The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me Chapter 11: 56-60, a 13 tzameti fanfic

Korean superhuman academy was one of the biggest academies in the world.

How could such a gigantic size come out from such a cramped land like Korea, you ask? The answer was, the whole island was built on the sea in the west coast area.

On top of this white marble-like island, a magnificent castle-like structure was built. It was the superhuman academy city, or widely known as 'Sekim', a name derived from a new coined word proposed by the president at that time.

People used to sarcastically call it 'a word made of pork belly (Samgyupsal) and kimchi' but years later, the name Sekim was imprinted in the heads of people all over the world.

The academy where many brilliant superhumans were working as their teaching staff. A highly sought out place for both superhuman wannabes who wanted to learn skills as well as ordinary students who seeked this place for their diploma.

This huge city with a total population of 5 million people was where the famed 'Sejong Super Ability School' was located at.

'A parent's visit day huh?'

The Academy held 'parent's visit day' once a year to show the parents how much their children had changed. At the same time the academy used this event to boast about the academy's achievements through the student progress.

Unlike the 'normal' parent's visit, this day was also the day where both conglomerates and guilds tried to scout some promising students through the fighting tournament held by the academy

Lee Dong-joon looked at his daughter, Shin Hye-ji from the spectator's seat.

Even though they didn't share the same blood, Shin hye-ji was still his 'daughter in contract'. And it was also true to some extent that Lee Dong-joon had put her inside the 'boundary' of his own family.

Shin Hye-Ji was a girl with a very sad dream. She wanted to become a 'hunter' even though she was only an ordinary human without any kind of superpower.

Lee Dong-Joon had asked her to give up her dream several times. Yet, she kept working hard everyday to achieve her dream. Eventually, Lee Dong-Joon, who was moved by Shin Hye-ji's determination, broke another rule.

In addition to 'don't have a relationship', Lee Dong-joon also broke the ban of 'don't spread martial arts.'

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-You shouldn't have done that.

Lee Dong-Joon heard those words as he watched Shin Hye-Ji's duel.

-Why did you break the ban?

'Because i'm the one who made it.'

The identity of the voice who was talking to him inside his head was none other than Dharma. More precisely, it was Dharma of Earth.

Long time ago, Lee Dong-joon was accidentally possessed by the spirit inside a Dharma's relics. Countless Earthlings were summoned to Moorim. While everyone was still engulfed in confusion and chaos, Lee Dong-joon adapted faster than anyone else and successfully earned a high achievement thanks to the Dharma inside his body.

At that time, his one and only dream was to return to Earth.

However, Dharma from Earth was afraid that martial arts from Moorim would spread on Earth.

Dharma, who once spread his Magical energy on Earth and made it possible for anyone to use it, collected all of his power back when he saw that people were so absorbed in their own power that they stained the world with blood.

He didn't want to repeat the same mistake ever again. Even when the world has changed into a world where monsters existed, he had yet to change his mind

'Can't you make it so that only I can return to earth?' Lee Dong-joon asked, but the Dharma shook his head to refuse Lee Dong-Joon pledge.

-If you return, all the earthlings in Moorim would also return.

In that case, there was no other choice but to impose a ban on all earthlings in Moorim.

So Lee Dong-joon took all of them under his wings to observe their action. And then he made a rule that stated 'if you used martial arts or engaged in a relationship, Dharma would visit you.'

But there was one big flaw in the rules.

It was the fact that the rules wouldn't apply for the Dharma, Lee Dong-Joon himself.

-… I trusted you.

'……..'

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However, Lee Dong-Joon didn't have any intention to use his power to hunt monsters. He simply wanted a normal life.

'The world is bound to change. Didn't you also change your way of talking too?'

-You bastard! I've been living for hundreds of years. How can I only speak one tune?

'It doesn't matter. I'm going to do anything I can for me and my family.'

-…So, you won't think about other people from Moorim at all?

If Lee Dong-joon decidex to return to Earth. all earthlings on Moorim would have no other choice but to follow him.

'Please, my daughter and my husband are here. I don't want to go back. Please…'

There was a person who said that as she hugged her child and begged. Then there were others…

'Please, she'll be back in a week. Let me see her just one more time. Please, I'd like to confess to her.'

Someone hit his head on the floor.

'I can't go back now. I have to kill the man who killed my girl!'

Someone said that as he stuck a knife towards Lee Dong-joon

However, Lee Dong-joon was an absolute master of Moorim who had reached the status of 'Legendary Lord'. No one could ever beat him by force. In the end, they were all forced to move back to earth.

After their return to earth, there were many cases where people from Moorim couldn't hold their bloodthirst and used their martial arts recklessly. Whenever that happened, Lee Dong-joon went and dealt with them in the cruelest way possible. Some of them had their limbs cut off and left with only their lives remaining.

Lee Dong-joon did that in order to make an example out of them so that no one would disobey the will of the Dharma ever again.

-Your karma is bound to catch up to you. How angry would all the people from Moorim be if they knew what you've done, I wonder?

'There is no way it is going to happen. I have already changed my face and hidden my identity. No one from Moorim would know who I am.'

The martial arts he taught to his daughter, Shin Hye-ji, was seemingly similar to a Body strengthening skill. There would be no problem whatsoever.

Suddenly,

"Oh! Hello, we meet again."

Lee Dong-joon's face stiffened. The identity of the man who called him was Yoo Seodam. A Dimensional Returnee who didn't belong to Moorim as well as the only one who knew Lee Dong-joon's real identity as someone from Moorim.

'I've made a mistake.'

At first, Lee Dong-Joon assumed that Yoo Seodam was someone from Moorim. So, he went to visit him in order to punish him from using 'Martial arts' on earth. But, when he saw him directly and listened to his explanation, he realized that Yoo Seodam wasn't someone from Moorim. In the end he just ended up revealing his own identity.

'Should I have killed him back then?'

But he couldn't. As soon as he would stab his intangible sword to that man's body, he would disappear like an illusion. He must have believed in his skills and came here.

His conviction that he would never die.That fact was what made Lee Dong-joon uncomfortable.

"Oh,The rumor seems to be true. Your daughter is simply excellent. Amongst all students in the Academy she is definitely a top tier student."

"……"

"Look at that step! Wow, I can never do something like that. I bet all hunters in the world would kill just to learn those fancy footwork."

"Why did you come here?"

When Lee Dong-joon reacted curtly, Yoo Seo-dam raised his hand to appease his anger.

"Didn't fathers like it when someone complimented their daughters?"

"Don't cross the line Yoo Seodam!!"

"Please calm down, Your majesty. I'm here to help you solve your problems."

"…..!"

Yoo Seo-dam smiled and looked towards the arena. Shin Hye-ji was showing an ability to lighten her body as she stood on the tip of her opponent's wooden sword.

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[Supporting character Shin Hye-ji was using Irwidogang (SS)]

What Shin Hye-ji did wasn't something that could be done easily even for a superhuman. As someone who originally doesn't have any superpower, Shin Hye-ji failed to hold his excitement back. She was wildly running around the arena. She even forgot the words that Lee Dong-joon has said to her 'Never show your martial arts'.

Of course, both 'irwidogang' and 'Thirteen swords of Buddha dharma' was a difficult skill to recognize even for the eyes of good warriors from Moorim. Both skills was a legendary achievements that difficult to see even in Moorim.

But there was someone here who clearly knew who he was. Also, he was aware of the existence of the 'rules".

"What do you want?"

Lee Dong-joon asked curtly.

