Episode 72.
The next day, Messiah came to my room and informed me of my next opponent.
“Tarciora…”
“Tarcio, number 2 in the rankings, is a swordsman. He is second to the champion and his skills are outstanding.”
“If I beat Tarcio, I’ll have only two events left to become the champion.”
The match against the champion is not far off.
I think maybe Tarcio can win lightly.
That’s right, I halfway set foot on the Sword Master.
“Event matches are what Foltane said before.”
If it’s Poltane…
He was the person at the reception desk at the Colosseum.
It was obviously an event match against an ogre and a many-on-one match.
“By the way, how good is Tarcio?”
“It’s only slightly stronger than the No. 3 Morris we faced before.”
Morris, who was ranked third, was a fairly easy opponent.
That said, even Tarcio would easily win.
But what happened next was a problem.
‘I’ll have a bit of time, but…’
During that time, you have to catch up as much as Pastard’s level.
It means that you have to become a full-fledged sword master.
And I was able to catch that galpi recently.
‘The game helped a lot.’
Perhaps the life of Cassias Reik, the former owner of my ability that the Exorcist Sword showed me.
Looking at his life, I saw him deal with numerous demons.
Those demons were obviously strong one by one.
Some demons were comparable to sword masters.
‘In the case of a high-ranking demon, it seems to surpass a sword master.’
If such a being leaves the Demon Realm and comes here, it will not be easy to deal with.
‘It would be right to train based on Cassias’ experience.’
Virtual confrontation with numerous demons.
This will lead me to the Sword Master.
Of course, you should only deal with swords, not telekinesis.
“Messiah, I will go to practice.”
“All right.”
***
arrived at the training ground.
I sat down in a corner and closed my eyes.
And I started dealing with the devil in my head.
‘It’s strong…’
It’s a demon in my head, but I remember it as vividly as when I dealt with Cassias.
That’s why, pressed by the spirit of the demons, I unknowingly use my telekinesis.
‘It’s good to have an innate sense, but this is dangerous.’
As if reaching for a flying object, I naturally began to use telekinesis.
It was a bad phenomenon for me who had to hide my abilities.
‘No… would it be right to hide the ability?’
I pondered for a while.
It was also concluded that the ability should be hidden.
‘Though I won’t be able to compete with that organization anymore.’
Other people’s eyes are dangerous.
Obviously, an organization called Noblesse will spread danger someday.
But let’s imagine that I’m using an ability that doesn’t deal with mana like them.
‘Because I don’t want to be mistaken for one.’
I organized my thoughts again and put all my energy into virtual sparring.
My imaginary body did not move according to my will.
‘But why did I do virtual sparring with meditation?’
I heard that swordsmen with excellent skills do virtual sparring with meditation.
That’s why I chose that way too.
But it was uncomfortable.
My body doesn’t move the way I thought.
‘Shall we move our bodies together?’
I got up and grabbed the exorcist sword.
I went to the center of the training ground.
I was the only one at the training ground, so it wouldn’t matter if I was free.
I closed my eyes.
‘Let’s try it!’
Demons began to be drawn in my head.
Demons rushing to kill me.
I moved my body to deal with them.
When I actually moved my body, it moved easily in my head.
‘Unlike Cassias!’
When dealing with them, Cassias used telekinesis as well as sword.
I only moved my sword.
That’s why it was even more difficult.
He continued to fight the demons.
Then they get attacked, and start all over again.
It kept repeating itself.
Then, all of a sudden, I started to get confused.
Patrick, Ana, Toner and Zekram.
Even Jack, the bounty I caught for the first time, showed up.
They also started attacking me.
‘On the contrary, it feels better.’
Demons and humans are working together to deal with me.
What a bizarre sight.
Dealing with all of them was difficult.
I felt that my swordsmanship was gradually becoming perfect.
The appearance disappeared, and I took care of the substance.
The clumps keep disappearing.
Swordsmanship only to defeat the opponent.
‘Is it possible?’
In my head, the opponent was being annihilated.
eventually knocked them all down.
The last opponent, a high-ranking demon whom Cassias defeated, appeared.
‘Even though it’s imaginary, I can definitely tell.’
The demons I dealt with were not high-ranking demons.
The high-ranking demon in front of me was different from Kbu and Revive.
A strength that surpasses that of a sword master.
Even if I were a sword master, I would have been defeated.
Had Cassias not fallen into the trap, he would have been defeated.
‘It’s strong, and it’s even sloppy.’
Do not be vigilant with good words.
That’s why he must have become a high-ranking demon.
‘I think I can.’
You won’t be able to defeat even the high-ranking demon in your head.
But I think I can hurt that high-ranking demon.
If it’s the sword master’s secret skill.
‘The biggest criterion to differentiate between a sword master and a top-level sword expert.’
That criterion is empty.
A sword master’s secret skill is, of course, stronger than that of a top-class sword expert.
Besides, there is no such thing as a preliminary action in the sword master’s secret technique.
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No matter how simplified the sword expert is, there is a prior action.
It was the realm of a sword master to become a draw with just one swing.
‘Sometime once!’
Vertical cut, horizontal cut, thrust.
