20 – Archabug – 20
“Now, pick up the sword you like.”
Before leaving the gymnasium, Marvas stopped by the room where the swords were stored.
It wasn’t purposefully decorated like Paimon, but it’s a space where enough collections are gathered.
Rosé’s eyes widened at the sight of the unusual swords gathered at a glance.
“and! oh my god! Are these all from Marvas?”
Certainly, it wasn’t that Rosé’s reaction was incomprehensible.
Even to me, there was nothing in it that looked like an ordinary sword.
“You have some useful stuff.”
I said that and looked around the room.
In the game, swords ranging from R to S were occasionally seen.
“Hmm, I thought you would recognize it.”
I thought the inside of the room was bustling, so I turned my head and saw that Rosé was staring at something with her body bent.
“What are you doing?”
“Ah, Gregory! This sword is amazing. Take a good look.”
What Rosé was looking at was a sword whose body was stained black.
Are the colors interesting? When you’re thinking about it.
‘I’m sorry~~’
“Did you hear? The sword speaks!”
… … It was just a demon possessed sword.
“… … Other than that, isn’t there a sword you want to be this one?”
“Is this the sword you want? ugh… … .”
After hearing my words, Rose stood up and looked around. Soon after, Rosé walked over to the display case where many swords were displayed and picked up a rough-looking broadsword.
“This one!”
“You picked a good one.”
Marvas, who was watching us from a distance behind us, said.
“You mean this sword?”
To me, it looked like nothing but a crude broadsword.
It was a sword I hadn’t seen in the game, but it seemed like there was something hidden.
“That sword is said to have been one of the swords Ras used.”
“… … this sword?”
Could it be the basic equipment you had at the beginning of the game?
“Yeah, I didn’t believe it at first either, but after using it a few times, I got it.”
Marvas approached Rosé and casually handed over the Broadsword.
Then, with the tip of the sword on the ground, Marvas stepped on the middle of the sword as hard as he could.
A sword that bends greatly.
But the sword doesn’t break.
“Did you see it?”
“surely. Marvas. A sword that is still intact even after you step on it. It is not an ordinary sword.”
“It’s because myths have accumulated.”
“mythology?”
Myths piled up on items, what does that mean?
“Commonly speaking, it has become an artifact imbued with mysterious power. The sword was influenced by the myth built up by Lars, who was the user of this sword.”
Tuung. Marvas fights and continues to press the sword with his foot as if playing with a toy.
Soon after, Marvas handed the sword to Rose again and said.
“The myth contained in this sword is indomitable.”
“fire… … Are they oysters?”
“Yes. It was the first sword Lars used during his journey in the past. It is said that he swore to himself that he would not bend his will to anything with this sword. That is why the name of the sword is indomitable.”
“… … indomitable.”
“They said they recognized the owner of the black, so it must be true.”
indomitable. The sword was passed down through the centuries to the descendants of the original owner.
“It’s a very suitable sword.”
I thought it would be a meaningful sword for Rosé as well. It’s the sword that my ancestor, Lars, used.
As I was looking at it, I suddenly felt Marvas’ gaze.
“What is it, Marvas?”
“Why don’t you pick one too.”
“I?”
Marvas laughed at my question.
“Hey, aren’t you in the state of being summoned as a summoned beast? I was thinking of mixing swords with you after a long time.”
“I have no talent for swords.”
“You know that. But don’t you know? It could have been because of the influence of the summoner that he became good at swordsmanship.”
It’s my sword talent.
My heart started pounding.
A swordsman genius in a fantasy world, what kind of man could not expect it?
“Then I will do this.”
I picked up the S-grade sword I had been eyeing. Then Marvas smiled.
“As expected from before, you have an excellent eye for recognizing the value of things. nice Everyone has their swords up, so go straight to the gymnasium!”
The gymnasium that Marvas said was not very different from the gymnasium I was thinking of.
flat earthen floor. It was nothing more, nothing less.
“Then let’s start with Rosé. Will you attack me at will?”
“yes? now? Can I just swing it?”
“comfortable. Wield it with all your might.”
A remark that can be made because it is about Marvas. It was something I could say because I was sure that Rosé’s attack would never work on me.
“yes! Then without hesitation… … .”
The atmosphere of Rosé who held the sword changed. It wasn’t the usual playful look, it was a different look.
“I’ll go in!”
Rosé pulls her body back and shoots out like an arrow. It was a look that was difficult for beginners to see.
“Oh, did you learn swordsmanship?”
“A little bit when I was young!”
stabs coming in a row. However, Marvas did not move a single step and leisurely dodged the sword.
“As expected, the saying that blood cannot be cheated seems to be true.”
Is it because of Marvas, who spits out everything he has to say while avoiding the sword? Rosé’s brow furrowed.
“Profit… … !”
“It takes a lot of energy. Relax a little more and stab.”
“Why, why doesn’t it fit!”
