The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 28

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 28

Toa Tribe (2)

Yoosungwoo shook his head, his feet firmly planted on the ground.

It seemed the dragon’s survival instinct couldn’t overcome his true feelings.

Besides, Knox was still young and hadn’t really fought properly.

Even if he had awakened his instincts, it was only the first step.

Yoosungwoo grabbed Knox by the scruff of his neck, turned him around, and gently laid him down on the ground.

“I wonder how long it will take for him to wake up this time…”

Surely, he wouldn’t stay unconscious forever.

He just hoped he wouldn’t sleep for too long this time and would wake up soon.

So he could do it one more time.

* * *

In the end, Knox woke up several hours later.

It was time to leave the Abyss and return home.

Though it was uncertain whether his survival instinct had delayed his awakening.

As soon as Knox opened his eyes, he saw Yoosungwoo sitting next to him with his back turned and quickly closed them again.

It was the result of his heightened survival instinct kicking in.

“You’re awake.”

But such a trick was no match for Yoosungwoo, who turned around from his meditation and looked down at Knox, who still had his eyes closed.

Knox slightly opened his eyes, met Yoosungwoo’s gaze, and let out a silent scream.

“You’re awake. It’s time to go home.”

“A-Already?”

“Unfortunately, it’s been six hours since you fell asleep.”

Yoosungwoo, who had already gotten up, reached out his hand as if to help him up.

Knox took his hand and stood up, then followed Yoosungwoo, who was already heading towards the exit.

Then, sensing a strange energy, he turned around.

There, he saw the overturned earth – a scene of devastation that hadn’t been there before he lost consciousness.

Knox swallowed hard at the sight, clearly created by Yoosungwoo.

‘The real monster is someone else…’

Of course, Knox, who remained unconscious despite all this chaos, was also quite a monster.

As they exited the Abyss with Knox, Yoosungwoo’s pocket began to ring incessantly.

A flood of accumulated contacts came in all at once.

Yoosungwoo took out his smartphone from his pocket, confirmed that most of the calls were from Yoo Jiewoo, and immediately called her back.

It must have been quite urgent, as the call was answered before the second ring.

-Oppa! What’s taking you so long!

“What is it this time? I’m just coming out. Did something happen?”

-If you call it an accident, it’s a real accident. The Toa Tribe from Northern Ireland just entered Korea. And they just announced the reason for their visit: they came to meet the strongest person in Korea.

“Well, it’s not me then.”

-Maybe? I’ve already sent a car there, so come back quickly.

And the call was cut off.

Yoosungwoo wondered what all the fuss was about with just one moon rabbit [referring to the Toa Tribe, known for their rabbit-like features and lunar connections].

Of course, they were a unique race that listened to the oracle [divine guidance or prophecy].

Unless they possessed some special strength, they wouldn’t be a threat to him.

As Yoosungwoo shrugged his shoulders, a black SUV stopped in front of the Abyss with a flashy drift.

“I’ve come to pick you up.”

It was Seo Yeonjung.

* * *

The place Seo Yeonjung’s car arrived at wasn’t home, but the CEO’s office at Meteor Industries.

“Unnie!” [Korean term for older sister, used by females]

As soon as she saw Yoo Jiewoo, Knox burst into tears as if his pent-up emotions had exploded, and ran to hug her.

Yoo Jiewoo hugged Knox and gave Yoosungwoo a look that asked what he had done.

“I just did some performance testing.”

“Is he some kind of machine?!

“He is a biological weapon to be used in case of emergency. I admit I was a bit harsh.”

“Huuuueeeeh…”

“There, there, don’t cry. Stop the tears, our Knox.”

“She’s become a mother already…”

Yoosungwoo plopped down on the sofa, wanting to get to the point.

Yoo Jiewoo, sitting in the CEO’s chair with Knox in her arms, snapped her fingers, and the blinds on the office windows came down, and the lights went out.

