I Was the Strongest Sword God in My Past Life

part 99

“President! I’ll scold you with a bonus!”

Brodo flapped his hands wildly, and the President laughed with a silly smile.

“Ah, yes! I’ll give you guys a good scolding!”

Looking at them, the three of them seemed to be a good match. The three men laughed together, but then the President’s expression turned serious.

“Hmm, but there’s one thing I’m worried about……”

He pointed to a monitor connected to the viewer’s board.

“It’s become too popular. From now on, we need to wrap it up well, just like before. And, of course, it’s clear that Jien’s friend has defeated the Hunter of Rebellion, right?”

When the President asked, Brodo responded without hesitation, his response a mere reflex.

“Yes! I trust you!”

“That’s right. What would I trust anyone else with? Ha ha!”

As the President left, Cassius looked at Brodo with a scornful gaze.

“Why would the President be so confident? Is he a Sabeer?”

Brodo swallowed his saliva and shook his head.

“Don’t know… I’ll win, though…”

For the sake of the happy ending, Jien had to attack the gate.

* * *

17 years ago.

In Rain City, a fire broke out.

But it wasn’t in the city center with skyscrapers and high-rise buildings. The fire occurred in a slum, a neighborhood of wooden houses. The fire spread quickly, consuming everything.

Whoosh! Bang!

The burning building. The screaming people.

The slum, where screams and wails mixed, was hellish.

But strangely, Jien wasn’t afraid. Abandoned and nameless, wandering aimlessly, Jien had no regrets, no matter when it ended.

“Is the entrance still secure?”

“Not spreading yet.”

“The association will send someone with water-related special features, but we don’t know when they’ll arrive. However, the loss of life is minimal.”

“That’s fortunate.”

At that time, the sound of people’s voices came from far away. Three people, dressed in League uniforms, appeared. Among them, one woman with a shocked expression walked up to Rael.

“What are you doing, not running away?”

As the woman stretched out her hand, the approaching Blaze was subdued in an instant.

“Why do you need to run away?”

Rael’s question made the woman’s face contort with a mischievous grin.

“Ah, I’m just going to die, you know?”

“That’s not scary at all.”

Rael’s words were sincere.

Being abandoned and living on scraps like this life was of no consequence, no matter when it ended.

“That’s fine.”

The woman didn’t scold Rael.

Instead, she gently stroked his hair and asked, as if whispering, “What’s your name?”

“……None.”

It was true.

On that day, when he was abandoned in Hell, Rael had lost his name. The woman didn’t know about his situation, but she seemed to understand.

“Then, let’s give you a new name. Alright?”

“What’s that?”

Rael’s eyes flashed with fear as he asked, but the woman was still smiling.

She spoke in a voice that didn’t belong in the burning slum or the pouring rain.

“Isn’t the weather just wonderful today?”

That very day was the first meeting between Rael, the anonymous Hunter, and his mentor.

* * *

The auction house rooftop.

Ssssss!

The sky seemed to split open, and the rain poured down.

But even such a torrential rain couldn’t reach Rael, who was blocked by the thick mana. He was left standing there, helpless.

“Are you the culprit?”

Rael asked Jean.

This was an unusual incident. As the members of the Rebellion, including Rael himself, were 5th-grade Hunters, and Jean’s infiltration had been discovered, and Bruno and Iruka’s communication had been severed, this kind of action was unimaginable for a normal security team.

“It’s okay if you don’t answer. You and that woman will die here anyway.”

Yume’s hair stood on end at the mention of blood. She let go of the hand of Jen, who was holding hers, and stepped back nervously. Jen calmly drew his sword.

“What can I do now?”

Jen and Yume’s relationship had become increasingly strained. Jen’s skills were almost on par with a 6th-grade Hunter, and Yume’s characteristics…

“Ah!”

Yume bit her own thumb.

A single drop of blood fell with a soft “plop”. But when Yume used her characteristics, the blood began to swell like a wave.

“Kkkgggh!”

It was not the end.

The blood began to take shape, forming a skeleton, a golem, a wolf, and a bat. Yume’s creations were all grotesque.

“You don’t know. I’ve lost everything.”

The monsters’ wave crashed down on Jen at Yume’s signal.

“Kwaang!”

The monsters disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a sea of blood. But there was no end to it. Jen had to keep Yume safe, adding to his disadvantage.

“Ji, Jen!”

If he retreated or dodged, the entire area would collapse. If Yume died, it would mean the end of everything, with the penalty of mana seal.

“Why did you sacrifice your life for Sky Group?”

Jen couldn’t respond to Yume’s question. All he could do was fight with his sword, striking and striking again. Jen dodged the skeleton’s sword and split the wolf in two, defeating all the monsters in mid-air with his incredible swordsmanship. Yume’s eyes gleamed with envy.

“I don’t want to see the powerful exploit the weak anymore.”

Yume’s eyes turned towards Jen.

“It’s our job as powerful individuals to protect the weak. I’ll ask you, are they stronger than you?”

Yume’s blood began to change into a sword, and she held it, speaking quietly.

“Did they use some kind of power to exploit us and my teacher?”

Yume’s eyes were icy cold.

“You parasites have been fed by the good will of powerful individuals and my teacher. I’ve come to avenge her.”

