Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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Sweet Mask noted this information down.

The young officer then looked at Genos and asked, "Genos-kun, do you know any clues about this person's identity?"

All eyes fell on Genos's face.

Genos thought for a moment, then shook his head at him: "No, I'm not quite sure either."

"Is it……"

……

After the talks concluded.

Sweet Mask stopped Genos at the entrance of the Hero Association headquarters.

"You should know something about that person, right?"

"Nothing to do with you."

The two walked out side by side, appearing to have a good relationship, but in reality, tensions were running high.

They might take action at any moment.

Genos glanced at Sweet Mask beside him: "Why are you here today, someone who has no connection with that person?"

"Is that even a question? Of course, it's to find out who that person is."

Sweet Mask took out sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, saying in an icy tone, "The popularity of my new album has been affected by that guy who appeared out of nowhere, which is really annoying."

Sweet Mask looked at Genos: "Those guys who pretend to be mysterious will soon be exposed once they're dragged out of the shadows. That's why I'm here today, but the result is a bit disappointing."

What do you plan to do after finding him?

"Of course, I need to see if he has the ability to match the current popularity. If his ability doesn't meet my expectations and he steals my popularity without permission..."

A cold glint flashed in her eyes behind the Sweetheart Mask sunglasses.

Sensing his murderous intent, Genos glanced at him and said, "I advise you not to do that."

After saying this, Genos, who had already left the Hero Association headquarters, didn't say anything more and leaped away into the distance.

Sweet Mask stood still, watching Genos's figure gradually shrink, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"So they really do know something..."

"The no-man's-land in Z City..."

19, codename: [Sword Master]

Five days after the deep-sea creature invasion incident in J City.

The identity of that mysterious powerful figure remains a mystery. Even the Hero Association cannot provide any specific information about him, only confirming that he is not a registered hero.

The popularity of that mysterious powerful figure continues to rise online, surpassing Sweet Mask's new song release and the S-class second-ranked 'Tornado of Terror's' hero event for five consecutive days, dominating the top spot on the charts.

Their fan base has also experienced explosive growth, with several clubs quickly increasing from a few thousand to over one hundred thousand members.

Furthermore, netizens have given this unknown, mysterious powerhouse a code name similar to a hero's name—【Sword Master】.

The scene of that sword cleaving the sky was truly awe-inspiring.

Even now, many people travel to J City specifically to see the kilometer-long straight crack left by the slash that struck the street.

Only when standing in the two halves of that crack, which is more than ten meters deep, two meters wide, and more than a thousand meters long, can one begin to feel the power of that sword strike.

It's like a god who has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship!

It is for this reason that many netizens chose this code name, representing the pinnacle of swordsmanship, from among the thousands of code names spontaneously created by netizens, to respectfully address that mysterious and powerful enigmatic expert.

…………

J City.

People come and go in front of that thousand-meter-long crack.

The fourth-ranked S-class hero, Atomic Samurai, wearing a straw hat and retro samurai attire, arrived here with three disciples.

Atomic Samurai stared intently at the crack in front of him.

The two A-rank heroes, Iaian, stared in horror at the crack before them: "Master, was this really made by a sword?"

Atomic Samurai stared at the crack before him, his eyes deep and unfathomable. "Iai, as a swordsman, can't you feel it? This lingering, powerful sword aura..."

His words already constitute the answer.

Iai-an and the other two disciples of Atomic Samurai, the A-rank 3 hero Kamaitachi and the A-rank 4 hero Bushido Drill, all turned slightly pale upon hearing this and couldn't help but swallow.

A single sword strike cleaved the sky, calmed the raging storm, and left a thousand-meter-long crack in the ground... It's simply mythical, unimaginable!

All three felt that their master, a grandmaster of swordsmanship, was already incredibly strong, and that even if they devoted their entire lives to him, they would probably never be able to catch up. He had already reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

But that was before I saw the crack with my own eyes.

Even with all their confidence in their master, the three of them didn't believe he could unleash such a strike.

The person who could unleash that sword strike has definitely transcended the realm of humanity and reached another level.

An unknown level that they had never heard of, and could hardly even imagine...

The Atomic Samurai, his expression complex, shifted his gaze from the crack in front of him, looking up at the sky with a look of deep emotion: "Wow... I never imagined such a powerful swordsman existed in this world. His mere sword aura extinguished all my fighting spirit. Compared to him, I'm still far inferior. Sword Master, indeed, a very fitting title..."

"But who is it? I really want to see his swordsmanship."

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The luxurious mansion of the Fubuki family in the city center of Z.

"I am back."

When Fubuki returned home after finishing her Fubuki group's activities, she saw Tatsumaki floating in the air, looking at her tablet and grumbling.

"Huh? Sword Master? What kind of title is that! He's clearly not a hero..."

Fubuki walked over curiously.

"Sister, what are you talking about?"

"Look at it."

The fuming tornado tossed the tablet she was holding to her.

Fubuki looked down.

The message displayed was a notification from the Hero Association.

Following board discussions, the mysterious powerful figure who appeared in Z City and J City was designated as "Sword Master."

"See that? That guy isn't a hero, yet he gets such a cool title. It's really unpleasant!"

Tornado, wearing a black slit dress, floated in the air, arms crossed, looking displeased.

But even with that loli-like appearance, making that expression still gives off a very cute and tsundere vibe.

Although she's older than Fubuki...

"A mere Demon-level threat monster, I could make it disappear with a flick of my finger. If I hadn't had other things to do that day, that guy wouldn't have had a chance to make a move. The Hero Association is the same..."

The tornado was still grumbling.

As Fubuki stared at the information on the tablet, her mind drifted to Ron's voice and appearance, and she became somewhat lost in thought.

Although I knew he would become famous soon, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Sword Master... huh.

"Hey, Fubuki, Fubuki."

Fubuki snapped out of her daze, and Tornado, with her green curly hair, floated in front of her, looking straight at her.

"Sister, sister."

Fubuki felt a little flustered and couldn't help but take a half step back.

What are you spacing out for? Did you hear me?

Tornado frowned at her younger sister and said, "Have you been too tired lately? I told you that your B-rank fan club was completely pointless. What can a bunch of B-rank heroes do..."

Fubuki raised an eyebrow and looked at Tatsumaki seriously, saying, "It's not meaningless at all!"

"Sister, just you wait and see, the Blizzard Group will definitely surprise you!"

Tornado crossed her arms and looked at Fubuki, who stared back defiantly.

After staring at each other for a few seconds, Tornado turned and floated away.

"Is that so... Then I'll wait and see. By the way, if you have any news about that guy, remember to let me know."

Fubuki was taken aback: "That guy?"

"It's that guy codenamed Sword Master."

Fubuki was slightly surprised upon hearing this: "Sister, are you looking for him too?"

"Ah."

"Sister, what do you want to see him about?"