The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 309

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 308

Sacred Divine Palace (18)

I activated the Sehyun City Formation.

This alone is enough to call it the Sacred Divine Palace, but there’s still one last step.

That is to establish the rules and name of the Sacred Divine Palace.

Olympus, the Jade Emperor’s Palace, and Takamagahara all have established rules along with their names.

This is to bind the deities into a single mythology and to control them by imposing restrictions.

Yoosungwoo looked down at Sehyun City.

The formation was connected to him. Therefore, he could vividly feel everything in Sehyun City.

As if he had obtained the power of omniscience, he could look down on Sehyun City with the feeling of playing a game.

It felt like he could grasp everything in Sehyun City.

He felt like he could pick up buildings and move them, and he could hear the voices of people passing by on the streets.

Therefore, Yoosungwoo knew what Sehyun City needed.

What kind of rules were needed, and what kind of restrictions were necessary.

As Yoosungwoo spread his hands, pillars of red light soared from the seven swords embedded in the formation.

But rather than feeling ominous, the light even felt warm.

Yoosungwoo opened his mouth.

-Can you hear me? I am Yoosungwoo, the master of Sehyun City and the newly inaugurated master of the Sacred Divine Palace.

His voice echoed throughout Sehyun City.

It wasn’t a sound like a broadcast coming from a speaker, but a powerful voice resonating from his magnificent soul.

It was a majestic voice that, once heard, could never be forgotten, a voice that conveyed the dignity of a ‘god’.

Yoosungwoo continued.

Each of his words was imbued with will, rewriting the rules of the world.

-Sehyun City exists on the ground, but it is a world made of swords. Therefore, I name it ‘Sword Realm (劍界)’ [Geomgye in Korean, literally “Sword World”] and place it under my protection.

It was the moment when the name of the Sacred Divine Palace was decided.

Yoosungwoo had put a lot of thought into what to name it.

And the name decided upon was ‘Sword Realm’.

He is the only Sword God existing on the ground.

He achieved the level of Swordmaster while alive and ascended to the position of a Great God by obtaining divinity.

What expresses his life is a single sword, and he will continue to live as a sword in the future.

He will cut down those who stand in his way, and he will cut down everything.

Therefore, he named the Sacred Divine Palace ‘Sword Realm’.

If he completes his world, the Sacred Divine Palace will become even more perfect.

-The rules of the Sword Realm are only three. These are rules that anyone residing in Sehyun City, the Sword Realm, must abide by, and those who violate them will be punished.

This applies to both humans and deities.

-Firstly, do not oppress those weaker than yourself. The tip of the sword should be directed at the wicked, not the weak. Think about the meaning even when you swing a sword once.

-Secondly, all adults in the Sword Realm must carry a sword. The type doesn’t matter. In the Sword Realm, a sword will be a means of identification, separate from an ID card. A soul dwells in a sword.

A warning to the wicked.

And he presented a new concept of identification.

Although it is within the territory of South Korea, Sehyun City, or rather, the Sword Realm, is now completely like another country.

Residents needed a means of identification that suited it.

He had already secured the manpower for this, so there would be no problem even if people flocked to register.

-Thirdly, the residents of the Sword Realm will not turn a blind eye to injustice. Anyone in need can appeal to the Sacred Divine Palace. We will provide the best possible help.

A city where gods and humans coexist.

A new concept planned city that has arrived in the age of mythology. That is the world of swords, the Sword Realm.

-It is a chaotic era. It is a world of chaos. But do not give up on being human. Do not forget that you are human. Even in the most desperate situations, have the mindset to overcome it with a single sword.

A poignant era where everything might disappear in an instant.

The age of mythology, where ashes flutter and the scent of blood wafts from everywhere.

The gods are trying to take humans back into their grasp and treat them like pawns.

Yoosungwoo could not tolerate such an era.

Because he had already experienced how desperate the world could be.

As someone who became a god from a human, he could not tolerate it even more.

His strong voice, which had crawled up from despair and hell, echoed once again in the Sacred Divine Palace ‘Sword Realm’.

-I declare. I, Yoosungwoo, the Great God of the Sword Realm, will protect those of you who hear this voice. I will punish the wicked and protect the weak.

Yoosungwoo’s declaration.

The declaration of a voice containing divinity contains the meaning of a sacred oath in itself.

By declaring the establishment of the Sacred Divine Palace and vowing what he must do, his divinity becomes more solid, and the shape of the world becomes clearer.

As he raised his hand, the seven pillars of light bent and gathered in the center, merging into one and falling back to the ground.

Red light covering the entire Sword Realm.

It soon permeated the Sword Realm and disappeared, but its afterglow remained firmly.

Yoosungwoo, having finished all the work for establishing the Sacred Divine Palace, took a long breath and threw his body downwards.

His descending body became a streak of red light.

The place he was heading to was the center of the Sword Realm, the Shinchangsu Zone where the sealed returnee was located.

Yoosungwoo, who had fallen there, stretched out his hand towards Shinchangsu, receiving the awe-filled gazes of the people.

Then, Shinchangsu turned to ashes along with the seal and disappeared, fluttering away in the wind.

He had cut down Shinchangsu’s soul with his will alone.

