Evening . When I drew the sword under the moonlightā¦ I sensed a pressure .
I wonder how much time Iāve spent with this fellow . I knew every detail of this sword in my mind . I could talk with it as if I was one with it .
Right, back thenā¦ . . I was only called thećReaperć .
And later, the red necklace I wear gave me another nickname
ćScarlet Reaperć
It was such a fancy nameā¦ . . but it wasnāt wrong either .
Because there is always [death] no matter where I go .
I donāt have many memories regarding my childhood . I donāt even know who my real parents areā¦ . I was found by a priest of a certain church and was raised by him . But he was nothing but a demon in priestās clothing . There were a lot more others like me . And all of us were put under unspeakable suffering almost all the time, including me . What kindā¦ . . just imagine it yourself . I think you can roughly tell by looking at my right eye . So of course, my first kill was the one who raised me .
The day I lost my right eyeā¦ . was the same day that I killed that priest . Not a shred of emotion borne from that event .
After that, I was put in to a certain orphanage for troubled children . But turned out it was a facility to breed and raise new a.s.sa.s.sins for a certain a.s.sa.s.sin guild .
And thereā¦ . I met the [Sword] that become the half of my existence .
I was so fascinated by it . It was funny . How this tool makes it so much easier to make someone else die .
The guild also started to notice my skill . After staying in the facility for a while, I already began taking a.s.sa.s.sination orders .
The orders mostly came from the aristocrats . Well, they are an even more rotten existences . Eternally locked in the struggles for more power .
There were also orders from large merchants . Those people are also rotten beings . In any caseā¦ . I realized something .
Humans are rotten creatures, indeed .
Then one dayā¦ā¦ I met some kids . Even kids got caught up in this rotten power struggles between aristocrats . Weaker people always ended up suffering the consequences .
Iā¦ . . may have seen my old self in them .
I donāt mind if you laugh at me . A man called the reaperā¦ . . actually took care and feed the kids .
But right thereā¦ . . for the first time I felt myself free from rotten world, and itās comfortable .
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By living with themā¦ . . itās as if the humanity I once lost had gradually resurfaced .
The guild didnāt like this of course . Once, they attacked during my absence . However, thanks to me gaining the info about the attack in advance, I was able to thwart them .
You couldnāt stop once you enter this world after all
But these kids, they got involved because of me . There was only one way for me to protect these little fellows .
I decided to destroy the a.s.sa.s.sin organization .
The guild I belonged to boasted the large number of members amongst the many a.s.sa.s.sin guilds . I supposed they expected me to come . But before me, no defence will be enough .
I killed the a.s.sa.s.sin guildā¦ā¦I killed them all .
It was an unspeakable memory . But I was finally free .
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After that, I had to think about how to feed the kids . The only thing I can doā¦ā¦is swinging my sword . And soā¦ā¦ . I did various kind of works ranging from a.s.sa.s.sination to being a bouncer .
Thanks to my nicknamećScarlet Reaperćā¦ā¦ . I rarely met any trouble .
Untilā¦ā¦today when I was hired to be a bouncer for Baron Gordon .
Even as I worked as an a.s.sa.s.sin and bouncer, Baron Gordonās infamy was quite well known .
A man who did all kinds of thing just to make himself rise in the rank .
But that had little to no importance to me . What matters isā¦ā¦I would be able to feed the kids .
A few days after I started working for that man, I had a life-changing encounter with a certain guy .
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The job this time was to kidnap the daughter of the Earl of Roxiettaā¦ . . and guard the mansion where she was held captive .
It came with a considerably bigger pay than a normal job . So I thought, why not?
The kidnapping was a cake walk . After that, we had a little conversation while returning to the mansion
[The knights of Roxietta will surely come for usā¦ . why donāt you ambush them first, and get rid of them . ]
The Baron said that to the hired mercenaries .
[You sure? Itās the soldiers of Roxietta we are talking about . They are quite well known as warrior . ]
[There is the royal family backing me up . It wonāt develop into a large scale battle . No need to worry . ]
Gordon laughed .
[2 days from now, Prince Joseph will give us a visit . There is nothing we should be scared about as long as everything is on time . ]
Baron Gordon and his son headed to the room where the daughter of the Earl of Roxietta was being held captive afterward .
We, the mercenaries, were left waiting in a separate room .
