755 – 9. There is not a single day when I don’t do this (4)
To. Dear, my Ian Perkus
Are you looking at the moon today too? Now, the feeling of ‘longing’ is tiresome, but sometimes, when there are no clouds, I can’t help but think of you. No, to be more precise, the night sky I looked up at with you.
The season of that day is already approaching.
The year has already changed and spring is once again sending its message. When I went out this morning, green shoots were already showing. It hasn’t been long since the snow melted.
After a while, the thick smell of grass will make you dizzy. Looking back, that day was like that too. On a day when the darkness was like fog, the waterside was so quiet that only the sound of insects echoed, and even the calm sound of breathing rang in my ears like thunder. That night.
It was hard to pretend like nothing was wrong. I was anxious that my heart would be heard pounding. At the time, I honestly thought it was funny and I hated it.
Nevertheless, the night sky I looked up at with you was so beautiful.
I don’t know if I secretly hoped that these days would last forever. If you had asked me then, I would have been annoyed and said no.
The months I spent at Heavenly Sword Mountain left an indelible mark on my life. However, if you had to choose the time with the highest density, you would have to choose the last month without hesitation.
A lot of things happened, right?
‘Cheongeomjiro (天劍之路)’ began, training at the Samgwan (三關), and Cheongeomsan Mountain burned down.
At one point, I almost broke my sword. But because of you, I was able to hold a sword again.
As ‘Seria Jurdina’.
I think you were desperate to find an answer back then. Although he didn’t show it in particular, I saw his worried face several times. The lonely sight of me walking to and from the summit alone.
At the end of solitude, what did you see?
It was a question that didn’t need to be asked. The trajectory you saw that night would have been the clearest answer you could give.
Somehow, this article ended up just repeating memories. Originally, I wanted to convey my feelings like a ‘love letter’.
It’s probably because my writing skills are still poor. Also, we are not the only ones who have found their way to Heavenly Sword Mountain.
Both you and Your Highness found their own paths. Even the sword circle instructors.
Suddenly I miss Heavenly Sword Mountain. Of course, what I miss the most right now is you.
Now that I think about it, you were like that. Someday, when I write the story of Cheongeomsan Mountain in a letter, I ask you to leave these words.
I will be happy to write it down for you.
‘Please find the sepia flower.’
I’ll stop here.
P.S. 1: There have been embarrassing rumors of an affair going around recently. You and your sister-in-law have a similar relationship… Surely not, right? I believe that even you would not have crossed the line.
P.S. 2: Next time you go to the North, please break that crazy woman’s crystal ball. Or else I’m going to crack that human’s skull.
From. From Seria Jurdina
On the second day of the Sprout Month in the year 571 of the Imperial Calendar.
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As I read the line in silence, my pupils contracted and dilated repeatedly.
There was no need to guess the identity of the sender. Because the sender’s name was listed both in the body and at the end.
‘Seria Yurdina.’
He was my junior training at Heavenly Sword Mountain, and he was also my biggest worry right now. This was right after hearing information that he might awaken to the ‘Seven Sins’.
But the result of reading the letter is.
“What did you say?”
“First of all, there is no information about the Seven Sins… ….”
“Hmph, look at that.”
Like the reaction of the swordsman who snorted, there was nothing particularly cause for concern.
At least the mention of ‘Cheongeomsan Mountain is burning’?
But even this was an incident within the scope of the circumstances. Since a ‘love letter from the future’ had arrived, it was almost a given that an incident would occur at my destination.
There was just one line that caught my heart.
‘Please find the sepia flower.’
It was a phrase whose intention could not be guessed. He even deliberately asked me to write it down in a letter.
That was around the time when I thought, “Okay,” And was lost in thought.
“In the first place, the process of awakening to a being as powerful as the ‘Seven Sins’ cannot be that simple. “Just because there is a link in the North, the chances of inheriting the remaining fragments of the Seven Sins Castle in the North are slim.”
“Still, I sent a bloody letter a long time ago… ….”
“Will the future be confirmed when I receive the letter?”
Once again, it was a question that left me speechless.
It wasn’t a topic I thought about very deeply. I tried to follow the future of the letter as much as possible, and as a result, there were not many times when I deviated from the letter.
