The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 101

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – Episode 101

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace 101

The Black Divine Tree (8)

Where did it all go wrong?

The Grand Lotus slowly began to die.

There wasn’t any particular reason.

It was simply that its energy was exhausted, and it was slowly dying along with the star it had taken root in.

If the Grand Lotus were dying alone, it might be a different story, but those subordinate to the World Tree would also wither and die.

That was the constraint of the blessed. Since there was someone who gave the blessing, the blessing would naturally be taken away when they died.

Bayorgann was afraid of death.

He had lived for a long time, but he considered death not as an end but as the beginning of a curse.

Where do elves go when they die?

They return to the side of the Mother Tree to prepare for the life in which they will be reborn.

But what happens when the Mother Tree dies? What happens to the dead elves then?

Bayorgann, as the elder of the elves, came to a conclusion after a long period of deliberation, and he joined hands with the Ascension Church, which had suddenly appeared before them.

An explanation that they could transcend their current level and become even greater beings.

It was essential for them to leave the side of the elves’ Mother Tree and survive.

So they betrayed the Mother Tree. Those who did not agree were driven out of the village, and after drawing power from the Grand Lotus, they severed the connection and established their existence.

Then, as instructed by the Ascension Church, they suppressed the remaining magic and divinity of the Grand Lotus, turned it into its primordial form, a seed, and headed to Earth.

The Grand Lotus, which had become a seed from the World Tree, was handed over to the Ascension Church for ‘processing.’

After finishing the ‘processing,’ it returned to Bayorgann’s hands.

Bayorgann wanted to become the World Tree himself.

It was a plan to inherit the divinity and magic of the Grand Lotus, become a sentient, moving new god, and rule over the elves.

‘But all of that is ultimately burned away…’

It fades away vaguely.

As the red light split the world, he could no longer maintain his existence.

Bayorgann looked at the being who had split him apart for the last time.

He saw his soul.

It was a soul with more scars than anyone he had ever seen, and a soul with several brutal swords stuck in it.

And the divinity felt within it.

A small flower bud that seemed to be waiting to bloom.

The pure divinity that touched the soul felt like it was achieved through his own efforts, not taken from someone else.

To reach the realm of God with the body of a human, with the efforts of that human he had thought insignificant?

Bayorgann felt a sense of futility and relief at the same time.

It is a cliff that he can never climb to the top no matter what he does.

It must be a place allowed only for special people… It’s not strange that he turned out this way.

Bayorgann’s soul, having finished his last self-justification, slowly scattered.

* * *

“His condition is strange?”

“It looks like we only need to hold on a little longer!”

The divers who were blocking the black tree from the outside poured all their energy to minimize the surrounding damage.

In the meantime, the condition of the black tree began to change strangely.

The speed of the tree roots it was wielding slowed down, and its intense momentum gradually died down.

Then, with a loud cracking sound, a large crack appeared, splitting the tree in half from top to bottom.

The black tree stopped moving.

The act of sucking up all the surrounding life force stopped, and the divers also stepped back and watched the situation.

Following that, a bright red light poured out from the crack.

It was an intense light of magical power that completely covered the surroundings, dyeing the sky red like a sunset.

The moment Yoo Ji-woo saw the sight, she realized that Yoo Seong-woo had done it.

She took a long breath.

Even though she had seen it several times, she still couldn’t believe it.

How could a human being show such power?

It was a power that only a monster that could pop out of a special abyss could have.

Or the power that a dragon who came down to this land in the past and tried to destroy everything could have.

A being with tremendous magical power and divinity, from top to bottom.

It was the power to split it in half.

So, everyone in this place must have seen it.

Her brother’s, Yoo Seong-woo’s, abilities.

To engrave in their minds that she is stronger than anyone else, so that no one can doubt it.

Even to the proud Magic Tower and the Five Colors Shaman Association…….

An individual cannot beat a group.

However, individuals who transcend groups rarely appear.

Now that they have seen that, at least the guilds in the country will not think of antagonizing Yoo Seong-woo.

If they provoke him, they might suffer the same fate as just now by the crazy returnee [someone who has returned from another world or dimension].

The black tree split in half and soon gradually turned to ashes.

The magic and divinity that made up its body were dismantled one by one and returned to nature, and some were sucked somewhere.

Yoo Seong-woo must be at the center of the vortex of magic.

Thinking so, she raised her head, and there was Yoo Seong-woo, holding Jeanne in his arms, descending from the air.

‘Ah…….’

My family.

My brother.

The strongest Swordmaster who returned after a long journey and a long time.

Yoo Seong-woo was a good brother who protected her even in the past.

It is the only fact that does not change even after a long time.

Yoo Ji-woo, who realized that fact anew, felt an unknown emotion welling up from within her heart.

It was as if someone was knocking on her heart.

“Oppa!” [Korean term for older brother, used by females]

Yoo Ji-woo shouted and ran out, and two people followed her.

“Master!”

“Master-nim!!” [Korean honorific title for ‘Master’]

Baek Woo-hyun and Hong Seo-hwa, who now had the title of master completely stuck to their mouths.

Yoo Seong-woo landed in front of them, creating a pit and raising dust.

However, Yoo Seong-woo waved his hand and lightly brushed it off, then swept up his hair and said.