Then, a hologram video appeared in the center.

It was a photo with the personal information of the Toa Tribe’s high priest, ‘Yuwall,’ and the requests from their side.

“High technology…”

“Is it magic? Is it magic?”

“No, this is science. Anyway, as you can see, what the Toa Tribe’s high priest requested was an ambiguous criterion of ‘the strongest person in Korea.’ I think that’s Oppa [Korean term for older brother, used by females].”

“There might be someone stronger than me.”

“…No, absolutely not. As far as I know, there’s absolutely no one. Oppa is a monster. If I met him as an enemy, he’s such a despairing monster that he would even make me commit suicide.”

“Are you being too harsh?”

“Look. Knox is nodding right now. How harshly did you treat him in the Abyss to make him like this.”

“I’m really going to kill you.”

“Anyway, this information is only known to the Korean government and S-class divers [elite-level dungeon explorers]. They’re telling us to bring the strongest person ourselves.”

“Okay, let’s say I’m the strongest. What do they want to do after they meet me?”

“I don’t know either. They just said they wanted to meet. I didn’t sense any hostility.”

At Yoo Jiewoo’s words, Yoosungwoo crossed his legs and pondered.

It was usually easy to understand the thinking of these guys.

Wanting a strong person meant they had a purpose, and that purpose was either to bring them into their camp or to have them eliminate an enemy.

Simple logic.

Wanting strong power meant they had a place to use that strong power.

Moreover, coming all the way across the sea to this distant place meant it must be a significant matter.

‘Annoying.’

Yoosungwoo, who summarized all of that as annoying, soon opened his mouth.

“Ignore it. If I don’t go out, other guys who think they’re the strongest will go out, right?”

“Yeah. The other S-class divers who know Oppa said they would remain silent about Oppa. If Oppa doesn’t step up, another suitable S-class diver will.”

“What does the government say?”

“They don’t seem to know about Oppa. But they seem to want the strongest person to step up. It seems they want to incur some debt this time since they can’t easily hear the Toa Tribe’s Wallmoon [a powerful oracle prediction].”

The Toa Tribe’s special ability, ‘Wallmoon.’

A type of oracle prediction that couldn’t be heard just because you had money or power.

To hear it once, you had to build trust with the Toa Tribe over a long period and offer tributes.

But no force refused it.

There were many groups of prophets, but none had as high a hit rate for near-future predictions as the Toa Tribe.

Knowing the future one step ahead of others made a meaningful difference in some way.

The Korean government was also eager to get involved.

“Ignore them all. I have no intention of going out. It’s 100% going to be a hassle if I get involved.”

“Then I’ll do as Oppa says. And the next item on the agenda.”

As Yoo Jiewoo reached out and moved her index finger, the content of the hologram changed.

The crown of Azaha, a spoil obtained after conquering the City of Night, floated in 3D.

Not much was obtained from the City of Night.

The named monsters that stood in their way turned to ashes and disappeared the moment Azaha fell.

The treasures that the vampires had collected flew away somewhere and disappeared.

Only a very small number could be recovered while the Abyss’s core was breaking and collapsing.

The core that Yoosungwoo obtained by killing the giant skeleton disappeared somewhere during the fight with Azaha.

Yoosungwoo guessed that it was broken by the huge impact.

They received items one by one from the government as a reward for risking their lives to conquer the Abyss, but it didn’t quite match the value of their lives.

“But we’re different. This crown that Oppa brought, it seems quite useful.”

“It’s probably not a bad item.”

It was a vessel of enormous size, enough to contain the vast magic power of a dragon.

Even if it was simply used as a magic storage, it would have tremendous value.

Items that could contain the dragon’s great magic power while maintaining their shape were quite rare.

“I entrusted it to the appraiser, and they said it was quite broken, so the efficiency is low. They said it can’t be used many times.”

“What are you using it for? Can’t you restore it?”

