The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 163

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 163

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully 163

The Returner (6)

Unfortunately, the sealed Shin Chang-soo didn’t become a popular tourist attraction.

He was a mass murderer who had killed countless people, and until a way to prevent his return was found, he would remain sealed in the heart of Seoul, a focal point of resentment.

You might call him a notorious attraction, but in the worst way possible.

The people who participated in this Shin Chang-soo subjugation became heroes of Seoul.

Hundreds had died, and they sealed a Returner that even Divers [individuals with supernatural abilities] couldn’t handle.

The Witch Society and the Magic Tower managed this situation well, and he is now sealed in crystal form at that location.

And this event reaffirmed the power of Yoo Seong-woo in the public eye.

The S-class individuals who gathered there all witnessed it.

They saw him subdue an enemy that four S-class Divers had struggled to push back, with just a single move.

The sky above the sky, an existence beyond comprehension.
Yoo Seong-woo was imprinted on all Divers as such.

Though he himself wasn’t particularly moved…

He had something more important to do right now.

“Connect me.”

Yoo Seong-woo contacted the Witch Society’s headquarters from the Korean branch.

At his words, Batory flicked her fingers, and blood flowed from her fingertips, forming a circle like a mirror.

As magic flowed through the blood mirror, it reflected a human form.

The one who appeared from the mirror was someone he knew.

“It’s been a while.”

-It’s been a while, Master Yoo Seong-woo. Are the children doing well there?

“They’re doing so well that they seem to be getting fat.”

“Who’s getting fat?!”

Jeanne, who was standing next to him, retorted, but Yoo Seong-woo ignored her.

Kali simply yawned, seemingly not caring.

“I heard that incidents similar to what happened in Korea have occurred in other countries as well.”

The Returner situation wasn’t limited to Korea.

In China, Wi Cheon-ma and Ma Huryong appeared and caused havoc, so the Demonic Cult Leader, Cheonma Heuk Sahyang, personally dealt with them.

In Japan, a high school student claiming to be a true hero summoned monsters, declaring he would create a harem, and was killed after causing chaos.

He saw them as beautiful girls, but to everyone else, they were clearly monsters.

However, there were no cases of Returners returning multiple times like in Korea.

That unique phenomenon only occurred in Korea.

If such a thing had happened in other countries, it would have led to enormous damage.

Other countries besides Korea also suffered significant initial damage, and the damage during suppression was also considerable.

-Thanks to you, the Witch Society is very busy. Magic is the best for cleaning up all sorts of messes.

“You must have made a lot of money. More importantly, I want to ask, is it possible to connect to other dimensions from within the Abyss [a dangerous, monster-filled realm]?”

-You’re asking about that before the Returner incident?

“This is more important.”

-It is possible. It’s actually easier. The barriers to dimensions within the Abyss are weaker.

“While hunting Hraesvelgr [a giant eagle monster from Norse mythology] in the Abyss in Northern Europe, a Valkyrie [a female figure in Norse mythology who chooses who will live and die in battle] intervened.”

-I heard it from Jeanne, but… I didn’t expect them to show themselves so openly.

“Their target seemed to be Hraesvelgr, not us. It looked like they came to clean up the remnants of Ragnarok [a series of events leading to the end of the world in Norse mythology].”

Yoo Seong-woo told her about the atmosphere of the Valkyries he had seen.

Hraesvelgr was also furious upon seeing the Valkyries.

The Witch of Tranquility, Medi, nodded as she listened to his story.

-Ragnarok might not be over yet. The myths say that most of the gods died… Seeing Valkyries still active means Odin [the chief god in Norse mythology] might not be dead either.

“Do you think there will be more interventions from them in the future? The double Abyss incidents have also increased recently.”

-…They will increase. Someday, an uncontrollable flame of war will engulf the entire world.

“I see.”

Despite hearing such shocking news, Yoo Seong-woo answered calmly.

Medi was inwardly impressed by his mental fortitude but continued.

-Then, the next topic. The newly identified Ascendant [a being with immense power]… We’ve known his location for a while, but he was only under surveillance due to suspicion.

“Who is it?”

-Vlad III Drăculea… or, the man called Vlad Țepeș [Vlad the Impaler]. A Romanian national hero. Dracula, who has been lying dormant for a long time, has finally awakened.

Yoo Seong-woo recalled the name Vlad Țepeș from his faint memories.

Wasn’t he the one who solidified the image of Dracula?

He thought of other beings associated with the name Vlad Țepeș and looked at Batory next to him.

‘…Hmm.’

Then, he turned his head back, looked at Medi, and nodded.

“Do we just kill him?”

-That’s the last resort. It’s not certain whether Vlad Țepeș is a force of chaos yet. First, go and talk to him, and then make a decision on the spot.

“So, you’re passing the buck.”

-Batory will accompany you as an aide. To deal with the power of blood, someone who can wield it must go with you.

Medi cleanly ignored Yoo Seong-woo’s words and continued to say what she had to say.

He smacked his lips at the mention of the power of blood.

“…The power of blood. It reminds me of those damn vampires.”

-Have you met them before?

“Met them? I fought them to the death. Just thinking about it makes me want to tear them apart and kill them.”

Batory, who was next to him, flinched at his words.

Yoo Seong-woo glanced at her and said to Medi.

