The Sword That Defies Expectations

The swordswoman looked at me with expectation, and no matter how friendly I was, she appeared to be in her mid-twenties.

Her hair was messy and tied back roughly, so if she fixed it a bit, she could look even younger.

"By the way, how old are you?"

"Eh? Why are you asking my age?"

I picked up the sword hanging there, stroked the blade with my hand as if checking it.

"To reach here, it must have taken more than ordinary effort. It seems like it would take at least decades, and you look around my age, so it's surprising."

"Ahaha! I see, you have good eyes. But if you ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠look too old, it's a problem. This is how I look, but I'm 24 years old."

As expected, she wasn't a vampire or elf or anything, she was around my age.

(Head Moderator) 24 years old, huh?

(Swordswoman) What? Wow, this is a legendary sword.

(Head Moderator) Stop sighing and explain what makes these weapons so great.

(Head Moderator) I was just pretending to be cool by praising the equipment.

(Swordswoman) You are really... Still, befriending a blacksmith with that level of skill will definitely be a huge opportunity for you.

I read the swordswoman's comment as is, and put on a pose as if I had known from the beginning.

"First, it looks like it weighs 2kg at a glance, but when I actually picked it up, it's 3kg, or a bit more. It's just that it looks like ordinary iron from the outside, but it's made from tower byproduct?"

I lightly swung the sword from above to below in the air.

"Also, the handle is designed so that the center of gravity is almost perfect, so when swinging, the weight doesn't feel like much."

"You know that?"

"Of course. Also, checking the item options, since it has the attribute 'solid', the durability is excellent. If I need to, I can hold the blade part with my hand and swing it like a hammer and it should be fine."

When I finished speaking, the woman nodded in satisfaction.

"Good! Pass!"

"Eh?"

"The sword is yours to take."

"If I hadn't passed, would you not sell it?"

"No, I have to sell it. I make a living with this. Besides, our house isn't selling well enough to take in guests."

"Then... what did I pass?"

"I just recognized it! That's it!"

It was a bit deflating, but I thought it was fortunate to get a much better weapon than expected.

"Then, the price?"

I still had some hope.

After all that talk, there should be some bargaining room, right?

Since I liked it, if I hear the price and ask to lower it, she might give a discount?

"Those stones in your pocket, right? That should be it."

"Really?"

It worked!

Even an initial discount.

"Yeah, the tower byproduct I used earlier is the stone, so this is enough."

"Thank you!"

I immediately hugged the sword, thinking she might change her mind.

Even if there was no skill, items are items.

The minimum price starts from 1 million won, and the amount of stones I have is way insufficient.

Moreover, I had just praised the weapon's value with my own mouth.

With the swordswoman's endorsement, even if she asked for a high price, I couldn't do anything about it, so I was relieved.

Choi Su-ah looked at the man who had just left with a bitter smile.

She crushed the fire spirit with her hand, but the spirit quickly recovered and fluttered in front of her.

At that moment, Choi Su-ah's thin arms swelled twice as big, with veins bulging.

The fire spirit finally realized the atmosphere and covered its mouth and hurriedly entered the furnace.

Instead of the disappeared fire spirit, various attribute spirits appeared.

Even though the spirits were noisily chattering, Choi Su-ah kept staring at the spot where Kim Namu had passed.

"I didn't see it."

"What?"

"What did that guy do?"

"It was just a normal swing."

"Yes! Yes. Anyone can do that."

"It feels like several people are overlapping."

When I first saw Kim Namu, he was an insignificant young man.

But when I blinked, there was a well-trained sword standing there.

And when I closed and opened my eyes again, there were countless things overlapping there.

I had felt that feeling once in the past.

That's why Choi Su-ah felt a surge of expectation after a long time.

I returned to my room right away with the good weapon in hand.

It's an item, an item.

It's a sword that the swordswoman says is exceptionally good.

The center of gravity is well balanced and solid.

Honestly, I don't know what's so good about it, but since she said it's good, it feels like it fits my hand better. Anyway, that's what looks good.

I immediately wanted to swing it, so I entered the 2nd ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠floor of the tower.

"It's not a plain?"

If the 1st floor yesterday was a flat plain with a hole, the 2nd floor was a forest full of trees.

As expected, it was completely different from the tower raid posts, but this was pretty much what I had expected.

I immediately hid my body behind a nearby tree and started looking around.

Like last time, I didn't know when or where the enemy would ambush.

"......"

But as expected, this time there was nothing but grass and trees, and the sounds were too quiet.

So, just as I was about to peek my head out to check the other side.

Whoosh—

Something flew towards my face at high speed.

"Wow!"

I reflexively twisted my head hard to dodge, and I could see what had come.

"An arrow?"

As soon as I saw the arrow flying to pierce my head, a chill ran down my spine.

Still, I ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠thought it was worth it.

I don't know if I went crazy over dopamine, but I dodged the arrow flying towards me.

If I can hide with this physical ability, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I'll become a hedgehog someday.

I immediately pushed off the spot and started running towards the direction the arrow had come from.

Whoosh—

As expected, another arrow flying to aim at my head.

"If you aim at the same place, I'd be grateful."

Since I wasn't the type to take a clearly visible attack at a clearly visible position, I swung my sword to deflect the arrow.

"Kehak?!"

Then, a surprised goblin's dirty scream came out.

"Again, you?"

This goblin was dressed like an archer, holding a crossbow.

It seemed the goblin's extermination was the goal of the 2nd floor.

The goblin hurriedly loaded the arrow and tried to shoot, but since I was running much faster, I could catch up quickly.

"Got you...!"

"Keh."

Whoosh—

Again, at the moment I was about to swing the Blue Dragon Sword Art to end it, another arrow flew from behind and stuck in my shoulder.

"Aak!"

The unpleasant feeling of the arrow piercing my body for the first time and scraping the bone made me pause.

The guy who had fallen in front was aiming his crossbow at my head, not knowing when he had loaded it again.

I forced my not moving well arm up and bounced the flying arrow in front of my nose.

I never thought there would be more than one enemy.

In front and behind.

Or maybe three.

Considering that, I decided to finish the goblin in front first, so I held the sword in the opposite hand instead of the injured arm and slashed the guy in front.

"Keh, heuk."

At the same time, I hid behind a tree again, and the arrow grazed my side by a hair.

"The difficulty is weird."

The right shoulder where the arrow was stuck felt hot as if it had fire on it and hurt.

But I couldn't move it carelessly or it would get worse, so I was groaning, and the sound of footsteps on the grass came.

"It's okay. If the wound is cleared, it says it will recover."

I ignored the shoulder wound as much as possible and ran quickly towards the direction the sound was coming from.

Again, with the sensation of mana spreading all over my body, my body shot forward.

The goblin who was preparing to shoot as soon as I came out was startled and turned the crossbow on me, but it was already too late.

A lightning bolt that had been soaring in the sky fell to the ground at high speed.

"Kehak!"

This is real, so I'm glad.

I almost ended up in the hospital without making money.

Damn, would a jobless hunter survive?