The Rise of the Sword Expert
Legacies

"Who is the Master next to you, Mr Akion?"

"He's my trust bodyguard,"

"If so, it doesn't matter if I explain in front of him as well, does it?"

"certain."

Levian, he's the one who would choose to die rather than betray me.

We finally sat down to receive a long explanation from Tanka. I'm rendering it on a tree. Levian chose to stand up and Tanka sat in front of me with a big rock.

"Your ancestor, Caesar Naal Sanktessy asked me for help,"

He was a wise and charismatic leader. Under his leadership, Sanktessy was very successful. That's what I read from the book.

"Four hundred years ago, he knew that this forest was hiding something extraordinary and that his family might be in danger,"

"This forest is an intermediary for a terrible power."

I listened well. This scary place, of course, has terrible power. Naturally no one dared to enter here.

I'm the only one crazy enough to want to get through this. But that benefits me, right?

"This forest is his heart and Mount Berk is the heart of the entire Sanktessy region."

Tanka looked at the mountain behind her.

"The precious treasure he asked to give to his descendants. I waited hundreds of years to see you. But, none of you have come to this place since the dark forest changed again."

My brain wanted to ask, but my mouth was heavy enough to open.

"Mount Berk keeps a very extraordinary Mana Stone," he explained again. This fact even made me silence the thing I wanted to ask before.

Mana Stone! It's very valuable. We can sell, earn money, and improve our territory. During this time, the sale of Mana Stone was controlled by one noble family, namely Duke Hamlet.

"Are you serious?"

"Mr Akion, my life is only for Sanktessy. Of course I seriously said it."

"Remember that Ogre?"

I immediately understood again, why the Ogre kidnapped her.

"They did it because they wanted me to reveal the Mana Stone."

"Can't they dig themselves. Searching on Mount Berk with their huge bodies might not be too difficult."

"Mount Berk is special, Mr. Akion. And, I'm the keeper of the Mana Stone, the sure thing is that I'm bouncing them."

Yes, obviously if my ancestor, Caesar asked the fairies for help. This fairy must have some special power.

"Now, are you going to show it to me?"

Tanka nodded. "Everything belongs to you, Mr. Akion."

***

"Tanka, I don't think I'm any longer." His face was staring into the lake.

"My story's been over a long time. I want to protect what I'm protecting even if I'm dead."

He took the water from within the lake with his hands, and spilled it back with a face full of his mind.

"I trust my treasure to you. One day I will rise again, I have seen it. Remember Tanka, you'll understand what I mean someday." Her face that saw Tanka was not clearly visible because of the daylight that hit her.

That's how Tanka told me about my ancestor Caesar.

They are both good friends. Caesar was the one who followed the war for this Empire. He's a hero whose name is gone.

He doesn't need a higher degree. The thing that others considered noble and stupid because Caesar was supposed to be next to the emperor. However, he instead chose to stay away from the emperor.

In the end, the Sanktessy Barons suffered slowly, as the desert grew more barren.

Rumors spread again, they said the Sanktessy Baron Family was cursed because their ancestors had killed many humans. He's a man bathed in blood.

It seems that even the files on Caesar are not so much like other heroes.

"Then, where's the treasure?"

"We'll arrive in the morning if we walk now, Mr. Akion."

Yeah, it's midnight. My openness made me forget the time, even my hunger disappeared in the face of this more surprising and pleasant one.

"I assure you, Mr. Akion will be greatly amazed to see the treasure. Among those treasures, there is one treasure that you must have, Lord Akion," he said arrogantly as if it would not disappoint me.

My smile never disappeared from my face listening to her chatter. A bitch who really brings what I need.

"Mr Akion, I'm sorry, if it's disrespectful. But, I'm so impatient to see it." His eyes are full of spirit. Levian also thought of the burden of the Sanktessy family. Humiliated and belittled, there was pain in his heart to prove that even to death he had no regrets following me.

