episode_0084

Whirik-!

A man wields a sword.

Han Si-yeon, no, Do Yu-jin raised her sword and defended him.

But the man’s sword pierced his defenses like a sheet of paper.

Han Si-yeon, who watched this series of attacks with the cool eyes of a third party, was able to immediately figure out the reason for the decision.

‘The level of swordsmanship is too low.’

The Baekho Sword Technique she learned is not a complete sword technique.

The original swordsmanship was already lost during the grandfather’s time when his family was in decline, and his father, who had no talent for swordsmanship, was unable to revive the sword fragments in his memories as swordsmanship.

In other words, it would be more accurate to say that what she had learned so far was the shell of the White Tiger Sword Technique rather than the White Tiger Sword Technique itself.

And the man attacked a part that could not be covered by the shell of the Baekho Sword Technique.

‘So what? Are you telling me to abandon the Baekho Sword Technique now?’

Han Si-yeon gritted her teeth.

If you wanted to change, you could switch to a different swordsmanship at any time.

However, the reason Han Si-yeon did not abandon the Baekho Sword Technique was because of her faith and stubbornness.

The belief in the Baekho Sword Technique that had been attached to his hand like fate when he was young, and his stubbornness to become stronger by using the Baekho Sword Technique.

The moment when Han Si-yeon was about to confidently express her thoughts.

“Huh?”

She took a deep breath as she felt the sword she was swinging gradually change.

“Huh?”

Also, the man stopped swinging his sword and let out a curious sound when he saw the sword starting to change.

No, I had no choice but to stop.

Because the weaknesses that were visible before my eyes were being erased one by one.

Amidst the shock and curiosity, Do Yu-jin quietly opened her mouth.

“The wind follows the steps of a tiger running across the mountains. The leaves sway and fall as the wind blows.”

A familiar yet unfamiliar texture.

Han Si-yeon, who realized that it was the secret of the now-lost Baekho Sword Technique, unknowingly engraved it in her mind.

‘Is it because of the effect of [Suspicious Ghost]? I’m falling for it quickly.’

Do Yu-jin snickered and stopped controlling her body.

Weave your own sword.

It was definitely impossible right away.

Because what the nameless inspector said was not talent, but something in the realm of likes and dislikes.

Even people with perfect culinary talent will inevitably have to try numerous dishes to create a dish that suits them.

Just like that, it took a lot of time, experience, and challenges for Han Si-yeon to create her own sword, such as adding salt, sugar, and sometimes vinegar.

‘But there is just one way to solve the problem without doing that.’

Asking your future self, who has had many experiences over many years.

Of course, this is nonsense bordering on delusion.

However.

Taat-!

The existence of Do Yu-jin was a cheat key that made it possible for such delusions to become reality.

‘Surely… … you swung your sword in that posture?’

Do Yu-jin lightly shook her finger as she recalled the completed image of Han Si-yeon in her mind.

Then, Han Si-yeon’s posture was adjusted minutely, as if a picture was being drawn on paper.

‘ah……’

Han Si-yeon, who was half-consciously accepting the new Baekho Sword Technique, felt the color of the transparent sword that had been forming inside her suddenly darken, and without realizing it, she grabbed it and swung it.

Cool!

“Huh?”

“Haha, this is it. Is this why young guys are scary?”

Han Si-yeon, who came to her senses late, looked back.

Then, a man with his chest slashed by two swords appeared, smiling brightly.

“You won.”

I first struck him with my sword as he was desperate to block the attack.

And although Han Si-yeon didn’t know it, the black sword was tracing the exact same trajectory as the one she had swung in the future.

◎ ◎ ◎

“Ah… … ”

Han Si-yeon blankly looked at her hand and the sword she was holding.

So she recalled the sensation she had felt just a moment ago, and then she lost consciousness as if fainting.

A recoil that pours out all its power at once.

Her falling like that.

Toouk-

Do Yu-jin accepted it naturally, as if she had known it would happen.

After lightly checking Han Si-yeon’s condition, he turned his head slightly and asked.

“Did you pass the test?”

“What, you knew that after all?”

The man spoke with a smile, even though his entire body was slowly disappearing along with the naturalization.

“Don’t worry. The ‘Tiger Immortal’s Sentence’ has properly acknowledged the young lady.”

Hwaaaa-!

As soon as the man answered, a sphere of pure white light burst out from his chest.

The sphere of light hovered in the air for a moment before permeating into Han Si-yeon’s danjeon.

