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Chapter 12: What the hell is that sword? (2)

"Ugh."

The man who had come to his senses slowly opened his eyes.

With strong vertigo, I grabbed my forehead and rolled my eyes to look around.

Dry branches with all their leaves that covered the night sky caught my eye.

The sound of burning firewood was heard next to me.

"Are you awake?"

At that moment, the voice of a young man completely awakened his mind.

The man, Kenji, struggled to stand up with only his upper body.

It was like the day after I was beaten without rest.

He found a burning bonfire with a very weary face and two men sitting around it.

One was a handsome man with impressive emerald hair, and the other was a man in a mask with only his mouth open.

The man with emerald hair asked him.

"Is your body okay?"

"You ?"

"Just an adventurer."

"Did you guys save me?"

"As you can see, it is."

The masked man did not say anything, only the man with the emerald hair answered.

It didn't really matter, so Kenji bowed his head towards the two of them and expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you. Thanks to you, I survived."

"How did you fall into such a steep valley? It was before I became a water ghost."

" How did it happen?"

Unable to tell what had happened before he lost consciousness, Kenji hastily changed the subject.

"Then why are you two in such a remote place?"

"You said called an adventurer. An adventurer normally roams around rough terrain as if going to and from home."

Jamie, the emerald-haired man, laughed and made a joke that didn't make sense.

Jin stared at Jamie like that, then moved his gaze back to the bonfire.

Then he asked towards the sword connected to the man's right hand.

"What is that black thing? It seems to be connected to the right arm."

okay. I was a little curious too. What the hell is that black?"

"Ah, this is ."

Kenji looked at the sword on his right arm confusedly and smiled awkwardly.

"Instead of the prosthetic. My arm was cut off while I was working as a mercenary, so I wore a sword instead of a prosthetic. It makes me look a little strong, so I can get a pretty high ransom."

"Look. Did I say instead of a prosthetic arm?"

"It was a strange rescue. It seems to be connected by a mechanical device. Thinking of putting something like that on your arm... It's not usually the guts."

"Rain, it was expensive. By the way, where are you?"

As Kenji tried to change the topic again with a slightly bewildered expression on his face, Jamie responded, pretending not to know.

"Here is Mount Bephos."

"Looks like it's halfway up the mountain, how long do you have to go to the top?"

Why? Do you want to go hiking this late? with that body?"

Jamie healed him, but he wasn't in good health enough to move right away.

You probably know that you are not normal.

But at night, it was unreasonable to go hiking at night with such a thing on your arm.

In particular, Mt. Bepos is a rugged terrain known for being the steepest in the Ierko Mountains.

Even a healthy person would be advised to descend, but if an injured person stumbled while climbing, he could have died.

Especially in this place where there are many monsters.

The closer we got to the top, the more atrocious things inhabited.

Hahaha That's not it. I just asked."

What. If you're a light person, it'll probably take three or four hours to get to the top... ."

right.

Jin, who had crossed Mount Bepos several times, nodded.

Truly a mountain climber.

In fact, maybe he didn't create a fake identity because he wanted to climb a mountain?

Jamie opened her mouth as she thought nonsense.

"Anyway, get a good rest today. From tomorrow on, whether you want to climb the mountain or not, it will be up to you."

"Thank you so much. How should I repay this favor? ."

"It looks like you don't have anything, but what are you going to pay back? Later, if we meet again, I'll buy you some rice.

"I will. But what are the names of the two of you?"

Jamie and Jin looked at each other.

It was a little bit like revealing the real name of the subject of a night hike to cross the border secretly.

In fact, Jamie didn't care.

This is not Northern ; Olvia , but still, as the eldest son of the Welton family and the elder of the magic world, he had a perfect status that no one could deny.

The problem was Jin.

He is a Sword Master belonging to the Frontier, which can be said to be a secret society.

Although the name 'Jin' is common, it is not easy to publicize it.

"Just call me Jay and N. What's your name?"

"Ken oh."

Right. Can I call you Ken?"

"Do whatever you want Big!"

Kenji suddenly grabbed his right arm and distorted his expression.

What is it?

"Oh, no. I'm going to urinate for a bit.

As Jamie tried to approach, Kenji fled into the bush.

It didn't look like anything was urgent.

It was very suspicious of him trying to hide something in such a situation.

As his presence faded away, Jin opened his mouth.

"He's a man with a lot to hide."

"He didn't even know his stomach was pierced."

As Jamie said, when we first found him, he had a cut through his stomach with a knife.

No matter how deep the wound was, it was an invisible wound.

