The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 81

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 81

Grand Lotus (6)

“You know that there are those who borrow the power of gods in Northern Europe and Greece, right? The Towol tribe is similar.”

“Then who is the god of the Towol tribe?”

“Luna. The one who bears the name of the noble moon in the sky. The Towol tribe is a race that hears her voice and acts on her will. For your information, Seongwoo has even met our god in person, so he is like an apostle!”

“Who decided I was an apostle? I just went and had a conversation.”

“Wow, really? Master, what was the god like when you met her in person?”

Until now, no one had ever met a god in person.

There might be someone, but it wasn’t public knowledge.

A direct encounter with divinity, not a descent or possession.

Yoosungwoo didn’t know if he could call it a direct encounter, but it was close enough.

Because he really felt Luna’s divinity there.

When asked what the god was like, Yoosungwoo pondered.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t answer; it was just that the eyes of those who looked at him were so sparkling.

Like the faces of children listening to an exciting fairy tale.

“Ah, I just thought that the god is freaking strong.”

To be exact, he wondered if his sword would even reach her.

He had cut down a demon god, but that was a product of effort, luck, coincidence, and fate.

But that didn’t seem like it would work on Luna.

The moment he faced Luna’s divinity, a divinity even greater than the demon god, he felt like he had fallen into the vast ocean.

“Oppa, did you think about fighting even after meeting a god?”

“That’s all I’ve been doing so far. But… I don’t think I can win right now.”

“Right now?”

“Yeah. Right now.”

Yoosungwoo’s eyes sank.

It was the moment he realized that he was still weak.

He continued.

“In this era, the only way to protect something is to become stronger. Not just me, you guys have to get stronger too.”

“……Tsk.”

“Anyway, that’s the business for today, and I came to tell you what you have to do. Yoowol.”

At Yoosungwoo’s words, Yoowol, who was chewing meat, swallowed and opened her mouth.

“I think everyone knows, but the elves and the Ascension Church have joined hands. And we suspect that they have extended their reach to the government.”

“To the government?”

“Yes. In the first place, the government had no reason to accept the elves’ demands. If you compare the benefits of accepting the elves with the losses of giving up the forest, the latter is obviously greater, right?”

When the elves first appeared, it was predicted that Korea would negotiate to some extent and give up some of the forest.

But there was no negotiation, and they gave up everything the elves wanted.

Already, the elves’ spiritism and technology were being used in various places by the elves who appeared in Russia and other countries.

Even if they gave up all the forests and the elves settled down, the benefits weren’t that great.

“So, isn’t it strange that the Korean government, which doesn’t want to give up anything, is giving up the entire forest?”

“It makes sense when you hear it.”

The laws of the Korean government regarding Awakened, Divers [people with supernatural abilities], and Abyss [dangerous dimensional rifts] are stricter than those of other countries.

Thanks to that, the crime rate is low, but there is also an image of a country without compromise.

The tax rate is also a bit high.

For such a country to give up the entire forest because of the existence of elves?

It doesn’t make sense.

“There must be someone in the government who has joined hands with the Ascension Church. The people who were involved in this elf negotiation were the President, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Minister of Economy and Finance, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Minister of Diver Management. It happened because more than half of the five people agreed.”

“……What about the people’s opinion?”

Yoosungwoo spat out.

Usually, shouldn’t such a big deal require a national vote?

Isn’t it like five people decided, ‘Let’s give more than half of the territory of the Republic of Korea!’ without asking the people’s opinion?

According to his memory, it wasn’t like there was no opposition at all.

It seemed like there were demonstrations here and there, but they were all ignored and the work was done at some point.

After that, they were doing media play and propaganda everywhere, saying that this was the right decision…

“I don’t know when the saying that the people are pigs and dogs will disappear.”

Yoo Jiwoo said so and smiled.

Anyway, what they have to do from now on is to overturn those decisions.

“The elves’ movements have started to change. We have confirmed that the elves who were scattered all over the country are moving towards Bukhansan [a mountain in Seoul].”

Yoosungwoo frowned at the word Bukhansan and ordered additional meat platters, cold noodles, and old-fashioned lunch boxes through the panel.

“Isn’t there that, the Cheon something of the Five Colors Shaman Association… in Bukhansan?”

“Cheonun Seonnyeo [Celestial Cloud Fairy].”

“Yeah. Cheonun Seonnyeo.”

Yoosungwoo had once met Cheonun Seonnyeo of the Five Colors Shaman Association on a peak in Bukhansan and had his fortune told.

As a result, he saw Cheonsin [a celestial being].

The elves were gathering in a place where such guys were.

“Cheonun Seonnyeo’s peak has a special barrier, so it’ll be fine. Are you worried about that woman?”

“Of course not. I have to keep her alive because she’s still useful. …No, contact the Five Colors Shaman Association and make an appointment with Cheonun Seonnyeo again. I think there’s a use for her.”

What Yoosungwoo wanted was to wipe out the elves.

And if possible, to draw out the Ascension Church.

The exact size of the Ascension Church was still unknown.

Whether it was only in Korea or overseas. Moreover, their size would continue to increase through continuous proselytizing.

“I’ll contact the Five Colors Shaman Association right away.”

“And as I said, you’re spreading the articles, right? Did the Bonkuk Sword Society agree?”

“The Bonkuk Sword Society somehow managed to do it too. Thanks to me and Master pushing together. Ah, Master here is the one who taught me Bonkuk Sword…”

“I know. Then all that’s left is for me to show my skills.”

