0.01 Second Sword Master

1 Second Sword Master Episode 10

“Um? My chicken… Ugh.”

As I was eating the chicken legs, I shed tears at the crispiness and soft chewiness.

As the tears moistened my mouth, I wiped my mouth with my hand and came to my senses.

“Ah fuck dream.”

I woke up from a sweet crispy dream.

What I wiped away was not tears, but saliva coming out of my mouth.

“OMG. waist.”

I left the soft bed and lay on the floor.

Probably because I lost my mind the moment I entered this place.

“Damn it. You still haven’t woken up from your real dream.”

I think about that every time I go to bed.

I will wake up from a dream today

can we go back to reality

But when I opened my eyes, I was still in the game.

“eww. Head hurts. You’ll get a hangover.”

How long have I been sleeping here?

I washed my face once to take off my stuffy armor and wash my face.

And when I look in the mirror,

“…”

did you boil it once?

“I think I slept spread out for several days.”

Aslan, this madman didn’t even drink all the poisonous alcohol, he gulped down the drugged liquor.

All of this was not for any great purpose, just to put on an asshole bravado.

It gets more and more spectacle the further you go about who the character really is.

But the good news is that I survived because of Nella.

[You have completed the quest.]

“Fuck. It’s a surprise.”

I flinched at the sudden system window that popped up.

yes. this is normal

When such a timid guy starts bluffing strangely, he won’t even blink an eye in front of a million troops?

[I got 10 gold as a reward.]

[You will not receive additional rewards due to the difficulty setting.]

“ah. His difficulty.”

This is why people should be humble.

At that time, if I had chosen only the lower level instead of being atrocious, this kind of disaster would not have happened.

Originally, this game had to grow by obtaining resources and acquiring new stats through these quests. However, the extreme difficulty seems to have completely blocked that method and made it possible to solve the game only with the original stats.

“under-. Developers are dying.”

who do you blame

It’s all my fault for choosing shit and choosing atrocious difficulty.

“eww. cry.”

Did Crepe say that he got better after taking the potion?

Then I’ll have to find a potion to sober up and eat it.

There’s no way that a potion like this wouldn’t exist in such a grand place.

There were many servants here, so it seemed like it would be easy to ask anyone to do it.

I’m hungry right now, so let’s eat together…

[Didn’t you say it was urgent!]

[Really not!]

Then a commotion was heard outside.

[You said you had to see him?]

[They gave a strict order not to let anyone in!]

[Anyway, you haven’t been out of your room for a week. If anything happens…]

one week?

That I’ve been asleep for so long?

Isn’t that enough to wake you up from a coma?

[It’s not possible! I really can’t!]

[But this person!]

“Tsk.”

I thought one of them would see blood, so I opened the door.

There, the leader of the Nella Knights and other knights. And there was a butler.

When they saw me, they were startled and quickly bowed their heads.

“Meet the Great.”

I could tell just by looking at the facial expressions of the knights, as if my appearance was not a word.

Nella shouted, bending her face to the floor.

“I’m sorry, Commander-in-Chief. No way… I didn’t know you were training.”

training?

“To think that even though he just came back from battle, he is still working hard on his mental and physical training. You are truly the epitome of knights. I will always learn that posture.”

“…?”

What else is he talking about?

The eyes of Nella and the other knights were shining.

He seemed to be misunderstanding something, but he didn’t bother to correct it.

“What have you come for? It must be something serious.”

“Ah, yes. Actually, the answer came from the Halaz Kingdom.”

“Is it because of Aaron?”

“That’s right.”

It seems that the money sent by Halaz to get Aaron and the prisoners back has arrived.

Then they’ll take care of it on their own, why come all the way here and make a fuss?

“He refused our offer to accept Aaron from the Halaz Kingdom.”

For a moment I doubted my ears.

“Halaz Kingdom refused?”

“Yes. It’s an outrageous amount, so tell me to kill or save Aaron…”

I wanted to scream in surprise, but I didn’t have the strength to do so.

All I had to do was blink a few times.

How did this happen?

Did I miscalculate the price?

No way.

It’s a mistake I’ve never made while playing this game.

Always I set a fair price for the release of prisoners, and never made a mistake in the calculations.

It would have been the same this time.

‘for a moment. Could this be too?’

There was only one thought running through my head.

‘Extreme’ difficulty.

‘Could this also be affected by difficulty?’

The game is almost unaffected by difficulty when it comes to prisoner exchange.

Whether it was low, medium or high, the price calculation for the release of prisoners was similar.

