I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated - Chapter 363
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Chapter 363

Chapter 363

Editor Makoto

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Its been a few hours since Alistair started the refurbishment process . Apparently, it takes a lot of time to get my internal system up and running, and ready to control .

As before, Alistair stood still with her eyes closed throughout, before suddenly opening her eyes and looking up .

Okay, its ready . We can get into the renovation process at any time now .

Then, she wiped the sweat from her forehead . She has been working continuously for several hours without drinking or eating . I think shes pretty worn out, but I didnt see any significant signs of fatigue on her face .

Hey, do you need a break? Its already night, you know?

From the only small window provided in this room, we could already see the darkness of the night before we realized . The room was so bright and s.h.i.+ny that I didnt notice the pa.s.sing of time at all .

Im okay . I dont get tired easily . However, we do have a long way to go . Lets take a little break

Fran must be tired too, huh?

Im fine .

Im tired . So lets go take a break .

You just told me right now that youre not tired .

Alistair was openly showing her concern for Fran . Lucky enough, Fran wasnt a child who couldnt read the air well enough to make that concern worthless, so she nodded with a coy smile at Alistairs words .

All right

Then lets go upstairs .

Is resting here not good?

I dont eat my meals in the workshop .

It seems like thats a rule she abided as a craftsman . Good thing, the glutton Fran did not take out any food and started eating it during the a.n.a.lysis . Alistairs concentration would probably have been disrupted and she might have messed up because of it . Or rather, the a.n.a.lysis process might have been interrupted .

But then

Fran glanced at me . She appears to be worried about leaving me here .

Fran, its okay . Im not experiencing any pain anymore, dont worry about it!

But

Unlike me, Fran is tired, and she needs a break . Even if Im cured, what good will that be if Fran is incapacitated?

And then, Alistair casually lifted me up .

What is she doing?

Nothing, weve done some basic repairs, so as long as we dont do any heavy fighting, we can carry you around .

You could have told me that earlier! We had such a heartfelt exchange for nothing!

Here Fran .

Hmm .

Oh, I knew Id feel right at home on Frans back, sheathed in old man Gallus special scabbard . It fits me perfectly and I feel like Im wrapped up in a comfortable blanket . Is this what its like, the comfort of coming home? Anyway, the relief I felt was beyond words .

Its here .

Alistair led me up the stairs, and I found myself in a surprisingly ordinary mansion . It was probably just slightly more luxurious than a moderately posh inn . The interior was made of stone and was decorated in a stylish villa style .

Through the door where Alistair just pa.s.sed into, there was a dining room . There were also guests in front of the large marble dining table .

Are you done?

Not yet . Im just taking a break .

I see

Hey, make more s.p.a.ce, stupid demon .

O- oh, Im sorry .

I still felt that Asura was feeble or reserved around Alistair . Theres definitely familiarity, but it also looked more than that, as if Asura was restraining himself .

Even towards that Kiara, Asura still spoke in a commanding tone . Theres a strong sense of dissonance that I felt when I saw Asura acting so meekly like this . Its as if they werent the same person .

Fran seemed to think the same way, as she tilted her head slightly in puzzlement .

Hey, are you two bad with each other?

It was a straightforward question . Alistair raised her eyebrows and Asura looked troubled . Was it something that we shouldnt have asked about?

Its not that we dont get along .

We- well

Then why?

I felt like they were trying to dodge the question . However, Fran continued to pursue it . I was interested in knowing more too, so I wont stop here .

Haa, when this guy first came to me, I was so taken aback by his stupidity that I gave him a little lecture . Ive been calling him stupid demon ever since then .

Lecture?

Yeah, and what do you think this guy said the first time we met?

Alistair turned a stern gaze onto Asura . It sounded like they had a very bad first meeting . Just from remembering that time seemed to have already made her angry .

This guy, you know, came up to me, and the first thing he said to me was A divine grade blacksmith can destroy a divine sword, right? And then he gave me his sword and told me, destroy this thing!!

Th- that . . I already said sorry about that

Of course! To us divine grade blacksmiths, divine swords are like our own children! No matter if it was made by another divine grade blacksmith, theyre still special to us! And you wanted me to destroy one? By any chance, did you want to get your head split open, do you?

Asura stroked his forehead silently . It was as if his head really got cracked . Afterwards, she made Asura sit upright while lecturing him with heated pa.s.sion, continuing to do so for half a day .

The Divine Sword Gaia, once it has been a.s.signed to an owner, can only be used by that person . And even if it is thrown away, it will come back . But Its not like they have free will

For a moment, I thought Gaia had a mind of its own, but apparently it didnt . Maybe its more of a mechanical type of artificial spirit, something like Announcer-san .

I dont know why they picked me, but I thought it sucked .

I understood how Asura felt . Just when he was in agony after mutating into a calamitous demon and gained the mad demonization skill, suddenly he obtained the divine sword . If its going to come back to him when he discards it, then it means hell definitely have it in hand when the mad demonization is triggered .

To put it bluntly, it would be the birth of the worst kind of demon who could spread ma.s.s destruction . If he knew that he couldnt seal off the madness, he must have at least tried to deal with the divine sword .

Ive already accepted that now .

Hmm

Thats why Im hunting demonic beasts in the middle of nowhere so that I dont bother people

Asura seems to have accepted his owners.h.i.+p of the divine sword by now, too . Thats probably why Alistair wasnt complaining about it and kicked him out . Despite that, I still thought it was impossible for her to be gentle toward him .

Even now, I ended up causing you trouble .

Kiara didnt die because of you .

I understand . Im not trying to put blame on who killed that woman, I just want to know what happened . Would you mind telling me about it?

Hmm .

Ill tell you .

Its fine . Ill speak . I want to tell him what happened myself .

Alistair tried to take care of it, but Fran turned it down herself . She was only with her for a short while, but it was the death of Kiara, whom she respected . She probably wanted to speak of the incident in her own words . She seemed to think that this was her role as the person who witnessed Kiara breathe her last .

Thats not a bad thing . Personally, I think its a lot easier for Fran to get herself together by doing this than just dealing with it by herself . Besides, as Fran said before, the end of Kiaras life was not a tragedy . She began to tell the story, including the part that she heard from me, as if she saw the events herself . It was the ending of a warrior, one who fought a powerful enemy and departed contentedly .

Asura no longer kept a sad expression on his face when he heard Frans retelling . Rather, he laughed .

Ah, so you left while smiling You fought a powerful enemy that you couldnt win even if you put everything youve got against it, sc.r.a.ped your life away, and died with laughter . Its a very Kiara-like way to go . And Im well jealous .

I couldnt fully understand the thoughts of these battle maniacs, but I could at least understand the weight of their feelings . Right to the end, having a satisfying battle and dying on the battlefield All of that seemed really enviable to Asura .

Perhaps, this ending isnt possible for Asura right now . If he gets caught up in a battle to the death, his mad demonization would be triggered . If that happened, hell either kill his enemies without realizing it or hell end up dead . Asura wouldnt be conscious when that happens . At that point, the only thing driving him would be pure madness .

I dont know what you guys are going through But Im pretty sure I could also imagine that person dying peacefully on her deathbed, surrounded by her disciples .

Right . Thats right .

The sword is for the battlefield . . I guess that means the same thing for warriors . That some of them would feel happier rotting away on a battlefield than on a shelf Id like to understand that kind of feeling too .

Thats just like Alistair to be so empathetic .