Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Even this slight change was enough to neutralize the powerful slash. Without hesitation, I charged forward, slamming directly into the slowed-down Gino's arms and striking him in the stomach with my dagger.

"Ahem——"

Gino cried out in pain instantly.

But such attacks did not stop him.

Three or four months of daily sparring had made him familiar with the pain, so he raised the hilt of his sword and struck me on the forehead.

But such an attack is doomed to be futile.

In ultra-short-range close combat, the dagger's advantage is obvious. As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger, an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous. When the battle is close enough to close combat, I have already won.

I swung my sword faster than Gino and hit his wrist.

With a crisp sound, Gino's wrist was broken, and the sword that was about to fall fell out of his hand, and the winner was decided.

Gino, whose wrist was broken, collapsed on the ground in a cold sweat.

He has lost the ability to continue fighting.

"That's it for today."

Gar's slow voice came from the side.

He staggered over to Gino and me, and looked at Gino who was slumped on the ground with a look of disappointment.

"Although there has been some improvement in swordsmanship, it's still the same, no major changes."

"As for you..."

Gar looked at me with interest.

"You're almost feeling it, right? It's the limit of your talent."

"……maybe."

I smiled wryly and nodded.

Perhaps it was because Orsted had laid a solid foundation for me, so my swordsmanship improved very quickly. In just four or five years, I reached a level that ordinary people would need more than ten years or even dozens of years to reach.

But that’s all.

That's pretty much where my talents end, as Gal had concluded.

The highest is Sword King.

No matter how hard you try, you can never reach the level of a Sword Emperor.

Over the past month, I've vaguely noticed that my progress has slowed down.

This is not a question of exercise method.

But my talent has reached its limit.

In contrast to my situation, although Gino did not train hard, he just followed the steps and his strength was still increasing at a slow pace. He is still the same as before.

Although he still can't beat me now, it's already to the point where I need to use other styles of swordsmanship.

In other words, in terms of pure Sword God level, the gap between me and Gino is not that big.

It can even be said that they are on the same level.

If another year or two passes...

Maybe Gino's level will surpass mine.

But, well... this was something I had expected.

And although my talent is limited, I haven't reached my limit yet. I can still continue to work hard... For now, let's aim to reach the level of Sword King.

"By the way, there's a letter for you from Shalia."

"what?"

I looked at the envelope that Gal handed me and was stunned for a moment.

A letter from Shalia...

Could it be the Seven Stars?

Sword of the Holy Land: Chapter 64, Letter from the Seven Stars

Letter from Shalia...

I took the letter from Gal and took a look at it.

On the envelope, I saw the name of Serent Sevenstar written in Doushen language.

It really is Seven Stars.

But I didn't rush to read the letter.

Since it's a letter from Qixing, it might contain some serious matters, such as knowledge about transfer magic and summoning magic, which are better kept hidden from outsiders.

Thinking of this, I turned to look at Gal.

"Um... Lord Sword God, you didn't peek at the letter, did you?"

"Boy, have you been drifting lately?"

Gal's face darkened as he grabbed my head with one hand and shook it.

"If I really wanted to read it, would I need to peek? Besides, the words on this letter aren't human language, I can't understand them!"

"..."

I don't understand why you're so proud?

I complained silently in my heart.

On the surface, he still put on a smile and thanked Gar.

Anyway, since it’s a letter written by Qixing, I’ll save it for when I get back.

……

……

I'm going back to my room to read the letter.

But just as I was leaving the dojo, a woman with long bright red hair blocked my way.

"Ron!"

Alice stood with her hands on her hips, blocking my path with a fierce look in her eyes.

Appeared!

Randomly refreshed red super soldiers!

"Alice...what's going on?"

"Let's have a fight."

There is no foreshadowing and she goes straight to the point, which is really Alice's style.

But having said that...

I looked up and down at Alice, who was standing with her hands on her hips, and tilted my head.

This guy has been so arrogant recently. Does he think he can beat me?

"It's fine if we want to spar, then let's go to the dojo..."

"No, right here, I'm on it!"

The moment I nodded.

Alice drew her sword and charged towards me fiercely.

……

……

Thirty minutes later.

Alice fell to the ground again with a look of resignation on her face.

I looked down at my upper body and saw two scars on my chest and abdomen. Although they were not fatal, they did cause me some damage.

This guy has improved.

While I was moved by Alice's growth, I also felt helpless about my own talents that were already nearing their limits.

Ever since Alice and Nina started sparring a few months ago, both of them have grown significantly faster. Meanwhile, my talent has been gradually dwindling, and I've been gradually caught up by them.

I recently heard that Alice is still learning from Beidi how to deal with Beishenliu.

Moreover, he also began to learn to hide his true intentions.

Although it is still immature.

But it has been a huge improvement compared to the past.

In actual combat, I still win.

But in two or three years, I might not be a match for Alice.

"Come on, when you become the Sword King, we'll compete again."

I left Alice unwillingly and turned away.

……

……

Being attacked by Alice was just a minor incident.

After returning to the room, I couldn't wait to open the letter sent by Qixing, and saw Qixing's beautiful handwriting at a glance.

【Luo Enjun, I am glad to receive your letter.】

[By the time I receive this letter, it's been over half a year since you left Shalia. I don't know how you're doing over there, but I'd like to report on your recent situation.]

"A few days ago, Rudeus Greyrat arrived at Lanoa Magic University and became a special student. Although he was startled when he first saw me, after I gave him the handwritten letter you left behind, he immediately nodded and agreed..."

【………】

I leaned against the wall of the room and read the letter written by Qixing word by word.

The letter didn't mention much, nor did it mention words like transfer or summoning. It was obvious that she was being very cautious.

Mainly mentioned about Rudeus.

He seemed to have received an invitation from the student union.

Enrolled as a special student.

After entering school, although no one knew what happened, he inexplicably became the leader of the school, and some troublemakers in the class also followed his lead.

I was a little hesitant at first.

However, considering the slow progress of the experiment, Qixing decided to go to Rudeus with my letter.

As a result, the moment he saw the seven stars, Rudius was so frightened that he ran away with his head in his hands, and even fainted on the spot.

I thought there was no hope.

However, after seeing my handwritten letter, he agreed to Qixing's request without hesitation and is now an assistant.

He is worthy of being my half-brother.

all in all.

With Rudeus's assistance, the research on magic has made considerable progress. Although we haven't yet broken through the bottleneck, as long as we keep working step by step, it should only be a matter of time...

The above is the content of the letter.

After reading it, I smiled and put the letter away, carefully placing it in the deepest part of my luggage, together with the parting gift Sarah left for me.

Honestly.

I am more concerned about Qixing's mental state than the progress of magic research.