I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (Web Novel)
chapter-7

I think I’ve gotten better at TL’ing, even though this is only my second time doing it now .

I take creative privileges during/after TL’ing (mainly grammatical stuff and making sentences flow better — no adding in random stuff, of course), but there are still some lines I’m not 100% sure on . I’d be thankful if anyone would add any suggestions to the areas I’ve footnoted .

Also, in regards to the previous chapter, I’ve changed “Intimidation” from the King’s Skills to “Coercion”, as I had thought it might be . *Next Line is a Spoiler!* This is because the real Intimidation Skill shows up in this chapter . *End of Spoiler!* . I also changed Narcotic Fang to Anesthetic Fang, as per the suggestion by Greed ⅩⅧ .

Ah, one last thing… The MC uses some pretty strong language, I’ve found . So if you don’t like swears… Ⱥṿɇɍŧ ŧħɨᵰɇ ɇɏɇṩ .

Now then, onto the Chapter!

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Um… Which way is the Pedestal?

I eliminated the entire nest of Goblins and emerged triumphantly, but…

The darkness of night has already wrapped around the surrounding area, so I’ve lost my sense of direction .

『Well, there’s the silver Moon over there, so…?』

I have no idea . I don’t know what direction the Moon rises and, of course, I don’t know I don’t know which direction the Sun rises either . I’m already a completely lost child .

『Should I give up going home today…?』

To me, the Pedestal has been certified as my home, more or less . I’d like to return there every day, if possible . In addition, sitting inside of the Pedestal somehow gives me peace of mind .

However, it seems that it’s impossible to return .

Well, it can’t be helped, so let’s treat ourselves to some late-night hunting . Until now, I had been hesitant to go out at night in the Plains, but I don’t have a choice .

With that, I took to the air and searched for Demonic Beasts while maintaining a height where the ground is just barely in view . I’m not only at this height to search for Demonic Beasts, but also to easily reach the ground in case of a surprise attack from above .

『Flying high in the sky, I can see quite far into the distance; it’s quite nice . 』

I haven’t seen one yet, but being attacked by some sort of transcendent Dragon would be the worst . So, not with just my eyes, I’m remaining vigilant with all five senses . Well, it’s five sense-like things, because I don’t have a body .

Anyways, it seems that the strength of Demonic Beasts doesn’t spike up just because of the night . Rather, it seems that they’ve grown weaker under the cover of darkness .

Even if it takes time to find them, combat’s settled in an instant .

『It’s good, it’s good! Using Echolocation to detect them! Convenient Skills are great!』 (¹)

For Monsters of the night, exploration Skills are quite substantial .

Especially Echolocation . With this Skill, I can grasp the topography of the area as well as Demonic Beasts, so I’m able to search the surroundings with considerable detail .

『Amassing Demon Stones like this, I wonder if I’ll be able to Rank up?』

Yeah, I was getting caught up in the moment . I was so successful in killing the nocturnal Demonic Beasts that, in my excitement, I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings . I had single-mindedly focused only on chasing prey .

「GYarURUroOOOo!」

Suddenly, such a roar resounded within my ears . I look up to find the source, and find a Demonic Beast whose size far surpasses that of a Giant Bat approaching from above .

『Impossible! There was no reaction from Echolocation!』

Shortly before, I had used Echolocation, but there was absolutely no response .

「Gyagyaoo!」

『Ohtto!』 (²)

At extremely-high speed, the huge shadow passes by right beside me .

It’s like a plane! (³)

『Nuah!』

A sound similar to a high-pitched metallic shriek comes from my blade with just a grazing touch . The impact is terrific, with all trees within about 10 meters being blown away . But that’s not all . With just that slight contact, checking my Status, my Durability was shaved off by 30 .

『Shit! What an unpleasant surprise!』 (⁴)

Are surprise attacks your main strategy? No thanks . (⁵) I’m just a sword . Aren’t I a good sword? Even if I am, I’m just a sword! A sword! (⁶)

But I’ll still feel offended when I’m struck! (⁷)

I was sent flying in surprise, but I managed to stabilize my posture in the air . I wasn’t able to get a good look at my assailant, however .

Fast! That’s all I can say .

