Episode 198: The incident that occurred when Logan responded to the Emperor’s proposal.
The board soon completely emptied the center of the yard, leading to a real sword sparring.
“What is this in the middle of the imperial palace…”
“Who can stop His Majesty’s will?”
“Well, the fight between a superhuman and an ordinary knight won’t last long.”
“That’s right, but…”
The nobles who were gathered in a huddle took their seats in front of the knights at both ends of the yard, with the two people at the center.
Naturally, Logan also brought his armor and weapons that he had left in the villa, and soon faced the enemy in the middle of the palace’s front yard.
‘I never thought something like this would happen….’
Jerome Decade.
A monster who received the title of the best swordsman on the continent at the age of 50, which can be considered young for a superhuman.
It was around that time that he became famous around the world.
However, for the refugees of Grandia, his meaning was different.
A superman who made the greatest contribution in the war of conquest of Grandia at the age of just 30, ten years before he received the title of the best sword of the continent.
The one who cut off the head of Juan Douglas, the kingdom’s only magician and the most powerful man, confirming victory in the war.
Naturally, it was one of the main assassination targets of the Grandia Liberation Front.
‘Of course, I couldn’t even think of actually trying it.’
20 years after the War of Conquest.
Jerome Decade, just before Logan’s death in his previous life, was truly a superhuman among superhumans, worthy of the word monster.
But now…
“How about getting bitten right now? If it gets to this point, it’s hard for me to do it in moderation.”
The face laughing at him from a distance did not look like that monster at all.
He shows his emotions clearly and shows confidence that he has no rivals, but his skills are still…
‘What a kid.’
At most, he was a superhuman on the level of Blake or Luther Kyle or Wicken Callia.
Of course, it might have been presumptuous for Logan, who was not even a superhuman, to disparage someone who became a skilled Auror user at just 30 years old.
But for some reason, Logan never felt like he would lose.
At that time, he mobilized all his artifacts to join forces with Wicken and, by luck, killed Jordan.
Because he was on a different level then and now.
Moreover, Logan had information about Jerome’s characteristics, so there was no way he was not confident.
“You don’t have to do it in moderation. I have no intention of doing that either. Shouldn’t you properly show your skills to His Majesty the Emperor?”
“Hmm. Your Majesty has a high eye for talented people. I wonder how I got lucky and beat a superhuman, but I think it was just a strange case that caught Your Majesty’s attention.”
“yes?”
Could it be that the emperor had really called him for that reason?
It was a question in response to that thought, but Jerome’s expression was serious.
“So don’t be mistaken. It’s better to let go of the expectation that such luck will follow you in succession. It’s for the sake of your future, at least.”
It was laughable to see him pretending to be an adult and giving advice.
Even if it is general knowledge.
“Thank you for the advice. Shall we begin then?”
“Hehe. You are urging the order.”
Then, an old knight with completely white hair and blue eyes who was standing between Jerome and Logan looked at the two and asked.
“Are you both ready?”
The powerful force in an elderly voice.
The old knight, who had such a strange and contradictory feeling, was also not an ordinary person.
‘Current continent’s greatest sword, Tris Hornsby.’
It was a superhuman who took up the lion’s share of the momentum that was pressuring Logan earlier, but when I looked at it up close, it felt a little different.
A dissonance that is faintly caught by a sense of transcendence.
It feels like water leaking out of a full jar.
A vague feeling as if there was a flaw in the finished work of art that couldn’t be easily recognized.
From that strange feeling, Logan was able to guess the state of the famous swordsman throughout this continent.
‘Maybe that’s why he didn’t show up during the war of conquest…’
It was a comforting guess from the kingdom’s perspective, but it felt strange to feel that this powerful superman was also being eaten away by time.
Of course, there was no time to get lost in sentimentality.
“Yes Master. I am ready.”
“I’m ready too.”
