Became the Son-in-Law of the Traitorous Family

8. Star of Extinction – 04

While I was training in the white space inherent in 「The Haunted Sword」 As usual, the Emperor suddenly asked me this question.

– Hey, disciple. But why are you training so damn hard?

“… Yes? I beg your pardon?”

By the way, the reason why I couldn’t answer my master’s question and asked a question was not because my hearing ability was poor, but because the nobleman’s question was so absurd.

‘I would never have thought there would be masters who would give a damn to their students for training hard all over the world… ‘

As soon as I mobilized all the muscles on my face to create the word ‘surprise’, the brainchild’s face contorted.

– Is there a bastard who doesn’t even know how to respect a teacher like this… When did I say I gave a f*ck to you? I was just asking why you wield a sword with such effort.

“Why am I swinging a sword?”

I instantly put on a dazed expression at the sound that was so absurd and seemed like it was catching some kind of floating cloud.

Why is that person throwing a philosophical story all of a sudden? Are you making a build-up right now to borrow money from me?

Anyway, as I was scratching my head because I couldn’t understand what the Emperor of the Dragon was saying, the Emperor of the Dragon looked at me with a puzzled expression.

– Everyone has a purpose and reason for wielding a sword. For survival, as a means to pursue greater power, for wealth and fame, to satisfy one’s own desires, or, if not, to seek the way.

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– Even if this doesn’t seem like a big deal, it’s one of the most important things. Because the direction of the sword he wields will also change depending on the purpose he pursues. After all, a sword is like a mirror that reflects one’s own mind.

– That’s why I don’t ask. Disciple, why are you swinging your sword? What kind of image are you standing here with, endlessly striving for martial arts?

At the question of the brain teaser, I quietly sighed and opened my mouth.

“Survival. I am simply swinging my sword to live for tomorrow.”

– Is it for the purpose of self-renewal? But the swordsmanship you learned far exceeded the level of self-protection?

“… Have you already forgotten? What will I have to face in the future and what will I have to fight against?”

This is why talking to a nobleman with dementia is very tiring. Don’t you know how tiring it is to talk about the same story over and over again?

– Ah, that’s right. Did you say that it was your destiny to face and fight demons? What’s that, it’s a story like a hero in a children’s book, so I thought it was a phrase again.

The Noble Emperor laughs like a baby boy, then suddenly stops laughing and puts on a serious expression that he has never seen before.

What, could it be that this human was suffering from manic depression? Why are you crying and then laughing all of a sudden?

– But isn’t this? Even if you are the weakest, low-class demon, you have power that is incomparable to you now. However, if you are truly destined to face demons, you may encounter demons who have reached the state of transcendence and have powers that are incomparable to those low-level demons.

“… I know that too. So until I build up my strength somehow, I plan to avoid those guys as much as possible.”

I know very well who the ‘transcendent level demons’ that the Thunder Emperor refers to are and what the conditions for their appearance are, so if I encounter them unluckily, I will do my best to bounce.

Of course, there are demons like Illivatus that you have to face unconditionally in the story, but… Well, as long as I keep Sei as an unpaid slave, I will be able to survive somehow, so I wonder if it will work out somehow.

– No, that’s not enough. In your current state, you lose unconditionally. Can never win The difference between mere humans and high-level demons is absolute. Even if factors such as luck or circumstances intervene, the impossible is absolutely impossible.

“… Then what are you telling me to do? There’s no use in training the sword so hard, so I’m just going to dig it quietly?”

– No, I have to learn. A technique that will narrow the hopeless gap between you and the higher-level demons as much as possible, and allow the ‘fight’ to be established between you and the higher-level demons.

“… Technology?”

– Listen carefully. High-ranking demons are always stronger than you. They are much stronger, faster, agile and sensitive than you. This is because their performance as a species is on a different level from yours.

– That’s why you learn martial arts. It is not to see, but to understand. Feeling the other person’s breathing, noticing their gaze, seeing where the center of their body tilted, and detecting their presence.

– They are predators. That is why you learn martial arts and eventually become a hunter who hunts predators.

– From now on, the name of the technique I will teach you is the Zen of Zen.

