I’m Here to End This Fight - Chapter 409



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Episode 409. Rumors (2)

A bar in the Teslan administrative district.

“Have you heard about the war that broke out in the Belgrade administrative district this time?”

“War? There was a war in Belgrade?”

“How come I haven’t heard the rumor yet?”

“I’ve been stuck in a corner of the house for the past few days because I’m drunk.”

“Are you really a drunkard? You’re not sick because your wife hit you with a bottle of alcohol. If I were you, I would have beaten you up and locked you up in the house if you were going around drinking all day long.”

“Uh, where is the baby to eat?”

“What the hell, a few days ago everyone in this neighborhood heard the sound of a pig being slaughtered at your house.”

“… Let’s stop talking about that.”

The man changed the subject, gently rubbing the still bruised clown’s face.

“So, tell me about the war. Why the war all of a sudden?”

“So, that’s what I mean, ahem!”

The man who had lightly moistened his throat with beer opened his mouth.

“I also heard it from a mercenary who returned from that war a while ago… … .”

After that, the real story began.

The first disciple of the mountain army descended from the Green Hood and engulfed the western part of Belgrade.

Then, a coalition was formed in the east centered around Uli Jikli, and the war began in earnest.

and.

“Huh? Uli Jikli is dead? Didn’t you say he was an 8th Dan? To kill Uli Jikli… It seems that the disciple of the mountain king is really strong.”

“I heard he was an old monster over eighty years old.”

“Then the war ended with the victory of the alliance led by that monster.”

“That doesn’t seem to be the case.”

“Huh? How?”

The man opened his mouth to address his friend, who was blinking.

“They say a young hero has appeared.”

“Young hero?”

“They call themselves the Sowol Mercenary Corps. They’re a small group of elite mercenaries, and they’re all young masters whose skills are surprisingly high.”

“Young masters?”

“And the most outstanding one among them is the leader of the Sowol Mercenary Corps! They say he defeated the disciple of the mountain army. But do you know how old he is?”

“You said he was a young hero who defeated an old monster, so maybe 50?”

“Tsk, these days, even fifty is considered young? Then you and I are just like newbies.”

“Then you’re about forty? Wow, you’re a certified 8th Dan at the age of forty. You can definitely be called a young master.”

“That’s not it either.”

“No?”

“Don’t be surprised… That mercenary captain is only twenty-one years old!”

“That’s nonsense!”

“Huh? This guy has been living a life of deception. Well, of course I couldn’t believe it at first, but there are more than a few mercenaries who say the same thing. I’m telling you, it’s true.”

“A kid in his twenties really is that good?”

“So isn’t that what they call a young hero?”

“Huh, should I believe this or not… … .”

The middle-aged man shook his head in admiration.

“So, what’s the name of that mercenary captain? I think we’ll be hearing him a lot from now on.”

“What was it, um… I think it ended with ‘d’.”

The man’s brow, which had been distorted as he pondered whether he could remember well, widened.

“Ah! Yuri Holland! Yes! It was Yuri Holland!”

And just as the shout was about to break, a third person’s voice cut in from one side.

“Did you just say Yuri Holland?”

A young man sitting at a bar table, sipping a glass of alcohol alone.

He suddenly jumped up from his seat and approached the middle-aged men.

widely-!

“I’ll buy you a drink, so tell me more about what you just said.”

A young man with an old-fashioned tone, placing gold on the table.

His hair, illuminated by the bar lights, was a deep purple.

***

Black eyes quickly read the text.

The name that appears most often in report-style documents is ‘Yuri Holland’.

After looking over it over and over again, the owner of the black eyes clenched his fists.

Rustle-.

The paper was roughly crumpled in rough, rough hands.

“… Yuri Holland.”

The boiling emotions poured out of the man’s mouth and echoed in the closed room.

***

About twenty people were moving busily.

Various documents were quickly exchanged between people.

The sound of the pen tip scraping against the paper could be heard continuously in the small room.

How much time passed like that, just working without any conversation?

Tsutsuji- bang!

A man who had finished a thick report and stamped it with an inspection seal was carrying it somewhere.

Then a man stood in front of a door.

dripping-.

“Manager.”

“Come in.”

After permission was granted from inside, the man entered carrying a bundle of documents.

“What’s going on?”

“I brought you the monthly newsletter that will be featured in the World Power Rankings. And… … .”

As he said this, the man placed two types of reports on the desk.

“This is a compilation of information on the new recruits.”

A look of tension appeared in the eyes of the man who was speaking.

‘Please let it pass this time!’

In the place where his gaze was directed, there was a woman sitting.

Red hair and attractive bronze skin.

And a prosthetic hand in the shape of a pincer protruding from the sleeve where the right hand should be.

She was none other than Lucy Scharts.

“… … .”

Lucy silently glances over the report the man brought.

Her gaze, as she read the report without hesitation, lingered on one spot for a moment.

But it was only a moment.

Lucy read through the material without showing any sign of emotion.

At this, the man swallowed dry saliva and waited anxiously.

How much time has passed since then?

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll finish the rest and submit it to the director, so you can go now.”

“Oh, yes! I understand!”

When the long-awaited approval finally came, the man sighed in relief, bowed his head, and left the room.

The man disappeared without looking back in case Lucy caught him.

Click-.

Lucy’s gaze returned to the report after a quick glance at the closed door.

A new name added to the list of world powers.

