Swordmaster’s Youngest Son

he child see her father die.
I’m weak in the heart.”

 

Clang! Sssk-clang!

Jin’s and Kuzan’s blades clashed, sparks flying everywhere.
Jet didn’t do anything and just stomped on the floor.

 

“Oh, Young Master!”

“Just run! With your skill, you’re practically useless.
Fighting alone would be better.
Either I kill these guys or at least you guys can live.”

“I’d rather die with you.”

“Don’t tell me that heartless shit, and just fuck off.
It’s an order.”

“Oh, Young Master, I wish you the best of luck!”

 

Sniffling and holding back his tears, Jet took the child in Dan’s arms and began to sprint away.
Dan followed him.
Beris burst into laughter after seeing them flee.

 

“Oh my goodness~! I can’t watch because of these tears~ Hehe.
Honey, do they really think they can run away? Kuzan! Play with the cutie for a while.
I’ll go deal with them.”

 

Kuzan lightly nodded.

Jin’s eyes widened as more blades flew towards him.
He then activated a spell with his other hand. 

The spell that never disappointed him every time he was in grave danger.

Photon Cannon.

Fwooooosh!

A blinding light brightened their surroundings.
Taking the light full face, Kuzan stumbled backwards.

 

“Urgh!”

 

Even an 8-star knight would lose their balance due to the bright light.
Beris—who was quite far from Jin—flinched and covered her eyes.

Before one second even passed, Jin charged towards Kuzan’s torso, eyeing the man’s neck.
He felt like he could end the battle with one swing.

Shhhk!

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Bradamante’s crescent slash followed by a short echo.
Jin felt the tip of the sword cut something.

 

“Kurgh!”

 

However, the level of an 8-star should not be underestimated.

 

‘He was able to react to that?’

 

Drip, drip.

Blood was dripping from the tip of Jin’s sword as he backed off, wary of a counterattack.

At that moment, Kuzan recovered his vision and repositioned himself.

 

“Tch.”

 

Jin slashed Kuzan’s chest instead of his throat.
However, seeing that the bloodstain in the other’s coat rapidly grew, Jin knew that—thankfully—the wound was not shallow.

 

“Kyaaa! Kuzan!”

 

For the first time, Beris’s liveliness was gone.
With a startled, pale face, she ran over and tended to Kuzan.
She glared at Jin.

 

“I will thoroughly rip you apart.
Piece by piece.
How dare you do this to him!”

 

Krrrrrrrrrr!

Mana began to flood around her.
Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she screamed.
She was going all out against Jin.

However, the young Runcandel was smiling internally.

 

‘I’m sure she’s in a position where she’s out of mana.
Keep gathering a lot of it.
If I just block a few times, you’ll self-destruct from mana overflow…’

 

Grip…!

As Beris tried to charge at Jin, Kuzan grabbed her shoulder and shook his head.

 

“Don’t get ahead of yourself, Beris.
He’s a magic swordsman.
He knows the weakness of magicians.
On top of that, he just used light magic.
We must take it slow.”

“But he—!”

“You know this wound isn’t really anything.
We’ll chase Dan later.
We need to deal with this kid before they get far.”

“‘Isn’t really anything’? Your life just got shorter!”

 

Kuzan was the problem. 

 

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‘He’s strong, not arrogant, and prudent.
After seeing Photon Cannon, he knew I was a magic swordsman instead of mistaking it for an effect of an artifact.
He’s a tough one.’

 

A chill ran up Jin’s spine.

Two 8-stars, and they weren’t making any mistakes.
If they were careful of Jin’s gimmicks, then his probability of winning would plummet.

Although Kuzan took some damage, he pulled out a glass bottle and drank its contents.
Almost immediately, his bleeding slowed down.

What he drank was poison. 

However, to a person with a great resistance to poison, it was nothing more than a divine potion.

 

‘Is he like Elder Sister Yona? That guy… He’s a handful.’

 

Yona Runcandel.
Having her as a sister, Jin knew what was going on.

—If you meet an enemy like your sister Yona, remember this: you must finish them in one strike.
Or else, they’ll heal themselves like they’re some immortal being.
They use their lifespan to heal themselves at that moment, but it’s a pain in the ass to deal with.

—Conversely, you can’t allow any small injuries or wounds.
When they go all out, they have a bit of lethal poison on their weapons.
Even with your resistance to poisons, it’s still pretty fatal.

He remembered his conversation with Luna during one of their training sessions.

And as she said, Kuzan stood up after finishing his recovery.
His sword glowed with a light green sheen.
Poison and aura mixed on Kuzan’s blade, emitting an eerie green color.

 

“No time to capture him alive, Beris.
Watch my back.”

“Alright.
Instead, don’t go too hard.
I don’t want you to get hurt from that kid that I want to rip apart.”

“I’ll do what I can.”

 

Dash!

Kuzan’s speed was fast; the glow of his eye left an afterimage.
Jin also pushed his feet off the ground with his sword extended.

CLANG!

The two swords clashed, and a loud sound of collision reverberated through the air.
They only clashed their blades once, but it was enough to feel the power of a ‘real’ 8-star knight.

 

“Die!”

 

Furthermore, Beris was reinforcing Kuzan with magic from behind.

Jin was backed into a corner.
He thought of when to reveal his remaining cards.

Tess, Myulta’s Rune, and Blade: Unleash.

Those were all he could do to turn the tide.

 

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Translator – jhei

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