Chapter 40: Bigi

 

Bel Pegor, the Demon King, is truly excellent in many ways.

Whether it’s magic, swordsmanship, spearmanship, archery, or defensive techniques, he boasts outstanding abilities in all areas.

“Because I am.”

It’s not for nothing that I’ve joined countless warrior parties, including the six Holy Sword Heroes.

“Because I put in that much effort.”

The way I’ve won against countless warriors is because I’ve fought the enemy, sneaked into the warrior party to learn, stolen and learned the enemy’s skills, and exploited the enemy’s weaknesses.

“It was possible because I am.”

This isn’t self-praise.

I’ve learned and learned from countless people, and I’ve learned that many skills.

There’s probably no one among the Demons who has more skills than me.

Truly, a jack-of-all-trades.

However, my basic ability is “Possession,” which I use the best, which I use the easiest, and which I can use better than anyone else.

‘I can possess with as much mana as I get from a single slime.’

Inhabiting something.

I can infuse my spirit into any being, whether human, corpse, or anything else.

That is my ‘authority,’ my ‘essence,’ and my ‘strength.’

It was the power of my possession that allowed me to take over the body of a giant black dragon and possess it, and it was also the power of my possession that allowed me to take over the body of an arrogant black magician when I was first summoned to the human world.

There are limits.

There are restrictions.

Since I can possess only one body at a time, the original body will be lost and discarded.

And the more living things there are, the more distinct the spirit, the harder it is to possess that body.

Since the spirit is in the body, it is difficult to take over the body if another spirit is in it.

It is easy to possess a corpse without a spirit or soul, but it is difficult to possess a body that clearly has a spirit.

That is why I only collected corpses.

I only used the bodies that I could inhabit at any time, and the reason I was using this body was because I was possessing a corpse.

“But what if I possess a being that is not a corpse?”

At that time, it becomes difficult in many ways.

Entering a body with a soul is like stealing the body in a 1:1 death match in the spiritual world.

If the opponent gives me the body with pure intentions, then it would be different, but if not, I do not try to take the body of a living being carelessly.

‘However, it is a different story if the opponent gives me permission to use the body.’

If it is not someone who truly believes and trusts me to use his body.

So I tried an experiment.

Would Lucius truly trust and follow me?

“Would Lucius really give me his body?”

If I handed it over, I could show Lucius another way to use the Holy Sword.

‘The Holy Sword is not something you can simply draw out and swing.’

I thought this would be a good opportunity to show him my power and show others how strong I would become if I tamed and linked with Lucius’s body.

Even without revealing the Holy Sword, I could generate this much power.

To be exact, it was using the power of the Holy Sword, but there was a way to generate the same amount of power as the Holy Sword without revealing the Holy Sword of Wind.

Body strengthening.

A way to use the power of the Holy Sword only for strengthening the body.

I had to tell Lucius someday, so it wouldn’t be bad to teach him this indirectly this time.

So I stepped into Lucius’ body, into the spiritual world.

Taking a risk.

“Master…?”

This was a pure white world.

There, Lucius faced me head-on.

“Yes, it’s me.”

The Lucius in front of me was a spirit.

His entire body was an opaque etheric form, his physical form was full of outlines, and his important parts were nonexistent, a typical soul form.

The same goes for me.

“W-Your body…?! No, before that, your clothes…?!”

“Why?”

I checked my condition.

“There doesn’t seem to be a problem.”

I was a little nervous that my original form might be revealed, but fortunately, I was able to show the appearance of a magician of red lotus even in the mental world.

‘It might be a bit too stimulating for Lucius.’

It’s very different from my real appearance.

If my real appearance is that of a little girl, my current appearance is imitating the real Hongryeon magician.

If my real appearance was a girl, my current appearance is like a young and beautiful mother who has a girl as her daughter and who doesn’t age suspiciously.

Even I think she’s definitely amazing!

Not a girl, but a mature woman.

Even I can see her beautiful appearance that makes my mouth water.

“Perfect camouflage.”

Because she’s a spirit, her important parts can’t be seen, and only her body shape can be seen, but just the silhouette of her body is enough to make men’s hearts flutter.

Her body, which was originally a bit voluptuous, has grown to the point where Rosemath dares to call her ‘so-so.’

The red lotus magician.

She’s a circle 8.

She carries two magic pouches larger than a man’s head.

“It was good.”

I remember when I defeated her.

Ah, the red lotus magician was really good.

More than I can describe.

“She was truly the best woman among humans.”

