Mushoku Tensei: Reincarnated as the weakest Sword God

I woke up...it was about 4 in the morning....

"Shit..." I muttered as I got out of bed.

The deal I made with Hitogami is still in my head, if he doesn't mess with Rudeus' family or mine, I can be his pawn to seduce Roxy..

What a humiliating piece of shit...and I can't do anything about it!!!

As I put on my workout clothes my mind was occupied with the possible consequences of my actions.

To begin with...Hitogami realized my existence because according to him the story changes...but in what sense does the story change?...

Also how come Hitogami couldn't see Rudeus?...

Did the Miko of Return summon my soul because something went wrong?...

Probably...but I'll be dead by the time she's born so there's no point in thinking about it, which is depressing.

I put on my workout clothes, washed my face with water magic, and went out for a run.

The thin layer of snow crunched under my feet, I often take the path to the village and back until I reach the central dojo and then return home again.

That has been my route for years and I have no plans to change it.

Also something new is that I can see Nina training outside her house every morning that I spend running, and since I became a saint of the sword she seems to have acquired motivation.

I passed by the dojo and turned around and ran back home, I arrived home as usual and jogged to the backyard where my father was already doing his swings

Without saying a word I started doing my own swings.

I no longer have a defined limit of swings, now I just do it until I feel my body fully active.

This simple routine takes about two hours and my mother is already making breakfast by the time we finish.

My father sits at the kitchen table and I take a bath while we wait for breakfast.

Because of the cold of the place, people here don't usually take baths much... obviously I found this totally repulsive and I always use water and fire magic to take hot baths.

When I get out of the bath my parents are already waiting for me with breakfast.

And so my time came to go to the dojo.

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(Tack!, Tack!, Tack!)

The sound of wooden swords echoed throughout the central dojo, it was now just after ten in the morning, after a bit of self-imposed motivation I finished my daily sparring with Gull, And now I'm sitting on the floor catching my breath.

The guy always kicks my ass...but I feel some daily improvement, the sparrings always end with a: "That's enough for today, think about what you did today and what you can do to improve it" It's something I always do and I feel that it is bearing fruit, Gull himself has confirmed it.

The physical barriers...all those things are in the past, I will no longer stagnate because I have a baby's body, my Touki only gets stronger day by day and it doesn't stop.

"That boy is destined for something great" some sword saints murmured and I couldn't agree more.

After all it's me!, Gino Britzs!!

But still...it's been almost ten years here...and I have never left the sacred land of the sword...

Unlike the original Gino, I do want to go out and see this world...

The world of mushoku tensei!!

Even if I make myself the Sword God...

I want to see the world before that!, become famous and have adventures!!

Having power simply to protect your family!

Nonsense! Power is useless if it cannot be used!

I'm not Alek III, but I would like some recognition in this life.

When I defeat Gull in the future I don't want people to say:

"Who is that random?"

"Did he have any feats before?!"

"He only defeated Gull because he was an old man!!"

I don't want any of that on my resume!! But...

The other thing is that I don't want to leave my family alone... especially with the threat of Hitogami... I just can't...

I don't trust the bastard! Trusting him is the stupidest thing anyone can do!...

But...my future father-in-law is the Sword God...my father is a Sword Emperor...

Incredibly strong people who can protect themselves...even Nina is above average...

Could be?....

"Ino!, Gino!"

"E-eh?!" Nina's voice quickly brought me out of my reverie.

We were both sitting on the floor of the central dojo watching other saints train

I could easily see the movements of these and could counter them, even with older people I see that they have some flaws in their posture but it is Gull's job to point this out, not mine

"Do you want to go train outside?..." She murmured as she looked into my eyes.

I smiled at this, I guess she doesn't want me to humiliate her in public huh?...

"Yes, near the dojo or in the forest?" I asked him.

"forest" she replied dryly.

"Ok, then let's go" I replied getting up from the ground.

I walked with Nina avoiding the saints sitting on the floor, I could notice that Gull looked at us out of the corner of his eye but he quickly became interested.

...

I walked for about half an hour in the woods with Nina, we got close to the place where I was attacked by that bear three years ago but I didn't mention it... I still remember the look on her face that day and I don't think she remembers that moment very fondly.

