I Tamed the Black Duke as a Terminally-Ill Saint (3 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 99

“…Oh, please don’t come closer.”

A frail, trembling voice slipped from young Hades’ lips.

It was the complete opposite of his deep, resonant voice now, making him seem suddenly endearing—yet it tugged painfully at my heart.

“Don’t come closer…”

“Why not?”

“If you do, you’ll get hurt.”

I bit my lip. I felt I understood well enough what the child was trying to say.

Hades had been a prodigious Swordmaster since childhood.

Unlike ordinary swordsmen, becoming a Swordmaster required an innate, rare talent.

Without being born with sword aura, one could never even dream of reaching such a rank.

Yet that very talent was both a blessing and a curse.

During this transitional phase, it couldn’t be properly controlled—sometimes spiraling out of control and endangering others.

Indeed, one of Leodel’s quests involved resolving such a rampage incident.

‘But… I truly never imagined Hades had gone through something like this.’

I slowly stepped toward Hades.

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