And, I figured out why it wasn’t caught with Echolocation .

Although it hasn’t even been five seconds since it collided with this master of the shadows, it’s already far off into the distance . He’s way too fast .

I don’t always use Echolocation, but when I do, it usually takes about a minute to examine the area . (⁸) If something has that much speed approaches from more than 30 meters away, then it takes about 5 seconds for the signal to reach me .

「Gyoooo!」

『Damn, here it comes again!』

I try using Appraisal at the last second while barely dodging him .

Race : Lesser Wyvern : Deteriorated Sub-Dragon : Demonic Beast Lv . 21

HP：223　MP：95　STR：95　END：122　AGI：98　INT：142　MGC：63　DEX：37

Skills:

Intimidation：Lv2, Stealth：Lv2, Fire Resistance：Lv3, Air Manipulation：Lv3, Poison Resistance：Lv3, Scale Hardening, Smell Enhancement, Absorption Enhancement, Sight Enhancement

Strong! It’s a Wyvern: a degradation of the dragon species — it’s just a degradation, but it’s still the strongest Demonic Beast I’ve seen se far! It’s got a lot of Skills, too!

I avoided a direct hit because I devoted myself to evasion, but with wind pressure alone my whole body was shaken as a fierce gust of wind assaults me .

I’ve made light of this world . I’ve never had a hard fight, and as for Dragons, isn’t there no room for fighting half-heartedly? I think so .

『Damn it!』

My opponent might be able to move even faster than this .

Isn’t this an impossible game? No, wait . If I give up, then it really will be the end . It’s still too early to give up . When the time comes, I’ll be able to escape to the ground somehow . Maybe . But before that, let’s take on this challenge . Or rather, it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to get away if I don’t do anything to it . I’ll have to depend on counterattacks, even if all I can do is damage him a little .

So, let’s try to counter his charge . I speed up a bit in reverse, as to make an attempt to run at the same time . Survival is my priority .

Like that, I wait for the rush of the Wyvern . It seems that because it’s so fast, turning to charge once again takes a bit of time . While circling widely, it turns this way . The fact that I don’t have to worry about being rushed consecutively is my only saving grace in this situation .

『It’s coming!』

「Gurugyaooo!」

My aim is its Abdomen, which appears to be softer than the rest of its body . I’ll barely dodge the dash by escaping below, and then raise my edge skywards to cut its stomach . I’m unsure whether it’ll go well, but I’ll try it anyways . If it’s wounded, then I’ll take that opportunity to escape .

Rapidly, its huge body approaches, but I was unexpectedly calm . Certainly, it’s faster than things like Cars and Motorcycles, but there’s no need to be overwhelmed because it’s simply coming at me in a straight line . My plan… Will it work?

『Sooi!』

「Guraa!」

Yeah . I failed . In the middle of a rush, this guy dodged the full brunt of my swing . But it left a deeper impression than I thought it would . Even though I intended to calm myself down, my subconscious seemed to find fear regardless . The edge that I raised only cut the Wyvern’s stomach a little . To its huge body, I made a scratch . When I found that I had given it a wound, I was genuinely happy .

「GURUruRUwu!」

『Wait, didn’t that make it super mad?!』

Even though I dealt so little damage, it seems that its anger is at its MAX! Didn’t this tactic have a boomerang effect?! While making its turn, its vicious eyes were glaring, completely fixed on me .

『Isn’t this slightly bad?』

And, it rushes once again . I had resolved myself ー to dodge this guy .

『Guaa!』

「GYAGYAUUUOOOO!」

『Damn it! This damn lizard! ー Even though it was only struck once!』

Because I understood the balance of defense and offense, I aimed to counter, but the Wyvern immediately performed a feat of acrobatics using its tail, manipulating its centrifugal force . With that, I received a direct hit from the talons on its hind leg .

But I didn’t simply take the attack . When I was hit by its claw, I was bounced directly in front of the fellow’s eye, so I made the split-second decision to jab myself into it . Well, as a result, the tip of my blade has been broken . The fragments should still be within the Wyvern’s right eye . Serves you right!

「GIIGIIIAAAAAAAA!」

It twists and writhes in agony while flying (although its flights seems quite disturbed) .