[Butā¦that girl, sheās really a looker . Donāt mind if I can have my way with her . ]
[And that father and son will get to enjoy her . How envious . ]
[Perhaps weāll get a taste too after theyāre done]
The mercenaries laughed merrily in between their conversation . Meanwhile I was just listening to them while closing my eyes and leaned myself on the wall .
It was at that moment . A booming sound came from the gateā¦ . followed by the frantic screaming of men .
[What theā¦ what just happened??]
The mercenaries were amazed . They tried to survey the surroundings whilst readying their equipment . While other mercenaries were busy with themselvesā¦ā¦only I could sense that a powerful monster had appeared .
(What the, the sweat wonāt stopā¦ . . !)
I heard a voice calling for us from the room where Baron Gordon was in .
By then, I could still run away .
An alarm rang inside my head . But beyond thatā¦ . . the curiosity on what kind of monster it was got the better of me .
Standing over there was a boy who barely reached adulthood . However, his clothes was soaked in blood . I could easily imagine how he came to this room .
What they talked about, I didnāt remember . All I remember was heads flying off from their body with one swing of that boyās sword .
His swing was casual but full of power, something I thought to be impossible .
And thenā¦ . . I was knocked down outcold with a single blowā¦
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[Oi, Kiel . Are you listening?]
Apparently I was daydreaming about the past .
The big guy in front of me offered me a mug . To be honest, I donāt really want it .
[Baran, please keep it quiet . Donāt bother anyone while you are drunk . Good grief . Can you just leave Kiel alone? Itās a ha.s.sle to tell you that every single time]
[Shaddap! Karina! Iām here to keep this territory safe from harmā¦ . ]
[Hey there, please excuse Baranās att.i.tude . He has a needlessly loud voice that tends to bother everyone else . ]
[I wonder if you can even drink quietlyā¦ . ]
Scolded by two more people this time, Baranās voice got even louder instead .
[What the hey! Now Flick and Robin too!! You guys really misunderstood me, do you!?]
[Also, didnāt you merely tell what is already obvious? What Ares-sama envisioned is also our vision too . ]
Once Robin said that, Baran became quiet .
[Wellā¦ . thatās right . ]
Then, Flick laughed and patted the depressed Baranās shoulder .
[Forget that . Letās drink for now . Boss! One more]
Karina also laughed after seeing the mishapā¦ .
Looking at this myselfā¦ . I also smiled .
I couldnāt do this back then, smiling carefreely like this .
Yes, these people are my companions now . There are still many othersā¦ā¦those who share the same ambition .
ā¦ . .
ā¦
.
Back thenā¦ . . after taking me out of Baron Gordonās mansionā¦ . . Ares-sama said .
Back thenā¦ . . after taking me out of Baron Gordonās mansionā¦ . . Ares-sama said .
[Will you join me?]
and
[If you want to bring people in, I will take care of them too . ]
Now, the kids who I took care before are living well in a orphanage in Schwarzer Territory . Unlike meā¦ . . itās not the h.e.l.lish facility, but a true orphanage that nurture the parentless children . I heard that they not only willingly take care children from Schwarzer territory but also those coming from all over Arcadia .
And so Iā¦ā¦decided to work under him . What Iām wearingā¦ā¦this bracelet around my wrist, is a proof of my loyalty .
All of my companions wear the same bracelet on their wristā¦ . without saying . Itās our pride .
We will be his swordā¦ā¦to carve the world he wishes for .
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Immediately under the order of the King of Heroes Ares, was a group of people nicknamed ćBroken Legionć . They swore allegiance to Ares personally, instead of to the country .
Their capability was proven later on by successfully routing the demon army, barbarian cavalry, and even the Aryan warriors which is said that even one was more than enough to defeat a camp of soldiers single-handedly .
ThećBroken Legionćis consisted of several groups .
Wearing a blue uniform was thećBlue Legionćwhich excels in long range magic attack .
Wearing a red uniform was the light cavalry boasting supreme mobility, thećRed Legionć
Dressed in uniformly black armor was the heavy cavalryćBlack Legionćwith their unstoppable charge .
And thenā¦ . different from the three other legions, there was one without a proper uniform . These particular members of thećBroken Legionćare the most loyal and are the greatest in terms of fighting prowess . Each one was a warrior that could match an army of other nations on their own .
Each and every one of them are wearing white bracelets on their wrist, thus called thećWhite Legionć
It wonāt be inappropriate to say that one hundred of the White Legions were more than a match for ten thousand soldiers . According to the history books, it became a place where anyone aspiring to become a knight would aim to .
