A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 63



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Episode 063. The Master of the Magic Sword

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“Cold? The Knight of Cold is coming?”

Shushuruta answered with a very serious face.

“That’s right! The identity of the knight dispatched by the royal family was Hakhan!”

A knight of the bitter cold.

A man who tried to challenge again by holding the demon sword, even though his brothers gave up their main weapon, the scythe.

Is this the fearsome Knight of the Cold, who even the flute-playing wizard was frightened by his appearance and went into hiding?

During breakfast, the white devil-like man I had seen in my imagination came to mind.

I thought for a moment and then said.

“Wait. You said that the Knight of the Cold would never come. You said that the King would not send the Knight of the Cold unless he was mad.”

I think it was a time of confusion as to who would succeed the throne.

Shushuruta simply agreed.

“That’s right. The king seems to be losing his mind.”

“… … .”

At this point, I started to feel puzzled.

Who on earth is this Knight of the Cold that he acts so brazenly towards everyone he meets?

What kind of guy is he? What kind of guy is he? How strong is he?

I asked as I caught up with Shushuruta, who was walking ahead with brisk strides.

“The Knight of the Cold. Who is he? Is he that strong? Is he the strongest of the royal knights?”

Shushuruta glanced at me as he walked away.

“In the kingdom of Blake, there is none stronger than the bitter cold.”

“That’s a very decisive tone. Isn’t it possible that there is a stronger expert in the field than that?”

Shushuruta shook his head.

“It’s not on that level. Do you remember what I said before? There are eight sword masters, the Eight Sword Masters, on the continent.”

“That’s right.”

“The Knight of the Cold, Sulkov Wintermire. He is one of the nine great swords of Oposis, a blue sword born in winter. He is the master of frost.”

“……what?”

Cheonma laughed quietly.

[This is getting fun.]

I stopped walking and stared blankly at Shushuruta.

“Eight… A swordsman? A knight of the cold?”

The Eight Sword Masters are known as the strongest of the continent in name and reality.

Are you saying that one of them was a knight of the cold?

It was only then that I realized the reason for all this chaos.

‘So… that’s what it was.’

At the same time, a deep curiosity arose.

What would he look like? How did he train to reach such a state? What kind of state would he be in? What kind of swordsmanship would he use? How old would he be? What did he do to earn the nickname of Knight of the Cold?

How… strong?

‘If it’s the Eight Swordsmanship, isn’t it stronger than the captain?’

I have never seen anyone stronger than the captain.

Just how strong are these eight swordsmen?

How ignorant must they be that they are called people who cause natural disasters.

I couldn’t imagine it.

“haha…….”

My heart was pounding.

Shushuruta grabbed my arm.

“What are you doing! I don’t have time for that.”

Shushuruta said, dragging me along.

“No matter how strong you are, you cannot stand against the cold. You are beyond the realm of humanity. The only way to deal with it is to run away. Even at this very moment, the cold is chasing you. There is no time.”

“Okay, okay. Okay.”

I couldn’t resist Shushuruta’s words and hurried to follow her.

Meanwhile, in one corner of my heart, a fighting spirit was welling up, wanting to fight.

‘The Eight Swordsman, the Knight of the Cold… ‘

Hwaruk.

A small spark was lit in my heart.

* * *

The head of the Starvanger family.

Count Hermann Stavanger strode down the hallway of the mansion.

‘It was a token that my father had given me. He was a person who hated receiving help. To the point where he would refuse help even if he died soon.’

A token bearing the Starvangers emblem was never something that could be given away carelessly.

When receiving a great favor that could never be repaid, it was the symbol of the Starvanger family to secretly give it away with a grateful heart.

As such, the certificate carries a heavy weight.

An obligation arises to repay that goodwill in some way.

What’s more, it’s a token given by our ancestors.

It’s even heavier.

Count Starvanger stopped at the drawing-room door.

He straightened his clothes and knocked on the door himself.

dripping.

I heard the sound of someone getting up from their seat from inside.

The count opened the door and went in.

‘hmm?’

The count tried hard to hide his puzzled expression.

That was understandable, because the three people waiting in the reception room were faces they had never seen before.

No matter how hard I thought about it, no one could guess.

“Oh, please sit comfortably.”

The count had the guests who had risen from their seats sit back down, then slowly sat down opposite them and introduced himself.

“My name is Hermann Stavanger. I am not very good, but I lead the Stavanger family.”

Then the man across from me introduced himself.

He was a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance.

“My name is Hans.”

“… … Hans?”

Count Starvanger’s eyebrows twitched.

Hans continued his introduction.

“This is my wife, Julia, and my daughter, Joy.”

Julia bowed politely, and Joey followed suit, nodding along with her mother.

Count Starvanger nodded and exchanged brief greetings with them.

“Nice to meet you.”

After exchanging greetings, Count Starvanger looked at Hans.

“Excuse me, Hans, could you please… … .”

Hans nodded.

“Yes. My name is Hans, the last disciple of Master Oposis.”

Count Starvanger’s eyes widened.

“Then this is… … .”

The count trailed off and took out the Starvanger family badge that the old butler had brought.

Hans nodded again.

“Yes. It was left to me by my master. He told me that if anything urgent should arise, I should take this to Count Starvanger. He said he would help me.”

“Heh heh… … .”

The count laughed.

I never thought that an old relationship like this would come up.

I immediately understood why my deceased father had given me the certificate.

“I have received an indescribable favor from Oposis.”

Count Starvanger bowed his head to Hans.

“On behalf of the family, I would like to express my gratitude for the great help you have given to the Starvanger family in the past. If it weren’t for you, Oposis, we wouldn’t be where we are now. If there is anything I can do to help you, I will do whatever I can. Just say the word.”

