The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 108: Achievement (1)

The dry dirt floor was mixed with blood, turning into a sticky, muddy mess.

The body of a person, severed at the limbs, rolled on the ground, vividly depicted.

The organs, ripped apart and spilling out, the intact lungs, liver, heart, and intestines hanging like leaves on the ground—every detail was drawn out.

I slowly inhaled.

The smell—fishy, bitter, sour, and rotten—pierced my nose.

I licked my dry lips. There was no nasty taste like the smell on my lips.

I strained my numb ears.

The scream of someone dying without dying reached me, a sound of agony leaking out.

I clenched my aching hands.

I could feel the weight of Frey, slightly heavier than before.

I killed a person.

Of course, it wasn’t the first time.

I never really thought of them as people, but I’ve killed many so far.

But I didn’t know.

I didn’t realize it.

No, I was just turning a blind eye to it.

Now, I could accept this calmly.

It must be thanks to the green bracelet.

It was said to contain magic that forcibly stabilizes the mind.

It certainly works well.

It’s so effective, it’s almost chilling.

I feel no emotion at all.

I touched the green bracelet, which was supposed to become a shackle for me someday.

Is this the right thing to do?

No.

I’ve already come too far to judge right or wrong.

I don’t even want to talk about justice.

I don’t want to impose my beliefs.

Rubia hated Erden.

Siryn also hated Erden.

Lucie, Heinzel, Charlotte, and Yuria too.

I... don’t know.

I just trust Rubia.

I want to protect Rubia and make her happy.

So, the conclusion I came to in deciding to protect Rubia is the answer, justice, and belief.

But... if this thought right now is all determined by the green bracelet—

[Hey.]

“...Yes?”

I awkwardly lowered my hand and tilted my head at Kartia’s call.

Kartia, who had been silent for a moment, sighed and said.

[I told you. I said twice. Adults never listen. Since you’re out here trying to be an adventurer, did you write a letter home? Do you know how worried your parents must be? You damn brat.]

After sensing my emotions... it seems like she's deliberately steering the conversation to something thoughtless.

Her actions were so funny and appreciated... that I unconsciously teased her.

“P-parents aren’t around...”

Hmm... it’s half a joke, half the truth.

[...Really?]

“Yes...”

After a brief pause, Kartia hesitantly spoke.

[I... I’m sorry. Really... I’m really sorry.]

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Another silence. And after a while...

Kartia cleared her throat and forced her voice to rise.

[By the way, how was it? The feeling of swinging it in real life.]

I imagined the half-collapsed mountain scenery in my head.

"It’s amazing, but... I still can’t swing it much..."

Already, blood was flowing from my nose, and my head was tightening like it was about to burst.

[If you use it like an ordinary sword, it wouldn’t be a problem, but you’re just using it so recklessly.]

"...More nagging."

Pouting my lips, I trudged towards my greatsword, buried in the dirt.

At that moment.

Amid the thick dust that had risen, the magic shot from the shattered magic circle surged.

[It was clearly broken, though?]

I quickly wiped the blood dripping from my nose and cut through the incoming magic’s foundation.

Zzzt- Boom-!

The wind tore, and flames extinguished.

I slammed the hilt into the knight’s solar plexus and swung my greatsword towards the mages.

A formless energy burst along the sword’s path.

Crack—

Upper bodies were cleanly severed and scattered with blood. Without stopping, I changed the path of my greatsword and stabbed it down.

The assassin hiding underground had its brain burst, staining the ground.

“Graaah!”

I dodged the spear-like staff coming at me and kicked the dirt pile upwards with my toes.

“Ugh?!”

I punched the man who covered his face with one arm in the solar plexus.

Crack— The feeling of broken ribs piercing his heart made me spin my body, then I kicked the gut of the one running up from behind.

“Gahh-!”

I narrowly avoided the blood droplets spewing from his filthy mouth and stomped on the knight’s solar plexus.

