The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 365

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 364

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully 364

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While the Sword Clan was busy preparing for war, scurrying around to gather manpower, the Jade Emperor Palace was also in a frenzy of war preparations.

To kill Yoo Seong-woo and take over the Sword Clan, an accurate assessment of their strength was necessary. However, the Jade Emperor Palace was facing delays in war preparations due to internal factional strife.

The decision-making body of the Jade Emperor Palace was a council composed of high-ranking deities, and some of these deities were rebelling.

A prime example was Yi Sun-sin, who had been added to the ranks of high-ranking deities most recently. While the other deities were separated from those living on the Korean Peninsula by thousands of years, Yi Sun-sin was only separated by a few hundred years.

These were truly the descendants of the land he had protected with his life.

They still respected him, even putting him on their currency, so as an elder, he could not bring himself to point a sword at them.

Moreover, Yi Sun-sin defended Yoo Seong-woo because he walked the same path of ‘martial arts’.

He knew that Yoo Seong-woo was not a villain when he had previously come to the Jade Emperor Palace.

In addition to him, several other deities opposed striking the Sword Clan, so the leadership ultimately ignored internal opinions and tried to attack the Sword Clan recklessly.

Perhaps they thought that once they started attacking the Sword Clan, the other gods would have no choice but to follow.

However, Yi Sun-sin had no intention of doing so. He only thought about how he could help Yoo Seong-woo.

He had already gathered the support of several gods. They decided to unite against the gods who were currently dominating the Jade Emperor Palace, but attacking from within was tantamount to suicide, so they had to find a way to contact Yoo Seong-woo.

The best way would be to contact him and devise a plan, but the Jade Emperor Palace was currently controlling all paths to the outside.

Whether it was a descent or anything else.

Their determination to destroy Yoo Seong-woo was evident.

As Yi Sun-sin was deep in thought, he heard a cautious voice.

-Chungmugong [Yi Sun-sin’s posthumous title, signifying loyalty and military merit], do you have a moment?

Yi Sun-sin closed his mouth at the voice and replied. The fact that they were speaking through telepathy rather than directly meant that they wanted to talk without being noticed by others.

-Who is this?

-I was sent by the master of the Sword Clan.

The master of the Sword Clan meant Yoo Seong-woo. Yi Sun-sin’s eyes narrowed slightly and he continued.

-Are you the one who guided the master of the Sword Clan to the Jade Emperor Palace before?

-That’s right. I have come to deliver the master of the Sword Clan’s message.

The one who spoke to Yi Sun-sin was the deity sleeping inside Seo Yeon-jung’s body.

Everyone was focused on Yoo Seong-woo, so they had forgotten about her.

In the first place, she was also a deity with a faint presence. Since she was an unnamed deity whose name was not even known, it was not difficult to sneak into the Jade Emperor Palace.

-Speak.

-He says…

* * *

News that goblins had come to the Sword Clan led to a flood of entry requests.

Goblins were a race that had never been discovered before, and they were practically living history.

Starting with the goblin wedding being filmed and uploaded to the internet, various historians flocked to hear their stories.

It was an opportunity to cross-verify things that had only existed in data and literature.

“Dohwa, are you comfortable with your accommodations?”

Yoo Seong-woo asked, standing next to Dohwa, who was sitting on the railing of a building rooftop, looking down at the Sword Clan.

To accommodate the goblins of Shinshi, he had decorated an area of the Sword Clan like the Shinshi where they lived.

However, it could not be exactly the same as where they lived, so there must have been some discomfort.

“It’s not bad. It doesn’t have the clear nature of Shinshi, but…”

“Once we deal with the Jade Emperor Palace, I’ll give you land as good as Shinshi.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes.”

Once the Jade Emperor Palace is dealt with, there will be no force in Korea to stop the Sword Clan.

Even if he gave an entire mountain to the goblins, who would say anything? Even if the country said something, a single wave of his fist would shut them up.

Yoo Seong-woo sat next to Dohwa and continued.

“I checked to see if there were any other races in Korea. There were a few reactions, but when I went to find them, there was nothing there.”

“That’s to be expected…”

Yoo Seong-woo dispatched people to the places where there were scan reactions in order to make other races besides the goblins his allies, but they were all empty.

They may be hiding very well, but it was becoming increasingly clear that the goblins were the only other race left in Korea.

Dohwa said.

“In the past, there were quite a few others besides the goblins. The children of Ungnyeo [bear-woman from Korean mythology] who guarded the sacred tree, the Tiger Clan, and the Celestial Fox Clan. Korea was a land of abundance where various races gathered because it was surrounded by the sea on three sides, had abundant terrestrial power, and was overflowing with divine power.”

She seemed to be reminiscing about the past for a moment, looking down at the city dyed with the sunset with eyes full of melancholy before continuing.

“In the past, divine beasts also lived in groups. However, as the number of humans increased, they competed with them for territory and gradually disappeared. The Tiger Clan, the Celestial Fox Clan, and the goblins. Everything disappeared into mythology.”

“But don’t you hate humans? When you think about it, isn’t it all because of humans that you have to live in hiding?”

