Chapter 37 (2/2)

While I was walking down the stairs, the magic sword talked to me six more times, and I mostly ignored it.

As soon as I entered the basement, I met again with a swarm of monsters.

‘Oh, it’s Minotaurs.’

“Grrrrrrrr!”

Giant monsters over five meters tall ran with weapons.

I put in the ordinary long sword that I had been holding and picked up the magic sword.

‘Oh! Are you finally swinging me? I’m glad. May I say something? For example, Minotaurs are very hard on the outside, but it’s effortless if you aim for the leg…’

I concentrated Mana on the magic sword without replying.

Whoooosh!

The blade rang, and the sword stopped whispering. I then swung the sword forward in a large motion. At that moment, I couldn’t hear its telepathy, but I felt as if the magic sword had given me a mysterious smile.

Swish!

The blue light in front of me began to draw a large line.

It was a clear line that cut everything in sight into two parts, up and down. The scenery in my eyes was pieced apart and tilted to both axes.

As soon as the flash disappeared…

Rumble!

The walls of the dungeon split and columns collapsed everywhere. The Minotaurs rolled while divided in two, unable to scream.

And I···

“Keup!”

Whooooooooooh!

Mana’s output, which poured like a storm from the sword, pushed me back. For a moment, I lost my balance and stumbled.

‘It’s even more than I imagined!’

I quickly somersaulted in the air and put the sword forward again. I kept an eye on the front. Monsters were…

‘All of them died instantly.’

However, some of them had a cut in the chest, and others had their backs cut off, unlike as I aimed at their legs in the first place.

The sword whispered like a clear echo, almost as if to make a fuss.

‘Next time, aim for the leg. Even if you swing it much lighter, it will be cut at once.’

I remembered the item description I just read.

[Devil Slayer] Item Description: … If you listen to the sword’s voice, you will be able to learn the essence of the sword that the previous owners have learned.

※ Precautions: This sword amplifies and releases the user’s sword mastery and may take a long time to get used to it.

A note of caution regarding ‘sword mastery amplification’ was written below. The truth was this was the biggest reason I had ever tried to get my hands on this magic sword.

‘It isn’t that easy as you thought, right? As you can see now, I have the function to amplify the sword mastery.’

I knew. The problem here was that the magic sword was not a simple function amplified to 20 when one was to add 10 Mana. The next time I put in 10, 30 can be released, or 11 could be released.

It may seem optimistic that it would be unconditionally strengthened, but the fact that it could not be predicted means that the battle’s balance would collapse, like just now.

It was tough to acquire this through experience and control it completely.

However, it was not simple, and there were definitely rules.

‘But it won’t be easy to control. What do you think? If you become my true master, you can control the amplification as you move your limbs, without having to control your Mana with a headache.’

In the end, it proved to be a temptation to me once again.

He tried to entice Randy several times with the same words, but he silently trained with the sword and eventually managed to control it freely.

Was it about six months before it happened?

‘There is no formula for amplification of the sword mastery. Even a slight change in the swinging path changes the outcome. It isn’t something you can learn by getting used to it.‘

Unlike system messages, the magic sword told lies.

‘So if you just leave everything to me···! I will not only pass on all the sword movements of the former masters but also give you the authority to control me completely!’

Its whispering became intense and harsh as it went on. I could guess that it had been thrown out in this dungeon for a long time.

I kept walking with the magic sword, all without reply.

*

“Attention! Attention! Death to intruders!”

The Night Armor came running with the sword. There was a black shadow in their silver armor. I swung the sword with a weaker Manna than the Minotaur. This time, I tried to swing it twice in a row.

Swish!

Boo-boo-boo-boo-boom!

‘I’m going to go mad.’

I inputted smaller Mana, but rather a stronger Mana storm swept the front.

There was no room for the second attack. Again, the sword whispered to me as I was pushed into the air and stepped on the ground.

‘It’s not easy, is it? You don’t have to be shy. Everyone who holds me goes through it.’

Next, I encountered a group of Fire Sprites. I stabbed the sword with the least amount of Mana. There were six consecutive stabs as I intended.

The problem was that the Mana spewed out in consideration of amplification was microscopically amplified and weakly unfolded.

The monster hit back immediately without a scratch on its body. Without the Mana shield, my whole body’s fluid would have boiled up and died instantly.

‘Phew, it was really dangerous this time. I hate to say this, but now I’m really starting to worry about you. If something big happens to you at this rate…’

“Shut up.”

I went on. I recalled Mana’s amount that was inputted for all the attacks until now and how those unfolded. I analyzed what pattern the Mana-absorbed sword had made by [The Successor’s Eyes].

One way or the other, it was ultimately a matter of Mana’s control.

*

‘Oh, it’s another monster. It’s not too late, so…!’

“I said, shut up.”

Towards the rushing herd of Werewolf, once again, I held up the magic sword and swung it. One output was excessive; the other was ridiculously feeble, but the last one was almost as I intended.

‘The last attack was lucky. But it’s dangerous if you keep going with this kind of luck. Please listen to my earnest request…’

When I opened the room’s door, zombies crawled in slowly. I swung the sword with the idea of experimenting with all this and that. As time went by, the output began to converge within a specific range. There was some bafflement within the whisper of the magic sword.

‘Fortunately, you’re fortunate in succession. It went by safely this time, too. The release was great, too. Do you have any luck items with you?‘

The rain of my sword movements cut off the metal golems like tofu. The recoil no longer swayed me. However, it was regrettable that the continuation of the attack was a little squeaky. Now the number of words said by the magic sword had decreased little by little.

‘Uh… this… is a little…’

And finally, I arrived at the basement floor where the boss was located.

Koo-Koo-Koo-Koong!

Blasts from my sword movement made the chimeras explode like a balloon.

The sword movement did not penetrate them, nor did it bounce off their hard skin. It went right into the center of their bodies and exploded inside. It made their intestines melt and ended their breath at once. It was because of handling that controls both time differences and destructive forces.

I murmured at the magic sword I held in my hand.

“It’s a little useful now.”

Randy took half a year, and I took half a day. In a stunned voice, the magic sword murmured, ‘Are you like… the incarnation of the god in charge of the martial arts?’

Now it was making me laugh. The Earth wasn’t even done with the tutorial yet. What did one mean by incarnation?

“Now, then…”

I glared at the door of the last tightly closed room before my eyes. It was finally the boss round.