Swordmaster: The Origin

Lina's Request

After Nix tells Lina about her true strength, Lina immediately understands the real reason why Nix could be at the end of the world.

Not because of the magic that was targeting, but because Nix had the Demon General named Lilith cornered when fighting him.

Nix was initially hesitant to tell that because he thought Lina would take it as a mere booze.

But after showing it off by defeating a group of White Ursus earlier, Lina came to trust Nix completely.

"That's it. I understand now." Lina said slowly.

"U-um, I'm sorry if I didn't tell you this earlier." Nix lowered his head.

"It's okay, if I'm in your situation it's likely that I'll do the same.." Reply Lina.

"B-but regarding his sword..."

"Ah, that glass sword? if you can still use it, you can use it, but I actually kept the sword that you dropped when you fainted."

"Eh? really true?" Nix surprised.

"Yes, wait a minute." Lina stood up from her chair and walked towards one of the cabinets in the kitchen.

After she finished picking it up, Lina returned to Nix and showed him her sword

"It's not?" Lina revealed the sword she found in the snow pile when Nix fainted.

"I-yes, so you really kept it.."

"Get it." Lina pointed the sword at Nix.

Nix who saw it immediately accepted it.

Nix put his hand on his blade to examine it.

"It looks like the blade became a little frozen because it had been hit by snow..." Nix Sayings

"It looks so." Reply Lina.

After examining the other parts of the sword, Nix immediately thanked Lina.

"Thank you." Nix lowered his head.

Lina shook her head looking at Nix.

"It's okay, it's me who should be grateful. You really are someone who has saved the situation of the people here for defeating that group of White Ursus earlier." Lina.

"No-no, if you didn't save me when I passed out, maybe I'm not here now. I'm the one who should thank you." Reply Nix.

"Alright, anyone can thank you okay? neither you nor me." Lina chuckled at him and Nix who were fighting like children just now.

Nix also laughed a little as a result.

But after they laughed and the atmosphere became silent, suddenly Lina who had a cheerful face changed her expression to serious.

"Nix, can you train me how to use that energy you described earlier?" Lina said with a serious face.

When explaining his strength, Nix did discuss about the use of energy he used so that the glass sword he was wearing from Lina's box was not broken.

Nix also explained a little about the use of energy that can strengthen the body and protect the body from attacks.

"I'm fine, but if I may ask, may I know why?" Ask Nix.

Lina put on a complicated face when she heard Nix's question.

"That's it, how to explain it well..."

Nix only fell silent to see Lina who was troubled in continuing her words.

And after 2 minutes, Lina finally continued her words.

"You know? I'm not actually from here." Lina.

Nix was surprised to hear Lina's words.

"Not from here? that means you came here from another country?" Ask Nix.

"Yes, precisely from the kingdom of Qira." Answer Lina.

"QIRA?!" Nix widened his eyes.

Qira was a country far from the east of the Kingdom of Heraclius.

More precisely, when compared between the distance of the Kingdom of Heraclios and Qira from the edge of the world, then Qira is arguably further 2x fold.

That was what caused Nix to be shocked when he heard that Lina was from Qira.

"Not just walk anyway, sometimes I use a horse ride if anyone allows."

"T-but still right? how long will it take for you to get here?" Ask Nix.

"Ummmm, I remember about 7 years?"

"7 YEARS?! how old are you now, Lina?"

"It is impolite to ask the age of a woman, but I allow her this time, I am 23 years old."

"2-23 years? b-meaning you started going to the end of the world when you were 16?"

"That's right."

"......"

Nix still could not believe what he had just heard just now.

A 16-year-old young woman, spent 7 precious years to go to the End of the World, what was her goal?

Thinking that, Nix directly asked Lina.

"I'm sure it's not for no reason, is it?" Ask Nix

Lina again put a complicated expression on her face.

"Yes, the reason I am willing to travel up to 7 years here is because there is something I want to get." Lina.

"Something you want to get?"

Lina sighed a little before continuing.

"Yes, it is one of the 7 legendary weapons, the Eternal Freezer Bow (Eternal Freezer Ground)

"?!"

7 Legendary weapons are 7 weapons that can only be obtained from conquering 7 legendary dungeons.

Black Rose and Sky Splitter were one of them.

Inside the legendary dungeon, there would be one dungeon boss that was extremely difficult to conquer on the deepest floor, one of which was the Death Ripper that Nix had defeated in his previous world to obtain Black Rose.

Eternal Freezer Bow is one of the 7 legendary weapons, but Nix does not know where the dungeon is.

But when I heard Lina willingly came here for 7 years, it meant that the dungeon was at the End of the World.

"Does that mean you've found the dungeon?" Ask Nix.

"Yes, it's 10 km from here, I found it about 6 months ago, but I didn't dare to enter it because the monsters there are so strong and aggressive." Clarify Lina.

The monsters guarding an average legendary dungeon were A-S ranked monsters

And the Sub-Bosses and Bosses there are definitely ranked Z.

Which means they have the equivalent power of a Demon General.

"Do you really want to conquer it? you know for yourself just how powerful the Boss in that legendary dungeon is?" Nix.

Lina clenched her hands tightly hearing Nix's explanation.

"I know that, but I still want to go, because I promised my parents.." Said Lina in a soft voice.

Nix could not figure out what Lina really meant, because it was related to her parents.

And Nix couldn't question Lina either, as that might be her privacy.

Nix thought about it briefly regarding Lina's request of him wanting to be trained on energy use.

It was because Nix did not want Lina to die in vain for being determined to fight alone in the legendary dungeon.

After thinking about it for 5 minutes, Nix gave Lina his answer.

"Alright, I will teach you, but on the condition that I will help you conquer that dungeon."

"?! Really?!" Lina was delighted to hear Nix's reply.

"Yes, but don't blame me if you come back, because the training won't be easy." Nix.

"Yes!" Shouted Lina excitedly.

Nix eventually decides to start training Lina regarding energy use.