The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 247

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 246

Remains (2)

“The remains of a Saint, you say?”

While Mackenzie briefly left the Sword Soul Guild Tower to discuss compensation, Yoo Seong-woo gathered the guild’s intellectuals.

Batory, Kali, Jeanne.

Looking at them, they were all witches.

But this was a natural result, as Sword Soul had no intellectuals surpassing them.

Jeanne wasn’t even affiliated with Sword Soul, but she readily responded to the call.

“That’s what they said. Apparently, the U.S. government had it in storage and sent it through the Tower Lord of America, but it remains in the imaginary dimension.”

“S, Saint’s remains are sacred objects, aren’t they? A sacred object!”

Saint (聖人) [A person recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness to God].

This was the title given when a human who had attained enlightenment ascended and became a god.

The religions that collapsed most quickly after the Great Disaster were Christianity and Islam.

While the gods of other mythologies answered human prayers, they alone did not.

So, all sorts of pseudo-religions ran rampant and stained the world with chaos.

But suddenly, the remains of Jesus appeared. What that meant was…

“He really existed… Ah, God.”

“The way you’re praying makes you look like a cultist. What do you two think? About the remains of Jesus.”

“Hmm, I think there’s a high possibility it’s not real.”

“Why?”

“If there was such a thing, Christianity would be the most prosperous religion right now. Just by publicizing the sacred object and gathering people, the power of the sacred object would grow stronger.”

Kali frowned and pondered for a moment before continuing.

“It’s likely to be a kind of pseudo-sacred object. Like they accumulated prayers for a long time to create a sacred object?”

“Is that possible?”

“Even if God doesn’t exist, if there’s a subject praying, a new divinity is born. It’s highly likely to be a pseudo-sacred object created in that way.”

“Hmm.”

If it’s fake, I’m not very interested. Unless the U.S. prepares a suitable price.

As Yoo Seong-woo showed signs of pondering, Batory lightly offered a suggestion.

“There’s no guarantee that there’s only one Saint’s remains. If it were me, I wouldn’t have much impact with just one, so I’d collect several and aim for a synergy effect, right?”

“…That’s right. One is not enough, so they may have been trying to gather several and build a new force around them.”

Kali and Batory nodded at Yoo Seong-woo’s reasonable reasoning.

But only Jeanne had a tearful face.

To think that the remains of a Saint were found, she should be offering prayers, but these heartless atheists were talking about it being created or used for political purposes.

After contacting Yoo-wol to find out the location of another Saint’s remains, Yoo Seong-woo began discussing again what the Saint’s remains could be used for.

“Since it’s a tooth, if you implant it, will the divine effect be strengthened?”

“Imagining implanting a tooth that’s thousands of years old into the gums is a bit gruesome.”

“We’ll only know if we try.”

“No, it’s the remains of a Saint! How can you do such an impious thing!”

In the midst of such pointless conversation, someone burst into the conference room where they were.

“The remains of a Saint have been found?! So Hetris came running from Meteor Industries! The genius alchemist Hetris!”

Hetris, who was hoping to use Sword Soul to create the alchemist’s dream, the Philosopher’s Stone, participated in the meeting.

She took a seat and opened her mouth.

“The remains of a Saint must be obtained. There’s no better alchemy material than that!”

“Is it also necessary to make the Philosopher’s Stone? The remains of a Saint.”

“Of course! Even if it’s a pseudo-sacred object, the divine power contained within is real. If you grind it into powder…”

“H, how can you have such a terrible idea?!”

Jeanne couldn’t trust this heinous alchemist.

To think she would grind the remains of Jesus and use them as alchemy material.

“Isn’t that what alchemists usually do? Grind everything, taste it, and use it as a reagent.”

“That’s not wrong.”

Kali nodded in agreement with Hetris’s words.

The two had a history of living together to create elixirs, so they got along to some extent.

Kali was also curious about the Philosopher’s Stone that Hetris would create.

“Then, let’s prioritize securing the Saint’s remains unconditionally…”

“Hasn’t our meeting purpose changed a bit?”

Jeanne knew that this meeting was held to determine the authenticity of the Saint’s remains.

Before she knew it, it had become a meeting to plan the theft of the Saint’s remains, deceiving the U.S. government.

As Jeanne said that, Yoo Seong-woo tilted his head and asked back.

“Why give away something delicious in front of you? It’s a special meal.”

“That’s right! Hetris guarantees it, but if we give this to others, we’ll be sick with envy. How do we know what the American bastards will do?”

Hetris’s words also seemed somewhat reasonable…

Jeanne nodded without realizing it.

How many guaranteed forces were there in the current world?

None. The reality of the world was that everyone except the force she belonged to was a heretic.

We don’t know what the U.S. will do if they swallow the Saint’s remains, so…

So, so…

“It’s better for us to bring it and store it properly!”

Jeanne finished rationalizing.

Yoo Seong-woo smiled with satisfaction as he watched Jeanne, who had been dyed by Sword Soul, and then opened his mouth.

“I feel good because you’re bringing me good things from all over the place these days.”

Everywhere he looked, there were only suckers [people easily tricked or deceived].

