Reincarnation of the Sword Master

The sword groped in bewilderment.

[What, what, what? It's a fantasy. Why do I feel it? That was very vivid, too.]

"It's a physical vision. Damn it. You moved."

Asher's face was rarely an irritating one. asked the sword in a cautious tone.

[Sighs] Who's there?]

"The meddlesome, the capricious. I can't take this road.”

돌아가기에는 시간이 제법 걸리겠지만 그래도 그것을 보는 것보다는 차라리 시간이 걸리는 편이 훨씬 나았다.

“산 아래로 내려가면 옆에 북부와 동부의 중간 관리를 하는 영지가 있어. 그곳으로 가야겠어.”

[어. 그래라.]

반론은 듣지 않겠다는 듯 애셔가 산 아래로 내려갔다. 검이 떨떠름한 목소리로 답했다.

***

산을 내려가는 동안 애셔는 한 마디도 하지 않았고 검도 침묵했다. 결국 처음 입을 연 건 검이었다.

[What was that earlier?]

"Playing around. The guy who moves around and gives visions."

Not that. I'm saying welcome.

“…….”

Asher walked on with a frown. The sword continued in a quiet voice.

[Welcome, but I could hear and feel his voice and form. It wasn't just a vision to be dazzled. If you insist on it... Past.]

“…….”

I think you're right. Can't you explain that much? But we're still colleagues.]

Asher stopped walking. After a moment of silence he said, It was a voice filled with laughter.

"I didn't know you'd say that."

Same here.]

said the sword grumbled.

[There must be a past he doesn't want to talk about] Just like me. I won't press you. Just don't forget that I can be of help.]

"Thank you for that.”

Asher expressed her gratitude.

"But not now."

Tell me later when you're ready. Everyone needs to be organized. Let's stop talking about this.]

The sword spoke loosely as if to defuse the atmosphere.

There's a village? Then why didn't you go there earlier? You could've packed this and that, wouldn't that be nice?]

"It's quite a hassle."

There was a check-up, and I had to stay for a few days to pass. I didn't like such a bother, so I tried to pass through the mountain, but I had no choice but to pass through the territory.

"Now that we're here, we'd better get some information from the North.”

It was a lively place where many people passed by and lived. As it was a village of Tong, there were quite a few intelligence stores. I was planning to make up for it and move north.

The distance is not far. I walked down the mountain for about twenty minutes. It was time to see the village.

Was the town big? A lot of people?

"Not as much as the capital, but quite a bit."

[Really?]

The sword said shamelessly.

I don't think so.]

After the forest, I could see the village. Asher frowned.

"…quiet?"

The territory was wide. It is about half the size of the capital. But not a single person was seen. It was as quiet as a dead city.

It's the same land as the Kingdom of Arabia and the Dragon Slayer.

"Not good."

Mercenaries, knights, and bandits. It was a noisy city. There was no way there was no one like this. Asher walked toward the door. The door was wide open, and no one was guarding it. I walked down the street, but I couldn't feel it.

"You're in this state?"

It was different from dragon slayer's territory or Lavia. The fact that this place is empty means that even a little exchange with the North could not be made.

[…left. Inside the building.]

Asher made fun of his fist. The wooden building broke down and screamed inside.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Help me!"

Several dirty people screamed and tried to run away. Asher stamped her foot. The floor echoed and they slipped and fell.

"Heez!"

"Calm down."

"Uh... Uh-oh, man?"

Someone asked with a cackling eye. Asher nodded silently, and soon they burst into rage.

"Kidding! Why break down a building that's fine!"

"Oh. What? Is it a person? Go for it!

There was a strong backlash. Asher raised the fallen middle-aged man.

"What's the matter? Why is there no one in the city?”

"...you. are you an outsider?”

"Yes."

"Sigh. No luck. I can't believe you came in at such a time.”

The middle-aged man put the lid on the can in a fit of annoyance.

"This city is dead now. We're the only survivors."

"…you didn't leave, you died?”

"Yeah. The damn thing killed me. What the hell is this?"

"What happened to the North?"

"What are you talking about? It's already been years since I couldn't make it to the North."

“…….”

"No wonder the information doesn't work. Come here for now."

The man removed the carpet from the center of the building. The basement showed up and they went inside. Asher followed.

"You barely survived today."

A middle-aged man opened the can and stuck it out to Asher. Asher shook her head.

"That's all right."

"Really? You're still out there, aren't you?”

The man stuffed the canned food into his mouth. Others sat in the corner of the basement and made fun of the fork.

"What's wrong with you?"

It was different from the kingdom of Ravia and from the land of Dragon Slayer. It felt like something had destroyed it if people had naturally disappeared and become strange.

"I've got something to beg for."

A middle-aged man said, scratching the bottom of a can.

