Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 474 Swordsman

"Bang!"

The bookstore fell silent again as the woman closed the door.

Xia Chuan still went unnoticed.

"What happened?" Fei Yu was stunned, not expecting that Jinshiro Reika would leave so decisively. He stood there dumbfounded.

He was inexplicably brought into the Southern Base, and after saying one more thing, he left.

Does this mean they want him to join or not?

"Tomo, the manuscript for your serialized novel..."

Just then, Sudo Mei returned to the bookstore one after the other, and passed by Jinshiro Reika with some puzzlement.

"Who is that woman?"

"He's a swordsman from the Southern Base. I don't know why he came to me, saying he wanted me to join the Southern Base," Fei Yuzhen explained.

Mei Sudo crossed her arms like a detective: "Poaching? The relationship between the North and South bases seems a bit delicate."

"You're the one who's being unreasonable, aren't you?" Fei Yuzhen sat back down helplessly. "Why are you here again? Isn't the publishing house your job?"

"I'm your personal editor," Mei Sudo said, puffing out her chest. "Even if you become a swordsman, don't even think about missing your deadline. Today's the deadline..."

As she spoke, Sudo Mei's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly glared fiercely at Touma: "You haven't written it yet, have you? Hand over the original manuscript right now!"

"How can I be in the mood to write at a time like this?" Fei Yuzhen's face stiffened. "Compared to the original manuscript, protecting the world is more important, isn't it?"

Mei Sudo felt a chill run through her: "So what about the original manuscript? It's due for publication next month!"

"Don't worry, the contents are all here," Fei Yu pointed to his head thoughtfully. "I'll personally deliver it to the editorial department after I finish writing it tomorrow. Now you can go back and rest, and wait for my good news."

"Not good at all."

Sudo Mei's face turned bitter.

She usually urges me to submit my manuscript in advance, but this time she completely forgot because she was too busy.

"I'm sorry," Touma said, looking down at the manuscript with the title just written on it. "I'll definitely finish it by tomorrow."

"Is it because of Mr. Kamijou?"

Mei Sudo's expression became much more serious.

Kamijou Daichi, the Fire Swordsman 15 years ago, later betrayed the organization and became the Dark Swordsman, until now, when he opened the door to the Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence, and was then defeated by the current Fire Swordsman, Touma, in that world.

Xia Chuan's thoughts drifted within the 3D model in the background.

Thanks to his current form, neither Touma nor the swordsmen were on guard against him. They often exchanged information in front of him, which greatly increased his knowledge of this world.

He first came here when the Phoenix Swordsman opened the Book of Destruction and ended the world, exactly one thousand years after his battle with Neo Ark.

The current timeline is the end of the early story of Saber, the appearance of the Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence, and the beginning of the Lord of Truth stepping into the limelight as the behind-the-scenes boss.

Probably that's it.

To restore the Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence, the missing parts of the catalog must be collected, and then the missing parts must be completed using the 11 Holy Swords and the chosen Book of Fantasy Riding as mediums.

Both the Lord of Truth and the villainous monster Megiddo are striving in this direction, but the Lord of Truth has higher ambitions and wants to restore things as perfectly as possible.

In addition to acquiring the 11 Holy Swords, the Lord of Truth will also use Fei Yu Zhen to excavate even stronger fantasy control books.

but……

Xia Chuan thought of the new Yake-i from a thousand years ago.

He turned into a sword, but what will Ark-i become?

Despite his blurred perception, he was still able to confirm the other party's presence, and that conceptual malice was also dormant and recovering.

The opening of the dungeon passage will likely mark the start of a new round of battles.

The bad news is that the world is suppressing him even more.

The good news is that he has a lot more time than his opponent, and the instance portal in this world still hasn't opened.

"Whoosh!"

"what?"

Mei Sudo, who was about to go home, suddenly stopped in front of the 3D model and rubbed her eyes repeatedly.

"Was that sword glowing just now?"

"Is there?" Fei Yuzhen looked up at the motionless 3D model, but her attention was quickly diverted by a bunch of other thoughts.

"Maybe he's just too tired."

Sudo Mei sighed and rubbed her face.

"I really envy Editor-in-Chief Xuejie. She's so busy with work but still manages to find time to go camping and relax. But what can I do? I always have so much work to finish. That's just how tough it is to be a new editor..."

Fei Yuzhen's lips twitched: "I will submit the manuscript tomorrow, consider it our promise."

"It's settled then, see you tomorrow."

Mei Sudo smiled smugly, took one last look at the whiteboard sword in the 3D model, put on the down jacket by the door, and walked out of the bookstore.

