Emperor’s Sword [EN]: Chapter 2

“My lord, are you awake?”

“Ugh, my head feels like it’s splitting.”

Yunwen shook his head, groaning.

“But… do you recognize us?”

“Why are you acting like this, Hwan-no? Are you playing a joke right now?”

What’s going on? Ugh, is this a failure?

“What’s wrong, you two?”

The two of them were dumbfounded. After putting in so much effort, it was a failure… Heavens, this is too much.

-Hey, you, can you hear me?

“Ugh.”

“What’s wrong, my lord?”

Yunwen covered his head and buried his face, startling the two men.

-Hey, you bastard, can you hear me?

“Ugh, what is this sound?”

“Huh?”

“Someone is cursing at me with words I can’t even repeat…”

-You son of a bitch, why aren’t you answering? Huh?

“Ugh, who is it?”

“M-My lord, you can hear a voice… H-Perhaps…”

The two exchanged glances. The Physician hurriedly checked Yunwen’s pulse, but it was only faster than usual; there was nothing else wrong with his body.

“Move aside.”

Hwan-no grabbed his wrist this time and sent vital energy into him.

“Hmm?”

“What is it? Is it a success?”

Hwan-no’s face was blank.

“H-How can this be…”

“So?”

“Yes, it entered, but it hasn’t taken control. It’s pushed to one side.”

-Hey, host, are you not going to answer me? What kind of law is this? You told me to come in, and now you’re just going to leave me stuck on one side?

“Can’t you be quiet!”

“Huh?”

“Physician, he’s not talking to you. He’s talking to the Heavenly Demon.”

“The Heavenly Demon? My lord! Try repeating exactly what the Heavenly Demon says.”

-Be quiet, you bastard. “Be quiet, you bastard.”

“Huh?”

This time, Hwan-no answered. The Physician poked him, and only then did Hwan-no understand.

“What kind of law is this? Give me back my body.”

“Hurry up and send me out. I’m dying of frustration.”

Yunwen frowned and repeated exactly what the Heavenly Demon was saying.

“Are you going to keep repeating what I say?”

“You swindling bastards.”

“What do you want from me? If you were just trying to steal my abilities, you’ve got them all now.”

“W-What did you say?”

Hwan-no was agitated.

“Heavenly Demon, can you hear me?”

It was Hwan-no.

“I can hear you. Why?”

Yunwen was speaking for him.

“It seems the Great Art has failed.”

“I already know that, you bastard.”

“I don’t know why it failed, but what you said earlier, is it true? Have all the abilities been transferred to my lord?”

“You can ask this guy, can’t you?”

“Is it true, my lord?”

“It’s true, I’m telling you.”

“My lord, you can stop repeating now.”

-He says it’s true, so why are you making such a fuss?

“It seems to be true. My head is filled with things I’ve never seen before, even the smallest details.”

“Huh, isn’t that a good thing?”

It was the Physician who spoke. But Hwan-no was different.

“No, this is a failure.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The Heavenly Demon suddenly became quiet.”

-I’m listening to you guys.

“Hwan-no, what are you saying?”

“If the Heavenly Demon completely takes over my lord, there won’t be any problems, but if this state continues, my lord will soon become mentally fragmented or a mindless idiot who has lost his personality. Imagine an idiot with the Heavenly Demon’s abilities. What will become of the world?”

“Is that true?”

“Yes, it is, my lord.”

“Then what’s the solution?”

The Physician looked at Hwan-no and said,

“Then we just need to send the Heavenly Demon away, right?”

“The method to send him away… I don’t know.”

-What? I can’t go back? You damn bastards, I’ll kill you all! Ughhhhh!

“It’s noisy, ugh!”

Yunwen was covering his head and rolling around.

“My lord, my lord!”

“Damn it, the Heavenly Demon is having a fit inside.”

“What should we do? Let’s calm him down first.”

The Physician was checking Yunwen’s pressure points. His head was quickly drooping! Beads of sweat were forming on his forehead. How could he make such a ridiculous mistake… What should he do? He was going crazy.

“Is there really no solution?”

“As of now…”

“Is there no way to control the Heavenly Demon’s fit?”

“Hmm, there might be, but that alone won’t be a fundamental solution. If we leave it like this, symptoms of fragmentation will appear in less than six months.”

“But how can the Heavenly Demon’s abilities become completely my lord’s?”

“I don’t know… Perhaps the Heavenly Demon’s demonic nature and my lord’s consciousness clashed at the final moment of fusion? As of now, there’s no other way to explain it.”

“Then are we just going to watch my lord go insane?”

“…Hmm…”

Both of them were depressed. Suddenly, Hwan-no’s eyes began to sparkle.

“Ah, that’s it!”

“What? What is it? Is there a solution?”