"Thanks to Miss Shin Hye-Ji superior specs, I'm sure many guilds have sent her some love call, right?" Yoo Seo-dam said.

"….."

"Reject everything. And leave your daughter to my guild."

"How can I believe you? Your guild is just a newborn guild."

"Yes, it is, but by the time your daughter graduates, My guild wouldn't be the same as it is now. Unlike your people with their restriction, I'm going to share my skills generously."

Hearing those words, Lee Dong-joon finally realized the reason why Yoo Seodam approached him.

"Mr. Lee Dong-joon. I really want to get along with you. I found out that you were one of the best in the world as well as in Moorim. So, why would I do anything that would harm you? I won't ask you to believe me."

And then, Yoo Seo-dam pointed at Shin Hye-ji with his fingers.

"That 'superpower' your daughter is using… Surely, it'll be a headache if people from Moorim know the real identity of those powers, right?"

Lee Dong-joon did not answer.

"But what if she was my disciple?"

"……..!"

"I can teach anyone my 'power'. Your daughter wouldn't have to hide her powers like she is now. I'll tell you again, Mr. Lee Dong-joon. Send your daughter to my guild. Although my guild is smaller than any other guild, isn't it the best guild for your daughter to be active?"

His words were true, there wouldn't be any problem if Shin Hye-ji became Yoo Seodam's disciple. Because he had already showed the world a technique similar to martial arts.

'Can I really believe him?'

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Lee Dong-joon questioned in the back of his mind. As a man who had fought many times in the jungle called Moorim, Lee Dong-joon tried to be as rational as possible.

'This man knows a lot about DR. Perhaps he also knew that revealing this fact to the world would put me in a difficult position. Nevertheless, he came to me first with his mouth shut and made this suggestion– did he want something from me?'

After a brief thought, Lee Dong-joon asked him.

"What do you want from me?"

Then Yoo Seo-dam said without blinking his eyes.

"In the future, there will be a lot of people who will come after me. I am not strong enough to protect myself. So i want your protection."

And…

"I want to be taught by you."

The teachings that all the people from Moorim wanted.

The teachings that were sought by all the Hunters all over the world.

He wanted those 'Teachings' that no one could learn.

"Do you know how heavy the teachings of a Dharma are?"

"Yes I know. So, I'm here to solve your difficult situation. Not only that, I'm in a position where I'm quite socially active. If there's another difficulty, please feel free to tell me."𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑀

Lee Dong-Joon once again fell in a deep thought.

Yoo Seodam, wasn't he such an excellent 'assistant' for him? There's a time when he couldn't use his power fully when he taught her pitiful daughter about martial arts because he was afraid of being caught. In exchange for solving all of his problems Yoo seodam only wanted to be taught by him.

In the first place, Supreme Dharma's teachings were so heavy and perfect at the same time thanks to 'Protagonist correction'. Isn't the current Hunter's Association all creeping around him just to get this lesson?

Eventually, Lee Dong-joon nodded.

"Okay, but if you ever tell my daughter about this deal or you tell me what to do…. I'll cut your throat."

"Of course. You shouldn't worry about that."

Eventually, Lee Dong-joon decided to leave his daughter Shin Hye-ji to him.

Turning back, Yoo Sodam smiled at his win. This deal got him the protection of Dharma by having her daughter Shin Hye-ji. And also, Dharma's teaching was guaranteed.

But the most important thing of all was the fact that he grasped Lee Dong-joon's weakness on his hands.

"You want me to join Mister Yoo Seodam's guild?"

I met Lee Dong-Joon and his daughter Shin Hye-ji again on the weekend. This time, I brought a contract and gave it to them.

"Yes, it will be a great help for you."

"If that's what you want, then…"

The decision was one-sidedly made by me and Lee Dong-joon. However, the most important thing in this matter was Shin Hye-ji.

"You know… I got an offer from Velvet, Chinese government, Lost Day, and England nightclubs."

"I know. But it's better for you to enter his guild. Because, you don't have to hide your Mugong anymore."

"…….!"

Shin Hye-ji's expression changed dramatically as she heard those words. It was something that no other guild could possibly do for her. Which is, creating an environment where Shin Hye-ji could fully develop her power.

Mugong must be hidden. That's what his father taught her. I was going to entice her with that point.

"Even though I didn't use any Mugong, I have something similar to it. Also, I'm thinking of setting up a Dojo where I could teach my power to other people in the next few years. Miss Shin Hye-Ji would be my fir- No, second student. I can guarantee you, Mugong wouldn't become a problem."

"I, I, I see."

In fact, I have produced a brilliant superhuman student named Celeste Costantini. Currently, Celeste was busy traveling around the world, including France, England, and many other countries. She received great attention everywhere she went, even though her superpowers rank hadn't been updated yet.

But anyway, because she was already a superhuman in the first place, the interest in me wasn't so great.

But Shin Hye-ji was different.

She used to be an ordinary human with no ability. She became a superhuman after learning the Thirteen swords of Buddha Dharma. How great would this advertising effect be? The existence of Shin Hye-ji will be very helpful for the future of my guild.

It was Lee Dong-joon who taught and nurtured her. And she became well-known after showing her skills in the academy. But her name value could only be exclusively used by me.

"Right now, I've only registered the guild to the association. Miss Shin Hye-ji would officially become a member once you graduate. However, Miss Shin Hye-ji will be able to use all of her power if she declared that she will join my guild in the future and sign the contract."

The word 'Mugong' has been a secret between her and her father. That's why she had been holding back. Now, when she had an opportunity to use it freely, I bet she was feeling very eager.

She wouldn't need any kind of support from any guild. People from Murim were like that in the first place. Even though she was not a full-fledged Murim person, what was the difference between them and her when she had also learned Mugong?

"Go, Good! First of all, Please show me the contract."

I gave her the contract as soon as I heard her words. I received some help from Park Sung-ho, the former deputy director of the Korea Branch Hunter Association, and Lee Joon-seok of the Velvet Guild, while I was in the process of creating my own guild.

Shin Hye-Ji carefully examined the contract, including the confidentiality pledge, and slightly frowned. Beside her, Lee Dong-joon asked with a stiff look.

"You want me to be tied to your guild for at least 7 years?"

I don't think he would like the condition I proposed. But, I had already prepared an excuse in advance.

"Yes. Let me tell you again, my guild is a special guild. It would also served as an institution that teaches ordinary people who are incompetent to be able to use my 'Power'. Of course, Hye-ji can learn my humble abilities as well as her father's great skills."

My power would be far below the level of the Dharma Sutra, but it was not wrong to say that I was going to teach not only martial arts but also magic.

"So, uh, that 'Power', what is it called?"

When Shin Hye-ji asked, instead of answering, Yoo Seodam opened his palm and drew a small magic circle in the air. Of course, the Flower took care of everything.

-I want a glass of soju.

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Shin Hye-ji and Lee Dong-joon were slightly surprised when they saw the small breeze that began to gather on top of my palm.

"This is the power that is similar to Mugong."

Shin Hye-ji, who knew about Mugong but would never have seen magic, stared blankly at the breeze dancing on my palm and signed the contract right away.

I smiled and asked Shin to shake hands.

"I look forward to working with you."

Shin Hye-ji will be a great driving force for my guild's growth in the future.

A week after my meeting with Shin Hye-Ji and Lee dong-Joon.

I watched the video sent by the Supernatural Power Academy.

–Poong, Poong!!

-Oh, my God. What the hell is that?

-She even beat 3rd year's Vice-president Elyteina…

-I heard she was trained by hunter Yoo Seodam. Is it okay to spread that kind of swordsmanship?

