75 – The Broken Sword (2)
“sh*tcha… You should listen to this.”
The shopkeeper who went inside brought out a plain-looking sword for practice.
It wasn’t decorated like the sword for testing earlier, and it wasn’t a sword with an uneven weight.
It was easy to hold and easy to wield.
As before, I held it tightly with both hands and held it high.
Only this time, I lowered my horse properly and swung it like a shot.
And then came the sharp sound of cutting the wind.
No matter how sharp a sword is for practice, it is still a black sword.
A terrifyingly sharp and intense sound echoed through the store.
“…Good.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
“I’ll take this one. How much is it?”
“Seobang! I was supposed to give you a present!”
“Oh right.”
I thought the black Stella would give it as a gift this time.
I took my hands out of my pockets and stepped back slightly.
“How much?”
“Two gold coins, please.”
“Here.”
“Week…China gold coins…!?”
This is an unimaginable amount from my salary as a low-ranking priest.
That’s right… The store owner was a master craftsman recognized by the Church Bureau.
I feel like an idiot for thinking that such a person’s sword could be bought cheaply.
“Hey, did you know?”
“…I didn’t know.”
“Did you follow me because you didn’t know?”
“I didn’t expect it to be this expensive!”
Dave is angry about being a victim.
I sighed and tapped him on the shoulder.
“Still, if you go to the East Village, there are many cheap ones.”
“Really?”
“Because I caught a glimpse when I went with my sister a few times before? I picked one from there.”
“Ah…Thank you, father-in-law!”
The regretful face immediately came back to life.
Then I squeezed the sword in my hand.
If you lose it… It’ll be a big deal!
*
“Hmm? Storekeeper, what is this?”
I think I bought a practice sword as well. I was about to go outside, but for some reason a familiar sword caught my eye.
The sword was very old, and it was a broken sword with teeth on the blade and many other defects.
However, it felt very beautiful.
“That sword is a cursed sword. You’d better not touch it.”
“Cursed?”
“It is said that the person who owned the sword suddenly exploded and died.”
To explode and die…
It’s a cause of death that you’ve probably heard of somewhere.
Haven’t you heard of such a grotesque death before?
Obviously that was also a curse…
“Could it be that the sword the hero was holding?”
“Your husband seems to know you well.”
“I heard from my wife.”
I know it well because the saintess told me about it.
And wasn’t I born with a curse-like fate that almost exploded and killed me?
Well, it won’t explode now.
“Can I buy this?”
“This sword?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm… I guess there must be a reason.”
The store owner nodded after starting to think carefully.
I came here wearing something like a thick oven glove.
“I don’t know why, but I don’t need the sword, so I’ll give it to you.”
“Are you all right?”
“Anyway, I’m just an entrusted item. Do as you please…”
The store owner tells me to do as I will, saying that it is useless for me.
I nodded, and slowly lowered the already broken, cracked, and chaotic sword and handed it to me.
Still, maybe it’s because I put it in the scabbard, so I can take it home with me.
“Seobang-nim, I’ll hold the practice sword.”
“Thank you.”
Stella took the sword I gave her with both hands and hugged her.
Since the saintess is holding a sword, it doesn’t suit her for some reason.
“It doesn’t suit me because my sister is holding it.”
“Is that so? Shall we hold up a wand then?”
“Hmm… A cross rather than a cane..”
Or something like a winged magic wand.
I think it would suit you well if you were holding something like that.
It looks cute.
***
The next morning.
Wake up refreshed as usual……..Long horns.
“Ugh…Head…”
“You have a little fever.”
Anyway, it was probably because of being dragged around by Stella that it was too much for me. When I woke up the morning of the return day, my head was emitting a lot of heat.
I don’t have a cough or sore throat, but I also have a significant headache and it’s very painful.
By the way, Stella’s cold hands are very pleasant.
I wish she would continue to drain the bubbling heat from my head and cheeks with her cold hands.
“What can I do…I have to go home today…”
“Don’t worry… It’s not that hard.”
I sat on the bed holding Stella’s hand as she rested her hand on my stomach.