It was as if the two had suddenly switched places. Hwan-no and the Physician’s personalities were showing the opposite phenomenon.

“It’s worth a try.”

“What is it?… It’s frustrating, so tell me.”

“Hmm… Listen carefully. I have one more demonic pill. In other words, I can use the Great Art one more time. We’ll use this to suppress the Heavenly Demon’s demonic nature.”

“How?”

Why is this guy suddenly so dumb? Did the Heavenly Demon enter him?

“What do you mean, ‘how’?… We’ll bring in someone who can suppress the Heavenly Demon’s demonic energy… someone righteous. Then the two natures should neutralize each other, right?”

“Is… is that possible?”

“It’s possible.”

“If it goes wrong again, what will we do then?”

“It can’t get any worse than it is now. Let’s try it.”

The Physician was hesitating. Yes, as Hwan-no said, they might be able to make their lord normal. It was worth a shot.

“Alright.”

And so, the Soul-Summoning Great Art was performed once again.

The same ritual as when summoning the Heavenly Demon was taking place. This time, he was holding a bell with a flower pattern and wearing white clothes, but the incantation was the same. From this, it seemed that the Great Art had nothing to do with the stage production, and only Hwan-no would know the truth.

“What is your name?”

“I am Daema.”

“Daema?”

“Not Darma, but Daema?”

“Could you please disappear? It would be a great help.”

“Tch, come and go, you’re getting on my nerves.”

“Is that the righteous one? What is Daema? Daema?”

This time, even after two hours, there was no news.

“Darma would be difficult… Then who would be good?”

In the end, a tired Hwan-no was asking the Physician.

“How about Huineng or Huike?”

“Are you talking about those bald monks from the Shaolin Temple?”

“Yes. Anyway, Huike is Darma’s disciple, and Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch [a high-ranking Buddhist monk].”

“Who would be better? Huineng would be better, right?”

“It’s best to try it first.”

Another hour passed.

*Whooshhhhh*

“Who is it that seeks me, benefactor?”

“Hmm, are you the Sixth Patriarch Huineng?”

“Well, I could be, or I could not be. Why is a worldly name so important?”

“You’re right. Actually, the reason we called you is not for anything else… It’s like this and that, so we called you.”

“Ho, so that’s why you summoned me?”

“Like this and that?”

The Physician was listening to the conversation, dumbfounded. They were both the same.

“If that’s the case, then I must sacrifice myself for the sake of the people. This is also a part of my practice, so why would I refuse?”

“So, you agree?”

“Yes, but I also cannot completely suppress the Heavenly Demon… I will teach you a phrase. It is a description of the principles of the world, and it has the effect of subduing demons. So, write it down.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Ilsi Musi Il… This is called the Cheonbugyeong [a classic Korean scripture]. It is from the ancestors of a small country in the East, but it is also the ancestor of us all. Have you written it all down?”

“Yes.”

“Then shall we begin?”

“Let’s do it.”

*Whirrrrr*

Huineng went and lay down, and Yunwen’s body was shaking. Black mist was flowing from Yunwen’s nose, blocking Huineng from entering. Seeing this, Hwan-no quickly went and fed him a demonic pill. Then, the Physician immediately placed needles. While he was placing the needles, Hwan-no was loudly reciting the Cheonbugyeong that Huineng had taught him. Then, the energy that was fiercely pushing away the needles subsided, and Huineng’s energy, the auspicious energy, seeped into his body. The needles, which were densely packed, began to fall out on their own after about an hour.

The two were looking down at Yunwen’s face from almost the same position. They were waiting for him to open his eyes.

“This time, nothing should happen.”

“Nothing will happen. I have a good feeling for some reason.”

*Blink, blink*

Yunwen opened his eyes. And then he stared blankly at the two of them, looking dumbfounded. Was he an idiot?

“M-My lord…”

The two were afraid to call out! There was no reaction. He suddenly sat up. Then he touched his stomach. The two were terrified!

“I’m hungry! Hwan-no, do you have anything to eat?”

“Yahoo!”

“It’s a success!”

The two hugged each other, not knowing what to do.

-What’s a success? Damn it, why did you send a bald monk into this cramped space?

=Are you the Heavenly Demon, benefactor? You are more handsome than the rumors.

“Tch, what is this? Please be quiet. You’re making me anxious.”

-Huh? Are you okay?

“What do you mean?”

-I’m talking, and it doesn’t bother you?

“No? It’s just a bit noisy.”

-Ughhhhhh! It’s useless… It’s all because of you, bald monk. Because you came in…

=It is all for the sake of the people, so I could not help it.

“It won’t be boring, having a conversation partner… But Hwan-no, what happened? It seems like there’s one more person inside.”

“Yes, it’s Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Shaolin Temple. He is the one who founded Zen Buddhism.”

