The Protagonists Are Murdered by Me

“It's a miracle.”

Despite what the doctor said, I nodded boldly.

“The unidentified tumor that imprisoned the heart. They stopped moving as if they were dead. ”

He looks excited, fixing his glasses.

“If we continue the surgery now, there may be hope. Maybe a little more. ”

“That's enough.”

But I already know that my heart is useless in surgery. No, it might be useful, but what does that mean?

[Your lifespan: 329 days 20 hours 37 minutes]

I already know a better way.

“Good day to you, then. ”

I quickly leave the hospital and put cold street air into my lungs for a long time.

“Heave-ho! ”

I tried to get some fresh air, but the air in the city is still filthy.

But I feel good. My heart was beating just as hard as it was gone.

At first, I thought I was dreaming. A dream of being summoned into a strange world and fighting with a strong gladiator called the protagonist.

However.

It wasn't a dream.

Shortly after I woke up, I had stuff lying around in my room, and equipment like my own that had been smashed in half. It's a refreshing feeling in my heart before I think about it.

No matter how I ran, no matter how hard I worked out, my heart no longer ached. No, it was better for me than before.

[Your illness has stopped due to prolonged life.]

[At the end of life, the illness progresses.]

In the words of the woman who decided to call her "client," I trimmed my chest. I can live for another year with this right now. Besides, that wasn't the end.

Story

[Combined Level: 19]

* Stats

[Strength 17] [HP 17] [Agility 18]

[Energy 1] [Magic Power 1]

* Talent

[Slash A +] [Hunt D +] [Shot C]

[Cooking D] [Instinct A]

[Other · · ·]

* Skills

[Protagonist Hunter Lv. 1]

The fact that my stats have increased.

I had to honestly admire the list that was decorated like a game. Modern science has quantified people's abilities for a long time, but they are not this detailed.

There's a distinctive level 19 entry there.

According to the client, the level is a kind of limit that a human can reach.

< All stats cannot be higher than level. >

< Conversely your level is your limit. >

< If you are hunting a protagonist, you can level up to increase your abilities limit. >

In other words, I raised my limit by two, which was just 17 levels before I caught the Guilty Tender. Maybe it's because you're stronger than you were during peak times.

“What level is 19? ”

< Typical adult men are 10 levels, with Olympic gold medalists on average 15 to 16 levels in the past. >

“Hmm."

If that's the case, I've been training as much as humankind has in the past? I can't believe I'm in the F rank. The presence or absence of superpowers was truly too great.

“A swordsmanship talent." ”

For me, who had lived a lifetime without talent, I had a gift.

Swordsmanship.

Somehow I felt overwhelmed. Of course, there were a lot of physical conditions that were lacking, and Guiltender had an additional explanation that Guilty Tender's own sword existed and could not be absorbed up to that point, but it didn't matter.

The only thing that mattered was the fact that I had talent.

“What about the man I killed? ”

< Literally Death. Now there's a normal causality in that world. >

The protagonist forcefully twists the causation rate, giving himself all the blessings of the world. The client explained that it was destroying the world.

< Confirm the guilt of the main character 'Guilty Tender’. >

[Murder and intimidation, fornication and seizure, assault and · · · · · ·.]

“· · · · · · · · I knew he was not kidding. ”

< Of course, not every protagonist harms the world. >

< But most of the protagonists are twisting the causation rate, and a lot of the world is falling apart because of it. >

“That's a good excuse. ”

If you're going to kill someone, killing the bad guy and taking it is less of a aftertaste, no?

*

I wanted to get my next quest right away, but now I have something to do.

First of all, I had to get an A/S. Most of my equipment was damaged during this battle, and it took quite a while to repair. All I had to do was one thing.

Acknowledging the talents of the new sword A + while training for fallen physical strength.

< If talent only existed in the F rank, ‘Oh, he's good at that!’. >

< And from the C rank, you enter the realm of the genius you often speak of. >

In other words, I've already told you that marksmanship was the realm of genius. Shooting didn't help, of course, but not in the Hunter industry. Guns didn't help much compared to their superpowers.

