The Author's POV

Who were the top 10 strongest people of all time? This was an age-old question.

Ever since the emergence of mana, humans had begun evolving.

Things like splitting rocks apart with bare hands or casting fireballs and spells were no longer the fruits of pure imagination.

Decades have passed ever since humans were able to gain superpowers and slowly they began to adapt to mana.

A more organized system began to emerge and humans with tremendous powers began to appear all over the world.

Grandmaster Keiki was one such person.

'The one-man-army' was what they called him.

With his deadly one-hit-kill style that no one could see through, Grandmaster Keiki killed countless demons without even moving or lifting a finger.

For those who witnessed this sight, they could only look back at it as if it was a beautiful memory.

Amongst historians, there was a general consensus.

The consensus was that...

Grandmaster Keiki, the wielder of the Keiki style, alongside nine other few, was one of the ten strongest humans to have ever lived in this age where mana existed.

This was an undisputed fact that even the current heads of the union did not disagree with.

Whoever had witnessed Grandmaster Keiki's prowess in the past could tell just how much of a fearsome figure he was.

Especially his sword art.

A five-star sword art that made Grandmaster Keiki known throughout the world.

Unfortunately, around three decades ago, Grandmaster Keiki disappeared from the world and so did his legacy and sword art.

With Grandmaster Keiki gone, the sword art was lost with no hopes of ever appearing again.

This was common knowledge. It was what everyone learned in history class.

The Keiki style would never appear again.

This was what everyone said.

Yet...

'”Click!

With a subtle clicking sound, a magnificent arc drew in the air as the sharp tip of a sword split the air apart.

Not even half a second flew by before the sword was back into the scabbard. So fast yet so deadly.

Inside of the expansive training ground, deftly science descended.

"This..."

Standing by the side, Donna's mouth hung open.

'How is this possible?!'

Without a doubt that was the Keiki style. Right before her eyes, Donna witnessed the once-forgotten art style.

How could she not be shocked?

"K-keiki style"

The first one to break the silence was Monica whose breathing quickened.

As if teleporting, her figure appeared right before Ren. Grabbing him by the shoulder she asked him an endless amount questions.

"Was that the Keiki Style? Do you know Grandmaster Keiki? Is he still alive? Where did you learn it? How much of it have you mastered? How l..."

"Monica, calm down!"

Snapping out of it, Donna raised her voice. Letting go of Ren, Monica also snapped out of it.

"Ah, sorry. I was just too excited"

"It's okay"

Bitterly shaking his head, Ren waved it off.

From the moment he performed the sword art before Donna and Monica, he had been prepared for this.

"Ren is Grandmaster Keiki still alive"

By the side, Donna asked.

She wanted to know if such a legendary figure was still alive.

If so it would be something worth celebrating.

Although the world looked peaceful, Donna knew that it was only a matter of time before the balance that the humans created would break.

Humanity needed another powerhouse to bring more stability.

"Ah, no, he's dead"

Ren shook

was without a doubt dead. As the

"I see..."

a bit disappointed with the answer, but she didn't

already good enough that the Keiki style

you must keep this a secret,

Donna's voice became serious. Monica nodded

I work for the union, you know that I can keep a secret okay. Especially on these

in case. We can't let others know

"Yeah, I agree"

the Keiki style, he would without a doubt become the prime target of the demons and

let anyone know about

art landed in the wrong person's

her duty as a

until

enough to stand on his own would she be

she did not want

itchy. Now that I know what art you

her thoughts was Monica's

smiled from

'”Sha! '”Sha!

her sword around, Monica

what you've got. I really want to

...

'”Clank!

"haa...I'm finally free!"

B. I was more exhausted than

sword art, I was subjected to endless amounts of questions

put under their gruesome Spartan-like

style of training

'I should've expected this...'

I shook

style was just

there being a lot of famous five-star martial manuals, the Keiki style

could kill an opponent before they could even figure

had as much of an impact as the Keiki

and Monica's reactions were

it's not like the situation turned out

had now gained

keep my secret a secret,

this turned out

need to tell

something. Taking out my phone

I've got some news to share

session, Donna had asked me to tell Kevin

"...and sent"

put my phone away and

take a quick

...

a

the middle of the white world. Gripping tightly onto a large broadsword,

Shhh!

He slashed down.

Shhhu!

the old man

Shaa!

Swish!

the process eight

each slash, a different sound resounded across the white

first slash was nothing particularly special. It was a simple fast and heavy

However...

Swoosh!

the sword became faster, heavier, and sturdier. The back muscles of the old man tensed even more with each passing slash. Alongside his back muscles, his

Kracka!

was the fifteenth

man swung his sword, the air split apart and the ground

a doubt, this sword slash was incomparable to the

It was much stronger.

broadsword up. As he lift the sword up, the

"huuu..."

man's mouth as put both hands on the grip of the broadsword and prepared to slash down

swing, this was the first time the old man put

wing was going to

'”Ring! '”Ring!

the old man could slash down the white world slowly started to crumble as an annoying chime

that dream

as he opened

the Levisha style, every once in a

Levisha performing

found out that the dreams became more vivid as a result, and from the dreams, Kevin was able to gain a

Slowly but surely, as Kevin mimicked the old man's

that the dreams were not as simple as

Kevin was able to pick