Chapter 25

Village of Swords is the twenty-fifth chapter of Yamada Kanehito & Abe Tsukasa's  Sousou no  Frieren manga series.

Summary
Twenty-nine years after the Hero Himmel’s passing, Frieren’s Party is in the Schwer Mountains. The party presses towards the north and reach the Village of Swords, which protects the Hero's Blade. The blade was pulled out by Himmel 80 years ago. The party members meet with the village chief, who tells Frieren that she didn't fulfill her vow of coming a half-century later to fulfill her duty of exterminating the demons that regularly appear arouund the village. The next day, the party kills the numerous demons that appear near the cave which surprisingly still holds the Hero's Blade. It is revealed that Himmel was never able to pull the sword out, but the story was spread that he did so that the hero could be arbitrarily glorified by future generations. The village chief thanks Frieren's Party and they continue their voyage.