A normal person would have noticed a penetrating wound in the abdomen immediately upon waking up.

Kenji didn't.

"It could be a wound from a loss of consciousness."

"How did you lose that consciousness?"

"Right arm. It is also not an ordinary weapon."

"It's far from normal to have something like that attached to your arm, but now that I see it, it's clear. It's a magic sword.

Demon Sword (魔劍).

There are several types of swords.

The basic general-type sword, the artifact-type magic sword with magic tricks like a Scud, and the Holy Sword strengthened by the blessing of the gods.

And a demon sword that extorts the life that was born from an evil ritual.

There are various types of magic swords, but in common they become stronger by extorting 'life'.

Also, depending on the type, the owner's body was taken away.

In particular, a vicious case of stealing a body could be a terrible disaster if serious, so it was destroyed immediately upon discovery according to the Continental Law.

"And, the smell of blood got stronger."

I didn't know when the blade was wet, but as the water dried, the smell of blood thickened like a lie.

It was unreasonable to kill one or two people for the smell to be this strong.

"Are you a serial killer?"

"They may be engulfed by the magic sword, so they may not know that they are killing people."

"That would be extremely rare."

right.

Anyway, as long as it was almost certain that it was a magic sword, it couldn't be left as it is.

"Let's ask as soon as we get back. Because you can't run away anyway. What if you run away? ."

Jamie's eyes grew cold.

* * *

"ね!"

Kenji couldn't breathe properly in the pain.

The sword tries to take over the body again.

It seemed that he was aiming for a gap in his weak mind and body.

He had already eaten a lot of blood, so the power of the sword was very strong.

He bit his lower lip to hold on somehow. Blood dripped, but it was important to stimulate the mind, so I didn't mind and bit harder.

"Pooh!"

It was then that the sword gave up trying to take control of the body and became silent.

"Cool, cool!"

Kenji was lying on the floor coughing.

Then he looked at the sword with resentful eyes.

Blood bringer.

It means 'the one who brings blood', and it was a name that reflects the temperament of this magical sword.

And about a hundred years ago, it was the weapon of the sword demon widely known as a terrible nightmare in this area.

The first time I discovered it was by accident.

Kenji was a well-known mercenary as a one-armed swordsman.

He received quite a few quests, and among them, there were many dangerous missions instead of high pay.

He was also on a dangerous mission that day.

'I shouldn't have taken that assignment.'

He headed to a place rarely visited by people like where he is now.

It was an area with many dangerous monsters.

The mission was to bring the medicinal herbs that only grow there, and it was difficult to find and the danger to life was considerable.

Actually, I've done a lot of these kinds of missions, so I wasn't really worried.

He had the confidence to hunt any monster, even in a group, and was perfectly prepared to run away when a really dangerous monster appeared.

He wasn't famous as a mercenary for nothing.

It was difficult to find the target that day too, but survival itself was not difficult.

Then I found the Bleed Bringer.

'no. It is also wrong to say that I found it. This guy called me.'

As I approached the place as if possessed by something, I saw a skeleton half rotten in front of me.

And. An old, large sword fell where the right arm of the white bone should have been.

It was obviously a bad-looking greatsword, but Kenji knew it instinctively.

It is said that there is a strong power in that sword.

There he just didn't have a right arm.

As soon as I lifted the sword, numerous lines protruded from the lower part of the sword, and it took root all over my body through my right arm.

It was a terrible pain, and there was no subsequent consciousness.

When he came to his senses, the corpses of the monsters had just formed a mountain.

At first I was terrified of the terrible power, but fear came upon me.

This sword steals the body of its owner.

He tried to remove the sword from his body, but there was no way to remove this sword, which was deeply rooted in his body.

The sword constantly wanted blood.

When the thirst intensified, the power of the sword temporarily increased, taking control of the body.

That's how Kenji became a 'murderer'.

It was something I didn't want.

I tried to reduce the power of the sword somehow, or went to a place as far away from the private house as possible, but it was meaningless.

When I woke up, there were numerous corpses beneath my feet.

And not long ago, I killed the son of the lord who ruled this area with this hand.

Damn it Damn it! Damn it!

It would have been nice to have the option to die, but I couldn't.

- Manager!

- Director, look at this! I made this with Eri!

- It's a pretty bird! Well done!

-When you grow up, we will buy you a house as big as the director later!

-How do we buy a house!

- Why can't you buy it! I can live!

The voices of children seemed to be heard.

Kenji was running a small orphanage.

He was a man who took on a dangerous mission for those children.

But when they die, who cares for them?

'At least until they can become independent Dying is the next thing.'

