Hyaa!”
SwordNoob violently swung the two-handed sword.
The Ogre. In terms of physical strength alone, the monster was an opponent second to none.
The SwordNoob who was at the apex of his class, doctrine, and sword arts was not able to suppress his piled up rage.
The movement of the sword was rapid and intense.
*Kuoooooo!*
The Ogre swung its ax with extreme fury, and although the wind grazed his face as the ax passed, the Ogre was unable to follow the natural movements of the SwordNoob.
“Tak!”
The SwordNoob’s swung sword frayed the Ogre’s side. Even with his outstanding attack power, the Ogre did not die easily.
Since he didn’t use any skills, he had a lot of mana left. He purposely did not aim for the fatal vital spot and hacked away at the Ogre’s whole body.
The words of his most brilliant pupil, who had come to him late, would not leave his mind.
“To have no dream…”
The SwordNoob’s memories of his youth came to mind.
‘There was only fighting for me.’
He had chased strength and advanced towards the fighting that made his blood race.
There were many times when he’d had to put his life on the line, and he’d even struggled with gruesome wounds in deadly situations. Although he had very briefly felt satisfied after defeating a strong opponent, it just led anew to the process of looking for more powerful men to challenge.
After only fighting and training as if possessed by something, his youthful days had passed.
Then, one day when he regained consciousness and looked around, he had risen to the position of the top swordsman.
The glory of the admiration and scars he received every time he beat a strong opponent. He was the ground-breaking, risen SwordNoob whom no one could surpass with a sword.
Although there were many people in the general populace who did not know who he was, martial artists and the people of the backstreet world were all in awe of him, and feared him.
Despite that, one part of SwordNoob’s heart was empty. After he’d achieved his goal, he did not have a lifelong partner, and his whole family thought that he had died.
“I didn’t have a family.”
The emptiness and despondency that resulted from the goal that he had achieved over his life!
“Although I have become the best with the sword, there was no one around me.”
Before SwordNoob returned to the ordinary life of going back to Korea, finding his family, and raising his disciples, he had spent a lot of time alone.
There was no reason for his disciples to follow in his footsteps.
That was because the burden of family was heavily weighing down on his shoulders. Since it was something that could be done together with family, friends, and fellow brothers, there was no reason to feel alone.
Weed had strong will and judgement, and possessed the ability to take action immediately and put his skills into practice. If there was anything he needed to do, he did not hesitate. Although he occasionally showed a tendency for timidness, he was a man.
In his current state he was like a child searching for his lifelong goal and dream.
“I envy that kid.”
The SwordNoob’s honest feelings understood his best pupil one hundred percent. If he had also had a little sister as beautiful and cute as Lee Hye Yeon, he would have never left his family.
“And how are his friends again.”
He even had pleasant and beautiful ladies like Hwaryeong, Irene, and Romuna by his side.
SwordNoob looked back at his memories.
How had his youthful days really been?
“There were only unlucky-looking men! I had to get stronger if only to trample down those arrogant bastards.”
If he had been in enviable circumstances like Weed, why would he have only fought in his youth!
“This loathsome, unmarried life.”
SwordNoob grumbled and hardened his resolve.
“I’ve left him alone in the hands of the other instructors for too long. It’s time to teach him now.”
He would show Weed what true hell training was.
He was resolved to teach Weed the real sword.
***
WIth the festival approaching, the number of students staying late in Korea University was increasing.
Each department was preparing plays and musicals, and a stage for performing music was installed. Expectations of a music festival, magic show, and even the neighboring university’s sport meet spread through rumors.
Lee Hyun could not possibly understand this.
“Why must we do something that can be seen on television?”
With his utterly meager sensitivity, merely not having to attend the festive school for a few days was gratifying. To Lee Hyun, the festival of the Korea University that matched the regional culture matched well and was sought out by many famous celebrities was simply an inconvenience.
However, his department seniors came out and threatened them.
“We cannot be outstripped by other departments in this festival. We can’t let them make light of us just because we’re a new department. Does everyone understand?”
“Yes!”
The new students answered with smiling faces.
Lee Hyun held his tongue.
“What useless competitive mentality. Why can’t we be looked down upon? A life lived while passing unnoticed is quite comfortable. Stopping the school’s antagonism and prejudice? What nonsense.”
He had considerable complaints, but since he did not want to get involved in something troublesome, so he stayed silent.
‘Even if I don’t say it, someone else probably will.’
There wasn’t a rule that said everyone had to participate in the festival, so all he had to do was wait for it to pass.