A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 164



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Episode 164. What did you just say?

All the way there, I sat on the roof of the carriage and devoted myself to practicing the Baekji Cheongyeomgong.

The carriage would occasionally shake and rattle, but it didn’t seem like much of a problem considering we were just floating along on a windy sea in a small boat.

Even a rocking carriage can’t stop my cultivation, that’s what I’m saying.

Indeed, it seems that Cheonma’s explanation that the Night Sky Moonlight Art was an introductory martial art was not an exaggeration, as the Baekji Cheongyeom Art was an incredibly difficult martial art.

Use two powers with opposing properties at the same time.

Just thinking about it made me feel like I was slowly being possessed by a demon.

Do you see the steam rising from my head?

This is steam created when ice and flame meet.

Of course it was nonsense.

While I was getting to know the coin-poisoning horse, the carriage ran and ran until it reached the next village.

I was a little nervous when I passed through the gate, but I passed the security check without any problems.

As we passed through the gate, Neiman wiggled his eyebrows at me as if to tell me to look at it.

I had no choice but to nod and admit it.

The six punks who were rolling around in the back alley were forgotten in the back alley of the incident.

They seemed pretty disappointed, but I was fine.

It is very common for someone’s misfortune to become someone else’s happiness.

These guys will have to go to the afterlife to complain about their grievances. They are pathetic people.

Fortunately, I was able to spend the night in this village without any problems.

Linda’s advice was effective, as she didn’t get caught up in the commotion either.

Instead, I sent him to buy some beef jerky before leaving the next day, but he came back covered in mud.

I asked, clapping my hands.

“Well done, Linda, our food handler. What the hell have you been up to?”

Linda answered confidently.

“Yeah, I fell!”

“It’s a boast.”

What’s so great about being covered in mud?

“hmm.”

It seemed like a lie, so I took a closer look and it really seemed like I had fallen alone.

There were no visible injuries, so it didn’t look like anyone had hit him.

“Was there mud on the way here?”

“huh!”

It looks like he fell over in the mud.

Thanks to that, the jerky also got covered in mud.

“… … I can’t eat it.”

“No, that can’t be!”

Linda hugged her bag tightly and insisted that she had kept the beef jerky, but that wasn’t the case.

“Linda. Reality is a very cold law. Things happen regardless of your will. Now, look at this dirty jerky. This is what happens when you get stuck in the mud.”

“……that!”

When he thrust the inedible jerky in front of her, Linda stared at it with a shocked face.

In fact, there was enough food to last until the next village, so Linda grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and said she would buy more, threw him on the horse’s back, and set off.

So the extra food Linda had bought was thrown away along the way.

Linda, the food handler who failed her mission, drove the carriage with her mouth hanging open.

According to Neiman, this is the last village.

So, it was the last stop on the way to the Kingdom of Maya.

It is located on the outskirts and is closest to the border with the Kingdom of Maia, so public security is not that good.

There are immigrants who escaped from Maya, demons often loiter around, thieves appear here and there and steal from immigrants, and the immigrants who are robbed also turn into thieves and join in the chaos… … .

In a word, it’s a mess.

“I rather like it.”

Because if you mess with it, it’s the Kingdom of Maya.

The closer I got to my hometown, the more I could smell it. The awful smell of home.

Already, the butts that will be kicked are starting to appear before my eyes.

I calmed my pounding heart and devoted myself to training.

Because the more ways to kick a guy’s ass, the better.

I imagined myself kicking with my cold, frozen feet. I would be unable to stop having diarrhea for a while.

I giggled and pushed myself harder into my practice.

Thanks to the consistent investment of time, I have finally achieved some small results.

“… … Okay!”

Although they cannot be used simultaneously, you can now fairly skillfully cast cold and fire with both hands.

It means that your hands will no longer shake.

The maintenance time of Seolji Cheongyeomgong has also become considerably longer.

Cheonma muttered in a displeased tone.

[Tsk… You’ve been struggling for so long just doing something like that.]

“But I did it.”

It doesn’t matter how much you struggle.

What matters is that you did it in the end.

Cheonma looked at the blue flame in my hand for a moment and then said.

[I guess I need to subdivide the field a bit.]

“Specification?”

[I mean, I’m going to divide it into stages. My level and yours are different.]

“aha.”

[I will now call your realm Ilseong (一成).]

That means, Ilseong can use both the Ice and Flame skills while maintaining the Seolji Cheongyeom skill.

“Then what is the stage where you can use both ice and salt at the same time?”

[I think it should be set to around Oseong (五成).]

“hmm.”

Now, using Ilseong (一成) is using both at the same time, and using Oseong (五成) is using both at the same time.

The final form will probably be Sipseong (十成).

There was a long way to go.

“Hoooo… … .”

I took a deep breath and released the Seolji Cheongyeom Gong.

Suddenly, I wondered if, when the level of ice magic reached a high level, I would be able to breathe out a thin breath like the bitter cold.

Various various – Charrrrrr –

While I was practicing, the carriage kept running without stopping.

Linda was holding the reins. She was now quite adept at handling horses.

Even the way he drives while sitting on the coachman’s seat looks natural, so I think I can trust him with the carriage.

I raised my head and looked at the sky.

We set off when the immature sun was just beginning to peek out from the east, but soon the golden sun was high in the sky.

When I’m absorbed in my training, I don’t realize how time flies.

Above, the blue sky was filled with feather-like clouds floating past, but in the distance, dark clouds were gathering in the sky.

