Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Amidst the deafening applause.

Ron wiped his sweat quietly.

"Damn, I was so scared... I thought I failed at pretending to be cool."

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Since coming into this world, Ron has always been careful about his words and actions.

Because he is a brave man...

No, it should be said that he must make everyone recognize that he is a brave man.

The so-called hero is not an identity, but people's recognition of their achievements. In order to change the unfortunate ending five hundred years later, Ron must make himself a hero recognized by everyone, so that he can have enough reputation to do what he wants to do.

Just like the three heroes in the original time and space.

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And the facts were just as Ron expected.

After this battle, the name of the brave man began to spread throughout the Kingdom of Asura.

From kings and nobles to common people and slaves, everyone knew that there was a brave man named Ron who single-handedly intercepted the notorious Spelud warrior group and killed the plundering demon king Bagrahagra with a single sword on the border battlefield.

Ron was finally no longer the hero he claimed to be.

But a genuine hero.

The appearance of the brave man gave the soldiers on the front line the courage called hope, and their morale soared for a time.

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However, things did not develop in a good direction.

In the two months since then.

More than ten conflicts of varying sizes occurred on the border. Although the enemy was successfully repelled each time, we were outnumbered after all. Over time, everyone was on edge and exhausted.

Fortunately, the Asura Kingdom has fertile land and no shortage of food, so the supplies are quite sufficient.

But if it goes on any longer...

People pinned their hopes on success on the Eastern Front, hoping to transfer troops there to the northern border. After all, with the Armored Dragon Pergius and the Dragon God Urpe in command, and the King personally leading the army, the Eastern Front was where the main forces were located; a stalemate couldn't possibly continue indefinitely.

However, the opposite is true.

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Although Nicaro City is located on the northern border, it is separated from the real northern continent by the Red Dragon Mountains. Although there are cold currents blowing through, it is blocked by the forest after all, so it is not as cold as the northern continent throughout the year.

At least half of the year is sunny and windy.

Ever since he saw Ron kill the plundering demon king with one sword that day, Migs has been clamoring to have a sparring match with Ron to see what level of swordsmanship Ron has.

However, due to the frequent wars and the need to help repair city walls and set traps in my spare time, I have never had any opportunity.

As the weather warmed up, the Demon Army's offensive pace slowed down a bit.

At Miggs's strong request.

Ron picked a sunny day and gathered with everyone in the yard.

"Chong-"

Miggs slowly drew his sword from his waist and pointed it at Ron in front of him. His heroic and handsome face was filled with a strong desire to fight.

She looked at the two ordinary daggers in Ron's hands and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Is it okay to use a weapon like that?"

"Ah."

Ron waved his two short swords tentatively and nodded.

"Although I usually use a greatsword, the weapon I've used the longest is actually a dual-wielded short sword like this. I'm not going to let you down."

"But no matter what, it can't be stronger than the sword you usually use, right?"

"what……"

Seeing Miggs' slightly dissatisfied expression, Ron couldn't help but smile.

"why are you laughing?"

"That sword is used for battles that must be won. It's called the Sword of Victory. I will only use it in battles that must be won."

Ron swung the dagger in his palm and made a sword flower.

"If you're just sparring, this is better."

"Hmph... you'll pay the price for underestimating me!"

The moment the words fell.

Miggs rushed towards Ron.

The long sword in his hand danced like the wind, slashing towards Ron at a tricky and fierce angle.

Ron did not dodge or evade, but used stillness to counter movement.

Migs was a swordsman when he was an adventurer. Later, after Kalman formed a rebel army, he joined it and became a disciple of the Northern God Kalman together with his brother Gemis. Later, he won the title of Double Emperor in the battle.

He is the most orthodox descendant of the Northern God.

Her swordsmanship can be said to be 99% ahead of this era.

However, even so, it was still not enough in front of Ron.

Swordsmanship has always been a constant state of improvement; there's no such thing as older swordsmanship getting stronger. At best, it's just a case of a brilliant individual in history reaching an unsurpassed height through their own natural talent.

