A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 31



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Episode 031. No more confusion

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Wagging!

A crescent-shaped black aura flew in.

visor!

As soon as I struck down the sword, two scythes wrapped in a blue aura flew towards me, aiming for my limbs.

The sharp blades swept in like a storm.

Chaechaechaechae!

The two men’s scythes coiled around each other like two snakes coiling around each other as they attacked.

They had been breathing in sync for a long time, and they moved as one body.

wickedness!

A red line was drawn on the wrist that I couldn’t avoid.

If you pull your arm out quickly, that’s all. If you were even a little bit later, your wrist would have been cut off.

‘Ugh!’

I swallowed a groan inside.

You shouldn’t just let it go.

It will slide right in and aim for your wrist.

It needs to be blocked like a wall or bounced off.

It was a really tough opponent.

How can these guys who look like they live off of picking herbs and eating them in the village be so strong? Was the name “Brothers of Death” really just a lie?

The fight has already moved off the narrow path and into the forest.

Their combined attack was stronger than expected.

It felt like I was witnessing a miracle where one plus one became not two, but three and four.

Until just a little while ago, I thought it was worth a try, but once the brothers started to fully combine, things changed.

As they swung their scythes frantically from front to back, up and down, right to left, I was busy blocking and avoiding their attacks.

In particular, the strange technique of aiming for the wrist and twisting it was very annoying. It was as if a snake was crawling down the sword body and trying to bite the wrist.

[Tsk tsk tsk… …. Pathetic guy. What are you doing?]

As I was sweating profusely, blocking my brother’s attacks, Cheonma started spewing bitter words.

[You can’t even break one of those little bastards’ attacks? And you can still call yourself my disciple?]

Wagging!

I deflected the sickle that was persistently aiming at my wrist and then said.

“Fuck, Master! These guys are stronger than I thought!”

[Tsk tsk… What’s so strong about such a trivial attack?]

I heard that the taste of the Sashin brothers’ joint attack was the best, so I took on this challenge head-on with great enthusiasm, but it was even better than I expected. It was too much for me to handle.

The two of them were incredibly strong. This must be how they became famous throughout the kingdom.

It’s really not easy.

Seriously… this is a crisis.

But… … why is my heart pounding so hard?

Cheonma said, clicking his tongue.

[The combined attack of those two is still too much for you.]

“then?”

[I guess we have no choice but to defeat them individually. If their combined attack is excellent, then we can just separate them.]

“Aha. That’s the way.”

[… … Don’t speak as if you didn’t know.]

“I was thinking about it.”

[I said that because I thought so.]

The brother who died shouted at me.

“What are you muttering to yourself!”

“This guy is out of his mind!”

The solution was simple.

If two people move as one body and boast perfect chemistry, then it’s okay to separate them.

You can remove them one by one while keeping them separated.

This may seem like a trick to avoid a head-on confrontation, so it may hurt my pride a little… … .

Who am I?

Ashvan is from a dirty back alley.

Something like this won’t even scratch my pride.

I am a man who is ready to run away with all my might at any time.

It is not the strong who survive, it is the survivors who are strong.

Nothing else is victory. Survival is victory.

My belief is that self-esteem is a luxury, nothing more, nothing less.

A man who somehow manages to survive. That’s me.

[… … I am proud.]

But, the key is how to separate them… … .

Once the goal of separating the two and then defeating them one by one was set, a methodology for achieving that goal flashed through my mind like lightning.

Now, it was time to put the plan into action.

I have imbued my sword with the power of the Wild Heavenly Moon.

Woof-

As soon as the sword sounded, I swung my sword, which was dyed pitch-black, and sprayed a large amount of wild air.

“caution!”

“Is it black magic!”

The two immediately stopped attacking and retreated.

Originally, I had planned to throw starlight at the ones that cling to me like snakes to keep them away, but these cautious guys just jumped back like wildfire.

Anyway, after separating those guys, I used the flag to operate the vehicle.

Wheezing!

A wind that sounded like a ghost’s howl buzzed in my ears.

I turned around and ran away, caught in the wind.

“Run away!”

As I ran away, I cut down trees indiscriminately with my sword, which had been sharpened by my internal energy.

“Catch me if you can!”

They desperately chased after him, avoiding the falling trees.

“Stand there!”

“You can’t miss it!”

The speed was quite fast, but it couldn’t be faster than me with the wind wrapped around my body.

But I was worried that they might miss me completely, so I ran while maintaining a reasonable distance as if I could catch them.

“Catch him!”

“Hehehe!”

I ran away for a long time with them following me, wandering around the deserted forest here and there.

How long did you run like that?

When I glanced behind, I saw that Heven was in the lead, chasing after me, and Legard was following behind me. No, it was the other way around. It didn’t matter.

A situation where there is a bit of distance between the two.

I slowed down slightly, maintaining a distance that was barely enough to touch Heven, and then threw the night bomb I had been holding onto the ground.

Bang! There was a sound and in an instant, the dark night sky rose up in clumps like clouds.

I had already fed them a lot of night sky bombs and when I blew them all up at once, a huge night sky appeared in an instant.

“Nonsense!”

Heven, who had been following right behind, jumped out, cutting through the night sky with her scythe.

As soon as I threw the night bomb, I threw myself at the tree that appeared in front of me with both legs stretched out.

Both feet dug into the tree as if they were stuck in it.

simplicity and honesty!

He bent both feet and kicked the tree like a spring, using the recoil to run backwards towards Heven, who had just emerged from the darkness.

It was sudden, like a capricious wind that changed direction from time to time, but the wind that swirled around my whole body helped me make the sudden change of direction.

At that moment, I too was a fickle wind.

In an instant, the roles of the pursuer and the pursued were reversed.

