S-Rank Adventurer Betrayed by His Fiancée in the Hero’s Party Sets Off on a Journey to Heal His Broken Heart ~The Strongest Betrayed Adventurer Ends Up Forming a Harem Party~ - Chapter 15: Oathsworn Radiant Swords

Chapter 15: Oathsworn Radiant Swords

What exactly is a “Job”?

It’s a gift from the gods—a blessing that can also become a curse. It’s one of the “talents” granted to individuals, often referred to as Gifts.

Even within similar Jobs, there are differences in strength and rarity.

The effects and distinctions of a Job mainly boil down to two aspects: growth speed and limits.

For example, let’s compare myself, a 《Swordsman》, with Elmie, who holds the title of 《Sword Saint》. If we both train with the sword for a day, guess who comes out stronger the next day?

It’s Elmie, hands down.

Jobs significantly boost how quickly you can acquire and refine skills, and the stronger the Job, the more pronounced this effect becomes.

Then there’s the question of limits—specifically, the skills you can learn.

As a 《Swordsman》, my abilities revolve around enhancing basic attacks, like 《Power Slash》 and 《Power Thrust》. Even with rigorous training, I’m stuck with minor upgrades to these. Pretty weak, right?

But a 《Sword Saint》? That’s a whole different league.

Elmie then activates her signature skill, 《Sword of Glory》—an unfiltered blessing of the Sword God!

Elmie’s body shimmered with a radiant silver light.

This skill dramatically enhances her physical abilities and the power of her sword strikes. With a force that cracked the ground beneath her, she lunged forward, transforming into a streak of light as she charged straight into the pack of Blood Wolves.

“Let’s break their formation first! 《Godspeed Blade》!”

She activated a skill to enhance her sword speed.

In an instant, countless slashes unleashed by Elmie tore into the pack of Blood Wolves.

Moving so fast that her figure became a blur, each swing of her sword resulted in two wolves being sliced cleanly in half. A moment later, that number doubled to four.

Blood sprayed through the air, and severed limbs scattered as Elmie darted through the chaos like a beam of light.

She was fast—blindingly fast. And her slashes were razor-sharp.

This was the power of the highest-tier Job for swordsmen, the 《Sword Saint》.

Compared to the basic abilities of a 《Swordsman》, the difference in power was staggering.

“Hah! Hyah—Take this!”

Her breathing and sharp cries echoed as she swung her sword down, then instantly reversed her blade for another strike.

She repeated this pattern while moving at high speed, cleaving one Blood Wolf after another in two.

For the ones she didn’t outright kill, she precisely slashed at their legs or faces, ensuring they were too injured to keep fighting.

Meanwhile, I kept watching her while enhancing my body with 《Body Strengthening》 and 《Diamond Body》. I dealt with the wolves charging at me as best as I could.

“I always thought she was strong… but seeing her now that I’ve gotten stronger myself, she’s on a whole different level.”

The 《Sword Saint》 is a Job specialized in sword techniques and speed.

It moves faster than the eye can follow, cutting through even steel with its strikes.

What makes Elmie exceptional is that she’s added her own flair to the already incredible speed of the 《Sword Saint》.

By mixing rapid dashes with small, precise steps, she’s able to accelerate while making quick changes in direction.

Don’t underestimate those steps—they’re powered by the strength that comes from the 《Sword Saint》’s skills.

With each movement—running, leaping, or stepping to the side, forward, or even backward—Elmie’s legs generate enough force to feel like they could shatter the ground beneath her, propelling her body faster and faster.

“You’ll never catch me! I’ll just keep getting faster—so try to keep up!”

In a single moment, she cut down three wolves.

A wolf that tried to react to her sudden approach was already cleaved before it could move.

Another that leapt at her during a brief opening was evaded with a side step, and before it even landed, her blade had already struck it down.

This is the difference between Jobs and their skills.

With training, skills aligned with your Job naturally become available. Similar Jobs can learn related abilities, but their limits vary.

In my case, swinging a sword eventually allowed me to use 《Power Slash》.

But even now, I can’t use something like 《Godspeed Blade》, which requires incredible speed in every swing.

“How about it, Abel? I think I’ve gotten even faster!”

“You’re amazing! Though, it’s kind of funny for the mentor to be the one saying that!”

“Hey! I keep telling you, you’re not my apprentice anymore!”

Now, while Elmie would normally be the core attacker in most parties, her current role was to disrupt the enemies.

So, who was the real main force here?

“I think it’s about time! Frey, you’re up!”

“Of course! For my dear Abel~! Fufu, big sister’s gonna give it her all… 《Boost: Third Level》”

Her voice was soft and relaxed, yet Frey stepped forward with ease, twirling a massive halberd like it was weightless.

A halberd, simply put, is a weapon that combines a spear’s length with an axe head—making it incredibly heavy.

But Frey swung it around effortlessly while activating her skill, attracting the attention of the Blood Wolves.

The wolves must have decided she was an easy target—but they couldn’t have been more wrong.

“Let’s add 《Light Blade》 for good measure… Take this!”

She swung her halberd in a wide arc from left to right.

The extended light blade on her weapon cleanly sliced through every wolf leaping at her in one motion.

