The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 381

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – 380

The Transfer (4)

If the Christian God does not exist, then the concepts of Heaven and Hell should not exist either.

But demons and angels are openly roaming around…

Yuseong-u sat with his legs crossed and continued speaking calmly.

“Logically, if humans influence the ecology of the gods, then the gods of the most prosperous religions should certainly exist.”

Even Dantalion’s current gothic lolita appearance is a form constructed through the ideological power of humans.

That’s how much human ideological power affects higher-dimensional beings… The non-existence of the gods of the most prosperous religions is impossible.

Then, the conclusion is one thing: It’s not that they don’t exist, but that they exist and haven’t revealed themselves.

“…Does that mean the Ascendant Church Leader is Jesus, Jehovah, and Allah, and in the past, as a human, he created a barrier separating God and humans?”

“That’s likely the case.”

“That’s absurd. Even though the number of believers has decreased, it’s still the religion with the most believers, right? How much divinity have they accumulated since the past…”

Medeia’s expression hardened. If the enemy they were about to face was truly from the Abrahamic faiths, they would be an unprecedentedly powerful foe.

Just Christianity and Islam combined have well over 3 billion believers.

Even though the population has decreased a lot now, and many believers have left, more than half of them must still remain.

Truly, an existence outside the norm.

“He must have established the Ascendant Church based on that divinity. It’s not easy to bring strong individuals from other dimensions.”

It would be good if we could extract more information about the Ascendant Church from the guys we’ve defeated so far.

We’ve heard everything we could from Dantalion, the former bishop of the Ascendant Church.

Even she hadn’t figured out the Ascendant Church Leader’s identity.

“…Probably soon, the Ascendant Church Leader will visit. I told him to come in person if he wanted to see my face.”

“…Let’s ask this first, do you have a way to deal with such a powerful enemy? You.”

“There’s no clear method.”

Back when he was a mercenary, he wouldn’t have recklessly jumped in without information.

But now, there was no time to consider such things. Information was meaningless unless it was a weakness.

He would just confront them with everything he had built up until now. Cutting them down—that’s what he was best at, wasn’t it?

However, Yuseong-u’s nonchalant words didn’t sit well with the others. If the Ascendant Church Leader really possessed the power of billions of believers, the chances of the Sword Fraternity winning were close to zero.

It was different from the Jade Emperor Palace [a powerful mythological organization from Chinese folklore].

The Korean Peninsula had a population of less than 100 million, and its mythology was lacking.

The power of God is the power of faith.

Divinity varies depending on how many people believe.

“Oh, this is driving me crazy…”

“Oh my, haha, your Korean has become quite fluent now.”

Yuseong-u said with a smile and stood up from his seat.

Then, he looked around at everyone.

“The basic framework doesn’t change. Protect the Sword Fraternity with all your might until I cut down the Ascendant Church Leader and return. …Or maybe I won’t be able to return…”

“Why are you saying such things before we even fight, making us uneasy?”

“Because the enemy is that strong. Of course, I’ll be the one to win in the end.”

In the end, he would be the one to win.

Yuseong-u declared.

* * *

“…The master of the Sword Fraternity has made a foolish choice. Father, if you grant me the heavenly army, I will personally punish the Sword Fraternity.”

“Michael, how can you be so rash when you sit in the position of Archangel? Didn’t you see his power firsthand? Even if you lead the heavenly army to the ground, are you sure you can kill him?”

“…”

Michael bit his lip.

Having experienced Yuseong-u’s power head-on, he wasn’t sure if he could defeat him even if he led the heavenly army.

A small doubt.

Even with the power given to him by his father, the Ascendant Church Leader, he didn’t think he could win.

The Ascendant Church Leader, shadowed by the backlight, looked down at the kneeling Michael and said.

“The seed of doubt has sprouted.”

At the Ascendant Church Leader’s words, Michael immediately slammed his head on the floor.

He repeatedly banged his head, drawing blood, and said.

“I’m sorry! Father! I’m sorry! I harbored thoughts I shouldn’t have! Please forgive me!”

“Raise your head. I will forgive you this time. We must descend to the ground soon…”

The Ascendant Church Leader, who had been sitting in his chair, stood up. It was a small gesture, but it was so powerful that it felt like an entire world was moving.

And no divinity failed to sense that movement.

With the Ascendant Church Leader’s movement, all the sacred shrines around the world sensed a time of upheaval. Something ominous was moving.

“Then, let’s take a trip to the ground for the first time in a while, my son.”

* * *

The first to sense the anomaly was Yuseong-u. Sitting in his seat and drinking coffee, Yuseong-u slowly opened his eyes and raised his head.

Ilsaeng also sensed it, bursting out on his own and clenching his fists tightly.

The door burst open, and people came in. They were the ones who realized that something was happening in the high sky.

“You felt it too, right?! Just now, in the sky…”

“…Run, we have to run!”

“C, Captain, what on earth is moving?”

It was just a small movement, but it frightened the divinities.

Anxiety filled Medeia’s eyes, and Dowa rolled her eyes around, saying they had to run away.

Veronica feared an unknown enemy.

