LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 22: the plan failed successfully
It's been a year since I became a sword saint, I'm now nine years old and Nina is twelve.
Who would have thought that all this discovery was because my father opened my chest with his sword, huh?...
But besides that, My father had...some kind of reason...that duel I had with the catapult my sword skills ah levels I don't think possibles.
Just to give you an example, the original Gino Britzs became a saint of the sword at the age of twelve...and now I am 9 years old and have been a saint for a year!!
Everyone was right when they said that this guy had enormous potential but now here I am exploiting that potential properly!!
Also four months after I became a sword saint, Nina became one too, apparently she didn't want to be left behind and I can understand that.
But finally! The three-year gap has closed! Now I am more powerful than her!
In fact, at just my age, I am the fourth fastest swordsman in the dojo!!.
But not only my swordsmanship has improved, but also my magic!
I am now able to cast 60 beginner level spells or six intermediate level spells or three advanced level spells before passing out.
How cool, right?!
I know this is nothing compared to Rudeus and also not to people like Roxy.
In fact my reservations are barely at a level, how to say...
Above average, let me explain!
Let's say Rudeus is a 100
Sylphie would then be a 60, Roxy a 40, me a 25 and a normal person a 10.
But still that's a good level!
And magic aside, Gull recently told me that if I kept doing this I could be a Sword King before I turned 12!!!
That's tremendous progress!!
And I'm willing to achieve it!
...
"Haaaa!!" I screamed as I aimed my sword at Gull Farion's neck only to be deflected with minimal effort, this however was something I was already used to.
Since I became a sword saint, and according to Gull the youngest in history, he began to train me personally.
According to him, I am the swordsman with the most potential in a long time.
And I've made good progress in the last few months, but I'm still years away from being at Gull Farion's level.
When I felt my sword being deflected, I lost my balance and fell to the ground, landed on all fours, spun around and threw a sword of light at Gull's back, which he blocked again without the slightest effort.
I instinctively took a step back as I looked straight at Gull.
He looked totally relaxed, he was not on guard and a sigh escaped from them.
This was not a deception tactic, he was actually full of openings and had his weak points exposed, if he were a swordsman anyone could finish him off immediately.
But no...he is the God of the Sword and the sixth strongest man in the world.
Even if I were to attack him in that unprepared state, he's fast enough to block me effortlessly...
I pressed my foot firmly into the wooden floor of the dojo, took a long leap forward and threw another long sword of light at him which he repelled again...
"Hmm, even though you know I'm going to repel you, you have to give it your all," he said as he effortlessly broke my guard and made me fall face first to the ground.
I tried to get up again.
"That's enough for today, good job" he said with a smile.
I looked at him in disbelief. For a few months now, he always looks at me with smiles and it seems that my presence is no longer so uncomfortable for him, which is good, this way I win over my father-in-law!!
"Thanks for the training," I said with a bow.
"...you don't have to do this every day you know?" He said with a disgusted expresion.
"I'm sorry, I won't do it again!" I said, bowing again, which made him make a "tch" sound with his tongue as he sat back down on his throne.
I looked outside and judging by the lighting it was barely past noon, so there was still some time left for today.
I made my way among the sword saints, after all this time I have now earned their respect.
I walked a little and there was Nina with a frown on her face.
"Could you see anything?..." I murmured as I sat down next to him.
She sighed as she looked at the ground.
"No, you're still too fast..." she murmured.
And yes, even though I am in the same range as ninety-nine percent of the students in the central dojo, it seems that my speed could be that of a very weak Sword King, which is already a lot for them, even more so for poor Nina.
She has had her own growth but it is slower compared to mine.
"Do you want to train?" I murmured as I lightly tapped her on the shoulder.
"So you can kick my ass in front of everyone again? No thanks!" She snapped with a frown.
I could only shrug at this without being able to say anything else.
You can imagine why.
The rest of the day I spent watching the duel of other sword saints and practicing my swings, when the sun began to set it was time to return home.
At dinner there were no setbacks, dad and I told mom about our day at dinner and then I went to bed.
Lately I have been trying to replicate the magic distortion technique, but as you can imagine it is not easy at all, with my low amount of mana something like that could not be more impossible for me.
But with my perseverance I can barely achieve anything, and yes, I can "destabilize" very large beginner level spells but nothing more.
And I've been practicing this for about six months.
But isn't hard work what has characterized me?!