“You brought in such a person? So, is it okay?”

=Yes, benefactor.

“Are you Huineng? Anyway, thank you for helping. I want to buy you a meal, but I’m sorry.”

‘Th-Thank you?’

At that moment, the two were looking at each other in surprise. Yunwen, the Jianwen Emperor, was using such a commoner’s way of speaking… The Emperor was changing.

“Aigo, I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat?”

“Huh? I’ll bring it to you.”

The two ran outside to fill Yunwen’s hunger, no matter what happened later.

Yunwen, chewing on meat, said,

“Hey, Hwan-no, what should I call myself?”

Hey, Hwan-no? This was serious.

“Huh? Are you talking about your honorable name, my lord?”

“Honorable name? Just call it a name. And from now on, call me ‘Gongja’ [a respectful title for a young master], and hey, Huineng, give me a name.”

=A name, you say? What does it matter what the name is?

-That’s ridiculous. Don’t talk nonsense. A name should give you a feeling when you hear it! A feeling! Got it? Oh, I have a good one. How about Heavenly Demon Scholar? It’s stylish.

“You shut up. Hey, Huineng, you seem better at this. Give me a name.”

=How about Musang (No Thought)?

-Musang, what a bad omen… What if a fight breaks out and you die meaninglessly? A name should be cool.

How about Iron-Blooded Asura Guest?

“Hey, Heavenly Demon! I’m talking about a name, a name! Don’t you know what a name is? How could someone like you be called the Heavenly Demon?”

-You, you, what did you say? Wait a minute, I’ll be right there.

“You’re playing around. What are you doing? Hey, Hwan-no, what should I do? Should I just write down Ju Yunwen? Maybe my uncle will come looking for me if he hears the rumors.”

…Both of them were silent.

“Hmm, the surname Ju is no good. Zhuge, Nangong, Peng, Tang, Zheng, Lee… I need to decide on a surname first.”

-How about this?

“What?”

-‘Pacheon (Breaking the Sky)’? Isn’t it good?

“Pacheon? Breaking the sky? That’s good, but it’s a bit old-fashioned as a name. Lee Pacheon, Ju Pacheon, Jang Pacheon.”

-Just Pacheon without a surname… That’s why all my moves have the word ‘Pacheon’ and ‘Heavenly Demon’ in them. You know that, right?

“I’m thinking of changing all of that too.”

-No, not that… You can do whatever you want, but please leave that alone. I beg you to keep the words Pacheon and Heavenly Demon. I beg you.

“Well, I’ll think about it.”

Watching him talk to himself, he looked like a madman. Of course, they knew who he was talking to, but even they were confused. What would it be like for someone who didn’t know?

“Gongja, when do you plan to leave?”

“Leave? As soon as I finish eating… Why?”

“Huh? So early?”

“Why? Is there something to do?”

“Geez, you made it yourself, and you’re confused. Get a grip, Hwan-no! I’ve already completely mastered both of their martial arts. I just need to try them out… Well, I’ll do it little by little.”

-Hey, if you’re going to leave, check out our Heavenly Demon Cult first.

“Heavenly Demon Cult? Wait, are they still in that place? Ho, I have a way. That’s good too. The more underlings, the better. Should I take over the martial world while I’m at it? What do you guys think?”

It was unclear who he was talking to. Answers poured out.

-That’s the best news I’ve heard.

=Benefactor, abandon your greed. That is the path to ruin.

“Gongja, that is not right.”

“Is that so?”

It was clear who was answering. Tch, this was driving me crazy. Even I was confused listening to this…

“Hey, Hwan-no, is there a way to make them quiet?”

“Try reciting this.”

“What is this? Ilsi Musi Il…”

-Ugh, stop it, please!

“Huh? This is fun. Are you in pain?”

-You bad guy!

“Ilsi Musi Il.”

-Ugh!

“Don’t mess with me, got it?”

“Ho, there’s no answer? Ilsi Musi Il.”

-Ugh, I got it, I got it…!

“Ilsi Musi Il, Seoksamgeuk Mujinbon [more of the Cheonbugyeong].”

-What do you want? I’ll cooperate with anything you say, so stop it.

“Good, that’s it. We’re friends, right? How nice that you’re cooperating. But you, bald monk!”

Ugh! This is crazy. My lord has changed so much… He’s completely a thug.

=Why, benefactor?

“You don’t seem to be bothered at all. There must be a poison for you too, but you wouldn’t teach me, would you? You’re not that noisy, so you’re okay. Aigo, I’m a bit tired today. I should sleep and leave tomorrow.”

He fell backward.

“Hehe, martial world, wait for me. Woo ha ha ha ha!”

Was it really okay? To throw such a bomb into the martial world? Hwan-no’s head was throbbing. But what could he do? The deed was already done…

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