– As a human body, it is the only possibility to give demons a chance to win.

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People who have learned martial arts are strong.

No, to be more precise, a human who has mastered martial arts strengthens his or her own body so that he can inevitably become stronger than an ordinary human.

By utilizing energy or mana rather than their own strength, they can exert transcendental power beyond human limits and can see and feel more through their sense of energy.

In addition to that, the moment technology was added as a way for the weak to survive against the strong, the human species became an existence that could not find an opponent in the natural world.

Then, the problem here is, if an existence that is naturally endowed with power and senses superior to humans, can use wisdom more cunning than humans, and even be able to use simple powers such as magic-like power to twist the providence of the world. What if?

“Humans are nothing more than prey for demons.”

Humans can never stand against demons. This was because the two races had different ‘personality’ apart from everything else.

Human strength is weaker than that of demons, human senses lag behind demons, and human magic is far inferior to demons.

That’s why 500 years ago, the time when the power of demons was stronger than ever before in history. Humanity was in a crisis situation where the demons literally drove them to the brink.

However, the forces of demons, which were not as tough as if they would occupy the entire continent at any moment, were eventually stopped by a human.

As a human, he transcended human limitations and was an absolute predator that brought all demons from the position of hunters down to the position of mere prey.

All demons did not hesitate to call him the God of War.

“And the biggest driving force he was able to stand against us at the time, that is the skill of goodness.”

Asmodians’ physical abilities and senses easily surpass those of humans. If it were a normal human, it would be difficult to even react to the demons’ attacks, let alone resist them.

There is only one way to fight such demons head-on. To read the “Presence” Of the opponent’s attack and avoid the attack in advance.

It is a transcendental skill that is infinitely close to foresight, but at the same time, it is the ultimate future vision that anyone can obtain, even if it is a criminal, depending on whether or not they are proficient.

That was the identity of the ‘line of line’ used by musinma and used by the current liner.

“Let me admit it. As long as you are making full use of the ‘goodness of good’, and as long as the sword you wield contains the karma of annihilation at the tip of your sword, the fact that you are worthy of being my adversary as his successor.”

“… Annihilation’s karma?”

I wanted to ask what you mean by that again, but it doesn’t seem like he’ll give a proper explanation when you look at the revolving atmosphere.

And that guy is the brain master… No, it seems like they are acquainted with Musinma, but that doesn’t mean they are close enough to hold a class reunion and share every detail of the accumulated memories between them.

In the end, like a warrior with a sword in his hand, the only way to communicate with each other was with a sword.

“I will do my best. Descendants of Musinma.”

Hwaaagh!

“Keuugh!”

The demonic aura of Illivatus is completely reversed from before.

From a chaotic spirit that seems to tear the sky at any moment, it transforms into a calm energy reminiscent of the infinitely deep and calm sea.

However, at that change, Reiner groaned and stepped back without realizing it.

The fact that Magi’s momentum has changed must mean that the opponent is seriously fighting against him, to the point where he gathers up his own energy and pours it into one place.

“500 Years ago, I begged for mercy after I was defeated by a shaman. And now, I will end the nightmare of the past with my own hands.”

Kiriririk.

With the sound of shaking the space, the enormous demonic energy begins to compress the sword. It wasn’t that any special magic was used, it was just energy concentrated in one place, but it contained so much power that the space itself was shaken.

“Dark Darkness.”

Quaaagh!

The moment Ilibatus lowered his sword from top to bottom, a huge vibration that seemed to destroy the entire ruins hit all directions. The sword’s slash ran behind Reiner for a long time before finally losing momentum after demolishing two huge temples.

‘This is… If hit, it’s at least an instant death.’

I avoided it because I read the trajectory of the opponent with a line, but after realizing the power of the opponent’s attack, I couldn’t help but feel chills running down my spine.

On the other hand, Ilibatus didn’t feel discouraged at all because his attack missed.

A line of goodness is an ability that works similarly to a temporary foresight in terms of combat.

Because the previous attack was just a paving stone to drive the opponent into a single shot.

“The guardian of the brain.”

Pigjijijijik!

Several strands of winding lightning rise from behind Ilibatus’ back, and as if weaving a single net, they start rushing towards Reiner from all directions.