Of course, some of the wolves delayed their attack, lunging at her after her swing.

It seemed like she wouldn’t be able to respond in time—

But come on, there’s no way an A-rank adventurer like Frey would make such a rookie mistake.

“Fufu, not gonna happen.”

With a quick motion, Frey stopped her halberd perfectly behind her, adjusted her grip, and thrust the butt end of the weapon forward, crushing the skull of the wolf that lunged at her.

Even as more Blood Wolves charged at her, Frey smoothly repositioned herself, dealing with each one in turn.

“Take that, and that! Right here, isn’t it? The weak spot! Ahaha, this is so much fun!”

…Yeah, she’s definitely enjoying herself. Frey has this streak of playfulness, even in battle.

She’s always teasing me or Elmie, and, well… she’s probably the one picking on Maria during those moments too.

It’s not like she’s trying to hide her personality quirks.

But even with her playful demeanor, she’s still an A-rank adventurer. Even when excited, she stays sharp.

The halberd, being top-heavy and harder to handle than a spear, is wielded with skill and strength as she precisely tears into the wolves’ weak points, like their throats.

“It’s been three years, but Frey’s definitely gotten stronger since then…”

Her Job is 《Enchanter》, a role that grants skills to people or objects.

She can enhance physical abilities with 《Boost》, extend and amplify her halberd’s blade with a glowing edge using 《Light Blade》, and perform other feats like hardening weapons or bodies with skills like 《Diamond Body》 or altering their weight.

While her learned skills lean heavily toward support, Frey’s natural talent and personality have turned her into a ferocious power attacker within the Oathsworn Radiant Swords.

And now, after not seeing her for a while, she’s noticeably stronger—both in skill and raw power.

Take her earlier attack with the butt of her halberd, for example.

She forcefully stopped her heavy weapon mid-swing with pure strength, instantly adjusted her grip, and countered in one fluid motion.

She essentially nullified the halberd’s biggest drawback—the opening left after an attack—using a combination of power and skill.

“Still, it must be tough for her to handle enemies keeping their distance.”

That’s the main limitation of the 《Enchanter》 Job. She can only grant skills to things she’s physically in contact with.

This makes ranged combat more challenging for her.

Realizing this, some of the Blood Wolves started keeping their distance, wary of her overwhelming power. Frey swung her halberd—but then, wait… what was she doing?

“Oh my, for those of you who won’t come closer, here’s a little gift~!”

She picked up a fist-sized rock lying on the ground and flicked it with so much force that it tore into the earth as it flew.

Several stones shot through the air, landing near the cautious wolves. The moment they hit—

“《Expand: Second》 ×3!!!”

An explosion.

The stone shattered into tiny fragments, scattering in all directions and leaving the wolves with wounds both big and small.

Wait, was that some kind of skill granted through her weapon?

…Hold on. Didn’t Frey struggle with ranged attacks in the past?

“Ufufu, Abel~. Did you really think your big sister would stay stuck in close combat forever?”

“Ah, you figured out what I was thinking?”

“It’s easy to tell what’s on your mind, you know! Your big sister has gotten a lot more versatile~.”

While speaking, Frey pulled a small knife from her pocket, infused it with a skill, and threw it.

The faintly glowing knife pierced clean through the tough body of the magical beast, as if it were a regular animal.

“Three years, huh? Everyone’s really changed a lot in that time.”

“Hey, Abel… do you even realize what you’re saying while doing what you’re doing?”

“Exactly, Elmie. I’ve been dying to point this out too!”

While I admired Frey’s knife-throwing skills, Elmie and Frey stood side by side, looking exasperated.

Then Elmie shouted, frustration evident in her voice:

“You’re a 《Swordsman》, and yet you’ve got a magical beast in a headlock while swinging it around! You’re the last person who should be saying that!”

With two Blood Wolves locked under my arms, I was going wild against twice as many enemies as Elmie and Frey were dealing with.

But honestly, if I used my magic swords, the fight would’ve been over in an instant. That’d be boring, right?

So I figured going barehanded and causing a commotion would draw more attention.

Hey, stop squirming, wolves—just accept your fate and play the role of punching bags properly!

“Can you take this a bit more seriously!? You’re making it hard to stay focused!”

“I’m drawing enough aggro to keep you three from being overwhelmed, aren’t I?”

“At least draw your sword, for goodness’ sake!”

Honestly, I’d like to keep hunting with them a bit longer… Should I limit myself to using only one of my magic swords?

It’s moments like these that make me wish I had a normal sword.

“Abel, it’s fine if you keep playing around a little longer. You’re already doing a great job gathering them up for us,”

A lifeline was thrown my way just as I was starting to feel the pressure from the sheer number of wolves.

“《Spam Bolt》.”

I turned toward the voice, and several orbs crackling with lightning flew toward me.

When the lightning spheres hit the Blood Wolves around me, they erupted with a burst of electricity, taking out several nearby wolves in one shot.

“Also, Abel~? Stop only looking at those two and pay some attention to this big sister over here, too, will you?”

The source of the lightning bolts stood at a distance: the younger twin of the sister duo, wearing a slightly annoyed smile while holding a staff and shield.