3 – Black Horse

“Shall we go, then?”

Ha-yeon started walking through the cave, which was as brightly lit as if it were outdoors in broad daylight.

To be honest, she wasn’t nervous.

‘I have an S-class body, after all.’

That’s right, an S-class body.

An S-class body so powerful that she could fight and win against an entire country’s army.

And she had wrapped that body once more with a national treasure-level item, an S-class armor.

It meant that even if she wanted to die, she couldn’t.

“I also have the Immortal Longsword.”

And this Immortal Longsword.

An immense amount of mana flowed from it, incomparable to the iron sword she had used before.

It was overwhelming.

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ says that an enemy has appeared.]

“Enemy?”

At that, she raised her head and looked around, but there was nothing to be seen.

That meant it was underground.

Dudududuk.

The ground had been vibrating for a while now, which was strange. Was it coming towards her?

“I should fight once now.”

Swish.

Ha-yeon drew the Immortal Longsword from the scabbard at her waist.

The black, solid blade was drawn with a chilling sound.

It was definitely the first time she was holding the hilt, but a familiar sensation dominated her body.

“It’s here.”

And with that, a form leaped from the ground.

It looked like a very small drake in terms of face and body, but it was a huge wyvern with an enormous tail.

Underground Durin revealed itself.

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ tells you to get into position.]

“Okay.”

Ha-yeon slightly pulled her right foot back and readjusted her grip on the sword hilt with both hands, finishing her preparations for the fight.

-Kyak!

Durin charged towards her, screaming strangely.

At that, Ha-yeon slashed once vertically.

Then.

Bang!

“?????”

A single slash advanced forward, smashing the floor and ceiling.

Durins were ground up by the slash.

But even so, almost no traces of blood or their forms remained.

Because it was enough to turn even that into dust.

“Uh…”

It was such a powerful strike that she doubted if she had really done it.

A little mana had been drained, but compared to the amount of mana in her body right now, it wasn’t even a speck.

But with just that much, it had this kind of power?

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ raises his chin, saying it’s obvious.]

“…..”

Ha-yeon was staring blankly at the situation when a message popped up.

Snapping out of it, she asked the Constellation.

“Constellation, what is this…”

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ says it’s all thanks to ‘Northern Demon Swordsmanship (A+)’.]

“So it was a passive skill.”

The skill she had received along with Hver’s Evil Eye, Northern Demon Swordsmanship.

She had thought that since it was a passive skill, it would just increase her swordsmanship proficiency or slightly increase her power, but she didn’t expect it to be this strong.

“No, why is this so strong?”

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ tells you to wait a moment.]

As he said, she stood still in that spot, and a little later, another message popped up.

[The system’s restrictions are partially lifted by the Constellation’s authority.]

[You can view the records of Northern Demon Swordsmanship (A+).]

[The records have been visualized.]

[Would you like to view the records now?]

“Records?”

Ha-yeon couldn’t help but be momentarily flustered by the sudden situation.

This system wasn’t a game system.

It had become familiar to humanity, but when it came to system information, it was resolute.

So she couldn’t see her status or equipment window, or the detailed information of her equipment, but with the Constellation’s authority, she could see it?

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ chuckles, saying that only a very small part is possible.]

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ advises you to look at the records first.]

“Okay.”

Honestly, how many situations had happened today that weren’t bewildering?

She had suddenly made a contract with a Constellation, become an S-class hunter, obtained incredible skills and equipment, and even completely annihilated a B-class gate.

“I will view the records.”

[Outputting the records of Northern Demon Swordsmanship (A+).]

+++

Skill Name: Northern Demon Swordsmanship

Rank: A+

Type: Passive (Swordsmanship)

Effect: You can freely use Northern Demon Swordsmanship. However, it is only possible if you have enough mana.

Content: A swordsmanship created by a warrior who ruled the northern continent in a different world (based on Earth).

The ‘Demon’ was added to the original name because of the cold and harshness of the north.

+++

“Oh…”

She already knew the information in front.

The important thing was the content.

She already knew about the other world.

Since the Constellations had appeared, people had researched the other world and found out that it existed.

And this swordsmanship was created by someone who ruled an era in that other world.

That’s why it’s so strong.

“Amazing.”

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ puffs out his chest.]

“…..?”

