The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 339

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 338

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully 338

Samjung (6)

Yuseongwoo clearly remembers where Veronica found Samjung, the Violet Brilliance Sword.

It was when they were traveling together, at a market in a certain city.

There was a merchant selling weapons on the outskirts of the market.

The merchant, wrapped in bandages and hidden under a robe, displayed only swords without any solicitation.

He thought it was a bit strange back then.

“Looking at it now, the merchant was an Elf. I feel like I was played.”

-It looks good.

Yuseongwoo recalled that time.

Veronica’s sword had broken, and they were heading to a smithy to get a new one.

That’s when they were drawn to the greatsword as if by fate.

-It’s a good sword. Take a look.

The Elf, disguised as a merchant, said.

Was this what it meant to find a new owner?

It was a bit childish. Wasn’t it just a fancy way of saying he was selling it?

But at the same time, it felt like the most appropriate method.

‘Fate’ must be a stronger pull than anything else.

In his memory, Veronica picked up Samjung without hesitation.

Samjung, with its colorless and transparent blade, exuded a mysterious aura.

That aura seemed to captivate Veronica’s heart.

She couldn’t take her eyes off the sword for a while.

Her gaze never left the blade, and after swinging it a few times, she nodded as if she had made up her mind.

-I’ll take this one! How much is it?

-I don’t need money. I’ll give it to you for free if you can dye the blade another color. If you can’t, I won’t sell it.

At the Elf’s words, neither Yuseongwoo nor Veronica in his memory understood what it meant.

Looking at it now, it was a kind of test. To see if they had the skill to wield Samjung.

-Dye it? How?

-Show me your power.

-Hmph.

Veronica smiled slyly and gathered her magic power to squeeze out her aura.

At this time, she wasn’t a Swordmaster yet, so the aura she could handle was limited.

As she poured a handful of aura into the sword, a light purple, tree-like pattern was engraved on the blade of Samjung from the inside out.

It was different from the usual appearance of her sword, which was entirely purple.

It meant that she was not yet a complete swordswoman.

-Hoo….

-Kuhe, hehek, how is it?

Veronica, who seemed to have squeezed out too much aura, showed off the sword while sweating profusely.

-You seem young, but you’re amazing.

It was a talent he had never seen before.

The Elf thought of the children in his family. There were several children who showed promise, but none of them could dye Samjung at that age.

Even a little bit.

-Is this child’s master you?

-Rather than saying I taught her, it’s more accurate to say she learned on her own while I took her around.

He hadn’t taught her swordsmanship or anything like that.

Yuseongwoo had only taught her how to fight enemies.

Like where to cut for maximum effect, and how to deflect attacks without getting hurt.

He had snatched the Aura Cultivation Method from someone who knew a decent one.

-Even so, to be this good… what an amazing talent. Alright, I like it. I’ll give you the sword.

-Really? Awesome!

Veronica hugged Samjung and spun around.

She thought she might have to spend a lot of money to get a new sword this time, but fortunately, it ended up being free.

-If you like free stuff too much, you’ll go bald.

-….

After hearing Yuseongwoo’s words, Veronica rummaged through her pockets and handed over a few coins.

-H, here’s some money for food.

That’s how it was back then.

Yuseongwoo and the Elf couldn’t help but laugh at the sight.

And so, Samjung found a new partner.

“The Elf was probably……”

In Samjung’s last memory, she was quite weakened.

Her whole body was contaminated by the Dragon’s magic, and unless she had some extraordinary fortune, she would have faced a painful death.

How would she have felt, having reached the end of her long journey?

Yuseongwoo couldn’t even begin to guess. Would she have regretted it, or felt empty?

Or would she have been proud of leaving her mark on the world?

He couldn’t know.

After parting with the Elf, Yuseongwoo and Veronica walked on with their newly acquired partner.

This time, it was a journey starting with Samjung alone, not with the Elf.

Veronica treated Samjung as her new beloved weapon.

She practiced with the sword every day without fail, and slaughtered her enemies.

Yuseongwoo watched Veronica in his memory and realized why her swordsmanship and the man’s swordsmanship were connected.

Veronica had instinctively learned from Samjung.

Samjung was a strong sword that wouldn’t break, but it wasn’t a sword that left no traces.

She learned how to grip and apply force by following the marks left on the handle over many years.

She learned the trajectory of the sword by swinging it along the traces left on the blade.

It was the trajectory of the greatswordsmanship created by an unknown Swordmaster, refined by an Elf over hundreds of years.

The traces engraved on the sword guided Veronica’s greatswordsmanship, and Veronica’s own style of greatswordsmanship was completed.

“I see.”

He wouldn’t have known this if it weren’t for Samjung’s memory.

He could see that Veronica’s greatswordsmanship began to resemble the man’s and the Elf’s at some point.

Veronica didn’t seem to know any of this. She just seemed to think her skills were improving.

-Oh, am I getting pretty good?

-Far from it.

Of course, Yuseongwoo at that time had already reached the realm of Swordmaster, so he could easily subdue the cocky Veronica with one move.

