Chapter 1

"Something disgusting was born."

That's what my father said as he looked down at me.

If you ask me how I remember my newborn baby, I have nothing to say, but anyway, I remember that day.

And on the same day, at the same time, unlike me, there was one guy who was born with blessings.

His name was Kazin and he was my cousin.

He was born under the protection of the sword god Keshak, and was said to be a child with the most blessed body and talent.

My mother sucked at me and sighed.

"If you were Kajin."

It wasn't long before I realized why my father and mother were so disappointed in me.

I didn't have a right arm.

My mother whispered to me every night.

"Can't you just die, my darling?"

He couldn't kill me himself, but he seemed to want me to die.

He seemed to have no idea that I was listening to and remembering everything.

'I don't want to die, mother.'

When I was in my mother's womb, my father always emphasized.

"This child is our hope."

His father is always Kajin's father.

So, I had a deep sense of inferiority and competition to my eldest father.

"I didn't win against my brother, but this kid will definitely be better than your son. No, it must be."

But I was a one-armed man and had no divine protection.

An illegitimate child who trampled on the hopes of his parents just by being born.

That was me.

When she had just started crawling and turning over, she was very disappointed.

"Whew. Kajin has already started walking. Why is this kid so slow?"

When I barely got up and took a step forward.

"Kazin already has his sword. What good is it to start walking now?"

When I started holding my sword.

"Kajin felt mana and started practicing Samion swordsmanship."

I have never been praised by my father or mother.

"Ehh. If only my child was Kazin... … ."

Suddenly, Kajin became the object of admiration and envy for me.

By the time I was seven, I was sent as one of the boys to attend Kajin.

Externally, I was sent as a 'help friend' to assist and help my cousin Kajin, but in fact, my parents sold me for 300,000 Luden.

And the Kazin I experienced was not a good child that my parents would praise and envy.

Kajin said he didn't like me from the start.

"I don't need to wait for an asshole like you."

I have always been the object of his anger.

One time he tied me to a tree and beat me for over three hours.

That day, I had to hold back my tears.

it wasn't sick

It was hard for me to bear that so many adults who passed me had condoned and turned away from this situation.

There were no adults there.

'I heard that you are as wonderful as your uncle.'

But he left the family a long time ago and never returned.

There was no one in this family to control Kajin, and she grew up like an asshole.

His outstanding talent and the protection of the sword god became poison to him.

Nevertheless, as a child, I was envious of Kajin's power and talent.

'I want to be strong too.'

Kazin was a natural genius.

Even without trying, I was always stronger than others and enjoyed everything.

"Aren't your eyes relaxed?"

Kajin, who was always strong, trampled on me strangely hard.

I didn't know what I didn't like.

"I can't keep up with someone like you even if I try my whole life. Do you understand?"

Some of those statements were also true.

As time went on, Kajin neglected his training, getting close to alcohol, women, and drugs.

Still, I couldn't beat Kazin.

He was a genius who didn't work hard, and I was a hard worker.

Kajin has always been the strong, and I have always been the weak.

But our position was not permanent.

Wow-!

The shouts of a large crowd were heard.

A voice amplified by magic could be heard clearly.

"A strange thing has happened! One-armed Daven has defeated the Stormblade Ka'jin!"

It was something that could not have been common sense.

From my debut stage until now, I have lost 21 times in nearly 30 years.

People told me to stop.

He even ridiculed a nerd without talent for being uselessly naive.

'But I won.'

I retrieved the sword that was placed on Kajin's throat.

People cheered for the miracle.

I made eye contact with Kajin, who was looking at me with a bewildered expression while missing the sword.

"How long did you know you were strong?"

In fact, this arena was a stage for Kajin.

A place where many young knights with dreams and aspiring knights are wasted for the main character, Kajin.

I broke Kajin, who should shine more than anyone else.

Kajin seemed difficult to believe today's situation.

"My, I'm such an asshole… … ."

It reminded me of the words I had been told to scab in my ears since I was a child.

If it were Kajin.

If only my son was Kazin.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be living like you."

"again… … Speak up."

I wouldn't have wasted it on alcohol and women and drugs.

