Episode 35 my death. (2)
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“Sword Saint…?”
The paladin narrowed his eyes.
“What business do you have here?”
You probably didn’t expect to meet a swordsman in an alley like this. It was an unexpected place and an unexpected person. The momentum of the Sword Saint was too unusual to believe that it was simply a coincidence.
“The young lady is already going deaf.”
Because the old man was spewing out his life towards me.
“I told you to get out of the way. “I have business with the man there.”
“That’s harsh. “Are you saying you have something to talk about alone with Hunter Kim?”
“Huh. “I don’t care what his name is.”
“······.”
The air in the alley changed completely.
The paladin no longer narrowed his eyes. I just glared at the Sword Saint with an expressionless expression. Obvious caution. This talented person who rose to number two in a large guild called the Vigilantes was convinced. The old prosecutor never approached him with friendly intentions.
“Get out of the way.”
Geomseong said.
“I already told you to get out of the way three times.”
“What cannot be said once cannot be said three times or thirty times. Geomseong. “As you get older, have you forgotten even the simple truths of worldly affairs?”
The paladin slowly raised his hand to the hilt of his sword.
“Kim Gongja Hunter officially joined the five major guilds, including the vigilante group. Attacking Gongja Kim is tantamount to declaring war on the five major guilds. “I don’t know what you’re thinking, but… don’t expect the vigilantes to watch in silence.”
“under!”
Geomseong sneered.
“also. It seems like the guilds are all in the same boat. “I knew that.”
“···In one barrel. “I don’t know what you’re trying to say more and more.”
As time passed, the air in the alley became harsher.
“Sword Saint. I already know from several reports that you sometimes engage in [human hunting]. Of course, vigilantes are not idle enough to interfere with your personal beliefs. “But it’s a different story if you want to commit hunting in front of me.”
“What if it’s different?”
“I will risk my life to stop it.”
“Are you confident you can stop it?”
“no.”
The paladin stared at the old man expressionlessly.
“I will fight you with all my might, and I will die. And the moment I die, you will be reduced to a trash murderer who killed innocent people. Sword Saint. “If you want to spend the rest of your life as a killer, go ahead and do it to your heart’s content.”
“······.”
“I probably won’t have much left in my life anyway. “I’ll throw you in the gutter.”
The old face of the Sword Saint was distorted.
It was already evening. The sun was setting quickly in the alley. We could hear people coming and going from far away on the other side of the alley, but there was no one here except us. There was silence as the swordsman and paladin faced off.
This silence.
‘okay.’
A paladin was brought in to create this silence.
‘The Sword Saint is weak to innocent people.’
And the Paladin was probably the only innocent among the executives of the large guild.
Last episode. When Sword Saint tried to kill me on the 12th floor stage.
Even then, the Holy Knight carried the gun belt and mediated between the Swordsman and me. The Sword Saint spoke meaningful words and happily entrusted the role of mediator to the Holy Knight.
-Are you a Holy Knight lady?
-You are the only person here who has not harmed a single person. Good. I’ll believe it too.
Words that passed as if they were ordinary.
But my ears didn’t miss it.
in other words.
‘The Paladin’s kill count is displayed as [0].’
No matter how violent the swordsman’s ethics were… no. Rather, because they have extreme ethics, the Holy Knight cannot help but be seen as a good person in the eyes of the old man.
‘The Sword Saint can never harm a Paladin.’
A kind of compatibility.
To the wicked, the Sword Saint is a fearsome murderer.
To the good man, Geomseong was just an old man who was completely harmless.
furthermore···.
‘It’s not just the Holy Knights.’
Step by step.
Someone walked in front of us. He was a pharmacist. The Alchemist, who had been frozen as the Holy Knight and the Sword Saint appeared one after another, barely took a step forward and spread his arms.
“Hey, over there!”
The pharmacist opened his mouth. Just, just right. Her chin was shaking from how nervous she was. The pharmacist pursed his lips several times, interrupting his words one by one.
“I have no idea what’s going on… but you, the customer here! “You are my benefactor!”
A hunter who will become the guild leader of Alchemy Castle in the future.
Lord of Alchemy Castle.
Hunter, who was promised success, spoke with all his might.
“Babylon doesn’t have laws like the outside world, but it’s natural for a store owner to protect his customers… even if he’s a Sword Saint! “I can’t forgive you for messing with our customers!”
“······.”
