Chapter 22: Drunken Sword Secrets

This… this drunkard! What the hell is she doing!!!

Joey looked at Kail sprawled on top of him and complained inwardly.

Although Kail’s class was a warrior, her body wasn’t like the rough type usually associated with fighters.

Instead, her figure was soft and slender, and her body gave off a mixed scent of alcohol and something uniquely feminine.

But Joey had no time to admire this drunken beauty—he just wanted to shove this person off him as quickly as possible.

“Seriously… Why do I have to spend the middle of the night messing around with a drunkard?”

Joey stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, then gave the wasted Kail a nudge with his foot.

“Hey! Wake up… If you sleep here, you’ll catch a cold.”

However, Kail didn’t seem to hear, continuing to sleep on the ground.

“…”

What should I do…

She reeks of booze—I really don’t want to drag her back.

And I don’t even know her…

Maybe I should just leave her here. It has nothing to do with me anyway…

“…”

Joey frowned and thought for a moment, then turned and walked away.

“…”

He turned back again.

He helped Kail up and placed her on a nearby bench.

Forget it… I’m not a demon, after all.

“Good thing I’m kindhearted… If it were someone else, they would’ve left you on the ground and run off.”

Joey wiped the sweat from his forehead and said,

“That’s it… I’m going back to the dorm to sleep.”

He looked at the drunken beauty, whose half-exposed stomach revealed faint abs.

“How unsightly… Is this what Teachers are like?”

Joey stuck out his tongue, about to leave—

But Kail suddenly grabbed his hand.

“Don’t become a Saint Child, okay… little brother…”

The drunken beauty parted her red lips and spoke.

“I told you… My name is Joey…”

The boy impatiently shook off Kail’s hand.

“But I’m not going to be a Saint Child.”

Come to think of it…

Joey looked at Kail in front of him with some curiosity…

This person named Kail…

Even though she looked totally wasted and there was no magic fluctuation in her body…

How did she manage to control the sword and make it fly out of its sheath in an instant…?

Something feels off—the style is all wrong.

This is a different world, yet this person can actually do sword flight?

Joey suddenly remembered that there really was a place called Dashaguo here, and its territory wasn’t even on the same map as the Demon World or the Human Race.

He’d read similar legends and records before, and it felt a lot like the setting of a cultivation world.

So does that mean…

I can cultivate in another world too?

He snorted lightly…

But for now, his attention remained on Kail.

Joey opened his eyes wide, a blue light flashing in his pupils.

This was Joey’s innate Analysis Ability, allowing him to see the identity information and magic flow in anyone’s body.

He didn’t know what to name it, but it worked just like the Gold Finger from other isekai stories.

He hadn’t used this ability in a long time…

Joey suddenly recalled…

Because his own stats were too high, he hadn’t met any real opponents, so he’d pretty much thrown this Analysis Ability aside.

Now was a good chance to see what secrets this Kail in front of him held.

Joey looked at Kail…

!!!

Normally, magic inside a person’s body should flow freely like blood, eventually gathering at the heart.

When Joey opened his blue eyes, blood appeared red in his vision, and magic was shown as pale blue ripples, like gas swirling around the blood vessels—the more magic, the stronger the blue.

But…

This Kail in front of him had no magic fluctuation in her body at all…

Only red blood vessels.

Hey, hey…

What the hell is this…

Joey frowned.

But when Kail used the longsword earlier, he clearly sensed magic waves coming from it.

Could the longsword have its own consciousness?

Like my Magic Sword?

But when Joey looked at the longsword, he found it was no different from an ordinary weapon.

However…

The Wine Flask at Kail’s waist emitted a deep blue glow…

Eh!

Just as Joey was about to pick up the flask to investigate, Kail grabbed it first and took a swig.

As Kail drank, magic flowed through her body along with the liquor, and after a while, it faded away again.

So that’s how it is…

That bottle must contain something mixed with magic, allowing this drunken Kail to activate magic in her body only by drinking.

Pretty much like a wine immortal…

How interesting…

Then I’ll make you my Teacher with honor…

***

Elsewhere…

Deep within a Forest of the Entia Kingdom.

“Boom boom boom!!!!”

A team of adventurers were being chased by a gigantic wild boar.

“Waaahhh! Why is there a Giant Magic Boar here!!!”

The girl in sentient armor at the front yelled as she ran.

“Judging by its size, it must be at least lv.30. There’s no way we can win.”

The girl with a magic wand analyzed while running alongside her.

“Ha… ha…”

The last girl, holding a magic book, was out of breath.

“I… I can’t run anymore!”

“Just… hang in there a bit longer!!!”

The armor girl looked at the magic book girl and shouted,

“We’re almost… out of here…”

But the magic book girl couldn’t hold on any longer.

She stumbled over a rock and fell hard to the ground.

“N-no… We’re done for!!!”

The armor girl realized the magic book girl had fallen.

The Giant Magic Boar’s massive hoof was charging straight toward her, ready to trample.

The hoof was sharp and deadly—if it landed on the magic book girl, she’d be pierced right through.

“There’s… not enough time to use magic!!!”

The magic wand girl panicked, and the three were helpless.

“Boom!!!”

A black shadow crashed into the magic boar, the force so intense that the three girls thought their eardrums would burst.

Then the shadow stood in front of them.

It was a short-haired beauty with freckles and sharp, determined eyes.

On her back was a Python-Bone Greatsword.

This girl was Seia…

“W-we’re… saved?”

The magic book girl’s legs had gone weak, and she froze, her voice trembling.

The armor girl finally snapped out of it, ran to the magic book girl’s side, and helped her up.

“Thank you, h-hero…”

The armor girl stammered, expressing her gratitude.

“Don’t come any closer.”

Seia’s eyes brimmed with barely suppressed killing intent as she waved her hand.

“That dead pig… is still alive…”

“Eh?”

The armor girl finally looked up and saw that the Giant Magic Boar, though heavily wounded, was still standing, shaking its head.

The magic boar that Seia attacked was utterly enraged.

It roared at Seia.

The roar was so fierce that the three girls behind Seia collapsed to their knees in terror.

“H-how…”

The armor girl muttered in fear,

“It can still stand after taking that much damage…”

“This magic boar’s skin is way too tough…”

But Seia was even angrier than the magic boar.

“Roar at me?”

A red glint flashed in Seia’s eyes.

She clenched her fist and charged at the wild boar.

Seeing this, the magic boar lowered its head to attack.

But Seia didn’t dodge—instead, she punched it right in the head.

The magic boar was knocked silly, its brain feeling like it was about to explode.

But Seia didn’t stop. She aimed at its belly.

“Bang!!!”

A punch—and then another.

“Bang!!!”

The magic boar realized it was in trouble, but the pain was so intense it couldn’t fight back. It could only collapse and struggle on the ground.

Yet Seia didn’t stop. She swung her fist again and again, pummeling the magic boar like a torrential downpour.

Each punch! Each punch was stronger than the last.

Seia attacked the magic boar in a frenzy, until she punched a hole right through its belly…

Until…

Seia burst out of the magic boar’s back, holding a huge white object in her hand.

The armor girl stared wide-eyed at the blood-soaked Seia…

The white object in her hand…

It was a spine…

She’d actually ripped out the magic boar’s spine with her bare hands?

And even while doing such a gruesome, bloody thing…

Seia…

Was smiling…