Chapter 94: Sword skill (Part 1)
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After Shun told the story about his past. I silently look up in the stars while sitting on the wooden floor of our house.
I don’t know what to say to Shun, but I have to say it.
“Shun is an idiot.”
“That’s right, I’m an i***t and coward man…”
Before he continues and lowers himself more. I immediately turned my body to him and knock his head with my small fist.
He’s looking at me with confusion for a moment and averted his face afterward.
“That’s not my point. There is no way Shun would know a tragedy would happen or a dragon will suddenly appear. Everything was an accident. You were just 12 years old at that time. I guess it's normal for you to be scared. I’m already 14 years old but I’m still scared of bugs.”
“Still, there’s still a probability of me saving them. I didn’t even move to attack the dragon. I’m not brave enough that’s why I’m still in this City. I’m a coward. I lack courage. And now I’m enjoying myself taking care of you while thinking you are Yue. Because you two look similar and both disabled. When the doctor said you won’t be able to use your feet anymore. I was happy. It's disgusting, but I was happy. I’m thinking that you would need me more. I will be needed. At last, somebody is beside me. Alicia is right, I’m using you as a replacement.”
“People are not things. People can’t be replaced. People are unique in their way. I’m not Yue. I’m Kaede… That tragedy is not your fault. I didn’t see anything in that tragedy or see the death of Yue. But I can see that it wasn’t your fault. It's the dragon’s fault.”
I said with an optimistic tone.
I’m still testing it, but I find out something interesting in my body.
… … …
On the day I battle a dangerous bear monster. I saw Shun use the skill. His sword lit up and slashed the bear’s neck. Skill still existed in this world, like in the fantasy world online. The problem is the skill is not shown in the status window. Seems like the skill in this world will only work in some conditions.
That’s why I tried thinking about any ways to activate mine. I wasted my six months doing nothing.
With a knife in my hand, I use my imagination and remember the feeling of my moon-piercing sword.
The feeling of skill activation and the skill releasing on my body.
“Sword s***h!”
The knife on my hand glow in blue color like in a fantasy world online and it slashed downward.
I move to another place and tried to slice a huge boulder of rock. This test is to know how strong I am.
I cut the rock in half like butter.
When I came here I was in my player avatar. Does that mean I still have my high STR with me?
STR is only applied in damage. That’s why my strength is still normal like in my real-life body.
I didn’t lose my spec after all.
I never used recovery magic before in the game. I didn’t know how it feels like. I can’t imagine it very well.
For now, I can’t use my feet for a while, but I know I will find a way to walk soon.
I’m the fearsome sword demon of the fantasy world online. I won’t be defeated easily in a battle.
… … …
“You must not fool your self Shun. Mister Oak told me before that you’re training hard by yourself. You don’t want to say it but you resent the dragon… I decided I’ll take and capture that dungeon. The sword demon will kill that dragon for you.”
“Are you sure you can kill it?”
A voice of a girl was heard.
In front of our house, the golden-haired girl named Alicia was listening.
“Kaede is just kidding, there's no way she can kill it. She can’t even walk.”
“I can do it. I’m confident in my strength.”
“I understand, then I’ll heal your feet in exchange kill that dragon for me.”
Alicia can do such a thing? Remembering Alicia is working hard to study to become like her sister.
She became a scholar like her sister and was able to study scary arts in school.
“This is my first time chanting these arts. I don’t know what will happen.”
“... I’m still risking it.”
I will risk everything. I know I have trouble with her earlier, but if she can help me. I won’t reject it.
If she is standing here for a while. That means, she also heard the story of Shun.
That might be the thing that triggers her change of heart.
“Are you sure? You’re injured because you’re attacked by a monster before. That bear is weaker than a dragon.”
True, it was incompetence on my part. I didn’t know skills existed and decided to level up.
“Believe in me, Kiri.”
He was shocked when I called him Kiri.
I gasped and put my hand on my mouth.
The only one that called him Kiri was Yue after all.
But according to Yue, it's his real name.
“I’m going to start the chanting. Are you okay with that?”
I nodded.
“Yep.”
Alicia put her two hands on my feet.
“Create luminous type element… Full recovery!”
Blinding light descended in a brief moment. After that, the light disappeared.
And Alicia was looking exhausted and panting.
“...”
Little by little, I moved my feet. I hold the wall and stood up.
I can stand now.
I smiled and look at Shun.
“I can stand now!”
“It's a miracle.”
I move my feet and walk, but I fell with my face on the floor.
My motor skills got rusty. I’m not used to walking without my crutches anymore.
Alicia made a sigh of relief.
“I thought I break your bone if I failed. That percentage was 5%. But it worked on you.”
I turned my head to Shun and said:
“Can you get me your ax and walk me to the giant tree near the lake?”
“It's already night, we can’t go outside.”
“That’s a shame. I wanted to show something. Alicia should come with us.”
“The giant tree in the lake. That tree is the great demon tree. No one ever chopped it for hundreds of years.”
… … …
On the next day.
I get Shun and Alicia together. I still can’t walk easily but I can stand steadily.
Shun and Alicia made the distance.
I look toward the sharp edge of the ax. I hold it with both hands. Before I made my swing I made deep breathing.
“Sword s***h!”
I yelled.
A horizontal blue line appeared crossing on the giant tree trunk.
“What happened?”
“... She is fooling us.”
Shun and Alicia seemingly disappointed look at me.
I smirked and pushed the tree truck away in front of me.
The said tree that was not cut for hundred of years tilted in 45 degrees. The tree even caught the attention of the people inside the city. The guard at the gate can’t believe what they seeing.
From 45 degrees it finally falls flat on the lake with a loud splashing sound.
The damage inflicted by me decreased its life to zero.
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