We finally stopped in a slightly cleared spot, walked ten steps away from each other, and got into a fighting stance.

"Are you ready?" I asked as I slowly raised my sword.

She frowned but nodded.

In the blink of an eye I closed the distance between us and lightly hit her on the shoulder making her fall on her ass.

"Are you okay?..." I asked him.

She had that same frown on her face and looked me straight in the eyes, but then she took a deep sigh and got up from the ground.

"...I guess it's my turn now..." She muttered as she got back into a fighting stance.

She planted her right foot firmly on the snowy ground and with a long jump she lunged towards me.

How slow...no...her posture is good, her technique is perfect, a perfectly executed long sword of light, no longer has the same defect of applying more pressure on his right arm as it did months ago...

But then...why does it look so slow?...

I quickly stepped aside from the sword's path, Nina was exposed by her own impulse...even so she will scold me for not taking the opportunity...so I guess it's okay right?...

With a quick movement I directed my sword to her rib but quickly changed direction to her wrist so as not to hurt her too much, it was not a very strong blow and I think I held back too much.

But it was enough to make her drop her sword and fall face first into the snow.

Poor Nina fell face downwards on the ground, sliding forward slightly.

"Oh... are you okay?..." I muttered as I helped her up.

She wasn't looking at me...she was actually looking at her sword...I also noticed a slight streak of blood on her nose

"I'm sorry about that..." I murmured.

"Why? You actually held back, didn't you?" She scolded me while wiping her nose.

"Yeah...well...we're talking about you Nina, I'd rather not hurt you if I can" I said with a smile as I put my hand on her shoulder

"i-in that case shouldn't you make sure I don't fall face first on the ground?!!" She complained while blushing deeply.

I lowered my head at this, not knowing how to respond.

So we spent about an hour like this, dueling became a useless thing for us so we just got Nina to attack me and I repelled her attacks in the hope that she would become faster.

...

It was already around 5 pm, Nina fell breathless on the ground while I leaned against a tree to rest lightly

"Nina...can I ask you a question?" I said.

"What?...what is it?..." She murmured between heavy breaths.

"Are you happy?...with your current life?" I said.

She looked at me directly with a raised eyebrow but then looked up at the treetops as if she didn't know what to say.

"I-I guess so... after all I have you... and the sword..." She said with a murmur as she blushed again.

Oh Nina...you touch me but I didn't want that as an answer...

"I see...but...have you ever wanted something more?" I murmured.

"In what sense?" She replied clearly confused.

(sigh)

"How can I explain it to you?...Haven't you ever wanted anything more in life than me and the sword, like...some dream or future hope?" I murmured.

"W-well yeah..." She murmured with a weak smile as she blushed again.

"ah!, yeah!, become a Sword King and kick your ass!!" She said nervously as if she had forgotten something.

"...ok" I murmured.

"But...why do you ask?" She said.

"Well, how do I explain it? I want to travel the world, you know? I don't want to spend my whole life here without having seen the world other than here. Have you ever wanted that?" I said, looking at Nina.

But my eyes widened when I looked at her, she was frowning and tears were building up in her eyes.

"So...you want to go?" She murmured.

"Well... not exactly leaving... it's more like a trip around the world and then coming back!, yes that!" I said nervously.

She took a deep breath in and out at this.

*And...and when do you plan to leave?" She murmured trying to calm down.

"I don't have any plans, it's just an idea, something I want to do in the future," I said with a nervous smile.

"a-ah...I see..." She muttered as she got up from the ground and then she hit me hard on the shoulder.

"Ugh! And why was that for?!" I complained.

She didn't say anything but sat next to me and rested her head on my shoulder.

"for scaring me, you little asshole" she muttered.

Ah...I see...for a couple of months now he has distanced himself from his friends and now we only have each other...how could I be so stupid?...

But still...the idea of traveling the world is not something I'm going to give up so easily.

It took Nina a few moments to calm down but in the end we decided to go back home. I walked beside her but she walked with me, arm in arm the whole way and we were intercepted by Gull...

He wanted to make fun of us but he noticed Nina's expression and raised an eyebrow, I didn't want to investigate this further so I quickly said goodbye and returned home.

It was time to talk to my parents about my idea.

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