0.01 Second Sword Master

Chapter 12

1 Second Sword Master Episode 12

jerk jerk-

I wanted to walk as fast as possible because I didn’t know when a dagger would come flying from my back and pierce it.

jerk- jerk-

However, Aslan’s crazy body never walks fast if anyone is watching.

Even if you have a sudden poop,

Even if it hurts,

Maintain a dignified and dignified posture and footsteps.

Each step had its own rules, so I could never walk freely without following them.

I felt like my mouth was drying up because of this psychopath.

And when I left the office and came out of the kingdom, only then did I,

‘I lived.’

He let out a sigh of relief.

‘I won’t stab this.’

To my surprise, Aaron didn’t stab me or try to escape.

From the quiet so far, it was clear he was still alone in my office.

‘You said this worked? really?’

It was a series of bluffs that didn’t sound like words.

Could it be that Aaron believed all of those endless absurd remarks?

If it’s really like that, Aslan is also Aslan, but Aaron is also serious.

‘Should I send the articles right now?’

If Aaron sits quietly in his office and does a careful review, there is a high chance that he will notice how bluffed I am.

I was seriously worried about whether I should catch him before he realized that and ran away.

* * *

“…”

Aaron stared blankly at his face reflected in the dagger.

“The pride of a knight.”

What is it?

Up until now, Aaron had only spoken of his knightly pride, but had never considered what exactly it was.

There was a time when he raised his nose, saying that he was an honorable knight and a proud knight of the Kingdom of Halaz.

I even firmly believed that it would never break.

However, since meeting Aslan, everything that had supported Aaron had collapsed. It was as if the shock and shabbiness of living a life of lies and facing the truth were driven at the same time.

“A knight’s honor… what the hell is that!”

The hand holding the dagger trembled.

Halaz Kingdom has abandoned itself, and now there is no place to turn to.

Also, I lost my honor and pride as a knight.

But,

“Can I change if I follow him?”

As if in response to those words, a voice came from somewhere.

“It can change.”

It was Horeth who knew that Aslan had called Aaron separately and secretly overheard their conversation.

I wanted to hear how Aslan persuaded Aaron even though he knew he couldn’t do that. And… maybe, like Nella, he wanted to get rid of any remaining hesitation.

“Are you surprised that it suddenly came out?”

Aaron shook his head and replied.

“I already knew you were eavesdropping.”

“!?”

The fact that Aaron was noticing was, of course,

“You’re saying that the commander of the Great Air Division knew about it too, right?”

“I will.”

Surely it will.

You are much more powerful than Aaron.

that is,

‘Did he speak to me as well as Aaron?’

I don’t doubt my people, and I don’t regret it even if they stab me in the back.

No matter how many times I thought about it, this wasn’t just for Aaron.

It was Aslan’s blow to Horace himself.

Even if you stab me in the back, I believe in you.

“this.”

Horace felt an overwhelming feeling that made his body tremble.

It was the first time in my life that I felt this way, so I was just embarrassed.

How on earth does he make people’s hearts boil so much?

“What are you going to do now?”

“······I do not know.”

“is it?”

Horace looked around the office with his hands behind his back.

“I think the commander of the grand division is a little understanding.”

As befits his upright personality, the office was very clean and well-organized.

“He is sorry for your talent.”

“Did you ignore me as a child?”

“Whoops. Of course, in his eyes, you would only look like a minnow. But if he really thought little of you, he wouldn’t have even seen his face.”

“…”

“In addition, he would not have tried to have you by his side to teach him the pride and honor of a knight. Isn’t that dagger you are holding a proof?”

What Horace said is true.

Aslan threw a dagger and told him to stab himself in the back whenever he felt he had nothing to learn.

Can anyone really say something like that?

It was a huge shock to Aaron.

To be honest, the shock still didn’t go away, to the extent that the voice kept lingering in my head.

“I envy you. That I had the opportunity to learn from him at such a young age.”

“I am surprised.”

“what?”

“Didn’t you betray him?”

“…”

Horace closed his eyes for a moment.

Since Aaron was a knight in charge of an important role in the Halaz Kingdom, he would of course know that there were secret exchanges between the Eli Kingdom and the Halaz Kingdom.

“I will not deny it. However, it seems that the commander of the Grand Division already knew about this fact.”

“You know?”

“Didn’t you say something like this earlier? I believe in my own people. Even if they betrayed me, I have no regrets.”

“…”

“That wasn’t just for you. You said it knowing I was eavesdropping.”

Horace just laughed.

How far had Aslan been seeing through?

He was ashamed of the days when he considered himself the best brains in the kingdom.

“Aren’t you a really great person? He said that you can only fool your enemies by fooling your allies. So even though he knew in advance that we were conspiring, he pretended not to know until the end. On the contrary, he used it as a strategy. What was the result? Yuhan died, and the Halaz kingdom dealt a crushing defeat to our Eli kingdom.”

To believe that all of this was Aslan’s strategy.

