The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 41

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 41

Luna (2)

“The fate of the world? Isn’t that a bit grandiose?”

“Not at all. Do you think I would have come all this way to find you, Seong-woo, for nothing?”

Yoo Seong-woo simply wanted to satisfy his curiosity by seeking answers through the Moon Gate.

He never imagined it would be connected to the fate of the world.

To his thoughts, Yoo-wol made an X with her hands and continued.

“Fate changes, but the flow continues… Actually, I used the Moon Gate to hear a prophecy. I glimpsed a bit of Seong-woo’s future.”

“And what was the result?”

“…It was an answer where countless fates overlapped, making it impossible to grasp. It was the first time I’ve heard an answer where life and death existed simultaneously.”

“What does that mean?”

As Yoo Seong-woo showed his annoyance, as if telling her to get to the point, Yoo-wol tilted her head slightly and said,

“Doesn’t it mean you’re an existence with the power to… reverse your own fate?”

“Why the question mark?”

“It’s the first Moon Gate I’ve ever heard of, too. To be able to choose a crossed fate with your own power…”

“That doesn’t sound like much of anything…”

Yoo Seong-woo didn’t believe in predetermined fate.

Therefore, he didn’t think the Moon Gate’s ability to foresee prophecies actually read the future.

Luna, the god of the Towol tribe, who is the subject of the ‘Moon Gate,’ possesses an ‘omniscient’ divine status.

He thought it was deriving the most likely ‘conclusion’ after reading and analyzing the flow of the situation.

If a person’s fate was predetermined, life would be nothing more than a terribly boring game board.

“So, when can we use the Moon Gate?”

“Would a week from now be alright? I’ll prepare the Moon ritual. I’ll gather some offerings, too.”

“Ah, right. Jiwoo, you know that crown from before?”

“Uh, yeah.”

“Give it to her as an offering. It’s useless anyway.”

“Ah, okay.”

“Then that’s enough about the Moon Gate.”

All that’s left is about the ‘Ascendant.’ Yoo Seong-woo looked back and forth between Yoo Jiwoo and Yoo-wol before opening his mouth.

“Have you guys ever heard of ‘Ascendants’?”

“No, I haven’t.”

“It’s my first time hearing about it.”

“Then gather information about the Ascendants from now on. Maybe those Ascendants will be the clue to solving the Abyss.”

“Solve the Abyss?”

“Yeah. The guy I met this time was a demonic sword named ‘Zeron.’ It’s a demonic sword that I shattered when I was in another world, but for some reason, it was in the land of the Towol tribe. So I smashed it again.”

Yoo Seong-woo briefly explained what happened in the land of the Towol tribe.

About Renoir and the demonic sword Zeron he was holding.

The two listened to Yoo Seong-woo’s words, nodding their heads.

“Zeron called himself an Ascendant. Whether the sword’s ego had become too strong, it said it was chosen. It seems that the chosen ones are called Ascendants.”

“So, the information about the Ascendants…”

“And I think that Ascendant is also related to Nox’s case.”

At his words, the gazes of the two sitting there turned to Nox.

Nox, who was picking up snacks, blinked his eyes at the attention and tilted his head.

“Why Nox?”

“Think about the ecology of the Abyss, the City of Eternal Night. It was a place where no life existed. Even the vampires were undead, a land of death. But how could a dragon like Nox be there?”

Azaha couldn’t have caught him.

Then the remaining hypothesis is that someone else caught him and gave him to Azaha.

Azaha was seeking to raise his status as an ‘Ascendant.’

Using Nox’s power.

Azaha wouldn’t have had that much power without Nox, so it doesn’t make sense that Azaha kidnapped him.

“I think there’s a separate being creating the Abyss. I don’t know what the purpose is… but the Ascendant would be part of the purpose.”

“So, if we investigate the Ascendant, we can find out who kidnapped Nox?”

“Yeah. But as soon as you think it’s dangerous, pull back. The identity is someone who can cross dimensions and kidnap dragons. Choosing an Ascendant means having a greater power than the Ascendant.”

Yoo Seong-woo repeatedly emphasized to gather only the information they could gather.

It would be meaningless to touch something they shouldn’t have and end up dying.

Yoo Seong-woo, who had concluded the conversation, stretched and said.

“Then let’s eat.”

Dinner is a major matter.

And a week passed.

* * *

“This way.”

A week later, Yoo Seong-woo heard that the Moon Gate was ready and headed downstairs.

“Nice house.”

“Is it? It wasn’t that expensive.”

‘This guy’s sense of money is not normal either.’

He heard that he had liquidated all the Towol tribe’s assets and immigrated to Korea.

The assets that the Towol tribe had earned through the Moon Gate and various businesses for several years would be enormous, so even a house worth billions would be a small expense for Yoo-wol.

Maybe he has more money than Meteor Industry.

“The Moon Gate ritual we’re going to perform this time is special. Usually, the Moon Gate is an ability that only the Towol tribe can hear, but we will temporarily implant it into Seong-woo.”

Yoo-wol led him to the inner bedroom.

The bedroom with a large window showed the brightly lit moon very well.

Today is the day of the full moon.

The energy of the moon was more abundant than ever.

The night sky seen through the window was clear without a single cloud, and only the light of the full moon filled the sky.