But just in case, I lowered the price thinking about the level of difficulty…

Halaz Kingdom rejected my offer.

That means the pricing measures should be much different on Extreme difficulty.

‘This is too much.’

I was going to make my pocket thick and use it only for my comfort.

Halaz, these mayonnaise mixed with mustard, ruined my plans.

‘Then what should I do with Aaron now?’

Aaron is completely useless.

Now, he was just a guy who was eating a lot of rice.

* * *

“What does the captain of the air division say?”

“He said he would come here soon.”

“yes. Are you okay, Commander-in-Chief? Why did you stop eating and drinking for a week and not come out of your room?”

It was something everyone in the kingdom, including Hores, had been curious about.

“You were practicing closing.”

“training?”

“Yes. The intensity of the training must have been very high, and he looked very emaciated. But you are still alive.”

“Huh- it’s training…”

If it was Aslan of the past, it would have been unimaginable.

Because he was a person far from cultivation.

However, he always participated in large-scale military exercises because he liked to be in front of others and enjoyed dominating.

Of course, there was nothing to do but participate.

Maybe he was training himself alone in a place where no one knows.

“Did I tell you about the Halaz Kingdom?”

“Yes. You didn’t seem too surprised. like······.”

“like?”

“As if I knew it would happen.”

Then Hores nodded.

“It was definitely a little strange. Even from my point of view, I thought the amount the grand commander offered to Halaz Kingdom was absurdly high.”

“I don’t know because I’m an outsider on this side.”

“No matter how much Aaron is a young man who is in the limelight in the Kingdom of Halaz, the amount he asked for was too high. So I also thought things might go awry.”

“Then shouldn’t we negotiate again?”

“The Halaz Kingdom is already leaving no room for negotiations. And after listening to the words of Knight Commander Nella, it seems that the questions of the past have been resolved.”

question in the past?

It was difficult for Nella to follow Horeth’s words.

“The Grand Knight Commander himself offered a high price for the Kingdom of Halaz. And the Halaz Kingdom refused. Hearing the news, he was calm.”

“Yes.”

“What would that mean?”

“Are you saying that the commander of the grand division intentionally asked for a high price? Will the Halaz Kingdom have no choice but to refuse?”

“That is it.”

“But why the hell…”

Horace smiled as if he knew what Aslan was thinking.

“You must be doing what is most needed in our kingdom.”

“…?”

“Captain Nella will soon find out what it is.”

Kiki profit-.

Eventually, the door to the meeting room opened and Aslan came inside.

It seemed that his red cloak was fluttering splendidly today.

And his face looked more solemn than ever.

* * *

‘Ah, I’m heartbroken.’

My impressions were immediately frowned upon.

I was annoyed that Halaz Kingdom rejected my offer, but it was upside down.

‘Aslan. Because of this madman, I am the real one.’

I tried to find and drink the hangover cure potion that Creepe ate, but the butler said there was no such thing at home.

Does it make sense that there isn’t a single potion in that grand mansion?

Ironically, it makes sense.

It was because the company manager made Aslan throw away all the potions, asking if he could use them.

This is why even if a person goes crazy, he has to go crazy in moderation.

“What did Raoul do?”

“The king executed him for daring to harm the sword of the Kingdom of Eli.”

I felt like I took care of myself while I was sleeping.

Traitor Raoul disappeared in the dew of the execution ground.

looks good

For some reason, I feel like the congestion that has been clogged is relieved a little.

‘By the way, Aaron. What should I do with this guy?’

Should I propose negotiations with Halaz Kingdom one more time?

If you refuse there, there’s no reason to keep Aaron with you anymore.

For what reason would you let a guy who only eats rice in prison live?

Rather, it seemed that Aaron should be sent to the execution site so that the road to Raul would not be lonely.

“…”

Then something bothered me.

It was Horace who had been splitting up what was so good from earlier.

When he made eye contact with me, he smiled.

······It gives goosebumps.

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Just like Raoul did, you never know when that old man might point a knife at me.

“Standby division commander. Can’t you just stop talking to them?”

What do you mean?

“I know. It means that the Great Chief deliberately offered the Halaz Kingdom a large sum of money and made them refuse.”

The knights gathered in the meeting hall murmured at Horace’s confident voice.

“Is the commander of the Air Division on purpose?”

“Why did you do that?”

I was curious about that too.

“Our beautiful kingdom of Eli is ashamed of itself, but it is one of the weakest on the continent. That’s why there are not enough talent to lead the kingdom. In other words, in order for the kingdom to be strong, there must be a lot of talented people.”

