Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

[A few months later - The Sacred Land of Swords]

"Old Deng! You shall die under my devastating thunderbolt!!!"

"Hmph! You little brat think you can defeat this old... sect leader? You'd better train for another hundred years!!!"

Shot!

The Shadow King attacked Old Deng in a vast open area of ​​the Sword Sanctuary!

Wang's months of secluded cultivation have finally borne fruit!

only......

Why the hell?!

Why is this old man so strong?!

"Oh! You little rascal! You really make me happy!!!"

I attempted to use Kino's double-slash technique to take advantage of Old Deng's carelessness and win in one strike!

The result was that it only caused Old Deng some trouble...

Although Old Deng controlled his strength and speed to a level similar to that of the King, his reaction speed was not a bit slower!

Therefore, Old Deng easily parried the second sword.

really......

To defeat Old Deng, even with an element of surprise, the second strike needs to be fast enough that Old Deng, even if he reacts, won't have time to prepare a countermeasure...

In other words, their raw strength is at least on par with Harden's...

Oh shit......

Is Kino a human?

only......

Now that I've used this tactic on Old Man Deng ahead of time, what will become of Kino...?

Forget it, let's just ignore it...

I have another trick up my sleeve!

First, the AI-assisted tool known as the [Zero System] is nearing perfection!

[Type Zero] is on par with my own hypothetical training combat level, and [Type Zero] will not get tired at all! If it gets into a prolonged battle, as time goes on and my stamina and concentration decrease, I will be at a slight disadvantage.

And it is precisely this slight disadvantage, but the gap is not large, that makes it possible.

The Shadow Lord can then break through his limits time and time again!

And a stronger king will make the AI ​​even stronger.

With his left foot stepping on his right, he finally mastered the combo sword technique derived from Kino's through continuous simulated training!

"Waaaaaah!!! Old Deng! Die here under my divine thunderbolt!!!"

The Shadow Lord has unleashed his dual-wielding style!

Use endless combos to attack Old Deng!

"Kid! Is this all you've got? You actually abandoned your fastest and strongest sword strike and want to fight me with this kind of low-level move?"

Ha! Then let's fight!

Then, you will be defeated by this sect leader!!!

"Kuchiya!!!"

"Shut up!!!"

There's no need to say anything more!

Double the speed!

Double the slash!

Even the most skilled sword master would find it difficult to withstand, but can Old Deng, who is suppressing his power, win?

Absolutely!

It's easy!

Old Deng, with just his sword and sheer numbers, suppressed the Shadow King's endless combo!

But as the number of matches increased, Old Deng actually adapted to and learned this move!

hateful!!!

Why is Harden so strong?!

Is this really an enemy that Kino can easily defeat?

As time passed, the Shadow King gradually fell into a disadvantageous position during the clash of swords and spears. Finally, Old Deng, feeling bored, struck the King away with a single sword strike...

This battle, which could hardly be called a battle, has ended...

"Oh shit......"

The Shadow Lord was quite annoyed...

So I decided to lie on the ground a little longer to calm down...

"Hey kid, who are you giving me that sour look for?"

This time, Old Deng didn't leave immediately...

Then he told me to practice swinging my sword more in the air, and so on, and then he just stood there in front of me...

"What's wrong? Are you concerned about me?"

"Um."

"..."

No way...?

"Old...As the sect leader, I naturally care about my chief disciple, so it's only natural..."

"Of course...?"

"Yes! Of course!"

"..."

After he finished speaking, both I and Old Deng fell silent...

I wanted to see how Old Deng comforts people; Old Deng is probably thinking about how to comfort people.

After waiting for a long time, Old Deng finally spoke.

"well......

do you know?

Legend has it that the first generation of sword god could create the fastest and strongest swordsmanship with a single wave of his hand.

But the current Sword God style...

He was giving it his all just to recreate his fastest and strongest sword strike.

But......

That was just a casual sword strike from the first generation. Legend has it that he also fought with all his might, using the Light Blade continuously to engage in combat.

I initially thought it was nonsense...

But after witnessing your skills just now, I can't help but want to believe that legend.

I believe you will be able to do that in the future.

How long have you been here?

How long have you been in seclusion?

Even when you're in seclusion, you're not truly focused on it!

