30 Years after Reincarnation, it turns out to be a Romance Fantasy Novel

If she had been born into the turbulent world of martial arts, perhaps she would have joined Botamun.

No—rather than a Sword Queen, the Sword Duke of House Offen gave a far more detailed explanation.

"Have you ever witnessed something like this? A mother, who has never held a sword in her life, suddenly exhibiting superhuman strength to save her child from danger. Or a person encountering a wolf, a tiger, or a bear on a mountain path, sprinting away at an impossible speed to escape.

Both are excellent examples."

Tuk. Tuk.

She lightly tapped her forehead with her index finger.

"The reason such things happen is because, when humans face the brink of death, they can tap into latent potential they never knew they had.

And the force that allows them to manifest this potential—"

Tuk.

"—is none other than Willpower."

She continued speaking while still holding onto a twig. It seemed she had grown quite fond of it.

Swoosh.

"Hmm? Do you have a question, my dear child?"

"U-uh, well…."

Levi, who had somehow ended up sitting alongside the others in the garden, was the first to raise her hand, as if she were an honor student.

"If, uh, Your Grace means that willpower is something anyone can use… does that mean even ordinary people who’ve never trained in swordsmanship can wield it? From what you've described, it sounds like a power anyone can tap into, but I thought the kind of willpower you used was something that could only be obtained through relentless training—like what our master went through."

"What an excellent question!"

Felicia's eyes sparkled like a delighted university professor receiving an insightful query. She enthusiastically ruffled Levi’s hair.

Levi looked bewildered, awkwardly smiling but unable to escape the Sword Duke’s grasp. Naturally, Felicia paid no attention to Levi’s discomfort and continued her explanation.

"Yes, my dear child, as you said, willpower might seem like something anyone can use. But think of it this way—willpower is like a blade with no handle.

Anyone may stumble upon it by chance or necessity, but wielding it improperly comes at a steep price."

"A price…?"

"If we apply this to the previous examples—the mother who saved her child? The next day, all the muscles and tendons in her body were torn. The person who sprinted away from a predator? Their muscles ruptured completely.

Both of them required over a year of recovery."

"……."