“Oh, no.”

Hans waved his hand with a puzzled look on his face.

Julia was startled and immediately bowed her head, and Joey looked around and followed her mother’s lead.

The count smiled and rose from his seat.

“We have a welcome guest. Let’s talk over a meal.”

“Oh, thank you for your kind words. But this is so urgent… … .”

The count half rose and then sat down again.

He asked with a serious face.

“It seems like we don’t have time to talk while eating.”

“Yes.”

“Can you tell me what’s going on?”

Hans opened his mouth with difficulty.

“It’s about daggers.”

“hmm.”

The count let out a small sigh.

The Dagger of Ophiuchus. It was a piece of tragedy that fell upon Ophiuchus and his disciples.

The count stroked his chin and asked.

“Do you have the dagger? I heard that a new owner of the dagger has appeared.”

“I don’t have any.”

“then?”

“A young man named Ashvan took it.”

“aha.”

The Count could easily guess that this Ashvan was the Red-Eyed Demon that was so much talked about these days.

As I thought about it that far, I could guess what Hans was trying to ask.

The count nodded and said.

“You are asking me to capture the red-eyed demon who stole the dagger. The royal family has dispatched a knight, but I am worried that something will happen if you find him and intercept him faster than that.”

Hans shook his head.

“That’s not it.”

The count asked with a puzzled look on his face.

“If so?”

“I don’t know why that young man is called by the terrifying nickname of the Red-Eyed Devil, but he is my benefactor and my family’s. He saved our lives.”

The count blinked.

It was completely different from the rumors going around.

“then…….”

“Yes. I gave him the dagger. Ashvan declared himself the owner of the dagger so that those who wanted the dagger would not come after our family.”

The count opened his mouth wide.

“Then, killing the Baron of Barranquilla… …?”

Hans nodded heavily.

“Yes. It seems like he did that to draw attention to himself.”

“I want this… … .”

Does that mean there is a madman who kills nobles?

“I heard that the royal knights are chasing him.”

Hans bowed his head.

“Please, Ashvan, please help our benefactor… …!”

Julia and Joy followed suit and bowed their heads.

“Let me ask you this.”

“Please help me, sir!”

“This is… … .”

Count Starvanger looked embarrassed.

* * *

We quickly came down the mountain.

They say going down a mountain is more dangerous than going up, but that didn’t apply to us.

We came down the mountain without hesitation, like a single gust of wind.

The rain that was interfering with the sound had stopped, so Shushuruta’s ears were functioning normally again.

Following Shushuruta’s guidance, he avoided his pursuers by turning here and there and descended the mountain, and as a result, he succeeded in quickly descending the mountain without ever encountering the pursuers who had gathered after seeing the beam of light.

“Ugh… … gasp… … .”

While we were catching our breath at the foot of the mountain that we had come down from in one breath, Shushuruta took out his compass, looked around, and then opened up a map.

Then, he scribbled some marks on the map and put the map back.

“Ashvan. Let’s go.”

“Phew… … .”

I nodded and followed her as she led the way.

“So, what are we going to do? Should we just keep running away from the cold like this?”

“For now, yes.”

“For now?”

Shushuruta spoke to me in a soothing tone as he walked.

“Ashvan. I know you are strong.”

“hmm.”

“However, the cold is an exception. It is like a natural disaster. It is a being of a different class from us. No matter how strong you are, you will have a hard time lasting even 5 minutes in front of it.”

It was a remark that really hurt my pride, but I nodded anyway.

“So? Are you saying we should run away for a hundred days and a thousand days?”

“If possible, I would like to do so. But that is not possible. Since I have become his target, I will have to face the bitter cold someday.”

“hmm.”

“What I’m trying to say is to delay that time as much as possible.”

“how much?”

“The longer the better.”

“hmm.”

So, what I’m saying is, let’s run around for as long as possible and build up our strength…

Shushuruta continued speaking.

“But I don’t think I can handle him in the normal way.”

“then?”

Shushuruta turned his head and looked at me.

“Take the magic sword.”

“what?”

Shushuruta explained while walking diligently.

“Enter the Tomb of Oposis and take the ninth sword. Only then will you have a chance of winning.”

“You say that’s a demonic sword that contaminates the human mind. What if I lose my ego? What if I lose my mind and go crazy and run wild?”

Shushuruta stared at me intently.

“It’s already crazy enough, how can it get any crazier here?”

“What are you saying?”

“No matter how I think about it, I don’t think you’d let a sword take over your ego. Your ego is too big.”

“… … I have a bad feeling about this.”

I was confused whether this was a compliment or a criticism.

[Hmm. That makes sense.]

“That makes no sense whatsoever.”

Shushuruta continued speaking.

“The cold never misses its target. Whether we like it or not, we will face it one day.”

“I guess so.”

“At that time, if you don’t want to die. If you don’t want to freeze to death even when you encounter the bitter cold.”

Shushuruta grabbed my sleeve. She looked at me.

“There is only one way, Ashvan. You must become the master of the ninth sword.”

“… … .”

“Only then can you survive the bitter cold.”

I stood still and looked into her serious eyes.

“Even if you lose your self to the sword and become a blood-drunk devil, wouldn’t that be better than death?”

She smiled faintly.

“… … .”

I rolled my tongue around in my mouth.

My mouth felt bitter.

I have to borrow the power of the sword.

I didn’t like it.

But in the world, not only things you like happen.

It’s a world where you have to do whatever it takes to survive.

What’s the big deal? My uneasy heart can’t handle it.

I nodded.

“Well. Then let’s go.”

“okay.”

We walked towards the tomb of Ophiuchus.