A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Although Rolando's nature is really not good, his strength must be acknowledged, after all, he is a hero who successfully defeated the Demon King.

This strike is so powerful that no adventurer of the same level can resist it; they will be cut in two in an instant.

If such a bloody accident were to actually occur, Inlai City would not be able to ignore it.

Marlene, seeing the panicked expressions on the faces of those surrounding Bray, couldn't help but feel afraid as well.

“Bray!” Marlene blurted out.

Time seemed to stand still amidst the tense gazes of everyone.

But this seemingly all-severing strike was firmly caught by "The Last Echo".

The strong wind from the aftershocks ruffled Bray's bangs.

The slash just now only made Bray take a few steps back, and his wrist was a little numb, but it was nothing serious.

"Stop yelling. I promised you I wouldn't get hurt so easily," Bray said calmly.

"Impossible!" Rolando murmured, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"It's too flashy, with too many unnecessary movements, and the distance traveled is so long yet completely meaningless," Bray complained.

"Even someone like me who doesn't know magic can block it with a little effort. You should think about what the problem is."

Magic has always been a big problem for Bray.

If there were certain energy systems, Bray would be able to use a great many sword techniques.

Right now, he has all the skills but no way to use them; Bray is too weak.

"How could someone with such strength kill the Demon King?" In the end, Bray frowned as he looked at Rolando.

Although this sword is very powerful, and an ordinary sword would have broken if it weren't for the "Final Echo," it's a pipe dream to think that it could kill the Demon King with such strength.

The Demon King is someone who has obtained the power of a Bronze-level being, a being comparable to a Bronze-level being. Even if an S-rank adventurer comes, it won't make a difference.

Otherwise, the empire wouldn't have remained indifferent while the Demon King stirred up trouble.

Rolando, on the other hand, is too weak.

A hero should at least have S-rank combat power; otherwise, they wouldn't deserve to be called a hero.

Just as Bray was thinking, Rolando roared.

"Keep him here!!!" Rolando suddenly ordered.

"This person is dangerous! I know why the Empire is spending so much effort to capture him!"

Rolando's words were highly misleading; in short, his single order made all the cute girls think that Bray was the villain.

Well, with that fierce-looking eye patch, he should definitely be a villain.

"..." Seeing that the cute female adventurers had already raised their hands and started chanting, Bray felt incredibly annoyed. "Are you sure you want to make a move?" Bray glanced at Rolando, who had retreated several meters and was ready for battle.

"Enough talk!" Roland said lightly, his anger rising at the sight of Bray's calm expression.

"Ellie, all three of you, use restrictive spells!"

"Tristy is initiating remote support, informing us of all his movements!"

"Kaiji, seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow!!!"

Rolando skillfully assigned tasks and then led the charge towards Bray.

But faced with such a scene, Bray remained completely unmoved.

Admittedly, Bray is not fast enough, and many sword techniques that require speed cannot be performed.

However, some sword techniques ignore various physical limitations and are beyond comprehension.

It's no longer a matter of speed—

"Eighteen Styles" in a Flash

"The Last Echo" was sheathed, and Bray had already passed Rolando without realizing it.

“ding—”

The sound of the longsword being sheathed was ethereal, yet it turned everyone around pale.

Rolando didn't even realize what had happened before he saw a wound on his side, and then he lost consciousness.

The not-so-sharp blade of "The Last Echo" did not cause Rolando a large cut.

However, in the end, Bray delivered a blunt blow to Rolando, causing the so-called hero to fall into a complete coma.

Bray was quite confident in his ability to knock someone out.

"Rolando!!!" Kegel was furious and rushed in front of Bray.

His speed was even a few points faster than Rolando's!

Two daggers were thrust at each other, about to strangle Bray.

When Kaijie saw the person she loved fall, her eyes turned red.

But faced with this attack, Bray decided not to block it, and besides, it would be quite difficult to block something that was going to go that fast.

If you can't block it, then use offense as defense.

Bray deftly brushed past Kegel, something that even Kegel didn't understand when it happened.

The female thief then fell into a coma.

However, after this series of actions, several spells were already coming.

Faced with the spell that had already been cast, Bray could only sigh inwardly.

"Ancient Sword Sect" "Ghost Gate Return"

The spell collapsed, and the three mages stared palely at the expressionless Bray.

"You all better lie down and contemplate life properly," Bray said calmly.