‘I can’t avoid this?’

The attack itself could have been noticed in advance, but the range of the torpedo was huge enough to be ignorant. In the end, the best way to escape this attack was to tangle the net itself.

If there was a problem, it would be that among the attack methods currently possessed by Reiner, there was no skill that could cut through lightning.

‘Master told me not to rely on skills like this… ‘

But what can I do? It’s far better to survive in this way than to be left behind.

[With the effect of 「Uncut Sword (C-)」, The effect of the skill ‘Sword Striker (C+)’ is superimposed on the sword.]

[With the effect of 「Uncutable Sword (C-)」, The effect of the skill ‘Reflection Graft (B+)’ is superimposed on the sword.]

[With the effect of 「Can’t Cut Anything (C-)」, The effect of the skill ‘Lieutenant Change (D+)’ is stacked on the sword… ]

Swoop-

「Yuwijeonbyeon(D+)」Disrupts the attack path of Thunderbolt, 「Reflection Graft (B+)」Changes the ‘flow’ around the sword held by Reiner, It supports the two skills and naturally harmonizes them into one.

This is the true use of the “Uncut Sword (C-)” Taught by Thunder Emperor!

Even a swordsmanship with 20% power, like garbage, can defend against even great magic like this if you combine it well like rags.

Of course, the fact that the previous magic was more focused on the opponent’s restraint rather than power, so it was more important that it could be easily defended.

“… What?”

When he opened his eyes, the figure of Illivatus disappeared from his sight again. Could it be that the thunderbolt earlier was just a trick to fool one’s own eyes?

“As expected, I can’t even compare to him yet. At least, the swordsmanship (劍理) is manageable, but the skill itself is too immature. As of now, you cannot claim to be the successor to the Musinma.”

“… !”

In an instant, Reiner swung his sword in that direction without even thinking about the voice he heard next to him. He was clearly sensing the presence of his enemy with a line of lines, but when did he come to his side?

Poo-Wak!

The sword that Reiner wielded decapitated Ilibatus without any resistance. And at that moment, Reiner’s face hardened.

The texture was shallow. There was no resistance to the extent that it was unnatural, considering that he had cut down a giant that was as big as a high-ranking demon.

Grumble.

As expected, the head and body of Illivatus cut off by Reiner turned into a strange liquid like black coal tar, and then rushed into Reiner’s ankle, binding his leg to the ground.

“Keuugh!”

Reiner tried hard to free himself from the restraints, but the restraints did not budge as if they were rooted in the earth.

“It is useless. It is my unique technique, ‘Snake of Paradise’, which I cast in exchange for a part of my body. At least when it comes to restraining and binding the enemy, it is magic that has more power than anything else in the world.”

No matter how much you use ‘Goodness of Goodness’, if your body is restrained and your freedom is taken away, you will not be able to evade his attacks.

“This is the end, descendant of Musinma. As a reward for paying my respects to you, I will finish you off with my greatest blow.”

Like before, a huge amount of demonic energy begins to concentrate on the sword. The demonic energy that is endlessly concentrated in one place eventually reaches the point of distorting the laws of the present world, and the wave of demonic energy that is released in an instant annihilates everything in the world that exists on the trajectory!

“Darkness width.”

The moment Ilibatus swung his sword with his lips quivering, Reiner felt it.

It is impossible to block that attack in this state. If you hit that attack, you will die unconditionally!

Then there is only one way left for him, to offset that attack with the greatest blow he knows!

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“Damn it, this is still unfinished technology… “

But now, there was no time to leisurely grumble. If you want to live somehow, you have to do it!

Quaaa!

Reiner quietly closes his eyes as if he had resigned himself to the falling black light to deliver absolute death.

In a situation that seemed to be about to conform to death, Reiner soldered the sword back into the scabbard, then lowered his stance very slightly, placing his left hand on the scabbard and his right hand on top of the hilt.

So, if you look at it as it is, his current attitude is no different…

“… Foot claw?”

Death is coming. With less than a second left until the direct hit, Reiner took a step forward instead of stepping back.

“Thunder Island.”

And the next moment.

The sky split in two.