I do have a cold, but it’s not to the point where I can’t stand a day’s travel.
“Stay still until we depart.”
“Ugh… I have to play with my daughters…”
“Then I’ll ask you to come over here so let’s play here. Okay?”
“Yes…”
I like to run around and play in the yard, but how disappointed I would be if I asked to play in my room.
I’m sorry dad.
It’s dark…
But something is a little strange.
I suffered for almost a week, but on the last day I caught a cold.
Isn’t something a little odd?
Yesterday, I was abused less because I bought a sword.
Isn’t it normal to feel better than usual?
“Ugh… I don’t even want to think about it because my head hurts.”
What do you do when you think like that?
My body is already screaming in pain.
“Sword…”
Strangely, the broken sword that stood out when Stella entered her room earlier.
I keep getting the feeling that I can’t help it because I’m nervous.
Should I call it an obsession?
It feels like my anxiety will disappear when I hold it in my hand.
“Yeongcha…”
I grabbed the broken sword lying on the table next to the bed.
But then, suddenly, something mysterious happened.
“Huh? The headache I had until recently…”
Once I grabbed the sword, the headache disappeared in an instant.
Is that all, the fever is gone and the chills are also gone.
“What is it…?”
I put down my sword to check my condition.
Then I groped around to make sure there were no problems.
“The ghost is about to weep…”
The cold that had no improvement even with recovery magic was cured in an instant.
It’s not like putting Albochil on some kind of tongue…
“Anyway, I’m glad I can go back to the village…?”
Isn’t that better than going back to town in pain?
I’ll have to take a closer look when I go back to town later.
It may be that the symptoms come and go because of a strange disease.
***
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“That’s right? Suddenly nothing happens, right?”
Stella doubts me no matter how many times I say it.
To be honest, even if you’re like me, it’s hard to believe, so you’re doubting it, so it’s understandable to some extent.
But I’m not really lying!
“Aren’t you just pretending? I’ll be really mad if you do that!”
“No, is it real?”
My Stella says she can’t believe it, and even though it’s already been two hours since we left, she’s only worried about me.
Maybe that’s why, right now I’m lying down with Stella’s knee as a pillow.
I like the fluffy knee pillow, but the sweet and fragrant scent of Stella’s arms made me even more comfortable.
Let alone a headache, it feels as if you are training in a temple located deep in the mountains.
“Isn’t it a bit strange that it suddenly happens?”
“It’s strange.”
“Do you remember what happened after you did that?”
“Uh… I’m sure this sword…”
I lifted the broken sword that had been placed on the floor.
As I recall, after holding this sword, my fever and headache suddenly disappeared and my body and mind felt at ease.
However, at the villa, I didn’t even suspect that this sword had a causal relationship with my cold.
Come to think of it, the symptoms of a cold suddenly disappeared, so why didn’t I try to doubt it?
“But it’s not like a curse.”
“How does your sister know that?”
“Are you still a saint? Do you think that a curse can exist around me?”
“Come to think of it…”
I heard that it has the ability to cure all curses within a radius of 10 km.
I heard that that is also the power of Divine Protection.
The goddess said that she should also bestow her protection on me?
This is real discrimination.
“I think we should take this sword to HQ and investigate.”
“Umm… Is there something wrong?”
“We don’t even know if this sword is really the one used by the previous warriors. We’re going to thoroughly examine it to make sure it hasn’t passed on some strange disease to the West.”
“Hmm…”
Strangely, I don’t want to fall off the sword.
As usual, I would have nodded in agreement, but now I simply couldn’t say anything.
“West?”
“Ah…Okay… Can I go with you instead?”
“Of course. Seobang-nim should also go back to the village and undergo a thorough examination.”
Obviously, he began stroking my hair vigorously.
The touch felt like an admonition, far from the usual softness.
“Sister…”
“Yes.”
“Please cast that recovery spell once.”
“Tch … You should be grateful to his wife!”
“Thanks, Stella.”
Stella blushed as if she was embarrassed to call her by her first name after a long time.
From now on, I’ll have to mix things up like Noona or Stella.