Shudder-!

Han Si-yeon, who had been fainting, shuddered slightly as if she had sensed him.

At the same time, her hair changed from pitch-black to pure white, and Do Yu-jin looked at her hair in wonder.

‘There was no such scene in the game, but did you get more recognition from Ho-seon’s sentence because you won against the nameless inspector?’

Do Yu-jin, who had been observing Han Si-yeon’s condition for a while, turned his eyes away again.

Because there was still work to be done.

“Is there anything else you would like to give me?”

“Hmm, it’s definitely thanks to you that I was able to have fun fighting with the young lady. I guess I should give you some kind of compensation for that too… … ”

“I’m fine.”

Do Yu-jin shook her head.

Anyway, it was obvious that the rewards coming from here would only be for inspection purposes.

“I asked if there was anything else you could give him besides me.”

“Haha! You’re really sincere, aren’t you?”

“Well, I have some circumstances.”

Knock knock-

“If he’s this weak, I’m in trouble.”

Do Yu-jin let out a sigh and lightly poked Han Si-yeon’s forehead.

The man leaned against the wall of the cave and laughed out loud, wondering what was so funny about that sight.

“As compensation, I’ve put all my enlightenment into the sentence of the line, so I don’t think there’s anything else I can give you… … Ah! There was that! ”

The man extended his sword with his still free arm.

“How about this? Although he’s a bit worn out from being here with me, he has his own sense of self.”

Do Yu-jin was surprised by the man’s words.

‘In the original game, the sword broke at the same time as the nameless inspector died. Was that because it was an Ego Sword?’

Do Yu-jin, who learned the new fact, reached out and grabbed the sword he offered.

Ego Sword is a sword that grows together with its owner.

As such, it would have been better if the timing of obtaining it had been quicker, but the current situation was much quicker than Do Yu-jin had originally planned to obtain the Ego Sword.

‘The problem is, even if I use the [Shop]’s production ability, I don’t know if Ego Sword’s ego will be maintained… … Well, I guess I’ll find out once I try it.’

The materials used to make the sword didn’t look bad, so at least it seemed like there would be no harm done.

“Thank you very much.”

“I’m satisfied with the rewards I couldn’t get in the original game,” Do Yu-jin said with sincerity.

“Then… … ”

“What, is it still not enough? Now I’m a beggar too… … ”

The man grumbled slightly, but Do Yu-jin’s next words were not like that.

“Can you tell me your name?”

“Huh? My name?”

“Yes, I was thinking of making a simple tombstone.”

Hearing Do Yu-jin’s words, he opened his eyes wide as if he had never imagined it.

However, for Do Yu-jin, the man’s reaction was unexpected.

Because he thought it was something he should have said.

Although he made judgments based on the game, Do Yu-jin did not accept this world as a game.

No, rather, it would be more accurate to say that I never once thought of it as a game.

‘If I thought of this world as a game, I wouldn’t be struggling to survive like I am now, and I wouldn’t have used a dagger that clearly felt like cutting meat to kill them.’

And because I thought of this world as reality and not a game, I could easily show light affection to a dying person.

Moreover, he was someone who tried to help them until the very end, and he was someone who sacrificed everything for the right thing, to the point that even Do Yu-jin, the only player, didn’t know the details.

“Hahaha! You really are such a good person, aren’t you?”

“No, a really good person would have said this before talking about compensation.”

“Heh heh, is that so? My thoughts are a little different, but if that’s what you think, then so be it.”

The man who had been laughing for a long time looked at Do Yu-jin and spoke in a soft voice.

“My name is Yoo Seon-woo. What’s your name?”

“My name is… … It’s a secret, so I can’t tell you, but you can just call me Ghost.”

Do Yu-jin, who couldn’t tell me her real name because she was worried about Han Si-yeon’s existence, spoke vaguely.

“Hahaha! That’s funny because you’re a ghost!”

Do Yu-jin glanced away at Yoo Seon-woo’s words.

It was a strange feeling, hard to describe, of introducing myself as a ghost in front of a dying person.

“You don’t need to erect a tombstone for me. It’ll probably be built on its own. In return, I don’t know if I can ask you a favor.”

“What is it?”

“Please take a good look at the place where my gravestone is erected.”

Shhh-

“I thought of something like that after hearing what you said, but since this much time has passed, I think there might be something new.”

That concludes it all.

Hooo-

The man disappeared, turning to ash.