The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 287

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – 286

Susanoo-no-Mikoto (5)

As I approached the fallen Susanoo, he had reverted to the body of a small boy, Takehaya, instead of the well-developed youth he had been.

“……?”

Looking up, the sun was rising in the distance.

The light of the sunrise covered the island. Susanoo fell and returned to Takehaya’s form as the light enveloped the island.

Yoosungwoo was about to cut off Takehaya’s head with Meteor Sword but then stopped.

There was nothing to gain from killing a child who couldn’t even fight in his current state.

Of course, killing him would achieve the goal of awakening Nox….

He felt that this moment was a turning point.

The moment that would determine his path to divinity.

‘What I have to defeat is not Takehaya, but Susanoo.’

Not the boy who can’t even fish properly, but Susanoo, the god of storms who reigns over the sea.

Besides, the battle, though only one night…

It was a long if long, short if short time, but Yoosungwoo gained a lot.

He cross-validated Susanoo’s fighting style, which existed only in his head, with Susanoo’s actual fighting style, and established a sword path to kill him for sure.

It also greatly helped Yoosungwoo’s divinity, which was slowly building up.

‘A good source of experience.’

And, I wanted to know the end of Susanoo. He still had several things prepared.

Something caused him to revert from Susanoo to Takehaya.

“It’s complicated.”

Yoosungwoo ruffled his hair and grabbed Takehaya by the scruff of the neck and slung him over his shoulder.

Then, he returned to the ruins where only the traces of the hut remained, roughly threw him down, and waited for him to wake up.

While waiting for him to wake up, Yoosungwoo spread his senses widely and found Shuten-doji, who was far away to avoid being caught up in the battle.

-Shuten-doji, come here.

At his call through telepathy, Shuten-doji ran over in one breath.

Perhaps he had adapted a little; he didn’t look as tired as before.

Shuten-doji looked at Takehaya, who was lying down and sleeping in front of Yoosungwoo, and said.

“Did this boy turn into Susanoo? He fought fiercely.”

“Yes. He turns from a boy into a young man when he sleeps at night.”

“He turned from a boy into a young man after falling asleep….”

“That’s right.”

Yoosungwoo saw Takehaya transform into Susanoo with his own eyes.

Without a doubt, Takehaya was Susanoo.

“…When he sleeps, he becomes the young man Susanoo, and when morning comes, he returns to the boy Takehaya. Do you know anything about this?”

“Hmm….”

Shuten-doji stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“This seems to be related to Amaterasu. Amaterasu and Susanoo are siblings, but their relationship is strangely odd.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Susanoo has been exiled from Takamagahara [the High Celestial Plain, the realm of the gods in Shinto mythology] before. One of the reasons for the exile was that he had hurt Amaterasu.”

“So, is this the price he’s paying?”

“That’s right. It seems he can’t be active during the time Amaterasu is active, when the sun is up. I never thought Susanoo would be in this state….”

So, his personality is divided into two. During the day, ‘Takehaya’ comes out, and at night, ‘Susanoo’ comes out.

Yoosungwoo nodded and said.

“Good opportunity. Watch, Shuten-doji. I will defeat Susanoo, not Takehaya.”

“Even though killing him right now is the easiest and fastest way?”

“Yes. That’s what your father wanted too. To cut down the storm god Susanoo, who fought him, not Takehaya.”

Yoosungwoo summoned Eight Stars.

The moment he named the sword Eight Stars, the sword was embedded in Yoosungwoo’s soul and became his eighth sword.

A strong will was transmitted from Eight Stars. Yamata no Orochi [an eight-headed, eight-tailed dragon in Japanese mythology] wants Susanoo’s death.

Not the helpless Takehaya.

“Your father wants to avenge the past through me.”

“…If that is Father’s will.”

Shuten-doji nodded as if he understood.

“I’m glad you understand.”

“I want to kill him right away, but that’s not my role. It’s your role to end the old story. I’m just following it….”

“Don’t worry. I’ll create the best ending that anyone can accept.”

Ah, one person might not accept it.

Susanoo, who is going to die.

Or Susanoo, who is going to get stabbed.

***

Takehaya woke up after the sun had risen high in the sky.

He stretched and yawned, got up from his seat, looked around, and tilted his head.

“H, house! Where did my house go?! I worked so hard to build it!”

But that was only for a moment, as he looked around for something.

He was looking for people. Everyone had disappeared after he fell asleep.

No matter how much he looked around, Yoosungwoo was nowhere to be found.

He had disappeared again.

As he was feeling depressed, he heard a voice.

“You’re finally waking up.”

He turned his head towards the sound,

Yoosungwoo was walking from afar, holding two large fish in one hand.

He put the fish down in front of Takehaya and said.

“Start a fire. Let’s grill them.”

“……! Okay! I will!”

After confirming that Yoosungwoo had not disappeared, he didn’t care that his house had collapsed and ran into the forest to gather firewood.

As Takehaya disappeared, Yoosungwoo sat down on a suitable rock, closed his eyes, and slowly reviewed the battle with Susanoo.

‘…The Great Divinity is definitely different.’

Three Calamities, God of Storms, God of the Sea, God of War, Takehayasusanoonomikoto.