Although she received a lot of care from the editor-in-chief, she was still a new editor after all, with only one author, Touma Kamiyama, under her supervision. Her monthly salary was only enough to support her to rent a small single room in a remote area.

It's all tears when I think about it.

Even now, we don't have any means of transportation. We've always relied on our own two legs to get from the publishing house to Shenshan Bookstore, and it's the same now that we're going home.

Fortunately, it's not too far from the bookstore, forming a triangle with the bookstore and the publishing house.

"It's so cold."

Looking at the sky that had unknowingly darkened, Sudo Mei shivered and wrapped her coat tighter around herself, hurrying across the street against the cold wind.

"When I have money in the future, I must buy a car."

"call!"

The wooden door of the bookstore creaked, a gust of air blew past the decorative ribbons, the three-dimensional model sword and the whiteboard sword vibrated slightly, and the projection turned into a stream of light that merged into Sudo Mei's vest.

Fei Yuzhen, who was frantically working on her draft, looked up as if she had something in mind. The whiteboard sword was still firmly stuck in the center of the model plate.

"Is it an illusion?"

With a sense of self-doubt, Touma put down his pen, walked to the bookstore entrance, watched Sudo Mei disappear into the intersection before stopping himself from thinking about it, scratched his hair, and closed the wooden door tightly again.

It's really painful not having any drafts, but the story he's writing now is based on the swordsman's experiences, so he can only write it bit by bit.

"Whoosh!"

Natsukawa's thoughts followed Sudo Mei's.

Unexpectedly, the first thing to resonate with him was this vase, who was responsible for livening up the atmosphere.

As the female lead of "Saint Saber", she doesn't seem to have much of a role other than accompanying the protagonist. Her main scenes are mostly about urging the author to finish his work and doing odd jobs.

They have virtually no combat capability.

Could this person also be considered a swordsman?

Natsukawa watched as Sudo Mei returned home, cooked, washed dishes, tidied up... until she went into the bathroom before turning her gaze away.

It's no wonder he was puzzled. The swordsman who helped him unseal the seal would most likely become a compatible being or something similar. He didn't have to be strong, but he would at least be able to bear his power.

And she's tied to Mei Sudo... I can't even imagine what it would look like.

"Clang!"

In the middle of the night, Mei Sudo, who was fast asleep, scratched her nose and was suddenly startled awake by a sharp sword rang out.

"sword?"

After a long moment of stunned silence, Sudo Mei finally realized that she was dreaming.

She actually dreamed about the white toy sword in the bookstore.

In her dream, she wielded a blank sword to devour the other 11 holy swords and trampled all the swordsmen under her feet.

"Haha, I'm so tired."

Mei Sudo wiped her sweat with a dry laugh, picked up the rabbit alarm clock from the bedside table to check the time, let out a long sigh, and lay back down.

He must have watched too many swordsmen fight.

Her dream is to become a sophisticated urban woman like the editor-in-chief, not a swordsman like Touma.

The reason I followed the swordsmen was partly because of the novelist Touma, partly because I was curious about the swordsmen's world, and partly because I felt I should do something.

"A swordsman?"

Despite burying her head in the blankets like an ostrich, the images from her dream kept resurfacing in Mei Sudo's mind.

"Putting aside whether I could even become a swordsman, even if I could, how could I possibly defeat other swordsmen? Wait, why would I want to fight them all? This is definitely a strange dream."

Mei Sudo muttered something, then shifted to a more comfortable position and fell asleep again.

She's so cute and pretty, she could never be a villain; she's more like the female lead.

……

The next day.

Shenshan Bookstore.

Since Fei Yuzhen finished writing the manuscript all night and left the store in the morning, there hasn't been a single person in the store.

The swordsmen who used to frequently pass through the Book Gate have all suddenly disappeared.

With his telekinetic power spread outwards, Xia Chuan could only vaguely perceive the swordsmen's battle; apart from that, there was an unusually strong interference force.

Fei Yu was truly being hunted down by other swordsmen from the Northern District...

Civil strife?

Natsukawa perceived the cold, smiling face of Reika Kamishiro.

After being rejected by Hiyoma, they seem to have started a scheme to sow discord, using their organizational power to portray Hiyoma as a traitor...

There was absolutely no intention to recruit Touma; otherwise, why would they start targeting him so relentlessly after just one casual question?

Besides, since we can mobilize other swordsmen in the North District, we might as well take Fei Yuzhen along with them.

They also said they wanted to fight alongside their partners.

Why make things so complicated?

Xia Chuan, inside the Whiteboard Sword's interior, shook his head, too lazy to think further.

All he needs to know is that the Lord of Truth is trying to restore the Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence; all the previous schemes are irrelevant.

