A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 92



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Episode 092. The Wings of Oposis

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[……uh?]

Vlad was momentarily taken aback.

What is this?

Why do others reside in the human mind?

‘Is that one of your brothers?’

He knew that there were eight other famous swords besides his own.

It’s probably one of them.

Vlad regained his smile.

What’s the point of having passengers? Just kick them out.

[Hahaha! This human is under my control from now on! Get out of here!]

The man who had been lying down slowly straightened his posture and stood up from his seat.

[Hoo… … .]

His indifferent eyes sparkled with interest.

[This is amazing.]

The man got down from the chair and walked towards Vlad.

thud……!

As soon as the man took a step, cracks began to appear in the space in his mind’s eye.

Jeokjeok-

[……uh?]

Vlad froze for a moment. This cold feeling.

He just walked towards them with his eyes locked, but Vlad was overwhelmed by the man’s presence.

Taishan was walking towards me.

Vlad rolled his head, frozen.

As the boiling excitement and thirst subsided, one question arose in my mind.

It was definitely not his brother.

then.

‘Who on earth is this? Who is this huge presence?’

Who is this person who possesses such great power?

What on earth is this unreasonable power?

Is this truly the power of one person?

Is this… okay?

[It doesn’t seem like the jewels or magic items that the Malko guys are talking about. There are all sorts of things in this world. A sword with an ego.]

The man approached me with a strange look in his eyes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

My heart started pounding like crazy.

My instincts were warning me to run away immediately.

I need to run away from that monster right now.

However, Vlad refused.

[Kuaaaah!]

Vlad, who tore away the pressure that was weighing him down as if he was going crazy, rushed at Cheonma like a wild beast.

[Kill me!]

For a moment, the man’s smiling face appeared faintly.

The world went completely black.

puck!

Vlad collapsed on the floor without making a sound.

[Hmm… … That’s interesting.]

Cheonma looked down at him blankly and stroked his chin.

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“… … ?”

The Red Sword Vlad flashed blood red the moment he held it, but then it quickly became as quiet as if it were dead.

No, it’s a bit strange to say that it’s dead since it’s an inanimate object to begin with.

Cheonma also didn’t say much as he seemed absorbed in something.

“It’s quiet?”

{What? That can’t be.}

Ophiuchus stared intently at the sword in my hand, then blinked.

{… … ? Why did this guy suddenly become so quiet? He would have been going crazy and running wild by now.}

Then he looked at me blankly.

{Hey. What did you do?}

“What do I do?”

{Well, I don’t know.}

“Well, I felt something digging into the hand holding the hilt of the sword, but other than that, I didn’t feel anything.”

{Really?}

“Why should I lie?”

Ophiuchus muttered, caressing the corner of his mouth.

{That’s strange… … That guy’s personality is such that he can’t be this quiet… … .}

I shrugged.

“I guess what’s good is good. Is this good enough to pass?”

{… … It passed. I don’t know how he did it, but he was completely subdued. I think he was less docile when Sir Ephram held him.}

“… … Ephram? Who is that?”

{Oh, it’s been so long that I might not know. It was Jarane who was the master of the blue sword frost. I don’t know who is the master of frost now.}

My eyes widened at the unexpected words.

The Knight of the Cold War. No, it could be the previous war or the previous war.

“Have you ever held this Knight of the Cold?”

Oposus nodded.

{I tried it. At that time, it was flashing and rebelling, but Sir Ephram completely froze it and subdued it. He also agreed to seal Vlad, saying that it was not an ordinary, vicious sword.}

“Well, that’s the situation.”

I looked at Vlad, who had become silent, with new eyes.

Even though he was a former soldier, he must have been a great knight after all.

He was a bold man who even rebelled against such a monster.

Oposis asked me.

{While we’re on the subject, let me ask you something. Who is the current owner of Seoritbal?}

“I don’t know for sure, but he was a monster. I almost died.”

{… … ? You confronted him?}

“Yes. You said that the royal knights were dispatched because you killed the nobleman.”

{Was that the Knight of the Cold?}

“yes.”

{… … You defeated him like that?}

“I was lucky.”

{… … .}

Oposis’s mouth fell open.

{You… … are a much better inspector than I thought?}

“Haha, it’s nothing.”

I scratched the back of my head embarrassedly.

Oposus stared at me intently.

{What a strange guy. He doesn’t seem to have any mana, yet he’s so strong. It almost makes me wonder if he came from another world.}

He was a man with a strangely good intuition.

