Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 1

Prologue

Tales of Nangseon – Prologue

Mount Baek’s summit.

Inside a massive cave nestled there.

A tiger the size of a house lay prone.

[Has it already been 100 years?]

-It’s been about 50 years since you became the Mountain Lord of Baek.

The tiger nodded, munching on a wild ginseng root. [Ginseng is a medicinal root known for its health benefits.]

Its bitter yet slightly sweet taste made it the perfect snack.

-It feels like only yesterday I was being chased by hunters, gasping for breath. Memories are fresh.

[Quiet.]

The Mountain Lord ignored the woman’s sneering voice that echoed from somewhere and reminisced about the past.

A world he’d fallen into after randomly reading a novel called ‘Sanhaebalsango.’ [Likely a fictional novel title, implying a fantastical or historical setting.]

Wandering around clueless, nearly killed by hunters, and now this.

“A lot has happened.”

He had lived for 100 years, and the years ahead stretched endlessly.

But he didn’t dislike it all that much.

The life of the Mountain Lord of Baek, leisurely and without worries, wasn’t bad.

[Not bad.]

-Indeed. I don’t mind it either.

The Mountain Lord smirked and closed his eyes, pretending not to hear.

* * *

A village marketplace bustling with men wearing topknots [traditional Korean hairstyle for men] and rows of thatched-roof houses.

“Hey, isn’t today ‘that day’?”

A man put down his 막걸리 [makgeolli – a Korean rice wine].

Whispering so no one would hear, Mr. Jang glanced around nervously as he spoke.

Mr. Kim, who was about to pick up a pancake with his chopsticks, rolled his eyes.

He opened his mouth wide, popped in a delicious-looking pancake, and said.

“Ahem… I heard it’s tonight. That… there’s a servant at Baek Jija’s house, isn’t there? A young girl with white hair and blue eyes, like a ghost.”

Baek Jija.

Known as the wealthiest man in Baek Village.

No one in this village could not know his family. A few years ago, a new servant came to his house. But her appearance was so strange that many people frowned.

White hair and blue eyes.

Everyone shuddered at her ghostly appearance and didn’t dare to go near her.

“Tsk tsk. That young thing…”

“What can we do? Didn’t that hunter, who everyone said was unmatched, get taken down by the Mountain Lord recently? Met his end in a terrible way.”

A man with a pointy beard shuddered, as if the thought alone made his knees weak.

A massive tiger, as big as a decent thatched-roof house.

The Mountain Lord was a huge tiger dominating Mount Baek.

Several hunters and martial artists with strong ambition had confidently climbed Mount Baek, but none had returned alive.

They had only provoked the Mountain Lord’s anger.

“Baek Village angered the Mountain Lord first with their hunters… tsk tsk, only an innocent child will die.”

“That’s right, how can they try to overturn Mount Baek with human greed? I think it’s fortunate that the Mountain Lord is firmly in place!”

“Well… that’s true… ahem, but even so, a ‘human sacrifice’ is a bit…”

Just then, a scholar passing by intervened, greatly angered.

“Ahem! Who said anything about a human sacrifice! Watch your words!”

“Ah, aren’t you young master Baek Jijong from Baek Jija’s house!”

The two men, startled, jumped up and bowed deeply.

Baek Jijong, Baek Jija’s son, coughed as if he was very displeased.

“I hope you won’t speak carelessly. That child is only marrying the master of Mount Baek. If I hear the words ‘human sacrifice’ one more time, I will punish you severely!”

Mr. Jang and Mr. Kim bowed deeply until Baek Jijong left.

The innkeeper gave them a look, and only then did they straighten their backs and sit down.

“Damn it, is it that bastard?”

“I heard young master Baek angered the Mountain Lord with his hunters, causing great damage. That’s why they’re sending a sacrifice… no, a bride.”

“The one who farted is the one who’s angry, what a load of crap [idiomatic expression meaning ‘blaming others for one’s own mistakes’].”

Mr. Kim and Mr. Jang poured and drank 막걸리 for a long time, using the Baek family as a snack to chew on [meaning they were gossiping about them].

Also praying for the soul of the child who would marry the Mountain Lord tonight.

* * *

Before long, the sun yielded its place to the moon, and a bluish darkness spread across the world.

“Let’s go.”

A small child, covering her body and face with white mourning clothes and cloth, put on flower shoes and set out.

The little child fidgeted with her hands.

Those small, fern-like hands were chapped and calloused from hard work.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and let’s go!”

“Yes, yes!”

The child, covering her face with fine cloth, hurried to where the men were waiting.

