The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 46

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 46

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully Episode 46

Divination

“Out of my way! How dare a ghost in human skin enter this sacred hall, brazenly crossing the line!”

Sitting in the room, wearing a white conical hat and dressed in shamanic robes, the woman shouted at Yoo Seong-woo as he entered.

Suddenly being called a demon, Yoo Seong-woo frowned and looked at Kim Yoon-ju, the Heavenly Cloud Fairy, who claimed to have the celestial spirit within her.

She seemed to be just over twenty years old, yet she was an A-class diver [a high-ranking explorer of dungeons or ‘abysses’] and a shaman.

“I’m a demon?”

“Yes, you are! How dare you wear a human mask and commit so many acts of slaughter!”

“Hmm.”

Yoo Seong-woo understood her reaction and was convinced that Kim Yoon-ju’s eyes were genuine.

He believed that the number of lives he had taken was countless.

Whether they were monsters or humans.

He had killed so many that if their vengeful spirits were wandering around him, Kim Yoon-ju’s reaction was understandable.

However, understanding was one thing, and the way she treated a guest was another.

He was a human, not a demon.

He casually plopped down on the cushion prepared in front of Kim Yoon-ju and opened his mouth.

“Don’t sit there! Get out!”

“That’s debatable. I’m a person, so why should I be called a demon? I simply came to get my fortune told.”

“A demon pretending to be human, asking for a fortune? The Heavenly God commands you to leave at once!”

Kim Yoon-ju’s eyes, which continued to shout, glowed with a subtle golden light.

It was definitely the Divine Eye [a mystical ability to perceive true nature].

He confirmed that she was looking at him with the eyes of a god, emanating a unique energy, and said,

“I’ve saved more people than I’ve killed, so I don’t know if you can say that. I won’t do anything, so just tell me my fortune.”

“I said get out!”

At Kim Yoon-ju’s shout, Yoo Seong-woo narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

Meeting his blood-red, chilling gaze, she flinched involuntarily and lowered her eyes.

“The hospitality is terrible. I heard you were famous for your heavenly powers, but all I find is a senile shaman who’s just young.”

Yoo Seong-woo spat out those words and got up from his seat.

Then, a gust of wind blew, and the door of the room where they were sitting opened.

The colorful cloths hanging in the hallway were swept away by the sudden gust.

The candles went out all at once and then lit up again.

Unaffected by the bizarre phenomenon, Yoo Seong-woo was about to leave when a voice came from behind.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

The voice had changed.

It was not Kim Yoon-ju’s high-pitched tone but a kind, middle-aged man’s voice.

Turning around to look at Kim Yoon-ju, she was covering her face with a folding fan in her hand.

‘…Divine Descent [when a god temporarily inhabits a human body]?’

I came to get my fortune told, but the shaman didn’t tell my fortune….

Suddenly, a god descended.

There were no signs of Divine Descent.

Yoo Seong-woo tensed up and sat back down.

“Did the Heavenly God come to see my fortune directly? This is truly an honor.”

“This child is lacking and only believes what she sees, so I will make her apologize. I almost missed a distinguished guest.”

“A distinguished guest….”

As expected, the gods have a different eye.

It was much better than the reckless shaman who had driven him away as a demon.

“Since I’m having my fortune told by a god, do I have to pay more?”

“There’s no need for that. It’s enough just to know of your existence.”

“My existence?”

“Yes. That tragic life that cannot be fully read. Twisted and twisted, that strangeness that even defies the heavens is not something one can easily see.”

Yoo Seong-woo crossed his arms and nodded at the words of Kim Yoon-ju, or rather, the one who appeared to be the Heavenly God.

“It doesn’t seem like a lie.”

Yoo-wol had said something similar to the Heavenly God. If they both saw the same thing, then the Heavenly God’s words were not entirely wrong.

After finishing the cross-examination in his head, Yoo Seong-woo looked at the Heavenly God.

The eyes revealed above the unfolded folding fan were folded like crescent moons, smiling.

“If you’ve seen the past, you can probably read the future to some extent. You probably know what I’m trying to do.”

“I know. What you’re trying to do. There’s no need to try so hard to find something. Everything will be connected to you.”

“I don’t have to try hard?”

“Yes. Ascension is what all things have desired since the past… The things you are waiting for will also gradually reveal themselves, so you don’t have to be anxious.”

“Since the past, that means there have been ascenders on this land since the past.”

“You could say that. Well, then, the allotted time is slowly running out. It was a beneficial meeting. Oh, you who have the name of a star.”

The Heavenly God, who had uttered those last words, snapped the unfolded folding fan shut.

At that moment, the strange power that had filled the room disappeared.

The energy, which disappeared in an instant as if nothing had happened, vanished like a midsummer night’s dream.

At the same time, Kim Yoon-ju’s body fell backward and then suddenly stood up, looking at Yoo Seong-woo.

Then, she immediately got up from her seat and bowed her head to Yoo Seong-woo.

“I, I didn’t recognize the distinguished guest… I have committed a great rudeness. I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!”

Whether she had been scolded by the Heavenly God in the meantime, Kim Yoon-ju lay flat on the ground and begged Yoo Seong-woo for forgiveness.

Yoo Seong-woo, without batting an eye at her attitude, said nonchalantly.

“It wasn’t you who told my fortune, but the god inside you, so you have to refund me, of course, and compensate me four times the amount as a penalty.”

“I, I will do that.”