“What does that have to do with this case?”

That was a good question.

Horace was still looking at Nella with reproachful eyes.

“Aaron, who has been captured this time, is a very capable young man. He has excellent swordsmanship skills and excellent commanding ability to outmaneuver the enemy.”

“Didn’t Halaz Kingdom suffer great damage because of Aaron in this war?”

“I just met the wrong person. I didn’t know that the opponent was our Grand Division Commander, Aslan, who sees through all schemes. If you or I had led the army, the capital of our kingdom would have been burned by Aaron by now. Am I wrong?”

No one in the conference room, including Nella, could answer.

“That ability was highly evaluated by the commander of the Grand Division. so that,”

Horace, who had gathered people in the meeting room and continued to talk nonsense, turned to me.

“Isn’t that the way you used that method to appoint Aaron as a knight in the Kingdom of Eli?”

“Oh oh-“

“Such a deep meaning!”

······What comes.

What is this inspiration called?

Hire Aaron?

how?

That handsome guy will come under me.

‘Aaron will never come under me.’

It was because of his loyalty to the Kingdom of Halaz, and the higher his abilities, the higher his pride.

If I think my opponent is even a little worse than me, I will never give in, and even if their stats are higher than mine, each character has different satisfaction points, so I am very picky.

Hiring a knight from an enemy country was so difficult that there was no specific strategy, so it was tolerable to pay a large price and hand it over.

In other words, hiring Aaron was virtually impossible.

That’s why I have to say

‘You’re wrong, you sneaky old man.’

Called.

But that was then.

As if the clogged blood vessels were opened, the bravado that boiled up from the short circuit spread all over the body in an instant.

“Is Horace the only one who grasped my intentions here?”

Aslan’s bluff went even further.

Horace triumphed that he was right, and I looked at him disapprovingly and slowly got up from my seat.

Even at that moment, it wasn’t normal.

The traits of pathological bravado and infatuation reveal without hesitation that I am the best in every moment and in every action, and that anything else is insignificant.

That arrogant mind came out of his actions, but what was surprising was that even the smallest movements were dignified and full of dignity.

That’s why they’re looking at me like that.

“But there is one thing you are wrong about, Horace.”

I got up from the seat of honor and looked at Horace indifferently.

Seeing those eyes, he quickly lowered his head.

“Please tell me.”

“Our kingdom is not the weakest.”

My body, which had been engulfed by the full force of bravado, walked forward on its own.

Then, gathering in the palace, he looked around at the knights and servants lined up on either side and asked.

“Who is the knight who protects this kingdom? Who is the sword that protects this kingdom?”

They answered the question in a low voice.

As if the answer was fixed.

“You are the commander of the standby division.”

But me, no. It wasn’t the answer Aslan, who was consumed by bluffing, wanted.

“Then who am I? What are you?”

“…?”

“The answer is simple.”

I raised the corner of my mouth and continued.

“I, Aslan, are the strongest.”

He was saying something embarrassing, something that wasn’t true at all, very confidently and shamelessly.

But it never felt unnatural or forced.

“Therefore, you guys, led by the strongest on the continent, are also the strongest.”

As if this is the truth of the world,

“As long as the name of Aslan is with you, you have no need to fear anyone.”

There was conviction in my voice.

“Take pride. Never think that our kingdom is weak. We’ve only been waiting for the time to soar high into the sky, but we’ve never been weak. So I will ask you again.”

When everyone’s attention focused on me, a benevolent yet strong voice came out of my mouth.

“What are you?”

No one answered.

But the silence didn’t last long.

“We are the strongest.”

It was Nella’s answer.

Motivated by that, I asked again in a louder voice.

“Who are you!?”

Then everyone shouted in unison.

“We are the strongest!!”

It was as if the entire auditory senses were shaken by the loud voice.

“Always keep that in mind.”

Even I, who was talking, shivered and my hands and feet tingled.

It was such a shameless and absurd remark.

How dare you say that you are the strongest without shame.

But,

“Yes!!”

Why do you think this works?

I felt it when I saw sparks fly from their eyes that had withered.

That they believe Aslan’s bravado is true,

That I was fascinated by his brazenness that bordered on fabrication.

“Do you understand now, Horace? What did you misunderstand?”

“······Yes.”

“Never say again that our kingdom is weak. As long as I, Aslan, are protecting it, our kingdom is the strongest on the continent.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Horace’s wrinkled eyes, which had long since passed, drew an arc.