But swordsmanship is different.

The Aether Blade, in addition to its superpower, was a reliable weapon to strike monsters, and it was also the best weapon to match the 'strong’ abilities of the majority of Hunters.

I was also a regular human body, so the approach was zero rat poison, but I had to use ether blades.

‘If this sword is real. ’

I found a gym with an old sign called the "Golden Gym."

This is where I've been since the third year of Hunter's life, when a lot of Hunter aspiring students were sweating and training. It was also a place where many of the strongest minds had set out because the enema developed a method of controlling the strongest bodies very skillfully, but now the hardening is universal, so few people come here.

He will, because he has more control than anyone else, but his abilities were only in C rank. Of course, that's a great enough level, but many gyms run by strong, retired A rank athletes nowadays, so you don't have to come here.

“Huh? Is that a sermon? ”

The gym was full of sweaty muscular brothers, and one of them, a trainer with a huge chunk, recognized me and approached.

“You just got discharged? ”

“That's right."

“Are you feeling better than last time? It was almost like the state of things wasn't what they were. ”

Occasionally, gym trainers used to come to my door with the enema, but I was surprised to find myself here because I remembered myself almost dying.

“It doesn't matter. It's almost healed. ”

It's not better, but I think it'll be okay because it's similar.

“What about you?”

“He's in the enema room talking to a trainee for a moment. Do you want to go now?”

“Cadet?”

Hunter aspiring student used to be called Cadet. I'm sorry, but I'm still surprised I have someone to talk to.

“Let's go, then. ”

As you knock toward the enema chamber, you hear a familiar voice. I walked in and sat down with Chief Kim, who was bald and a European-looking girl with a gorgeous blonde appearance, in an instant coffee on a paper cup.

“Oh, the lore! You're discharged already? Why didn't you tell me? ”

“I did it yesterday. Well, it doesn't have to be a noisy discharge. ”

I should have messed with the hospital.

“What about her? ”

“You've heard of it. The Costantini family is famous for swordsmanship in Italy. ”

“Yes, I know. ”

“She's the oldest daughter there. Name · · ·. ”

“(Celeste Costantini.) ”

Celeste? I was a little surprised when the familiar name came out.

“Was she Salvatore Costantini's only daughter? ”

“Yeah, you remember that, right? ”

Aldamada. Even though Salvatore, an Italian hunter, was a famous S-rank hunter at the time, I had a good memory of being relaxed with the F-rank.

“You know, I gave him a couple of rigid controls a long time ago. He learned it from me at the time and then came to a very big realization. So he sent his daughter on a field trip. ”

Then he shrugs and sighs.

“So I'm staying here for a month or two and I have nothing to teach you, to be honest. ”

“Yes?”

“You're a genius, kid. It is now 17 and already has the strength of the D rank and even has excellent control. ”

“· · · Insane. ”

At less than the age of D rank.

There were occasional cases like that. The ones who are called geniuses.

Honestly, I had to express my admiration purely.

“Well, if I'm trying to teach you something, I nod hard and try to learn it. Why don't you have a duel with the boys? But honestly, you know how it feels. Maybe he thinks he has nothing more to learn here. I don't give a shit. ”

“Hmm · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Obviously. The Costantini would have already encountered a range of swordsmen with the strongest A rank in the family. At least the trainers of the D rank or the C rank commander will be okay with the demonstration, but if there is not enough experience in the family, it could not have been better.

Salvatore seemed to recall Kim's control and sent Chelsea to Korea, but a lot had changed since then.

She had nothing to gain here.

Celeste has already expressed ‘indifference’ to everything that is happening in Korea.

“It's only been a week. Whoa, Costantine, I can't send him back what he asked for, and he's probably trying to fill his time with what his father told him to do. Honestly, it's a real pain in the ass. ”

I felt sorry for him, but I don't know what to do.

