Chapter 37
Yorn managed to cut Izumi’s wooden sword with incredible ease.
Crack!
The wooden sword split into two and fell to the ground.
For a few moments, the training arena fell silent.
In the spectator seats, Yorn’s friends, who had been watching the duel from afar, looked shocked.
“He really defeated that girl without mercy,” Levil muttered.
Meanwhile, Izumi stood frozen in place.
Inside her mind, her thoughts raced rapidly.
He can move that fast...
His speed is almost comparable to the speed of sound.
How did he do that?
Before charging at me, he said something. After that, his body was covered in a strange blue light, and then he suddenly shot forward at an unbelievable speed.
Are Players really this strong?
Yorn walked toward her.
Oddly enough, his steps looked somewhat stiff and tense.
Izumi tilted her head.
“Hm?”
Without warning, Yorn grabbed both of Izumi’s shoulders.
“So where’s my kiss now?”
Izumi’s face instantly turned red.
“Hah!? What do you mean!?”
“You made a promise, didn’t you? If I won, you’d kiss me.”
“No! This fight wasn’t fair!”
“Hah? Why wasn’t it fair?”
“Let go of me.”
Izumi immediately stepped back several paces.
Her heart was pounding furiously.
What is this?
Why is my heart beating like this?
What’s happening?
Yorn looked confused when he saw her reaction.
“Hey... are you okay?”
Izumi let out a long sigh.
“Wait. Give me a moment to think.”
She lowered her head.
This world really isn’t the world I used to know.
There are still so many things I don’t understand.
I learned a lot from that fight just now.
Humans are the lowest race in this world.
And someone like Yorn...
Is considered weak compared to the higher races.
If that’s the case...
Just how powerful are those races?
There are more than three hundred races in this world.
Will I have to fight all of them someday?
If so...
I need to become much stronger as quickly as possible.
Several minutes passed.
In the spectator stands, Messa frowned.
“Why are they just standing there? Isn’t the fight already over?”
Mei nodded in agreement.
“That’s true.”
Levil shrugged.
“No idea. Looks like they’re arguing about something.”
Back in the arena.
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Izumi finally looked at Yorn.
“You cheated, didn’t you?”
“No. This is simply how I fight.”
“Did you use a skill?”
“Of course.”
Yorn crossed his arms.
“I’m a 1-Star Player. Every Player who obtains a star receives one random skill from the System.”
Izumi frowned.
Yorn continued.
“The more stars someone has, the stronger they become. The bonus effects from stars are completely absurd.”
“For example?”
“Every single star doubles all of your stats.”
“Ugh... I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”
Yorn sighed.
Then explained more slowly.
“Ordinary humans can never possess skills. Only the major races have them.”
“But humans can gain skills if they become Players.”
“How?”
“By obtaining stars.”
“Because the System grants a random skill whenever someone obtains a star.”
Izumi nodded slowly.
“Then how does a Player obtain a star?”
“Reach level one hundred.”
“So you were already level one hundred?”
“Yes.”
“But after reaching level one hundred, I exchanged it for a star.”
Izumi became even more confused.
“You exchanged your level?”
“Yes.”
“I used to be level one hundred. After exchanging it for one star, my level returned to one.”
“And now I’m level forty-nine because I’ve been leveling up again.”
Izumi fell silent.
She didn’t understand at all.
Yorn looked at her.
“Do you understand?”
Izumi shook her head.
Yorn placed a hand on his forehead.
“Why is teaching you so difficult?”
He sighed.
“The point is that Players have no limit to how strong they can become.”
“They can keep leveling up and gaining stars.”
“So now do you understand your limits?”
“Without an artifact, it’s impossible to fight a Player like me.”
“So? Do you still want to continue this duel?”
Instead, Izumi smiled.
Yorn frowned.
Why is she suddenly smiling like that?
Without saying a word, Izumi raised her hand.
Light appeared.
And a Colt Python instantly materialized in her hand.
Yorn immediately went on guard.
He dropped the wooden sword.
In an instant, his real sword was already in his hand.
“Hey... hey...”
“What are you doing with that artifact?”
“Don’t tell me you’re going to use it?”
Izumi blinked.
“This?”
“An artifact?”
“No.”
“This isn’t an artifact.”
“What?”
Yorn froze.
“Then what do you mean?”
“Aren’t you a Player?” Izumi asked. “Why don’t you check it yourself?”
Izumi tossed the Colt Python toward him.
Yorn caught it easily.
“Not an artifact?”
“Item Info.”
A red screen appeared.
[System Error]
No item detected.
“Eh?”
Yorn fell silent.
He immediately checked his own sword.
“Item Info.”
