[?]
[??????]
[Wha-?]
[One-turn kill, muya, hahahaha!]
[Lily’s swordsmanship really slays!]
[What is the Soul of Purification?]
[Is this transcendent level…?]
[???: I won’t conduct experiments that cause pain.]
[Hahahahaha!]
[Straight up bringing the pain, haha!]
[Boy Lily]
The Demon King of the One gets shattered to pieces.
For a moment, I was shocked by the ability that exceeded thought, but soon the body of the Demon King of the One healed, and the shattered flesh regenerated.
“Gah!!”
The Demon King of the One, still on the ground, touches his neck gingerly.
‘It’s not just the neck that’s cut…’
“Lord Kofus is waving his hand from afar…”
“Begging for mercy while not even dead, huh?”
Lasty says that and glares at the sword.
“What a cheeky sword.”
“Did you initiate the regeneration, Lasty?”
“No.”
If that’s the case, then the Demon King of the One’s recovery must be due to the effects of the Holy Healing…
But why did the Demon King of the One split apart in the first place?
If the ‘Soul of Purification’ really pierced through the Holy Healing, then the shattered body shouldn’t have been able to regenerate.
As I observed the sword and the Demon King of the One closely, an anomaly occurred.
“Huh?”
[?]
[Wha-?]
“What’s going on?”
“…It disappeared.”
“?”
From my head.
“The method of using the ‘Deathly Killing’ has vanished.”
■
The second power of the Silver Purifier, ‘Soul of Purification.’
The Soul of Purification is a special ability of the masterpiece that usually rests to gather strength.
When the Silver Purifier encounters a non-living being, he awakens from his slumber and expends the gathered power to borrow one of the mythical era’s sword techniques.
“The ‘Deathly Killing’ we just borrowed was also a sword technique used by swordsmen from the mythical era, right? You all saw its effect, yes?”
[Yep!]
[Was totally OP, right?]
[Sword Saint is washed-up, haha!]
[Wow, that was insane for real!]
[Transcendent level is on another tier!]
[Info: Sword Saint was originally washed-up.]
Since it’s a power granted by the Celestial Race’s Loreliess, it must be a technique that was used by one of the Celestials in the past.
There weren’t many Celestials who wielded swords, but among the few, some reached the rank of the God of Sword.
Even borrowing just a weak technique from them would make it hard to find a match here.
“First, when we borrow a sword technique, we temporarily gain the ability to use that technique and the physical abilities required. Would it be accurate to say that it makes it easy to cast the technique?”
Sre.
Once again, I draw the sword with my left hand.
The Soul of Purification was exhausted, so even with the Vampire right in front of me, I couldn’t wield my power, but my purification ability was still definitely working.
“After using the technique, my strength is depleted, and everything I borrowed is taken back. Body ability and power. And…”
“Even the method of use?”
“Even the method of use.”
Whatever was borrowed is taken back.
So that nothing is left behind.
[In short, it’s a rechargeable special move, huh?]
[Not leaving the method is a bit iffy though;;]
[Lol]
[It erases memories?! Wow]
[Erasing memories is kinda scary, right?]
[One-shot wonder, I guess?]
[Seems like it should be used in emergencies?]
[If it can break through healing, it really is a cheat.]
[But isn’t Lily supposed to hold the sword with her left hand?]
“Are you asking if I hold it with my left hand? Good question.”
Instead of the left hand holding the Silver Purifier, I raised my right hand, the one I had been using.
The right hand hung limply, devoid of strength.
Rashti showed an interesting expression as she looked at my right hand.
“With strength gone, you can’t endure the aftermath.”
“There’s always a price for strong power.”
A Celestial, of the highest rank, using swordsmanship.
Not just the method of use, but enough power to fully utilize such a technique is also borrowed.
Naturally, the aftermath would be immense.
If it weren’t for my robust body and soul, my arm being limp would’ve been the least of my worries — a regular user might have faced a near-death experience or even outright death.
The Holy Healing triggering belatedly was because the power of slaughter suppressed the power of healing and then vanished.
“What’s fortunate is that during the ‘skill casting,’ there’s no damage taken, right? Each skill might differ, but it’ll probably last about 20-30 seconds.”
Within that brief time, I achieve my intended target and then collapse.
It may seem like it has plenty of flaws, but if used for the purpose of mutual destruction, it’s quite an effective skill.
In a way, it’s somewhat similar to ‘Sacred Transformation.’
‘Though the difference is extreme.’
“I don’t really have a reason to use it.”
“Why? Isn’t it usable?”
“It is usable.”
A sword technique that can slice even low-class demons.
During skill casting, there’s no damage taken, and only after the situation ends does one face that risk.
It may not seem bad, but I know of techniques far superior to that.
Using it in a 4th state would just lead to recovery.
