episode_0042

I have an important task ahead of me.

“Phew…”

I placed the branches of the World Tree in front of me and held the small ax tightly in both hands.

As a man before being a shaman, this is something I cannot just ignore.

Isn’t there a saying like that?

Men are equipment addicts.

They say a craftsman doesn’t care what tools he uses, but I’m not a craftsman yet.

As a child disciple, good equipment is essential.

“Honestly, if a shaman participated in a war, shouldn’t he receive this much?”

Nod.

Serena nodded, agreeing with my opinion.

In fact, I think Serena would have nodded no matter what I said.

Because you completely agree with all my opinions.

“Serena, can you roll your eyes?”

It may be an infinitely cruel scene for her.

Strictly speaking, the branch in front of my eyes was about the size of a finger of the World Tree.

“….?”

“Oh, I’m going to make a fan.”

“….?”

“There is something like that… that shamans use.”

When you live as a shaman, you basically become more perceptive.

Didn’t I just communicate by looking at the souls’ facial expressions and gestures?

Even without Serena speaking, it was enough to communicate.

“Then shall we make it?”

There is no need to use all the branches.

I was planning to use the twigs attached to the large stem.

I have already prayed to the World Tree.

I’m going to make a fan, so please consider it.

There seemed to be something he didn’t like…

Sigh –

He lifted the ax vigorously and struck down the twig.

Powok –

“Huh?”

“…..?”

The ax did hit the branch accurately.

However, I couldn’t dig in as much as my fingernails.

I swung the ax again.

Powok –

“….”

As expected, this time the ax bounced right back.

All firewood used at home is cut with this axe.

This is an ax that has already proven its performance by chopping a lot of firewood.

It wasn’t Dok2’s fault.

“Is it because it is a world tree…?”

No matter how many times I swung the ax, there was no change.

The tree withstood the ax and ultimately did not split.

“It’s strange…”

I’m not just saying this, it was really strange.

Have you ever heard such a story?

A story about a doll that was thrown away coming back home, or a hand that got stuck in a grave and then fell off after pouring alcohol on it.

My gut was telling me this was that kind of strange story.

“Hmm…isn’t this?”

First of all, let’s say that this is possible because the object itself is not an ordinary object.

however···.

“Hey, head. What are you splitting?”

-….

Heads and ghosts were laughing.

I would tolerate it if it was just a laugh, but these guys look hideous.

If you smile like that, your face will inevitably become grotesque.

Especially since that guy with the head is holding his head in his hands and smiling…

First, I lowered my head towards the branch again.

“World Tree…I will make only one fan.”

Whistling –

Powok –

“Just one debt… yes?”

Powok –

“Ha…”

The sound of hitting a tree resounds, but there is no injury.

What this means is that the tree itself is not prepared to make a fan.

“If you have already reached an agreement through prayer and now do this…”

I asked Serena just in case.

“Can you use the Auror Blade?”

Dory dory.

“Splitting with magic? Is this a bit like this…?”

If you can’t make a debt…

As I was holding the tree and thinking about it, something kept coming to mind.

The problem is that you can’t make it with this.

“It would be very small…”

I guess it’s true that it keeps floating around in my head…

“Should I check it in the end?”

I asked a question while shaking the bell.

rattle –

“I want to make a fan. Is there anything else you want?”

rattle –

Again it passed through my head.

rattle –

“If you make it with this, the size will be much smaller.”

There was no change in what came to mind.

How on earth does the World Tree know this and tell us to make it?

You might have seen something in my memory.

“Ha…let’s try it first.”

I put the bell in my waist and picked up the ax again.

But no matter how much you think about it, it’s ambiguous.

“No, where is this small jangseung?”

Jangseung is originally very large.

Additionally, to make it, you usually have to make it in pairs.

Although there are some differences depending on the region, there are usually two pairs of well-known jangseungs.

This is the jangseung of Grand General Cheonha and General Jihae.

“You really want me to make a jangseung…?”

The size of the eggplant is exactly the length of my legs.

If I cut this in half, I get two jangseungs that are as tall as my knees.

How can something so small be called a jangseung?

“…Please take care of me as I am trying to make a jangseung.”

I swung the ax in my hand.

It was an ax that I swung gently, with an ambiguous mind, just in case.

Powok –

Right –

“It’s a real jangseung.”

Like a lie, the branch broke in two.

The part that wasn’t even hit suddenly breaks.

It was a strange thing.

“….”

Splitting a tree is a good thing, but there is a problem.

