Overpowered Sword Chapter 1

Level up with swords (1)

This world is terribly unfair.

Leon, a young man who turns 18 tomorrow, thought so.

Kagagak!

The two wooden swords collided and broke into pieces. Sawdust cut off by the violent impact splashes, and the sound of the wind rips.

A properly made wooden sword is a weapon in itself.

Even though it cannot cut flesh like a real sword, it can break bones and has destructive power comparable to that of a blunt iron weapon. Even while wearing protective gear, if you hit a vital spot, you could die.

Nevertheless, Leon poured out every ounce of his strength.

“bout!”

He is nearly 6 feet tall and uses the strength of his well-trained muscles to strike down a wooden sword. Even just hearing the sound of the wind tearing, it was not of ordinary force.

If it hits the top of your head, it will be enough to split your skull open.

However, the wooden sword never reached its destination.

Sigh!

The wooden sword bounces away with a cheerful sound.

Parrying.

Normally, it would have ended with a passing, but it happened because the difference in skill was too big. If a counterattack had been launched at this timing, Leon would have died on the spot.

Leon, who took two steps back, realized this and became angry.

“Lian! Can’t you do it right!? “Are you saying there’s no need to seriously deal with me?”

Then, the boy who took the sword, Rian, smiled.

“No way. “Now there’s no one to spar with except my brother.”

“Isn’t it because I play around with it like this every now and then?”

“Well, it’s true that I looked at it moderately, but… But if it ends in just a few seconds, you feel sorry for the other person, right?”

At those words, Leon gritted his molars and attacked roughly.

“I don’t like looking down at you like that!”

Even though it charges with ferocious force, its center of gravity does not shake.

This is proof that you have trained your basic skills well. Even though he was extremely excited, his eyes were cold. The only thing better than Lian is that he uses his lich to strike several times with his sword.

In situations where Aura is not used, the swordsman’s range depends on height and arm length.

Leon kept the narrow gap and fired back and forth.

“also.”

However, Lian grinned as he effortlessly blocked the sword.

“It has increased a lot since last time. To think that the swordsmanship taught at the academy is this good, you’re really amazing. “I heard you practice non-stop from morning to night. Is that why?”

“you···!”

“I’m not making fun of you, so don’t get angry. “Okay, let’s get going.”

It was right after that.

No sooner had he finished saying, ‘I’m going properly’, Rian’s appearance became distorted like a haze.

My eyes couldn’t keep up with the instantaneous acceleration.

Leon instinctively awakened all his senses and raised his sword.

Jump!

It was a defense closer to luck than skill.

As the wooden sword dug into his waist struck Leon’s wooden sword, his forearm tingled and his entire body was pushed back.

Is it a difference in physical strength or a difference in swordsmanship?

Lian did not miss the moment when her body shook from the impact.

Bye!

With an eerie sound, Leon’s wooden sword snapped apart.

I aimed precisely at the cracked area with the first attack. Although Leon was shocked, he stabbed with only half of his wooden sword, but Rian’s wooden sword was already in front of his neck.

It’s a complete defeat.

Leon, who soon accepted the result, stretched out his arms.

‘Damn it!’

Again. I lost again.

The wooden sword, broken in two, was crushed in his grasp.

I trained desperately. While pondering over his past defeats, he studied Lian’s sword and worked hard day and night.

Even though I tried so hard, I couldn’t win against Ryan.

“and! After all, it’s Lian. “I’m no match for Leon.”

“Still, you endured quite a bit, right? “It was a blow to everyone except Leon.”

“Is it because we have the same name? “Even though Lian is better, they are both spelled LEON.”

“But why don’t you get better grades than Charles in class B?”

“Shut up, Tom.”

As the students around them watching their sparring murmured, Lian, who was the winner as always, waved his hand.

Contrary to Leon’s mood, it was a picturesque sight.

Ryan.

Like a prince from a fairy tale book, his bright blonde hair and blue eyes attract attention. He had the same name as someone had said, but he was a very different person.

‘I’m probably lying when I said I was a commoner.’

Three years ago, Rian, who transferred to the Royal Academy, was indeed unusual at first impression.

He has a handsome face that even a man would admire, clothes that show off his precious growth, and even an old man who looks like he is your butler. It was obvious that there was a hidden secret that would inevitably lead to blood if you paid attention to it for no reason.

‘Then you will go to the noble class, why are you like this in the commoner class? ‘Is it so fun to stand in my way?’

Leon let out a long sigh and looked down at the ground.

“Are you okay, bro?”

The hand held out in front of me is also disgusting.

If he was an outright bad guy, you could just hate him, but for some reason, Lian was particularly kind to him. Even though he harassed me every day, he dealt with it without even frowning.

Maybe the two would have a good relationship.

“Lian!”

If only it weren’t for the owner of that voice.

“… “f*ck it.”

As soon as Leon heard that voice, he slapped Lian’s hand away and turned away without saying a word.

I knew it was rude.

But it was much better than staying here.

“Wait a minute, Leon!”

At that time, there was someone blocking him as he took a few steps.

‘Chloe.’

Leon narrowed his eyes as if looking at something dazzling.

A girl with bright blonde hair and blue eyes like Lian, who looked like a noble lady from the outside, was standing in front of him.

A first love that had been with him since childhood, without even realizing it.

