Ellie, the Sword Emperor, was pacing about while listening to the report from her aide, Ruth.

“Count Gedir has collected more taxes than usual and has reigned like a king in the land. If there was anyone that bothered him, he would slit their throat. If he fancied a woman, he would hug her and bed her, even if she hasn’t come of age yet.”

“Call him in and put him in jail right away. If he refuses, then go ahead and cast judgment on the spot.”

“Yes.”

Ellie, just like usual, was living her life as the cold empress. Then, she suddenly stopped walking as she trembled on the spot.

“Im… Impossible…”

The direction where she was looking was in the direction where Minhyuk just used the Berserk Sword. She could feel a vast amount of power from her swordsmanship in that direction.

‘Minhyuk… has reached the pinnacle level…?’ 

Ellie’s Swordsmanship was not always called Ellie's Swordsmanship before. It was only named ‘Ellie’s Swordsmanship’ after she named it after herself. This was a skill that had always been the framework of the swordsmanship of her ancestors. However, the former...