Chapter 26: Sword King
Another year has passed, three hundred and sixty five days...
Yesterday I completed a whole decade in this world, my birthday was celebrated without any setbacks, I had dinner with my parents and Nina and I had a nice day.
Now I have noticed some changes in my body, my arms feel harder so my muscles are growing quickly.
Now I'm 140 centimeters tall which is standard for my age.
I have developed incredibly both physically and in sword skills.
My magic on the other hand....
My mana reserves have already stopped growing and these are my results:
I can cast 80 beginner level spells before I run out
Or also eight intermediate level spells
Or four advanced level spells
Or two saint level spells.
Or just one king level spell
They are pretty good features but I haven't tried higher level spells.
I'm somewhat satisfied with this considering the zero mana Gino was born with.
But on the other hand, I have made huge progress with the sword. Now I can see when Gull draws his sword, but reacting is another matter.
Now his sword is no longer invisible to me, but I can't dodge it either.
But this amount of progress in such a short time leaves me ecstatic, Nina has also progressed enormously, Not as much as at my level but it's already stronger than before.
And also...I noticed something else...apparently she likes me...It's not something new but now I have no doubt about it, to begin with she has become closer to me on issues other than the sword and she has also become more affectionate with me.
But unfortunately we are still too young! Wait for me five years, my dear, and I will be yours!!
And also when I look at Nina...I remember the thing with Roxy...and I just...
I can't do it...it would be breaking the destiny of this world...
To begin with, if I seduce her, she will probably never give birth to Lara...
So Orsted will never be able to fulfill his mission and this will be just another loop like the rest...
Now I just have to keep up appearances...
I won't refuse but I won't try to actively look for her either...in fact, I'll be her matchmaker!!!
Yes! I've already decided, I already have Nina, why would I want more?!
This simple thought makes me feel better about myself.
...
(Tack, tack, tack!)
The sound of wooden swords clashing filled my ears as I sat in the dojo.
This was a day like any other, there was nothing to highlight, I'm sitting next to Nina watching two Sword Saints fight.
I could see that Gull had a bored expression...in fact he always had when he saw the saints dueling.
But also...I was bored too...their swords were too slow for me.
I could see almost in slow motion how a long sword of light from one of the saints hit another in the chest.
Was it always this slow?....
The saint who was hit in the chest rolled on the wooden floor until he became unconscious.
I looked to my side and Nina was watching them with concentration as were the other sword saints.
I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this.
I almost never duel with the Saints and the few times I do it is with a crushing victory on my part, Nina refuses to duel with me in public all the time, which is why my only training rival is Gull...
And by the way he's looking at me I guess it's time for our daily workout.
With a slow movement I got up from the ground and made my way through the other saints who were sitting in the same way, Gull got up from his "throne" in the same way.
Unlike other days, he didn't have that mocking smile that characterized him, he was serious, he looked at me seriously...
This can only mean one thing...I'm going to get my ass kicked...and very strong.
"You noticed, didn't you?" Gull said out of nowhere as he slowly unsheathed his sword.
"Notice what?..." I muttered doubtfully as I got into a combat stance.
"Don't play dumb with me, I saw your look, to you they are slow, right? Even though they are at the same level, they seem slow to you, don't they?" Gull said as his signature smile formed on his face.
I nodded at this as I looked at him in bewilderment.
"Very well, attack me" Gull said as a sign of the beginning of our duel
I closed my eyes slightly, I had never tried this before but...I tried to feel my Touki...
There it is...that warm feeling in my chest...
I've tried for years to manipulate that feeling...
And only now do I feel like I can, and where do I want my Touki to go? Quick answer: my sword.
If I do this my attack power will become stronger, my sword more deadly, and my attacks faster.
I thrust my sword into Touki and Gull Farion noticed it.
"Hmmm?!, Hah!, you have to be kidding me!" He said with a smile
"fiuuuu.... " I exhaled, releasing the tension from my body
I adjust my stance, my grip on the sword, and the pressure I put on my own body...
I lightly placed my right foot in front of me and took a long jump.
The 20-meter distance between me and Gull closed in less than a second.
I raised my sword above my head and swung it down as fast as I could, a long sword of light immediately formed towards Gull's right arm.
I could see that he opened his eyes in surprise but with a quick movement the attack was stopped.
I didn't stop there, I fell into the spiderman position and formed another long sword of light in the direction of his feet.
