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< What the Emperor of Swords left behind >
Two people, or rather one person and one monkey, stood facing each other at an appropriate distance.
“Are you both ready?”
The blacksmith standing between the two had an excited expression like a child receiving a birthday present.
Ukki! Ukki-kki-gi!
“What the heck are you doing···.”
The Great Man sighed. He looked at Geum-o, the golden-haired monkey that Geom-hwang had taught martial arts to.
Geum-oh was holding a sword in one hand.
He wasn’t holding it roughly like he was holding a stick, but was holding it properly.
That is, it meant that he knew how to use it in forensics.
‘Even if I really didn’t want to curse… This crazy old man, Sword Emperor. He even taught swordsmanship to a monkey?’
Likewise, Cheongwoon said with sparkling eyes after seeing Geumoh discard his sword.
“I think this will be an interesting match.”
The young man who had tried to stop the fight earlier had disappeared, and only the excited-looking onlookers remained. He was truly like his teacher and his disciple.
Geomseong smiled brightly and accepted his disciple’s words.
“This is the first secret combat of the four brothers who learned the martial arts of the Sword Emperor. This is a historic moment.”
“···It’s not the death penalty.”
“It seems to me that the death penalty is being sought to punish the priest.”
“I said no.”
Fortunately, there was no one around except for three people.
The sword master forbids members of the Demon Slayer Corps from viewing it.
The members of the Demon Destruction Corps were also eager to witness this historic showdown, but no one had the courage to deceive the eyes of the Black Sword Master and peek at him.
Woof! Woof!
Geum-oh looked back at Geom-seong and cried.
After being with Geum-oh for several years, Geom-seong understood the meaning of ‘Stop talking and start again.’
“Then I wish you both good luck. Just don’t fight so much that you hurt each other’s feelings as brothers.”
Ooh! Ooh-oh-oh!
“What is righteousness···.”
As Geomseong stepped back, Daein and Geumoh began to take their stances in earnest.
‘Even so, he’s still a monkey. No matter how much swordsmanship he’s learned, he’s only good at swinging his sword···.’
Ukkii!
Geum-oh, who had rushed in like lightning, stabbed the man in the thigh with his sword.
Kyaang!
As he struck back, the man abandoned his light-hearted thoughts in a second.
It was not easy to block the black sword that was thrusting from an abnormally low position. Daein managed to block Geum-o’s sword with difficulty and then counterattacked.
WHEEK!
Geum-oh showed amazing reflexes. He twisted his body to deflect the man’s sword to the side, then dug in and raised his sword from below.
“!!”
The tip of the sword grazed the tip of the man’s nose right before his eyes. He almost got cut.
Ukkikki!
As the man’s posture slightly collapsed, Geum-oh launched an offensive.
The Great Man stepped on the Cheonmasinbo and retreated, but Geum-o followed the Great Man while stepping on the same technique.
Kagagagagagang!
A sharp sound rang out as swords clashed with each other.
Geomseong and Cheongun watched the match with interest and chatted.
“As expected, the death penalty side is more experienced.”
“The priests seem to be taken aback by the unexpected power of the executioner. That’s what happens when you look down on someone just because they’re strong in martial arts.”
“Disciple. Do you have something against that guy?”
“···That, that can’t be true.”
The sharp blue cloud suddenly cleared its throat.
Meanwhile, Daein was pushed back by Geum-oh by about ten steps.
The man was more dumbfounded than angry.
‘This is no joke.’
Ironically, at this moment, the Great Man realized just how outstanding the Sword Emperor’s martial arts were.
Their body shapes are different and their hands and feet are of different lengths.
However, Daein and Geumoh learned the same martial arts, and Geumoh’s proficiency in the first method was actually higher.
The great man completely erased the feeling of being let down by his guard because his opponent was a monkey.
“I can’t accept it as a death sentence, but I can accept it as a fellow student.”
Puhwaaaaak!
