The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 261

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 260

Nox (3)

Yuseongwu decided to postpone the Italian expedition for the time being.

Right now, dealing with Nox’s situation was the priority.

According to Dantalian, Nox would awaken soon, but the way to speed it up was to find and eliminate the one who harmed Nox.

“Oppa, are you going to Japan this time? If you go there, can you wake up Nox?”

“Probably. I was told not to worry too much, but if I can wake him up sooner, I should.”

Because he had to go to school.

He was currently on sick leave, but it seemed the students were very worried about him since he was so popular.

The students even folded paper cranes together as a gift, and they seemed to be planning a group visit.

So, for those kids’ sake, he had to wake up Nox quickly.

“It won’t take too long. If I take care of the guy who needs to be taken care of…”

Come to think of it, Dantalian’s kill list had more than just a few names on it.

It might take a while.

“But it won’t take several weeks or anything.”

“Shouldn’t I go with you? I feel uneasy sending only Oppa.”

“From my perspective, it’s more unsettling if you come along. Just stay home and take care of Nox. I’ll go alone this time…”

“Going to Japan?”

While Yuseongwu and Yujiu were talking in the living room, Syuanel came out of her room and plopped down on the sofa.

Then, she looked at Yuseongwu and continued with a serious face.

“I’m going too. Japan.”

“…Can you at least ask why I’m going?”

“Of course, it’s to wake up Nox. I’ll lend a hand.”

“What’s your real motive?”

“There’s a game tournament, and I have to go to Japan… Heup!”

Syuanel quickly covered her mouth with both hands, but it was already too late.

Yuseongwu’s merciless hand blade fell on Syuanel’s crown and struck.

*Paak!* With a cheerful sound, the hand that had been covering Syuanel’s mouth went up to her crown.

“You’re talking about something so carefree while Nox is down.”

“Ugh, ugh… My, my head feels like it’s split in half… I feel like my brain is flowing out.”

“Stop talking nonsense, you’re fine.”

Yuseongwu thought for a moment.

He was originally planning to go alone, but taking Syuanel might not be a bad choice.

The reason for going to Japan was to face the Shinto gods of Japan, so it would be good to have a force to counter them.

According to Dantalian, Japan was one of the few countries where the size of faith directly manifested as influence.

A pie fight where millions of indigenous gods were dividing limited resources in real-time.

“…Indeed, it might not be bad.”

He had to face countless indigenous gods.

The gods were organically connected and could potentially form alliances.

Syuanel, a mage who could flexibly reverse the situation, wouldn’t be swept away even in their traditions.

An invader from a completely different dimension, not Western or Eastern, but another world.

Besides, he could also check the performance of the item he obtained from the Tomb of the Warrior this time.

“…And it would be good to bring one more person.”

Yuseongwu nodded slightly and finalized the entry selection for the Japanese expedition.

It was time to turn the Japanese archipelago into a sea of fire.

***

Japan has been an independent island nation since ancient times, so the nature of its indigenous beliefs is very strong.

Even now, countless shrines remain everywhere, and each one worships a different god.

There was a reason why the number eight million was not just a random number.

Yuseongwu took a plane to Osaka, Japan.

This was because there was a shrine in Osaka that worshiped a god with the tradition of Dragonslaying.

Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, near Osaka, which enshrines Susanoo-no-Mikoto, one of the three most important gods in Japanese mythology, also known as the Sea God.

Susanoo-no-Mikoto was a god with the tradition of the Dragonslayer who killed Yamata no Orochi, the Japanese dragon.

It was also the name written at the top of the kill list Dantalian had given him.

As one of Japan’s three major gods, he was a god equivalent to a major deity.

Arriving at Osaka International Airport on the Sword Soul Guild’s private plane and stepping onto the ground, Yuseongwu frowned.

“What is it? Those guys.”

Beyond the gate.

There were several people standing there, holding a placard with his name written on it.

He hadn’t told anyone about this visit to Japan.

He used Sword Soul’s private plane and didn’t leak anything to the press.

But there were people waiting for him at the gate with placards, as if they knew he was coming.

“Isn’t that your fan club, Master?”

“Fan club? No way. What kind of fan club atmosphere is that?”

This time, Yuseongwu brought Hong Seohwa.

She had been caught up in various things because she wasn’t part of the Sword Soul Guild.

But she was the key to playing an important role in this Japanese expedition.

It was also to raise her specs [improve her abilities].

“Is that so?”

Yuseongwu was certain that they were not his fan club.

Because they weren’t ordinary people.

There were men and women mixed in, and he could feel magic and divinity from them.

Perhaps they were divers [ability users] who worshiped gods.

“It seems there’s a god in Japan with traditions related to foresight.”

Traditions related to prophecy and foresight always existed everywhere.

It seemed there was someone in Japan who had learned that he was coming here through such traditions.

Yuseongwu put on the sunglasses he had tucked into his shirt and said.

“Let’s just ignore them and go.”

At his words, Hong Seohwa and Syuanel also took out their sunglasses and put them on.

Thus, the three-person sunglasses squad was completed.

A woman with a black ponytail approached the three of them.