Shin Hye-ji was originally a top student among all the first grade students. Her skill was clearly unrivaled, but many people said that she was still inferior to her seniors in second and third grade. It couldn't be helped since she was hiding most of her 'Mugong' skill. But now, with those restrictions gone, she could crush all of her seniors without any worries.

'Oh, what an unfair world.'

That's what third grader Elyteina and all senior students thought when they looked at Shin Hye-ji.

Even though I've asked Lee dong-joon to teach me, all I can learn from him right now is footworks and breathing methods. Unlike Shin Hye-ji, who had the 'Supreme one' as her father, or Eliteina who was born talented.

[T/N: This essentially means that he is not as skilled as them.]

They were able to fight skilfully at such a young age.

The damaged duel arena was vividly captured inside the video. The trace of fire magic and sword strike could be seen all around the arena. No matter how strong I am right now, something like that was clearly impossible for me.

Shin Hye-ji was of course stronger than me. But her opponent, Eliteina was also stronger than me.

'I'll have to work extra hard for the next two years.'

As the one who created the guild, Shouldn't I become stronger than the people who will be an instructor in my guild?

'First of all, I need to learn another swordsmanship.'

The white swordsmanship style wasn't something that could be taught to anyone. It was a skill that was created as a new swordsmanship unique to himself. In other words, he had to acquire another skill, either martial arts or swordsmanship, that could be taught to other people.

I'm actually not much worried about that part. Now that I have acquired inventory skill, even when I can't steal such skills from the main character, I can bring different items related to martial arts or swordsmanship.

Bzzzttt! Bzzzttt!!

These days my smartphone was constantly ringing. A lot of swordsmen and aspiring hunters were contacting me. It was only natural, because in addition to Celeste, my new disciple Shin Hye-ji, the top student of supernatural power academy, was showing an exceptional strength.

Among those people who want to be taught by me, I would only choose and teach the one with purest intention.

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"I want to get some items. Long sword, dagger, double sword, Anything's fine. Please show me the world related to the sword."

[Searching…]

[…. Finish searching]

[Showing the result]

#Did_you_die_again? #Do_it_ again!

#Fantasy #Regressor #Grow #Sweet_potato #Cider

#InfiniteSword

#Fantasy #Regressor #Sweet_potato #Grow

#That's_how_i_become_a_sword

#Mugong #Munchkin #Revenge #Noir

The list showed numerous protagonists that used 'sword' as their weapon. The list was really endless. Most of the main characters used swords because that was cliche. Of course, there were many characters who used other weapons such as spears, bows, hammers and axes, but the number was very small.

"There's so many."

Of course, the main character who simply used the sword did not appear on this list. What he needed was a place where the world view itself revolved around the sword.

I chose an option where I found a suitable protagonist to deal with.

#InfiniteSword

#Fantasy #Regressor #Sweet_potato #Grow

"Let's go with this one."

[The main character's name is Adonen, his level is 51.]

[Do you want to check the plot?]

"Show me."

The plot

Adonen, a man with no talent, no connections, and no teacher.

His dream was to become the best in the world with just one sword.

"You trained the sword for ten years? It's been less than a year for me."

"Gasp!"

However, he met a real 'genius' and died.

"What is this?"

He suddenly came back to yesterday?

"Hm….."

As expected, there is not much to know from the plot alone. But It's still better than nothing.

"First of all, it's definitely a regression. Can protagonist hunter skill detect a regression?"

Yes it can.

"Okay. Let's go. A level 51 should be doable."

[Transfering to Rostislav Continent, the world where the level 51 Protagonist Adonen resides.]

[10···9···8···.]

[2···1···0]

[Moving completed.]

[You've become a wanderer on the Rostislav Continent.]

[Currently the time difference is 3.1417]

[Current date: Imperial calendar, February 18, year 712 current time: 17:39]

"Huh, is this guy serious? Why are you picking a fight?!"

"I am serious! Take out your sword now!"

"Look at this trash talking back!"

I found myself in the middle of a hall, which seems to be the reception area of a large medieval style Inn.

"What the hell?"

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Two or three Westerners wearing light leather gear pulled out their swords from the sheath before my eyes. They seem to have been at odds with each other. I thought it would be better not to get dragged into the fight, so I slipped back and got out of there.

Only when I came out to the streets that I realized the "law" of this world.

"What? You are asking for more discount?"

"This bastard! Follow me outside and fight me!"

This was a world where the strong survived. There was no need to distinguish between the right and the wrong. If something happened to a person and they didn't like it, anyone could prove their words through a duel. It was a perfect world for a strong person to live.

"What a crazy world. It's a bloody place."

Moreover, sometimes there were outstanding talents in the mix, so people preferred to avoid other people because they were afraid of getting into trouble.

Sword and more swords. It was a world where everything was resolved with a sword.

Their currency was a sword, and all buildings were shaped like a sword. And, there was a man who cut his hair in the shape of swords.

My choice was proven to be correct, there were a lot of people on the street who either wanted to sell their swords or teach swordsmanship. I looked at them one by one as if I was shopping.

And then,

"Wow, why don't you try a little more?"

[Protagonist Adonen]

[Level : 51.]

I found the protagonist.

The protagonist, Adonen. On the surface, he looked like an adult in his early twenty. He was fighting a duel in the middle of the street, and people around him clicked their tongues as they passed by.

"Seems like he's blocking the road to kill every passing swordsman."

"He's really a brave one. He is killing people even though he will be charged for murder by the guard."

"He has to meet a real master to get himself together."

"I have to pass, but he is blocking the way, so…"

On closer look, Adonen, as they said, was carrying out a slaughter. No matter how strong you are, indiscriminate killing wan't right. Besides, there must be swordsmen around here who were stronger than level 51. Just where did his confidence stem from?

But my question was soon replaced by another thought.

It was a good opportunity.

In this world where the strong survive. It was not unlikely that the protagonist will be stabbed to death by random people.

'Even if I killed the protagonist right now, I can stay in this world as long as I want.'

Then, I thought it was right to kill the protagonist who grew up eating the blessing of this world.

It was a bit of a concern that the exact effects of the regression skill were not revealed. But from what I know, it was a genre where the protagonist grew rapidly by monopolizing the technology and knowledge of the future. It was right to kill him before he could grow any stronger.

I took a grenade out of the inventory and threw it toward Adonen. Adonen, who was telling everyone to fight him if they wanted to go through this road, belatedly found a black sphere that rolled under his feet.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

"What is this?"

BOOOOOM!!

The grenade exploded. It seemed to be quite effective because there were wounds all over his body. But it wasn't enough to kill him so I pulled out my pistol and swung my sword at him.

Taaang!

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"Kuhuk! You bastard! Who are you? Let's have a fair fight!"

Fair fight my ass! I don't think that's what the guy who blocked the road and started a slaughter can say.

I cut Adonen's sword into two using my ether blade. Then, I pointed my gun at the gap that was created. After that, I switched back to my ether blade to cut his neck cleanly.

I deactivated the ether blade as soon as Adonen's head fell to the ground. Level 51 Protagonist was someone who could be killed easily with a surprise attack.

Ting!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 18:50]

[…..The world line starts to twist.]

[Skill 'Protagonist Hunter Lv. 3' is activated to detect changes in the world line.]

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 10 hours and 37 minutes ago.]

[Current date: Imperial calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 20:13]

TING!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 18:50]

[We've moved to the A73 World Line.]

"……Hm?"

Suddenly, Adonen's body disappeared. Even though it was clearly there a moment ago.