I have no talent for sculpture.

Even if I carve the jangseung, it doesn’t come out in the right shape.

“I don’t think I should leave it to someone else…”

I just felt like it was something I had to do.

If you have felt this way in your life as a shaman, isn’t it inevitable?

You have to do what you have to do.

“I tried carving all of my arms.”

When I brought a dagger that could be used for carving, Serena was waiting for me, bringing a chair and wood.

“Thank you.”

If the tree doesn’t hold up like before, it might still be worth a try.

With that in mind, I brought the tip of the knife to the tree and the tree was easily chipped away.

Suddenly –

Sugeook –

Could it be that the hard wood from before was correct?

The pieces went together easily and without interruption, as if they were made of clay.

“It’s really a life where you try all sorts of things.”

I got hit by lightning and flew in the sky.

They even cut the jangseung (jangeung).

That too, as a world tree.

Suddenly –

After cutting off the twigs and peeling off the bark, a fairly decent branch was born.

Except it’s getting thinner.

“Umm…no matter how I look at it, this isn’t it…”

Such a thin and small jangseung.

The flesh of the eggplant was peeled off and made to resemble a cylinder, and it was very shabby in size.

No jangseung can match its sanctity, but no jangseung can match its size.

“Quality is more important than size.”

When it comes to jangseung, the face is important.

This means that the ghosts will get scared and run away.

A sturdy face with divine energy.

I’ve never been a ghost before, so I’m not sure, but it seems infinitely scary to miscellaneous ghosts.

The face was sculpted with great care.

“Serena, how are you? Does it look a little scary?”

“…”

For some reason, the reaction was sour.

How good of a result can I get with my skills?

With thick facial features and a head shape that you can’t tell if it’s a hat or not.

I tried imitating the hats worn by noblemen, but I don’t think anyone would recognize it except me.

“Hmm…”

The words ‘Great General of the World’ were carefully engraved on his body.

This is how the general Jangseung was completed.

When I stood it up, it came up to my knees, rather than a jangseung…

“It’s closer to a bat…?”

It was the perfect size to hold and swing.

As long as the handle is thinned, it can be used as a bat.

“….”

Jihaejanggun held in his hand the wood to make the jangseung.

As the work seemed to be getting quite long, Serena hesitated as if she had something to say.

“Why?”

A mouth that clenches as if it has made up its mind.

And Serena’s voice leaked out.

“…I’ll prepare a meal.”

Serena did that every time she spoke.

Speaking itself is a fear for Serena.

Should I say it is a scar left on my mind?

“Thank you.”

Time passed as I polished the jangseung.

After putting a lot of effort into making it, it now seems quite believable.

Of course, that’s true considering I made it with my own skills.

His facial features were still dull.

“This is enough.”

There were letters engraved on the two jangseungs.

The general of the world, the female general of the underground.

To fit this world, I engraved the local language instead of Chinese characters.

Doing it that way made it quite unique.

“It just needs to be effective…”

The energy it contains is not normal, so it will be enough.

maybe···.

“Where should I plant this?”

My house has no fence.

There was nothing that could be called an entrance.

“We have to stop at the entrance…but here first?”

The central part of the yard.

Since the Jangseungje has not yet been held, it is perfect to leave temporarily.

It’s also easy to refine it further whenever you have time.

After digging the ground, I set up the poles facing each other.

“Um…”

Just then, Serena came up to me.

It looks like meal preparations are complete.

I found out yesterday that Serena is a very good cook.

I was finally able to eat a proper meal at home.

“Are you done already?”

It wasn’t just our meal that was prepared.

Even the ancestral rite table had already been prepared.

Even those of the elderly and miscellaneous ghosts in the cemetery.

It may not have been visible to Serena, but it was quite sincere.

“….”

Thanks to Serena, many things have become easier.

There is no need to go out and get water separately.

“…Undine.”

Nod.

As expected, it’s an undine greeting me.

The undine who greeted me approached somewhere.

“…?”

“Huh?”

It went to the jangseung I had planted.

“Is it because it is a world tree?”

The undine approached in a friendly way, tilted its head and began to sprinkle water on it.

“Undine?”

“…?”

Why are they watering there?

“Just….”

Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since that tree branch fell off, but it was still green.

The leaves did not wither even before the twigs were cut off.

For a moment, a flashing thought passed through my head.

A jangseung of ridiculous size.

Nevertheless, the offense and defense came down.

If I was right, it all made sense.

“Is this…growing?”