Logan also nodded, following Jerome’s voice, and Triss slid backwards as if pulled by an invisible hand.
At the same time, a loud voice echoed throughout the wide space.
“Your Majesty is watching. Both of you, demonstrate your maximum skills! However, considering the purpose and risk of this sparring, the use of artifacts will not be permitted.”
The eyes of the two people heated up at the same time.
‘Jerome Decade. The superhuman trait is Absolute Sight, which is quite unique among rare superpowers.’
The monster of the future was a monster that crushed all attacks coming at it one step ahead, outsmarted all defenses, and overwhelmed all enemies it faced.
At the time, it was assessed that the only way to defeat him was an overwhelming number of troops, or absolute speed or magic that he could not react to even if he knew it.
It was always added that there was no speed that could overwhelm him, or magic that could not destroy him, even as a superhuman who possessed the ultimate skill.
But now….
Quaaaaang!
He was just a kid who was surprised by the ‘Rain’ auror user who took his attacks from the front.
“Stop the Aurors?!”
With just that exchange of blows, Logan was able to easily make an estimate.
‘I can’t even handle my own characteristics properly yet.’
If it were the Jerome he knew, he would have expected to block the attack and used a different tactic.
The man’s confused expression just felt like an opportunity to Logan.
“bout!”
Logan rushed to the front with a short burst of energy. Even as he saw the bewildered man’s eyes shining silver, Logan simply extended his sword as fast as he could.
Regardless of the trajectory of the sword swung towards Jerome, who easily escaped the gap, a high golden beam of light curved like a snake and aimed at the man’s neck.
“Huh?!”
Skag.
‘what a waste…!’
A stab of remorse aimed at the silver-glowing eyes passed by the man’s temple.
Blood dripping down the side of the eye. Logan’s expression wasn’t as good as the guy’s distorted expression.
‘This is going to be difficult…’
True to his ominous thoughts, a loud shout came from the head of the table.
“Jerome!!”
His teacher, Tris, stands up and shouts his name as if she is going to run out at any moment.
“Not yet! Not yet! I let my guard down! Give me a chance!”
Jerome, whose leisurely smile disappeared, shouted in a loud voice as if he were convulsing.
Tris frowned at that and looked back.
“Interesting. Keep going.”
The emperor, who had an interesting expression on his face, smiled and nodded.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Only at the moment when Jerome bowed his head respectfully to the emperor again did the nobles who stood back and watched gasp in exclamation.
“What? Did Shin Shin lose?”
“No, I didn’t lose. I just got a little injured…”
“I’m bleeding a lot, so what’s a little bit!”
“I said I let my guard down.”
Jerome’s hand resting on his head for a moment amidst the murmur of voices quickly stopped the flowing blood.
‘As expected…’
No matter how young he is, a superman is a superhuman.
Stopping the bleeding from a shallow cut didn’t seem like a task.
“I think I underestimated you. I apologize. You were not even an Auror user, but you were able to receive Auras and even make that strange attack. You are definitely amazing. But it won’t be easy from now on. Be careful.”
“I look forward to it.”
Logan responded briefly and plainly to Jerome’s long warning.
Was your pride hurt by that?
Jerome, who pursed his lips with a stern expression, quickly jumped out at Logan with his eyes that had turned silver from the beginning.
Logan also charged at him without hesitation.
Compared to the monster from the future whose eyes only slightly changed to silver, the current monster seemed to be using excessive force at first glance.
‘How far can we really stop it?’
As soon as the will was awakened, the golden force blade that rose from the tip of Logan’s sword curved like a snake and aimed at the flank of the running Jerome.
The stabbing sword remains the same, and the freely bending force blade moves in another direction.
It was Logan’s choice to deal with Jerome’s characteristics.
Logan’s double attack completely eliminated the shortcomings of Franz’s Moonlight Sword, which was once his rival.
Jerome’s response to that was simple.
Jerome leans back with the same momentum as he was charging and makes a sliding tackle.