“Then when should we leave?”

-As soon as you’re ready. The destination is Romania.

“I’ll go now. Strike while the iron is hot.”

-…Give me until tomorrow.

“You’re so lazy…….”

* * *

While the Witch Society was preparing to head to Romania, Yoo Seong-woo took a short break at home.

Then, it occurred to him that it would be good to take Schuel with him to Romania.

Vampires, bloodsuckers, are weak against divinity. They are basically beings belonging to the ‘undead.’

Therefore, Schuel’s spiritism, which contains a certain amount of divinity, would be very effective against vampires.

So, thinking of dragging her along even if she refused, he opened her door and went inside, and unfamiliar things caught his eye.

Surely, Schuel’s room only had a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, and a computer.

But somehow, the one monitor had become three, and the equipment such as the microphone and keyboard had been replaced with flashy ones.

Wondering what was going on, he frowned, and Schuel opened her mouth to the microphone.

“What do you humans know? Stop giving advice if you can’t even play the game. If you’re going to give advice, get a higher tier than me.”

‘What is this?’

At her words, chats poured onto the vertically placed auxiliary monitor.

You would need amazing dynamic visual acuity to read them all.

Yoo Seong-woo had told her that she could do internet broadcasting, but he didn’t know how it was going.

“I’m already sensitive because it’s the beginning of the season, and these Bronze, Silver, and Gold noobs are coming to give me advice…….”

“What are you doing?”

“…I’m screwed.”

At Yoo Seong-woo’s words, the chat window started burning again, and Schuel took off the earphones she had in her ears and turned to look at Yoo Seong-woo.

He was staring at Schuel with narrowed eyes.

She immediately muted the microphone and said confidently.

“What’s up?”

“I’m going to Romania tomorrow. Get ready. It’s good that you found something to focus on, but do it in moderation.”

Yoo Seong-woo said briefly, closed the door, and left the room.

Schuel, who was left alone, smacked her lips and unmuted, then checked the chat window.

-Who is that???

-A man’s voice????

-That voice sounds familiar

-thisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraudthisisfraud

-Is that your dad? lol

-Didn’t you say you didn’t have a dad?

-Then is that your boyfriend? lol

It was burning as expected.

Schuel hadn’t been broadcasting on the internet for long, but she had long understood what kind of viewers they were with her unique insight.

So, she could somewhat predict what kind of results she would face if she didn’t handle this situation well.

But Schuel realized that it was more annoying to explain.

Uncle? Dad? Brother? It was complicated to explain Yoo Seong-woo with any of those words.

“I have an overseas business trip starting tomorrow. I’ll turn on the broadcast when I get back. Bye.”

* * *

Back in the living room, Yoo Seong-woo asked Knox, who was sitting and watching television.

“Knox, did you know what she was doing?”

“Schuel, you mean?”

“Yeah.”

“Yes! It’s a hot topic on the internet these days. Haven’t you seen it?”

“I haven’t.”

Yoo Seong-woo wasn’t an addict who spent all day glued to his smartphone in the first place.

At his words, Knox took out her smartphone, quickly manipulated it, and showed him the screen.

There was Schuel’s information listed on Tree Wiki [a wiki similar to Wikipedia].

Starting with the grand phrase ‘The appearance of the mysterious ranker [a highly skilled player] ‘HighElfSchuel’,’ various records were listed.

Achieving tens of thousands of followers in a few days, and such.

And another noticeable thing was the ‘Incidents and Controversies’ section.

An item that takes up half of the document even though it’s only been a few days.

Most of them were controversies over her harsh language.

Because her rank is high, professionals often get caught when she plays games, and she had fought with them several times because of that.

But since they were all facts, public opinion was also favorable.

It wasn’t much of a controversy, so Yoo Seong-woo waved his hand and said.

“That’s enough. She’s been up to all sorts of things while I’ve been away.”

Still… If she does her job well, he didn’t want to interfere much.

If her performance in Romania is lackluster, he could ban her from broadcasting.

‘Okay, let’s see how she does.’

Did she come to Earth to play games?

Surely, she seemed to have some sense of duty when she followed Yoo Seong-woo.

But that sense of duty had turned into a game at some point.

He thought he should fix her mindset this time.

* * *

Romania was a country spanning Eastern and Southern Europe.

The population was about 20 million, but it had been reduced to less than half due to various incidents after the Great Disaster.

Romania was not a very wealthy country to begin with.

Many people left for other countries to earn money, and it was a country with many incidents and accidents.

The reason why Romania was able to survive without collapsing even after the Great Disaster was because of the Romanian mafia, who seized power after the Great Disaster.

The Romanian mafia was notorious for various scams.

In the midst of this, most of the politicians who were in power were killed when Romania was swept away by the Great Disaster.

The Romanian mafia took their place and somehow led the country.

Because they could only commit fraud if the country was maintained.

And sitting at the top of them was Vlad Țepeș.

Operating under the name Vladiculea, he sat at the top of the Romanian mafia, acting like a king.

He takes what he wants, and purges those he doesn’t like.

A monarch of terror characterized by charisma and power.

That was Dracula, Vlad Țepeș, who had arrived in this era.

And in such Romania, three men and women appeared.

“It’s been a while since I’ve smuggled myself in.”