared at him ferociously.

For a moment, Horace was overwhelmed by the momentum and couldn’t move his mouth.

‘Hmm, next time I’ll come up with a more fun scheme. Today was a bit boring.’

There, his last words came down like a dagger and stuck.

Does that mean that you knew all about what I was up to?

“The soldier’s sighs increased today.”

I turned my head to someone’s voice.

“Nella Knight Commander.”

He was the 3rd Knight Commander of Nella, who could be said to be the best veteran of the Kingdom of Eli.

His career is higher than anyone else’s, but his position is limited to the 3rd Knight Commander.

It was because Aslan filled his surroundings with only his people.

“But what the heck did you do today? I can’t imagine that Aslan would defeat that Yuhan with a single blow…”

“I was also surprised. I don’t even know what trick he used. The confrontation ended too quickly.”

No matter how many times I thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

Could it be that there was a secret swordsmanship hidden in the Aslan family?

If there was such a thing, there’s no way that bravadoful Aslan wouldn’t have shown it.

‘What have you been hiding so far for this time?’

what am i thinking now

Isn’t that Aslan like that?

However, looking at the fact that he directly referred to work today as a scheme…

“I really don’t know.”

It’s not like anyone else, and I can’t believe the day will come when I won’t be able to understand Aslan’s intentions.

“After-I thought Aslan’s head would be cut off and the Eli kingdom would be restored today.”

Nella grumbled as if regretting it.

Among the people gathered to rebuild the kingdom, Nella is one of them.

“The opportunity is always there.”

“well. The continent’s 7th sword master died at the hands of Aslan. Who in the kingdom will try to stand up to the new Sword Master?”

That’s not wrong.

Isn’t the honor of being one of the top 10 sword masters on the continent a dream of knights?

Even the knights who didn’t normally see Aslan in a positive light must have changed their perception with this incident.

“The one who gnaws at the kingdom has become a new hope. Isn’t that a paradox?”

“… the opportunity will come again. I’d rather die than think of Aslan as my hope.”

Unresolved questions abounded about Aslan, but Horace did not give up.

He was staring at Aslan’s barracks with sharp eyes.

* * *

“Who is swearing at me?”

My ears tickled.

And the chills from earlier don’t mean that someone else is conspiring to kill me.

“Now what?”

The work was done.

I became the new 7th Sword Master, and countless people witnessed it.

“It’s not something I’d be happy about if I became a sword master.”

Becoming a sword master meant getting attention from everyone on this continent.

“You’re going to challenge me one after another in the future.”

How to overcome this difficulty?

If I could grow and become stronger, I would.

It’s because you get stronger by acquiring new traits.

But the problem is,

“The difficulty is so extreme that you can’t get any more traits.”

That meant there was no way to grow.

I couldn’t even raise my stats there.

“I should have just picked a moderate number and did it. Why are you acting like a fool, you fucking bastard?”

Today I was very disappointed.

Don’t be conceited, and if you only chose the easy mode, you would have already prepared a hole to get out of here.

All in all, he’s not a master, but he’s in atrocious mode.

Erai stupid baby.

Around the time when I was in the middle of self-dissing like that.

“The Great Air Commander. Everyone is gathered in the barracks for a military conference.”

[Ethan]

Power: 56

Intellect: 55

Ethan, my escort knight.

However, Aslan has less strength and intelligence than this insignificant escort knight.

Sigh-

A sigh comes out of my mouth.

Even if it’s not the main character level, if you had chosen a guy with a lot of stats as a character-.

‘I’m afraid to delete the real character.’

Perhaps feeling my gaze, Ethan lowered his head even more.

“The Great Air Commander. By any chance, what’s wrong with you…”

“It is nothing.”

The title “great commander of the grand headquarters” offended me, but the order not to call me that way didn’t come out of my mouth.

‘Pretentious.’

Apparently, Aslan forced the knights to do that as well.

With my immobile body, I moved to the barracks for a strategy meeting.

“Are you here?”

“yes.”

A morbid bravado and infatuation aroused, and this time too I sat in the seat of honor with majestic and exaggerated steps.

Flutter~

······I didn’t forget to flap the cape nicely.

“Hmmm. Then let’s start the meeting.”

I stared at Horace, who was leading the meeting.

That old man is going to plot some scheme to kill me again.

