I Escaped the Exile Story Only To Find It Was a Regret Trope

6 – 1# Why not use the convenient setting of amnesia? (6)

Park Hyungjun had already crossed swords with active heroes.

Surely, because they were veterans fighting monsters on the front lines.

Each one had an undeniable presence and experience.

But even Park Hyungjun had rarely felt such pressure.

Now, the entire Sword Saint squad was overwhelmed by a single person, unable to do anything.

‘It’s like he’s a different person. Is this really Baek Yushin?!’

‘What? Worm? Is this b*stard crazy?’

Yushin had come in person to talk things out nicely.

But from the start, he was called a worm, so of course, he wasn’t in a good mood.

Moreover, weren’t they friends of his younger sister Yuri? What does that mean?

It means they are younger than him.

These b*stards, younger than him, not only failed to show respect but insulted him at first meeting?

Of course, to be precise, they recognized Baek Yushin, not the hero.

But he wasn’t someone to care about such trivial details.

‘I heard he was hospitalized, but was that all an act?’

However, facing the enraged Yushin, Park Hyungjun thought differently.

In fact, Park Hyungjun had no particular feelings towards Yushin.

Rather, he felt pity and sympathy for being bitten by a mad dog.

But what could he do?

The world is survival of the fittest.

The strong devour the weak, and the weak learn to behave in front of the strong.

That was the teaching of the Hero Academy.

In other words, it was also Baek Yushin’s fault for not behaving properly in front of the strong.

“Have you been hiding your power until now? I don’t understand why.”

“What the hell is this guy suddenly talking about?”

“But, nothing really changes.”

The moment Park Hyungjun’s words fell, their trembling momentum suddenly changed.

As if questioning when they were ever scared. They quickly surrounded Yushin.

There are many who say they are the hunting dogs cleaning up Park Sejun’s dirty back.

Nevertheless, there was only one reason they could maintain their notorious reputation at the academy.

Because they were disgustingly strong. Watching them, Yushin clicked his tongue.

‘Their movements are clean, each one is at the level of a kingdom’s knight.’

I don’t know if the kingdom’s level is low, or if the level here is high.

At least, he knew that they were not opponents to be taken lightly in his current state.

Judging that he had seized the momentum, Park Hyungjun drew the sword hanging at his waist.

“From the moment you came here, the outcome was already decided.”

“What are you talking about?”

“?!”

The way to break through the encirclement is simple. Attack at a completely unexpected timing.

And at a very weak point. Yushin quickly grasped the strength of the Sword Saint’s unit.

He pierced the weakest point. Yushin’s kick struck a member’s neck.

The member, whose breath was blocked by the strong impact, fainted without doing anything.

Thanks to that, a hole was made in the encirclement, and the members also fell into confusion.

“This, this b*stard!”

“A loser like you!!”

“No! Don’t rush in recklessly!”

“If you come first, it’s good for me.”

The front line collapsed due to the surprise attack. In that case, it is generally right to retreat and regroup.

However, the anger of seeing their friend attacked momentarily clouded their reason.

Thanks to that, two of them rushed at Yushin and were counterattacked in the same way.

Individual annihilation.

Even though the Sword Saint Brigade had more numbers and a much more advantageous geographical position.

They were being individually annihilated. Watching this, Park Hyung-jun clicked his tongue.

‘It’s not just about being strong. That experience is on a different level compared to most veteran heroes!’

Already half of the Sword Saint Brigade had fallen. Now, including himself, there were only four left.

Moreover, excluding Park Hyung-jun himself, the other three had completely lost their will to fight.

What on earth is happening? To think that the once so weak Baek Yoo-shin…

The Sword Saint Brigade, the right arm of Park Se-jun, the future head of the Sword Saint Park family, was being pushed back like this.

At this rate, not only the future but even their position in the academy would disappear.

“Hey, you guys. Buy me some time.”

“What, what are you going to do?!”

“How are we supposed to win against that?!”

“Should we just tuck our tails and run away?”

“Found an opening!”

However, even with just that, they perfectly executed Park Hyung-jun’s command.

Yoo-shin, who found an opening, quickly closed the distance and launched another surprise attack.

The Sword Saint Brigade, who had been completely distracted, had no way to block Yoo-shin’s surprise attack.

In less than 10 seconds, three members of the Sword Saint Brigade were knocked out by Yoo-shin’s kick.

“Tsk, their specs have really dropped.”