She just muttered a word, but the Constellation puffed out his chest, so she tilted her head, and a new message immediately appeared.

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ panics and blurts out that what the system said was a lie.]

“I… understand.”

It didn’t seem like it at all, but she had to save the Constellation’s face.

So she decided to just move on.

“Let’s go for now.”

Following the scar that the previous flash had carved out, she advanced forward and came to a large door.

This large door only had some scars and wasn’t completely destroyed.

“This must be the boss room, probably.”

Thinking that, she reached out to open the door when.

“Wait a moment.”

Suddenly, a man’s voice was heard from behind.

Ha-yeon, greatly surprised, quickly raised the Immortal Longsword and aimed it at the man, but.

After seeing who the man was, she couldn’t help but be very surprised.

“The Chairman…?”

It was none other than the chairman of the association she used to belong to, the Chairman.

Black hair and crimson eyes that harmonized with it.

It was Jin Ha-jeong, who anyone could recognize as the Chairman.

“Oh, you know me? Well, of course you would.”

Um… she didn’t know if the man who was speaking according to the flow of his consciousness was really the Chairman, but she believed him since he said he was.

“But what brings you here? The Chairman of the Association, I mean.”

If it were before, she would have used honorifics and groveled on the floor, but now she was an S-class hunter.

There was no need to bow down.

“I just came to rest… but that’s not something you should be saying, Demon Sword?”

Demon Sword?

Was he referring to her?

[The Constellation ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ tells you that your epithet has been decided as Demon Sword and has been posted on the rankings.]

Epithet?

She hadn’t even thought about it, so she didn’t know it had already been decided.

“Same here. I came to rest.”

It was such a strange conversation that a normal person wouldn’t understand what they were saying, but this was the conversation of those who were close to the top.

“By the way, how did you know I was the Demon Sword?”

How did he know that she was Baek Ha-yeon?

Curious, she asked him, and Jin Ha-jeong smiled slightly and showed her his phone screen.

“This is?”

There was a picture of her showing her ID to the hunter guarding the gate before entering the gate.

The title of the post was [This is the Demon Sword.].

She felt like she was going crazy.

“Take a look.”

He handed her the phone, and she started reading the post with her picture on it.

[Title: This is the Demon Sword]

[Posted by: XYppp]

This is what our country’s 3rd ranked Demon Sword looks like.

Don’t believe me?

Well, don’t believe me. It’s going to be revealed in a few days anyway ㅋㅋ]

[Likes: 1903, Dislikes: 13]

[Comments (321)]

“Ugh…”

A short and concise post.

The comments were bound to be even more chaotic, so she skipped them, but she couldn’t help but imagine what they would be like.

A crucible of chaos.

To be honest, it would be even more chaotic than when the A-class gate reversed.

Yeah. Definitely.

“I was going to reveal it in a few days anyway.”

She was planning to reveal her identity tomorrow or the day after.

Because the thing she hated the most was a hidden powerhouse.

And there was no reason not to reveal it.

An S-class hunter who had appeared like a supernova.

It was suspicious that there were no past records, but that was something that could be glossed over somehow.

“So, I was wondering. Would you like to join the association?”

“The association?”

If it were in the past, she would have called him a crazy bastard and thrown a punch.

Because she knew the association’s difficulties very well.

But now she was an S-class, and she wouldn’t be doing the work of a low-level D-class.

She would receive very good treatment and sweep up a lot of money.

“Hmm… sure, but let’s clear this first and then talk more.”

“…..?”

Ha-yeon said that and opened the door and went inside.

Jin Ha-jeong, who was momentarily flustered because he didn’t expect her to accept so easily, quickly followed her inside.

[You have encountered the boss monster, ‘Underground Durin (A-)’.]

It was the first monster she had encountered that was even close to A-class.

But that didn’t mean she was nervous.

“Hmm… then shall we do this?”

While staring at the Underground Durin, which was still on guard, and readjusting her grip on the Immortal Longsword, he, who was next to her, spoke to her.

“Depending on how fast you are and how well you preserve the monster, we’ll decide your position when you join the association. Of course, it will be at least S-class or higher. There’s not a single thing that’s bad for you.”

“In other words, an interview.”

“It’s not really an interview… more like a test?”

How much of the corpse can you preserve and how quickly can you finish it.

Isn’t it too easy?