Something is wrong.

The people around me were changing. The man who wore a red muffler earlier had disappeared and in his place, a woman was standing there. And the two blonde men who watched Adonen and criticized him, were now walking shoulder to shoulder.

"Dieeeee!!!!"

There are some people who engaged in duel

"Well, the trash is dueling again."

Said a swordsman as he passed by.

"Scary~"

And there's an old man who walked away from the fighting people in fright.

Looks like no one has sensed this 'change'.

'Is this the effect of 'Regression'?"

Yoo Seodam stared at the crowds blankly. But suddenly a voice came from his back

"I've been looking for you all day long after I died."

"……!"

Yoo Seodam looked back in a hurry. Adonen, who had just been decapitated by his sword was standing there.

"But it's weird. You weren't there until just now, it's like you are appearing out of nowhere. What the hell are you?"

Adonen said and he spat on the floor.

[The protagonist, Adonen, activates 'Swordsmanship robbing(SS)' Skill.]

[The Swordsmanship robbing (SS): Analyzes and identifies the swordsmanship of the person who kills him and makes it as his own.]

[Progress: 2.79%]

Adonen smiled violently and pulled out the sword.

"So, why don't you show me some more of your swordsmanship?"

'It wouldn't be easy.'

Such thoughts crossed my mind

'Did he regress to this point?'

The plot clearly stated that Adonen had a regression skill. So, I thought this mission would be over once I killed him. But, I overlooked some crucial facts. Which is, there were so many different kinds of 'regression' in the world.

Please be careful.

The protagonist 'Regression' is estimated to be an infinite loop type.

'….Loop?'

It means that even if he died, he will survive by turning back the time indefinitely.

'What!?'

I could feel my face hardened while Adonen walked towards me as he waved his sword.

So that was the reason why he bravely blocked the streets and picked fights with everyone around. He was searching for a strong warrior to kill him and then he would regress and use 'Swordsmanship robbing' to take away their ability.

Adonen would take their Swordsmanship after getting killed over and over again.

The fact that one could steal someone's swordsmanship in this world where swords were everything, it was akin to becoming a predator of the predator.

'So it's the infinite loop….'

Infinite Loop is also a popular topic these days.

Haven't you heard of it?

'I have…. It's the black hole of love, right?'

That was a movie from more than half century ago…

Recently, I studied quite hard about trends and cliche, such as regression, reincarnation, possession and many other genres because the protagonist that I've hunted seemed to follow those trends.

I couldn't follow the trends in my youth, because not long after I enrolled in middle school, I awakened as a hunter and moved to the battlefield for 16 years. In those years, I spent all my time either in a dungeon or in the gym except when I was sleeping. So I couldn't read all these genres because I didn't have enough time to watch movies or read novels.

Of course, all those words were nothing but excuses.

Had I been a little more careful and took my time to observe him, I would've known that his regression ability was an infinite loop type.

This was obviously my mistake. All my life I've been acting like a cornered rat trying to fight desperately against a cat who tried to eat me. But for the first time ever, I felt like I'm the cat. I forgot the fact that the cat wasn't the only one out there but there were also wolves and tigers.

It's alright.

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Unlike infinite loops in movies or novels, infinite loops in reality always have weaknesses.

You just need to find that weakness.

'…You are right. Thank you. But, I feel like you become much kinder these days. Why is that?'

I was always kind.

As I stood still, Adonen spoke.

"What, you're not coming? Come to think of it, it's weird. Do you hold any grudge against me? I wonder why you killed me in such a hurry."

Despite his questioning I didn't feel the need to give him any answer and let him know that I had the memory from the point before the regression.

"What kind of bullshit are you saying?"

"Hm… Nevermind then. It seems like the reason you killed me wasn't because I was blocking the way."

Adonen rushed in as soon as he finished talking. Out of reflex, I almost raised the ether blade to fight him.

'Will he analyze my trajectory if I swing my sword?'

I couldn't completely stop myself from using the ether blade. However, I had many weapons in my arsenal to cover up the need of using a sword.

Fwoosh!

"What the hell?"

Using magic, I made the ground as slippery as an ice by reducing its friction point. Because of that, Adonen who charged towards me slipped and fell down.

And then, I took out some grenades from my inventory and raised my hand towards the air. The grenades in my hand started to scatter and floated around me.

My wind magic wasn't strong enough yet, it could only move the lightest grenade. But that was enough.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Boom!!!

I pulled the pin and threw the grenades towards Adonen one by one. I tried to use every single one of it as strategically as possible. No matter how much power a single grenade had, it wouldn't have enough damage to kill a level-51 enemy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The grenades exploded in sucesion. The continuous explosion blocked the paths between Adonen and me. And then, I took out my mega shooter from my inventory and jumped.

The 'jumping trampoline' magic casted on the ground by the flower pot was helping me to jump even higher. As soon as I landed on one of the building's roofs, I took an aim at Adonen and pulled the mega shooter's trigger. It wasn't possible to continuously shoot with the mega shooter, I only have 3 shots.

"This crazy…."

I wouldn't be able to kill Adonen with a mega shooter alone. In the first place, I didn't like the fact that I had to do all this troublesome stuff when I could kill him with a few swings of ether blades. But still, it was better than being robbed by his skill.

At times like this, I felt really fortunate that I had magic and science besides swordsmanship.

I loaded a 'shield breaker' bullet on the mega shooter and shot.

Fwoosh!!

Boom!!!

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"Keuk."

The 'Shield breaker' bullet disperse the mana around Adonen's body as soon as it hits. The scattered mana would soon regain their shape, but that small gap was enough.

I rushed toward Adonen to strike at that gap.

Seuk!

Adonen's forehead was marked with a 'Ether Radiant' symbol.

I forced him to lay on his back by kicking his abdomen and pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang!

A new message came to my mind together with the loud gunfire.

Jiing!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 19:13]

[…..The world line starts to twist.]

[Skill 'Protagonist Hunter Lv. 3' is activated to detect changes in the world line.]

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 11 hours and 1 minutes ago.]

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 8:13…]

Jijik!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 19:14]

[Moving to A74 world line.]

At the very least, he's dead.

However, I later came to know that it was not the right move.

[The protagonist, Adonen, activates 'Swordsmanship robbing(SS)' Skill.]

[The Swordsmanship robbing (SS): Analyzes and identifies the swordsmanship of the person who kills him and makes it his own.]

[Progress: 2.80%]

Even though I didn't even use the ether blade, Adonen progress still went up albeit slightly.

In addition…

[Protagonist Adonen has invoked 'pattern analysis (A)' Skill.]

[His body will slowly adapt to the enemy's attack.]𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝗆

It seemed like Adonen's 'Pattern analysis' skill wasn't limited to swordsmanship but also worked on other attacks.

"Hu… I didn't know that you'll use some magic. But, now that I'm aware of it, I'll steal it too! Now die!"

The protagonist came at me again.

I fought him with the same kind of weapon I used before. I killed him again.

[Moving to A75 world line]

I killed him, I killed him again, I killed him all over again.

The system clearly said there was a way to kill the main character who had a power of Infinite Loop. So at first, I made a strategy to kill him until he regressed into a baby.

But…

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 11 hours and 1 minutes ago.]

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 18, Year 712 Current time: 8:13…]

Jijik!

[Current date……]

The Return point of Adonen's regression was fixed.

[February 18, Year 712. 8:13 a.m.]

Adonen went back to that exact time every time he died. And for every time he died, our contact time became more and more further than before.

