Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

Masterless Swordsman

A famous sword that exudes anticipation as if it would cut your finger just by looking at it.

A weapon adorned with jewels. A Noble Phantasm with magic. In the place where all kinds of rare recruits were piled up, the iron sword was just a bunch. So, it caught my attention.

Among the treasured swords, it is an iron sword that seems to be able to live in any forge.

It wasn’t made of any special material, and when I tapped it with my finger, it was just iron. No matter how you looked at it, this iron sword didn’t look like an imperial remark, but a cheap ready-made product that would be found at a local blacksmith’s stall.

Among herds of egrets, even ordinary crows stand out. Even if this iron sword was inconspicuous in the market, it stood out unusually here.

So, even out of curiosity, it looks good to touch. If the masterless swordsman intended this, it was clear that his brain would be fine.

‘A more ordinary sword than I thought… Ugh.’

Rocca, who was holding the handle and giving strength to pull out the sword, made an impression. It wasn’t deeply embedded in the floor, only the sword sword was slightly embedded, but no matter how much force was applied, it didn’t even move.

The black didn’t even move, it just stayed there. Roka, who had a sore throat, gave her strength, but the black was standing still and observing her.

Yes, when Roka grabs the sword, the sword looks at Roka.

tock. Someone poked Loca’s neck with a finger while she was struggling. The startled wolf quickly turned and looked back, and a man in a long-brimmed hat looked at her and smiled.

Rocca’s eyes widened when she saw the person’s face. The man’s face was not reflected in her eyes. I see the eyes, I see the nose, and I see the mouth. However, it does not merge into the face.

His impression was blurred, as if obscured by a hazy fog. What she was looking at, Rocca couldn’t even judge herself.

-Why are you trying to grab that sword?

Person? ghost? Anyway, it spoke kindly.

-In my opinion, you look better with the sword than the sword.

“who…?”

-You are the master of the sword you were trying to draw. Exactly, but only part of the mind.

In-young, who introduced herself as the heart, greeted him.

– My name is Heron. It might even be called a relationship that we met like this.

“A prosecutor without a teacher? However…”

– It’s been a while since I’ve been called that. It’s been almost five hundred years. Yes, it must have been that much time already. Elderin. He must have been buried in the grave for a long time.

The honor of the first emperor just came out of his mouth.

But he certainly deserved it. 500 years ago, a swordsman who brought order to the land by helping the first emperor when all kinds of countries were scattered on the continent.

Also called a masterless swordsman, even the first emperor treated him as a close friend and friend, but not as a subordinate.

To put it bluntly, they were just business partners, never in the military.

“If it was five hundred years ago, shouldn’t he have died sooner…? Unless it’s an elf or a dragon…”

– Little boy. When you reach my level, you will understand why. A lot of people have grabbed that sword so far, but I really wanted to meet you…

As he walked, he suddenly found himself right next to the sword. Without much effort as if lifting a ball of cotton, the man drew his sword with a hook. The sword, which had never been drawn when Roka drew it, was casually held in her hand and slashed through the air.

-Because you had the minimum qualifications to wield this sword. What I see is not talent, even less desperation. Do you have a heart to protect someone? Just look at that.

It is not a holy sword created by God, nor a magic sword created by the devil.

However, if anything that threatens humans, whether sacred or evil, this sword can cut through everything. It is a single heart sword made by man by combing his heart.

“The heart to protect…”

-But like I said before, you’re more suited to the sword than the sword.

The best swordsman who combed this sword with his heart declared. In his opinion, Roka didn’t fit the sword at all.

An angry Rocca responded.

“why? You’ve never seen me swing a sword before.”

– What is a sword? This is a medium weapon. Swords are, in fact, worse than other weapons if you only want to use them for one purpose.

– It’s worse than a spear for stabbing, and a hammer is better if you use it for hitting. The ax is much better for taking down shots. But why do people think of weapons first when they think of swords?

That is because the power of magical power can make up for the lack.

A stab is less than a spear? Strengthen your power with magic.

Are you saying you lack the ability to shoot than an ax? are you okay. It is solved by adding magic power.

If you can use enough magical power, the sword can become a very versatile panacea. It can be used by stabbing, cutting, and striking, with all the tricks of strength, softness, and sharpness.

“Because of the magic…?”

