Chapter 68 – 067 Village – Road to Lehil
The porter scratched his head as if embarrassed by Isilite’s continued pursuit at a distance, then looked at the driver’s seat and said,
= Mr. Susa. The thief boss keeps chasing me.=
= Ugh……. Spirit Master, what should I do?=
“…….”
Susa glanced at the unanswering Hwanin and scratched his neck.
He thought that if he knew the soul, and if he knew the personality of the Hwanin, he would resolve the confusion.
Because, regardless of the person who was cast, he knew that the liberation of mixed existence, attaining Buddhahood, and extinction were noble rights and duties in the history of the soul.
However, Hwanin passed by without resolving the confusion that clung to Isilite.
‘It makes sense that you have other intentions. Is he trying to train Honjae in the name of making him his subordinate? If not…….’
=Ugh, the thief boss is getting closer!=
=…… Huh true. Brillit, please.=
=Yes.=
Brillitt calmly drew her spear and slowed her Que slightly, yelling at the fast approaching Isilite.
=There’s a thief boss! Don’t come any closer! If you approach, I will consider you an attacker!=
= Fuck! I am no longer the boss of thieves!!=
Brillitt furrowed one eyebrow at the sound of a tantrum.
Even though she looked pitiful because she was covered in blood that flowed from her torn skin, Brillit lightly stabbed Isilite with her ice-cold expression.
Kang! Kakang!
= Oh, don’t! Don’t!=
=Do not come close!=
=I don’t have any business with that merchant, so get out of here!=
Humming-!
Kagak!
Kaga River – Kang!!
As if she didn’t become the leader of the bandits with just her strength, Isilite uses the Straw Que as her limbs and shares the union with Brillit.
‘I thought he was an ignorant thief, but it’s quite…… !’
‘This year… You’re stronger than I thought!’
The skills of the two were close to others in the eyes of others, but in fact, Brillitt was not showing her skills.
No wonder. A sane person wouldn’t want to mix words with a person who is confused.
However, Isilite, who was unable to break through Brillit’s guard due to the difference in her skills and the difference in the class of the professional, retreated for a while while grinding her teeth, following the wagon at a certain distance.
As the sun went down and the sunset began to cover the sky, the group started preparing for camp.
A tent was put on the ceiling frame of the wagon, a bonfire was lit, meat was grilled, and stew was cooked.
=If you endure tonight, you will be able to rest comfortably in the village tomorrow.=
“Until this point, homelessness wasn’t particularly bad.”
It was true.
Hwanin received special treatment and was not allowed to stay awake, and food prepared with extensive use of spices and seasonings was provided for each meal.
Stiffness or fatigue caused by the discomfort of the bed was quickly relieved by holding a blood-colored stone, so there was no complaint.
= Also. Spirit Master, you have the qualities to become an outstanding hero.=
“Is homelessness related to the qualities of a hero?”
When Hwanin smiles and responds to Susa’s jokey words, Susa laughshahatoo.
=If you are a hero, you can call yourself a hero only when you can use the night sky as a blanket and the night breeze as a lullaby. It’s a common belief that those who don’t enjoy sleeping at night can’t become heroes, even if they succeed normally!=
“Somehow, it sounds like a difficult job to buy.”
= Oh, how did you know? Another name for a hero is reverse magic. Kkkkuh.=
Hwanin also looked back at the porter who was diligently packing up the camp while eating.
“It’s not a human thing to complain about the hardest thing you do in homelessness. By the way…….”
As Hwanin’s gaze turned to Isilite, who was confronting Brillit, Susa also looked there and furrowed her eyebrows.
= Well. Spirit Master, can I ask you one presumptuous question?=
“…… You may be wondering why I do not achieve Honjae Buddhahood.”
=Yes…….=
Perhaps not knowing that he was aware of his question, Susa puts on an intimidated cat face.
Away from her cute appearance like a cat in boots, she calmly examines the Honjae hanging from Isilite’s left shoulder.
“I’m probably different from the spirit masters you know.”
=…… Yes?=
As if Hwanin’s story was unexpected, not only Susa but also the porters who were preparing food near the bonfire opened their eyes wide and looked at Hwanin.
“I heard that all workers wear an aura. But not me.”
Hwanin still remembers the events of that day clearly.
The experience of advancing through the river of light in darkness. The heat when the souls of countless creatures that he had killed unknowingly for 26 years pass through his body.
He should have seen his aura if he had also awakened, but for some reason it was not revealed.
Epnis said that awakening is only for humanoid animals and people, but Hwanin didn’t believe it. Even if he puts himself aside, cases of razor-sharp boar exist.
Susa sighed softly and said, scratching her fluffy cheeks with her soft-looking hair.
=I’ve heard that there are some jobs where you can’t see the aura…… I can’t be sure if that applies to the Spirit Master as well.=
“Is that so. Even if that’s not the case, the confusion that clings to that woman feels strange. I am cautious even to mention the possibility of purification or attainment of Buddhahood.”
