## Chapter 788 – Kingdom Martial Arts Tournament

ㅡPatzzzzzzzzzzzzut!!!

“Kuaaaaaaa!!”

The color was a vivid blue.

Refined mana was emitted, taking shape and enveloping the blade. It didn’t extend far, just enough to coat the blade, forming a small aura.

But its density… was clearly extraordinary.

Handling sword aura was difficult.

There weren’t many swordsmen who could actually do it, and even if they could, they would face various inconveniences if they hadn’t mastered it perfectly.

“Quite refined sword aura!! To form such an aura at that age, amazing!!”
“There’s nothing amazing about it!”

A resounding shout echoed.

He seemed quite enraged, probably because he was defeated by me and then heard himself called a kid. But despite his obvious anger, his sword aura remained clear.

ㅡHe knows how to control it perfectly.

That alone was enough to qualify him as a genius.

But.

If that’s all he’s got, it’s incredibly disappointing. He just got his ass kicked by me, does he think he can win just by deploying sword aura?

“Then come at me again!! I’ll evaluate your sword aura!!”
“Only he can evaluate me!”
“Who the hell is he!”

ㅡPatzzzzzzzzzzzzzzut!!!!

I also deployed sword aura.

Clear mana rode the blade of the Holy Sword Vygald, soaring brilliantly.

The sword aura, which I had used countless times, burned mana more efficiently than ever, completely enveloping the blade, and a destructive energy emanated from it. My sword aura is invincible.

“Well, whatever. Your skill is more important than him. I’ve used sword aura too, so feel free to come at me.”
“Kuaaaaaaaaㅡ!!!”

A beast-like roar.

ㅡSwish!

Harun, having jumped high, charged at me, spinning fiercely. He looked like a bullet. If you were hit by that attack, your limbs would surely be torn apart.

ㅡSwaeeeeeeeeek!!!

His speed was comparable to a bullet as well, and he closed the distance in an instant, scattering sword aura and unleashing a devastating strike using his accelerated rotation.

ㅡKwaang!!!

Of course, I block it.

ㅡSwish!

But as soon as I blocked it, he kicked off the ground and shot past me like a bullet, coming in from my side. Was that attack just a feint?

The sequence of movements is too natural.

Anyway, to track his movements, I turned my body.

“Kuaoooㅡ!!!”

Already in position, he concentrated his sword aura on the tip of his blade, `slightly extending` the blade’s length, and launched a thrust as if firing a spring.

ㅡShyuuuuuung!!!

A strike imbued with transcendent speed.

If I got hit by that, I’d have a hole in my body.

“Hahaha!!!”

Of course, once I recognize it, there’s no way I can’t dodge it.

ㅡWhoosh!

Immediately, I took a step forward with my right foot and leaned my waist back greatly to avoid the thrust, ㅡThwoom!!! The blade, which pierced the air where my chest would have been, tried to retract rapidly.

“Interesting, kid!!!”

But it’s too late.

ㅡSwish!

Still leaning back, I raised my arm bent at a right angle, grabbed his forearm, and straightened my waist.

This time, he couldn’t avoid my grappling hold.

“What!”

A cry of panic.

Once he’s caught by me, it’s as good as his life is over. ㅡThump! I instantly exploded with strength, turning my body backward at the same time.

ㅡKwaaaaaang!!

I grabbed his forearm and slammed him into the ground.

“Keuheok…!”

He spat out blood from the impact.

It must have been a tremendous shock. It wouldn’t be strange if he passed out from this. Still, it’s good that he didn’t drop his sword.

ㅡSwish!

But at that moment.

“…!”

The guy who was spitting out air suddenly grabbed my arm with an extremely fast motion, as if nothing had happened, and tried to apply a grappling technique.

“Kid! Your movements are too obvious!”

Is this bastard trying to fake me out?

“What!”
“Asura Blood-Crushing Fist!”

ㅡKwaang!

“Kakh!”

When I struck Harun’s face, who was trying to grapple me, he was sent flying far away. Did he endure the pain and use the grappling technique by force just now?

I should commend him.

