The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 163
Pendant (2)
Esteban, the land of knights.
The one who founded that country in the beginning was a man called the Knight King.
‘Richard Esteban.’
A great man who brought order to the chaos of the rampant war and stabilized the northern continent.
And the absolute being known to have surpassed the level of a superhuman for the first time in history.
However, as was always the case with the dwarven legends, no one now believed in the old legend of the founding of the nation.
-It’s stupid to believe the legend at face value in the first place. It’s clearly a fiction created for propaganda purposes.
-Isn’t this a story from before the Age of Chaos? There aren’t many records left, so it would have been easy to make it up.
Rather, the number of people who criticize the minstrels who talk about it as exaggerated has increased, and now there are no longer even people who remember the existence of the legend.
And the same goes for royalty.
-You split the sea and cut down a hundred thousand troops with one blow?
-If he really had that much power, isn’t it strange that he couldn’t conquer the continent?
Even the royal family, with the deepest connections, had long since stopped believing in the legend.
But only those who ascended the throne knew the truth about the legend.
An underground space secretly hidden between the storage rooms.
The fact that a fragment of the founding king, who was dismissed as a mere exaggeration, is sleeping inside it.
Jeokbuk-
“… … .”
The end of the exposed passage.
I stopped walking and looked at the giant obelisk rising before my eyes.
“It’s been a while.”
An eight-meter-tall tower made of obsidian.
Who could not look up at this, so brilliantly carved as if it were a crystal?
Usually, monuments are erected to commemorate someone’s achievements, but this one carried a clear ‘warning’.
[The world is engulfed in chaos.]
[Many self-proclaimed monarchs have fallen, and many more clowns have emerged.]
[Only the power of the Absolute can put an end to the widespread chaos.]
[So, anyone who calls himself the King of Knights must prove his worth.]
And one name written underneath.
-Richard Esteban.
That was the task and trial left behind by the founding king.
I looked at my body that was gradually becoming numb and pulled up the corners of my mouth.
“The royal blood is starting to react.”
This feeling that only those who can inherit the King’s name can feel.
The real reason why this country is called the Kingdom of Knights, the country of the Knight King.
What the founding king demanded was a power worthy of his name.
Well then, all I have to do is prove it.
“Unfortunately, I wasn’t ready then, but not now.”
I reached out to the obelisk, my eyes glaring coldly.
The legacy of the founding king Richard that remains at the end.
Unlike before the regression, the final key to obtaining it has already been prepared… … .
“The time has come, so entertain me.”
Soon, my vision changed with a strange sensation.
It was a product of great magic, teleportation.
* * *
Meanwhile, the king narrowed his eyes at the attendant’s report.
“What did you just say?”
“They say His Highness the Crown Prince has entered the library.”
“… … I see.”
A taboo permitted only to the king.
Reports of unauthorized royal presence there were clearly serious matters.
But the king just nodded his head, his expression softening as if he didn’t care.
“You don’t have to stop it. You can just leave it alone.”
“Is that okay?”
“It’s still early, but I’m qualified.”
Implicit permission.
Anyway, Allen Esteban was already a person recognized by the king.
It meant that whether I came and went a month later or now, nothing would change.
“Yes, I will do as the headquarters directs.”
And the attendant who understood the meaning bowed his head and left.
But the king’s true intentions were different.
‘Because you can’t find out the secret space hidden inside anyway.’
Stories related to the founding king should be passed down only to the king.
And the process of testing that qualification was also a task that the former king himself had to watch over.
It was a tedious rule, but it was unavoidable. Once the Obelisk’s magic was activated, it could only be activated again after ten years had passed.
‘It’s only natural to protect what’s sleeping inside.’
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The legacy of the founding king who was called the absolute king.
This was a means to prevent unqualified royalty from entering to obtain it.
Suddenly, the king’s eyes smiled happily.
‘… … But I think he can do it.’
