The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 221

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 226

Ascensionist Hunt

The eventful guild training was over. The Red Dragon’s guild training had many twists and turns due to the students’ danger, but strangely, it was well-received.

It seemed that quite a few students were impressed by the sight of high-ranked Divers fighting to the death and established their beliefs.

Anyway.

A few days after that incident, in the conference room where the Sword Soul’s Divers gathered, Yoo Seong-woo conveyed what he had heard.

About the ‘Holy Star Church’ that had not been revealed until now.

The Divers who were with Yoo Seong-woo vaguely recognized the existence of ‘God.’

The beings Yoo Seong-woo had been fighting were infinitely close to it.

“Does anyone have any idea why the Holy Star Church hasn’t been known until now?”

Even if they recognized the existence of God, the Holy Star Church was not known.

Bathory and Jeanne, who belonged to the Witch Society, and Kali also acknowledged God, but replied that they did not know about the Holy Star Church.

Jeanne raised her hand and said.

“It seems that information control has been implemented. There are witches on the Witch Society side who can communicate with God, but they have never talked about the Holy Star Church.”

“Are the gods intentionally hiding things about the Holy Star Church?”

“That seems to be the case. The Witch Society has identified that there is a kind of gathering for connections between the gods, but this is the first time it has been directly revealed under the name of the Holy Star Church.”

At Jeanne’s words, Yoo Seong-woo tapped the table with his finger.

The fact that they revealed their identity, which they had not revealed until now, meant that there would be some changes.

This would be a kind of departure.

“…It’s getting complicated. I can’t know what those guys are thinking, so I should participate after all.”

“You said it was the Holy Star Church’s banquet.”

“Yes. If I go there, I’ll be able to know what they’re thinking to some extent, and I’ll be able to know which forces to be wary of.”

“Well, Yoo Seong-woo has a lot of enemies in many ways. Kyaa!”

The blunt magic pen that Yoo Seong-woo lightly threw lightly tapped Jeanne’s smiling forehead.

“You talk too much. Yuwol, didn’t you have any information about the Holy Star Church either?”

“Yes. No information has flowed to my side either. I think it’s right to say that they controlled the information.”

“Holy Star Church… It’s a headache. I don’t know why those damn bastards are messing with people who are living well instead of playing among themselves.”

Yoo Seong-woo closed his eyes and recalled Luna’s words.

The god with many names who possessed the tradition of the moon said.

The gods are playing a ‘game’ using Earth as a game board.

Now, he could understand a little bit what she was talking about and what went wrong.

What the gods were doing was not just a ‘game.’

A kind of war and play to expand their influence.

If that weren’t the case, they wouldn’t bother to hold a gathering under the name of ‘Holy Star Church.’

‘Well, it can be seen as a kind of club…….’

Roughly the Korean Peninsula board game club.

The Northern European board game club.

The Chinese Murim [martial arts world] board game club…….

But they clearly created the Holy Star Church because they had something to gain, and even recognized him as a minor god.

Even though there was no reason to do so.

“…It feels like something is going to happen. I think the Second Great Disaster may begin.”

“The Second Great Disaster?”

“Yes. The news says that the number of strange Abyss is increasing, and the appearance rate of higher-grade Abyss is gradually increasing. I see that as a sign.”

There is always a cause for the result.

Just as the cause of an unbelievable huge result is a butterfly’s wings or a small spark, this is a signal.

A rude signal that something will happen, so be prepared.

“This incident alone is like that. Originally, it wouldn’t have grown this big.”

It wasn’t something that would summon a god from another world.

If Yoo Seong-woo hadn’t been there, the students and the Red Dragon guild members would have all died in the expanded Abyss.

Of course, that was a big deal, but if a god from another world popped out and made a fuss in the present world, there would have been even greater damage.

If he hadn’t stopped it, how long would it have taken for the gods of the Holy Star Church to stop it?

It wouldn’t have taken that long, but the area would have been destroyed in that time.

‘The magic that guy was trying to cast at the end. I didn’t even know what kind of magic it was.’

It was fortunate that the starlight fell before the magic was deployed, but it was uncertain whether it could have been stopped if it had been cast.

After thinking for a while, he said.

“Kali, is the potion production finished?”

“It looks like it will be completed tomorrow or the day after.”

“When the production is finished, take them all. And go beyond S-class.”

Yoo Seong-woo felt a sense of déjà vu.

This is a clear fork in the road.

A crossroads of heading to the land of life or heading to the land of death.

The sense of déjà vu felt through countless experiences in another world would be a warning about the approaching threat.

“The Holy Star Church will be known soon. Those who know will already know. Seeing that they revealed their existence to me through Kim Yoon-joo.”

“Shall we collect a list of gods who might be in Korea?”

“Just organize it roughly. I didn’t study Korean history, so it’s going to be a problem in this kind of situation…….”

“…Oppa, isn’t this Korean mythology rather than Korean history?”

“That’s that. Yes, if you’re going to say that, you should help Yuwol organize Korean mythology.”

“I shouldn’t have said anything…….”

Yoo Seong-woo, who had roughly finished his work, leaned back and sighed.

Somehow, it seemed harder than when he was in another world.

At that time, he just had to cut down the guys who were blocking his way without thinking.