But if it doesn’t work, it’s just a desperate struggle.

ㅡThud!

Harun, who had flown far away, collided with the ground and rolled over and over. Watching that, the soul of an entertainer ignited, and I couldn’t hold back anymore!!!!

To dare roll around so flamboyantly in front of me!!!!

“Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!”

I can’t forgive it!!!

ㅡSwoosh!

Immediately, I screamed and stood on my hands with an extremely cruel and violent motion.

“W-What is this!!!! Kim Kat, who blew away Harun, suddenly stood upside down!!!”

The announcer’s cry was heard.

ㅡThwung!

I kicked the ground with my palms as I was.

ㅡWhoosh.

Then my body floated up and shot forward. A superhuman body. It’s very easy to send a body standing on its hands using only one arm.

ㅡThwung!

I shot the floating body forward, and when I fell, I kicked the ground again with my palms, repeating the same procedure!

ㅡThwung!
ㅡThwung!
ㅡThwung!

“Hahahaha!!!!”

Laughing like that, I ran like a kangaroo in a handstand, closing the distance with him!!

ㅡThethethethethehands and feet are reverseddaaaaaaaa!!!!
ㅡH-He’s running almost flying while standing on his hands!!!!
ㅡReversed! Reversed! The top and bottom are all reversed!! Everything will change now!!!
ㅡCommon sense is changingaaaaaaat!!!
ㅡA person is running with their hands instead of their feet!!!
ㅡThis is a lieeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ㅡKyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!

A frenzied shout erupted!

ㅡThwung!
ㅡThwung!

I sprinted towards Harun, who was lying there, and when the distance between us became close!!

“Celestial Demon Scorpion Dejyaaaaaaaat!!!!!!”

I kicked the ground with both hands and aimed for his abdomen with my legs bent at a right angle, like a scorpion shooting its stinger!!

“Keuhak!”

ㅡKwaang!!!

Unfortunately, Harun evaded my Celestial Demon Scorpion. He rolled to avoid the attack at the moment my toes were about to touch his abdomen. As soon as the attack failed, I got up from my seat and took a stance.

“To avoid that blow!! I have no choice but to acknowledge it!”
“…What meaning is there in acknowledging that ridiculous blow?”
“I was just saying!”
“What?”
“I was just saying, Harun Gosbelt!! Is there anything you can do besides running away and blocking! Stop with the clumsy counterattacks! If this were a real battle, your head would have been blown off long ago!!”

Honestly, running almost flying in the air in a handstand and unfolding the Celestial Demon Scorpion was almost a joke. I’m so relaxed that I can do something like this right now.

“This bastard…!!”
“Do you think this is my full power!! I was just playing along a little because you claimed to be a genius, I never used my full power!!!”

Harun was strong.

His exquisitely precise swordsmanship was highly accomplished, and the jujutsu and kung fu that came out from time to time were reasonably complete. His sword aura was also top-notch.

However, that’s all.

To Kim Kat, that level is just `decent`.

No matter what he does, if I can respond, that’s the end of it. To land a blow on me, there must be at least one element that transcends me. Harun lacked that.

“You’re weak, genius!! I’m disappointed in you!!!”
“…!”

He put on such a show, but in the end, it’s like this! This level can never threaten me!!! The embers of expectation that had bloomed in my heart subsided, causing a futile anger!

In the end, I couldn’t meet an opponent who satisfied me even at the Kingdom Martial Arts Tournament!! This anger can’t be extinguished even if I perform a wild dance!!

“Full power…!”

Harun, who was listening to my words, shouted.

“I’m not using my full power either!!!”

Not using his full power?

Like I did, he wasn’t giving it his all?

“The restriction that I can’t kill my opponent is dulling my sword! To use my full power in that state… is honestly difficult! So I was just restricting myself!!”

He speaks well.

“Don’t you know that I’m the same?”
“I have been training to kill enemies…! Even if you are the same, that restriction will not be greater than mine!!”
“Hehehe, kid!!”

Does that mean.

“Are you saying that you can only use your full power by risking your life!”

Harun was talking about a real battle where he slaughters the other person, not some lukewarm tournament like this. He’s telling me that only that can unleash his full power.

