A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 99



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Episode 099. Master and Student

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A morning where birds are chirping clearly.

The sunlight breaking through the leaves is dazzling.

Right now I’m out in the backyard behind the annex, basking in the sun like a bum.

“… … It’s happening again.”

I grumbled as I looked at my left arm, which was wrapped in a cast.

It’s fortunate that my right arm, which I use most, wasn’t injured.

They say the final battle is in 10 days, so what the heck is this?

[This is the price of carelessness. Accept it sweetly.]

He let out a loud noise at Cheonma’s nagging.

“Master. How could you be careless when you’re trying to save someone? How could I have known that the acupuncture point wouldn’t work?”

[You should have known at first glance. Can you tell if it’s soybean paste or poop by tasting it? You should have known by the aura emanating from it. He was no different from a demon with rolled eyes.]

“Oh, what did Kipa say? My head hurts.”

[Tsk tsk… … It’s brave that his arm didn’t fly off at all. You loser.]

“Nagging… … .”

Hold on.

I basked in the warm sunlight and got acupuncture on my left arm out of habit.

The reason I came out here and got some sunlight was because I felt stuffy just staying in the room, but I also felt like I needed to receive the energy of nature with my whole body to recover faster.

What can I say? It feels like the energy flowing through my body is filling up and warming me up.

It’s nice to bask in the sunlight like this, and it’s not bad to just lie around in the field doing nothing. It’s nice to hear the birds singing, it’s nice to see the sunlight splattering through the trees, and it’s also satisfying to look at the beautiful scenery.

I suddenly realized that I too am a man who loves nature and elegance.

Since when have I become such a nature-friendly man? I think the change started after I accepted the concept of energy.

If I go back, I wonder if I’ll get some compliments from my older sister.

Fortunately, it is said that it is not a serious injury like last time.

Given my unusual resilience, I received positive feedback that I would probably feel better after just a few days of rest.

Not very happy.

Because the number of worries has increased.

“What should I do with this guy… … .”

I stared blankly at Vlad, the culprit of this situation, who had been thrown onto the grass.

This guy was pretending to be dead and just holding his breath.

“Hey, hey.”

I tried kicking the guy with my foot.

“… … .”

He was a pesky guy who played dead as if he had never caused such a fuss.

I am not a goldfish.

If there hadn’t been a runaway the day before, I would have just let it go, but things are different now.

What does this shameless inanimate object think of the lord of creation?

“Do you think I’m a goldfish, you son of a bitch?”

Thinking about how I had a hard time getting back home yesterday and not being able to rest, I suddenly felt angry.

I stomped on the guy mercilessly.

“이 개새끼가.”

Come to think of it, isn’t calling an inanimate object a compliment?

Corrected.

“This piece of trash.”

[That guy really has a bad temper… … .]

Just as I was thinking of the most insulting thing I could possibly heap on an inanimate object, I felt a presence.

“… … What are you doing?”

Hans, who had come out into the backyard, was staring at me blankly.

I kicked Vlad one last time and then answered.

“Oh, you’re here.”

His soot-stained clothes were damp with sweat, and his face and some of his hair were wet, as if he had washed himself.

“What brought you here?”

“I was just taking a quick breather.”

“aha.”

“You?”

“I was just having a deep conversation with our little Vlad.”

Hans came over with a smirk and plopped down next to me.

“I heard you had a hard time yesterday. I was also worried when I suddenly saw dark clouds in the sky and red lightning striking.”

I answered, raising my bandaged left arm.

“Thanks to that bastard, it all came to this. Because of that son of a bitch.”

Hans laughed heartily.

“You managed to subdue the user without killing him. It couldn’t have been easy.”

I sighed and sat down next to Hans.

“Well… I don’t think Wolfgang wanted to do that.”

Actually, Wolfgang did nothing wrong.

If I had to find fault, it would be that I wasn’t mentally strong enough to overcome that damned sword.

“You’ve worked hard. By the way, didn’t you take the treasure? There must have been a mountain of them there.”