“Good job. Let’s go home now.”

* * *

Cleaning up was not Yoo Seong-woo’s job.

His job was to split the black tree in half and reclaim Bukhansan from the elves.

The goal was achieved.

It took quite a while, but what Yoo Seong-woo did received great support.

Several guilds released press releases, and the government did not impose any particular sanctions.

It was thanks to the soldiers doing stupid things.

It was a good thing that Yoo Seong-woo didn’t just cut off all the soldiers’ heads and kill even their superiors.

It was thanks to the fact that they judged that it was best not to touch him this time, even if they wanted to physically preserve their own necks.

A true patriot who protected the country from invaders, the elves who threatened the country!

That was Yoo Seong-woo’s catchphrase.

In fact, he didn’t care about the safety of the Republic of Korea at all.

Jeanne returned for now.

With the message of conveying Yoo Seong-woo’s intentions and formally visiting again.

And Yoo Seong-woo, who returned to Sehyun City, slept and ate lazily again for a few weeks, then headed to Knox’s school.

Today is the day of the sports day at Knox’s school, Yeonam Private Elementary School.

These days, it was rare for parents to participate in sports day.

Everyone is busy making a living, so it was difficult to take the time to participate.

However, Yeonam Elementary School emphasized parents’ participation even more.

They said that the bond between the child and the parents is more important than anything else for the child’s growth.

That’s why Yeonam Elementary School’s sports day is not only grand, but also has a high participation rate from parents.

Yoo Seong-woo was participating in the sports day as Knox’s parent.

‘Summer is approaching before I know it.’

The end of spring.

It was a sports day held before the summer, which was starting to get hotter.

A fierce battle fought by nearly 600 students from 1st to 6th grade of elementary school.

“No one dies, you know?”

“Is that so these days?”

Yoo Seong-woo pursed his lips at Knox’s retort.

It seems like it used to be a bit more brutal. Stepping on the line and dying while playing dodgeball.

“Do you like summer, mister?”

“I don’t like it very much.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s a season where everything rots quickly.”

Whether it’s food or corpses.

If food rots, bugs swarm, and if corpses rot, monsters and crows swarm.

Bugs are a basic option.

Besides, it becomes difficult to wear armor when it’s hot. Sweat builds up, and it’s sticky.

Because of that, combat power decreases.

In many ways, summer was a really bad season to fight.

That’s why most mercenaries did things like carrying luggage instead of fighting in the summer.

“What rots?”

“Think about it yourself.”

Yoo Seong-woo thought that the questions would never end if he continued like this, so he glossed over it and looked at the sports day that was just starting.

The teachers were emceeing [acting as master of ceremonies], and the excited students were shouting.

It was noisy, but it was a peaceful sight.

He looked at other people and found something different from them.

“Don’t you have a lunch box?”

“Lunch box?”

“Yeah. Lunch box.”

All the other families had lunch box bags.

Even students whose parents didn’t come seemed to have brought lunch boxes, but Yoo Seong-woo didn’t see a lunch box when he left in the morning.

“Ah, my sister said she’ll take care of it somehow! She told me to look forward to lunchtime?”

“I only have ominous thoughts.”

Yoo Seong-woo muttered and watched the talent shows prepared by the students.

The students, who were still in the lower grades, prepared cute dances to the music.

The doting parents were busy taking pictures of their children.

-Next, there will be a folk dance by the 3rd grade students.

The broadcast came out.

Knox, who heard the broadcast, jumped up from his seat and said.

“I’ll be back! You have to watch carefully, mister!”

“Okay.”

As Knox trotted off to where the other students were, Yoo Seong-woo also moved to where the parents were.

That was all he had to do today.

Several guilds were taking care of the aftermath of what happened in Bukhansan, so he could relax.

There was still an investigation into the Ascension Church, but Yoo-wol was investigating that separately.

‘It’ll be much better than me moving.’

Yoo Seong-woo was a person who objectively grasped what he was good at and what he was not good at.

Others gather information, and if there is a place that needs to be broken through with force based on the information, he breaks through it.

If others are the ones who find gold veins in the mine, he is the one who opens the way to the gold veins.

That’s why he quietly waited for the time when he would step in.

The Ascension Church, those guys will soon show their faces again, and if they join hands with the Witch Society, it will be easier to grasp their true nature.

‘And…….’

He also needed time to stabilize.

After cutting down the black tree, which was the Grand Lotus, his body condition changed uncomfortably.

It didn’t change for the worse, but it was closer to a feeling of discomfort because he had absorbed some of the overflowing magic and divinity and couldn’t digest it.

To put it bluntly, it’s like being too full from eating too much.

Besides, it felt like he could grab something, so for the time being, he was just rolling the three of them in the abyss, but he didn’t directly step in.

‘I need to roll Yoo-wol too [involve Yoo-wol in the work].’

Shua-nel also needs to be sent to school, and Knox’s parents also need to be found…….

Anyway, Yoo Seong-woo realized that he had a lot of things to do and let out a long sigh.

Then, a parent sitting next to him spoke to him.

“Excuse me, are you… Yoo Seong-woo Diver? You’re the Elf Slayer who was active in Bukhansan this time, right?”

Elf Slayer?