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.

wilderness stretched out endlessly even after using Shunpo

living many years without much thought,

between day and night, so the passage of time couldn’t be detected. After wandering there for a long time, the nervous Grid

anything I thought about.

mean to sound like

for quite some

“...Yes.”

he was being nagged by Biban. Grid realized

‘It is dangerous.’

aware of the passage of time. It was incomparable to the days when he spent several months searching for Pagma’s book. It wasn’t an environment where he could focus on the

happened as Grid’s nervousness

of it, it is absurd. Why are you taking it out on me when you are the one who made me leave the easy way and come back to the hard world? Who would dare to blame someone else, rather

be Biban’s mental world, but Biban, like Grid, seemed to have a bad mentality due to wandering aimlessly. Grid didn’t want

understand. I was

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

point, Grid couldn’t stand it. “Why do you keep yelling at me? The way you are talking is just

saying this now? It was hard to comprehend the appearance of Biban, who looked like the

the situation was very special

a need to return to the days when Biban

just as I was in

distorted like the heat of a summer day. It was Defying the Natural Order that had been pulled out from its sheath on his waist. The atmosphere couldn’t handle the

frowned. “What

you... I

serious. You’ve finally

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

aren’t a match for me in swordsmanship in real life. Do you think you can handle me here? I’ll forgive you at least once

“...It is reversed.”

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

of the blade and the decoration

“......?”

is reversed, like a

“......!”

his buff

going to copy it, you should’ve done it

“Kuack...!”

of stopping Defying the Natural Order’s sword trajectory and was pushed back

he hurriedly raised his head to

“What is this power?”

blocked it using sheer force? If it was the real Biban, he would’ve easily blocked it

voice came from far

strengthening its stomach to counter the incoming Defying the Natural Order. This time, there was a roar as shells were fired in succession. It was a noise created by the body of the

expected, the human body

sword was full of injuries as it slowly stood up. The lower 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

be a

Grid approached and

he was hit back. Thus, Grid couldn’t track the opponent right away and gave him a

stopped the surprise attack in

he wasn’t durable because he reproduced the

way away. I wouldn’t have thought you were so stupid

“......”

a few days. He had been chasing after Biban’s back for that long and at a certain point, he lost

‘It was my mistake.’