'Should I capture him and raise him until he's old enough to die from a natural cause?'

I could cut his limbs and gag his mouth to prevent him from killing himself, but….

Raising him means I had to feed him something. It wasn't a plausible plan because he would bite me as soon as he opened his mouth to eat the feed.

Because of his 'Pattern analyzing' he's able to read my attack more and more perfectly, making it harder for me to deal with him.

Of course it would be easier to deal with him if I used a weapon unfamiliar to him.

[Moving to A98 world line.]

But then, there wouldn't be any reason to hunt him repeatedly(?)

[Moving to A99 world line.]

"You fucker. You aren't helpful for my growth."

Just like that, I've killed him more than 20 times and moved on to the 99th world line.

'Adonen was also mentally exhausted.'

But that didn't mean much. Because I was getting tired too.

Unlike Adonen who rested on an 11-hour interval, I fought him constantly. That's why I had to take the ether blade out again. I was exhausted enough to not care about his 'Sword robbing' skill.

However, this body that had lived on the battlefield for more than 10 years wouldn't crumble that easily.

[Moving to A100 world line.]

And now, I'm moving to the 100th world line.

….

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"He's not coming?"

Adonen no longer came to find me.

The next day arrived

I couldn't rent any room because I didn't have any money of this world. I took out a bread from my inventory and ate it. I'm glad to have something to eat even though I am homeless.

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, 19 February, Year 712. Current time: 7:19]

The sky was still dark. The sunrise time of this world seemed to be one hour later than that on the earth.

From the way he looked at me every time we fought, I thought he'd come back anytime. But, throughout the night, Adonen didn't come at all. He probably thought that fighting me wasn't helpful to him because I rarely used the ether blade.

It was a good thing to have enough time to think by myself. But the problem is, I still didn't have enough clue on how to kill a person with a regression ability who returned infinitely every time they died.

In the first place, is it possible to kill him physically?

'His mental strength isn't particularly strong…'

When I went to the center of the city with that thought in my head, I found Adonen challenging a tall female swordsman who was likely to be 180cm tall.

"Crazy bastard, he was meaninglessly active."

Tang! Tang!

Level 51 Protagonist, Adonen and the female swordsman.

It was not a fight but a one-side beatdown. The female swordsman was too strong for Adonen.

Just by shaking her sword lightly with one hand, Adonen was slammed to the ground. But Adonen always stood again and rushed towards the female swordsman. As if Adonen were asking her to kill him.

It was so obvious to me because I knew his skills, but it didn't seem to make sense for the female swordsman.

"You are weak. Devote yourself more and come find me when you are stronger."

In the first place, the female swordsman looked like she had no intention of killing a novice like Adonen. She used the side of the sword to slap the rushing Adonen on his cheek.

"Keuk."

Adonen flew and crashed to the ground. Perhaps, because of the impact he couldn't get up. He was breathing heavily on the floor.

However, the female swordsman's face hardened.

[Supporting actor Misclean invokes skill 'Strong Sword of Blood (SS).]

"You have such a strong will."

"Hook, hok…"

The sun rose before in the sky.

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 19, Year 712 Current time: 8:49.]

Adonen laughed silently as he looked at the sun that rose in the sky.

And suddenly, he jumped at the female swordsman.

Swoosh!

….. His throat was cutted. He died.

Looking at the scene in front of me, I could only shake my head.𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑚

'Looks like I have to wait for another day to meet him.'

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 0 hours and 1 minutes ago.]

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Adonen regressed once again.

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 19, Year 712 Current time: 8:49….]

Ting!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 19, Year 712 Current time: 8:50.]

"…….Hm?"

Something is wrong….

It's 19th? Not 18th?

When I came back to my senses the duel repeated once again. It was the scene where Adonen was running towards Misclean.

His throat was once again slitted by Misclen.

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 0 hours and 1 minute ago.]

[The protagonist, Adonen, activates 'Swordsmanship robbing(SS)' Skill.]

[Progress: 3.97%]

He ran again and he died again.

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 0 hours and 2 minutes ago.]

[The protagonist, Adonen, activates 'Swordsmanship robbing(SS)' Skill.]

[Progress: 4.13%]

He ran again…

He died again…

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 0 hours and 7 minutes ago.]

[The protagonist, Adonen, activates 'Swordsmanship robbing(SS)' Skill.]

[Progress: 5.79%]

Adonen charges and then Misclean slits his throat.

Those scenes were repeated for several dozen of times in just a few minutes.

On one side, there was a protagonist with a regression skill who had become stronger after dying for so many times. He was capable of fighting a prolonged battle.

While on the other side, there was a supporting character who lost her strength everytime she killed the protagonist.

"What the hell…."

Misclean looked haggard. Her swordsmanship became slower than ever. The swordsmanship that feels as light as a feather had become as rigid as a steel bar.

She tried to swing her sword with all her might, but her movement had noticeably slowed down. She looked like she was gradually forgetting how to wield a sword.

[Moving to A134 World line.]

As time went by, Misclean became shorter for an unknown reason, her muscles also slowly disappeared. On the contrary, Adonen's muscles grew much bigger than before.

This situation was the result of the protagonist's correction.

The supporting actor, misclean, was probably one of the strongest characters in this world.

Adonen, who happens to meet such a strong character, grew rapidly as he stole the power of the supporting character.

If things kept going on like this, Adonen would surely overwhelm Misclen. And after the 100th circle, the victor would be decided.

'But, I wouldn't let it happen.'

I got up from my seat and loaded a bullet to the mega shooter.

The weaknesses of Loop-Type regression had already been identified.

It was a world where swords ruled over everything. The swords were the laws.

Misclean, who was born with a 'Sword talent' in that kind of world could only be said to have been blessed. She was 4 years old when she held a sword for the first time. The first thing she learnt was a method to kill another human.

It was an extremely simple thing for her. All she had to do was predict, evade and counter her enemy's attack.

That method worked against anyone. Even a grown up adult wasn't an exception.

'Why can't they do this?'𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝕞

Her teacher also told her once 'Avoiding and countering wasn't an easy thing to do.'

But for her, it was a really easy thing to do.

'What's happening?'

Adonen, the man who had been attacking her with his Longsword, successfully evades her attack by ducking down. Her attacks weren't sloppy by any means, it was an attack strengthened by her experience, senses and calculation. With Adonen's level of ability, it was simply impossible for him to avoid this attack.

He was able to avoid it as if he was able to foresee the future.

Did he know what I would do and avoid it?

When he successfully evaded the first 3 strikes, she thought it was a simple coincidence. When he was able to evade more than 5 of her strikes, she started to admit that he was a skilful swordsman. When the count became 10 she started to panic. And when the count reached 20, she was filled with nothing but confusion.

'My sword feels heavy.'

It was like… fighting against a small snowball in a snowstorm. Normally, the small snowball would explode with a simple touch. But now, it grew out of control because it was rolling from the top of the slope in a snowstorm.

Misclean's body turned heavier as the time passed. It was as if her ankles were drowned in the snow. On the other hand, Adonen's attacks were getting stronger and sharper.

For the first time in her life, she met a wall that she couldn't seem to climb. It was also the first time in her life that she felt fear towards someone.

'I need to kill him now!'

Little did she know that Adonen died every time she swung her sword. He couldn't even avoid one of her attack properly. The gap between their ability was that wide. However, Adonen's ability helped him to not die from the same attack twice.

'Top left, diagonal slash.'

Died and regressed.

'Top left, diagonal slash then a stab in the abdomen.'

Died and regressed.

