A day has passed since the coming-of-age ceremony. The magic sword rejected Luke with all its might, but to no avail.
All that can be used is flames, so how could someone who is immune to fire get eaten?
As time passed, the demonic sword, which exhausted its strength, extinguished the flames, and Luke slowly inserted the sword into the scabbard.
– Thank you, brother. I will write well in the future.
-…..
Towards Luke who smiled brightly, Julihi could not give any answer. I don’t even remember what happened after that.
All I remember is that I came back to my room, half-fazed, and passed out.
It must be because the shock was too severe for him to bear with his sober mind. However, now that he had woken up, Julich’s mood was worse than yesterday.
“Brother, what have you done!”
The first thing I heard when I woke up was the resentment of my stupid younger brother.
“You gave him the sword from the dungeon! You should have given me!”
Michael’s eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, perhaps in a fit of resentment. Yulihi couldn’t say anything at those words.
Who gave it to you? Who knew things would turn out like this!
“What are you thinking? Say something!”
‘This bastard doesn’t know the speed of others…!’
Yulihi clenched his fists tightly. It wasn’t Michael, but Julich, who was more upset.
The plan went awry, the demonic sword was stolen, and the half-brother’s reputation was now untouchable.
But the problem was not being able to talk about the situation. Leaving aside the issue of Michael’s crackdown, how can he say that he fell for his tricks!
– You stupid bastard! Do you think I tried to give you a sword!? In fact, I had no intention of giving one!
– Then what the hell happened!
-I fell for my trick! I used the best bait for fishing, but I skipped the bait and bounced! Thanks totally screwed up! From now on, call me asshole Julich!
“What the f*ck!”
bang, bang, bang
As I thought about it, my fever flared up again. Julihi reached out and hit the desk without realizing it.
If this desk were a futon, it would have been like kicking the futon.
Michael inadvertently stepped back at his older brother’s momentum, which made him feel mad.
“Tongue, bro?”
“Damn it! That dog-like demonic sword! Even if it rots and gets dirty, it’s not cool! Wow!”
The more he thought about it, the more angry Julihi pounded the desk like crazy. Michael, who was startled, took a step back and quickly ran out of the room.
It was the first time I saw him, but I knew one thing. He said that it would be a big trouble if his older brother’s anger was directed at him for nothing.
‘Bounce, let’s bounce.’
“uuu!”
Following his survival instinct, Michael quickly disappeared, and Julich, who had been in a frenzy for a while, collapsed onto the floor.
When the anger subsided a little, what followed was a sense of shame.
“What kind of sword is that… What kind of sword is that…!”
Julich muttered in a trembling voice and tore his hair. It was a sword he could not use.
However, as my father said, there were many places to use it.
It could be sold for money, bought favor as a gift, or used as a trading tool with a greedy lord.
Either way, it was a sword worth billions of dollars.
“But if that’s the case, by all means, it’s in his hands!”
The clenched fist trembled. He squeezed so hard that his fingernails dug into his palms and bled.
Oscar, who was waiting outside, came inside and said.
“My lord, calm down.”
“Do I really look like me now!?”
Julich glared at Oscar, grinding his teeth until he could hear a crackling sound.
“Yes, is this also your ruse? Great. Now that he’s got his sword, what do we do? I’m ignorant and I don’t know at all, but the young sage will tell me.”
“…”
Oscar lowered his head and closed his mouth. What can I say when the bookkeeper completely ruined the plot.
Even with ten mouths, there was nothing to say.
Unable to say anything else, Julihi sighed deeply and muttered out of frustration.
“Even if the strategy failed, I never thought he would be chosen by the sword…”
“Lord, have I told you before? That’s not it.”
“Isn’t it? Did you see that he was fine even in the flames!”
If you are safe even in the flames of the demonic sword, what is it if that is not an option? Despite Julich’s anger, Oscar did not break his opinion.
Because I was certain of this.
“Of course I saw that too. But the important thing is that it has nothing to do with being chosen as a sword and being fine in the flames.”
“What are you talking about? Let me explain in detail!”
“It’s simple. Master Luke tricked us.”
Oscar calmly continued his explanation.
“You saw the sword ringing at first. It was an act of the demonic sword rejecting its owner. Your lord has been through it too, so you know it well.”
“But his henchmen are swordsmen…”
“That is bullsh*t.”
Involuntarily, Oscar’s voice rose. What the hell are those bastards bewitching everyone with nonsense?
The name of the sword and the openness of one’s true self, are these words coming from the nonsense of an unpopular bard?
“The same goes for fireworks. Since Master Luke is fine, he must have continued to increase the intensity and refused. If I had acknowledged him as the true owner, I wouldn’t have even seen a spark.”
“Then why was he fine?”
“It must be the power of ancient magic. He must have had something to ward off the flames.”
Then everything makes sense. Why did the demonic sword make a fuss like that and light up the flames?
Since the flames didn’t work, he must have given up after increasing the intensity.
“Mmm, that makes sense.”
“That’s right. But I don’t know what it is.”
If you think about common sense, the bandage of the 1st patriarch is suspicious. However, because the failure of the previous strategy had been pointed out, Oscar was hesitant to express his opinion.
I was sure the artifact existed, but in the case of the bandages, it was just a guess. If it was wrong again, it was obvious that the master’s trust would go down.