The bitter cold was defeated by the Heavenly Horse, so if you think about it, it wasn’t such an incorrect statement.

But I didn’t show it and just let it go.

“I have a bit of a unique personality.”

{Do you happen to know the whereabouts of my other swords?}

“I don’t know much, but I know that the owners are called Palgeomju.”

{Eight Swords?}

“Yes. The owner of the eight great swords of Oposis. I heard he is incredibly strong.”

{Hmm… … So that’s what happened.}

Oposus nodded and asked me.

{What are you going to do with that sword?}

“I want to go back home.”

{What are you going to do when you go back?}

“I’ll kick the butts of those losers who ignored me, and I’ll kill those evildoers who bully people. There’s a lot to do.”

{I see.}

Oposus looked at me for a moment, then muttered something unintelligible.

{… … Is this fate or destiny?}

“yes?”

{I actually wanted to take this to the grave… … Actually, there’s one more sword.}

“……yes?”

What does this mean?

“Then is it a famous sword of the ten?”

{That’s not it.}

“Then.”

{above that.}

“stomach?”

{This is incomparable to the other so-called famous swords. It is my greatest masterpiece, which I poured my whole life into and made with all my heart. I did not ask for help from Lord Volund for this. I remember the entire process clearly.}

“No, why did you take that to the grave?”

{Because it is an unfinished and unrealistic sword.}

… … What is this?

{But I have a feeling you might be able to pull him out. Come here.}

I followed Oposis to the wall behind the stage.

Oposus said, pointing to the dark wall.

{Take a look here.}

I knocked on the wall with my hand.

Empty. Empty.

It felt like hard, cold metal.

“… … My sword seems to be breaking?”

It wasn’t an ordinary wall, it seemed like a wall made of blocks of iron.

Oposus said, pointing to the red sword I was holding.

{Would you like to shed just a drop of blood on Vlad?}

I lightly cut the edge of my hand and dropped it on Vlad’s blade.

The guy sucked the blood greedily.

Kiiing―

The bastard let out a chilling cry, and the blade of his sword turned a deep red.

{Hmm. Now let’s see.}

“I don’t even know if it’s broken.”

As he said this, he slashed the wall diagonally with his sword.

Kagang!

“… … !”

The solid block wall was cut down so easily.

It looks like it was cut with thick cloth rather than iron.

It was a very refreshing feeling.

‘Is this why everyone is talking about famous swords?’

{Cut it again because there is space at the back.}

“yes.”

I admired it and drew another diagonal line in the opposite direction, creating a triangular passage.

Thud!

The wall was thinner than I thought, so I kicked it with my foot and entered the hidden room.

As Oposis said, there was a hidden empty space behind the wall.

What was placed there was… a coffin.

Come to think of it, it was natural that the owner of the tomb would have his body in the tomb.

Oposis said calmly.

{Open the lid.}

“I think that would be rude to the deceased… … .”

{That deceased is me.}

“Oh, that’s right.”

I kicked the coffin lid.

Boom!

The wooden coffin lid fell sideways.

{… … I wasn’t telling you to kick it.}

“Oh, sorry.”

{Okay, that’s not important right now. Let me check your arm.}

Ophiuchus’ body was unexpectedly peaceful.

After decades, it was natural for it to rot, so I thought the corpse would stink.

There was nothing like that, just a strong smell of medicine.

… … Is this the end of the legendary blacksmith Oposus?

A cold aura of death hung in the air.

Death did not discriminate between the legendary blacksmith and the dirty little kid from the back alley.

I looked at Ophiuchus’s body, and then I saw Ophiuchus looking down at his own body next to it.

To see yourself dead.

One way or another, your mind will be troubled―

{What are you doing?}

“yes?”

{What are you staring at? I told you to check your arm.}

“Oh, yes.”

… … It seems like there isn’t much excitement as I thought.

{Hey… … . I should have died laughing. Your expression is so gloomy.}

“That’s right. Your expression is completely rotten. Rotten.”

{It didn’t rot.}

“That’s what I’m saying.”

I roughly nodded and rolled up the corpse’s sleeves.

Then there was a rather crude-looking, dark-colored bracelet.

Oposus said, pointing to the bracelet.

{That’s it.}

“yes?”

{That’s it.}

“You said it was a sword? This is an arm.”

{It’s a bracelet now. Later it will blossom into a sword.}

“… … ?”