= Ah. That’s why you quickly broke up with the bandits.=
Hwanin nodded his head.
“I will try to purify the confusion. Because I need experience more than anything.”
Looking at Susa, who was lost in thought, with the black line that looked like her eyebrows changed to a single character, she gestured to the emergency rations to come here.
It was because the porters were in trouble, as if the emergency rations, which showed greed for the sizzling meat, were burdensome.
Hwanin looked back at the meat, waddling around, and stroked the emergency rations sitting between his legs, thinking.
The Honjae attached to Isilite was a girl of about eight or nine years old.
A girl with a noble horsehair tail, similar to her horse, clung to her Isilite’s shoulders, but to Isilite she sent no hostility.
She just looks around her occasionally from her Isilite shoulder with her blush.
She can’t figure out why she’s with Isilite.
‘That doesn’t mean there are no methods at all.’
If there is a problem, you have to ask about this and that, and even after asking, the solution may not come out.
So, in order to keep the sense of mystery from the thieves, I deliberately left the place coolly. She, of course, expected Issilite to come after her.
Hwanin asked Susa to bring Isilite here. Susa, who readily accepted the request, accompanied Brillit, Dinte, and Hussuk to perform her Isilite.
= Spirit Master. She won’t ask me to take her mix off for free. As long as you purify my soul, I can work for you for 20 years without pay.=
Isilite, who was getting impatient, made a deal with Hwanin without hesitation.
Hwanin stared at Isilite for a while, then opened her mouth in a low voice.
“You are rude.”
=I’m sorry about that. I’ve never learned manners because I’ve been living like this.”
Seeing that there was not even a single grain of rice meant to ridicule or make fun of, Hwanin closed his eyes and looked down at the emergency food he was savoring.
“I have no reason to use my strength for you. Why do I have to do troublesome things for you?”
=It is the duty of the Spirit Corps to purify the confusion and save the wandering souls!=
“Who said it was an obligation? Who clears that duty? At least I have never had such an obligation, no significant reason for it, and never met anyone who did so.”
=…… !=
“From my point of view, you are a criminal who appeared out of nowhere and tried to steal property. Give me a reason why I should help you, other than the fact that I have to purify the mixture of spirits.”
=Then why did you call me?!=
“Go back and think about it. Mr. Brillett.”
=Yes.=
Brillitt pushed Isilite, who was fiercely resisting, away from her, half-throwing her away.
Susa, who was watching her, stuck out her tongue.
= I don’t think anyone has the personality of being the leader of a thief. I have a great temper. Are you sure you’re okay?=
“Even if we help, shouldn’t this be the main agent?”
Hehe. That’s right.=
Hwanin, who served dinner and limited emergency food, climbed onto the frame of the wagon covered with a thick tent and lay down on his bed.
It is quite comfortable that the fabric stretched between the frames acts as a hammock.
It gets pretty chilly in the morning, but
Quet.
Emergency rations were crouched down on his side, so it was quite warm by itself.
The behavior of the emergency food that weakly bites and pulls the finger to keep stroking the back is rather nerve-wracking.
Is it because I can’t eat as much as I want?
She smiled and brushed her back, then looked at Isilite, who was sitting with a separate bonfire in the corner of her sight.
What was so dissatisfied about was that her muzzle was sticking out.
‘The soul explosion was so powerful that it could even tear Grenier’s hide, but the wounds are already healing.’
Even though the leather was weak on the muzzle, the leather was so tough that an ordinary knife would not go into the blade properly. To think that after being hit by such soul explosions five times, they ended up with just that amount of wounds.
‘Come to think of it, Bardul was also similar.’
A werewolf who has been attacking with a spotted wolf. It was also an awakening monster with tremendous strength and regenerative power.
However, its defensive power is two steps lower than that of Isilite.
To put it in approximate figures, if Bardul is 1 strength and 1 regenerative power, wouldn’t the sword warrior be 1 strength, 0.8 defense, and 0.2 regenerative power?
Suddenly, the branches of my thoughts touched the growth of my job.
Brillit, who introduced herself as a spear warrior, and Isilite, who wielded a greatsword made of solid iron that weighed more than 10kg like a tree branch, had tremendous strength.
If other professions grow like their superpowers…….
‘The stronger it gets, the more impossible close combat becomes.’
As the number of Soul Orbs increased to 24, I noticed that the new ability (weak communication with spirits) and skills became more powerful. The allowable range of the number of uses of technology has also increased significantly.
That means that other jobs also grow through training.
Even now, there is a huge difference in strength and defense, but at that time, close combat will have to be abandoned.
He was a Hwanin who laughed because he was dumbfounded.
‘Sorry.’
I have no complaints about the power to control souls.
Shooting arrows and causing explosions from afar is fun, but there is nothing as thrilling as close combat.
