“Is it an ‘ego sword’ with its own consciousness?”

“I think that’s probably the case. No, I’m sure of it.”

Like it had guided them at Violuwin or how it told Zich that he could open the door this time, Windur seemed to definitely possess a mind of its own.

‘It also changes its appearance only when it wants to.’ When Zich thought about that, his sword also seemed to possess a stubborn personality.

Of course, Windur didn’t seem to have a self-awareness strong enough to initiate a conversation with him; even this time, it simply informed Zich of the door by giving him a strong ‘feeling’ about it.

“This guy was also the one who protected me from the flames when they were about to engulf us.”

Even while the other elves burned to death from the fire, Zich and his companions were fine. All the elves stared closely at Windur.

Hoping that he might be able to get a clue about his sword, Zich asked, “Do you have any idea what this guy might be?”

However, Romanne shook her head. “No, I haven’t heard anything about such a sword before.”

“Is that so?” Although he didn’t get the response he wanted, Zich wasn’t very disappointed, and he continued, “I get the ancient empire, Clowon, the Iron Tribe, and their relationship...