It was about the legacy of oposis.

I took out a few jewels that I had roughly shoved into my pocket and showed them to him.

When I took out the jewel, I suddenly felt as if the surroundings had become brighter.

“I just packed enough money to return home later. It was a lot.”

Hans laughed heartily.

“Yeah, I guess so.”

“How many would you like?”

“Okay. Why would I need jewels? You can’t even make a sword with jewels.”

Is that because he is a disciple of Oposis?

It’s similar to taking care of a treasure.

Perhaps it was Hans who was in charge of transporting the treasure to the tomb.

He grumbled and brought it, threw it roughly in the grave, and went back.

Hans said, frowning.

“Put some jewels in there. They’re dazzling.”

“yes.”

I did as he said and put the jewel back in my pocket.

“By the way, I heard you started working as a blacksmith again.”

“Yes. I feel uncomfortable doing nothing. The only thing I know how to do is strike iron. I carefully explained this to the Count, and he seemed pleased. He readily agreed.”

Well, that’s probably true.

Who wouldn’t want a disciple of the legendary blacksmith Ophis offering to make a sword for them?

Far from hating it, I wanted to hold on to it no matter what.

Even if they ask for gold in return, I have no choice but to give it to them.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been forging iron in the blacksmith shop, so I feel relaxed and happy.”

“That’s good.”

“I was lucky.”

“yes.”

“It’s all thanks to you.”

“yes?”

Hans smiled brightly.

“If it weren’t for you, we would have been killed by Gustave that evening. Even if I had somehow managed to survive, I wouldn’t have easily asked the Count for help. I’m a bit of a troublemaker. And I would have made a home in the forest where no one was, without any help.”

“A pastoral life. Sounds nice.”

Hans shook his head.

“It’s an idyllic life, but it’s not easy. My wife and Joy must have had a hard time.”

“Is that so?”

“When I heard that you were being chased by the Royal Knights, I dropped everything and ran here in a panic. I couldn’t stand to see you die trying to save us. I didn’t know that the Royal Knight chasing you was a Knight of the Cold. Hahaha!”

Hans laughed for a moment and then looked at me.

“Thank you. I really do.”

“… … .”

I had nothing to say, so I looked ahead in silence.

Who is thanking whom… … .

For a while, we enjoyed the warm sunlight and cool breeze, the green grass, and the leaves on the trees swaying in the wind.

Hans, who was looking at them side by side, suddenly asked.

“Yeah, what about the grave?”

“Wow… there are a lot of treasures.”

At that moment, I remembered the old compass that Shushuruta had brought, so I asked.

“Oh, there’s something like an old compass there. Do you know what it is? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like a treasure.”

“Hmm… … Well. It’s been so long that I can’t remember. There are so many treasures and they’re all so varied.”

“Is that so?”

“One thing is certain, even that old compass that doesn’t look like a treasure is definitely a valuable treasure. There are some treasures whose value cannot be determined just by their appearance. In fact, the ordinary-looking ones are often more valuable.”

“Hmm. I see.”

“and?”

“There was a room with a warning sign.”

“Oh, you mean the exam room. I heard. You were inside for seven days. The exam must have been quite difficult.”

I told him the truth because I thought Hans would believe me.

“That’s actually… … .”

“Something.”

“I thought it had only been a few hours since I entered the room, but when I came out, seven days had passed.”

“… … What? Is that true?”

“yes.”

“It’s not like you were meditating like last time and didn’t realize how much time had passed?”

“I didn’t do anything like meditation. I just kept talking.”

Hans asked with a puzzled look on his face.

“Conversation? Who did you talk to?”

“With Oposis.”

“… … !”

Hans opened his eyes wide.

“Now… what… … .”

“I had a conversation with Oposis. I don’t know how that’s possible.”

Hans was so surprised that he stammered and asked.

“Oh, so how did you have the conversation?”