“I heard we were in trouble a few days ago because the gangsters were causing trouble! I’m sorry, but please leave in front of my store! “This is a formal eviction request!”
The chemist shouted. If the Alchemist were to engage in direct combat with the Sword Saint, the Alchemist’s head would be blown off in less than a second. However, despite this, the Sword Saint’s momentum weakened.
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It was for the same reason.
‘Saint. Paladin. Lord of Alchemy Castle.’
These three are hunters who are famous for being kind even in the future.
‘Even when the Flame Emperor set fire to the slums, the Paladin and Alchemy Holy Lord were the first to arrive at the scene of the fire.’
Good people.
People who live with a little more loss than other people, experience a little more stress than other people, and are therefore treated as pushovers by many people.
However, the only person who can stop the Sword Saint, who ranks first in the hunter rankings… is only a good person like that.
There wasn’t.
“What should we do?”
The paladin said.
“If you want to end up in the gutter, I’m willing to join in.”
“······.”
Geomseong hesitated for a long time. If I was right, the ending was already decided.
And, I was right.
It wasn’t long before the old swordsman withdrew his hand from the hilt of the sword.
“…It’s just that today wasn’t the right day.”
Geomseong survived.
Even when I took a step back, the old man continued to glare at me.
“I hope you don’t run into me. “If it weren’t for the paladin lady and the boss there, your head would have already fallen on the street.”
good night.
Clear stage 2 conditions.
With this, the swordsman avoided swinging his sword at all costs as soon as he saw me. Even if you kill me, you can at least say one or two words before killing me.
What I needed was just a word or two.
“Sword Saint!”
I shouted before the old man could completely turn around.
“I’ll be waiting for you tomorrow at noon in the open space north of the city!”
“······.”
“You can come or not. I will wait alone. Really! “If you want to know what kind of person I am, please come tomorrow at noon!”
The old man turned his head and glared at me. Blue eyes scanned my face. But that’s it. Geomsung quietly left the alley without giving any response.
Trudging. Trudging.
Only after the footsteps grew distant and finally stopped, did the paladin sigh.
“Whoa! I watched it for ten years. “To meet a murderous spirit on a moonlit night.”
A murderer.
“···Is Sword Saint famous as a murderer?”
“Not famous. But at least the five major guild leaders know it well.”
The paladin shook his head.
“They say I lost my daughter to a murderer while I was living in the outside world. “He’s an old man who doesn’t talk about himself, so I don’t know the details.”
“······.”
“Maybe it’s because of that, but the Sword Saint has no mercy on murderers. My hands are poisonous. Well, but there is no evidence, so we are essentially just watching. hmm. Of course, this story is a secret.”
Bae Hu-ryeong intervened in front of me.
-that’s right. Grandpa Marcus once told me. My daughter and son-in-law were killed by a serial killer. Only the granddaughter and grandson barely survived.
‘Why are you saying that now?’
-ok? What are you talking about? You didn’t ask.
Bae Hu-ryeong said shamelessly.
okay. He’s basically like this.
“what. It’s not that I don’t understand the heart of the Sword Saint.”
The paladin looked around with a bitter expression.
Shabby alley.
The Harlem district of this city stretched out like a shadow against the setting sun.
“When you work in a vigilante group, you meet all kinds of criminals. When we talk, there are many times when I wonder if it’s really okay for a person like this to be alive. Killing people who deserve to die in advance… “Even I get tempted like that sometimes.”
The paladin muttered.
“The great guild leaders all have their own deep stories. Gongja Kim. You will gradually find out that you are one of us, too… There are so many places so rotten that it stinks really bad. “How will you react? Hmm.”
The paladin shook his head. Did she think she had told too many stories to a wealthy person?
“The story went astray.”
She spoke in a slightly brighter voice on purpose.
“So, how much does the potion cost here? “Vigilante groups are always short on budget, so if it’s too expensive, it’s in trouble…”
4.
next day.
I stood alone in a desolate vacant lot and looked at my smartphone.
There really wasn’t a single person in the deserted field, which was already sparse. It was natural. Now the hunters of Babylon were gathered in the square and holding a festival.
It was similar to the last episode.
‘But there are also changes.’
A glance.
I read the news that popped up on my phone screen.
-[Breaking News] Group war on the 11th floor? All Black Dragon executives gathered.
-Ahead of the festival, large guilds hastily organized strategy teams for each team…
-Exclusive interview with the Heretic Questioner! “If you want to conquer the 11th floor, you have to team up thoroughly.”