Even if the Soul of Purification breaks through healing, it eventually recovers, and if used in a 3rd state, one must bear a significant backlash.
Saying this, I threw a suggestion into the chat window.
[What if you attack in 3rd and switch to 4th to defend against the risk?]
What if we defend the risk?
“…It might be possible, but who knows? Even considering that, it still looks like this.”
I brought my right arm close to the camera.
My right arm is still dangling.
Even though I’m pouring Holy Healing into it, it still looks like this.
You might ask why a thing called ‘healing’ isn’t recovering, but to be precise, it’s not a physical injury.
‘Skills like slaughter put a burden on the ‘soul’.’
Just like how my recovery can’t heal the burden from Yena’s spear’s roar or other special techniques.
If the soul gets injured, there’s no way to heal it.
I have no choice but to recover using the excellent medicine called time or through system-based resurrection.
“Besides the Soul of Purification, the ability of ‘Purification’ itself is excellent, so it would be more efficient for someone else to use it instead of me.”
“Who are you going to give it to?”
“Well, let’s see.”
There are a few candidates, but I’m not sure who would be good.
[Me]
[Me me me me me]
[Isn’t Lily not using it?]
[Give it to the Sword Saint]
[Aisha?]
[I have a connection with Aisha, so Aisha?]
[Since the Sword Saint broke his sword, let’s give it to him, lol]
[Birang?]
[If we give it to Yena, won’t the Agent’s quest get cleared right away? lol]
[Yena go go go go go]
[Let’s give it to Yena and finish the quest]
“Miss Yena has to clear it on her own.”
If she clears the quest through such luck, she won’t achieve perfect growth.
Yena’s goal isn’t just to clear the quest but to properly learn to use Storm Cutting.
Even though we’ve been talking for a while, my right hand is still dangling.
It can’t be helped.
Sre.
“Uh, huh?”
“Let’s just do a final basic performance test and call it a day.”
“Another round of what now?”
“Come on. This time it’ll be fine.”
“You said that before—”
Uaaah…
■
The test broadcast ended after confirming the performance of the Silver Purifier.
The basic attack power and purification ability of the Silver Purifier exceeded expectations.
It couldn’t penetrate Holy Healing as much as the Soul of Purification, but according to the Demon King of the One, there was still a continuous feeling of being cut somewhere.
Lasty defined this as over-exaggeration, but the Demon King adamantly denied it and reported on his condition.
It’s true that the power of ‘Purification’ deals severe damage to vampires… but in the end, since it couldn’t pierce ‘Healing,’ there’s no particular reason to insist on using the Silver Purifier.
Anyway, the weapon test is done, and now I need to think about who will use the Silver Purifier.
The weapon test is finally done, and now I have to think about who will use the Silver Purifier.
‘The first consideration is a swordsman ranker.’
No matter how much the Soul of Purification turns the user into a god of swords, it’s just a strong sword on ordinary days.
Of course, it needs to be used by rankers skilled in swordsmanship.
The most representative swordsman ranker would be…
“The Sword Saint. And Aisha.”
Black is around, but he uses a greatsword, and there’s also the swordsman ranker…
“Leo?”
Leo has also wielded his Light Sword and all that, right?
He’s a Spirit Sorcerer, and it’s hard to see him as just a swordsman, but physically he’s quite remarkable, making him optimized to handle the burden of a sword.
There must be plenty of other swordsmen I don’t know about.
The second consideration is trust.
I won’t spare a line for someone who would step outside my expectations or act on their own to the extent that I’d entrust my work to them.
Even if they have talent, I’m not generous enough to give a weapon to my enemy.
Thwack.
I place the sword on the dean’s office table.
“An enemy…”
Actually, there is one more person I could lend it to.
Perhaps a swordsman who might handle this sword even better than a user.
‘Birang Brennis.’
One of the Empire’s Six Swords, a swordsman who wields blades.
When it comes to skill, no user can compare with her, and with recent suspicions and distrust towards Duke Huangyeol growing, there’s a bit of potential.
However, fundamentally, Birang is a disciple of the Spirit Lord, just like Leo, and she belongs to the Empire.
Even if she becomes adversarial toward Duke Huangyeol, she would be the first to step up to protect the Spirit Lord and the Empire.
If Elbrite and the Empire were both in danger, she wouldn’t hesitate for a second to rush to save the Empire.
As a knight of one nation, that’s only natural and deserves respect, but it shouldn’t be taken for granted that she would lend a weapon to me.
Besides that, I was struggling to find an answer while talking to Yena, who seemed about to faint from confusion, receiving user information, but the solution was not coming easily.
“…Should I think a bit longer?”
Yeah. There are still about two months left, so I’ll take my time pondering.
It seems like I won’t have any work for a while, so I’ll juggle the academy and the broadcast and see if an answer comes up.
And so, a month passed.
“…Who should I give it to?”
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