『Apart from that, am I alright?』

Only about ⅔ of my blade is left . The rest splendidly snapped off . Naturally, there’s no pain, but am I really alright?

There doesn’t seem to be any problem flying . To begin with, I fly using Telekinesis and Floating, so my flight has nothing to do with air resistance . And so, even with a change in shape, there’s absolutely no change whatsoever .

Magical Power doesn’t seem to be leaking out from the damage, either .

Surprisingly, I’m alright . How much will Self-Repair be able to regenerate, I wonder . It’d be unpleasant to remain in this state .

When I thought such, the broken part of my blade began to glow slightly . Then, although it’s only a couple of millimeters, it starts to bulge . This is probably the start of restoration .

Phew . Self-Repair seems to be working properly .

『Shit, that damn Lizard! How dare it do this to me!』

Anger immediately boiled up after I confirmed my own safety . To put my beautiful white blade into this tragic state… Inexcusable .

It seems that the Wyvern doesn’t plan on letting this slide either . With my mind distorted by hatred, I recklessly throw myself up at the Wyvern . My reason vanished completely , but I can only chase it endlessly . (⁹)

Its movements have become poor with its injury, but it’s still faster than me .

『Even so, I’ll do it!』

I’ll cut him up until he’s nothing but a pile of severed bones! If my body’s a sword, then it’s no longer restricted with the same limits that I’m used to! And, if so, then I must be able to do more! (¹⁰)

First, I slow down a little to change the course of the Wyvern . That way, it would be mislead into thinking that I was going to escape . With that, the Lizard-bastard threw itself in a straight line .

What an idiot! It took the bait!

I change my route at once, accelerating towards the wing of the Wyvern . The Lizard-bastard was headed completely straight, so it can’t dodge .

Then, with both of us accelerating with tremendous momentum, we collide . As a result, my blade almost completely disappears . The remaining amount would be about ⅒ . But it was worth it, as the Lesser Wyvern’s left wing was cut at the base, causing it to fall to the ground .

Through my baiting, the altitude exceeds 30 meters . As one would expect, not even a Sub-Dragon could fall from this height without a scratch .

Upon approaching the Lesser Wyvern that fell to the ground, its neck is bent in a strange direction with a large quantity of blood, vomit, and excreta pouring from its mouth . (¹¹) The body’s still convulsing, but it’s only a matter of time before it meets its end .

『Fuー Looks like I somehow won . 』

That was dangerous . If I received just a little more damage, I would have been done for . My remaining Durability is 23 . I really did just barely survive .

『Well, it’s good that I defeated it…… But what should be done about the Magic Stone?』

The Magic Stone needs to be recovered, but retrieving it from the Lizard-bastard will be difficult for me who’s lost most of my blade . There must be a way, right?

Watching the recovery of Self-Repair, it seems like it’ll take quite some time to make a full recovery . It’s possible that it won’t be repaired overnight either .

Meanwhile, on this plain crawling with starved Demonic Beasts, I can’t help but think that the Lesser Wyvern’s corpse isn’t exactly “safe” .

『Well, I’ll manage somehow……』

As for recovery via Self-Repair, it seems that the ooze coming out is bound to the broken section .

『Nunununu…!』

I’ve got to put some fighting spirit into it! While doing so, didn’t the speed of the ooze squeezing out increase!? ー Yeah, what stupid things are you doing, me .

『Oh?』

I have the feeling that the brightness of my blade increased, somehow . Is this, by any chance…… Ohh . The restoration speed of the blade rose remarkably . Seriously?

Is it possible that the even the effects of auto-recovery Skills increase when it coincides with the user’s intentions? Alongside that increase, my MP is decreasing at an amazing speed; 1 MP/sec . But it’s worth it at this point, as my blade will be completely repaired at the expense of only ~200 MP .

『It was a struggle, but I gained some useful knowledge . 』

Along with the Magic Stone . These are the fruits of struggling with all my strength . Its Magic Stone is comparable to being 20 combined into 1 .

The Lesser Wyvern’s Magic Stone was located at the base of its neck . I had attempted to aim at it in the middle of combat, too .

『Well, let’s take a rest for today in the bushes . 』