The Longest is the Strongest: One Swing - Hero of the Greatest Greatsword's 164ft Blade Rends All Within Its 50m Cleave!

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Status

Hiatus

Year

2024

Author

Beans Bardfellow

• 25 – Volcanoes Are Like Mountains, Except They’re Long on the Outside and on the Inside
  May 5, 2024
• 24 – A Long and Precarious Path Rife With Short and Scraggly Creatures
  May 4, 2024
• 23 – The Art of Traveling Long Distances in Only a Short Span of Time
  May 4, 2024
• 22 – Sometimes It’s Important to Hold On to the Friends You Don’t Get Along With
  May 4, 2024
• 21 – Recruiting Suitable Party Members is Important For a Long and Prosperous Career in Adventuring
  May 4, 2024
• 20 – A Level of Unparalleled Foresight Beyond Comprehension That Spans the Lengths of Time Itself
  May 4, 2024
• 19 – The Vertical Length of a Mountain is Unrivaled, Therefore They Should Be Treated With Respect
  May 4, 2024
• 18 – When You Know the Right People, the Length of Time Between Opportunities Becomes a Lot Shorter
  May 4, 2024
• 17.5 – A Short Exchange From Behind the Walls
  May 4, 2024
• 17 – Taking a Long and Relaxing Detour to the Longest Man-made Structure in the World
  May 4, 2024
• 16 – A Technique Only a Master of Both Vertical and Horizontal Length Could Possibly Accomplish
  May 4, 2024
• 15 – Adventurer Exams Are Like Normal Exams Except They Tend to Take a Lot Longer
  May 4, 2024
• 14 – Creative Interpretation of the Rules is Fine as Long as You Don’t Go About It the Long Way
  May 3, 2024
• 13 – It’s True That Small-Time Tournaments Usually Don’t Take Very Long
  May 3, 2024
• 12 – Finding Familiar and Friendly Faces in the World’s Longest City
  Apr 15, 2024
• 11 – Two Heads Are NOT Longer Than One (Swing)
  Apr 14, 2024
• 10 – A Master of Both Vertical and Horizontal Length
  Apr 13, 2024
• 9 – Dwarves May Have Short Bodies, But Their Dreams and Ambitions Run Long
  Apr 11, 2024
• 8 – A Little Kindness and Misunderstanding Can Go a Long Way
  Apr 9, 2024
• 7 – Because Urgent Quests are Time Sensitive, Sometimes it’s Best Not to Take the Long Way There
  Apr 9, 2024

What readers say about The Longest is the Strongest: One Swing - Hero of the Greatest Greatsword's 164ft Blade Rends All Within Its 50m Cleave!

• “HARK! I have arrived after departing many a chuckle upon the grounds of this story. I am here to tell you, read this. Read this now. Do not pass up this absolute chance of a lifetime! For, you may find yourself missing out on an exquisitely long piece of ar…”

  BoptodatopRoyal Road5.0 / 5

• “The premise is so stupid. The writing does it justice, but the premise is just so stupid. I unfortunately have to give this a 5 star review regardless of my normal concerns about characters, plot, themes, style, etc. because it's written competently and the…”

  ConsumedCryptRoyal Road5.0 / 5

Reviews

Community Reviews(3)

• BoptodatopRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  HARK! I have arrived after departing many a chuckle upon the grounds of this story.
  I am here to tell you, read this. Read this now. Do not pass up this absolute chance of a lifetime! For, you may find yourself missing out on an exquisitely long piece of art.
  It, is a comedy. Through and through. Comedy is the focus, absurd gags and running jokes are the bread and butter of this story. And, good lord. Does it have me giggling, and outright laughing every other second. This story may be absurd, but it has my suspension of disbelief up in the sky at the very tippity top of that 164ft greatsword and its 50m cleave. So in other words, it has stretched it out very LONG. And, longer is always better, right?
  Speaking of being long, I figured, if being longer is better, surely going for the BIGGEST number possible is better, right? As that would be the LONGEST number! Ergo, five stars on everything! And in order to do that, I need to rate it five stars five separate times! Thus, this is now the best review it can possibly be, as it is as long as can be!
  Speaking of being the best review it can be, that means this review must also have some heft to it! Some length! And in this faucet, I can comply! Chapters are lengthy enough to be satisfying, while also always hitting. And this is not even mentioning the obvious joke, yes, every single title is ahem R E A S O N A B L Y long. Because if they were short, they wouldn't be reasonable, now would they?
  This story completely embraces its absolutely looney tunes ass premise with absolutely ZERO remorse. You will have a good time if you read this. But, if you're looking for an actual story with any kind of tension, you're best off looking elsewhere.
  If you want a good time? You read this story. If you want to suffer? You don't read this story. It's really as simple as that. I mean, how could you ever suffer when you've laid eyes upon the finest blade this world has to offer? The
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• ConsumedCryptRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  The premise is so stupid. The writing does it justice, but the premise is just so stupid. I unfortunately have to give this a 5 star review regardless of my normal concerns about characters, plot, themes, style, etc. because it's written competently and the premise is so absurd it made me stop and laugh out loud. That's surprisingly rare, even among quality fiction, so it steals a 5-star rating from me.
  Yes, I know I read 3 chapters and gave it 5 stars. It made me laugh.
• DUDEMIKERoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I had a great time reading this and I hope more is written. This has the groundwork to be a long, episodic series with a mix of humorous and serious arcs.
  Character: One Swing is delightful. He means well in everything he does, but is hopelessly naive, despite the immense power he wields. The other adventurers have their funny quirks, making them as bizarre as One Swing and just as funny.
  Story: There is enough mystery to keep me guessing, as well as a mix of hilarious and deadly serious scenes. I do think the story drags a bit when One Swing is alone, though. I wished he could spend a lot more time with the elf and the shirtless guy. Both of those characters contrast with One Swing very well, highlighting his obtuseness.
  Grammar: The grammar was mostly good, with only a few errors I nitpicked. Those were fixed right away.
  Style: The humor is excellent, especially at the beginning. I think the prose is a bit verbose and indirect in places, though. There’s an opportunity to tighten it up, unless the purpose is to be LONG, then I respect that meta choice!
  I'll be keeping up with this series in the future. I had a blast, and I hope we see more of One Swing soon!