‘If I want to live…’

will have to kill

otherwise i will die

It was a pity that I had to kill someone to live, but

‘Let’s keep our minds straight. This isn’t reality. A game… a game.’

Therefore, I have to think as a player playing the game.

All you have to do is throw away feelings like pity and just think about surviving and clearing the game.

So let’s think soberly.

Horace must die if I am to live.

If so, the problem is

‘How do I kill them?’

Pull it out right away and slit the head of that senile old man!!

It is impossible to say.

That bastard plotted to kill me! Strictly ask for that sin and burn him alive!!

I can’t do this because there is no evidence.

Every single action of that guy is annoying. Kill!

You can’t do this either.

‘Because Horace is a respected figure within the kingdom.’

Furthermore, no matter how stupid you are, you can’t just kill people without a cause.

If I kill Horeth for no reason, none of the people by my side will pay me any loyalty in the future, and those who worked with Horez may try to kill me here.

That is, for me-

‘I need a justification.’

However, the influence of the grand division commander within the kingdom.

Even the newly acquired title of Sword Master.

I don’t need a very big cause.

There is no need to reveal that Horace has committed a mortal sin.

‘It means that I can send it to the place where I die.’

That was a very neat way.

This game places importance on justification.

It was a realistic device designed to prevent the player from randomly killing subordinates under his command.

So, when you want to kill a guy who only sucks up his salary and doesn’t do anything, one of the strategies is to send him to the battlefield where he has no choice but to die and get rid of it.

“······So I think the best way is to move the knights and strike the enemy’s rear. haoni-”

Freed from my thoughts, I cut off Horeth and opened my mouth.

“for a moment.”

“…?”

“So, are you saying we’re going to attack the Halaz Kingdom soldiers who are now weakened?”

Perhaps because of the characteristics of this body, it was not awkward at all to speak as if dominating the opponent.

“Yes. They lost Yuhan, the commander of the Grand Division. By now you should be preparing to evacuate, full of confusion. If you go after that, you will definitely win.”

It was a very correct ploy.

Attacking the back of an enemy who runs away in a panic is the basic of the basics that everyone knows.

But,

“We withdraw.”

I don’t think so.

“······Yes?”

“Are you deaf? He said he was withdrawing.”

Horace asked again, doubting his ears.

“Chulsu, are you talking about Cheolsu?”

“yes. I don’t want to bother attacking those who run away with their backs.”

“But, Commander-in-Chief. This is war! When the momentum of the Halaz Kingdom fell to the ground, we must trample it now so that we will never challenge the Kingdom of Eli again.”

“huh. I don’t fight frivolous fights with cowards. Do you know why I stayed silent in the kingdom until now?”

“…?”

The morbid bravado clung to my tongue.

“It was because there was no fight that made my blood boil.”

Of course, there are times when I deliberately bluff because of that inspiration, but once the bluff exploded, I couldn’t control it.

“It was because of Yuhan that I personally came out this time. I cut off his head because he dared to provoke me, because he dared to campaign with his false reputation as a sword master.”

Hearing this, Horace shuddered.

“I will ask you guys.”

I raised my eyes fiercely and looked around at the knights gathered in the barracks.

“If the enemy commander kills me, will you guys just run away?”

They made no reply.

“I asked if you would abandon your knightly pride, abandon your honor, and turn your back on your enemies.”

“…”

Again, there was no reply from them.

“If that’s the case, everyone throw away their swords and helmets and leave. A coward doesn’t deserve to be a knight of our great kingdom of Eli.”

“…!?”

“I will ask you again. Will you, like those cowards, run away from the enemy who killed your commander?”

Then a voice broke out from them.

“no!”

“I will fight to the end for my revenge!”

Perhaps the bluff in that exhilarating atmosphere was further aggravated, and my body jumped up on its own.

“yes. This is the spirit of the knight. Don’t turn your back on the enemy! But those cowards only cared for their own safety, let alone revenge, even though their grand division commander died.”

I paused for a moment and looked around the articles once more.

It was as if sparks were flying in their eyes.

“You are the proud knights of the Kingdom of Eli and honorable ones. I cannot bear the shame of having that holy sword stained with the blood of cowards.”

“The commander of the Grand Air Division…”

The eyes of the knights changed.

They were looking at me with greatly thrilled faces.

One of Aslan’s characteristics is ‘morale enhancement’.

That was what worked.

I slowly sat down and said to Horeth, who was standing there blankly.