However, I instinctively knew the answer.
“No.”
If the future was decided from the moment the letter arrived, I didn’t have to do anything. Because the world will be forced to converge to that future by some law or regulation.
Nevertheless, why did I have to go crazy?
Because it can change.
I struggled so hard because the decided ending could change at any time. So, it would also have been possible to change the ending.
“Then it seems the future has changed.”
“You didn’t do anything?”
“You may have done it without you knowing, or if not, you may have to do it now.”
It was a thorough argument. Of course, there was no room for rebuttal, so I had no choice but to nod obediently.
Well, if you think about it, wasn’t it always like this?
There was only one thing I could do. Go to Heavenly Sword Mountain and find the answer to anything.
The letter is at best a clue. Details will be known only after arriving at the destination.
After making up my mind, a question suddenly followed me.
“Now that I think about it, old swordsman.”
“Are you coming?”
“What kind of place is Heavenly Sword Mountain?”
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Soon there was silence.
It didn’t seem like he was chosen as a political opponent because it was difficult to answer or because he didn’t have anything to say. The swordsman just frowned with a subtle expression.
It’s as if he’s at a loss as to what to explain.
Of course, the worries did not last long. Because he was not an adventurous young man who left the easy path and took the difficult path.
“First, tell me about ‘Cheongeomsan Mountain’ that you know.”
My lips paused for a moment as I took on the obligation to answer. Did I know anything about ‘Cheongeomsan Mountain’ in particular?
Honestly, there was only so much information that anyone would know.
“Isn’t this the place where the ‘Heavenly Sword’ from mythology is buried? It is said that Delphirem was true… “I heard that swordsmen who were drawn to that legend gathered together and formed a group called ‘sword circle.'”
“It’s truly a place where people who are crazy about swords gather.”
It was a somewhat unexpected remark.
As can be seen from the title of the Great Witch, the ‘Sword Duke’ was also crazy about the sword. At least among those I know, I can call him the best.
Isn’t that why he became the best swordsman on the continent?
It was not easy for a person of this size to easily acknowledge the other person. He even used the expression ‘crazy about swords’ without even hesitation.
On the contrary, I had no idea what kind of place it was.
The following explanation was also the same.
“No, to be more precise… Should I say that I have no choice but to go crazy with the sword?”
Another ambiguous comment.
Only when I furrowed my eyebrows and expressed my dissatisfaction did the swordsman finally begin to provide detailed explanations. Although it may not be the result of looking at my wits.
“There is one prerequisite to entering the Sword Circle. That is, throwing away all worldly identities.”
“What do you mean by status?”
“It’s literally ‘everything.’ Wealth, status, fame… Even the name.”
Under unexpectedly difficult conditions, my mouth automatically closed.
At least it wasn’t a formal rule. It was the rule of the ‘Sword Circle’, and more than anything, the swordsman who calmly stated that fact never looked like someone telling a joke.
Then there was only one answer.
In order to enter the ‘Sword Circle’, it means that you really have to give up everything.
It literally meant that you had to turn your back on the world.
“It’s not just about throwing it away. You have to get to the point where you can forget what you left behind in this world… “You have to be a different person before and after climbing Mount Thousand Swords.”
“No, aren’t these conditions too strict? Regardless of whether it is possible, there is no one who agrees to such conditions in the first place…….”
“Yes.”
It was an answer given without even hesitation.
Calmly and plainly. The swordsman pondered like a philosopher explaining a sound premise.
“A person who has been hurt so much that they want to abandon the world.”
For some unknown reason, an emotion rose up to my uvula. I feel like I want to refute something.
But I couldn’t put it into words.
The eyes of the old man staring at me looked somewhat lonely. It was a look in his eyes that showed traces of time, like a cherished item with many scratches.
Unlike usual.
“Sword Circle is a place where such sick people gather. “Those who abandoned the world and chose to go crazy with the sword to forget the world.”
At that time, I caught a name that suddenly occurred to me. Actually, he was someone I had already been aware of for a long time.
I didn’t have the courage to even imagine it. How will you feel before and after you decide to enter such a place?
The Sword Master drove a wedge into my cowardly conflict.
“Your junior will be no different.”
This was the reason why I decided to head straight to Cheongeomsan Mountain the next day.