The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 17
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Episode 017
Before looking for King Gunther in Incheon, I first visited Jamsil to meet Brunnhilde’s relatives.
“It must be around here… .”
I looked around and remembered what Suyeon Lee said.
-Brünnhilde’s relatives are in Jamsil. After a fight with the god of the other world who descended from the Abyss, he settled in Jamsil, but his reason for coming is completely unknown.
Before parting ways, she gave additional information about Brünnhilde’s relatives and left a warning to be careful.
-They say those relatives are very strong. You’d better be careful.
Cancer, you have to be careful.
In the Siegfried epic, Brünnhilde was a woman with a very stubborn and strong personality, befitting the queen who ruled Iceland.
-I will not marry a man weaker than me.
She was a woman with both strength and wisdom, befitting a queen who ruled a country.
Was it because it was so outstanding?
He was famous for his personality of not wanting to lose to anyone.
In the Siegfried narrative, he not only declared that he would only marry the man who defeated him, but also killed those who failed the challenge.
Even after King Gunther defeated her with Siegfried’s help, when he found out that Gunther was a weakling, he actually bound him, so it was worth knowing about his personality.
‘It’s not an easy opponent.’
Brünnhilde’s relatives were not much different from her.
Viking women who are stubborn and strong.
That was the evaluation people of the current generation gave to the Brünnhilde family.
I know that’s not the case.
“Whoa.”
There is one reason why I visit Brünnhilde’s relatives.
It was to meet Brünnhilde herself.
-I don’t know anything about Brunnhilde’s whereabouts. The last news was that she divorced King Gunther two years ago.
Even she, who was knowledgeable about mythology as well as current heroes and gods, did not know about Brünnhilde’s whereabouts.
Except perhaps a very few gods, no one knows her current location.
Even her former husband, King Gunther.
Unwanted divorce.
It was known that Gunther, who could not stand Brünnhilde’s personality, gave up everything and left for Korea, on the other side of his hometown.
‘Not really.’
I knew why they divorced.
‘Odin.’
At this time, she was placed under house arrest by Odin for opposing the gods.
And due to a series of events that followed, Brunnhilde distanced herself from Gunther and divorced him in the process.
However, he did not visit his relatives to reunite the two people.
but.
‘Because Brünnhilde has something to persuade King Gunther.’
I came to get that item.
Brünnhilde’s belt, which she gave to King Gunther when she married him, and was given again when she divorced him.
Standing in front of Brünnhilde’s relatives’ house, I took a deep breath.
On the outside, it was a rather ordinary apartment.
Room 304.
But this was by no means an ordinary space.
Now let’s go inside.
“Whoa.”
I felt an intimidating feeling as if someone was being pressed down at the door.
Although it was only an iron gate, it gave the impression that it was guarded by a gatekeeper like Mt. Taishan.
Most people will definitely not be able to pass through this gate.
A door that many warriors did not dare to open.
I grabbed the door handle.
The moment I held it, I felt a chill go down my spine.
Saaah.
It felt as if someone was holding a sword from behind and aiming for my neck.
‘calm down.’
No one is here.
It’s just a door.
Although it is not ordinary, there is no device in this door that can harm me.
‘You’ve gone through even more difficult battlefields than this.’
I rolled and rolled on the battlefield, not an invisible sword, but a real sword, always aiming at my back.
This level of fear was nothing to me.
just.
All you need is courage.
I turned the doorknob I grabbed.
There was no need to ring the doorbell.
This is not the ordinary house of modern people, but the house of heroes in folk tales.
If you press it in the first place, no one comes out or answers.
When I turned the doorknob, the door began to open with a loud sound.
“done.”
I have just overcome my most difficult ordeal.
This is the home of people who have nothing to do with me, so why am I nervous?
When I opened the door, unlike the exterior, which looked like an ordinary apartment, inside was a Gothic-style marble floor, white marble pillars, and a high arched roof.
A wide hallway, like a huge temple, welcomed me.
Swords decorated with all kinds of patterns were hanging on stands.
Helmets and shields with wings, and even armor with colorful wings.
In the hallway, dazzling armor was on display.
Although it was somewhat dusty.
I went inside.
Tap, tap, tap.
As I went inside, I heard a loud noise coming from inside.
“what? Did the delivery arrive? Sister, did you order delivery?”
“no. “I never ordered it.”
“Did you order it?”
“I didn’t order it either.”
Women’s voices were heard inside.
The delivery driver wouldn’t be able to come in.
“who are you?”
The alert sound got closer and closer, and I saw the owners of the voice standing at the end of the hallway.
Women wearing different colored training clothes were glaring at me.
“You’re human, right?”
“How did you get in?”
“What are you?”
When they saw me, they stood up and each grabbed the object in front of them.
The woman in the blue training suit was holding a cell phone in her hand.
A woman in a pink tracksuit holds a half-eaten bag of snacks.
The woman in the yellow training suit glared at me, each holding a TV remote control in her hand like a weapon.
“How did you get in? “It didn’t catch my signal.”
“You didn’t feel it, did you? She’s been so loose these days that she’s been away from the battlefield.”
“that’s right. “I don’t even wake up with the remote control every day.”
Others said one by one to the woman in the yellow training suit.
“Is that my fault? It’s a mistake that there are such good things in the human world. I did nothing wrong. Besides, if you think about it that way, you are all the same. “Rand doesn’t let go of his cell phone every day, and Lard eats cookies every day.”
“Huh? Are you doing that to us? Why can’t I put my phone down? “I’m doing it for my sister because she’s ordering delivery.”
“You speak well.”
