The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 164
Pendant (3)
A device for testing unusually strong opponents.
Before your regression, did you only sense something strange when you reached the second ordeal?
It goes without saying that it was a shocking situation for them to see.
But this time it started right from the first one.
And all we did was split a sword.
Yet the magic of the Obelisk recognized my danger and stepped in to adjust the ordeal.
In that short period of time, I decided that there was no way we could fight like this.
“That’s interesting.”
But even that didn’t seem to be enough to fully handle my qualifications.
dump-!
A fragment of the soul that crumbles so simply and absurdly.
The torn body of the knight was trembling in shock, as if he did not understand the situation.
-This is impossible… … !
What makes a martial artist is not just his swordsmanship.
The judgment and wit to see things through. The keen eye and composure to calculate and act on the opponent’s movements.
And only when supported by experiences that encompass all of these things can true skill be completed.
It means that there are many mysteries contained in just one swing of a sword.
But I couldn’t catch a glimpse of anything from my opponent.
He just swung his sword and fell down.
… … That was it.
That made even less sense.
In order to deal with himself, who had become stronger than before through the discipline of trials, it would have been normal for him to show off his skills, but as if mocking this, his opponent defeated him with only swordsmanship.
If only I had been crushed by an aura so strong that it was unbearable.
In the process of manifesting the aura, you may have been able to figure out some of your opponent’s skills.
If it weren’t for that, the trials wouldn’t have been adjusted in the first place.
So, the current situation was not one of not understanding, but rather closer to escaping from reality.
-Yes, you bastard… …!
Overwhelming.
It was so overwhelming that it was impossible to even dare to glimpse that realm.
The knight’s common sense and pride were not enough to acknowledge that obvious fact.
Bam-!
A body that collapsed without strength.
The knight’s helmet came off and the hair hidden inside poured out.
The eyes that were finally revealed,
-Why on earth do I feel the same aura from you as that guy… …!
He was staring blankly as if he couldn’t believe it.
But there was no way he would have any more judgment left in his already collapsing body.
Tsuzuzuzu-
“It was noisy until the very end.”
I took my eyes off the knight’s body, which was disintegrating like sand.
Then he looked at one side of the arena and twisted the corners of his mouth.
“Huh?”
As the original ordeal was described, it was a test that took place several times.
Since you described yourself as the Third Knight, that means there must also be a Second and First Knight to judge your minimum qualifications.
Of course, I, who have returned, have experience overcoming their trials.
But what is the situation now?
“This is really unexpected.”
Tsuzuzuzu-
What was appearing before me was not a second ordeal.
To be exact, both.
The first and second articles appeared together, exuding fighting spirit.
Of course, there’s no need to even guess why.
-… … Not only did you adjust the difficulty of the trial, but you also summoned both of us at the same time?
Rebalancing of the trials.
The magic of the Obelisk has transformed once again, resulting in an outcome never experienced before.
It was literally an unprecedented situation.
chuck-!
Swish-
Enhanced to the limit by magic.
However, the appearance of the two of them being summoned together was clearly different from before the regression.
The two knights also exchanged glances calmly, aiming their weapons.
-There’s no special scent that comes from a strong person. And yet, I’m being granted this much power…
The power they feel is on the level of a Sword Master.
It means that the power that the Obelisk’s magic judged necessary is more than that.
So how strong is the opponent?
-Is there something wrong?
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It was a story that couldn’t be explained unless it was an error.
But the knight, who had been calmly lowering his posture, shook his head and denied it.
– Arthur. There can be no mistake in the trials created under His design.
-… … I see. Is it too early to judge based on what you see?
Although their voices were not loud, I could hear what they were saying.
It was a warning disguised as calm.
It’s like the fear that appears when faced with an unknown force…
My shoulders shrugged.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
Their trials were just a process for me.
A couplet that has no meaning at all. A link to the fruit that will be at the end.
So this situation was unexpected but very interesting.
“I guess that means there’s no need to delay waiting for the next trial.”
-… … What?!
If you can handle both trials at once, you can save time.
That was it, it had no further meaning.
Woohoo!
-… … !
The blood-red aura that burns Elvern.
Before I could react, it began to surge forward over the blade, and soon it stretched out towards them like a whip.
Choke choke!
-this!
-Stop it!
The two knights who had been exchanging glances felt threatened and stepped back, but it was too late.
Saying that I sensed life was no different from saying that it was already within my range.
That was the case no matter how much power they borrowed from space.
“Goodbye.”
The power to discuss superhumans is useless in the face of the truly strong.
So it was impossible to stop it.
Crunch-!
-Cough!
-Ugh!
A red line embroidered in the air passed through the bodies of the two knights.
Then, the body created by magic scattered and disappeared into the air without a trace.
“As expected, it’s simple.”
Chomp!
I habitually shook off the sword that had not even a drop of blood on it and returned it to its scabbard.
It was a very concise ending.
Of course, it would be a mistake to simply dismiss it as simple.
‘… … The King’s Royal Guard.’
They were true masters of swordsmanship who were worthy of their glorious name.
Blades that approach as if to pierce the opponent’s mind and play with them.
