Possessing Nothing

Since I had never seen a body before in Shaolin, it has been a long time since I saw a body. Lee Seong-min approached the corpse lying on the floor. The corpse was wearing the robes of a volcano, but its shape caught the eye of Lee.

“What the...? ”

Lee Sung-min was embarrassed and muttered. The sigil was a deep cut-out sword, but not just that.

The body is twisted like a mummy. As I was leaning down to take a closer look, Kim Jong-hyeon stopped Lee.

“Don't touch it. ”

“Yes.”

I didn't even want to touch it. You don't know what happens when you put your hands on a strange corpse like this. As Lee Seong-min stepped back a few steps, Kim Jong-hyeon came forward and examined the body.

“Indeed.”

Kim Jong-hyeon, who was gazing at the corpse, touched his chin.

“I heard the swordsman uses law... Hehe! I thought it was just some sort of civil war hallucination, but it wasn't that simple. Of course. That's why they call it" The Sword. "”

“What do you mean? ”

“Do you know the magic of the energy drain? ”

“I know. ”

“There are many different types of energy drains. Vampire bloodsucking is an energy drain, and what is it in the air... Aspiration coil is an energy drain. Different kinds of different ways. But here's the conclusion. The energy drain takes what's theirs and makes it their own. ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so, raising the arm of the twisted corpse.

“I'm not sure how the energy drain used by the sword works. But... just know this. The sword is probably getting stronger at this point as well. ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so, raising his body which was leaning down.

“We need to change the way we chase. Up until now, it's been a way to chase swords through a Serpent, and the potters of the volcano are chasing swords based on that information... Continuing like this will only help the swords. We have to drive them in and kill them for sure. ”

Yesterday, the words I spoke with the sword crossed Lee's head. Have you ever faced a wall? The sword faces the wall and is desperate. Instead of sitting like that, what did the sword choose? It was to cross the wall using a method other than the sword.

I don't want to blame the sword. It's because he doesn't deserve it. Lee Sung-min and Kim Jong-hyun started moving again. The corpses... keep coming out. It wasn't just the bodies of the Volcano Master.

“The sword crossed the line. I crossed too many lines. This will no longer end with the issue of swords and volcanoes. ”

The corpse of a wizard in a robe. A dead mercenary in armor. The bodies of the guild members wearing black clothes attached to their bodies.

“I don't even know what kind of confidence this is. Are you confident you can handle it? Or are they just stumbling around in a corner? At the end of the day, the only thing left to do is wait for destruction. ”

Lee Sung-min also had to empathize with Kim Jong-hyun's muttering. The sword... is going to ruin. If you only killed the Holy Father and fled and succeeded, you would still be the enemy of the volcano and be pursued for life. The situation has already left the matter of the sword and volcano. The Wizard's Guild has suffered significant damage, and so has the Mercenary Guild and Information Guild.

“Even if we're lucky to get out of here. The sword will not survive in Eria. ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so and moved his hands. A crow floating in the sky came down and approached the ears of Kim Jong-hyun. Kim Jong-hyun whispered in a small voice against the crow's ear, and when his lips closed, the crow flew up with a big flutter of wings.

“Nearby. ”

How far did it go? Kim Jong-hyun stopped moving. The sun was setting one day. There were black spheres as big as fists floating around Kim Jong-hyun at sunset.

“Since we moved much faster, it will take a little longer for the potters to arrive. And to tell you the truth, I put a little bit of a prank on information delivery. Let them come a little late. ”

“Why?”

“You wanted to see the Sword, didn't you? ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so, smiling with his teeth.

“I'll let you meet him. I'm curious about what you're going to do with the sword. And the flow that started to change because of you, I'll see you again. I wonder that. I can't be an observer. ”

Lee Sung-min could not understand all of Kim Jong-hyun's words. However, I could feel Kim Jong-hyeon was deeply interested in this matter.

The sword stands at the forefront. I thought I was busy running away, but I didn't think I would stand still like that, so I felt that Lee Sung-min was surprised. When Seong-min reached the sound of killing.

“Looks like you haven't learned how to hide. ”

The sword that was standing behind you mutters. Lee Seong-min stopped walking in shock.

“Not surprising. I didn't think you'd be here. ”

“... You thought it was me and you were waiting? ”

“Yes. I remember your movements. If… someone else came. You wouldn't have waited this long. ”

His ears twist, muttering like that. The expression of the sword standing in front of him suddenly calmed down.

“Are you here to kill me, too? ”

The Sword Ear asks. Seolmin hesitates to answer. Do I have to squeeze the spear behind my back? Seeing Lee Sung-min holding out his hand, I no longer asked for his ear. Yes, he was a sword. In front of Lee Sung-min today, he was not an unarmed man named Doe Bee Joon, but a man called Sword Ear.

“… I have a question. ”

“It's not a good place to talk, and I don't deserve it...”

He mutters and glances back. The sun was setting.