-okay. So you should always be immobile when using the sword. Even if the spear blade approaches right in front of my neck, my heart should not move. A good swordsman must not be shaken by the enemy’s provocations and must act rationally even when his heart is boiling.

That versatility is a huge advantage, but the problem is that it is not necessarily so from the point of view of the person handling it.

– Instead, you should always count. How are you going to respond to your opponent now? Poke, slash, or slap on the side. The more things you can do with your weapon, the more options you have.

Rocca made a puzzled expression.

– Do you like to count like this? I don’t think so?

“But the prosecutor I saw didn’t? I was just pushing with force…”

Ardein von Illumina uses a sword, but it was completely different from what that Heron described. Wasn’t it her fighting style to push her with the power of dragon type and powerful explosive power?

The masterless swordsman laughed when he heard the story. She chose the wrong weapon.

The weapon that matches the explosive power isn’t the sword, it’s the sword. Of course, if you want to use a sword, you can use it explosively. But if that’s the case, that person has learned the sword completely wrong.

Since the sword is the most human-like weapon, its expandability and versatility are its strengths. If you think you will learn to focus on a specific area. Wouldn’t it be better to learn a weapon specialized in that area from the beginning?

– From my point of view, I think you’ll like this one too.

Heron casually raised the sword vertically. At that moment, a tremendous amount of magical power flowed in from the sky through the sword, and as the sword fell, it burned into the world.

For a moment, everything turned blue. All the treasures in this place were engulfed in blue magic and lost their light, and a bright blue light filled the empty space. All of this magical energy just passed through my body, and it didn’t destroy anything.

But if you wanted to, you certainly could.

Whenever the magic that far exceeded the magic power that Roca possessed brushed past her, her body trembled and her ears perked up. All the hairs on the tail were straight and sharp.

Being able to mobilize this amount of magical power is a huge thing, but it is even more amazing to be able to control it without destroying anything by completely controlling even a single piece of magic. It is easy to destroy. However, hitting something with magical power to prevent it from being destroyed is beyond the difficult level.

-You don’t need calculations, don’t you want to defeat your opponent with a strong attack while defeating them with strength? It’s your taste to destroy the bastards with one slap. Then it’s perfect If possible, it would be better to have a great Tao like attitude.

“That… how do you do it? teach me You can do it with a sword.”

Seeing this power, Loka’s eyes lit up. this is it I wanted that kind of power.

If he had such a skill, he would have been able to split the little princess Kamira in half with only his own power, without the need to use the magic of the sun. If you have this kind of power, how difficult is it to protect your master?

– You don’t have a teacher.

Heron laughed bitterly. This is a skill, not a skill. Once you get to the top, you will be able to do it naturally.

It seemed that I needed to explain the basic concept to that kid. Even more so when you see that you don’t even know what you’ve been doing.

– But it could be better. It is because there is no opinion or prejudice that there is no teacher.

Sometimes when the sun goes down, I watch the sunset of the enemy.

Sometimes watching the crashing waves and the blowing breeze.

A swordsman without a teacher who used Mother Nature as a teacher to learn the sword looked at the latter without a teacher.

There was no proper tradition for the tribe of children. Princess Ardein, who taught the child after that, had a short teaching time and only explained some of the most basic things.

The third teacher who appeared after the princess smiled at Roca. At a glance, he found out what Roca needed most now.

What that child needs now is not pedantic such as enlightenment, but basics and basics. It was an important time to decide where you are now and where you need to go.

– Hey. There are third-class, second-class, and first-class in this world. To what extent do you think your realm is among them?

People around the world bring up the words expert and master, but that didn’t make sense to this person. A masterless swordsman who learned his sword from nature, not from humans, created his own system of discipline.

“I think it will still be second-rate?”

– It’s the third. Don’t overestimate yourself.

This division of the realm system does not, in fact, divide the high and low of absolute strength.

Even third-rate can be stronger than second-rate, and even second-rate can surpass first-rate. In theory, there is nothing that can’t be done. However, this is only a theoretical story, and it is usually true that the higher the level, the stronger it is.

– I don’t know how strong you think you are…

Third-class, he thinks, means:

It is a state in which only one’s own power can be mobilized.

-Even if your power is large enough to cover the sky, it is infinitely small compared to the whole world. If you can’t draw that power, no matter how strong you are, you’re inevitably a third-rate.