Still playing games with your little girl!

I really don't know what you have to be so upset about...

I've never seen anyone more talented than you. As long as you keep growing and getting stronger, you'll definitely surpass me in the future...

but......

Don't always doubt yourself...

The more you doubt, the less likely you are to become stronger...

I've seen many people like you who, after losing a single match, simply throw down their swords and lie down...

Although some people later dusted themselves off, got back up, and gripped their swords again...

But many more began to doubt themselves, and then his sword stopped...

so......

Don't doubt yourself!

I'm so tired...

I never expected that Sword God Old Deng would be so good at comforting people...

"Old Deng, if you had even half the skill of using your verbal sparring with your daughter, I wouldn't have had to put on this act for you in the first place..."

Before I could finish speaking, Old Deng squatted down and covered my mouth with his hand.

Old Deng nervously turned his head to look around, and only let go of her hand after confirming that no one had heard.

"Surely not? It's been so long...?"

"Sigh..." Old Deng sighed deeply, "Because I know how to use a sword, but I don't know how to raise children..."

Old Deng pondered for a moment, then reached out and gently placed me back on the ground, standing upright...

Then he smacked me on the back of the head with his hand...

"cut......"

After brushing the snow and dust off his clothes, the Shadow Lord decided to find a place to sit down, with Old Deng following behind him.

"Don't worry, Old Deng, I'm fine. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to doubt myself."

"Oh, that's good."

Old Deng said that, but he still followed behind me.

"Old Deng, spit it out!"

"You're going back into seclusion again, aren't you?"

Is it going into seclusion?

I have no such plans for the time being. I was lying on the ground just now partly because I was lazy, and partly because I was indeed a little disappointed.

The efficiency of [Zero Style] is also getting higher and higher. With the use of the Water God Style's secret technique - Sensation, the reverse training method [Reverse Sensation] is almost ready for actual combat.

In the battle just now, I wanted to test [Reverse Sense] at the same time, and also find out the secret of Old Deng's strength.

Just like in Jujutsu Kaisen, the actual power in close combat is the result of simultaneously enhancing both basic physical attributes and jujutsu power.

My physical abilities are a hindrance, but the effect of my spell power enhancement is extremely high.

It's a bit like the relationship between base attack power and multiplier in Monster Hunter.

My current strength is being held back by my base attack power.

This problem is not big.

What truly disappoints me is another aspect.

With my reaction speed now enhanced, I can clearly see Old Deng's movements.

but.....

The clearer you see it, the more you realize how illogical it is...

Whether it's reasonable or not, this move just appeared before my eyes.

The only possibility I can think of is related to battle qi. Perhaps, like the Water God Style, it involves some special techniques in the application of battle qi.

So the previous idea was to use the "Inverse Sensation" to analyze the secret behind Old Deng's powerful swordsmanship during their encounter.

But it failed...

If Old Deng doesn't take it seriously and suppresses his skill level to be similar to mine before fighting, then I won't be able to learn Old Deng's powerful secrets at all. Instead, Old Deng will steal my combo sword technique.

If Old Deng were to get a little serious, he could easily send me flying with a single sword strike.

And this is still a light katana without any killing intent...

But this old man still insisted that he knew about swords...

If he truly understood, he wouldn't be trying to teach me with that immortal cultivation-like theory...

"Feed?"

"Hello!!"

"Hey! Answer me!"

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"Are you going back to seclusion again? Since you're free anyway, why don't you help me write a 'Chronicles of the Sword God'?"

Oh......

hehe......

Previously, this old man wanted to put some books in his new house to make a show of himself and pretend he was a cultured man, so he stole all the rubbish I had written...

Besides the teaching materials for little Aisha...

There are also some cultivation novels that I, the King, have adapted...

After I retrieved the textbooks, I left the novels with Old Deng...

Ugh......

As expected, I had foresight...

Online novels are doing a lot of harm...

"I'm too busy. I don't plan to go into seclusion anytime soon. Your chief disciple has decided to visit you, the sect leader, to observe the swordsmanship of our fellow disciples and learn from their strengths."

"Alright then, you'll sit next to me as my chief disciple. But... you don't need to watch those idiots practice their swordsmanship so intently. And while you're at it, help me with some writing..."