The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 355

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 354

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully Episode 354

For Peace (10)

Yuseong-u couldn’t figure out where things had gone wrong.

His body felt heavy, and he couldn’t wield his sword as he wished. Wounds were appearing on his body more frequently. Normally, he wouldn’t have suffered any injuries at all.

He should have been able to slice up the four or so people in front of him and deal with the others.

‘No, that’s just an excuse.’

If his body were in perfect condition, such words would be nothing more than excuses. This was simply his defeat.

He didn’t know why the woman in front of him called him ‘Oppa’ [a Korean term used by a younger woman to address an older brother or male friend], or why the swordsmanship of the four felt so familiar.

Defeat was defeat. It was an undeniable fact.

Everything was unknown. Since coming to this world, he had experienced the unknown countless times, but this was a new level of unfamiliarity.

The blue moon hanging in the sky seemed to fall towards him. The unique world the woman had created was only half-formed, but it was not something to be ignored.

Without time to analyze its meaning, everything in that world poured down to crush him.

The sea, which had risen to his knees, shook his balance with strong currents, and the splashing droplets obscured his vision.

Yuseong-u closed his eyes and unleashed his swordsmanship, but the full moon the woman dropped blocked his path and offset the impact.

And in the gap created, the other three each thrust their swords.

Lightning, a fire dragon, and a shadow approached, aiming for his vitals. With minimal movement, Yuseong-u cut down the lightning and pierced the shadow.

Finally, after pushing back the fire dragon, he tried to counterattack, but the sharp tip of the woman’s sword, which had approached unnoticed, pierced his chest.

A strike as fast as a ray of light. The piercing, beautiful enough to be admired, contained the very essence of the Hae Wol Sword [Sea Moon Sword style].

The sharpness hidden behind the waves and moonlight. The penetration (貫) that follows from gentleness (柔) [a philosophical concept in swordsmanship].

Her sword pierced his heart, taking his life. As the light in his eyes gradually faded, the illusion that had been covering Yuseong-u’s eyes also disappeared.

Blinking in the lapping seawater, the first thing he saw was the face of the woman, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Not the face he had been seeing until just now, but a somewhat familiar face.

Rolling his eyes, he saw the faces of the others. Faces he had never seen before, yet familiar.

His homeland, Earth. South Korea.

Faces with features that could be seen there. At that moment, Yuseong-u instinctively realized.

Why the woman in front of him called him ‘Oppa,’ and why he felt familiarity in their swordsmanship.

He remembered the various characteristics he had seen in their swordsmanship. Their swordsmanship included Red Dragon Flame Dance Sword, Hae Wol Sword, and other techniques not easily seen. Therefore, their characteristics were clear, and their habits were not difficult to compare.

The habits they showed in their swordsmanship were similar to his own habits when he used those techniques.

“So, you guys are…”

The subject of their swordsmanship is himself. He didn’t know how it happened, but they had learned swordsmanship from him.

Yuseong-u barely stretched out his right hand, which had no strength, and stroked Yu Ji-u’s cheek, who was shedding tears.

A familiar face. If his younger sister had grown up, she would have looked like this. A beauty that anyone would turn to look at. Sharp but also with a clumsy side.

“Ji-u…”

The Yuseong-u of the past, recreated by the illusion, closed his eyes, leaving only one word.

It ended with the victory of the four. As Yuseong-u’s life was cut off, the seawater and blue moon surrounding them disappeared, and the expedition’s camp also vanished.

It was a pure white room. Not the plains of another world, but the basement of the Sword Soul Guild Tower. The magic circles surrounding them and the witches maintaining the magic circles were visible.

“Did you enjoy your trip?”

Jeanne walked out from among the witches. Then, seeing Yu Ji-u crying and Yuseong-u standing next to her, she closed her mouth.

It seemed she had caught the wrong timing.

As she quietly closed her mouth, Yuseong-u said,

“Now get up. How long are you going to stay like that?”

“…Okay.”

Yu Ji-u staggered to her feet. She had used all her magic power to unfold her unique world.

Even though it was fake, she had killed her own brother, so the shock was immense.

She usually joked about killing him, but the feeling of stabbing her sword directly into his heart remained.

Even though it was an illusion, she had killed her own flesh and blood with her own hands, so how could she not feel anything?

Besides, he had even called her name at the end.

As Yu Ji-u staggered, Yuseong-u supported her. And seeing that she had completely lost consciousness, he picked her up and slung her over his shoulder.

“Jeanne, how many hours have passed?”

“About half a day.”

“The time dilation isn’t bad. But the consumption of divinity is significant, so this part needs to be fixed a bit.”

He must be talking about Adoras.

Yuseong-u chuckled and tapped Jeanne’s head as he passed by. Veronica followed him, saying she would go with him.

The remaining three stared at his back and asked Jeanne.

“By the way, Master was moving at the end when the past version of him was supposed to be stopped. What was that?”

“What? He was moving alone when everyone else was stopped?”

“That’s why we almost died. Seriously, how strong is he?”

“That’s strange. I didn’t see anything when I was monitoring…”

“…Really?”

“Yes, yes. I only put in the full stop function because there could be problems with the illusion. It’s impossible for only one person to move.”

