A week has passed since that day.
The land of Matchelpid, ravaged by the effects of war, remained unchanged.
Some parts of the castle were being turned into shelters for the residents who lost their homes in an instant, but the pace of the work looked far from adequate.
The reason why construction was delayed despite the Empire’s advancement in magic and building techniques was simple.
“The aftermath of battle.”
The forces that were unleashed when this land first crumbled continued to exert their destructive influence ever since.
Magic Lord Karia, Sephid, Nea, Duke Huangyeol. And even Lily.
These powers had not vanished but lingered, hindering the use and efficacy of magic in this land.
Furthermore, Karia Matchelpid, the master of this place, had gone completely clueless, so it would take a while longer.
─”Move that over here!”
─”Be careful! You might get swept away!”
─”That area is contaminated; we need to call the Saintess…”
“……Hoo.”
And a man, who still could not forget this place, walked over the ruined land.
Plop. Plop.
As if recalling the battle of that day, he quietly closed his eyes and reminisced.
And once again, he continued the battle in his mind.
If he lost, he would fight again.
If he lost again, he would fight once more.
After fighting hundreds of times, he finally opened his eyes at the far end of Matchelpid.
“…No matter what I do, there’s no hope.”
Sword Saint.
The top-ranked User, known as ‘Heavenly Blade,’ the strongest swordsman.
Yet there was a User he could never defeat.
“I managed to cut off two arms, but… if she just recovers, it means nothing.”
Decapitating her in one strike was impossible.
Despite running countless simulations, he couldn’t conclude the fight that way.
Her vital points were tightly protected, and although he tried to hit them in most of the simulations, he never succeeded even once.
Moreover, all simulations were conducted without the ‘Ring.’
‘What if Lily had been using the ‘Ring’?…’
“…Duke Huangyeol.”
The Sword Saint had faced Duke Huangyeol only once.
An overwhelming disparity in skill and a power of a different rank.
Lily was impressive, but at that time, Duke Huangyeol was practically a ‘god.’
A man who could not be defeated by any means.
For a brief moment, Lily had overwhelmed such a being.
After the battle, the Sword Saint had approached Duke Huangyeol.
He asked why he had accepted such an absurd proposal, and Duke Huangyeol answered with a smile.
“Because it was more beneficial.”
Duke Huangyeol patted the head of Karia, who stupidly sat in a chair.
Magic Lord Karia, who had completely lost her wits.
Who could possibly call her the cold-blooded and cruel Empress of the Empire?
“Lily Elbrite is colder than you think. At the same time, she’s also compassionate.”
Lily Elbrite is a colder person. At the same time, she is someone who holds deep feelings.
“…?”
She loathes me, and wants to overturn the Empire at any moment. But she is hesitant.
Countless people caught up in the war.
Though she doesn’t feel guilt or responsibility for everyone, she fundamentally hates the war itself where someone has to be sacrificed.
“As long as the Empire protects humans, that spear won’t point at us. In fact, it will aim at the opposite.”
Toward external enemies trying to attack the Empire, the humans.
“You just have to do your job well.”
“…That’s pretty lousy.”
Cwang!
The purple Sword Saint is drawn out.
The Liberation Sword, Verd, reflects herself.
Since the Magic Lord lifted the restrictions, I remain in a liberated state, but slowly that shame is fading.
If this continues, I might be sealed again before long.
“Just hunting won’t be enough.”
I realized while hunting thousands, tens of thousands of them in dungeons beyond the sea.
At that level, I could never catch up to Lily Elbrite.
“…Speaking of which, it’s about time for the World Tree to open.”
“I guess I should level up starting from level 100.”
Let’s set that as my goal.
Then I’ll face Lily Elbrite once more.
…As long as I don’t wear that ring, it should be enough…
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[Lily’s Job as an Angel Seems Certain?]
Author: Lily’s First Sword.
(A vivid clip of Duke Huangyeol and Lily battling fiercely)
This siege war is unprecedented, but the story unfolding is insane, lol.
To summarize.
1. The Spirit Lord plans to team up with Lily through Leo to strike the Magic Lord. The reason is obviously because of the Magic Lord’s spirit experiments.
2. The Sword Saint comes out and draws the Liberation Sword, which probably looks like a demon sword, though not entirely sure.
3. Lily cuts him down and turns the Magic Lord’s castle to dust, then the Magic Lord appears. He also seems to be using demonic powers.
4. Anyway, they fight extraordinarily, and Lily’s wings grow larger, and a ring appears above her head. At this point, the probability of her being an Angel class is confirmed at 99%.
Not only her appearance but her job penalty seems to hit hard, and she casually brings up topics about demons and celestial beings.
Then she regains her senses, confused. This reaction is just like other users with a different job penalty from Leo.
5. Just when it seemed like the Magic Lord would be defeated, the Corrupted Spirit King suddenly appears, lol.
It looks like the Magic Lord was trying to turn the Spirit King into a demon.
