The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 5

Swordmaster Wants a Peaceful Life – Episode 5

Swordmaster Wants a Peaceful Life 5

The Peace Regained (2)

Visiting the Awakened Registration Center in Jung-gu, next to the Sehyun City Hall, Yoo Seong-woo spoke to the staff at the center’s counter.

“Please present your ID.”

“Here.”

Yoo Seong-woo handed over his newly issued resident registration card.

A moment later, the staff handed him a document containing his personal information and said,

“Please wait, and come when you are called.”

Yoo Seong-woo nodded and sat in the waiting room of the quiet Awakened Registration Center, waiting for his name to be called.

While waiting, others were called in and out, each with a different expression.

Some looked tearful, others were smiling.

The reason for people’s varied reactions was their judgment grade. Currently, it was the Age of the Abyss.

After awakening [gaining special abilities], receiving a high grade was like starting on a different starting line than others.

That’s why the gloomy faces were those who were sad because they didn’t receive a high grade.

Those who were smiling wore the expressions of victors because they were on a faster starting line than others.

‘Haaam.’

Yoo Seong-woo yawned and examined their faces, soon realizing it was futile.

Awakened. Wasn’t that a term for those who gained special powers for some reason?

In other words, it meant that the power was not built up by themselves.

In contrast, Yoo Seong-woo had built a tower of ‘skill’ from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

“Yoo Seong-woo-nim!”

“Yes.”

And not long after, Yoo Seong-woo’s name was called.

Yoo Seong-woo yawned widely, got up from his seat, and walked over.

Registering as an Awakened was not a complicated procedure. First, a physical examination.

“You’re very tall. 191cm and 120kg…….”

There were no problems with hearing or eyesight either.

After the physical examination, he underwent a basic aptitude test.

It was a one-on-one question and answer session with the examiner.

“If an old man is struggling to climb a hill, pulling a cart full of waste paper, what would you do?”

“It could be a monster in disguise, so I would pass by without letting my guard down.”

“……A child is crying in the middle of the street. What would you do?”

“The crying sound may have special magical measures, so I will take protective measures before approaching.”

“……If you find a bundle of money on the street?”

“Ignore it, it might be a trap.”

Similar Q&A continued afterward.

The examiner wrote down ‘excessive caution’ on Yoo Seong-woo’s evaluation sheet.

Since he had already announced that he was a returnee [someone who has returned from another world or dimension], he was judged to have the unique temperament of returnees, and the aptitude test was safely passed.

Finally, there was a capability test for grade determination. These were similar to the measurements taken underground at Meteor Industries, so he finished the measurement without difficulty.

But unlike then, he adjusted his power appropriately.

This was because Yoo Ji-woo had said that if he was judged as an S-class Diver [a high-ranking explorer of the Abyss], reporters and scouts to recruit new Divers would flock to him.

“Measurement complete. The final grade is D.”

“That’s appropriate.”

Yoo Seong-woo, who received the grade evaluation table, said that.

The staff who handed over the evaluation table tilted their heads. Usually, when people received a D grade, they either cried or sighed.

Yoo Seong-woo in front of them accepted the evaluation table as if he didn’t care and left.

Afterward, if you submit the evaluation table to the counter, they will issue a Diver’s license based on the evaluation table.

“Here is your Diver’s license. Congratulations on becoming an honorable explorer of the Abyss!”

“Thank you.”

He took the license, which was a square card like an ID card, and held it up to the light.

The semi-transparent light green license, made of some kind of material, emitted a dim light.

A photo of him with unkempt hair and the three letters of his name, Yoo Seong-woo, were engraved in white, and next to it, the alphabet ‘D’ was written in large letters.

“An honorable explorer of the Abyss, huh.”

Well said.

He knew very well what the result of fighting, fighting, and fighting monsters would be.

“You can’t call that honor.”

He chuckled and put the license in his pocket, and then he heard someone calling him.

“Yoo Seong-woo-ssi? [Mr. Yoo Seong-woo?]”

“Ah. Secretary.”

“Seo Yeon-jung, here.”

“What about your sister?”

“I came with instructions to take Yoo Seong-woo-ssi home.”

That worked out well.

Yoo Seong-woo had taken a taxi to the Awakened Center, but he no longer needed to catch a taxi separately on the way back.

It was the first time a taxi had come to him, but he boarded Seo Yeon-jung’s car without hesitation.

The large black SUV he had ridden in before.

As he fastened his seat belt and closed his eyes to the sensation of the soft seat, all he could hear was the engine sound of the car.

After driving for a while, Yoo Seong-woo opened his mouth.

“You seem uneasy.”

Even with his eyes closed, Yoo Seong-woo noticed Seo Yeon-jung’s unease.

The air was sensitively vibrating, and Seo Yeon-jung’s back was sweating.

It was a kind of habit.

It was to grasp the state by receiving auditory and tactile information about the things around him.

He didn’t think that Seo Yeon-jung had come to pick him up for no reason.

The way home wasn’t that difficult, and he was going to take a taxi anyway.

The fact that Seo Yeon-jung was personally escorting him home meant that something was definitely going on.

“Is something wrong?”

“……It’s nothing Yoo Seong-woo-ssi needs to worry about.”

“Tell me. What’s wrong?”

A serious voice.

Seo Yeon-jung realized that Yoo Seong-woo wasn’t just saying things.

“If it’s something related to my sister, I need to know too. What’s going on?”

Seo Yeon-jung hesitated for a moment.

What she was instructed by Yoo Ji-woo was to escort Yoo Seong-woo from his home until the matter was resolved.

