Chapter 413: Master (2)
If there were a million swordsmen in the world, then there were a million styles of swordsmanship. In a way, swordsmanship was like a hairstyle. Even if people went to salons to get trendy hairstyles, the results would always differ depending on the shape of their head, the condition of their hair, and the length.
It was the same with swordsmanship. Even when learning the same technique, depending on the swordsman’s physique, personality, and understanding of the sword, it could feel entirely different to their opponent.
Then what about me?
Kai asked himself that question for the first time. To him, swordsmanship had merely been a tool. He needed to hunt monsters to level up, and to do that, he needed to wield a sword. In short, swordsmanship was just a means to level up.
But that was all in the past. His sword had slain monsters. His sword had rescued NPCs. His sword had even gone on to protect those he had rescued. The reasons for taking up the sword had grown.
The reason I wield a sword.
What conviction did he want to place in his sword? For Bach, it was the Ironblood. For Patrick, it was finishing power. For Paval, it was protection, a desire to shield his allies.
What is my conviction?
Conviction was something everyone had. There were people who didn’t know what their conviction was, but there wasn’t anyone who didn’t have one at all because conviction was the most important part of shaping a person’s values.
Kai seriously pondered what it was that he truly wanted. Was it protection, because he wanted to save Helik? Or was it annihilation or destruction, because he wanted to kill Muldine? After thinking for a while, Kai suddenly shook his head.
No, it’s not any of that.
Kai, Han Jung-Woo, had held only one wish before he became a Solaris Cleric.