But then again, why do the recent dungeon bosses seem to treat the main character like a tool to be toyed with?

First there was Eberst, and now another Lord of Truth has emerged.

This internal strife is likely the work of the Lord of Truth, and the real target is not Touma.

It looks like they're trying to force someone to come out and help Touma...

Xia Chuan's gaze flickered.

Could he be the target? Considering the faction that clears the dungeon, he would definitely lend a hand.

But this time, it was just an ordinary longsword that couldn't do anything.

I can't make a move, and I'm too lazy to make a move.

"Splash!"

The wooden door of the bookstore rattled, and as soon as Xia Chuan was awakened, he saw a short-haired man wearing a linen cloak and cape enter the store.

Memories from this world a thousand years ago automatically surfaced.

It is Yuri, the swordsman who fought against the Phoenix Swordsman a thousand years ago, wielding both light and dark swords.

"This sword..."

Unlike the other swordsmen, the man in hemp clothing was immediately drawn to the blank sword among the three-dimensional models.

A thousand years ago, in order to stop the Nameless Sword Void and the Book of Destruction from destroying the world, he had to seal away his mad friend Bacht, and then gave up his human identity, merging with the lightsaber and sleeping for a thousand years.

During the time after being awakened by Fei Yuzhen, he spent most of his time observing in the fantasy world until Fei Yuzhen encountered trouble this time, at which point he officially entered the real world.

In addition, I also wanted to take the opportunity to investigate this unknown sword that has mysteriously appeared in reality.

Unlike observing from a fantastical world, being there in person gives you an indescribable feeling.

It felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on me, making me feel incredibly heavy.

They know there's a problem, but they don't know where the problem lies.

"call!"

Looking at the unassuming white sword, Yuri took a deep breath and cautiously moved closer.

There was no change until the model was in front of him, but his expression changed drastically when he reached out.

"Bang--!"

Before Yuri could even touch the whiteboard sword, he was thrown away by a tremendous repulsive force, along with the surrounding bookshelves and books, causing the entire bookstore to instantly resemble a scene of burglary, with books scattered everywhere in a chaotic mess.

Yuri completely disregarded everything else, as memories from a thousand years ago simultaneously flooded his mind.

It felt like we were back on the day of the God War.

Even a thousand years later, one can still clearly feel the terror of the divine war, a power that seems to belong to another world, which even those wielding the twin swords of light and darkness cannot contend with.

"Whoosh!"

Coming to my senses, I looked at the whiteboard sword again, but all the strange phenomena seemed to have never occurred.

The blank sword remained unchanged, its position the same as before.

"What's going on? Is it because I'm a sword too?"

Yuri frowned, his gaze shifting rapidly, and the outline of a sword of light faintly appeared around his body.

The blank sword in the 3D model holds some secret, which may be related to the divine war a thousand years ago.

Perhaps it can unravel the mystery of the God Wars.

But he had a premonition that he absolutely could not get close to it now, otherwise it would surely cause irreparable and terrifying consequences.

I dare not touch it any further.

The best approach seems to be to pretend you didn't see it.

"Ahem," Yuri's gaze darted around, "What am I doing here again? Right, I should read books to broaden my knowledge. I'll start reading now. I love reading the most."

"..."

Xia Chuan silently watched as Yuri picked up a book and sat down on the ground.

In other words, he is currently unable to communicate.

uncomfortable.

He didn't do anything just now; the other party was attacked by the world itself. Otherwise, as the embodiment of the Sword of Light, he might have been able to help him break the seal.

This world really doesn't give you any chance.

Is this forcing him to choose Sudo Mei?

Now, as one of the characters in the story, he seems to be able to only act according to the script, but who decided on this script?

"Buzz!"

Xia Chuan tried to mobilize the world's will under his control, but the sword's surface remained completely still. Even as the fluctuations within the world intensified, Yuri remained oblivious, engrossed in his reading and letting the clash between worlds unfold behind him.

"Ah! I almost forgot, I still need to help Kamiyama Touma!"

"Snapped!"

Yuri slammed the book shut, stood up, and stiffly moved to the door, opened it, closed it, and turned to leave.

"Transform!"

"The Holy Sword shines the brightest!"

Golden light shone through the streets.

The next moment, Yuri transformed into a lightsaber and appeared in front of Touma Kamiyama, blocking all the attacks from the pursuing swordsmen.

"I am the sword, and the sword is me! The holy sword that protects the world!"

"The brightest!"

In the bookstore, Xia Chuan regained his composure, silently sensing the light bursting forth in the distance.

It's the same sword, but the opponent can move freely and even transform to fight.

The difference is quite large.