A girl climbed into a flower 가마 [gama – a traditional Korean palanquin or covered litter] so dazzling it made eyes widen. The men lifted it up without a word.

They were utterly out of place with each other.

The villagers, as if by agreement, didn’t look at all and were as quiet as mice.

Everyone knew.

That the one marrying the tiger was that ‘ghostly’ child.

Thud.

At that moment, the flower 가마 stopped,

As soon as the men put down the flower 가마, they ran down the mountain like lightning.

The girl in white mourning clothes patted her trembling body to calm herself.

She had heard what she had to do so many times it was ingrained in her ears. If she stayed here, she might be bitten and killed by a blind beast. She had to go to the Mountain Lord’s side as soon as possible.

Thinking that, she raised her head and was greeted by an enormously huge cave.

It was made of rock, but it didn’t seem to be a naturally formed cave.

At this size, it seemed like not a tiger, but a dragon could live there.

“It’s really big…”

The girl, marveling at the cave’s size with her mouth open, covered her mouth with both hands, exclaiming, “Oops!”

She would be meeting the Mountain Lord soon, so she couldn’t show such a foolish appearance.

She was going to be the Mountain Lord’s bride.

She had to behave properly so that he wouldn’t be angry. She heard that it would become the foundation for the village.

The girl clenched her fists and strode into the cave.

No sooner had she taken a step than indiscriminate fear bloomed in her heart.

“Ugh…”

She was scared.

The darkness inside the cave was too thick, like pitch, for a young girl to endure.

It felt as if she would be swallowed by the darkness and fall into the abyss as she was.

Tears welled up in her blue eyes, and her heart fluttered.

At that moment.

A voice that resonated in the darkness flew in, shaking her heart.

[Who is it?]

A low, deep voice that echoed throughout the cave.

It was a voice that would have made an average man lose control long ago.

Gulp.

The girl, unable to support her trembling body, knelt down with a thud!

The girl in white mourning clothes threw off the cloth covering her head.

The girl’s strange blue eyes looked at the red eyes gleaming in the darkness.

“I, I came to marry you, Mountain Lord, to serve you as my husband, Choa!! H, Hu… Husband!!”

Husband?

The Mountain Lord, who had been crouching, tilted his head and stood up.

His size was so enormous that the cave, which had seemed so large, now seemed cramped.

Thump.

Thump.

With each step, the cave vibrated slightly from his huge paws.

Finally, the Mountain Lord revealed himself in the moonlight. He stared at the girl, who was white from head to toe.

White hair, blue eyes.

It was a rare appearance.

The girl, who called herself Choa, was a young girl who looked no more than 7 years old. A small, tiny girl that the Mountain Lord could swallow in one bite.

Was it because he was just looking at her without saying anything? The girl couldn’t hide her anxiety, jumped up, spread her arms, and shouted.

“H, Husband! Eat me!!”

Tightly closing both eyes.

“I, I don’t like pain… so, if possible, s, softly… the older girls told me! It, it hurts at first! To become a bride, you have to endure it!”

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This was the first meeting between the Great Tiger Mountain Lord, who dominated Mount Baek, and his human sacrifice.

Call Of The Spear [EN]

Call Of The Spear [EN]

Tale of the Floating Sages Call of the Spear Cystic Story Die Chroniken des Berggottes Fantastic Story of Nangseon L'Épopée du Dieu de la Montagne La historia de la reencarnación del tigre Lang Xian Fantasy Talk Lãng Tiên Kỳ Đàm Nangseon Story Story of Thorny Spear The Story Of The Reincarnation Of The Tiger The Story of Thorny Spear История перерождения в тигра Причудливая история о горном небожителе ตำนานผู้บำเพ็ญเพียรพเนจร 浪仙奇幻談 浪仙奇幻谈 낭선기환담
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In the heart of Baek Mountain, Sangun, the revered tiger lord, lived a life of serene solitude. But destiny, as it often does, had other plans. A vision in white hair, a young girl named Choa, arrives at his doorstep, proclaiming herself his bride. Sangun's world is instantly upended. He recognizes her lineage – the White-blooded Demon Beast, a creature of terrifying power and whispered nightmares. He knows he should send her away, protect himself and his domain from the chaos she embodies. But beneath her ethereal beauty, he sees a vulnerability, a soul adrift with nowhere else to turn. Against his better judgment, he takes her in, unaware that this act of compassion will unravel his peaceful existence and plunge him into a whirlwind of trials, tribulations, and a destiny far grander than he ever imagined. Prepare to be captivated by a tale of ancient spirits, forbidden love, and the awakening of a power that could save the world... or destroy it.

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