Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

"Dragon God, Orsted."

I gave the answer.

I had no intention of hiding it from the beginning. After all, Alice knew I was traveling with Orsted. Rather than telling meaningless lies, it was better to be honest from the beginning.

And after I said that name.

People's faces changed instantly.

Dragon God, Orsted.

The strongest man in the world.

And many people know that Gal Falion was defeated by the Dragon God when he was young.

In other words.

As a disciple of the Dragon God, you come to seek advice from your master's former defeated opponent?

This is totally a challenge, right?

"Did Orsted send you here?"

"No, he broke up with me two years ago, and I can't contact him now."

"In other words, you just want to come here for further study?"

"That's right."

"Uh-huh……"

Gal nodded.

Then he slowly stood up.

"Then let me see with my own eyes what a disciple of the Dragon God can accomplish."

The moment the words fell.

Although there was no murderous intent.

But I still threw away the wooden sword as quickly as possible as if it were a conditioned reflex, and held the two daggers from my waist in front of me at the same time.

then.

The next moment I got ready.

I was blown away by the sword energy that attacked me instantly.

I flew out of the dojo and crashed through the wall outside the dojo, and piercing pain shot through my entire body.

Almost half of the bones were broken by this blow.

I collapsed in the rubble.

Although he did not lose consciousness, he was unable to get up, and he could not even take out the healing scroll to heal himself.

"..."

I think so.

It's somewhat related to personal grudges.

Sword Holy Land Arc: 59, Defeat

With Gal Falion as the antagonist.

Although I had assumed the battle was impossible to win before it even began and had immediately adopted a completely defensive strategy, once it actually began, I realized that this battle was different from what I had imagined.

There is no countering of moves, and no game of exploiting loopholes.

Before I could react, I had already lost.

He didn't rely on the power of the magic sword, but only on the sword energy that burst out from it to blast me away.

That’s right, sword energy.

There is such a thing as sword energy in this world.

Orstead showed it to me once.

However, I had not yet reached the level of being able to use sword energy at that time, and Orsted was also limited in magic power, so no matter what battle he fought, he always used the Dragon God Style to save magic power as much as possible, so I had no chance to see it often.

ah ah ah...

The gap is too big.

I lay in the ruins, unable to move, and the scene of fighting with Orsted when I first mastered the fighting spirit emerged in my mind.

This battle with Gal made me relive the experience at that time.

Facing an opponent that is impossible to defeat no matter what, choosing to fight is itself an unwise move.

Of course, Gar is not as good as Orsted, and I am much stronger than I was then.

But even so.

Both are opponents that I cannot defeat no matter what.

"From today on, you will be a true swordsman. And starting tomorrow, I will personally teach you how to practice swordsmanship."

Gar left after saying this simple sentence.

Has it been recognized?

Although the process was a bit tortuous, it should be considered a good thing to be able to receive personal guidance from the Sword God.

"..."

But then again, no one pays attention to me?

The footsteps around gradually faded away, and the people gathered in the dojo dispersed one after another. It seemed that this farce had come to an end.

Is there really no one who cares about me?

I managed to lift my head and saw that the dojo was completely empty except for Gino who was still there.

Is this also part of the test?

Just as I was thinking this, Gino seemed to notice my gaze.

He stood up and walked towards me.

Then he looked at me hesitantly, not knowing how to start.

"Um, do you need me to help you up?"

"Although I'm very grateful, half of my bones are broken. I probably won't be able to get up."

"There's a dedicated healing magician and a doctor in the dojo. I'll take you there..."

"No need. Please help me get five advanced healing magic scrolls from my bag."

I instructed Gino to open my bag, take out five scrolls, and then begin to heal the body.

Fortunately, it was just a fracture.

If the limbs are missing or the internal organs are severely damaged, king-level healing magic is needed. I can't draw a healing magic circle of that level, and there is no way I can draw one here.

With the help of the healing magic scroll, my injuries healed quickly.

Only the injury to the upper body remained unhealed.

I reached for my waist bag, but was stunned.

There should be a very sharp dagger in the waist bag.

However, perhaps because I sharpened it too much, it broke into two pieces.

This is a bit troublesome.

Because the two magic swords I usually use, the armor-piercing sword, cannot cut through the soft abdomen, and the injuries caused by broken fingers are difficult to heal, so they cannot be used for abdominal incision, so I specially brought an extra dagger.

Since this dagger is broken, all we can do is...

"Excuse me, can I borrow your sword?"

"Huh? No problem..."

Gino looked confused by my request, but handed over the sword anyway.

I took the sword from Gino.

To be honest, this sword is a bit long and not suitable for performing a caesarean section while lying down.

But since this is an emergency, let's just make do with it for now.

I was thinking.

While gently slashing open the abdomen with Gino's sword.

"No, you..."

Gino looked at me blankly.

I'm really sorry for broadcasting the gory scenes without your permission, but you're the future Sword God after all, so this level of content shouldn't be a problem, right?

After years of practice, I was already very familiar with the art of laparotomy. I skillfully tried to avoid blood vessels, cut open the abdomen with as little bleeding as possible, and then precisely cut open the stomach.

Then I took a deep breath.

He thrust his fingers into his body at an extremely fast speed and grabbed the magic crystal that had settled in his stomach with incredible precision.

"Wow--"

I casually threw the magic crystal stained with stomach acid and blood on the ground.

I handed the sword to Gino.

"Thank you for the sword. My apologies, my weapon is special, and the dagger I usually use for disembowelment is broken, so I can only use your sword."

"Ah, oh..."

Gino took the sword in a daze.

Then he watched me wordlessly as I used the fifth healing magic scroll to heal the wound on his abdomen.

After healing my wounds, I stood up again.

Although the strengthening effect of Dou Qi has faded, I have experienced similar situations countless times and have become accustomed to it, so there will be no problem.

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have to lie here for hours."

I sincerely thank Gino.

No one asked Gino to help me, but he came to help me anyway. I should thank him no matter what.

"Why did you use a sword just now...?"

Gino was still confused.

I scratched my head.

To be honest, it's a bit difficult to explain everything every time I go to a new place, but it's also unavoidable...

"Because I have no magic power, I can only use magic crystals to provide magic power to wrap Dou Qi around my body."

"…Can you do something like that?"

"It shouldn't be difficult for most people, but I lack talent. The only way to do it is to swallow the magic crystals into my stomach. The price is that every time I use my fighting spirit, I have to swallow the magic crystals first, and then cut open my stomach to dig them out after use."

I said it lightly.

"...Can't understand."

"Ha, it's normal not to understand... Actually, I often can't understand why I persist to this point. I just feel that I have to do this. And... if someone gets into trouble in front of me, I can't stand by and watch. Even if it's just for this reason, I want to become as strong as possible."

"..."

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