It would have been much more valuable than trampling on the weak.

"I didn't live like you."

After I was recognized as a complete victory, I turned around.

Everyone said it was impossible, but I finally won.

But I guess I underestimated Kajin's weakness and recklessness.

Kazin ran towards me.

"Die, you bastard!"

The guy did something crazy.

Even a senior knight who looked after the referee was unexpected.

To swing a sword at a duel opponent who has turned his back in front of so many people.

That too is the mana of the Samion family.

Even with 'red-yellow power'.

It was something that should never have happened, and Samion's honor and the rules of the gladiator were broken.

As of today, Kajin is over.

But the problem was that I was going to die.

'My heart was pierced.'

The sword Kajin used was the famous sword 'The Sun', which was only allowed to Samion's immediate family.

The fierce sword energy of the sun shook the inside of my body.

I felt death.

Some of the crowd screamed and some were silent.

It was also seen that the faces of the elders had become pale.

"You're ugly all the way to the end, Kajin."

As if he had finally understood what he was doing, Kajin's body began to tremble.

I just turned around.

The 'sun' that Kajin missed was stuck in my body.

'sick.'

The anger was greater than the pain.

I got over it now.

I just beat Kazin.

'shit!'

I felt like I was going crazy because I was unfair, but I didn't want to show my weakness to Kajin.

'I can't live... … ?'

There seemed to be no hope.

The strong mana of the Samion family and the sword of the sun created a synergistic effect, destroying every corner of my body.

'I don't know if the miracle Saint Leila appears.'

It can't be.

I raised my mana and pressed my body to the soles of my feet.

I stood up straight so I wouldn't fall.

"You will be recorded as a loser, Kazin."

* * *

In conclusion, there was a miraculous saint Layla in the gladiator arena.

She jumped into the gladiator and performed a miracle.

Layla showed an amazing healing power and saved me.

Although his body was damaged, his life was spared.

But the case did not end there.

'shit… … !'

I was dragged into the Samion family interrogation room.

"Is it true that you made a contract with the devil?"

The answer was decided for them.

The only way for one-armed Daven to defeat Stormblade Ka'jin was to make a contract with the devil.

"There is no use in denying it. Your parents testified."

"I found in your hometown sacrifices for the covenant and bottles of your blood. Are you still going to get away with it?"

My parents perjured me, and I was framed.

I became a demon who sacrificed 300 innocent children for my unclean growth.

The rumors soon became true.

Kajin was the main character and I was just a wasted supporting role for him.

"Doesn't Master Kajin cut Daven to protect Samion's honor?"

"How painful it must have been for you to cry so much to lose your cousin, whom you have been friends with since childhood."

Kazin became a hero and I became a demon contractor.

I defeated Kajin, but not the Samion family.

My family chose Kajin, not me.

"… … All of Daven's mana, who defiled the family's honor, is redeemed and sentenced to life in prison."

All the tendons of the limbs were cut off, and mana was sealed through the chains of several layers.

I was sentenced to life in prison and sent to prison.

And Kazin has changed.

He became a working genius.

The guy who was called the Storm Sword is now called the Sword Emperor (劍帝).

"Thanks to you, thank you very much."

He sometimes came to me and mocked me.

The world began to remember him and I was forgotten.

'I'm hungry.'

All of a sudden, the amount of food rationed decreased significantly.

His clothes were almost gone, and his ribs were clearly visible.

Having defeated the storm sword Kajin, I was ironically suffering from hunger.

I sat cross-legged against the prison wall.

Cough, choke, cough came out.

The cough was mixed with blood.

'If I die... … I wanted to die with honor.'

At least I never dreamed of such a death.

'I should have died in the gladiator.'

Cold rushed in.

My body was shaking and cold.

I held back my tears.

Kazin and I were forever.

I didn't want to die.

'If only I was a direct line.'

If so, would it be different?

'If I also had the protection of the sword god Keshak.'

If so, would it be different?

'If only one more chance.'

I thought I wasn't afraid of death, but I wasn't.

I was afraid.

I was getting more and more out of my mind.

'fat… … .'

want to live

'what?'

The surroundings became brighter.

I guess I wasn't dead.