The family that returned after 10 years was disappointed.
It wasn’t said that the family had fallen or become corrupt. Both then and now, as an ordinary noble family, they were managing their territory well.
Gerard was disappointed because of his parents.
Even after selling their child, his parents were living well. In an old story, the existence of a parent who lost his son and was so sad that he stopped eating and drinking and fell ill seems to have been just a story. Both of them were very cheerful. In my father’s case, he even took a concubine as if he had some energy left over.
Surprisingly… … I wasn’t that angry.
All I could think about was Master’s words about how the world is all like that.
Gerard nonchalantly ‘visited’ the family. His son, whom he thought he had lost, returned as an Auror user, so of course his family welcomed him greatly. There were some vassals who liked it, saying that the Proteis family would finally be able to shake off its power.
But Gerard could no longer attach himself to his family. After looking for it, he could definitely feel it. His family was Jim Unbreakable.
After staying for three days, Gerard left the family without any regrets. And he went out into the world.
Like Jim Unbreakable’s successors in the past, Gerrard also earned the title of King as soon as he began his career. With a powerful body and a rogue aura emanating from it, young Gerard quickly rose to prominence among the continent’s strongmen.
Gerard worked hard as a warrior, improving his skills by exploring dungeons and accumulating wealth by receiving requests from various noble families. His height, which was 2.3 meters, also increased to 2.5 meters. 20 years have passed like that.
Around the time I reached my early forties.
At the time, Gerard was commissioned by a noble family in the Duchy of Rastill to protect them.
Then he met.
Banatel, a new Auror user who has surprisingly awakened his Aura for a subject who possesses only a simple swordsmanship that borders on foolishness.
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Continental calendar year 963. County of Rikaide, a local territory of the Duchy of Rastill.
Two groups of troops were facing each other in a field on the outskirts of the territory. They were mercenaries hired by the Tezen Sangdan of the Chatan Principality and soldiers of the Count Rykaid family.
In front of him, two Auror users look at each other and exchange glances.
“It is an honor to meet the renowned King of Kwon. “I am Vanathel of Bashtalon.”
Holding his sword in front of his chest, Vanatel introduced himself in a nervous voice. The large man in front of him had already defeated countless powerful players on the continent when Vanatel was wandering the world as a mere mercenary. How can I not be nervous?
Gerard nodded roughly towards the middle-aged man with a serious face.
“Gerard from Jim Unbreakable.”
Although he responded politely, he was actually looking down on Vanatel. To him, who had been famous for nearly 20 years, Banatel was just a kid. They may be similar in age, but their experience as Auror users is heaven and earth.
Vanatel threw himself.
“I’m going!”
“Is that so?”
He snorted and threw himself towards Gerard even as he puffed out his chest.
The battle has begun. Banatel’s bright red blade auror continued to pound Gerard. Gerard also lazily wrapped his forearms with Auror to deflect the attack, stretched out his fists, and kicked his feet.
So the two exchanged attacks several times. Gerard was confident in his heart as he dealt with Banatel.
‘The basics are strong, but it seems like it hasn’t been long since you became an Auror user. ‘Auror operation is very clumsy.’
After roughly shaking hands, it was clear that he was not my opponent. It was a car that Gerard thought would soon come to an end.
Suddenly, Banatel let out a long scream.
“Aaaah!”
For a moment, Gerard’s brow furrowed. A strangely powerful force was emanating from behind the opponent.
“Taaat!”
Vanatel’s body became blurry like fog, and a terrifying flash of light appeared. The incredible speed and momentum are enough to send shivers down your spine. Without realizing it, Gerard raised his entire body’s defense to the extreme.
“Spiral guard!”
Flash!
A red line appeared on Gerard’s thick chest, then it split and fresh blood flowed out. Vanatel’s slash cut through the Spiral Guard’s powerful rotational force, pierced the Auror’s defenses, and even damaged his steel-like muscles!
Drop, drop, drop.
Fresh blood dripped from Gerard’s chest. A laugh escaped me.
“under… … ?”
The wound itself was not that deep. It was just a tear in the skin and a slight crack in some muscle. It was a light stab wound that could not be considered a serious injury, let alone a fatal one.
But Gerard just stared at his own chest without even thinking about stopping the bleeding.
“This… … .”
When I first entered the world, I was hurt in one way or another. No matter how indomitable his body was, there were many more experienced Auror users in the world than him, and he was not yet a complete warrior.
