"Why? Why couldn't I even pull out a sword?"
After a long while, Taylor collapsed onto the floor, panting heavily with an expression of utter disbelief.
It was not just Taylor. Even Tris, who was nearing level eighty, gave it a try. He used enough strength to tear up the floor with the sword still stuck in it, yet he still could not pull it free. He was utterly astonished.
Meanwhile, Shien had already gotten the ancient book Tris mentioned and even read through it.
After finishing it, Shien's brow remained tightly furrowed. Only now did he sigh, put the book away, rise to his feet, and walk over to Taylor.
"Of course you can't pull it out." Shien spoke with calm assurance. "Forget you. Search the entire human race, and you could count on one hand the people capable of pulling out that sword."
As a Holy Sword belonging exclusively to the Hero, born from the very concept of the "Hero," it was basically impossible for ordinary people to wield it.
Only when it sensed the magic power of its designated user would it unleash its strength and allow itself to be used.
If the wielder was not its designated user, then even while sealed, the Holy Sword was not something just anyone could pick up.
Why was Roxie hailed as the modern Hero?
It was because she had received the Holy Sword's recognition and pulled it free.
Only those recognized by the Holy Sword could easily draw it and use it normally. Otherwise, even the Demon King or the Supreme God might be able to forcibly pull it out through sheer power, but they would never be able to make it display its proper strength.
That was especially true of Holy Swords like Mitra's, which had remained in