A chill came over Lucy’s eyes as she read the material about him.

“Yuri Holland… … .”

That day… the very day I received one order from the captain.

[Someday that child will appear in the world.]

Until then, I was hesitant about what the captain said.

Who could possibly survive such a massive collapse?

Lucy thought Yuri would never survive.

but.

‘You’re really alive!’

What the captain said was true.

Yuri Holland returned from the collapse of the labyrinth alive.

Not only that, he had successfully graduated from the cradle and was now trying to make a name for himself in the world.

That fact only fueled Lucy’s anger.

Ugh-.

Lucy, who was angry at this, lifted her right wrist.

A dark, claw-like prosthetic hand that replaces what should be a beautiful, white hand.

This was the reality that Yuri Holland had to face after having his hand taken away.

‘Someday… definitely someday!’

Lucy, suppressing her faint rage and deeply frowning, picked up her pen.

And then he started writing new reports based on the information provided by his subordinates.

Sentences that pile up quickly.

The content was mostly consistent with what the subordinates had brought.

However, only one part.

Tsu-.

A strange golden crown that appeared on Yuri’s head during his fight with Aaron.

By the time the report was completed, the information about it had disappeared without a trace.

***

Two similar-looking swords were moving like lightning.

The white trails they drew entangled and fell like two dragons, and each time they did, an explosive sound erupted between the swords.

Kwarung- Kwarang-!

The two trajectories, accompanied by thunder and explosions like a dragon wrapped around lightning, aimed for each other precariously and fiercely.

The fight between the two trajectories is a close one.

As the fight continued with no clear outcome, one sword created a huge energy.

This has evolved into a sword that is close to infinite.

The lightning-filled Asin Sword advanced toward the enemy.

And another sword that faces this.

He also drew an infinite sword path, evoked a heavy aura.

The completed Asin Sword collided with the opponent’s Asin Sword flying towards it.

Kwagagagagang-!

Soon, a tremendous explosion echoed throughout the imaginary space.

“hmm…….”

As the noise died down, Yohan appeared with a soft groan and opened his mouth while looking at Yuri.

“How many years has it been since you were last out there?”

At John’s question, Yuri put away her sword and snickered.

“How many years? It’s only been about three months since I last saw you.”

“Three months… … .”

John looked at the glass and laughed inwardly.

‘It’s only been three months?’

The guy who was barely getting the hang of it the last time we met was now using the Asin Sword so skillfully in just three months.

The glass completely broke the wall and appeared as a certified 8th dan.

‘No matter how much experience I gained in my mind… I thought it would take at least two years, or at least one year at the fastest.’

As always, the glass guy always delivers results that defy my expectations.

Maybe that’s why.

John felt a great sense of crisis.

‘If this continues, it won’t be long before all my savings are gone!’

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but it feels like it’s becoming a reality, and it sends a chill down my spine.

‘This Johann Redner has nothing to teach, so he has to watch out for that little brat?’

Just thinking about a future where that glass guy would laugh at him gave me goosebumps.

Yuri frowned and took a step back as she saw John shaking his shoulders.

“… What is it? Are you tired? Why are you shaking like that?”

“옘병할 애새끼, 저주받을 애새끼, 빌어먹을 애새끼.”

“… … ?”

Yuri blinked at the sudden baptism of insults from John.

Faced with this, John let out a small sigh and waved his hand.

“Okay, tell me what happened over the past three months.”

I wonder what he’s been doing to suddenly become so skilled.

Although that was what he really thought, John didn’t say it out loud.

Yuri, who didn’t know this, had a slightly embarrassed expression.

“So what I mean is… … .”

Yuri, who had just sat down on the mat, began to tell stories of his bravery in the Battle of Belgrade.

I had heard the story to some extent.

John could only nod.

‘So that’s what it was.’

I wondered why he suddenly appeared, breaking down the wall, but it turned out that the fight for his life was the driving force behind his growth.

John nodded and listened to Yuri’s self-praise and explanation, but near the end of the story, he opened his mouth in surprise.

“Sangun, you met that old man?”

“Oh! That old man is totally… … .”

John also spoke in accordance with Yuri’s words.

“It was sinister.”

“He’s a sinister old man.”

Two people whose opinions coincide with each other for once.

At this, John clicked his tongue slightly and continued speaking.

“Tsk, be careful. It looks like you’ve been targeted by that sly and sinister tiger.”

In John’s memory, Sangun was an old tiger.

An old tiger whose claws and teeth have become dull with age, but who still uses cunning and cunning tricks to lure prey into its den.

But now, the monster has grown so old that it resembles a devil more than a tiger.

That was Sangun.

Yuri responded calmly to John’s explanation and warning.

“I know, that old lady is a serious monster.”

“You know, that’s enough. Then what did you do after the war ended?”

“What are you doing? I was on my way to Yeong-gang-tang’s house.”

“If we had set off from Belgrade right after the war ended… we would have arrived soon.”

Yuri nodded.

“I think we’ll get there in three or four days? By the way, what kind of place is the Redner family?”

“…Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Even though I’m the one who goes to find the sword of inspiration, shouldn’t I know who to hand the sword over to when I get there?”

“… … .”

Yuri’s words weren’t wrong.

But for some reason, John did not open his mouth easily.

After a rather long silence… … .

“Phew… … .”

A slightly cracked voice came out from John, who let out a small sigh.