Nameless King

Wain took a lot of effort, but he was able to carve up a huge Lizard and roast it on the fire, for this, he had to cut down part of the forest since he needed a big enough fire.

"Damn, that was definitely worth the effort." Wain said as he tossed aside the massive bone that was completely clean, "Still, meat on the bone is the most delicious... But it looks like there won't be a rematch with Knight as I will literally explode as my stomach is bigger than myself."

"Huh, that's okay. Even though you've infamously lost more than ten times, you need a lot of calories to recover your energy and heal your wound, this Lizard has come in handy here." Gladius uttered while looking at the skeleton of the beast that was behind Wain.

"Dying..." Wain muttered, fell on his back, and spread his arms out to the sides as a star.

It wasn't until an hour later, when the sun was already nearing the horizon, that Wain was finally able to move. His stomach returned to its former state just as his wounds were completely healed.

"Well, well, I feel just fine. I always knew that the opponents of meat talked nonsense. Is there anything better than it?" Wain muttered before taking Gladius in hand.

"I don't think so. Look at you, ready to fight all day long!" Gladius agreed.

Wain nodded, looked up, and muttered, "This will definitely be the last attempt."

Whoooooosh.

Wain jumped up as he reached the temple in a few leaps. Even though hours had passed, the Knight was still standing in the same place.

"Decided to wait for me?" Wain asked while holding the sword to his shoulder, "Thank you. I actually appreciate it, but I still intend to chop you into pieces!"

The knight pointed his sword at Wain as he challenged him to battle.

"Go!"

Wain turned in a dark flash, and their swords clashed again.

...

Ten days later.

"Gladius... Am I really that bad at swordsmanship...?" Wain said while remembering one of the hundreds of defeats that had occurred in that time.

"No. You need to try again. Your technique has improved considerably." Gladius spoke in a calm voice as if everything was normal.

"Okay... I believe you, but I doubt it. I've never lost to one opponent so many times before, or rather, I've never lost to anyone more than once, in general." Wain muttered, got up, and headed for the ruins.

One hundred defeats had a profound effect on Wain. The first few times, he was completely confident of his victory, after a few battles, he was furious, then he began to enjoy the duels, but now he felt nothing at all.

His eyes were empty as though he was about to perform a daily routine that had already bored him, but he had no other choice.

"Well, let's try again." Wain muttered as he swung his sword.

Knight reacted and blocked the attack. The Knight's hand trembled as Wain applied a large amount of force, but he could not surpass the Knight's great technique with this.

Wain stepped forward, let go of his sword, and grabbed it with his other hand, then, he swung his sword from the bottom up, but the Knight instantly jumped back.

"Hey, why are you running away? Let's get this over with already. Do something amazing as usual to make me lose." Wain muttered while shaking his hand as he paid absolutely no attention to Knight.

Whoooooosh.

The Knight's silhouette blurred as he found himself behind Wain. The Knight aimed for Wain's side, but at the last moment, the dark blade stopped his attack.

"Ah... You're not resourceful at all today." Wain muttered while covering his mouth with his hand as he yawned with boredom.

Licking.

Knight's eyes flashed, and his hand turned into a multitude of phantom silhouettes that attacked Wain at various points. However, Wain blocked each of them as he didn't even turn around, for him was enough that he felt where the threat was coming from.

'Great. It's finally happened.' Gladius spoke in such a way that Wain couldn't hear him.

"I told you to get serious. Can't you hear me?" Wain frowned.

He turned around and made an X-shaped cut. He moved so fast that a shadowy cross appeared in the air for a second.

"What...?" Wain muttered as he realized that the Knight had no time to dodge.

Two deep cuts appeared on the Knight's armor since shards of armor flew aside.

'Is it really... I can do it today...?' Wain inwardly muttered.

Crackle.

This situation was just as unexpected for Knight, so he got into a fighting stance as it was time for him to get serious.

Whoooooosh.

The Knight approached Wain as a hail of phantom swords rained down on him. Wain stood still with a slight smile on his face and muttered, "A couple of days ago, I wouldn't have even seen this attack, but now... it was all for a reason."

Wain sighed as he swung his sword from top to bottom with lightning speed. Gladius, like a dark flash, fell down, and the fragment of silver sword flew away.

"When did this happen? You must have realized it before I did." Wain muttered while looking at the sword with a thoughtful look.

"Just now. Experience is gained gradually, but it turns into a skill at one certain moment." Gladius said in a calm voice, but he couldn't quite hide his pride for Wain's achievement, "Now, finish it, or soon there won't be a single beast left in these mountains, you'll eat them all.

"In that case, you should be glad Ern isn't here. He wouldn't leave here until he'd tried everyone who runs on four legs." Wain muttered as he approached the Knight.

The Knight still had a broken sword in his hand, but he wasn't going to back down because of it.

Whoooosh.

The Knight rushed forward as he made a precise lunge aiming for Wain's heart.

"Thank you. Because of you, I was finally able to move forward." Wain said with sincerity and swung his sword.