“Ggggkkk-!”

[Isn’t something strange? The magic circle is broken, but the magic is still complete, and this guy’s spine was broken but he’s still moving. Weird...]

“...Yeah.”

I drove the greatsword into his head.

[We’ll think about it later. Let’s deal with the mages first.]

“Agreed...”

I expanded my perception and pinpointed the mages’ locations.

There were 12 of them.

Fwiiing-!

As a fireball shot from the left, I kicked off the ground and ran forward.

Without swinging the greatsword that trailed behind me, I bent my knee and struck the mage in the solar plexus.

One down.

Rotating my body around the falling leg as an axis, I stretched my arm and swung the greatsword.

Two down.

Immediately, dozens of magic spells shot towards me.

I buried Frey into the ground and kicked up the corpse on the floor to block the magic flying towards me.

By the time the disgusting wet flesh sound ended, I threw the headless body at the mages and chased after it.

Frey, who arrived slightly behind the head, sliced through them with a scream.

Three.

I shoved the hilt of the sword into the face of the knight running from the right and slammed him into the ground.

I tore off the knight’s armor and threw it at the mage casting a high-level spell.

Four.

[The skull’s smashed, the upper half of the body’s ripped apart, and yet he’s still alive. Are kids these days like this?]

I shook my head and stomped on the knight’s head, crushing it.

At the same time.

Just like before, I filled the greatsword with magic.

Stepping back and stumbling, I scattered the greatsword towards the ones standing still.

Swooosh-!

With a sound like the space was being torn, the shockwave that violently erupted overwhelmed the knights and mages.

“Phew...”

I took a breath, clutching my aching head, leaving the screaming foes in my wake.

Two masters appeared, climbing the half-collapsed mountain.

From their running speed... about three minutes.

[They should’ve died earlier. Tsk... This is really...]

Divine power.

Weak divine energy was in their bodies.

[Especially that master. He’s definitely trash, but the energy he’s emitting is strange.]

I agreed with Kartia’s words and touched the green bracelet on my wrist, tightening it as if it would snap.

It was trembling and cracked... if I continued swinging Frey like this, the green bracelet would break.

“Phew...”

Reluctantly, I scattered Frey into the air and grabbed the greatsword buried in the dirt.

“...What is this?”

The man, sitting in place, yelled at me, pointing a finger.

“What is this power!!”

“Ugh...”

My head was already pounding, but his shouting doubled the pain...

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I tapped my throbbing temple and roughly wiped off the mud from the greatsword.

“Heresy!!! You’re using the power of an evil god!!”

[Tch, damn it, so loud.]

“Erden’s priest Mern! I will burn this body to execute this heretic!!”

Mern, who had been sitting on the ground, stood up, perhaps trying to shake off the fear, and screamed.

But.

No matter how much... I took that attack head-on...

“...You seem too weak.”

[Right? The ones coming up from below at least look strong... but this guy is just...]

“Grrrrah!”

He started running, stretching his twin swords out.

Following that, a dazzling display of twin sword techniques...

[What a dumbass.]

I twisted the greatsword I was holding in my right hand and chopped away one of his arms.

“What?!”

With my left hand, I struck his ribcage.

A blow I learned from Siryn, focused on a single point without dispersing the force.

Crack—

“Mghhh-!”

Mern’s body neither floated in the air nor flew backward.

All the force was concentrated in that body.

[Now you’re controlling your strength?]

“Ah, it was hard to adjust earlier.”

Although he was trying to protect his vital points by surrounding his body with magic...

It was too weak.

Again.

I clenched my fist tightly and drove it into the trembling man’s solar plexus.

Crack- Crunch- Snap-

My fist broke through the magical barrier and shattered his ribs.

I spread my hand, grabbing the broken ribs.

Tear—

I tore them apart.

“Cough... Urgh... Hack...”

The broken bone fragments fell with a dull sound, and his intestines spilled out.

