The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 20

First War (5)

As time went on, Theo’s progress became much slower.

It was because the number of dire wolves that appeared singly at first began to appear in groups at some point.

From 2-3 to 5.

Theo had to feel the danger of death every time he bumped into them.

Eventually, around 4 hours after entering the dungeon, Theo came back out of the dungeon.

“Kyaaagh! young master!”

“Sigh… … Sigh… … It’s okay, so don’t make a fuss.”

“Ha, but now… … !”

“I’m really fine, can you give me a break?”

Theo manages to calm the lady-in-waiting, who is surprised to see himself appearing covered in blood, and opens the inventory.

Fortunately, the place called the dungeon didn’t dry people’s blood.

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[Healing Potion for Beginners]

· Type: Miscellaneous

· Effect: Restores 10 points of physical strength and wounds.

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Theo took out a bottle of red liquid and poured it into his mouth.

Paaa-

Then, a red halo floated over his body, his wounds healed, and his breathing became easier.

‘If there were a lot of things like this, it would be much easier to clear. damn.’

I should have guessed the quest difficulty when C first appeared.

It dries the blood, but just enough to withstand it.

But it’s such a place where you could lose your life.

“Still, it seems like the monsters can’t come out of the door, so I should say it’s fortunate.”

Theo grumbled as he rubbed the back of his hand on the corner of his mouth.

Paaa-

At that moment, the beginner’s ring on the ring finger of his left hand sparkled.

The circulation of mana, which had been extremely slow due to fatigue, became much faster, and the body regained strength.

pounding, pounding!

Currently, Theo’s mana is all contained in the dragon’s heart, so the effect of the ring is affecting the whole body.

‘If it wasn’t for this, I would have fallen asleep right away, or I would have had to run away from the dungeon early.’

I hope this, which I received as the first reward of the quest, will be of great help.

What if I could use all the other rewards?

Clearing will be much easier.

‘I need to be level 10 quickly.’

Fortunately, it seemed that I would only need to catch one or two more dire wolves.

However, if there was one problem.

“… … Weapons are in very bad condition. What should I do?”

Beginner’s training sword has lost all its teeth before anyone knows it, so it can’t be used again.

Another weapon was needed.

Are there any good weapons out there?

Theo looked around the room and found three swords hanging on the wall.

on your fourteenth birthday.

A decorative decorative sword given as a gift by her mother, Cecilia.

At the time, the conflict with Cecilia was so severe that I just forgot about it.

“… … .”

Theo quickly removed the swords from the wall and opened the sheath.

clap-

Sureureung!

“It’s quite sunny, isn’t it?”

Contrary to the worry that the blade might be dull, it was sharp enough to be used in practice right away.

No signs of rust at all.

Theo held his sword high and held it up in the light of the chandelier.

A blade as white as the snow fields common in the north.

It is blindingly white.

“I think I used ‘Snowbaek-goe’… … . It must have been quite expensive. How did you get it?”

Having dealt with information directly in his previous life, Theo knew very well how precious Snow White Ingots were.

A mineral that is only excavated in very small amounts even in the winter mountains where snow is piled up all year round.

Even in the dark night, it shines brilliantly like a star, and its hardness and strength are amazing.

Thanks to this, even Ragnar ordered to mix snow white ingots in a certain ratio or more when producing a sword.

Of course, the price was exorbitant, so ordinary prosecutors never dreamed of it.

However, the sword Cecilia gave him as a gift was mixed with such snow white lumps.

All three sacks, too.

more than a significant percentage.

Where is that?

How gorgeous are the decorations on the handle and the scabbard to preserve the characteristics of the sword.

Even Theo, who had no special knowledge of art, could clearly see that considerable effort had been put into it.

Theo suddenly thought of Cecilia, who was very happy while dressing him.

Maybe he was as happy as he was when he picked out and made these swords himself?

However, he did not pay attention to it for a very long time and only hung it for decoration.

I choked up a bit.

“… … .”

Theo looked at the prepared swords in silence for a while, then put them all into the inventory.

There was only one thought that came to my mind right now.

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Let’s not repeat the same mistakes as in the past life.

Theo challenged the second attack.

* * *

The more I used it, the more my inventory was very strange.

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Like a subspace artifact.

‘I don’t even feel the weight at all. Item storage is also free. It seems there is a limit to space, but.’

Thanks to that, I was able to move without difficulty even if I brought various tools separately to the three-handed sword.

Krrr-

Three giant bears that seemed to easily pass 5 meters appeared.

Even in the sea, they were famous as predators.

Theo was strangely not afraid.

Feels like an easy catch.

Serureung-

He ran while holding two swords in each hand.

Wow!

In the place where he passed, two pure white trails of snow white mass remained.

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

As expected, Theo moved very quickly.

To the point where I doubted whether it was true that I was lost when I first came in.

Maybe it’s because of the coefficient of [muscular strength] that reached the realm of the extraordinary.

Or, I don’t know if it’s because of my mother’s heart.

still.

By the time you’ve passed halfway through the cave, you’re already over level 10.

From this point on, I was able to wear all of the Beginner series as expected.