It felt good to be welcomed back in Maya.

Naturally, the mercenary guys came to mind.

I wonder how these guys have been doing while I was away.

The faces of those guys came to mind.

First up is the captain of the Sherwood Mercenaries, Guston the Greatsword.

Naturally, he is the one who created the mercenary group.

He naturally earned the nickname “Guston the Greatsword” for his use of an unsophisticatedly large sword.

In a word, he is a devilish man.

The ominous eyes and shaky body naturally make you take a step back.

He is a strange type who spends most of his time in the kitchen because his hobby is cooking, which doesn’t fit with that topic.

I told him to clean up that messy beard before he can cook, but he refuses to listen.

And, co-founder of the Sherwood Mercenaries. The Red Witch, Scarlett Bellucci.

This is my older sister whose hair is as red as fire.

She usually spends her time smoking a long pipe, and the combination of her characteristic languid eyes and the acrid smoke creates a captivating atmosphere.

If you approach it wrongly, you should be prepared to be engulfed in fire.

Only after seeing the flying fireball will you realize that the moth was not far away.

Because my sister is also called the fire witch.

My sister, a nature-lover, is always ready to burn anything but nature.

She enjoyed using fire magic, so she was naturally nicknamed the Fire Witch.

Red Witch, Fire Witch.

Although they are used interchangeably, both are nicknames for older sisters.

The Sherwood Mercenaries were naturally formed around these two founders.

The captain and his older sister either picked them up from somewhere, brought them to me, or found them on their own.

These people, each with their own story, came together to form the current Sherwood Mercenaries.

The guys who gathered like that each had quite a famous name, and their lineage was quite splendid.

The golden warrior, the calamity summoner, the distrustful saint, the two-faced swordsman, the talking dauphin, the talking fox, and… … .

“Wow! It’s a village!”

Linda’s scream woke me from my reverie.

“……village?”

Linda heard me mumbling and looked up at the roof where I was and said,

“Yeah! I’m here, devil. Look!”

When I looked where Linda was pointing, a gloomy village covered in dark clouds appeared in the distance.

“hmm.”

It was quite a magical town.

* * *

Entered the village.

It certainly had a more chaotic atmosphere than other towns I had been to.

There were many beggars on the streets, and overall it was gloomy.

People glanced this way with wary eyes.

But since he was carrying a sword, I didn’t approach him rashly.

I decided to part ways with the two mercenaries here.

“Okay, take it.”

I took out the money bag I had prepared and handed it to Daryl and Neiman, who had helped me get here.

Because the reward and compensation must be certain.

There are often people who try to reduce the completion fee by making excuses for one thing or another.

As someone who has experienced many such incidents, I think it is best to pay the money in such a clean manner.

To you and to me.

Neiman muttered, tossing the jingling purse up and down.

“It seems thicker than I thought it would be?”

I nodded.

“I added a little more. You can buy something delicious to eat with that.”

It was my sincerity in doing things neatly.

“Let’s do that.”

Mercenaries are the ones who don’t know how to refuse.

Neiman chuckled and put the money bag in his pocket.

Daryl had already packed it before I even asked.

“Are you going back right away?”

To my question, Neiman looked up at the sky and answered.

“… … That’s right.”

The sun was still high in the sky.

It was slightly tilted to the west, but it was still hanging high up.

If you go back straight by horse or carriage, you will be able to arrive at the village you passed before the sun sets.

We left early and drove the carriage faster than usual, so we arrived earlier than expected.

Neiman looked at me and said.

“There’s a lot of work here, but the conditions aren’t great.”

“It looks like that.”

Neiman extended his hand to me.

“Well then, I hope you have a safe journey.”

“You too.”

Neiman shook my hand, then shook hands with Shushuruta and Linda.

I shook hands with Daryl, and he unexpectedly asked me this.

“Are you… the two-faced swordsman yourself?”

My eyes widened at the familiar name that popped up in an unexpected place.

“What… Me?”

Daryl nodded with a serious expression.

“okay.”

It didn’t look like he was joking.

“As far as I know, there is only one mercenary swordsman who is that strong.”

I guess they thought it was magic when they saw me create wind.

Besides, since he seemed to be quite good at using a sword, it wasn’t strange to conclude that he was a magic swordsman.

I chuckled and shook my head.

“no.”

“No?”

“Yeah, I know that guy.”

Neiman chimed in with an interested look on his face.

“How do you know?”

I answered nonchalantly.

“Because we’re from the same mercenary group.”

“……what?”

The two mercenaries’ eyes widened.

Daryl asked hesitantly.

“Sherwood… Mercenaries?”

“bingo.”

Daryl, who had been dazed for a moment, asked to shake hands again.

“To meet a member of the Sherwood Mercenaries… …! What an honor.”

“Haha, what about glory? Put it away.”

Neiman also reached out again.

“I thought he was crazy… …!”

“……hey.”

I shook hands with the two mercenaries with both hands.

It was a face as if he had met an idol.

It seemed like they knew the Sherwood Mercenaries especially well, as they were close to Maia and in the same profession.

The Sherwood Mercenaries are like my family, so whenever I hear stories like this, the corners of my mouth twitch.

“Haha, I didn’t know the Sherwood Mercenaries would be this famous even overseas.”

“It’s famous. It’s one of the strongest mercenary groups.”

“There was talk that the Sherwood Mercenaries had disbanded, but it looks like it was just a rumor.”

Stop.

The corners of his lips that had been twitching lowered.

“… … What did you just say?”