I Reincarnated as a Mob Villain in a Game World I Had Been Playing~ Using My Knowledge of the Game, I Lived a Carefree Life but for Some Reason I Became Famous Everywhere~ - Chapter 17 - Arrival and the Black Sword

Chapter 17 – Arrival and the Black Sword

“Sir Jet-black, we have been expecting you today.”

“Thank you very much for your visit.”

“Ah, yeah…”

Was it necessary to make it so grand? The man thought as he got off the carriage in front of such a magnificent entrance.

A man who seems to be the head guard and a woman who seems to be the head maid greeted the man a little too politely. 

It was truly a service that goes above and beyond.

“Master and Madame are waiting for you in the other room. Please come with me so I can show you around.”

It was the servant maid who voiced that. The inside and outside work must be well separated.

“Well, go on, then.”

“Thank you very much for coming to our house.”

“…Hmm? What about you two?”

Karen and Lyfia, who said their parting words, were rightly questioned.

“We’ll stop here for now. I’m afraid we’ll be interrupting an important conversation.”

“We’ll be waiting in the next room, so if some matter arises, we’ll take care of it immediately.”

“I… I see…”

This was probably an order from their father. ‘This is adults’ talk.’

The man honestly didn’t expect to lose allies in this place. 

‘I wish you could come with me…’ however, the armor didn’t convey the pathetic feeling. 

“Hah… I guess it can’t be helped…”

The man let out a small whisper that no one could hear, and he turned his body to a guard in a split second. 

“Excuse me.”

“Yes!”

“……”

The overly crisp response sounded as if he had mistaken the person he served. The guard raised his voice so loudly that it rang in the man’s ears, despite being in front of each other.

The man pulled out the sword hanging from his waist, and the guard’s face, who should be stronger than himself, twitched in his armor.

“Um, I’d appreciate it if you could take care of this for me.”

“!?”

He was mentally insecure about giving up his weapon, but bringing a dangerous object in front of a superior—The Duke—was indeed too aggressive. 

The moment the man faced them, he might be considered hostile. They might get offended.

The only way to eliminate such a risk would be to do this.

“A-Am I allowed to bear this responsibility?”

“It’s not like everyone is allowed to bring weapons, right? Probably… Considering my position, it is only right to exercise caution.”

“Yes!!! I appreciate your consideration and guidance. I will take care of it then.”

“Ah, yeah…”

In order to ensure that it would be accepted, the man ended up improvising and presenting a plausible story…but the guard received it as a lesson.

If by any chance the man provided incorrect information, he sincerely hope the guard would correct him, even if the guard had to act out of position… That is the heartfelt wish of this man.

“Hey, I know that this sounds like I’m nagging, but are you sure you want to leave your sword? Nobody thinks you would betray us, and you’ve kept it with you all this time without letting it out of your sight until we came safely to this town. It must be something really important to you, right?”

“Well, just because I don’t have a sword doesn’t mean I can’t fight.”

“Huh?”

“I’m rather stronger with my bare hands.”

“Really!?!?”

“!!!”

Karen widened her eyes. And the head guard showed a similar reaction.

In fact, this is not a joke.

The man tried to see how well he could handle a sword, but he was reincarnated as a different character from the one he played in the game.

This world is a reality inside the game.

Because of the inability to move one’s body as one wishes, they are struck first and mortally wounded before attacking. But an attack is easily avoided and one can return with a counterattack.

While it’s easy to work up such an imagination…

The man felt he could fight better with his bare hands because he could devote more time to dodging.

“Ah, yes. If you’re interested in this weapon, you can hold it under the guard’s supervision.”

“Eh, really!?”

“Yes. It won’t chip even if it hits something.”

The man wouldn’t say such a thing when it comes to delicate weapons, but it was fine in this situation.

The sword was one of the 10 best masterpieces, the Black Sword Dirahand.

Thanks to his knowledge of the game, the man knows the details of his weapon effects.

There would be no problem to let it go freely in the presence of a guard who is skilled in handling weapons.

“Well then… Time to go.”

The conversation had gone off the rails. Any longer and it would be a nuisance to those who are waiting.

It’s terrifying to meet someone in power, but there’s no escaping it. So the man gave the servant a “show me the way” look.

After saying goodbye to Karen, Lyfia, and the guard, the man entered the Duke’s mansion.

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As soon as the servant and the jet-black backs were out of sight.

“His weapon! Wow!”

The three of them remained at the front door. It was Karen who extended her hands to the head guard and said, “Give it to me.”

“Miss Karen, as you can see, it is a dangerous object, so please be careful.”

“Oh my… Karen, you’re always like this.”

The two individuals, who are close relatives, know that Karen has an unusual hobby as a girl.

Lyfia, with a raised eyebrow expressing her exasperation, quickly broke into a smile upon seeing her sister’s sparkling expression.

“I’ve been wondering about this for a long time! It’s a really beautiful sword!”

“It certainly looks like a gem… I wonder if it’s durable…”

Karen, with the sword unsheathed, observed it intently, and the head guard, fascinated like a child, began to analyze it.

“Hey hey, what kind of fighting style does that person have?”

“Hmm. From the way his armor seems to move easily, I would guess that he is agile, plays with his opponents, and stands on his feet with skill. I don’t think he is the type to use force.”

“That’s the most annoying type!” 

Karen said it with a smile because it’s her favorite topic.

Her tension was getting higher and higher, and she was holding the hilt of the black sword with both hands as if she were imagining the Jet-black fighting, and raised the sword—

“—I-It’s so heavy… A-Ahhh!!!”

“Karen!”

“Miss Karen!”

Karen was suddenly thrown off her stance. Just as Lyfia and the guard shouted in panic, the sword was brought down, unable to bear its own weight.

“!!!”

The black blade of the sword made contact with the pebbled ground—It cut the ground like butter, and made a high-pitched metallic sound.

“……”

“……”

“……”

No one spoke.

Karen looked at the stone ground, which was cut deeply to the extent that the sword touched it, and then looked at the other two while trembling with a slight shiver.

As could be seen, the sword was so sharp that it could easily cut off even a human bone.

“K-Karen… Give the sword back to the guard now…”

“Y-Yes…”

“…Miss Lyfia is right…”

A fragile girl performing such a feat—It seemed like a scene out of a dream, but the reality was evident in the carved marks on the ground, reminding everyone that it was indeed real.

The head guard received the black sword with a sharpness that makes even the armor meaningless, and looked at the blade, breaking out in a cold sweat.

He carefully checked the condition of the weapon and found that there was not a trace of a chip in the blade, even though it had cut through stone.

Just like the owner of the sword said…

“……”

The man was likely to be a member of Vertal, a secret organization under the direct control of the Imperial Capital.

The head guard had his doubts until this moment. But upon witnessing the possession of this insanely powerful weapon that struck fear in the hearts of enemies, and even hearing the man say that “I’m rather stronger with my bare hands” even with this weapon at hand, he was fully convinced.

The man was no doubt a member of Vertal, no doubt about it.