The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 236

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 235

Tower Lord Conference

The negotiation concluded successfully.

In exchange for Meteor Shower’s companionship, the Holy Sky Hound agreed to provide all the information they had gathered on the Ascension Church, as well as artifacts and treasures from the Magic Tower.

In essence, they granted a free pass to the Magic Tower.

After the negotiation with Meteor Shower ended, Holy Sky Hound, leaving the guild tower and getting into his car, sighed deeply.

His secretary, who was sitting beside him, listened to the whole story and said,

“…Perhaps it would have been better if I had accompanied you, Tower Lord.”

“No, Reina. If you were there, you would have had to make a Mana Oath as well.”

Meteor Shower was that formidable.

At first glance, he might seem like a laid-back person, but… as a returner [someone who has returned from another world] who safely came back from another world, no one seemed to be able to match his seasoned experience.

He shook his head and continued.

“Although we lost a lot, I am sure he will be worth more than that. If we can maintain a good relationship in the future, it can be seen as a bargain……”

“Are you saying he is that great? Enough for the Tower Lord, a super-class archmage, to say that?”

At Reina’s words, Holy Sky Hound nodded.

When he grabbed his neck and showed his killing intent, Holy Sky Hound saw a glimpse of him.

There was a deep darkness that knew no end, and he might have really lost his head.

He didn’t intend to make a Mana Oath, but the madness he showed forced him to do so.

“…He is a person who has reached divinity in a human body. If all the Tower Lords gathered their strength, they might be able to deal with him somehow… but his power is not only him. Since he has joined hands with the Witch Society, it would be difficult to guarantee victory even if the entire Magic Tower attacked.”

“If the Tower Lord says so, it’s no wonder Sorcerer Sojuo called him a monster.”

“…And he must have become even more of a monster than before. I felt even the aura of a sage that I couldn’t feel before.”

Sorcerer Sojuo.

A 7th-tier mage who cooperated with Meteor Shower as the representative of the Magic Tower in the past war with the elves, and a mage with near master-class skills.

He was the one who was being considered for the next Tower Lord, but Holy Sky Hound, who appeared like a comet, seized the position of Tower Lord and was constantly looking for an opportunity to push Holy Sky Hound out.

“This Tower Lord Conference is going to be really interesting. No matter what happens……”

***

“You said you learned magic at the Magic Tower. Tell me what you know. About the current Tower Lord.”

After getting off work, Yoo Ji-woo asked Yoo Seong-woo, whom she met at home, a question out of the blue.

She thought for a moment and said.

“I haven’t been to the Magic Tower in a while, so I don’t know much, but the current Tower Lord is praised as the greatest talent ever.”

“The greatest talent ever?”

“He established his own new magic system and reached the super-class in just five years. Originally, it was called the 8th tier…… The skills of everyone have increased as a new competition system was introduced to the Magic Tower.”

In foreign countries, it was called a class, and in Korea, it was called a tier [level or rank].

However, Holy Sky Hound reorganized the ranks that were too subdivided for efficiency and divided the systems.

“He did all of that within a year of taking office as Tower Lord. The ranks were divided just recently.”

“I see.”

Yoo Seong-woo thought it was fortunate that the Magic Tower contacted him first.

He had been thinking about dealing with the Ascension Church in the Magic Tower someday, but he didn’t have a chance.

Taking the approach from the Magic Tower as an opportunity, he would take everything he could get and deal with the Ascension Church.

“Is he trustworthy?”

“I don’t know about that. His face is a bit, shady, isn’t it? He is skilled, but I don’t know what he is thinking. That person.”

Yoo Ji-woo said with a smile.

Certainly, Holy Sky Hound seemed capable in many ways, but he also seemed inscrutable.

“But why are you asking that? Are you suddenly curious about the Magic Tower?”

“I decided to participate in the Tower Lord Conference. As the Tower Lord’s escort.”

At the words Tower Lord’s escort, Yoo Ji-woo dropped the water cup she was holding.

Before the glass water cup shattered, Yoo Seong-woo stretched out his aura and grabbed it, placing it on the table.

“How dangerous.”

“Yo, you’re going to the Tower Lord Conference?”

“Yeah. At Holy Sky Hound’s request. He contacted me first and asked me to be his escort. Also to expel the Ascension Church.”

“Does the Tower Lord think there is an Ascension Church inside the Magic Tower?”

“It seems so. I was only vaguely guessing.”

“The Magic Tower will be greatly shaken……”

It was information that had many commercially useful aspects, so Yoo Ji-woo’s brain was working at a rapid pace.

Yoo Seong-woo chuckled and got up.

“Interesting things will happen.”

It was time to go see the faces of those called the grand mages of the modern era.

***

“I have come to pick you up.”

On the appointed day, Holy Sky Hound and a woman drove up to pick up Yoo Seong-woo.

Yoo Seong-woo nodded, got into the car, and said.

“Do all the Tower Lords participate in the Tower Lord Conference? I think I need to check some personal information.”

“I have confirmed that all the Tower Lords participate. Reina?”

As Holy Sky Hound, who was driving the car himself, spoke, Reina, who was sitting in the passenger seat, handed a tablet to Yoo Seong-woo in the back.