People began to look up to him with reverence at the sight he had shown and knelt down.

It was the moment when faith in Yoosungwoo was truly born.

***

“The reaction is immediate.”

It had only been a day since he declared the establishment of the Sacred Divine Palace.

Whether it had already been known around the world, various contacts were pouring in.

And some Sacred Divine Palaces that had sent gifts turned completely hostile.

Instead of congratulating the birth of a new Sacred Divine Palace, they were cursing it to fail.

“It seems like the gods are too narrow-minded.”

“That’s what gods are usually like. Especially the Greek gods, right?”

Medeia, who was sitting across from him, said.

She was talking with her mouth but moving her hands diligently.

Collecting data after the activation of the formation and finding parts to supplement.

It was to create a more perfect formation.

The witches of the Witchcraft Society had also finished moving in, so it was also to protect their bodies.

“I’ve read Greek mythology, right? They make constellations all the time. They turn people into animals or plants all the time.”

Yoosungwoo nodded at her words.

How many people in Greek mythology angered the gods and became constellations?

There were countless people who became constellations for trivial reasons.

“But it’s really fortunate. Takamagahara [Japanese mythology’s heavenly realm] expressed its support, and Olympus declared neutrality.”

“The Norse didn’t particularly interfere either. With the giant Sacred Divine Palaces taking that stance, small and medium-sized Sacred Divine Palaces won’t even think about touching us.”

“But how on earth did you get the support of Takamagahara? They’re just as proud.”

Moreover, Yoosungwoo had even killed Takamagahara’s Great God.

It wouldn’t be strange if they declared war first.

Yoosungwoo also found that part strange, but after returning to Korea, he pondered over it and realized the meaning of Tsukuyomi’s favor.

Words that they were like brothers.

It was because they were under the same protection.

There are countless gods who take ‘the moon’ as their mythology.

Artemis of Greece, Tsukuyomi of Japan, Hang Ah of Korea, etc.

These are all deities that are divided into lower ranks, and above all of them exists the higher deity, ‘the moon’.

Yoosungwoo was the Great God he had already met. He was referring to ‘Luna’, the god of the Towol tribe.

Luna had shown favor to Yoosungwoo, and that trace still remained, so Tsukuyomi, a lower deity of the moon, had felt affection for him.

Wouldn’t other deities who take the moon as their superior be similar?

And one more thing.

“Since we’re allies, I should let you know. I can kill a deity and absorb their divinity.”

“Ah, yes. I was expecting it to some extent, but…”

“In Takamagahara, Japan, I killed over twenty deities and cut down Yamata no Orochi [eight-headed serpent] and Susanoo [god of sea and storms], making their divinity my own. Most of my divinity can be seen as derived from Takamagahara.”

“……!”

Medeia quickly realized what Yoosungwoo was trying to say.

The divinity that maintained Takamagahara flowed into Yoosungwoo, so whether they liked it or not, he was no different from a member of Takamagahara.

“Amazing.”

“I didn’t aim for it, but it’s a good thing. I thought Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu [sun goddess] would kill me for killing Susanoo.”

He was really taken aback at that time.

When he killed Susanoo, it wouldn’t have been strange if the two of them had rushed to avenge their brother.

“…Just cutting down Susanoo, the main god of Japan, would be a great achievement.”

Medeia sighed deeply.

Was it really a good thing to grab Yoosungwoo’s line? [referring to Medeia choosing to align herself with Yoosungwoo].

Of course, she didn’t have many options. Among them, the best option was to be with Yoosungwoo.

If she could twist the fate that would come someday even a little.

Yoosungwoo asked.

“Come to think of it, there was an Ascender in the Witchcraft Society too. What happened to that friend?”

There was also a witch in the Witchcraft Society who had a Incarnation contract with a god.

Since the entire Witchcraft Society had entered Yoosungwoo’s Sacred Divine Palace, that witch must have broken her contract with the god.

Unless that god was entering Yoosungwoo’s Sacred Divine Palace.

“I was going to talk to you about that. In conclusion, there were no particular problems. He’s a generous god, so he doesn’t allow belonging to another’s Sacred Divine Palace, but he readily terminated the Incarnation contract.”

“That guy is a broad-minded god.”

“But that’s a bit, there’s something unsettling about it… I was going to ask for your advice.”

“What is it?”

Medeia explained what happened after breaking the Incarnation contract.

She terminated the Incarnation contract without receiving any particular disadvantages, but from some point on, she became increasingly ill.

Her condition wasn’t that bad, but she was in trouble because she couldn’t figure out why she was sick.

The witches’ magic couldn’t find out why either, so they were in a lot of trouble.

Yoosungwoo said.

“You should know that gods don’t give unconditional favors.”

“I overlooked that part a bit. There’s no way there wouldn’t be a price. Damn bastards.”

“Bastards?”

“Yes. The god she had a Incarnation contract with is a god of Olympus.”

Yoosungwoo showed interest in the words ‘god of Olympus’.

He had been badmouthing the Olympian gods just a moment ago.

Which stingy bastard did she contract with that caused this mess?

Medeia sighed again and opened her mouth.

“The Three Fates. They are the Olympian gods she had a Incarnation contract with.”