It looked like they were bickering among themselves and having a war of nerves, but their eyes were still focused on me.
That’s smoke.
A conscious performance that shows that they are ordinary people and that they have now put down all their tasks.
When Brünnhilde was placed under house arrest by Odin, they were kicked out and were very wary of me.
There was a way to make their wariness disappear.
I bowed towards them and greeted them by placing my right hand on my left chest.
“Nice to meet you. “Valkyrie, the leader of the battlefield.”
Although they appear to be ordinary people, they are all Valkyries who once guided the souls of warriors to Valhalla.
It’s like a Valkyrie, a demigod who guided the heroes of warriors who died on the battlefield in preparation for Ragnarok, standing in front of the TV wearing training clothes.
It was an appearance that did not fit the name of battlefield leader at all.
“Do you know that we are Valkyries?”
“Sure. “Why don’t you know?”
“… Did Odin send you?”
I shook my head at the words of the Valkyrie in the blue training suit.
Odin.
The highest god of Northern Europe, who placed Brünnhilde under house arrest and at the same time expelled the Valkyries in front of her from Valhalla.
I heard that he was kicked out due to differences of opinion with Odin about creating a new era.
To them, Odin was the lord they once served and the person who sent them into exile.
“I came for a different reason.”
I kept thinking about this as I came here.
What should we do with them?
Although they were kicked out because they lost their relationship with Odin, in the end, Valkyries are also creatures from mythology.
Did they say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend?
‘And if I kill Valkyrie, I won’t be able to get Brunnhilde or even Gunther on my side.’
No one else knows, but Gunther is absolutely necessary.
In order to call Siegfried, who is not in Korea right now, to Korea and set up a trap to hunt him down.
“… “Then how did you get in?”
When I answered that I had come for a different reason, the pink Valkyrie asked this time, shaking the snacks off her mouth.
“I just opened it. Isn’t there only one way into the Valkyrie’s pantheon?”
At my words, the pink Valkyrie stuck her head out and looked at the door I came through.
thud!
The door, which was still open, closed as soon as she finished checking.
“Ha, you are a man of great courage. “I have courage strong enough to be recognized by God.”
“Then why did you come?”
Finally, the yellow Valkyrie flicked the remote control and asked me.
“I have come to see Brünnhilde.”
“Do you have any business for our relative?”
Their eyes became sharper.
“I have something to receive.”
“What are you going to get?”
“I came to pick up the belt I received back when I divorced King Gunther.”
Those words made the girls look at me more fiercely.
Even though she was wearing shabby training clothes, Valkyrie’s spirit did not disappear.
“You know what that means, right?”
“of course.”
“Then I will take three tests. The moment you fail, you will face death.”
In the Siegfried narrative, Gunther had to pass Brünnhilde’s three tests in order to obtain Brünnhilde’s belt and marry her.
Javelin throw, rock throw, and finally long jump.
But they are not Brünnhilde.
Those three Valkyries symbolized different elements that a warrior should have.
“Brünnhilde will be absent for a while, so we will give you a trial on her behalf. If you do not pass our ordeal, you will face death.”
“We are not Valkyries who only symbolize strength like her.”
“We will give out different trials suited to our organs.”
The Valkyrie wearing a blue training suit is Landgrid, symbolizing the ‘strength’ that stands at the forefront of the battlefield and destroys the enemy.
The Valkyrie wearing a pink training suit is Radgrid, symbolizing the ‘knowledge and wisdom’ a warrior must have.
And the Valkyrie wearing a yellow training suit was Legginrape, symbolizing ‘courage.’
Only by passing the test of the three Valkyries, which symbolize strength, wisdom, and courage, could one obtain Brünnhilde’s Belt, like Gunther did.
“Human, are you ready?”
“It is done.”
Landgrid, wearing a blue training suit, was the first to approach me.
“I will give you a trial of strength.”
Landgrid rolled up his sleeves.
Then he extended his hand to me.
“Take my hand.”
“It’s arm wrestling.”
“okay. The rules are simple. “If you can arm wrestle me, you will pass the test.”
This was fully expected.
And I was confident in arm wrestling.
I was bored with Gunther.
-A blacksmith who learned smelting from a dwarf? Haha! Let’s take a look at how strong human arm strength is as acknowledged by the dwarves.
I remembered my first meeting with Gunther.
I became a new hero and arm wrestled with a guy who was showing off his strength.
I lost to that guy at first.
He was defeated by Gunther the second and third time.
Then he told me.
-The trick of arm wrestling is simple. First, find a good point to hold on to, and use your shoulders, not your wrists. You can’t win just by being ignorant and strong.
I remember dealing with him tirelessly as he taught me tricks with a big smile.
I held hands with her.
I felt the power of Valkyrie.
However, it was weaker than that of the Vikings.
I was sure the moment we held hands.
‘I win.’
He said he could overcome Valkyrie’s ordeal.
“You’re using quite a bit of force.”
Valkyrie smiled at me.
“Then, let’s begin.”
“I get it. 3, 2, 1, start!”
Valkyrie and I tightened our hands almost simultaneously.
I felt the power of Valkyrie being transferred to my fingertips.
I felt the presence and power of a huge mountain, but it was okay.
“Hmph!”
First, find a position where you can use your power effectively.
“uh?”
Put your strength on your shoulders.
“Hmm!”
“Aaaah!”
bang!
result.
My hand pinned Valkyrie’s hand to the floor.
“her… .”
The Valkyries looked at me with puzzled faces.
“I think you passed the first trial?”
Everyone nodded at what I said.
Landgrid, who had been defeated by me, kept looking at his hands lying on the floor.
“What are you possessed by?”