The world he was creating was the world that was meant to be created. The Rebellion’s terror was a significant event in the history of the 1st district. Yume silently prophesied the future.

“After this time, the weak will be oppressed, and now the powerful will rule over the weak.”

Yume rushed towards Jen.

Whenever their swords clashed, the floor’s blood would swirl and attack Jen.

“…Tough opponent.”

But it’s only 1st zone.

The crimson swordsmanship was insufficient to counter the crimson-eyed assassin, who had learned it from the 3rd zone’s assassin.

Ah! Ah!

As the openings continued to appear, Jeon took advantage of them to stab the crimson-eyed body. However, there was a problem – it was the crimson-eyed assassin’s unique characteristic. His body could be stabbed, but the blood would flow and the wound would heal immediately, with no apparent damage. And then…

“Groan! Crunch!”

Even the monsters rushing towards Jeon together. It seemed like they would continue to fight endlessly.

Tsk! Ah!

Jeon’s sword sliced through everything, like a crescent moon. This kind of performance could only last for a short time. Jeon clenched his fist.

“If I can just retrieve my skills……”

The third skill etched on his soul.

Using that power, he could definitely defeat the crimson-eyed assassin.

“A sword fight like this is quite impressive.”

In the Hunter’s battle, victory or defeat is determined by one’s characteristics. He had the characteristic of growing into a 7th-grade Hunter, and Jeon was blocking that characteristic with his swordsmanship alone.

“…Rebellion.”

The unknown Hunter, crimson-eyed.

Jeon knew almost everything related to him, but he didn’t think he was an evil person. Maybe the crimson-eyed assassin was right. The current 1st zone was unreasonable. It’s possible that the Sky Group was the evil one, since they had made Jeon’s mentor die.

“Unjust death. Unjust victim.”

Rebellion had already been consumed by a life of exploitation. He had taken what was taken from him.

But Jeon didn’t care about their intentions. Jeon, no, Saeber didn’t.

“We still have to save our world.”

They had to save their own world, no matter how unjust it was. They had to clear the quest and tie up the story according to the guide.

After thinking about it, Yue muttered from behind Jeon.

“…That person is right.”

She seemed to have made up her mind, trembling slightly as she walked beside Jeon. The crimson-eyed assassin stopped attacking.

“Yue?”

“I know. Our dad wasn’t a good person either.”

Jeon agreed with her words.

The CEO of the Sky Group was clearly a bad person, far removed from good people. He had sent many Hunters to their deaths for the sake of his company’s profits, and even made Jeon’s mentor die from a magical explosion. He was a clear evil person.

“You must have received a lot of hatred. But it’s not your fault… You don’t have to die because of me.”

When Jeon was cornered, Yue had also made up her mind. The crimson-eyed assassin grew agitated.

“What’s going on…….”

In order for Yume’s revenge to succeed, she had to be consumed by it until the end. She had to sacrifice herself for her own sake and beg for her life. Only then could she exact true revenge.

“What’s your plan?”

If Yume were to change, and she became a different person from her father, then Yume’s revenge would lose its way and come to nothing.

“Now, stop it!”

The anger of the crimson blood burst forth like a storm.

Yume said to Ji-Eun with an expressionless face:

“Yume. I’m not fighting for you. That’s why…….”

Ji-Eun had to clear the gate and become stronger. Despite the threat of Desire, she had to reach a higher level.

That was the goal of both past and present lives. Right now, it was one of the steps.

“You don’t have to lie. Actually…… I also don’t want to die. I chose this path.”

Yume stuttered at Ji-Eun’s words. Ji-Eun ripped off the seal on her neck and threw it to the ground.

“Okay, that’s fine.”

Blame.

Like a signal of reversal, Ji-Eun rushed forward. With one dash, she cut through the enemy and left a trail of countless undead creatures.

“It’s meaningless. ……My body is flesh, a fluid. As long as I have magic left, you can’t beat me.”

Although the crimson blood had pronounced judgment, Ji-Eun continued to cut down the exhausted monsters. In the process, Ji-Eun’s thoughts accelerated. With the senses maximized, Ji-Eun’s one second felt like an eternity.

‘Protect the world tree…….’

The stench of rotten flesh and the sound of static electricity.

Ji-Eun recalled the slow-moving gray world. In her past life, she had helped the elf and hindered the conquest of the northern army, protecting the world tree. However, that didn’t mean the northern army’s soldiers were evil.

The world is never one-sided. The characters of the Gate were in opposition for their own reasons.

‘Rebellion is the same.’

There was no need to divide oneself and others into good and evil. He was fighting for revenge, and Ji-Eun was fighting to clear the Gate, sacrificing her life.

The power to achieve Ji-Eun’s goal was only strength.

‘Incarnation…….’

As Ji-Eun’s thoughts reached that point, the pattern on her palm began to glow.

– A skill has been inscribed on the Incarnation.

– Acquired skill [Divine Protection]

Ji-Eun smiled as she looked at the crimson blood.

“No, you can beat me.”

The Blessing of the Spirit.

With the blessing of the world tree Igdrasil, Jen was able to imbue his sword with the power of the spirit. Although it was a rare skill even for a high-ranking swordsman, Jen was able to recover it through his memories of a past life. As a result,