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"

Donna's question, Ren shook his

without a doubt dead. As the

"I see..."

bit disappointed with the answer, but she didn't have much hope to begin

good enough that the Keiki

keep

Donna's voice became serious. Monica nodded her head

know that I can keep a

case. We can't let others know

"Yeah, I agree"

found out that Ren practiced the Keiki style, he would

could not let anyone know

landed in the wrong

Therefore, it was her duty as a teacher and hero to help Ren keep his sword art

not until

enough to stand on his own would she be

did not want anyone

I'm already starting to get itchy. Now that I know what

of her thoughts

watch, Monica smiled from

'”Sha! '”Sha!

sword around, Monica

you've got. I really want to see the

...

'”Clank!

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

arms, I exited section B. I was more exhausted than

sword art, I was subjected to endless amounts

that, I was put under their gruesome

beforehand, Monica's style of training was even rougher than Donna's. My whole body was

'I should've expected this...'

smiling, I shook my

style was

manuals, the Keiki style was

they could even figure

arts out there that had as much of an impact as the Keiki style were

and Monica's reactions

like the situation turned

now gained two

Monica trying to keep my secret a secret, I could

this turned out for

tell

recalled something. Taking out my phone I quickly sent

I've got some news to share with you

asked me to tell Kevin about

"...and sent"

to reply, I put my phone away and

needed to take a quick

...

of a

Gripping tightly onto a large broadsword,

Shhh!

He slashed down.

Shhhu!

lifting the broadsword up, the

Shaa!

Swish!

the process eight

a different sound

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

However...

Swoosh!

back muscles of the old man tensed even more with each passing slash. Alongside his back muscles, his other muscles

Kracka!

the fifteenth

old man swung his sword,

a doubt, this sword slash was incomparable to the previous

It was much stronger.

once again lifted the broadsword up. As he lift the sword up, the old man's biceps bulged. The veins around

"huuu..."

on the grip of the broadsword and prepared to slash down

the first time the old man put both hands

wing was going to be

'”Ring! '”Ring!

could slash down the white world

It's that

murmured as he opened his

had learned the Levisha style, every once in a while he would get

Grandmaster Levisha

Kevin's proficiency with the sword art increased, he found out that the dreams became more vivid as a result, and

surely, as Kevin mimicked the old man's movements, he was learning more and more

Kevin knew that the dreams were not as simple

Kevin was able to pick up