After that, the Wind Spirit King appears, then the Empire’s Saintess, and lastly Duke Huangyeol—it’s chaotic, lol.
It seems Duke Huangyeol is also an Angel, and from their conversation, Lily definitely seems to be an Angel class as well.
Talking with Lily, it’s clear that she’s definitely an angel class.
Of course, even Duke Huangyeol got wrecked by Lily, who ripped apart the territory of the Twin Moon Lord, lol.
1-line summary.
1. Lily is a god.
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Comments (3415)
─Wow
─Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!
─Is Lily a god? Is Lily a god? Is Lily a god? Is Lily a god?
─Queen Lily is a definite king, haha
└I saw that the Twin Moon Lord was gaslighting to make her his ally
└That was crazy
└But honestly, even I’d serve Lily. I lost my territory, title, and weapon, but she gives everything back? How could I not serve? lol
└For real haha
└Queen Lily
─But isn’t Lily’s class way too rigged? I mean, what happens if she beats the strongest in the world?
└Nah, it’s not~~
└You should’ve said that when the Sword Saint’s been number one for three years…
└True
└Fact: Sword Saint Leo was a 10-overpowered user who could beat any user. But Lily can’t?
└But the Sword Saint couldn’t beat the Three Lords;; Lily can beat the Magic Lord, Spirit King, or even Duke Huangyeol.
└Lily has penalties, you know, she can’t use it for long
└For real, I saw that her ring broke in no time
└Suck it up, if you’re mad, go for a balance patch for Sword Saint Leo, lol
└Info: Leo strangely held off the Ranker Alliance alone for two hours, killing 172 rankers twice.
└Hahaha
─Looking at the top comment, it’s someone who writes praises for the Sword Saint every day, huh? Aren’t you embarrassed?
└That’s unrelated.
└Hahaha
└Too cool, haha
└Is it so embarrassing that the Sword Saint lost, lol
└What are you, Aisha? lol
└Isn’t she really Aisha? Her tone and writing style are just like that
└Whoa
└Aisha, just go back to being a pro. Oh wait, are you too washed up now to compete with Choco? Haha
└Hahahahahaha
“Ahhh!!!”
Boom!
Inside a luxury apartment overlooking the Han River.
A slender wrist slammed on the keyboard, sending keyboard fragments soaring into the sky.
Barely holding back her anger, the woman trembled and slammed the keyboard down once more.
“Haah… Haah… Seriously.”
She flicked her long hair and, in frustration, yanked out the frayed keyboard cord, tossing it in the trash.
Although it was rare for her to break a keyboard, she had smashed 12 of them in just the past week.
Living in a spacious apartment with a view of the Han River meant that even a single keyboard was pretty expensive, but she didn’t care at all.
I didn’t care.
“Lord Sword Saint… Why…! Oh, seriously…”
Ranked 11th, the ‘Sword Master of Starlight’ Aisha.
Shin Yuna, the former pro with the DCK championship trophy and the host for this 3rd Siege War, was leaning back on her chair with a creak!
I’m furious.
I’m pissed.
Why is some weird thing suddenly popping up to ruin my brother’s career?
Especially his career as a Sword Saint making his debut in the Siege War!!!
“Lily… This has to be a scam… How can such abilities exist?”
The Sword Saint is strong, but there’s a reason for that strength.
He’s powerful, but only at a ‘user’ level of strongest.
But Lily is different.
Her strength surpasses everyone on the continent.
That’s an obvious error. I mean, a balance design failure.
Aisha concluded this while turning her gaze to the community where the current topic was buzzing.
Aisha is the president of the Sword Saint fan club, but the fan club only has posts cheering for the Sword Saint and giving shields.
There are occasionally trolls, but those are all deleted and banned.
Yet, she couldn’t keep her eyes and ears closed forever, so she was consistently writing in the Devil of Angel gallery for some promotion.
The problem is, unlike usual, there were particularly harsh posts targeting the Sword Saint.
“…No, it’s not that Lord Sword Saint is weak! Want to fight?! My brother, a washed-up?! No, no way!!”
Eventually, Aisha slammed her freshly bought keyboard and barely managed to turn off the screen.
At this rate, it felt like she’d smash not just the keyboard but the monitor as well.
No matter how much money Aisha has, breaking a monitor worth hundreds of thousands of won is stressful.
Especially since this monitor is a custom-made ‘illegal Sword Saint merchandise.’
“Huh… I can’t take this.”
I have to solve this situation somehow.
I can’t stand seeing my brother suffer like this.
No, I won’t stand for it.
Aisha quickly turned the monitor back on and hurriedly typed on her new fancy keyboard.
Exactly 30 seconds after deciding to search for help, she found news about Lily.
“Lily… Lily… She’s heading to the World Tree.”
Good.
“Go on, uncover everything one by one.”
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