A clerk came into their room and put down the meat, cold noodles, and old-fashioned lunch boxes.

“Ah, I should have ordered mine too.”

“Why didn’t you say so?”

“…….”

Yoo Jiwoo manipulated the panel again with a look of not wanting to talk, and Yoosungwoo mixed vinegar and mustard in the cold noodles and continued.

“I’ll say it again, run away if you think you’re going to die. I don’t want to see you die fighting for nothing.”

“I know.”

“I understand! Master!”

“Yes, I will.”

“Me too.”

The four answered each in their own way.

And the five of them raised their glasses, and soon the sound of soju [Korean distilled spirit] glasses clinking rang out clearly.

Clang!

“Ah! I failed to control my strength!”

“Do you know that you’ve broken it for the third time already? You’re compensating a lot.”

“Bullshit.”

“Don’t fight. You’ll die.”

“Yes.”

“…….”

* * *

“Huh, is this even possible? Have all the S-classes [the highest rank of Divers] gone crazy?”

“Maybe so.”

Yoosungwoo’s plan.

In order to make himself a deterrent against them, he had to prove his skills.

So he put out a wanted notice for an uncaptured level 2 Abyss and gathered reporters.

Even an S-class is difficult to capture a level 2 Abyss alone.

He had declared that he would capture such an Abyss alone and in a short time.

Just one day after becoming an S-class.

The reporters couldn’t help but think it was ridiculous.

Is level 2 Abyss easy?

Even an S-class needs a team to guarantee safety.

Besides, it didn’t make sense to capture it in a short time.

It can take weeks to capture an Abyss.

But the main axis of this project, Meteor Industry, represented by Yoo Jiwoo, the new S-class’s younger sister, announced that they would finish capturing the level 2 Abyss within an hour.

“Meteor Industry was doing well these days, but will it decline again?”

“…But why did Meteor Industry suddenly start doing well?”

“By successfully capturing Abyss in a row…? They made a good profit even in the special Abyss, right?”

“…What if that’s related to the new S-class?”

“Still, what will change? It’s the same. How can one S-class capture a level 2 Abyss alone?”

The reporters were talking like that.

No matter how much the S-class broke all the measurement records, it was impossible to capture a level 2 Abyss alone.

There was a reason for that.

The place where they were gathered now was one of the uncaptured level 2 Abyss, close to level 1.

The level 2 Abyss called ‘White Forest’, located on the outskirts of Eunpyeong-gu near Bukhansan, was a pure white world.

A world covered with white ash, not snow.

If you don’t concentrate, you can’t even see the enemy, and you can’t even find the core of the Abyss.

They had declared that they would capture such a place alone in an hour, so the reporters’ ridicule was natural.

“They must be cheating.”

And they come to a conclusion.

Yoosungwoo is just hitting the last blow on the Abyss that has been cleared in advance.

They must have found the core of the Abyss by some method, so they’re going in and just killing time.

Just as the reporters were tearing apart Meteor Industry and the Red Dragon and Bonkuk Sword Society that were with them.

Yoosungwoo appeared with Yoo Jiwoo.

Tightly established muscles and a sharp face.

Yoo Jiwoo was also a beauty.

If you line up with popularity, not the strength of a Diver, she was definitely counted in the top ranks.

But Yoosungwoo was a beauty that was different from her.

The overwhelming atmosphere emanating from his whole body and the unwavering charismatic face seemed to swallow the space.

Today was the first day he was publicly going to the media, so it was also the result of going to the shop from the morning.

As he slowly walked up to the makeshift press conference hall set up outdoors, the reporters’ flashes began to burst towards him.

Yoosungwoo tapped the microphone a few times with his finger and said.

“I’m Yoosungwoo, the new S-class. I’m going to capture the level 2 Abyss from now on, and the expected capture time is within 1 hour. It could be faster than that. I’ll take questions.”

It was a simple and clear press conference.

It was a statement that was ridiculous to even call a press conference, but the reporters couldn’t easily accept it.

The conviction and confidence emanating from Yoosungwoo’s voice.

A slightly low voice, like the low frequency of a beast, made them shrink back.

One of the reporters bravely raised his hand and asked.

“I’m Joo Ho-woon from Daily Diver. The Abyss you’re going to capture this time is the infamous level 2, White Forest, do you have any special capture methods prepared?”

“I have the information about the White Forest in my head. Any threat will have no choice but to succumb to overwhelming power. I will prove that.”

“What kind of method is that…”

“I won’t explain it now. Instead of a combat assistant, I’ll have a cameraman who only shoots go in and shoot directly, and then come out and judge by looking at it. Next.”

“I’m Lee Joo-hyun from Oh My Diver. I heard that Yoosungwoo is a returnee, is that right? And you were originally a D-class.”

“Yes. I’m a returnee. It hasn’t been long since I returned to Earth, and I registered because they told me to register for a license.”

“Then did you register falsely at first?”

“Yes. I deliberately registered falsely because I thought it would be noisy if the grade was high, like S-class. I needed peace of mind. I felt like I would kill everyone if someone bothered me.”

It was a murderous look, not a lie. It seemed like he would cut off his neck right away if he said it was illegal.

Lee Joo-hyun carefully asked again with a flustered look.

“Then why… did you renew it to S-class again?”

And the question that was coming came.

Yoosungwoo spat out the words he had been thinking about as they were.

“It’s for patriotism. Looking at the way the country is going, it seems like there are traitors selling the country, so I’m going to catch them myself and hang them all.”