It's okay to be a terribly selfish human being.

It doesn't matter if I'm called an evil demon.

Kenji could be anything, as long as his own selfishness could fill the children.

"You have to get out of here first."

Now that Bloodbringer's power has weakened, you must move as far as possible.

The current lord's army must continue to search for him.

If you run into them, you have no choice but to see blood again.

Although he had already strayed from the human path, he wanted to at least reduce killing anyone as much as possible.

'Go.'

I'm sorry that I couldn't compensate the benefactors, but it's unavoidable.

They too may become victims of the Bloodbringer while staying with them.

At least I hoped that there would be no more innocent victims.

* * *

"You wouldn't have gone too far! Search thoroughly!"

The chase commander Hilder gave orders to his subordinates, and he himself was wandering around eagerly to find the terrifying killer.

"That damn bastard."

He was a direct knight of the Recon family and was currently pursuing the killer Kenji.

Kenji murdered the only son of Earl Rickon, who ruled the area.

Not only that, but he was nothing more than a demon who mercilessly killed innocent people.

Even today, some of the chasers lost their lives or were seriously injured.

"I had to kill him somehow ."

Hilder succeeded in drilling a hole in his stomach when the crew caught the gnome's movement.

He was also able to do this because he was an expert at the top, but that terrible being did not die just because his stomach was pierced.

If he would have died like that, it would have been normal to have already died several times.

"Never miss it next time."

As Hilder clenched his sword and searched the mountain in the dark night, something caught his sight.

" Was there ever such a large cave?"

It was a cave large enough for a few huge monsters to go in and out at the same time.

This is a place that no one has ever visited, so I didn't even know there was such a large cave.

Who would cross over such a dangerous mountain range with a comfortable road next to it?

This would not have happened if it were not for smuggled immigrants without identity.

"It may be hiding here."

It's a good place to hide.

Even if he's not dead, he's got a hole in his stomach, so he should get plenty of rest.

Kenji was definitely hiding here.

With that thought in mind, Hilder fixed his sword and walked towards it.

At the same time, I took out multiple communication ports and told my subordinates.

"Let everyone come to where I am and encamp. The killer seems to be here."

Hilder stood in front of the cave, hearing the answer he knew.

The ceiling was so high that it was dark.

Feeling overwhelmed just by looking at it somehow.

He gently raised the Auror and tried to get inside.

until you see it.

" uh?

Two lights entered the dark cave.

The light moved at the same time on the same line and began to get closer and closer to where he was.

thump- thump-

The ground rumbled loudly.

Hilder's complexion turned pale and pale.

Suddenly, his legs loosened and he pounded his butt wheel.

His head gradually went up, and he was almost in a position to look at the ceiling.

It was so huge and majestic.

What is certain is that it was impossible to grasp its essence with human cognition.

[dare. Making a fuss in this land where I live. There, the smell of blood vibrates to the point of disgusting.]

In the darkness, something huge appeared out of the moonlight.

Its pupils are longitudinally torn, and it is a huge being with fiery red scales.

It looked down and looked at Hilder.

Hilder murmured in a desperate voice.

"This is It must have been a rare dragon."

I've lived in this land for decades, but I don't know that.

However, this was not a problem for Hilder or the people living here.

It's just been manipulated so you never know.

It's just that the operation ended unfortunately today.

[Disappear. It's a bug.]

puck-

Hilder's body exploded as it was.

It's a 'word'.

The most powerful race on earth and the unique ability of a great dragon called the lord of magic.

It completely erased Hilder's existence from this world.

Red Dragon Kairos said.

[Unlucky bugs. To be running rampant in my realm the moment I just woke up.]

If he had been sleeping all the time, humans wouldn't have been interested in whatever the bugs were doing.

Humans would not have even discovered this place in the first place.

It's because they put on a cognitive dissonance magic before going to sleep.

But today, after a long time, I woke up.

There was no reason to maintain the cognitive dissonance magic because of waking up.

It would be a terrible disaster for them.

At that time, two energy were captured by Kairos' vast sense of energy.

[Well?]

The two auras are quite large for an insect.

In particular, one of the two certainly had enough power that it could not be called a bug.

Red dragons are ferocious and love to fight.

A tribe that always tries to fight whenever possible.

Kairos raised an eyebrow and muttered.

[There are humans who are not insects.]

His body shone once, then decreased in size.

Long-haired red hair, which seemed to have taken the color of the scales, sat down calmly.

The red-eyed handsome man wearing a white robe said with a smile.

"The beginning of Yu-Hee must be quite interesting."

His new one is gone.

- Continued on next episode -