“(Are you a real hunter, too?) ”

When Chelsea asked me to translate it into Italian, Kim tried to translate it, but I could do a simple painting.

“(It's a testament. He is a Hunter at the F rank.) ”

“(Aha · · · ·. If F rank, Pure Hunter?) ”

“(Yes.) ”

Somehow, the blunt expression seemed to fall as if it had become a cold liquid. He really doesn't care about everything. I asked the enema because she didn't care about me and her race.

“enema, where's my horse? ”

“A horse? Oh, your wooden sword? · · · · · · Why do you call a wooden sword the Horseman? ”

“You have a more sticky pronunciation than love. ”

“Freak. ”

The enema immediately took out the wooden sword I once used. It hasn't been used for more than a decade, but it feels the same as before.

I held the handle of the wooden sword in the position of an ether blade without my knowledge, and I felt a chill.

‘Falling. Have I been holding this like this? ’

The wooden sword in your hand feels strange.

No, from the moment I grabbed the wooden sword, maybe I realized.

How pathetic the way I've been fighting has been.

Slowly aiming the wooden sword into the air, the trail of the sword becomes clear to the eye.

How to swing to kill an enemy with certainty.

Where to stab and cut, so you can slice it clean.

It was a perfect trajectory that gave me goosebumps all over.

‘Crazy, what is this? ’

I think of all the battles I've had in my life and then disappear. The many enemies who drove me to the brink of death were no match for this sword.

So overwhelming and perfect. This was the talent of rank A, a realm of geniuses with a certain path to victory.

I see a path.

How to effectively subdue the opponent.

How to use less force, dig in, and swing.

How to never lose!

“Why? Is there a problem? ”

“No, she's getting younger. Rather than that, you and I fight · ·"

Instead of talking, I suddenly looked at Celeste. Even if I gain the talent of swordsmanship, you can't win by rolling in C rank. Maybe it's hard to even test a sword.

But what about Hunter Cadets with the power of rank D?

If that comes from a family with considerable skill in swordsmanship.

Maybe we can test this.

“(Miss Celeste. You look pretty bored, so why don't you fight me?) ”

“(Yes?) ”

Kim stopped me as soon as I saw how embarrassed she looked.

“You, what is that? You're not feeling well, are you? ”

“That's why I'm here. I have to exercise. ”

“Hey, but. ”

I didn't tell anyone around me that I had a heart condition. It's ironic. Only the guild master, who is not the closest to me, but rather the enemy, knows that I'm dying.

The enema said to me with a cautious look.

“She's the strongest in the D-rank. ”

I know what you want to talk about.

The same reason Celeste is not pleased with my offer.

Maybe, if we fight here.

I always lose.

It doesn't mean anything with a 15-year veteran or anything.

Celeste slowly took her lips off, saying that she was completely indifferent to my struggle.

“(I've seen three 10-year veteran Pure Hunters as swordsmiths in my family.) ”

Oh, I think I know all the faces.

“(I'm sure their swordsmanship was excellent. I had a lot to learn. But · · ·.) ”

Like I said, stop.

“(The moment I Awakened the Strength of the E Rank, I was not my opponent. All three of you.) ”

That's what Celeste said.

You're absolutely right.

The moment you Awaken the Strength of the E Rank, you will enter the Realm of Superhumans that is outside the Human category. This means that no matter how many Pure Hunters in the F rank crawl, the fight doesn't even form.

She's even awakened to rank D. In other words, I was also saying, "Let's quit this meaningless struggle because I'm not going to be a match."

However, I only look cute to me now.

“(But you know what?) ”

“(Yes?) ”

Once a swordsman, recently promoted to SS-rank Hunter Salvatore Costantini, only 37 people in the world today. How proud his son, Celeste, would be of his family and his father.

“(I once fought your father one-on-one and won.) ”

That's what I'm saying.

“(· · · Like. I really wanted to see what a veteran hunter was capable of.) ”

It was just enough taunt to get her to grab the wooden sword.

< Be my sword (1) > The end