“Then what did we see…”

Goosebumps ran down the three’s bodies.

***

Yu Ji-u, who had fainted, slowly opened her eyes and realized that she was lying in the medical room of the Guild Tower. Yuseong-u, who was sitting next to her, felt her waking up and opened his mouth.

“Remember well the world you unfolded today. It will be the only means to resist divinity.”

“…My world.”

“You have awakened the ultimate of the Hae Wol Sword. Your swordsmanship has advanced, so stepping into the realm of Swordmaster won’t be too far off. Congratulations.”

“There’s too much work, so I don’t have the mental capacity to think about anything right now. Oppa.”

“You were crying pretty well…”

“Ugh!”

Yu Ji-u tried to jump up from her seat, but feeling her body heavy, she slightly lifted the blanket covering her.

There, Veronica was holding Yu Ji-u’s waist and sleeping soundly. Yu Ji-u was dumbfounded and lay back down, closing her eyes.

It seemed she needed to sleep a little more. Until Veronica woke up.

Not long after, Yu Ji-u’s breathing became even, and Yuseong-u, who had been sitting, got up and left the medical room.

Yu Wol, who had been waiting in the hallway, said to him.

“Medeia has confirmed that she found traces of intrusion in the magic circle. It’s divinity, as you expected.”

“Is it impossible to trace back?”

“…She said it might be possible if we take the time.”

“If it seems like it will take a long time, it’s not necessary. They’ll try to contact us soon anyway.”

While he was taking a trip down memory lane with five people, those outside were making various preparations.

The defenses of the Sword Realm were further strengthened, and supplies for the war were also prepared.

Everything was for the guys who would come soon. Even though it hadn’t been long since the war.

Yuseong-u didn’t think that was the end. There were still several Holy Temples targeting them.

“I wonder who’s behind this meddling. I think…”

Yuseong-u stroked his chin for a moment, thinking, and then chuckled.

Whoever it was, it didn’t really matter. He was more curious about how to shake down the guys who had touched them.

Besides, his intuition was telling him that the enemy wasn’t far away. Very, very soon.

***

Tok, tok.

Grains of rice rolled across the table, used to divine the weather (天氣) [a traditional Korean method of fortune-telling].

There are many guilds that represent Korea, but if you had to pick one that best reflects the characteristics of Korea, it would be the Five Colors Mudang Association (五色巫堂會) [a guild of shamans].

It is a guild founded by shamans who were closer to the gods than anyone else, and a gathering of those who have gained stronger power as the gods began to extend their hands into the mortal realm.

Kim Seon-ju, the Heavenly Will Divine Woman (天志神女) [a title for a powerful shaman] and leader (會主) of the Five Colors Mudang Association, stared at the grains of rice for a long time before closing her eyes.

The future that was coming was too bleak. Sejong City, which was Korean land, was completely transformed into different land, and the feng shui [geomancy] and weather were distorted.

That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. The changed weather could become a positive flow.

However, the gods she served did not like it. They were furious, saying that the land and people they should rule had disappeared.

All of that must have started with the owner of the newly created divine domain (神域) [a territory controlled by a god].

Within the Jade Emperor Palace (玉皇宮) [a major Holy Temple in Korea], the Holy Temple of Korea, factions were even divided because of it.

“The Manifest Human God (現顯人神)…”

Kim Seon-ju recalled the face of Yuseong-u that she had seen on television. A man who became a god in the body of a living human.

Gods are usually born after death, after being recognized for their achievements in life.

However, Yuseong-u ascended to the divine position in a living body. He was recognized by the Jade Emperor Palace as a Lesser God Seat (小神座) [a minor position in the divine hierarchy], but he rejected the position himself and jumped out, cutting down foreign gods and building myths to rise to the position of a Great Divinity.

Even as she thought about it herself, Kim Seon-ju muttered that it didn’t make sense and slowly opened her eyes.

“I hope you don’t make the wrong choice…”

Opposite her, there was a flickering figure.

One of the gods Kim Seon-ju served, a shaman god who had been with her since before the world changed like this.

The hazy figure reached out and touched the grains of rice. The scattered grains of rice moved one by one at the touch of the shaman god, and became a single Chinese character.

死 (Death)

In the end, they had come to the conclusion that they had to kill Yuseong-u for their sake.

It was nothing short of the worst outcome. Kim Seon-ju knew well how strong the gods were through several possessions.

The exercise of divine power through possession was enough to kill the monsters that appeared from the Abyss in one blow.

The power of their true forms could be earth-shattering (驚天動地) [an idiom meaning extremely powerful] and overturn the world.

However, she felt an unnecessary anxiety. Could Yuseong-u not do what they were doing?

He was the one who had the ability to build such a barrier in the mortal realm.

“…No, it won’t do. Countless blood will flow in this land. In reality, he is acting as a deterrent…”

As if they didn’t like her words, the table shook greatly and all the grains of rice spilled onto the floor.

Kim Seon-ju, who didn’t even think her words would be heard, sighed deeply.

How could the gods be no different from children? If things go wrong, they will be the first to suffer.

If Yuseong-u, who was angry, were to slice up the Five Colors Mudang Association, they wouldn’t be able to stop him.