The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 215

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 219

Guild Training

“This isn’t an entrance exam, it’s guild training!”

“I hate the sound of you brats yapping.”

“That’s not the image you usually project!”

Hong Seo-hwa wailed, grabbing Yoo Seong-woo and shaking him.

He pushed her face away with one hand and said,

“I’ll release your silence now, so only answer the questions I ask.”

Yoo Seong-woo flicked his fingers again, and the aura blocking the students’ mouths disappeared.

Perhaps the warning worked, as the students stared at him with envious eyes, their mouths firmly shut.

The strongest, who single-handedly conquers a Class 1 Abyss.

A Diver considered perhaps the strongest in the entire world.

Even Baek Woo-hyun was captivated by his strength and transferred to Sword Spirit, and Yoo Ji-woo’s brother, whom Hong Seo-hwa follows like a dog…

That was Yoo Seong-woo’s current position in the country.

“Good.”

Yoo Seong-woo leaned against the table and continued,

“I’m curious, why do you guys want to become Divers? What’s so great about fighting monsters?”

A student raised his hand.

Yoo Seong-woo gestured for him to speak, and the student said,

“It’s cool! And you make a lot of money!”

“Even though you risk your life?”

“Isn’t that even cooler?”

“You’re just the type to die fighting. Next. Speak.”

Another student raised his hand.

“…My family was killed by monsters. I want revenge.”

“You’re slightly better than the last one. Revenge is a great motivator. But you’re also just the type to die fighting. Next.”

Yet another student raised his hand.

“I’m not good at studying, and this is the only thing I can do since I awakened.”

“That’s an excuse. And the dumbest ones die first. How can a stupid guy survive long on the battlefield? Unbelievable.”

Then, Kwon Soo-hyun, who had been silent all along, raised her hand.

As Yoo Seong-woo looked at her, she opened her mouth.

“I want to prove my strength.”

Her words, which stirred up the commotion again, made Yoo Seong-woo smile slightly.

Indeed, how could a lion live among cats?

“That’s the most insane thing I’ve heard so far. You’ll be the first to die.”

The two most common types to die on the battlefield are:

Those who aren’t used to it and can’t move their bodies properly.

And those who are caught up in hero syndrome and die fighting like madmen.

“There’s something you guys are misunderstanding. Fighting monsters looks glamorous and cool on the surface, but in reality, it’s a muddy mess. You have to risk your life every moment.”

Yoo Seong-woo looked around at the students’ faces. They were still children who hadn’t even become adults.

“You all know I’m a Returner [someone who has lived in another world and returned]. I lived in another world for over 50 years, and I’ve killed a lot of people and monsters alike. Even after returning to Earth, living like this… you have to be prepared for that. More than for some flimsy reason.”

The students, who had come to the guild training with light hearts, began to stir as they suddenly heard about life lessons.

Yoo Seong-woo chuckled and continued,

“Don’t rely on your awakened abilities. Only by honing your own body and mind can you become stronger.”

A student raised his hand.

Yoo Seong-woo nodded, and the student asked,

“Then, what kind of ability did you awaken, Diver Yoo Seong-woo?”

The debate about Yoo Seong-woo’s strength was still ongoing.

He must have some kind of ability, that’s why he’s so strong.

Even now, lively discussions were still taking place on the internet.

What ability did Yoo Seong-woo awaken?

This was one of the questions that everyone, including the students sitting here, was curious about.

Yoo Seong-woo, as if he had been asked this question before, replied with a look that said, ‘What nonsense are you talking about?’

“Does strength require the awakening of an ability? You’re talking nonsense. I’ve never even gained an ability.”

Everything is the product of effort and talent combined.

When the students looked confused, he shrugged and continued,

“Remember that power is not given without a price. The guild training ends here.”

“Ah, no, what do you mean ending it arbitrarily?! And I think that wasn’t the original goal…….”

“That’s right. Kwon Soo-hyun, come out separately. It seems like you have something you’re curious about.”

With those words, Yoo Seong-woo left the conference room, and Hong Seo-hwa said,

“Well, after all the other conference rooms are finished, we will proceed with a tour of the guild and an experience of entering the Red Dragon’s Abyss. Student Kwon Soo-hyun, please follow him out.”

Kwon Soo-hyun got up from her seat and followed Yoo Seong-woo out of the conference room.

Yoo Seong-woo was waiting for Kwon Soo-hyun in the opposite conference room.

“You came.”

“Hello.”

“Yes. Nice to see you. You said you were looking for Yoon Seong-woo.”

“…Yes. Looking at you now, could it be that Yoon Seong-woo-sensei [teacher] was Yoo Seong-woo-ssi [Mr./Ms.]? I don’t think there’s any other explanation…….”

“You’re quick to catch on, which is good. I had to act back then because of Min Cheong-woon.”

“Because of Min Cheong-woon……?”

Kwon Soo-hyun was a smart student. Just a few words.

From that alone, she realized that Yoo Seong-woo had a hand in Min Cheong-woon’s disappearance and frowned.

Yoo Seong-woo, unconcerned, asked her,

“Why are you looking for Yoon Seong-woo?”

“…I felt like only that person could lead me. I still see the sword that he showed me before my eyes. But now that I see you, I was looking in the wrong place. I should have gone to Sword Spirit instead of Red Dragon.”

“Sword Spirit isn’t accepting new recruits right now, so even if you came, they wouldn’t be able to take you. Of course, you are a desirable talent, but…….”

