The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 364

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 363

Goblin Goblin Goblin (4)

The arrival of the goblins was quite a spectacle.

Even before they appeared, the sounds of traditional music echoed throughout the Sword Territory.

The clear sounds of traditional instruments filled the Sword Territory, and people emerged from their homes to see what was happening, crowding the main street.

However, they were soon pushed back by an unseen force, clearing a path.

From the entrance of the Sword Territory to the large plaza in the center.

The onlookers craned their necks, wondering what was coming, and stared at the end of the street.

Then, accompanied by the exhilarating sound of the taepyeongso [a Korean double-reed wind instrument, similar to an oboe], dozens of goblins in various period official robes, holding instruments, and a giant palanquin appeared.

Of course, Dohwa was the one riding in the palanquin.

She looked very different from how I remembered her. Before, she wore a commoner’s outfit, with a cloth tied around her chest, a blue durumagi [a type of traditional Korean overcoat], and baggy pants.

Now, Dohwa, sitting demurely in the palanquin, had her long hair styled in a bun and wore glittering gold ornaments.

The clothes she wore were made of red silk with gold thread, beautifully embroidered with various patterns, making it clear at a glance that it was no ordinary outfit.

Looking at such clothes, which seemed straight out of a historical drama, Yoo Seong-woo frowned in the plaza.

“I feel like I’ve seen that somewhere.”

“…Isn’t that a Silla-style wedding dress? Oppa [an affectionate term for older brother or male friend], are you getting married?”

“Am I crazy?”

As Yoo Seong-woo snapped, the traditional music stopped abruptly, and a large goblin’s voice boomed out.

“The eternal of Shinshi [a mythical goblin realm], the most beautiful Wangnyang King [a high-ranking goblin title] Dohwa of the world, has arrived!”

With the goblin’s thunderous shout, the sound of traditional music erupted again, and the giant palanquin carrying Dohwa began to move.

People admired Dohwa’s beauty, now that she was cleaned and polished, but they were also impressed by the sight of a real goblin, over three meters tall.

The same went for the people playing the instruments and the palanquin bearers.

All of them had horns protruding from the crowns of their heads, making them even more striking.

Well, it wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to the residents of the Sword Territory, even if it was amazing.

With Yuwol, who had rabbit ears, appearing on television, and witches openly walking around and telling fortunes, adding goblins to the mix wouldn’t change much.

The procession of goblins continued.

People’s attention was completely captured by the sudden daytime goblin parade, and the goblins played music and slowly approached, stopping in front of Yoo Seong-woo.

Yoo Seong-woo twisted his lips as he looked at Dohwa, who was visible beyond the palanquin’s screen, and she chuckled.

Goblins are said to like pranks, but this seemed to be going too far.

The goblin standing at the very front spoke to Yoo Seong-woo.

“It is an honor that the owner of the Sword Territory has invited the goblins of Shinshi like this! The current king is also very pleased!”

“I… see. Welcome. As the owner of the Sword Territory, I welcome you from Shinshi.”

For now, Yoo Seong-woo decided to play along.

He could hear the others behind him whispering, but he desperately ignored them.

Yoo Ji-woo next to him was also desperately holding back laughter, so he could just punch him later.

“I don’t know where to put my body amidst the crowds of grand welcome,” the goblin continued.

“I wonder if this is enough to welcome the Wangnyang King of Shinshi.”

Yoo Seong-woo trembled as he replied, and Yoo Ji-woo, as well as Dohwa on the palanquin, struggled to contain their laughter.

However, what Yoo Seong-woo had to endure wasn’t over yet.

“We have also prepared a wedding dress suitable for the landlord of the Sword Territory!”

“…I’m just curious, but why is the wedding dress story suddenly coming up?”

“Of course, Dohwa is getting married, so shouldn’t we prepare a wedding dress? Don’t worry! We’ve prepared everything here!”

What kind of crazy, thunderbolt-like words were these?

Even Yoo Seong-woo, who was usually good at maintaining his composure, couldn’t help but ask what kind of crazy talk that was.

He even threw away all pretense of politeness.

“What the hell are you talking about? You’re talking nonsense.”

“What do you mean? I heard everything from Her Highness. Everyone was asleep, in the bright dawn when the sunrise was rising, the owner of the Sword Territory proposed to Her Highness with the dawn…”

Yoo Seong-woo looked at Dohwa on the palanquin in disbelief.

She was trying not to die from laughing silently. How could she interpret the words of forming an alliance as a proposal?

‘No, it must be that she wanted to play a prank on humans after a long time and wanted to make it big.’

It was clear from the way she was laughing. She must have understood properly and deliberately incited the goblins, saying it was a wedding.

She was playing a crazy prank, deceiving goblins and deceiving humans.

At the goblins’ words, some of those standing behind Yoo Seong-woo turned pale. They whispered, asking if he was really getting married.

Yoo Seong-woo felt Yuwol grabbing his sleeve from behind and sighed deeply.

“I will hold the wedding.”

He wondered how long she thought he would play along with her pranks.

At his words, Dohwa wore a complex and subtle expression, as if she hadn’t expected it.

The goblin smiled brightly at Yoo Seong-woo’s words and shouted.

“Let the wedding begin!”

And then the goblins’ magic unfolded. It was as if they were trying to firmly impress the humans they would be living alongside in the future by showing them their power.

The goblins who were standing shouted loudly and performed magic.

A unique technique that was different from magic and different from sorcery.

People, especially magicians, watched the goblins’ magic with wonder, and the goblins even sang with excitement.

