Subscriber of the Gods-Chapter 216: Sword Saint’s Lesson (4)

-Here, this is your sword, Kai.

The Felix family had long been one of the pillars of the Holy Empire’s Twelve Families. Born as the second son of this great family, Kai Felix grasped the sword from childhood according to the will of his elders.

At first, it was a very small sword. With that tiny sword, he learned swordsmanship and trained his physical strength. The sword was Kai’s best friend since childhood.

The swordsmanship taught by the family was incredibly difficult. It was hard to display swordsmanship that could meet the expectations of adults with just one lesson.

But Kai swung his sword every day. After swinging it like that, when he came to his senses, he found that the sword movements naturally unfolded one by one.

By the time he turned ten, he had perfectly mastered one of the family’s sword techniques. Whenever this happened, the family elders praised Kai.

-Amazing!

-You have talent! As expected of Felix bloodline!

It was probably from then on. That he fell deeply in love with the sword.

His innate talent, combined with effort, brought Kai great sense of achievement and joy. The more difficult it was, the greater the joy of success, so Kai grew without knowing his limits.

He won not only the sword competitions held within the family but also the sword exchange competitions held between families.

-You’re a genius, Kai.

-I’m proud of you, Kai.

Before he knew it, he had become stronger than anyone his age within the family.

Swinging a sword made him happy. When swinging a sword, he had no worries.

The sword was very honest, returning results in proportion to how much it was swung. He could understand swordsmanship more deeply and know more about the sword.

The muscles attached to his body through daily repeated training proved Kai’s honesty.

Kai felt a sense of accomplishment when he succeeded today in what he couldn’t do yesterday. He thought he could still get stronger, that he could receive more praise.

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-You don’t have to work harder anymore.

His father said one day.

Don’t have to do more? What does that mean?

-That’s enough.

Enough?

Surely he had been praised when he did well.

Wasn’t getting stronger a good thing?

-I can still get stronger. Did I make a mistake somewhere?

Kai asked.

-You’ve become stronger than your brother. That shouldn’t be.

There was a mistake. The mistake was becoming stronger than his brother.

-Kai, you just need to be like a second son. Like the second son of the great Felix family. Your brother will take care of everything. Stay as you are, but don’t do anything that would bring shame to the family.

Like a second son.

A limit had been set for him from the moment he was born.

It wasn’t a limit he had drawn himself.

It was a limit drawn by the bloodline he inherited.

Kai despaired.

Despairing at the thick limit blocked by his bloodline, he thought he could never overcome that limit.

He agonized and suffered every night.

And he gave up. No, he compromised.

If he couldn’t get any stronger, he had no choice but to confine himself to the limits they set.

It was from then on. That’s when the stuffiness that felt like something was stuck inside began to not go away.

It wouldn’t disappear even if he tried to swallow it. Rather, it only grew bigger as time passed.

Eventually, Kai ignored even that stuffiness. He only tried to cram himself into the small frame demanded by the family.

He tried his best within the framework they had set.

The sword was no longer Kai’s best friend. At some point, it became no fun to hold a sword.

He didn’t look forward to it, nor was he happy.

He thought it was natural. Because he was no longer the tiny Kai from childhood. He thought it was natural to change.

Then he met the man before him.

He was quite famous. When that man first saw him, he asked why he was like that.

It was in a tone that seemed to treat him like a complete fool.

Without knowing anything.

Without knowing how he had lived until now.

He wanted to think it was nonsense from someone who didn’t know the situation.

But Ethan flaunted his talent in front of such a Kai.

You can do it too, can’t you? You can do it, but you’re not doing it?

It was as if he was gently tickling and stimulating him.

It also seemed like he was accusing him of running away.

So he acted unlike himself. To that, Ethan gave a very simple answer.

He said Kai could change what he thought he could never change in his life.

He said the family he thought was huge was nothing.

“Remember that this is just a duel. But you can display all the ability you have. If anything happens, I’ll take care of it.”

The Sword Saint said in a confident voice.

Being this close, he was confident he could handle any situation that might occur.

“Other teachers should watch this duel closely too. You’ll see how I can help you through this duel.”

Gulp, someone swallowed dryly.

It was a duel where it was hard to predict who would win.

Originally, Kai would have had a higher chance of winning, but Ethan Whiskers, who they had experienced throughout the training camp, was a monster no less than Kai.

On the other hand, Kai had not shown as much impact as expected, being pushed back by such an Ethan.

But an elite teacher is an elite teacher. While it might be different in a lesson, he could show an overwhelming performance in a duel.

Everyone watched the duel with expectation.

“Begin!”

Kai gripped his sword strongly.

The sky was very blue and wide.

In fact, he wanted to reach that sky.

But if that sky didn’t acknowledge him.

Kai slowly raised his sword to just above his eyes.

Then the sword blocked the sky. When he blocked the sky, all that remained was the sword and himself.

“I’ll become the sky.”

Crack-.

The small frame that had cracked shattered completely.

When the frame shattered, only then could he see the pure white wall where the frame had been hanging.

It was a pure white wall whose end couldn’t be seen even when looking up high.