"Prepare yourself!" My smile has many meanings.

**

I saw Levian put on a tired face. Time and time again he tried to hold on to match his speed with mine.

But this is not my full speed. Seeing him in trouble, with a happy heart, I decided to work on him. I speeded up my footsteps again. He's left far away.

"Well, over here, Mr. Akion."

"Please, back off for a moment, Mr. Akion!"

He flew out of my hand then drew a magic spell in front of him.

"Aren't you able to tidy it up?"

The spell shone a golden color. They're circling and moving.

"There are some spells to write. They're stronger."

"Mr Akion ...." Levian finally arrived. He had difficulty breathing, visible from the chest of his field that was moving up and down rapidly.

"Ah, Mr. Akion is toying with me." he grunted with a still-hunting breath.

I responded with a mocking little laugh.

"Well, gentlemen, come on, let's go in!"

Tanka cast a spell. The spells he wrote mixed together and fused into such a bright light that it blinded my eyes for a few seconds.

"Come, Mr. Akion."

Tanka flew over my face. He moved with great agility, happiness overflowing from his face.

We went into the belly of Mount Berk.

With just one step, you can tell how amazing this is.

Mana Stones are everywhere. My eyes would even feel a loss if they were closed for a second.

"Mr Akion, I don't think anyone has this many Mana Stones,"

I glanced at Levian who was speaking beside me. Unlike earlier, he was now acting ordinary, his breathing was regular. Yeah, great self-control.

"really?"

Levian nodded. "Even Duke Hamlet, the ruler of the Mana Stone mines of the empire, I doubt he has this much Mana Stone, Mr. Akion,"

You should know that Mount Berk is huge. If I had to compare it with the size of the mountain on earth, then Mount Berk has three times the size of Mount Everes.

Seven derivatives will not run out.

"It's a treasure of Sanktessy" said Tanka proudly as she ruffled her waist in the air.

"Did it just get here?"

"Ah, Mr. Akion this turned out to be very funny." Tanka noticed.

"This entire mountain, the contents are the treasures of Sanktessy!" his hands raised and drew a large circle.

"From here to the other end of the mountain, Mr. Akion can find Mana Stone easily and the types also vary."

Each item always has a different level. I admit.

"See this red one!" Tanka showed joy. "If Master is the Fire Witch, this will greatly help Master to increase his strength."

"Unfortunately, I don't have magic."

My shoulders were raised with guilt.

"Ah, what a pity ...." His face looks disappointed.

"Ah, think about it next time." His face changed again quickly becoming full of vigor. "Mana Stone here is incredible. Just imagine, with this you can rule the world!" He laughed arrogantly.

Mastering the world .. looks interesting.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Akion. I'm used to joking with Caesar .. ah, I mean Mr. Caesar."

Their relationship seemed very close.

"It's okay. What you're talking about is true,"

"Do you want to rule the world?" Levian asked me with a serious look, I did not reply. "If, yes, I will always be ready by your side."

I laughed crisply. "Later think about it."

Unknowingly, our feet have stepped up to the middle of the Berk Mountain section. Yes, a pile of treasures other than the Mana Stone, here are more.

I ran fast one-sided mistakes. It's the sparkling thing that bewitched me, blinded my eyes, made me look no better.

Yeah, if I turn into a matrealist, it doesn't matter. Money is a need.

Now, a big gold coin is in my arms. Even at the bottom, the gold coins were overflowing so much

Oh, the ancestor of Akion named Caesar, I love you. I screamed in my heart with a big, weird smile on my face.

Let alone me, even Levian who was standing next to me smiled. Maybe, if I wasn't his master, he'd embrace this gold coin.

We're rich.

"AHA." HAHAHAHA." I laughed big while staring at the invisible ceiling of Mount Berk.

Tanka approached me and laughed too.

Only Levian tried to control himself not to get carried away and laughed with satisfaction like me.