The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165 63. The Final Test (3)

 

Four years ago from now. When he had just finished adapting to his new body and returned to his family after spending a hectic first semester at the Academy.

 

There was one incident that had given Lumian intense anticipation at that time, and even greater disappointment than that.

 

It was his memory with a succubus.

 

Unlike when he had mindlessly slaughtered countless succubi in his previous life, he had an excellent tool attached to him at that time. He could feel as much as others felt, and could be happy.

 

So he had tracked down that succubus with tremendous expectations, but…

 

‘What appeared before my eyes was a short little kid…’

 

Even the succubus dungeon that was the creature’s stronghold was a series of disappointments.

 

No, calling it a succubus dungeon was stretching it. The only one there with a proper body and power was just an incubus.

 

‘It was truly a terrible memory.’

 

The incubus that came charging naked with its huge thing dangling. The incubus that tormented his eyes.

 

After that day, Lumian had completely abandoned his expectations about encounters with succubi.

 

Fortunately, after that he was able to meet a pretty and kind girlfriend named Tania Eloise, who was perfect in every way except for her chest. So the current Lumian wasn’t feeling particularly regretful about what happened back then.

 

But now.

 

Swish—

 

Before his eyes, countless succubi were swaying their bodies with smiling faces.

 

They were on a completely different level from the tiny succubi he had seen before.

 

They were identical to the succubi he had met in his previous life. No, they were even more impressive.

 

The space was packed full of beings with explosive figures and mind-spinning faces, filled with abundant magi.

 

The front of Lumian’s pants swelled as if it would tear.

 

“Calm down! Calm down, Lumian Calard!”

 

Lumian Calard fortunately did not collapse.

 

He quickly closed his eyes and circulated aura throughout his body. Then peace came to his mind.

 

No, it didn’t. It was only temporary.

 

Even with his eyes closed, he couldn’t do anything about the sweet yet lewd scent entering through his nose that stimulated all kinds of imagination.

 

The sounds of skin brushing against each other that reached his ears, and sounds like a snake shedding its skin, made his heart beat rapidly.

 

Lumian resorted to physical therapy.

 

“Aaaah! Calm down! Lumian, you bastard, get a grip!”

 

Slap! Smack! Slap! Smack! Smack!

 

Lumian struck both his cheeks with his palms.

 

There was no particular effect. He exhaled and clenched his fists.

 

Thud! Thwack! Whack!

 

He felt his mind returning slightly.

 

But it still wasn’t perfect. Intense light began emanating from Lumian’s fists.

 

It was aura. Not the incomplete aura of a Sword Expert, but aura compressed to such high density that even a Sword Master would find it difficult to imitate.

 

Wrapping this around his fist, he mercilessly threw punches at his own face.

 

Bang! Crash! Bang! Bang! Bang!

 

“Ugh! Gaaaah! Graaaah!”

 

It hurt so, so much. Lumian’s expression became completely distorted.

 

His face hurt and his fist hurt. His head was ringing and his stomach ached.

 

But what hurt the most was his thing that was swelling as if it would burst through his pants.

 

‘Let me out! Let me free!’

 

‘Don’t restrain me anymore!’

 

‘Let me go where I want to go! Set me free, master!’

 

‘I can’t live like this! I can’t live like this!’

 

‘Let me do what I want! You want to do it too!’

 

Lumian’s other self spoke to Lumian. It did everything it could to suppress reason and act on instinct.

 

It was roughly crying out that it didn’t want to live as a virgin anymore, asking if enduring for nearly 65 years wasn’t enough.

 

But he couldn’t do that.

 

Lumian bit his lower lip hard.

 

Feeling the sticky blood seep out and moisten his mouth, he recalled memories from his previous life.

 

‘Filthy womanizing bastards. Absolute scoundrels who think of women’s noble hearts like old rags!’

 

Though the knights of Jenas had little personal time due to harsh training and tight missions, there were several among them who did everything they wanted. They shared burning love with countless ladies due to their handsome appearance and high honor.

 

The problem was that some of them didn’t share love with just one person at a time, but simultaneously loved multiple women.

 

In other words, they were two-timing, three-timing, or even more.

 

From the perspective of Lumian, who was a eunuch, this couldn’t help but be utterly infuriating.

 

‘These damn bastards! If I had a dick, I would devote all my passion and sincerity only to the woman I’m dating, without trampling on or deceiving anyone’s heart!’