The silver aura on his toe gaiters shot out as if it would crush Logan’s lower body.
Logan’s body, which jumped slightly, avoided the gaiters and struck Lux as if he was going to take a shot, and the golden force blade shot out like lightning toward different vital points.
However, Jerome countered the attack aimed at both the neck and the lower body at the same time with the sword swung in a straight line from the lower body to the top of the head while lying down.
Wow!
‘Pfft!’
This was possible because the Auror’s power was stronger than Logan’s sword power in both directions.
At that moment, Jerome’s body, which raised his upper body as if it were bouncing, was shot straight towards Logan, who was thrown into the air.
The moment when the bloody auror rising from the tip of his sword seemed to pierce Logan’s chest.
As if he was confident of victory, Jerome’s silver-colored eyes went to Jevit and a smile appeared on his lips.
‘As expected, I’m still immature.’
However, Logan, who seemed to be facing a desperate crisis in the air, instead of defending himself, just stabbed to the side.
At the same time, a golden ray of light shoots towards Jerome’s face.
The widening eyes and the shaking tip of the sword clearly showed that he was not used to dog fighting like this.
But the moment a silver glow appeared in the corner of his eyes again.
The tip of the sword, which was shaking, was cut to the side without hesitation.
Wow!
‘Tsk!’
Auror’s explosion.
With that simple move, the double attack of twisting the guy’s sword strike with Lux and targeting the critical spot with the Snake Blade became impossible.
Rather, as soon as I was forced to land with my balance shaking in the air, a sharp silver aura was approaching in front of my eyes.
However, Logan could not help but pay attention to Jerome’s changed eyes more than the silver aura that was shot in front of him.
The guy’s eyes, which used to emit a brilliant silver light even to the whites of his eyes, were changing to a form with only a faint silver light in the pupils.
A silver moon floating on a blue lake.
The eyes of the Shinigami Shining softly.
Phrases that describe the iconic characteristics of the ‘monster’ Jerome Decade.
‘flaw…. This is ridiculous.’
I expected it wouldn’t be easy.
However, he never thought that he would evolve his enemy.
As such, I couldn’t back down any further.
‘I’ll destroy him right here!’
certainly.
The moment the decision was made, Logan’s body disappeared from the spot like a ghost.
The moment when the silver aura passes by, vainly scanning the shadow left behind by the ghost.
Jerome’s eyes wavered once again.
One of the few ways to completely destroy your vision.
Overwhelming speed.
At least now Logan was much faster than the inexperienced superhuman Jerome.
Chachaechaechaeng!
“Big!”
A superhuman being unilaterally defeated by a non-superhuman.
Everyone watching was astonished at the unfamiliar sight.
No matter how weak they were, they could tell that Jerome was standing in one place and only defending himself unilaterally.
“What?!”
“Does that make sense?”
Those who are making noise.
However, Logan’s mind was not so relaxed as he unilaterally pushed Jerome.
‘Even in this situation, you can accept all of this?’
Ugh.
The Force Core was extracting more than its limit of power to the point where I felt a tingling pain in my chest, and it was constantly showing that the limit was approaching.
Moreover, the enemy seemed to be getting used to increasingly accelerated movements.
Crack.
‘You’re saying that young monsters are monsters too, right? If that’s the case…’
Now there was only one thing to bet on.
A long sword image of the face that Jerome had in his previous life.
Because it was the monster’s only wound, it was so famous.
– When I was young, I couldn’t learn how to see the invisible.
Remembering those words, Logan struck the ground with his sword in front of Jerome at the same speed he was moving.
A pouring wave of force.
A 16-layer wave of force exploded around the ground where Lux was stuck, turning the entire area upside down.
Quaaaaaaaaa!
Scattering dust.
At that moment, silver and golden light intersected in the thick dust, and the eyes of everyone watching the sparring widened at the same time.
