Chapter 145

Until hе mеt Drаmоs, Byutеk hаd thоught it аbsоlutely impоssiblе to slicе through such а mаssivе rосk with а sword.

But аfter meеting him, Вyutеk’s thоughts соmрletеly сhanged.

‘Еvеn with his lеаn physiquе, Mаster sliced thrоugh аn even larger rосk with his sword, so I should be ablе tо do it too…!’

Morеоver, Bуutek еndurеd bоnе-grinding pain for threе days whilе trаining.

Тhe teасhings hе recеived from Drаmos were aсtuаlly nothing sреciаl.

‘Endure аll the pain, аnd without stорping, keep striking the rоck with уоur swоrd. If yоu keeр аt it, уour bonеs will grow strоngеr, thiсkеr, аnd devеlор.’

When Вуutek first heard those words from Dramos, he was a bit dumbfounded.

No, he was very dumbfounded.

‘No, Master! Even so, if I keep doing this, my bones might shatter any moment now. How can you tell me to keep going?!’

‘You won’t break no matter what you do, so it doesn’t matter.’

‘What does that mean… Sigh, if I really strike hard, won’t my bones crack or something?’

If an ordinary person struck a rock with a sword, their bones would ache and get injured.

If unlucky, their bones might even break.

‘Then try it. If even a single crack appears in your bones, I’ll crawl between your legs. No, I’ll grant you anything you want.’

‘Really?! Alright! Then watch this!’

Foolishly, Byutek proceeded with the bet that his own arm would break, and the result.

‘Gyaaaaaaaah!!’

Only a tingling sensation like electricity flowing through his body and an ache in his arm, but his bones truly didn’t break or crack.

‘Right, if you keep enduring that pain, you’ll become much stronger. From the start, those with innate bone and muscle talent like you are truly rare. If you keep training, later on, no attack will ever break your bones.’

Dramos’s teachings were really that simple and brute-force, but that training method suited Byutek perfectly.

Thus, after three days of bone-aching training, he gained an incredible body.

So, Byutek wanted to check the results of his training.

‘Now it’s definitely possible…!’

The thickness of Byutek’s bones had at least doubled compared to a few days ago.

The muscles on his body also seemed about 1.5 times larger than before.

And most of all, Byutek felt his own strength was several times… no, almost ten times stronger than before.

‘The greatsword Mr. Bron made for me… now feels incredibly light.’

The greatsword Bron made was originally slightly heavy even for Byutek, but now it felt light.

Therefore, the speed and power of his sword swings must have increased dozens of times.

‘If I go all out, I should definitely be able to slice through a rock that size!’

If it were impossible, Dramos wouldn’t have pointed at that rock and told him to try slicing it.

Arriving before a rock about fifteen meters in diameter, Byutek drew the large greatsword from his back and gripped it with both hands.

After taking a deep breath, Byutek raised the greatsword high and instantly focused strength throughout his body.

Then, the muscles forming his arms and back split impressively.

Thick, distinct veins stood out on his forearms.

At that moment, Byutek swung the greatsword as if striking down.

Swoooooooosh!!!!

Sword Aura erupted from Byutek’s greatsword.

The reason Byutek, who couldn’t even use Mana, could use Sword Aura was thanks to his innate bone and muscle and innate strength.

The Sword Aura, unleashed purely through strength, slammed into the rock.

The moment the Sword Aura Byutek unleashed touched the rock, the rock was sliced in half, cleanly split into two.

“Hahahahaha!! I did it, Master! Look at this!!”

Byutek shouted to Dramos, overjoyed like a child.

Dramos was silently staring at Byutek with a serious expression.

‘He actually sliced through it…!!’

Including today, Dramos had taught Byutek for a total of three days.

What he always said while teaching Byutek was ‘You have innate bone and muscle talent,’ ‘I see tremendous talent.’

‘He has grown a lot, but since he’s still a rookie, I was trying to teach him some humility… I didn’t think he’d actually slice through it. Hehe, seems I’ve raised a monster.’