How much worse must it have been for there to be no royal family members who witnessed the next ordeal amidst countless challenges?
Before the regression, even I had to put in my best effort to overcome those three trials.
‘The first knight in particular was quick enough to dodge most attacks.’
A skill that truly lives up to the name of the ordeal.
But I wasn’t the same kid I used to be.
In the midst of the ongoing war, their combat-hardened skills were already beyond their level, so there was no way something like this would work.
Especially now that I am growing by combining my experiences before and after the regression.
I turned around indifferently and muttered.
“It’s almost time.”
Kookookookookung!
As soon as he finished speaking, the view of the arena began to blur and collapse.
Now that the second and third trials have collapsed simultaneously.
The obelisk’s magic was activated again to lead us to the final trial.
* * *
“… … .”
I opened my closed eyes.
The sight that was revealed as the world turned upside down was a space that looked like a festival.
An altar brightly lit under shining lights. And behind it, a single, majestic statue stretches out.
Standing with his sword as a cane as if he were looking down on the world, was none other than the first founding king, Richard.
“I see.”
I nodded my head at that, which felt somehow eerie.
From the statue to the writing on the altar, it was a familiar scene to me, having already reached the final ordeal.
The problem was there.
Swish-
I swept away the dust that covered the altar.
Then, the words that had been visible at first glance became more clearly reflected in my eyes.
[You, the descendants who have proven your martial arts skills, have finally come to stand before me.]
[In the end, I will discuss the qualifications myself and put them to the test.]
It was the beginning of the fourth and final trial.
Unlike the previous trials where he summoned the knights, he announced that he would personally impose the trials.
There are no other clues. Of course, even if I waited, he never showed up.
“Before the regression, I couldn’t figure out a way.”
Was it really necessary to take that last step back and leave this place?
I still vividly remember that moment when I turned away bitterly, realizing that one piece of the puzzle was missing.
But, something unexpected came to me.
“Albedo.”
I looked at the thing in my hand expressionlessly.
A pendant I got from that guy.
My eyes slowly began to bend.
“I realized it the moment I first held it in my hands.”
The royal blood began to boil from the moment he touched the pendant.
A strong sound that seemed to tempt even the soul struck my whole body.
I quickly realized that it was the whispering of my remaining instincts as I went through the regression.
An artifact that summons something using the royal blood.
That’s right, this pendant is the key that will signal the start of the final gate…
That’s why I came here earlier than planned.
“Did he say that he even surpassed the level of a superhuman?”
The legacy of that power is here.
Now that we have a method, we can’t not use it.
The power left behind by the founding king will only serve as the fuse that will trample the empire.
Of course, there was no anxiety from the beginning that I would not be able to complete the ordeal.
I brought the blade to the hand that held the pendant.
A thinly engraved wound just by touching it.
“Eat.”
And as soon as we are sure, let’s spill blood there.
Wooooow!
The magic embedded in the artifact was activated, and a brilliant light burst out.
In response, something began to appear in the air, just as the knights had done before. However, it was by no means a human figure.
‘Something similar to the soul. Or perhaps it is itself.’
The rippling shape shrank and grew again like a will-o’-the-wisp.
At first glance, it resembles a specter disguised as a human.
But I knew it the moment I saw it.
The fact that the ego of the founding king Richard is contained within me.
Pot-!
As the halo of light disappeared and the summoning was completed, the form finally awakened to its forgotten self.
[… … The young descendant has come to visit.]
It was as if the voice was speaking directly into my head.
I didn’t respond and just stared silently.
Then, for a moment, it seemed as if I felt a gaze from a face that was nothing more than a blurry shape.
[But contrary to his immature appearance, he seems to have a mature side.]
“Can you even know that?”
[Even if only the soul remains, it is not to the extent that one cannot recognize its qualities.]
“If it’s quality.”
[This is the ability of an already completed monarch.]
“… … .”
Richard’s spirit spoke resolutely.
I narrowed my eyes slightly because it was a bit unexpected.
Unlike the knights who were only temporarily ‘realized’ by magic, the fact is that they maintained their spirit even though they were sealed in time.
‘What a… transcendent mental power.’
“Is it really possible to be considered as having surpassed Sword Master?”
[Sword Master, it’s an unfamiliar word, but it’s not so unintelligible.]
I couldn’t hear the sound, but I knew his soul was smiling.
And the first thing he said was to ask about the current situation.
[Young Descendant, how much time has passed in the outside world?]
“Five hundred years have passed since the end of the era of war. If we consider the time of the founding of the nation, it would be more than that.”
[I see.]
That is to say, no one had passed the ordeal for at least five hundred years.
[… … The time that seemed like an eternity only lasted for five hundred years.]
This time, the laughter was palpable.
So perhaps that laughter is curiosity about the descendants who awakened him?
Perhaps he was satisfied with the fact that I was the first person to come to him.
[Anyway, the fact that you came here means that Esteban’s bloodline still remains in future generations.]
“okay.”
[And it means that you have passed the previous trials.]
At that moment, a tremendous amount of energy poured out from the soul that was nothing but the ego.
Pfft!
