The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 66

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 66

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully Episode 66

High Elf

“Hmm, there’s a faint pulse. It’s not dead.”

“Then what is it?”

“It’s a kind of recovery mode where it puts its body in a state of suspended animation to enhance its recovery.”

“…Can it do that at will?”

Shua-nel, who was lying on the bed with her ear to Yoo Seong-woo’s back, nodded.

“Some beasts can do that… I guess Yoo Seong-woo is a beast?”

“Ah, don’t call Uncle a beast.”

“…And it must have been hard to go to Russia.”

She meant that what he did in the land of the elves was so difficult that he had to use this method to recover his energy.

Shua-nel took her pointed ear off his back, reached out, and stroked his head.

He was fast asleep, completely still, breathing shallowly and unresponsive.

“Yeah, this is your home… the place you feel most comfortable in.”

Even animals don’t sleep deeply unless they feel safe.

That was the same with Yoo Seong-woo, so he fell asleep in a posture of letting go of everything and concentrating on recovery.

Shua-nel, who discovered an unexpected side of Yoo Seong-woo, smiled slightly as she looked at Knox and said.

“Knox, shall I show you something fun?”

“Wow, what is it?”

“Spirits.”

With those words, she spread her arms and sang softly.

The beautiful tone flowing from her small mouth filled the room, and colorful clusters of light gathered from all over the place.

Red, blue, yellow…

The colorful clusters of light floated around them and sparkled.

“You can see it with your eyes, right? Since you have the eyes of a dragon.”

“…It’s pretty.”

“It’s beautiful. I’ll show you something even more beautiful.”

Shua-nel sang again.

Then, vines began to grow from one corner of the room, filling the walls and ceiling.

Fresh blue leaves bloomed, and various flowers filled the room.

In an instant, Yoo Seong-woo’s desolate bedroom was transformed into an eco-friendly haven.

Shua-nel chuckled and looked at Knox and said.

“How is it, pretty, right?”

“…Yes! It’s really pretty!”

Knox’s eyes sparkled.

She thought that one day she would like to bloom such flowers.

And at that moment, Knox’s wish was fulfilled in another form.

The dark night covered the room.

A perfect yet cozy night filled the room, and the densely packed stars bloomed like flowers.

“Wow, waaa, wawawa.”

A look of embarrassment despite the fact that she had done it herself.

Shua-nel briefly muttered, ‘Oh, night,’ and created an even more beautiful landscape with the light of the spirits.

Shua-nel and Knox, who created a fantastic landscape by combining their powers, looked at each other and smiled.

And.

“Oh, what are you doing?”

“I’m just braiding your hair since it’s all tangled.”

Fiddle, fiddle.

Shua-nel started playing with Yoo Seong-woo’s hair, and Knox followed suit.

The two played like that and fell asleep.

Not long after, Yoo Ji-woo, who came home, saw the sight and swallowed a scream.

* * *

“Master, do I seem a little stronger?”

“Pathetically weak…”

Yoo Seong-woo looked at the gray-haired beastman in front of him.

Ears that looked like a wolf or a cat were twitching.

The right ear was half cut off, so the twitching was uneven.

“When can I become as strong as Master? I want to become stronger. I want to become a Swordmaster like Master!”

“You’ll get there if you cut a lot. That’s how I became one.”

“How much?”

The gray beastman, Merrymerry, looked at Yoo Seong-woo with sparkling eyes as if seeking an answer.

Merrymerry’s eyes were different colors, and one side had a long scar across it.

The eye with the scar was faded in color, just like her hair.

Yoo Seong-woo looked closely at her eyes and realized.

That he was dreaming now.

A nightmare that wasn’t a nightmare.

A face that had crept up from deep in his memory and could no longer be seen.

The moment he realized it was a dream, he asked what he had wanted to ask for a long time.

“Merrymerry.”

“Huh? Master, why?”

“Don’t you think about returning home? Why, didn’t you say last time that your hometown is coming back to life? How about going back there and farming and living peacefully?”

What would Merrymerry in his memory say?

Yoo Seong-woo didn’t know.

But he felt like he vaguely knew.

“Master, I’m on the battlefield. My sword is on the battlefield. My heart beats only to fight, to protect the precious people.”

“…I see.”

Merrymerry said that if she didn’t play an active role on the battlefield, even her hometown would be in danger.

That’s why she couldn’t retreat from the battlefield.

Then she added words that didn’t need to be said.

“I might if Master goes with me! If it’s Master, I’ll keep you by my side for the rest of my life!”

“…I refuse, you stupid disciple.”

Yoo Seong-woo laughed in vain at the absurdity.

The conversation ended there.

Because this memory was clearly the last conversation between Merrymerry and himself.

She died in the next battle.

Trapped in a demon’s trap, she died exhausted from cutting down thousands of demons with her sword alone.

As he recalled the memories up to that point, he felt his consciousness slowly rising to the surface.

“What do you think the patient’s diagnosis is, Doctor?”

“Probably… chronic mana [magical energy] deficiency.”

“What kind of disease is that?”

“A deficiency caused by the lack of mana accumulation in the body. They don’t live long and die.”

“Is there no way to cure it, Doctor?”

“Unless someone replenishes their mana by their side for the rest of their lives…”

“…What are you doing?”

Yoo Seong-woo frowned and looked back and forth at the two who were sitting next to him and chattering.

Shua-nel on the right and Knox on the left.

He wondered when they had become so close, as they were talking back and forth.

“Playing doctor.”

“Shua-nel is the doctor, and I’m the guardian and nurse.”