The magic that unfolded transformed the central plaza of the Sword Territory into a wedding hall.

Colorful silks and a huge tile-roofed house like a whale’s back were spread everywhere.

People were speechless at the wedding hall that was completed in an instant with rising smoke.

They couldn’t close their mouths at the sight of the two people standing in the center of the wedding hall.

Dohwa in a bridal gown, who didn’t know when she came down from the palanquin, and Yoo Seong-woo in a groom’s suit, who didn’t know when he changed.

Yoo Seong-woo himself didn’t know when he was changed. That’s how mysterious the goblins’ magic was.

The sound of traditional instruments rang out again.

Whether they had only practiced playing instruments while hiding in Shinshi, the sound of the instruments they played was excellent.

Historians would have loved it as historical material.

Moreover, their costumes were perfectly restored in various ways from the past Three Kingdoms period to the Joseon Dynasty [historical periods of Korea].

As he sat facing Dohwa, she said in a voice that only he could hear.

-I came in a hurry, so I couldn’t prepare any other clothes.

-…If you’re in a hurry twice, you’ll even make a baby.

-Shall we try that next time?

At Dohwa’s brazen words, Yoo Seong-woo rubbed his neck for a moment. Was the idea of making goblins allies really okay?

Medea, who planned this, also realized that something was going wrong, and was discussing with other witches how to deal with it with an uneasy heart.

The others were still lost in the thought that Yoo Seong-woo was getting married and couldn’t regain their senses.

However, Yoo Seong-woo was not the kind of person who would be easily fooled by such pranks.

-Heaven and earth gods and so on…

-The bride and groom and so on…

-Black hair, scallion roots…

The officiant was performing the ceremony like they do these days.

It was a bit old-fashioned, but… wouldn’t it be the latest by goblin standards?

Anyway.

Yoo Seong-woo, who had unexpectedly welcomed a goblin bride, was constantly looking for an opportunity. To overturn this wedding at once.

If things continued like this, it was obvious that he would become Dohwa’s groom without being able to get out of it. He was planning to overturn it roughly and gloss over it.

And when the ceremony was over and the bride and groom were about to bow to each other. Yoo Seong-woo ignored the bow and walked to Dohwa’s front and stood. The goblin who was officiating spoke at the sight.

“Oh, my, the groom is already…”

Yoo Seong-woo gestured for her to bend down, and when Dohwa smiled and bent her large body to meet his eye level. He headbutted her right away.

Not the kind of lip bump that people think of, but he headbutted her philtrum [the area between the nose and upper lip] with his forehead.

A strong headbutt caused a gust of wind to blow through the area, and Dohwa’s body, which had been hit, rolled backward on the floor.

Yoo Seong-woo snorted and threw off his wedding suit.

The goblins were shocked at the sight, and the humans were also very surprised.

Some clutched their chests.

“Playing along with the farce ends here. You’ve been indulged a bit, so are you satisfied now? Goblin King.”

While the goblins were checking to see if Dohwa was dead, she, who had been briefly unconscious, opened her eyes wide, got up, and said.

“It was a fun pastime! I was wondering if I should remarry on the sly… How long has it been since I came to the human world and played pranks like this!”

“Haven’t you ever heard the saying to do pranks in moderation? The kids were very surprised.”

Yoo Seong-woo pointed to his group and said. They were the ones who came to welcome the goblins and suddenly became guests, wondering how much congratulatory money they should give.

“Yay, I don’t have to pay congratulatory money!”

“I was going to pay up to 1 billion won, Master [Korean currency, approximately $750,000 USD].”

“…O-Oh, I can somehow manage up to 500 million won.”

“A civil servant’s salary is tight.”

“If I sell my house…”

It was Choi Ah-yeon who was about to become homeless to pay the congratulatory money.

But fortunately, the wedding was canceled, so Choi Ah-yeon didn’t have to become homeless.

Dohwa, who shook off the dust on her clothes, shouted loudly so that everyone could hear.

“Nice to meet you! Humans! I am Dohwa, the mother of all goblins, the Goblin King of Shinshi! Today is a day of celebration for the harmony between Shinshi and the Sword Territory, and I have prepared a small prank for you, I don’t know if you liked it!”

I wonder how many people were nervous.

Moreover, the goblins seemed to have really been fooled by her, and they laughed loudly.

“Oh, my! Her Highness Dohwa! Everyone has a surprised look on their faces!”

“That’s right! Woo-ha-ha!”

“Woo-ha-ha-ha-ha!”

Full of affection, full of laughter.

The people who had gathered at the goblins’ laughter also laughed one by one, and soon the entire Sword Territory was filled with laughter. Dohwa smiled at the sight.

As Yoo Seong-woo said, many things seemed to have changed. The iron horse carriages that ran silently that she had never seen before… and the buildings were soaring as if they would reach the clouds.

After looking up at the sky once, Dohwa lowered her head and looked at the people and declared.

“Shinshi will be with the Sword Territory! The day the Sword Territory falls is the day Shinshi falls, so we will do our best to help the Sword Territory!”

With Dohwa’s declaration, the goblins and people cheered.

Most of the residents of the Sword Territory did not yet know that the Jade Emperor Palace was coming, so they were swept away by the atmosphere.

And, Dohwa put her hand into her chest and took out one of her personal liquor bottles.

“Then from now on, it’s a feast! It’s a banquet! On a day of celebration, eat, drink! And die!”

And the goblins’ magic shone again, setting up a feast table in the central plaza.

It was the first celebration feast held by humans and goblins.