He wielded three movements with determination.
It seemed like this would be it.
And the high-ranking demon in my head flew away as my three swings became empty.
I smiled contentedly.
And the moment the high-ranking devil and my biggie collide.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
An explosion was heard.
It sounded too realistic to be in my head.
I opened my two closed eyes.
I could confirm the truth of the sound.
It means that the walls of the training ground are torn in half.
And there was a dark blue light hanging over the Exorcism Sword.
The secret in my head actually came out.
That is…
“Sword master… became.”
Just in that moment, I reached the Sword Master.
A storm of mana arose around me.
All the mana around me began to be sucked into me.
It was a process in which the mana heart, the storehouse of mana, was broken and created anew as the level rose.
‘There’s a little pain… but the cool sensation is bigger than that.’
Mana hearts grow as they contain mana until they become sword masters.
However, the Sword Master’s mana heart was broken and was created again.
Until now, I didn’t feel that my mana was lacking, but after reaching Sword Master, I had a lot of mana.
Dark red liquid oozes out on the skin.
“Are these the remnants of Manahat?”
Existing Mana Heart is broken and covers the entire body, and comes out of the skin along with waste.
It was an original phenomenon, but the amount was different.
Previously, it was crumbs that fell while increasing, but now the amount of waste was different because the mana heart itself was broken.
“You feel lighter.”
I felt like I had a new body.
I tried body strengthening that I learned about through Amis.
“It’s not as difficult as before, and it’s stronger.”
It would be impossible to compare with Armis, but it was definitely compared to the me from before.
Besides, there is no feeling that it is difficult.
“Pasta…”
I somehow thought that I could win.
Since I became a gladiator, I wanted to defeat the champion.
And I thought I could make that wish come true.
“Before that, I was ranked second in the rankings first.”
and two events.
First, it is the turn of the test drive.
As much as he had just become a sword master, his power control was unstable.
That’s why I had to be able to take on Pastar with the rest of the game.
Training continued immediately.
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Now, it is not training to become stronger, but training to get used to the power you have.
***
The match against Tarcio, who is ranked 2nd.
I looked at Tarcio.
‘It looks normal.’
It looks plain, but it is true that it is strong.
Among people of the same level, there will be few people who can beat interest.
‘Is that solid strength?’
Tarcio armed with full body armor.
It’s like looking at an iron wall.
But that doesn’t seem to be the case with the audience.
Despite his solid appearance, some people booed Tarcio.
It wasn’t as booing as Zekram, number 4, but compared to Maurice, number 3, the popularity was clear.
“Let’s start the game right away!”
After the introduction, the moderator announced the start of the match.
Tarcio in full armor slowly approaches me.
And the moment I got closer, he swung his sword at me.
I also carefully swung my sword.
‘Oops…!’
The mana in the body moves freely.
Then, the secret energy flies from the sword he wields.
I reduced my strength as best I could.
Tarcio, who was hit by my punch, flew straight and hit the wall.
The difference between winning and losing
But the crowd was silent.
‘That’s right… of course.’
The vivid dark blue mana left in my sword.
It was the symbol of the Sword Master.
The moderator was also stiff as if in a daze, but soon came to his senses and shouted.
“The winner is Cassias! It is the birth of a new sword master in the Colosseum.”
At the same time, applause and cheers slowly began to erupt.
I enjoyed that sensation.
And I saw the champion’s seat that was empty every time I played.
Pasta was there.
Pastard was talking with his mouth.
‘It must be quite fun.’
I also responded to that.
‘It won’t be fun.’
Pastard heard my answer and left with a smile on his face.
I also left the place.
‘The remaining matches are two event matches.’
The time to deal with Pastar is just around the corner.
***
Poltane came to me.
If you come to me like this, it must be for an unpleasant reason.
because it’s been like that before
“Why did you come here this time?”
“Actually, we had a problem with the event match.”
Problems with event matches?
Ogres, or all to one?
“Which one is it?”
“The match against the ogres is no problem. The problem is all-to-one.”
Are there any problems with many-to-work?
“In fact, the recruitment of players to participate in the many-to-one has been completed.”
“Who are you?”
“There is Zekram in 4th place, Maurice in 3rd place, and finally Drex.”
Drex was definitely my first Colosseum opponent.
By the way, did you not participate in the toner?
I’m surprised
“But what is the problem?”
“They all abstained.”
“yes···?”
“The moment it became known that you became a sword master, everyone abstained.”
Two superlatives and one intermediate.
Even with three of them, it would be difficult to deal with one sword master.
It is also considered a natural thing.
But what they didn’t accept, no one will accept.
“Then… what should I do? There will be no more opponents.”
The remaining match will be played against Pastar.
“I have something to say about that.”
Poltane’s words were simpler than expected.
It was the sound of watching a game.
I was taken aback by that statement.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
In a way, this was an appointment with Pastar.
If this is violated, not only me but also Pastard will be in trouble.
“Of course, I don’t mean to look at it.”
“Then what?”
What Poltane was saying was new.
“Two games in a row against Pastar?”
The new method was for me to play two games with Pastar in a row.