Chapter 131 To the climax (5)
“Kuh… … .”
pierced by the sword again.
The faceless Arkandel still overpowered me.
In the battles that took place in the spirit world, I never won a victory against Arkandel.
“You are truly an unsparing genius… … .”
Arkandel was faster than me.
Arkandel was sharper than me.
Arkandel is… He was truly the strongest protagonist.
“Yes, because I made you the greatest swordsmanship genius.”
I looked at Arkandel with a bitter smile.
It’s hard to distinguish his features, but I felt the charisma of a protagonist in him.
Compared to that Arkandel… How insignificant am I?
“Even if you undergo a metamorphosis and take Amrita… After all, can’t Aernas become like Arkandel?”
The moment I felt so defeated.
This time, Arkandel’s sword cut my throat.
In this spirit world, no matter how mortally wounded he was, he would not die, but his head was blown off and he lost consciousness for a while.
“… … .”
When I woke up, I was lying on the floor.
Arkandel stood silently waiting for me.
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When I get up and raise my sword again, Arkandel will attack me again.
“Akandel.”
I opened my mouth while lying down.
“Sometimes I thought about what it would be like if you existed in this world.”
Unlike the novel, Arkandel does not exist in this world.
Instead, I came to this world and became Aernas.
But, what if I and Arkandel existed at the same time?
“That would have been incredibly easy. It must have been Easy Mode, not Hard Mode.”
Archandel, the genius of swordsmanship, and Aernas, the genius of stratagem, join hands.
If I used my novel knowledge to support Arkandel, wouldn’t it be possible to solve all the problems very easily?
They could have won without relying on Yusrecht’s ability.
“but… What I really regret is not that part.”
I smiled bitterly.
“The thing I regret the most is the fact that I can’t fight alongside you.”
He’s the best hero I’ve ever made.
My companion, with whom I was with for hundreds of episodes while writing the novel.
Not being able to fight shoulder to shoulder with such a protagonist is a pity for me.
“I’ve been going on… I was waiting for you.”
I can understand now.
The reason I met Arkandel in this inner world was because I still had the idea that Arkandel was the true protagonist.
Unbeknownst to me, I was unconsciously hoping for Archandel to appear and play the main character.
“That kind of feeling must have remained in a corner of my heart.”
I liked the novels I wrote, and I liked the main characters I created.
That’s why, unconsciously, he had been waiting for Archandel.
“but… I know.”
Arkandel does not exist in this world.
Arkandel will not appear in the future.
“The protagonist of this world is not Archandel. Now Aernas is the main character.”
So, there was no need to yearn for Arkandel.
As Aernas, I just have to fight in this world as a new protagonist.
“so… Arkandel.”
I slowly got up.
As he raised his sword, Arkandel also took a stance.
“I will admit that you are more talented than I am. You are the greatest swordsmanship genius.”
After facing swords against each other countless times in the mental world, I had no choice but to admit this part.
“but… It is, after all, just a figment of my imagination. It is my creation.”
I imagined the greatest swordsmanship genius.
The result is right in front of you.
“so… You will be able to create a being that surpasses that.”
Archandel, the greatest swordsmanship genius, was created by me.
then… I should be able to create a swordsmanship genius that surpasses that.
“Akandel, you are definitely better at wielding a sword. You move faster too.”
Arkandel moved silently.
As before, it approached with a swift and precise movement, and tried to swing the sword at me.
“but.”
cooong!
With a roar, Arkandel’s sword bounced off.
“I can get where you can’t reach.”
Sword steel shining in gold.
Pacheon Sword River deflected Arkandel’s attack.
This is an area that Arkandel in the novel has not reached.
“Because what you couldn’t learn, I can learn.”
Shoot aaa!
The cold air emanating from the blade froze Arkandel’s body.
Ferdinand’s Cervest swordsmanship and Arkandel in the novel are swordsmanships that he could not master.
“To surpass you, the greatest swordsmanship genius… That’s something only I can do.”
Arkandel was the greatest swordsmanship genius I ever created.
If so, I must become a swordsmanship genius beyond the best.
I have to make it myself.
“Watch out, Arkandel.”
I swung my sword at Arkandel.
You shouldn’t leave any leeway.
I have to pour in my all, with all my might, with all my body and soul.
Only then can he surpass the greatest swordsman genius.
“For a swordsman genius who surpasses you to appear in this world.”
Dig.
The moment the blow that contained my everything was thrust into Arkandel.
I felt like the faceless Arkandel smiled at me.
* * *
Quaang!
A roar echoed across the battlefield.
It was the sound of the chariot breaking under the blow of the Sword King, Gardius Plation.
“Don’t run away, Ferdinand!”
“Kuh… … !”
Ferdinand dodged Gardius’ attack by throwing himself.
The encampment was a mess because of Gardius’ surprise attack in the middle of the night.
‘This man… strong!’
Gardius is a gray-haired old man full of wrinkles.
However, from the way he wielded the sword, he didn’t feel his age at all.
There was strength in each movement, and at the same time there was moderation.
‘This is Plation Destroying Sword… … !’
The Plation Destroying Sword is the unique swordsmanship of the Plation family.
It was said that it was as destructive as the northern swordsmanship while being excellent in perfection like the eastern swordsmanship, but actually experiencing it was more than I could have imagined.
‘It makes sense that Professor Valentiano was defeated… … !’
It’s been a while, but Gardius has beaten Valentiano before.