But you won’t have to give up completely. If the level of the soul you deal with increases and you train your body steadily, you will be able to fill the gap in your body to some extent.
Couw!
When I stopped thinking, the emergency ration protested by biting my fingers with its beak and pecking at the back of my hand.
Hwanin started moving his hand again, thinking that he was raising his master rather than a pet.
The next morning, while the porters were preparing for departure and breakfast, Hwanin politely asked Brillitt for a match.
It’s a sparring request with several intentions, but there won’t be any damage to Brillit.
“It will be fine to loosen the stiff body.”
=Okay. Please give me a map.=
And in the 20-minute sparring that followed, Hwanin did not allow a single attack, and Brillitt received a body massage with a stick.
Of course, he didn’t hit it, and he ended up touching it, but the mental shock that Brillitt received was the level of being hacked to pieces with her spear.
At Hwanin’s request, Brillitt initially thought of engaging in entertainment.
The opponents of melee professions are only those who have awakened melee professions. Even if you can’t control your strength even a little bit, the opponent’s bones can’t break and fall into pieces.
But what if the opponent is a spirit master?
Of course, it was Brillit who even had a spearmanship training assistant license. She’s not lacking in power control, but I was thinking of entertaining her just in case…….
=Kuu?!=
It took less than a minute for her to change her mind.
As soon as Brillitt exchanged weapons with her Hwanin three times, she realized that her opponent was someone who had never learned spearmanship.
From gripping to posture, footprints, and movements, there was no trace of any learning.
However, his posture was surprisingly upright and accurate when it came to stabbing, kicking, and slamming.
Even if you know how to properly stab a spear, it is a weapon that is easy to use enough to say that you have learned 80% of it. The raw grass in front of me who knows how to stab properly…….
‘Crazy!’
His reflexes, body vision, and sense of battle surpassed those of beasts and reached the level of a monster.
Brillitt moved first and her phantom moved later, but at some point, Brillit’s spear was kicked away and her phantom spear lightly touched her body and passed by.
When he attacks, he dodges as if he had seen the future, then stabs a weak spot he didn’t even know about before turning back.
If you hit an attack that you can’t avoid at all, it will touch your knee or elbow to interfere with your movement, and then stab you in the gap that has arisen and go back.
When 4 minutes had passed since the sparring started, Brillitt moved around restlessly with her face distorted like a demon, and somehow tried to touch even one piece…….
“Thank you for your effort.”
=…… Thank you for your effort…… !=
It was consistently leisurely, as if taking a walk from beginning to end.
And compared to Hwanin, who didn’t even breathe hard, he was frustrated that he was breathing up to the bottom of his chin.
‘…… !’
After seeing the footsteps of Hwanin for the last time, he fell to his knees feeling extremely helpless, not frustrated.
His own footprints were so numerous that the ground in a range of tens of meters was left in a mess, but Hwanin’s footprints were only slightly stamped within a range of about 1m.
It wasn’t only Brillitt and Susa who watched the match that were shocked by this match.
= What is your true identity, Mr. Spirit? Aren’t you human? Can it be a humanoid deformed species?=
Isilite, who had been sneaking up to her and watching her sparring, completely let go of her mind.
“I am a normal person.”
=A normal person can do that? If the spirit master were an ordinary person, I’d be less than a monkey and trash. Ahahaha…….=
Isilite had experience with her regular training, so she quickly noticed that Hwanin had never formally learned spearmanship.
Rather, she was watching from a distance, so she identified her ghost faster and more accurately than Brillit, the party involved in the sparring.
Hwanin is not a skill, but just moving.
That’s why she was even more embarrassed. Do you feel as if you are going to die because of the unfairness?
A dodge that sees and dodges an opponent’s attack.
A parry that reads movement and blocks the attack itself.
Liposteriposte counterattacks by changing the weapon trajectory with a stick.
It was because she felt that she was wasting her life up until now, seeing Hwan-in practicing the three skills that she could count on her hand when it comes to defensive arts as comfortably as breathing.
Even one of the three is enough to be called a master beyond an expert, but what is that crazy soul master that handles all three so skillfully?
No, but why are you holding the weapon so sloppy? What is that step that a child moves carelessly?
‘Is this how it feels to be denied life?’
Isilite, who had not had the strength to stand up and was sitting spread out, felt Brillit staring at her with her half-dead pupils, and she looked at Brillit with similar eyes.
A sense of kinship, or sympathy.
Realizing that 20 minutes of couplets would be satisfactory, Hwanin took one look at Isilite, whose mouth was wide open, then looked away.
Seeing her spread out as if she had lost her motivation, her intentions seem to have worked.
‘This will make the next action easier.’
Six hours later, Hwan-in, who gave the two women an unforgettable sense of defeat until the day they died.
= I have arrived. That is Leheel Village.=
I was able to reach Lehill Village.