Besides, there was also a smart colleague who advised him on who to cut down.

While reminiscing about his past colleagues, the door of the conference room burst open and a person came in.

“Guild Leader! I’m suddenly sorry during the meeting! Because it’s an urgent matter……!”

It was an office worker working at Sword Soul.

He connected the smartphone in his hand to the screen in the conference room.

Then a video flowed out.

“It’s a video uploaded to the site ten minutes ago. It looks like a manipulation, but I thought you should see it first, so I came in urgently.”

The video was very dark.

After a while, a few dim flames rose, and the appearance of a burly orc was revealed within.

Yoo Seong-woo frowned at the sight of the orc.

“Same race.”

“What?”

“It’s the same race as the orc I defeated in the Abyss. The shapes of the tattoos visible here and there are the same, and the shapes of the skeletons visible are similar.”

Orcs from the same tribe as the orc shaman he defeated in the Abyss.

The number of views of the video uploaded by that guy was already over 1 million.

“An orc who can even use the internet. He’s a smart guy.”

‘The video hasn’t even started yet…….’

The orc in the video was sitting on a throne made of carved stone with human skulls hanging on it, in an arrogant posture.

The armor covering his whole body was obviously a high-quality item. It looked like something a craftsman had put a lot of effort into making.

Behind the throne was a huge battle hammer that humans would never be able to wield.

With just fragmentary information, Yoo Seong-woo could guess the orc’s tendencies.

The orc opened his mouth.

-I’m looking for a human named Yoo Seong-woo. I hate you for mercilessly cutting down and killing my brother.

“A crazy orc…….”

I never thought it would be a blood relative.

Still, I didn’t feel like running over there right away, kneeling down, and apologizing.

Unless I cut him down and killed him.

-My brother has worked hard all his life to revive the tribe. But you cut off our brothers’ lifelong dream with one stroke.

“Really a crazy orc…….”

It didn’t seem like a manipulation.

Only a few people here know that Yoo Seong-woo killed the orc shaman.

He somehow confirmed the death of the orc shaman from the outside and uploaded this video.

More than that, does this crazy orc even know what he’s talking about?

Whether others agreed with his words, they stared at the video with absurd expressions.

-So, I will apply for a duel with you. Yoo Seong-woo. I will make you minced meat with my army and this hammer and offer it to my brother who died lonely.

“Does anyone understand what that bastard is saying?”

“He’s applying for a duel?”

“Do you think I’m asking because I don’t know that? After all, French people are no good.”

“What does that have to do with my birthplace?! Sometimes it feels like you’re being too harsh on me…….”

Jeanne got angry, and Yoo Seong-woo ignored her. There was no need to listen to any more.

What he’s saying may be true, but where and how will he come?

There’s no reason to accept the duel either.

As Yoo Seong-woo snorted, thinking that, the orc said as if he had expected it.

-Yoo Seong-woo, I will use you as a material for my ascension. I will get closer to that person and make this land mine. I’ll be there soon.

A story that cannot be ignored.

Yoo Seong-woo narrowed his brows as he looked at the screen that had turned black after the video ended.

Just like the orc shaman was a follower of the Ascension Church, so is that guy…….

-In-ta-netto saiko─!! [Internet is the best!!]

“Ah! Automatic playback! I’m sorry!!”

***

Sweden, Stockholm.

It was the most populous country in Northern Europe and historically held hegemony.

But now it’s a little different. The population was large, but it suffered astronomical damage during the Great Disaster.

The Great Disaster occurred in Sweden’s major government facilities, so the king died and most of the politicians died.

It took a long time to recover the damage.

It hasn’t been long since Sweden, which was almost in a state of anarchy, became a place where people could live again.

“…Shouldn’t I go see him yet?”

The girl, wielding a great sword larger than her body, stopped the great sword and looked at the tablet she had placed next to her.

The tablet was playing a video of a man.

A man with sharp features and black hair.

It was Yoo Seong-woo’s press conference video with blood-red eyes.

When the press conference video ended, it moved on to a video of a battle.

The video was too shaky to be seen properly, but the number of views of the video exceeded millions.

A movement that the camera’s frame could not properly capture.

The girl watched such videos hundreds and thousands of times.

A familiar movement.

The sword path she had seen in her dreams several times.

That beautiful and cruel handiwork is definitely the one she misses.

‘I want to run to see you right away.’

But not yet.

I want to run to him in an instant, hug him, and talk, but I’m not qualified to do so yet.

She silently began to wield the great sword again.

The slowly wielded great sword caused a whirlwind around it each time it was drawn from top to bottom.

Considering the weight of the great sword, a whirlwind does not blow. It was proof that she had tremendous skill.

She stopped wielding the sword and muttered.

“…How many did I do? Oh well, let’s start over from the beginning. It’s only ten thousand times.”

In that way, the Swedish girl drew the face she longed for in her head and began to wield the great sword again.

Meanwhile, a low voice flowed from the tablet.

-So, I will apply for a duel with you. Yoo Seong-woo. I will make you minced meat with my army and this hammer…….

The moment she heard that voice, her great sword was swung horizontally and neatly cut the tablet in half.

“…I guess it’s a little early, but I should go see him. A good gift would be this pig bastard’s head.”