The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 275

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – 274

Going to Hell (5)

Yuseong-u patrolled Takamagahara [the high plain of heaven in Japanese mythology, home to the gods] with Shuten-doji.

From the 3rd floor to the 5th floor.

They only attacked and defeated those on the list from the Book of the Dead that Dantalian had given him, specifically those on the 3rd floor or higher.

It wasn’t that difficult.

Even in Takamagahara, the gods lived by dividing their territories, so they could attack as much as they wanted.

There would be some traces left, but there was no choice. The only way was to get out quickly before being caught.

Fortunately, Shuten-doji was well-versed in the geography of Takamagahara.

Yuseong-u concealed his presence, ambushed, and killed the gods before escaping.

He had killed only three gods in that way.

Three out of eight million.

It wouldn’t be very noticeable.

“But you seem to have gotten stronger? In that short amount of time.”

“Coming up from the ground to the divine realm seems to have restored my divine power.”

“No, even so, that growth rate is strange. …Don’t tell me.”

Shuten-doji tilted his head, then shook it.

Killing a god and taking his divinity. It was absurd.

Unless it was a god that had been passed down through tradition…….

“Now, let’s keep going.”

So the two of them quickly escaped the territory of the Goingeongju God.

In order to achieve Yuseong-u’s plan, there were too many gods to defeat.

***

Killing a few out of eight million wouldn’t be very noticeable.

It was because they were not close to each other on a regular basis, or if they were not their children, they were not independent enough to care.

However, as some gods died, a strange atmosphere began to circulate in Takamagahara.

When a human dies unjustly, he becomes a vengeful spirit. From a vengeful spirit, he becomes an evil spirit.

But what happens when a god dies? A divine spirit can be seen as an aggregate of powerful wills.

If such a divine spirit dies with resentment, it immediately becomes an evil spirit and taints the surroundings with evil.

The gods who died at Yuseong-u’s hand were unable to act as evil spirits because their souls were torn apart upon death.

But the remnants remained for sure.

A great resentment that affected various parts of Takamagahara.

At the highest point of Takamagahara, the 5th floor, there are only three areas.

The residence of Amaterasu Omikami [the Japanese sun goddess and supreme deity].

The residence of Tsukuyomi no Mikoto [the god of the moon and agriculture].

The residence of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, who rules the sea and storms and is also a military god.

The first to notice the anomaly was Amaterasu Omikami, who ruled Takamagahara.

She, who had been sitting still in the cave, slowly opened her eyes and muttered.

“The karma is bound to come back around, but a very great karma seems to be approaching…….”

Then, she dusted off the crumbs on her pants and got up.

Leaving behind the old game console that made beeping noises, she slowly moved out of the cave.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been out.”

***

‘I didn’t see it wrong. It’s increased again.’

Shuten-doji watched Yuseong-u cut down and kill the gods while drinking.

Currently, Yuseong-u has cut down the ninth god.

He doesn’t get tired, and his combat power doesn’t decrease even though he alternates between continuous battles and movements.

“Aren’t you tired?”

“I can’t be tired from beating up a few minor gods,” Yuseong-u said, pulling the sword from the god’s gurgling body.

With a cool air, he shook off the blood from the sword and sheathed it.

Then, he took out a black sword and devoured all of the god’s flesh.

“No, even so, you are definitely being irrational.”

Yuseong-u’s divinity was close to insignificant compared to the real gods.

It was far below Shuten-doji in front of him, and so were the gods he had just hunted.

Even if they were minor gods, they were gods residing on the 3rd floor of Takamagahara.

It meant that they were somewhat revered and quite capable gods.

However, Yuseong-u killed them with a divinity inferior to them, and absorbed their divinity to increase his abilities.

“It’s really an absurd ability. To take away the divinity of others and make it your own.”

What kind of divinity is it based on that makes it such a different and heterogeneous form?

Shuten-doji stopped thinking deeply.

It was none of his business anyway.

His goal is one thing.

To take Susanoo’s head. If he could achieve that, he wouldn’t care if Yuseong-u burned the entire Japanese archipelago.

“Let’s go to the next one.”

As Shuten-doji turned his body while drinking, Yuseong-u sheathed Heuksa [Black Sword] and let out a long breath.

To be honest, it wasn’t that easy.

It’s okay to cut down the gods, but their divinity is accumulating indiscriminately in the body.

It feels too full from eating too much.

‘I won’t be able to use it unless I digest it properly.’

It was the first time he had eaten so much divinity in such a short period of time, so even though he was digesting the divinity as quickly as possible, it was still accumulating.

Thinking that this wouldn’t work, he followed Shuten-doji and then called him to stop.

“Let’s take a break somewhere.”

“I knew you’d say that. Follow me, I know a good place.”

Shuten-doji took Yuseong-u to a nearby place to rest with a knowing look on his face.