However, after turning 40 and achieving 6 stacks of Calamity Soul, Gerard has never seen his own blood. No one could harm his trained body.
Even the sword saint Wikia, who was revered as the strongest on the continent along with Master Rastal, was the same. The Sword Saint’s sword was dazzlingly flashy and flashy, but from Gerard’s point of view, it was no different from a whip. She was able to handle all attacks simply by spreading her spiral guard.
Of course, that did not mean that Gerard defeated the sword saint Wikia. Because of the Sword Saint’s dazzling movements, Gerard couldn’t even touch his collar. Because the paths we pursued were so different, we were unable to hurt each other. If I had to say it, would it be a draw? Well, the people in the world didn’t see it that way.
One side was making flashy moves and beating them up excitedly, and the other side was just chasing after them while being beaten carelessly, so from anyone’s perspective, it was Gerrard’s defeat. It would be pathetic to shout, ‘I don’t feel any pain, so it’s your defeat!’ while being beaten to death, so Gerard didn’t bother to protest against that perception.
In any case, Gerard’s body and aurors are now complete enough that even Wikia, the strongest swordsman, cannot harm him.
But the body was cut?
In terms of power alone, isn’t he superior to the Sword Saint?
It wasn’t an attack like others where I foolishly lost my posture and focused only on my strength. Although it was simple, it was definitely a strike that was faithful to the basics. So there was no time to use a death counter.
“Whoa, whoo… … .”
Vanatel shook his shoulders and took a deep breath, probably because he had used all his strength in the attack. Sparks flew in Gerard’s eyes.
“You bastard!”
Gerard was extremely angry and threw himself away with all his might. It wasn’t just anger at seeing blood.
The indomitable body that never breaks down has been cut! This is the anger of Jim Unbreakable, whose pride has been cracked!
“I’ll screw you!”
Once Gerard gave his all, his skills were not at a level that Vanatel, who had only been awakened as an Auror for five years, could dare to handle.
I was beaten to the point where I didn’t die.
There is a misconception that people have, but in fact, Jim Unbreakable’s warrior does not enjoy killing that much. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he does not try to take the other person’s life. Even if you just roughly defeat them, most of them will die.
Although he was angry, Gerard did not go out of his way to take Vanatel’s life. In any case, both sides were asked to do so. It’s not that there is any particular resentment. So he just beat it hard to vent his anger.
Vanatel, who had a strong foundation, managed to withstand all of Gerrard’s attacks and barely saved his life.
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“You definitely lost back then, to me. “Where are you trying to sneakily make it out of nothing?”
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Vanatel’s face turned red at Gerard’s sarcastic words. He protested, even pointing a point.
“Well, that was before I was even called a Sword Saint! “I happened to meet a good teacher and became an Auror at a young age!”
A line of auror stems stretched out from the tip of his pointing finger and stabbed Gerard’s whole body. It wasn’t that there was any intention to attack, but because I was excited, the aura in my body was leaking out uncontrollably.
Gerard snorted, his entire body covered in aura.
“joy!”
The bright red pointed aura bounced off Gerard’s muscles and flew in all directions, soaring and shaking the air. Since the amount of auras is so enormous that it is a banatel, even the auras that leak out unconsciously are huge trees and have the power to shatter rocks. Well, from Gerrard’s perspective, it wasn’t much different from a real point strike, so he was just holding on with his body.
“Then do you think you would have become an Auror user earlier if you had met a good master?”
At Gerard’s retort, Vanatel frowned and closed his mouth.
“Okay… … .”
To put it bluntly, there wouldn’t have been much difference in Banatel’s level no matter who he met. Whether in a good or bad sense, he was the type of person who didn’t need a teacher.
Vanatel got angry and spoke again.
“But it’s always been a draw since then!”
Gerard responded, still in a teasing tone.
“That doesn’t mean the past will change.”
Vanatel’s reputation for hurting King Gerard quickly shook the continent. The existence of Jim Unbreakable, who did not even blink an eye no matter how many times he was hit, cut, or stabbed, was like a nightmare to other warriors. Losing in a fight with King Gerard was a different story from just being defeated by another strong man. The humiliation was no ordinary humiliation, as they ended up getting beaten up without even making a single scratch.
However, Banatel achieved a feat that no one has ever achieved!
Some people commented this way.
-This is a small blow for one human, but it is a great start for the continent’s Auror users!
It was a clear example of how notorious Jim Unbreakable was.