The bastard glared at the completely unexpected attack.

The starlight on the blade tore apart the night sky for a man.

“One guy.”

Chomp!

Before I could stop it, the bastard split diagonally.

The bastard collapsed in the exact same position he was running in, spraying blood.

“Heaven!”

The man who was chasing me a step behind screamed. Only after hearing that sound did I realize that the man I had killed was Heven.

I waited for him with my blood-dripping sword lowered.

Finally, Legard arrived in front of me, met my eyes, and smiled.

“There will be no more confusion now.”

“This kid is heaven!”

I mingled with him, my sword wrapped in a crimson aura.

The blue and red swords clashed ceaselessly.

Zzz! Zzz! Chaechaechae!

I just focused on blocking and dodging his attacks, and watched intently as his scythe drew its path.

The peculiar attack of the scythe, which seemed to scrape the air, caught my eye.

I had to be very alert because the moment I let my guard down, the scythe would climb up my sword like ivy.

‘Ah, so that’s what it is.’

Once it became somewhat familiar, I started to fight back.

I slightly turned my wrist to block the bastard’s scythe.

visor!

Then, at a strange angle, it scratched the surface and slid down like a snake coiling.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

The blade and sickle met, a scraping sound was heard, and then, swoosh! Blood gushed out.

The opponent, who had dropped the scythe with his wrist half cut, looked at me with bloodshot eyes.

“… … Did you steal our knowledge in such a short time?”

“I like it quite a bit.”

Legard looked at me blankly.

It looked like he had already lost his will to fight.

“A genius… no, a monster.”

“A monster to a human being.”

The sight of his face wide open in disbelief was so funny that I couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Hahahaha… … .”

I think I understand why they call it a delicacy.

I looked at Legard, bleeding from his half-severed wrist, and smirked.

“You look good, Mr. Legard.”

“… … It was a trap. From the beginning. I bit the bait.”

dump.

Our teacher, Legard, who had been mumbling something while losing his will to fight, knelt down and bowed his head obediently.

“… …Kill him.”

“As you wish.”

I raised my sword.

I was about to ask right away, but suddenly I got curious and asked.

“Hey, you said you fought the Knight of Cold, right?”

“Yes.”

“That Knight of the Cold. How do you compare to him?”

“I will die with one stroke of a sword.”

Legard answered with a single stroke.

“Even though you are strong and possess incredible and terrifying talents, that is no match for him. He is a disaster in human form.”

… … That’s it?

I couldn’t gauge how strong it was.

Could he possibly be stronger than the captain?

I’ve never seen anyone stronger than the captain in my life.

“But… … I don’t know, after a few years have passed.”

Legard looked at me with a strange look.

It seemed like a look of hope, or a projection of a long-held wish.

But it wasn’t my job.

I said goodbye in a nonchalant tone.

“Have a safe trip.”

Legard closed his eyes and I swung my sword.

The sword twisted like a snake and passed over the man’s neck.

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I looked at the sword in my hand.

The pure white sword was dyed red with blood.

As I was looking at it, a silly thought suddenly occurred to me: Was I that white when I was born?

As I was wiping the blood off my sword onto the tree, Shushuruta came down with the sound of the wind blowing.

She asked with a calm face.

“Are you done?”

I nodded.

“As you can see.”

I looked over the sword I had wiped the blood off of.

Even after a fierce battle, there was no sign of damage to the blade.

Of course, it was because of its history, but it was basically a good sword without any unnecessary features.

I don’t know how long this thing will last, but it doesn’t really matter if it breaks.

It’s something you can just receive as a gift.

I checked one last time to make sure the blood was wiped off, then put the sword back on my waist.

Shushuruta stared at my wrist and asked.

“Ashvan. Are you hurt?”

Blood was dripping from the sharp wound made by the scythe.

I answered, roughly wiping the blood that had flowed out onto my clothes.

“It’s nothing. It’s just a slight scratch from a scary sickle. If you leave it like this, you might bleed to death.”

“… … Are you okay? Are you not okay?”

Shushuruta took something out of the small backpack he was carrying and approached me.

“Just stay still and watch.”

When I opened the small, flat, cylindrical can, the green ointment inside appeared.

“hand.”

“… … .”

I obediently gave in.

Shushuruta carefully examined the wound, then carefully applied green ointment to the wound and wrapped it with a bandage.

It smelled like grass.

I couldn’t tell if it was from the ointment, from Shushuruta, or from both.

I asked because it felt somehow ticklish to stay still.

“What is it?”

Shushuruta replied, wrapping the bandage around his neck.

“It’s an ointment made by mixing medicinal ingredients with crushed baby’s breath. It relieves pain and prevents wounds from getting worse. It also helps with quick recovery.”

In short, it meant an ointment that was good for wounds.

Even apart from those effects, I felt good because the cold ointment cooled the burning pain.

I stared blankly at Shushuruta wrapping a bandage around my wrist.

Then, as if sensing my gaze, Shushuruta suddenly raised his head, met my eyes, and asked rudely.

“What are you looking at?”

“No, I thought that in places like this, they were surprisingly quite wild.”

Shushuruta replied with a shameless face.

“I am originally a wild man. The legendary wild man, the shadowless monster, that is me.”

“The map was upside down.”

“… … .”

Shushuruta glared at me for a moment, then tightened the knot that held the bandage together to keep it from coming undone.

“evil!”

“That’s a joke.”

Shushuruta glanced at me and walked ahead with brisk strides.

“We have a long way to go. Let’s hurry and leave. Don’t we have to eat lunch too?”

“Oh, wait a minute.”

I gathered my brother’s bodies in one place and observed a moment of silence.

Only then did I go to Shushuruta.

“Let’s go.”

“……okay.”