Chapter 5 - Seal of the Right Eye (5th Month of Human World Calendar 380) Part 1 «Underworld». That is the name of this world. It is not in the Common Tongue, but in the Sacred Tongue, so most of its inhabitants live on without realizing the connotations that come with the name. The «Human World» draws a perfect circle with a diameter of one and a half thousand kilolu right in the middle of Underworld. Its circumference is surrounded by the «Mountain Range at the Edge» and beyond that, the country of darkness where demi-humans such as goblins and orcs live, «Dark Territory» continues outwards—that was the common belief, but practically no human can claim to have seen that with their own eyes. The Human World was split into four empires and the one that ruled over the north was the «Norlangarth North Empire», with its fertile grasslands, deep forests and many lakes. On the southern tip of the empire's fan-shaped circular sector, at the part close to its focal point, was the capital of the empire, «North Centoria». The other three empires were structured in the exact same manner, so the four capitals were joined into a single, small disc at the heart of the Human World, collectively called, «Central Centoria». Once again, at the heart of Centoria, was the lofty white tower of the «Worldwide Central Axiom Church» that held authority over all four empires, ruling over the Human World with the absolute law; the «Taboo Index», and with the absolute military might; the «Integrity Knights». The structure that boasted of a splendor that almost reached Solus in the sky could be said to be the heart of the Human World, in every sense of the word. In other words, it was likely that it could be said to be the heart of Underworld itself. This was the form of the world, as understood by Eugeo. It had already been two years since he had set out on that journey southward with his partner, Kirito, from the small village of Rulid at the northern tip of the northern empire until the spring of this current year. And they were given appointments in the guard squadron of the largest city in the northern region, then they had advanced to the central capital with letters of recommendation personally written by their commanding officer early in the spring of the previous year. Overcoming the entrance examination for the most prominent swordsman training institution in the empire, «North Centoria Sword Mastery Academy», and diligently tempering themselves in the one year they had served as novice trainees, they had even been among the ranks of the top twelve in the promotion examination at the end of the year. Those twelve would be appointed not as advanced trainees, but as honor students known as «elite swordsmen-in-training». They were provided with a dormitory with a connected spacious practice arena for their exclusive use, and were freed from much of the minor academy regulations, spending that single year immersed in training for the right to participate in the «Empire Swordsmanship Tournament», the ultimate goal of all of the academy students. Going through specialized lessons and swordsmanship tuition, followed by self-practice each day was difficult, but those days were like a dream to Eugeo. If he hadn't met that strange young man named Kirito two years ago, he would now be living each day swinging an axe to chop wood from day to night, continuing that «sacred task» until he retired from old age. He was able to proceed towards his