Silent Sword -2-
“Father! This is ridiculous!”
An old man with wrinkles all over his face and a bloodshot face.
“How dare you give that greenhorn a Mukho sword! You should give him the Baekho sword instead! I won’t object if you give him the Baekho sword!”
A division commander in the Eastern Army whose face I also know.
The once quiet office turned into a flea market.
The commander frowns.
Then he shouted like thunder.
“Shut up, you losers!”
The momentum explodes.
A feeling of oppression that is still not accompanied by magical waves.
A feeling like a tiger is growling in front of me comes over me.
I still have my mental defense set equipped.
Thanks to that, I barely managed to endure it, but the other superhumans were on the verge of fainting.
He somehow manages to raise his magical power and endures by biting his tongue and making it bleed.
The commander clicked his tongue at the sight.
“You guys are so pathetic. Look at you. Those Level 7 guys can’t handle this old guy, so they’re whining like that.”
“Unless the Heavenly Horse of the Heavenly Mountains comes, there is no one who can handle you, Commander.”
“Huh? Hehe. You’re good at flattering.”
The commander laughed heartily and saved his life.
The supermen straighten their posture and take notice.
‘There was a [Motivation Merchant] among the legion commander’s characteristics······’
It was a bit of a strong debuff in the game, but it’s scary in real life.
The wrinkled old man who had shouted earlier bowed his head as the representative.
“I’m sorry, Father. I lost my composure for a moment.”
“Tch! You’re over seventy, and you still feel sorry for a single sword? If only you had reached level 8, the Mukho Sword would have been yours long ago.”
“sorry.”
“The others are the same! You pathetic bastards. If any of you had gotten to level 8, I would have retired long ago and gone fishing. What’s wrong with those unfilial bastards who still let this old man sit here? Doesn’t that make sense? Why don’t you give me the White Tiger Sword instead? Oh, you pathetic bastards!”
I guess there was a lot of stuff piling up.
After the commander had poured out his words for a long time, he finally calmed down and gulped down cold water.
Then he opened the desk drawer, took out a memory chip that looked like a USB, and threw it away.
“Inseok, take this too.”
“Commander? What is this?”
“It’s the Tiger Sword Technique.”
Tiger Sword Technique!
The superhumans trembled as if in a fit of convulsions, but this time no one stepped forward.
I’ve tasted the heat once, but the Tiger Sword method is different from the Silent Sword.
The weapon that symbolizes the commander of the Eastern Army Corps, the Mukho Sword.
Likewise, the representative martial art of the Eastern Army Corps Commander, the silent and invincible sword technique.
The Tiger Sword Technique is below.
To be precise, it is an advanced swordsmanship.
If the Bankruptcy Sword Technique is an intermediate sword technique suitable for use at levels 3 and 4 and easy to reach at level 5, the Tiger Sword Technique is about the level above that.
It is rated higher than the swordsmanship of Jegeommun and Ilggeommun.
“The sword technique you use is the bankruptcy sword technique of Jegeommun, right?”
“yes.”
“The Bankruptcy Sword Technique is a sword technique that displays hegemony well. The Tiger Sword Technique is the same. Hegemony and pleasure are well-blended, so it would be good for you to use. I would also like to give you the Tiger Heart Technique, but since the magical power training method is not the internal energy training method but the European Aura training method, I will skip it. I don’t know anything about the Aura training method, so you figure that out yourself.”
“Thank you, Commander.”
I accepted the sword and the memory chip without any reservations.
In fact, I feel so burdened inside that I could die.
If you had just given me the memory chip, I would have accepted it without hesitation. What is a silent sword? A silent sword?
Surely you don’t mean to make me your successor?
The commander smiled meaningfully.
“You want to become level 9? I’ll happily wait. If you become level 9, or rather level 8, within 10 years, the Eastern Army will be yours.”
“Okay, Commander!”
I doubted my ears.
No, why are you giving it to me?
You have many children and grandchildren! You have a lot of disciples!
Among them, there are almost 10 people at level 7, so I have to pass it on to one of them!
“You too.”
The commander looked around at the superhumans with sharp eyes.
“Anyone here will hand over my position the moment they reach level 8. But if they don’t reach level 8, there’s no way! I’ll give some to the military, turn some into a security company, return the Cheorwon situation to the country, and dismantle the Eastern Army with my own hands!”
“Oh, Father!”
“Master!”
“That’s, that’s too much.”