“Doesn't... matter. It'll be night soon. ”

“If. If." If I... hadn't met you... If I hadn't met you at the volcano mountain range. ”

“What do you want to say? ”

He tilted his head toward Lee Sung-min who was unable to arrange what he wanted to say. What do you want to say? I don't know. He chewed his lower lip well. Nevertheless, I had to ask.

“If only I hadn't met you at the mountain range of the volcano and told you... why the saint refused to sing." What would you have done? ”

“You're asking me something weird. ”

The sword mutters in a small voice. However, on the subject of 'strange questions’, the sword did not answer the question easily. For a moment, the swordsman clears his mind and opens his mouth.

“If only. I would have given up martial arts with the Holy Master. ”

Hearing that answer. Lee was hesitant about how to make a face.

“You're still not qualified to fight the master of the Old Testament. You'd think so and back off. But... I heard the story from you. Why the Holy Father refuses to dance with me. Qualifications didn't matter. It was important that I use the law. ”

His ears muttered and lifted their heads and looked up at the sky. Night was coming.

“For that reason, no matter how much time passes, I won't be able to fight the Holy Master my whole life. That's why I crossed the mountain pass at night. And I fought against the Holy Father, knowing it was rude. He didn't want to fight, he was rude to me... He was just being more rude. ”

“Why did you kill him? ”

“A sword has no eyes. Holy Father, the Guru was strong. I couldn't win without using salcho. But... But that's it. ”

The sword that was looking up at the sky lowered its head. Seeing the look on his face, Lee Sung-min felt a chill.

The sword is smiling. As if it couldn't be more enjoyable, it couldn't be more fulfilling. I was smiling like that.

“I enjoyed your fight with Holy Master. ”

The sword grins its head.

“I knew the world was big. Holy Father Doin was the strongest opponent I've ever fought before. It was a sudden fight, but it was worth it. Perhaps even the Holy Father died satisfied. ”

A crooked horse. A crooked sword can't find a trace of reason. Hearing that, Lee Sung-min felt his stomach rot like he had swallowed poison.

Because of me, Holy Father Dowager was not supposed to die.

“But why do you ask? ”

Lee Sung-min did not answer. I hold out my hands and stretch them behind my back, wondering if I'll grab a spear. Lee Sung-min's hand firmly grabbed the spear.

“Holy Master is dead because of me. ”

“What a strange thing to say. I killed Holy Father Doin. My sword killed Holy Father Doin. ”

“If I hadn't met the old man, the Holy Master wouldn't have died. ”

“Haha! That's funny. We don't even know it's the world. Why do you feel responsible for this? It was a coincidence that you and I met at the mountain range. ”

“Not to me. ”

Pull out the window in front. Her eyes narrow as she looks at it.

“You... overestimate yourself. I must admit, your stature is outstanding compared to your age. But you can't beat me. Even though I was desperate for my vessel, I still crossed the Wall of Superstardom. Do you think you can defeat me, who has not yet reached that threshold? ”

“… I know. I can't beat you. ”

Sung-min did not overestimate himself. Rather, he knew himself better than anyone, and was self-loathing because he was pessimistic.

At the same time, I fear death. Knowing what death is, I'm even more afraid of death. Nonetheless, Lee Sung-min did not back down. It was simple.

Accountability.

With this amount of emotion, Lee could not wrap it well. Because there must have been another case like this in the life of Lee Sung-min before. Since Lee Sung-min lived a different life from his previous life, there must be someone who is misled by Lee Sung-min. Since Lee Sung-min occupied the Holy Spirit in Gennabis, Noh Classes, which was originally supposed to occupy the Holy Spirit, did not have the Holy Spirit. I didn't have anyone to have him because Lee Sung-min found the books at the old bookstore first.

Endless. In the eight years that Lee has lived, a lot of people have lived different lives because of him.

Albania.

I know that there is no end to thinking that way. I know it's a contradiction to turn away from him. What's the big deal? As Jonghyun Kim said. In the end, it is self-satisfaction. The rational people know. What you're doing right now, what you're thinking. It's a contradictory self-satisfaction in the end. that it is nothing more than an impulsive act of simply 'wanting to', which cannot be logically explained or reasonably well packaged.

Admittedly, it was rather refreshing. I face this tremendous responsibility that I'm feeling right now. I wanted to talk to the sword. I don't have to do it anymore. I realized that the behavior of the sword was different from my past life because of my own existence. Because of him, Holy Father Dowager died. I mean...

and take responsibility for it.

[Are you going to fight the sword? For the record, I can't help you. I'm not very good at combat.]

[I'm stalling.]

Lower your stance. The sword grabs the sword of the waist dance, looking back at Lee Sung-min's raised spear.

[I'll hold off until the potters arrive.]

[Well... if you say so. Cheer up.]

Jonghyun Kim did not stop Lee Sung-min. Rather, he seemed to be enjoying the behavior of Lee Sung-min. And the sword is drawn.

“I don't walk away from a fight. ”

The sword mutters.

Lee Seong-min ran forward.