The Croak of a Frog in a Well

"Is he the One-Eyed Sword Saint?"

Rather than being angered after his attack failed and he was ambushed in return, Riezel looked curiously at the one-eyed swordsman.

On closer inspection, the man was covered in scars, clearly showing that he had once endured inhuman abuse.

One-Eyed Sword Saint Dihart was also a legendary figure in the Ginas Kingdom.

He had no surname, no father, and no mother. Orphaned from birth, he was caught stealing at a young age, fell into the hands of nobles, and was eventually sold into slavery, becoming a commodity in someone else's hands.

Though a slave, Dihart had never yielded to reality. He secretly learned sword skills and trained himself in the shadows. After thirty years of such training, he had unknowingly attained the strength of a veteran True Swordsman.

Yet he had never displayed his strength before others, because he knew that if the slave traders and owners learned of it, he would only suffer even more inhuman exploitation, be used by others, and be forced to risk his life for them.

Thus, Dihart had endured in silence. Even when abused by brutal masters and slave owners, he had never revealed his true strength, keeping it hidden all along.

Everything changed only when Dihart met Saint Nidor.

Amid the vast sea of people, Saint Nidor had somehow taken a liking to Dihart at first sight. He bought Dihart for himself and set him free.

Only then did Dihart manage to turn his life around, shed his identity as a slave, and gain freedom.

To repay Saint Nidor, Dihart swore loyalty to him and became the sword in his hand.

That was how the renowned One-Eyed Sword Saint came into being. The fact that the eldest young master of the Corderion Family had gained the loyalty