Splash-.

The enormous talent that had been confined in a tiny frame overflowed and began to cover the entire white wall and draw something.

It was a giant sword. It was the true flower of Kai Felix’s talent.

At this moment, Kai Felix’s talent blossomed.

Ethan grinned at the sight.

Clang-!

Kai, who had closed the distance in an instant, swung his sword.

Everyone gasped in surprise at that movement.

“I couldn’t see it!”

“What’s with that speed!”

Ciron opened his eyes wide and began to focus on the duel.

Clang-! Clang-!

Except for the Sword Saint, none of those watching could follow Kai’s advancing speed with their eyes.

Every time Kai swung his sword, a shockwave spread around with a thunderous sound.

“He was this good…?”

It was an incredible skill that was hard to believe for a new teacher.

The teachers gaped in astonishment.

The members of the Ramsdale branch family watching the duel together also frowned deeply.

“Wasn’t he weak? Wasn’t he less than the rumors?”

“Thanks to that, we had a hard time.”

“No, really… he was less than the rumors…”

“If that’s less, what level do you consider great?”

Clang-! Clang-!

As the duel heated up more and more, those who had been speaking gradually fell silent.

Kai Felix’s swordsmanship was enough to surprise everyone watching the duel.

At first, it was very rough swordsmanship. But with each swing, it was quickly gaining accuracy and precision.

“His swordsmanship is becoming precise to a frightening degree. It was incredibly rough until just now.”

Precision.

He was striking the appropriate points with accurate force. In addition, his speed was gradually increasing.

It looked as if Ethan, who was only blocking continuously, was being overwhelmed one-sidedly. In contrast, Kai Felix, who was swinging the sword, looked as if he was dancing.

The Sword Saint, who had been watching with his arms folded, grinned.

When he heard from Eucalis, he thought Kai Felix was completely broken.

The Sword Saint also roughly knew how the Felix family operated.

It was something he couldn’t interfere with or evaluate as it was another family’s business. Moreover, he knew that if Kai Felix couldn’t overcome it himself, no one could help him in the end.

“He overcame it.”

Having shattered the obstacles that were suppressing him, all that remained was to see how far his talent could unfold.

Clang-! Clang-!

Kai Felix was swinging his sword, entrusting himself to his instincts.

Old memories came flooding back.

Back then, he moved as if he had become the sword and the sword had become him, entrusting his mind to the sword.

But after time passed, Kai was only moving rationally.

Because they said there was no need to get stronger anymore.

But that was not worth listening to.

Because he was born second, he had to give everything to his older brother who was first?

Because that’s the rule?

Screw that.

Kai entrusted his whole body to the sword, following the sensation in his hazy memories.

“This looks much better, Teacher Kai.”

Ethan said, looking at such a Kai.

Clang-!

At Ethan’s words, even more power was put into Kai’s sword.

“If you want to do it, just do it.”

You can cover the sky sufficiently even with your little finger.

Then with a sword much bigger than that, you can cover anything.

Then you can become anything.

You can even become the sky yourself.

“Such things are really nothing.”

Saying so, Ethan grinned.

‘The investment was successful.’

Now that he had shaken off all his thoughts and returned as the genius Kai Felix, not the second son of the Felix family.

‘The investment was successful. Then shall we collect the dividends?’

Ethan gripped his sword strongly.

Then after taking a breath, he swung his sword.

Ethan Swordsmanship First Form

Frost Lightning

Clang-!

Along with the sound of swords clashing, a groan of “ugh” was heard.

Kai Felix, who had been continuously pushing Ethan back until now, suddenly retreated due to tremendous pain.

Ethan didn’t miss that gap.

Advancing forward, he continued the Ethan Swordsmanship. The Frost Sword, which fully maintained the momentum of the First Form, aimed at Kai’s sword once more.

Clang-!

Just twice.

With two properly swung attacks, Kai Felix’s sword shattered.

Pushed back by the shock, Kai fell backward and landed on his bottom.

This was probably the first time he had been so overwhelmingly defeated.

As proof, Kai was staring at his broken sword with trembling hands.

‘The power control was perfect.’

If he had swung his sword like when facing an Apostle, Kai would already be dead.

“Sword Saint.”

Although the duel was essentially over, Ethan had no intention of letting him go here.

Kai’s talent has just blossomed. Then shouldn’t he be allowed to continue gaining experience?

‘That’s how I can properly use him when I bring him to Whiskers.’

“Yes, the duel is…”

“Please give me one more spare sword.”

At those words, the Sword Saint called a member of the Ramsdale branch family nearby and handed a sword to Kai.

“…Thank you.”

Kai, who had been sitting after landing on his bottom, slowly stood up gripping the sword.

“Do whatever you want to do.”

It was Ethan’s confidence that he could take anything.

When Kai realized that Ethan had taken all the swordsmanship he had displayed so far, he suddenly felt a strange emotion.

Eventually, Kai grinned, showing his teeth.

It was a feeling of competitiveness he hadn’t felt in a very long time.

“I’ll be in your care.”

Kai made up his mind firmly. He would definitely repay this favor.

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