'Top left, diagonal slash and then a stab in the abdomen.'

Died and regressed.

'Top left, diagonal slash, She'll jump after a stab to my abdomen, and then a wide sweep."

Died and regressed.

'Top left, diagonal slash….'

Died and regressed.

Adonen memorized her attack pattern and evaded it. The once one-hit-kill attack was successfully avoided in the next timeline. Her attack was always the same, there were no changes whatsoever.

When you did the same thing, the other person had no choice but to do the same thing. No matter how much the world line had changed, it was a set course and fate.

'As expected, around sunrise is the most convenient time.'

The truth is, the infinite regressor, Adonen, wasn't living the same day over and over again. His regression's checkpoint would be reset around sunrise. That time was also the most convenient time for him to fight against a stronger swordsman. Because starting around lunch, when he died and regressed, his memory would turn hazy. He would also forget about his enemy's attack pattern and get mentally stressed from waiting for his enemy for too long.

It was easy to remember his enemy's attack pattern when he died and repeated every minute or so. He would be able to take away his enemy's power without having to wait long.

It had already been 39 times since his first death. Just before his 40th death, the sniper, who stood far away from them, started to mull over his choice.

'Who should I shoot, I wonder?'

No matter which target Yoo Seodam chose, in the end no one would die. If he chose Adonen and failed to killed him, Misclean would be the one who kill Adonen, and then, her power would be stolen again.

'If that's the case, then..'

Yoo Seodam aimed his gun towards Misclean's sword. It was a considerable distance. Hitting her sword from this distance wouldn't be easy.

Adonen, he must be memorizing Misclean's attack as he repeated the moment over and over again.

It seemed like infinite regression didn't have any noticeable weakness. However, when there was someone who could also feel the movement of the world line, the story would change.

Adonen made his 40th attempt against Misclean.

'Top left, hit diagonally…… and then a stab on by the right ear, then a head-on stab!'

It was an attack that had been repeated for 40 times. Misclean's attack wasn't changing. So, he planned his move in advance.

But…

Taang-!

A thunderous roar was heard from somewhere, at the same time Misclean's attack changed.

'Wha-'

This occurrence was something that had never happened in the 40 times he died at Misclean's hands, but also more than 100 times he regressed before that.

'The future was changing?'

Misclean's attack was forced to change its course after receiving an impact from some unknown object. And Adonen was forced to avoid it without having any prior 'memory'. And because of that, a gap was created between them.

In a heartbeat, the sniper shot another bullet at Adonen's forehead.

Ta-ang-!

"Kuaaaaaaghh!"

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It was a bullet that was enchanted with an electrical shock.

'Damn it, Just who the hell!'

Adonen fell on his knees. His shaking eyes looked up towards Misclean. Clearly, this event had not happened before. Misclean was also shocked, but she raised her sword to kill the stunned Adonen.

Adonen sight turned blurry and just before he completely blacked out, He saw someone approached Misclean and grabbed her shoulder in order to stop her swing. That was the last thing he saw.

And just like that, Adonen's new day has come to an end.

The sky was dark when he finally gained consciousness. He could feel pain creeping all over his body.

'What's happening?'

Adonen turned his head and looked around. He was obviously out of the town, since there was nothing around him.

He tried to move his hands to no avail. His hands were bound.

'Who did this to me…'

His current situation was the worst. There was nothing worse than being captured by an enemy without dying. So, he tried to bite his tongue as he thought about regressing and start anew. But unfortunately for him, there was already a muzzle inside his mouth.

"You know what?"

"……!"

He heard a voice coming from his front.

'That guy is..'

There was no way Adonen could ever forget that face. He was the man who killed him countless times. But strangely, even after dying dozens of times, he couldn't steal his swordsmanship.

"People can't die just because they deliberately stop breathing. I wonder if biting your own tongue is the correct way to go."

"……"

"In other words, you can't die just because you want to die."

Then, Yoo Seodam checks his watch.

"It was 8.45 right now. Exactly 3 minutes before sunrise."

'So what?'

"…..It was also around this time that your 'checkpoint' was renewed."

" …..!"

Adonen wanted to ask how he knew about that. But the gag on his mouth prevented him from saying anything.

Moments later, he could hear another footsteps walking towards him. It was Misclean's footstep. An enemy whose power had been stolen by him.

"She roughly knows what you did to her. Well… it was tricky to explain to her that you were taking away her power. Who in the world would believe in the existence of regression? So I told her that only through purification could she get her power back."

Misclean walked closer towards Adonen, who was bound. He really wanted to provoke her to kill him by saying 'I will kill you soon' but well… he couldn't.

"There's 1 minute left."

"……..!"

Let's think! He must turn this situation around somehow. If the sunrise began while he was in this situation, then…..

He wouldn't be able to kill himself. After constantly returning, and taking their power, he became more powerful.

But the shackle could be broken after the 50th cycle.

After that, Yoo Seodam poured some liquid over Adonen's head.

"Do you know what is the most painful thing a human's body could feel?"

The liquid he poured on him was oil.

"It is a fourth-degree burn."

Yoo Seodam threw the oil can away after pouring all of the contents. Then, he looked up at the sky. The faint light of dawn shone on them. It was the beginning of a new day.

"The sun is rising."

At the same time, Misclean threw a lighter toward Adonen.

Fwoosh!

A burning flame brighter than the light of dawn. The check point of regression had been set.

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 20, Year 712 Current time: 8:53]

[…..The world line starts to twist.]

[Skill 'Protagonist Hunter Lv. 3' is activated to detect changes in the world line.]

[The Protagonist Adonen invokes the skill 'Designated Return (URS)' and returns to 0 hour and 5 minutes ago.]

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 20, Year 712 Current time: 8:49]

Ting!

[Current date: Imperial Calendar, February 20, Year 712 Current time: 8:53]

[Moving to A140 world line.]

[Moving to A141 world line.]

[Moving to A142 world line.]

….

[Moving to A9871 world line.]

Yoo Seodam only needed a blink of an eye to destroy Adonen's mind.

With a lighter on his hand, he watched Adonen die over and over again. The number kept on increasing, from thousand to tens of thousand.

Even if he needed to kill someone, he prefered to do it as cleanly as possible. He didn't feel any joy in torturing his prey. But, he didn't mind it right now because this was the only way to kill his enemy.

"You're getting used to it now, aren't you?"

[Moving to A19371 world line.]

Adonen cries slowly died down with every passing regression. There seemed to be no life left in his eyes. But Yoo Seodam could still feel Adonen's gaze on him.

"I'm bored of seeing you getting burned. Should we enjoy the water next?"

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When Yoo seodam gave her the signal, Misclean kicked Adonen's body into the river right behind him. He'll be very happy for a moment… A really short moment… (T/N: Apparently, i skipped these 2 paragraphs in the initial translation… I think I'm too drunk when I translate this chap…)

In Misclean's memory she would only remember that she kicked Adonen once. But for Adonen, that one kick was repeated countless number of times as he drowned in the river.

[Moving to A30789 world line.]

What Adonen felt right now was a terrible pain from the flames that burned his body as well as an infinite repetition of being suffocated to death.

Yoo Seodam knew, when the same pain was repeated too many times, one might be able to adjust to it.

[Moving to A48921 world line.]

Ever since Yoo Seodam met Adonen. There was something he was very curious about.

It was a question of how many times can a regressor who denies death turn back time to come back from death?

Would it be possible to live an eternal life?

And if a regressor dies of old age, would they return to yesterday and repeat the day when they die?

