, that would be me. Why, did I do something wrong by wiping your village of

" Suza

lse malice as he said, "Your village... It was quite

," Suzal said in a completely emotionless voice, devoid of any expressions. As he began molding

so, is it just me, or is his mana control off the charts for his age?' thought th

etely different look in his eyes. He matched the old man's gaze, then raised his swords as he conti

All that mana for nothing? That would be a waste; he definitely didn't waste it for nothing. Then,

ised his sword. He immediately closed the distance between them and delivered an attack intended to render Suza

blocked. Suzal followed with a horizontal slash and then an upward vertical slash. As he thought, 'Now, time

ssed drinking milk from my mother's... No, better not think about that. This boy was a lot weaker just before. I see. His special ability somehow increases

boost? Hmm?" the old man asked, throwing questions mid-battle, or rather m

it have any setbacks? Because you know

ll cut you down before tha

ed with a high-speed downward vertical slash, which the old man blocked with his sword. Suzal thoug

word to his right side, forming a stance called shoulder hold (kata gatame in Jap

guard, I'll deliver the final blow,' Suzal planned. He was ready to attack deceitfully if it meant def

feel like I'm doing something wrong? Although it's wrong to kill, this man destroy

g his magic. In the next millisecond, his whole body was enveloped in magic, flowing ma

meant the energy

permanently injured. Seems like I must get a bit serious,' the old man thought as he raised his sword.

d a tremendous amount of mana into his sword. Although it wasn't as potent as Suzal's, i

m would definitely die. That w

ther with the highest concentration they could muster. Suzal was far mor

AN

with all their might. The ground around them crumbled and was destroyed, leaving many holes

nferior, but in terms of skills, technique, and experience, he wasn't far behind

seconds of the clas

the o

the S-rankers out there. Just who is this kid? Hope he didn't die. Wait, is his mana depleting? Sigh! This idiot. But I doubt it. Just in case, let's ac

in that last moment, I would have definitely died," the old man said, thinking, 'This isn'

back in its sheath as he approached

But don't worry, I already finished him. But he sure was one hell of a kid. I bet he's already S-ranked. What!? You want me to take his body for further experiments? A

t no major damage. And a similar sword technique involving mana. And that other emotion. He's definitely feeling pity. From hi

ht side. Suzal thought, 'I already predicted it, you shitty old man,' and shifted

ked with enough strength to kill the old man according to his calculations. Of course

xt moment, he was pinned to the ground. His last thought before losing consciousness was, 'That shitty old