So it wasn’t a bad choice to call myself the red lotus magician, and choose her among the countless red lotus warriors.

“Why are you looking at me like that, Lucius?”

“Ah, nothing. It’s just… awkward.”

“That could be. Hmm.”

No matter how much Lucius tried not to be interested in women, there was no way he could turn his gaze away from a body like this.

“Master, what happened all of a sudden? What does that look like…?”

“A red-lit magician. You could say it’s his original form.”

“Then what about his body…?”

“Ah. Outside? Should I say it’s a temporary body, or a similar body? Well, is it different from my body from 500 years ago? I lost my original body in the battle with the Demon King. This is… um, a spare body?”

He didn’t lie.

“Even if I sealed a body injured in battle, the wound would get damaged and rot away, right? That’s why I changed my body. To a body that’s easier to seal. And because I made it more efficient, it became smaller.”

That’s enough of an excuse.

If I had seen the girl’s soul, I could have changed it into the body of the owner, but unfortunately, when I possessed the girl, she was already dead.

“Lucius. That’s not important right now. The enemy is using automata right now, and we are in a desperate situation without the power of the holy sword.”

“Yes. Then, the opening of the holy sword…”

“I will teach you another way to use the holy sword.”

“Yes?”

“The holy sword doesn’t have to be drawn out as a sword to be used. The power of the holy sword is that you can use it even with the ring you have now.”

“_____”

Lucius seemed to have difficulty believing it.

He had never used the power of the holy sword without drawing it during his training.

“That’s why I will inhabit your body and use it myself. While I move your body, you will watch as if I were observing you from behind.”

Just like a summoned beast watching its summoner from behind.

“Just watch and learn. Another power of the holy sword that you can use.”

“W-Wouldn’t that be awkward? You’re in a man’s body.”

“What? Worrying is a bit much. Lucius. You don’t have to worry about that. What you should worry about is….”

I pointed to my body.

“I’m worried that you’ll feel deprived because I’ve treated your body so well?”

“…”

Lucius got angry.

I held out my hand to him again.

“I’ll show you. I’ll treat your body a little roughly, but I’ll teach you everything I can.”

We have to hold hands and gain trust, both physically and mentally.

Once I get permission, as long as the trust isn’t broken, I can use Lucius’ body without any complicated procedures.

“Just watch for now. And when the time comes, when you’ve improved, the day will come when we can fight together.”

Probably, at least a thousand years from now.

“Lucius. Are you ready to use your body properly?”

“…Is there anything that could harm you, Master?”

“Me?”

“While using my body, there’s nothing that could harm you, Master…”

“Well, if I say I don’t have it, then I’m lying.”

I do use mana, after all.

“But that’s not the important issue, Lucius.”

“Okay. I’ll learn as hard as I can.”

“Good posture. Then…”

I walked towards Lucius and held his face in my hands.

 

“Your body, Billy.”

Saaak.

The world darkened for a moment, and in front of me was a flustered Rosemath and my body, unconscious and collapsed with its eyes closed.

“W-what…?”

“Quickly.”

I raised my iron sword diagonally.

I slightly bent my knees and leaned my upper body forward.

As if I would leap forward at any moment, I released the power of the holy sword embodied in the ring out of my body.

“No use! Begin firing simultaneously!”

Shax ordered the firing.

At the same time, the automata’s muzzles simultaneously aimed at me—Lucius’s body.

Each finger bone, each joint, was a magic bullet that would pierce flesh.

An attack that would kill if it hit.

However, the preparations were already complete.

Release the power of the holy sword of wind, run in the direction the wind led…the end!

“Whirlwind.”

Saaahh…

The severed finger bones and bone fragments scattered like bone powder.

“Bigi.”

It had no particular meaning, but he vaguely recited a technique that the warrior he remembered used.

“Using someone else’s body to show off.”

“Gilpungshinrye().”

He kicked off the ground and ran.

He ran while stepping on empty air.

He moved at a speed that was invisible to the eye, moving like light and slashing automata with his sword.

He slashed one automata, then ran towards the automata on the opposite wall and slashed it.

Then, he stepped on the wall and ran forward again and slashed the automata on the opposite wall.

Run, slash, run, slash.

It’s a simple repetition, but if that speed doesn’t take a mere 3 seconds to slash dozens of automata.

That would be miraculous.

“Shax.”

I land again as if protecting my body.

And I aim my sword at Shax.

“Now, you’re the only one left.”

Kwa-ang!!

The automata exploded all at once.