He is such a great inspector.
‘I can’t help it. first… … !’
Ferdinand performed Cervest’s white fire swordsmanship.
It was the only ice swordsmanship in the world that changed the peak-level enormous mana into cold energy and used it.
“Ohhh, is that Cervest’s white-fire swordsmanship!”
Gardius put on a delighted expression.
“I wasn’t interested in Valentiano’s or Angela’s swordsmanship, but I wanted to see the ice swordsmanship you said you had learned!”
“Kuh… … !”
He blew cold air toward Gardius, who rushed at him without hesitation.
It wasn’t difficult to freeze a person with Ferdinand’s magical power, but it didn’t have much effect in front of Gardius’ powerful self-defense weapon.
“then… … !”
Ferdinand concentrated the cold on the blade.
As Cervest’s unique sword technique was formed, the blade froze coldly.
‘With this… Freeze the sword of Gardius!’
Cervest White Fire Swordsmanship can freeze the opponent’s sword.
Since the flow of magical power is stopped, if you apply a shock again in that state, the sword energy will be broken.
Ferdinand intended to break Gardius’ onslaught with this tactic.
“no use!”
“… … !”
The moment the swords were about to collide, Gardius skillfully moved his sword.
He avoided a head-on collision with Cervest’s white-fired swordsmanship, and stabbed Ferdinand’s gap.
“Ugh… … !”
Fain!
Ferdinand bounced out.
Although he was not fatally injured thanks to the self-defense machine, the shock was severe.
“Cuck!”
coughed up blood from the mouth
It seemed that the intestines were injured.
Seeing that, Gardius snorted.
“I could see that he was trying to freeze my sword with cold. There is no reason for me to respond.”
“Keugh… … .”
“It’s an interesting swordsmanship, but that much doesn’t work for me.”
In fact, Cervest White Fire Swordsmanship is an effective swordsmanship when one-sidedly freezing opponents who are less capable than themselves.
However, Gardius has more magical power than Ferdinand, and his skills are superior.
Considering the compatibility, it was an unfavorable opponent.
“Ferdinand, is that the end?”
“… … .”
“Are there any skills like throwing ice blades at me?”
It’s not Klauwice, and there is no such technology.
As Ferdinand bit his lip and fell silent, Gardius put on a disappointed expression.
“Hmm, not funny.”
While muttering that, Gardius looked around.
At the current campsite, the elite soldiers of the Ignias family who came with Gardius were fighting the Academy’s Graduates.
“Where is Aernas?”
“what… … ?”
“Actually, I came running because I wanted to deal with Aernas today, but I can’t see him at all.”
Gardius seemed to have completely lost interest in Ferdinand.
“Could it be that Aernas isn’t here?”
“that… … .”
“Let’s stay still.”
Gardius looked around with a serious expression.
I could see that he wasn’t just looking with his eyes, he was looking at his mana.
“There is a great magic power over there.”
“… … !”
Where Gardius looked, there was a special carriage where Aernas was practicing magic.
Ferdinand hurriedly raised his sword and charged Gardius.
However, Gardius’ perfect defense blocked Ferdinand’s attack.
“I am no longer interested in you, Ferdinand.”
“Ugh… … !”
Chew!
Gardius’s blade tore through Ferdinand’s body armor and inflicted deep wounds.
“Oh, no… … .”
Leaving behind the reeling Ferdinand, Gardius approached the carriage.
The carriage was guarded by Schmitz and Viola, who were close to Aernas, and were fighting Ignias’s Graduates.
“Get out of the way.”
“… … !”
Pushing his team aside, Gardius approached with a wagon.
Viola hurriedly blocked it, but Gardius threw it on the ground at once.
“Mmm, stop!”
“You don’t know how precious children’s lives are.”
Watching Schmitz block his way, Gardius snorted.
“Do not approach any more!”
“You think you can stop me, kid?”
With a desperate expression on his face, Schmitz swung his sword, but Gardius grabbed the sword with his bare hands.
He captured the sword technique with only self-defense deployed on his fingers.
“Nice for his age, but that’s just it.”
“Ugh… … !”
That moment.
Schmitz widened his eyes and maximized his sword skills.
Immediately after the flash of blue light, blood gushed from Gardius’ fingers.
“Hmm?”
Gardius made a surprised expression.
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He did not understand that Schmitz’s sword skill suddenly became stronger.
“What did you just do?”
“This is the academy’s newest swordsmanship… gaffer!”
The blue sword that Schmitz created was the Calesius Spear Sword that he had learned while training in Yoles Class.
I’ve never used it in practice because I’m still immature, but I’ve been training in the meantime.
“Interesting, but… It’s not perfect.”
“… … !”
Kwak!
Gardius swung his sword and broke Schmitz’s sword.
“I will have to train for the next few decades before I can get to a level that I can use in practice.”
“Keugh… … !”
Gardius raised his sword in front of the astonished Schmitz.
However, Gardius’ sword is about to cut Schmitz in two.
“… … ?!”
cooong!
A sword protruding from the wreckage of the carriage passed by Gardius’ ear.
“This… … !”
Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked in the direction of the carriage.
The same was true of Gardius, who was bleeding from his ears.
“You finally showed up… … .”
Gardius licked his lips and smiled.
“Are you showing up too late, Ernas Landstein!”
Inside the broken carriage, a young man with silvery white hair appeared.
Its entire body was covered with blue aura.