After a practice to increase my mana reserves I went to sleep and woke up as always early in the morning, went for a run, came home to train with my father, we had breakfast and then we left for our respective dojos.
It seemed like today would be a summer day like any other but...I couldn't be more wrong.
...
The day passed as usual until noon...
Gull Farion called me to train again, we had a duel where he kicked my ass...Seriously...after all this time I still can't see his movements...
I can even briefly see my father unsheathing his sword when we train in the mornings...
But Gull Farion's sword seems to be invisible...
(tuack!!)
The metallic sound of our swords clashing echoed throughout the dojo.
I was almost out of breath and Gull looked bored...as usual...
"hmm?..." Gull Farion muttered as he looked outside.
Since it's summer we usually keep the dojo doors open unless it snows and today it wasn't snowing.
"What the hell is wrong with the sky?" He muttered as he looked outside.
Even without paying attention to me, the bastard seemed to be acting on instinct...
But am I so weak for the one who even gives himself the luxury of looking at the sky?!...
But notice something...some sword saints looked at the sky in the same way...
That's how I looked at the sky too...
"no mames..." I murmured.
The sky was a greenish color with some flickering yellow and red hues, the colors seemed to swirl around each other...
I didn't know what the hell that was...no...I did know and it could only mean one thing...
The sky was the same shape as in the mana disaster...
Ah yes... it must be around this time... Rudeus must have already turned ten years old in that case...
Wait a minute...wasn't Rudeus supposed to be...not born in this timeline?!...
So that bastard Hitogami lied to me?!, no...he looked very relaxed when he told me that Rudeus was stillborn...
So what?!...
"Focus!" Gull Farion said, kicking me out of my thoughts.
"The sky is weird and what? If it were a real fight you would already be dead" he scolded me.
"I'm...sorry..." I murmured, avoiding bowing.
...
I barely managed to concentrate for the rest of the day, the greenish sky suddenly dissipated a few moments later, meaning the mana disaster had occurred...
But why?...does that mean that Hitogami lied to me?...I wouldn't be surprised...
Even at dinner I could barely concentrate on what my parents were saying...
After dinner I took a quick shower, I wasn't in the mood for my magic practice so I skipped it for the day.
I lay down on the bed hoping to sleep, thank goodness all my days are tiring so I always fall asleep easily.
...
I opened my eyes who knows how long later...I was...in the world of emptiness...
"Are you kidding me?..." I muttered as I looked at the being in white in front of me.
He had his arms crossed and looked anxious.
"Something interfered with my vision of him..." He murmured.
"So... Rudeus was born in this timeline?..." I muttered as I felt a smile forming on my face.
"tch...that bastard...how could he..." Hitogami muttered to himself
"So if you already know he's here, why are you contacting me?" I asked.
"...I'll make you a proposal..." Hitogami muttered
I raised an eyebrow at this.
"What proposal could you offer me that doesn't involve the destruction of everything I love!" I said, pointing at him with a finger.
"Grr...let me finish you motherfucker!" He shouted angrily.
"I've checked it...no matter what I do...any interference with it links directly to Orsted and subsequently to my destruction!!" He said clenching his fists in anger and stamping one foot on the ground.
"Yeah, I guess that's true," I said with a smile.
"And what is your aforementioned proposal?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The fate of the being known as Rudeus Greyrat and Roxy Migurdia is the strongest I have ever seen..." He murmured.
"But yours is even stronger, I couldn't interfere with you if I wanted to..." He muttered.
I remained silent as I watched him.
"What I mean is that I could pull some strings...change some things...and I could get you and Roxy Migurdia to meet and...bah!, fuck it!, I'm even doing you a favor!, What I mean is that I can make Roxy Migurdia fall in love with you before Rudeus!" He spit.
I was in shock at this but obviously i knew why, the bastard would do everything possible to prevent Lara from being born.
And he knows that even if he tried, Roxy can't die just like Rudeus, so I'm his last hope, huh?...
"If I do, do you promise not to mess with me or Rudeus and his family?" I muttered.
"I couldn't if I wanted to for some reason their fates are unusually strong this time..." He murmured.
"Then I accept, but don't mess with me or anyone in my inner circle or I'll ally myself with Orsted!" I declared.
The faceless bastard clenched his teeth and fists but nodded his head and immediately I felt a force pushing me back and... I woke up.
Was that a win for me?...
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Also creativity follows me but I'm faster, I think I'll move to just one chapter per day