-Is this another affair of a large guild?
-The source of the information is a mystery…
Yes.
The world has changed a little.
By none other than me.
“······.”
And it will change a little more.
“Hmm.”
Geomseong walked slowly from across the field. Is it because he’s wearing a black suit? The sky behind the old man looked particularly blue. In the distance, from the direction of the city, people’s cheers could be vaguely heard.
[00:01:31]
A clock of light floated leisurely in the sky.
Blue sky, people’s voices, light clock.
He left everything behind and came towards me.
“You really are alone.”
Geomseong stopped.
“Are you confident that you can deal with yourself on your own? Well, an assassin who committed that much massacre should be confident in his skills.”
a look.
The old man’s eyes looking at me felt quite unfamiliar. Because it was completely different from his last episode. Last time, trust and recognition for each other were reflected in their eyes.
But now there was no trust or recognition.
distrust. Hostility.
There was just a single killer in sight.
-Are you a zombie?
‘······.’
-Are you okay?
I nodded in my heart.
‘yes. are you okay.’
My heart just hurt a little.
“Sword Saint.”
I pulled myself together.
“I have something urgent to tell you.”
“Tell me. “If you have a will, I will listen to it.”
“I know why Sword Saint wants to kill me.”
Geomseong lifted the corner of his mouth.
“indeed. It’s like a thief losing his feet. “You know your own sin.”
“It’s because of the skill called [Detective’s Insight].”
“······.”
Sword Saint’s expression hardened for an instant.
“How did you do that?”
“Please believe what I tell you from now on.”
I thought as I opened my mouth.
How difficult is it to gain people’s trust?
Everyone has their own stubbornness. In the case of Geomseong, [Detective’s Insight] is stubbornness. A technique that shows the opponent’s kill count. The fact that this skill might be wrong, that it might make some errors, the Sword Master simply ignores.
That’s why I’m stubborn.
The old man in front of me has lived his life according to his stubbornness.
For people who have lived stubbornly, life and stubbornness are not separated. It’s mixed. I think that the moment you give up your stubbornness, you are giving up your life as well.
‘You have to persuade such a person.’
I even have to get them to trust me.
We must persuade the person in front of us to deny the life he has lived so far.
If you think about it again, how difficult is this?
‘But… I can do it.’
I clenched my fists.
‘It’s okay if you risk your life here too.’
I opened my mouth.
“Sword Saint. “I am a prophet.”
“what?”
“To be exact, it has the same skill as prophecy. Thanks to this skill, we can also know that the Sword Saint has [Detective’s Insight]. If I stay like this, Sword Saint will kill me, and I ask why on earth I have to die.”
“······.”
“Then the Sword Saint spoke. “I have a skill called [Detective Insight], and according to this skill, the number [4093] is floating above my head.”
It was a small lie.
But now I have to persuade the old man, even if it means lying.
That I know the future.
Only if the Sword Saint trusts this fact is it possible to clear the 12th floor safely.
[00:00:00]
Suddenly, the clock in the sky pointed to zero. Celebratory gunfire erupted in the distance in the city. I could faintly hear cheers celebrating the opening of a new era.
The old man and me.
Only the two of them stood aside from the festival and looked at each other.
After remaining silent for a while, the Sword Saint spoke.
“-Take a guess.”
“yes?”
“I’m hiding my left hand behind my back right now. And hold up your finger. Guess how many fingers I’m holding up? “If you are truly a prophet, you will find out without difficulty.”
okay.
As expected, it came out like this.
It’s as expected.
“If you don’t get it right, I will consider you to have lied.”
Perhaps, Geomseong was fully prepared in case I attacked him. Even if a surprise attack was made, an item was used, a skill was used, or any attack was made, the Sword Saint would have easily blocked it.
But something like this might not have been expected.
I took out my dagger before Geomseong could finish speaking. Geomseong flinched. And when the old man took a defensive stance against attack, I stabbed him in the neck without hesitation.
“What!?”
Geomsung raised his eyes.
The only thing the old swordsman was prepared for was this attack. I never expected that I would stab myself in the neck. A moment of distraction. 1 second of time. Thanks to that, I was able to commit suicide.
and.
[You are dead.]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
For me, even just one second was enough.
Again, the day started.