Howeverā¦ . . the King of Heroes himself once said .
[They are strong . But they are also a bunch of weirdos . ]
Scarlet Reaperās Story of the Past . .
Evening . When I drew the sword under the moonlightā¦ I sensed a pressure
I wonder how much time Iāve spent with this fellow . I knew every detail of this sword in my mind . I could talk with it as if I was one with it
Right, back thenā¦ I was only called thećReaperć
And later, the red necklace I wear gave me another nickname.
ćScarlet Reaperć.
It was such a fancy nameā¦ but it wasnāt wrong either Because there is always [death] no matter where I go
I donāt have many memories regarding my childhood . I donāt even know who my real parents areā¦ . I was found by a priest of a certain church and was raised by him . But he was nothing but a demon in priestās clothing . There were a lot more others like me . And all of us were put under unspeakable suffering almost all the time, including me . What kindā¦ just imagine it yourself . I think you can roughly tell by looking at my right eye . So of course, my first kill was the one who raised me
The day I lost my right eyeā¦ . was the same day that I killed that priest . Not a shred of emotion borne from that event
After that, I was put in to a certain orphanage for troubled children . But turned out it was a facility to breed and raise new a.s.sa.s.sins for a certain a.s.sa.s.sin guild And thereā¦ . I met the [Sword] that become the half of my existence
I was so fascinated by it . It was funny . How this tool makes it so much easier to make someone else die
The guild also started to notice my skill . After staying in the facility for a while, I already began taking a.s.sa.s.sination orders
The orders mostly came from the aristocrats . Well, they are an even more rotten existences . Eternally locked in the struggles for more power
There were also orders from large merchants . Those people are also rotten beings . In any caseā¦ . I realized something Humans are rotten creatures, indeed
Then one dayā¦ā¦ I met some kids . Even kids got caught up in this rotten power struggles between aristocrats . Weaker people always ended up suffering the consequences
Iā¦ may have seen my old self in them I donāt mind if you laugh at me . A man called the reaperā¦ actually took care and feed the kids
But right thereā¦ for the first time I felt myself free from rotten world, and itās comfortable
=====. ā.
By living with themā¦ itās as if the humanity I once lost had gradually resurfaced
The guild didnāt like this of course . Once, they attacked during my absence . However, thanks to me gaining the info about the attack in advance, I was able to thwart them
You couldnāt stop once you enter this world after all.
But these kids, they got involved because of me . There was only one way for me to protect these little fellows
I decided to destroy the a.s.sa.s.sin organization
The guild I belonged to boasted the large number of members amongst the many a.s.sa.s.sin guilds . I supposed they expected me to come . But before me, no defence will be enough
I killed the a.s.sa.s.sin guildā¦ā¦I killed them all It was an unspeakable memory . But I was finally free
=====. ā.
After that, I had to think about how to feed the kids . The only thing I can doā¦ā¦is swinging my sword . And soā¦ā¦ . I did various kind of works ranging from a.s.sa.s.sination to being a bouncer
Thanks to my nicknamećScarlet Reaperćā¦ā¦ . I rarely met any trouble Untilā¦ā¦today when I was hired to be a bouncer for Baron Gordon
Even as I worked as an a.s.sa.s.sin and bouncer, Baron Gordonās infamy was quite well known A man who did all kinds of thing just to make himself rise in the rank But that had little to no importance to me . What matters isā¦ā¦I would be able to feed the kids
A few days after I started working for that man, I had a life-changing encounter with a certain guy
=====. ā.
The job this time was to kidnap the daughter of the Earl of Roxiettaā¦ and guard the mansion where she was held captive
It came with a considerably bigger pay than a normal job . So I thought, why not?.
The kidnapping was a cake walk . After that, we had a little conversation while returning to the mansion.
[The knights of Roxietta will surely come for usā¦ . why donāt you ambush them first, and get rid of them . ].
The Baron said that to the hired mercenaries
[You sure? Itās the soldiers of Roxietta we are talking about . They are quite well known as warrior . ].
[There is the royal family backing me up . It wonāt develop into a large scale battle . No need to worry . ].
Gordon laughed
[2 days from now, Prince Joseph will give us a visit . There is nothing we should be scared about as long as everything is on time . ].
Baron Gordon and his son headed to the room where the daughter of the Earl of Roxietta was being held captive afterward
We, the mercenaries, were left waiting in a separate room
[Butā¦that girl, sheās really a looker . Donāt mind if I can have my way with her . ].