The great man’s momentum has clearly changed. When the air power, which had been raised to 3 stars, was raised to 7 stars, his movements changed.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have the luxury of taking too long. I have to finish quickly and go.”
The man swung his sword with the intention of ending the fight in one breath. He didn’t intend to kill, so he didn’t use his sword.
The man still looked down on Geum-o.
Hehe.
‘Are you laughing?’
Geum-oh smiled, showing his teeth. At the same time, Geum-oh’s golden fur began to stand on end.
Kyaaaaah!
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Above the sword of Geum-o, which roared like a beast, the spirit of the great man flowed.
For a moment, the man shouted, forgetting that Geomseong was listening.
“Crazy! What kind of monkey uses a strong weapon!”
The shout soon turned into a single scream. Geum-oh, who had aroused his spirit, rushed forward. Daein also swung his Heavenly Sword around with his spirit.
Kagagagagagang!
This was a collision of a different dimension than before. The surrounding trees were cut down by debris from the strong wind, rocks were shattered, and the terrain changed.
Cheongwoon took a few steps back to avoid getting caught up and asked his teacher.
“···Master. Shouldn’t we stop this?”
Geomseong smiled broadly and watched the Sword Emperor’s martial arts clashing against each other.
“Are you saying that already? If it gets too dangerous, I won’t stop you.”
The debris created by the confrontation between the two flew towards Geomseong, but it all bounced off in the middle as if there was a transparent protective film in the air.
Chaechaechaechae!
The Great Man could no longer afford to be complacent. An attack imbued with the power of the sword would be dangerous if it missed even once.
Even in the midst of all this, the man felt that something was strange.
‘This guy. If he lived in the wild, he would hardly have had a chance to use his martial arts skills. How can he act like a master with a lot of combat experience…’
At that moment, I heard the voice of the black dragon from over there. I could feel that he was very proud.
“Geum-oh guy. It was worth it to fight with me whenever you were bored. Your skills have improved a lot since we first met.”
‘That old man!’
“Oh. Do you have the luxury of glaring at me?”
‘···You have a quick eye for detail.’
The man quietly turned his head and focused on the person in front of him.
Kkkkkkkkkkk!
Geum-oh continued to attack without giving him a moment to rest. It was a feast of herbivores that the great man had read about in books and learned about on his own.
It was a strange experience to experience it through someone else – not really, but something similar.
“Watch Geum-o’s movements carefully.”
Even without the words of the swordsman heard from behind, the great man could not help but become more and more engrossed in the confrontation.
The more I watched my opponent’s every move, the more I had to think about it.
‘So that herb can be used like this too.’
‘The way you step on the steps is strangely different from mine. Is it because of the difference in leg length? Or…’
‘That movement…. Have I been misunderstanding it all along?’
There is a limit to leaving behind martial arts achievements through writing.
No matter how easily the Emperor explained it, he could not convey his intentions 100% to later generations.
In that respect, the secret fight with Geum-oh, who was personally taught martial arts by Geom-hwang, was a more valuable experience for Dae-in than any other chance encounter.
“······.”
Before he knew it, the man was completely absorbed in the martial arts.
And little by little, the great man’s martial arts skills also began to change little by little.
Some of them resembled Geum-o’s martial arts,
Some parts have changed,
There were also martial arts that were combined, transformed, and completely reborn.
The Emperor looked at the sight and smiled happily.
“My brother, you have a pretty good disciple.”
“Master. Could that be···”
Cheongwoon, who had been blankly watching the battle with his mouth open, turned to look at his teacher and asked. Geomseong smiled and nodded.
“Yes. It seems like that kid gained enlightenment while fighting Geum-oh.”
“···That guy is really lucky. He had an epiphany in the middle of a fight.”
Geomseong chuckled.
“Do you think it was just luck? I think it was an arrangement my brother left for his descendants.”
Cheongun exclaimed in admiration, “He is indeed the Sword Emperor,” and looked at his teacher again.
