The Author's POV

—Vuaam!

Kevin's entire body was enveloped in a golden luster. Soon after, Kevin appeared in a whole new place.

"Khh, where am I?"

Glancing around in confusion, Kevin, once again found himself in the middle of a forest. However this time, in front of him, stood a large majestic palace that towered in the middle of the forest. It reached all the way to the sky as green vines entangled themselves on the side of the walls.

At the front of the palace were two giant golden doors that sealed the entrance of the palace.

As Kevin looked at the palace from the distance, he was so shocked by the appearance of the palace that he thought he had actually gone back in time, back in the medieval times.

The palace still felt as majestic and grand as it would've back when it was just built.

"This must be the place Ren told me about..."

Noticing the palace, Kevin remembered everything that Ren told him before entering. From what he would see upon entering the dungeon to what things he needed to avoid and what areas were strictly forbidden.

Collecting himself, nodding his head, Kevin walked all the way until he reached the entrance of the palace.

According to what Ren had told him, behind the golden doors of the place, was where the five-star sword art that he was looking for was located.

Halting his steps for a split moment, the images of what happened between him and Gilbert replayed in Kevin's mind. As he recalled those images, Kevin couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

'Never again...'

Never again did he want to be humiliated like that.

"Huuu..."

Arriving in front of the two golden doors, taking a deep breath and placing his hands on the door, Kevin proceeded to open the two enormous doors.

—Shiiiiin!

As he opened the door a dazzling glow nearly blinded him, making him unable to open his eyes. Covering his eyes to mitigate the impact of the light, with great difficulty, he forced his eyes open and saw vast sculptures sitting in the palace.

Each sculpture was different from the others; there was a golden armored knight, an enormous dragon, and all other sorts of fantastical creatures. Under the feet of these giant sculptures was a path that led ahead where the statues of two angels holding onto two harps could be seen.

Walking around in a daze, Kevin followed the path and reached a strange altar, where on top, all kinds of books and scrolls that were written with powerfully dense words appeared.

Squinting his eyes to get a better look, as Kevin observed the books and scrolls, he could feel the powerful intent in each and every word written inside of those scrolls.

Boundless.

Those were the words that perfectly described how he felt as he looked towards the books and scroll.

He could practically envision an old man sitting on a large spacious desk writing those scrolls with every last part of his remaining life.

"Hm?"

very center of this altar was a golden book that shined a golden luster. It pulsated a dense and majestic golden light that almost made

other books, this one

book with his hand, Kevin's eyes soon

[Levisha style]

"...Levisha style, Grandmaster Levisha"

everything started to click, Kevin instantly realized what sword this was. Recalling the

precise, and concise...this was the perfect sword art that

—Vuuuam!

"huh...khhh"

Kevin was about to open the book, strange golden energy spread throughout the mysterious book as Kevin's hand became stuck on top of the book.

a flood, strange images inserted themselves inside of Kevin's mind causing his eyes

"Kyuuuuuuaaaa—!"

after that, Kevin's pained scream resounded

-Thud

enveloped Kevin's vision, as his body dropped to the ground. Everything turned silent and the book lost its

...

"huuuuam..."

tomorrow, I checked my watch and stared at the dungeon

"six hours..."

I

it was a tough trial, back in the novel, Kevin successfully managed to pass the trial

on the sword

was weaker as compared to the time he actually got

protagonist, I had faith that he could succeed. After

few months, there were no major events circling him after all. This part of

started, he was still ranked

-Knock! -Knock!

I knocked

detail that was put into them. From the way they were carved and shaped, they almost seemed to be lifelike. Moreover, what made them especially unique were the two ruby red eyes that were deeply imbued in the areas where their eyes were

them look more

—Shiiiiin!

of the portal, channeling my mana into them,

together in satisfaction, I gratefully looked towards the portal and thanked

taking this, thank you

—Shiiiiin!

the gargoyle statue appeared in my hand. It looked exactly like

look at it, I couldn't help but

-Tssss

tip of my finger, I placed my finger on top of the statue and let the blood dripping from my finger

—Shiiiiin!

the gargoyle statue's ruby red eyes shone brightly as white steam rose from its

a blinding light covered the whole area

light, my eyes remained fixated on the statue as

gargoyle statue

"There we go..."