Me, Ryushin, Meldi, and Meldi's father, Leo, made it through the second round.

　Meldy and Ryushin could also fly blows and slashes, so we won without putting our opponents at bay with it.

　Leo was enjoying the fight as normal.
　I felt a little sorry for the other beastman.

　And then he tried to take on the third round, but...


Mr. Hurt, you are not going to use that sword, are you?

　I was holding the High Country's hilt and practicing my battling sword when Leo stopped me.

''....No?''

''By nature, we don't restrict the use of weapons, and beastmen can avoid them with a bow and arrow. And even without a sword, our fangs and claws can cut better than those swords.

Well, I need to use a sword.

　It's like my opponent is holding a sword, but I'm the only one unarmed or something like that.

''What Halt-dono has is not a sword that's out there for all intents and purposes... is that it?　You want to carve up the beasties of this country?

Don't worry. I'll knock you out.

No, it's a double-edged sword.

　Afterwards, Leo was reluctant, so I had no choice but to borrow a wooden sword and challenge him to a match.

　I'm sorry, Highland, I'm sorry.
　I'll make your turn someday, you know.

　It's not as light as Hegoku, but it's just as long and easy to handle. The only thing I'm worried about is its strength.

　If you attacked that well-defended elephant beastman with all your might, it would probably break.

　It's been a long time since I've done a(n) re(n).

　I released magic power from my palm holding the wooden sword.

　I sent more and more magic power into the wooden sword as if I were putting nerves on it.

　The wooden sword turned black from hilt to tip. It is not possible to do this even if you send magic power into the wood normally.

　The strength of the wood is reinforced between the fibers of the wood with a precise control of magical power to increase its strength.


　A mere wooden sword is now a sword that can even break the sword of Orihalcon.

　I call this the Black Sword.

　It's not necessary to be a wooden sword to blacken the sword. I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.

　To be honest, I don't understand much about metal bonding, but I was able to do it after I did, so I don't think too deeply about it and use it occasionally.

　What kind of sword - no, not even a sword, but even a wooden stick that falls around, if you blacken it, it becomes an indestructible and powerful weapon.

　Before I got the High Kingdom, I often used this one.

　It's reinforcing the wooden sword with magic power, but once it's turned into a black sword, the black sword will remain a black sword for a long time afterwards, even if you don't replenish your magic power.

　By the way, it consumes about 100,000 magic power to make one black sword, so no one but me should be able to make one personally.


''That's about it.

　I wielded the completed black sword.

　Yes, the strength seems to be fine.
　It's been a long time since I've done anything with it, but I did well.

I'm sure you're not the only one. I'm not sure.

　Leo asked.

'I used magic to increase its strength. It doesn't particularly increase my cutting ability, so this is good, right?

Mm-hmm. Well, then...

　Leo approved, so let's do this.
　I climbed up on top of the arena table.


　The elephant beastman was already waiting on the fighting table and spoke to me.

He said, "Thank you for putting that sword down. I would have abstained from the fight if you had used it.

Oh, really?

　If you're a beastie with an anti-magic skin, you wouldn't be able to get through the blade, even in the Highlands.


I don't think you went easy on me. That's how much power there is between you and me. Let me go in with all my might!

　Saying that, the elephant beastman releases his magic power.
　As expected of a beastman class that would win the Martial God's Martial Competition to this point, the demonic robe is about to be formed.


''Here we go!''

　An elephant beastman rushed forward.

　The giant body is coming at me at high speed.
　It's as if a wall is approaching.


　But it's not so much that I can't avoid it, as I've strengthened my body with magical clothing.

　I ducked and ducked the elephant beast man's rush and slammed the black sword into its right shoulder.

''Gwaaah!''

　The elephant beastman rolled around with a rumble while screaming and fell under the fighting table.

''──Eh?''

　I, I didn't mean to strike so hard, but........

　When I thought about it, I had never attacked anyone other than demons and demons with a black sword. Maybe I hit them with a power that I wouldn't have used against humans.


　........I'm sorry about that.