Demon Sword and Holy Sword

After the dungeon, the party disbanded.

It was because the elven priest, the healer, had left.

I wanted to go around more, but Tristan, the party’s ranged dealer, also left, saying he had other things to do.

So, only Arthur, Merlin, and I were left.

Then, Merlin, who had been watching carefully, cautiously approached me and said,

,Yeon-gyeong, is there any way you could call the owner of the Holy Sword?”

,Huh…?”

,Ah, just making a place for them would be fine. I heard the story of the Demon Sword, so this time, I’d like to hear the story of the Holy Sword too…”

The old wizard said that, looking dejected.

I stepped back with a dumbfounded expression.

I didn’t know how old the person inside was, but when an old man like that begged so earnestly, I couldn’t refuse.

I reluctantly moved my fingers to open the friend list.

Fortunately, Sparrow Jjekjjeki, Jupiter, was online.

I heard she was busy with recent quests, but I doubted she would come here.

,I’ll try asking, but don’t get your hopes up.”

,Oh, oh… thank you.”

I wrote a message, listening to Merlin’s thanks.

Yeon- [Jupiter.]

Jupiter- [Blood Demon King…? What’s the matter?]

I briefly explained what had happened. An old wizard was curious about the story of how she obtained the Holy Sword.

Jupiter replied to that.

Jupiter- [You want to hear my… my story? The story of Jupiter of the Holy Sword?]

Yeon- [Yeah, that’s what he said.]

Jupiter- [I’ll go right now.]

The reaction is better than I thought. I thought she wouldn’t come because of her prickly attitude that she sometimes shows in real life, but she must want to show off her Holy Sword after all.

,She said she’s coming.”

,Oh, really? Thank you so much!”

Merlin smiled brightly at my answer and was really happy.

I shook my head at the sight and let out a small sigh.

Every user on the Korean server would know.

How Jupiter got the Holy Sword.

At the time, Jupiter, who couldn’t do raids, took a raid bus and bid on the Holy Sword item with gold.

What kind of reaction would Merlin show if he found out about this?

The corners of my lips slowly rise.

,Hmm…”

,Is Yeon-i going to be here too?”

,Yeah. I need to hear her story.”

I answered Arthur’s words and sat on a large log next to me.

Just in case, really just in case, Jupiter might lie to Merlin.

So, I am here for the sake of a fair record of the story.

It’s definitely not to prevent the story of the Holy Sword from being remembered as cooler than the story of the Demon Sword.

,Then should I wait too?”

,Arthur too?”

,Yeah, I was going to hang out with Yeon-i after the party disbanded.”

,In that case…”

So, even Arthur ended up sitting next to me.

The old wizard Merlin seemed very nervous about the short wait, as he kept getting up and sitting down, wandering around distractedly.

He’s dressed up like a doddering old man, but he acts like a child.

How long had it been? A girl appeared on a forest path far away.

She was wearing full plate armor that covered her whole body, a white cape that stretched long behind her, and a confident smile on her coolly exposed face.

It was definitely the owner of the Holy Sword, Sparrow Jupiter.

Jupiter, who was walking over with a smirk on her face, wondering what she was imagining, made eye contact with me and stepped back in great embarrassment.

,B-Blood Demon King? Why…?”

,Oh, oh…!”

At that moment, Merlin, who had been wandering around distractedly, shouted loudly and ran towards Jupiter.

The dark blue robe fluttered distractedly.

,Are you, are you the owner of the Holy Sword?”

,Y-You are…?”

,Ah, I’m Merlin. I’m a wizard affiliated with the Knights of the Round Table.”

,M-Merlin…! The Knights of the Round Table…!”

Jupiter’s gaze turned to Merlin, then fixed on Arthur next to me.

Then she nodded as if she had realized something.

,Hmm, I see… so that’s what it was…”

Jupiter’s small head bobbed up and down. Then the corners of her lips trembled and rose.

,I am Jupiter, the owner of the Holy Sword and the Knight of Light.”

Jupiter introduced herself like that, placing her hand on the Holy Sword hanging on her waist.

She was striking a pose quite nicely, she must have practiced hard where no one could see her.

I bit my lip and glared at her.

It was because Merlin was nodding in admiration at Jupiter’s pose.

Moreover, Arthur, who was sitting next to me, was also looking at Jupiter with a look full of interest.

,T-Then…!”

It was the moment Merlin was about to start the story.

Jupiter shook her head and held out her hand forward.

,I’ll have to decline the offer.”

,O-Offer…? What do you mean?”

Jupiter narrowed her eyes and looked back and forth between Arthur and Merlin.

Then she moved her small lips and said.

,Weren’t you trying to scout me as a member of the Knights of the Round Table? Unfortunately, I have no intention of leaving this guild.”

,W-What are you talking about… Could it be that you talked to Sir Arthur…?”

Merlin looked back at Arthur with a questioning expression.

I also looked up at Arthur. Could it be that he was trying to scout that Sparrow Jjekjjeki into his guild?

But Arthur shook his head with a flustered expression.

,N-No? I’ve never sent a message to Jupiter-nim.”

