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

“-An axe?”

Iliad tilted his head in confusion.

It was hard to comprehend why his opponent had suddenly discarded his sword and grabbed an axe. It made no sense at all.

“Why? Is the axe laughable?”

“…It’s not that it’s laughable, but isn’t it an unsuitable weapon for a knight?”

“So you’re looking down on it.”

In the Pendragon family, axes were not commonly used weapons.

The reason being that they appeared too crude for a knight.

It wasn’t a prejudice against woodcutters, but rather a general perception that axes were to be used by bandits or mercenaries. Since the potential for mastering an axe was limited, using it as a primary weapon was seen as an admission that the knight was declaring, “I am unskilled, so I’ll use a simple weapon!”

Of course, people wouldn’t openly mock someone for wielding an axe, but there was an underlying current of disdain, and the axe was not a respected weapon.

Yet here was someone who had reached a significant level, and that person was now wielding an axe. Iliad couldn’t hide his disappointment.

“I’m disappointed. A swordsman should fight with a sword until the very end. How could you pull out an axe?”

“Disappointed or not, I don’t care. I’m neither someone who’s attached to weapons nor a swordsman.”

“…This is pointless.”

It was evil.

“Don’t regret it.”

Perhaps it was the overwhelming sense of disappointment, but Iliad’s blade flashed without the faintest hint of laughter.

With his willow sword, Iliad had earned the title of [Sword Saint] by the age of twenty.

“This is called the ‘Radiant Sword.’”

The Radiant Sword style.

A new swordsmanship style that Iliad had devised in his teens and perfected by his twenties.

Whiiish!

The sword energy spread naturally, flowing outward and rapidly expanding.

Inspired one day by sunlight, the swordsmanship became an extension of Iliad, with the sword energy surrounding him like a sun, eradicating everything within its reach. It created a vast swath of sword energy that multiplied by the dozens, impossible to count, instantly cutting through the surrounding area.

Swish!

Everything within a 1-kilometer radius centered on Iliad was cut down.

Trees, rocks, and hills—everything.

Even if an iron wall stood in his way, Iliad’s sharp sword energy would slice through it, demonstrating formidable cutting power.

Boom—!

…That’s how it should have been.