If it were during his warrior days, it wouldn’t have taken even a second to subdue them all.

Thanks to that, Yoo-shin allowed the opponent to use their trump card. Yoo-shin clicked his tongue.

Before he knew it, Park Hyung-jun was holding a huge greatsword that glowed blue.

“To those who sacrificed themselves to buy time, I salute you.”

No, it wasn’t just the greatsword. Before he knew it, Park Hyung-jun was also clad in steel armor.

However, it was more like scrap metal patched together than proper armor.

Even so, the undeniable power could be felt. That was his true strength.

Blossom

Blossom

Lord of Steel

Lord of Steel

* * *

Blooming

Among the awakened ones, who possess a special power that only a very few in the world can attain.

Only those who diligently hone themselves can barely reach this state.

Especially, those who reach blooming during their student years can be considered geniuses.

Even Baek Yuri, the top student at the academy, has not yet reached blooming.

In other words, the master of the Sword Saint’s Hall, Park Hyungjun, has been hiding his power until now.

Yushin, who had been assessing his strength while looking at Park Hyungjun, soon spoke.

“I heard that you are a subordinate of that Park Sejun.”

“That’s right.”

“Can you be a subordinate to someone weaker than yourself?”

No matter how you look at it, this guy is much stronger than the hotshot I met before.

Yet, despite having such power.

He is crawling under such a hotshot. Yushin couldn’t understand it.

Meanwhile, Park Hyungjun, who had been thinking for a moment after hearing his words, soon spread his arms.

“Do you see this factory?”

“Yes.”

“It used to be run by my father.”

Park Hyungjun’s father was a righteous man who couldn’t stand injustice.

While running his own factory, he provided jobs to those in need.

He was also very capable, able to support all the people in the factory.

Such a person he was. However, his father’s factory eventually went bankrupt in an instant.

The reason was simple. A large corporation wanted his father’s factory.

If only his father had succumbed to the corporation back then and sold the factory for money.

If he had, it might not have become an abandoned, ruined factory like this.

Reality was harsh.

The corporation, seemingly offended by his father, mobilized all their connections to attack.

If it had been a physical attack, maybe. But there was no way to withstand the economic onslaught.

In the end, his father committed suicide, and the factory became an abandoned place.

* * *

[Actually, it wasn’t really necessary. But the crawling of the bug was just too disgusting.]

At that moment, Park Hyung-jun realized the reality. An individual can never defeat an organization.

There is a limit to the power an individual can handle. Therefore, he obtained it.

A backing that no one could handle. Even if it meant becoming a hunting dog.

“It’s a lifeline I barely managed to get. Do you think I’ll let it be cut off like this?”

“I understand that you have a tragic story.”

Yushin said as he picked up a sword from the ground.

Yes, I understand that you have a tragic story.

I also understand why you became a lackey of that fool.

But that’s not what’s important right now. Yushin glared at Park Hyung-jun.

“So, where did you sell your apology?”

Yushin is not an old man who doesn’t understand words. He wanted only one thing.

Let’s keep what needs to be kept.

Then I won’t touch you.

If you called someone a bug, shouldn’t you apologize accordingly?

However, to Yushin’s question, Park Hyung-jun rather sneered and answered.

“An apology is something the strong can extract from the weak.”

“Really? I actually like that, it’s clean.”

“Foolish. Do you still think you are superior?”

The difference between an awakened one who has reached the realm of enlightenment and those who haven’t is immense.

It can be described as the difference between the sea and a puddle.

Moreover, the King of Steel has the power that can be said to be the best in the academy in terms of defense.

Nevertheless, Yushin’s momentum did not falter. Rather, he answered confidently.

“Of course.”

He thought it was bluffing. Still unaware of his place, unable to even gauge the enemy’s strength.

Park Hyung-jun thought he was such a foolish guy. However, in that fleeting moment.

The figure of Yushin, who was clearly in front of him, disappeared. Did I miss his movement?

Swish.

However, at the same time as that thought crossed his mind.

Park Hyung-jun realized. In less than a second, his body had been cut.

The steel armor, boasting absolute defense, splits apart like tofu.

To Park Hyung-jun, everything seemed to be in slow motion.

Simultaneously charging into the enemy’s blind spot. Swordsmanship that cuts with a swift blade.

Therefore, to the opponent, it felt like the fastest sword strike, akin to teleportation.

A slash that even cut down the Demon King, how could mere steel stand in its way?

Fatal Strike

Unique Slash