“Then, can’t you teach me the sword? I want to become stronger.”

At the words ‘teach me the sword,’ Yoo Seong-woo hesitated for a moment.

Certainly, Kwon Soo-hyun had talent, and if he taught her, she would quickly become a decent asset.

But.

‘It’s a hassle…….’

More than anything, the disadvantage was that it was a hassle. Even the guys he was teaching now were a hassle, and he would have to teach Kwon Soo-hyun from scratch.

Still, he couldn’t deny that Kwon Soo-hyun was a desirable talent.

Even the top swordsmen in the other world would be eager to take her as a disciple if they saw her.

“Is it not possible?”

“…I have no choice. You said you’re going to the Abyss experience later? Let’s decide there.”

“I understand.”

***

The Abyss experience during the guild training program was more like an attraction that guided academy students through high-level Abyss that had been thoroughly cleared.

Since the academy students had only experienced low-level Abyss, it was also intended to show off how the guild’s Divers fought and how strong they were.

The place they had currently entered was the Red Dragon’s Class 4 Abyss in Sehyun City, the ‘Deep Darkness Abandoned Mine.’

The interior had already been cleared, and it was an abandoned mine-type Abyss with only a few monsters left for demonstration.

“Why are you going too, Master?”

“I won’t interfere. I’m just going to watch a bit.”

Yoo Seong-woo said, glancing sideways at Kwon Soo-hyun.

Hong Seo-hwa, who understood his intentions from that alone, nodded and said with a bright face,

“Well, nothing will happen, so you won’t have to step in!”

At her words, Yoo Seong-woo narrowed his eyes and stared at her.

Hong Seo-hwa asked why he was looking at her like that, but he didn’t answer and turned to look at the students in the back.

The students, who had gathered from the three academies in the country for the guild training, flinched at his gaze.

It was an unfamiliar reaction.

In the other world, he was more often looked at with the eyes of a monster than with such admiring eyes.

Is it because there are many idols and such idols in this world?

No matter how much they talked about him being a murderer on the internet, the children’s primal admiration did not subside.

A sharp atmosphere and a mysterious impression.

A Swordmaster who cuts down everything with a single sword.

The strongest Diver in the country, perhaps in the world.

There were many students who wanted to ask questions, but they couldn’t easily ask because of his sharp atmosphere.

Yoo Seong-woo said,

“It will take more walking to arrive, so if you have any questions, ask. I’ll answer everything I know.”

At his words, questions poured out from the students like a burst dam.

“Who would win if a Great Magician and a Swordmaster fought?!”

“The stronger one wins.”

“How did you become so strong?!”

“You become strong by killing everything on the battlefield for 50 years.”

“How many sword techniques do you know?”

“I don’t know because I haven’t counted.”

“How many S-Class [highest rank of Divers] can you fight at the same time?!”

“It doesn’t matter even if a hundred come at once.”

“What color are your underwear today?!”

“What are you? Come out. You’ve only learned strange things…….”

This is why the internet is a problem.

He grabbed the ear of the guy who asked the strange question, stretched it out, and sent him back.

He would remember the pain in his ear whenever he had strange thoughts.

“Hehehe… This training is successful. As expected of Master. Many will join Red Dragon.”

“You were the one who wanted to quit Red Dragon and join Sword Spirit…….”

Yoo Seong-woo grabbed Hong Seo-hwa’s ear and stretched it out, just like he did to the student earlier.

“Ugyagyagyag-!! Ah, it hurts!”

“Then I’m doing it to hurt you.”

The students looked at the charismatic Hong Seo-hwa, who couldn’t do anything in front of Yoo Seong-woo, with curious eyes.

“We’ve arrived.”

Yoo Seong-woo, who had been dragging Hong Seo-hwa by the ear, released her only after arriving at his destination.

A wide open space near the boss room.

Mages from the Magic Tower had built a barrier, and huge hairy spiders and undead were mixed together.

She, who had been released from Yoo Seong-woo, stroked her ear and shouted to the students in a gloomy voice.

“From now on, the Red Dragon’s Divers will hunt the monsters that they have driven in advance. All the other monsters have been hunted down, so it won’t be dangerous, but please don’t stray from the escorting Divers.”

With those words, Hong Seo-hwa drew the sword she had tied around her waist.

She was only lightly armed over her suit.

The Class 4 Abyss was not a difficult place for her, as her skills had improved by leaps and bounds under Yoo Seong-woo.

And also, from now on was the most important part to completely captivate the students and get them to join Red Dragon.

“Now, Squad 1, forward!”

At her shout, three fully armed Divers stepped forward.

The equipment, matched in Red Dragon’s representative color, red, stood out even in the abandoned mine with little light.

Before starting the battle, she turned to Yoo Seong-woo and said,

“By any chance, Master, can you destroy the barrier?”

“Why, can’t you guys do it? You should have received the method to dismantle the barrier from the Magic Tower.”

“I thought it would be cooler……. Show the kids who came from afar your skills.”

Yoo Seong-woo chuckled at her words. It wouldn’t be so bad if she couldn’t even talk.

There was nothing he couldn’t do, so he summoned Ilseong [his sword’s name].

The crimson, blood-colored sword.

Yoo Seong-woo’s sword, which sent shivers down the spine just by looking at it.

Small exclamations burst out from the students, and he said to the students,

“Look. It is a sword that you must reach someday.”

And the next moment.

A red flash covered their vision.