“Is it because of that too, Master···”
‘Did you force that guy and the monkey to fight?’
Cheong-un didn’t ask any questions until the end. He could already know the answer just by looking at his teacher’s face.
“···Time really flies.”
Geumseong looked up at the moonlit sky.
And beneath it I saw the figure of a young man swinging his sword in the moonlight.
It was blinding.
His appearance was exactly like that of the young Emperor.
So I was happy, and then suddenly I felt sad.
“Brother. If I were alive at a time like this, I would have had a drink.”
Unfortunately, there was no longer a brother-in-law to share a drink with.
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“Did you learn a lot from the executioner?”
To the blacksmith’s playful question, the old man, whose clothes were now disheveled, answered with a smile.
“Yes. I learned a lot.”
I really learned a lot. After learning the basics of martial arts from Manboknogoe again, the great man’s martial arts grew greatly once again.
‘It was a good decision to come to Murim.’
However, next to the great man, Geum-oh was sitting with a gloomy look on his face. He had even thrown down his sword.
Ooh, oh…
Geum-oh, whose mouth was protruding a few feet, crouched down. It was a tight fight at first, but later on, he was no match for the great man.
Geomseong said while stroking the head of Geumoh, who was dead.
“You little punk. If you fight, you might lose. Why are you so discouraged?”
Boo···.
Geum-oh clung to Geom-seong like a baby. Cheong-un asked in surprise.
“Are you sure you can understand?”
“After spending about three years together, we’ve come to understand each other’s ideas.”
Geomseong took a fig out of his bosom and put it in Geumoh’s mouth. Figs were Geumoh’s favorite fruit.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
Geum-oh, who felt better soon, disappeared into the bushes.
Geomseong looked at the sight for a moment, then turned back to the man and spoke.
“Follow me. I promised, so I must keep my promise.”
‘The last herbivore!’
The group of three walked along a small path in the forest.
After walking for quite some time longer than expected, we arrived at a small cabin.
“This is where I stay.”
And next to the cabin there was a small mound.
“That is Namgung’s grave.”
“Huh?!”
Cheong-un was so surprised that his eyes turned into rabbit eyes. Dae-in also looked quite surprised.
Cheongun asked.
“Didn’t you not find the remains of the Sword Emperor? In the cave where the Heavenly Sword was found, there was nothing but the sword and the monkey… Master?”
Geumseong smiled innocently.
“I lied. My brother’s remains were next to the Heavenly Sword. He was holding the sword tightly even when he died.”
“Why didn’t you tell me! If the Murim Alliance finds out, there will be chaos!”
“That’s why I didn’t say anything.”
Geomseong took out a bottle of alcohol from his bosom and sprinkled it on Geomhwang’s grave as he continued speaking.
“If the Murim Alliance finds out, they’ll say that he’s a hero who saved the Murim world and turn his grave into a tourist attraction. They won’t even ask him.”
“But that doesn’t mean that Master can do whatever he wants….”
The swordsman hit the back of the disciple’s head with a loud bang! It was so fast that Cheongwoon couldn’t even think of avoiding it.
“evil!”
“Shut up, you idiot. The Sword Emperor’s Gate has been destroyed, so who would dare to question me? Are there any of the people who were close to my brother still alive?”
Cheongwoon sighed and shook his head at his teacher’s insistence.
However, Daein was able to guess the real reason why Geomseong hid Geomhwang’s remains.
It was because of the appearance of the remains that Geomseong had discovered.
‘If people had seen the remains of a man missing a limb… the rumor that he had ascended to the throne would have disappeared, and even rumors that he had been defeated by a demon would have spread.’
Geomseong protected Geomhwang’s honor by hiding his remains.
“Now that you’re here, bow down.”
The two men bowed to the Emperor’s tomb.
It was shabby for a tomb of an absolute master who influenced the times, but thanks to the good management of the swordsman, there was a comfortable atmosphere.