I came down the 10th floor stage and met with the big guild leaders. Played a game of poker. won I asked the Holy Knight and went into the alley together. I encountered the Swordsman. The paladin and the pharmacist supported me. Geomseong retreated, and I shouted that we would meet at noon tomorrow.
[00:00:00]
And here I am again at this moment.
Geomsung said the same thing as yesterday.
“-Take a guess.”
Same test as last time.
But my reaction wasn’t the same as last time. When Geomseong said, “Guess,” I stupidly asked, “Yes?” And I didn’t ask back. Instead, he answered as if he had expected it in advance.
“You’re trying to hide your left hand behind your back.”
“······.”
“After you raise your finger, you will be asked to guess how many you raised. “You think that if I were a real prophet, I would find out without difficulty.”
Sword Saint’s face became a little more rigid.
“Sword Saint. Please believe me. I’m learning things like prophecy skills. It would be easy to kill me right here. However, if you kill me, it will be impossible to safely clear the 12th floor stage. “Many people will lose their lives.”
“···wait for a sec. “Just wait and see.”
Geomseong said.
“This alone is not enough evidence. It may not be prophecy, but rather [clairvoyance] or [mind reading]. “Where can you guarantee that you are truly a prophet?”
okay.
Once is not enough.
This too had already been decided.
[You are dead.]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
It couldn’t have been easy to convince one person.
Even more so if that person is an elderly person who has reached the top of a certain field.
“This alone is not enough evidence. “It’s not a prophecy…”
“It’s not a prophecy, but you suspect that I might have [clairvoyance] or [mind reading]. “What guarantee is there that I am truly a prophet?”
But it’s okay.
If you want to test it, keep testing it.
[You are dead.]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
If you want to doubt, doubt as much as you want.
[You are dead.]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
It doesn’t matter if it takes a week or 15 days.
[You are dead.]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
I am confident that I can convince you.
My death is longer than your life.
“······.”
Finally, Geomsung closed his lips.
All the doubts and doubts the old man had were overtaken and overturned.
I spoke calmly.
“Sword Saint. Please believe me.”
“······.”
“You can’t kill me here. There are countless casualties on the 12th floor stage. Really. “I’m not trying to tell you that I’m innocent, and I’m not asking you to spare me forever.”
“···then?”
“5 days.”
I stretched out my fingers.
“Please don’t kill me for the next five days. Please follow me and see with your own eyes whether I really deserve to die or not and judge for yourself.”
Geomseong was silent.
I knew that the old man was conflicted in his heart without even having to pick up the dagger and stab his neck again. It was the moment when a final blow was needed.
And I knew very well what would be the ‘final blow’.
“You still don’t believe me.”
“······.”
“The Sword Saint will tell me a few words later, in the distant future. “If I just say this one word, you will believe that I am truly a prophet.”
“···What is that?”
I answered.
“Sword Emperor.”
The old man’s eyes widened.
Regardless, I kept talking.
“I don’t know whose nickname it is, but they say that if I say this, they will believe me.”
“······.”
Silence subsided.
Cheers were still ringing in the distance in the city. There was also a glimpse of the image of the goddess descending and giving a long speech.
As the goddess was about to disappear, the old swordsman barely opened his mouth.
“Did I say 5 days? young people.”
“yes.”
“Good.”
Geomseong looked into my eyes and said.
“I will be following you around for the next five days. I will pay close attention to everything you say, everything you do, your attitude, and your posture. “After that, I will decide whether you deserve to die or whether you really came to me because you were a prophet.”
“······.”
“Is this it?”
good night.
“···yes. That’s Okay. “That’s enough.”
I bowed my head deeply.
“Thank you, sincerely.”
Cleared all conditions.
First, obtain a promise from the guild leaders.
Second, make sure the Sword Saint doesn’t kill me as soon as he sees me.
Third, the Sword Saint will trust me for the time being.
‘at las.’
Now, finally, even if you go up to the 12th floor, there will be no antagonism between the guild leaders and the Sword Saint.
There will be no more unnecessary doubts and fights.
Innocent hunters are killed.
“Then, Sword Saint. See you on the next stage.”
I said, holding back the lump in my throat.
Geomseong was looking at me with strange eyes, but I had no time to pay attention right now. I had to do what I had to do.
“send.”
Paaaat!
White light surrounded me.
I thought, feeling my heart pounding.
‘Now all that’s left is to hunt down the demon lord.’
The world has changed.
‘wait. Devil.’
And it will change a little more.
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