Something that countless kings had tried but failed to achieve. He himself eventually gave up, unable to overcome the ordeal.
However, the guy is a superhuman who became a sword master at the age of twenty-one. It is said that his talent is no less than that of the founding king.
So someday.
If there is one who can truly prove his title as the King of Knights, it will probably be his son, Allen Esteban.
‘I want to see that sight with my own two eyes.’
… … someday while he was alive.
That was the moment when I brought my gaze back to the documents.
Kookookookookung!
“… … !”
Kkudangtang!
The chair fell over helplessly, but it was not the time to worry about that.
The king quickly got up from his seat, feeling the blood boiling inside his body.
It was a familiar feeling. That’s why it was an energy I never thought I would feel now.
“This, this is… … !”
A sign that the obelisk sleeping underground in the palace is about to be activated.
Even though there was a distance, it felt like this… … It was a scale I had never experienced before.
Even when he himself was tested!
The product of that past was now calling out to the royal blood at this very moment. The king’s expression was becoming more and more hardened.
‘What on earth are you doing there?’
Allen Esteban… … !
* * *
Passing through the darkness that spread like fog, I was stepping into an endless abyss.
A world of nothingness where nothing exists.
It was such a darkness that if I lost my sense of direction, I would be trapped in this world forever.
But as I walked a few more steps, the surroundings became brighter and objects began to appear around me.
The floor. The walls. The crowd of people sitting in the stands. And the sun.
The sight that soon appeared was an arena.
‘Isn’t it different from before the regression?’
I took a quick look around and shrugged.
This was a space created by the great wizard who had carved defensive magic into the magic tower.
A dimension created for the descendants of the King of Knights. It was a place of trials for those who wish to inherit the true throne.
‘That means the content of the ordeal is no different.’
The leisurely gaze still scanned the surroundings.
Tsuzuzuzu-
-… … Are you a new knight who came to discuss qualifications?
And then a figure appeared across from me.
It looked like a human at first glance, wearing a knight’s armor, but it could not escape the senses of a superhuman.
soul.
It was a ghost caught in the space within this obelisk.
Clank-
A sword was raised from the knight’s hand.
It is a dark-colored greatsword that is two meters long.
-The fact that you have stepped foot into this space means that you also have the minimum qualifications.
“Bloodline, huh?”
-That’s right.
The expression hidden inside the armor was not visible on the outside, but it was extremely tiresome.
Countless challengers. Hundreds of years spent in this endless cycle.
The Knight of the Trials was already exhausted.
but.
-I am the third knight of ‘Him’. I will give trials to the one who will carry on that name… … .
“You talk a lot.”
-What?
That was none of my business.
I sneered at the knight who was glaring at me with his body stiff.
“It is trivial to express human emotions on a mere dead soul.”
That is an illusion created by the magic of the obelisk.
It’s laughable that you dare to teach me about such a subject.
It felt exactly like the magic that had turned Asus’s shell inside out in the Warlocks’ lair.
And above all else… … .
“I don’t want to waste my time listening to things I already know.”
-… … It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone talking so arrogantly.
The exposed eyes sank coldly.
-If you thought that just because you inherited his bloodline, you could be arrogant, you were mistaken. If you don’t prove your qualifications, you are no different from any other ordinary human being who is not of his bloodline.
chuck-!
The knight’s greatsword, held in one hand, was aimed straight ahead.
Then, as if to confirm one last time, he began to explain.
-Since you already know, I’ll tell you simply. If you complete all four trials that He has arranged for you, you will be able to inherit the name of the King of Knights.
“and.”
-You might be able to get a piece of the power he left behind.
In an instant, a sharp gaze swept over my entire body.
-And the first test is to overcome me, his third knight.
That was the end of it.
That was already sufficient explanation to unfriendly visitors.
-There’s no way you, who doesn’t feel any energy, can even pass the first trial.
Pot!
Swish!