Dramos was a bit worried that he might have awakened a monster’s talent.

‘He’s simple, brute-force, and good-natured… but if he ever develops ill intentions later, it could be the start of a calamity.’

Of course, by that time, Byutek would have become an incredibly strong swordsman, incomparable to now.

Having realized his innate bone and muscle talent, all that remained was to keep growing from now on.

“Disciple, well done. But who did you say the person you serve is?”

“Ah, it’s someone named Khan. He’s unbelievably strong.”

“He’s definitely… a Mage, you said?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Tsk, tsk… If he’s a Mage, his personality must be a bit off somewhere. Can you keep sticking with someone like that?”

“Of course! Even if you’re my Master… I can’t tolerate you insulting Sir Khan. Sir Khan saved my life and gave me a new life to live.”

Thwack!

“Ouch! That hurts!”

Suddenly, Dramos’s fist flew like lightning, and Byutek couldn’t even dodge, getting hit.

It felt like a huge lump would form on his head.

“Hey, you brat. Even though your Master gave you great teachings… you can’t tolerate it?!”

“That’s true… but of course I can’t tolerate someone insulting the person I serve, right?!”

“Hahahahaha!! Right. That’s enough. Keep living with that mindset from now on.”

“Huh…? Suddenly?”

“Yeah, you brat.”

Listening to Byutek’s expression, tone, and what he said, Dramos didn’t think he was a wicked person.

“What kind of person do you think that Khan fellow you serve is, Byutek?”

“Hmm… Sir Khan seems blunt, cold, and scary, but once you get to know him, he’s warm-hearted and kind.”

“Tsk, tsk… Aren’t you praising him too much just because he’s the person you serve?”

“No! He’s truly an outstanding person!”

“Well, if you say so, then it must be so. I’ll be going now.”

Saying that, Dramos waved his hand at Byutek.

“Are you going to apply for the tournament now?”

“Yeah, the prize for the Underground Arena Tournament held in Erindel is an Ancient Magic Book… If I don’t participate and just stay still, I’d be no different from a fool. I’ll probably win this tournament. Are you participating too?”

“Yes, the Sir Khan I serve said he’s participating too. He said he’ll definitely win this time.”

“Hehe… Then that friend won’t be able to win this time.”

“Why?”

Dramos answered with an expression as if wondering why he didn’t know something so obvious.

“You have at least a rough idea of my strength, right, Byutek? I’m much stronger than you know.”

“You don’t need to worry about that, Master. Sir Khan will be stronger.”

“Hahahahaha!! This brat… Are you betraying your Master?”

“Even if you’re my Master, Sir Khan comes first for me. He saved me and gave me a new life to live.”

“Right, that loyalty… is a good attitude as a Knight. Don’t forget that loyalty. And in a one-on-one sparring between a Swordsman and a Mage, usually the Swordsman has a 70% advantage. So no matter how strong that Khan fellow is, he won’t be able to beat me.”

Byutek wanted to say one more thing to Dramos, but he had nothing particular to say.

So he bowed his head and sincerely expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you, Master. I will definitely repay this favor someday.”

“What favor between Master and Disciple, you brat. I’m really going now. See you tomorrow.”

“Yes…!”

Dramos waved at Byutek and then vanished in an instant.

“Can’t see him at all…”

Although Byutek had grown quite a bit after training under Dramos, he still couldn’t follow Dramos’s movements with his eyes.

“Anyway, I’m really worried. If Master participates in the tournament, Sir Khan will probably have a hard time…”

Khan was a strong Mage, but it was true that Mages were vulnerable in one-on-one sparring.

So he was a bit worried, but still thought Khan might be able to beat Dramos.

“Phew, should I head back now? I wonder what Sir Khan and Sharin will say when they see me. Hahaha!!”

Byutek laughed heartily alone and sheathed his sword.

At that moment.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Suddenly, Khan and Sharin appeared before Byutek.

“Si, Sir Khan? Sharin…?”