{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-10-30T12:20:36.540Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. 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Then, Young Lady Ak Somi offers him cooperation and elixir pills to escape so she can overthrow her brother and become the family head.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 3 follows the struggle for survival of the nameless Shadow Fighter sold to the Shandong Ak Family. He loses a training bout against Young Master Ak Wigun and the Emperor Sword Form, learns the family's dirty secret and that he is doomed to die as a whetstone. Then, Young Lady Ak Somi offers him cooperation and elixir pills to escape so she can overthrow her brother and become the family head.","key_events":["Shadow Fighter fights Ak Wigun to a standstill in spear-versus-sword training match","Family members gossip about rumor Shadow Fighter matched Young Master in training","Young Lady offers to save Shadow Fighter if he helps overthrow her brother to become head","Shadow Fighter decides to escape knowing he will be killed as expendable whetstone","Shadow Fighter accepts deal asking for elixir pills and Ak Family martial arts for escape","Nameless Shadow Fighter is brought to Shandong Ak Family to train with Young Master Ak Wigun","Family Head orders his son to win duel against Namgung Family in Yueyang at any cost"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"SO THIS IS...\n\n\"THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.\"\n\nGET INSIDE.\n\nYOU'LL BE SPARRING WITH THE YOUNG MASTER, SO MAKE SURE YOUR CONDITION STAYS AT THE TOP.\nAS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR PART WELL, THE FAMILY HEAD WILL REWARD YOU GENEROUSLY.\n\nTHOSE ARE LIES.\nTHERE'S NO CHANCE THEY'LL LET ME LIVE.\n\nIF THEY DID, THEIR DIRTY SECRETS WOULD COME TO LIGHT.\nTHEY TAKE IN CHILDREN WITH NO FAMILY TIES, TEACH THEM MARTIAL ARTS, THEN SELL THEM OFF AS SPARRING PARTNERS.\nWE HONE THE MARTIAL SKILLS OF DISCIPLES FROM THE GREAT SECTS,\nTHEN FULFILL OUR PURPOSE AS 'WHETSTONES' BY DYING.\n\nTHAT'S WHAT WE, \"SHADOW FIGHTERS,\" ARE.\nNO MATTER WHAT I DO HERE,\nI'M DESTINED TO DIE ONCE I'VE OUTLIVED MY USEFULNESS.\n\nI PROBABLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.\nI'LL FIND A WAY TO ESCAPE BEFORE THEN.\n\nIS THAT HIM?\n\nHE LOOKS PRETTY ORDINARY FOR A SHADOW FIGHTER WHO'S LEARNED THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM.\nANYWAY, HAVE THEY DECIDED WHERE THE DUEL WILL BE HELD AT?\nYUEYANG, I HEAR.\nHUH...\nSAME HERE...\n\n\"YOUNG MASTER\"...\nA DUEL WITH THE \"NAMGUNG FAMILY.\"\n\"YUEYANG\"?\nBUT CAN THE YOUNG MASTER WIN?\nTHAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING. I HEAR THE NAMGUNG FAMILY'S YOUNG MASTER IS A GENIUS...\n\nY-YOUNG MASTER?!\n\nAK WIGUN YOUNG MASTER OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY FAMILY HEAD AK TAESANG'S SON\n\nI HEAR THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.\nLET'S SEE WHETHER THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM REALLY SURPASSES THE AK FAMILY'S SPEAR ARTS.\n\nSHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO.\n\nSO HE'S THE REASON...\nTHAT I WAS SOLD TO THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.\n\nTHE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM!!\n\nFAST AND POWERFUL.\n\nAT THIS RATE, I'LL LOSE!\n\nHAAH!\nHAAH!\nHAAH!\n\nSO THIS IS IT...\n\nBE READY FOR OUR NEXT BOUT. NOW, GET SOME REST.\n\nMY RESPECTS TO THE FAMILY HEAD AND MY UNCLES!\nWELL, HOW DID YOUR SPARRING WITH THE SHADOW FIGHTER GO?\n\nAK TAESANG FAMILY HEAD OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.\nI LEARNED THAT THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM LIVES UP TO ITS FEARSOME REPUTATION.\n\nTHAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ASKING.\nI'M ASKING WHETHER YOU CAN WIN.