The place they arrived at was a small dragon swamp with a waterfall cascading down.

There were several fruits hanging temptingly nearby, indicating that it was a place with abundant divine power.

Shuten-doji picked a fruit that looked like an apple and squeezed the juice into his glass.

He poured alcohol on top of it and drank it in one shot.

“Kiyaa! This is fruit wine! You should have some…….”

Then he picked a few more and threw them to Yuseong-u.

When he frowned as he held the fruit in his arms, Shuten-doji continued.

“Khahaha! Don’t look at it like that. The real thing isn’t here, it’s behind there.”

He pointed to the back of the waterfall with his finger.

Behind the heavily falling waterfall.

Yuseong-u narrowed his eyes and realized that there was a cave there.

He knew what Yuseong-u needed and chose this place.

“Good. Thank you.”

“It’s the first time I’ve heard you say thank you. Go in and take care of it.”

Yuseong-u nodded and headed straight behind the waterfall, and Shuten-doji sat nearby as if guarding the entrance and squeezed fruit juice into his glass.

“Keukeuke, that’s why I came here…….”

How long had it been since Yuseong-u went in?

When Shuten-doji, who was drinking enough to get drunk, squeezed fruit juice into his glass again, a voice was heard right next to him.

“Is that so delicious?”

Shuten-doji was surprised by the sudden voice and jumped up.

He quickly distanced himself and muttered in a hollow voice.

“A big shot has arrived.”

What appeared in front of Shuten-doji was a god.

A major final boss god who is so famous that you can’t help but recognize her.

The sun god who rules the gods of heaven and earth, whom humans in Japan praise more than anyone else.

Amaterasu Omikami (天照大神) [the Japanese sun goddess].

She was wearing a shabby outfit that looked like she had stolen a school gym uniform, but the divinity flowing from her was unmatched.

Like Odin or Zeus, the main gods in other mythologies, she was also the god who reigned at the top of Japan’s Seongsinjeon [Hall of Sacred Generals, likely referring to a pantheon or collection of powerful deities].

“This is true, should I quit drinking? I didn’t even know you were coming this close…….”

“Kyahaha! For Shuten-doji to quit drinking, that’s like an Inari [a fox spirit associated with rice, fertility, and prosperity] passing by Yubu [fried tofu, a common offering to Inari] .”

Shuten-doji sighed and poured alcohol into his glass again.

Then, he drank it all and let out a deep breath.

“Keheuk… So what’s going on? Amaterasu, who should be in that high place, came down to the 3rd floor.”

“The atmosphere in Takamagahara is unusual, so I came down for a while. The 3rd floor in particular is a bit serious. It seems like resentment is rampant here and there.”

“Isn’t that always the case? It’s not like there are only one or two gods who die fighting over territory like dogs in Takamagahara.”

Amaterasu nodded.

It was common in Takamagahara. They fight and take away territories in order to expand their own territories…….

“But the atmosphere is a bit different from that. I looked around and there were only traces of being unilaterally attacked…….”

Shuten-doji tilted his glass.

He drank alcohol while suppressing the feeling of his heart starting to beat.

He must not be caught by Amaterasu.

According to her nature, she might try to kill him.

Yuseong-u is a god from another country and a crazy guy who is disrupting the order of Takamagahara.

Besides, he is a living human.

“Your heart is beating fast. Shuten-doji. Come to think of it, you came up to Takamagahara after a long time. The last time I saw you…….”

“It’s been a long time. It’s the first time since you acknowledged my father’s great demon achievements and brought me into Takamagahara as a divine being.”

“That was hundreds of years ago, shouldn’t you come and show your face once in a while?”

“Why would I go to the 5th floor to see your face? I’m busy drinking.”

Shuten-doji put down his glass.

He raised all his nerves so that he could react at any time.

He had to hold out until Yuseong-u came out of the cave.

“Your father would be disappointed if he saw your rude side.”

“Well. I’ve been rude since I was born.”

“It looked like it. The sprouts were very yellow [a Japanese expression referring to someone being immature or green]. So, what are you hiding? Young monster.”

“What am I hiding? I just came to drink fruit wine.”

“You didn’t put down your glass for someone like that. So that you can reach out at any time.”

Amaterasu showed terrifying insight, befitting the name of Japan’s supreme god.

A playful smile appeared on her face.

She’s old enough to eat dirt, but her face is that of a playful girl.

With the alienation that came from there, Shuten-doji took a deep breath.

“If you don’t show me, I’ll check it myself.”

“Hueup!”

At the same time as Amaterasu took a step, Shuten-doji also kicked off the ground.

He raised his divinity to the maximum and swung his fist at Amaterasu.

A straight punch that stretched out as if tearing through space.

Shuten-doji’s divinity and demonic power were mixed together, and it was a punch with enough power to destroy a mountain.