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Chapter 1095
Chapter 1095
Srrrng.
The sensation of a blade unsheathing was unmistakable. A chilling shiver ran down my spine. My body remained stiff as I rolled my eyes to take in the scene before me. My throat felt dry at the sheer sight surrounding me.
A golden blade.
The golden Regal Sword—a sword synonymous with the Sword Master and his divine blade—was scattered all around. Dozens of blades were aimed directly at my neck.
It was the aura of the Three Masters. Paejon had mentioned before—if they had reached such a level, they would have undoubtedly transcended the ordinary.
If that were true, then Sword Master must have reached that stage as well.
'...This is insane.'
Why was someone like him pointing his blade at me? As I said before, I hadn't done anything particularly suspicious.
Which meant, logically, there should be no issue.
"Who exactly are you?"
Sword Master’s words sent a sharp chill down my spine.
What was he implying? My father stood beside him, staring at me in silence.
Meanwhile, Sword Master sat at his desk, his frosty gaze locked onto me.
"...What do you mean?"
I met his fierce gaze head-on and asked.
At that, Sword Master gave me a slight smirk.
"I heard you were born into the Baek family."
"Yes."
"Yet, there is no living blood relative in the Baek family who bears your name."
"...."
I frowned.
Ah, damn.
"They figured it out already?"
They had already uncovered the issue with my supposed affiliation with the Baek family. Had they used the Beggars’ Union to investigate?
Where had I raised suspicion?
"No matter how meticulous the Martial Alliance (Muimmaeng) is..."
It wasn’t common for them to scrutinize every minor recruit. Yet, the fact that they had investigated me this thoroughly and quickly—something about this was off.
And then—
"I cannot understand this."
Sword Master spoke.
"If you were truly trying to hide your identity, you wouldn’t have aimed to become the top candidate. So why did you?"
"..."
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