The man thought.
‘I wish Hyun and Jin had come too.’
Daein left them behind in the Murim Alliance for two reasons.
One was to monitor the still completely unbelievable secrets,
One was that the two judged that it was still too early for them to meet Manbaknogoe again.
“You guys. While you’re here, why don’t you have a drink before you go?”
Geumseong took out a jar of alcohol from the hut.
The three of them sat on a mat spread out in front of the grave and drank alcohol in turn.
The one who spoke the most was Geomseong. He talked excitedly like a child, talking about old memories with Geomhwang.
“Now I respect you as the Sword Emperor, but when I was young, there was no such thing as a dog class. Once upon a time···”
After quite some time had passed, the man cautiously began to speak.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t stay here long.”
The clash with the Demonic Cult was imminent. It meant that I could not stay here and listen to the memories of the Black Swordsman.
Cheongundo also bowed his head with an apologetic expression.
“Master, I will come again next time.”
“···Okay, you guys. Can’t you just let them go?”
As the grumbling Black Star reached out to the cabin, a moment later something flew into the air from inside the cabin.
Geomseong handed the old scabbard over to the man.
“Here, take it.”
It looked very old, but it was still a sturdy enough scabbard to be usable.
The man looked down at the Heavenly Sword hanging from his waist.
‘This is the original scabbard of the Heavenly Sword.’
The scabbard I use now is almost new. Of course, it would have been different a hundred years ago.
The blacksmith said.
“If you look closely, you will see the dense writing on the scabbard. Sorry, I read it too.”
The man began to read the inscription on the scabbard right then and there.
The last step of the Pacheonshin Sword.
The crystallization of the martial arts that the Emperor had painstakingly created until his later years was there.
‘···This is so difficult.’
It was natural that it would be difficult.
I read it once and it sounded like a pipe dream. I probably will have to read it hundreds or thousands of times and think about it.
Then Geomseong asked.
“Is the name of the martial art you created in your later years Pacheon Shingong by any chance?”
The man hesitated for a moment and then answered.
“you’re right.”
“···Yeah. So that’s why they gave the herbivore that name.”
Geomseong made a bitter expression and muttered as if talking to himself.
“It looks like it’s true after all. I thought it would be like that since he didn’t come back, but….”
From the man’s answer, Geomseong was able to find out a lot.
Break the sky. Break the sky.
That also meant that he couldn’t break the sky.
If it had already been destroyed, there would have been no need to create a new martial art.
“That knot is only half-baked if you don’t know the techniques of the Pacheon Shingong. However, I couldn’t let just anyone read it. You can probably guess why, right?”
The martial arts of the Sword Emperor unknown to the world.
If that fact were known to the martial arts world, a bloody storm could rage.
To prevent that, Geomseong hid the scabbard of the Heavenly Sword separately.
As a person, I was just grateful.
“I really appreciate it.”
Geumseong looked at the great man with a pleased smile.
‘Brother. I thought I was doing something wrong… I finally found a proper owner.’
Then, as if by some gust of wind, Geomseong suddenly got up from his seat.
“I won’t go with you, but I will teach you a little.”
Geomseong stretched out his hand to the side. A branch from a nearby tree snapped and flew over, landing in his hand.
“I don’t know the Pacheon Shingong, so it may not be perfect, but it will be helpful to look at it.”
A soft smile appeared on the corner of Geomseong’s mouth. His cheeks were flushed as if he was drunk, and his shoulders were shaking as if he was excited.
However, Daein and Cheongun were like rats caught in a trap, unable to move.
“···!!”
It was because of the power felt from Geomseong’s body that seemed to literally shatter the heavens.
Phew-
Geomseong said, exhaling lightly.
“Look carefully. This is the last martial art left behind by the Sword Emperor. It is called Pacheonmu (破天舞).”
A wind began to blow at the tips of the tree branches.
< What the Emperor of Swords Left Behind > End
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