0.01 Second Sword Master Episode 123
“Kyaaah”
“Aww!”
Kwadeuk-!
Villagers who were attacked fell down screaming.
Cariliffe looked down at them with nonchalant eyes and raised her sword.
Then, a grotesque sound erupted from the sword and began to suck up their corpses like magic.
“… Tercana.”
“Yes, master of the demonic sword.”
“How long do we have to catch and kill these weaklings?”
It was a voice that sounded very dissatisfied.
“That’s because you’ll be able to get a stable supply of souls. Above all, wouldn’t it be better not to create variables and to be safe?”
“variable? I can break everything down to that.”
“Yes. I believe in you But until now, many demons have ignored the power of the continent and have just invaded without any preparation. And they, too, were subjected to unexpected variables. It was the same for me.”
“…?”
“I mean Aslan.”
“!?”
Even if it wasn’t so, Cariliffe couldn’t control her anger at the mention of Aslan’s name.
Knowing his temper, Tercana quickly calmed him down.
“I know very well. your anger. Isn’t that why I dedicate the sword to you in order to relieve that burning heart?”
“Now I’m ready to catch him.”
“As I said before, Aslan’s power is beyond imagination. I can’t even fathom how strong it is. However, Cariliffe-nim has also become stronger now. If we gather a little more strength, we will be able to achieve our revenge against Aslan.”
“Did you mean that you prepared a new dinner?”
“Yes. This time, you’ll be able to enjoy the blood-boiling battle for the first time in a long time, not these trivial guys.”
The serpentine Tercana’s sinister laughter echoed through the now ruined village.
* * *
“So many things have changed.”
King of Omer Kingdom, Elberstein.
He looked at the castle, which was completely different from before, and smiled.
Even when Elberstein drove out the tyrant and became king, the kingdom of Omer was as precarious as a candle in the wind.
Above all, the lives of the most important people were devastated, and people died of starvation one after another because they had nothing to eat the next day.
“At that time, if Eli Kingdom had not helped, it would have been a big deal.”
It was the horse of Gail, a soldier of the Kingdom of Omer.
As he said, the Kingdom of Eli gave a helping hand to the kingdom of Omer, which was in need, and opened a trade route to help create the current economic situation.
If there was no help at that time, the kingdom of Omer would have perished long ago.
“yes. In the meantime, we have tried to make people’s lives better. However, money was not invested in military power.”
Elberstein already knew that the Kingdom’s military power was poor.
Of course, I am changing it by investing little by little, but-.
“Compared to the Kingdom of Eli, it’s true that it’s far lacking.”
“My king. The military power of the Kingdom of Eli is unmatched even if it is called the strongest on the continent.”
“Whoops. Isn’t it natural? This is where Aslan, the strongest man in the armed continent, rules. And as he always said, an army led by the strongest is bound to be the strongest.”
That brief experience of fighting under Aslan.
But that changed the whole of Elberstein’s life.
He still regarded Aslan as his lord.
“But he will need strength too. Our military must become stronger in order to prepare for the great war to come. I want to be a little bit of his strength.”
“I know the king’s will well. If we continue to strengthen our military power from now on, it will not be as strong as the Kingdom of Eli, but we will be able to have enough strength to not lag behind other kingdoms.”
“yes. it should be done soon We cannot allow this peaceful and beautiful kingdom to be trampled by demons.”
“Yes.”
“But what about the new mineral we discovered this time? Did you report it to Aslan?”
“ah! That is······.”
As they talked, it was time to return to the palace.
Kook-! Cuckoo-!!
Suddenly, a black cloud came in, and the thunderbolt hitting it was unusual.
Sure enough, several portals that appeared in the sky started raining down hideous-looking demon soldiers.
“Wow, my king. Is that!?”
“Ring the bell! That must be an army of demons!”
Elberstein drew his sword and looked at the portals that opened in the sky.
And from there, I saw a man in black armor coming down, exhaling dark energy.
“…!”
The man, who exuded a menacing aura just by looking at him, grabbed the sword that was following him.
Then, a tremendous life force spread out in all directions, turning the surroundings black.
“What the hell is that guy…”
Sensing danger, Elberstein’s hands were shaking.
* * *
“Turn it off-!”
“Uhh-!!”
The captains of the knights were emitting various screams as they moved stones the size of castle walls with ropes.
It was not a normal sized stone.
This is because the remaining part of the castle wall repair was left for training purposes.
In other words, they had to move a heavy stone block that seemed to have been sharply cut with a knife on one side of the castle wall with their bare hands while tied with a rope.
“Oops. No, no way…”
“I can never move this!”
The captains who claimed to use some strength eventually gave up and fell to the floor, while Alexander and Aaron tried to move the stone somehow, using evil until the end.
Still, thanks to their strength, the stone moved little by little.
“Tsk. I’m sorry. Are my knights unable to move even one of these?”
“Cow, I’m sorry.”
“But the stone is too heavy.”
My bravado rose intensely at the weak voices of the captains.
I got out of my seat and went down to where they were training.
Then he reached for the ropes they had laid on the floor.
Then the ropes were sucked into my hands through telekinesis.
He also snatched the rope from Alexander and Aaron, who were carrying stones with all their muscles and veins bristling.
