Overgeared

[You have entered Biban’s mental world, ‘Missing Heart Sword.’]

It was originally called ‘Heart Sword.’ It was the state of killing the enemy with the sword of the heart, even if he didn’t have a sword in his hand. In other words, it meant a realm that Biban had already achieved a long time ago. However, Biban’s changed mental world after he became the Sword God had the absurd name of Missing Heart Sword. It didn’t suit him at all.

‘Is it the aftermath of the giant sword hiding?’

The giant sword that was larger than a great mountain—it towered over Biban’s mental world and pierced the sky and earth. It really represented so many things. It was the sum of all the swords and swordsmanship that existed in the world. It meant Biban’s strong will and also his desire to cut down a dragon. It felt like it supported the entire world of Biban’s mental world.

Now it was completely gone. The wilderness stretching out beyond the bushes came into full view. The giant sword stuck in the center of the wilderness and the hundreds of thousands of small swords that roamed around the giant sword had all disappeared.

“As you know... the cause of the illness I suffered was the vibration of the sword energy.”

That’s right. The reason why Biban became senile was due to the vibration of sword energy. He constantly vibrated his near infinite sword energy like a chainsaw. There was no way he could be mentally or physically perfect. Inside his body, the sword energy that vibrated without stopping for a moment in the mental world caused sharp waves and destroyed his body and mind in real time. It was a sort of warm-up process. It was the process of sharpening and maintaining the sword energy to make sure to cut off the dragon’s neck someday.

In fact, it even cut down an Old Dragon’s will. This was the decisive factor in forcing Trauka to step down since his seemingly invincible, unbreakable will usually couldn’t be broken with a single blade.

The repercussions were huge. The moment when the sword energy, which had been vibrating indefinitely, achieved its purpose and stopped—Biban’s body and mind crumbled like a broken doll. He was reduced to a wasted man. No, it was right to express that it was the process of being reborn as a sword.

It was the giant sword that tried to devour Biban whole at that time.

Grid saved Biban by overpowering it, and Biban, who overcame the ordeal with Grid’s help, was reborn as a swordsman, not a sword.

“I’ve been vibrating my sword energy for a very long time. At some point, without even being conscious of it, I vibrated my sword energy as naturally as breathing. I did it subconsciously. The giant sword in the mental world has become the subject of that subconscious and became so bloated that it threatened me... no, it didn’t threaten me. It is trying to make my wishes come true.”

Biban’s expression as he explained the entire process was bittersweet.

“In fact, I can’t hate it. I will definitely cut a dragon. It is the existence created by my greatest desire to become a sword. It is the origin of my mental world. Its hostility and desire for survival are ultimately derived from its responsibility to carry out my will, so it can’t be considered an enemy.”

“So you embraced it. But now you’ve lost it.”

Grid was composed.

“Your wish might be its origin, but it is currently hostile to you and denies you. How long do you intend to favor the one who wants to become one with you, dehumanize you, and turn you into a weapon? Please let it go.”

The total amount of intent held by the giant sword was very high. It was right to interpret it as the other side of the coin and it was right to be vigilant of it. It was an insecure element that would devour Biban at any opportunity.

Of course, Biban’s status was so high that it would be impossible to swallow him forever, but being able to take away the consciousness and body of an Absolute for even one minute or one second was a great threat to the entire world.

‘He already overcame his dementia at best. This time, he might become a person with multiple personalities...’

“I know this.” Biban nodded. “I cherish it as my equal. Even though I know it is not my enemy, I will be thoroughly hostile to it from this moment on. I will completely subdue it and make it mine this time.”

It was only then that Grid noticed—Biban’s words weren’t directed at Grid from the start. It was a declaration made to the giant sword who was eavesdropping on him from somewhere.

Listen. I care about you and trust you. But in the end, you are part of me. You can’t be me, so I will subdue you and make you fully mine...

It was a neat declaration of war. Biban was talking to the giant sword.

I’m not afraid of you. But you are right to be afraid of me.

“We’re leaving.”

“Yes.”

Biban used Shunpo first and Grid followed. Then the two of them started exploring.

Shunpo—it was the power to reach the edge of their vision in a single stride. If this technique was used in real life, it would’ve been a matter of seconds for someone to move from South Korea to South Africa. Yet in the mental world, the power of Shunpo wasn’t absolute. It was because the area of the mental world was infinite. A human’s consciousness could expand infinitely and the mental world was the same.

endlessly even after using Shunpo hundreds or thousands of times

been living many years without much thought, but

a space with no distinction between day and night, so the passage of time couldn’t be detected. After wandering

I lived without thinking due to my illness. At that time, I just forgot anything I thought about. All the thoughts I forgot were accumulated here. It

don’t think you mean to sound like you’re

a god has been mumbling for quite some time.

“...Yes.”

by Biban. Grid realized

‘It is dangerous.’

than he expected. It was fatal that he wasn’t aware of the passage of time. It was incomparable to the days when he

Grid’s

made me leave the easy way and come back to the

a bad mentality due to wandering aimlessly. Grid didn’t want to escalate things, so

was

going to end just because you are sorry? Dammit! You shouldn’t have done anything to be sorry about!” Eventually, the angry Biban

do you keep yelling at me? The

appearance of Biban, who looked like the days when he repeatedly talked

considering that the situation was very special right

a need to return to the days when Biban suffered from

happens just as I was

Defying the Natural Order that had been pulled out from its sheath on his waist. The atmosphere couldn’t handle the spirit and divinity

“What are

you... I will

serious. You’ve finally gone

sword as well. It was Gujel’s Fang. It was the sword that was gifted by Grid. The blade that should’ve been

down now. You aren’t a match for me in swordsmanship in real life. Do you think you

“...It is reversed.”

isn’t you, but me who will ask for forgiveness? You are

blade and the decoration

“......?”

like a mirror

“......!”

started stacking his buff skills, while

copy it, you

“Kuack...!”

ground in the aftermath of stopping Defying the Natural Order’s sword trajectory and was pushed back for a while. The sound of metal rubbing against metal shook the world

raised his

“What is this power?”

sheer force? If it was the real Biban,

voice came

the Natural Order. This time, there was a

human

half of its body was mercilessly stabbed by the Formless Sword and was soaked in dark red blood. Its two hands holding the sword were horribly broken and bones protruded

must be a sword. I

Grid approached

moment he attacked, he was hit back.

the surprise attack in the first place... did he fully realize Biban’s

but he wasn’t durable because he reproduced the

is already a long way away. I wouldn’t have thought you were so stupid that you

“......”

few days. He had been chasing after Biban’s back for that long and at a certain point, he lost his concentration. It was to the extent where he didn’t chase after Biban’s

‘It was my mistake.’