Chapter 26 – Part 1 Interlude

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The depths of the ‘living forest’ bathed in the early morning sunlight.

There, a mansion that had been neglected for a long time remained alone and was quietly weathering with nature.

Until a few days ago, those who used this place as a base appeared.

A man who advances by knocking out nearby monsters with his fist.

Even though he has a sword at his waist, he doesn’t pull it out as if it’s annoying.

And a woman following him at a distance.

Unlike the man in light armor, she was wearing her heavy armor, and she also had a sword at her waist.

They were two people who contrasted in many ways.

The man’s side was clearly a rough-tempered person. Tangled brown hair. Big stature. And greeves scattered all over his body.

The sword worn around the waist also seems to be an old item. There were dents here and there on the cross guard, and the leather scabbard was also damaged.

However. Contrary to such crude equipment, the man himself seemed to have been trained to the limit.

An arm muscle the size of a human head. A body that doesn’t know where to stab a knife. Considering the age close to 60, how much effort did you put into maintaining your body to this extent?

The monster’s body bursts out, but his technique of not getting a drop of blood on his body was already outside the realm of humans.

The woman looks much younger than the man.

Appears to be an adult, but with slightly pointed ears and fair skin.

Red eyes with silver hair down to his waist.

Eyes, nose and mouth in harmony, like a piece.

She was a strong woman with a well-trained will in her mysterious appearance.

The heavy armor on her body also covers her pretty body, but it seems to require a lot of strength.

“It’s a terrifying corner of the country… And the guys that come out are only small puppies.”

The man talks like it’s not funny. What he was holding in his hand was the leg of a wolf he had just beaten to death. Eat it raw without cooking it.

“It’s unsanitary. Please stop. Father.”

“Keuu-. You don’t know what. Monster meat is rather hygienic?”

A father-daughter relationship that doesn’t look alike at all.

“Rather than that. Are you sure that little Cleon is in here?”

“Yes. Judging from the fact that my magic sensor is responding, the magic swordsman my father is looking for must be inside the mansion.”

The man is sobbing… He makes a noise and eventually discovers a barrier that divides the space.

“Ohh. This is it. There must be a barrier.”

“I’ll release it.”

“No. Wait, I’ll do this.”

Haha. The man laughed and pulled out his sword.

Red sword.

If it shakes like a haze in an instant, not knowing how much blood it may have sucked.

True!

The red sword swung at the end of the barrier cuts the barrier in two.

“If you do it, the guy inside will get caught… It’s not enough of a surprise.”

“…Do you have any reason to prepare for such an event?”

“This is a disciple I haven’t seen in a long time. What I want to surprise is the teacher’s heart.”

Haha! The man smiled and entered the count’s garden.

The woman let out a sigh and quietly followed him in.

…A place where people are gone.

The barrier that had been cut neatly sticks as if it had never happened.

The result of an extremely trained flash that accurately cuts through mana without disturbing it.

It has been restored by time.

Those who knew that this was close to divine skill would have recognized the man’s identity on the spot.

Its name is-