\nI WILL REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS,\nAND DEFEAT THE NAMGUNG FAMILY WITHOUT FAIL!\n\nAS YOU SHOULD.\nTHAT IS THE ONLY THING EXPECTED OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S HEIR.\nIF YOU TRULY WISH TO BECOME THE FAMILY HEAD OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY,\n\nYOU MUST WIN BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.\nONLY THEN WILL YOU BE A WORTHY HEIR TO THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.\nYES, MY LORD.\n\nSENIOR BROTHER, HAVE YOU HEARD...\nABOUT THAT SHADOW FIGHTER THEY BROUGHT IN RECENTLY?\n\nI HAVE. THEY SAY HE'S PRETTY STRONG.\nNOT ONLY DID HE FEND OFF EACH OF THE YOUNG MASTER'S SPEAR STRIKES...\nBUT HE WAS ALSO APPARENTLY ON A SIMILAR LEVEL AS THE YOUNG MASTER.\nOH, COME ON. YOU KNOW HOW STRONG THE YOUNG MASTER IS.\n\nSOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE BROUGHT IN SOMETHING INTERESTING.\n\nHELLO.\nSO YOU'RE THAT TOY THEY CALL A SHADOW FIGHTER?\n\nAK SOMI YOUNG LADY OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY FAMILY HEAD AK TAESGAN'S DAUGHER\nWHO THE HELL IS THIS GIRL?\nYOU'RE BOTHERING ME. GET LOST.\nHEHE...\n\nARE YOU SPEAKING LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE A TOY THAT IS SOON TO DIE?\nYOU POOR THING...\nYOU MUST HAVE STRUGGLED SO HARD TO SURVIVE, ONLY TO END UP A SACRIFICE SO MY BROTHER CAN WIN HIS DUEL.\n\nI WONDERED WHAT THE FAMILY HEAD AND MY BROTHER WERE UP TO THIS TIME.\nSURE ENOUGH, THEY'D BROUGHT IN SOME POOR WRETCH TO TORMENT.\nPoor thing~\nIF I WERE IN MY BROTHER'S PLACE,\n\nI WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A CHANCE TO LIVE.\nTHAT LOOK IN HER EYES.\n\nTHAT EXPRESSION.\nSHE'S JUST LIKE THOSE GREED-RIDDEN BASTARDS.\nTHE LOOK OF SOMEONE WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING...\n\nTO GET WHAT THEY WANT.\n...YOU TALK TOO MUCH.\nDIDN'T YOU HEAR ME EARLIER?\nIF YOU'VE GOT NO BUSINESS WITH ME, GET LOST.\n\nHAHA...!!\n\nOH, I DO HAVE BUSINESS WITH YOU.\nWHAT I WANT IS—\nTO TRAMPLE MY BROTHER UNDERFOOT BY USING YOU...\n\nAND BECOME THE FAMILY HEAD.\nI'M MORE TALENTED THAN MY BROTHER.\nI'M THE ONE WHO CAN MAKE THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY THE STRONGEST OF ALL.\nIF I JUST SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING...\n\nI'LL END UP WASTING MY LIFE ON SOME POLITICAL MARRIAGE.\nAND I DON'T WANT THAT.\n\nYOU DREAM BIG.\nAS LONG AS YOUR BROTHER IS AROUND, NOTHING YOU DO WILL CHANGE THE FATE YOU WERE BORN TO.\nAND THAT'S WHY I AM HERE.\n\nI'M ASKING YOU TO HELP ME WITH IT.\nIF THINGS WORK OUT, I'LL SAVE YOUR LIFE.\n\nHAH!\nDON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.\n\nWHAT COULD A PAMPERED YOUNG LADY OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY POSSIBLY DO FOR ME?\nAT BEST, YOU COULD TOSS ME AN ELIXIR PILL OR TWO. WHAT ELSE?\nI-IF YOU TAKE THE ELIXIRS AND HIDE YOUR STRENGTH,\n\nWOULDN'T YOU BE ABLE TO ESCAPE AT THE LAST MOMENT?\nSHE REALLY IS A CLUELESS BRAT.\nHOWEVER...\n\n\"THE YOUNG MASTER\"...\nA DUEL WITH THE \"NAMGUNG FAMILY.\"\n\"YUEYANG.\"\nTHE ELIXIR PILLS, AND ONE MORE THING.\nGIVE ME THOSE, AND I'LL MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE.\n\nI CAN SEE IT FINALLY...\nBRING ME THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S MARTIAL ARTS.\n...A WAY OUT OF HERE.","bubble_count":116,"pages_count":48,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 3 follows the struggle for survival of the nameless Shadow Fighter sold to the Shandong Ak Family.","spoiler_summary":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 3 follows the struggle for survival of the nameless Shadow Fighter sold to the Shandong Ak Family. He loses a training bout against Young Master Ak Wigun and the Emperor Sword Form, learns the family's dirty secret and that he is doomed to die as a whetstone. 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