The battle with the veritable Great Divinity still left vivid sensations.

He opened his eyes and looked down at his hands.

The slight trembling seemed to be the aftermath of the battle.

If he was going to fight Susanoo again tonight, he would have to recover as much as possible during the day.

Before long, Takehaya came with a lot of firewood and hurriedly started a fire.

Soon, a small bonfire blazed up, and Yoosungwoo quickly prepared the fish, put them on wooden skewers, and stuck the skewers into the ground near the bonfire.

“…Wow.”

“You have to eat a hearty breakfast.”

At Yoosungwoo’s words, Takehaya drooled and nodded.

The fish was cooked, and they each grabbed a skewer and tore off the cooked fish.

It was just grilled fish without any seasoning, but it was savory and quite edible.

Takehaya, who was tearing off the fish, swallowed what he was chewing and looked at Yoosungwoo.

“Hyung [older brother or male friend], you really didn’t disappear?”

“I said I wouldn’t disappear.”

“…That’s a relief. Finally, someone who doesn’t disappear has appeared. I’ve been alone all this time….”

Takehaya, who was deeply moved, shed tears and chewed on the fish.

It was as if the loneliness that had been building up until now had burst out at once, and the tears wouldn’t stop.

“Stop crying.”

As Yoosungwoo spat out a word, Takehaya wiped away his tears with his arm and said.

“It’s because it lacks seasoning. Tears are salty….”

“Bullshit….”

Takehaya’s tears stopped only after he had eaten all the fish.

After filling his stomach, he asked what he had been curious about.

“But Hyung, I’m sure my hut was here… where did it go?”

“A typhoon came during the night. So the hut flew away. You were sleeping so well that you didn’t even know.”

“T, that’s what happened?!”

Takehaya asked back with a surprised face, asking if it was true.

Shuten-doji said that Susanoo was a bit of a fool by nature, so he would believe anything he made up.

And as he said, Takehaya believed Yoosungwoo’s lie and didn’t raise any other questions.

“Th, come to think of it, it’s wet everywhere… I guess a typhoon really did come. Ugh, scary.”

“Are you afraid of typhoons?”

“Of course! The sky gets dark, there’s lightning, and the wind blows a lot. If the house you worked so hard to build flies away like now….”

The god of storms is afraid of typhoons. It has been proven that typhoons are superior to storms.

Takehaya pouted and became depressed.

He really thought his house had been blown away by the typhoon last night, and he was now worried about where he would sleep.

But that was only for a moment, as he smiled brightly and said.

“Well, I can just build a new house! The new house will be bigger than the previous one! Hyung will be with me from now on, too!”

“Whatever.”

Yoosungwoo threw the fish bones into the bonfire, stretched, and lay down on his back.

He hadn’t slept a wink because he was dealing with Susanoo after Takehaya fell asleep.

Of course, his body was fine even if he didn’t sleep for a few weeks, but he had consumed so much energy in the battle with Susanoo.

He thought it would be good to get some sleep if he was going to fight again later.

The weather after Susanoo’s storm had passed was warm, so sleep was coming.

“I’m going to sleep for a while, so don’t wake me up. You wouldn’t know because you were sleeping all night, but I suffered.”

“Okay! Sleep well!”

And with that, Yoosungwoo fell asleep.

***

After confirming that Yoosungwoo had fallen asleep quickly, Takehaya put out the bonfire and cleaned up the surroundings.

Then, he set out on an island exploration that was close to a daily routine.

It was to search for food and look around to see if anything had changed.

The island was so small that he had explored the entire island a long time ago, and the changes in the environment were not extreme, so the scenery was always the same.

But today was very different.

The entire island was a mess from how strong the typhoon was.

The trees were all bent, and some places were deeply dug out and filled with water.

A small pond was completed overnight.

‘It must have been a terrible typhoon.’

A typhoon that could uproot trees and dig up the ground.

Thanks to this, the island was so turned upside down that he almost couldn’t recognize where was where.

“This is easy for a smart guy like me!”

Takehaya, who barely remembered the way, moved his steps and found things that he could eat.

Mushrooms and edible grasses that had not been blown away in the typhoon.

“Hyung is good at fishing… it will be more delicious if we grill them together.”

The island was a mess, but somehow it was more enjoyable.

It was also a fresh experience, and most of all, he was not alone now.

There is someone to be with.

He had always lived alone and lonely on this island.

For so long that he couldn’t even count how many times it had snowed.

Sometimes people come, but those people disappear in a day no matter how well he treats them.

But Yoosungwoo did not disappear. As promised, he was by his side even after he woke up.

It was the first time he had met such a person, so he was going to treat him with all his heart.

So that he wouldn’t leave him.

Hoping that he would be with him on this lonely island forever.

With that thought, Takehaya collected a lot of things that he could eat.

Remaining tree fruits and many mushrooms.

As he was picking up this and that without realizing it, he was holding a handful in his arms.

“Hyung will be happy with this, right?”

Surely he would wake up and see what he had gathered and be happy, saying he would eat well.

But Takehaya didn’t know. That most of the things he was holding in his arms were poisonous…….