“I may resent them, but I don’t hate them. Even resentment doesn’t last long. Goblins are a fickle race, after all. I don’t know about others, though.”

Goblins are fickle.

Yoo Seong-woo wondered if Dohwa’s decision to come to the Sword Clan was just a whim, but he shook his head.

She was definitely full of mischief, but her determination seemed firm.

There was only one thing Yoo Seong-woo could say here.

“I’ll make sure you don’t regret your choice. The Jade Emperor Palace won’t last long.”

“I think so too. But it seems like you’re looking even further than that…”

Dohwa, befitting her title as the goblin king called the Wise King, asked him about the biggest problem he had.

How did she know that too?

“That’s after we deal with the Jade Emperor Palace. Everything has its time, doesn’t it?”

“Well… that’s not wrong.”

Dohwa stretched and got up from her seat. Then she looked at Yoo Seong-woo and said.

“I hope I can see the future you desire. Whatever the future, it seems like it will be fun.”

“…I guarantee it will be a much better future than now.”

As the two were talking about the future, one more person appeared on the rooftop.

“Yoo Seong-woo, I’m back.”

“You’ve come.”

“Who is that child?”

“My sister’s secretary.”

The one who appeared was Seo Yeon-jung, who had been sent to the Jade Emperor Palace.

Originally, Seo Yeon-jung had no memories of when she was a deity, but after Yoo Seong-woo made her aware of her deity status, the two of them were taking turns using one body.

Seo Yeon-jung was not very flustered when she heard the story that there was a god inside her body.

She said that she had thought there was something since she was young.

“I succeeded in making contact. As you thought, there was quite a faction within the Jade Emperor Palace that opposed the conflict.”

“How about a place where we can contact them, is it possible?”

“It seems difficult. Access to the Jade Emperor Palace is completely restricted. My other personality was only able to send a thought.”

“I see.”

It would be good to contact the internal opposition faction and determine detailed tactics for effective combat, but it seemed difficult to do so.

In the end, they would have to improvise on the spot.

“I did get a list of the opposition. Here…”

“Thank you.”

Yoo Seong-woo took the tablet from Seo Yeon-jung and checked the list.

She had already compared the names on the list with history and organized what kind of people they were.

Yoo Seong-woo smiled as he looked at the list of deities. The ancestor he was most reluctant to fight was taking his side.

‘I believed in you. General Yi Sun-sin. And…’

Another name found on the list.

Cheok Jun-gyeong, called the best swordsman of Goryeo [ancient Korean kingdom]. A famous martial god was taking his side.

As expected, people who use swords know something.

Cheok Jun-gyeong might have wanted to fight him and taken the opposite side.

There were a few other familiar names.

‘Baek Dong-soo… and some other historical martial officials are supporting me. Among the high-ranking deities, is it three?’

Looking only at the high-ranking deities, there were General Yi Sun-sin and Go Ju-mong. And Bari-daegi.

Bari-daegi was a bit unexpected. She had taken his side before, but since she was the founder of shamans, he thought she would definitely strike the Sword Clan.

Samsin Halmi [goddess of childbirth] and Mago Halmi [earth goddess] declared neutrality, saying they could not bear to see children fighting and shedding blood.

If they can’t bear to see blood being shed, they should stop it, why are they declaring neutrality?

Hae Mo-su seemed to be avoiding the hassle and decided to stay out of the fight.

Then the enemies to fight were Dangun Wanggeom, who clearly expressed hostility, and the Three Masters, who had been insulted.

The number of high-ranking deities itself was evenly matched at 4 to 4, including himself. However, compared to Dangun or the Three Masters, this side was a relatively weak deity.

Moreover, Yi Sun-sin said that the other side seemed likely to mobilize some of the high-ranking deities who had not come to the conference hall at that time, so the balance of power was not quite right.

Dohwa was there, but she said she could hold the high-ranking deities back, but not defeat them.

“It seems like we need to balance things out a bit.”

And the absolute number of deities was lacking on this side.

The number of deities in the Jade Emperor Palace was over a hundred, of which 60% followed Dangun Wanggeom, 20% were in the opposition, and the remaining 20% declared neutrality.

This meant that while the high-ranking deities were fighting each other, the ordinary deities could push this side all the way.

That could not be allowed, so to balance the scales, they had no choice but to hire outside mercenaries.

‘If there were other races besides the goblins, they would have been enough…’

Unfortunately, there were no others left on this land besides the goblins.

Yoo Seong-woo returned the tablet to Seo Yeon-jung and pondered for a moment about who to bring in as outside mercenaries.

Deities belonging to other Star God Halls who were friendly to him.

He wanted to bring the Underworld King of Olympus and wipe them all out, but.

He had to give up because Hades would not move for such a thing. Then what was left.

‘After all, there’s only the closest neighborhood. It’s a bit unsettling, but.’

“Who are you thinking of calling in?”

At Dohwa’s question, Yoo Seong-woo smacked his lips and answered.

“I’m thinking of using the Japs [derogatory term for Japanese people]. There are some guys who owe me.”