“In other words, he is not recognized by the sword. If only we could uncover the secrets of that ancient magic…”
“We can carry on with our original plan.”
“That’s good. not bad.”
For the first time, a smile appeared on Yulihi’s hardened face. Even though I ate a blow to my younger brother, it was really fortunate that I was able to make up for it later.
“Then, first of all, what the artifact is…”
“Brother Julihi.”
As we were about to continue our discussion, a maid’s voice came from outside. She was one of the senior maids under the direct control of Count Leonard.
“What’s going on?”
“His Excellency the Count is calling. He told me to hurry up because it is urgent.”
“Father?”
Yulihi tilted his head. Isn’t winter the busiest time of the year? What the hell happened?
****
At that time, Luke called Bruno and Max to look at the sword he got from the coming-of-age ceremony. Bruno looked at the body of the demonic sword with admiration.
“Just looking at the sword, it is incredibly beautiful.”
“Don’t touch it, it catches fire.”
“I know it well even if you don’t tell me.”
At Luke’s warning, Bruno stepped back. There were no ancient relics to block the flames, but burning in the fire was a specification.
If I was engulfed in the same flame as Luke was yesterday, I would be reduced to ashes in an instant.
“By the way, does the demonic sword still not recognize its master as its master?”
“I guess it’s because you don’t say a word. It looks like they’ve given up on burning it.”
-…..
After the coming-of-age ceremony, the demonic sword continued to curse at Luke. I didn’t have the strength to spark, so all I could do was curse.
Luke’s response to him was simple.
‘Did you know that flames don’t work for me? Will you accept me as the owner soon?’
-Shut up…! Who is you…!
‘i get it.’
I put it back in the scabbard and went to eat. After leisurely enjoying the tea time, I grabbed the sword again.
‘Will you accept me as your master?’
-Don’t be funny…!
‘okay.’
put it back in the scabbard. After washing, reading, and just before falling asleep in bed, I picked it up again and asked.
‘Recognized as the owner?’
– No…!
‘OK.’
I put it in without even listening to it. I slept soundly, woke up, washed my face, and asked after breakfast.
‘How is the owner?’
-…..
After that, the demon sword shut up. It seemed that he hated being treated insultingly when he refused, rather than falling asleep in a scabbard.
The good thing was that even though he had regained his strength after a day, he remained calm.
It would have been difficult for Luke if he had set fire to it all the time.
“Anyway, who the hell are you going to choose, so why are you so refusing?”
“You probably have no intention of choosing.”
“Are you saying there are no masters you like in this day and age?”
“no. I just don’t want to choose.”
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A thing is made to be used by someone. So, artifacts with egos are taken for granted that they are usually used.
But among them, Ethan-ah comes out from time to time. Should I say some kind of broken artificial intelligence?
“Sometimes there are people whose egos run out of control. You don’t like the way you are.”
“Oh, I see. It’s not that I can’t understand it because I’m stuck in stuffy things, but…”
“No, not like that.”
Somehow it’s becoming a sad story, but in fact, there’s nothing wrong with that.
Because the identity at birth is firm. The problem is on the other side.
“Among the artifacts, sometimes there are those who want to stand on the owner’s head. It’s just that I don’t have enough respect to be active thanks to my strength.”
“…wait a minute. So, in a word, if you want to use yourself, you’re saying you’re crooked?”
“Well, yes.”
“Wow, even things have their minds, so there’s a guy who goes crazy.”
-That guy…!
The magic sword, which had been silent until now, lit a spark at Bruno’s words. But when there was no response from Luke, he turned the lights off again.
Even if you use your strength, it won’t work, and you’ll only get tired of yourself.
“Then what are you going to do? At this rate, it’s just a dull sword.”
If the magic sword only exerts power like flame, you can hold it in your hand and use it as a sharp sword.
However, the magic sword even dulls the blade at will. As it is, it is of no use to anyone.
“Since we made a fuss at the coming-of-age ceremony, we can’t sell it to anyone.”
“Don’t worry. Because I have something to write about.”
“Do you have any way to be recognized as the owner?”
“no.”
In any case, the standards for relics with egos are arbitrary. There are cases where the producers have decided, but there are also cases where it is the owner who likes Ji.
In the case of the demonic sword, it is the latter, so it can never be recognized.
“But with a little application, it can be used differently.”
“…?”
-You bastard… What do you mean…?
The magic sword reacted as if it was uneasy at Luke’s meaningful words. It was when Luke did not answer and inserted the magic sword.
Just then, Max opened the door and came in. Behind him stood a servant directly under the count.
“Bocchan, His Excellency is calling.”
“Father?”
“yes. It is very urgent, so he asks you to come quickly.”
Luke nodded. I pretended not to know, but in fact I knew what it was called.
It was a big incident that happened the day after the coming-of-age ceremony, so it was vivid in my memory.
Luke, who had finished preparing immediately, headed for the count’s office. In addition to Luke, Julich and Michael were also gathered in the office.
“Everyone is gathered.”
The count looked around at his children with a serious expression and said.
“Now there is a big problem in the manor. If possible, I’d like to take care of everything, but since it happened in two places at the same time, you guys have to go instead of one.”
“What the hell happened?”
Julich’s face hardened. It is not normal if the lord has to jump out of a safe place and move on his own.
The Count answered Julich’s question in a heavy voice.
“A demon appeared in the manor.”