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Rolando and his cute female companions were lying sprawled on the ground.

They were all knocked unconscious by Bray.

The one who was most seriously injured was Roland, who was bleeding; the others were just unconscious.

After hearing Rolando's words, Bray couldn't help but worry about Shar's current situation. Was she really dead... or was what Rolando said not true?

Bray even considered waking Rolando and getting to the bottom of things, but quickly dismissed the idea.

But what does Sharon have to do with Bray now?

It's not a matter of blaming her, because Shar is just like those other women, thinking she's in love when she's actually being seduced.

But it's definitely not a matter of forgiveness.

“This is a real pain.” Bray’s eyes dimmed.

Although Bray has little interest in romance right now, it's hard for him to forget Sharle, after all, she's his childhood sweetheart.

“…Are we just going to leave them like this?” Sass asked Bray, snapping him out of his reverie.

“What else?” Bray took Marlene’s hand and then banished all his thoughts.

"They'll be arrested by Inlai's guards."

"Then let them get arrested," Bray said, pursing his lips.

"Those seductive young girls should wake up."

"Although I don't think they'll wake up."

From the very beginning, Bray could sense the subtle allure emanating from Rolando.

However, this allure had no effect on Bray; instead, it made him more alert.

"Seduction?"

"That so-called hero kept casting very weak charm spells, similar to Marlene's."

However, he seems to be a little weaker than Marin.

Thinking about it that way, Marin is really in danger.

"Brey is amazing!" Marlene clapped her hands, a little excited.

“Indeed, Mr. Bray… is incredibly strong.” Sass recalled the scene from earlier and couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

That was an adventurer team that had defeated the Demon King. If Mr. Bray wiped them out without taking any damage, does that mean Bray is stronger than the Demon King?

Or is there a lot of exaggeration in the story of the hero defeating the demon king?

"Mr. Bray, you must be the Demon King."

Sass suddenly realized that this was a very reasonable guess.

Only the Demon King could wipe out the entire Hero's party!

"Huh? This bard, your imagination is running wild. You should fill in the gaps." Bray glanced at Sass with his right eye.

"How come that 'Silver Hero' and his companions are all A-rank adventurers?"

"Could it be that Mr. Bray is an S-rank adventurer?"

“Rank D,” Bray honestly stated his adventurer rank.

"You're kidding, right?" Sass exclaimed in surprise.

Bray didn't continue explaining, as his own strength was impossible to assess.

It is indeed powerful, but it wouldn't be wrong to call it weak either.

Even the god who chatted with him couldn't assess his strength level.

“They must have really good skills,” Bray suddenly said.

"As for swordsmanship, I'm quite confident."

"Is that so?" Sass suddenly became interested.

Unfortunately, Bray didn't say anything more and just took Marlene's hand and walked away.

"Mr. Bray!!! Don't walk so fast!!!"

"I'm planning to find a really expensive hotel for you to pay for; you're such a nuisance."

"What?! Even if I agreed to pay the fees, it doesn't mean you can do this to me!!!" Sass panicked.

"Give me the cheapest one!!!!! Being a bard isn't a wealthy profession!!!"

However, while Sass was speaking, Bray had already stepped into what looked like a high-end hotel.

“Mr. Bray!!!!!!!!!” In a hotel in Inlai, Bray looked at Sass with a stern face.

To escape the pursuit of the Imperial soldiers and that bastard hero, Bray found Sass and Marlene and hid in a room.

I was complaining before that it would save me time on accommodation, but now I'm already checking into a hotel.

Indeed, flags should never be raised haphazardly.

After a good day of rest, Bray woke up Sass early in the morning.

Marlene was also woken up by the noise.

The dead fish eye staring intently at Sass made the young poet a little nervous.

“Sir, bard, it seems we should send Marlene back as soon as possible.” Bray tapped the table.

Bray glanced at Marlene, who was swinging her little feet to the side, but said nothing.

"Let's find Marlene's house quickly," Bray said helplessly, ruffling Marlene's hair.

"Marlene, do you remember which direction it is?"

"Marlene remembers!" Marlene raised her hand, looking adorable.

Being able to go home is great news for Marin.

“Then let’s set off now,” Bray said, clapping his hands.

"Mr. Bray! Now! We just avoided those soldiers and warriors not long ago!" Sass exclaimed in surprise.