“I put a dagger in the keyhole on the platform, and an image of Ophiuchus emerged from there. I don’t know how it was possible, but they say that some of his consciousness was left behind before he died. What was it called? I think it was a simple application of the Ego Sword… .”

“hmm…….”

Hans’ face suddenly became serious and he fell into thought.

“Indeed… Egosod… … It could be possible. … … But how is that possible? And what is the distortion of space-time that occurred there?”

Hans, who had been muttering and thinking, soon burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, you really are a master. You can make things that seem impossible come true in an instant.”

Hans said in an excited tone.

“Even in the blacksmith shop, you often said absurd things. When we said it was impossible, you would get angry and scold us. Are you saying that you are the blacksmith god Volund? How can you say it is impossible without even trying? If you are so great, come here and take my hammer! Hahaha… … .”

Hans asked with a smile.

“So, what did you talk about with your teacher?”

“He first asked about his disciples’ recent activities.”

“ah…….”

The smile disappeared from Hans’ face.

“So… … I answered as best I could.”

“… … Well done. I can’t lie.”

Hans sighed.

I waited a moment and then said.

“And, they also asked about the prodigal son who ran away from the blacksmith shop.”

“what?”

Hans looked at me blankly for a moment, then burst out laughing.

“Hahaha! Did you really say that?”

“yes.”

“Hahaha… … Tangarani. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that nickname. You must be our teacher.”

“He was very happy when I told him the news that he had become the eldest.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. He laughed for a long time, tilting his head back. He said, “That scoundrel got married?”

“Hahaha!”

I thought Hans was curious, so I relayed the conversation I had with Oposis in as much detail as possible.

Hans listened to the story with his eyes shining like a child.

He was momentarily speechless when he heard Ophis’s story of relief at hearing that he was safe under the Count’s protection, but his eyes lit up when he heard the words Ophis’ final sword.

I rolled up my sleeves and showed off my dark brown bracelet.

“Is this it?”

“Yes. Have you seen it?”

Hans shook his head, fiddling with the dark bracelet around my wrist.

“Hmm… … No. It looks like you made it after I left the forge. I haven’t heard anything about it.”

“Is this even possible? They say that if you hold all nine swords, they will bloom like a rainbow.”

I still can’t quite believe it.

A sword that blooms like a rainbow. This is a fart.

But Hans just smiled coolly and said:

“If the Master said so, then so be it.”

“Is that so?”

“But be careful. No matter how hard you fought against the cold, didn’t you sustain serious injuries in the process?”

“Yes. I don’t have any big ambitions. I’ll try it later when I have time.”

“Okay. Then can I ask you a favor?”

“What is it?”

“If you ever unleash that sword, wouldn’t you stop by and show me?”

I was wondering what you were talking about.

I looked at Hans’s face, which was more serious than ever, and I burst out laughing.

“ha ha ha!”

Hans asked with a puzzled look.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Oposis said the same thing.”

“Oh, I see.”

We created dissonance with each other’s laughter.

Hans laughed heartily and got up from his seat.

“I guess I should get back to work. I lost track of time while listening to your story.”

I also got up from my seat to see Hans off.

“Thank you for telling me. I think you’ve put the Master’s mind at ease a little.”

“yes.”

“Thanks to you, I feel a little better. I feel like I can make a good sword. Thank you.”

“no.”

Why do you keep saying thank you?

I’m the one who’s grateful.

“By the way, Linda was looking for you.”

“… … Don’t tell me I’m here.”

I’m saying that I came here to avoid that guy anyway.

You keep nagging me, “You’re the devil! You’re the devil!” all the time, so I have to stop even though I’m out of my mind.

“Okay.”

Hans walked away, laughing heartily.

“Oh, Uncle Hans.”

I called out to Hans as he walked by.

Hans looked back at me as if asking what was going on.

“Oposis asked me to convey a message.”

Hans’ eyes widened.

“He asked me to tell him that he was sorry.”

“… … .”

Hans stood there frozen like a statue for a while, then left.

I saw the blunt man’s reddening eyes, but decided to pretend not to notice.