The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 214

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – Episode 218

National Central Library (2)

Dantalian was a unique demon.

The essence of a demon is to tempt and corrupt humans.

However, Dantalian wasn’t interested in such things and was only focused on collecting and reading records.

Even before humans began publishing records under the name of ‘books’.

Her ancient library was her sanctuary, collecting everything from records inscribed on stone tablets to papyrus.

“Demons are also divided into radicals and moderates. Among the demons who have come to the surface, I belong to the very, very, very moderate side. To be honest, as long as I can read books, I don’t care about humans or anything else.”

“I’m curious what the Ascendant Church is giving you as a reward then.”

“Protection from demon hunters and receiving records that I haven’t collected, but now I’m also receiving threats in many ways besides demon hunters. I have many restrictions, such as sealing a lot of power in exchange for coming to the surface, so I am vulnerable to physical threats.”

At her words, Yoo Seong-woo tapped the table with his finger and began to think.

He should have brought Yoo Wol or Yoo Ji-woo.

Sensing his hesitation, Dantalian continued.

“As you know, demons cannot lie. Even if they don’t tell you the whole truth.”

“…Hmm.”

Should he accept the demon’s deal or reject it?

Dantalian’s help would be of great help in identifying the leaders of the Ascendant Church.

Yoo Seong-woo recalled a friend’s words while contemplating.

-Not all demons corrupt humans. Sometimes, contracts with them can bring great benefits. As long as you can take the initiative in the contract.

It was the advice of a promising magician, so it must be correct.

The demons on that side and the demons on this side don’t seem that different.

Yoo Seong-woo said.

“I propose a contract, Dantalian. This is a soul contract with each other’s souls at stake.”

“A soul contract? You are indeed an interesting human. I don’t know where you heard it from…….”

Dantalian raised her hand, and two pieces of parchment appeared between them, wreathed in flames.

“Dantalian, what I want is your cooperation. I want information on the Ascendant Church’s executives and other Ascendants [members of the Ascendant Church]. And you must not hide anything from me. I forbid you from harming me or my colleagues.”

“You’re setting conditions that seem quite skilled in dealing with demons. Then what I require from you is…….”

“What I can give you is limited. Better treatment than the Ascendant Church and… my records. Didn’t you say that the reason you live is to collect and read records? I will give you records from another world that you cannot find in this one.”

“……How many years’ worth?”

At his words, Dantalian stared at him with sparkling eyes.

Yoo Seong-woo roughly estimated and held up five fingers.

“Five, five years’ worth……?!”

Dantalian’s eyes were filled with happiness. Five years’ worth of records would be dozens of volumes… if the density is high, it would be hundreds of volumes.

However, Yoo Seong-woo shook his head and replied.

“Fifty years’ worth.”

“Fifty years’ worth-!!”

Dantalian jumped up from her seat, and her body fell backward with the chair as if her legs were caught.

She quickly got up again, and her nose was bleeding profusely.

She wiped the blood with her thumb and wrote down the contents of their conversation on the contract.

Then she immediately took a fingerprint.

From Dantalian’s point of view, Yoo Seong-woo’s records were incredibly tempting.

Returning to Earth, killing the Ascendant Church’s bishops, and single-handedly conquering a level 1 Abyss [a dangerous, monster-filled dimension].

Even the dragon summoned by Andro and the ancient evil god were cut down by him.

His past was too tempting a fruit.

When Yoo Seong-woo also took blood from his finger and made a fingerprint, their contract was established.

The two pieces of parchment burned, and one was engraved on each of their souls.

The principle is the power of demons that cannot be explained. Perhaps it is only possible because they are beings close to mental bodies.

“With this, the contract is established! God-slayer, Bishop Slayer, Demon Smasher, Swordmaster, Yoo Seong-woo!”

“The introduction is long…….”

“The information you want will be delivered through that book. If you write in the book in front of you, it will be delivered to me.”

He nodded and reached out to the book on the table, pulling it into his arms.

As he packed the book, Dantalian stretched out her body and brought her face close to the candle.

“Then, I’ll be looking forward to your story.”

Whoosh-

As she blew out the candle, darkness descended.

Yoo Seong-woo realized that her magic had been cut off and got up from his seat.

The contract with Dantalian was successfully completed, so from now on…

“I’ll have to make them feel like they’re being hunted.”

It’s time to hunt down the insane, damn Ascendants.

***

However, there were things to finish before 본격적으로 [gyeonjeokgeuro – Korean for ‘in earnest’ or ‘full-scale’] hunting the Ascendants.

First of all, making elixirs.

“Kali, how is the elixir production going?”

“About 80 percent.”

The day after returning from Seoul, Yoo Seong-woo went to the Meteor Industries laboratory where elixirs were being made and asked about the progress of the production.

The herbs he had harvested this time were of great help in making customized elixirs for people.

The materials that Meteor Industries had were not enough to make customized elixirs, but the materials brought from China were of high quality and had many varieties.

Enough quantity to make elixirs for Geomhon and others.

“Then you can finish everything within this month.”

Yoo Seong-woo nodded with satisfaction.

Everyone’s skills are good, so if they increase their mana, they will be able to break through the wall of S-class [the highest rank for divers].

Those who are already S-class will surpass S-class.

Perhaps the ranking system will have to be reorganized.