“Are you just whining about something like this being heavy?”
I grabbed the ropes all at once and pulled them straight.
At the same time, as the momentary strength was activated, I couldn’t pull the rope, so I picked it up and threw it in the opposite direction.
OK,
Kwaaang-!!
Those heavy, heavy stones were lifted all at once, drew a semicircle, and fell to the floor.
“…”
They stared at me with their mouths wide open in disbelief.
I threw the rope at them and said.
“I won’t forgive you if you say weak things in front of the principal one more time.”
“······Yes!”
“And next time, train yourself to bring those stones to the line I’ve set.”
“Yes!!”
Occasionally, it is necessary to hold the discipline like this so that the knights do not fall into mannerisms and train hard.
After admonishing them appropriately, I returned to my seat.
Then, Flame, who was eating deliciously next to him, burst into laughter.
“Aren’t you being too harsh on the kids? You have to do what you can.”
“Nothing is impossible in this world, Flame. It’s up to each person to make up their mind.”
“Ho-oh~ Now, even that saying.”
Then, Flame again picked up the sweets and ate them.
The guy who said that it was too harsh was urging the knights who were trudging back to grab the rope to move quickly.
“My king. I have something to report.”
Then Raphael came over and said to me.
“There has been a report that a new mineral has been discovered in the Kingdom of Omer.”
“A new mineral?”
“Yes. It is an orange-colored mineral, and when you try to touch it with your hands, it feels like something is pushing it strongly.”
At those words, I opened my eyes.
It’s an orange mineral, but when you try to touch it, it feels like it pushes away?
Could this be…
‘Isn’t it Albranium?’
If true, it would have been a great discovery.
What is Albrenium?
It is a very useful mineral after Kalutan.
If Calutan has excellent killing power, Albrenium specializes in defense.
That doesn’t mean you’re making armor out of it.
Because aluminum is
‘Because I’m making a shield.’
Literally, Albrenium has the effect of blocking and repelling something approaching with the energy emitted outward, and if you collect this and control the power well with magic, you can create a wide-area defense.
In other words, it was to block the invasion of enemies by creating a barrier around the entire town or wall.
‘I’ve been looking for this guy for a while.’
Minerals such as Albrenium are found randomly, so you have to search the entire continent to find them.
Or, like now, it may be accidentally discovered in an unexpected place.
So, before word spreads about Albrenium and other places pay attention, I have to go and get it first.
‘Because I don’t know when that crazy demon sword bastard will show up.’
Looking at it with heavenly eyes, it seemed that the owner of the demonic sword had very bad feelings for me.
Looking at the squirrels, it seems that they will come to kill me at any time, but in order to prepare for that time, it seemed necessary to bring Albrenium here and build a shield.
“Flame.”
“yes?”
“Have you eaten?”
“no. yet.”
“Then wake up. I have a place to go with me.”
“for a moment. You haven’t eaten yet?”
It’s a little too much to go alone, so it seemed good to take the flame like an escort soldier.
I said to Raphael.
“We may need a manpower capable of mining that mineral right away. I’ll be there first, so Raphael, take responsibility and bring your troops to Omer Kingdom.”
“Ah yes.”
After that, I grabbed the back of Flame, who was in the form of a child.
“egg plant.”
“no. I haven’t eaten yet… aaagh!”
I used the ability to move in space while remembering the kingdom of Omer.
* * *
cool-
It was none other than Elberstein who coughed up a handful of blood.
“Is it unfair? Because you can’t protect them because of your weakness? I know. Because I was once weak like you.”
Carilipe, who single-handedly wiped out the king’s knights on the wall, approached Elberstein, who was leaning against the wall, collapsed on the floor.
“But you will be part of me now, so rejoice. You will be part of the strongest.”
At those words, Elberstein burst out laughing.
“······Smile?”
“It’s because your arrogance is so pathetic. How dare you talk about the honor of being the strongest?”
Carilipe grabbed Elberstein by the neck, who would not be surprised if he died soon, and held him high.
“I heard that your skill is comparable to that of a sword master. Then you would know too. How mighty is my power.”
Then, Elberstein replied with a face that still did not lose its sneer.
“I admit that you are strong, but by no means the strongest.”
“what?”
“The strongest person I know is only one person on this continent. His strength cannot match your claws.”
At those words, Cariliffe gripped Elberstein’s neck tightly.
“When you say him, do you mean Aslan?”
“hehehe. yes. You know well.”
“I’m sorry, but he can’t be my opponent anymore.”
“You want to believe that. If he… If you were here, if you were with us, you wouldn’t have dared to climb these walls! The moment your feet hit the ground, your head would drop!”
It was Elberstein who had great trust in Aslan.
Seeing him like that, Cariliffe was enraged and tried to break his neck with a grip.
By the way,
Piyiing-!!
“…?”
In the distance, I saw a flash of golden light followed by a red light cutting through the ground. It split the soldiers of Cariliffe who were full outside the castle and rose gradually, finally-
“!?”
hit Cariliffe.
Kwaaang-!!
Cariliffe was struck by it and fell down the wall.
Elberstein, who barely survived, looked at the place where the red light came from, not knowing why.
And there-
“Oh, Aslan?”
There was Aslan standing on top of the dragon’s head, waving a red cloak.