“Then I’m the patient. Go play somewhere else…”

As Yoo Seong-woo said that and got up, he realized that his body was lighter than usual.

And he also noticed the green plants filling the room.

He woke up in a good mood, but what kind of mess was this?

It was clear that Shua-nel had done it, so as he was looking at her, she confidently said.

“I’ll clean it up later.”

“…Okay, clean it up yourself.”

Yoo Seong-woo got out of bed, yawned, and left the room.

As he headed to the living room, Yoo Ji-woo, who was sitting on the sofa tapping on her tablet, greeted him.

“Oh, Oppa [older brother], you’re awake, pfft.”

“Are you laughing at my face?”

“Go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. Ah, it’s still funny even after seeing it again.”

At her words, Yoo Seong-woo headed to the bathroom, and only then did he realize why Yoo Ji-woo was laughing at his face.

Because his hair was braided or tied up here and there.

It was clear that it was the work of a nine-hundred-year-old toddler and a dragon toddler, so he frowned.

Through the mirror, he saw two people peeking out with only their heads sticking out from the entrance of the bathroom.

Shua-nel had a confident face, and Knox had a somewhat uneasy face.

A look that said, ‘Should I run away now?’

And the next moment, Yoo Seong-woo’s figure disappeared and appeared behind them.

In that short moment, he had untied all the tied hair.

“Space movement?!”

“Kuaak?!”

At the same time as the two turned around, Yoo Seong-woo grabbed the nape of their necks and lifted them up.

The two were lifted up like kittens in an instant without being able to resist.

Knox struggled, but Shua-nel gave up and accepted her fate, drooping down.

Yoo Seong-woo pondered over what to do with these things, sighed, and put them down.

“Don’t do anything when others are sleeping in the future. You’ll die if you do it wrong.”

“Die?!”

“I’m saying that because there are times when my sword goes out reflexively.”

“I was lucky this time…”

Yoo Seong-woo tapped the tops of their heads with his fingers and went back to the living room.

Yoo Ji-woo came back with the two, and he spat out as he looked at the sight.

“You look like a single dad.”

“Bullshit…”

He didn’t even get married, but he refused to be a single dad.

He refused to take on responsibility without pleasure anymore.

“Dad.”

“Oh, are you crazy!”

As Shua-nel grabbed Yoo Seong-woo’s collar and muttered that, he pushed her away and was disgusted.

Then, he collapsed on the empty sofa and said.

“Have you talked to her a little?”

“Yeah. I heard the situation. A high elf, another ridiculous kid… Well, I like it because it’s cute.”

“Unnie [older sister].”

Shua-nel sat next to Yoo Ji-woo, acting cute.

Then Knox sat on the other side as if she couldn’t lose and hugged her arm.

Yoo Ji-woo desperately held back the laughter that was trying to burst out.

“You’re trying to die because you’re so cute. Did anything happen while I was in Russia?”

“Heut, hoo… I want to say nothing happened, but I can’t. A new Abyss [portal to another dimension] has opened in Korea.”

“That’s always the case.”

Abysses open all the time.

These days, the cycle of opening has become even more severe, and divers [those who explore Abysses] are working their bones out.

As Yoo Seong-woo looked at her as if asking what the problem was, Yoo Ji-woo replied.

“The problem is what came out of the Abyss. The Republic of Korea has now become an elf-holding country.”

“Elf?”

“Yeah. Just two days ago. It came out of a Class 1 Abyss that opened after Oppa left, and they’re still negotiating with the government. But that’s a bit difficult.”

“What is it?”

“The elves’ demands are absurd. They want the rights to all the forests in Korea. So the words, ‘Aren’t they crazy?’ just came out of my mouth.”

It was an absurd demand.

Because most of the Republic of Korea is made up of forests.

Before the Abyss appeared, there were many developed areas, but as the human territory decreased quite a bit, the forests expanded their territory again.

Therefore, giving up the forests of the Republic of Korea was the same as giving up the rest except for the human territory.

In the case of Russia, the population living in Eastern Siberia was very small, so they could hand it over to the elves, but that was not possible in the Republic of Korea.

Because there were forests and mountains everywhere.

“Are they really elves? Aren’t they scammers?”

“There’s no doubt that they’re elves. They use spirits, and their ears are pointed… Now that it’s been decided that the Russian elves will withdraw, the debate will continue over whether to accept the elves or not.”

The status of elves.

No one can follow the elves in spiritism and technology using nature.

It may be different depending on the elf race, but the Russian elves conveyed spiritism to humans and continued various exchanges.

It could be seen as having high sociability for an elf.

They were rude guys to Yoo Seong-woo, though.

“But I think they’ll end up accepting them. The elves are now… Did you say they’re in England again? Those guys who are holed up in the forest and don’t come out.”

“Yeah. The only elves who want to interact with humans are now in the Republic of Korea.”

The Russian elves withdrew.

The elves in England are holed up in the forest and don’t come out.

There was very little interaction, and they completely gave up their land, the Abyss, and settled on Earth.

“As the same elf, what do you think?”

Yoo Seong-woo asked, looking at Shua-nel.

She, who was playing with Yoo Ji-woo’s collar, answered.

“…I’ve never seen other elves, but I think they’re greedy guys. Even though excessive greed is the path to self-destruction.”

“…New content keeps being supplied. Life is a god game.”

Expansion packs keep coming out even though I don’t want them.

Even with free updates.

Yoo Seong-woo decided to just ignore it. After all, it had nothing to do with him.