136 – Imperial Capital, Ijesti (4)
Sword Saint, Jan van Galantus.
He was one of the few sword masters on the continent known to have realized the ultimate meaning of the sword.
‘What kind of pressure…’
Is that why? Yan was just glaring at me with his sword drawn, but the pressure radiating from his entire body made him suffocate, and it was difficult to even stand up straight as his whole body felt weighed down.
It was the first time since my teacher. I feel this much pressure from someone else’s momentum.
With such appreciation, I suddenly begin to understand.
‘People like this were also corrupted…’
It was only natural that the game difficulty was difficult.
Maybe even stronger. The clear-minded Yan who draws his sword in front of me is the Yan who assisted the emperor until the end and eventually followed him into corruption.
This is because, as far as I know, the swordsman style used by Yan is greatly influenced by psychological factors.
‘That’s fun.’
Unlike the game, there is an emperor who has not yet fallen, and a sword saint with a clean mind who follows that emperor and points his sword at me.
They are now trying to guess by pointing their swords at me.
What kind of disposition do I have as a ‘vessel of sin?’
Do you really have enough force to cut down the Seven Deadly Sins?
Moreover, whether they can be brought over to their side.
‘And it worked out.’
The actions of those who must have made many calculations,
Unlike the game, which was full of tragic elements, this situation is hopeful in many ways.
‘Now that I can change it.’
Looking beyond the monitor, it is impossible not to see the bloody tears shed by the emperor who once loved the empire more than himself.
Also, we may not witness the screams of the sword saint who gave up his head to Fran, who was swinging his sword with tears in his eyes, or howled after taking the life of his precious student.
If only I did well.
“I will not draw the sword.”
Is that why?
I want to change the fate of those who could not be changed in the game.
I want to continue the stories of those who were terrible people in my own way.
The will rises.
Wow!
When I stomp her feet while burning mana, the intangible energy that had entangled me scatters everywhere along with a loud sound.
“······!”
“Hoo…!”
The eyes of the Emperor and the Sword Saint widen.
“I think I can survive. Even if you don’t necessarily draw your sword.”
As he spoke while holding up the sword that had not come out of its sheath, the corner of the swordsman’s mouth began to twitch.
“Just as I heard… You are truly arrogant.”
Sigh.
In the end, Geomseong, unable to hold back his laughter, smiled broadly and said that.
“That’s why I like it.”
-Ssassy!
I said I liked it.
Ironically, Geomseong kicked his foot and swung his sword in my direction.
The Sword Saint’s beloved sword, filled with pure mana, flies toward my head, drawing a pure white trajectory.
-Chang!
When I strike down the Sword Saint’s sword, which is full of mana, with a scabbard filled with starlight, the sound of a blade erupts from the scabbard, not the blade.
“······!”
“······!”
The eyes of the Emperor, who was quietly watching, and the Sword Saint, who stepped back, widened once again.
“I wasn’t able to explain it to you earlier…”
I deliberately show off countless starlights in the sheath I raise.
“There is one condition for me to survive to the end.”
He chanted lowly in a serious voice.
“What is that?”
“Killing everyone.”
The emperor asked, and I answered.
“Who did you mean? Also, how much do you have to kill?”
“Beings with magical energy, we must kill them all. Otherwise···.”
“···.”
When I answered the emperor’s question, the emperor just looked at me with deep eyes and said nothing.
“I am dying. In addition, countless innocent subjects of Your Majesty whom You love will also die.”
Phew, I took a deep breath and continued the rest of my conversation.
“That’s why. And that’s it. The reason why I have pulled out a sword and swung it so far, and why I have to swing it. So, Your Majesty, I dare to ask you a question. Are you going to ignore this planned tragedy by not allowing your Majesty to attack me like this? Or not···.”
“Or not?”
“Will you allow me to punish the corrupt people who are disturbing your eyes and ears and achieve peace on the continent, which is your wish?”
“Huh…”
In response to my question, the emperor made a deflated sound and did not go on for long.
“Ha, hahahahaha!”
The world was torn apart and burst into loud laughter.
How much did they laugh like that?
The emperor calmed his expression and began to speak in a dignified voice.
“It cannot be denied. This short time… Was more meaningful than the time I’ve endured my entire life. However, I cannot stay here for long, and I, Sikar von Isband, would like to speak to you, Kamel, so you, Kamel, listen.”
“Yes.”
“As of the present time, I am permitting you to use your sword. Also···.”
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The emperor turned his head to the side, looked at the Sword Saint with eyes full of trust, and continued speaking.
“I promise to collaborate with my loyal subjects, Jan and Darren. So, from now on…”
Tuk.
The emperor’s heavy hands rest on both my shoulders.
“You can run as wild as you want. Even if something unpleasant happens…”
It will be up to the emperor to take care of it.
