Zero Core, Infinite Power: The Rope Master9.1

Lucan comes back after five years with a damaged hemp rope and no energy core, following his brother’s betrayal. He finds his wife preparing to marry the same man and is told that their daughter has died. His wife’s rejection, however, has been an attempt to keep Lucan alive.

A duel places her squad under further pressure as its champions fall. Lucan brings out the apparently worthless rope and uses it against the energy whips his opponents command. Revealing what he can still do becomes his way of confronting the betrayal and reclaiming his family.