“Are you Yuseongwu? We’ve been waiting for you.”

“Damn it, you got us caught because of you.”
Yuseongwu immediately rebuked Hong Seohwa, saying that they had no choice but to get caught because of her red hair.

“Why is it my fault? Honestly, if we’re talking about being unique, Master is more…”

And Hong Seohwa’s gaze turned to Syuanel.

It was a look that implied Syuanel was even more unique.

A possessor of beauty that could not be hidden by sunglasses.

“Hmph.”

Syuanel snorted.

Yuseongwu sighed, took off his sunglasses, and looked at those blocking his path.

“What’s going on? I came here without telling anyone, how did you find me?”

“We came to see you through the Kudan’s prophecy.”

“Kudan’s prophecy. I’ll hear the explanation later, but where are you from?”

“We came from Fushimi Inari Taisha [a prominent Shinto shrine]. The head shrine that enshrines Inari gods all over the country, I am the head priest of that place and the *miko* [shrine maiden] who acts on the will of the Inari god, Kamino Koyuki.”

Hearing Koyuki’s words, Hong Seohwa seemed to recall something and whispered to Yuseongwu.

“Kamino Koyuki… that woman is a famous S-class in Japan. Her unique ability is to borrow the power of God, so her tendencies are similar to the Osaek Mudang Association [Korean shamanic organization].”

“Japan’s S-class? She doesn’t look that strong.”

Koyuki, as he saw her, was only a B-class at best, or an A-class if he was being generous.

So, was it that she showed firepower equivalent to an S-class when she borrowed the power of God?

Anyway.

“Okay, let’s go.”

Yuseongwu decided to accept Koyuki’s invitation.

They had contacted him first. He might be able to get useful information rather than digging around here and there.

And following Koyuki, he asked a question.

“But whose idea was it to wait at the gate with placards?”

At his question, Koyuki hesitated as if she was embarrassed, then opened her mouth.

“I wanted to try it once… I like Korean idols.”

“…If there’s an idol you want, I’ll get you an autograph later.”

“Really? Kyaaa!”

She seemed to be unexpectedly sentimental.

***

Koyuki, an idol enthusiast, a true fangirl, with keychains dangling from her smartphone, guided Yuseongwu and his party to Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.

The head shrine of Fushimi Inari shrines all over the country.

Also famous as a tourist destination, it was located on the upper side of the mountain.

The mountain itself was a sacred place, so he felt a faint divine power from the moment he stepped in.

Guided to the inner room in the main hall, Yuseongwu, who had a private meeting with her, drank the tea she offered and asked.

“I was planning to enter Japan secretly, but I didn’t expect to be caught like this. What is the Kudan’s prophecy?”

“Kudan is a Japanese monster. A monster born from a cow with a human face and prophetic abilities. It is born from a cow, leaves a prophecy, and dies in less than a week… Two weeks ago from today, a Kudan was born.”

Koyuki told a few stories as if she had nothing to hide.

Japan created a ‘farm’ to artificially create Kudan by borrowing the power of the gods to prepare for future disasters.

The success rate was extremely low, but Kudan, who foresaw the Abyss, had been born several times, so it was Japan’s only prophecy center.

Of course, the prophecy corresponded to a great disaster, so there was a disadvantage that it was impossible to extract a specific prophecy.

“The Kudan born two weeks ago said. That today, a person who could become a disaster for Japan would enter the country. And then he died a few hours later. If the burden of prophecy is severe, they tend to die early, which means it was an enormous burden.”

“So, how did you specify that the disaster was me?”

“That’s… because if we were to choose the most talked about person right now, who would be reliable if they were an ally, but close to a disaster if they were an enemy, there’s no one but you.”

“You don’t have anything you can’t say to my face.”

“…The Kudan’s prophecy said ‘a person who may become a disaster’. So I came to talk as a representative.”

Koyuki gracefully lifted her teacup, drank the tea, took a breath, and said.

“And honestly, would I want to take on this role? Please understand a little.”

“Audacious. How old are you?”

“My birthday passed recently, so I’m 22 this year.”

She was younger than Yujiu.

Her face looked a bit young, but he didn’t expect a twenty-two-year-old to occupy the position of head priest of a large shrine in Osaka.

“I thought you just looked young, but that’s not the case.”

“I’m sick of hearing that. I’m annoyed that I’m being dragged around here and there at an age when I want to hang out…”

Koyuki muttered to herself, then looked at Yuseongwu.

She quietly closed her mouth, realizing that she had forgotten her duty for a moment and was being too frivolous.

Yuseongwu chuckled and said.

“It’s not that I don’t understand. At your age, you should be drinking and wandering around.”

Twenty-two.

It was an age to hang out.

Going to college, dating, and drinking until you’re crooked.

It was the youth that Yuseongwu couldn’t give to Yujiu.

But.

“That and this are different. If you came out as a representative, you must faithfully fulfill that duty.”

Yuseongwu’s red eyes flashed and glared at Koyuki.

A formless pressure began to pour out of him, oppressing Koyuki.

He felt a strong will that he wouldn’t let her off easy, no matter how young she was.

“Kamino Koyuki. So, what did you come to tell me?”