"I couldn't run away, and I lost. We barely survived because we were underground then. The wavelengths don't reach the basement."

“…….”

Asher tried to ask what appeared, but the middle-aged man suddenly exploded.

"Oh, shit! You sons of bitches!"

a wagg work

The can is crumpled. Others simply turned their heads and did not react as if they were tired of dealing with them.

"I'm sorry about this. I've been losing my temper lately. Whoo."

When the man took a deep breath for a while, he rubbed his shoulders with a somewhat calmed face.

"What happened to the North?" Like I said before, we don't know either. I haven't been able to get to the gate for years."

"Are you blocked in the grove of monsters?"

"Yes."

The man nodded his head.

"The monsters are back in the woods. I can't reach the people who lived in it, and it's a total bummer."

The man swept his eyes.

"There were rumors a few days ago that a strange goblin had gone."

[Goblin?]

"Well, thanks to you, this city was dying slowly. There are no adventurers coming because the roads in the North are blocked, but I can't afford to ask the Empire for help. Meanwhile, boom."

The man clasped his hand and giggled.

"It exploded. Hey, what's the matter? the territory of the Dragon Slayer You couldn't get in touch with Mattaeng there either, right?

The man stood up and tapped Asher on the shoulder.

"Take a break for now. This is the grave, you and I, so rest before you die is fine."

***

Asher swept the wall in the basement. The accumulated dust was pushed away and tickled my nose. I caught a knife that was randomly scattered. As soon as I held my hand, the blade became powder and scattered in the air.

[That's ridiculous]]

"What happened?"

No bodies were seen in the city. The man told me not to leave here, but he had to go north.

I approached the man who was resting with his eyes closed in the corner.

"What?"

"I'm thinking of leaving."

"What are you leaving for?"

The man's wrinkles are deep.

"Didn't you understand? This is our grave. I don't know how you got in, but we can't get out.”

"What's there?”

It is impossible to destroy it without anyone knowing it.

"It's a monster."

The man answered lightly.

"How can we go out when that crazy thing is watching us?"

Asher opened his mouth to ask what it was. But that's not necessary. A strange sound spread from the center of the city.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

The sound of an angel's song rang and people looked different. They hurled curses, banged their heads into the ground and shook.

"Oh, shit…."

"Ah. Please. God... Save me…."

"…no way."

Asher frowned. a familiar cry It was something I had heard in my previous life.

The middle-aged man was smiling as if he had given up.

"You. Did you hear this and that? It's amazing that you can only guess by crying. Our city couldn't do that, so we searched everywhere.”

"Why is that here?"

In the past, an elf elder in the black forest wanted human extinction.

He touched the sealed tabernacle, dedicated the forest as a medium, and summoned a creature beyond the darkness. A monster that loses its light just by looking at it and goes crazy just by getting close to it's a monster. The monster that devoured the four-quarters of the continent in two days.

However, he lost to the hero and expelled him from the world. The monster and its derivatives could not appear in this world again.

The man giggled.

"It's a bunch of dog heroes who didn't do their job.”

***

"Please let me have the last drink."

A middle-aged man threw a can. The noise rang out with a loud noise, and the people around him screamed.

"Ajeossi!"

"What are you doing? Are you determined to die?"

"You searched anyway. Do you think you'll be able to hold on again?”

The man rummaged and found a rum. He lifted a bigger container than his body and swallowed it to show the floor. As if to enjoy the last supper.

Coo-oong!

From the center of the city, a roaring sound with wings high in the sky flew up. People clapped their heads together.

"God..."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....”

Among those in despair, Asher looked up to the sky through the cracks in the collapsed ceiling.

The existence had colorful and huge wings like an angel. He had arms and legs like humans, but his whole body was black like a devil. Where there was a face, there was no shape like an egg.

The wings flapped out. The whole city began to tremble as the wave spread. The force gathered and twisted uneasily.

A middle-aged man put down his rum.

"It's been a dog-like life.”

Boom.

The cohesive forces spread waves in all directions as if drops of water had fallen on the surface of the water. Asher put a sword in the floor and lowered his posture. The soul and the body were forced to break away.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

"No! No! I don't want to die!"

However, others did not. People screamed, and the whole body began to crumble. A middle-aged man who drank a rum can disappeared with a smile.

Silence fell. Only one Asher was left in just seconds. Asher pulled out a sword.

[…Wow. What's that?]

The sword was astounded.

[That can't be in this world]]

"Malaha."

That's the name of that monster. When a monster appeared, he came along and destroyed many armies and kingdoms. No one could touch him until the hero had overpowered him.

"This is not good."

Just that one being wasn't a big problem. He can beat a hero without a big problem. But that wasn't the biggest problem.

It meant that the magic in the capital of the empire had been robbed, and that other monsters could soon appear together.

'I'm in trouble.'

Asher murmured inwardly.