The corners of his lips rose evilly.

***

“Is this really okay? The Sword Soul representative stormed out with a fierce expression.”

“It’s okay. They have to accept it, what else can they do? The predecessor was too soft. To be so flustered by just one guild and make such conditions…”

Colpis, who came from the Italian Ministry of Defense, shrugged his shoulders.

He couldn’t believe how the predecessor of the Multilateral Affairs Department had handled the work, trying to treat a single Diver almost like a state guest.

Like the leaders of powerful countries, they were trying not to offend him by giving him everything.

Colpis was dumbfounded.

No matter how strong he was, he was just a Diver. There was no way he could be equal to a country, right?

Those guys should do what they’re told.

He had already planned to put pressure on the Korean government to push through if the guild refused.

“There’s information that the Americans are also here… What if they stick with them?”

A soldier who came with Colpis as his assistant expressed concern.

What if Sword Soul didn’t accept Italy and defined them as enemies?

The aftermath was unimaginable. What would happen?

But Colpis, not caring about that, snickered, saying he had the upper hand.

“The U.S. is a country with less capacity than Italy right now. First-class Abyss are erupting everywhere, and their Tower Lord has died too.”

Is Colpis’s judgment correct?

Isn’t he so blinded by promotion that he can’t see the forest properly [unable to understand the larger situation because someone is paying too much attention to minor details]?

Colpis’s assistant, who had an acquaintance in the Multilateral Affairs Department, heard a story before departing for Korea.

‘Sword Soul is literally a sharp sword. Don’t take it lightly. It’s a magic sword. If you’re wrong, you’ll be cut and die.’

It was by no means a joke.

It wasn’t said to scare him. Only the truth.

Sword Soul was a guild that shouldn’t be touched easily.

If you don’t have the firepower to crush them at once, you shouldn’t even touch them.

Bend or break [a situation where one must either conform to demands or face severe consequences].

“A call came.”

Colpis’s smartphone rang.

He left in the middle, but he couldn’t help it.

It would be a shame to give up such a big deal.

Sword Soul had no choice but to yield to Italy.

“I don’t like that they sent an agent. Should I cut the conditions a bit more?”

Colpis muttered and picked up his smartphone.

He pressed the button to answer the phone, and the voice of the Sword Soul representative flowed out.

-Sword Soul informs the Italian government. We have concluded that we will not sign the contract unless it is the initial condition.

“Are you really okay with that? You know this isn’t an opportunity that comes easily…”

-You seem to be looking down on Sword Soul too much, Colpis, you’re a drug addict, aren’t you? And you have two women you’re meeting through adultery.

“Wh, what are you talking about…”

-You wouldn’t say you don’t know Canyon and Bella, would you? You seem to have come to get promoted, but you’re going to get demoted when you go back, aren’t you?

“Yo, you! What are you! How do you know that!”

At Yoo-wol’s words, Colpis jumped up from his seat and shouted.

How much do you know?

From where to where, and you finished the investigation in just a few hours?

I can’t believe it.

I want to think it’s a bluff, but the information you know is too detailed.

-May 9th, Yeonam Hotel, June 24th, Yeonam Business Hotel, June 29th, Yeonam Riverview Hotel…

“St, stop! Please stop!”

-You know what to do if you don’t want to be displayed in large letters to your wife and the Italian government, right?

“I, I understand, I understand!”

-Then I’ll send you the contract soon. You said you came with full authority, so you just have to sign, right?

And with a click, the phone hung up.

Colpis’s assistant, who was eavesdropping on the conversation next to him, shook his head with his eyes closed.

Why did you have to make things difficult when you could have gone well…

It was all because of the incompetent President Luigi.

The web novel’s rating not going up and the Leaning Tower of Pisa not returning to its original position must all be because of the president.

Colpis, who quickly blamed his mistake on the president, looked at the electronic documents that arrived soon on the tablet.

Then.

“Ugh, uh, uh…”

He fainted as he rolled his eyes. As Colpis fainted, the assistant who was left alone glanced at the tablet.

“Cr, crazy…”

He started chattering his teeth with a pale face.

The sin of touching Sword Soul’s Moon Rabbit was too great.

***

Eventually, Yoo-wol succeeded in making an unfair contract with Italy.

If they had broken the contract, it would have been better, but as soon as the frightened Colpis signed the contract, Sword Soul made a massive announcement.

Now there was no way to undo it.

The Italian government’s losses due to this would be enormous.

“You’re making me solve with a cow what I could have solved with a pig!” [Using excessive force or resources to solve a simple problem]

Yoo-wol, who (forcibly) won a big contract, smiled triumphantly.

This time, she had definitely done a good job, so Yoo Seong-woo praised her, and her shoulders were about to soar into the sky.

“Then what’s left is…”

Negotiations with the United States.

In fact, this wasn’t much to worry about.

Apart from the recovery of the Saint’s remains, the compensation for what happened at the Tower Lord meeting was generously prepared.

I didn’t need much money, so I decided to receive most of it as artifacts.

Or corporate collaboration.

Yoo Seong-woo muttered softly.