Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 442 (Part 1)



442 (Part 1)

”'< Chapter 443 > Twisting.

Thud thud thud.

Amidst the falling dust I looked at the Demon Sword Master with startled eyes.

Creak crack.

The Demon Sword Master was staring at the broken wall with fierce eyes causing a disturbance.

The feeling of that disturbance was unusual. There was no direct damage but the difference in pressure coming from it was palpable.

Woooooong-!

The pillars supporting the great hall began to tremble slightly.

It was due to the presence of the Demon Sword Master.

“Grrrgh.”

“Cough….”

“Grrr.”

Those who were being crushed gradually knelt down. Even the Black Flame Corps which had been holding on could not last much longer.

Corrupted officials endured while glancing at the Demon Sword Master.

‘What’s going on? Why is he like this?’

I couldn’t understand.

Not only did he suddenly lash out at the Sword Demon but he was also this angry.

What on earth is going on?

While I was bewildered by the Demon Sword Master’s actions.

Bang-!

A rough explosion sound came from the wall where the Sword Demon had crashed.

Along with it a killing intent that was incomparable to before was felt.

That damned woman–!!

Something flew through the dust with a fierce roar.

It was sword qi made of demonic qi.

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Swoosh-! Boom-!

Then with the sound of a crack it exploded around as the Demon Sword Master swung his sword.

My body shook slightly from the aftermath left by the demonic qi. The power contained within it was extraordinary.

I endured the shock.

As I steadied my surprised body someone appeared in the distance with a distorted expression. It was the Sword Demon.

Creeeak-!

The Sword Demon gritted her teeth and began to express her anger with her whole body.

The demonic qi coiling around the tip of her sword and the fighting spirit and killing intent soaring to the roof were proof of that.

“This damned woman really seems to want to die.”

“…”

The Demon Sword Master did not utter a word in response to the Sword Demon’s angry words.

I had to feel as if she didn’t even want to exchange words.

“Damn it do you really think you’re something just because Captain has you by her side?”

‘Hmm.’

Hearing the Sword Demon’s mockery I had to express my doubts inwardly. It was a very fundamental question.

‘Why the hell is she acting so cocky?’

I couldn’t understand why the Sword Demon was so full of herself towards the Demon Sword Master.

Objectively speaking the Sword Demon was not a weak martial artist as she held a position responsible for a unit of the Demonic Cult but compared to the Demon Sword Master she seemed somewhat lacking.

The Sword Demon had always particularly disliked the Demon Sword Master.

‘Well the same goes for the Demon Sword Master.’

I wondered if there were any demonic practitioners who liked the Sword Demon excluding the Inspection Corps in the Demonic Cult.

In any case it was true that those two had an exceptionally bad relationship.

“Did you take that position thanks to your skirt-flapping? You seem to not know your place.”

“…”

Wooooo.

The Demon Sword Master reacted to the Sword Demon’s words.

The sword she was holding began to emit a sword light.

Seeing that the Sword Demon grinned.

“Yeah in that case I’ll take you down and take that position for myself.”

‘Position?’

If the position the Sword Demon was referring to was that of the Vice Captain of the Black Flame Corps.

‘Did she want that?’

Thinking back it seemed that way.

She had asked me several times why that woman was sitting as Vice Captain while she had to take charge of the Inspection Corps.

Each time I found it bothersome to answer so I just beat her and sent her away….

‘Is that why she hates her so much?’

I hadn’t paid attention back then but now I thought it might be the case.

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‘The reason she wasn’t made Vice Captain.’

In terms of justification it wouldn’t be a problem for the Demon Sword Master to take the Captain position of the Inspection Corps. Conversely it wouldn’t be a problem for the Sword Demon to take the Vice Captain position of the Black Flame Corps.

If we only consider the merits it wouldn’t cause much of a stir.

The reason I had given the Vice Captain position to the Demon Sword Master in this situation was simple.

‘Because she is stronger.’

Because the Demon Sword Master was stronger that was all.

If we were to consider who was easier to handle the Sword Demon would be easier but I had simply placed the position based on strength.

The Sword Demon seemed unable to accept that.

Click.

The Sword Demon straightened her sword.

Then.

Swoosh-!

“Ugh!?”

The Demon Sword Master grabbed the back of my neck and threw me backward.

I wondered what she was doing all of a sudden.

Swish-!

The tip of the Sword Demon’s sword was drawn in that spot. I widened my eyes at the sight.

‘That bastard?’

The Sword Demon seemed to be aiming for the Demon Sword Master while also intending to deal with me first.

The speed was so fast that I didn’t notice it.

The Demon Sword Master blocked the Sword Demon’s sword and the Sword Demon made a disappointed expression.

Immediately the Demon Sword Master’s aura burst forth.

Crackle-!

It wasn’t narrow but it was too cramped for a high-level martial artist to engage in battle.

Inside the Demon Sword Master’s aura began to pour out like crazy.

Amidst that I swallowed my breath.

The aura seemed to have thousands of branches and with that power it began to dominate the surroundings.

‘There’s no damage to the surroundings.’

Surprisingly it wasn’t causing any damage to the walls or the demonic practitioners of the Black Flame Corps.

This meant that even in a situation where a battle was about to break out she was completely controlling such a powerful aura.

“Grrgh… Gahhh!”

“C-Captain… save me…! Hwaaaak!”

The Black Flame Corps was safe but the demonic practitioners of the Inspection Corps were not.

The Demon Sword Master seemed to have no intention of caring for those guys pouring out her aura as it was.

The Sword Demon watching this turned her face away with a nonchalant expression.

The only one she was looking at was the Demon Sword Master.

Kugugugugugu-!

The thick demonic qi unfurling from the tip of the Sword Demon’s sword soon began to envelop her body.

The aura was fierce and bizarre but it couldn’t penetrate the Sword Demon’s magically enhanced qi.

This was evidence that the Sword Demon was not a weak individual either.

The Sword Demon moved.

Bang-!

It seemed like she lightly jumped but the ground caved in and trembled.

Fast.

‘I can’t see it.’

Clang-!

The Sword Demon who had jumped from a distance was suddenly in front of the Demon Sword Master who also drew her sword to block the Sword Demon’s attack.

Seeing that I was certain.

‘She can’t hold on.’

I knew that I wouldn’t be able to last a second against either of them.

Bang-! Bang bang-!

Lightning and deadly swords clashed producing rough cracking sounds.

It was as if the swords were roaring.

The impact created by those thin blades was unbelievably grand.

Creak.

“…!”

I felt a sensation of my body being pushed back from the impact.

I couldn’t even see the movements properly and even though I wasn’t directly experiencing that power the damage was this significant.

All I could see were the sparks and sword flux left in the air from the brief clashes of the swords.

Those traces were unbelievably splendid and chaotic.

In this brief moment I could tell how many sword techniques had been exchanged between them.”’