{Hmm. I guess I’ll have to see it to believe it. First, try on the bracelet.}

I looked at Oposus with suspicious eyes, then carefully took the bracelet off the corpse’s wrist and put it on my right hand.

Looking closely, the bracelet seemed to be made of countless pieces of metal.

In an instant, the bracelet moved with a tingle and wrapped around my wrist.

“Hey, surprise. This thing is alive and moving?”

Oposis ignored my words and pointed to the sword he was holding in his left hand.

{Hold Vlad’s hand with the bracelet.}

Let’s do as he says, the sword trembled slightly.

Woof-

At the same time, the power of the sword seemed to move through the arm again, and the dark bracelet moved noisily, making a rustling sound.

It felt like a black snake was coiled around my wrist.

Red light burst out like shards from between the metal moving like a snake.

And after a while, the bracelet became silent.

“… … is it done?”

{Let me check the inside of the bracelet.}

I lifted the bracelet slightly and saw that there was a red line drawn on the inside.

In fact, it was more like a band running along the inside of the bracelet than a line, but it was so short that it looked like a line.

{As I find and hold one of my swords, the belt will grow. It will absorb some of their power.}

When I looked at Opsis with a look of “What do you want me to do?” Opsis smiled and said.

{If you find and hold all nine swords, the belt will be complete. Once the belt is complete, the swords will bloom.}

“… … What?”

This is a fart.

Whether I was confused or not, Oposus smiled proudly and said.

{Even my disciples don’t know. It was a secret that only I kept. Now that I’ve told you, I feel relieved. Hahaha.}

“No, aside from the bracelet turning into a sword, are you telling me to hold those monsters’ swords one by one?”

{That’s it. You are the one who will complete this unfinished sword.}

“how?”

{Whether you knock him down or persuade him, it’s up to you.}

“… … .”

Most swordsmen treat their swords as if they were their lovers.

What does that mean? It means that you will never give it to someone else to hold.

“No, is there anything that could kill me? Go find the Eight Sword Master and take his sword?”

{Didn’t you say it wasn’t realistic? It was so unlikely to come true that you just took it to the grave.}

“ah…….”

You said it didn’t feel real.

It was a truly unrealistic story.

{Why are you being so sarcastic? You said you defeated the Knight of the Cold.}

“I told you, that was just luck… … .”

I sighed.

{Well, I guess I just need to get lucky eight more times. Cheer up.}

“… … .”

{Oh, and by the way, that bracelet won’t come off unless you die or cut off your wrist.}

I stared blankly at the black, snake-like bracelet on my arm.

Now that I look at it, it feels more like a pair of black handcuffs than a bracelet.

Oposus tapped my shoulder and said:

{Don’t make that face. In fact, it’s something you can’t force.}

“… … And handcuffed them like this?”

{I see such a cool bracelet and I can’t believe it’s handcuffs.}

“In the world, bracelets that are forcibly put on are called handcuffs.”

{It depends on how you think about it.}

“… … .”

{In fact, if you think of it as just an ordinary bracelet, wouldn’t it just be an ordinary bracelet? Don’t feel too burdened. I’m just happy to be able to present my best masterpiece, which I’ve put my heart and soul into, to a great swordsman.}

I fiddled with the bracelet around my wrist.

In fact, if you look closely, it’s so light that you might forget you’re wearing a bracelet. It’s not uncomfortable at all.

How can metal be this light?

Oposus, who had been watching me like that, persuaded me in a subtle tone.

{But you know what? I guarantee you, if you pull out the sword, you will never regret it.}

“… … .”

{The bracelet, which absorbs a little bit of the power contained in each of the nine swords, will bloom into a brilliant nine-colored rainbow. Just imagine. What a dazzling sight it will be. It will become a truly unprecedented sword. A sword that will forever be remembered in history. You will be its master!}

“Oh my… … .”

I scratched my head.

If you say it like that, I’m curious.

I had no choice but to say this in the end.

“I’ll look into it when I have time. Don’t expect too much.”

{Hahaha! That’s right!}

Oposus laughed heartily and patted my back.

Perhaps because it was a visualization through mana rather than a physical entity, I didn’t feel any shock, but rather just a feeling.

Should I tickle it like the fluttering wings of a butterfly?

I felt the flapping of Ophiuchus’ wings on my back, and then suddenly looked at Ophiuchus sleeping inside the coffin.

Is it because of my mood?

Ophiuchus’ face looked more calm than before.