Yoo Seong-woo, who seemed to be mesmerized by the sight of the large full moon for a moment, turned his head to Yoo-wol.

“Please lie down here comfortably.”

“On the bed?”

“Yes.”

Yoo Seong-woo flopped down on the bed as Yoo-wol said.

The king-size wide bed seemed to have enough room for four people to lie down.

The mattress was soft, and the sheets were also soft, giving the sensation of sinking into the deep sea.

‘A bed that’s not good for the back.’

Yoo Seong-woo left such a short review and rolled his eyes to look at Yoo-wol sitting next to him.

“What should I do now?”

“Close your eyes and focus on the ritual. It’s good to think of the moon.”

At her words, Yoo Seong-woo put his hands on his chest and closed his eyes.

And concentrate on his consciousness.

What he imagines in his head is the big full moon he just saw through the window.

As he concentrated his mind like that, he felt weight on his stomach, and a soft sensation touched his forehead.

Something, a fluffy feeling like fur.

When Yoo Seong-woo slightly opened one eye, he saw Yoo-wol’s face nearby.

Quietly closed eyes and flowing hair.

Her fluffy ears came down and touched his forehead.

“Focus.”

Yoo-wol mutters without even opening her eyes.

At her words, Yoo Seong-woo closed his eyes again and focused his mind.

After concentrating for a while, Yoo Seong-woo felt his consciousness flowing somewhere.

A gradually blurring mind.

It was a distinctly different sensation from falling asleep, so Yoo Seong-woo tried not to let go of his consciousness.

But at some point, his body didn’t move, and he realized that his body was floating.

When he slowly opened his eyes, it was not Yoo-wol’s bedroom.

Looking around, there was only pitch-black darkness.

Shining things were densely packed in the darkness, and flowing galaxies formed a large river.

And when he turned his head towards the place where the biggest light was shining, a blue star came into view.

“…Spectacular.”

A round, blue star full of life.

What he sees now is definitely Earth.

Then, looking down at his feet, a pure white land came into view.

The barren land where no life can be seen is chillingly cold.

“…Then here is.”

The moon, the moon he saw through the window.

He got up from his seat and wiggled his toes.

The clear sensation told him that it was not a complete dream.

‘It’s not reality, but there is sensation.’

Should I say it’s rough?

Should I say it’s hard?

Feeling the sensation on the soles of his feet, he moved to a place where he could see the Earth well.

As he sat on a small hill and looked at the Earth, he suddenly made a friend.

It meant that there was a presence that suddenly appeared next to him.

Yoo Seong-woo, who glanced at the presence that appeared without any sign, opened his mouth first.

“You must be Luna. The god of the Towol tribe.”

“The Towol tribe calls me that. But there are many names that call me. Call me whatever you like.”

“Well… Selene or Diana? Artemis? Tsukuyomi or Chandra? Is there more?”

“You know very well. You seem to have some knowledge of divinity and divinity.”

“The name Luna is also a name derived from mythology on Earth.”

A god is called by many names.

The difference in perception that occurs when many beings worship one being.

The being in front of him now said that all those things were himself.

Silver-white hair like the Towol tribe with a length that drags on the floor, neither long nor short height.

A pure white dress that comes to the knees and a dazzlingly white bare skin.

A flat body and outstanding features.

If there is anything special, the pupils were close to gray.

No matter how you look at it, it was not his true form, but a doppelganger temporarily formed for conversation.

He must have thought that it was difficult for human perception to face ‘God.’

“You came to me because you have something you want to ask. My senses are saying that.”

“It’s natural for humans to seek God to find answers. Then I’ll cut to the chase and ask. What the hell is an Ascendant?”

“Ascendants, I can only give you a vague answer. They have existed since ancient times… those who seek to achieve status, those who seek to go higher, those who seek to reach the summit… in a sense, you are also an Ascendant.”

“I’m an Ascendant?”

“Yes. Didn’t you go to another world and cut down the god there? It was a low-level lower divinity that didn’t know how wide the universe was, but a god is a god. You would have been given the qualification to ascend.”

“I don’t know…”

Qualification to ascend?

Those who seek to achieve status?

It was full of things that I couldn’t understand because I didn’t have enough information yet.

As I looked at him with the intention of giving out a little more information, Luna smiled softly.

“Evolution is the instinct of life. The desire to go to a higher place. Ascendants refer to those who are ready to go to a higher place.”

“…Those bastards?”

Yoo Seong-woo recalled the three beings he had met.

The first is Sanwang.

The second is Azaha.

The third is Zeron.

It’s ridiculous that those guys are the ones who are ready to achieve divinity.

It’s nothing more than a sign that the world is about to end.

Luna, who understood the meaning of Yoo Seong-woo’s words, pouted her lips and closed her eyes.

As I quietly watched her expression as if she had recalled something she didn’t like, Luna soon said.

“Those you faced are not legitimate Ascendants. They are just unfair people who have gained the foundation for ascension by other divinities.”

“Is that what Zeron was talking about when he said choice?”

“It’s a kind of game for them. Putting forward their agents to see who reaches divinity the fastest, something like that. It’s something I don’t like.”

At Luna’s answer, Yoo Seong-woo pondered for a moment before opening his mouth.

“…Is there a way to kill those bastards?”