,Then, then did Yeon-gyeong…?”

,Me? I’ve never brought up such a story…?”

As my answer followed, Arthur and Merlin’s gazes turned to Jupiter.

Jupiter was frozen in the same pose as before, with only her face flushed red.

Her lips and eyebrows trembled. She was desperately holding back the rising shame.

,Hmm…”

Jupiter slowly caught her breath and looked at Merlin and Arthur.

Then she carefully moved to the side and sat on a suitable rock.

,You said you were Merlin. You said you wanted to hear the story of the Knight of Light, the Holy Sword, right?”

As if the story she had brought up earlier didn’t exist, Jupiter acted shamelessly.

Then Merlin, who had been listening to the story next to her, quickly nodded and sat next to her.

The story of Jupiter, the Knight of Light, began like that.

Merlin became immersed in Jupiter’s story, which was quite plausibly embellished.

I glared at the sight. It’s coming soon. The story of Jupiter entering the raid and obtaining the item that becomes the base material for the Holy Sword will come out.

,And so, I participated in the raid. In order to stop the ambitions of the Red Orc Empire, the Knight of Light lent them her strength.”

,Oh, oh…”

,Wait.”

,… What is it? Blood Demon King, this is a very important story…”

,Lent your strength to the raid? You went there to get a bus ride.”

,W-What…! Where did you hear such a story…!”

Did you think I wouldn’t know?

Jupiter was greatly embarrassed by my remark and jumped up.

The little girl’s face flushed red.

I stood up from my seat, crossed my arms, and looked at Jupiter.

,The story must be without lies. Self-proclaimed Knight of Light.”

,K-Keuek…”

Jupiter bit her lip and glared at me.

Why are you looking at me like that? What can you do by glaring like that?

I smiled victoriously at Jupiter.

Looking at her like this, it seemed a little cute because she looked like a trembling little sparrow.

,I-Is that true? You went to the raid… by bus… as a guest?”

Jupiter gasped at Merlin’s question. Then she shook her head and retorted.

,That’s not true. It’s not like that!”

She was really shameless. Those who were in that party testified directly.

Jupiter came in as a guest, paid a huge amount of gold, and bid on the Holy Sword item.

If you search the gallery of Deron Online now, that post will still be there.

,Not the Knight of Light, but the Knight of Lies.”

I didn’t say it loudly. But Jupiter must have heard me too.

As evidence of that, Jupiter trembled and jumped up from her seat.

,Blood Demon King…!”

,Hoo… Why are you looking at me like that?”

,You…!”

,You…? This, this you…!”

Jupiter, who had been trembling like that, suddenly blinked as if she had realized something, and slowly raised the corners of her lips.

That smile looked somehow annoying.

Jupiter looked at me and said in a confident tone.

,I see. Blood Demon King. I know why you’re reacting like this.”

,… What am I doing?”

,Deron Online Gallery.”

,You…!”

,These days, the users there are saying… that I, Jupiter, am the owner of that place.”

Jupiter crossed her arms and looked down at me.

That condescending gaze was very annoying.

I felt a fiery heat rising from inside to my head.

,Jupiter…!”

,I understand. Blood Demon King. It’s human nature to be jealous and envious of someone better than you… No, you’re a demon… It’s a fitting emotion.”

The moment those words ended, my body moved naturally.

Seureureung-

I took out the Demon Sword that was stuck behind my back and pointed it at Jupiter.

Unlike my head, which was burning hot, my mind was cooling down.

,Draw your sword.”

Jupiter also drew her sword at the cold voice that flowed out.

Seureureung-

The Holy Sword, wrapped in platinum aura, was pointed at me.

,Blood Demon King, are you confident?”

,Confident?”

,I’m different from then. What you faced was not even 10% of my power.”

,10%…?”

At that moment, a large flag fell from the sky.

The settings of the duel system appeared before my eyes.

I checked the system and bit my lip.

I didn’t apply for the duel system. The arrogant sparrow in front of me applied for it.

The condition for winning or losing the duel is death.

The penalty is a 1-hour ban from logging in.

,Blood Demon King. Give it your all. Like you did back then.”

,Give it my all…?”

That’s a funny thing to say. How can an idiot who can’t even properly control her own talent beat me?

But.

Okay. I’ll accept it.

,Jupiter. There’s one thing you’re mistaken about.”

,…”

,I have never shown my true self in front of you.”

So this time-

,I’ll go all out.”

The moment I said that and accepted the duel application, black lightning fell from the sky.

My arms and legs began to transform, and the horns that grew on my head grew larger.

The change didn’t stop there.

I quickly opened the costume window and equipped the demon wings.

“Awakening-“

Jupiter, I will face you with all my heart.

It was the moment I made that resolution.

Jupiter, who had been pointing the Holy Sword at me, took a low breath and quietly recited.

“Limited Release-“

At that moment, golden divinity soared above the Holy Sword, and Jupiter’s atmosphere changed.

Like a sharply honed blade, Jupiter’s cold gaze turned to my neck.

,30 seconds-. Blood Demon King. That’s how long it will take for you to fall.”