Time flows, and experience continues.

The memories of Samjung that followed were familiar to Yuseongwoo as well.

Veronica and Yuseongwoo were almost always together.

And, even though it was just a memory, a bitter sight was gradually approaching.

Veronica and Yuseongwoo were walking down a path they shouldn’t have gone down.

Yuseongwoo knew what kind of ending that path would lead to.

“…Even if I think about it again, I’m the only one going. Why do you all stupidly follow me and die?”

You stupid bastards.

He was the one who gathered those stupid bastards, but he didn’t force them to die stupidly.

But they all followed him, calling themselves stupid.

His heart still ached when he thought of that time. But even so, he couldn’t avoid facing it.

He raised his head and faced the memory directly.

Just as he had seen Lorraine’s death, this time he had to see Veronica’s death.

Watching what kind of ending she met, and remembering it, was what he had to do.

Just like the owner of the other world, Lorraine, had done.

A fierce battle began.

The battle between demons and humans, those who carried a mission for survival, began from Samjung’s point of view.

Veronica at this point was undoubtedly one of the top ten Swordmasters.

She was always among the top three in the expedition, and she had a wealth of mature experience gained from fighting all kinds of enemies.

No one would disagree that she was the next Swordmaster after Yuseongwoo.

He had been with her longer than anyone else, and had seen her for a long time.

-Kuaaaaaaaah!!

Veronica shouted and swung Samjung.

The Samjung, wielded like a limb in her hand, drew a sword path that was nothing short of beautiful.

Hundreds of streams of sword light swept through the battlefield, knocking down demons and creating a path forward.

“It’s better now than it used to be.”

It seemed that her skills had improved after dying and being resurrected.

He sat down and watched Veronica’s fight as if he were watching a movie.

He knew the result, and he had seen the process himself.

But the scenery in his memory and the objective scenery from Samjung’s point of view were a bit different.

‘Was my memory a bit glorified?’

It was tough, but it didn’t seem this fierce.

Looking at it now, everyone is fighting for their lives.

It’s clearly a struggle for survival, but why are they walking towards death on their own?

Veronica, who usually wore a smiling face, was no longer smiling.

She gritted her teeth and silently swung her sword.

As if she was using all her strength to swing her sword, even the strength to speak.

The edge of Veronica’s sword began to dull.

Her strength was gradually waning from the long battle. It was amazing that she had lasted this long, swinging each sword with a single, sure kill.

-Hoo, hoo…….

Veronica, catching her breath, looked at her enemy.

One of the Demon Kings under the command of the Demon God.

The other members of the expedition would be defeating the Demon King on the other side, so she had to defeat him quickly and go help.

Veronica, drawing out even the strength she used to suckle, swung her sword greatly.

The blade of Samjung, now completely dyed purple, left a trail in the air.

The greatswordsmanship that had reached its peak mercilessly cut through the air, pressuring the Demon King.

Her companions also responded with magic and swordsmanship.

Finally, they defeated the Demon King, sacrificing several lives.

Veronica, exhausted, took a short break and then moved immediately.

-You guys rest here a little longer. I’ll go ahead and join them.

-L, let’s go together. Veronica.

-You can’t go alone. The captain would definitely…….

Despite the other companions’ dissuasion, Veronica moved forward first.

Then the other companions, as if they couldn’t help it, simply collected the bodies of the dead and followed Veronica.

Yuseongwoo looked at the faces of the dead and those who followed Veronica one by one.

They were familiar faces.

The faces of the expedition members that had faded a little in his memory.

“……”

He stared intently at their faces for a while to not forget the faces he had seen in a long time.

He repeated their names in his heart, and faced the approaching end.

The place they were heading to was another battlefield. A battlefield full of death, to defeat the Demon God who reigned over the Demon Kings.

Yuseongwoo, who had defeated the Demon King alone and was waiting at the rendezvous point, frowned for a moment when he saw that the number of joining companions had decreased.

Not being able to follow meant they were dead.

There was a healer in the expedition, but they couldn’t save fatal wounds that led to death.

The healer’s healing also had its limits.

-…Let’s go.

Yuseongwoo in his memory led the others with a determined expression.

He stood at the forefront, clearing the way and heading towards the Demon God.

Veronica chased after his back, her eyes sparkling.

Didn’t they say that your mind becomes clearer as death approaches?

At that time, she couldn’t look back.

She only thought about moving forward, and those who fell behind had to be left behind.

“Now, I can finally know what you were like back then.”

No one had a face that didn’t look tired.

Only those who were exhausted, both physically and mentally, from the long march remained.

Only the hope that they could defeat the Demon God and rest if they went a little further was the driving force that moved them.

And, before long, the forces were whittled down by the demons who blocked the path to the Demon God.

One by one, they left the front lines, fell, and lost their lives.

They finally reached the Demon God, but the number of expedition members who reached him could be counted on one hand.

The time had come.

-Veronica!

-C, Captain…….

Veronica fell.