Chapter 269 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [40] (2/2)

「Just as I have this “disease” shackling me, he seems to be carrying some sort of “massive handicap” too.」

「M-Massive handicap?」

「Aa, that’s right. That monster, who rules over that evil darkness, seemed to be struggling at times. The attacks he tried to unleash misfired for no reason, and the darkness which he condensed with great pains scattered suddenly. I don’t know the reason behind it, but he seems to have a lot of powerful constraints on him.」

「I-Is that so?」

I have crossed swords with Zeon many times before, but I have never seen him struggle.

(In other words, I am not even at the level where he has to take me on seriously.)

And Bacchus-san is a swordsman at the level where Zeon is forced to get serious.

As expected, he is at a much higher “height” than me.

(I’m going to train more and more. And one day, I will overcome that guy and leave him speechless!)

In order to do so, I must properly learn the principles of the Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style.

(Alright, let’s do it!)

As the flames of motivation was burning in my heart,

「But kid. I am surprised that you can retain your ego while housing such a monster. An ordinary man would’ve had his body snatched before he even realised it.」

Bacchus-san said a very frightening thing.

「Eh… I-Is that so?」

「Yeah. Your aberrant mental strength is keeping that monster in check. That might also explain your “One billion years of practice-swings”. That mental strength might just be your “strongest weapon”.」

「T-Thank you very much!」

After that, I devoted myself to training with momentous vigour.

A few hours later,

「Well, that’s it for today’s training! You all did well today! After this, let’s head to the bathhouse and wash away the sweat and fatigue!」

Bacchus-san said, and sheathed his sword.

「「「「「「Thank you very much!」」」」」」

We thanked him for the training and followed him to the bathhouse.