Yet, he still didn’t die, picking his intestines back up.

And slowly.

The weak divine energy rising from around his heart began to heal his body.

The divine energy that only Rubia could use.

The divine energy that should only be used by Rubia.

The one that always gently healed my wounds.

It was healing their bodies.

It disgusts me.

It irritates me.

It’s filthy.

It’s unpleasant.

It’s unnatural.

It’s nauseating.

I want to kill them.

With my hands.

Tear their limbs apart.

Pull out their teeth, tear their tongue out.

Rip out their intestines.

Stuff it into their mouth.

I want them to feel the slow death approaching.

I will do that.

The bracelet trembled and tightened around my wrist.

The magic inside me began to rage like mad.

The fragments of Karpen and Tylant resonated.

A voice in my head tried to stop me.

I ignored it and reached out.

I tore off the left arm that was gathering his intestines.

I ripped apart the right arm that was stitching his belly.

I tripped him and slammed him to the ground.

Then, I crushed his jaw and pulled out his teeth one by one.

Just as I was about to tear out his tongue—

Whiiing-!

Two arrows shot from behind, blocking me.

[Noah.]

“...Yes.”

[You’re going to tell Rubia everything, aren’t you?]

...I can’t.

[Don’t get drunk on your power. Stay human until the end.]

I nodded and stood up.

I brushed off the flesh from my hands and pulled out the pieces of intestines stuck between my nails.

“I... I’m sorry...”

[Whenever Rubia’s involved, you completely lose control. What if something happens to her? Would you destroy the world or something?]

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I didn’t respond, just straightened up.

[...Are you really going to do that?]

“...No way.”

[Wow, this guy’s hopeless. Someone needs to keep a tight leash on you.]

“What... what do you mean?”

A leash?

Leash... leash.

“...Not a bad— Ugh!”

While I was thinking about it, another arrow flew in.

Boom—

It exploded the moment it hit the ground.

The explosion sent me flying back.

“This really... there’s no demon worse than this.”

The man with the greatsword muttered as he looked around.

“Ugh, shit... Mern, are you dead yet?”

The man with the bow clicked his tongue as he looked at Mern.

“Cough... cough...”

“If you're going to die anyway, at least fight to the end.”

“Well, don’t be too hard on my student. What else can he do, he’s inexperienced.”

“Eh, if he got stronger with cheap tricks, shouldn’t he at least earn his keep?”

Stepping through the sticky mud, the faces of the masters came into view.

“Exactly, if you took the greatsword, you'd just be a dumbass. You couldn’t do that. Seems like my senior’s student really is trash.”

“...Can’t deny that.”

[Definitely different from twin swords.]

‘Right...’

Definitely strong.

Both of them are stronger than Kalt.

[Do you think you can win?]

‘...I could, but they’re already coming. Maybe about 10 minutes...?’

[I thought they’d come through space movement, but seems like it’s really tough, even for Siryn.]

‘Of course. Hehe...’

I chuckled softly and raised the greatsword.

At that moment.

From Mern’s body, which had been crawling on the ground, divine energy erupted so strongly that it distorted the scenery.

Just like when Kalt’s 2nd phase started... it seems like something’s about to begin.

“Phew.”

I gripped the greatsword in reverse, stretching my arm as far back as possible.

“Ha-!”

I stepped forward.

Crack- The mud disappeared, and the ground broke apart.

The faces of the two masters distorted.

Mern still looked up at the sky, his mouth opening and closing.

Kartia began laughing hysterically.

I took in all the images in my mind.

Then, I swung my right arm, which had been stretched back, forward.

Swoosh-

With a sound like space tearing, the greatsword shot forward.

At the same time—

Boom—!

Mern’s body, struck by the thrown greatsword, exploded without leaving a trace.

I reached forward, summoning Frey, and remembered Siryn’s teachings.

Siryn’s first lesson in theory.

When the enemy transforms, kill them.

It was an excellent lesson.