However, this was only the world’s evaluation, and it was not an honorable thing at all for Banatel himself.
Vanatel, who had been beaten all over his body by Gerard, gritted his teeth and devoted himself even more to training. No matter how famous the opponent was, he was also an Auror user. After suffering such a one-sided defeat, he could not sleep at all.
I practiced and practiced again. And three years later, he encountered Gerrard again. I didn’t look for him on purpose, just like when we first met, our paths coincided with each other.
Banatel, who faced Gerrard again, was not the same as before. He had already gained a lot of experience as an Auror user, and the amount of Aurors was even higher than at the time. Gerard and Vanatel fought for over half a day, exchanging attacks like crazy.
There was no difference between victory and defeat.
During the battle, something happened to the force they were helping, and both of them had to withdraw. The two people gritted their teeth at each other with tired faces.
-Next time, I will never leave you alive! Gerard!
-Consider yourself lucky, Banatel! 10 more minutes and you would have died by my hands!
It wasn’t wrong. Even though Vanatel had worked so hard, he was not playing around with Gerrard, so Gerrard still had the upper hand in terms of skill.
Still, compared to before, the gap in skill had decreased considerably, so he might have been satisfied, but Vanatel instead gritted his teeth. And he practiced even more fiercely, even giving up eating and drinking.
In the meantime, Wikia grew old and died, leaving the position of Sword Saint empty. The world naturally revered Vanatel, who had the same level of skill as King Gerard, as the new swordsman. Because no one except him would be able to achieve such a feat.
It was when the two were over fifty.
The two met again in the midst of a power struggle within the Teikan Kingdom. Now Banatel was no longer under Gerrard. Gerard’s teacher, Emperor Rastal, who was over 100 years old, eventually aged and returned to the embrace of nature, and the two were now recognized by everyone as the strongest warriors on the continent, the Sword Master and the King of Fist.
We fought all day and night and ended up in a draw. Both were covered in blood and were being carried by their colleagues.
Gerard gritted his teeth.
-That crazy bastard who throws away his life to attack me!
Banatel also gritted his teeth.
-next time! Definitely next time!
If fate is something that falls from heaven, then evil relationships also seem to fall from heaven. After that, Gerard and Banatel met frequently. And each time, we were unable to compete for victory or defeat.
Although their skills became comparable, the difference in mindset between Gerrard and Vanatel was also a problem.
Vanatel always attacked Gerard with the mindset that he wouldn’t mind losing his own head if he could kill him. Gerrard, on the other hand, couldn’t go that far.
It wasn’t like he was regretting his life. Gerrard has yet to find a successor to follow in the footsteps of Jim Unbreakable. If he dies, he will be cut off from the great teachings and will not be able to repay the great favor he received from his master. He cannot fight with the determination to die at any time like Banatel.
“But now it’s a different story, Vanatel! “You probably heard what my title changed to, right?”
Gerard shrugged his shoulders as if showing off. Vanatel sarcastically ignored it.
“You mean that funny title, Emperor? “What do you think is more amazing now that a king has become emperor?”
Gerard chuckled and clenched his fists.
“What does it matter what others call you, king or emperor?”
When the King of Unbreakable produces a successor, he is called the Emperor of the King.
“The important thing is that I finally found a disciple!”
Even while fighting Vanatel, Gerard diligently searched for Jim Unbreakable’s successor. He also could not freely deal with Vanatel until he raised a disciple and prepared a successor. He couldn’t leave it to anyone else to have the insight to recognize talented people, as it was only possible to develop Jim Unbreakable’s martial arts skills to the extreme. Gerrard had to search for it himself.
However, when I wandered around the continent, I realized that there were no talented people. I desperately understood why Master La Stahl burst into tears the moment he saw him.
Still, Master said he found himself after 10 years, but he couldn’t find a talented person even after wandering for 30 years. Along the way, he found a useful female child in the Kingdom of Halain, and although he had some expectations, it still fell far short of Jim Unbreakable’s standards.
Still, I was disappointed, so I taught him a breathing technique before we parted ways. It was because I was worried that if the child named Christine, who had learned body strengthening breathing techniques, grew up and got married, she might give birth to someone with the potential to become Jim Unbreakable.
As time passed, it happened 14 years ago in the southern part of Vasily’s Kingdom, where the final battle with Vanatel took place.
While recovering from his injuries from the battle with Vanatel, Gerard was finally able to find the successor of his dreams at a small farmhouse.