Even so, it cannot be considered that swordsmanship is in decline.

Facing Migos's frontal attack, Ron used the Water God Style's swordsmanship to counter it.

No matter how tricky her attack angle was, how fast her sword was, or how heavy her force was, it would be easily blocked.

Miggs was not discouraged.

She continued to try, looking for a flaw in Ron's defense.

This attempt lasted for a full half hour.

Finally, Miggs gave up, sat down on the ground, and chose to admit defeat while panting.

"I won't fight anymore. I can't win at all."

"Your swordsmanship still has room for improvement."

Ron said with a smile.

The Water God Style is a sword technique that can block and counterattack all attacks. With Ron's level of skill, it is impossible to break through the Water God Style unless the opponent has a numerical value that is completely superior to Ron.

He reached out and helped Miggs up from the ground, and the two of them walked side by side towards Gmis and Kalman who were watching the fun.

"The swordsmanship you used just now was the Water God Style, right?"

Kalman was knowledgeable and recognized Ron's sword style at a glance.

As a sword school that has been passed down since the First Human-Demon War, the Water God School was still a widely popular school in this era. With the rise of the Northern God School and the Sword God School, the Water God School gradually declined.

But this does not mean that the Water God Stream has become weaker, it just means that there are more options.

"Who taught you the Water God Style swordsmanship, to such a high level? The Water God Ledal?"

Kalman asked curiously.

Ron shook his head.

"It's the Dragon God."

"Dragon God? Urpe?"

"No, it's the Dragon God named Orsted who will appear hundreds of years in the future."

"The future..."

Kalman couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

To this day he still finds it hard to understand that the person before him is actually from the future.

The future always arouses infinite curiosity.

However, Ron never said much about what would happen in the future, so Kalman didn't ask any further questions. The only thing Ron was certain of was that this war would end with the victory of the human race.

Having said that…

"Lord Kalman, I just received information from the Silver Palace."

The messenger quickly came to Kalman's side.

He lowered his voice and said:

"The eastern front collapsed, and His Majesty the King, the First Prince, and the Second Prince were all killed in battle."

"The third prince, Kavanis, inherits the throne."

"The demon army, led by the Spelud warriors, advanced straight ahead, passed the crimson dragon's jaws, and has already entered the territory of the Asura Kingdom..."

Heroes: 203, Heroes' Meeting (Part )

"Has the Eastern Front collapsed?"

Upon hearing this news, everyone present turned grim. They had thought the Eastern Front would soon break free from its stalemate, but it had turned out like this...

Not only that, even the first prince and the second prince died in battle one after another.

The one who now commands the entire country is the third prince, Cavanis.

When they thought of Cavanis drinking in the pub and being completely unreliable, everyone felt that the future was bleak.

"But how could that be?"

Germis asked with a frown.

"The Eastern Front is the main battlefield. Not only are [Dragon God] Urpe and [Armored Dragon] Pergius there, but also [Lucky Man] Frauz and [Water God] Redar are all there. With so much combat power, and the main force of the Asura Kingdom as well... it's impossible for them to be defeated so quickly, right?"

"This……"

The messenger looked embarrassed.

"There's no detailed information on this, but it seems to be related to the Spelud warrior group."

"Really?... As expected."

Kalman sighed.

As early as when he was in the northern continent, he had a premonition that the Spelud warrior group would become an extremely troublesome problem.

Now it seems that this premonition was not nonsense.

However, relying solely on the strength of the Spelud warrior group, they were able to break through the eastern defense line...

What happened?

"Besides, there's one more thing."

The messenger turned his head and glanced around at everyone in the yard.

"Third Prince... No, His Majesty the King has ordered."

"Summon the Brave Ron, the Northern God Kalman, the Twin Emperors Gmis, and Migs to the Silver Palace to discuss a strategy to repel the enemy."

Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this.

It seems that I really need to go there...

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