So, she wondered if she could presumptuously bring up the story.

But only for a moment, Seo Yeon-jung opened her mouth.

Judging from Yoo Seong-woo’s physical ability figures that Yoo Ji-woo had shared, she judged that he might be able to help with this matter.

No, Yoo Seong-woo’s energy made her judge so.

The spirit emanating from him was extraordinary even to her, who was an ordinary person.

“The CEO is currently heading to the Abyss urgently. A research team was stranded inside the Abyss, and a rescue team was dispatched, but the rescue team was also stranded.”

“……Stranded, huh.”

“The CEO is forming a new rescue team centered around her, but she sent me to Yoo Seong-woo-ssi, worried that friction would occur in the process of taking advantage of the gap when she is not there.”

“What do you mean by friction?”

“It’s friction with other companies. Meteor Industries is a rapidly growing company with many enemies…….”

“Hmm.”

Yoo Seong-woo seemed to be contemplating for a moment, and then he said to Seo Yeon-jung.

“Let’s go there.”

“……Understood.”

Like a needle goes where the thread goes.

Where there is a sister, there is an older brother.

Yoo Seong-woo goes where there is barbarism and violence.

* * *

The place where Seo Yeon-jung’s car arrived was the northeastern outskirts of Sehyun City.

In the middle of an empty lot surrounded by forests, a large black hole was pierced, and the wind rushing out from there wrapped around those surrounding it.

“CEO!”

“Why did you bring your brother?”

A black SUV stopped in front of the empty lot, and Seo Yeon-jung and Yoo Seong-woo got out of the car.

Yoo Ji-woo, who was standing among the people, slightly relaxed her hardened expression when she saw the two.

“What’s with that look?”

Yoo Seong-woo asked.

Yoo Ji-woo was wearing a flowing white robe instead of her usual suit, and inside she was wearing clothes that looked like latex material.

It was no wonder that he was wondering, since she had a staff and a dagger that came up to her waist.

“My combat gear. I told you to take him home, why did you bring him?”

She answered lightly, her gaze turned to Seo Yeon-jung.

She bowed her head deeply and said.

“I’m sorry.”

“I told her to go. I heard you were in trouble.”

“……It’s my business, not my brother’s. I have to take responsibility for what happened under me.”

She was a model of a great boss.

But Yoo Seong-woo could see the anxiety passing through her face.

A reasonable anxiety that follows those who stand above. Moreover, it was the fear of having to reach into the unknown.

Yoo Seong-woo, who had encountered and presented such fears countless times, knew it very well.

He then turned his head towards the Abyss in front of the people.

A pitch-black hole.

A crack in the dimension where you can’t know an inch ahead.

The hole of the abyss connected to another world seemed to be licking its tongue as if to say come in quickly.

That was clearly no different from a monster’s maw.

That’s how Yoo Seong-woo finished grasping the situation and muttered.

“That’s a kind of dungeon.”

Except for the fact that it was connected to another dimension, it was similar to the dungeons in the other world he had been in.

A creature named labyrinth that changes its appearance from time to time and seduces and devours people.

“How many people are trapped inside?”

“Four researchers, two guards. Five people who went in as a rescue team…….”

“Then we don’t have much time.”

At Yoo Ji-woo’s words, Yoo Seong-woo calmly stretched out his arms and loosened his body.

As if he was going to enter the Abyss, Yoo Ji-woo said.

“Are you going in too, brother?”

“Do you think I’d leave you alone?”

“You’ve never been in the Abyss before.”

“Certainly. But I have experience living in something similar.”

Yoo Seong-woo, recalling the memory of suffering in the dungeon for several months to get the necessary items, took a long breath.

And this was a good opportunity.

He hadn’t shown Yoo Ji-woo his power yet.

It seemed like a good warm-up.

He had rested well since returning to Earth, so he had to earn his keep.

If things got out of hand and something happened to Yoo Ji-woo, he wouldn’t be able to rest peacefully.

“Let’s go.”

Yoo Seong-woo muttered softly and stepped into the Abyss first.

Yoo Ji-woo, who was flustered, shouted.

“Damn it…… Control the Abyss! If we don’t come out in two hours, don’t put in any additional rescue teams and seal off the Abyss!”

She shouted loudly and disappeared into the Abyss following Yoo Seong-woo.

* * *

The 5th class Abyss created in the northeast of Sehyun City.

If you count in detail from the lowest class Abyss starting from the 8th class, it is an Abyss belonging to the lower middle class.

It is said that internal suppression is possible with only a few B-class Divers, but currently, even though more than four B-class Divers have been投入 [invested/deployed] inside, there is no sign of攻略 [successful capture/clearing].

“Eleven internal survivors in this environment.”

The internal environment of the 5th class Abyss was a forest covered in frost.

The entire forest covered in frost was frozen white. But the strange thing was that it wasn’t that cold.

The coldness was only felt when touching the frozen forest plants.

Just walking carefully was not affected by the temperature as strangely as possible.

“In the 5th class Abyss, ‘Frost Forest’, ‘Cold Grass’ has been discovered, which is effective in lowering heat. So I succeeded in winning the Abyss bidding competition while overdoing it.”

“I see. These dungeons…… seem to have become important resources even in modern times.”

“Yeah. Do you need monster information inside the Frost Forest?”

“I don’t need it.”

“Ah, yeah. Well, you don’t need it. Because I don’t know how the inside of this Abyss has changed…….”

Yoo Seong-woo, leaving Yoo Ji-woo’s muttering behind, strode into the forest.