“Is that what you want? Are you saying that you can prove your genius by fighting with your life on the line!”
“…That’s right!”

He nodded slightly.

“I thought that if I was a genius, I should be able to subdue my opponent without killing them. But fighting you made me realize that that’s just a game. Only taking the enemy’s life is the real thing!”

A chilling voice flowed out endlessly.

“I’m not a genius of games.”
“Then?”
“I’m a genius at killing enemies.”

This bastard has a pretty good idea. I agree with that idea. In the end, sparring is just training and practice.

The real thing is only actual combat.

“Good.”

If that’s what you want.

“Come at me with the determination to kill me.”

I’ll have to listen.
That’s what it takes to be entertaining.

Anyway, the conversation we’re having here isn’t heard by the audience or other people. If I can see the true value of someone called a genius, this much is nothing.

“…Thank you for giving me the opportunity.”

He bowed slightly and pointed his sword at me.

“At the same time, I express my regret.”
“Regret?”
“Because now you will… die or be fatally injured here.”

ㅡSwish.

At that moment, his momentum changed.

ㅡTzutzut!

A completely different feeling than before.

More ferocious, destructive, and fanatical. ㅡTzut. His eyes began to shine. At the same time, it felt like his appearance was becoming even bigger. It didn’t actually get bigger. It’s just that his presence is growing.

“Now… let’s start the real battle. I will defeat you and offer the victory to him.”

Good.

“Hehehe, yeah. So it’s serious mode. That’s right. Of course, it has to be. In the end, battle is about killing the opponent. Excellent.”

I also grabbed Vygald.

“Come, kid.”
“…!”

ㅡKwaang!!!

He kicked the ground.

ㅡWhoosh!!

With just that one motion, the distance between him and me became zero. ㅡSwaeeeeeeek!! Ten blades flew fiercely towards my vitals. Is it an afterimage? No. All of them are real attacks.

ㅡShivers!

A chilling murderous intent warns me of death.

“Celestial Demon Divine Art.”

ㅡThat’s why head-on.

“Celestial Demon Heaven-Breaking Palm.”

I unleashed a fist.

“This is.”

At zero distance, Harun said in a low voice.

“What.”

With those words, an explosion rang out.

ㅡKwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!

Harun, who had taken my Celestial Demon Heaven-Breaking Palm to the chest, flew out of the arena.

“This is the dignity of Celestial Demon Michael Jackson, kid.”

His attack was thwarted by me.

A warning of death?

Do you think I’m hearing that for the first time?
I’ve fought countless life-or-death battles so far.

“Well.”

Still, that was okay just now.

“So this is how I win.”

Is that all the young genius of the Kingdom Knights is?
He only gives me a short pleasure.

It’s all because he’s young.

If he was a little older and had more experience, it would have been an interesting match.

“O-Out of boundsㅡ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The announcer’s voice covered the space.

“Winner!!!!!! Paladin directly under the Saintess of the Brass Celestial Angel Orderㅡ!!!! Kim Katteueueueueueueueueueu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

My victory is declared in a voice louder than anything else.

ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ㅡUooooooooh!!!!!!
ㅡPaladin! Paladin! Paladin! Paladiiin!!!
ㅡVerde hoorayeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
ㅡOoooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeok!!!
ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

The peak.

This time, a pure shout erupted instead of a madness-filled shout. Yes, I won like this. Everyone was cheering sincerely, and my reputation and the honor of the Brass Celestial Angel Order soared sky-high.

ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
ㅡUoooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
ㅡKyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!
ㅡTake meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

I looked around at the audience for a while, savoring the cheers. East, west, south, north. I took in the sight of them going wild as I looked in all directions.

As I was looking at the audience, I shifted my gaze to the upper seats where the princess and the Sword Master were sitting.

ㅡ…

The princess was sitting on a luxurious chair, and next to her, the Sword Master was standing with a microphone.

ㅡAt that moment.

“Well done, that was an excellent match.”

Penetrating all the shouts that had fallen into the Great Arena, the Sword Master’s voice echoed.