“What’s too much? You guys who haven’t even reached level 8 yet are too much! I mean, I thought you’d retire at least before you were 80. Think about it. Oh, right. If you, Jeongju, become the commander of the legion, will you be able to control these guys and do whatever you want? Huh? Do you think Jinju and Hyungju will listen to you properly?”
“Father, if my eldest brother becomes the commander of the corps, then of course I have to obey him.”
“Of course I will obey.”
“Huh! Don’t say things you don’t mean. Do you think I don’t know what you guys are up to behind my back?”
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The pointed out grandmother and grandfather looked embarrassed.
Still, his face is definitely younger than that of his eldest son, Gu Jeong-ju.
Almost 10 years.
The commander drove the wedge in.
“The Mukho Sword is now yours. I am giving it to you because I see your spirit and potential. However, you should think carefully. Follow the path you have found, but if you can’t even reach level 8, let alone level 9, then you should return the Mukho Sword. When I am alive, these lynx-like guys who are not even tigers will stay quiet, but I can’t guarantee that in ten years.”
So it’s been 10 years.
Because the commander thinks it will be difficult for him to live more than 10 years.
It was the same in the game.
As the episode progresses, the legion commander dies of natural causes, and the Eastern Army self-destructs through civil war.
I bowed my head politely.
“I will keep that in mind. I will bring results within 10 years, no, within 5 years.”
I have no intention of inheriting the Eastern Army.
It’s so annoying.
But it’s not a bad thing to keep the possibility open.
Because I can change my mind too.
Above all, it would be rude to refuse everything that a 100-year-old grandfather is showing you and giving you so much kindness.
“Huh? Hahaha!”
The commander looked at me and burst into laughter.
“The young one is really strong! That’s right! That’s how a warrior should be! If a young man is born with a hot body, he should show that much strength! Good. I’ll be waiting for you! You should come back soon!”
The commander waved his hand and told them to go.
As I leave after greeting them politely, Ku Hyeong-won follows me.
He was stealing glances at my waist as if he was jealous of my cold face.
“Do you want it?”
As we laugh out loud, Hyungwon Koo denies it with a serious expression.
“No way. There must be a reason why the commander gave you the silent sword.”
“If you reach level 8, I will give you the Silent Sword.”
“······Really? No. That won’t do. You can’t dispose of the sword given to you by the commander as you please.”
“Instead, why don’t you give me a famous sword comparable to the Mukho Sword from the Eastern Army warehouse? I also know very well what the Mukho Sword means to the Eastern Army. I will gladly give it to anyone who reaches level 8, not just the division commander. I am sure the corps commander would also like it.”
“Well······ that’s true.”
Guhyeongwon laughed bitterly.
The difference between level 7 and level 8 is huge.
Level 7 is also called the ultimate level.
It means the highest level that a human being can reach.
What about level 8?
It’s transcendent.
From there it is no longer a human domain.
A commander who was over 100 years old but still had a plump body without a single wrinkle.
A level 7 superhuman with wrinkles all over his face, despite being the son of a legion commander.
Even comparing just those two, the difference was clear.
“Thank you for your words. You’re not an ignorant fool. You’re a person who communicates well.”
“You are too kind.”
“But are you really confident that you can reach level 9?”
Guhyeongwon looks at me with a faint smile.
A sinister light flickers deep in those eyes.
What came to mind was envy and jealousy.
What if the most blessed person among the blessed does this to me?
I shook my head, pretending not to know.
“To be honest, I’m not that confident. But if I was born a man, I should at least try to do something, right? Since I have the body my parents gave me, I’m confident that I won’t stop here.”
“That’s true······ When I was your age, I thought I would reach level 8 before I was 30 and reach level 9 around 50.”
“Isn’t General Koo a hero of the Republic of Korea? Everyone we met earlier was a star, but I think General Koo is the closest thing to becoming the next corps commander. He will definitely reach level 8 soon.”
“Hahaha! Thank you, thank you. Then, can I leave the Mukho Sword in your care until then?”
“Of course! Whenever you reach level 8, just send me a text message and I’ll come and find you with my Mukho Sword.”
“Then I should think about what famous sword to give as a gift. It won’t take long.”
Guhyeongwon patted my shoulder pleasantly.
It’s quite difficult to reach level 8.
Even at the start of the game, long after Episode 9 has come out, Guhyeongwon is still level 7.