Regression was limited only to 'physical death'. For example burning, death through old age or decapitation.

But if you kept dying and faced death over and over again, the mental power of a human, or in other words, the soul, would be exhausted.

That kind of death was not a physical death, but a mental death.

[Moving to A74123 world line.]

Yoo Seodam only needed 10 to 15 minutes for every regression cycle. It was as short as a school's lunch break.

[Moving to A89213 world line.]

In those cycles of eternity, the soul of the Regressor burned. It was hotter than the blazing sun yet dimmer than a dying candle.

[Moving to A99999 world line.]

[You have successfully hunted a level 90 protagonist.]

[Your level has increased by 4.]

[Your life has been extended by 900 days.]

[Your remaining life : 4819 days, 09 hours, 53 minutes.]

[Moving to B1 world line.]

Yoo Seodam looked at the place where Adonen was burned. There was nothing left there.

"The time has been turned back for so many times, is it okay?"

The fundamental problem of a regressor was that they have an ability to turned back time and twist the law of causality.

But thanks to you, he couldn't do anything while regressing for nearly 100.000 times.

You used a great strategy.

"Is that so?"

In the place where Adonen died, there was no strange occurrence whatsoever. There was no more regression either.

[You have absorbed the skill 'Concentration(S)']

Yoo Seodam ignored the new message as he saw a grey-colored soul slipping out from the ashes of Adonen. After some time, Yoo Seodam turned his head and made eye contact with Misclean.

She looked troubled by the fact that she killed a strong warrior in a way that didn't involve a sword.

"The very first man who was able to threaten me in a battle was in fact a warrior who used magic to strengthen himself."

The wind blew against Misclean's silver hair. Her side profile was quite a sight for the eye. It was a beauty that shone not because she was a woman, but because she was strong

It was only a guess, but…

Wouldn't Adonen take her as his companion after draining all of her strength?

It was quite plausible conjencture to imagine a regressor who knew the future forcing himself on Misclean after taking away her strength and turning her into a weak woman.

He probably wouldn't do something like that, right? But when he thought about the 'Supporting Character' tag next to Misclean, the probability was certainly there.

After the protagonist's death, the word 'Supporting' had disappeared from her 'Supporting Character' tag. Now, she could live as herself, not as a supporting character in a world where everything revolved around the main character.

"Um…."

She clenched her hand and said to me.

"Looks like his magic inside me has been purified. I can feel my strength slowly coming back."

"Is that so?"

However, for some reason, it seemed that her strength had not returned to its original state yet.

"I'm not completely sure but, I can somehow feel the 'Source' of my strength inside of me…. And looks like I can distribute it in the direction I want it to go."

"Huh?"

[Misclean has activated 'Status redistribution (-) skill.]

There was no major change in her body except her height that was slightly lower than 170cm. However, her overall atmosphere had changed.

"Ever since I was a child, my body has always been robust and strong. But I always lagged behind others in terms of agility."

"Oh, really?"

Misclean closed her eyes and grabbed her sword. She lifted it into the air and struck it down. All of those moves were executed in a very slow manner. But there was something different about it.

Her old swordsmanship was powerful and heavy. But this new swordsmanship was very light, yet it was sharper and faster than ever.

It was the birth of a new swordsmanship.

Misclean who always lived with a slower yet powerful swordsmanship than anyone else, had completely thrown away her old style and adopted a brand new style.

It was a swordsmanship which he dared not cross.

It was a swordsmanship of someone who always reigned as a predator in the world of swords.

It was a swordsmanship that a lowlife like him wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Misclean opened her eyes. She smiled cooly and slapped his shoulder. Even though it was only a light tap, it was still painful.

"I'll pay you back for defeating the sorcerer as well as returning my power."

Then, she pointed at the ether blade hanging from my waist.

"I'll teach you swordsmanship."

She said.

Chapter 60 – Library of the white witches 1.1

Misclean's eyes were tightly shut as she meditated under the waterfall.

Whenever she emptied her mind and the waterfall hit her body, she felt like her head was clearing up a bit more. Even when Yoo Seo-dam made a stupid remark like 'Of course, waterfall was a must-go place for practice' when he saw her sitting under the waterfall, Misclean ignored him.

Misclean originally used a Greatsword as her weapon. A heavy weapon which even a well-trained swordsman had to wield with both hands. But it was a perfect fit for her who had extraordinary muscular strength. Until she realized…

'Longsword was a better fit for me compared to a greatsword.'

Despite the sudden realization, her body was still sluggish. For Misclean, a Greatsword wasn't an option for her but a necessity. It was a perfect sword for her survival, so she thought she would use Greatsword for the rest of her life.

However, she lost most of her strength when she fought Adonen. And with the help of Yoo Seodam she was able to regain her strength.

And now, she was able to distribute most of her power at will.

"……"

When she opened her eyes, she saw Yoo Seodam meditating under the waterfall in front of her.

She slowly rose up from her seat and pulled out her sword. It wasn't the greatsword she had been using for all her life, but a sleek short sword.

Slowly, very slowly, she swung her sword sideways. She could feel that the sword was the lightest among all swords she had wielded in her entire life. It was also the fastest sword.

[Misclean skill 'Iron-blooded swordsmanship(SS)' has changed into 'Iron Wind Swordsmanship(SSS)']

The waterfall split when she swung.

"You have quite a talent for swordsmanship. It was better than those pebbles on the side of the road."

"……."

I sat silently while listening to what Misclean had to say. I had no rebuttal whatsoever even when Misclean compared ARank Hunter's talent to be better than a pebbles's talent on the side of the road.

The reason why I sat silently was because she had much more talent in Swordsmanship than me. Heck, my original talent before the system's help was at the same level as those pebbles. So I don't want to argue with her.

"But still, your current level is enough to learn my Swordsmanship."

She only wore light clothing with her silver hair tied to the back of her head. Her exposed tan skin had no trace of any scar. It made me wonder if that was really the skin of a warrior.

Misclean asked me to demonstrate my swordsmanship to her.

So, I showed it to her. It was simply a repeated swing of swordsmanship without any kind of form. Just, a swordsmanship tailored for myself.

She watched silently as I wielded the sword in the air, and then she opened her mouth.

"How unusual. One can't easily have the eyes that could recognize which swordsmanship suits them the most. You are blessed."

"I guess so."

The truth is, the reason I was able to find the swordsmanship that fit me the most was thanks to 'White Swordsmanship'.

"But…"

She thought for a moment and then looked at my ether blade. This ether blade's length was adjustable like a cutter blade. Right now it was only 120cm in length without any energy running through it.

"Can that strange sword's length be adjusted at will?"

"Yes."

"Then, why are you using it like that?"

"What's wrong with it?"

"If it's really a sword whose length can be easily adjusted, you can always use different types of weapon like, long swords, greatsword, shortsword and dagger depending on the situation."

"That's right…. But I think it was inefficient to use it like that."

"No, You're wrong! That is the most efficient thing for you."

"What do you mean?"

Misclean pondered for a moment before opening her mouth once again.

"The swordsmanship that you've shown me was like a drawing paper, a blank drawing paper. There are some dye stains in a few places to some extent. I will use my presence as a dye to paint you."

Misclean got up with a shortsword in her hand. Then, she prepared her stance.

I could only marvel at her stance.

The impression she gave was akin to someone who held a heavy, big sword. When she swung her sword, the air cracked heavily.

After that strike, she showed me several other swordsmanship. Sometimes it was fast, sometimes it was slow. Sometimes it was heavy, sometimes light.