Yuseong-u, who was alone and calm among them, put down his coffee cup and released his energy, filling the room.

As the warm energy enveloped them, the three finally calmed down from their anxiety.

“Everyone, calm down.”

“H, how can you tell us to calm down?! I’ve prepared all the defenses, but what on earth is…”

Medeia felt like tearing her hair out.

For now, as Yuseong-u had said, all preparations were complete, just like before the war with the Jade Emperor Palace.

This time, they had plenty of time, so they poured everything into it.

They entered a special abyss and completely cleared out an entire area, raising their skills and adjusting their condition.

Everyone in the Sword Fraternity prepared for war. There were also many divers who could no longer be ranked by grade.

“It’s unfortunate that we have to go to war again, even though it hasn’t been long since the last war.”

“…It must be the fate of those with many enemies. You should have been moderate.”

Medeia laughed hollowly.

The memory of going to Olympus with him felt like just yesterday.

She didn’t know how many times she had told Yuseong-u that he was crazy back then.

Yuseong-u would be the first to think of single-handedly cutting down all of Olympus.

But he eventually did it.

He single-handedly cut down the great hero Heracles and even cut down Fate, who had taken over Jeremiah’s body.

Jeremiah, who was a bit far away and arrived late, saw the situation in the room and nodded.

She was surprisingly calm. After being possessed by Fate, she retained Fate’s divinity in her body, giving her the ability to glimpse the future.

She couldn’t see the future regarding Yuseong-u, but she knew that this day would come, so she was quick to pull herself together.

“I will prepare.”

“Yes. Send out the calls. I will tell them myself.”

He had discussed it with Jeremiah in advance: to send out calls to other sacred shrines the moment it began.

They wouldn’t willingly help the Sword Fraternity, but they wouldn’t *not* help, knowing that the Ascendant Church’s clutches would reach them after the Sword Fraternity.

If possible, they would want to end it in the Sword Fraternity rather than their own land.

Besides, Yuseong-u had bet everything on the Sword Fraternity. He had even put himself on the line.

There would be no gods who wouldn’t be moved.

Yuseong-u kicked everyone out of the room and accepted the requests for audience from those who had come to see him.

It hadn’t been long since he sent out the calls.

Various doors sprang up from all over the office: black holes leading to hell and small torii gates [traditional Japanese gates found at Shinto shrines].

Mysterious passages made of woven branches.

Each was a passage connected to Olympus [home of the Greek gods], Takamagahara [home of the Japanese gods], and Asgard [home of the Norse gods].

There were a few other places he had contacted, but there was no response.

The Jade Emperor Palace was currently very busy with the aftermath, and the Classic of Mountains and Seas [a compilation of Chinese myths and geography] must have been busy touring the continent.

The gods who came as representatives walked out of each passage.

“It’s been a while, Master of the Sword Fraternity. You’ve become even stronger in the meantime!”

The smiling man was Loki, a god of Norse mythology.

“Hmph, to think that the energy I just felt was heading towards the Sword Fraternity. This is a very big deal?”

Walking out of the passage to hell was Persephone, who was on friendly terms with him.

“It’s been a while, brother! I never thought the day would come when we would face each other on the ground.”

The god who appeared from the torii gate was Tsukuyomi, one of the three nobles of Takamagahara.

All three were existences worthy of being called great gods.

Yuseong-u looked at each of their faces once and said.

“Please, have a seat.”

Yuseong-u sat the three down and personally made them coffee. It wasn’t anything fancy, just instant coffee that you could make by pouring hot water.

Still, the three didn’t complain, as the sweet and bitter instant coffee seemed to suit their tastes quite well.

The first to speak was Loki.

“I didn’t think that the master of the Sword Fraternity, who has been taking an independent route until now, would reach out to other sacred shrines.”

“Is that so? I tend to consider gains and losses quite a bit. I can grab anyone’s hand if necessary.”

He had already made a contract with a demon. Yuseong-u calmly retorted and looked at Loki.

His attitude was very different from when they first met. You could say that the position makes the person.

Perhaps Loki was also very different from back then and was quite embarrassed.

Still, he was such a bat-like guy [unpredictable and opportunistic] that he seemed to have already adapted.

“Then let’s get straight to the point. The reason I called you here is because I want to entrust the protection of the Sword Fraternity to you. I have such a powerful enemy in front of me that I want to gather all the power I can draw on.”

“Huhu, you’re not a war maniac. Why do you have so many enemies?”

“…You can say that again.”

*What good is all this?*

Yuseong-u lamented, but he didn’t regret it. He had confidence in the path he had walked.

Tsukuyomi said with a smile.

“Brother, I will gladly help. Aren’t we those who are together under his protection? He will also gladly help you.”

“Thank you, Tsukuyomi. If you all help, the Sword Fraternity will be able to overcome the ordeal safely.”

As expected, Tsukuyomi stepped forward as a reliable ally.

Was he still very disappointed that he couldn’t participate in the battle against the Jade Emperor Palace?

Loki said.

“But the master of the Sword Fraternity wouldn’t be asking for help for free, would he?”

*Why wasn’t it coming out?*