With those last words, the emperor turned around and at the same time.
-Jejeok.
The space became distorted, and soon the vision began to blink.
****
I just blinked and opened my eyes.
What began to come into view was the view of an old-fashioned office.
“Son-in-law! Long time no see! My son-in-law won’t know. “How hard was it for me to hold back from wanting to say hello earlier?”
The humorous expression on Darren’s face as he grabbed both of my shoulders and laughed.
“Son-in-law…?”
“Wow, this is a really interesting story. “The day has come when Lord Darren, who had been forcing Lady Daisy to remain single, calls someone his son-in-law… hehehe.”
And then there is Jan, who frowns as if he is displeased with something, and the consul, Evil, whose eyes are shining with interest.
“What is this situation now?”
“What is the situation? “His Majesty accepted my brilliant words… no, my advice, and we ended up joining hands.”
Deren smiled happily and lifted my shoulders, and I, who was dumbfounded, soon realized why the situation was clearly different from the game.
‘It was because of you.’
Darren changed because of me, and he even changed the fate of the swordsman and emperor who should have already been corrupted.
“I guess you haven’t been idle all this time.”
“Well, since the son-in-law has proven it, isn’t it natural for the father-in-law to also reciprocate? “I have also put in a lot of effort since I came here to avoid showing shame to my son-in-law.”
Deren laughed out loud once again and continued speaking while nodding at the other two men.
“To make my son-in-law an ally. Be thankful. If it weren’t for the two I lured away, His Majesty would never have tolerated the words and actions of his obviously arrogant son-in-law. Is not it?”
“hahahaha. As Sir Darren said, it was truly admirable. Even now, this old man’s heart is pounding because he is worried that the young man’s head will be blown off by Lord Yan’s sword.”
“···Did this crazy guy really do that? Yarn? “Did you really do that?”
“···It sure looks like you need to change your speaking habits. “I almost hit my friend’s son-in-law’s head.”
Evil said with a happy smile, and Jan answered by shrugging his shoulders disapprovingly.
“I’m suddenly curious. “I have realized the ultimate meaning of the sword, but if your sword, which cannot reach a being like the Seven Deadly Sins, and this sword filled with starlight collide, which sword will break?”
“···.”
Yan’s expression distorted like that of a demon at Darren’s mischievous question.
‘Of course I win.’
I’m not ignoring Jan.
This body learned swordsmanship and magic from a teacher who is presumed to be superior to Yan, as well as starlight, the one who deceives the balance, mana burn, etc. It is a body that enjoys many privileges.
There was no way I would be defeated by Yan, who was ultimately defeated by Fran in the game.
“I guess I can answer because I realized it after encountering it earlier. “I assure you, my sword will break first.”
Even though that was the case, I didn’t want to offend the Sword Saint, so I equivocated.
“···Let’s get to the point.”
As if he liked that, Jan twitched the corner of his mouth noticeably and made a solemn voice.
“Oh, yes. “Let’s make small talk slowly and get to the point first.”
“What’s the point?”
Sigh.
When I asked while tilting my head, Darren answered with a happy smile.
“I think my son-in-law would have known.”
“What…?”
“Well, the shady people who are eating away at this empire are threatening the empire, threatening His Majesty, and such facts.”
I nodded my head.
There was no way I, who was a player in the game, would not know.
The story of an emperor who wandered at the crossroads between good and evil and became corrupted.
The tragedy of a swordsman who was tormented between justice and loyalty, but chose loyalty and met his end at the hands of his disciple.
Until the end, the consul held on with unwavering faith, but was eventually broken.
Tuk.
When I remembered everything, Darren handed me a bundle of paper and said,
“This is a list of the dirty people living in Ijesti. “It is also a list of people who will die soon.”
When I looked down, I saw many names written on the paper.
I tilt my head. I wondered if the empire I had been ignoring originally had this much information power. Also, I wondered why the people standing in front of me didn’t punish the people on the list a long time ago.
With the strength of Sword Saint or Deren, they would have been able to sufficiently defeat them.
“Looking at their expressions, I think they want to ask why they left these guys alone.”
How did you know?
“Because we also just received this list. “The guy who gave me this also said something.”
“Who is that? And what did you say?”
When I asked, Darren shrugged his shoulders and said.
“The sin of anger, Ras.”
He tilted his head again. Why is he doing this?
“Your Majesty and Jan, that guy suddenly appeared in front of you and told you to tell them. If you take care of all these guys, then I will accept the invitation you gave me. But let me ask. “How did you send an invitation to the Seven Deadly Sins?”
“I never sent it to you?”
“What? But why were you talking so much? “Are you an asshole?”
I have my doubts about that too.
Anyway, it was also true that I was grateful in many ways.
‘I live, live…’
I never dreamed that the day would come when I would be thankful to the Seven Deadly Sins.