 

‘How deplorable! Those womanizing bastards have excellent tools, while I, who has proper views on romance, have nothing attached! How frustrating, how frustrating!’

 

Of course, if he voiced such thoughts, all that would come back would be pitying faces and mockery and ridicule behind his back. So his previous self had no choice but to keep his mouth firmly shut.

 

But this feeling of his never changed throughout his life.

 

Even until this very moment, living his second life with an incredibly sturdy tool.

 

“Aaaaaaah!”

 

Lumian Calard’s eyes snapped open.

 

Then intense heat spread from his eyeballs. A terrifying storm of energy accompanied it.

 

The succubi caught up in this screamed and melted away.

 

“Kieeeeeek…”

 

“Graaaaaaah!”

 

Though they had been beautiful and alluring, they were ugly in their dying moments. The energy that had been tormenting him disappeared without a trace as if it had never existed.

 

Seeing this, Lumian let out a sigh of relief.

 

The relief that he hadn’t become like those he had cursed in the past made him smile.

 

‘Sorry, Tania. For wavering even for a moment.’

 

He put his hand into his inner pocket.

 

He felt a hard and smooth texture.

 

It was the eternal snow necklace that his girlfriend Tania Eloise had given him as a gift at the Rhodesia Festival.

 

‘Wait for me. I’ll finish this test perfectly and without shame before coming down.’

 

Squeeze—strength entered his hand gripping the necklace.

 

He felt his confused mind calming down. His troubles subsided and peace came to his heart.

 

“Let’s go! I can do this!”

 

Lumian shouted refreshingly and moved forward through the ashes of the melted succubi. It was much faster than when he had faced the fake Sekaros.

 

“Huh!”

 

However, in a room in the middle of the corridor.

 

Seeing the succubi gathered there in alluring poses, Lumian had to stop walking once again.

 

‘They’re not wearing… any clothes at all!’

 

Moreover, their skin was coated with slippery liquid.

 

He didn’t know what it was, but it was enough to stimulate the inexperienced Lumian.

 

“Please put down all the burdens in your heart.”

 

“Please be comfortable, even if just for a moment. You’ve been running without rest for so long, haven’t you?”

 

“This isn’t the only test. There are retests too. So…”

 

“Ugh… ughhh…!”

 

Lumian squeezed his eyes shut. The test was just beginning.

 

He squeezed his eyes shut again to shake off the agony that had come once more.

 

* * *

 

“Huff, huff, huff.”

 

Almost there, Lumian muttered quietly.

 

He had already passed through eight rooms.

 

Allia hadn’t told him exactly how many trials there would be. But he had a feeling that if he passed through ten rooms, he would be able to reach his destination.

 

‘I can do it. I’m the one who safely broke through as many as eight rooms. The remaining two or so will be easy. Of course!’

 

Lumian recalled the past eight rooms.

 

Each one was so excellent… no, utterly terrible. Just thinking about them briefly made him feel like his pants would tear.

 

But in the end, he had overcome all those hardships.

 

The wicked women who had tried to rub their flesh against him had long since turned to ash and disappeared.

 

“Right. So.”

So, he would be able to safely pass through this ninth room as well.

Lumian took a deep breath and hardened his expression.

 

A fierce blue light leaked from his eyes as he armed his body and mind with aura.

 

At least for this moment, even a priest who had trained for decades couldn’t compare to Lumian. That’s how far he had come.

 

But then an existence beyond his expectations appeared.

 

“Ah… Lord Armion?”

 

“…”

 

“No, how is Lord Armion here… Ugh!”

 

Lumian’s breathing began to quicken again.

 

He couldn’t help it. The appearance of Armiron the Archangel who had suddenly appeared was far too different from usual.

 

Black leather clothing that clung tightly to her body. Her current outfit that revealed both legs like underwear and barely covered half her chest. And the sweet yet bewitching fragrance emanating from her entire body.

 

The atmosphere was completely different from her usual chaste and virtuous self.

 

She even wore a rabbit ear headband.

 

That tremendous sense of disparity made Lumian’s heart race.

 

“I’m sorry. I also… I’m not doing this because I really want to.”

 

“Ugh…”

 

“These revealing clothes… I’m so embarrassed. The rabbit tail in back too… Ugh, don’t, don’t stare at me like that. This really isn’t me… No, what am I saying…”

 

“Ugh… Ggh…”

 

Lumian squeezed his eyes shut.

