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This is the Legendary World Tree Branch

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“…Don’t mess with me!” (Snail)

Snail shouted in rage and slashed.

If the Double Reflection skill activated, he should have been cut deeply and suffered a fatal wound, but… does he have no learning ability…? Considering the flow up until now, he should at least understand that attacking is dangerous.

Leon swung the branch.

*Zupa!*

“…Huh?” (Snail)

Instead of cutting the opponent, the blade spun through the air.

The so-called legendary hero’s sword (lol) had been cleanly severed from the base.

“No… no way…” (Snail)

“That settles it, doesn’t it?” (Leon)

“N-No… This kind of thing… i-i-is impossible! What the hell did you do!?” (Snail)

“What do you mean, what did I do? I just cut, that’s all.” (Leon)

“There’s no way you could cut this sword with some fallen branch!” (Snail)

It seemed he couldn’t even see the swordsmanship (branchsmanship?).

“I can cut it, you know? Look, like this.” (Leon)

Leon swung the branch down onto the stone-paved ground.

*Zupan!*

A clean crack ran about five to six meters across what should have been a stone surface. The brother and his friends were left speechless.

Furthermore, he swung the branch toward the sky.

*Zupan!*

The clouds in the sky split in half. The boys stood in stunned silence. At that moment, a mischievous thought sprouted. He suddenly wanted to mess with them a little.

“This branch is not just any branch. This is the Legendary World Tree Branch, with a strength equivalent to that of Orichalcum. As you can see, it far surpasses the hero’s sword, making it the ultimate weapon.” (Leon)

Words of complete nonsense flowed smoothly from his mouth.

“But if you want it, I’ll give it to you. If you sell it, it should fetch no less than 100 gold coins.” (Leon)

Then, Leon tossed the branch away.

“It’s mine!” (Boy 1)

“No, it’s mine!” (Boy 2)

With their eyes gleaming, the boys scrambled to claim the “mere branch”. Among them was his brother.

“Get out of my way! That’s mine!” (Snail)

Pushing others aside, he seized the branch.

“Ha ha ha! The Legendary Branch! How about that!” (Snail)

(Ah… If you swing it that forcefully…)

Peki!

“…Huh?” (Snail)

It seemed to have broken.

“Wha… H-Hey! What part of this is legendary— Huh!? He’s gone!?” (Snail)

Leon had already slipped through their encirclement unnoticed and entered the alley.

 

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Swayed by the carriage, he proceeded down the highway. The destination was a city called Badacca. It was about a full day’s journey by carriage. Since monsters and bandits occasionally appeared on the highway, adventurers were hired as escorts.

A pair of a man and a woman. They seemed to be around 20 years old. It appeared that both of them were based at the adventurer’s guild in Badacca, so Leon decided to ask them some questions.

“Hey, kid. Are you thinking about becoming an adventurer?” (Ryan)

“Yeah. That’s why I want to hear more about it.” (Leon)

The two readily agreed.

“I’m Ryan, a D-rank adventurer. My Job is [Fighter].” (Ryan)

“I’m Nia, also a D-rank adventurer. My Job is [Mage].” (Nia)

[Warrior] was a Class I Job.

Leon’s [Swordsman] specialized in swords, whereas [Fighter] had a slightly broader combat style.

“D-rank?” (Leon)

“Oh? You don’t even know about ranks?” (Nia)

Adventurers were ranked based on their ability and achievements. There were seven ranks, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F, with S being the highest and F the lowest. Of course, Leon was already aware of this much.

But… the highest is S? What about SS or SSS?

In his previous life, the adventurers he met were at most B-rank. So, he had assumed B-rank was the lowest. Perhaps the system had been revised over the past hundred years. Indeed, SS and SSS were confusing.

“F and E are beginners. At D-rank, you’re finally considered a full-fledged adventurer. C-rank is known as veteran level.” (Nia)

“For our age, being D-rank means we’re rising stars.” (Ryan)

Leon speculated that D-rank might now be equivalent to A-rank from a hundred years ago.

“I see, I see.” (Leon)

“But at your age, it might be difficult to become an adventurer right away. Maybe in three… no, five more years.” (Nia)

Nia murmured.

Judging from Leon’s appearance, she seemed to think he was about 10 years old. Even if he was 12, it would still be considered too early. Adventuring was a tough job. One needed to be at least 14 or 15 to handle it.

As they were about an hour or two away from their destination, Badacca …

“Oi, stop!” (Bandit 1)

“Heh heh, be obedient now.” (Bandit 2)

The carriage Leon was riding in was suddenly surrounded by a group of rough-looking men.

“B-Bandits!” (Coachman)

The coachman screamed and stopped the carriage.

A dozen or so men approached while keeping the carriage encircled. Their weapons and armor were crude and mismatched, giving off a typical bandit appearance.

“Ugh… There’s a lot of them. Can you handle this, Nia?” (Ryan)

“It depends on their strength, but…” (Nia)

The adventurer guards, Ryan and Nia, whispered to each other.

“Ha ha, you’d best not resist, adventurers. We’re the ‘Mad Mouth’ bandit gang, well-known around these parts.” (Bandit Leader)

“W-What…? Mad Mouth!?” (Ryan)

“Why are they here…? They should have been based further west…” (Nia)

Ryan and Nia gasped.

“Are they famous?” (Leon)

“…Yeah. They’re a feared group of bandits known for their high combat strength. The western Adventurer Guild once found their base and sent high-ranking adventurers to wipe them out… but the bandits fought back and caused severe casualties.” (Ryan)

Ryan explained this to Leon while grimacing.

He was likely debating whether to resist or hand over valuables to minimize losses.

“Hand over your money, and we won’t take your lives.” (Bandit Leader)

“Although, we’ll be taking the woman with us! Gahaha!” (Bandit 2)

“Damn it…” (Ryan)

The only woman in the carriage was the escort, Nia. Leon thought that being a female adventurer must be tough in situations like this.

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