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[Beginner Set]

Effect: Magical efficiency +13%, stamina increase speed +6%, weapon speed +5%, all stats +5

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The Beginner series has been a great source of strength for Theo.

The magic circulation was so natural, and the speed of swinging the sword was much faster.

Yongseom.

The trajectory of the sword he wielded to catch up with the light became sharper and sharper.

One hit kill.

‘I’m getting stronger. very quickly.’

Theo felt that something that had been bothering him for so long was falling away all at once.

With this momentum, it seemed that he would be able to easily defeat Axion in the near future.

[All 1st floor has been cleared.]

[Enter the second floor.]

* * *

Time flew by.

Days pass, two days, three days… … .

one month, two months.

At first, I couldn’t even move a few steps.

Now, after taking a lot of steps, he was able to reach the end of the dungeon.

‘I finally reached level 15.’

Thanks to that, the coefficient of [muscular strength] also reached 91 before I knew it.

The target of 100 is not far away.

And that wasn’t all.

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Theo Ragnar (15 years old/male)

· Level: 15

· Ability (▼)

Strength: 91 Agility: 25

Stamina: 20 HP: 198

Intelligence: 19 Luck: -6

· [Unable to view]

· [Unable to view]

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As the life-and-death struggle continued, other stats rose steadily.

In particular, [Agility] was showing the biggest change.

Compared to the 1st level, it is a whopping 14 coefficients.

Thanks to that, I can now move fairly quickly.

‘[Luck] is also close to zero.’

Changes have taken place since the rumor that he received Kyle’s sword circulated.

Just by looking at his ability values changing day by day, he felt full even though he hadn’t eaten.

Is it because of that?

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Lately, a soft smile has not left Theo’s lips.

– Guys, guys. Don’t you think the boy has changed these days? Am I the only one who feels that way?

-Yeah. Are you even in love?

-Hey! What nonsense is this for someone who only wields a sword every day!

-right. It’s like going out to the gym early in the morning, and doing personal training in your room all morning. You don’t even let me enter your room at all, right?

-You seem to have gotten a lot taller these days.

-right. The other day a tailor came to visit and was surprised. He said he grew close to 10cm in a few months.

-You seem to have gained muscle too… … . Especially when you make a fist, the veins protruding from the back of your hand are very… … ! hehehe.

-Ah, filthy real! Don’t you wipe your saliva?

Among the ladies-in-waiting, Theo’s recent change into a manly figure was the biggest topic of discussion.

The way he tied back his waist-length hair and wielded a sword drenched in sweat couldn’t have been so cool.

-By the way, you bring 10 training iron swords with you every day, don’t you? Where are you using it?

-Yeah. If you listen closely, you can’t even hear the sword breaking.

-What kind of training do you do?

The steel sword for training was a method that Theo chose as a temporary measure when the blade of the pre-sword began to dull little by little.

It is a feature that can store a considerable amount of items in the inventory to save on the preliminary sword.

The problem was that as the attack continued, the level of the monsters increased, so the iron sword could not be used for a long time.

So, I had to carry more than 10 iron swords every day.

The maids and servants couldn’t help but find this strange.

However, there were only questions, and no one doubted about it.

It was because Theo was blind to training.

And.

[Enter the 5th floor.]

[This is the boss room. A strong demon appears. Be careful.]

Before I knew it, I had the last head in front of me.

* * *

“I think it’s the first time I’ve seen a message say to be careful.”

Theo was very nervous as he read the message.

In fact, there was something that sent chills down my spine from the moment I entered the 5th floor.

The air was too heavy.

To the point where it’s hard to breathe.

“… … .”

The fifth floor was much smaller than the other floors.

In the center of the large cavity, an enormous beast was crouched in a deep sleep.

‘dragon?’

For a moment, Theo wondered if it was a mythical dragon he had only heard about, but soon realized it wasn’t.

Because it had no wings on its back.

But despite crouching, it was too big. Its dark blue scales shimmered like jewels, and flames seemed to pour from its protruding snout like a dragon.

Drake.

It was one of the lower polyps classified as predators due to its ferocious nature and endless greed for prey.

But why is a guy who only exists in the demon sea here?

‘Fortunately, it seems to be a lesser drake with a low grade, but… … !’

Theo quietly put the iron sword he was holding into his inventory and drew a prepared sword instead.

‘It will never be easy.’

On the one hand, I thought so.

‘Ragnar is also called the descendant of the dragon. But the final boss of this strange quest is the dragon… … ? Is this just a coincidence?’

My mind was complicated.

But one thing was certain right now.

You have to catch it in order to clear it.

‘Let’s use one island.’

Ilseom was a stabbing method that Theo recently invented to imitate the dragon island.

A technique that squeezes the dragon’s heart as hard as it can and explodes the [Muscular Strength] power that is close to a factor of 100.

I haven’t been able to create a beam of light yet,

Still, he was confident that his first attack was good enough to mortally wound the opponent.

“Huh-!”

Theo took a deep breath and twisted his body.

thud… … ! thud… … !

As the dragon’s heart pulsated violently, the pre-sword was tightly loaded.

Tsupat-

The prepared sword left an elongated trail of pure white and got stuck in the snowball on the right side of the deeply asleep Drake.

Whoops!