“I heard everything. You started a fight with Rihanna again, right? “Why do you keep fighting if you can’t win?”

Chloe’s words, who had no way of knowing his bitter feelings, pricked the inside of Leon’s heart. Leon could barely hold back the feeling of inferiority he had desperately suppressed rising up.

At least I didn’t want to look ugly in front of her.

“It doesn’t matter, you.”

After somehow spitting out the words, I close my eyes. Otherwise, I was afraid that the jealousy in my eyes would be revealed.

And as I was about to pass by Chloe,

“Leon, your palms are bleeding!”

“ah.”

It looked like his palm was torn when he crushed the wooden sword. After hearing her words, Leon looked at the bottom of her left hand and clicked her tongue.

The state of blood and sawdust tangled together was quite hideous.

It was no wonder that Chloe was surprised when she saw that appearance.

“I’ll treat you, so give me your hand. First, let’s start with disinfection… .”

“it’s okay.”

Leon coldly withdrew his hand and passed by her.

Chloe stretched out her hand as if to grab him, but before she could reach, a voice was heard.

“Don’t pay attention to me.”

Leaving behind her, who stopped at those words, Leon walked in the direction of the dormitory, dripping blood.

I didn’t want to push Chloe away like this.

It wasn’t something to say to someone who cared about you.

But Leon never looked back.

Although I regretted my words and actions, I wanted to go to a place where no one was around as quickly as possible. The taste of defeat, which had occurred dozens of times, perhaps over a hundred times, was as bitter as always.

* * *

“Ugh!”

After returning to the dormitory, Leon immediately washed his wounds.

When I peeled off the dried crust with a cloth soaked in warm water, a few grains of sawdust and pieces of flesh came out. It seemed as if the calluses had peeled off as a result of holding the wooden sword with such force.

After groaning from the pain for a moment, Leon began to pull out the sawdust stuck in his left palm one by one.

Fortunately, the work was completed shortly.

“good.”

Apply the medicine with familiar hands and even apply a bandage. Leon, who quickly finished the treatment, closed and unclenched his left hand a few times.

There was no problem with movement, and the pain had subsided considerably.

‘It will heal quickly at this rate.’

Leon put the medicine box back and climbed into bed.

Normally, it would have been time for physical training, but I skipped it because I could get hurt.

To be honest, it would have been nice to call the reason an excuse.

There were many times when I trained when things were worse than today.

‘it’s hard.’

He lay down on the bed and blinked his eyes blankly.

Not for a day or two, but for a whopping three years.

I have been beating myself up with the intention of beating Rihanna just once. Just because you’re Leon, how can it not be difficult to try? This was possible because there was an evil that transcended pain.

However, even my steel-like mental strength was slowly approaching its limits.

‘Shall I beat them all?’

No matter how hard you try, you can’t win. I had ignored it until now, but it was a clear reality.

I trained from morning to night without wasting an hour.

While other students were laughing and chatting, while enjoying relationships, while looking for new clothes, and while rejoicing in delicious food. Leon just swung his wooden sword while shedding blood and sweat.

Despite this, he lost in just 2 rounds.

It’s not like Rian trained more intensely than that.

“haha… .”

Leon thought that way and then smiled without realizing it.

No, I actually knew.

No matter how hard you try, you can’t beat Rihanna.

The gap between the two is not determined simply by the amount of training.

The gap in natural talent, the gap in teachers, the gap in swordsmanship acquired, and even the presence or absence of a supportive family. It was an absurdly high and large wall to overcome with just one effort.

Leon, facing the wall once again, turned his eyes.

‘… ‘It was a fight I couldn’t win anyway.’

Before I knew it, it was raining outside the window.

From earlier, dark clouds had gathered little by little, turning the entire sky black and crying loudly.

Rumbling.

Even the loud thunder seems to be laughing at him.

Leon got up from the bed and opened the window halfway. A strong wind drove raindrops into the room, wet his hair and rolled into lukewarm droplets.

Chestnut hair.

Unlike Rihanna’s blonde hair, the common color is dyed darker.

‘Would things have been different if my hair had been blonde?’

The names are the same. We also have the same birthday.

But everything else is so different.

I wouldn’t have been so angry if they weren’t the same, but ironically, this world put Lian in front of Leon.

With a blonde appearance, noble lineage, and martial arts talent.

These were things that had not been given to him.

‘It’s not fair.’

Of course, I knew that the world was not fair.

I turn 18 tomorrow. Upon reaching his coming of age ceremony, he becomes an adult and is no longer a child.

Now was the time to let go of pretending and adapt to reality.

Shoot.

The sound of rain hitting the window is deafening.

As I looked at the rainy campus with empty eyes, I found the regret that still lingered in my heart.

Just one more day, let’s try one more time.

There was a person who didn’t know how to give up even though he was shedding bloody tears.

“… “Let’s just try until tomorrow.”

Okay, I wasted 3 years, but it might be okay for one day.

Leon said that as if to console himself, then went back to the bed and closed his eyes.

Now, if you close your eyelids once and open them, tomorrow will come.

A birthday that no one will visit, exactly one year earlier than Rihanna. The day to admit that the efforts of the past three years were meaningless.

Is that why?

Unlike usual, Leon tossed and turned for a while before falling asleep.