Did he decide that stabbing would be useless? Rose, who changed her posture, swung her sword diagonally.
visor! Fireworks explode with a sound.
“That’s right, I was going to recommend a rapier if you’re only using thrusts… … You know how to cut.”
Sparks are embroidered in the air, and several sums come and go. Marvas lightly blocks all attacks, and Rosé struggles against slow-approaching attacks.
It was quite fun to watch the sword fight from the side.
Is this why everyone is trying hard to watch during sparring hours?
After a while, Rose let out a rough breath and stopped the attack.
Listening to the sweat, expression, and breathing sounded as if the limit had been reached.
“Hey, that’s it… … .”
“Um, that was a lot of trouble.”
When he returned the sword Marvas was holding, Dibraos, who did not know when he arrived, prepared two cups of cold water.
Rosé quickly grabs a glass and drinks it roughly.
Rosé, who let the cold water flow down her throat, let out an exclamation of ‘Kiya~’ as she waved the glass over her head.
“Marvas, what do you think Rosé is like?”
“Certainly, as you expected, you have a talent for swordsmanship. I mixed up an irregular attack in the middle, but I thought I’d block them all. It was okay to catch every gap that leaked a little bit.”
After drinking all the cold water, Marvas glances at me.
Unlike Rosé, who tried to die while sweating profusely, the appearance of not shedding a single drop of sweat seemed to show what her status was.
“Now, you are next, Gregory. Can I look forward to it?”
One-on-one tutoring from Marvas, who is best in swordsmanship. I picked up my sword and silently walked to the parade ground.
“Don’t expect anything, it’s been a while since I’ve held a sword.”
Fortunately, even if I didn’t know, my body naturally took the break.
It was somehow familiar.
“I’ll go slowly from this side, so stop it once.”
Having said that, the new model of Marvas disappears.
“This crazy… … !”
Feel the flow of air from your side. When I quickly turned the sword to the side and brought it to the side, a tremendous shock shook my body.
“Ohhh, that’s enough to block it.”
“Are you senile already? I’m still only two stars.”
“is it? I thought it would be 3 stars, but… … .”
As soon as I parried Marvas’ attack, Marvas’ sword headed for my head as if flowing naturally. The flow of air felt once again. He leaned down and crashed into Marvas’ body.
“As expected, the skill of avoiding from the old days is different. Gregory.”
Rather than flying away, it is more appropriate to say that he flew away.
Marvas, who stepped back about three steps away, grinned.
“Unlike Rosé, I feel like I treat her pretty roughly.”
“It is an illusion.”
Looking at that evil face, I wanted to argue who would believe it, but this body was rather sympathetic to those words.
Yes, is that what you say?
“If it comes to that, I have all the ways.”
“method? That makes me scared. Where, let me show you how. Gregory.”
Beating Marvas with my current specs is literally next to impossible.
However, if it was to embarrass him, he was confident that he would succeed.
“Don’t go by my side this time.”
I put strength on my back foot and run towards the guy who jumps up.
Marvas was still looking at me with relaxed eyes.
Seeing that, I smiled.
“transform.”
At the same time as the skill was activated, a group of lights radiated from the body.
Marvas squinted at the sudden flash. However, befitting the title of Demon King of Swords, he read my sword path and was preparing to block it leisurely.
Yes, with the sword.
In the transformed state, I am holding a sword with my middle right leg.
However, what I wielded was not a sword, but a left fist at the top.
“This crazy… … !”
I felt deja vu.
Of course, the target has changed.
Marvas blocked an unexpected punch by raising his left arm.
But I then swung my right leg and threw it toward his stomach.
There is a sound that announces that the attack has been successfully entered.
Unlike just before, Marvas felt really shocked and pushed back.
In his expression, I couldn’t find the composure that I had shown until just before washing my eyes.
“That’s not swordsmanship!”
I shrugged the top pair of legs as I looked at Marvas, whose voice had risen as if he was a little angry.
“If you hold a sword, isn’t that swordsmanship? And I’m using my sword properly.”
The S-rank sword I am holding is a sword named ‘Kalada’.
It was not wrong to say that it had the ability to temporarily amplify the user’s physical abilities.
“… … Damn Gregory. You speak well.”
At my smirk, Marvas wrinkled his expression and put the sword into the scabbard.
“You forgot for a moment that you have a great knack for chilling out. Dalian will end here.”
“Did you do the mean thing first?”
“… … I have nothing to say about that.”
The fact that he put the sword in means that he really wants to stop sparring. I asked playfully as I walked towards him.
“So, how was my swordsmanship?”
“… … It’s the worst.”
“hmm. It is a satisfactory evaluation.”
Even though it wasn’t the result I was expecting, it should be of great significance to have paid it back.
“Oops!”
Disparate sensation felt in the lower part. As I quickly spread my wings and stepped back, I saw a grinning Marvas.
“I almost fell backwards.”
“… … childish Marvas.”
Looking at it this way, it was Marvas who looked like a childish grandfather, not the Great Devil.