[And that father and son will get to enjoy her . How envious . ].
[Perhaps weāll get a taste too after theyāre done].
The mercenaries laughed merrily in between their conversation . Meanwhile I was just listening to them while closing my eyes and leaned myself on the wall
It was at that moment . A booming sound came from the gateā¦ . followed by the frantic screaming of men
[What theā¦ what just happened??].
The mercenaries were amazed . They tried to survey the surroundings whilst readying their equipment . While other mercenaries were busy with themselvesā¦ā¦only I could sense that a powerful monster had appeared
(What the, the sweat wonāt stopā¦ !).
I heard a voice calling for us from the room where Baron Gordon was in
By then, I could still run away
An alarm rang inside my head . But beyond thatā¦ the curiosity on what kind of monster it was got the better of me
Standing over there was a boy who barely reached adulthood . However, his clothes was soaked in blood . I could easily imagine how he came to this room
What they talked about, I didnāt remember . All I remember was heads flying off from their body with one swing of that boyās sword His swing was casual but full of power, something I thought to be impossible And thenā¦ I was knocked down outcold with a single blowā¦.
=====. ā.
[Oi, Kiel . Are you listening?].
Apparently I was daydreaming about the past
The big guy in front of me offered me a mug . To be honest, I donāt really want it
[Baran, please keep it quiet . Donāt bother anyone while you are drunk . Good grief . Can you just leave Kiel alone? Itās a ha.s.sle to tell you that every single time].
[Shaddap! Karina! Iām here to keep this territory safe from harmā¦ . ].
[Hey there, please excuse Baranās att.i.tude . He has a needlessly loud voice that tends to bother everyone else . ].
[I wonder if you can even drink quietlyā¦ . ].
Scolded by two more people this time, Baranās voice got even louder instead
[What the hey! Now Flick and Robin too!! You guys really misunderstood me, do you!?].
[Also, didnāt you merely tell what is already obvious? What Ares-sama envisioned is also our vision too . ].
Once Robin said that, Baran became quiet
[Wellā¦ . thatās right . ].
Then, Flick laughed and patted the depressed Baranās shoulder
[Forget that . Letās drink for now . Boss! One more].
Karina also laughed after seeing the mishapā¦
Looking at this myselfā¦ . I also smiled I couldnāt do this back then, smiling carefreely like this
Yes, these people are my companions now . There are still many othersā¦ā¦those who share the same ambition
ā¦ . ā¦ .
Back thenā¦ after taking me out of Baron Gordonās mansionā¦ Ares-sama said
[Will you join me?].
and.
[If you want to bring people in, I will take care of them too . ].
Now, the kids who I took care before are living well in a orphanage in Schwarzer Territory . Unlike meā¦ itās not the h.e.l.lish facility, but a true orphanage that nurture the parentless children . I heard that they not only willingly take care children from Schwarzer territory but also those coming from all over Arcadia
And so Iā¦ā¦decided to work under him . What Iām wearingā¦ā¦this bracelet around my wrist, is a proof of my loyalty
All of my companions wear the same bracelet on their wristā¦ . without saying . Itās our pride
We will be his swordā¦ā¦to carve the world he wishes for
=====. ā.
Immediately under the order of the King of Heroes Ares, was a group of people nicknamed ćBroken Legionć . They swore allegiance to Ares personally, instead of to the country
Their capability was proven later on by successfully routing the demon army, barbarian cavalry, and even the Aryan warriors which is said that even one was more than enough to defeat a camp of soldiers single-handedly
ThećBroken Legionćis consisted of several groups
Wearing a blue uniform was thećBlue Legionćwhich excels in long range magic attack
Wearing a red uniform was the light cavalry boasting supreme mobility, thećRed Legionć.
Dressed in uniformly black armor was the heavy cavalryćBlack Legionćwith their unstoppable charge
And thenā¦ . different from the three other legions, there was one without a proper uniform . These particular members of thećBroken Legionćare the most loyal and are the greatest in terms of fighting prowess . Each one was a warrior that could match an army of other nations on their own Each and every one of them are wearing white bracelets on their wrist, thus called thećWhite Legionć.
It wonāt be inappropriate to say that one hundred of the White Legions were more than a match for ten thousand soldiers . According to the history books, it became a place where anyone aspiring to become a knight would aim to
Howeverā¦ the King of Heroes himself once said
[They are strong . But they are also a bunch of weirdos . ].