[Misclean used 'Sword of swiftness(S)']

[Misclean used 'Quick Sword(S)']

[Misclean used 'Heavy Sword(S)']

[Misclean used 'Lightweight sword(S)']

I was stunned by the fact that Misclean could use different swordsmanship with only one sword.

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"This is the 'paint' that I will teach you."

A-rank talent. A talent that appeared once every hundred years. Obviously, my sword talent was genius among geniuses.

But how much could I develop a swordsmanship by using the white swordsmanship which had only been stealing other people's swordsmanship without being properly taught?

In histories of countless worlds out there, many geniuses were born. Some of them had far more superior talent than mine. Would it be possible for me to catch up with the swordsmanship which was efficiently reorganized and developed by another genius?

Absolutely not.

Misclean's swordsmanship in front of me had turned all of my swords into scraps of garbage.

"You must have been very shocked. Don't worry, your foundation is very solid. As I said before don't worry about this swordsmanship because it will be your colour."

"…….."

When I thought that I could learn swordsmanship that Misclean just did,

lights started to fill my head.

"Rise."

"Yes."

"From now on you will spar with me until you learn all these swords."

"Pardon?"

With a face devoid of any laughter, she said something that felt like a joke without joking.

"It's the first time I've ever taught anyone. So, I'll color you myself."

"…..Yes?"

After that day, the gates of hell were opened.

[The second stage of the skill 'White Sword (S)' is about to open.]

The first form of the white swordsmanship was self-reflection. I thought of myself as a drawing paper and figured out my limitations. Then, I chose which swordsmanship fit me the most, which type of sword to use, which steps to use and what kind of breathing I need to do. The moment I have a complete grasp of all of that, the second stage will open up.

The average sunrise time on the Rostislav continent, the world where the sword was everything, was one hour later than on Earth. I always woke up and went out to the yard every day, two or three hours before the sunrise to wield a wooden sword.

We were in the mountains, quite far from the city. This small cottage was said to be Misclean's home when she wanted to rest. Of course I did all sorts of work like carrying water from the river, chopping firewoods and many more. It was like I had become a discipline of a master in a martial arts story.

"…….."

As I wielded the wooden sword, I looked back at my experiences from the last two months.

I got hit really, really hard.

I was always beaten to pulp.

And my current level was 49.

Yoo Seodam

[level: 49]

Status*

[Strength 46] [HP 45] [Agility 49] [Energy 1] [Magic Power 50]

Talent*

[Swordsmanship A] [Hunting D] [Shoot C] [Cooking D-] [Intuition A] [Shrewdness A]

[Others,··]

Skill*

[Protagonist hunter Lv.3]

[White swordsmanship(S)]

[Sixth sense(F)]

[Araceli mana circling method(SS)]

[Library of the white witch(F)]

[Inventory(B)]

[Running like the wind(A)]

[Concentration(S)]

To my surprise, only two months had passed, and there was only one status that had not reached the limit, but it had gained some level for the first time. The Mana Stat went as far as to break past the limit of my level.

All of that was thanks to Misclean.

'Why did you use magic like that?'

'Why? I think I'm using it pretty effectively, no?'

'What kind of bullshit are you spewing? You should've thought of burning the mana and moving it, why do you just let it go?'

When I think about what Misclean said. It was such a simple problem to solve.

A superhuman uses an unknown energy called 'Ether' to strengthen their body. But I didn't strengthen my body with ether nor mana, but with pure 'ability' alone. So what will happen if the unknown energy of mana were added to my body? Of course my output would increase by several fold.

Of course, spreading mana to my whole body to enhance both my power and speed wasn't as easy as it sounds. I would have done that if it was that easy.

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[Skill 'Concentration(S)' has been activated.]

Well, it would be hard without this skill.

While looking at the scarecrows a few distance away from me the world started to slow down as soon as I activated the skill.

In this state, I could feel everything clearly. I could feel My breath, drop of sweats, and even the breeze that caressed my skin.

I moved the mana which circled violently around my heart to my hands. And then, I swung my wooden sword towards the scarecrow as hard as I could.

Fwoosshh!!

The scarecrow split in half, as if it was cut by a sharp blade.

[Skill 'Concentration(S)' has been deactivated.]

"Huff, Huff."

After striking in that manner, my stance quickly collapsed due to the unbearable pain I felt in my arms. My head was also burning and I felt like I couldn't breathe properly.

To be honest, when I first got the 'Concentration' skill, I didn't understand why it was a S-rank skill. It was only a skill that boosted my concentration. I had much better skill than 'Concentration' that only ranked F in terms of efficiency on my skill list. But then, I realized. The 'Concentration' skill synergized beautifully when someone had mana on their body.

Like that, when I forced myself to use the mana, it began to swirl all over my body. Moreover, the law that the system said 'status can't ever be higher than levels' had been broken.

The law was broken only because it was Mana stats not physical stats. In the first place, the amount of mana inside my level 49 body was enormous.

Since then, I've never skipped a day without moving the mana that surrounds my heart using the Araceli Mana circling method until all the mana dried up with no single drop left.

[Skill 'White swordsmanship(S)' has been activated]

[Skill 'Concentration(S)' has been activated.]

Sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Sometimes it's heavy, sometimes it's light.

I was able to use Misclean's swordsmanship now. It wasn't perfect yet, but I was able to freely draw my own paintings with any kind of sword that exists in the world.

Just the other day, I had to hold a sword that was right for me to open up the possible swordsmanship, but now I can fit any swordsmanship with any sword.

At this rate, it was safe to say that the development of my swordsmanship was quite tremendous. All the materials I had bought in order to learn many kinds of swordsmanship before meeting Adonen had become garbage.

The sun was rising when I looked up to the sky.

The sunrise of B1's world line, where the influence of regression had completely disappeared was just the dawn of a new day.

As I slowly tried to get up from my seat to wash my sweaty body, the flower pot started talking.

-Hey, Magician….

"Yeah?"

-I'm bored…

"Just go read some books in the library."

-I've read it all…

"All of it?"

That's crazy. I don't think I've read even 10 percent yet. I don't know if it's because the flower pot was a spirit but she was a fast reader.

"Wait a little longer, I'll finish practicing the last swordsmanship before going back."

-Even if we are going back, I'll still feel bored…

"Well, that's true I guess? So, what do you want? Should I give you some alcohol?"

-Noo…

The pot agonized for a moment, and soon carefully opened its mouth.

-Please open the door…

"Door? Don't tell me, are you talking about the E-rank access to the library?

-Eung.. [T/N: it is a 'yes', but in cuter way)

"Hey, are you crazy? I'll be in big trouble if I open it."

I tried to scold it more, but the pot spoke faster than me.

-Why is that?

"I've explained it to you last time, so, I'm not going to explain it again-"𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝓂

-You can open it now…

"Whaaat?"

-Magician, open the door…

What is this nonsense all of a sudden?

From time to time, the flower pot would whine like this. But I've never seen it this obstinate. When I said no it would just keep its mouth shut and say yes.

Even though I was reluctant to do it at first, but, I decided to summon 'The library of white witches(F)'.

[Skill 'Concentration(S)' has been activated.]

The once translucent border of the library had become more vivid this time. It was as if i'm inside a real library. When I stretched my hand out, I could feel the roughness of the bookcase.

When I took out a grimoire and unfolded it, the feeling of the cover made of leather and the feeling of the dry paper was clearly felt on my fingertips.

Everything felt so real.

"This is crazy! What in the world is this…."

The reality where I once stood on had disappeared. When I came to my senses, I had arrived in the Library of the White Witch.