A blue screen appeared.
[System Info]
Name: Black Fang Sword
Class: Epic
ATK: 80
Yorn stood there quietly for several moments.
Then he checked the Colt Python again.
“Item Info.”
“Item Info.”
“Item Info.”
[System Error]
No item detected.
[System Error]
No item detected.
[System Error]
No item detected.
Yorn’s eyes widened.
“This... isn’t an item or an artifact!?”
“I told you already.”
“Then what is it?”
Izumi walked closer.
She took the Colt Python back.
Then pointed it toward the arena wall.
“This is a pistol.”
BANG!
A deafening explosion shook the arena.
A huge hole appeared in the stone wall from just a single shot.
Even Izumi herself was surprised.
Eh?
I didn’t expect the hole to be that large.
The sound of the blast echoed throughout the training grounds.
Yorn’s friends immediately panicked.
Meanwhile, Ela and Rey Renold, who heard the sound, quickly ran toward the arena.
They thought a massive explosion had occurred.
Yorn immediately pointed his sword at Izumi.
“Hm?”
Izumi tilted her head.
“Why are you pointing your sword at me?”
“That thing is extremely dangerous.”
“Rumi, you should hand it over to the kingdom.”
“No.”
Yorn fell silent.
“It belongs to me.”
“Listen.”
“I just don’t want something like that falling into the wrong hands.”
Izumi smiled slightly.
“Don’t worry.”
“No one will be able to take it from me.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
In an instant, Yorn moved.
Whoosh!
The Colt Python was suddenly in his hand.
“Aah... I see.”
Yorn raised the pistol.
“See?”
“I can take it from you easily.”
Izumi simply looked at him.
“And?”
Light appeared once more.
A brand-new Colt Python materialized in Izumi’s hand.
Yorn froze.
“Y-you... how is that possible?”
Izumi laughed softly.
“Haha... I have plenty of them.”
“Want to see?”
The next second...
Hundreds of Colt Pythons appeared and scattered across the ground.
Yorn was completely speechless.
“Who... what exactly are you?”
At that moment, Ela and Rey Renold arrived.
Ela immediately froze.
“What...?”
Rey frowned.
“Little Rumi?”
“What happened?”
“And what was that explosion just now?”
“It was just a gunshot.”
“A gunshot?”
“Yes.”
“From this weapon.”
Ela looked at the ground.
Dozens... no.
Hundreds of strange objects were scattered there.
Rey picked one up.
“Little Rumi...”
“Don’t tell me all of these are artifacts?”
“Artifacts!? This many!?”
Yorn shook his head.
“No.”
“These aren’t items or artifacts.”
“They’re simply ordinary objects that we’ve never seen before.”
“Ooh?”
Rey examined the pistol.
Then his eyes widened slightly.
“Isn’t this the thing Little Rumi used to kill the Knight in Werenty Village?”
“Exactly as Zak described.”
Ela instantly turned pale.
“What!!!”
Izumi answered casually.
“Yes.”
“That’s correct.”
Ela’s face became deathly pale.
Her eyes trembled.
What does this mean!?
Why are they all so calm!?
Why is Mr. Renold saying nothing!?
Isn’t this girl a criminal for killing a Knight!?
What exactly is going on!?
Ela finally drew her sword.
“Mr. Renold!”
“Do you mean she’s a wanted criminal of the kingdom!?”
“Why is she with you!?”
“And Lord Yorn is cooperating with her too!?”
“Hey! No! That’s not it!” Yorn shouted.
Rey and Yorn exchanged glances.
Then they looked at Izumi.
Izumi herself could only sigh.
Why has the situation suddenly turned into this?
Rey looked at Ela seriously.
“Ela.”
“Promise me that you will keep all of this secret.”
Ela’s eyes widened.
“You mean I have to become a criminal too!?”
“I won’t allow that!”
She took a fighting stance.
Her sword was pointed toward all three of them.
“A criminal must be eliminated!”
“Isn’t that what you taught me before!?”
“Even if I have to fight you and Lord Yorn!”
“Ela, calm down.”
“Little Rumi will explain everything.”
“Before that...”
Izumi raised her hand.
In an instant, every Colt Python she had created vanished.
Including the one in Yorn’s hand.
Yorn stared at his now-empty hand.
Izumi then smiled slightly.
“Let’s sit down.”
Light appeared once again.
A luxurious round table materialized in the middle of the arena.
Premium dark-colored wood.
Its surface gleamed like glass.
Several elegant chairs surrounded it.
Everyone fell silent.
Even Rey and Yorn could not hide their shock.
They could only stare at the table with wide eyes.
Izumi’s abilities were truly beyond their comprehension.