He easily avoided it but I could see that there was effort in stopping the attack.
"You're a very clever son of a bitch!" He said as his image faded from my vision.
Ah...now it's Gull's turn to attack...
Instinctively I ducked and felt his sword graze my head.
Strands of hair fell in front of me, I turned around as quickly as I could and pointed my sword at his ribs.
Gull dodged the attack with ease and his sword turned invisible and hit me in the left shoulder making me fall to my knees.
But take advantage of that opportunity, that simple opportunity.
I put all my strength into my right arm and threw a long sword of light with all my might.
The flash of light grazed Gull Farion but missed him, though I could see his brow furrow slightly.
In the blink of an eye his image blurred and I felt his sword on my back, all I knew after that was that I was shot towards the wall at top speed.
I crashed into the wooden wall and fell to the ground with a thud.
I looked at Gull with difficulty and he continued to look at me with a frown.
And I could notice something...a small pink line on her cheek no more than 3 cm long.
Gull Farion ran his finger across his cheek, wiped away the drop and looked at her, immediately a smile that made me shudder formed on his face as he looked at me.
I had wounded him...that long sword of light...I had wounded him...I had wounded the Sword God...
"Gino...you've gotten so strong...stronger than I thought...and in such a short time..." Gull murmured as he helped me up.
I looked at him bewildered and he had a huge smile on his face.
"You just turned ten yesterday and you're already at this level...when I was your age it was barely an advanced rank" he continued.
Gull was silent for a few moments and then his smile became smaller but instead looked like one of pride...
"Congratulations Gino Britzs, I Gull Farion God of the Sword name you from today, Sword King!" He declared with a smile
My eyes widened at this, sounds of disbelief came from the other saints and Nina looked at me in shock.
I didn't know what to answer, I couldn't answer anything else, I could only stare at him.
"I also gave you the title of master, I have nothing else to teach you, if you want to be a Sword Emperor, then you will have to defeat another Sword King and if you want to be the Sword God... then you will have to defeat me" he said while grabbing the handle of his sword.
I was shocked at this, If I remember correctly, the title of master was only given to Eris after five years of training, neither Ghislaine nor the emperors had it... and now he gave it to me..
And now he's challenging me...I looked at him and allowed myself to smile.
"I'll keep that in mind..." I murmured with a smile.
Gull's smile faltered slightly and then he let out a laugh.
"Hahahaha! Of course you will... you definitely will..." He laughed.
I looked at the other saints and they looked at us in disbelief... they looked at me.
"And besides, as Sword King you need a sword ideal for your skills, come with me" he said as he entered his room which was next to the dojo.
...
My left arm hurt, my feet throbbed and I couldn't walk properly...I'll have to use healing magic at home...
I followed Gull Farion out of the dojo, just to the right of it was a small room that Gull used, inside this room three swords were on a table.
"Go ahead, pick one" Gull said as he stood behind me.
I did not recognize the swords but I knew beforehand that all of these were forged by Yulian Jalisco, these are part of the 49 swords of the evil dragon Kajakut...
And now that he looked at them closely, he could only recognize a sword.
Sorry Eris, but I always liked this sword...
The sword I had chosen was the simplest of the three. Its blade was thin and only
slightly curved. There was nothing sinister or intimidating about it; in fact, its surface
was clean and clean.
"Heh...good choice kid, this is the Phoenix Dragon Sword" Gull Farion explained
"I see...this isn't a common sword, right?" I asked, feigning ignorance.
"The weapon that you had chosen had been a gift from the legendary craftsman known as the Dragon Emperor to the first Sword God. It was a sword made for the Sword Gods, "designed to maximize the potential of its offensive style" Gull explained.
I analyzed the sword for a few moments, It was as simple as I remembered and it was quite light although it would take a while to be able to take full advantage of it due to my height.
"This is a Magic Sword. It doesn't seem to have any special abilities at first glance, but there are small mana channels running throughout the blade, they basically neutralize your opponent's Touki" he explained.
I looked at Gull Farion and bowed to him.
"Thank you very much for your teachings, master," I said respectfully.
"Heh, you're welcome" Gull said as he gestured for me to leave the room.
I followed him and we started to return to the dojo.
That day I became a Sword King...a title that swordsmen can only dream of.
"And besides, Gino...if you want to marry Nina, you have my blessing," Gull said out of nowhere...
Ok?...that's good!
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