While Yoo Seong-woo was watching Kali make elixirs with such a burden [a sense of responsibility], his smartphone rang.

The caller was Hong Seo-hwa.

“What is it? Did you know that the elixir production is almost done and contacted me? Your sense of smell is disgustingly good.”

-Ah, no! No, that’s not it! I contacted you to say hello since you returned home!

“Then it’s done since you contacted me. Can I hang up? I’m very busy.”

Kali, who was listening to their conversation, snorted.

‘All you do is sit and watch…….’

At Yoo Seong-woo’s words, Hong Seo-hwa shouted no and prevented him from hanging up.

“What’s wrong?”

-That’s this time, you know there’s a guild training for academy students?

“Do you think I would know?”

-I thought you would. Anyway, we went to Seoul Academy last time, right?

“Ah.”

It’s really a thing of the past now.

The memory of going there disguised as an external invited lecturer to deal with Min Cheong-un remained vaguely.

It even led to a reunion with a past friend.

“Yes, I remember. So?”

-At that time, you went there under the name of Yoon Seong-woo. But the student who you taught at that time came to our guild for training! Saying that Yoon Seong-woo Diver came!

“Just say there’s no such person and send them away after training, right?”

-I don’t care about the academy one by one, so I don’t know, but our scout team said that they have to catch the student.

“Hmm.”

Yoo Seong-woo stroked his chin and recalled the memory at that time.

If Hong Seo-hwa says this, there is one student that they must catch.

There was a female student who was born with great talent at that time.

A genius sent by the heavens.

If it’s a student from Seoul Academy that they have to catch, only she came to mind.

“Is her name Kwon Soo-hyun?”

-Yes! Yes! You remember. I keep looking for Yoon Seong-woo Diver, so I contacted you hoping that the master would help.

“Hmm, can I take her to Geomhon?”

-That’s a bit…….

“I’m kidding. I don’t have a hobby of raising children.”

Everywhere in another world was a battlefield, so even if a child was useful, they would be rolled [thrown into danger].

Here was not another world but Earth.

There was a battlefield, but it was not a barbaric world like another world.

“I’ll go there soon.”

-Thank you!

Yoo Seong-woo hung up the phone and got up from his seat.

Then he looked at Kali and said.

“Don’t slack off when I’m not here.”

‘…Were you watching to see if I was slacking off until now?!’

Kali was a little creeped out.

***

Yoo Seong-woo walked leisurely towards the Red Dragon’s guild building.

The locations of the guild buildings inside Sehyun City were all mapped out, so it didn’t take that long.

When he arrived at the Red Dragon Guild, a guild member was waiting at the front gate, as if he had been told to.

I still don’t know the name, but it was a familiar face.

“Ah, this way! Yoo Seong-woo Diver! Thank you for coming!”

“Guide me.”

“I’ll take you right away! The students are currently getting an explanation of the training on the 15th floor of the building. The students who came this time are all great. Is it because they are 2nd generation, unlike us?”

“2nd generation?”

“Yes. It’s been 10 years, so they started to distinguish between 1st generation divers and 2nd generation divers. We started from scratch without anything in our time, but the 2nd generation has a certain system, so the growth is faster.”

“That’s right.”

1st generation and 2nd generation.

The change of generations also meant that many things would change.

What kind of era will we face through the 2nd generation, which has grown on the foundation laid by the 1st generation?

‘As long as they don’t have a bad temper.’

Thinking so, he took the elevator and arrived on the 15th floor.

Walking down the hallway, he glanced at what appeared to be a conference room, and the students were explaining the training procedure to the Red Dragon guild members.

“Ah, Master! It’s here!”
Hong Seo-hwa, who was standing in the hallway, waved her hand happily when she saw Yoo Seong-woo.

It seemed that she was expressing more joy because it was a face she hadn’t seen in a long time.

Yoo Seong-woo nodded lightly and looked inside the conference room where she was standing.

“That’s the kid.”

About a dozen students from Seoul Academy were sitting in the conference room.

Yoo Seong-woo asked with a question.

“But why are the kids coming to your guild? Are you popular? If you’re coming, you should come to Geomhon.”

“Geomhon didn’t even accept training students in the first place, so what are you talking about? And I’m popular with those kids?!”

Hong Seo-hwa shouted in an unfair voice. She was actually one of the most popular divers among the students.

She is an S-class, and she has excellent looks and the splendor of handling fire, so she is especially popular with women.

Yoo Seong-woo replied briefly.

“I’ll have to tell them to accept it from next year. Then can I go in now?”

“Let’s go in with me.”

“I don’t think what I’m going to say will change if I go in with you…….”

When Yoo Seong-woo opened the door to the conference room and entered, the students’ eyes were focused.

The Red Dragon guild member, who had finished explaining the training procedure, bowed to the two and stepped aside.

“Yoo, Yoo Seong-woo…….”

“Is it real? Why is the guild master of Geomhon coming out of Red Dragon?”

“Did we come to receive Geomhon training, did we? No? Geomhon didn’t even receive training itself…….”

The sudden appearance of the strongest domestic diver instantly stirred up the inside of the conference room.

Yoo Seong-woo forcibly silenced everyone with Aura by flicking his finger once.

Then he said.

“All those who made noise just now are disqualified from joining the company.”

“I knew this would happen!”