The knight kicked the ground with a quick movement, unlike his usual lazy attitude.
At the same time, a huge greatsword was swung and curved like a crescent moon.
It was a swift sword strike that made it hard to believe he was swinging that heavy greatsword.
-Try to stop him, you insolent human!
“… … .”
I answered by biting the corners of my lips and drew my sword.
Then, the turquoise sword, Elvern, advanced towards the greatsword while scattering brilliant light.
The knight who saw that sight laughed even more quickly.
-Do you think you can block my blow with such a thin sword?
The fighting spirit that comes as if it is trying to break every single blade.
However, the result of two swords with an overwhelming difference in size clashing was truly shocking.
visor!
-Huh?!
The greatsword that had been swinging around bounced up, revealing a gap. The knight inside the armor was filled with confusion.
-You blocked this sword attack without even trying?!
Moreover, the turquoise blade that had blocked the greatsword was not even scratched, and the body that should have retreated with the recoil did not move even a single step.
It is said that the blocking was by no means a coincidence.
But that was then.
-… … !
The knight’s demeanor changed as he looked at Elvern, which had not yet been recovered.
It was not a feeling of bewilderment, but rather that of a beast intent on its prey.
-You’re caught!
Chomp!
The blade of the greatsword wiggled, and a dagger about fifty centimeters long separated from it.
The knight quickly extended his arm and grabbed it with his other hand.
Swish!
A speed that is significantly faster than before.
Was he hiding most of his power? No, it means that he was aiming for something else from the beginning.
-You let your guard down! It’s been ten years since you took on the challenge with that kind of judgment… … What, what?!
Pot!
But the guy soon stepped back with a shocked gesture. He looked dumbfounded, as if he had moved without realizing it.
That would be the case, as the soul, which had nothing but its mind left, sensed danger and moved unconsciously.
Right, looking at me, standing still as if nailed to the spot.
-Hey, what did you do just now!
Even after the knight withdrew, he seemed not to understand the imminent danger.
Because this would be the first time you have experienced the phenomenon of the soul feeling fear.
-I was just standing still, how could… … .
“What a pity.”
I smiled and shrugged.
Of course, there was no answer to that question.
“I could have killed him quickly.”
-……cheeky!
Was it because he felt ashamed of having backed down, or was it because he was afraid of this situation that he could not understand?
-How dare you make me back off!
So the knight tried to shake off his emotions and charged forward again.
Woohoo!
-… … !
At that moment, the knight’s trembling spirit began to change suddenly again.
Sharper and faster than before.
It seemed that even he himself had not anticipated this phenomenon.
-Oh, you forcibly changed the difficulty of the trial… … .
A test to prove that you are the King of Knights.
Having already experienced it once, I know all too well that this ordeal is not simply a test of one’s level of power.
Judgment. Or, it is to comprehensively check other things and see if he can claim to be the king of knights.
But what if the opponent is unusually strong?
Naturally, since the duel itself becomes useless, the trial becomes meaningless.
So this was the last bastion arranged by the founding king and the great wizard.
A magically created ordeal that predicts the opponent’s strength and reallocates power accordingly.
Of course, it was the first time even for a knight who had been through countless trials.
-Contrary to its appearance, it wasn’t a puppy.
The knight’s momentum grew stronger and stronger, slowly encroaching upon the space. The knight, aware of this, was also cautious, different from before, and was waiting for an opportunity.
As soon as I opened up, I began to gauge my true level through my reversed abilities.
Swish-
… … But it was already too late. The messenger of death was hanging over his neck.
“This is different from before the regression.”
-how……!
Crunch!
-Ugh!
The knight fell to the ground with his neck cut off in an instant I didn’t even realize it, and I leisurely retrieved my sword and pulled up the corners of my mouth.
There was no particular need to understand the situation.
At least this wasn’t the first time I’d been in this situation.
“I didn’t know that the difficulty would be adjusted from the first trial.”