“Why do I have to fight a fight that doesn’t interest me? Chasing after the tails of guys who don’t look like knights?”

“Ha, but if we send them like this, they will surely attack us again.”

“A hundred times, a thousand times, come again.”

I twitched the corners of my mouth slyly.

Thanks to his morbid bravado, laughing like a villain was more natural than I thought.

“I will personally show them what endless slaughter is. I hope it won’t be as boring then as it is today.”

I laughed like a madman, then hardened my expression.

“Hores. I will ask you.”

“Yes.”

“Do you still have your opinion?”

“······Yes.”

“I can’t help it if my blood boils like that. He is the best soldier in our kingdom.”

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“I’ll give you 100.”

“Yes?”

“Hores, you go and slaughter them yourself and come back.”

“…?”

“Why is that face like that? Didn’t you do it with your own mouth? If you aim for the back of a fleeing enemy, you will surely win.”

Horace looked at me with eyes wondering if he meant it.

“Be responsible for your words. ah! Of course, if you have too few soldiers, your opponent may look down on you, so take a lot of flags and make it look like you have as many soldiers as possible. If we attack late at night, they might be tricked.”

I stood up and patted Horace on the shoulder.

“Do you hate it?”

“That, that’s…”

“If you don’t like it, say no. I will make it happen.”

“…”

Horace looked up at me for a moment, then nodded.

“I’ll do it.”

“I knew you would answer like that. Because he is the best soldier in Eli Kingdom. Isn’t it?”

I internally let out a sigh of relief.

I wondered what would happen if Horace refused.

No matter how much the opponent tries to run away, if they attack from behind with only 100 soldiers, Horace will surely be annihilated.

‘That’s why you shouldn’t have tried to kill me.’

I’m sorry but I can’t help it.

It’s a choice I can’t help but live in.

I know that Horace is a talent that will help the kingdom, but if he tries to kill me, no matter how talented he is, he won’t be able to use it.

* * *

Meanwhile, the barracks of Halaz Kingdom,

“We will definitely get revenge! I will reduce the kingdom of Eli to ashes and raise the honor of the deceased captain of the Great Grand Division!”

“Wow!”

Contrary to Horace’s expectations, the knights of Halaz Kingdom, who thought they would be in chaos, were all wrapped up in anger.

They abandoned Yuhan’s corpse and fled unseemly, but after he died, Aaron, who became the new commander of the Great Division, took care of the confused knights’ morale.

It was the result of his characteristics ‘confusion control’ and ‘anger’ being expressed at the same time.

“They must be off guard. They will pursue us and try to attack our rear.”

“Yes. Isn’t that the basis of strategy?”

“yes. I’ll take advantage of their carelessness. You won’t be an opponent in an all-out war anyway.”

“This is a wise decision. The commander of the Grand Division raised the morale of the fallen soldiers, but the opponent is Aslan, who defeated Yuhan.”

I hate to admit it, but I have no choice but to admit it.

I still can’t forget the horror of Yuhan, who was respected by everyone in the kingdom, and died in a single blow.

Aslan, who was called the best idiot who made the kingdom of Eli die,

Aslan, who was said to have no talent at all, defeated Yuhan.

This was a huge event that would shock the continent.

“Aslan was lucky.”

I was lucky?

Not at all.

That blow was a destructive swordsmanship that Aaron had never seen before.

If you are a knight, if you are a man with a sword and a spear, everyone wants to learn the textbook attitude and strength.

It never comes out of luck.

Thousands of times, tens of thousands of times, through training to vomit blood and cut bones, Aslan must have created his own swordsmanship.

“They tricked us.”

How long ago did Eli Kingdom prepare for this?

Was all of this Aslan’s plan?

By lowering their own evaluation to the limit, all the kingdoms looked down on the kingdom of Eli.

As a result, the kingdom of Halaz put Yuhan in front without even knowing Aslan’s power and suffered great damage.

“There is no all-out war.”

All-out war must be avoided unconditionally if the force is strong enough to defeat Yuhan.

It was because if Aslan took the lead with the overwhelming power that killed Yuhan in one blow, the soldiers would fall like autumn leaves.

so that,

“It’s something to do if you attack the heart of Eli Kingdom, not Aslan.”

Blood flowed from Aaron’s clenched fist, which was shaking with rage.

“I will definitely repay this humiliation, Aslan.”