Yoo Seong-woo took the tablet and checked the personal information of the Tower Lords.

He cross-validated it with the personal information he had received from Yoo-wol in advance, and put the subordinate candidates they would bring into his head.

“That’s enough.”

He handed the tablet back and lay back with his eyes closed.

Reina, who glanced at his appearance through the rearview mirror, thought to herself.

‘The Tower Lord Conference is coming up soon, but he is too calm……’

The number of magic towers built around the world is eight.

The Tower Lords of the Magic Tower are all 8-class, super-class archmages.

Some have inherited magic from the past, and others have risen to the position of archmage through awakening after the Great Disaster.

Powerful people with the strength to rule a region.

To be so calm and relaxed when going to meet such people.

Holy Sky Hound was aware of Reina’s gaze and spoke through telepathic magic.

-Reina, don’t doubt him. Doubt will surely come back as a bad thing.

-…I understand.

“Are you using magic in front of me now? You have a lot of nerve……”

He muttered with his eyes closed.

The amount of magic they used was so small that it could not be detected.

‘He… detected that?’

“Did you see that? Reina. I told you, why use telepathic magic to me when you can just say it……”

“……I’m sorry.”

Reina was upset, but she had no choice but to accept it.

Yoo Seong-woo waved his hand as if telling her to be careful in the future, and slowly opened his eyes.

“It seems we have arrived.”

“Yes.”

Holy Sky Hound turned the steering wheel from the road towards the forest path.

He entered a forest where there was no proper road and drove for a long time before stopping the car in a secluded clearing.

“Let’s get off.”

As the three got out of the car, a bluebird landed on Holy Sky Hound’s head.

He reached out and tickled the bluebird, and the bluebird soon turned into a small golden key and fell into his hand.

“This is the key to the Tower Lord Conference. A pass that connects spaces.”

“I see.”

“Then……”

Holy Sky Hound raised the golden key and inserted it into the air.

Then, a large door began to be drawn in gold around the key.

What unfolded before his eyes was a formula that connected space and space.

He could tell at a glance that it was an artifact created by concentrating high-level magic.

The golden door soon turned into a luxurious wooden door in reality and opened wide.

The inside of the door was a golden passage.

Holy Sky Hound stepped in first, followed by Yoo Seong-woo and Reina.

The sensation of transcending space covered his whole body, and when the sensation returned to normal, a dark cavity unfolded before his eyes.

“It seems we are the last ones.”

Holy Sky Hound smiled and snapped his fingers, and the lights on the ceiling of the cavity turned on, illuminating the inside of the cavity.

In the center of the cavity was a huge round table, and seven people were sitting in chairs around the round table.

Including the companions standing behind them, there were twenty-one people in total.

“They came fully packed……”

Yoo Seong-woo muttered quietly, and Holy Sky Hound smiled slightly and walked forward.

As he sat down at the round table last, the Tower Lord Conference began.

There were eight Tower Lords attending the Tower Lord Conference.

England, Clock Tower Lord Bertrand Bellina.

Italy, Pisa Tower Lord Salome Tuin.

India, Mahabodhi Tower Lord Ahuja Kasim.

Japan, Yasaka Tower Lord Nagi Seo.

Israel, David Tower Lord Garrot Simon.

United States, Empire Tower Lord Sharon Collie.

Greece, Wind Tower Lord Medea.

And, lastly.

South Korea, Namsan Tower Lord Holy Sky Hound.

Eight Tower Lords and sixteen companions.

Yoo Seong-woo checked the faces of the eight Tower Lords and carefully examined the sixteen companions as well.

Most of them were faces that came from the companion candidates, but four were unfamiliar faces.

‘Ahuja, Sharon, and Salome brought faces that were not on the list.’

That didn’t mean there was no reason to be wary of the others.

Even if it was a face that was originally there, there was no guarantee that they would not be in league with the Ascension Church.

After roughly grasping the situation, he stood behind Holy Sky Hound with his arms crossed.

His face had been changed through an artifact so that he could not be recognized during the journey.

“It’s been two years since everyone gathered. Everyone seems to be doing well.”

Clock Tower Lord Bertrand began.

The archmage of England, also known as the birthplace of magic, was the first to build a magic tower and was the one who presided over the Tower Lord Conference.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen your faces, but they are still as vivid to me as if I saw you just the other day.”

“Let’s get straight to the point. Let’s stop with the unnecessary formalities.”

Pisa Tower Lord Salome replied in an annoyed tone.

The others were similar.

It was a regularly held Tower Lord Conference, but everyone was on edge as a terror notice had been sent.

Mahabodhi Tower Lord Kasim said.

“Why are you all making such stiff faces? Just because of a ridiculous terror notice……”

“Kasim, that is a challenge to the Magic Tower. Everyone is wary because it is not something to be taken lightly.”

“Everyone, calm down. I know you are all busy people, but shouldn’t we talk about important things at this Tower Lord Conference?”

As Bertrand clapped his hands, the agenda for this meeting appeared on the round table.

There were three items to be discussed at this Tower Lord Conference.

1. Additional Establishment of Magic Towers