I couldn’t believe it.

How sophisticated can a person come up with such a plan?

“You have to fool your allies to fool your enemies…”

It was a saying no matter how many times I repeated it.

“yes. You did that difficult thing yourself.”

Aslan was a much bigger person than he thought.

It’s just a question why such a person hasn’t made a name for himself until now.

Chak-!

Aaron put the dagger into the scabbard.

There was no more hesitation in his eyes.

“I don’t know if my choice is still the right one. But… I want to learn from him. The pride and honor of a knight he spoke of.”

Horace approached him and held out his hand.

“It will be a choice you will never regret.”

Aaron smiled as he held his hand.

“Welcome to Eli Kingdom, Aaron.”

Horeth, like Aaron, had the slightest hesitation that still lingered.

* * *

early morning hours.

Did you know that the time before dawn is the darkest?

Maybe it’s because his body is already old, or maybe it’s because of Aslan’s bravado, he keeps waking up at dawn.

Seeing that even though he went to bed late last night, he always woke up at the set time, it was like a routine Aslan created himself.

The butler knew this fact, so he prepared breakfast before dawn.

“I don’t talk unless I’m tired.”

Even if you wake up at this time, it would be okay if your body is refreshed, but it is not like that.

Tired from lack of sleep all day, and the mental stress weighed down by bravado was no joke.

“But fortunately, the rice is delicious.”

Indeed, the quality of the meal was very high, befitting the kingdom’s greatest authority.

Every time I feel that it was such a happiness to slice and eat steak in the morning.

“after-“

I slapped my full stomach and leaned back comfortably in the chair as if I was drowning.

You have to do a lot now.

It’s because if I go out again later, it’s obvious that I’ll walk around with my back straight in front of my subordinates.

[Current: 20 gold]

[You can use the shop starting from 50 gold.]

“I still need 30 gold.”

In addition to game money, there is gold granted by the system.

You can purchase various things with this gold, but since all the items that come out are random, you have to collect 50 gold to find out.

“Shops are essential for growth.”

This bizarre difficulty prevented the supply and demand of characteristics and stats through character growth.

Originally, when you clear a quest, stats grow, or in some cases special characteristics are given, but that possibility was completely blocked.

of course,

“Every game has loopholes.”

No matter how extreme the difficulty is, it doesn’t mean that there is no way to grow.

It’s crazy difficult, but this is a game made to break it in the end, so there are definitely ways to make the character stronger.

what it is,

“Should I look for it?”

Surviving until then is more important, though.

“By the way, what happened to Aaron?”

According to reports received yesterday, he left the office with Horeth.

“When did old man Horace come again and take Aaron with him?”

Could it be that he is trying to make a mess behind the scenes with Aaron?

Some of the difficulty levels were atrocious, and since Horace was the one who wanted to kill Aslan, all of his actions were suspicious.

“You are a great man. The knights are waiting outside.”

Has it already been that time?

Am I too optimistic, or am I not thinking about it? After breakfast, I was lying on the bed.

I didn’t sleep, but I just passed the time lying around.

Even if you’re biting your nails and biting your nails while trembling in fear that you’ll die because of this insane difficulty level, you’re still wearing a hat.

“i get it. get out soon Get your clothes ready.”

“Yes.”

I got up and stood in front of the mirror.

Wear light pajamas.

Being middle-aged, my stomach didn’t protrude.

For the purpose of maintaining dignity, it seemed that Aslan was still taking care of his body.

I muttered involuntarily, straining my abs.

“As expected, the body of the strongest person on the continent.”

·······.

A moment of silence passed.

“crazy.”

What did I say?

match-! match-!

Realizing that I was talking to myself like Aslan, I was startled and slapped my face.

“Calm down, you crazy bastard.”

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Just an absurd player who fell into this game.

“I can’t believe I’ll be completely eaten by Aslan…”

Even now, I can’t handle the boiling bravado, but later on, I’m going to get eaten by the bravado and have to live as Aslan 24 hours a day, right?

Then you can’t even lie down on a normal day, and you can’t take time off by rolling around in bed.

It meant suffering 24 hours of morbid bravado with the thought that there was someone in front of me.

“It’s terrifying to think about.”

I had goosebumps all over my body.

The life of a psychopath who can’t eat well and can’t even go in and out of the bathroom as he wants even if his stomach hurts because he’s bragging in front of his subordinates.

To go through that for 24 hours was just telling me to die.

“Do you think I will be eaten by you?”

I deliberately did a funny dance in front of the mirror.

“hahahaha. How are you?”

He pulled his mouth long with his hand and made a funny face.

I wanted Aslan, who suppressed my will with bluff, to convulse.

“You’re going to be so nervous you’ll die, you bravado!”

Then Hyunta came.

“······ Write. Are you sick?”

I wonder if I have to go this far in order to enjoy a rich movie. Still, I wanted to confirm that I have free will.

But that’s for a while.

“You are a great man. May I come in?”