Still, a division commander is a division commander. It can’t hurt to know that.
“If anything happens in the future, be sure to contact me. Even though you are not an official disciple of the Corps Commander, since you have received the Mukho Sword, you are like a member of our family.”
“Yes, Commander.”
“Oh. Don’t be so harsh. Oh, and you saw me earlier? My uncle. He’s a greedy person, so be careful. Even if he can’t do anything to you openly, there will be a lot of people who will try to cause trouble here and there. Tsk, you should spend more time practicing. There’s a reason the commander gave you the Mukho Sword.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“And use the memory chip right now. In front of me.”
Tiger Sword Technique Memory Chip.
I snapped the chip that looked like a transparent USB.
Information pours into my brain.
A legion commander in his youth.
A scene of a man who doesn’t look much different from now stabbing, cutting, and swinging his sword repeatedly like a tiger and sending it flying far away.
Guhyeongwon checked my eyes and smiled faintly.
“With this, you have become one of our family. Congratulations on continuing the progress of the Corps Commander. If anything happens, please contact me immediately. Even though we have not established a master-student relationship, you are in fact a member of our Eastern Army.”
“Thank you for your kind words.”
“Keep in mind that this is not an empty promise. Well, I’m busy, so I’ll go first. You go and check it out too.”
“Yes, thank you. Please be careful on your way back.”
Guhyeongwon waved his hand and left.
Director Kang and the managers who had been watching from afar come running.
His gaze had been fixed on my waist for some time.
“Hunter Kim! What’s going on? Isn’t that a silent sword?”
“That’s right, it’s a silent sword.”
“oh my god!”
“oh my god!”
“The silent sword? That silent sword? The silent sword of the corps commander?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Director Kang opened his mouth in surprise.
Then he asks carefully.
“Are you by any chance not Kim but Gu? Or is your mother or grandmother also Gu······”
“Neither. It seems the Commander likes me.”
“No, who would give up their beloved sword just because they liked it?”
“He told me to become his disciple.”
“Huh!”
Director Kang clutched his chest.
“So, you have become my disciple? Then, you will be commissioned as an officer in the Eastern Army!”
“I declined.”
“Huh? Are you crazy? Why?”
“Because my dream is to be self-reliant and independent.”
Director Kang looks at me as if he’s crazy.
Then what should I do?
It is difficult to collect the three major swordsmanship techniques without belonging to any organization.
I have a connection with Baek So-rin and am waiting for her to awaken the Mars sword fighting method, but I haven’t even met Janet and Carly yet.
The same goes for the higher-level training method of the Einherjar training method.
I have to go on an expedition soon, but if I suddenly become the legion commander’s disciple, my freedom will disappear.
I’ll force you to throw away the Einherjar training methods and learn your own unique skills.
“I can’t tell if the bowl is big or if it’s stupid.”
“If you’re going to do it, then tell me it’s a big bowl.”
“Whew, what the heck······”
Director Kang shakes his head, saying it’s unimaginable.
If he were there, he would have bowed as soon as he heard his disciple’s ‘j’ sound.
“What happened to the hunters on the association president’s side?”
“Ah. You mentioned that. I only finished off a few bad guys and gave the rest a warning.”
“That’s about right.”
If it were me, I would have killed them all, but it would be different from Director Kang’s perspective.
In the first place, the Hunters Association is literally an association.
It’s a profit organization.
It is not a group with forced solidarity like a legion or a sect.
Director Kang took my hand and shook it.
“It’s all thanks to Hunter Kim. If it weren’t for Hunter Kim, I don’t know what would have happened. While I was in China, the two managers here would have been transferred to the association president, and after that, the association would have split in two.”
Manager Park and Manager Lee, who were standing next to me, laugh awkwardly.
Admitting that both of them must have done the same.
That was actually the case.
Perhaps a civil war broke out after Director Kang returned from China?
In the process, countless hunters must have died.
Even though Director Kang wins in the end.
“I originally planned to just give you a few magic guns and end it there, but that won’t work.”
Director Kang’s gaze was fixed on the Mukho sword.
Yeah, of course.
Now that I have received the Silent Sword, I am no longer an ordinary level 4 superhuman.
We should see him as a new talent and successor candidate that the Eastern Army Corps Commander is paying attention to.
Maybe later on I will be called [Mukhogeomju]?
“Hunter Kim.”
Director Kang looked straight at me.
“Would you like to become a director of our association?”
