Chapter 59: The New Hero
"Hold up. No trial? No ghost of the ancient hero? No goddess talking to me? Just, I take the sword and that’s it? That’s pretty underwhelming."
Kai was pretty disappointed that nothing interesting happened to him. He didn’t even feel stronger with the sword in his hand, and he could feel it pulsing with mana. Maybe the sword was just powerful on its own. He didn’t know, nor did he care.
But just when he was about to leave, a voice called out to him.
"That’s interesting."
"Huh?" Turning around, Kai saw a golden silhouette of what looked to be a person. No face, no human features. Just a golden spirit looking thing.
"And you are?" Kai asked
"Rolimont, the first Hero." He responded. "But this is strange. No one is supposed to be able to wield my sword unless they have been given permission by the goddess Gracia."
"Really? Then what about the heroes that came after you? Weren’t they blessed by her?"
He nodded. "Yes, but just because they got her blessing doesn’t mean they have permission to use my blade. You see, this blade was crafted by the goddess herself, and she truly treasures it. Technically, it’s not even my sword, but hers."
"I see. So no one had permission except for you."
"Exactly. But it’s whatever. She also said that if someone is truly worthy, the sword will accept the wielder. Guess that’s you. Now that you’ve pulled the sword, everything in this room belongs to you. My souvenirs, my wealth, and the sword. To use its power, you’ll have to get it awakened from Gracia, though."