 

An unrealistic beauty that couldn’t be found in the Human Realm, plus the incredible figure that had been hidden under loose clothing was now revealed.

 

Moreover, Lumian had always harbored good feelings toward her. It was only natural to feel positive emotions toward Armion, who had always supported him with her loving and gentle smile. Of course, that didn’t mean it was romantic feelings.

 

However, that fact inevitably made the current situation even more fatal.

 

Lumian trembled at the complex and subtle aura emanating from her – the purity and the strange sense of corruption that deliciously tainted that purity.

 

His heart shook along with it. Mercilessly, mercilessly it shook.

 

‘Get a grip!’

 

Lumian gripped the Eternal Snow Meadow technique even more tightly. And he recalled his beautiful memories with Tania one by one. It was to escape from the temptation of Armion who had become a fallen angel.

 

It was a mistake. Rather, the thought that he had spent much more time with Armion than the period he had dated Tania made his wavering even more severe.

 

Lumian’s eyelids slowly lifted. His steps also moved slightly forward.

 

At this rate, he would inevitably pounce on Armion. She would be disappointed, but even that seemed like it would be used as material for excitement.

 

But then.

 

Breaking through the space created by Goddess Allia, the energies of the Lower Realm began to rise.

 

It wasn’t strange.

 

If this were truly the Demon Realm it would be different, but ultimately it was just a cleverly disguised place of illusion. It couldn’t prevent the hearts of humans from reaching toward Lumian, who was walking the path of a hero.

 

Therefore, Lumian could feel it once again.

 

The precious connections that had brought him to this point.

 

Among those connections, the most precious person – the fact that Tania’s heart remained completely unchanged, caressing his entire being.

 

“Whew.”

 

In that moment, all the lustful thoughts rising within Lumian were washed away.

 

The anxiety that had remained in a corner of his heart since awakening from his training also disappeared likewise. That’s right. Even now, three years later, she still hadn’t lost her feelings for him.

 

‘Why had I forgotten this?’

 

The very fact that he had achieved success during two and a half years of training was thanks to her unchanging heart, yet he had forgotten this.

 

It was absurd.

 

All his wavering until now felt foolish. Beyond that, anger toward himself was rising. He wanted to punish himself if he could.

 

But he didn’t have that luxury. There was something more important right now.

 

It was passing through this ridiculous test.

 

Lumian said quietly.

 

“I’m sorry!”

 

Whoosh!

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

Powerful energy burst from Lumian’s body.

 

It sent Armiron the Archangel flying. The bunny girl outfit she was wearing tore into thousands of pieces, revealing her pure white naked body.

 

Gulp.

 

He wavered for a moment, but Lumian overcame it.

 

He could see Armion crashed against the far wall, sprawled helplessly. But he looked away. He deliberately looked away.

 

Passing by her, he walked toward the final room with a resolute expression.

 

‘What if it’s not the last one? What if there’s an eleventh room?’

 

‘Nah, surely not. It can’t be.’

 

‘But what kind of great trial awaits in the tenth room?’

 

‘Even Lord Armion was incredibly difficult… Actually, I still have some regrets…’

 

‘No! It’s just a momentary wavering! I mustn’t do something I’ll regret for life!’

 

‘Let’s overcome it. By any means necessary, let’s overcome it. Somehow, let’s overcome it!’

 

‘But if something truly worse than just now appears…’

 

Fear of the unknown. Dread of the unexperienced.

 

While walking through the Black Corridor, such emotions gradually gnawed at Lumian’s inner self.

 

Of course, that didn’t mean he could stop. He desperately calmed his mind and continued moving forward. He advanced courageously.

 

Before such a him, the Tenth Room appeared.

 

The final boss also revealed herself.

 

“Ta-da! The trial of the final room is none other than this body!”

 

Small scraps of cloth that barely covered her chest above and below.

 

And Goddess Allia, wearing bottoms no different from underwear and striking a seductive pose, burst into laughter with a “Hahaha!”

 

A face full of confidence.

 

An expression that showed tremendous faith in her own beauty and charm.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Lumian stared blankly at the goddess for a moment.

 

The goddess also looked at him.

 

After a brief moment passed like that, Lumian let out a long sigh and walked past Allia with steady steps.

 

And he pulled out the flag at the end of the room that read ‘Pass.’

 

“It’s over now, the test?”

 

“…”

 

A voice that flowed out calmly.

 

Upon hearing this, anger settled on the goddess’s face.

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