“According to the appraisal, this crown is an S-class artifact. If it were intact, it would be an item that could aim for S-class or higher, but there are no restorers with the skills to restore it. Not among humans.”

Azaha’s crown was an extremely excellent artifact.

However, it was quite damaged by Yoosungwoo’s swordsmanship, so it could not exert its full performance.

To regain its full performance, an excellent restorer was needed, but at the human level, they couldn’t find anyone who could restore such an artifact.

The restoration of artifacts required excellent magical knowledge and hand skills, but even if they had the hand skills, Earth was a place where magic was not developed.

It meant that there was no one with enough magical knowledge to analyze and restore the artifact.

“Then leave the restoration alone, what are the effects of the crown?”

“The effects that have been revealed so far are magic storage, magic amplification, and there will be a magic amplification effect, although the type has not been revealed. Even if there is a limited number of uses, magic divers will try to buy it with their eyes on fire.”

“How much is the price?”

“…From at least 40 billion [Korean Won, approximately 30 million USD]? At this level, it’s really worth whatever you call it. Even the guild will try to buy it. What are you going to do? The ownership is with Oppa, so just tell me.”

“Well, if that’s the case, I want to restore it and sell it at the highest possible price. For now, why don’t you just put it in storage?”

“That’s not bad either. But you can’t find a technician?”

“I can somehow find it later. Among the other races that come to Earth, there will be one or two guys who can restore it.”

At his words, Yoo Jiewoo nodded.

Until they found a restorer who could restore it, the crown would be under the strict security of Meteor Industries… no, it would be stored.

Yoo Jiewoo, who decided what to do with the crown, moved her finger again, and this time, Knox’s appearance floated up.

A scan of Knox’s entire body, realized as a 3D hologram.

Knox in the hologram spun around, and Knox’s body statistics table, which was secretly conducted yesterday, floated up.

Muscle strength, muscle density, body fat, etc.

A detailed examination using modern medicine defined Knox’s existence in one word.

Monster.

It was full of figures that could not be seen in ordinary humans.

Even though he was such a young body, his weight was 80 kg [approximately 176 lbs].

The number on the punching machine that Yoosungwoo had done easily exceeded 1,000.

Even in a polymorphed state, the word dragon suited him perfectly.

So why did Knox’s hologram come to mind?

“Wow, it’s me!”

“Yeah, yeah. The next item on the agenda is which elementary school to send Knox to. There are a total of thirty-six elementary schools in Sehyun City, but a private school would be better, right?”

“Seriously……”

Yoosungwoo made an absurd expression at the last item.

What school is for a dragon? It doesn’t make sense for a dragon to go to elementary school.

He looked at Knox to say that, but Knox was looking at Yoo Jiewoo with sparkling eyes.

The reason why things turned out this way was nothing special.

Yesterday, he went out with Yoo Jiewoo to buy various clothes and necessities for Knox, and when he saw students leaving school, he said he wanted to go too.

Yoo Jiewoo, who was a natural solo, made a plan to enroll Knox in school, wondering where her maternal love sprouted from.

“Are you serious? He can’t control his strength. You saw him break the remote control yesterday. He’s going to break the bones of the kids in the same class.”

“He can practice controlling his strength from now on. You can do well, right? Our Knox.”

“I, I’ll try my best.”

Yoosungwoo seriously considered giving them both a flick on the forehead.

It was such an excessive reaction that he wondered if they had fallen for the charm of the dragon.

“Anyway, if Oppa isn’t going to get involved, I’ll find a suitable place to send him.”

“How are you going to enroll him? Unlike the country next door, it’s going to be difficult to enroll him in school in our country.”

The reason why Korea was able to survive until now and not collapse was thanks to its crazy administrative power.

It meant that it was close to impossible to forge an elementary school student’s identity and enroll a child who had suddenly become younger.

“I’ll do whatever it takes, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Yoosungwoo thought Yoo Jiewoo was very serious.

A daughter-obsessed fool was really scary.