“And don’t tell anyone about this. If it comes to my ears from someone else’s mouth, the Five Colors Shaman Association [a powerful shamanic organization] and everything else will be destroyed.”

“I understand!”

Yoo Seong-woo, who had finished the compensation and threats, got up from his seat and left the room.

Kim Yoon-ju did not move, lying flat on the floor until he left the room.

That was how much she feared Yoo Seong-woo and the words of the Heavenly God.

Passing through the long corridor again and heading to the waiting room in the annex, he was greeted by those who had been waiting.

“Have you returned? Did you hear good words?”

“She was good. So I decided to get a refund.”

“……Yes?”

Seo Yeon-jung tilted her head, not understanding what Yoo Seong-woo was saying.

Ding.

Then, she took out her smartphone from her hiking clothes pocket and checked it when she heard it ringing.

“……It’s not just a refund, is it?”

“I got a little compensation too. Let’s go sightseeing in Seoul now that we’re here.”

“Wow! Sightseeing!”

“Are we going down now? What about the future sight of humans?”

Nox, who had woken up at some point, was excited, and Yoo-wol asked.

Yoo Seong-woo shrugged his shoulders slightly and did not give a detailed answer.

Anyway, from now on, it’s a fun trip to Seoul.

No, it was supposed to be a fun trip to Seoul.

“So this is what it meant.”

A huge abyss opened in Hongdae [a popular district in Seoul], where they had gone to look around for a while.

While walking around, leisurely looking at how much Seoul had changed, a black hole suddenly opened before their eyes.

The alarm siren rang through the streets of Hongdae, and people fled in panic.

Even though quite a bit of time had passed since the appearance of the abyss, the dark hole opening before their eyes was enough to evoke fear and disgust.

“Yoo-wol, you take Nox and Seo Yeon-jung to evacuate. I’ll go inside the abyss.”

“Can’t I go with you?”

“I’m saying that because I can’t gauge what’s inside. With this size and energy, it’ll easily be a Class 1 [a high-threat level dungeon].”

“……I understand. We’ll be evacuated.”

“Okay. I’m counting on you.”

At the word ‘counting on you,’ Yoo-wol twitched her lips and headed to the nearby shelter with Seo Yeon-jung and Nox.

And Yoo Seong-woo stretched once and muttered.

“I’ve been playing too much lately.”

My body is a little heavy.

Simple exercise would be perfect to relieve this feeling.

Besides, if it’s an abyss like this, I can quickly attack it without anyone saying anything.

There will also be reconnaissance time for the attack, so it won’t be too difficult to wipe out the boss within that time.

After finishing the simple calculation in his head, he mixed in with the fleeing people, suppressing his presence, and moved his steps into the abyss.

* * *

“Damn it, why Hongdae of all places?”

Min Cheong-woon, the master of the Taengcheon Guild [a powerful guild of divers], was racking his brains over the suddenly appearing abyss.

“Judging from the current size of the abyss, it seems to be a large abyss equivalent to Class 1. The exact thing will come out when the energy output comes out… I just got a call. The energy output is definitely Class 1.”

“Damn it. It’s not an emergency, and if it’s in Seoul, we have to solve it without exception.”

“Should we contact other guilds for now? Like the Bonkuk Sword Society or the Five Colors Shaman Association.”

“……No, it’s okay. Let’s go with just us. Organize a reconnaissance team with A-class or higher and send them once.”

“I understand. What’s next?”

“I’ll go myself. I need to let them know clearly on this occasion. Who is the strongest in Korea.”

“I understand. I’ll do that.”

As the guild master of Taengcheon and the guild that protects Seoul, Min Cheong-woon decided to move himself.

Besides, the time has come to test the new power he has gained this time.

What he sacrificed to gain this power was not small, but with this power alone, he could aim for Korea, no, even the world.

Min Cheong-woon thought so and clenched his fist tightly and got up from his seat.

Taengcheon’s sortie [military term for a sudden attack].

* * *

Sigh, ha.

Sigh, ha.

A forest full of phytoncides [airborne chemicals produced by plants].

Sunlight came down through the leaves, and the shadows of the leaves flickered, but all that could be felt was coldness.

Taking a deep breath in and out, the fishy smell coming through the nasal cavity stung the nose.

A familiar fishy smell.

There was no need to say why it was familiar. It was because the fishy smell of the lake was mixed with the smell of blood.

“……I didn’t see anyone being sucked into the abyss.”

The abyss that came in this time was different from the one I experienced last time.

It didn’t suck people in, it just quietly revealed its appearance.

As if to represent the heart of the being with the heart of the abyss.

If the abyss I entered at that time was full of lizardmen running around and rampaging, this place was strangely quiet.

‘A lake in the forest.’

Only uneasy thoughts come to mind.

This was because quiet guys were usually more dangerous and crazier than noisy guys.

Noisy guys at least appeal that I’m here, but quiet guys don’t budge until they fall into their trap.

So, in other words, the owner of the core will not move until Yoo Seong-woo puts his feet into the trap he has laid out himself.

‘But I have no choice but to go.’

If I drag it out too long, other guys will come.

Yoo Seong-woo strode into the forest where no animal sounds or insect sounds could be heard.

The owner of the heart will be at the source of the fishy smell, so the direction is a straight line.

He pulled out Ilsaeng [his sword] in one hand and cut down the trees that were in the way.

It was a tip he got from another world, as he would end up going around and around if he went around the trees in a place like this for no reason.

The fastest and best way to get through a maze is to break down the walls and go straight!